{"id":10666,"date":"2020-03-04T04:21:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T04:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=10666"},"modified":"2020-03-04T04:21:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T04:21:44","slug":"vgbootcamp-launches-smash-world-tour-for-melee-and-ultimate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/vgbootcamp-launches-smash-world-tour-for-melee-and-ultimate\/","title":{"rendered":"VGBootCamp launches Smash World Tour for Melee and Ultimate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several prominent figures in the Super Smash Bros. esports<\/a> scene have joined forces with VGBootCamp to form a series of community events for both Smash Melee and Ultimate, dubbed the Smash World Tour.<\/p>\n

Unlike other fighting games such as Tekken, Dragon Ball FighterZ and Street Fighter, which all have their own tournament circuits, Super Smash Bros. has failed to gain any notable exposure in the esports scene. That, however, is set to change this March with the opening event of the Smash World Tour.<\/p>\n

The new tournament series will feature over 25 events and a combined prize pool of US $250,000 – the largest in history of the Smash esports scene.<\/p>\n

The Smash World Tour will not be associated with Nintendo, but will instead be run by community veterans, event organisers and sponsors. This is a direct response to Nintendo’s refusal to support the Smash esports scene, although SWT organisers have stated their goal is to offer the Japanese gaming giant a unified way to get involved.<\/p>\n

The Smash World Tour will run from March to December, featuring events divided into three tiers – Platinum, Gold and Silver. Silver events will further be divided into four tiers based on the number of participants (32, 64, 96 and 128). Each tier will offer its own dedicated points distribution table to determine the players’ ranking on World Tour Leaderboard. <\/p>\n

However, not all events will count towards the players’ ranking. Only the best three placements for Platinum and Gold as well as the best six placements from Silver events will be counted, meaning a player can attend four Gold\/Platinum events and their lowest result will not count, thus improving the overall ranking.<\/p>\n

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Introducing the Smash World Tour, a tournament series for both Ultimate AND Melee!<\/p>\n

– Over 25 community events around the world
– $250k+ combined Championships Prize Pool<\/p>\n

Full details: https:\/\/t.co\/2E7AKLDjjq<\/a>
Opt-in YOUR event here: https:\/\/t.co\/hKVB5wQmKN<\/a>#SmashWorldTour<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0aFI7y7xco<\/a><\/p>\n

— Smash World Tour (@SmashWorldTour) March 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n