A new Challenger is Approaching! To be more specific, we expect many challengers to approach for Student Media’s Super Smash Brothers Ultimate Tournament on Feb. 18, 2019.
That’s right, we’re organizing, hosting and streaming a live, 32-player SSBU competitive tournament for glory and fame in the TCHS Lecture Hall and around the world on TCTV’s broadcasting live streams.
Let’s talk the rules:
All characters from Super Smash Brothers Ultimate available as of Jan. 7, 2019 (So no DLC characters. Sorry.) will be selectable for those competing. Contestants will be organized into a single-elimination tournament via the in-game tournament format option “B” which means the first rounds will be 4-player free-for-alls, followed by one-on-one matchups after the initial games. The Ruleset will be smash-mode, two stock, 2:30 time limit, with a Final Smash meter on, no items, and stages limited to random Battlefield-versions of stages with the following stages prohibited and not selected: Onett, Fourside, New Pork City, Green Hill Zone, Magicant, Windy Hill Zone, Midgar, and Dracula’s Castle.
Competitors do not need to bring any equipment to the event. We’ll have the Switch, game, JoyCons, GameCube controllers, an adapter, chairs, TVs — we got it. If you really need your own controller, as long as it connects to the Switch, we’ll be good. There will be a technical test during pre-tourney set up time.
Entrants must be Timber Creek students and available on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 from after school until the conclusion of the tournament. (We’re not quite sure how it’s going to last yet.) Entrants can sign up to play using the from below. All form fields need to be completed before Jan. 28, 2019. A lottery system may be used if there are over 32 entrants to select the competitors. Each competitor will need to pick up a tournament packet and pay a $10 entry fee by Feb. 1, 2019. (If you enter your info and aren’t picked, you won’t pay the fee.) These fees will go to tournament costs and small prizes for winners, including trophies for the first and second place finishers.
Just want to watch? We’ve got you covered. There will be limited tickets available to watch in person as the competitors battle it out AND a live stream with commentary, graphics, interviews and more on TCTV’s online streams.
Tickets to view the event live in the Lecture Hall will be $2 each and available starting Feb. 4, 2019. Competitors will each get a free ticket, plus one for a guest to support them in person. The event will be HYPE, for sure, as we’ll have the commentary, gameplay, and everything pumped into the Lecture Hall to watch on the massive screen.
For those who can’t make it out in person, we’ll have the action streaming on TCTV’s online streams, including Twitch and YouTube. Links for all that come out in February.
SIGN UPS TO COMPETE ARE NOW CLOSED. COMPETITORS AND ALTERNATES WILL HAVE INFORMATION SENT TO THEIR E-MAILS.
Where is the information wo were expected to get today, January 18th?
Should be posted this afternoon (Jan. 18), including sign up form.
“Entrants must be Timber Creek students and available on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 from after school until the conclusion of the tournament.” February 18th is President’s Day. There is no school on that day. Did you mean a different date, or did you just mistakenly add the part about it being after school?
Thank You
We should have specified a more exact time. Contestants should be here at 4 p.m., the tournament broadcast and start is at 5 p.m.
Thank you for clarifying.
What jump style will be the default in the tournament? Will it be tap jump or button jump? And will we be allowed to change these settings via the name system? (You can make names in the game, and you can edit the controls on specific players with that name selected.)
Both jump styles are available. We’ll have about an hour ahead of the actual start time to set up names and settings.
Is there any specific date for when the emails are sent out?
Later today (Jan. 29)
Where can we pick up a packet?
Future information about the tournament will be sent directly to entrants.