Game Room Tournaments

Tournament Information
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We are excited to offer the Brandeis community the opportunity to participate in semester long tournaments. Billiards, table tennis, and Super Smash Bros. brackets are put together and a schedule of matches is released.
- The sign up period for the Spring 2025 semester has ended.
- During sign ups, individuals must fill out this Google form for each tournament they wish to participate in and create an account on Challonge. You must use your Brandeis email to sign up.
- Any member of the Brandeis community is welcome to participate.
Tournament Structure
- Single elimination bracket
- Matches up to quarterfinals are done independently. Individuals should contact their match ups and find a time to play
- Matches are best of three up to quarterfinals.
- Semifinals and finals will all be conducted during an end of semester event in the Game Room and will all be best of five
- Upon completion of a match, please report the winner on Challonge.
- If a winner is not reported by the given round deadline, the player with the higher seed will automatically move up to the next round.
- Matches are NOT required to be run in the Game Room. As long as both participants agree, you may run matched anywhere
- Console Games X meets Mondays from 7pm to 11pm in Ridgewood Commons. You may go there to play your Smash match.
Billiards Format and Rules
- The format will be 8-Ball
- Please see here for more detailed rules. We will be using The United States Professional Poolplayers Association official rule set.
Table Tennis Format and Rules
- Games are played to 11 points, must win by two points
- Players will rally for serve
- Each side of the table alternates serving two points at a time
- Service alternates at every point after being tied 10-10 (“deuce”).
- Please see here for more detailed rules. We will be using the USA Table Tennis' official rule set.
Super Smash Bros. Format and Rules
- Collaboration with Console Gamers X
- For questions, please contact brooksbellinger@brandeis.edu.
- Format
- Best of 3 (quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals are best of 5)
- 3 Stocks
- 7:00 timer
- 3 bans
- Hazards Off
- 1-2-1 strikes
- Character First
- no DSR
- Legal stages
- Battlefield
- Small Battlefield
- Town and City
- Smashville
- Pokemon Stadium 2
- Final Destination
- Hollow Bastion
- Kalos Pokemon League
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studentengagement@brandeis.edu
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