Riptide is back in 2024 and it’s happening in Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.A.
It’s a massive event and the pool of notable players is just as massive. For just an excerpt, some of the heavy hitters attending are LG|Sonix, FENNEL|Miya, FaZe|Sparg0, C9|Mango, Moist|Zain, LG|Tweek, E36|Hurt, Nouns|Cody Schwab, Plup, Moist|Light, Stride|Shadic, Shuton, Asimo, Moist|Moky, Liquid|Riddles, Liquid|Dabuz, LG|Wizzrobe, Liquid|Hungrybox, FLY|Jmook, Stride|Zomba, Snow, Onin, Nouns|Aklo, Trif, Tempo|Axe, Spark, Moist|Joshman, Stride|MuteAce, Moist|Kola, LG|Soonsay, Syrup, Peabnut, Lima, NS|BeastModePaul, Wrath, Jakal, Geist, InC|Jahzz0, Ossify and Morsecode762, though there are many more where they came from as well.
The main game is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate which clocks in at over 1,000 entrants while also having brackets for both Doubles and Squad Strike. Super Smash Bros. Melee is next in line with more than 600 participants and will also be holding a Doubles tournament.
Rivals 2 continues its pre-release tour of events with more than 250 players and Rivals of Aether will also see tournament action landing at almost 120 registrants.
Although Riptide is a Super Smash Bros. and platform fighter-focused event, though it will also have some non-fighting game action in the form of Splatoon 3, Mario Kart 8 and actual Volleyball to fit with the beach theme.
Streaming is being done at BTS Smash, BTS Smash 2, BTS Smash 3 and BTS Smash 4.
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