| Smash World Tour 2022 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Info | |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Region | Global |
| Format | Double Elimination |
| Website(s) | Smash World Tour website |
The Smash World Tour 2022 was a cancelled Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament circuit organized by the team behind VGBootCamp. The circuit began on March 12th, 2022 and concluded on November 20th, 2022. The championships were going to be held on December 9th-11th, 2022, with a Last Chance Qualifier held at the event. There is a pot prize starting at $250,000 ($125,000 for each game).
Due to the interference of Nintendo, the Smash World Tour 2022 was cancelled on November 29th, 2022, weeks before the finale was set to take place.[1]
Format
Official Ruleset
These rules are for the championships. Tournament organizers could run their own rules or stage lists.[2]
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, 15 in a 1-stock tiebreaker
- 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: Yes
Options
- Radar: Small
- Echo Fighters: Separate
- Custom Balance: Off
- Mii Fighters are permitted with any combination of specials.
- Language: To be specified by the TO based on the local region of the Tournament.
Stages
Ultimate's stage list is subject to change.
| Starter | Counterpick |
|---|---|
| Battlefield | Final Destination* |
| Kalos Pokémon League | Hollow Bastion |
| Pokémon Stadium 2 | Small Battlefield |
| Smashville | |
| Town and City |
*Ω form Battlefield may be substituted for Final Destination at the request of either player - unless one of the players is using Steve in which case the only alternative that can be used for Final Destination (should one player not want to use default Final Destination) is Ω form Wuhu Island.
Behind-the-scenes and cancellation
- See also: Tournament:Panda Cup#Controversy
On November 29th, 2022, Smash World Tour released a document detailing actions behind-the-scene that eventually led to its cancellation.
Prior to the Smash World Tour 2021 Championships, members of VGBootCamp, the SWT organizers, were invited to a meeting with Nintendo and its legal team. During the meeting, Nintendo discussed how they had no plans on shutting down the championship, but were in fact open to the possibility of having the Smash World Tour licensed by them in the future, noting that their partnership with Panda was not exclusive. Discussions continued throughout the first few months of 2022, however during this time SWT organizers learned that many other organizers were hesitant on joining the circuit due to statements from Panda's CEO Alan Bunney, who had told the organizers that SWT was not coming back. Despite Nintendo reassuring them otherwise, Bunney continued to sow doubt on the circuit's longevity and went against Nintendo's words by both preventing other organizers from joining the SWT and pressuring tournaments on the SWT to drop out of the circuit, stating that tournaments that do will not be allowed to join the Panda Cup. As a result, several tournaments decided not to take part in the SWT circuit as, from what Bunney had told the organizers, they feared legal action from Nintendo. Eventually, due to the lack of events who wanted to participate in the Panda Cup as well as failure to secure broadcasting rights from Beyond the Summit, the Panda Cup lifted their exclusivity rule.
During this time, communications between Nintendo started to slow down. After SWT ran out of time to get an official license for the year's circuit, Nintendo recommended the group to apply for a license solely for the championship tournament at the end of the year, in hopes that it could lead to a full license for the 2023 iteration. However SWT saw little communication from Nintendo in the following months, which led SWT to push back the championship's announcement until August, after which Nintendo apologized to them for the slow communication. The following month, Nintendo told them that while nothing has been decided yet in regards to their license, Bunney's conduct and the behind-the-scenes drama with the Panda Cup were coming under evaluation. Despite SWT requesting for one, Nintendo declined to have its decision makers discuss the license with the SWT organizers.
SWT's last few discussions with Nintendo came in November, a month before the championship. Nintendo confirmed that they were still figuring out the license while noting that people they were discussing with have advocated for the SWT, community, and grassroots organizers; despite this, however, Nintendo still declined to have their decision makers discuss with the SWT organizers. The following conversation came with a verdict: Nintendo would not license both the championship and any tournament activity from the SWT in 2023, with Nintendo giving little reason as to why and refusing SWT from running the tournament without a license, effectively going against what they discussed a year prior, forcing the team to cancel the finale.
The shutdown cost VGBootCamp hundreds of thousands of dollars and led VGBootCamp to release a statement on their uncertainty for the organization's future, as well as the cancellations of Glitch: Duel of Fates and Double Down 2023.[3]
Reactions
The announcement led to an outcry from the community, particularly those who had qualified for the tournament. Many players once again accused Nintendo for hurting Smash's grassroots scene and criticized the company for continuing their out-of-touch behaviors with the community. Esports organizations such as beastcoast[4] and Paragon[5] released statements urging Nintendo to reverse their decision.
Many others also accused Panda, more specifically Bunney, for undermining the Smash World Tour in order to promote the Panda Cup, as well as his actions towards other organizers during this time. This has led to calls to boycott Panda and the finale, and many players in the finale or the LCQ have since dropped out.
List of tournaments
Melee
Platinum and Gold tournaments
| Event | Date | Tier | Attendance | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ultra Hard |
April 1st-3rd | Platinum | 24 |  Amida
|
 Pound 2022 |
April 22nd-24th | Platinum | 284 | Zain
|
 Battle Arena Melbourne 12 |
May 13th-15th | Gold | 94 | Sock
|
 Battle of BC 4 |
June 10th-12th | Gold | 281 |  Leffen
|
| Get On My Level 2022 |
July 1st-3rd | Platinum | 493 | Hungrybox
|
| Double Down 2022 |
July 8th-10th | Platinum | 368 | iBDW
|
| Phantom 2022 |
July 16th-17th | Platinum | 188 | iBDW
|
 Fête 2 |
July 29th-31st | Platinum | 330 |  aMSa
|
 Smash Factor 9 |
July 29th-31st | Platinum | 100 | Wizzrobe
|
| Super Smash Con 2022 |
August 11th-14th | Platinum | 713 | Mango
|
| Battle GateWay 35 |
August 28th | Gold | 34 | Inngenn
|
 Uprising 2022 |
September 2nd-4th | Gold | 16 | Sala
|
| TRETA 2022 |
September 10th-11th | Gold | 12 | McS33
|
 Zenkoku Taikai |
September 24th-25th | Gold | 45 | Chape
|
| Lost Tech City 2022 |
September 30th-October 2nd | Gold | 153 | Mango
|
 First Attack 2022 |
October 7th-9th | Platinum | 15 | Excel Zero
|
 DreamHack Rotterdam 2022 |
October 14th-16th | Gold | 217 | Leffen
|
| Viva la Smash |
October 22nd-23rd | Gold | 70 | Mew2King
|
| Battle GateWay 37 |
November 5th-6th | Platinum | 48 | Inngenn
|
| Saving Mr. Lombardi 3 |
November 12th | Gold | 153 | KoDoRiN
|
 HFLAN 2022: Golden Melee Edition |
November 11th-13th | Gold | 167 |  Trif
|
| Apex 2022 |
November 18th-20th | Gold | 461 | aMSa
|
Super Silver and Silver 4 tournaments
| Super Silver and Silver 4 tournaments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Date | Tier | Attendance | Winner |
| The Nightclub S2E14 @ OS NYC |
March 16th | Silver 4 | 76 | JoJo
|
| DSEA Smash Spring 2022 |
March 19th | Silver 4 | 56 | Aaron
|
| Domino Effect 20 |
March 19th | Silver 4 | 93 | FatGoku
|
| Minnesota Monthly Melee #2 |
March 19th | Silver 4 | 77 | Ben
|
| CT Gamercon 5 |
March 19th-20th | Silver 4 | 94 | Skerzo
|
 RCADIA SMASH 2 |
March 24th-27th | Silver 4 | 60 | Meruem
|
| Arts'Cade Open Cup 1 |
March 26th-27th | Silver 4 | 59 |  Jah Ridin'
|
| The Nightclub VIP: iBDW |
April 3rd | Silver 4 | 118 | Aklo
|
| Starstruck |
April 9th | Silver 4 | 66 | Mot$
|
| Mass Madness 35 |
April 9th | Silver 4 | 72 | Wally
|
| Guildhouse Pre-Genesis 8 Tournament |
April 14th | Silver 4 | 80 | Hungrybox
|
| The Nightclub S3E3 @ OS NYC |
April 20th | Silver 4 | 74 | 2saint
|
| Emerald City X |
April 30th | Silver 4 | 149 | Spark
|
| Arcamini X |
April 30th | Silver 4 | 49 | Jah Ridin'
|
| The Nightclub S3E5 @ OS NYC |
May 4th | Silver 4 | 96 | 2saint
|
| The Function 2 |
May 7th | Super Silver | 201 | Ginger
|
| Welcome to Guam |
May 14th | Silver 4 | 64 | Zasa
|
| Lawless Melee #8 |
May 14th | Silver 4 | 64 | S2J
|
| Lan ETS 2022 |
May 13th-15th | Silver 4 | 66 | Lunar Dusk
|
| The Nightclub S3E6 @ OS NYC |
May 18th | Silver 4 | 66 | 2saint
|
| Creed! |
May 21st | Silver 4 | 84 | Bbatts
|
| The Nightclub S3E7 @ OS NYC |
May 25th | Silver 4 | 77 | 2saint
|
| Domino Effect 21 |
May 28th | Silver 4 | 92 | Aura
|
| Lift-Off |
May 29th | Silver 4 | 65 | Mad Tyro
|
| The Nightclub S3E8 @ OS NYC |
June 1st | Silver 4 | 77 | 2saint
|
| Lawless Melee #10 |
June 4th | Silver 4 | 75 | S2J
|
| Hold That L #7 |
June 4th | Super Silver | 218 | Ben
|
| Athina |
June 4th | Silver 4 | 64 | Professor Pro
|
| The Nightclub S3E9 @ OS NYC |
June 8th | Silver 4 | 80 | Chem
|
| EMUSC Summer of Love |
June 11th | Silver 4 | 77 | essy
|
| Samus' Lair |
June 18th | Silver 4 | 77 | raoul
|
| The Nightclub S3E10 @ OS NYC |
June 15th | Silver 4 | 75 | Jflex
|
| The Nightclub S3E11 @ OS NYC |
June 22nd | Silver 4 | 81 | Jflex
|
| MMOM 2022 |
June 25th | Silver 4 | 102 | 2saint
|
| The Nightclub S3E12 @ OS NYC |
June 29th | Silver 4 | 80 | 2saint
|
| The Nightclub S4E1 @ OS NYC |
July 6th | Silver 4 | 78 | Bbatts
|
| Summer Crusade |
July 16th | Silver 4 | 69 | Rocket
|
| Invincible VI |
July 16th | Silver 4 | 138 | 100 Grand
|
| The Trail Invitational 2 |
July 16th | Silver 4 | 76 | 2saint
|
| Warehouse War 2 |
July 16th | Silver 4 | 133 | Colbol
|
| The Nightclub S4E2 @ OS NYC |
July 20th | Silver 4 | 77 | TheSWOOPER
|
| Minnesota Monthly Melee #6 |
July 23rd-24th | Silver 4 | 109 | Zuppy
|
| The Nightclub S4E3 @ OS NYC |
July 27th | Silver 4 | 70 | 2saint
|
| Smash @ Pat's 50: The Patio |
July 30th-31st | Silver 4 | 87 | Slowking
|
| Wavedash 2022 |
August 6th-7th | Super Silver | 350 | Hungrybox
|
| Sunshined 2 |
August 13th | Silver 4 | 75 | Zamu
|
| Kings of Hali 5: Return of the King |
August 14th-16th | Silver 4 | 111 | Secrets
|
| The Grand FinALe |
August 18th | Silver 4 | 76 | essy
|
| Lawless Melee #15 |
August 20th | Silver 4 | 70 | Franz
|
| We Need Some Space 3 |
August 20th | Silver 4 | 132 | Fiction
|
| Run, Don't Walk |
August 27th | Silver 4 | 90 | Zamu
|
| The Nightclub S4E7 @ OS NYC |
August 31st | Silver 4 | 69 | Rishi
|
| The Nightclub S4E9 @ OS NYC |
September 14th | Silver 4 | 88 | Rishi
|
| Domino Effect 22 |
September 17th | Silver 4 | 130 | Aura
|
| Frame 11 |
September 17th | Silver 4 | 75 | Jmook
|
| South Coast Regionals: Reloaded |
September 17th | Silver 4 | 49 | Frenzy
|
| Midgard 2022 |
September 17th-18th | Silver 4 | 48 | Pipsqueak
|
| Minnesota Monthly Melee #8 |
September 18th | Silver 4 | 65 | Ginger
|
| Mass Madness 37 |
September 24th | Silver 4 | 68 | 2saint
|
| Tidal Waves #2 |
September 24th | Silver 4 | 88 | Zuppy
|
| The Nightclub S4E11 @ OS NYC |
September 28th | Silver 4 | 93 | 2saint
|
| No Jawns 2 |
October 1st | Silver 4 | 96 | JJM
|
| The Nightclub S5E1 @ OS NYC |
October 5th | Silver 4 | 64 | Rishi
|
| Arcamini X-1 |
October 8th | Silver 4 | 48 | Jah Ridin'
|
| Lawless Melee #17 |
October 15th | Silver 4 | 67 | Fiction
|
| The Off-Season |
October 15th-16th | Silver 4 | 113 | aMSa
|
| The Nightclub S5E3 @ OS NYC |
October 19th | Silver 4 | 74 | 2saint
|
| Cold Hard Cache 3 |
October 22nd-23rd | Silver 4 | 65 | OkayP.
|
| Fall GatorLAN 2022 |
October 22nd-23rd | Silver 4 | 159 | Wevans
|
| The Nightclub S5E4 @ OS NYC |
October 26th | Silver 4 | 64 | Ryobeat
|
| Lawless Melee #18 |
October 29th | Silver 4 | 68 | Fiction
|
| Big Cheese 3 |
October 28th-30th | Silver 4 | 62 | Sock
|
| The Nightclub S5E5 @ OS NYC |
November 2nd | Silver 4 | 70 | 2saint
|
| MYTH 3 |
November 5th | Super Silver | 100 | Abbe
|
| Show Me Your Moves '22 |
November 5th | Silver 4 | 174 | Zamu
|
| The Nightclub S5E6 @ OS NYC |
November 9th | Silver 4 | 70 | Just Jason
|
| The Nightclub S5E7 (Apex 2022 Pre-Local) |
November 16th | Silver 4 | 128 | aMSa
|
| BOPME 22 |
November 19th | Silver 4 | 91 | shabo
|
Finale
| Event | Date | Attendance | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smash World Tour 2022 Last Chance Qualifier |
December 9th, 2022 | TBD | — |
| Smash World Tour 2022 Championships |
December 9th-11th, 2022 | 32 | TBD |
Ultimate
Platinum and Gold tournaments
| Event | Date | Tier | Attendance | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Virtuocity Smash Open 2022 |
March 17th-19th | Gold | 106 | Chag
|
| Ultra Hard |
April 1st-3rd | Platinum | 152 | Sekai Doggo
|
| Pound 2022 |
April 22nd-24th | Platinum | 433 | Glutonny
|
| Kagaribi 7 |
May 4th-5th | Platinum | 768 | acola
|
| Battle Arena Melbourne 12 |
May 13th-15th | Gold | 343 | Jdizzle
|
 Ultimate Tropical Arena |
May 21st | Gold | 68 | Chag
|
| MomoCon 2022 |
May 26th-29th | Gold | 666 | Light
|
| Battle of BC 4 |
June 10th-12th | Gold | 408 | KEN
|
| Maesuma TOP 8 |
June 11th-12th | Gold | 590 | Yoshidora
|
| Get On My Level 2022 |
July 1st-3rd | Platinum | 753 | Onin
|
| COLOSSEL 2022 |
July 2nd-3rd | Gold | 1,024 | MkLeo
|
| Double Down 2022 |
July 8th-10th | Platinum | 987 | ProtoBanham
|
| Phantom 2022 |
July 16th-17th | Platinum | 287 | Nietono
|
| Smash Factor 9 |
July 29th-31st | Platinum | 719 | MkLeo
|
| Super Smash Con 2022 |
August 11th-14th | Platinum | 2,388 | Onin
|
| Rise 'N Grind |
August 19th-21st | Gold | 466 | MkLeo
|
| Ultimate WANTED 4 |
August 25th-28th | Platinum | 629 | Zackray
|
| Uprising 2022 |
September 2nd-4th | Gold | 77 | kept
|
| TRETA 2022 |
September 10th-11th | Gold | 57 | Ferps
|
| Glitch - Regen |
September 23rd-25th | Gold | 422 | Light
|
| Zenkoku Taikai |
September 24th-25th | Gold | 171 | Frido
|
| Lost Tech City 2022 |
September 30th-October 2nd | Gold | 418 | Marss
|
 VCA 2022 |
October 1st-2nd | Platinum | 403 | Bloom4Eva
|
| First Attack 2022 |
October 7th-9th | Platinum | 178 |  Sonix
|
| DreamHack Rotterdam 2022 |
October 14th-16th | Gold | 154 | Larry Lurr
|
| Maesuma TOP 10 |
October 15th-16th | Platinum | 476 | acola
|
| Viva la Smash |
October 22nd-23rd | Gold | 386 | AlanDiss
|
| Let's Make Moves Miami |
October 28th-30th | Gold | 467 | acola
|
| KOWLOON 3 |
November 5th | Gold | 362 | Miya
|
| Blink Respawn 2022 |
November 4th-6th | Gold | 222 | Sonix
|
| Port Priority 7 |
November 12th-13th | Gold | 600 | Tweek
|
| Apex 2022 |
November 18th-20th | Gold | 607 | Miya
|
Super Silver and Silver 4 tournaments
| Super Silver and Silver 4 tournaments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Date | Tier | Attendance | Winner |
 Ultimate Smashdown 4 |
March 12th | Silver 4 | 68 | Fasian[6]
|
| Glory 2.0 |
March 12th-13th | Silver 4 | 297 | AndresFn
|
| Collision 2022 |
March 12th-13th | Super Silver | 749 | Sparg0
|
| Super Game Lab Smash #3 |
March 13th | Silver 4 | 131 | Stroder Ame
|
| Ultimate Shockwave 100! |
March 16th | Silver 4 | 165 | MuteAce
|
| Sumabato SP 23 |
March 18th | Silver 4 | 128 | Atelier
|
 SmashDay 6 |
March 19th | Silver 4 | 87 | morrocoYo
|
| Domino Effect 20 |
March 19th | Silver 4 | 160 | Ludo
|
| MARCH RADNESS |
March 19th | Silver 4 | 66 | Strike
|
| Winter Clash 2022 |
March 19th | Silver 4 | 129 | EKING
|
| Sumabato SP 24 |
March 19th | Silver 4 | 128 | acola
|
 AWC Chiminike |
March 19th | Silver 4 | 81 | Echofire
|
| LEVELUP Arena 4 |
March 19th-20th | Silver 4 | 324 | SKITTLES!!
|
| CT Gamercon 5 |
March 19th-20th | Silver 4 | 167 | Light
|
| Ultimate Gaiden 24 |
March 20th | Silver 4 | 69 | Capitancito
|
| SmashDashXXXII: Stop Mashing! |
March 20th | Silver 4 | 64 | SBF
|
| Gourmet Bash |
March 20th | Silver 4 | 86 | Burst
|
| WANTED S4 C4 - Free Agent Edition |
March 26th | Silver 4 | 257 | Raflow
|
| SOS 7 |
March 26th | Silver 4 | 230 | Doorstop
|
| Stick Drift 2 |
March 26th | Silver 4 | 149 | Puppeh
|
| RCADIA SMASH 2 |
March 24th-27th | Silver 4 | 223 | Tarik
|
| Arts'Cade Open Cup 1 |
March 26th-27th | Silver 4 | 158 | Leon
|
| Abierto Atlas Chapalita III |
March 27th | Silver 4 | 133 | Jayce
|
| bae100 |
April 2nd | Silver 4 | 145 | ZD
|
| HABBY Belated |
April 2nd | Silver 4 | 141 | Riddles
|
| Sumabato SP 25 |
April 2nd | Silver 4 | 192 | KEN
|
 Feel The Heat |
April 3rd | Silver 4 | 128 | Luisfer
|
| Tijuana At War 2022 |
April 8th-10th | Silver 4 | 185 | Sparg0
|
| Beak Bong 2022 |
April 9th | Silver 4 | 139 | H4DS
|
| DCG Season 1: Brinstar Depths 1 |
April 9th-10th | Silver 4 | 132 | Monte
|
| Clip It II |
April 10th | Silver 4 | 160 | MPg
|
| Smash Rumble Vol. 1 |
April 10th | Silver 4 | 69 | BigFred
|
| Honeypot 3: Fight for the Bees |
April 16th | Silver 4 | 156 | Skar
|
 Smash Ultimate JAB #9 |
April 21st-22nd | Silver 4 | 67 | Soul Turtle
|
| DOSE2SEL INVASION (2022.03) |
April 23rd | Silver 4 | 240 | Raflow
|
| Barrel Bash V |
April 23rd | Silver 4 | 148 | Jin
|
| SoCal Smash Prom |
April 23rd | Silver 4 | 148 | Chase
|
| Invasion: April 2022 |
April 23rd | Silver 4 | 192 | Bloom4Eva
|
| CouchWarriors VIC April Ranking Battle |
April 23rd | Silver 4 | 65 | Sriks
|
| Vancouver Battle Royale: Resurrection |
April 23rd | Silver 4 | 128 | Ouch!?
|
| Move Forward! |
April 24th | Silver 4 | 109 | Wolfen
|
| Smash Arena Ultimate 9 |
April 24th | Silver 4 | 64 | Poyo
|
| HighlanderCon Spring 2022 |
April 30th | Silver 4 | 129 | Monte
|
| Low Tide City 2022 |
April 30th | Super Silver | 561 | Sparg0
|
| Maesuma TOP 7 |
April 30th | Super Silver | 512 | acola
|
| Emerald City X |
April 30th | Silver 4 | 163 | Lemmon
|
| Spotoch Series 4: King Spotoch |
April 30th | Silver 4 | 81 | Echofire
|
| Stone Ocean: The Controller |
April 30th | Silver 4 | 113 | morrocoYo
|
| Seibugeki 10 |
May 3rd | Silver 4 | 192 | Shuton
|
 Offline Warriors 2 |
May 7th | Silver 4 | 81 |  Yei
|
| Pixel SMASH #120 |
May 9th | Silver 4 | 67 | RaZe
|
| EBS x Zen Gaming #94 |
May 10th | Silver 4 | 69 | Jdizzle
|
| Super Salty Suite |
May 11th | Silver 4 | 80 | Jdizzle
|
| SmashLAN'd #150 |
May 12th | Silver 4 | 147 | Geist
|
| Pre-BAM Pixel Smash |
May 12th | Silver 4 | 96 | Sriks
|
| Lan ETS 2022 |
May 13th | Silver 4 | 140 | Armadillo
|
| Back in Blood 4 |
May 14th | Silver 4 | 256 | Scend
|
| Code Crimson |
May 14th | Silver 4 | 218 | Jake
|
 Delta Smash Championship 2022 |
May 14th | Silver 4 | 65 | Fairess
|
| Ultimate Gaiden 28 |
May 14th | Silver 4 | 64 | Sonix
|
| Super Game Lab Smash #4 |
May 15th | Silver 4 | 129 | Ignaize
|
| Stunfest 2022 |
May 20th-22nd | Silver 4 | 204 | Leon
|
| Cusca Cup |
May 22nd | Silver 4 | 115 | Vanitas
|
| 4o4 Smash Night - Momocon Kick-Off |
May 26th | Silver 4 | 128 | Sonix
|
| Bit Master Mty 10 |
May 27th-28th | Silver 4 | 259 | Rox
|
| Domino Effect 21 |
May 28th | Silver 4 | 168 | jaredisking1
|
| Reunion |
May 28th | Silver 4 | 143 | eMass
|
| WANTED S5 C1 - ALL STAR |
May 28th-29th | Silver 4 | 357 | sisqui
|
| Combo Breaker 2022 |
May 27th-29th | Silver 4 | 392 | Onin
|
| Sumabato SP 26 |
May 29th | Silver 4 | 248 | Yoshidora
|
| Smash Arena Ultimate 10 |
May 29th | Silver 4 | 64 | Poyo
|
| DOSE2SEL 2022.04 |
June 3rd-4th | Silver 4 | 174 | Leon
|
| KRBanger 03: The Prequel |
June 4th | Silver 4 | 128 | Glutonny
|
| AWC TOURNAMENT 1 |
June 4th | Silver 4 | 69 | Echofire
|
| Frame by Frame 2022 |
June 4th | Silver 4 | 89 | Chokeyuken
|
| InfinityCON Tally 2022 |
June 4th-5th | Silver 4 | 182 | Goblin
|
| Smash Contest: DoKomi 2022 |
June 4th-5th | Silver 4 | 321 | quiK
|
| Coliseo Smash: Ad Gladium |
June 4th-5th | Silver 4 | 82 | Wise
|
| Kamisuma 13 |
June 5th | Silver 4 | 248 | acola
|
| The TP Games 2022 |
June 6th | Silver 4 | 101 | CHACHO
|
| ThunderDome 1 |
June 11th | Silver 4 | 134 | Pepo
|
| EMUSC Summer of Love |
June 11th | Silver 4 | 140 | IcyMist
|
| Ascension: Inferno |
June 11th | Silver 4 | 131 | Stroder[7]
|
| Manchester Conquest 8 |
June 11th | Silver 4 | 166 |  MazeBeans
|
| King's Court: Crown 2 Pre-Local |
June 17th | Silver 4 | 188 | Shuton
|
| Ultimate Smash Rumble |
June 18th | Silver 4 | 91 | Echofire
|
 Autopilot Club 7 |
June 18th | Silver 4 | 72 | Terrarian
|
| Crown 2 |
June 18th-19th | Silver 4 | 416 | Tea
|
| COST 2022 |
June 18th-19th | Silver 4 | 304 | Onin
|
| Sumabato SP 27 |
June 19th | Silver 4 | 221 | HIKARU
|
| CrocoCup 1 |
June 19th | Silver 4 | 128 | Mezcaul
|
| Ignition #272 |
June 22nd | Silver 4 | 134 | SamteaSilver
|
| RiyadhSmashers 100 |
June 23rd-24th | Silver 4 | 111 | Vi
|
| KOWLOON 1 |
June 25th | Silver 4 | 256 | Shissho
|
| DAT BlastZone 32 |
June 25th | Silver 4 | 183 | CurryGovernor
|
| Xentric Gaming: Let's Brawl 1 |
June 25th | Silver 4 | 68 | EKING
|
| Warp Zone |
June 25th | Silver 4 | 328 | Ned
|
| Orbitar 100: The Final Frontier |
June 25th | Silver 4 | 247 | H4DS
|
| COCONAUTIC |
June 24th-25th | Silver 4 | 71 | Notochork
|
| SMASHADELPHIA 2022 |
June 24th-26th | Silver 4 | 137 | Jakal
|
| 95 Kings of Fields 2 |
June 25th-26th | Silver 4 | 256 | MkLeo
|
| Smash Arena Ultimate 11 |
June 26th | Silver 4 | 67 | Poyo
|
| To Be Continued |
June 26th | Silver 4 | 99 | Luisfer
|
| SUPER LAN Hero Tuesday 3 |
June 28th | Silver 4 | 144 | Lui$
|
| Xentric Gaming: Get Dunked Biweekly #10 |
July 1st | Silver 4 | 66 | EKING
|
| Seibugeki 11 |
July 2nd | Silver 4 | 192 | ProtoBanham
|
| Stone Ocean Legends 2 |
July 2nd | Silver 4 | 71 | morrocoYo
|
| CouchWarriors VIC July Ranbat 2022 |
July 2nd | Silver 4 | 72 | Jdizzle
|
| Maesuma Offline (Shikoku) |
July 9th | Silver 4 | 155 | Miya
|
| Pre-Phantom StarForge #122 |
July 13th | Silver 4 | 69 | SebPro101
|
| Super Barista Bros, Ghostly Grind |
July 14th | Silver 4 | 64 | Sriks
|
| Battle Kat Bunker: The Phantom Hour |
July 15th | Silver 4 | 183 | Bro1
|
| Invincible VI |
July 16th | Silver 4 | 209 | SKITTLES!!
|
| Warehouse War 2 |
July 16th | Silver 4 | 162 | Jin
|
| Ultimate Gaiden 31 |
July 17th | Silver 4 | 65 | 0mart
|
 Smash Odyssey——Reviewing Soldier 2 |
July 17th | Silver 4 | 77 | Bethly
|
| Espacio Gamers Torneo Nacional |
July 15th-17th | Silver 4 | 133 | Wise
|
| STAMPEDE II |
July 23rd | Silver 4 | 132 | Onin
|
| Central Stadium |
July 23rd | Silver 4 | 145 | Lui$
|
| Gamers por la Inclusión |
July 23rd | Silver 4 | 68 | Ed^
|
| Regen 2022 |
July 23rd-24th | Silver 4 | 360 | Luugi
|
 Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2022 |
July 23rd-24th | Silver 4 | 132 | Ogey
|
| Sumabato SP 28 |
July 24th | Silver 4 | 160 | acola
|
| Smash Arena Ultimate 12 |
July 24th | Silver 4 | 68 | Thourning Red
|
| Save Point 2: Save State |
July 30th | Silver 4 | 258 | Syrup
|
| QCS: One Night Stand |
July 30th | Silver 4 | 169 | Tilde
|
| Tri-City Tumble 19: Cascadia Clash Qualifier |
July 30th | Silver 4 | 128 | H4DS
|
| Kagaribi 8 |
July 29th-30th | Super Silver | 491 | Miya
|
| SmashG@Asia Esports Festival 2022 |
July 30th-31st | Silver 4 | 108 | Terrarian
|
| HST SP ChampionShip Summer Stage |
August 6th | Silver 4 | 128 | Nao
|
| STAR K.O. ROUND #5 |
August 6th | Silver 4 | 128 | Leon
|
| CBG: Smash The Bracket |
August 6th | Silver 4 | 82 | Tuitt
|
 SUN: Torneo Pharaohs Casino |
August 7th | Silver 4 | 158 | BHIO
|
| Wavedash 2022 |
August 6th-7th | Silver 4 | 418 | Scend
|
| Sumabato SP 29 |
August 14th | Silver 4 | 146 | acola
|
| Malta Morena Smash Energy Legends |
August 13th-14th | Silver 4 | 170 | Mr.cacao
|
| Smash Pro League #17 - PreNational |
August 14th | Silver 4 | 73 | morrocoYo
|
| Kings of Hali 5: Return of the King |
August 12th-14th | Silver 4 | 193 | Vapor
|
| JINGI 1 |
August 15th | Silver 4 | 128 | ProtoBanham
|
| KOWLOON 2 |
August 20th | Silver 4 | 292 | HIKARU
|
| Phoenix Rise |
August 20th | Silver 4 | 107 | morrocoYo
|
| The Smash Boss |
August 20th | Silver 4 | 98 | GotM
|
| Heat Check 2022 |
August 25th-26th | Silver 4 | 109 | Vi
|
| Maesuma TOP 9 |
August 27th | Super Silver | 473 | acola
|
| Code Red 2 |
August 27th | Silver 4 | 149 | Sonido
|
| Daddy's Den X Ultra |
August 27th | Silver 4 | 186 | Lui$
|
| The Noob Academy 2: Batalla de Villanos |
August 27th | Silver 4 | 157 | Sonix
|
| Run, Don't Walk |
August 27th | Silver 4 | 140 | SKITTLES!!
|
| Lotus Deluxe #1 |
August 28th | Silver 4 | 68 | Lord
|
| Smash Arena Ultimate 13 |
August 28th | Silver 4 | 71 | Poyo
|
| La Super Liga |
August 28th | Silver 4 | 73 | ROBOT3050
|
| Hollywood Castle 1 |
August 30th | Silver 4 | 145 | IcyMist
|
| Hirosuma 21 |
September 3rd | Silver 4 | 128 | HIKARU
|
| Vulcan 4 |
September 3rd | Silver 4 | 141 | iStudying
|
| BOSS BATTLES: Phase 1 |
September 3rd | Silver 4 | 171 | Sisqui
|
| Bahamut |
September 3rd | Silver 4 | 133 | Onin
|
| San Japan 2022 |
September 3rd | Silver 4 | 130 | MuteAce
|
| DreamHack Melbourne 2022 |
September 3rd-4th | Silver 4 | 69 | BrickEnthusiast
|
| Wave 2 |
September 4th | Silver 4 | 200 | Shuton
|
| Xentric Gaming: Get Dunked Biweekly #14 |
September 9th | Silver 4 | 64 | EKING
|
| ThunderDome 2 |
September 10th | Silver 4 | 152 | AndresFn
|
| Tea Party 2: Mayoral Madness |
September 10th | Silver 4 | 156 | Longo
|
| Road to Smash Legends 3 |
September 11th | Silver 4 | 79 | Romeo Santos
|
| Banana Republic I |
September 11th | Silver 4 | 68 | BigFred
|
| EURO STEP |
September 11th | Silver 4 | 192 | Leon
|
| DOSE2SEL IS BACK ! |
September 17th | Silver 4 | 243 | Leon
|
| Rock The Hill |
September 17th | Silver 4 | 181 | NoTag
|
| Domino Effect 22 |
September 17th | Silver 4 | 166 | H4
|
| Midgard 2022 |
September 17th-18th | Silver 4 | 168 |  Lancelot
|
| Hylian Zone |
September 18th | Silver 4 | 156 | Flow
|
| Shinosuma HEROES 2 |
September 19th | Silver 4 | 171 | Tsubotsubo
|
| Sumabato SP 30 |
September 23rd | Silver 4 | 216 | Asimo
|
| HENECIS TORNEO PRE NACIONAL |
September 23rd | Silver 4 | 65 | Wise
|
| Salt of the Earth |
September 24th | Silver 4 | 151 | Active
|
 Rankings 2 |
September 24th | Silver 4 | 78 | ShinyMark
|
| Seibugeki Rising 1 |
September 25th | Silver 4 | 153 | Purueight
|
 Smash Challenger! Budokan Play 2022 |
October 1st-2nd | Silver 4 | 72 | Anality
|
| Okay this is Epping #9 |
October 2nd | Silver 4 | 78 | Luco
|
| Bit Master Mty 11 |
October 8th | Silver 4 | 130 | Rox
|
| Occitania Gaming Convention 2022 |
October 8th | Silver 4 | 128 | Leon
|
| Unismash 8: Revive! |
October 8th-9th | Silver 4 | 128 | Tarik
|
| Back in Blood 5 |
October 15th | Silver 4 | 256 | Ned
|
| Battle of Z: Forma de Leo Saga |
October 15th-16th | Silver 4 | 240 | Chag
|
| Smash Legends 3 |
October 16th | Super Silver | 256 | MKBigBoss
|
| Excalibur III : Rebirth x Cadets de Bretagne |
October 22nd | Silver 4 | 128 | NaetorU
|
| Honeypot 4: Lost in the Woods |
October 22nd | Silver 4 | 162 | thirty4
|
| Fall GatorLAN 2022 |
October 22nd-23rd | Silver 4 | 231 | AwDaSea
|
| Koshisuma x Super Smash Brothers Shintoshin 1 |
October 23rd | Silver 4 | 128 | takera
|
| Sumabato SP 31 |
October 23rd | Silver 4 | 207 | Kome
|
| BDE Last Stock |
October 23rd | Silver 4 | 128 | Nitox
|
| WeeklyVac: Small Cheese Edition 2022 |
October 26th | Silver 4 | 84 | Sriks
|
| The Medium Cheese 2022 |
October 27th | Silver 4 | 93 | BrickEnthusiast
|
| DOSE2SEL HALLOWEEN • 2022.06 |
October 28th-29th | Silver 4 | 256 | Sisqui
|
| Big Cheese 3 |
October 28th-30th | Silver 4 | 157 | BrickEnthusiast
|
| Zénith #10 |
October 29th-30th | Silver 4 | 128 | Raflow
|
| Telcom Gametron 2 |
October 30th | Silver 4 | 91 | Ed^
|
| Edgeguard: Fight II Fright |
October 29th-30th | Silver 4 | 146 | Sonix
|
| HST SP ChampionShip Autumn Stage |
November 5th | Silver 4 | 128 | syadau
|
| Shonen WAR 1 |
November 5th | Silver 4 | 192 | Glutonny
|
| Manchester Conquest 9 |
November 5th | Silver 4 | 191 | MazeBeans
|
| Show Me Your Moves '22 |
November 5th | Silver 4 | 181 | SamteaSilver[8]
|
| Xentric Gaming: Let's Brawl 3 |
November 5th | Silver 4 | 71 | Chokeyuken
|
 DreamHack Hyderabad 2022 |
November 4th-6th | Silver 4 | 94 | aj__siv
|
| Smash in Tuilière 2 |
November 5th-6th | Silver 4 | 130 | Destany
|
| Casino Royale: Port Priority Pre-Local |
November 11th | Silver 4 | 190 | Shuton
|
| Okay this is Epping #10 |
November 12th | Silver 4 | 79 | Sriks
|
| Ultimate Fighting Smash 2022 |
November 11th-14th | Silver 4 | 97 | Ferps
|
| Path to Glory |
November 18th-19th | Silver 4 | 176 | Riddles
|
| Smashfest UBB |
November 19th | Silver 4 | 73 | Sekai Doggo
|
| The Pacific Northwest Arcadian 2022 |
November 19th | Silver 4 | 165 | Eddawg
|
| Ultimate Smashdown 12 |
November 19th | Silver 4 | 71 | Mitsu
|
| CouchWarriors Crossup 2022 |
November 19th-20th | Silver 4 | 72 | BrickEnthusiast
|
Finale
| Event | Date | Attendance | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smash World Tour 2022 Last Chance Qualifier |
December 9th, 2022 | TBD | — |
| Smash World Tour 2022 Championships |
December 9th-11th, 2022 | 32 | TBD |
Point system
Scoring
Scores were calculated based off of placements, with higher tiered events offering more points for a wider range of placements. The following factored into the final score:
- Top 3 Platinum results
- Top 3 Gold results
- Best Super Silver result
- Top 6 Silver results
The top 30 players will move on to the championships, with a Last Chance Qualifier for the last 2 slots. Of the 30, the 1 player from each region with the highest amount of points auto-qualified for the finale: North America, Central America, Europe, Japan, Oceania, South America, and a Wild Card Region comprising of every region not included in any of the other regions. The 23 highest players on the leaderboard who did not auto-qualify made up the rest of the 30 who will move on to the championships.
The point system remained mostly the same from the 2020 iteration, however an additional Silver category, titled "Super Silver," was added. To qualify for a Silver category, a tournament needs a certain amount of entrants:
| Game | Regions | Silver entrants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
 |
NA | 200 | 64 | 48 | 32 | 16 |
| All Other Regions | 100 | 48 | 32 | 24 | 16 | |
 |
NA, EU, Japan | 450 | 128 | 96 | 64 | 32 |
| All Other Regions | 200 | 64 | 48 | 32 | 16 | |
| Placement | Platinum score | Gold score | Silver score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1st | 800 | 400 | 275 | 100 | 70 | 45 | 25 |
| 2nd | 675 | 300 | 200 | 70 | 45 | 25 | 10 |
| 3rd | 525 | 220 | 125 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 5 |
| 4th | 400 | 150 | 70 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 5th | 300 | 100 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 7th | 220 | 70 | 25 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| 9th | 150 | 45 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 13th | 100 | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 17th | 70 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 25th | 45 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33rd | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49th | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 65th | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 97th | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
If two or more players on the leaderboard had the same number of points, the tie in rank would be resolved by applying the following tiebreakers in order:
- Total number of points earned from their best 3 Platinum tournaments
- Total number of points earned from their best 3 Gold tournaments
- Average points earned per Platinum tournament attended
- Average points earned per Gold tournament attended
- Number of Super Silver and Silver tournaments attended
- Total number of set wins in matches between tied players across all events in the league
- Coin flip
Point standings
Super Smash Bros. Melee standings
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st* | Hungrybox |
3,300 |
| 2nd* | aMSa |
2,870 |
| 3rd | Zain |
2,600 |
| 4th | iBDW |
2,130 |
| 5th | Mango |
2,095 |
| 6th* | Fiction |
1,690 |
| 7th | S2J |
1,605 |
| 8th* | Professor Pro |
1,490 |
| 9th | KoDoRiN |
1,410 |
| 10th | Jmook |
1,310 |
| 11th | Inngenn |
1,295 |
| 12th* | Raikin |
1,211 |
| 13th | Pipsqueak |
1,200 |
| 14th | Frenzy |
1,140 |
| 15th | Leffen |
1,100 |
| 16th | Hutukamiman |
985 |
| 17th | Lucky |
965 |
| 18th | Jflex |
955 |
| 19th | Mekk |
941 |
| 20th | Bbatts |
940 |
| 21st | moky |
935 |
| 22nd | lloD |
925 |
| 23rd | Skerzo |
925 |
| 24th | Chape |
911 |
| 25th | Wizzrobe |
910 |
| 26th* | Joshman |
890 |
| 27th | Medz |
885 |
| 28th | null |
835 |
| 29th | Spark |
825 |
| — | — | — |
| 32nd* | Excel Zero |
800 |
| — | — | — |
| 71st* | Sala |
400 |
*Highest amount of points in their respective regions.
Though he moved to Canada in September 2022, aMSa represents Japan in the Smash World Tour 2022.[9] However, this is a moot point as the next highest player from Japan, Inngenn, is qualified in 11th place.
lloD breaks the 22nd place tie with Skerzo for having a higher total number of points earned from his best 3 Platinum tournaments (925 vs. 540). Sala is in a 70th place tie with caioicy and Mew2King. caioicy has the most total Platinum points, and Sala and Mew2King's tiebreaker comes down to a coin flip, which is unlikely to happen as it is not for a qualification spot.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate standings
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st* | MkLeo |
3,750 |
| 2nd* | Sonix |
2,835 |
| 3rd* | acola |
2,770 |
| 4th | Onin |
2,510 |
| 5th* | Glutonny |
2,390 |
| 6th | Light |
2,270 |
| 7th | Shuton |
2,215 |
| 8th | Riddles |
2,195 |
| 9th | Dabuz |
2,160 |
| 10th | Maister |
2,020 |
| 11th | Miya |
1,990 |
| 12th | ProtoBanham |
1,810 |
| 13th | Chag |
1,755 |
| 14th | Sisqui |
1,700 |
| 15th | Tea |
1,690 |
| 16th* | Jdizzle |
1,505 |
| 17th | Zomba |
1,485 |
| 18th | KEN |
1,465 |
| 19th | Asimo |
1,445 |
| 20th | Yoshidora |
1,430 |
| 21st | Bloom4Eva |
1,390 |
| 22nd | Gackt |
1,390 |
| 23rd | Kola |
1,390 |
| 24th | Kameme |
1,325 |
| 25th | Lima |
1,291 |
| 26th | Nietono |
1,281 |
| 27th* | Ferps |
1,191 |
| 28th | Sriks |
1,190 |
| 29th | Jakal |
1,180 |
| — | — | — |
| 70th* | eMass |
600 |
*Highest amount of points in their respective regions.
Though he lived in the United Kingdom for part of the year, eMass represents Saudi Arabia in the Wild Card Region in the Smash World Tour 2022. This is because he has been living in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the summer and has earned points in the Wild Card region since March 2022.[10]
Bloom4Eva, Gackt, and Kola are 21st, 22nd, and 23rd respectively, as their tie is broken by total number of points earned from their best 3 Platinum tournaments (925 vs. 895 vs. 820).
"World War kept"
On November 20th, the last day of the Smash World Tour, Jakal replaced kept as the last player qualified through points by a margin of just 5 points, due to the former's performance at Apex 2022. Following this replacement, a past tournament was discovered (Shinosuma #133.5), which if opted in, would raise kept's Silver points enough to pass Jakal and qualify. This led others to look for tournaments Jakal attended (such as Collision 2022) that could raise his points as a counter-measure against kept's tournaments. Due to the rulebook not stating an exact end time for the league period or any time limit for a tournament to opt into the circuit, it was up in the air for how much time people had to opt in tournaments. The event, which has since been dubbed "World War kept", ended when players pointed out a clause in the rulebook which required tournaments to be run on start.gg in order to be eligible for the SWT, making Shinosuma #133.5 ineligible to opt in as it was held on Challonge. In addition, the bracket would have to be meticulously recreated on start.gg if it were to be implemented into the circuit's leaderboards. No major changes or new qualified players ended up happening, with the exception of Collision 2022 opting in, which only raised Jakal's points by 5 and swapped Riddles over Dabuz on the leaderboards.[11]
Leaderboard points controversy
In the SWT rulebook, Section 1.2 stated that entrant counts for tournaments must account for disqualifications when tiering. Following the end of the circuit, controversy arose when it was revealed that a few Silver tournaments did not account for disqualifications. This affected the borderline qualifiers, as with disqualifications accounted, kept (at 1,165 points) and Sekai Doggo (at 1,140 points) would have more points than Sriks (at 1,130 points) and Jakal (at 1,125 points), the two players who were ultimately invited to the finale.[12]
This controversy was further exacerbated when it was revealed that, following Apex 2022 on November 22nd, 2022, a new line was added to the aforementioned section which stated that whether a Silver tournament's status changes was only decided by the tour producer.[13] In addition, both kept and Sekai Doggo have made attempts to contact SWT on the issue.[14][15]
References
- ^ SWT 2022's cancellation.
- ^ GimR's response on the ruleset.
- ^ VGBootCamp's statement on the future.
- ^ beastcoast's statement on the cancellation.
- ^ Paragon's statement on the cancellation.
- ^ Entered as "Trap"
- ^ Entered as "Saikoro"
- ^ Entered as "Kum Hia Nao"
- ^ Liquipedia Discord K H message 1.
- ^ Liquipedia Discord K H message 2.
- ^ World War kept.
- ^ Adjusted points.
- ^ Addition to the rule.
- ^ kept on the situation.
- ^ Sekai Doggo on the situation.
External links
| Smash World Tour | |
|---|---|
| 2020 · 2021 · 2022 |