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Esports: Playoff Bracket Released for Super Smash Bros Ultimate

AURORA - The 64-team bracket for the 2025 Esports State Championships for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been released by PlayVS. 

Postseason play will begin on today at 4 p.m. with Round 1, while Round 2 is scheduled for Wednesday, April 9. From there, the 16 winners will advance to the in-personal final on Thursday, April 24 at Localhost, where the Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will be played. 

The Round 1 and Round 2 games will be played at home sites, with games taking place at 4 p.m. At Localhost, the Round of 16 games will begin at 9 a.m., with 1.5 hours allotted for each round. The quarterfinals are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., followed by the semifinals at noon and the championship finals at 1:30 p.m.

The Esports State Championships for Mario Kart will also take place at Localhost on April 24. The inaugural unified championship will be played at 10:30 a.m., while the fourth-annual Mario Kart championship will be at approximately 5 p.m.

Trophy and award presentations will take place immediately after each final. 

Matchups for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate can be found on the full 64-team bracket, while the teams that qualified can be found below:
  • Patriot Smash 1 (George Washington)
    Devon Carribine, Caleb Marcotte, Taveon Williams
  • Valor A Team (Valor Christian)
    Logan Pribble, Karsten Yu, Ryan Barone
  • ACHS Varsity (Aurora Central)
    Brandon Palma, Devyn Maloy, Polo Rodriguez
  • Creek Smash Red Team (Cherry Creek)
    Anpetu Chrisjohn, Levin Vang, Lev Kryvenko
  • Regret Squad LHS Varisty A (Lakewood)
    Kyle Herman, Ryne Wingard, Kayla Kuntscher
  • San Pedro Gaming (Arrupe Jesuit)
    Edgar Luevano Juarez, Uriel Lamas, Leo Torres
  • North Smash A (Denver North)
    Lorenzo Romero, Osiris Rodriguez, DeAndre Rivera-Rodgers
  • RMHS Lobos Varsity (Rocky Mountain)
    Maya McCaughan, Cooper White, Henry Mogonye
  • Kadet Smash Bros (Air Academy)
    David Basanez, Creed Anderson, James Phelps
  • Rizzlers (Ponderosa)
    Jacob Stalls, Tate Followell, Andrew Barron
  • Thunderhawks (Prairie View)
    Salem McMillin, Marco Guillen-Ribota, Calvin Her
  • Smash Team Varsity (Vista PEAK Prep)
    Caiden McIntire, Aden Silio Magdirila, Cash Mullen
  • PH ISH (Rangeview)
    Landon Simmons, Marcos Garcia, Malik Stillwell
  • Royal (Legend)
    Bennett Dupuis, Joshua Ferguson, Ryan Schneider
  • Lancer Esports (Abraham Lincoln)
    Jaziel Gomez, Edward Ruiz, Wily Rivas
  • Filibuster LHS Varsity B (Lakewood)
    Matthew Bresnahan, Simon Warner, Alex Kuntscher
  • Fossil Ridge Varsity Smash Bros (Fossil Ridge)
    Braden Modafferi, Kye Mahoney, Samer Abdo
  • North Smash C (Denver North)
    Shane McLoid, Emmanuel Atkism, Brandt Finch
  • Dayspring Eagles (Dayspring Christian)
    Nathan Ruff, Judah Godsey, Drew Moody
  • Gastric Doctors (Grandview)
    Jonathan Bannoura, Ethan Campbell, RJ Keller
  • King Falcons (Highlands Ranch)
    Bryson Jowers, Hyrum Dominquez, AJ Lang
  • Mountain Lions (Mountain View)
    Henri Stillson, Hayden Phillips, Colin Farkas
  • SHS Navy Knights Smash (Severance)
    Timothy Fordahl, Ian Haussermann, Dylan Rice
  • Fairview Knights (Fairview)
    Dominic DiTomas, Noah Tice, Anjali Vachharajani
  • Patriot Smash 2 (George Washington)
    Gael Emiliano Saldaña Roa, Lucas Newlove, Reid Glockner
  • Pueblo West Smash Varisty (Pueblo West)
    Liam Eidahl, Brandon Cross, Bradley Johnson
  • Bulldogs Red (Arvada)
    Charlotte Nimerfroh, Noah Reid, Caleb Mendoza
  • East Halo Hit Squad (Denver East)
    Milo Scott, Jared Alanis, London Pollard
  • Jefferson (Jefferson)
    Alexander Aro, Jade Bates, Juan Camacho Rodriguez
  • RMHS Lobos JV 3 (Rocky Mountain)
    Anthony Diaz Rangel, Nathan Baird, Alyson Cathcart
  • HORNETS SSBU - A (Pueblo County)
    Jaden Cosato, Trent Knox, Zakary Alekzandr Santiago
  • PCHS_01_Smash (Pine Creek)
    Kai Liebert, Ryan Villa, Will Boyd
  • DCHS Varsity Smash (Douglas County)
    Dean Martinez, Ava Smith, Lucien Addler
  • PVHS Broncos (Platte Valley)
    Rollie Nalley, Jaxon Newman, Benjamin SantaCruz
  • SS Bluedevil White (Fort Lupton)
    Pedro Guajardo, Robert Nick, Jose Carrizalez
  • Chatfield Smash Varsity (Chatfield)
    Logan Tanaka, Marshall Nielsen, Zack Eakins
  • CECDCN Smash Lions (Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County)
    John Lynch, Jonathan Van Noy, Gigi Solis
  • FCHS Smash A (Fort Collins)
    Lincoln Marshall, Porter LarsenPeed, Ike Genson
  • Nighthawks Navy (Northfield)
    Orion Eby, Sebastian Eby, Nathen Russell
  • Thunderhawks B (Prairie View)
    Starla McMillin, Matesz Garcia, Varda Lopez
  • DCCHS SSBU 1 (Discovery Canyon)
    Coleton Tallman, Jonathan Stallworth, Aaron Delgado
  • Smash Spartans A (Greeley West)
    Zacharie Kelly, Aiden Gunning, Adrian Balderrama Hernandez
  • Cherokee Trail JV (Cherokee Trail)
    Max Drexler-Valdez, Finn Sessions, Brayden Rutledge
  • The Deer Club (Gateway)
    Leyderman Escobar, Chris Lopez, Jaxon Sanderson-Franklin
  • AWEST Odin (Arvada West)
    Patch Arnold, Lucas Coto, Chetan Sheely
  • Dreamland Express (Sterling)
    Jeremiah Johnson, Evelin Merrell, Alex Hicks
  • Bulldogs White (Arvada)
    Javen Delaroy, Roman Cervantes, Aiden Daniels
  • DCHS Purple Smash (Douglas County)
    Dalton Sattler, Dillon Shurts, Eli Porter
  • EHS Varsity Smash Bros (Elizabeth)
    Phoenix VonNida, Tyler Hemans, Samuel Bachman
  • MHS SMASHBROS TEAM 1 (Montbello)
    Yair Aguilar-Manzo, Clifford Epps, Jessie Garcia
  • The Appropriately Named Team (Grandview)
    Marie Anderson, Grace Anderson, Adler Tuley
  • University 1 (University)
    Jeremiah Virgil, Andy Gantois-Cole, Malachi Burgess
  • Gladiators SSB V (Widefield)
    Dean Herrera, Foly Kpadenou, Ashton Williams
  • EWolves 1 (Loveland)
    Dante Arias, Anson Sparks, James Howell
  • Pagosa Springs Phantoms (Pagosa Springs)
    Nile Bollig, Calvin Voss, Christopher Rafferty
  • Creek Smash White Team (Cherry Creek)
    Mighty Kwong, Brode Comegys, Holden MacDonald
  • STEM HR Smash Bros Gold Team (STEM School Highlands Ranch)
    Lorenzo Luchini, Jayden Lee, Ryan Lee
  • DSISD B (Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design)
    Oliver Moore, Zaelynd West, Elvin Manica
  • Pikmen 5 (Smoky Hill)
    Ethan Hughes, Ernesto Sanchez Hernandez, Derek Schlenk
  • FCHS Smash B (Fort Collins)
    Keeler Anderson, Eugene McCaffrey, Raven Coleman
  • BHS Team 1 (Broomfield)
    Ibrahima Ba, Caden Blankenship, Donneven Schmitter
  • Chaparral Smash Varsity (Chaparral)
    Jeffrey Armstrong, Alexander Granger, Brendan Wilford
  • Denver South Ravens (Denver South)
    Charlotte Mahin, Jesse Howarth, Michael Guerrero
  • Smashing Phoenix (Denver Center for International Studies)
    Caleb Protsman, Benjamin Menard, Luca Foley