Nintendo have announced two North American tournaments, one for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and the other for Splatoon 2.
While the finals shall take place at PAX East on March 30th 2019, the open qualifiers will be purely online. Players must first register through the Battlefy website (Smash Bros. here, and Splatoon 2 here). Participants must be from North America, Canada, and Mexico.
You can find details on the online qualifier dates below:
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Online Event 1
Includes Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast Regions*
Qualifiers – Feb. 2
Finals – Feb. 9
Register by Feb. 2 at 9 a.m. PT.
- Online Event 2
Includes Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast Regions*
Qualifiers – Feb. 16
Finals – March 2
Register by Feb. 16 at 9 a.m. PT.
- Online Event 3
Includes Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast Regions*
Qualifiers – March 9
Finals – March 16
Register by March 9 at 9 a.m. PT.
*Each region has a cap of 2,048 check-in players for each qualifier. Total of 8,192 players per qualifier series across the 4 regions of play.
- Splatoon 2
- Ink Pools Online Qualifier
February 10
Starts at 9 a.m. PT and ends when the top eight teams have been determined.
- Qualifier Finals
March 2
Starts at 9 a.m. PT and ends when the top four teams have been determined. Stay tuned to find out how to watch the livestream!
You can find more details via the official website here.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 are available now for Nintendo Switch. In case you missed them, you can find our thorough reviews for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate here and Splatoon 2 here (We highly recommend them!).
