Tournaments

Each tournament at Sidequest RVA is run by an amazing group out of Roanoke, Star Powered Gaming! 

Payout Structure

Each tournament has a $5 entry fee. This will be used to pay the top 3 winners of each tournament.

Total Prize Pot = total competitors + any additional pot bonuses

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Tournaments with 8 competitors or less will pay out to the Top 2:

• 1st place: 65%

• 2nd place: 35%

Tournaments with more than 8 competitors will pay out to the Top 3:

• 1st place: 60%

• 2nd place: 30%

• 3rd place: 10%

Street Fighter 6

Console: Playstation 5 

• Best 2/3 Rounds, 3/5 Games per Set

• 3/5 Games for all of top 8

• Random stage select (players may agree on stage)

• 99 Seconds, Control Type: Modern or Classic, motion blur OFF,  Input delay reduction ON, must set Button Release On or Off in main menu

• In the case of “Double K.O.” on the Game screen, the match will not be scored. Both Players replay the tied Match with the same characters and stage.

Super Smash Bros Ultimate

Console: Nintendo Switch 

RULESET:

• 3 Stocks, 7:00 Timer

• No Items, No Final Smash Meter, No Stage Hazards

STARTER Stages: 

• Smashville 

• Kalos Pokemon League 

• Town and City

• Battlefield 

• Pokemon Stadium 2

COUNTERPICKS: 

• Hollow Bastion 

• Small Battlefield

• Final Destination

Matches:

• Rock, Paper, Scissors for first stage ban, players take turns banning starter stages until one stage remains, then play on that stage

• A double-blind may be requested before Game 1 begins when players select characters

• After Game 1 Follow These Steps

1. The winner of Game 1 bans three stages of the eight legal stages

2. The loser of Game 1 picks one of the remaining stages 

3. The winner of Game 1 chooses their character 

4. The loser of Game 1 chooses their character

5. Repeat process until set ends

Matches are First to Two Wins (Best Of 3)

Matches for players in Top 3 are First to Three Wins (Best Of 5) 

Guilty Gear Strive

Console: PlayStation 4

• Best 2/3 Rounds

• Best 3/5 Games per Set (entire tournament)

• Random stage select (players may opt for an agreed stage)

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Tournament Length
This tournament is single-elimination (one total match loss).

Set Length
All tournament matches are composed of sets of four tracks. Two players will advance after each set until four players are determined for the Grand Final and four players are determined for the Small Final.

Set Procedure

3. 1. Players will have 99 seconds to select their characters, karts, kart pieces, and driving options at the same time. Driving options are defined as options with Auto Acceleration, Motion Steering, and Smart Steering. Characters, karts, kart pieces, and driving options are locked in after confirmation and may not be changed during the set.

   2. Players play the first track.

   3. After a track is finished, all players may rest up to 30 seconds before continuing to the next track. Players who choose to not take this rest break may do so only if all other players agree to continue.

   4. Repeat steps two through three for all tracks until completed.

Pausing
Pausing is not allowed, except to summon a Tournament Official or in the case of a controller malfunction. All other pauses will incur a track loss to the player who pauses the game. If a pause occurs, a Tournament Official must be called during the pause to issue a resume countdown. This rule also applies to controllers which cause the game to revert to the Switch home screen.

Color Request Clause
Players may request that their opponent change colors to accommodate colorblindness, or if their color is indistinguishable from the other team color or the stage background. This request must be made before the game starts.  For example, one may request a player to be Red Yoshi to distinguish from another player playing as Blue Yoshi to prevent confusion.

Tardiness
Anyone who is not present for their set by ten minutes past the scheduled start time of the round is subject to a total disqualification from the event.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Game Rules

1. Game Settings

   1. Number of Players: Four – Local Splitscreen (unless as determined by Tournament Official)

   2. Mode: Versus Race 

   3. Speed Class: 150cc Race

   4. Teams: No Teams

   5. Items: Frantic Items

   6. COM: No COM

   7. COM Vehicles: All Vehicles

   8. Courses: Random

   9. Race Count: Four Races (Finals are Six Races)

2. Additional Rules

   1. Patches
      SideQuest RVA will use whichever patch is currently live at 11:59 pm EST on Saturday, March 22nd 2025.