What’s up Texas? Battlegrounds is BACK! And better than ever! Courtesy of our premier sponsor Ooples, we are now in a new venue! The Palace Ballroom! 25,000 square feet of space (bigger than CCC) and set to have us for the entirety of the day! This venue will also feature a main stage with seating for streamed matches!
IMPORTANT: PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
The deadline is the Sunday before the tournament, and there is a cap on the number of entrants allowed, as well as a deadline.
This tournament will run the following events:
- Melee Singles ($10)
- Melee Doubles ($10 per teammate)
- PM Singles ($10)
- PM Doubles ($10 per teammate)
- Sm4sh Singles ($10)
- Sm4sh Doubles ($10 per teammate)
THERE IS A TWO (2) SINGLES EVENT LIMIT WITH ONE DOUBLES EVENT. NO PLAYER CAN ENTER MORE THAN TWO SINGLES AND ONE DOUBLES EVENT. We will also be contacting volunteers that will need to only register in one event.
Venue Fee: $10
Spectators: $5 at the door, no online pre-reg needed.
Setups: We will refund half of the venue fee ($5) to the first 10 people for EACH game that bring a setup on the day of the tournament.
Streams:
- Wii U: www.twitch.tv/smashunited
- Melee: www.twitch.tv/smashunited2
- Project M: www.hitbox.tv/houstonpm
*Both Wii U and Melee top 8 will be on the main Smash United channel
ALL known details regarding a tentative tournament schedule, formats, and rulesets, can be found here:(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q2v8orodkJn8cOGP-4szhrAxN8fxNbNl-laMglPu89k/edit?usp=sharing
HOUSING: Information to help coordinate housing for this tournament will be available soon. Houston, let’s show any of our guests from out of town our southern hospitality. Smash United thanks anyone in advance ready and willing to house players from out of town that are unable to make a day trip out of the event.
We want to sincerely thank everyone that attends this event, and to thank everyone for supporting everything that Smash United wants to bring you to further advance the smash tournament scene in Houston. If you have any questions regarding registration or tournament formats please email us at [email protected] or feel free to message us on our Facebook Page and we will respond right away.
Events
Melee Singles
Wii U Singles
PM Singles
Wii U Doubles
Melee Doubles
Location
The Palace Ballrooms
Right next to Ooples Anime!
Rules
Game Settings
Melee Singles/Doubles - 4 Stocks, 8 Minute Timer Wii U Singles - 3 stocks, 8 minutes Wii U Doubles - 3 stocks, 8 Minutes Pause Disabled, Items set to off, Friendly Fire ON
*In Melee, Wobbling is legal. Freezing and infinite stalling are not. *No modded controllers will be allowed, if you are found to be using a modded controller you will be DQ'd and not given you money back *Port conflicts are decided by best-of-1 Rock-Paper-Scissors. *If time ends, winner is decided by higher stock count. If tied, winner is determined by lower percentage on their current stock.
Stages Melee Singles: Battlefield, Final Destination, Dreamland, Yoshi's Story, Fountain of Dreams / Counterpick only: Pokemon Stadium Melee Doubles: Battlefield, Final Destination, Dreamland, Yoshi's Story, Pokemon Stadium Wii U Singles/Doubles: Battlefield, Final Destination, Dream Land, Smashville, Town & City, Counterpick stages: Lylat Cruise, Duck Hunt
Starting Procedure
- Best-of-1 Rock-Paper-Scissors to determine who bans first.
- Ban starter stages in A-B-B-A player order.
- Remaining starter stage will be used for the first game.
Counterpick Procedure (CP stages added to the stage pool)
- Winner bans one stage from the pool.
- Loser picks one of the remaining stages.
- Winner may change characters then Loser may change characters. *Loser may not choose a stage they have won a game with unless Winner agrees. In Melee, There are no counterpick bans in a best of 5 set. In Wii U best of 5 sets, bans do not persist between counterpicks. Wireless controllers are banned from use, with the exception being Wii U Pro controllers with the battery removed, powered by the USB cable. In Doubles, teammates are not permitted to switch controllers at any time during the match.