Juggleguy
Smash Grimer
Midwest Melee APEX 2012 Qualifier
October 22nd, 2011
Ann Arbor, Michigan
EVENT TRAILER!
TENTATIVE SINGLES POOLS!
Registration Closed
(Payment will happen on tourney day)
The biggest national of the year, APEX 2012, is coming up next January, and we're an important piece of the hype puzzle! Every region in the country is holding an APEX qualifier, or "Road to Apex" event, where the top placing in-region player receives a $100 stipend towards their APEX 2012 entry/travel cost and the top eight placing in-region players also earn seeding priority towards APEX 2012. Only four of these events are taking place around the country, one for East Coast, West Coast, Midwest, and South. I'm proud to announce that the Midwest Melee Road to Apex will take place right here in Ann Arbor, MI!
Why should you attend?
* Melee regional hot spot. 50 entrants at SWEET IV then 64 entrants at Good **** Stratford, and we're expecting even more here!
* Road to Apex $100 stipend. It's explained more in detail later in this post. This tourney's Apex connection = auto hype!
* Downtown Ann Arbor. There's plenty of food to eat and stuff to do here even when you're not Smashing.
* $2 parking. After years of parking frustration, we now have a $2 one-time fee weekend parking structure.
* No football traffic to worry about. This is the off-week for Michigan football, so the streets downtown will be wide open.
To anyone wondering about the magnitude of The Big House, let there be no doubt. This tournament can break more records and further expand the Melee community here in the Midwest. Don't miss it!
And now a word from Alex Strife,
For our competitors, we strive to create the best experience possible. With that in mind we have branched out into our newest addition to APEX, the “Road to Apex” series. Beginning in August, we will begin to hold qualifiers across the United States as well as internationally. These qualifiers will help players become ranked and also help the top placing regional player attend APEX 2012. Here is a breakdown on what each event will be offering to our players.
Each event listed as a “Road to Apex” qualifier events will feature a ranking point system for the singles and doubles events. The point system, listed below, will help us to make sure that the best experience possible is given to each player. On top of that, we will be able to provide a better quality for the event. The points are broken down from 1st place to 7th place below.
1st place – 64 pts
2nd place – 32 pts
3rd place – 16 pts
4th place – 8 pts
5th place – 4 pts
5th place – 4 pts
7th place – 2 pts
7th place – 2 pts
Note: The doubles event will be giving that point total to each individual player. It will not be split.
As an additional feature, we will be providing the top placing regional player of each singles event with a $100 stipend to travel to APEX 2012. What this means is that for a West Coast event, for example, the top placing West Coast player will receive the stipend regardless of where they stand in the bracket. This is to help our players travel to the biggest event in competitive Smash history, APEX 2012.
Note: Only those who have lived in the region for the past 6 months are eligible to receive the stipend.
To all those going to the qualifiers, we here at the APEX staff wish you luck and hope to see you at all the events including APEX 2012 where Smash will make history!
- Alex Strife -
10am| Venue Opens
11am| Payment *
12pm| Doubles Bracket
2pm| Singles Pools Wave 1 (food break for all Wave 2 players)
4pm| Singles Pools Wave 2 (food break for all Wave 1 players)
7pm| Singles Bracket
11pm |Venue Closes
* All payment will be done on tourney day. We will also take down team pairings. The deadline to pay is 12pm on October 22nd at the venue.
And finally, travelers from out west, please note that Michigan runs on EASTERN STANDARD TIME! In case this isn't common sense, you are "behind" by an hour if you travel here during the morning, so please plan accordingly.
Online Registration is REQUIRED!
The TO staff needs to know turnout well in advance and save time on tourney day. Actual payment of the venue fee and entry fee will still be done here on October 22nd. However, you may not just show up and register at the door... you must register online or else you won’t even be recognized as a tourney entrant. Registration deadline is 12am EST on October 15th, which is one week before the event.
*Registration has closed*
Michigan League (Michigan Room)
911 North University Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
The new venue, the Michigan League, is only a couple minutes walk away from our old venue, Mason Hall. We are using the Michigan Room, which is about 50% bigger than our old venue and is furnished with carpet and covered tables. Note that the venue contract includes a designated setup and cleanup staff, so the tourney schedule will have to be strictly enforced.
* If you have TVs/setups, drop them off at the half-circle driveway in front of the venue
* Park at the Liberty Square structure ($2 one-time weekend fee)
* Walk back to the venue, it shouldn't take more than 7-8 mins
There are food options available in the basement of the venue:
Wendy's (11:00am - 8:30pm)
Taco Bell (12:00pm - 10:00pm)
as well as within a 5-minute walk just west of the venue:
Panera Bread
Noodles & Company
Jimmy John’s
Chipotle
Potbelly
Warning: NO FOOD OR DRINKS are allowed inside the venue at all. Finish eating before going back into the venue.
Venue Fee: $10 per person
Melee Doubles: $10 per person ($20 per team)
Melee Singles: $15 per person
That's $35 total if you're doing everything, so bring enough cash!
A $5 venue fee discount will be given at the END OF THE DAY to the 20 people who brought a full setup that was used for the entire tournament. A full setup consists of: CRT TV, GameCube, Melee disc, fully unlocked memory card.
Spectator Fee is $10 per person on top of venue fee. So if you show up for friendlies only, bring $20 total.
Door Registration Fee is $15 per person on top of venue fee and entry fees. This only applies to players who did not pre-register online.
Payout:
If 24 or fewer teams
1st: 55%
2nd: 30%
3rd: 15%
If 25 or more teams
1st: 50%
2nd: 25%
3rd: 15%
4th: 10%
If 64 or fewer singles entrants
1st: 45%
2nd: 25%
3rd: 15%
4th: 10%
5th: 2.5%
5th: 2.5%
If 65 or more singles entrants
1st: 40%
2nd: 20%
3rd: 15%
4th: 10%
5th: 5%
5th: 5%
7th: 2.5%
7th: 2.5%
1st: 55%
2nd: 30%
3rd: 15%
If 25 or more teams
1st: 50%
2nd: 25%
3rd: 15%
4th: 10%
If 64 or fewer singles entrants
1st: 45%
2nd: 25%
3rd: 15%
4th: 10%
5th: 2.5%
5th: 2.5%
If 65 or more singles entrants
1st: 40%
2nd: 20%
3rd: 15%
4th: 10%
5th: 5%
5th: 5%
7th: 2.5%
7th: 2.5%
* The $100 Midwest pot bonus is an APEX-specific stipend, which means it is only rewarded to the top placing Midwest player who ends up attending APEX 2012. The stipend cannot be claimed on the day of this tourney, it can only be claimed at APEX 2012 by the top placing Midwest player who is also in attendance there.
* Only Midwest players can receive the $100 stipend. For example, if Hungrybox invades our tourney and beats Kels in Grand Finals, Kels would still be the first player eligible to receive the stipend, because Hungrybox is a member of the South. If Kels ends up missing APEX 2012, then the next highest placing Midwest player in attendance at APEX 2012 would receive the stipend.
* Midwest standing is defined as residency for the entire past six months before the tourney (April 22 - Oct 22) in one of these states: MI, OH, IN, IL, WI, MN, KY, IA, NE, MO, KS, ND, SD, MT, WY. In the event of a dispute, the TO staff and Alex Strife have full authority on whether a player qualifies for Midwest standing or not.
The Big House will use the anticipated Apex 2012 ruleset with a few slight changes.
* 4 stock, 8:00 minutes
* Items OFF
* Sets are best-of-3 except all Quarters, Semis, and Finals, which are best-of-5.
* Ties after the time limit are determined by stocks, then by percentage.
* Master Hand is banned.
* Wobbling is banned.
* Stalling with Jigglypuff's Rising Pound or Peach's Wall Bomber is banned.
* Glitches such as Ice Climbers's Freeze Glitch and Mewtwo's Soul Stunner are banned.
* Dave's Modified Rule will NOT be in effect for this tourney.
* Player's Choice Clause: You may play by a rule outside of this ruleset if your opponent agrees to it. In the event of any disagreements, house rules stand.
* Double Blind Character Picks: Players may elect to double blind pick their characters for the first match in case of any disputes.
* Neutral Spawn Points: Players may elect to use neutral spawn points to decide their controller ports for the first match in case of any disputes.
FD|*|*| |
FoD|*|*| |
YS|*|*| |
DL| |*| |*
BF| | |*|*
PS| | |*|*
* Any action that can prevent the game from continuing (freezing, disappearing characters, game reset, etc.) will result in forfeiture of the match for the player that initiated the action. You are responsible for knowing your own character and must be wary about accidentally triggering one of these effects.
Stagelist:
Neutral (Singles)
Final Destination
Yoshi's Story
Dream Land
Battlefield
Fountain of Dreams
Counterpick (Singles)
Pokemon Stadium
Neutral (Doubles)
Final Destination
Yoshi's Story
Dream Land
Battlefield
Pokemon Stadium
Counterpick (Doubles)
Kongo Jungle 64
Final Destination
Yoshi's Story
Dream Land
Battlefield
Fountain of Dreams
Counterpick (Singles)
Pokemon Stadium
Neutral (Doubles)
Final Destination
Yoshi's Story
Dream Land
Battlefield
Pokemon Stadium
Counterpick (Doubles)
Kongo Jungle 64
Stage Strike for the first match of the set in "1221" fashion:
1. First person strikes one stage.
2. Second person strikes the next two stages.
3. First person strikes one stage.
After each match:
1. Winner announces stage ban
2. Loser chooses counterpick stage
3. Winner chooses their character
4. Loser chooses their character
5. Winner chooses their controller port (optional)
6. Loser chooses their controller port (optional)
Doubles-Specific Rules:
* Life stealing is allowed
* Friendly Fire is turned ON
* Pause is turned OFF
Ties in pools are broken by:
1. number of sets won
2. winning percentage in games (win/loss ratio)
3. head-to-head records
In the event of a three-way tie after all tiebreakers are exhausted, a best-of-1 round robin will be played out between the three players until there is a clear order of placements.
Free housing will be very limited here in Ann Arbor, as most local Smashers are living in tight apartment spaces. If housing becomes available, I will update this section with contact info as tourney weekend approaches. However, a nearby hotel is highly recommended if you can split the costs with several other people. Here is a list of cheap hotels.
Red Roof Inn
3505 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
(734) 665-3500
Clarion Hotel and Conference Center
2900 Jackson Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
(734) 665-4444
Days Inn Ann Arbor
2380 Carpenter Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
(734) 971-0700
Check out this map for more info:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=215047002749910854664.0004aae23cd6004e425cc
OoS cars that requested + still need housing:
Pittsburgh (2nd car) | 5-6 people, Sat
Canada (Unknown's car) | 5 people, Fri + Sat
Chicago (Oro's car) | 5 people, Fri + Sat
Purdue (Lance's car) | 4 people, Fri + Sat
Wisconsin (Mundungu's car) | 3 people, Fri + Sat
Indiana (Peef's car) | 3 people, Fri + Sat
Ohio (Dempt's car) | 2 people, Fri + Sat
Road to Apex: The Big House will be featured on the frontpage of twitch.tv on October 22nd from 2-3pm and from 7-8pm!
You can follow Peef's channel by clicking here:
http://www.twitch.tv/peefsmash
Also check us out on our website, UMSmash.com! Just launched in early May, it has served as a resource to get local Smashers involved. Now the website provides an organized hub of information and a self-updating list of registered players. Also check out our corresponding pages on Facebook, YouTube, AiB, and Smashboards:
And finally, there will be a tremendous YouTube presence at the tourney. Recording devices are tentatively being brought by:
Juggleguy
Reneblade
Mundungu
Nakamaru
Riddlebox
Lance
Strong Bad
Toast
Rabbi Nevins
WTP
Zinoto
Quaa
A comprehensive list of YouTube channels to subscribe to will be posted in the videos thread to be made after the tourney.
* Failure to report to your match within 10 minutes of its announcement will result in forfeiture of the first match, and then a complete disqualification from the tournament after another 10 minutes has passed.
* Plank's DQ Rule: Any and all disqualifications that are handed out at the tournament due to tardiness will be complete DQs, meaning you will be removed from both winners and losers bracket, or removed from the entire event if you're late for pools matches. There are a number of reasons for this, but that is the rule.
* Payment of venue/entry fee can only be made with bills of cash. Do not try to pay with a bag of quarters or a Benjamin Franklin. Please bring exact change to make things easier.
* Please only call a TO in the event of an emergency. We will already have our hands full at the venue. Do not call asking for directions, it's your responsibility to view/print the maps we provide ahead of time.
Contact Info:
Main TO: Juggleguy (Rob)
Cell Phone: 734-945-4702
Email: robharn@umich.edu
Main TO: Jungle (Travis)
Cell Phone: 248-767-7895
Email: talboyst@msu.edu
Assistant TO: Roller (Brian)
Cell Phone: 908-868-3016
Email: bnorth@umich.edu
Assistant TO: Aceplayer (Chris)
Cell Phone: 248-840-9242
Email: cdnd412@aol.com
Assistant TO: BloodyJoker (Richard)
Cell Phone: 248-705-0453
Email: yangrich@msu.edu
Assistant TO: 3Chairz (Ray)
Cell Phone: 734-353-0877
Email: mingray@umich.edu
Registered Players:
Juggleguy
Jungle
Machinegungeek
Hellsing
Duck
Moose
Atma
Toadster
Radar
Lanceinthepants
HIV+
ORLY
Prince Abu
Dart
Little England
Kels
Oro?!
Aceplayer69
BloodyJoker
Soul
Tr3MoR
Flip
Zinoto
1der
Hot_ArmS
LethalXD
QUAA
Sasha
Hewhosmites
roki
Carroll
Roller
Bliu
Kail
Quaz
.Dempt
Warlock Don
Squarehead
SFAT
Shroomed
Monk
Toast
SCOTU
Gio
Tope
4% APR
nikrem
MattR
Kinglit
Mundungu
Frootloop
Dre
X
Chad
Strong Bad
jerseyboy
MinorThreat
Solo
Scythe
bertbusdriver
Rat
Tink
Trail
Velynn
PSICaramel
TuxingtonIII
INSANE CARZY GUY
hungrybox
kjh
Tafokints
Kadaj
Xan
Nakamaru
TheLake
Master WGS
Lovage
Riddlebox
lazoric
JonnyW
Shady
DJ Trehan
Butch G
PEEF
VaNz
Get Low
Raynex
SANCHAZ
skeletor
Rabbi Nevins
Kalamazhu
Jermesque
Alcheato
Jackmaster
Slayertokey
Unknown522
Knapp
Apples
RoneCuddler
Apasher
Weon-X
Pooty Tang
Doomblaze
The Good Doctor
TheNumberJay
Da Shuffla
Kickmaster J
Punkdafunk
Rojo Diamond
Violence
Gibby
Zwarm
a1joryj
Watermelon
Eiodyne
Republican0fHeaven
Voorhese
Vro
SilentSwag
Oddish
JavierBrolina
Skyson
AnDaLe
Taki
Tom R
mista-sprinkles
3chairz
scoutsniper1231
S2J
GL
D@zyKiNg
Pydoyk
A Tree
Prodigal
General Heinz
Vudujin
Twin Dragons
Cave Dweller
Denzi
SLAMUS!
Ambix
D20
BBQ
Ultrasatanicus
Malum
Love
RyeJew
dablackpacman
SpooN
DemonHype
Sixonesix
Amine money
Slimpyman
soap
Drephen
Big R
Windrose
Jungle
Machinegungeek
Hellsing
Duck
Moose
Atma
Toadster
Radar
Lanceinthepants
HIV+
ORLY
Prince Abu
Dart
Little England
Kels
Oro?!
Aceplayer69
BloodyJoker
Soul
Tr3MoR
Flip
Zinoto
1der
Hot_ArmS
LethalXD
QUAA
Sasha
Hewhosmites
roki
Carroll
Roller
Bliu
Kail
Quaz
.Dempt
Warlock Don
Squarehead
SFAT
Shroomed
Monk
Toast
SCOTU
Gio
Tope
4% APR
nikrem
MattR
Kinglit
Mundungu
Frootloop
Dre
X
Chad
Strong Bad
jerseyboy
MinorThreat
Solo
Scythe
bertbusdriver
Rat
Tink
Trail
Velynn
PSICaramel
TuxingtonIII
INSANE CARZY GUY
hungrybox
kjh
Tafokints
Kadaj
Xan
Nakamaru
TheLake
Master WGS
Lovage
Riddlebox
lazoric
JonnyW
Shady
DJ Trehan
Butch G
PEEF
VaNz
Get Low
Raynex
SANCHAZ
skeletor
Rabbi Nevins
Kalamazhu
Jermesque
Alcheato
Jackmaster
Slayertokey
Unknown522
Knapp
Apples
RoneCuddler
Apasher
Weon-X
Pooty Tang
Doomblaze
The Good Doctor
TheNumberJay
Da Shuffla
Kickmaster J
Punkdafunk
Rojo Diamond
Violence
Gibby
Zwarm
a1joryj
Watermelon
Eiodyne
Republican0fHeaven
Voorhese
Vro
SilentSwag
Oddish
JavierBrolina
Skyson
AnDaLe
Taki
Tom R
mista-sprinkles
3chairz
scoutsniper1231
S2J
GL
D@zyKiNg
Pydoyk
A Tree
Prodigal
General Heinz
Vudujin
Twin Dragons
Cave Dweller
Denzi
SLAMUS!
Ambix
D20
BBQ
Ultrasatanicus
Malum
Love
RyeJew
dablackpacman
SpooN
DemonHype
Sixonesix
Amine money
Slimpyman
soap
Drephen
Big R
Windrose
Thanks to those who read this entire wall of text!
