Tournament:Project M Championship Circuit
The Project M Championship Circuit was a national circuit for Project M totalling 12 major PM tournaments in the year 2016 and 16 major tournaments in the year 2017. Participants were encouraged to attend as many circuit events as possible in order to earn PMCC points, which were tallied at the final event to award a circuit prize to the top 8 finishers. The title of PMCC Champion was awarded to Junebug in 2016 for scoring the most points over the year of tournaments.
Tournaments
2016
There were 12 regional events around North America including a circuit finale, Olympus, where point totals were counted and a grand champion was crowned.
| Tournament | Date | City | Attendees | Winner | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frozen Phoenix | March 12th-13th |  Hamilton, Ontario |
119 |  Junebug |
 
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| SuperNova | April 16th | New York, New York |
168 | Flipp |
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| Blacklisted 2 | May 21st-22nd | Natick, Massachusetts |
123 | Malachi |
 
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| The Big Balc | May 27th-29th | Fullerton, California |
188 | Junebug |
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| Smash 'N' Splash 2 | June 11th-12th | Gurnee, Illinois |
234 | MrLz |
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| Low Tier City 4 | June 18th-19th | Plano, Texas |
233 | ThundeRzReiGN |
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| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th | Las Vegas, Nevada |
142 | Sosa |
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| Nexus | July 23rd-24th | Ralston, Nebraska |
44 | Dirtboy |
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| ARLO 3 | August 20th-21st | Moore, Oklahoma |
58 | Lunchables |
  
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| The Common Wealth 2 | September 17th-18th | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
13 | Junebug |
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| Salty Juan's 3 | October 8th-9th | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
111 | ThundeRzReiGN |
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| Olympus | October 28th-30th | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
209 | ThundeRzReiGN |
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2017
In November of 2017, it was announced that the circuit would not have an Olympus 2 or a circuit finale, due to issues securing a venue.
| Tournament | Date | City | Attendees | Winner | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuffle: Battle of the Midwest | April 1st-2nd | Columbus, Ohio |
106 | Switch |
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| The Bigger Balc | May 27th-28th | Pomona, California |
372 | ThundeRzReiGN |
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| Smash 'N' Splash 3 | June 2nd-4th | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
319 | Switch |
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| Smashadelphia 2017 | June 23rd-25th | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania |
100 | ThundeRzReiGN |
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| Blacklisted 3 | July 1st-2nd | Natick, Massachusetts |
192 | HyperFlame |
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| Nemesis | July 8th | Seattle, Washington |
84 | Sosa |
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| EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th | Las Vegas, Nevada |
81 | Filthy Casual |
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| SuperNova 2 | July 29th-30th | Deer Park, New York |
173 | ThundeRzReiGN |
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| Low Tier City 5 | August 5th-6th | Irving, Texas |
201 | Malachi |
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| Project M Showdown 6 | September 2nd | Halethorpe, Maryland |
59 | DVD |
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| Balcy's Palace at the Westgate | September 8th-10th | Las Vegas, Nevada |
56 | ThundeRzReiGN |
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| Salty Juans 4: Southwest Battle Royale | October 14th-15th | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
108 | Fuzz |
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| Clutch City Clash 2 | October 28th-29th | The Woodlands, Texas |
68 | Sosa |
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| Fair and Balanced | November 18th | Santa Clara, California |
96 | ThundeRzReiGN |
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PMCC Points
Each tournament awarded a certain amount of points to certain top finishers based on the number of entrants. Final points were decided before the finale of the circuit.
2016
| Place | Player | Character(s) | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Junebug |
|
1330 | — |
| 2nd | ThundeRzReiGN |
|
1040 | — |
| 3rd | Lunchables |
|
880 | — |
| 4th | HyperFlame |
|
680 | — |
| 5th | Flipp |
|
600 | — |
| 6th | Sosa |
|
580 | — |
| 7th | Malachi |
|
570 | — |
| 8th | MrLz |
|
550 | — |
| 9th | Dirtboy |
|
400 | — |
| 10th | Marshall |
|
290 | — |
2017
In 2017, the point system was announced with an added twist. There were 6 regions: Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest, Midwest, South, Atlantic Northeast, and Atlantic South. The event that a player obtains the most points from in each region would get a 20% amplification in points for said player, allowing a player to accumulate even more points by traveling out of the region. This was intended to encourage players to travel to different regions more often. There was also a "local tournament" component which would track local results from several regions and grant points to players who could perform well in-region. Unfortunately, with the cancellation of Olympus 2 and abrupt end to the 2017 circuit overall, there were no prizes for the top points finishers. A final tally of overall points was never calculated.
Trivia
- If Olympus had been included in the point totals for the Circuit in 2016, ThundeRzReiGN would have won by 60 points, 1490 to Junebug's 1430.
External Links
- 2016 Project M Championship Circuit announcement page
- 2017 Project M Championship Circuit information page
- Smash.gg for 2017 Project M Championship Circuit
- Ruleset for 2017 Project M Championship Circuit
