Starting in February, Nintendo is hosting a series of online qualifying events for the Splatoon 2 North America Inkling Open 2019 and the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019 – two tournaments for two competitive Nintendo Switch games. These open qualifiers lead up to a final event at the PAX East video game conference in Boston on March 30. There are multiple ways to play and participate … and players of all experience levels are welcome. You can check out the announcement video here for more details about these exciting events.
The schedule for the online qualifying events for both the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019 and Splatoon 2 North America Inkling Open 2019 tournaments are below. For the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019, players will have the chance to qualify in one of four regions across North America. Three individual rounds of qualifying online events will give players three separate chances to represent their region at PAX East.
| Nintendo Switch Game | Region* | Online Event | Date
All times are approximate |
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
Northeast Region |
Online Event 1 | Qualifiers | Feb. 2, 9 a.m. PT | |||||
| Finals | Feb. 9, 9 a.m. PT | ||||||||
| Online Event 2 | Qualifiers | Feb. 16, 9 a.m. PT | |||||||
| Finals | March 2, 11 a.m. PT | ||||||||
| Online Event 3 | Qualifiers | March 9, 9 a.m. PT | |||||||
| Finals | March 16, 9 a.m. PT | ||||||||
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Southeast Region |
Online Event 1 | Qualifiers | Feb. 2, 10 a.m. PT | ||||||
| Finals | Feb. 9, 9 a.m. PT | ||||||||
| Online Event 2 | Qualifiers | Feb. 16, 10 a.m. PT | |||||||
| Finals | March 2, 11 a.m. PT | ||||||||
| Online Event 3 | Qualifiers | March 9, 10 a.m. PT | |||||||
| Finals | March 16, 9 a.m. PT | ||||||||
|
Southwest Region |
Online Event 1 | Qualifiers | Feb. 2, 11 a.m. PT | ||||||
| Finals | Feb. 9, 9 a.m. PT | ||||||||
| Online Event 2 | Qualifiers | Feb. 16, 11 a.m. PT | |||||||
| Finals | March 2, 11 a.m. PT | ||||||||
| Online Event 3 | Qualifiers | March 9, 11 a.m. PT | |||||||
| Finals | March 16, 9 a.m. PT | ||||||||
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Northwest Region |
Online Event 1 | Qualifiers | Feb. 2, 12 p.m. PT | ||||||
| Finals | Feb. 9, 9 a.m. PT | ||||||||
| Online Event 2 | Qualifiers | Feb. 16, 12 p.m. PT | |||||||
| Finals | March 2, 11 a.m. PT | ||||||||
| Online Event 3 | Qualifiers | March 9, 12 p.m. PT | |||||||
| Finals | March 16, 9 a.m. PT | ||||||||
| Nintendo Switch Game | Online Event | Date
All times are approximate |
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| Splatoon 2 | Ink Pools | Feb. 10, 9 a.m. PT | |||||||
| Online Qualifier Finals | March 2, 9 a.m. PT | ||||||||
*Each region has a cap of 2,048 check-in players for each qualifier, for a total of 8,192 players per qualifier series across the four regions of play.
More details about how to enter the online qualifier events can be found at https://www.nintendo.com/switch/events/.
If you just want to watch, the finals for each online event will be livestreamed, so you can follow your favorites as they compete for a chance to attend the final event, or cheer on newcomers when they shock more experienced players with stunning upsets.
The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 games are both currently available for the Nintendo Switch system. If you’re interested in taking part in the tournaments, head online to start practicing. Online play can be accessed in both of these games with a Nintendo Switch Online membership. If you aren’t a member yet, you can easily sign up for a free seven-day trial directly through your Nintendo Switch system.
Source: Nintendo of America and Nintendo Versus @NintendoVS
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