ESC 49 -EX- Tekken 7 - Main Bracket

First place will receive an engraved medal honouring their achievement; a Smash envelope; and 60% of the raised prize pool.

Second place will receive a Smash envelope; a super fun mystery prize; and 25% of the raised prize pool.

Third place will receive a Smash envelope and 15% of the raised prize pool.

ESC 49 -EX- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: 3V3 SQUAD STRIKE Side Bracket

ESC 49 -EX- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl: Side Bracket

By popular demand, ESC -EX- will feature Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! This is going to be a side bracket taking place in the middle of the event schedule, allowing as many players as possible the chance to join in.

ESC 49 -EX- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Side Bracket

Saturday Night is Smash Night! The crown jewel of the ESC. Our beloved Enigmatic Smash Clash main bracket for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is easily the highlight of any event, a tournament not to be missed!

ESC 49 -EX- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Main Bracket

You asked, we listened, let's rock! It's finally back! After many ESC local events passed without the game being played, Guilty Gear -Strive- is making a grand return to ESC -EX- in a glorious fashion!

ESC 49 -EX- Guilty Gear -Strive-: Main Bracket

Get ready for the next... Pokémon Battle? That's right, by popular demand we will be running a side bracket for Pokkén Tournament DX!

ESC 49 -EX- Pokken Tournament DX: Side Bracket

It's The129's birthday weekend! What better way to celebrate than to bake some sweet treats to eat? That's right, the Enigmatic Bake-Off Clash is back! You know the deal, bring along your wonderfully prepared homemade treats to the venue so everyone can eat them together. Whoever prepares the best dish in the eyes of the TO team will receive the highly coveted silver ESC medal. LET'S GET BAKING!

The Enigmatic Bake-Off Clash

ESC 49 -EX- SSBU 3V3 Squad Strike - Side Bracket

ESC 48 -EX- NASB - Side Bracket

ESC 49 -EX- MK8D - Side Bracket

ESC 49 -EX- SSBU - Main Bracket

ESC 49 -EX- GGS - Main Bracket

ESC 49 -EX- Pokken - Side Bracket

Bracket

Each player will have to pay £9.00 each to cover the venue fee. An additional £3.00 is required to sign up for our main bracket tournaments which will be used to fund the prize pool.

Venue Fee

Please confirm your age in the accompanying box. At the current time, only players aged 16 and above will be allowed to attend the event without a parent or guardian present. Any players between the ages of 16 and 17 will require a parent or guardian to bring them to the event, fill out a parental consent form, and pick them up from the event when it ends. These parental consent forms can be reused for future events. Anyone aged of 15 or under must have a parent or guardian with them during the event. If a minor arrives at the event without a parent or guardian, they will be denied entrance to the venue.

You are responsible for your own health, safety, and wellbeing when attending the event. This includes you, and any belongings you bring with you to the event.

Accepting Any and All Risks Involved With Attending This Event

If you contract COVID in the days leading up to the event, please do not attend.
If you contract COVID within two week of the event, please let us know as soon as possible.

COVID Precautions

To make the ESC work we need setups. As such, if you can bring along your Nintendo Switch console setup with copies of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (DLC included), please let us know so we can bring enough monitors to support everyone.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch Setup

To make the ESC work we need setups. As such, if you can bring along your PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X or PC setup with copies of Tekken 7 (DLC included), please let us know so we can bring enough monitors to support everyone.

Tekken 7 Setup

To make the ESC work we need setups. As such, if you can bring along your PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X or PC setup with copies of Street Fighter 6 (DLC included), please let us know so we can bring enough monitors to support everyone.

Street Fighter 6 Setup

Our Mario Kart 8 Deluxe LAN Side Bracket requires setups to work. As such, if you can bring along a Nintendo Switch console setup with a copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (DLC included), please let us know.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch Setup

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Welcome to the King of Iron Fist Tournament 7! Tekken 7 is a fan favourite here in Milton Keynes, so it only makes sense for it to finally be a main bracket.

Time to show off your champion pool and bring out all the character skills you have, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 3v3 Squad Strike is back!

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is staying as a permanent fixture of ESC -EX- going forward. Ever fancied trying the game ahead of the release of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2? ESC -EX- is the perfect opportunity to do so!

Standard Ruleset

Basic ruleset, only characters, no stages

Basic Ruleset - No Stages

Wario's Smash Down

MDVA Classic

ESC -EX- Tournament 49

TEKKEN 7

Experience the epic conclusion of the Mishima clan and unravel the reasons behind each step of their ceaseless fight. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, Tekken 7 features stunning story-driven cinematic battles and intense duels that can be enjoyed with friends and rivals alike through innovative fight mechanics.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER! Faster combat, new items, new attacks, new defensive options, and more will keep the battle raging whether you’re at home or on the go.

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

The largest collection of Nickelodeon characters ever assembled in a fighting game!
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl brings together your favorite Nickelodeon characters for one bombastic battle. With a power-packed cast of heroes from the top shows within the Nickelodeon universe, face-off with all-stars from SpongeBob Squarepants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Loud House, Aaahh!!!, Real Monsters, Avatar, The Wild Thornberrys, Hey Arnold!, Rugrats, and many more to determine ultimate dominance. With unique move sets and attacks drawn directly from their identifiable personalities, each character has its own style of play enabling endless hours of enjoyable action for Nickelodeon's legion of fans.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Turn your racing experience upside down! Nintendo’s Mario Kart franchise comes to the Wii U console in full HD, introducing new racing circuit designs and anti-gravity karts that will have players driving upside down. And for the first time, all of Bowser’s seven Koopalings are playable characters-- get a taste of being bad on the race track by playing as Iggy, Larry, Lemmy, Ludwig, Morton, Roy and Wendy. Players will also enjoy a variety of series-favorite features, including the return of 12-player online competitive play, hang-gliders, underwater racing and motorbikes.

Guilty Gear: Strive

Discover the Smell of the Game with Guilty Gear: Strive! Immerse yourself in new gameplay mechanics designed to be simple and welcoming for fighting game newcomers, yet deep and creative for veterans. Ride the Fire into a heavy metal inspired alternate future full of over-the-top action, style and fun!

Pokkén Tournament DX

Cooking Mama: Cook Off

Cooking Mama is the follow-on game after the Nintendo DS Cooking Mama game. This time mama teaches you to cook up some delicious international dishes from 10 different countries. After you've mastered your skills you'll want to see how you fair against some of the other chefs out there. With multiplayer you can cook against a friend to see who really is the grill master. 
 
With the unique controls of the Wiimote, you use it to actually move utensils to "cook."

Summary

Brackets

Standings

Rules