Aurora Blitz - A Super Smash Bros. Melee and Wii U Tournament

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Aurora Blitz will be held at the Great Wolf Lodge's Northwestern Territory Event Hall, which is approximately 2,016 square feet and is capable of holding over 200 entrants. The venue is only minutes away from the Cherry Capital Airport.

This tournament is proudly sponsored by Northern Lights Radiology, GT Games, and Wellston Medical Clinic. Artists and sponsorships are also provided by College For Creative Studies. We thank you all for your generous support!

We are happy to announce that Panda Global's Zain, as well as MVG's Light and King MoMo will be attending Aurora Blitz!
Tournament Information

Featured Events Include:

• Super Smash Bros. 4 Doubles
• Super Smash Bros. Melee Doubles
• Super Smash Bros. 4 Singles
• Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles
• Super Smash Bros. 4 Singles Amateur bracket
• Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles Amateur bracket
• Dragon Ball FighterZ Side Event

Registration

Register here now! (Online event registration ends July 18th. At-the-door registration will be available at the venue for a regular price.)

• Early Bird: $10 Entry Fee (3/11/18 - 6/30/18)
• Regular: $20 Entry Fee (6/30/18 - 7/21/18)
• Singles: $10 per game
• Doubles: $5 per game
• Amateur Bracket (At-Venue Payment Only): $1 per game

Individuals who are willing to bring full setups for Dragon Ball FighterZ, Super Smash Bros. Melee and or Super Smash Bros. 4 will be refunded $10 per setup if they are brought to the venue at 11:00 AM, and $5 if brought at 11:30 AM.

Note: There is no cap on how many setups and refunds an individual may receive. All setups must remain until Top 16 to accept the refunds.
Streaming

Melee: https://www.twitch.tv/Westmimelee

Smash 4/FighterZ: https://www.stream.me/abake
Schedule

10:00 AM - Venue Opens​

11:00 PM - Melee & Smash 4 Doubles​

1:00 PM - Melee & Smash 4 Singles Wave 1​

3:00 PM - Melee & Smash 4 Singles Wave 2​

4:00 PM - Dragon Ball FighterZ Side Event​

5:00 PM - Melee and Smash 4 Bracket up to Top 8​

5:45 PM - Melee & Smash 4 Amateur bracket​

7:00 Melee and Smash 4 top 8​

10:00 PM - Awards Ceremony​

12:00 AM - Venue Closes​

Prizes

• $300 Pot Bonus for both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. 4 Singles, as well as a special piece from one of our guest artists.
• $150 Pot Bonus for both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. 4 Doubles, as well as a special piece from one of our guest artists.
• $150 Pot Bonus for the Dragon Ball FighterZ side event.
• $70 pot bonus, plus a full Project M/20XX Setup for both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. 4 Amateur Bracket, as well as a special piece from one of our guest artists.

Payout:

Singles

1st Place: Pot Bonus plus 45%

2nd Place: 25%

3rd Place: 15%

4th Place: 5%

5th Place: 3% (x2)

7th Place: 2% (x2)

Doubles:

1st Place: Pot Bonus plus 50%

2nd Place: 25%

3rd Place: 15%

4th Place: 10%

Amateur Bracket

1st Place: Pot Bonus plus 45%

2nd Place: 25%

3rd Place: 15%

4th Place: 5%

5th Place: 3% (x2)

7th Place: 2% (x2)
Rules

We wish to hold the best tournament we can for all visitors, competitors, and spectators. However, we expect certain conduct at this tournament and the abidance of rules that help us maintain our vision for a better tournament experience for everyone involved. Such rules include:

• No one is to be late for bracket sets for more than 10 minutes. If a player or teammate is late, they are DQ'd. No exceptions.
• No coaching during a Top 32 or higher set.
• No cheating or manipulation of the tournament itself. If one is caught or seen doing so, they will be asked to leave the venue with no refund.
• No disrespect towards Great Wolf Lodge staff or Tournament Organizers.
• Absolutely NO SMOKING on the patio of the food/vendor room. All smoking is to be outside of the entrance of the venue.
• No food or drinks are allowed next to or near a power strip/setup or on a setup table. Keep all food in designated areas of the venue. Food or drinks from outside of the venue (except water) is prohibited.
• BOX CONTROLLERS ARE ALLOWED.

The Best Venue Experience

We now have catering from the Great Wolf Lodge, with free Coke products and 16" by the slice pizza available, as well as massages for any venue entrant's hands provided by Divine Life-Force Massages.

We look forward to seeing you soon!