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Saturday April 23, 2011
Super Smash Brothers: Melee
MBR Certified
Saturday April 23, 2011
Super Smash Brothers: Melee
MBR Certified
Location:
Welch 3.502, located on UT Campus. The building is located at the intersection of Speedway and E 24th street.
Directions
Building Information
Schedule:
Saturday April 23, 2011
Doors Open/Registration Begins - 12:00 noon
Singles Registration Ends/Singles Begins - 1:00 PM
Doubles Registration Ends/Doubles Begins - 3:00 PM
Low Tier Registration Ends/Low Tier Begins - 5:00 PM
Pizza - 6:00 PM
Price
These fees are non-refundable
- Venue Fee - $5
- Singles - $10 per player
- Doubles - $20 per team
31 or fewer entrants
- 1st = 60%
- 2nd = 30%
- 3rd = 10%
- 1st = 58%
- 2nd = 28%
- 3rd = 10%
- 4th = 4%
- 1st = 55%
- 2nd = 25%
- 3rd = 10%
- 4th = 5%
- 5th = 2.5%
- 5th = 2.5%
We have about 8 setups. Please bring setups! If you bring a setup* your door fee will be waived. Please note that this does not apply to pizza, i.e. if you want pizza you must pay the $5 venue fee.
*A setup consists of a TV, copy of Melee, and a Gamecube or Wii with the necessary cables.
General Rules
- Items are set to off
- The number of stock is set to 4
- The time limit is set to 8 minutes
- All sets are best of 3 matches*
- Double Elimination**
- In the event of a dispute, controller ports will be selected by Rock-Paper-Scissors
- Modified Dave's Stupid Rule (MDSR): No player can counter pick a stage he or she has previously won on unless agreed upon by both players
- Blind Picks: the first character selection of a set must be without prior knowledge of the opponent's character selection for both players.
- Gentleman's clause: any stage may be played on so long as both players agree to it, including banned stages. This can be used in tandem with the Modified Dave's Stupid Rule (MDSR).
- Timed out matches will be determined by the remaining number of lives, then percentage of the current stock. In the event of a percentage tie, replay that match. Any Sudden Death match is strictly not to be played.
- Wobbling is allowed except when used to excessively stall a match
- The Ice Climber Freeze Glitch is banned
- Jigglypuff's rising pound stall is banned
- Peach's bomber stall beneath levels where she is unreachable is banned (example: Fountain of Dreams)
- Use of the character Metaknight is banned.
*Semi-Finals and Finals will be best of 5
**This is subject to change based on the number of entrants
Set Format (in order of procedure)
- Opponents choose their characters for the first match
- Stage Striking: Players eliminate stages from the Starter Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in 1 2 2 1 order.
- After the first match, each player may announce one stage to be banned for the entirety of the set
- The loser of the previous match announces the next match's stage from either the Random Stage List or the Counter Stage List
- The winner of the previous match chooses their character
- The loser of the previous match chooses their character
- Repeat steps 4-7 for all proceeding matches
Singles
Starter Stage List
Dream Land: Fountain of Dreams
Past Stages: Dream Land
Special Stages: Final Destination
Special Stages: Battlefield
Yoshi's Island: Yoshi's Story
Counter Stage List
Kanto: Pokemon Stadium
Mushroom Kingdom: Rainbow Cruise
Planet Zebes: Brinstar
Past Stages: Kongo Jungle
Doubles
Starter Stage List
Kanto: Pokemon Stadium
Past Stages: Dream Land
Special Stages: Final Destination
Special Stages: Battlefield
Yoshi's Island: Yoshi's Story
Counter Stage List
Mushroom Kingdom: Rainbow Cruise
Planet Zebes: Brinstar
Past Stages: Kongo Jungle
Additional Rules for Double's Play
- Life Stealing is allowed
- Set team attack to ON
Tournament Specific Rules
- The Tournament Host is the arbiter of all disputes.
- The Mage's DQ rule: After a match has been called, if a player is two minutes late he will receive a warning. At five minutes late, he will be given a loss for the first game of the set. After seven minutes, he will be given a loss of the entire set.
- If there is a dispute, it must be settled before the start of the next match.
- MikeHaze rule: No yelling or making abrupt noises at your opponent.
- Chibo's Video-for-the-masses rule: You cannot refuse to be recorded if you pay money to enter an event.