Tournaments

Smash Ultimate Singles

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes

BlazBlue: Central Fiction

Presentations

Journalism Presentation

Photography Presentation

This enables one person to attend the Journalism Presentation at Albion Arena with a reserved seat. 

Parents/Guardians of any minor attending does not need their own ticket.

**NOTE:** If you have purchased any competitor pass and there are remaining seats available on the day of the presentation, you will be able to attend this presentation for free.

Community Management Presentation

This enables one person to attend the Video Editing Presentation at Albion Arena with a reserved seat. 

Parents/Guardians of any minor attending does not need their own ticket.

**NOTE:** If you have purchased any competitor pass and there are remaining seats available on the day of the presentation, you will be able to attend this presentation for free.

Video & Design Presentation

This enables one person to attend the Business Management Presentation at Albion Arena with a reserved seat. 

Parents/Guardians of any minor attending does not need their own ticket.

**NOTE:** If you have purchased any competitor pass and there are remaining seats available on the day of the presentation, you will be able to attend this presentation for free.

Business Management Presentation

This enables one person to attend the Casting and Public Speaking Workshop at Albion Arena with a reserved seat. This Workshop will include participation activities.

Parents/Guardians of any minor attending does not need their own ticket.

**NOTE:** If you have purchased any competitor pass and there are remaining seats available on the day of the presentation, you will be able to attend this presentation for free.

**ADDITIONAL NOTE:** There will be 3 different workshops with a maximum capacity of 20. We will endeavour to ensure these cater to different age groups or abilities.

Casting & Public Speaking Workshop

[SIDE EVENT] Street Fighter 6

[SIDE EVENT] Tekken 8

[SIDE EVENT] Guilty Gear: Strive

[SIDE EVENT] Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

Pokemon Side Event

Pokemon Champions VGC (Regulation M-A)

The Full Event Pass is for Competitors only. This allows the buyer to freely enter the tournament areas for both Saturday and Sunday. Attendees under 18 years old are required to bring a parent/guardian with them, and attendees under 14 must have a parent/guardian with them at all times. Parents/Guardians do not have to pay to attend.

All players MUST buy a pass to enter the tournament areas ahead of time. On-the-door ticket sales will not be available for the tournament area, however a small number of free play areas will be available for all attendees.

Spectators do not need to pay to attend, however an event pass is required for those who wish to play during the weekend.

Early Bird Entry is limited to 100 tickets, or until February 28th. Regular Entry is limited to 300 tickets (on top of the 100 from Early Bird), or until April 30th. Late Entry runs until 10th May

### Tournament registration closes on Sunday 10th May

Event Entry

In this instance, a 'setup' refers to:
* a Switch with Smash Ultimate that has all unlockable and DLC characters
* a dock
* USB-C plug
* a HDMI cable

It **DOES NOT** include any controller adapter, as players are expected to bring their own adapter.

We will provide our own safety mechanisms for consoles. But if people wish to bring their own we can accept using those too.

We will aim to provide compensation to any attendees who provide a console for this event. If you select 'Yes' to this option, you may be contacted nearer to event time to confirm your answer.

Are you Bringing a Smash Ultimate Setup?

**NOTICE TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS:** If you are signing up for this event on behalf of a minor, please answer this question for their perspective, rather than your own.

* Any attendees aged 17 or under will need to complete a parental consent form, which will need to be provided as a physical copy to staff upon arrival.
* Any minor aged 14-17 or younger must arrive and leave the event with a parent or guardian.
* Any minor aged under 14 must have a parent or guardian present at all times.

[**You can access the consent form for print here**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OmW1CwYT22HGftQfUHBRXOZ39SsLz3bc/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112431002003489916992&rtpof=true&sd=true)

How old are you?

If you say 'yes' to this option, If yes, please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/Hes24GBGq7wJJSNf9

A member of the team may contact you regarding your availability as a commentator during the event. People who say 'yes' will be able to change their mind at a later date once contacted. Saying 'yes' does not guarantee that you will be selected for commentary. 

**Please note**: this is a voluntary position and we cannot guarantee compensation, but will try based on attendee numbers.

Applications for commentary after April 30th will not be accepted.

Would you be interested in commentating?

If yes, please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/8T6NDbDAv4686RUy7

A member of the team may contact you regarding availability in the future. People who say 'yes' will be able to change their mind at a later date once contacted. We're looking for helpful members of the community who can assist us for the event with various tasks and responsibilities such as pool running, supporting main staff and moving equipment.

All selected volunteers will be required to use Discord for scheduling prior to the event.

Please note: this is a voluntary position with no pay.

Would you be interested in volunteering?

Attendee Agreement

In This Instance, a 'FGC Ssetup' refers to:

* A Playstation, SteamDeck, Laptop or PC with at least one of the following:
  * Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (+ DLC)
  * Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes] (+ DLC)
  * BlazBlue: Central Fiction (+ DLC)
* Relevant power cables

We will also have dedicated areas for free play and for playing other fighting games. If you have other games suitable for this, please feel free to let us know below.

All FGC Setups will be located in areas that are locked and alarmed outside of tournament times. We will aim to provide compensation to any attendees who provide a console for this event. If you select 'Yes' to this option, you may be contacted nearer to event time to confirm your answer.

Are you Bringing an FGC Setup?

This event has an extremely high number of events, presentations and extras on site. As a result, scheduling will be extremely strict and players may be disqualified from a tournament if they are not present when called for their tournament match.

The Albion Arena team will endeavour to ensure that everyone can attend everything that has been scheduled, but people may not be able to attend everything that they have registered for if their performance in tournament results in them having extra commitments.

By checking this box, the attendee agrees they are responsible for their own timekeeping and will ensure to let the relevant Tournament Organiser or Pool Captain know of their whereabouts should they ever need to leave the area during their scheduled tournament time.

Tournament Scheduling Disclaimer

This option grants you entry into the group stages of the Smash Bros Ultimate tournament. Parents/Guardians of any minor attending does not need their own ticket.

This option grants you entry into the group stages of the Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising tournament. Parents/Guardians of any minor attending does not need their own ticket.

This option grants you entry into the group stages of the Under Night In-Birth II [Sys: Celes] tournament. Parents/Guardians of any minor attending does not need their own ticket.

This option grants you entry into the group stages of the BlazBlue: Central Fiction tournament. Parents/Guardians of any minor attending does not need their own ticket.

This enables one person to attend the 'How to work in Esports Journalism & Content' presentation by Dominic Sacco at Albion Arena with a reserved seat. 

Parents/Guardians of any minor attending does not need their own ticket.

**NOTE:** If you have purchased any competitor pass and there are remaining seats available on the day of the presentation, you will be able to attend this presentation for free.

This enables one person to attend the 'Finding the Moment in the Chaos: The Art of Esports Photography' Presentation by Jack Verduyn at Albion Arena with a reserved seat. 

Parents/Guardians of any minor attending does not need their own ticket.

**NOTE:** If you have purchased any competitor pass and there are remaining seats available on the day of the presentation, you will be able to attend this presentation for free.

This enables one person to attend the 'Video Game Community Management' Presentation by Edwin Chuah at Albion Arena with a reserved seat. 

Parents/Guardians of any minor attending does not need their own ticket.

**NOTE:** If you have purchased any competitor pass and there are remaining seats available on the day of the presentation, you will be able to attend this presentation for free.

This enables one person to attend the 'Using Video & Design for Gaming' Presentation by Harry Arthur at Albion Arena with a reserved seat. 

Parents/Guardians of any minor attending does not need their own ticket.

**NOTE:** If you have purchased any competitor pass and there are remaining seats available on the day of the presentation, you will be able to attend this presentation for free.

This enables one person to attend the 'Running a Business in Video Gaming' Presentation by Jon Gage at Albion Arena with a reserved seat. 

Parents/Guardians of any minor attending does not need their own ticket.

**NOTE:** If you have purchased any competitor pass and there are remaining seats available on the day of the presentation, you will be able to attend this presentation for free.

This enables one person to attend the 'Creating Commentary: Self Expression and the Voice in Esports' Workshop with Bowie Alexander at Albion Arena with a reserved seat. This Workshop will include participation activities.

Parents/Guardians of any minor attending does not need their own ticket.

**NOTE:** If you have purchased any competitor pass and there are remaining seats available on the day of the presentation, you will be able to attend this presentation for free.

**ADDITIONAL NOTE:** There will be 3 different workshops with a maximum capacity of 20. We will endeavour to ensure these cater to different age groups or abilities.

Full Event Pass (Early Bird)

Full Event Pass (Regular)

Full Event Pass (Late Entry)

Full Event Pass (FGC Only)

Full Event Pass (FGC Only - Late Entry))

Spectator

18 and over

Aged 14-17

Under 14

Basic ruleset, only characters, no stages

Basic Ruleset - No Stages

Wario's Smash Down

MDVA Classic

Albion Arena

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER! Faster combat, new items, new attacks, new defensive options, and more will keep the battle raging whether you’re at home or on the go.

The first in the series to include rollback netcode, prepare for blistering online matches.
New moves and new battle systems have been added to further evolve the battle.
Experience high-octane battles with ultra high definition pixel graphics.

The tale of the Hollow Night is about to reach its climax...!

BlazBlue: Central Fiction is a 2D fighting game developed by Arc System Works. It is the fourth game to the BlazBlue series, and is set after the events of BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma. The game adds Naoto Kurogane and Hibiki Kohaku as playable characters. BlazBlue: Central Fiction marks the conclusion of the story surrounding protagonist Ragna the Bloodedge.

Other

Street Fighter 6

On February 20, 2022, Capcom announced that Street Fighter 6 is in development.

TEKKEN 8

The Tekken series is breaking into a new era! The longest-running story in a video game franchise is coming back with state-of-the-art graphics and powerful new rivalries. Stay tuned for Tekken 8!

Guilty Gear: Strive

Discover the Smell of the Game with Guilty Gear: Strive! Immerse yourself in new gameplay mechanics designed to be simple and welcoming for fighting game newcomers, yet deep and creative for veterans. Ride the Fire into a heavy metal inspired alternate future full of over-the-top action, style and fun!