Official Event: Press Start: Irvine 2015 Official Page: Press Start LAN Press Start 2015 is a massive 36-hour LAN event happening at the UCI Bren Events Center on May 9-10. The Falcon Punch: out of a $30,000 total prize pool, $10,000 is for Super Smash Bros. Melee $10 Venue Fee$10 Singles Fee$10 Double Fee*Venue cost waived for bringing your own console & CRT*Refunds will be handled on the first day of the event★ Registration Form:(Sign-ups for Singles and Doubles of Press Start will be open until midnight on Sunday May 3rd)Confirmed Sign Ups:Payment will be via Paypal after you have filled out the form. The main stage of the tournament will be in the Main Arena of the Events Center, and the rest of the tournament will take place in the nearby Koll Room (photos below).★ Parking: TBD★ Stream: www.twitch.tv/showdownsmash We are proud to have "Showdown Smash" as our official Press Start 2015 stream!★ Schedule:(All times are tentative, and subject to change)Day 1:Venue Opens: 10amWave 1 Pools Begin: 12pmWave 2 Pools Begin: 2pmTeam Pools Begin: 4pmWave 3 Pools Begin: 6pmWave 4 Pools Begin: 8pmDay 2:Teams up to Top 8: 11amSingles up to Top 8: 1pmTeams Top 8: 3:30pmAnalyst Desk: 6pmSingles Top 8: 6:30pm★ Rules:(At the discretion of the tournament organizer)APEX Competitive Ruleset: http://bit.ly/APEXRules *Modifications - Kongo Jungle 64 is banned in teamsGame Format:1v1, 4-stock, 8-minute time limit matchesOFF: Items, Pause, HandicapON: Friendly FireTournament Format:“Pools” into double-elimination bracketBest-of-three (BO3) sets from Pools until Top 8Best-of-five (BO5) sets from Top 8 until finals.★ Prizing:(All prizes are static and will not change based on number of players in the tournament. Venue and buy-in costs will not affect the prize pools)★ Singles:$2,500 awarded to the 1st place player.$1,000 awarded to the 2nd place player.$750 awarded to the 3rd place player.$500 awarded to the 4th place player.*5th-8th place will be awarded $250 each, regardless of placing.★ Doubles:$2,500 awarded to the 1st place team.$1,000 awarded to the 2nd place team.$500 awarded to the 3rd place team.$250 awarded to the 4th place team.★ All rules are subject to change at the discretion of the tournament administrator.★ All teams are expected to abide by any decisions made by the tournament administrator.