- There are two phases: Round Robin pools and a Double Elimination bracket
- The top players in each pool from the Round Robin phase advance to the Double Elimination bracket
- You are guaranteed to play AT LEAST 4 sets.
- Settings:
-- Pools and regular Bracket match: Best of 3, first to win 2 games wins.
-- Winner's Finals, Loser's Finals and Grand Finals: Best of 5, first to win 3 games wins.
-- 3 Stocks, 8 minutes.
-- Items set to "Off" and "None"
-- Team Attack On
-- You may not counterpick a stage you previously won on in the same set.
-- If time runs out, the player with most stocks wins. In the case both players have the same number of stocks, the player with the lowest % wins. In case both players have the same visible %, the Sudden Death must be played out.
-- A game ending with Bowser or Ganondorf's Special suicide move results in the win for Bowser/Ganondorf. If the game ends with any other suicide move, the Sudden Death must be played out.
-- Stalling is forbidden.
-- You may counterpick a stage not included in the lists below if the other player agrees to it.
-- Players must take turns striking a stage from the starter stage list. The first game will be played on the remaining stage.
-- After the first game, players may ban 1 stage (from the 2 lists) of their choosing from the set.
-- Procedure after the first game: Loser of previous game picks stage (from the 2 lists), Winner picks character, Loser picks character.
STARTER STAGE LIST:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Lylat Cruise
Smashville
Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
COUNTERPICK STAGE LIST:
Castle Siege
Halberd
Pokémon Stadium 1
Brinstar
Delfino
Frigate Orpheon
