-Ran
Smash Master
I have a dream.
A major Louisiana Brawl/Melee tournament to take place in New Orleans the weekend before Mardi Gras. I honestly believe that it would be the most epic thing in the universe since aside from being a tournament, people would come to La that wouldn't normally do so for the chance to catch the parades. The date range would be around February 12, 13, 14. I'm honestly going to attempt to find a venue for this. I've been told that the acceptable venue fee now for a large epic tournament is ten to twenty bucks. This would give me around 1,000~2,000 dollars to play around with if we receive 100 entrants in order to find us an acceptable venue.
I'd also probably invite other tournament groups to come, such as the SF4 people. They'd be able to run their own tournament, etc. This would add more heads to the venue fee count, which would ultimately allow us to have a better experience. From what I've seen, most tournaments that are large in scale run Saturday/Sunday, so that people have a chance to get there from school/work. This would give early comers a chance to sample a parade or something before if they come early Friday.
So it'd be something like:
Venue - 10 ~ 20 pending what I can get.
Singles - 20.
Teams - 15 for each player.
Spectator fee - 5 dollars. [Basically they wouldn't pay the venue fee.]
I'm feeling 20 bucks for Singles will enlarge the pot a nice size while not being a deciding factor in someone not entering. 20 dollars would give more split room at the top. If 100 people come, that's an extra 1000 dollars in the pot. This is the scheme that Genesis ran, but they were doing a 20 dollar venue fee. Genesis ran three days though. My goal would be to attempt to find a Venue flexible enough to allow it to be done in two.
So let's say we have 100 people come. Singles would have a 2000 pot.
Split
1st=55% = 1100
2nd=25% = 500
3rd=10% = 200
4th=5% = 100
5th(x2)=2.5% = 50
Which would be a pretty amazing amount of money.
Now here's the thing, I need to know if this is worth going for before I start wasting hours upon hours of hunting down a venue and talking down people to an acceptable fee. Ideally, I'd get the venue for Friday/Sat/Sun. Friday would basically be a massive friendly night, a get together, etc. Maybe even some crew action. Then Saturday and Sunday would be the real deal, this would give people plenty of time to get here.
So yea, I have no doubt in my mind really that 100 people minimum will show up for Melee/Brawl. I also believe that I the SF4 community could get about 50 people to come from around the South. And of course, I'll put the word out [if the venue is of a good size] to anyone other community that wants to host a tournament at the same time.
I know for this tournament to become super amazing I'd have to have everything set in stone by no less than the end of October. This would allow everyone to have ample time to plan to get here, and to get the best rates on tickets for a flight.
Suggestions? Comments? Thoughts? Even just writing that you're interested in coming would be a great help in motivating me. =D
Driving Distance estimates:
Red = 9-10 hours.
Green = 5-6 hours.
Blue = 2-3 hours.
A major Louisiana Brawl/Melee tournament to take place in New Orleans the weekend before Mardi Gras. I honestly believe that it would be the most epic thing in the universe since aside from being a tournament, people would come to La that wouldn't normally do so for the chance to catch the parades. The date range would be around February 12, 13, 14. I'm honestly going to attempt to find a venue for this. I've been told that the acceptable venue fee now for a large epic tournament is ten to twenty bucks. This would give me around 1,000~2,000 dollars to play around with if we receive 100 entrants in order to find us an acceptable venue.
I'd also probably invite other tournament groups to come, such as the SF4 people. They'd be able to run their own tournament, etc. This would add more heads to the venue fee count, which would ultimately allow us to have a better experience. From what I've seen, most tournaments that are large in scale run Saturday/Sunday, so that people have a chance to get there from school/work. This would give early comers a chance to sample a parade or something before if they come early Friday.
So it'd be something like:
Venue - 10 ~ 20 pending what I can get.
Singles - 20.
Teams - 15 for each player.
Spectator fee - 5 dollars. [Basically they wouldn't pay the venue fee.]
I'm feeling 20 bucks for Singles will enlarge the pot a nice size while not being a deciding factor in someone not entering. 20 dollars would give more split room at the top. If 100 people come, that's an extra 1000 dollars in the pot. This is the scheme that Genesis ran, but they were doing a 20 dollar venue fee. Genesis ran three days though. My goal would be to attempt to find a Venue flexible enough to allow it to be done in two.
So let's say we have 100 people come. Singles would have a 2000 pot.
Split
1st=55% = 1100
2nd=25% = 500
3rd=10% = 200
4th=5% = 100
5th(x2)=2.5% = 50
Which would be a pretty amazing amount of money.
Now here's the thing, I need to know if this is worth going for before I start wasting hours upon hours of hunting down a venue and talking down people to an acceptable fee. Ideally, I'd get the venue for Friday/Sat/Sun. Friday would basically be a massive friendly night, a get together, etc. Maybe even some crew action. Then Saturday and Sunday would be the real deal, this would give people plenty of time to get here.
So yea, I have no doubt in my mind really that 100 people minimum will show up for Melee/Brawl. I also believe that I the SF4 community could get about 50 people to come from around the South. And of course, I'll put the word out [if the venue is of a good size] to anyone other community that wants to host a tournament at the same time.
I know for this tournament to become super amazing I'd have to have everything set in stone by no less than the end of October. This would allow everyone to have ample time to plan to get here, and to get the best rates on tickets for a flight.
Suggestions? Comments? Thoughts? Even just writing that you're interested in coming would be a great help in motivating me. =D
Driving Distance estimates:
Red = 9-10 hours.
Green = 5-6 hours.
Blue = 2-3 hours.
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