Supernova 2024 is anticipated to be an incredibly exciting Super Smash Bros tournament, with top players from both Ultimate and Melee competing for the title.
In order to avoid any possible copyright conflicts with Nintendo, the popular tournament known as Super Smash Con has been rebranded as Supernova, but it continues to be held as usual.
The Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly will host the four-day event from August 8 to August 11.
There is an abundance of talent and intense rivalries to look forward to on the Ultimate side. The reigning champion and Steve main Acola has returned to the US, where he will face off against his biggest rival from Japan, Miya. FaZe Sparg0 will also be vying for his first SSC victory, but he will have to outperform his North American counterpart, Sonix.
Regarding Sonix, the Lumonisity star is aiming for his first tournament victory of the year after placing second in every major competition he has participated in.
The event will also showcase well-known players such as Tweek, Zomba, Hurt, Shadic, and others who have won major tournaments in 2024, adding to the high level of competition and making it a truly global event.
Despite the absence of Zain, the Melee side is still filled with top contenders. Cody Schwab, Mang0, jmook, Hungrybox, plup, and moky will all be competing for the crown.
Similarly to other Super Smash Cons, the event will also showcase lesser-known games in the Smash franchise, hosting smaller tournaments for Smash 64, Brawl, and Smash 4 on Wii U.
Supernova 2024 Schedule
The tournament will commence on Thursday, August 8 with Wii U and Brawl Doubles. However, at 8:30pm EST/5:30pm PST, Luminosity will announce the Top 10 players for Ultimate and Melee.
On Friday, the intensity increases as both doubles and singles matches take place for every game, with the number of players decreasing. Refer to the tweet below for the schedule of events.
Supernova 2024 Main Tournament Schedules are LIVE!Stream and Creator Stage Schedule dropping in the next 24 hours – see you all in ONE week! pic.twitter.com/jqyBhJAZsL
— Supernova (Super Smash Con) (@SuperSmashCon) August 2, 2024
On Saturday, several champions will be determined as Ultimate and Melee both progress to their respective final rounds with 24 and 16 players remaining.
The festivities for Championship Sunday will begin at 11am EST/8am PST. The top eight players for Melee will take the stage at 2pm EST, followed by the remaining eight for Ultimate at 6pm EST/3pm PST to conclude the event.
How to watch Supernova 2024
You can catch all the action streaming on VGBootCamp’s various channels. For your convenience, we have also embedded the stream below.
The most important matches will be aired on VGBC, but make sure to also tune in to VGBC2, VGBC3, and VGBC4 for additional action and side streams.
As speculations about a potential new Smash game circulate, this tournament could potentially be one of the last major events for Ultimate. Will Acola maintain his superiority and secure another win? Could Sparg0 or Sonix step up to the challenge? You definitely won’t want to miss out on Supernova 2024.
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