Hello everyone, and welcome back to another installment of Smash Island! This tournament is special, as it will take place one day before the 1 year anniversary of the first successful online tournament, Smash Island IV. That would be Saturday, August 22nd, at 15:00 EST. There's a reason for that: this will be the final tournament scored for the FCR Season 1. That's right, the FCR rankings will, on an annual basis, be permanently etched in time, for all the world to see. You may have already noticed the "legacy" section on the FCR. This is because tournament results are only held in the system for one year, giving enough time for an annual season to occur. But enough of that, here's the bracket:

http://challonge.com/SUMMERFINALE

I look forward to seeing you all in season 2.




Server is irc.rizon.net; room is #smashisland.
Alternate link for the lazy

Previous Tournaments:
Smash Island IV
Smash Island V
Smash Island VI
Smash Island VII
Smash Island VIII
Smash Island IX
Smash Island IX.5
Smash Island X
Smash Island XI
Smash Island XII
Smash Island XIII
Smash Island XIV

The tournament will begin on Saturday, August 22nd, at approximately 15:00 EDT. Seeding is based on the Flash Collective Rankings. The bracket is not finalized until approximately 5 minutes before the tournament actually begins, thus it is not a good idea to play out matches before then. Anyone who fails to check in before the event will be dropped from the bracket. Anyone who does check in, but fails to show up within 20 minutes of the tournament's beginning will be dropped to losers. Anyone who fails to show up for an additional 10 minutes will be dropped entirely.

Each round will last approximately half an hour. I can push back a deadline if necessitated by a lack of finished matches. If all matches are played out before the deadline, the next round will immediately start. The bracket will be updated as each result comes in.

All finished match results should be posted in the IRC channel in the following format:
!X defeats Y 0-0
If the other player does not show up to fight, get a hold of me before the match deadline indicating this. If the match isn't played out before the deadline, the other player will be disqualified from the match.

Main Rules:

• Double Elimination
• 3 Stocks, 7 minutes
• Items disabled
• Hazards disabled
• All matches are best of 3, except for winners/losers/grand finals, which are best of 5.

Stage list:



Set Procedure:

• Players will double-blind pick their first characters.
• Players will use the 1-2-1 striking system to determine which neutral stage to use for the first game. The player who's hosting the room will strike first.
• For all subsequent games, the winning player will strike 3 stages from the list above and the losing player will counterpick from the remaining stages. Then the winner will then pick their character, followed by the loser.
• You cannot counterpick any stages you won on previously during the set.

Lag:

• If the game desynchs, it will be replayed on the same stage with the same characters.
• If lag issues occur on Final Destination or Dracula's Castle, players may reselect their stage via the counterpicking system.
• If multiple desynchs occur, an argument arises over desynching, or a set takes longer than 45 minutes, I will personally determine the outcome of the set based on replay information and past tournament results.

Other Rules:

• If time runs out, the person with the most stocks left wins. If both players have an equal number of stocks, whoever has a lower percentage wins. If the percentage is also equal, play a 1-stock 3 minute match with the same characters on the same stage to determine the winner. Repeat as necessary.
• If the match ends with a move that kills both characters simultaneously when they are each on their last stock, the player who performed the move wins.
• If a player intentionally disconnects from their opponent during a game, it will count as a win for their opponent. The only exception to this rule is if a reset is necessary due to an error during the game's setup (wrong players, characters, stages, stock count, or time limit; hazards and items are not disabled; sudden death/waiting room glitch; etc.).
• Excessive stalling is not allowed (infinite combos past 300%, repeated use of Sonic's homing attack under stage, scrooging, etc.)
• Gentleman's Clause is in effect. Any of the above rules may be averted if both players agree to it.
• IF YOU ARE IN TOP 8, YOU MUST SAVE YOUR REPLAYS FOR THE STREAM. If you don't, you may have to redo your set. This rule doesn't apply if, for whatever reason, the stream fails. If one of the players deliberately quits before a replay can be saved, the game will be rewarded to their opponent, regardless of the outcome.

More like Winter Finale to me.

This is 'Murica, where the southern hemisphere has the exact same weather patterns as the good 'ol US of A.

This is going to be my last tournament.

This will be interesting.

Aye aye i think i can make this one. but be warned i've barely played in a while lol. the rust will throw you off so much that it'll make me better

hmmm, I need to place smth again, esp now that old tours are rot8ing,mite win this one if i feel like it,,

I probably shouldn't allow this topic to get buried, for those who have yet to see it amid all of the new tournament series that have spontaneously erupted in the past week or so.

Can we get a salty Suite for this one or better yet a couple of them, SIX didn't have one which was like our EVO or CEO and now we have the last SI tournament of this scoring season or the last one for it. Maybe 3 salty suites or so like EVO or at least one something to make it interesting yknow

Challenge someone dood

Already challenged Doq he didnt play me challenged praeto didnt play me....
Hollup
EDIT:We got one

Well, me challenging M7 to Teams Salty Suite for his HYPE! ripoff still stands. Pair him up with someone and we good, I got Lunary for EU Lloydbois.

Day 223 Skailler has paid Lunary to team up with him so he won't take anymore Ls

Actually I didnt, he just wanted to see M7 getting rekt^^ What do you even mean with L? That 5 ppl clan that noone really knows or cares about?

No, L is for losses
somewhat