The Showdown Battle Royale tournament series’ third iteration will run on July 14th and 15th at the Radisson Hotel in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Showdown Battle Royale has been one of the Midwest’s largest fighting game series since 2016, attracting competitors worldwide. This year’s Smash event roster lists singles and doubles brackets for both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. There will also be a singles bracket for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Other games include Pokkén Tournament DX, Rivals of Aether, Street Fighter V, Dragon Ball FighterZ and ARMS.
PGRv4 players registered so far are:
Larry " Larry Lurr " Holland | 7
Chris " WaDi " Boston| 12
Tamim " Mistake " Omary | 13
Elliot " Ally " Bastien Carroza-Oyarce | 14
Zack " CaptainZack " Lauth | 18
Ezra " Samsora " Morris | 22
Orion " Darkshad " Wolf | 26
Julian " Zinoto " Carrington | 31
Tyrell " NAKAT " Coleman | 33
Griffin " Fatality " Miller | 38
Tyler " tyroy " Awdisho | 40
Dacota " Ryuga " James | 45
The Panda Global Rankings (PGR) v5 season ended on July 1, so Showdown Battle Royale 3 will be one of the first tournaments counted towards PGRv6.
Most of Michigan’s Smash Wii U PR players have also registered:
Kyle " Nom " Warner | 2
Eric " Daybreak " Ajluni | 4
Tyler " Miloni " Penoyer | 5
Omar " Ozone " Qadah | 6
Garrett " smasher1001 " Perks | 7
Savon “ BooBear ” Riley | 8
" Goof " | 9
Seth " SETHsational " Reed | 10
Kenshi " Gomakenpi " Quist | 12
" Runes " | 13
Danny " SlamSHADY " MacAskill | 15
While the Showdown series focuses largely on Smash Wii U, here are a few Melee players to keep an eye on:
Kalindi " KJH " Henderson | Melee It On Me (MIOM) 34, Michigan PR 2
Avery " Ginger " Wilson | MIOM 49, Michigan PR 3
Omar " Heartstring s" Rifai | Michigan PR 5
Robin " Juggleguy " Harn | Michigan PR 9
In the Brawl bracket, we’ll likely see CaptainZack and Aaron "Blacktwins13" Grandison-Vargas duking it out for first place.
You can find the event and streaming schedule here.
Showdown Battle Royale 3 will be brought to you in part by Nathan "Ksev" Daniel, Kevandre "ShowdownDre" Thompson, Unrivaled Tournaments, Gooshi Gaming and No Limit Gaming.
ShowdownDre would like to add that Showdown Battle Royale has always been about the attendees. It's a community-driven event that strives to provide an excellent experience at an affordable value. He's excited to see the event grow and is grateful for and humbled by the community's support.
Author's Note: Have you been to any of the Showdown Battle Royale Tournaments, or are you going this year? Who do you think will win each Smash bracket? Let us know in the comments.
