In some tournament formats, such as most Brawl, Smash 4, and Ultimate sets, and best of three sets in Melee, the previous gameвЂ™s winner is allowed one or more stage bans, which prevents the loser from going to that stage(s) for the next game (but not the entire set). For successive matches, the loser of the previous match is allowed to select any stage among the list of counterpick stages and neutral stages. This continues until only one stage is left, including the scenario in which there are fewer than five legal stages, and that stage will be used for the match. The process then repeats in reverse, with the player that went second striking another stage before the player that went first can strike another. It begins with the players deciding who will strike first (such as by coin flip or rock-paper-scissors), after which one player will strike a stage, and the next will strike another stage. Stage striking operates similarly to the 1-2-2-1 setup of doubles matches. The procedure can be skipped entirely by invoking the Gentleman's Clause, provided the tournament has such a rule. Though the exact process varies depending on the number of available stages, stage striking involves starting with a list of neutral stages, then having all players in the match take turns removing one or more stages from the list until only one stage is left. tournaments, used to ensure the stage of a set's first match is fairly selected. Stage striking is a common procedure in Super Smash Bros.

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