>> well, tbh, as far as the amateur tournament goes, i'd need to figure out who can and cannot participate.
If we start entries before singles start, then we can run the two events concurrently, however, we would need to disallow anyone who was on the PR this season or last season from entering.
On the flip side, if we do the amateur tournament and start it halfway through singles, we can make it 3-5 dollar entry, with anyone who was knocked out of the tournament who got a placing of top 32 or top 16 (though i'm afraid with top 16, the amateur bracket might have too many people too, because if we expect the same attendance as last time, that's 60 something people for a amateur bracket.) I could also allow in those who did not enter singles to enter the amateur bracket, however, and i'm making this statement official now, I will NOT seed based on skill for this. I will gladly seed based on region, as there are many players who would likely want to play someone OOS, and that's easy to seed, however, for the most part i'll attempt to seed this randomly. If you wish to look at the bracket after it's made, to ensure you dont fight a friend first round, that's fine, i'll gladly do a quick switch, but seeding based on skill is out of the question here, as i'm hoping to give the players of low to medium skill level an actual chance.
As far as entry is concerned, i'm thinking 3-5 dollars entry for amateur bracket, with the pot breakdown being:
50/25/15/5/(2.5% or entry fee, whichever is greater) for 30+
and
55/25/15/5 for less then 30 people
Let me know what you all think of the pot breakdown, what the best placing in the singles tournament allowed in should be, and if PRed people should be allowed to participate in the amateur bracket if they didn't enter.
This event is mostly for the nubs who come to check out a smash tournament, i'd prefer it if they didnt get absolutely stomped, lol.