Where To Bet SSB Ultimate Genesis
As a tournament, there is no surpassing the Genesis when it comes to Super Smash Brothers in the world of eSports. With three versions of the Smash Bros. franchise in it’s competition line-up, including Melee, Brawl, and Ultimate, it’s one of the largest and longest running events of its kind for the game. Here we’ll be looking at Ultimate, which is the latest entry into the series, seeing how you can best place bets on the tournament.
Released back in 2018, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has become a huge worldwide sensation for the Nintendo Switch, with new characters being released on a regular basis. There’s plenty of players online too, with scores of competitors taking part daily, which makes for an extremely high level of talent. The Genesis has exemplified the best of this, as it’s an event that has been showcasing Smash Bros. since 2009, with it being one of the largest of its kind. Taking place in San Francisco, in the United States, it’s become one of the premier events for the franchise, as well as for fighting games in general.
Whilst there are other events that focus on fighting games such as the EVO, which is primarily Street Fighter, the Genesis is the only one that’s mainly centered around Smash Bros. This means it will bring in a lot of competition and talent, which also raises the stakes when betting, but how can you make the most of this?
Where To Bet SSB Ultimate Genesis:
America: Most, if not all Smash Brothers events are best served through Bovada when betting in North America.
Canada: The best sportsbook for Smash Brothers in Canada is Bet365 Sportsbook, as it has the most bets available at any given time.
Everywhere Else: Once more, depending on availability, Bet365 Sportsbook should have some Smash bets around the time of Genesis, all open to an international market.
What is SSB Ultimate Genesis?
Taking place in Oakland, California, there’s been a total of 1,699 players for the singles’ matches, and 618 for the doubles. Using set stages from Smash Ultimate, such as Battlefield, Final Destination, and Pokemon Stadium to name a few, it’s a well structured and managed event. Run by the organizer Boback Vakili, along with many others from the Smash Bros. community, it’s an event made by fans for the fans.
With a total prize-pool of $19,040 for the singles, and $6,180 for the doubles, it’s a competition that continues to evolve with every passing year. At the moment this is what the tournament itself currently looks like generally:
- Singles Matches: With a winners and losers bracket, both compete through a series of stages into the finals.
- Doubles Matches: As with the singles, the pairs compete through the winners and losers brackets to reach the finals.
- Finalists: The prize-pool is split between the top winners accordingly, along with their respective teams they represent.
Held towards the end of January each year, the Genesis has brought in a huge amount of Smash Ultimate playing talent since it begun. Where does your bet come in though, and how can you push your money to the limit when putting down any kind of a wager?
Common SSB Ultimate Genesis Questions:
What’s the difference between Ultimate and earlier versions?:Firstly people will notice the gameplay and enhanced visuals of Ultimate, along with the increased selection of characters to choose from. Then there’s the fact that Ultimate has a dedicate online community, meaning that players are continually competing against one another, which isn’t so much the case with earlier versions, such as Melee and Brawl. This means that Ultimate competitors will have played with a wider selection of people, whilst the earlier versions have a more dedicated and focused following. Finally there’s the controls, and what people are most comfortable with, as the Nintendo Switch has a wireless joypad, whilst the Gamecube doesn’t.
Where can I see the games?:
The ideal place to see the games is over on Twitch, as most of the matches are live-streamed through the btssmash channel there. You can also watch many of the older games too, with juked.gg also providing the relevant schedules, and links to events. YouTube has ‘Beyond The Summit – Smash’ as well, which shows many of the Genesis games, along with their commentary too. There’s also plenty of Ultimate games along with the older versions, plus you can watch a number of shorter featurettes with the individual players themselves, providing insight into them and the game.
How to Bet SSB Ultimate Genesis:
Bovada: First choose ‘Sports’, then go on and select ‘All Sports (A-Z)’ from further down on the next page, which opens up ‘eSports’ on the second row in the drop-down menu. On the following page there’s the roll-down menu titled ‘All eSports’, which will have ‘Futures’ in it, enabling you to pick ‘Other eSports’. This will then provide ‘Smash’ if available, offering the Genesis events, and taking you through to the relevant sections, with all the bets and odds themselves.
Bet365 Sportsbook: From the top of the first page go ahead and pick ‘Sports’, before scanning down the left-hand side to ‘Esports’, which is just below ‘Darts’. Down the middle of the page now, roll towards the bottom of the eSports listings, as the Smash Brothers events should be listed alphabetically, featuring ‘SSB – Genesis’ when available. You can then open up the relevant subsections under each one, with the related odds and bets for the Ultimate event.
SSB Ultimate Genesis Betting Strategy:
Different players will employ different styles of play, and it’s best you identify these first before anything else. Smash Brothers is a game all about strategy and precision, and Ultimate especially so, with its ever increasing roster of characters to choose from, and their wide variety of styles. Looking for the players that tend to dominate their opponents is essential, which is usually done by the less flashy, more patient contenders.
Watch plenty of games beforehand, following the players through social-media prior to the event itself, taking note of their approach to the game. This will then let you put down a wager that has far more profit potential in the long-run.
Variants To A SSB Ultimate Genesis:
- SSB Melee Genesis
- SFV: ELeague Invitational
- SFV: EVO