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Published on January 26th, 2015 | by makiri

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Registration Open for the Season 4 Nugget Bridge Major

The long awaited fourth Nugget Bridge Major is finally here. Last year’s Nugget Bridge Major was the largest tournament we ever held here on Nugget Bridge with 449 participants and after a long and grueling tournament, DarkAssassin was declared the victor. We hope this year’s Major will be even bigger and better and the first way we aim to do so is an increase in prizes!

The Major has always had a large prize pool and we are nearly doubling the prize payout compared to last year. This years prizes (US dollars):

  • 1st place: $300 + 120 NP
  • 2nd place: $150 + 110 NP
  • 3rd/4th place: $75 + 100 NP
  • 5th-8th place: $25 + 70 NP
  • 9th-16th place: 50 NP
  • 17th-32nd place: 30 NP
  • 33rd-64th place: 20 NP

Of course remember that 100 Nugget Points are needed for an invite to the Nugget Bridge Invitational, so the Major will be key in obtaining that invite.

The second way we hope to make this Major even bigger and better is making it easier to signup and track your progress in the tournament. This year we are using Battlefy to host the entire bracket. No more searching for the right bracket, it will all be right there in front of you. You will need a Battlefy account, so do sign up for one and use this link to actually sign up for the tournament. Signups will be open for 7 days, so don’t delay.

Finally the rules will be important to follow for this tournament. If you don’t follow them you are at risk of losing matches or even being disqualified from the tournament altogether.

  • The ruleset will be the Standard Format.
  • The tournament will follow the Swiss structure and leads to a final single elimination top cut to determine the champion. This means you play every round whether you win or you lose
  • The top 32 players or all players with 2 or fewer losses (whichever is the larger number) will make it to the top cut single elimination stage
  • Games will be played in a best of 3 set and the winner of 2 games will be declared the winner of the match. Report the proper score because your tiebreakers are affected. The only results should be 2-0 or 2-1.
  • You may not change teams during that best of 3, but you can change teams between rounds.
  • Games must be played on Nintendo 3DS systems using Pokémon Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire. In certain circumstances Pokémon Showdown may be used, but it needs to be cleared with makiri, the tournament host.
  • This is not a live tournament. Matches will play out over the course of the week.
  • The password is “ireadtherules” Do not share this password.
  • Use your Nugget Bridge username as your In game name when registering. Do not enter your Pokémon In Game Name twice. Unjoin and rejoin with the correct information if you do this incorrectly. A Nugget Bridge account is required to play.
  • As mentioned it is Swiss, just because you lose it does not mean you are done, play the tournament out!
  • Please record a video while playing your match (using a phone or camcorder or something similar) to help in case of disputes. We also recommend saving all battle videos.

There is no need to signup in this thread, but feel free to let everyone know you signed up and discuss the tournament. Round 1 will begin on February 2nd, so be ready!


About the Author

started playing VGC in 2008 and has been an advocate for VGC play since then. With three Regional Championship victories and multiple other high placings, makiri is a seasoned competitor ready to impart knowledge of the game to others.



149 Responses to Registration Open for the Season 4 Nugget Bridge Major

  1. Eagerly waiting to see how many people have to ask for the password.

  2. TheFear says:

    Wait how do I register??

  3. Smith says:

    Eagerly waiting to see how many people have to ask for the password.

     
     

    Wait how do I register??

    LOL THE PLAYS

  4. Scott says:

    the password is kenan

  5. Simon says:

    in
    5086 – 1313 – 5425

  6. Sdan says:

    Can I participate even though I’m from Australia or is this a US only-thing?

  7. Firestorm says:

    Can I participate even though I’m from Australia or is this a US only-thing?

    Anyone worldwide can register.

  8. Risai says:

    What’s the difference between “in game name” and “pokemon in game name” when registering?

  9. Spheal Me says:

    About how long a night does it take? I’m during a busy time at school and if it takes 1 hour+ I can’t join. What are some things I need to know about it? Do I need to have my week free guaranteed? Thanks for any answers.

  10. FlashSentry says:

    In game you use your Nugget Bridge name

  11. FamousDeaf says:

    inb4 someone get password from the other people and don’t read the rules.

  12. Arcade says:

    Rounds are over the course of a week. one round = one game. You and your opponent will decide on a day and time fitting for the both of you. All you have to do is agree on that and have your match before the week ends. The actual tournament will be weeks long. The rest of the rules can be found on the main page and the tournament registration page also.

  13. Spheal Me says:

    Thanks! That clears everything up.

  14. pokebeys says:

    Wow. 200 on the first day of signups! This tournament will be awesome!

  15. Makenzie says:

    I’m in.Looking forward to find out who I’m facing in first swiss round :) Good luck to everyone.

  16. Nov says:

    I just made an account & signed up for the tournament so when contacting the opp for rounds do we do it here or ??

  17. Crow says:

    How has no one commented on the fact that the prizes include NeoPoints???

  18. Braverius says:
    [7:34:17 PM] Aaron Traylor: do you know the password
    [7:34:21 PM] Aaron Traylor: for the nb major
    [7:34:51 PM] Zach ε(*´・∀・`)з゙: AARON
    [7:34:58 PM] Zach ε(*´・∀・`)з゙: YOU BETTER BE PULLING MY LEG
    [7:35:02 PM] Aaron Traylor: is it nuggetbridge?
    [7:35:05 PM] Zach ε(*´・∀・`)з゙: AARON
    [7:35:06 PM] Zach ε(*´・∀・`)з゙: PLEASE
    [7:35:08 PM] Aaron Traylor: i tried that but it didnt work
     
    HELP, YOUR MODERATOR IS ANTAGONIZING ME
  19. Cipher says:

    For in game you use your Nugget Bridge name

    Also will all the good players do me a favor and not enter so I can win the $300

     
    Didn’t realize that was what in-game name was being used for.  
     
    My profile name (Cipher_VGC) matches my Nugget Bridge name, but my in-game name doesn’t.  Is there a way I can change that?
     
    (I did read the rules; that bit wasn’t included.)

  20. Abard says:

    Hey guys sorry if this was already answered somewhere but how long will this last for? I really would like to get involved but i don’t won’t to be on holidays or whatever when I have a battle. Thanks.

  21. epokh says:

    I’ve registered, but I put my actual in-game name for both fields since they are labelled as in-game. Perhaps put a note somewhere or change the field name to NB name?
     
    Will unjoining and rejoining work to change the information? I see nowhere to edit those fields once submitted.

  22. pookar says:

    How do they get the scholarship to the scholl if im on the other side of the planet?

  23. makiri says:

    I’ve registered, but I put my actual in-game name for both fields since they are labelled as in-game. Perhaps put a note somewhere or change the field name to NB name?
     
    Will unjoining and rejoining work to change the information? I see nowhere to edit those fields once submitted.

    Yeah remove yourself from the tournament and rejoin with the proper information.

  24. epokh says:

    Yeah remove yourself from the tournament and rejoin with the proper information.

     
    Fixed, thanks.
     
    Reg’d as:
    – epokh
    – 2363-7072-4302
    – Spriggan

  25. Cipher says:

    Yeah remove yourself from the tournament and rejoin with the proper information.

     
    Thanks.

  26. Zekira Drake says:

    I’m not really the good player, and I haven’t had the time to practice due to life + other commitments, but… I’ll bite.
     
    Now I have to find the time to actually make a team :(

  27. Bryanchaos3 says:

    Good luck to all that enter and I hope that everyone I face quits lol

  28. Kira says:

    I’m in. Good luck everyone 🙂

  29. OmegaKnight says:

    Please help me… I made a Nugget Bridge account and a Battlefy account :p . but i non of my ”in-game names ” dont work. ? what do i do

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