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Mano a Mano (格闘王への道, Road to Fighting King) was an Event Tourney. It ran from 6 a.m. on November 8, 2019 to 6 a.m. on November 11, 2019 (UTC), and was repeated on the following dates:

  • from 6 a.m. on February 4, 2022 to 6 a.m. on February 7, 2022 (UTC)
  • from 6 a.m. on February 3, 2023 to 6 a.m. on February 6, 2023 (UTC)
  • from 6 a.m. on February 2, 2024 to 6 a.m. on February 5, 2024 (UTC)

During the event, all matches were 1-on-1 stamina battles on Ω form stages. The original run commemorated the release of Terry.

DescriptionEdit

North AmericaEdit

This time-limited tourney is a little different—you'll be pitted against others in 1-on-1 stamina battles on Ω Form stages!
The further you advance, the better the spirit you'll win![1][2][3]

PAL regionsEdit

This time-limited tourney is a little different from the norm: you'll be pitted against others in 1-on-1 in stamina battles on Ω Form stages!
The further you advance, the better the spirit you'll win![4][5][6]

RulesEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
  Japanese 格闘王への道 The Road to the Fighting King
  English Mano a Mano Hand to hand
  French Face à face Face to face
  German Auge in Auge Eye to Eye
  Spanish Mano a mano Hand to hand
  Italian Faccia a faccia Face to face
  Chinese (Simplified) 格斗王之路 The Road to the Fighting King
  Chinese (Traditional) 格鬥王之路 The Road to the Fighting King
  Korean 격투왕의 길 The Road to the Fighting King
  Dutch Oog in oog Eye to Eye
  Russian Лицом к лицу Face to face

TriviaEdit

  • Mano a Mano was the first Online Tourney event to not use Time as the battle rules.
  • Mano a Mano was the first Online Tourney event to be followed by another Online Tourney event rather than a Spirit Board event.
  • Mano a Mano is the only Online Tourney event where the original run commemorated the release of a DLC fighter but did not restrict fighter selection.
  • The Japanese name of this tourney is the same as The Arena from the Kirby series.

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