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Genesis X: Schedule, brackets, prize pool, games & where to watch

As Genesis X kicks off with a wealth of fighting game tournaments this weekend, we have the details on where you can catch the action.

TJ Denzer

February 16, 2024 12:10 PM

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Genesis X takes off in San Jose, California this weekend, and with it comes a massive competition of some of the most exciting fighting games going on. Genesis has always been huge for the Super Smash Bros. competitive community, but there are plenty of other non-Smash games to be seen as well. Want to know when the action’s going down, what’s on the line, what’s being played, and where to watch? Then settle in here to get all those details.

Genesis X Prize Pools

Much of Genesis X’s prize pools are dependent upon the game or the format being played at the competition, but the event has certain standard rules for payout. Event fees for each game go to that game’s prize pool. So, as the Genesis X FAQ page puts it, “if 1000 people enter a $10 event, the total prize will be at least $10,000.”

Further breakdown of prize pools are as follows:

General Singles Prize Pool Percentages

• 1st - 40%
• 2nd - 25%
• 3rd - 12.5%
• 4th - 6.5%
• 5th/6th - 3%
• 7th/8th - 2%
• 9th/10th/11th/12th - 1%
• 13th/14th/15th/16th - 0.5%

General Doubles Prize Pool Percentages

• 1st - 40%
• 2nd - 25%
• 3rd - 12.5%
• 4th - 7.5%
• 5th/6th - 4.5%
• 7th/8th - 3%

Genesis X games, brackets, schedules & where to watch

Genesis X takes place at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California from February 16 to February 18, 2024. The games featured at the event include singles and doubles competitions for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Melee, Brawl, Wii U, and 64, as well as Rivals of Aether, Rivals 2, Street Fighter 6, Guilty Gear Strive, Guilty Gear Xrd, Tekken 8, Splatoon 3, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys:Celes, Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, Dance Dance Revolution, Street Fighter 2: Super Turbo, Magical Drop 3, Capcom Vs SNK 2, and Classic Tetris. The brackets and players for each game can be found on the Genesis X Start.gg event page. The following is the schedule of the events by day:

Friday, February 16, 2024

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Want to know where to watch each game? Here’s what you need to know:

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate streams

• Genesis 2 Twitch channel
• Genesis 4 Twitch channel

Super Smash Bros. Melee streams

• Genesis 1 Twitch channel
• Genesis 3 Twitch channel

General FGC streams (Street Fighter, Tekken, etc.)

• TeamSp00ky
• TampaNeverSleeps

Rivals of Aether streams

• Rivals of Aether Twitch channel

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 streams

• Genesis 5 Twitch channel

Splatoon 3 streams

• Genesis 6 Twitch channel

That covers the entirety of details for Genesis X. Be sure to check out all of the games this weekend to see which players end up on top. You can also follow the rest of our FGC coverage for the latest fighting game news and updates.

TJ Denzer

Senior News Editor

TJ Denzer is a player and writer with a passion for games that has dominated a lifetime. He found his way to the Shacknews roster in late 2019 and has worked his way to Senior News Editor since. Between news coverage, he also aides notably in livestream projects like the indie game-focused Indie-licious, the Shacknews Stimulus Games, and the Shacknews Dump. You can reach him at tj.denzer@shacknews.com and also find him on Twitter @JohnnyChugs.