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{{italic title|Official ''Mario Tennis Aces'' competitions at Insomnia63}} | {{italic title|Official ''Mario Tennis Aces'' competitions at Insomnia63}} | ||
In August 2018, [[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe]] organized a series of game competitions as part of the Insomnia63 gaming festival at the {{wp|National Exhibition Centre}} | In August 2018, [[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe]] organized a series of game competitions as part of the Insomnia63 gaming festival at the {{wp|National Exhibition Centre}} near {{wp|Birmingham}}, {{wp|United Kingdom}}. On August 26, 2018, the third day of the festival, two such competitions were held in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. The first, an open tournament dubbed the '''''Mario Tennis Aces'' Insomnia63 Open''', served as a qualifier for the second competition, the '''''Mario Tennis Aces'' Tournament Finals'''.<ref name="nintendo.com article">{{cite|date=August 9, 2018|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/News/2018/August/Go-hands-on-with-Super-Smash-Bros-Ultimate-at-Insomnia63-later-this-month--1416147.html|title=Go hands-on with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at Insomnia63 later this month!|publisher=nintendo.com|language=en-gb|accessdate=February 2, 2025|archive=web.archive.org/web/20250124151936/https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/News/2018/August/Go-hands-on-with-Super-Smash-Bros-Ultimate-at-Insomnia63-later-this-month--1416147.html}}</ref> | ||
Both of these competitions were {{wp|Single-elimination tournament|single-elimination tournaments}} consisting of singles matches with Extended Play duration and KO Loss enabled. The game's standard tennis rules applied, allowing [[Trick Shot]]s, [[Zone Shot]]s, [[Zone Speed]], and [[Special Shot (Mario Tennis Aces)|Special Shots]] to be performed.<ref name="nintendo.com article"/> According to Nintendo of Europe, matches in the Open tournament were set exclusively on variations of [[Marina Stadium]].<ref name="nintendo.com article"/> The Tournament Finals also largely took place at Marina Stadium, with the exception of one set in the second semifinal, which featured the [[Bask Ruins]] court instead.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/2dOgs2SkWvg?t=22475|title=Nintendo UK VS Live from Insomnia63|timestamp=6:14:35|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 2, 2025}}</ref> | Both of these competitions were {{wp|Single-elimination tournament|single-elimination tournaments}} consisting of singles matches with Extended Play duration and KO Loss enabled. The game's standard tennis rules applied, allowing [[Trick Shot]]s, [[Zone Shot]]s, [[Zone Speed]], and [[Special Shot (Mario Tennis Aces)|Special Shots]] to be performed.<ref name="nintendo.com article"/> According to Nintendo of Europe, matches in the Open tournament were set exclusively on variations of [[Marina Stadium]].<ref name="nintendo.com article"/> The Tournament Finals also largely took place at Marina Stadium, with the exception of one set in the second semifinal, which featured the [[Bask Ruins]] court instead.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/2dOgs2SkWvg?t=22475|title=Nintendo UK VS Live from Insomnia63|timestamp=6:14:35|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 2, 2025}}</ref> | ||