Event Rules
About:
HyperX Arena is hosting a Super Smash Brothers Ultimate Singles tournament. Players of all skills levels are welcome to come and compete in a double-elimination bracket. If you are knocked out early, players are welcome to utilize the systems as long as it doesn't impede tournament progression to play money matches or casual matches for LAN practice. Come enjoy Super Smash Brothers Ultimate with the smashers!
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Where:
- HyperX Arena Las Vegas
- 3900 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89119
When
- Check-In & Registration Opens: 5:00 PM
- Check-In & Registration Closes: 6:00 PM
- Tournament Begins: 6:15 PM
Registration
Online Registration - $10/Player
At the Door Registration - $12/Player
Competition Format - Double Elimination
- Once a player has lost twice, they will be eliminated from the tournament
- Smash Ultimate Singles Format
- Singles Double-Elimination Bracket
- Vegas Smash Ruleset
- Best-of-3 until Winners Semis/Losers Quarters
- Best-of-5 in Winners Semis/Losers Quarters
Tournament Rules:
All pre-registered players are encouraged to complete registration at the venue before check-in closes. Any pre-registered players who do not complete registration before check-in closes will forfeit their reserved seats to players waiting on stand-by.
- Bring your own controller highly recommended, first come first serve for limited controllers available at the front desk.
- If you are invited on stage, you must use the HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas headsets and use the audio & video settings set by Production.
RULESET (UPDATED 1/16/2024)
SMASH ULTIMATE SINGLES
Game Settings
- Stocks: 3 Stocks
- Time: 7 Minutes
- Handicap: Off
- Team Attack: On
- Damage Ratio: 1.0x
- Items: Off & None
- Pause: Off
- Hazard Toggle: Off
- Mii: All moveset combinations are legal
- Amiibos are banned
- Bans: 2
- Modified DSR: Yes
Stage List (Starters)
- Battlefield
- Final Destination
- Pokemon Stadium 2
- Smashville
- Town & City
Stage List (Counter-Picks)
- Kalos' Pokemon League
- Small Battlefield
- Hollow Bastion
Starter Stage Striking
- Players may strike from the legal stages (each person strikes stages in a 1-2-2-1-1 format) to determine the starting stage for the first game.
Counterpick Stage Striking
- After each game of the set, before counterpicking, the player who won the previous game may strike 3 stages from the starter list. This strike does not persist throughout the set.
Counterpick Characters
- Characters are picked before stage the entire set