Go for the win in online tournaments with up to 64 players! You can earn rewards based on how you do. Plus, stay tuned for specially-themed Event Tourneys.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate website
An online tourney bracket
Online Tourney menu with a currently active event.

Online Tourney is an Online mode in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, introduced after version 4.0.0. The mode sets up a Tourney bracket of up to 64 players, who fight each other through the internet, with the player earning a number of Spirits depending on their performance. It is the successor to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U's Tourney mode.

There are three distinct types of Online Tourneys, which differ based on the rules used:

  • 1-on-1 Tourneys and Smash Tourneys are based on 1-on-1 and 4-player free for all matches, respectively, with the earlier restricting the number of players to 32. Both formats are hosted separately with a duration of 2 days each. After the duration is up, the last format will be immediately superseded by the other. The first Online Tourney of either type was a 1-on-1 Tourney on July 31st, 2019, coinciding with the release of the 4.0.0 update, and a Smash Tourney succeeding it on August 2nd, 2019.
  • Event Tourneys are based on a specific theme, much like Spirit Board events. Event Tourneys are hosted alongside any active 1-on-1 Tourney or Smash Tourney, and differs from them by only allowing certain fighters, items, or stages to be used.

Rules

Tourney Rules
Format Rules Stock Time Limit FS Meter Items Stage Form
1-on-1 Tourney 1-on-1 Stock 1[note 1] 4:00 Off None Ω Form
Smash Tourney Smash Time [note 2] 2:30 Off Medium Regular
Event Tourney Smash Time 2:30 On Medium Regular
  1. ^ 1 stock and 2:30 minutes between September 17 and November 8, 2019.
  2. ^ 2 stocks prior to September 17, 2019.

List of Event Tourneys

Image Name Date Theme
Start End
    Heroes Vs. Villains
  Heroes VS Villains
Aug. 9th, 2019 Aug. 12th, 2019 Heroic and villainous fighters.
  Original Class of '64 Aug. 23rd, 2019 Aug. 26th, 2019 Fighters from the original Super Smash Bros.
  The Ultimate Partnership Sep. 6th, 2019 Sep. 9th, 2019 Team-based fighters.
  The Next Big Super Star Sep. 20th, 2019 Sep. 23rd, 2019 The Mario series.
  Battle for Spirit Supremacy Oct. 4th, 2019 Oct. 7th, 2019 Spirits enabled.
  Hefty Heavyweights Oct. 18th, 2019 Oct. 21st, 2019 Heavyweight fighters.
  Mano a Mano Nov. 8th, 2019 Nov 11th, 2019 Stamina Mode 1-on-1 matches.
    Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield!
  Pokémon Sword & Shield Launch!
Nov. 15th, 2019 Nov. 18th, 2019 The Pokémon series.
    Bringing Back the '80s
  Club 30+ Clash
Dec. 13th, 2019 Dec 16th, 2019 Games released in the 1980s.
    Mega Tourney!
  Gigantourney
Dec. 20th, 2019 Dec 23rd, 2019 Giant battles.