Tentative schedule — subject to final registration and change. All times are Pacific Time. VGC takes place Saturday, February 27, 2027, and closes at 10pm. Friday, February 26, 4–10pm is reserved for high-school competition; community events begin no earlier than noon on Saturday.
Explore the planned community lineup below. Registration details and any entry fees are coming soon; Clash Royale is free to enter.
2027 registration details coming soon. Follow our social channels for updates.
Do not enter tournaments with overlapping commitments. Smash crew battles and the late combined singles flight are deliberately staggered so eligible players can enter both, subject to the singles capacity limit.
Combined Smash Ultimate singles
64 entrants total, shared by high-school and community players
16 pools of four; best-of-three pool sets. The top two in each pool advance to one 32-player single-elimination bracket. Semifinals and final are best of five. Entry fee: to be announced.
The early flight is exclusively for 16 non-high-school entrants. All high-school singles entrants play in the late flight, alongside the remaining public entrants. This is one shared event, not separate high-school and community tournaments. Entry is capped at 64; additional interest may be waitlisted, with no expansion guaranteed.
Saturday, February 27, 2027
| Time | Round / activity |
|---|---|
| Noon–1:30pm | Early flight: 16 non-high-school entrants, four pools. Rounds at noon, 12:30pm and 1pm; eight qualify. |
| 2:30–5pm | Late flight: 48 entrants, including all high-school entrants; 12 pools over five 30-minute waves. 24 qualify. |
| 5–5:30pm | Standings, break and check-in. Early-flight qualifiers return for 5:15pm check-in. |
| 5:30–6pm | Round of 32 |
| 6–6:30pm | Round of 16 |
| 6:30–7pm | Quarterfinals |
| 7–7:45pm | Best-of-five semifinals |
| 7:45–8:30pm | Best-of-five final |
Mario Kart
32 community players
Circuit racing, not time trials: four race circuits per heat, four-player local heats, top two advance. Entrants are mixed and reseeded between rounds. This is a solo event: no collusion or teamwork. Entry fee: to be announced.
Saturday, February 27, 2027
| Time | Round / activity |
|---|---|
| Noon and 12:40pm | Qualifying waves: 16 players each |
| 1:30–about 2pm | Quarterfinals |
| 2:10–about 2:40pm | Semifinals |
| 2:50–about 3:20pm | Final |
| Through 4pm | Awards and buffer |
Clash Royale
64 community entrants; bring a compatible phone or tablet
Free entry. Friendly Battles with an external bracket. Proposed format: five best-of-three Swiss rounds, then a top-eight single-elimination bracket and best-of-five final.
Do not register for overlapping Smash singles and Clash Royale commitments.
Saturday, February 27, 2027
| Time | Round / activity |
|---|---|
| 3:30pm | Check-in |
| 4pm, 4:30pm, 5pm, 5:30pm, 6pm | Five proposed Swiss rounds |
| 6:30–7pm | Break |
| 7pm | Quarterfinals |
| 7:30pm | Semifinals |
| 8–8:45pm | Best-of-five final |
| Through 9pm | Awards and buffer |
Wii Sports bowling
16 community players; hardware confirmation pending
Tentative: four four-player heats, then a top-four final. Entry fee: to be announced.
Saturday, February 27, 2027
| Time | Round / activity |
|---|---|
| 4pm, 4:30pm, 5pm, 5:30pm | Four qualifying heats |
| 6–6:15pm | Scoring |
| 6:15–6:45pm | Top-four final |
| Through 7pm | Buffer |
Open play
Saturday, February 27, noon–9:30pm. Tentative stations: Mario Party, Sonic, and DDR or Just Dance. The dance selection and setup are still pending.
Cosplay timing is coming soon. Panels and speakers will be announced soon.
Stay connected
Questions? Email esports@uidaho.edu