Ultimate NO KOAST 3! (MW-W Circuit Championships!)

January 22nd-23rd
El Dorado, KS​

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RULES​

3 Stock

8 minute timer

Items are set to "off" and "none"

If the timer runs out, the victor is determined first by stock and then by percentage.

Resolving Ties: If percents are the same or both players die simultaneously, there will be a 1 stock, 3 minute rematch with same characters/stage.

Sets are best of three. Winner’s/Loser’s/Grand Finals are best of 5.

In the event of a dispute, controller ports may be selected by Rock-Paper-Scissors or coin toss.

You are responsible for your own controller and name tag. Any malfunctions or errors that occur are your responsibility, so bring an extra controller if possible and always check to make sure you're using the correct settings BEFORE a match is played. If a match is to be restarted due to controller functions, it must be agreed upon by both parties.

Extending Meta Knight's Dimensional Cape is banned.

Stalling is banned.
Stalling: The act of deliberately avoiding any and all conflict so that one may make the game unplayable. Running away from an opponent to reach a better position is not stalling, while using an infinite to run out the timer rather than to score a KO is. As such, any infinite chain-grabs, locks, etc. cannot exceed 300%.

Any action which prevents the game from continuing (i.e. by causing the game to crash or causing all characters to freeze indefinitely) is banned. If the Tournament Organizer or a judge can conclusively determine the player responsible for the failure, that player loses the interrupted game. Players are expected to know their characters and prevent this from happening.

Some interactions (for example, a throw with a wind attack) can cause one character to become frozen until being hit. If this happens, the free character is expected to capitalize on this in a timely manner; a failure to do so is stalling.

Ledge Grab Limit - 30 (Singles & Doubles): In the event that a game ends in time out, any player or member of a team exceeding 30 ledge grabs loses that game despite stocks or percent.

Port slob picks: On a player's counterpick, that player may opt to redo the port selection process with that player or team picking their port(s) first.

The Mage’s DQ rule: After a match has been called, if a player is 2 minutes late he will receive a warning. At 4 minutes late, he will be given a loss for the first game of the set. After 6 minutes, he will be given a loss of the entire set. No exceptions will be allowed.

Double blind character selection may be called for the first match. Also, the choices made here include the character's color and whether the player will start as Samus or Zero Suit Samus (player declares when selecting Samus), as Zelda or Sheik, or as a particular Pokemon for Pokemon Trainer. These decisions may not be changed at any point after character selection.

Dave’s Stupid Rule: No player may choose a stage they have already won on in that set unless agreed upon by both players.​

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Set Format​

1. Opponents make their character select screen choices (including PT, Zelda/Sheik, Z/Samus) for the first match. *

2. Opponents start the stage striking procedure. When reading this order, “1” is player 1 and “2” is player 2. Players will strike in the following order: 7 Stages: 1-1-2-2-2-1

3. Each player may announce one stage to be banned for counterpicks of the set. (This may be done before or after the first match is played)

4. The first game is played, using the stage chosen during step 2.

5. The loser of the previous match announces the next match's stage from either the Starter Stage List or the Counter Stage List. **

6. The winner of the previous match chooses their character.

7. The loser of the previous match chooses their character.

8. Repeat steps 5-7 for all proceeding matches.​

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Additional Rules for Doubles Play​

Team Attack must be set to ON.

Sharing stocks is allowed.

The controller ports will be determined in a 1221 fashion; whoever wins the RPS/coin flip will choose first, then the opposing team will get their ports, and then the teammate of the winner will get the last port.

If the clock expires in a team match and the total number of stocks of each team is equal, use the sum of the final percentage of players on each team as the tiebreaker; whichever team has a lower sum wins. (A player who has been eliminated has no stocks and 0%).

In team play, causing both characters of a team to become frozen (i.e. by interrupting a throw with a wind attack) is to be treated the same way as freezing the opponent in singles. Leaving only one of your opponent's characters frozen is legal since the teammate can work to undo the freeze.​

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Stage List

Neutral Stages
Battlefield
Yoshi's Island
Smashville
Lylat Cruise
Pokémon Stadium
Final Destination
Castle Siege

Counter-Pick
Pokemon Stadium 2
Halberd
Delfino Plaza
Frigate Orpheon
Brinstar
Pictochat
Rainbow Cruise

All other stages are Banned.

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Additional Rules Notes​

Except as noted in the definition of stalling, infinites are not banned.

In the event of Suicide KOs that end the game, the game's verdict should always be honored; a victory screen should decide the winner. Any Sudden Deaths (excluding time-outs) should be treated as a tie; which are resolved with a 1 stock, 3 minute, same characters, same stage rematch.

**Drug and alcohol use are prohibited at the tournament due to possible legal repercussions (i.e. the presence of minors, or illegal substances). Being caught in use of such substances will result in removal from the premises. I hope you can understand why this stance must be taken despite personal views on the subjects.

**This is a no smoking zone for businesses. You must be at least ten feet from an entryway to smoke.​

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