eSports MTL presents Back 2 School Battle Royale

eSports MTL is organizing a massive back to school fighting game event! Featuring Super Smash Bros 4, Super Smash Bros Melee, Street Fighter 4 and Pokemon!

Come compete against your friends and pro players from all over Montreal!

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://www.eventjoy.com/e/back-2-school-battle-royale

EVENT DETAILS

Games:

Super Smash Bros 4, Super Smash Bros Melee, Street Fighter 4 and Pokemon

Prices

$20* Player Tickets (Super Smash Bros 4, Super Smash Bros Melee & Street Fighter 4
$10* Player Tickets (Pokemon League)
$5 Guest Tickets

*Half the ticket price will go towards the prize pool and the other half will be to pay the venue.
** All ticket sales are final and non refundable

Prizes

Super Smash Bros 4: $600* in prizes (will come with gift receipt for in store credit)

Super Smash Bros Melee: $400 in prizes (will come with gift receipt for in store credit)

Street Fighter 4: $400* in prizes (will come with gift receipt for in store credit)

Pokemon: 100$* in prizes (will come with gift receipt for in store credit)

* All prizes are subject to change. It will depend on the number of participants. Half the ticket price will go towards the prize pool. The other half goes towards the venue fees.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

– Live host & commentary by Derick (just Derick)
– The tournament highlights will filmed and posted on youtube (possibly streamed on
– Pro players will be competing at the event
– NES and Wii U gaming stations will be set-up and available for guests
– Location: Forum de Montreal (AMC Center), 3rd floor Gamescentre
– Mini game tournaments during breaks (you can win small prizes)

GOOD TO KNOW

– Tickets will be on sale until September 6th, 2015, at 11:30pm. If you don’t buy your ticket in that time period, you will have to purchase it at the door.
– Registration will be from 11am to 1pm.
– Tournaments officially start at 1:30pm
– The event will be BYOC (bring your controller), we will only have a very few controllers for rental on site
– Tons of giveaways will be happening

Rules & Information:

Game Settings:

For Smash 4:

Singles: 2 Stock, 6 Minute Time Limit, Items Off, Equipment Off, 2/3 Games (3/5 in finals matches)
All DLCs are permitted

Starting Stages: Battlefield, Final Destination, Smashville, Town & City

Counterpick Stages: Castle Siege, Delfino Plaza, Duck Hunt, Lylat Cruise, Dream Land

Mii fighters 1111/2222/3333 only

Omega Stages*

* Treated as Final Destination in banning phase. If Final Destination is banned, Omegas are banned and vice versa

Additional Rules:

– Stage Striking: The player with port priority strikes one stage from the Starter Stage list. Then the other player strikes one stage and the remaining stage is used for the first match.
– Stage Clause: You cannot counterpick a stage that has already been played on in the set.
– Stage Bans: During the stage ban phase, the player who won the previous game may ban 2 stages from either the Starter of Counterpick lists.

For Melee:

Singles: 4 Stock, 8 Minute Time Limit, Items Off, Equipment Off, 2/3 Games (3/5 in finals matches)
All DLCs are permitted

Starting Stages: Battlefield, Yoshi’s Story, Dream Land, Final Destination, Fountain of Dreams

Counterpick Stages: Pokémon Stadium

Mii fighters 1111/2222/3333 only

Omega Stages*

* Treated as Final Destination in banning phase. If Final Destination is banned, Omegas are banned and vice versa

Additional Rules:

Stage Striking: Players eliminate stages from the Starter/Neutral stagelist until there is one stage remaining. The player or team without port priority strikes first. Then the other player/team strikes two stages. Then the player/team with port priority strikes one more stage and the remaining stage is used for the first game of the set.

Stage Bans: After each game of the set, before counterpicking, the player who won the previous game may ban one stage from the stagelist. This rule is not in effect for best-of-5 sets. All stage bans affect both players, meaning players who banned a stage may NOT counterpick that stage themselves later in the set.

Stage Clause: A player/team may not counterpick any stage they previously won on during the set.

For Street Fighter 4:

TBA

For Pokemon:

http://pkmnleaguemtl.proboards.com/thread/348/style-tournament-esports-battle-royale

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://www.eventjoy.com/e/back-2-school-battle-royale

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