8th BEST Extreme Smash in Troy
February 11
Changes since other BEST's:
Meta Knight Banned: Meta Knight is banned at this tournament in both singles and doubles.
Venue room: We are in the same large room as 5th BEST, which can support at least 100 people and 30 setups.
Entry fees: Singles are $5, and doubles are $10 per team. These are subject to change depending on attendance and response.
Side events: There are no announced side events yet, Smash or non-Smash.
Where:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Student Union in Troy, NY at the intersection of Sage Ave and 15th St. Go to Google Maps and search for "Rensselaer Union, Troy, NY."
The tournament room is on the second floor, in a large open central room called the McNeil room. There are four main pillars around the center of the room. This is visible from entrances on the second floor and directly behind the main entrance lobby (go up some stairs to enter the building rather than in a lower side door). This is the same room as that used for 5th BEST.
Google maps image. Most people will probably come from 7/Hoosick St.
Zoomed in plus parking. Greens are definitely free, and parking meters do not charge on weekends.
Building image is how it looks from the intersection of Sage Ave and 15th St.
We can provide housing overnight if necessary. Contact us beforehand or post here.
Prices:
No venue fee
$5 Melee singles
$5 Brawl singles
$10 Melee teams (per team)
$10 Brawl teams (per team)
Payouts:
Singles:
1st - 55%
2nd - 30%
3rd - 10%
4th - 5%
Doubles:
1st - 60%
2nd - 30%
3rd - 10%
Schedule: (subject to change)
Registration for each event will go until the time listed, and then seeding/pool-making starts. Singles will include pools.
9:00am - Venue opens
11:00am - Melee doubles
1:00pm - Melee singles
5:00pm - Brawl doubles
7:00pm - Brawl singles
12:30am - Venue closes
Melee Rules:
- Items off.
- 4 stock, 8 minutes.
- Team attack on.
- Ties are broken by lives then percentage. Percentage ties will replay the match with one stock on the same stage.
- Regular sets are best of 3 matches. Winners finals, losers finals and grand finals sets are best of 5 matches.
- Controller mods are banned.
- Stalling is banned. This includes any excessive use of tactics like rising pound and wall-bombing in order to deliberately delay the match.
- Glitches like the Ice Climbers' freeze glitch and Mewtwo's Soul Stunner are also banned.
- Wobbling is banned.
- Modified Dave's Stupid Rule: The loser cannot pick a stage he or she has won on in the set unless agreed upon by both players. Additionally, if both players agree to play on a banned stage, that stage may be played as well.
- Gentleman's Clause: If the two players agree on a change in a rule, like choosing a banned stage, they are allowed to do so. If there is no agreement, standard rules apply.
Stages:
1v1 Neutrals:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dreamland
Yoshi's Story
Fountain of Dreams
1v1 Counterpicks:
Pokemon Stadium
2v2 Neutrals:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dreamland
Yoshi's Story
Pokemon Stadium
2v2 Counterpicks:
None
Set format:
1. Blind picks: Both players select characters.
2. Stage striking: Players eliminate stages from the Neutral Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in a 1-2-2-1 order according to controller port number.
3. The first match is played.
4. Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage.
5. The losing player of preceding match picks stage for the next match.
6. The winning player of preceding match picks character.
7. The losing player picks character.
8. The next match is played.
9. Repeat steps 4-8 for all consecutive matches until the set is complete.
Brawl Rules:
- Meta Knight is banned.
- Items off and none.
- 3 stock, 8 minutes.
- Team attack on.
- If time runs out, if either player exceeds 50 ledge grabs, that player receives a loss. Otherwise the winner is determined by stock then percentage. Percentage ties will replay the match with one stock on the same stage.
- If the match ends with both players dying from a suicide kill (such as by Bowser or Ganondorf), the initiator of the move is declared the victor.
- Regular sets are best of 3 matches. Winners finals, losers finals and grand finals sets are best of 5 matches.
- Controller mods are banned. In addition, all people are responsible for their own control scheme/name tag and must make sure it is set before the match begins. Both players must agree to restart a match on account of a controller problem.
- Stalling is banned. Stalling is defined as any action that deliberately avoids all conflict as to make the game unplayable. Running from an opponent to get to a better position is not considered stalling, but using chain grabs infinitely against a wall beyond 300% or using Sonic's Neutral B repeatedly underneath the stage is.
- Meta Knight's infinite Dimensional Cape is banned.
- Scrooging is banned.
- Modified Dave's Stupid Rule: The loser cannot pick a stage he or she has won on in the set unless agreed upon by both players. Additionally, if both players agree to play on a banned stage, that stage may be played as well.
- Gentleman's Clause: If the two players agree on a change in a rule, like choosing a banned stage, they are allowed to do so. If there is no agreement, standard rules apply.
Stages:
Neutrals:
Smashville
Final Destination
Battlefield
Yoshi's Island
Lylat Cruise
Counterpicks:
Pokemon Stadium 1
Delfino Plaza
Halberd
Castle Siege
Frigate Orpheon
Set format:
1. Blind picks: Both players select characters.
2. Stage striking: Players eliminate stages from the Neutral Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in a 1-2-2-1 order according to controller port number.
3. The first match is played.
4. Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage.
5. The losing player of preceding match picks stage for the next match.
6. The winning player of preceding match picks character.
7. The losing player picks character.
8. The next match is played.
9. Repeat steps 4-8 for all consecutive matches until the set is complete.
Setups:
Bring them.
Attendance:
Zaandaa (tiger10x)
Calm
CAC
Vibe
Kwan
Questor
Pipe
Britt
+ some RPI
Cura
Sharky
Beta
Erk
Trademark
JamesG
Dai Luna
Stack
Spamus
Cross
PKnightmare
MetalPat
CJT
iceyman02
Omega Tyrant
No_Skillz
BCB
L-Don
Nito-RL
Paramedic
Poly
San
Nintendude
Rykard
Dudutsai
Honeybadger
Past attendance:
America.
T.O. contact info:
Zaandaa/tiger10x (op)
Name: Adam
AIM: Zaandaa (preferred method of contact)
Cell: 207-649-0605
Calm
Name: Kevin
AIM: point of agony89
Cell: 845-248-6331
February 11
Changes since other BEST's:
Meta Knight Banned: Meta Knight is banned at this tournament in both singles and doubles.
Venue room: We are in the same large room as 5th BEST, which can support at least 100 people and 30 setups.
Entry fees: Singles are $5, and doubles are $10 per team. These are subject to change depending on attendance and response.
Side events: There are no announced side events yet, Smash or non-Smash.
Where:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Student Union in Troy, NY at the intersection of Sage Ave and 15th St. Go to Google Maps and search for "Rensselaer Union, Troy, NY."
The tournament room is on the second floor, in a large open central room called the McNeil room. There are four main pillars around the center of the room. This is visible from entrances on the second floor and directly behind the main entrance lobby (go up some stairs to enter the building rather than in a lower side door). This is the same room as that used for 5th BEST.
Google maps image. Most people will probably come from 7/Hoosick St.
Zoomed in plus parking. Greens are definitely free, and parking meters do not charge on weekends.
Building image is how it looks from the intersection of Sage Ave and 15th St.
We can provide housing overnight if necessary. Contact us beforehand or post here.
Prices:
No venue fee
$5 Melee singles
$5 Brawl singles
$10 Melee teams (per team)
$10 Brawl teams (per team)
Payouts:
Singles:
1st - 55%
2nd - 30%
3rd - 10%
4th - 5%
Doubles:
1st - 60%
2nd - 30%
3rd - 10%
Schedule: (subject to change)
Registration for each event will go until the time listed, and then seeding/pool-making starts. Singles will include pools.
9:00am - Venue opens
11:00am - Melee doubles
1:00pm - Melee singles
5:00pm - Brawl doubles
7:00pm - Brawl singles
12:30am - Venue closes
Melee Rules:
- Items off.
- 4 stock, 8 minutes.
- Team attack on.
- Ties are broken by lives then percentage. Percentage ties will replay the match with one stock on the same stage.
- Regular sets are best of 3 matches. Winners finals, losers finals and grand finals sets are best of 5 matches.
- Controller mods are banned.
- Stalling is banned. This includes any excessive use of tactics like rising pound and wall-bombing in order to deliberately delay the match.
- Glitches like the Ice Climbers' freeze glitch and Mewtwo's Soul Stunner are also banned.
- Wobbling is banned.
- Modified Dave's Stupid Rule: The loser cannot pick a stage he or she has won on in the set unless agreed upon by both players. Additionally, if both players agree to play on a banned stage, that stage may be played as well.
- Gentleman's Clause: If the two players agree on a change in a rule, like choosing a banned stage, they are allowed to do so. If there is no agreement, standard rules apply.
Stages:
1v1 Neutrals:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dreamland
Yoshi's Story
Fountain of Dreams
1v1 Counterpicks:
Pokemon Stadium
2v2 Neutrals:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dreamland
Yoshi's Story
Pokemon Stadium
2v2 Counterpicks:
None
Set format:
1. Blind picks: Both players select characters.
2. Stage striking: Players eliminate stages from the Neutral Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in a 1-2-2-1 order according to controller port number.
3. The first match is played.
4. Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage.
5. The losing player of preceding match picks stage for the next match.
6. The winning player of preceding match picks character.
7. The losing player picks character.
8. The next match is played.
9. Repeat steps 4-8 for all consecutive matches until the set is complete.
Brawl Rules:
- Meta Knight is banned.
- Items off and none.
- 3 stock, 8 minutes.
- Team attack on.
- If time runs out, if either player exceeds 50 ledge grabs, that player receives a loss. Otherwise the winner is determined by stock then percentage. Percentage ties will replay the match with one stock on the same stage.
- If the match ends with both players dying from a suicide kill (such as by Bowser or Ganondorf), the initiator of the move is declared the victor.
- Regular sets are best of 3 matches. Winners finals, losers finals and grand finals sets are best of 5 matches.
- Controller mods are banned. In addition, all people are responsible for their own control scheme/name tag and must make sure it is set before the match begins. Both players must agree to restart a match on account of a controller problem.
- Stalling is banned. Stalling is defined as any action that deliberately avoids all conflict as to make the game unplayable. Running from an opponent to get to a better position is not considered stalling, but using chain grabs infinitely against a wall beyond 300% or using Sonic's Neutral B repeatedly underneath the stage is.
- Meta Knight's infinite Dimensional Cape is banned.
- Scrooging is banned.
- Modified Dave's Stupid Rule: The loser cannot pick a stage he or she has won on in the set unless agreed upon by both players. Additionally, if both players agree to play on a banned stage, that stage may be played as well.
- Gentleman's Clause: If the two players agree on a change in a rule, like choosing a banned stage, they are allowed to do so. If there is no agreement, standard rules apply.
Stages:
Neutrals:
Smashville
Final Destination
Battlefield
Yoshi's Island
Lylat Cruise
Counterpicks:
Pokemon Stadium 1
Delfino Plaza
Halberd
Castle Siege
Frigate Orpheon
Set format:
1. Blind picks: Both players select characters.
2. Stage striking: Players eliminate stages from the Neutral Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in a 1-2-2-1 order according to controller port number.
3. The first match is played.
4. Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage.
5. The losing player of preceding match picks stage for the next match.
6. The winning player of preceding match picks character.
7. The losing player picks character.
8. The next match is played.
9. Repeat steps 4-8 for all consecutive matches until the set is complete.
Setups:
Bring them.
Attendance:
Zaandaa (tiger10x)
Calm
CAC
Vibe
Kwan
Questor
Pipe
Britt
+ some RPI
Cura
Sharky
Beta
Erk
Trademark
JamesG
Dai Luna
Stack
Spamus
Cross
PKnightmare
MetalPat
CJT
iceyman02
Omega Tyrant
No_Skillz
BCB
L-Don
Nito-RL
Paramedic
Poly
San
Nintendude
Rykard
Dudutsai
Honeybadger
Past attendance:
America.
T.O. contact info:
Zaandaa/tiger10x (op)
Name: Adam
AIM: Zaandaa (preferred method of contact)
Cell: 207-649-0605
Calm
Name: Kevin
AIM: point of agony89
Cell: 845-248-6331
