The logo for Default Derby.
Default Derby is an online weekly ARMS tournament series organized by Frosty and LOSER and created by Era. The series began in early 2019 and is still having new events today. The series stands as one of the, if not the only, default ARMS only events that still continues to have new tournaments. On May 13th, 2021 after the 46th event, Era transferred ownership of the event to Frosty and LOSER citing that work and school were keeping her busy.[1]
Format
Similar to most biweekly/weekly events, Default Derby runs double elimination brackets, though if there are less than eight entrants then a round robin bracket is held. Players utilize the Ohio ARMS Discord server to communicate with their opponents as the brackets are ran on Challonge, a site that lacks player-to-player chat functions. The event initially started as a biweekly, though in early October of 2020 it was switched to be weekly.
As stated in the event series' name, Default Derby only allows the use of default ARMS. Default ARMS are the selection of ARMS that each fighter begins the game with. For example, if one were to use Helix, their ARMS have to be set to the Blorb, Ice Dragon, and Guardian. This ARM restriction was chosen for the series because Era saw the lack of any defaults only events as an opportunity to create one of her own.
Default Derby utilizes the "Backroom" stage list which consists of the stages that are traditionally considered legal. These stages include Sparring Ring, Mausoleum, DNA Lab, Buster Beach, Temple Grounds, Scrapyard, and Via Dolce.
Tournaments
| Bracket |
Date |
Winner |
Character(s) used
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| Default Derby |
February 9, 2019 |
Gouf |
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| Default Derby 2 |
February 23, 2019 |
Gouf |
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| Default Derby 3 |
March 9, 2019 |
Asqew |
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| Default Derby 4 |
March 23, 2019 |
Gouf |
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| Default Derby 5 |
March 30, 2019 |
Gouf |
|
| Default Derby 6 |
April 13, 2019 |
Asqew |
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| Default Derby 7 |
June 8, 2019 |
Asqew |
|
| Default Derby 8 |
June 22, 2019 |
Asqew |
|
| Default Derby 9 |
September 7, 2019 |
Grimwood |
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| Default Derby 10 |
September 21, 2019 |
ALUMOX |
  
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| Default Derby 11 |
October 5, 2019 |
AstroNinja |
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| Default Derby 12 |
November 9, 2019 |
Frosty |
|
| Default Derby 13 |
May 6, 2020 |
Serp |
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| Default Derby 14 |
May 20, 2020 |
MrPiedPiper |
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| Default Derby 15 |
June 3, 2020 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 16 |
July 1, 2020 |
Para |
|
| Default Derby 17 |
July 15, 2020 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 18 |
July 29, 2020 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 19 |
August 12, 2020 |
uran10 |
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| Default Derby 20 |
August 26, 2020 |
AstroNinja |
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| Default Derby 21 |
September 9, 2020 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 22 |
September 23, 2020 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 23 |
October 7, 2020 |
AstroNinja |
|
| Default Derby 24 |
October 14, 2020 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 25 |
October 21, 2020 |
AstroNinja |
|
| Default Derby 26 |
October 28, 2020 |
Luna-Gabs |
|
| Default Derby 27 |
November 4, 2020 |
Gryffical |
|
| Default Derby 28 |
November 11, 2020 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 29 |
November 18, 2020 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 30 |
December 2, 2020 |
Frosty |
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| Default Derby 31 |
December 16, 2020 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 32 |
January 20, 2021 |
ALUMOX |
|
| Default Derby 33 |
January 27, 2021 |
Mario119 |
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| Default Derby 34 |
February 3, 2021 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 35 |
February 10, 2021 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 36 |
February 24, 2021 |
Mario119 |
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| Default Derby 37 |
March 10, 2021 |
AstroNinja |
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| Default Derby 38 |
March 17, 2021 |
Taco Cat |
|
| Default Derby 39 |
March 24, 2021 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 40 |
March 31, 2021 |
Mario119 |
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| Default Derby 41 |
April 7, 2021 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 42 |
April 14, 2021 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 43 |
April 21, 2021 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 44 |
April 28, 2021 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 45 |
May 5, 2021 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 46 |
May 12, 2021 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 47 |
May 19, 2021 |
Luna-Gabs |
|
| Default Derby 48 |
May 26, 2021 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 49 |
June 2, 2021 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 50 |
June 9, 2021 |
False King |
|
| Default Derby 51 |
June 16, 2021 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 52 |
June 23, 2021 |
Serp |
|
| Default Derby 53 |
July 7, 2021 |
Luna-Gabs |
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| Default Derby 54 |
July 28, 2021 |
Frosty |
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| Default Derby 55 |
August 4, 2021 |
Rasco |
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| Default Derby 56 |
August 18, 2021 |
False King |
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| Default Derby 57 |
September 29, 2021 |
Frosty |
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Trivia
- With 24 wins, Luna-Gabs has the most wins out of all 16 unique Default Derby victors.
- Luna-Gabs also has the highest win streak in the series, winning 9 tournaments in a row.
- Default Derby 20 and 23 are tied for having the most participants out of any Default Derby tournament with 16 entrants.
- Default Derby's logo was created by Dendy.
Gameplay Videos
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