If you're a fan of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and want to see the game be played at a ridiculously furious skill level, you might want to tune in to the European finals next month.
Teams from all over Europe have been splatting and smashing their way to victory recently; the Splatoon 2 European champions have already been decided, but soon it's Smash Ultimate's turn. Teams are competing for glory in the snappily titled 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate European Smash Ball Team Cup 2019', which is set to take place at Amsterdam’s Beurs van Berlage on 4th and 5th of May.
Competitions are being held all over Europe as we speak, with teams from a number of different countries qualifying for the event. The overall winner at the final next month will go on to compete in the World Championships in Los Angeles this June.
Tickets for the Amsterdam event will be available soon, but for those who can't travel to the event, the whole thing will be livestreamed on Nintendo's Twitch and YouTube channels. If you're interested, Nintendo has already released the ruleset for finals:
To determine the European Super Smash Bros. Ultimate champions in Amsterdam, qualified teams will be split into 4 groups of 3 teams, with the top 2 teams of each group moving on to the quarter-finals stage.
The winners in group, quarter- and semi-finals will be decided by a best-of-five set, featuring these matches:
Match 1: 2v2
Match 2: 1v1 Smashdown
Match 3: 1v1 Smashdown*
Match 4: 1v1 Smashdown*
Match 5: 3v3 Squad Strike*Characters picked in previous rounds of Smashdown will not be available
All 3 members of each team must participate in at least one of the first 3 matches of the Set. In the Grand Final, matches 1 – 4 will be best of three. For full details on the ruleset, please refer to the official tournament rules.
WIll you be tuning in? Do you perhaps play at a competitive level yourself? Let us know below.
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@Medic_alert let's hear your case.. why don't you like? do you like fight games? elaborate your answer
@rex_rex Why does he have to justify his opinion on the game? I haven't played it myself since completing all the challenges, after that there's no reason for solo play.
he does not HAVE to. it's just that I would like to understand his reasons.. hehe.. it's my first smash game and i'm so so so addicted (i'm very competitive).. and what you mean with all the challenges? world of light?
@ALinkToMyProfile I finished the campaign and now, it's just online for me... like I said on other post, my goal is to open the elite smash! hehehe
@Medic_alert hehehe!! yes, I have to agree that if we play, 4 players or more with items turned on sometimes it can be a HUGE mess.. and we can easily loose track where our characters are.. but, if you play 1V1, even with items, then, you wont have this problem..
Again, it's my first smash.. I LOVE fight games.. and im in love with this game.. all the characters.. the stages, the soundtrack.. even the online that at the beginning was terrible, now it's way better.. I'm eager for the version 3, ill buy (i think for the first time ever) the season pass..
but also understand that the backlog on the switch is biiig, it's tough to stand in one game only.. but I can see myself playing smash til the end of the switch's life. Normally I would (and i'm sad about it) pick MK11, but i wont be competitive in both games at the same time, so ill stick with smash!
@ALinkToMyProfile I still play on the occasion with friends, but even at 100mbps internet the game still lags over WiFi. It's local or nothing personally.
Hmm, the timing of this to me suggests Joker and 3.0 may have been delayed to May (which would explain why the North America tournament last weekend said "Approaching..." rather than "Approaching April" for Joker's release date).
Played Smash 4 on 3DS, was okayish. Played Smash Ultimate on Switch, struggling to put it down.
I am also enjoying these competitions.
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