Event Rules
Format is 2v2 teams, all matches best of 5. All other relevant rules from Singles still apply. Format may be double elimination bracket or round robin, depending on the number of teams. The winning team in round robin format is the team with the best record; ties will be adjudicated by the TOs.
Tournament Rules
[ Tournament Format ]
● Double Elimination Bracket
● Win 2/3 games to win the Match
● Win 3/5 games to win the Match for Top 6 (Grand Finals, Winners Final, Winners Semifinals, Losers Final, Losers Semifinal, & Losers Quarterfinals)
[ Rules for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ]
Game Settings
● Stock: 3
● Timer: 7:00
● Final Smash Meter: Off
● Spirits: Off
● Damage Handicap: Off
● Stage Selection: Anyone
● Items: Off and None
● First to: 1 Win
● Stage Morph: Off
● Stage Hazards: Off
● Team Attack: On
● Launch Rate: 1.0x
● Underdog Boost: Off
● Pausing: Off
● Score Display: Off
● % Show Damage: Yes
● Custom Balance: Off
● Echo Fighters: Separate
● Radar: Big
● Teammate Highlight: On
● Mii Fighters: All moveset combinations are legal.
Stage List
[ Starter Stages ]
● Battlefield*
● Small Battlefield
● Pokémon Stadium 2
● Town and City
● Hallow Bastion
[ Counterpick Stages ]
● Smashville
● Kalos Pokémon League
● Final Destination
*Either player may request to substitute the Omega and Battlefield forms of stages for their respective counterpart outside of a selection of exceptions. See the full rules document for a list.
Additional Rules
Stage Striking
After selection of characters, Players play a best-of-1 Rock-Paper-Scissors, and the winner may choose to either strike first or strike second. Stages are struck in a 1-2-2-1 order.
Stage Bans
After each Game of a Match, before selection of stages but after selection of characters, the player who won the previous game may ban two stages from either the starter or counterpick list. The bans do not persist throughout the Match.
Stage Clause
Players can not choose to return to the stage that they last won a game on. (mDSR)
Match Procedure
Players select their characters. Either Player may elect to do Double Blind Character Selection (see next section). Use Stage Striking to determine the first stage. The Players play the first game of the set. The winning Player of the preceding Game locks in their character choice. The losing Player of the preceding Game locks in their character choice. Winning Player of the preceding Game bans a stage/stages. The losing Player of the preceding Game picks a stage for the next game. The next game is played. Repeat Steps 4 through 8 for all subsequent matches until the set is complete. Mutual Agreement
Players may select any permitted stage if they both agree on it. Players may not play on unpermitted stages or change the length of a Match.
Double Blind Character Selection
Either Player may request that a double-blind selection occur. In this situation, a designated referee or TO will be told, in secret, each of the Player’s choices for the first round. Both Players are to then select their first-round character, with the referee validating the character selections.
Double Elimination Bracket
The format of the event is a Double Elimination Bracket, which means that Players will compete in an initial bracket of 1v1 matches, with the winner of each match advancing. The loser of a match in the initial bracket will move to the lower bracket and continue competing in 1v1 matches, with the winner of each match advancing. If a Player loses in the lower bracket, they are eliminated from the tournament. The last Player remaining in the lower bracket will play against the last Player remaining in the initial bracket in Grand Finals and must win two consecutive matches to eliminate the Player from the initial bracket and win the event. The Player from the initial bracket wins the event if they win one match against the Player from the lower bracket. If the number of entrants is fewer than 8 Players, the tournament organizers may elect to have all entrants vote on whether or not to run the event with a Round Robin format, which would entail every Player competing in a 1v1 match against every other Player, with the winner being the Player with the best results after all matches have been played.
All other rules not specified above currently correspond to the Norcal Arcadian on August 12th, 2023. More information can be found here. If there are any further questions, please refer to the rulebook or reach out to the tournament organizers, Boddity7, Zeldafan, and Zhe.
[ Additional Rules and Notices ]
● Nintendo is not a sponsor of or affiliated with this tournament.
● Attendees must comply with the Terms for participating in and viewing Community Tournaments using Nintendo Games