SJSU Esports Showcase set for Monday at the Student Union

Campus showcase Monday includes Super Smash Bros. tournaments, free-play stations and free food for students.

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Five SJSU Spartan Esports players in white team jerseys hold a silver trophy outdoors in front of the Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center — SJSU Spartan Esports players celebrate with a Mountain West trophy outside the Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center. Photo used with the Nov. 9 campus showcase preview. — Photo: Robert C. Bain / San José State University

SAN JOSE — San José State University's Esports and Gaming Showcase is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 9, from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Pacific time at Student Union Ballrooms A/B/C, 1 Washington Square, according to the university's events calendar.

The calendar says the showcase is open to all students and includes a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament, free-play stations, 1v1 challenges against varsity teams, and free food and snacks. An RSVP link points to SJSU's CampusGroups page.

The companion start.gg listing for "SJSU Esports Showcase - Fall 2026" places the tournament in San Jose at the same campus address and lists Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singles (64-player cap) and Super Smash Bros. Melee singles, both with a $0 entry fee. The listing's America/Los_Angeles window runs 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. that day.

Source: SJSU events calendar; start.gg tournament details; photo from SJSU Washington Square Magazine — Esports Story, Spring 2025.

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