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Pacific West [Aug 15, 2015] High School Smash - August 15th (South Pasadena, CA)

Karmatrix

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The sixth installment of High School Smash's MONTHLY tournament series arrives on August 15th! The final High School Smash tournament for our departing seniors! Also the grand finals of the Spring-Summer 2015 Crew Battles for both Smash 4 and Melee.


Featuring HIGH SCHOOLER ONLY Brackets!*
*Primary and Middle Schoolers welcome to compete
**CLASS OF 2015 IS STILL ALLOWED TO COMPETE
Older smashers are welcome to come, but may not compete.


Pre-Registration will open a week prior to the event and will close 8pm the day before.


LOCATION:
● Oneonta Congregational Church
● 1515 Garfield Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030
● Main Hall in the center of the campus


COST:
● $5 venue fee with pre-reg, $8 without pre-reg
● $5 entrance fee per event
● If you bring a full Melee setup (Cube/Wii, game and CRT), you will receive 3 free concession cards.
● If you bring a full Smash 4 setup (WiiU, game, GC adapter, and monitor), you have the choice of a waived venue fee OR 10 free concession cards.


FEATURED EVENTS:
● Smash 4 Wii U Doubles
● Smash 4 Wii U Singles
● Melee Doubles
● Melee Singles


STREAM:
http://twitch.tv/highschoolsmashlive


BRACKETS:
http://highschoolsmash.challonge.com/


SCHEDULE:
● 9:30 - Venue Opens, Check-in/Registration Begins

● 10:30 - Smash 4 Doubles Begins (Reg. ends 15m before)

● 11:30 - Smash 4 Singles Begins (Reg. ends 15m before)

● 1:30 - Melee Doubles Begins (Reg. ends 15m before)

● 3:30 - Melee Singles Begins (Reg. ends 15m before)

● 10:00 - Venue Closes

All times are subject to change.

FOOD:
● Concessions are offered at the venue
● IN-N-OUT, Pizza Hut, etc. in walking distance


PRIZES:
● Will be determined based on # of entrants


TOURNAMENT FORMAT:
● Smash 4 Doubles - Double Elimination Bracket
● Smash 4 Singles - Double Elimination Bracket Pools, Top 4 of Each Pool Make it Out into a Top 16 Double Elimination Bracket
● Melee Doubles - Double Elimination Bracket
● Melee Singles - Double Elimination Bracket Pools, Top 4 of Each Pool Make it Out into a Top 16 Double Elimination Bracket
● Best of 5 sets: Winner's Semis, Loser's Semis, Winner's Finals, Loser's Finals, Grand Finals (Top 5)
● Brackets and Pools will be created based off of past performances and what schools' players attend


MELEE RULESET:
● 4 Stocks
● 8 Minute Time Limit
● Items OFF
● Friendly Fire ON (Doubles)


SMASH 4 WiiU RULESET:
● 2 Stocks (3 stocks for Doubles)
● 6 Minute Time Limit (8 minutes for Doubles)
● Items OFF
● Customs OFF
● Friendly Fire ON (Doubles)
● All DLC characters as of June 22, 2015 are legal


STAGE STRIKING/SELECTION:
● Players eliminate stages from the Starter/Neutral list until
there is one stage remaining.
● RPS to determine who strikes first.
● Strike stages 1-2-1 for both Melee and Smash 4
● After each game in a set, the winner can ban one stage (three stages in Smash 4), and the loser counterpicks one of the remaining stages.
● Players must switch characters before choosing the stage if they want to, with the winner switching first
● A player cannot pick a stage that they previously won on during the set, unless agreed to by both players


LEGAL STAGES


MELEE:
● Starters: Yoshi's Story, Fountain of Dreams (Singles Only), Final Destination, Battlefield, Dream Land, Pokemon Stadium (Doubles Only)
● Counterpick: Pokemon Stadium. (Kongo Jungle 64 is BANNED in doubles.)


SMASH 4 Wii U:
● Starters: Battlefield, Final Destination, Smashville, Dreamland 64, Town & City
● Counterpicks: Lylat Cruise, Delfino Plaza, Castle Seige, Duck Hunt, Halberd


High School Smash Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/highschoolsmash


Any Questions? Feel free to leave a post below and we will do our best to get back to you ASAP.
 
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