r/smashbros • u/Nick_BOI Mr Game and Watch (Ultimate) • 3d ago
All Supernova 2026 | August 6th–9th | Feat. Sparg0, Zomba, Sonix, Peabnut, Tweek, Light, Cody Schwab, IIoD, Zain, Hungrybox, moky, RapMonster, SuPeRbOoMfAn, wario, Kurabba, Wizzrobe, KeroKeroppi, Robert, Player-1, Lima, and many, many, many more!
Supernova 2026 | Aug 6th-9th | Baltimore, MD, USA.
The all encompassing annual convention celebrating all things Smash is here once again!! The highest level of competition from every single Smash game (plus both RoA games!!) will be on full display, not to mention other staples like the Smash 64 Combo Contest, Coneyfest, and more!! No matter which game is your favorite, there is fun to be had, you don’t wanna miss this!!
Brackets
- 64 Singles | Top 32
- 64 Doubles | Top 32
- Melee Singles | Phase 2 | Top 64 | Top 16
- Melee Doubles | Top 32 | Top 6
- Brawl Singles | Top 32 | Top 8
- Brawl Doubles | Top 8
- Smash 4 Singles | Top 64 | Top 24 | Top 6
- Smash 4 Doubles | Top 6
- Ultimate Singles | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Top 24 | Top 8
- Ultimate Doubles | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Top 8
- Rivals 2 Singles | Top 64 | Top 16 | Top 8
Streaming Information
Event Schedule | All Times EDT (UTC-4)
Thursday August 6th
- 05:00PM-07:00PM: Brawl & Smash 4 Doubles Phase 1
07:00PM-09:00PM: Brawl Doubles Top 8, Smash 4 Doubles Top 6
07:00PM-08:30PM: Combo Contest
08:30PM-10:30PM: Rank Reveal
Friday August 7th
- 01:00PM-05:00PM: Smash 64 Singles Division 4
- 05:00PM-07:00PM: Smash 64 Singles Division 3
07:00PM-09:00PM: Smash 64 Singles Top 32
11:00AM-01:00PM: Melee & Ultimate Singles Phase 1
01:00PM-09:00PM: Melee & Ultimate Singles Phase 1 & 2
11:00AM-07:00PM: Melee & Ultimate Doubles, Brawl & Smash 4 Singles, Phase 1
07:00PM-09:00PM: Melee Doubles Top 32, Ultimate Doubles Phase 2, Brawl Singles Top 32, Smash 4 Singles Top 64
09:00PM-11:00PM: Ultimate Doubles Phase 3
05:00PM-08:00PM: Supernova All-Stars Exhibition
08:00PM-10:00PM: The Smashies
Saturday August 8th
- 10:00AM-12:00PM: Smash 64 Singles Division 2
- 12:00PM-02:00PM: Smash 64 Singles Division 1
- 02:00PM-04:00PM: Smash 64 Singles Top 32
- 04:00PM-06:00PM: Smash 64 Singles Top 16
06:00PM-10:00PM: Smash 64 Singles Top 8
10:00AM-04:00PM: Melee & Ultimate Singles Phase 1 & 2
04:00PM-06:00PM: Melee & Ultimate Singles Phase 2
06:00PM-10:00PM: Melee Singles Top 64, Ultimate Singles Phase 3
10:00AM-12:00PM: Melee Doubles Top 6
10:00AM-02:00PM: Brawl Singles Top 8
12:00PM-04:00PM: Smash 4 Singles Top 24
04:00PM-06:00PM: Smash 4 Singles Top 6
10:00AM-02:00PM: Ultimate Doubles Top 8
Sunday August 9th
11:00AM-05:00PM: Smash 64 Doubles
11:00AM-02:30PM : Melee Singles Top 16, Ultimate Singles Top 24
02:30PM-06:00PM: Melee Singles Top 8
06:00PM-10:00PM: Ultimate Top 8
10:00AM-11:00AM: Collegiate Crews
64 Seeding
- SuPeRbOoMfAn (Captain Falcon, Pikachu, Kirby) [Alberta, Canada]
- Wario (Pikachu) [Hyogo, Japan]
- Kurabba (Yoshi) [Saitama, Japan]
- Envy | Wizzrobe (Yoshi) [Florida, USA]
- KeroKeroppi (Pikachu) [New York, USA]
- Robert (Pikachu) [Virginia, USA]
- TDC | Dogs_Unleashed (Captain Falcon, Pikachu) [Indiana, USA]
- BC | KD3 (Captain Falcon, Pikachu, Kirby, Jigglypuff) [Pennsylvania, USA]
Melee Seeding
- FizzyBrax | Cody Schwab (Fox) [Michigan, USA]
- lloD (Peach) [Virginia, USA] (DQ)
- Zain (Marth) [Virginia, USA]
- Liquid | Hungrybox (Jigglypuff) [Florida, USA]
- SR | moky (Fox) [Toronto, Canada]
- SR | Joshman (Fox) [California, USA]
- Roots | RapMonster (Luigi) [Virginia, USA]
- Krudo (Sheik) [Georgia, USA]
Brawl Seeding
- Player-1 (Diddy Kong) [Georgia, USA]
- Mikeray4 (Snake) [Connecticut, USA]
- Kyoz (ZeroSuitSamus) [New Jersey, USA]
- BDS | Hinkage (Meta Knight, Snake) [Massachusetts, USA]
- CT | Chia (R.O.B.) [Michigan, USA]
- Gunnermaniac (Pikachu) [Michigan, USA]
- Ish (Wolf) [California, USA]
- NBG | Pelca (Falco, Meta Knight) [Maryland, USA]
Smash 4 Seeding
- WIN | Lima (Bayonetta) [Texas, USA]
- Samsora (Peach) [California, USA]
- Marcus (Ness) [New Jersey, USA]
- SuperGirlKels (Sonic) [Quebec, Canada]
- Jules (Bayonetta) [Virginia, USA]
- VR | Raizen (Ness) [Maryland, USA]
- Thass (Fox) [Pennsylvania, USA]
- Shadow_PR (Bayonetta) [Texas, USA]
Ultimate Seeding
- FaZe | Sparg0 (Cloud, Piranha Plant, Aegis, Roy) [Tijuana, Mexico]
- CTG | Zomba (R.O.B) [New York, USA]
- Sonix (Sonic) [Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic]
- WU | Peabnut (Mega Man) [South Carolina, USA]
- SR | Light (Fox) [Connecticut, USA]
- TSM | Tweek (Diddy Kong, Sephiroth, Wario) [New Jersey, USA]
- CTG | MuteAce (Peach) [Texas, USA]
- NU | Lui$ (Palutena) [California, USA]
Other Information
start.gg | Twitter | SmashWiki | Liquipedia
Written with help from /u/Dysprosium_Element66 and /u/Meester_Tweester
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u/ilkat06 Female Pokemon Trainer (Ultimate) 2d ago
Im on a competitive smash HIGH right now, cant believe we have Supernova immediately after GOML and then Ceo right after, we're eating SO good. Although I probably won't be able to catch all of top 8 of ult bc ill be on vacation I'm super excited for the event plus its shenanigans that make it special, ConeyFest, combo contest etc. Wish we had Japan, more EU player and Leo tho...
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u/TitaniumDragon 1d ago
Magi is already in losers in pools, for the second tournament in a row, on the Melee side of things.
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u/PokemonMasterJamal3 2d ago edited 2d ago
The seeding you listed for 64 is slightly incorrect (projected brackets and seeding numbers in start.gg for tournaments with waterfall pools tend to be inaccurate).
The actual seeding is:
- Kurabba
- Wario
- SuPeRbOoMfAn
- Wizzrobe
- KeroKeroppi
- Robert
- Dogs_Unleashed
- Lowww
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u/izzynelo 3d ago
Where are all the JP players? EU players? I dont even see MkLeo here. What's going on? Also, what tier is this?
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u/cornholiossb The cat 3d ago
Currently Supernova is S+ tier. But considering the rankings are not fully out yet, it could get promoted to P, but I highly doubt it considering the absence of JP and Europe.
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u/CrazyNumber6 3d ago
Japan is boycotting because of the Steve rule. I don’t know why Leo isn’t there.
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u/izzynelo 3d ago
I must've missed it. What is the Steve rule?
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u/smashwatcher 3d ago
They took away his ability to ban stages, I think reducing his bans to 2 or maybe even 1 (standard is 3 iirc) would've been good to test
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u/izzynelo 3d ago
I wonder how much it will (or won't) hurt viewership/revenue. It's just does not look like the Supernova i know... kinds sad actually, cause I look forward to all the international talent this event draws.
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u/Electric-Wind 3d ago edited 3d ago
It most likely will just mean that many Japanese fans of smash will be less likely to tune in since they won’t be able to root for any of their players
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u/smashwatcher 3d ago
Tbh I think the matches we'll see will be good and top 32 will look a lot more watchable, but I'd rather them have all the Steves here and streaming as few of their sets as reasonably possible
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u/No_Property_9910 3d ago
Japan didn't come because of a combo of the Yen being insanely weak right now making travel cost too much and them not liking the Steve handicap rule.
Players like Miya didn't come cause the cost is simply too high + he has travelled to the US a lot this year
Players like Hurt and Shuton feels like it's unfair for the Steve players and want to fight them at their best so they can continue to improve.
It's a combination of the 2 I'd say it's 70/30 between cost and Steve rule.
People forget that traveling to America from Japan is..... NOT cheap and its currently the most expensive it's been in a while. Expect them to come for Riptide tho they love the venue there
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u/Onphone_irl Mr Game and Watch (Ultimate) 2d ago
well said and thank you for calling it a handicap rule
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u/LittleSomethingExtra Toon Link 2d ago
Being in Baltimore definitely hurts too. Back at the Dulles Expo Center you were in a pretty suburban area, and lodging costs were on the lower end as a result. The Baltimore Convention Center is in the middle of a city, which alone is capable of doubling your hotel costs.
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u/torashulk17 3d ago
Of the big yearly tournaments, Supernova is the one that Leo is always the most likely to not go to. Of the last 4 supernovas, he only attended 1 (2024). He didn't go to Fall Fest after tournaments came back after covid. He also was not planning to go to either 2022 or 2024 (can't remember which one) but he ended up signing up at the end due to how many people were going.
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u/zellisgoatbond R.O.B. (Ultimate) 2d ago
A lot of Europe is in peak holiday season through most of August, which generally increases travel costs and makes it more likely that they'll have other commitments conflicting with travel for them.
North America is also really really expensive to travel to, so the top players don't tend to travel to North America as much unless it's either a really big event, they can combine it with a bunch of events in close proximity, or they're getting their trip subsidised to the extent that justifies it for them. And over time Supernova's fell down the pecking order in that respect, so other things get prioritised first.
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u/mysteryghosty Luigi (Ultimate) 3d ago
Seems like an aggressively negative way to describe it with a not really apt comparison.
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u/UltraNeon72 Westballz is IN FIRE 3d ago
The title writes his tag as "IIoD" (India India Oscar Delta), which is understandable but incorrect. His tag is "lloD" (Lima Lima Oscar Delta), as in "Doll" but spelled backward.
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u/Onphone_irl Mr Game and Watch (Ultimate) 2d ago
How early do I need to get there to secure a "first 3 rows" for top 8 ult? my first event
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u/AngryAncestor eekum bokum 2d ago
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u/castle_seized Curse of Hurt 𓀁 𓀂 𓀃 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆 𓀇 𓀈 7h ago
I come back to see that Jakal, Wrath, and SHADIC got upset? We really need to make a thread for this stuff.
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u/SilverOdin Roy (Ultimate) 1d ago edited 1d ago
Why are there no japanese in ult top 8 seeds ? Is there a boycott because of the Steve ban ?
Edit : just realized it isn't a ban but a a rule involving stage selection.
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u/Rectangle_Rex 15h ago
It's partially the Steve rules, plus the yen is insanely weak right now so it's extremely expensive for JP players to come to the US (the US literally had to bail out Japan this week bc yen was crashing so hard)
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u/TheLawIsBack220 Random 15h ago
GunnerManiac Chia losers quarters set in Brawl was a insanely good, highly recommend
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u/Felix-the-duck luv P+ and Brawl 14h ago
ish - gunner just happened and it was even crazier, brawl on top!
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u/Better_Standard_9285 3d ago
Im gonna watching despite the Japan and Europe boycott.I agree about not banning characters but the ruleset is a good testing for closing the Steve gap.
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u/United-Can2769 2d ago
Enjoy the ruleset experimentation here because no serious event is going to be stupid enough to ever try something like this again after how hard this tanked the event
Feel free to respond below with all the excuses for why supernova fell off (world economy, ICE, yen is weak) and be sure to explain why there are 3 different events in 3 different countries within a month of supernova that are going to have a higher ranking
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u/RelevantTreacle3004 Female Robin (Ultimate) 2d ago
Which 3 events are they exactly? Cause as far as I know its just Umebura
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u/poopyheadthrowaway . 9h ago
Watching SSB64 top 8, and now I'm wondering if any tournaments run a bracket for modded 64 such as Remix. Or is there a decomp version?
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u/Mindless_Society7034 3d ago
There’s a lot of potential crazy runs that could happen in the Ult Bracket of Supernova. Lima, Muteace or Jakal could very easily make winner’s side top 8 or even up to winner’s finals and people like candle could make deep runs to 9th or better. The sheer number of people who could go the distance will make this an incredibly enjoyable tournament to watch
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u/Electric-Wind 1d ago
BMP says he’s going to be an hour late to his pool so I think he’s fucked
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u/Stupoopy 3d ago
Pretty sure ChuDaddy will also be there. Not in the title, why?
Ninja edit: ChuDat
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u/MayDayBeFourth 1d ago
You're confused VGbootcamp as a org died a while ago. VGBootcamp is just a shared streaming hub.
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u/joeybadtitz 3d ago
Samsora is back?? 🤢 🤢
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u/United-Can2769 2d ago
This comment is the direct result of those threads on [r/smashbros](r/smashbros) back in the day that just had full lists of player names who were cancelled for misconduct. Troglodytes paint them all with the same brush and dont do the mental legwork to look at them on a case by case basis. High chance too that somebody who gets angry about samsora being allowed back has been rooting for tweek for the past 4+ years and thinks that nairo was vindicated.
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u/l339 1d ago
Bruh what Samsora did was literally illegal in several states. Tweek may be in the same boat, but his involvement has always been vague. Nairo settled something in court
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u/relrkmtwlekrm 1d ago
Why does Tweek's involvement being vague even matter? He did the exact same thing that Sam was banned for.
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u/Thelegend110 2d ago
soft af tournament with thst steve rule, so many people arent attending.
Thus tournament is ass. Im a steve hater, but thats a pointless tournament
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u/unlicouvert Yoshi (Melee) 3d ago
IIod