Editing Tournament:The Off-Season

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{{Infobox Tournament
|name = The Off-Season
|image = The Off-Season logo.png
|dates = October 15th-16th, 2022
|venue = Esports Stadium Arlington
|address = 1200 Ballpark Way
|city = Arlington, Texas {{Flag|USA}}
|attendance = 113
|entryfees = Venue: $59<br>Entry: $0
|pot = $25,000
|ssbmwinner = TBD <small>1v1</small> <br/> {{Sm|Stone|USA}} & {{Sm|Wevans|USA}} <small>2v2</small>
|director = {{Sm|Chase|p=Texas}}, {{Sm|GodFondren}}, {{Sm|Cobracarter}}, {{Sm|Peachy Keen}}
}}
'''The Off-Season''' is an ongoing ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' super regional tournament held on October 15th-16th, 2022 in Arlington, Texas. There were 8 players invited to the final bracket, and 8 players will qualify through an open bracket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/hitchariide/status/1571973882202198016|title=Format}}</ref> The 16 players will play in a double-elimination singles bracket. The tournament will have a combined $25,000 prize pool: a $23,000 prize pool for the top 8 of the singles bracket, and $250 and a pair of Oakley sunglasses for each of the 8 qualified players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TST_live/status/1573119578372177920|title=Payout}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OpTic/status/1573112600275177472|title=Qualified player prizes (at 0:27)}}</ref> The winners of the singles Redemption Bracket and 3v3 crews will win free entry to one [[Tournament:Low Tier City (tournament series)|LTC]] event each. The winning team in doubles will win a pair of matching controllers from Top Notch Controllers. The Off-Season is a retro-themed charity fundraiser event in support of Movember that also features a ''{{s|wikipedia|Call of Duty: Black Ops II}}'' invitational, a ''{{s|wikipedia|FIFA 06}}'' celebrity showmatch, retro game speedruns, and {{uv|Pokémon}} card openings. The event has raised $45,000 by the end of October 15th, reaching the charity milestones of {{SSBM|Mute City}} enabled as a counterpick stage starting with the final bracket, and tequila shots before Grand Finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/hitchariide/status/1581490288442232834|title=$45,000 raised}}</ref>

==Players invited/qualified==
The following players were invited:
*{{Sm|Jmook|USA}}
*{{Sm|Axe|USA}}
*{{Sm|Wizzrobe|USA}}
*{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}
*{{Sm|Ginger|USA}}
*{{Sm|n0ne|Canada}}
*{{Sm|S2J|USA}}
*{{Sm|Lucky|USA}}

The following players qualified through Winners of the open bracket:
*{{Sm|SDJ|USA}}
*{{Sm|bobby big ballz|USA}}
*{{Sm|Palpa|USA}}
*{{Sm|Salt|USA}}

The following players qualified through Losers of the open bracket:
*{{Sm|POG Epic Gamer|USA}}
*{{Sm|Spud|Australia}}
*{{Sm|SFAT|USA}}
*{{Sm|Steech|USA}}

==Results==
The singles tournament had a total of 113 entrants, with 105 players entering the open bracket coupled with the 8 players that were invited to the final bracket prior to the tournament.

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' singles final bracket===
[https://www.start.gg/tournament/25k-prize-pool-the-off-season-presented-by-tst/event/melee-singles-25k-prize-pool/brackets/1227401/1890241 Show Matches]<br>
[https://www.start.gg/tournament/25k-prize-pool-the-off-season-presented-by-tst/event/melee-singles-25k-prize-pool/brackets/1219437/1879803 Finals Bracket]
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!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
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|1st||||||$10,000
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|2nd||||||$5,000
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|3rd||||||$3,000
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|4th||||||$2,000
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|5th||||||$1,000
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|5th||||||$1,000
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|7th||||||$500
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|7th||||||$500
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|9th||||||
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|9th||||||
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|13th||||||
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===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' open bracket===
[https://www.start.gg/tournament/25k-prize-pool-the-off-season-presented-by-tst/event/melee-singles-25k-prize-pool/brackets/1225090/1887190 Top 48 Bracket]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
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|Winners||{{Sm|SDJ|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$250 + qualified for final bracket
|-
|Winners||{{Sm|bobby big ballz|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$250 + qualified for final bracket
|-
|Winners||{{Sm|Palpa|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$250 + qualified for final bracket
|-
|Winners||{{Sm|Salt|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$250 + qualified for final bracket
|-
|Losers||{{Sm|POG Epic Gamer|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$250 + qualified for final bracket
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|Losers||{{Sm|Spud|Australia}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$250 + qualified for final bracket
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|Losers||{{Sm|SFAT|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$250 + qualified for final bracket
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|Losers||{{Sm|Steech|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$250 + qualified for final bracket
|-
|9th||{{Sm|n3zModGod|USA}}||{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
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|9th||{{Sm|Wevans|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
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|9th||{{Sm|The Leaf|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
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|9th||{{Sm|Bunk|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
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|13th||{{Sm|aCID|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|13th||{{Sm|Hulka|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|13th||{{Sm|Jaywalker|USA}}||{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|13th||{{Sm|Participant|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' doubles===
(21 teams)<br>
[https://www.start.gg/tournament/25k-prize-pool-the-off-season-presented-by-tst/event/melee-doubles/brackets/1225070/1887140 Bracket]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
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|1st||{{Sm|Stone|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Wevans|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
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|2nd||{{Sm|Palpa|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|The Leaf|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|3rd||{{Sm|Mijo!|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|SDJ|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|4th||{{Sm|YungWaff|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Sunnyknight|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
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|5th||{{Sm|SadSack|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|ZeldaFool|USA}}||{{Head|Zelda|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|5th||{{Sm|bluezaft|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Studebacher Hoch|USA}}||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|7th||{{Sm|Nich|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Rut|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|7th||{{Sm|AlyJ|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Jaywalker|USA}}||{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|}

===Side events===
====''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} crew battle====
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|'''Total'''||&mdash;||''''''||'''Total'''||&mdash;||''''''
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====''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' 3v3 crews====
(4 teams)<br>
[https://www.start.gg/tournament/25k-prize-pool-the-off-season-presented-by-tst/event/melee-crew-3v3/brackets/1225072/1887142 Bracket]
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!Place!!Name!!Character!!Name!!Character!!Name!!Character
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|1st||||||||||||
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-off-season-presented-by-tst/details start.gg page]
*[https://twitter.com/hitchariide/status/1567950889000005634 Announcement]

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[[Category:Texas tournaments]]
[[Category:Super regional tournaments (SSBM)]]
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