Tournament:NorCal Tournament 2

NorCal Tournament 2
Dates	October 28th, 2006
Venue	Berret Auditorium; Student Union Building, San José State University
Address/City	One Washington Square San Jose, California 95192
Attendance	Singes: 129 Doubles: Unknown
Entry fees	LTT Doubles: $3 per person LTT Singles: $5 per person Singles: $15 per person Teams: $10 per team Crews: $8 per crew (4-5 man crews ONLY)
Pot size(s)	Singles: $1,935
Results
winners	Singles: Ken Doubles: Ken + Isai

NorCal Tournament 2 was part of a series of Melee tournaments in Northern California. The installments in the series have seen some of the largest crowds since the Tournament Go series. The tournaments mainly featured smashers from California, but also included players from out of state, and even included Japan's S-Royal at NTC2. Tournament Director Karthik Selvakumar (alias djkarthik/CS.K).

"On December 17th, 2005, NorCal's newest large tournament franchise took flight. The largest since the end of Mattdeezie's TG era. This year, the franchise's 2nd tournament will take place, The Big One. All the big guys, small guys, and everyone in the middle from NorCal will be there, not to mention several out of state contenders. Here are the details for this year's largest Northern California tournament."

Schedule

• 5:00 a.m. - Tournament floor will open.
• 6:00 a.m. - LTT Doubles signups will begin, and tournament will start.
• 9:30 a.m. - LTT Singles signups will begin, and tournament will start.
• 11:00 a.m. - Signups will begin for Teams.
• 12:00 p.m. - Teams will begin, and Singles signups will start.
• 3:00 p.m. - Singles will begin, and Crews signups will start.
• 8:00 p.m. - Crew will start, and limited friendlies will be allowed.
• 12:00 a.m. - Tournament floor will be closed.

The tournament floor will be open on Saturday at 5:00 a.m., and go on to end whenever it ends. You may come earlier if you plan to help set up. The tournament floor will be closed at midnight. So make sure you start gathering your belongings before that.

Payout

• Singles/Teams/Crews: 1st - 60%, 2nd - 30%, 3rd - 10%
• LTT Doubles/LTT Singles: 1st - 50%, 2nd - 30%, 3rd - 20%

Tournament Rules

• Double Elimination
• All matches are best of 3, with finals best of 5.
• 4 stock, 8 minute limit
• Items will be OFF

Stages

• Stages limited to the 6 neutral stages for random, others open for counterpicks.
• Neutral stages: Final Destination, Battlefield, Yoshi's Story, Fountain of Dreams, Dreamland 64, Pokemon Stadium.
• Stages banned:' Hyrule Temple, Fourside, Flatzone, Mushroom Kingdom, Venom, Brinstar Depths, Icicle Mountain, Yoshi's Island 64, Big Blue and Termina Bay.
• Loser may choose the next stage or elect to go random.
• Winner may change characters.

Results

Singles

(129 entrants)
The 129 entrants were seeded into 16 pools, the top 2 of whom advanced to a 32-man professional bracket.

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Ken		$1161
2nd	Forward		$580
3rd	HugS		$193
4th	Taj
5th	King
5th	S-Royal
7th	LunInSpectra
7th	SilentSpectre
9th	DSF
9th	The GERM
9th	Wobbles
9th	Isai

Doubles

(unknown number of teams)

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st Knights of Westminster	Ken		Isai
2nd Arizona Connection	Taj		Forward
3rd I Embrace My Desire to Feel the Rhythm	HugS		Omar
4th King + I	King		Zelgadis
5th Spectr(a + e)	LunInSpectra		SilentSpectre
5th Royal Mana	Manacloud		Chu Dat