Supernova (Super Smash Con 2024): Ultimate & Melee streams, schedule, players, more
SupernovaSupernova 2024 is promising to be one of the most hype Super Smash Bros tournaments of all time with the best players in the world from both Ultimate and Melee in attendance.
Super Smash Con had to be renamed due to potential copyright issues with Nintendo, but the long-running tournament is back under the new name of Supernova.
The four-day event will run from August 8 to August 11 from the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly.
On the Ultimate side, there is no shortage of talent and monumental rivalries in store. Reining champion and Steve main Acola is back in the US alongside his biggest nemesis in Japan, Miya. FaZe Sparg0 will also be looking to capture his first SSC, but will have to do better than his North American counterpart, Sonix.
Speaking of Sonix, the Lumonisity star will be going for his first tournament win of the year, having come second at every big event he’s entered.
The event will also feature 2024 major winners in Tweek, Zomba, Hurt, Shadic and more, truly stacking the level of competition to a true global affair
While the Melee side will be without Zain, it too is stacked. Cody Schwab, Mang0, jmook, Hungrybox, plup and moky will also be fighting it out for the crown.
Like other Super Smash Cons, the event will also feature less popular games in the Smash franchise including smaller tournaments for Smash 64, Brawl, and Smash 4 on Wii U.
Supernova 2024 schedule
The tournament kicks off on Thursday, August 8 with Wii U and Brawl Doubles, although Luminosity will reveal the Top 10 Ultimate and Melee players starting at 8:30pm EST/5:30pm PST.
On Friday, the action really heats up with doubles and singles action for each game as the competitors begin to dwindle. See the tweet below for all event times.
Saturday will see some champions crowned while Ultimate plays down to its final 24 and Melee narrows its tournament down to the top 16.
Championship Sunday starts at 11am EST/8am PST. The top eight for Melee is set for 2pm EST and Ultimate will close out the show with its remaining eight at 6pm EST/3pm PST.
How to watch Supernova 2024
All the action will be streaming on VGBootCamp through its subsequent channels. We’ve embedded the stream below for your convenience.
The most important matches will be broadcast on VGBC, but be sure to tune into VGBC2, VGBC3, and VGBC4 for more action and side streams.
With rumors of a new Smash game on the horizon, this could be one of the final big tournaments of Ultimate’s lifespan. Will Acola continue his dominance and repeat? Can Sparg0 or Sonix rise to the occasion? You’re not gonna want to miss Supernova 2024.