Tournament:WHOBO 5

WHOBO 5
Dates	October 19th-20th, 2013
Venue	Zuma Fun Center
Address/City	6767 Southwest Freeway Houston, Texas
Results
winners	Mew2King 1v1
winners	Mew2King 1v1  Mew2King &  Alex 2v2  Mew2King LT 1v1
winners	Vinnie 1v1  Gnes &  UltimateRazer 2v2  Mekos M+LT 1v1  Espy &  MegaFox LT 2v2
winners	Mew2King 1v1  Oracle &  Denti 2v2
Staff
Organizer(s)	Xyro, AirbrushKing

WHOBO 5 was a Super Smash Bros. Brawl superregional held by Xyro, held during October 19-20, 2013. It was the 5th event in the WHOBO series. Like WHOBO 4, WHOBO 5 featured Meta Knight banned from both singles and doubles. The event also hosted singles and doubles for both Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Project M; but only singles for Super Smash Bros.

Rulesets

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

WHOBO 5 used the Unity Ruleset Version 2.1

General Gameplay Rules

• 3 Stocks
• 8 Minute Time Limit
• Items set to "Off" and "None"
• Pause set to "Off"
• Meta Knight is banned in both singles and doubles - in the event Meta Knight is used via random character select, the match shall be restarted on the same stage until Meta Knight is not present.
• All infinites and chain grabs are legal.
• There is a 50 Ledge Grab Limit for all characters. If a game goes to time and one player goes over the Ledge Grab Limit for their character, they will automatically lose the game. If both players exceed their Ledge Grab Limit, then this rule is ignored.
• The act of stalling is banned: stalling is intentionally making the game unplayable: Such as becoming invisible, continuing infinites, chain grabs, or uninterruptible moves past 300%, and reaching a position that your opponent can never reach you.
• Any action that can prevent the game from continuing (i.e., freezing, disappearing characters, game reset, etc.) will result in a forfeit of that match for the player that initiated the action. You are responsible for knowing your own character, and must be wary about accidentally triggering one of these effects.
• If the Ledge Grab Limit does not declare one player the winner, the winner will be declared by what the game says in all situations, except for when players are presented with sudden death:
• In the event of a match going to time, the winner will be determined by who has less percent (stock difference still takes priority but will be shown in the results screen).
• If the match ends with both players dying at the same time (either coincidentally or via suicide move) or if time ran out with both players at equal percent, a one stock three minute rematch will be played on the same stage. For a tie-breaker match, a Ledge Grab Limit of 18 is used for all characters.
• Team Attack set to "On"
• Life stealing is allowed.
• In the event of a game reaching the time limit, if a single player on a team exceeds their Ledge Grab Limit, that team loses. If one or more players on both teams exceed their Ledge Grab Limit, then the Ledge Grab Limit rule is ignored.
• In the event of a game going to time and the Ledge Grab Limit can not determine a winner and both teams have an equal amount of combined stocks, then whichever team has a lower combined percent is declared the winner.
• If a player is using the character Pokémon Trainer, Lucario, or Sonic, either team may request that team colors be changed to make it easier to tell the difference between team players.

Stage list

Starter:

• Battlefield
• Castle Siege
• Final Destination
• Lylat Cruise
• Pokémon Stadium 1
• Smashville
• Yoshi's Island (SSBB)

Counterpick:

• Brinstar
• Delfino Plaza
• Frigate Orpheon
• Halberd
• Pokémon Stadium 2
• Rainbow Cruise

Super Smash Bros. Melee

• 4 stock
• The time limit is set to 8 minutes
• Pause is set to off
• In the event of a dispute, controller ports will be selected by Rock-Paper-Scissors
• Double Elimination
• All sets are best of 3, except semi-finals and finals rounds (in winners and losers), which are best of 5
• For best of 5 matches- Dave's stupid rule: A player cannot counter pick a stage they have previously won on in a set. However, there are no bans. (there are bans for best of 3 matches)
• Blind Picks: the first character selection of a set must be without prior knowledge of the opponent's character selection for both players.
• Timed out matches will be determined by the remaining number of lives, then percentage of the current stock. In the event of a stock and percentage tie, a one-stock match will be played.
• Wobbling is allowed except when used to excessively stall a match

Stage list

Singles Starter:

• Yoshi's Story
• Fountain of Dreams
• Final Destination
• Dream Land
• Battlefield

Counterpick:

• Pokémon Stadium

Doubles Starter:

• Yoshi's Story
• Pokémon Stadium
• Final Destination
• Dream Land
• Battlefield

Counterpick:

• Kongo Jungle N64

Project M

• 4 stock
• 8 Minute Time Limit
• Items set to “Off” and “None”
• Buffer set to OFF
• Modified Dave’s Stupid Rule: No player can counter pick the stage he or she last won on unless agreed upon by both players.
• In the event of a match going to time/sudden death, the winner will be determined by:
  • Whoever has more remaining stock left, then by lower percentage.
  • If the match ends with both players dying at the same time or if time ran out with both players at equal percent, an identical rematch of **The previous match will be played out. Same characters and same stage.
  • In the event of going to sudden death because of suicide kill move (such as Ganondorf's Flame choke offstage or Dedede's Inhale), the player initiating the move will be declared the winner.
• Sets will be best out of 3 games. Loser's Finals, Winner's Finals, and Grand Finals will be best out of 5.

Doubles

• Team Attack set to “On”
• Life stealing is allowed. (Note that lifestealing in Project: M is done by pressing A+B, rather than Melee's start)
• In the event of a game going to time, the winner will be determined by:
  • Whichever team has more remaining stock.
  • If both teams have an equal amount of combined stocks, then whichever team has a lower combined percent is declared the winner.

Character/Stage selection process

1. Blind Picks character selection.
2. Stage Striking: Players eliminate stages from the Starter Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in 1 2 2 1 order.
3. The first match is played.
4. Winning player of the preceding match bans two stages.
5. The losing player of preceding match picks stage for the next match.
6. The winning player of preceding match picks character.
7. The losing player picks character.
8. The next match is played.
9. Repeat 4-8 for all consecutive matches as necessary until the set is complete.

Stagelist:

• Battlefield
• Dreamland
• Final Destination
• Pokémon Stadium 2
• Smashville
• Yoshi's Story (Melee)
• Fountain of Dreams (Singles only)
• Yoshi’s Island Brawl (Doubles only)
• SSE Jungle
• Norfair
• Skyworld

Results

Brawl singles

(76 entrants)

Place	Name	Character(s)
1st	Vinnie
2nd	Denti
3rd	MJG
4th	Rich Brown
5th	DeLux
5th	Gnes
7th	Bloodcross
7th	Illmatic
9th	Z
9th	Seagull Joe
9th	8BitMan
9th	Ryo
13th	Asa
13th	MVD
13th	Jnig
13th	MegaFox
17th	Espy
17th	Sync
17th	PJ
17th	Mekos
17th	Mew2King
17th	Jerm
17th	Lycan
17th	Zeton
25th	Esca
25th	Zero
25th	Mikeray4
25th	Ish
25th	Chibo
25th	Fliphop
25th	True Blue
25th	Valdens

Brawl doubles

(32 teams)

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)
1st	Gnes		UltimateRazer
2nd	Seagull Joe		PJ
3rd	Denti		Rich Brown
4th	Mew2King		Mekos
5th	Sync		Illmatic
5th	Itakio		Valdens
7th	Jnig		Esca
7th	Neon		Rel
9th	Jerm		MJG
9th	Paper		Dao
9th	Asa		BPOW
9th	Chibo		Vinnie
13th	Z		Lycan
13th	Zeton		Zori
13th	8BitMan		True Blue
13th	Mikeray4		Fujin
17th	ALSM		Luck
17th	Ish		Pidgezero one
17th	Goten		MegaFox
17th	Yosh		Kirby
17th	Steep		Silent
17th	Ryo		Trela
17th	Tesh		Espy
17th	Gunnermaniac		BrawlMan

Brawl mid+low tier singles

(51 entrants)

Place	Name	Character(s)
1st	Mekos
2nd	Ryo
3rd	Espy
4th	Seagull Joe
5th	Z
5th	MegaFox
7th	Ish
7th	Illmatic
9th	Vinnie
9th	Chibo
9th	Paper
9th	Valdens
13th	Lycan
13th	BSP
13th	BrawlMan
13th	Neon
17th	Tesh
17th	Inui
17th	Esca
17th	Zero
17th	Rich Brown
17th	Mew2King
17th	8BitMan
17th	Zeton

Brawl low tier doubles

(21 teams)

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)
1st	Espy		MegaFox
2nd	Xyro		Vinnie
3rd	Z		MJG
4th	BSP		Bman
5th	Mekos		Mew2King
5th	Gnes		Sync
7th	ALSM		Illmatic
7th	BPOW		Zeton
9th	Zero		Ryo
9th	Fujin		ToSM
9th	Denti		MVD
9th	UltimateRazer		Trela

Melee singles

Place	Name
1st	Mew2King
2nd	unreal
3rd	SOS
4th	Jake13
5th	Obsoleet
5th	Kevin Son
7th	Itakio
7th	Valdens

Melee doubles

Place	Name	Name
1st	Mew2King	Alex
2nd
3rd
4th	Pawl	GlibbyGlobby
5th	OldHobo	Cofy
5th	Valentine	Ding Ding

Melee low tier singles

Place	Name
1st	Mew2King
2nd	SOS
3rd	Ding Ding
4th	Blondie
5th	Float
5th	Ezzy

Project M singles

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Mew2King
2nd	Denti
3rd	Strawhat
4th	Oracle
5th	Kevin Son
5th	Blondie
7th	Xeven
7th	Zachary
9th	Southern Gent
9th	Opelousal
9th	G-Rabbit
9th	SOS

Project M doubles

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Oracle		Denti
2nd	Mew2King		Alex
3rd	Xeven		Strawhat
4th	SOS		SouthernGent

Smash 64 singles

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Mew2King
2nd	Beesy
3rd	Bowl
4th	XKCP

External links

• SmashBoards thread
• Results thread
• Nintendo Dojo page