Singles: All Bo5

Doubles: Bo3 until top 4 Bo5

Ladder: All Bo5

Squad Strike: All Bo3

Fusion Smash: All Bo3

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Starters

• Battlefield

• Pokemon Stadium 2

• Town & City

• Small Battlefield

• Smashville

Counter Picks

• Kalos Pokemon League

• Hollow Bastion

• Final Destination

Stage Striking: Game one will follow 1-2-1 ban procedure. Winner of each game will ban 3 stages. No DSR.

Set Procedure

1. Players select their characters. Either player may elect to do Double Blind Character Selection

2. Use Starter Stage Striking to determine the first stage (RPS or gentleman's agreement)

3. The players play the first game of the set

4. The winning player of the preceding game may chose to change character

5. The losing player of the preceding game may chose to change character

6. The winning player bans 3 stages

7. The losing player of the preceding game picks a stage for the next game

8. The next game is played.

9. Repeat Steps 4-8 for all subsequent games until the set is complete.

See Michigan Smash Ultimate Recommended Ruleset for misc clauses, but with differences in the following sections:

• Section A, 1.19: "Coaching violations" are not applicable. See Start.gg for mid-set coaching rules. "Cheering vs. Coaching" is applicable.
• Section B, 2.3.7 revision: Mii alternate costumes are allowed
• Section C (payout structure) is not applicable; see main Start.gg home page for tournament payout structure