Super Smash Bros. Ultimate lets up to eight players square off in action-packed battles that are all about smashing beloved video game characters off the screen. Have you always wanted to participate in a video game tournament? Nintendo has two upcoming tournaments for you! Starting in February, Nintendo is hosting a series of online qualifying events for the Splatoon 2 North America Inkling Open 2019 and the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019 – two tournaments for two competitive Nintendo Switch games.
These open qualifiers lead up to a final event at the PAX East video game conference in Boston on March 30. There are multiple ways to play and participate … and players of all experience levels are welcome.
“This inclusive pair of tournaments is a great way for anyone to show off their skills while playing two of their favorite Nintendo Switch games,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Nintendo games are for everyone, and offer a unique combination of social competitive fun. That’s why we’re opening the qualifying rounds to fans of all skill levels.”
The schedule for the online qualifying events for both the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019 and Splatoon 2 North America Inkling Open 2019 tournaments are below. For the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019, players will have the chance to qualify in one of four regions across North America. Three individual rounds of qualifying online events will give players three separate chances to represent their region at PAX East.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Region* | Online Event | Date All times are approximate |
|---|---|---|
| Northeast Region | Online Event 1 Qualifiers | Feb. 2, 9 a.m. PT |
| Northeast Region | Online Event 1 Finals | Feb. 9, 9 a.m. PT |
| Northeast Region | Online Event 2 Qualifiers | Feb. 16, 9 a.m. PT |
| Northeast Region | Online Event 2 Finals | March 2, 11 a.m. PT |
| Northeast Region | Online Event 3 Qualifiers | March 9, 9 a.m. PT |
| Northeast Region | Online Event 3 Finals | March 16, 9 a.m. PT |
| Southeast Region | Online Event 1 Qualifiers | Feb. 2, 10 a.m. PT |
| Southeast Region | Online Event 1 Finals | Feb. 9, 9 a.m. PT |
| Southeast Region | Online Event 2 Qualifiers | Feb. 16, 10 a.m. PT |
| Southeast Region | Online Event 2 Finals | March 2, 11 a.m. PT |
| Southeast Region | Online Event 3 Qualifiers | March 9, 10 a.m. PT |
| Southeast Region | Online Event 3 Finals | March 16, 9 a.m. PT |
| Southwest Region | Online Event 1 Qualifiers | Feb. 2, 11 a.m. PT |
| Southwest Region | Online Event 1 Finals | Feb. 9, 9 a.m. PT |
| Southwest Region | Online Event 2 Qualifiers | Feb. 16, 11 a.m. PT |
| Southwest Region | Online Event 2 Finals | March 2, 11 a.m. PT |
| Southwest Region | Online Event 3 Qualifiers | March 9, 11 a.m. PT |
| Southwest Region | Online Event 3 Finals | March 16, 9 a.m. PT |
| Northwest Region | Online Event 1 Qualifiers | Feb. 2, 12 p.m. PT |
| Northwest Region | Online Event 1 Finals | Feb. 9, 9 a.m. PT |
| Northwest Region | Online Event 2 Qualifiers | Feb. 16, 12 p.m. PT |
| Northwest Region | Online Event 2 Finals | March 2, 11 a.m. PT |
| Northwest Region | Online Event 3 Qualifiers | March 9, 12 p.m. PT |
| Northwest Region | Online Event 3 Finals | March 16, 9 a.m. PT |
Splatoon 2
| Online Event | Date (All times are approximate) |
|---|---|
| Ink Pools | Feb. 10, 9 a.m. PT |
| Online Qualifier Finals | March 2, 9 a.m. PT |
*Each region has a cap of 2,048 check-in players for each qualifier, for a total of 8,192 players per qualifier series across the four regions of play.
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