Tournament:Smash World Tour 2020

Smash World Tour 2020
Info
Founded	2020
Region	Global
Format	Double Elimination
Website(s)	Smash World Tour website

The Smash World Tour 2020 was a planned Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament circuit organized by the teams behind VGBootCamp and Super Smash Con. The circuit started on March 13th, 2020. Tournaments were to be held all over the world, with the finals being held in the United States and a combined pot total of over $250,000. The cut-off date was November 22nd, 2020 and the finals were going to be held on December 17th-20th, 2020.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most tournaments in the circuit, including all gold and platinum events, were put on hold. With the pandemic shutting down offline tournaments for the rest of the year, the circuit was effectively cancelled. Afterwards, Smash World Tour 2021 was announced on February 20th, 2021, with online qualifiers, offline regional qualifiers, and an offline finale.

Official Ruleset

Rulebook

The official ruleset will be used at all participating tournaments unless otherwise specified.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Game settings

• Stocks: 4
• Timer: 8:00
• Handicap: Off
• Damage Ratio: x1.0
• Items: Off
• Pause: Off
• Team Attack: On

Stages

Starter	Counterpick
Yoshi's Story	Pokémon Stadium
Fountain of Dreams
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dream Land

Additional rules

• Stage Clause: A player may not pick any stage they previously won on during the set.
• Ledge Grab Limit: 60 per game
• Wobbling and the Freeze glitch are not permitted.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Game settings

• Stocks: 3
• Timer: 7:00
• Team Attack: On
• Launch Rate: x1.0
• Items: Off and None
• FS Meter: Off
• Damage Handicap: Off
• Custom Balance: Off
• Spirits: Off
• Pause: Off
• Stage Selection: Loser's Pick
• Stage Hazards: Off
• Stage Morph: Off
• Underdog Boost: Off
• Score Display: Off
• Show Damage: On

Options

• Radar: Small
• Echo Fighters: Separate
• Mii Fighters are permitted with any combination of specials.

Stages

Starter	Counterpick
Battlefield	Kalos Pokémon League
Final Destination	Lylat Cruise
Smashville	Yoshi's Story
Pokémon Stadium 2
Town and City

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 disease at time of the start of the tour caused a global pandemic where large gatherings and travel were discouraged. As a result, Smash World Tour released a statement on March 12th, 2020 detailing their measures to prevent the spread of the virus:

• There would be no Platinum or Gold tier events in March and April 2020.
• Silver events would continue as normal. However, sick people were recommended to stay home.
• Missed point opportunities were planned to be made up later.

On April 1st, 2020, Smash World Tour released an update statement:

• The delay on all Smash World Tour events was extended to June 1st, 2020. Smash World Tour said this would likely not be the last delay.
• A TO relief fund shop was opened on Start.gg.

Almost all tournaments in the circuit during the pandemic period, including gold and platinum tiered events, were either postponed or cancelled:

• Platinum tier tournaments Pound 2020, Umebura Japan Major 2020, Get On My Level 2020, Low Tier City Expo 2020, and Super Smash Con 2020 were cancelled, while HFLAN Melee Edition 2020, Battle Arena Melbourne 12, and Double Down were postponed.
• Gold tier tournaments MomoCon 2020, Battle of BC 4, COLOSSEL 2020, and CEO 2020 were cancelled, while Glitch - Infinite, Port Priority 6, The Script Trilogy, and Apex 2020 were postponed. CEO Dreamland 2020 was still held, but the Gold tier status was dropped.

List of tournaments

Melee

Event	Date	Tier	Attendance	Winner
Don't Stomp On Me	March 14th, 2020	Silver 64	86	Albert
SoCal The Hype!	March 14th, 2020	Silver 32	39	KoDoRiN

Ultimate

Event	Date	Tier	Attendance	Winner
Kurobra 20	March 21st, 2020	Silver 64	64	Ark
Smash Contest: DoKomi 2020	September 26th-27th, 2020	Silver 128	150	DarkThunder
The Ultimate Trailblazer	October 2nd-3rd, 2020	Silver 32	46	Zerick

Point system

Scoring

Scores are calculated based off of placements, with higher tiered events offering more points for a wider range of placements. The following factors into the final score:

• Top 3 Platinum results
• Top 3 Gold results
• Top 6 Silver results

Had the circuit not been cancelled, the top 31 players would then move on to the finals, with a Last Chance qualifier for the last slot.

Placement	Platinum score	Gold score	Silver score
			128 entrants	96 entrants	64 entrants	32 entrants
1st	800	400	100	70	45	25
2nd	675	300	70	45	25	10
3rd	525	220	45	25	10	5
4th	400	150	25	10	5	1
5th	300	100	10	5	1	—
7th	220	70	5	1	—	—
9th	150	45	1	—	—	—
13th	100	25	—	—	—	—
17th	70	10	—	—	—	—
25th	45	5	—	—	—	—
33rd	25	1	—	—	—	—
49th	10	—	—	—	—	—
65th	5	—	—	—	—	—
97th	1	—	—	—	—	—

Point standings

Super Smash Bros. Melee standings

Rank	Player	Points
1st	Albert	45
2nd	bobby big ballz	25
2nd	KoDoRiN	25
4th	Salt	10
4th	null	10
6th	Arc	5
6th	Nut	5
8th	SFOP	1
8th	SDJ	1
8th	Westballz	1

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate standings

Rank	Player	Points
1st	DarkThunder	100
2nd	RyuKai	70
3rd	Ark	45
3rd	Space	45
5th	Nagi-nu	25
5th	Zerick	25
5th	Sabaca	25
8th	Kuroitsu	10
8th	Ramses	10
8th	Sintro	10
8th	Tomato	10
12th	Ke-ya	5
12th	You	5
12th	Otakuni	5
12th	Ty	5
16th	Daijunoseirei	1
16th	yuzu	1
16th	Lucky	1
16th	Hirschulat	1
16th	Honk	1
16th	Leon	1
16th	Surge	1

External links

• Trailer
• Presentation
• Smash World Tour website
• Start.gg page