Melbourne
March 29-30, 2025
Melbourne Showgrounds
Some of the country’s best Splatoon 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players will battle it out live at Supanova Melbourne next month, with registration now open for the 2019 Australasian Open.
Splatoon 2 Australasian Open 2019
Online qualifiers will be held on March 16 and 23 and the top team from each will score flights and accommodation to take part in the live Grand Final at Supanova on April 6, while other notable players will be awarded a t-shirt.
The competition – which will consist of a series of ink-splatting 4v4 battles – is open to players of all experience, aged 13 and older in Australia and New Zealand, with the option to register solo or in teams of four.
Last year, Supanova Melbourne hosted the 2018 AUNZ Splatoon 2 Cup Grand Final, with the winning team, Yeah Nah, telling Nintendo it was a memorable event.
“From the build-up of excitement the day before when we flew in, receiving our team shirts, being up on stage for the panel and exchanging banter, to actually playing on the amazing stage in front of members of the community and public… The whole experience was just awesome,” Yeah Nah captain and “Splat Bomb connoisseur” Gabe said.
New to Splatoon 2? Check out the below for an introduction to 4v4 Turf War:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Australasian Open 2019
One qualifier has already taken place for the 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Australasian Open, but you still have a chance to be a contender at the Supanova Grand Final on April 7 with a second and final qualifier taking place on March 9.
The top three players from each Australian qualifier and the first place from each New Zealand qualifier will be brought to Melbourne while 20 contenders will win a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Australasian Open t-shirt.
Open to players aged 13 and older, the Ultimate tournament will consist of 1v1 battles.
Supanova described Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as “excellent” and a “definitive Smash Bros. experience” upon release.
Follow Nintendo and Supanova on Facebook and Twitter for updates – including details of the soon-to-be-announced grand final prizes – and head to the Australasian Open 2019 website to register.
