• Best SGL yet. Only minor hiccups, tournament room didn't have major issues, even when the power went out.
• Improvements for 2026:
  • It is recommended that groups do not have both online and in-person tournaments. Better to choose one or the other.
    • Online events also should start earlier in the year to ensure they have time to finish before preparations need to happen for the live event.
    • Make sure any featured races on broadcast have setups pre-approved and designed before the live event.
    • Due to the extensive main events taking up scheduling slots, side events will likely not be able to be broadcast in the future.
    • Events need to have tournament admins lined up before the events are added to the SGL lineup.
    • A second broadcast operator should be scheduled to let the primary operator have breaks.
    • Look at expanding partnerships with speed running groups, like Best of NES.
    • The tournament room ran smoothly, with the app working well and the new room, Sully, giving a lot of space for games. We will look into the availability of the room in the future?
    • Merch sales were good this year. We likely will not do patches next year as those did not sell well.
    • Aiming for the event to be 3rd weekend of October, 2026 (weekend before Halloween), but that is currently tentative.
    • Properly designed event brochure for 2026.
    • Map of the event with rooms listed. Helps draw attention to side rooms that might have been ignored.
    • Better signage as well.
• A feedback form will be provided in the next couple of days.
• SM will return for the live event next year.
• Next staff meeting with be held December 1, 2025

• SGL will be using an new, onsite management system for announcements, tournaments, and more. Players login to it via their Discord. System will be coming soon.
• Scheduling races will go through the app, with seats in the tournament room being first come, first served through via the app. Players need to schedule their matches in the app and not just show up to race without scheduling.
• Best of NES will be running a 10 x 2 tournament (10 games run co-op), and High Score with a series of games running and players fighting to get the best score in the game before the tournament ends (potentially run async).
• Schedule of Best of NES games will be announced soon.
• SMR On-Site still doesn't have a tournament admin. One is needed soon for the tournament to take place.
• Side events:
  • Skyward Sword Randomizer is set to roll as a side event.
  • ALttPR Pilot Spoiler side event will also be run.
  • Super Mario Kart should be ready for a side event.
  • SMB3R side event is a maybe for a one-day run.
  • ALttP One Mind is a maybe.
• Lanyards are printed and ready for the event.
• Volunteer form closes tonight, October 1. Schedule will come out soon. Volunteers can still add themselves after, but their schedule will not be accounted for in the initial event schedule.

• Trophies are in production. They will even be made for currently submitted zero dollar tournaments under the assumption we'll have money donated eventually.
• SM Map Rando is still in need of an tournament admin to run the on-site event.
• To confirm, Dani is our new SG Volunteer Coordinator. Any volunteering questions can be addressed to her.
• Tournament room will open at 8:00 AM every day and close at Midnight.
• Setup for broadcast rooms and tournament will start late Tuesday leading into Wednesday. Please volunteer to help with setup if you can.

Donations for online tournament position were cut off. There was a big push right at the end. Top three are Z2R, MM2R, and Crystalis Rando. Read more...

We are now looking for volunteers to help us this year's event. If you'll be attending and would like to be a part of our volunteer crew, please fill out the form listed under volunteer roles and let us know! Read more...