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Florida is a Smash region that encompasses the U.S. state of Florida, located in the southeastern United States. Florida is often split up into different subregions, the most important ones being Central Florida, which includes Tampa and Orlando, and South Florida, which includes Miami. North Florida has Jacksonville, and Southwest Florida has Cape Coral.
As one of the most popular destinations for conventions in the country, Florida has been home to one of the largest and most active tournament scenes, particularly after the release of Brawl. It is known as one of the strongest Melee regions in the United States, as the home of Hungrybox and Plup, two of the best players in the world, and many other nationally ranked players. Florida also hosts a strong and active Smash 4 and Project M scene. During Brawl's competitive lifetime, Florida was known as one of the "big four" regions along with New York/New Jersey, SoCal, and Texas as one of the four strongest regions in the country, most famously home to ESAM, one of the best players in the world.
Florida is host to CEO, one of the world's premiere fighting game events, and several major MLG events have been hosted in Orlando. In the grassroots scene, Florida was known for hosting the Smash the Record charity events, as well as other stacked majors such as the Cirque series.
Smashers[edit]
- See also: Category:Florida smashers
The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.
Globally ranked players[edit]
Nationally ranked players[edit]
| Tag | Character(s) | Best placement | Notes |
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 Akashic |
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 OrionRank North America Top 200: 137th |
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| Blank |
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OrionRank North America Top 200: 89th |
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| Tachyon |
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OrionRank North America Top 200: 99th |
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| Vinny G |
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OrionRank North America Top 200: 63rd |
Other notable players[edit]
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Tournaments[edit]
- See also: Category:Florida tournaments
Notable tournament series[edit]
Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.
| Tournament | Games | Type | Status |
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| CEO |      |
Annual | Ongoing |
| Cirque | |
Biannual | Ongoing |
| Frame Perfect Series |  |
Unscheduled | Discontinued |
| GatorLAN | |
Biannual | Ongoing |
| Litvitational | |
Biannual | Ongoing |
| Luminosity Makes Moves Miami | |
Annual | Ongoing |
| NOOB | |
Unscheduled | Discontinued |
| Smash Conference | |
Unscheduled | Discontinued |
| Smash the Record | |
Annual | Discontinued |
Notable tournaments[edit]
Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level.
| Tournament | Date | Entrants | Supermajor | Major | Superregional | Other |
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| MLG Orlando 2006 | August 26th-27th, 2006 | 176+ | |
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| FAST 1 | July 17th-20th, 2008 | 150+ | — | — | |
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| MLG Orlando 2010 | April 16th-18th, 2010 | 184 | — | |
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| CEO 2014 | June 27th-29th, 2014 | 262+ | — | |
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| Paragon Orlando 2015 | January 17th-18th, 2015 | 451 | — | |
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| CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 512+ | — | |
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| Frame Perfect Series | November 21st, 2015 | 195 | — | — | |
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| Tampa Never Sleeps 6 | February 27th-28th, 2016 | 300+ | — | — | |
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| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 1,488 | |
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| Smash Conference LXIX | January 7th, 2017 | 406 | — | — | |
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| Frame Perfect Series 2 | March 18th-19th, 2017 | 379 | — | |
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| CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | 727 | — | |
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| CEO 2017 | June 16th-18th, 2017 | 866 | |
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| Too Hot to Handle | October 28th-29th, 2017 | 367 | — | — | |
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| CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | 1,091 | |
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| Smash Conference United | January 5th-6th, 2019 | 393 | — | — | |
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| Ultimate Gamer Miami | March 9th-10th, 2019 | 212 | — | — | |
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| Come to Papa 3 | April 27th-28th, 2019 | 611 | — | — | |
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| CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 1,386 | |
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| CEO Dreamland 2020 | March 13th-15th, 2020 | 970 | — | — | |
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| InfinityCON Tally 2021 | June 5th-6th, 2021 | 422 | — | — | |
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| CEO 2021 | December 3rd-5th, 2021 | 777 | — | |
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| Smash World Tour 2021 Championships | December 17th-19th, 2021 | 718 | |
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| CEO 2022 | June 24th-26th, 2022 | 834 | — | |
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| Let's Make Moves Miami | October 28th-30th, 2022 | 476 | — | |
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| CIRQUE du CFL | April 23rd, 2023 | 118 | — | — | |
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| CEO 2023 | June 23rd-25th, 2023 | 701 | — | — | |
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| "Lit"vitational | September 22nd, 2023 | 16 | — | — | |
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| CIRQUE Du CFL 2 | September 23rd, 2023 | 174 | — | — | |
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| Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2023 | October 27th-29th, 2023 | 458 | |
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| Litvitational 2 | March 8th, 2024 | 16 | — | |
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| Cirque Du CFL 3 | March 9th-10th, 2024 | 224 | — | |
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| The Luminosity Invitational | April 20th, 2024 | 10 | — | — | |
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| CEO 2024 | June 28th-30th, 2024 | 553 | — | — | |
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| Luminosity Invitational 2: Back to School | September 27th-29th, 2024 | 16 | — | |
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| Litvitational 3 | October 18th, 2024 | 16 | — | |
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| Cirque 4 | October 19th-20th, 2024 | 148 | — | |
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| Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2024 | November 1st-3rd, 2024 | 534 | |
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| Platfight Gaming Championships | December 13th-15th, 2024 | 171 | — | — | |
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Largest singles events[edit]
| Rank | Tournament | Date | Game | Attendance | Winner | Character(s) |
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| 1 | CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | |
1,164 |  MkLeo |
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| 2 | CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | |
906 | ANTi |
   
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| 3 | CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | |
679 | MkLeo |
  
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| 4 | CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | |
678 | Hungrybox |
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| 5 | CEO 2017 | June 16th-18th, 2017 | |
611 |  ZeRo |
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| 6 | CEO 2023 | June 23rd-25th, 2023 | |
513 | Dabuz |
  
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| 7 | CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | |
512 | ZeRo |
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| 8 | CEO Dreamland 2020 | March 13th-15th, 2020 | |
506 | Samsora |
 
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| 9 | CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | |
483 |  Leffen |
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| 10 | Let's Make Moves Miami | October 28th-30th, 2022 | |
476 |  acola |
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