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Smash Bros. Invitational will happens on June 10 at 7:00 EDT | 4:00 PDT.
Character Draft
On the morning of the tournament, each player will draw a number from a hat, ranging from 1 through 16. Players will then pick characters one by one based on their numerical order starting with 1. After a character is chosen, they are no longer selectable by any other player. Players must keep the same character throughout the entire event.
Rule Sets
Single-Elimination
Top 2 players determined by score advance from each match to the next round
2nd place scores have the following tiebreakers:
- Most KO's
- If the number of KO's are tied, 2nd place will be determined by fan vote
1st Round: 4-Players, 4-Stock, 5 Minutes, Items on Medium
2nd Round: 4-Players, 4-Stock, 5 Minutes, Items on Low
3rd Round: 4-Players, 4-Stock, 5 Minutes, Items on Low
Grand Finale: 1-on-1 Finale on Battlefield, 8 Minutes, Items Off
The Smash Brothers Documentary Series - If you want to learn more about the challengers.
General Background on these players:
Milktea: Old school Peach main, she joined the scene as PC Chris’ girlfriend and always teamed with him at events. They’ve since broken up, obviously, and she took a long break from Smash. It wasn’t until last year with the resurgence (and of course, being featured in the “The Smash Brothers” documentary) she came back to the community. She doesn’t appear to compete as much but she’s still very good with Peach in Melee. It’s uncertain who she will pick since Peach isn’t available in the roster.
HugS: Old school Samus main, he has been in the community since practically the beginning. He’s always strived to be at the top and at one point, back in the old 2006 MLG days, he was. He’s still a very competitive person and possibly the only old school player that can still compete with the likes of SoCal’s best (such as Westballz, DEHF, MacD, and so on). Likely to be the only player that will pick Samus.
LiquidKen: Known as the “King of Smash”, he’s one of the only Smash players to have held title as “the best” for several years. As a Marth main, Ken used to be very arrogant and overly confident about himself and this was very apparent when he was in Survivor: Gabon. However, since rejoining the Smash competitive scene over the last year, his attitude has changed. He’s still got a bit of an ego (as evidenced by how many trophies he has in his room…
but he’s aware of how much he’s fallen as a player since he hadn’t been playing for over 5 years. Likely to try and go for Marth. It’s worth noting Ken competed at EVO 2008 when Brawl with items was on there and placed in 2nd.LiquidKDJ: Another old school top player from back in the MLG days, KoreanDJ was always a bit of a “shark”. He challenged himself at every tournament to money match any player he could to get any data about them. Even made a list to the point where he would cross off names of the players he’s beaten in a MM. He placed higher than Ken at SKTAR 3, a recent Melee major so he’s making his way back to the top faster. He mains Sheik in Melee but his secondary is Marth so his character of choice may be Marth… but who knows when there’s so many other players who want Marth for this event. It’s worth noting KoreanDJ played and won at one of those “official” Nintendo Gamestop tournaments for Brawl in 2008 -- winning that special Wii console.
Crs.Hungrybox: One of the top 5 players of the current competitive Melee scene, Hungrybox is a Jigglypuff main who is very charismatic, humble, and dedicated. He’s been hated over the years for playing such a “lame” Jigglypuff but more recently he’s been getting a little more positive reaction from the community. He also dabbles a little in Ness and Falco, though he never uses them too seriously. Since Jigglypuff is not in the roster of characters to choose from, it is unknown who he might pick but since he uses Mario in Project M it’s likely he might just pick him.
MIOM | PewPewU: One of NorCal’s best players and another Marth main, PewPewU is a very excitable and nice Smasher overall. He’s constantly pushing himself to improve and help others improve as well. He’s one of the new school players that is considered to be near the top echelon of players for Melee. Again, since he mains Marth it’s likely he’s going to go for him but there’s other people who want Marth so it’s possible his second choice would be Greninja (he has said he’s interested in the character).
EG.PPMD: Currently considered to be the best Smash player for Melee at the moment, Falco main and seconds Marth PPMD is a very articulate, intelligent, and personable Smasher. Even though he rarely travels out to tournaments, he strives for consistency wherever he goes. Coming off of a recent huge win at SKTAR 3 he likely wants to prove himself as capable of adapting to a new game quickly. Since Falco is unavailable he is likely to go for his secondary, Marth, but he has gone on record that he has a list of characters in case Marth gets taken before he can get him -- characters such as Fox and Greninja as mentioned in this interview
TheRapture: Primarily known as a Brawl player and commentator, TheRapture is plainly just a nice person -- oh and he wants Ridley in Smash 4. Even though he may be known for his Brawl, he has been in the community for a long while. He played Melee competitively enough to have a Sheik as a main. It’s not too certain who he might be interested in picking for this event but with Sheik not available in the roster he’ll likely pick a character no one else will.
Lilo: Lilo comes from a very skilled Melee region, Arizona. She plays (or has played) with the likes of the infamous Melee Pikachu player Axe, the infamous Mewtwo player Taj, and AZ is even home to the old school player Forward who mained Marth. She is also a Peach main but don’t let the “unknown” aspect to her fool you, she’s surely to be pretty good at picking up the game -- though maybe not as quickly as the likes of PPMD or Hungrybox. It’s a little uncertain who she will pick since Peach isn’t available in the roster.
CTRL | DJNintendo: A newer school player who is from New York and primarily exceeds in teams tournaments in Melee. He’s widely known for his Bowser in Melee but he also has a very large selection of characters he uses in tournaments, from Mario to Fox to even Samus. He’s gone on record as saying he will definitely be repping Bowser at the Invitational.
MIOM | Toph: Toph has been in the community for years, since PC Chris’ trip to Hawaii (as mentioned in the “The Smash Brothers” documentary). He’s a very technical Fox main in Melee but also more recently commentates the game. He places pretty decently in tournaments although he’s not always at the top of his game (such is the life of a Fox main -- consistency is important). He is likely to pick Fox given his Melee main but he has shown interest in Greninja.
Peachyhime: Literally the only “unknown” player. She is a newer player to the community, a Project M player in fact (though she does dabble in Melee). She apparently is actually pretty good at PM, too. She is a Peach main and… again there’s not much about her to begin with. Since Peach is not available to choose from, it’s uncertain who she will pick.
Crismas: Apex series tournament organizer, Crismas has been around in the Smash community for many, many years. It’s unknown who she mains in Melee these days so who knows who she might pick at the Invitational.
MacD: New school SoCal player who is a Peach main and the manager of Curse’s Super Smash Bros. division. MacD is another very “teams” centered player but he’s also no joke at singles, placing very high at the stacked Super Smash Sundays locals every week. He hosts his own tournament series called “Mayhem” for both Melee and Project M. Since Peach isn’t available to choose from it’s hard to say who he might pick.
VGBC | aMSa: Known as the “Red Yoshi”, aMSa hails from Japan and made a big splash at Apex 2014 this year placing 9th with YOSHI -- considered to be one of the worst characters in Melee. More recently he placed 3rd at Republic of Fighters 3 (a big European tournament), almost taking out Leffen in Loser’s Finals. He’s all about “play to win” but since Yoshi isn’t available to choose from it’s uncertain who he will pick in the end.
CT | Zero: Known more for his Brawl placings, Zero is one of the only multi-Smash talented players at the Invitational. Zero is almost as good in Melee as he is in Brawl. In Melee he mains Fox and in Brawl he mains Meta Knight. He is a very technical player and learns things pretty quickly. Since he mains Fox in Melee and Fox is available he might pick him but it’s uncertain if he might risk it and pick a newcomer instead.
Q: Where can we view the steams?
A: For now, we only have a link to the stream.
