This Saturday, February 10th, saw a Super Smash Bros Ultimate tournament take place at the Alt F4. An opportunity for fighting game enthusiasts to challenge each other and see who is the strongest.
You may be familiar with the fighting game Super Smash Bros Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch. It is one of the most well-known games from the Japanese giant and is being represented here in Nice. We present to you the “Riviera” which showcases the Nice esports scene every week.
The tournament is organized by the Nice esports team Asura and broadcasted on the twitch channel Scal_ssbu. The event is arranged in a double-elimination bracket. In other words, you need to lose 2 sets to be permanently eliminated. Forget about items and all the random elements of the base game. Here, all the rules are in place so that the best player wins.
So how did the tournament go?
The first thing you notice when you enter is the good atmosphere that prevails. Everyone plays, and newcomers are warmly welcomed, so don’t be afraid to ask for advice or tips from other experienced players. Then the players who face each other are called, and it’s the first to win 2 games who wins the set.
What does the final bracket of this tournament with 41 participants look like? The grand winner is “Eru.Reido“, who plays for the structure Mystral Esport. A player of Mewtwo and Incineroar, accustomed to first and second places in the region of the Azure capital. He is followed by “This Neko” in the second place, a player of Mr. Game and Watch. And “MugiwaraNoBrando“, who is under the structure Neptunia Esport, a player of Ken and Ryu and holder of the third place in the tournament. In short, this tournament was full of emotions, celebrations, moments of sadness, but above all, a moment of conviviality for every fan of the franchise.