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The worldwide in the title is not an exaggeration either. While a majority of players are entering from North America due to time zones, this tournament shows off international talent on a phenomenal scale. With entries from places like Saudi Arabia, Russia, Egypt, Israel, Singapore, and Guam you can expect to see talent from places you may never have seen Smash from before. You can see this previously released chart to see how many players have entered and from where, but entry levels have increased since it was released so it will not cover them all.
Note: This does not cover all 1600+ Entrants
It's not just the places people are entering from that have large amounts of variety either. Players upon entering the tournament are polled as to which character they main and the results show that you can expect to see some amazing variety in terms of characters at the event.
One of the big draws for the event is the prize pool. RTGN.TV is offering up $1000 dollars in prize money and the event is free to enter making it a highly attractive event for anyone who wants to compete. With this much money and the ability to compete from the comfort of their home many players are jumping on the opportunity to sign up.
Smash 4 Worldwide Payouts
1st Place: $500
2nd Place: $300
3rd Place: $200
1st Place: $500
2nd Place: $300
3rd Place: $200
It will not be an easy road to take home the grand prize however. Players will have to fight their way through large and cruel double elimination pools where only the top 2 players move on to the final bracket. Every pool is incredibly stacked and with all signups before checkins begin able to compete you can expect the competition to continue to grow in its ferocity. The brackets are available for preview here. For those who may not follow the scene outside of USA here are some names to watch for:
- Mr. R
: Famed Brawl Marth main from the Netherlands - Alphicans : Top Canadian Smasher and a serious threat in any bracket
- Villyness : One of the best players in Australia. She is known for her potent Villager.
- Raziek : Nova Scoatia TO and Player, known for his Brawl Marth and Smash 4 Robin
- Miidas : A R.O.B. Main out of Norway, a major threat online and ranked highly on Anther's Ladder
- eltoNNNNNN : 4444 (If you don't get it, you have already lost.)
- Nikes : A Yoshi player from South Australia, he has placed 2nd at SXC in Adelaide, and 3rd at Miles Warehouse, hosted in Victoria.
- Bijou : A long-time Pit main from Brawl. Even with scarce tournament attendance top players know him to be quite good. He dabbles with Bowser Jr. and Sonic.
- Greward , Tsunayoshi , Cyve , and Sodrek: European threats all of whom competed in Perfect Stalker's Invitational.
- Luisfer and Galespark : Names to watch out for from Central America
- RoboLuigi , El Bardo , LionMan , and Marcbri : All major threats from Spain
It's not just the international community that has come out to represent with some of their best players. The United States has provided some notable competitors as well. There are also many "wifi warriors" that should not be slept on, some have taken games off of top pros while others have consistently placed high in all other online events:
- ZeRo : The one and only ZeRo, famed Smash player who has taken MANY Smash 4 events by a landslide
- Nairo : Famed Brawl player who placed 1st at Apex 2014 and has been a strong Smash 4 threat
- MrConCon : Famed Luigi Brawl Main, winner of the Hypest Smash Wii U Release Tournament
- Kodystri : Known for his Ness and Mii Gunner, Kodystri is one of the most consistently top placing online smashers with several 1st Places under his belt.
- Schmerpin : A Peach main who has placed high in many events and generally sweeps the competition. Also known in the world of Super Smash Flash 2 as a serious threat.
- iiGGYHo3 : A strong player from Texas, you may have seen him on the Tourney Locator stream or seen him placing high in online events. He was also a top threat in PSASBR.
- t1mmy and t0mmy : the famed twins and Melee low tier players (Kirby and Pichu) and known Brawl players in the Oregon scene.
All signups made before the 6 hour checkins begin will have guaranteed entry into the tournament while those who sign up later will be placed if possible. For those interested in signing up for the event, check out the tournament listing on Smashboards for more information. The East Asia/Oceania brackets will begin on Jan. 17th at 11 PM CST, and the rest of the pools begin on Jan. 18th at 1 PM CST. The finals will be streamed by RTGN.TV, with CLASH Tournements, Hypest, E2C, and 15+ other streamers and players confirmed thus far to show various matches throughout the day. Do not miss out on seeing this record breaking event!
SmashCapps is incredibly excited to be one of the tournament organizers for this event and is stoked to see who might win. Follow him on Twitter and give him some top 5 predictions for the event!
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