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===Exhibition/Salty Suite=== | ===Exhibition/Salty Suite=== | ||
An '''exhibition''' is a featured set between | An '''exhibition''' is a featured match or set between players separate from any tournament. The results of an exhibition match usually don't factor in to any other competitive event and are often treated as its own category in competitive records. Players in an exhibition match are typically famous competitors of high skill level who use the match as an opportunity to show of their skills. Exhibitions are also typically played to settle a feud between the players, with the loser often having to sacrifice something of value to the winner. | ||
An event focused on exhibition matches is colloquially referred as a '''Salty Suite'''. Notable streaming groups, such as {{Team|VGBootCamp}}, have hosted these types of side events at tournaments such as {{Trn|Apex 2014}} and {{Trn|Apex 2015}}. The salty suite between {{Sm|Leffen}} and {{Sm|Chillin}} during the latter tournament, would go on to be the most well known salty suite exhibition set within the greater ''Smash Bros.'' competitive scene. Some of these events will also often have additional wager on the line, such as [[money match|money]], or non-monetary wagers such as forbidding the loser from using a particular [[palette swap]] at future tournaments. | |||
===Combo Contest=== | ===Combo Contest=== | ||
A combo contest is an event where players perform the most impressive combo they can perform. The rules are typically any character can be used on any stage, and as many [[item]]s as | A combo contest is an event where players perform the most impressive combo they can perform. The rules are typically any character can be used on any stage, and as many [[item]]s as necessary can be used. The combo is judged by a panel that typically rate the combo out of ten. The entrant that performed the combo with the highest overall score wins. While any game in the series is capable of a combo contest, ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' has the most popular combo contest scene by a wide margin due to the game engine allowing for incredibly long combos. | ||
===amiibo Tournaments=== | ===amiibo Tournaments=== | ||
Some ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' tournaments have side events centered around [[amiibo]]. Players can enter their trained amiibo into brackets against other amiibo, with no human players actually taking part in the matches. Some tournaments allow amiibos to be fed [[equipment]] to alter the properties of their attacks or otherwise gain passive bonuses, though there are usually specific rules that dictate what kind and combination of equipment an amiibo can be fed to avoid overpowered entrants. | {{main|Figure Player#In competitive play}} | ||
Some ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' tournaments have side events centered around [[amiibo]]. Players can enter their trained amiibo into brackets against other amiibo, with no human players actually taking part in the matches. Some tournaments allow amiibos to be fed [[equipment]] or [[spirit]]s to alter the properties of their attacks or otherwise gain passive bonuses, though there are usually specific rules that dictate what kind and combination of equipment an amiibo can be fed to avoid overpowered entrants. A few tournaments have involved players fighting alongside their amiibo in a doubles format, though these have been very rare. | |||
===Squad Strike=== | ===Squad Strike=== | ||
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Frequently ''Ultimate'' tourneys feature a Squad Strike bracket, sometimes even in the place of a Doubles bracket. These brackets are typically played in Tag Team mode, with players having three characters, and other rules mirroring what the tourney's normal Singles bracket uses. Often tournaments will have a rule that bans Echo Fighters from being used on the same team with their counterparts due to being too similar functionally to their parent character, though which Echoes fall under this ban varies from tourney to tourney; some tournaments may apply the ban to all Echoes, but will frequently exempt {{SSBU|Ken}}, {{SSBU|Chrom}}, and sometimes {{SSBU|Lucina}} due to the more significant differences they have from their respective parent characters. | Frequently ''Ultimate'' tourneys feature a Squad Strike bracket, sometimes even in the place of a Doubles bracket. These brackets are typically played in Tag Team mode, with players having three characters, and other rules mirroring what the tourney's normal Singles bracket uses. Often tournaments will have a rule that bans Echo Fighters from being used on the same team with their counterparts due to being too similar functionally to their parent character, though which Echoes fall under this ban varies from tourney to tourney; some tournaments may apply the ban to all Echoes, but will frequently exempt {{SSBU|Ken}}, {{SSBU|Chrom}}, and sometimes {{SSBU|Lucina}} due to the more significant differences they have from their respective parent characters. | ||
While crew battles can be run through Elimination mode, crew battles in | While crew battles can be run through Elimination mode, crew battles in Ultimate are typically ran outside the mode through the use of standard community-made competitive rulesets, since the built-in Elimination mode has limitations that are deemed unnecessary, such as only allowing one stock per character and not allowing multiples of the same character per team. | ||
===Smashdown=== | ===Smashdown=== | ||
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*All items were set to have a medium probability of appearing | *All items were set to have a medium probability of appearing | ||
*First player to win 2 games advanced to the next round. 2nd person to advance was decided afterwards in the order of: games won, stock left in the last game, most KOs in the last game. | *First player to win 2 games advanced to the next round. 2nd person to advance was decided afterwards in the order of: games won, stock left in the last game, most KOs in the last game. | ||
===Ladder bracket=== | |||
A Ladder is a type of tournament bracket where every player is numerically ranked before the tournament starts. Every player is then allowed to challenge a player ranked above them. If the challenger wins, their places in the ladder are swapped. The player at the top of the ladder by the end of the tournament is declared champion. This tournament format is similar to round robin, but with the potential for meaningless matches taken out. Due to the format technically being able to last forever, an endpoint is clearly stated in the rules, like all matches must be played before a certain time to be counted or every player is allowed a maximum amount of challenges. This format is popular at conventions that last multiple days, as players are given ample time to organize games between each other without necessarily being in a professional environment as long as they record and report their own match history, with the winner being declared at the closing ceremony of the final day. | |||
This format is particularly popular online where a single bracket can last for an entire season and allow a theoretically infinite amount of contenders. Websites like [[Anther's Ladder]] specialize in this type of tournament. | |||
===Speedrunning=== | |||
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Some tournaments have a dedicated event where players can show their skills in speedrunning a part of a ''Smash'' game. These events either consist of players doing runs individually and submitting their best times or are given a goal and each play the game simultaneously to reach the goal first. Due to the nature of speedrunning, these events take significantly less time than a standard bracket tournament, meaning several of these events can be done in a day to fill down time and show off a side of the competitive ''Smash'' community less talked about. | |||
===Non-''Smash Bros.'' games=== | ===Non-''Smash Bros.'' games=== | ||
Some tournaments have either official or side events in other games outside of the ''Smash'' series. Usually such tournaments would play fighting games such as {{uv|Street Fighter}} or ''{{s|wikipedia|Marvel vs. Capcom}}'', or occasionally other platform fighters like ''Smash Bros.'' fan games and ''{{s|wikipedia|Rivals of Aether}}''. ''Smash'' tournaments are increasingly becoming fixtures at "traditional" fighting game events including prominent ones like [[CEO]]. Some events that are primarily focused on "esports" games like ''{{s|wikipedia|League of Legends}}'' or ''{{s|wikipedia|Counter-Strike}}'' may include ''Smash'' tournaments. Such events have included [[Major League Gaming]], [[Press Start]], and [[DreamHack]]. | Some tournaments have either official or side events in other games outside of the ''Smash'' series. Usually such tournaments would play fighting games such as {{uv|Street Fighter}} or ''{{s|wikipedia|Marvel vs. Capcom}}'', or occasionally other platform fighters like ''Smash Bros.'' fan games and ''{{s|wikipedia|Rivals of Aether}}''. The reverse situation also exists where ''Smash'' tournaments are increasingly becoming fixtures at "traditional" fighting game events including prominent ones like [[CEO]]. Some events that are primarily focused on "esports" games like ''{{s|wikipedia|League of Legends}}'' or ''{{s|wikipedia|Counter-Strike}}'' may include ''Smash'' tournaments. Such events have included [[Major League Gaming]], [[Press Start]], and [[DreamHack]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Tournament | *[[Tournament organizer]] | ||
*[[Tournament legal]] | *[[Tournament legal]] | ||
*[[Super Smash Bros. in competitive play|''Super Smash Bros.'' in competitive play]] | *[[Super Smash Bros. in competitive play|''Super Smash Bros.'' in competitive play]] | ||