Tournament Rules

General Information

• Event page on Start.gg
• Platform: Switch
• Format: Doubles
• Start time (CST, GMT-6): Sat, Jan 25, 2025 5:00 PM
• Registration Cap: TBA
• Registration Fee: $5
• Registration Close: Jan. 18 11:59 PM Central Time
• Organizer: Pac Diesel

Prizing

• Pot Split: 60/25/15
• Crowdfunding via Matcherino

Tournament Format

• Bracket Format: Double Elimination
• Rounds per Game: N/A
• Games per Set: 2/3
• Finals Games per Set: 3/5 Games for Top 8

Game Settings

- 3 Stocks, 7:00 Timer
- No Items, No Final Smash Meter, No Stage Hazards

Additional Rules

- Legal Stages:
- STARTERS: Smashville, Small Battlefield,Battlefield, Pokemon Stadium 2,Town & City
- COUNTERPICKS: Hollow Bastion, Kalos Pokemon Stadium, Final Destination

- Matches:
- RPS for first ban, players ban 1-2-1 out of starter stages until one stage remains, then play on that stage
- A double-blind may be requested before Game 1 begins when players select characters
- After Game 1, the winner of Game 1 bans three stages of the eight legal stages, then the loser of Game 1 picks one of the remaining stages, then the winner of Game 1 chooses their character, then the loser of Game 1 chooses their character.
- Repeat process until set ends

- Matches are First to Two Wins (Best Of 3)
- Matches for players in Top 8 are First to Three Wins (Best Of 5)