Tournament Mode

Tournament Mode is a feature in Super Smash Bros. Melee and is set to return in Super Smash Bros. Brawl which features three modes: Tournament, Loser out, and Winner out.

Tournament
In the tournament mode, players battle against each other in turns. Several options can be chosen for tournaments, including:
 * The number of competitors in a tournament (ranging from 4-64 in two or four player tournaments and 6-27 in three player tournaments)
 * The number of computers and humans in a tournament
 * How many players fight in each tournament match
 * How stages are selected
 * The CPU level of computer players (Levels 1-9 as well as a random option)
 * Individual custom rules for matches

Loser out
This mode is also played in turns, but unlike Tournament, where the game ends when a final winner is proclaimed, this lasts forever (or at least until the player decides to stop playing). The loser of each match "drops out" and has to wait until it is his or her turn again.

Winner out
This mode is exactly the same as the aforementioned loser out mode, except that the winner of each match drops out instead of the loser.