A statement from the Smash Calendar team:
We are disappointed to learn of the news that was revealed earlier this week about the Smash World Tour ceasing operations due to a licensing dispute. 🧵
This is the official account for news from the Smash Calendar team.
If you are a TO seeking to calendar your event, please contact
@BamOfThePpl
(Ultimate) or
@OXY_Crimson
(Melee).
View the 2020 public calendar:
A new Melee event in Colorado in February 2024 is seeking to become the first calendared event in the Centennial State in nearly six years (Flatiron 3 in April 2018).
In light of these developments, we have decided to remove Panda from the Calendar system. While we will still list their events publicly because they will meet our general inclusion criteria, they will no longer have access to view the private Calendar and its unannounced events.
We personally would recommend that a new date be selected for the Gimvitational that can support a four-day event. This will be difficult given how late in the cycle we are finding out. Alternatively, a one-day event is possible without impinging on Crown and COST.
We are even more disappointed, appalled, and incensed by the picture that has emerged of Panda’s behavior in managing the Panda Cup. And we are frustrated by the insubstantial nature of the statements issued by Panda and Nintendo on this matter.
We take this opportunity to remind event organizers why visibility is important to us. This conflict was preventable if we’d had this information. We have the power to prevent and mitigate conflicts, but we can’t use it if we don’t get what we need. —
@RaymieX
/
@Cagt3000
We further call on tournament organizers to unite to protect this scene and on Panda, Nintendo, and their sponsors to reconsider their course of action. We cannot and will not stand for letting mercurial, opaque decision-making run our scene.
Lastly, as a reminder, we want to recognize that not everyone affiliated with Panda was part of this process. Many people that are employed or contracted by Panda have expressed their frustration with the course of events. We sympathize with them.
We invited Panda to have direct view access to the private Smash Calendar earlier this year because of the Panda Cup. We believe, fundamentally, that such access is necessary for bulk organizers of events...
...and we advise that this access is to be used to reduce event conflicts for the benefit of the tournament system. However, the actions taken by Panda and Nintendo have inflicted substantial damage on that very system.
What happened today?
• The Smash World Tour announced it would not run in 2023, nor would it hold its 2022 championships, due to a licensing dispute with Nintendo.
• VGBootCamp announced it would not run Glitch in January or Double Down in February: "Our future is uncertain".
With today’s announcement, we learned the Gimvitational was four days in length. That information was never communicated to us. If it were, we would have advised of the conflict with Crown and COST and recommended another date.
At the present time, no calendared Smash events outside of Japan have been cancelled due to coronavirus.
We will retweet from this account any announcements of event postponements or cancellations.
If you are an organizer and your plans change, please let us know.
How did it happen?
On November 10, 2021, Crown 2 booked the weekend of June 18–19 in Provo, Utah. It agreed to share that weekend with COST in early December after COST ran into an unanticipated venue conflict. Both events are Saturday/Sunday.
@BamOfThePpl
@OXY_Crimson
Now more than ever, with historic numbers of major events being held around the world, the Smash Calendar is critical to mitigate the effects of conflicting events.
Want an idea of how packed 2020 is? There are only 3 weeks we don't have an event on our private calendar.
On December 11, after a conversation with GimR, Calendar Keeper Cagt added the Gimvitational to the calendar for Friday, June 17, as a one-day event.
With the provided information, we believed there would be minimal conflict between a Friday invitational and the weekend events.
Did somebody order a SPECIAL announcement? 🤔
@PapaJohns
is coming to Super Smash Bros. tournaments across America in 2022! 🤩🍕
Grab a slice and get ready... it's gonna be a big year.
#PapaJohnsSSB
The cancellation of
@SmashNSplash
6 has been officially announced.
This was the final remaining event in the month of May. The pause in calendared events will now last at least 3 months.
Big day for tournament news from Europe:
•
@TeamRegenGG
announced Regen 2022, July 23 and 24 in Birmingham
•
@VCAVienna
slides up to October 1 and 2
• And
@MysticsquadE
slides Tech Republic VI (Barcelona) into the vacated November weekend
Today's movements:
CANCELED
• Pound
• Tech Republic V
• Smash World Tour points at Platinum/Gold events through end of April
POSTPONED
• Icarus VI (late summer/early fall)
• HFLan Melee Edition (Nov)
• Shacknews Invitational (TBD)
All of the events with announced dates from the
@SmashWorldTour
announcement today are now in the public Smash Calendar. BGW 33, Fête, and HFLAN will be added when their dates are confirmed.
The
@SmashWorldTour
today announced their 2021 format.
There will be invitational-only, in-person regional finals featuring 16 competitors in each title, currently scheduled between June 25 and November 7.
Did you know that we listed 176 events this year—and that's still down 13 percent from three years ago? That the decline was concentrated in North America? Or that France, the UK, and the Pacific NW saw event volume surge?
More Calendar facts of 2022:
🇺🇸 SAVE THE DATES! 📅
While we're still amping up for DreamHack Atlanta, we've already started planning our US festival roster for next year...
Find out more:
To help provide information on event cancellations and postponements, the 2020 Smash Calendar has been updated.
There is a new tab listing all events that were calendared and have been canceled.
On the main calendar, postponements are now highlighted in green (example below).
Today's
@PandaCup
announcement also revealed three previously unadvertised events:
Lost Tech City from
@TourneyLocator
in San Antonio, Sept 30–Oct 2
Saving Mr. Lombardi 3 from
@topshelfesports
and Melee at UCI, Nov 12 in Irvine, CA
Panda Cup LCQ/Finale, Dec 15–18 in LA
The DreamHack calendar for 2023 is out, and it is chock full of surprises. Notably for Smash:
🦘 Melbourne moves up in the year to late April
🇩🇪 Two events in Hannover, June/Dec
🍑 DreamHack Atlanta in the third weekend of December
Umebura SP8, which was calendared, has been canceled by organizers. According to their statement, several of them could not attend the event due to instructions from their employers regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Officially moved GOML to 2022, don't want to take any risks with so much uncertainty still. Not being able to run events has hurt in more ways than one but going to stay positive and try to make the most of this year
Be back June 17-19 2022 hopefully🤞
Stay safe everyone
We at the Smash Calendar have a few minor announcements to make!
First, the 2023 public Smash Calendar is now available, as there are 10 publicly announced 2023 events! You can consult it at or by clicking the link in the 2022 Calendar.
Hey all,
We've made the difficult decision to postpone G8 to April 15-17 due to COVID and operational concerns.
Full statement
Your registration will be moved to the new date by default
For refund/flight/hotel info see our FAQ
Today in review:
• Three DreamHacks will not be held in 2020 (postponed to 2021)
• Evo canceled
• CEO (formally) announces its new December dates, which had been floated for weeks
TEA PARTY 2 UPDATE
Due to the news of Queen Elizabeth II's poor health: If her passing is announced before 10am on 10/09/22, We legally have to cancel the event due to 'Operation London Bridge'
Updates will be made immediately & all attendees will be refunded should this occur.
This weekend features some lesser-seen regions on the Calendar:
Smash Masterclass 2 in Modena is the first Italy event since Icarus V in April 2019.
Tamasuma Kyokkan, a new event in Sapporo, is the first event we've calendared from Hokkaidō!
Probably the biggest news out of this: GOML slides back up to May next year.
@GOMLsPlan
has a history in May, running in that month in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2020*. It took place in July in 2017, 2022, and 2023.
All the May GOMLs except 2015 ran on Victoria Day weekend.
We’re taking our partnership with
@EvenMatchup
to the next level. 📈
We’re extending our partnership and proud to introduce a fresh look for the
@YoLetsMakeMoves
events. Watch to learn More ⬇️
Emerald City 9, a calendared event in Seattle slated for this Saturday, has been canceled.
This is the first coronavirus-related cancellation in Smash outside of Japan.
Emerald City 9 at HuskyX is officially canceled due to safety concerns surrounding COVID-19 and its spread in the Seattle area. The decision to do so was made in accordance with the cancellation of HuskyX, the convention of which our tournament was a part.
Busy weekend for event announcements... More importantly, that means 12 events have announced for 2024, so we whipped up the 2024 public Smash Calendar!
(That's 12 events out of more than 60 on our private calendar so far for 2024.)
Save the Date 2024 Patch Notes:
Reduced Recovery on Evo 2023
- Evo Las Vegas 2024 now July 19-21 (Changed from July 26-28)
Venue Adjustments
- +1 to Convention Activity days (previously 2 days)
- New Location
More details in January 2024!
DreamHack threads the needle and sets up shop on the last open weekend between New Year's and Christmas 2023.
That means that there are 89 events booked over 50 consecutive weekends in 2023—and that you should DM us if you want to join the list.
This is the official account for news and information from the Smash Calendar team.
If you're an event organizer seeking to book a date or contact us, please slide in our DMs:
Smash Calendar housekeeping note:
We are considering postponements to 2021 as cancellations for the purpose of listing events *in 2020*, as we will have a separate 2021 calendar.
If you are an event being postponed and looking for guidance on 2021 dates, please get in touch.
Starting to think about in-person events in late 2021 or 2022?
Avoid potential conflicts and book your date with the Calendar team. Slide into our DMs:
It's a busy week in Ultimate with regional events all over.
Japan:
@karisuma_nagoya
SP8 in Obu,
@sumabatosp
12 in Osaka,
@TSC_SMASH
12 in Sendai
Europe: Safe on Shield 2
@MAD_SMASH
,
@WantedSSB
S3 C5 in Paris*
NA: Float in Waterloo, ON
*Should be tiered but not in PGR TTS yet.
We've also added two new Calendar Keepers as part of our effort to engage the diverse Smash community.
@Tigerton_
has been a friend of the Calendar for several years now and is involved with similar processes in Europe...
Thank you for the positive response
#FGC
.
While we work out all the details to safely bring back CEO and launch registration, tell us what games would you want to see hosted at
#CEO2021
?
Oh and you may want to save the date below because it’s set!
DreamHack has announced its 2022 bill of fare, with a few notable changes for Smash:
•
#DHDAL22
will not be Memorial Day weekend
• No Montreal this year — Melbourne instead in September
• Atlanta continues in November; Summer and Winter as usual in Jönköping
Official News on
#CEO2020
this Friday. Just working on the paperwork and hotel stuff this week to move it from June to December. 92% voted they would attend if possible later this year. If you booked a room for June you’ll get an email from me before they re open the block.
We are very sad to announce that our event will be postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 situation. Refunds will be processed throughout the next few weeks, we appreciate your patience.
Please read more below.🥀
The new intake form will enable us to respond more rapidly to requests for information and Calendar listing. It also prepares us for a future without this social platform.
Double Down has moved to the second weekend of July, citing knock-on effects of Omicron on registration and the availability of necessary staff resources—especially the cancellation of the AV team scheduled to work the event.
Double Down is being postponed to 7/8-10/22.
Given that Evo won’t have Smash, we ask the community to come together & support the event as The new Vegas Super Major!
Full Details (PLEASE READ IN FULL):
Reg Re-Opens at 7pm EST:
Beginning in 2023, the Calendar will begin region reporting for France:
France – Île-de-France (Paris area)
France – East
France – North
France – South
France – Southeast (Lyon area)
France – West
FR had 17 events (3rd-most) on the Calendar this year. 12 were in Île-de-France.
Missed this yesterday: Home Sweet Home in Birmingham, Alabama is canceled because of concern over out-of-region travel.
Alabama was one of the last states to not have a COVID-19 case.
Now docking at Week 44:
@PortPriority
!
While confirmed as part of the Smash World Tour last week, the dates of Oct. 31–Nov. 1 were not announced until today.
There will be a Riptide next year. The dates are September 8-10, 2023.
For future announcements, you can follow us on instagram or join our discord server.
Instagram:
Discord:
Support email is still riptidessbm
@gmail
.com
If you are a tournament organizer, please keep us informed of cancellations or postponements by DMing us.
This account will continue to disseminate official announcements from organizers about the status of their events.
Going forward in '23, we're changing some of our regional reporting in the US to break up some of the largest regions we report:
The Midwest region has been split into Mid-America, Upper Midwest, and Great Lakes.
The Southeast region has split into Mid-South and Southeast.
We have just heard the news that
@sxsw
has been canceled. Our
#ShackSmash
Invitational was set to take place on the show floor of
@SXSWGaming
. We’re in the process of moving forward with the tournament in a private event. Please stay tuned for more updates
DreamHack Atlanta will not happen this year as the organizer has opted to wait until 2022.
A full schedule of 2022 DreamHack events is to be released on December 9.
Press Less is moving forward in Ottawa.
With this decision, all remaining events on the calendar in March have announced their intention to move ahead.
The listing of an event on the calendar does not mean that it is guaranteed to happen—or that it *should* happen.
Events are listed until a public cancellation or date change announcement is made.
Most of these dates were announced months ago, often upon 2020 cancellation.
There are now 10 announced events for 2022, and the 2022 Public Smash Calendar has been opened!
(Not on the public calendar: 20 unannounced events with date claims—all the more reason for TOs to get in touch with us!)
Oceania, June 25–27
E Asia Ult, July 3–4
E Asia Melee, July 10–11
Europe Ult, July 17–18
South Am, July 30–Aug 1
Europe Melee, Aug 7–8
Central Am Melee, Aug 21–22
Central Am Ult, Sept 7–8
NA W Ult, Sept 25–26
NA W Melee, Oct 23–24
NA E Melee, Oct 30–31
NA E Ult, Nov 6–7
Final TBA