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THE TOURNAMENT BRACKETS ARE NOT FINAL UNTIL THE TOURNAMENT IS STARTED. 

IMPORTANT NEW RULE:

Optional Stage Selection:

If either player opts to do so then stage selection will proceed as follows (Smash style stage selection)

First Match:

     -Players take turns striking(banning) stages in a set pattern until only one stage remains, which then becomes the starting stage you play on

     -The pattern for stage striking is Player 1 strikes 1 stage, Player 2 stikes 2 stages, Player 1 strikes 2 stages, and finally Player 2 strikes 1 stage (1-2-2-1-1-2 where 1 is player 1 striking and 2 is player 2 striking)

     -Player 1 = Host

All Other Matches:

     -Loser of the last match selects their Character (no changing once selected)

     -The winner of the last match bans one stage

     -The losers then picks any stage from the remaining 6 stages

Stage Short Forms:

To get everyone on the same track I'll list the proper names of stages and a short form that they go by

     1.  Industrial Outskirts - Desolace

     2.  Abandoned Pool - Pool

     3.  Underground Sewer System - Sewer

     4.  Room 21 - Room

     5.  City Streets - City

     6.  Hammer Express - Train

     7.  State Manufacturing Facility - Factory

These are the most common short forms but not all of them, personally I would use a numbering system as in 1 = Industrial, 2 = Pool and so on, but that might be too confusing for some people.

Below is an image that will come in handy when doing stage striking

Stage List Image: http://i.imgur.com/3czilLM.png 

This type of stage selection only happens when ONE of the players playing chooses to do so, you can still choose to pick a random stage if neither player wants to do stage striking, but if one player wants to do so then you have to go through with stage selection.  Also gentlemen's agreements are still allowed for stage selection.