SKTAR 2
SKTAR 2 logo.jpg
Dates August 3rd-4th, 2013
Venue The Academy of ELCC
Address/City 322 Franklin Blvd
Somerset, New Jersey USA
Attendance 141 (singles)
45 teams (doubles)
Entry fees Venue: $30
Singles: $10 per person
Doubles: $20 per team
Pot size(s) Singles: $1,410
Doubles: $900
Results
Super Smash Bros. Brawl winners USA ADHD 1v1
USA Nairo & USA ADHD 2v2

SKTAR 2 was a Super Smash Bros. Brawl national tournament directed by Keitaro on August 3rd-4th, 2013. The tournament was an Apex 2014 qualifier. Like the previous SKTAR, it featured international competition, with players such as Mr. R and ZeRo attending.

The tournament has become known for its upsets; heavily-favored players to win the tournament such as Salem, Mr. R, Nairo, Vinnie, Ally, and ZeRo were knocked into Losers' bracket earlier than expected by supposedly lower-level players. Among the most notable placings included MVD placing 2nd, defeating Vinnie and Ally, Denti placing 3rd, taking a set off of Nairo, Nakat placing 4th, beating Tyrant and ZeRo, Zinoto placing 5th, defeating Tyrant, Nick Riddle, and Atomsk, and Will placing 9th, taking sets off of Salem and Mr. R. ZeRo, the most heavily-favored player to win the tournament, placed only 5th, and there were no Meta Knight players in the top 4 placings. Nakat and False also took 2nd place in doubles. Nairo and ADHD took 1st in teams, defending their title from Apex 2013, and did not lose a single game after being knocked into losers' bracket by Nick Riddle and Shaky. Some of the most notable money matches included Seibrik defeating Salem in a best of 7 $50 match (with around $300 in side bets), and TonyT defeating MechWarrior in a charity event. All the money raised for the fundraiser was donated to Autism Speaks.

ADHD's last-second timeout victory over ZeRo was regarded as one of the most intense sets of the tournament, and sparked criticism and debate over whether the 8-minute time limit is too short.

Ruleset [1]

SKTAR 2 used a ruleset similar to the E4U tournament series' ruleset.

1 v 1 rules:

  • 3 stocks.
  • 8 minute timer.
  • No items.
  • Percentage and stage are the same if the match is restarted.
  • All Characters are allowed.
  • 2/3 wins to win a set.
  • One stage ban per player.

Team rules:

  • Team hosting is red and other is blue.
  • 2/3 wins to win a set.

Conduct rules:

  • Pausing may be turned off by request and the request cannot be denied. In the event pause is on and is pressed, whether by accident or on purpose, the result will be a loss of the current stock for the perpetrating player.
  • Playing a set match before being told to play the match will result in penalty.
  • BYOC (Bring your own controller)
  • Players who use the Wii Remote must take the batteries out of the Wii Remote when not playing. If the Wii Remote is still synced up to a Wii with the batteries in, this could unintentionally disrupt a match. If problems persist, a DQ may happen.
  • Intentional forfeiting, match fixing, splitting, and any other forms of bracket manipulation is not allowed and punishable by the TO.
  • No subbing is allowed for singles or doubles.
  • Coaching is allowed only between games, not during. Failure to adhere to this will lead to punishment at the TO’s discretion, which could include the removal from the venue
  • Collusion of any kind with competitors is considered cheating. If the tournament director determines that any competitor is colluding to manipulate the results or intentionally underperforming, the collaborating players may be immediately disqualified. This determination is to be made at the sole discretion of the Tournament Director. Anyone disqualified in this manner forfeits all rights to any titles or prizes they might have otherwise earned for that tournament.

Determining controller ports/stage strike:

  • If there is a dispute in controller port selection or initiating stage strike the following method is used:
  • Teams agree to Rock-Paper-Scissors, otherwise it is determined with a coin-flip. The winning team shall either elect to have first choice in port selection or first choice in stage strike. Whichever team does not receive first choice in Port Selection will be compensated with first choice in Stage Striking.
  • In doubles, port selection is ordered 1-2-2-1 fashion (with Team-1 having first choice in controller slot select, Team-2 having both second and third choice, and the final slot going to Team-1).


Starter stages:

Counterpick stages:

Schedule

Saturday:

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM: Freeplay
12:00 PM: Doubles starts
4:30 PM: Singles pools starts
8:00 PM: Side event

Sunday:

Freeplay: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Singles bracket: 2:00 PM

Results

Singles

(141 entrants)
Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   ADHD  
2nd   MVD  
3rd   Denti  
4th   Nakat  
5th   ZeRo  
5th   Zinoto  
7th   ESAM  
7th   Tyrant  
9th   Nairo  
9th   Ally   
9th   Pwii  
9th   Will  
13th   Nick Riddle  
13th   Bloodcross   
13th   Xzax  
13th   Mr. R  
17th   Vinnie  
17th   mikeHAZE  
17th   LOE1  
17th   False   
17th   Atomsk   
17th   MJG  
17th   Seagull Joe  
17th   Shadow  
25th   Orion  
25th   Shaky  
25th   Zeton  
25th   DeLux  
25th   DRN  
25th   Master Raven  
25th   Dekillsage  
25th   Deltacod  
33rd   Salem  
33rd   Jbandrew      
33rd   Vex Kasrani  
33rd   Roller  
33rd   Seibrik  
33rd   Player-1  
33rd   Keitaro  
33rd   Chris Fisch   
33rd   Toronto Joe  
33rd   ScaryLB59  
33rd   Bizkit   
33rd   Mikeray4  
33rd   Shaya  
33rd   V115  
33rd   Hinkage  
33rd   1PokeMastr   
49th   Kingtoon  
49th   Inui  
49th   Silver Alloy  
49th   BPOW  
49th   Penta  
49th   Mr. Eric  
49th   Eazy   
49th   Kai  
49th   RJ  
49th   Pink Fresh  
49th   True Blue  
49th   Snakeee  
49th   JaZz  
49th   YoshQ  
49th   Raptor  
49th   Oblivion  

Doubles

(45 teams)
Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   ADHD     Nairo  
2nd   False     Nakat  
3rd   Nick Riddle     Shaky  
4th   Ally     ZeRo  
5th   Atomsk       Mr. R  
5th   mikeHAZE     Tyrant  
7th   Vex Kasrani     Salem  
7th   Pwii     Denti  
9th   Player-1     V115  
9th   DRN     Zinoto  
9th   Mikeray4     Hinkage  
9th   Oblivion     LOE1  
13th   BPOW     MJG  
13th   Vinnie     Kingtoon  
13th   Seagull Joe     Will  
13th   ScaryLB59     LIES  

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