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Smash Apprentice
*INTRODUCTION*
From the city that originally broke the Guinness World Record for playing Smash Bros. the longest brings you What The Fox: A prep to EVO.
What started off as a conversation topic amongst friends and TOs while eating dinner after a Smash tournament is blowing up to be the biggest Mid-South Smash tournament in the region. WTFox is a new annual tournament coming soon to the Cook Convention Center in Memphis TN, July 10th-11th and will be professionally ran by Mid-South’s own Smash Community at Anime Blues Con.
WTFox features some of the world's best players including Mew2King, Armada, S0ft, Iori, and more with a pot bonus broken into 3 tiers, ranging from $3,500-$6,500.
*POT BONUS INFORMATION*
Pot Bonus for WTFox will be split between three tiers. The winners from each division will win the total Bonus Pot of their division along with regular pot money.
Tier 1 is $3,500 and split between the following:
Melee Singles - $1500
Melee Teams - $1000
Sm4sh Wii U Singles - $500
PM Singles - $300
PM Teams - $200
If attendance surpasses 250 online entrants (regardless of whether signed up for any specific tournament), the pot changes to tier 2.
Tier 2 is $4,500 and split between the following:
Melee Singles - $1700
Melee Teams - $1200
Sm4sh Wii U Singles - $700
PM Singles - $500
PM Teams - $400
If attendance surpasses 500 online entrants (regardless of whether signed up for any specific tournament), the pot changes to tier 3.
Tier 3 is $6,500 and split between the following:
Melee Singles - $2500
Melee Teams - $2000
Sm4sh Wii U Singles - $900
PM Singles - $600
PM Teams - $500
*LOCATION*
Memphis Cook Convention Center
255 N Main St, Memphis, TN 38103
WTFox is proud to host its first tournament at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis TN July 10th-11th. Although this tournament will be at Anime Blues Con, WTFox will be held in the Grand Ballroom E, which has over 2800 square feet of space and over 25' high ceilings. This will be enough to comfortably host well over 500 people and would allow more than 150 setups with plenty of walk space.
250 North Main Street
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 527-7300
You can now reserve your rooms for the group rate of $125/night at the newly renovated Sheraton, our host hotel. Connected to the Convention Center, stay close to where all the action is going to be!
Use "Anime Blues" if reserving your hotel via phone to receive your discount or if you're booking your room online, just use this link: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1501203274&key=1AB562E6
Features:
Wireless High-Speed internet access in all guest rooms (Complementary)
Indoor heated pool
Valet Parking ($22 per day)
Shuttle Service within surrounding areas (Limited)
Safe Deposit Boxes
100% Non-Smoking Rooms and Facilities
Express Check-Out
32-inch Flat Screen HDTV's with Cable
Plus many other amenities you come to expect
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 527-7300
You can now reserve your rooms for the group rate of $125/night at the newly renovated Sheraton, our host hotel. Connected to the Convention Center, stay close to where all the action is going to be!
Use "Anime Blues" if reserving your hotel via phone to receive your discount or if you're booking your room online, just use this link: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1501203274&key=1AB562E6
Features:
Wireless High-Speed internet access in all guest rooms (Complementary)
Indoor heated pool
Valet Parking ($22 per day)
Shuttle Service within surrounding areas (Limited)
Safe Deposit Boxes
100% Non-Smoking Rooms and Facilities
Express Check-Out
32-inch Flat Screen HDTV's with Cable
Plus many other amenities you come to expect
If traveling by car, since this will be downtown, parking can be a little expensive unless reserving a hotel room or parking a little bit away from the venue. There are many many parking options for the downtown area though.
If flying in, we recommend using the Lyft service as it would be much cheaper than paying for a taxi to the Memphis Cook Convention Center.
If flying in, we recommend using the Lyft service as it would be much cheaper than paying for a taxi to the Memphis Cook Convention Center.
There are a lot of food options since this will be downtown. Most restaurants here will be non food-chains but the food will be better tasting. Most places deliver downtown and some places will be giving discounts for this event. More details on this soon.
*REGISTRATION*
Online registration is mandatory; no transactions will be allowed at the door. Registration cut off date will be June 15th to allow time to properly set up pools for the tournament and post them in advance.
Registration: http://wtfox.animeblues.com/register
Events:
Melee Singles - double elimination pools into a double-elimination bracket
Melee Teams - straight double-elimination bracket
Smash 4 Singles - double elimination pools into a double-elimination bracket
PM Singles - double elimination pools into a double-elimination bracket
PM Teams - straight double-elimination bracket
Key Dates:
March 1: Registration opens
June 15: Registration deadline
Note: Melee and Smash 4 will be the main tournaments being ran while PM will be the side tournament. It will be streamed but only locally. Melee and Smash 4 will be streamed by Smash Studios only.
*SCHEDULE*
Tournament Schedule (Central Time)
Friday, July 10
9am Venue Opens
11am Smash Bros. Wii U Pools
12pm Smash Bros. Melee Teams
4pm Project Melee Teams
6pm Smash Bros. Melee Pools
7-8pm Food/Break
Saturday, July 11
10am Smash Bros. Wii U Top 16 Bracket
11am Project Melee Pools
2pm Smash Bros. Melee Singles Top 32 Bracket
7-8pm Food/Break
8pm Project Melee Singles Top 16 Bracket
*RULES*
Game Specific Rules:
- Game Settings: 4 Stocks, 8 Minute Time Limit
- Items are disabled.
- Double Blind is offered at request
- Stalling with moves such as Jigglypuff's Rising Pound or Peach's Wall Bomber is banned
- Glitches such as Ice Climbers’s Freeze Glitch and Mewtwo’s Soul Stunner are banned.
- Pause option is disabled in the game menu. If left on, accidental pausing mid match forfeits a stock.
- Dave's Stupid Rule: You may not choose any stage you have won on during a set, unless agreed by both players.
- A tie is determined by most stocks, and then if still tied, by percentage. If percentage is tied, the match is fully replayed.
- Playing as Master Hand is banned
- Yoshi's Story
- Fountain of Dreams
- Battlefield
- Final Destination
- Dream Land
- Pokemon Stadium
Game Specific Rules:
- Game Settings: 4 Stocks, 8 Minute Time Limit
- Items are disabled.
- Stalling with moves such as Jigglypuff's Rising Pound or Peach's Wall Bomber is banned
- Glitches such as Ice Climbers’s Freeze Glitch and Mewtwo’s Soul Stunner are banned.
- Pause option is disabled in the game menu. If left on, accidental pausing mid match forfeits a stock.
- You may not choose any stage you have won on during a set, unless agreed by both players.
- A tie is determined by most stocks, and then if still tied, by percentage. If percentage is tied, the match is fully replayed.
- Playing as Master Hand is banned
- Friendly Fire enabled
- Life stealing stocks from a teammate is allowed
- Final Destination
- Battlefield
- Yoshi’s Story
- Dream Land
- Pokemon Stadium
Game Specific Rules:
- 4 Stocks, 8 Minute Time Limit, Best of 3 Games. Finals are Best of 5.
- Items are disabled
- No excessive stalling (Rising Pound, Luigi ladder, etc.)
- Double Blind is offered at request
- Dave's Stupid Rule: You cannot counter pick to any stage you have won on
- Gentleman's Clause: Any stage may be played on if both players agree to it.
- If a match times out, the winner is determined by remaining stocks, then lowest percentage on the same stock.
- Pausing Results in a stock loss, at the discretion of the opponent.
- If each player has one stock remaining and the match ends due to a suicide move (Ganon's side-B, DDD's swallow, holding someone in a grab on a platform as it moves out of the boundaries, etc.), the player who initiated the move wins.
- No Giga Bowser (This should go without saying. SoPo is fine).
- Battlefield
- Fountain of Dreams
- Pokemon Stadium 2
- Smashville
- Yoshi's Story (Melee)
- Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
- Final Destination
- Warioware
- Green Hill Zone
- Dream Land 64
Game Specific Rules:
- 4 Stocks, 8 Minute Time Limit, Best of 3 Games. Finals are Best of 5.
- Items are disabled.
- Team Attack enabled
- Sharing stocks is allowed
- Input buffer is disabled
- All chain grabs and infinites are legal
- Pause option is disabled in the game menu. If left on, accidental pausing mid match forfeits a stock.
- Dave's Stupid Rule: You may not choose the last stage you have won on during a set, unless agreed by both players.
- If time runs outs, the tie is determined by most stocks, and then if still tied, by percentage. If percentage is tied, a 1 stock, 3 minute match is played.
- Playing as Giga Bowser is banned
- Battlefield
- Fountain of Dreams
- Pokemon Stadium 2
- Smashville
- Distant Planet
- Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
- Final Destination
- Warioware
- Green Hill Zone
- Dream Land 64
Game Specific Rules:
- 2 stock, 6 Minutes, Items set to off
- Custom moves are allowed
- Best of 3, Finals Best of 5
- No excessive stalling
- Gentleman's Clause: Any stage may be played on if both players agree to
- If each player has one stock remaining and the match ends due to a suicide move (Ganon's side-B, DDD's swallow, holding someone in a grab on a platform as it moves out of the boundaries, etc.), the player who initiated the move wins.
- Smashville
- Battlefield
- Final Destination
- Castle Seige
- Delfino Plaza
- Duck Hunt
- Halberd
- Lylat Cruise
- Town & City
- Omega Stages (if Final Destination is banned, Omega stages are also)
- Players select their characters. Either player may choose to Blind Pick. In this case, each player secretly tells a third player their character before picking with the third player verifying their selections.
- Players play Rock-Paper-Scissors. Winner chooses between selecting controller port or first Stage Strike
- Players take turns removing stages from the Neutral Stages list above based upon the results of the previous rule. The first player to strike removes one(1) stage from the list, the second player removes two(2), and the first player then chooses from the remaining two(2) stages.
- The players play the first match of the set
- Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage from the full list of stages, both Neutral and Counter-Pick. Does not apply to Best of 5 sets.
- The Losing player of the preceding match picks a stage for the next match. Cannot choose the stage banned in the previous step, nor a stage they've already won on during this set, unless agreed.
- The winning player of the preceding match may choose to change characters.
- The losing player of the preceding match may choose to change characters.
- The losing player of the preceding match may change their controller port.
- The next match is played
- Repeat Steps 5 through 10 for all subsequent matches until the set is complete.
- All ejections or disqualifications due to violations of the Code of Conduct or individual game rules will be without refund.
- No illegal substances inside the venue. Getting caught with these items or evidence of the presence of these items will result in disqualification from the event and eviction from the venue.
- No fighting or weaponry inside the venue. Throwing controllers or acting in a way that could pose a danger to other players will result in disqualification from the event and eviction from the venue.
- No taking of any item that does not belong to that player. Anyone caught taking anything that does not belong to them without the owner's permission will be disqualified from the event and evicted from the venue.
- No refusal to play on certain setups barring extreme circumstances. All players agree to have their matches recorded if requested by the TO.
- All disqualifications due to tardiness will be complete DQs, meaning the disqualified player will be removed from both winners and losers bracket, or removed from the entire event if late for a pools match.
- The TO is granted license to use any and all types of video that you may be present in at the event, including camera recordings, livestream broadcasts, and captured game play footage.
- The TO is granted license to photograph your image, likeness, or depiction at the event, and you waive any claim for compensation for the events' use or publication of photographs taken of you.
- The TO reserves the right to deny entry into the tournament to any player suspected of committing anything considered a crime or acting in a manner that is detrimental to the integrity of the event.
- The TO reserves the right to deny payout from event winnings to any player suspected of intentionally throwing a match, splitting a payout, or committing any other form of bracket manipulation.
- The TO reserves the right to settle any unforeseen situations that may occur, and his judgment is final. In extreme situations, rules may be altered between phases of a tournament in the best interests of the event.
Payouts will be made in cash immediately following each tournament win. If requested to have a check instead, that can be arranged as well as Paypal. However with Paypal, the fee associated with Paypal will come out of the requester's end.
Payouts for Smash 4 and PM will be split split between the top 6 players as follows: 40%/25%/15%/10%/5%/5%. Winners in each division will receive the Bonus Pot money listed for their division along with payout. Smash Bros. Melee will have top 8 payouts and will be split as follows: 55%/20%/10%/5%/3%/3%/2%/2%
Website:
http://wtfox.animeblues.com/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1024620414230660
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/WhatTheFox_
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