Structure
Both events will start with a bracket immediately.

Basic Rules

• 3 Stock.
• 8 minute timer.
• Items are set to “off” and “none”.
• All sets with the exception of winner's finals, loser's finals, and the championship are best of 3 matches (best of 5 or above will be played out for any “finals” matches). Grand finals is best of 7, unless a best of 5 is more practical due to time constraints.
• In the event of a dispute, controller ports will be selected by Rock-Paper-Scissors.
• In the event of a dispute in team matches, the ports will be determined in a 1221 fashion; whoever wins the RPS will choose first, then the opposing team will get their ports, and then the teammate of the RPS winner will get the remaining port.
• No player may choose the stage they have LAST won on in the set unless agreed upon by both players.
• There is a Ledge Grab Limit of 40 for singles only. This means that you automatically lose if the game goes to time and you have more than 40 edge grabs. If both players are guilty of this, the rule is ignored and the winner will be determined in a regular fashion (see: resolving ties).
• Metaknight's Infinite Cape glitch is banned.
• All chaingrabs and infinites are legal. Keep the stalling rule in mind, which states all infinites are to be ended quickly after 300% has been reached.
• You are responsible for your own controller and name tag. Any malfunctions or errors that occur are your responsibility, so bring an extra controller if possible and always check to make sure you're using the correct settings BEFORE a match is played. If a match is to be restarted due to controller functions, it must be agreed upon by both parties.
• Wiimotes and Classic Controller users should know to take the batteries out of their controllers after finishing a set; not only will this save battery life, but it prevents accidental intereference and delay for tournament matches.
• 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.
• Stalling is banned. Definition of stalling: The act of deliberately avoiding any and all conflict so that one may make the game unplayable. Running away from an opponent to reach a better position is not stalling, while doing an infinite grab endlessly against a wall is. Any infinite chain grabs must end quickly after 300% has been reached so as to prevent excessive stalling.

Set Format (In Order of Procedure)

• Opponents choose their characters for the first match *
• Opponents start the stage striking procedure
• Each player may announce one stage to be banned for counterpicks of the set
• The first game is played, using the stage chosen during step 2
• The loser of the previous match announces the next match's stage from either the Starter Stage List or the Counter Stage List, taking no more than 2 minutes
• The winner of the previous match chooses their character
• The loser of the previous match chooses their character
• Repeat steps 5-8 for all proceeding matches

*Double blind character selection may be called for the first match

Resolving Ties

• Any games ending in time running out should always be decided by stock and then percentage. The Sudden Death is not to be played under any circumstances.
• If percentages are the same or both players die simultaneously, there will be a 1 stock, 3 minutes, same characters, same stage overtime.
• When a suicide move ends the match (such as Bowser’s Koopa Klaw or Ganondorf’s forward+B), the game’s verdict should always be honored. This means that if the game goes to Sudden Death rather than a victory screen, it is a tie and the 1-stock rematch will have to be played.

Additional Rules for Doubles Play

• Life Stealing is allowed.
• Set team attack to ON.

Stage List

Starter

• Battlefield
• Final Destination
• Lylat Cruise
• Smashville
• Yoshi's Story

Counterpicks

• Castle Siege
• Delfino
• Frigate Orpheon
• Halberd
• Pokémon Stadium 1