Here we go ! The registrations for the Super Mario Kart World Championships are finally Open ! As mentioned before, this year the championship will be held from August 24th to 28th 2016 and will be the main event of a video game festival : Start-to-Play organized by our new partner Ludus Events in the city of Strasbourg. This means a lot more public attendance than before, and an event with greater means. FFSMK really wants to thank Ludus Events and the city of Strasbourg for this opportunity given to us to be able to organize this championship in the greatest atmosphere !
As far as the championship is concerned, no major changes, the same format will be kept : Group Stage using "belgian system" (16 matches guaranteed for all participants) followed by a playoff bracket composed by the Top 16 players. The detailed rules will be published soon. The Registrations will be limited to 64 participants by mode for the D-Day, some qualifications places will be provided for the best local players (new to the community) during a mini-event organized by Ludus Events on Sunday June 19th.
This year, the registration fees are cheaper but will not cover the food/drinks nor nights in hotel/campsite. There will be a catering system for the participants but most likely at their expense too. A quick "How to come" is available here and the detailed planning of the championship here. Speaking of it, the start time for each mode will be sooner than during previous years, in order to be able to finish each day at a decent hour. As far as the prizes are concerned, we will communicate more information very soon.
Once again, we are hoping for a huge attendance from the SMK community, and this year in particular we can expect some great surprises from the local players from Strasbourg.
The Championship will be live streamed once again, most likely on our Twitch Channel. Will Florent Lecoanet (Neo), 6 times World Champion, be able to defend his title once again? Or will any of his rivals be able to take it? In any cases, we are looking forward to the great battles that will happen in epic matches.
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