Banned stage

Banned stages are stages that are banned from most mainstream tournaments. Stages can be banned for several reasons, including:
 * Providing an unfair advantage for certain characters (such as excessive camping or chain grabs)
 * Allowing players to abuse glitches in the game
 * Completely altering the strategies needed to win (such as Temple and Icicle Mountain)
 * Having a significant amount of slowdown during a match

Major differences in communities
There are many community preferences in terms of stage choices. For example, when Luigi's Mansion was banned on the East Coast, it was allowed on the West Coast. This is usually due to the characters used most often in the community. In the East, Meta Knight is the dominating choice. The East Coast is also well known for much smaller allowable stage lists than the West.

Banned stages in SSBM
In the current Smash Back Room rule set, certain stages are left up to the tournament organizer to decide on banning versus counter-pick. Stages marked with a single X are left up to the tournament organizer, whereas those marked with XX are always banned.

Banned Stages in SSBB
In the current Smash Back Room rule set, certain stages are left up to the tournament organizer to decide on banning versus counter-pick. Stages marked with a single X are left up to the tournament organizer, whereas those marked with XX are always banned.