The Speakeasy SSBM Tournament Series

The Speakeasy SSBM Tournament Series

About Me

  • Social Links: Twitter (@vyv_js) and Instagram (@schooz)
  • Previous event organizing experience: I am the head Tournament Organizer (T.O.) for the majority of regionals at Bar Lucci in Northeast Ohio. I recently ran the "Speakeasy" Riptide prelocal, and my biggest event organized was Crowd Control x Bar Lucci Tournament v2 (CC x BLT v2) with about 110 entrants.

Event Overview

Game Details

  • Game: Super Smash Brothers Melee
  • Event format: Double elimination and round robin formats

Attendance & Broadcasting

  • Expected attendance per event: With correct promotion and based on shoutouts from previous events, we can easily reach 100 entrants per tournament
  • Broadcasting setup: We have a dedicated Bar Lucci streaming desktop that was crowdfunded by the community. We use OBS with cameras and microphones for commentators, with Weiss Climbers handling production.

Prize Structure

  • Monthly prize pool allocation: 50% of the monthly budget will go directly to prizes
  • Prize distribution format: Top 8 payout structure with a 50/20/13/7/3/3/2/2 percentage split

Event Schedule

I am planning to run four major events per year at Bar Lucci, with the next event scheduled for late June or early July 2024.

Budget Breakdown

  • Prize Pool (50%): Direct payouts to competitors
  • Remaining budget allocation (50%):
    • Promotion
    • Staff compensation
    • Setups/hardware maintenance and upgrades

Promotion Strategy

I have run successful marketing campaigns for previous events on Twitter. I will follow all Nouns promotion guidelines and link Nouns social media accounts on every post regarding these events.

Example promotion posts:

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Is onchain?

No