Nintendo Switch | Bring Your Own Controller

• Double Elimination

• Singles tournament (1v1)

• Steve is BANNED

• 3 Stocks, 7 Minutes

• 2/3 Games per Set

• 3/5 Games for Winners, Losers & Grand Finals

• Winner of prior game is allowed 3 Stage Bans prior to counterpicking

• mDSR (players are not allowed to counterpick to a stage they last won on in the set if the stage is not banned by their opponent)

• If a game ends in a time over or with both players losing their last stocks simultaneously, the game’s winner is determined by the following criteria, in order:

  • Player with more stocks remaining
  • Player with less percent damage
  • New game with 1 stock and 3-minute timer

• If a game ends with the successful use of a character’s self-destruct move, the game’s winner is determined by the results screen if it appears, without exception.

• In-game Sudden Death mode is ignored in all cases

• All controllers permitted so long as they do not contain macro or turbo functions that are not present in stock GameCube controllers

• Coaching is banned

• Amiibos are banned

• Loading content onto consoles without authorization from tournament officials is banned

Stage List

Starter Stages:

• Battlefield
• Town & City
• Final Destination
• Pokemon Stadium 2
• Smashville

Counterpick Stages:

• Small Battlefield
• Kalos Pokémon League

Set Procedures

Prior to Game 1:

• Competitors select their characters for Game 1, either competitor may request a Double-Blind character selection
• Competitors play a best-of-1 in Rock-Paper-Scissors (RPS), the winner of RPS will choose to strike either first or second
• Competitors take turns removing stages from the list of 5 starter stages (see above) in a P1-P2-P2-P1 order, the stage that remains is the stage for Game 1

Between Games in the Set:

• Winner of prior game bans 3 stages from the full list of legal stages including both starters and counterpicks, these bans are effective for the next game only and do not persist throughout the set * Loser of the prior game selects the stage for the next game from the remaining unbanned legal stages, they are allowed to select a stage they won on earlier in the set if it is unbanned (no DSR) * Winner of the prior game selects a character for the next game, they are allowed to switch characters * Loser of the prior game selects a character for the next game, they are allowed to switch characters

In-Game Settings

• Stocks: 3
• Time: 7 minutes
• Games: First to 1
• Launch Rate: 1.0x
• Final Smash Meter: Off
• Spirits: Off
• Damage Handicap: Off
• Items: Off
• Stage Morph: Off
• Stage Hazards: Off
• Underdog Boost: Off
• Pausing: Off
• Score Display: Off
• Custom Balance: Off
• Show Damage %: On

Warnings & Removals

• Theft
• Damaging tournament equipment
• Inappropriate physical contact with their opponent
• Tampering with or damaging other players' equipment
• Excessive trash-talking personally directed at other players
• Physically attacking another tournament participant with the intent to harm