SSB:M 1v1 3-Stage

in terms of the Super Smash Brothers: Melee 1v1 tournament it will be broken up into stages.

Terminology definitions:
A game will consist of stock lives and timelimits determined per stage of the tournament
A match will consist of a set amount of games determined per stage of the tournament
A match will be between two players

If you are not present for the beginning of a match you will forfeit the tournament; we will not wait for you, this is why we have a schedule

We will only accommodate up to 24 entrants


Stage 1: Round Robin

The pool of entrants will be divided into Groups of 6. Each group of 6 will play a Round Robin series against those in the group. Only one group will play at a time. There will be no breaks during this Stage if you are in the middle of completing your Round Robin series. We will have a general 10 minute break after this Stage.

In the event that there is a pool of players that is not easily divisible by 6, the following will happen:
-If the remainder is 3 or more, they will form a group and play out a Round Robin series
-If the remainder is 2 or less, we will award two players a buy into Stage 2 at the discretion of Tournament Administration

In this stage a match will consist of 1 game. A game will consist of 3 stock lives and a 5 minute timelimit. The map is negotiated between the two players at game creation time, if there is a dispute a Tournament Administrator will pick a map at random.

The top two people from each group will advance to Stage 2.

There will be a 10 minute break before Stage 2 starts.


Stage 2: Single Elimination

The entrants for this stage will be slotted into a Single Elimination bracket. We ask that players avoid taking breaks at this stage as there will be another 10 minute break after this stage.

In this stage a match will consist of 1 game. A game will consist of 4 stock lives and an 8 minute timelimit. The map is negotiated between the two players at game creation time.

The bracket will proceed until two entrants remain. These entrants will proceed to Stage 3.

Then there will be a 10 minute break before Stage 3 starts.


Stage 3: Finals

In this stage a match will consist of a bo3 games (Best of 3 series of games). A game will consist of 4 stock lives and an 8 minute timelimit.

The first map will be negotiated between the two players at game creation, however each following map will be selected by the loser of the previous game.



Rules:
-All games will be played on Nintendo Gamecube systems provided by LANified!
-All players will show professional courtesy to one another
-All characters are allowed
-A game DOES NOT begin until BOTH players have finalized their character selection, a game starting before both players are ready will be reset ONLY ONCE. We do not tolerate abuse of this system and may eject someone from a tournament if they do.
-All items are off
-Only Player 1 and Player 2 slots are allowed, Player 3 and Player 4 slots are disallowed.
-All players are expected to bring their own controllers compatable with the Nintendo Gamecube system, we advise against wireless controllers due to interferance
-Players are disallowed from intentionally stalling a game, if you are not prepared to fight you will be disqualified from the tournament without refund
-Players that cause their opponents to lose control of their own character in a game-breaking nature (IE: Freezing) shall be disqualified from the tournament without refund

Allowed Maps:

• Yoshi's Story
• Fountain of Dreams
• Battlefield
• Final Destination
• Dream Land

Arena List:

1. Yoshi's Story
2. Fountain of Dreams
3. Battlefield
4. Final Destination
5. Dream Land

Event Summary

• Location: Lakeview Community Center
• Start: Sat, March 23rd, 2013 @ 4:00 pm
• End: Sun, March 24th, 2013 @ 10:00 pm