Announcing Slam Pinnacle, a Netplay Invitational

[m0th64]

I'm hosting a netplay invitational in the style of Smash Summit and the date has been tentatively set for November 19-20. The tournament will feature 10 of the best players in the world, as well as 6 more players as voted by the community. In order to be eligible, a player must either be ranked in the top 20 on the Slam Rank or have placed well at a tournament including or after Slam in the Swamp. ("Well" in this case is defined as top 8 at a major, top 5 at a regional, or top 3 at a local.) There are a total of 47 players eligible to enter, with 10 of those already invited. 

The first day of the tournament will feature top player ironman events and a draft crew battle tournament.

The second day will feature a 16-person double elimination bracket, as well as a Kirby Air Ride city trial event. 

The first 10 players that have been invited to attend are as follows:

Boasting Toast
Provider of Souls
Squeachu
Sorzan
RedRidingShrek
Rubbermaid
Lord Ape
Freddy "Stickyhands" Bacon
EIREXE
m0th64

The remaining players will be voted in.

The first phase of voting will involve all 37 eligible players not already invited. Players and spectators each receive 20 votes to distribute among the eligible players as they see fit, and the 16 players with the most votes will move on to phase 2 of voting. Phase one of voting will open at 6 pm eastern time on October 18 and run until 6 pm eastern time on October 21. To cast your votes, tweet at me or inbox me here on Shrekboards or on the Shrekboards discord. 

Update: Phase 1 of voting has now concluded. Congrats to the following players for making it through to the next round:

DroQshrex
Anonymous Gingy
Flick
that guy who's absolutely pissed off
Kirby
Glacey
Lalzu
Crumpet
Zero Suit Salt
Murtag
Galaxy Heart
Hunterstuff
TheBoiWhoCriedWolf
Sleeping Beauty
Tunes
Rhi

The second phase of voting will narrow down that field down to six players, again based on community voting. The rules for this phase of voting are still being finalized and will be revealed shortly.

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The complete list of players who qualified for the voting process is:

Kirby
Crumpet
Zero Suit Salt
that guy who's absolutely pissed off
Galaxy Heart
Tunes
RashAttack
Sleeping Beauty
G1itchy
Longshore Drift
Flick
Murtag 
XKCD_ (A.k.a, Jai_)
FishEatCorn
DroQshrex
Glacey
Starfahx
Lalzu
Hunterstuff
Liam
Ed.E
Smegaman
20FU
Geobreaker
Ultimat3Spaz
Klabautermann
Camera1
Rhi
GiNome
McRad
Fatman Spam
TheBoiWhoCriedWolf
Humpty Trumpty
Ebola
The anonymous Gingy/RRH player who got 3rd at Northwest Slam
GDRR
James

[hunterstuff]

I don't even know how I'm even on this list, but

well

I guess I should get practicing, huh,

[m0th64]

Oct 5, 2016 20:27:07 GMT hunterstuff said:

I don't even know how I'm even on this list, but

well

I guess I should get practicing, huh,

Guess so. You qualified cuz you got 7th at APO2. 

[Zero Suit Salt]

Can I donate all of my votes I get to George: The Legendary OG Cyclops Player?

[m0th64]

Oct 6, 2016 7:04:02 GMT Zero Suit Salt said:

Can I donate all of my votes I get to George: The Legendary OG Cyclops Player?

[kirby]

Oct 6, 2016 7:04:02 GMT Zero Suit Salt said:

Can I donate all of my votes I get to George: The Legendary OG Cyclops Player?

[m0th64]

The Slam Pinnacle thread has been updated to include the most recent tournament results as well as the rules for phase one of voting. Good luck everyone!

[glacey]

Will day 1 just be the top players or will the players voted in need to show up?

[Murtag]

Vote Tunes! He deserves the spot and needs to come back!

[Rubbermaid]

Have you reached out to the 16 nominees yet? I haven't heard word of Sleeping Beauty for months.