Editing List of largest Smash tournaments

{{Title|List of largest ''Smash'' tournaments}}

{{Notice|Do not add tournaments that have not concluded.}}

This is a list of the '''largest ''Smash'' tournaments''' in history based on the number of confirmed entrants for each event. It includes the top 30 largest ''Smash'' tournaments over any game in the series, as well as listings for each individual game separately (including the ''[[Project M]]'' [[mod]]). Online tournaments and pre-release window tournaments are not included.

|'''4'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}}||{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}||August 10th-13th, 2023||2,607||{{Sm|acola|Japan}}

|'''5'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||August 11th-14th, 2022||2,388||{{Sm|Onin|USA}}

|'''6'''||[[EVO 2016]] <ref name="EVO 2016">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MrWiz/status/751082933276909569|title=Final Numbers for EVO 2016|publisher=Evolution Championship Series official Twitter account|accessdate=2016-07-07}}</ref>||{{GameIcon|Melee}}||July 15th-17th, 2016||2,372||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}

|'''7'''||{{Trn|Supernova 2024}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||August 8th-11th, 2024||2,281||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}

|'''8'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||2,105||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}

|'''9'''||{{Trn|Kagaribi 12}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||May 5th-6th, 2024||2,030||{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}}

|'''10'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 8}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||April 15th-17th, 2022||1,959||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}

|'''11'''||[[EVO 2015]] <ref name="EVO 2015">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/EvilMrWizard/status/616140347278688257|title=Final Numbers for EVO 2015|publisher=Evolution Championship Series official Twitter account|accessdate=2015-06-25}}</ref>||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||July 17th-19th, 2015||1,926||{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}

|'''12'''||[[EVO 2015]] <ref name="EVO 2015"/>||{{GameIcon|Melee}}||July 17th-19th, 2015||1,869||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}

|'''13'''||[[GENESIS 3]]||{{GameIcon|Melee}}||January 15th-17th, 2016||1,828||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}

|'''14'''||[[EVO Japan 2020]] <ref name="EVO Japan 2020">The tournament had 2,988 entrants registered, but 1,819 was the amount that actually showed up; since it was both a free entrant tournament and also had a significant amount of DQs, the DQs were factored in.</ref>||{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||1,819||{{Sm|Shuton|Japan}}

|'''15'''||[[GENESIS 4]]||{{GameIcon|Melee}}||January 20th-22nd, 2017||1,704||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}

|'''16'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 7}}||{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||1,699||{{Sm|Marss|USA}}

|'''17'''||{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}||{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||1,610||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}

|'''18'''||[[The Big House 6]]||{{GameIcon|Melee}}||October 7th-9th, 2016||1,563||{{Sm|Mango|USA}}

|'''19'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 8}}||{{GameIcon|Melee}}||April 15th-17th, 2022||1,552||{{Sm|Zain|USA}}

|'''20'''||{{Trn|GENESIS X}}||{{GameIcon|Melee}}||February 16th-18th, 2024||1,541||{{Sm|Cody Schwab|USA}}

|'''21'''||[[Super Smash Con 2017]]||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||August 10th-13th, 2017||1,531||{{Sm|Nairo|USA}}

|'''22'''||[[The Big House 7]]||{{GameIcon|Melee}}||October 6th-8th, 2017||1,522||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}

|'''23'''||[[EVO 2017]]||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||July 14th-16th, 2017||1,508||{{Sm|Salem|USA}}

|'''24'''||{{Trn|GENESIS X}}||{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}||February 16th-18th, 2024||1,504||{{Sm|Zomba|USA}}

|'''25'''||{{Trn|Kagaribi 11}}||{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}||October 7th-8th, 2023||1,472||{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}}

|'''26'''||[[EVO 2017]]||{{GameIcon|Melee}}||July 14th-16th, 2017||1,428||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}

|'''26'''||{{Trn|Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi}}||{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}||July 27th-28th, 2024||1,428||{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}}

|'''28'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||1,379||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}

|'''29'''||[[GENESIS 5]]||{{GameIcon|Melee}}||January 19th-21st, 2018||1,359||{{Sm|Plup|USA}}

|'''30'''||[[EVO 2018]]||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||1,358||{{Sm|Lima|USA}}

|'''3'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}}||August 10th-13th, 2023||2,607||{{Sm|acola|Japan}}

|'''4'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022}}||August 11th-14th, 2022||2,388||{{Sm|Onin|USA}}

|'''5'''||{{Trn|Supernova 2024}}||August 8th-11th, 2024||2,281||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}

|'''6'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||2,105||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}

|'''7'''||{{Trn|Kagaribi 12}}||May 5th-6th, 2024||2,030||{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}}

|'''8'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 8}}||April 15th-17th, 2022||1,959||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}

|'''9'''||[[EVO Japan 2020]]||January 24th-26th, 2020||1,819||{{Sm|Shuton|Japan}}

|'''10'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 7}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||1,699||{{Sm|Marss|USA}}

|'''11'''||{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||1,610||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}

|'''12'''||{{Trn|GENESIS X}}||February 16th-18th, 2024||1,505||{{Sm|Zomba|USA}}

|'''13'''||{{Trn|Kagaribi 11}}||October 7th-8th, 2023||1,472||{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}}

|'''14'''||{{Trn|Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi}}||July 27th-28th, 2024||1,428||{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}}

|'''15'''||{{Trn|Tera}}||September 1st-3rd, 2023||1,348||{{Sm|Glutonny|France}}

|'''12'''||[[Apex 2015]] <ref name="Apex 2015 U">{{cite web|url=https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/apex-2015-smash-wii-u-singles.4354/ |title=Apex 2015: Smash Wii U Singles Bracket |publisher=Smashboards Forum |accessdate=2015-06-25}}</ref>||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||837||{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}

All tournaments listed above are for {{forwiiu}}, due to the Wii U version being heavily favored for competitive play. Listings for {{for3ds}} are not displayed separately due to the two games sharing a tournament scene.

|'''4'''||[[AxisGaming]]<ref name="AG B">{{cite web|url=https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/axisgaming-west-coast-majors-2008-brawl-singles.615/ |title=AxisGaming, West Coast Majors 2008: Brawl Singles |publisher=Smashboards Rankings |accessdate=2015-06-29}}</ref>||August 30th, 2008||303||{{Sm|DSF|USA}}

|'''7'''||{{Trn|GENESIS X}}||February 16th-18th, 2024||1,541||{{Sm|Cody Schwab|USA}}

|'''8'''||[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||1,522||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}

|'''9'''||[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||1,428||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}

|'''10'''||[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||1,359||{{Sm|Plup|USA}}

|'''11'''||[[EVO 2018]]||August 3rd-5th, 2018||1,353||{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}}

|'''12'''||[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||1,317||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}

|'''13'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 9}}||January 20th-22nd, 2023||1,253||{{Sm|Jmook|USA}}

|'''14'''||[[Shine 2017]]||August 25th-27th, 2017||1,156||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}

|'''15'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||1,113||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}

|'''5'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}}||August 10th-13th, 2023||255||{{Sm|Isai|USA}}

|'''6'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022}}||August 11th-14th, 2022||252||{{Sm|Kurabba|Japan}}

|'''7'''||[[Supernova 2024]]||August 8th-11th, 2016||241||{{Sm|Kurabba|Japan}}

|'''8'''||[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||238||{{Sm|wario|Japan}}

|'''9'''||[[Apex 2015]] <ref>{{cite web|url= https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/apex-2015-ssb-64-singles.4286/ |title= Apex 2015: SSB 64 Singles |publisher= Smashboards Rankings |acessdate=2015-07-01}}</ref>||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||188||{{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn|Canada}}

|'''10'''||[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||185||{{Sm|Alvin|Peru}}

|'''2'''||[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]] <ref name="Paragon LA 2015">{{cite web|url=https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/paragon-la-2015-project-m-singles.8566/?id=4 |title=Paragon LA 2015: Project M Singles Bracket |publisher=Smashboards Forum |accessdate=2017-08-31}}</ref>||September 5th-6th, 2015||405||{{Sm|MrLz|USA}}

|'''2023'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||2,607||{{Sm|acola|Japan}}

|'''2008'''|| [[AxisGaming]] <ref name="AG B">{{cite web|url=https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/axisgaming-west-coast-majors-2008-brawl-singles.615/ |title=AxisGaming, West Coast Majors 2008: Brawl Singles |publisher=Smashboards Rankings |accessdate=2015-06-29}}</ref>||{{GameIcon|Brawl}}|| 303 || {{Sm|DSF|USA}}

===Split by game===

 

 

|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}}||255||{{Sm|Isai|USA}}||{{Trn|GENESIS 9}}||1,253||{{Sm|Jmook|USA}}||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}}||223||{{Sm|686M|USA}}

|{{Trn|Super Smash Con: Fall Fest}}||73||{{Sm|Josh Brody|USA}}||{{Trn|Riptide}}||738||{{Sm|iBDW|USA}}||{{Trn|Super Smash Con: Fall Fest}}||57||{{Sm|686M|USA}}

|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}}||344||{{Sm|Mistake|Canada}}||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}}||2,607||{{Sm|acola|Japan}}||{{Trn|Mile High Club}}||113||{{Sm|Rongunshu|Canada}}

|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}||1,378||{{Sm|MKLeo|Mexico}}||{{Trn|Umebura SP}}||745||{{Sm|Shuton|Japan}}||{{Trn|The Even Bigger Balc}}||427||{{Sm|ThundeRzReiGN|USA}}

==By country==

|'''1'''||{{flag|USA}} United States||{{Trn|EVO 2019}}||August 2nd-4th, 2019||{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}||3,534|||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}

|'''2'''||{{flag|Japan}} Japan||{{Trn|Kagaribi 12}}||May 5th-6th, 2024||{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}||2,030||{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}}

|'''3'''||{{flag|France}} France||{{Trn|Tera}}||September 1st-3rd, 2023||{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}||1,348||{{Sm|Glutonny|France}}

|'''5'''||{{flag|Canada}} Canada||{{Trn|Get On My Level 2023}}||July 21st-23rd, 2023||{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}||877||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}

|'''6'''||{{flag|Mexico}} Mexico||{{Trn|S Factor 11}}||July 13th-14th, 2024||{{GameIcon|ultimate}}||816||{{Sm|ShinyMark|Guatemala}}

|'''7'''||{{flag|Netherlands}} Netherlands||{{Trn|Syndicate 2019}}||October 25th-27th, 2019||{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}||640||{{Sm|Glutonny|France}}

|'''10'''||{{flag|Sweden}} Sweden||{{Trn|B.E.A.S.T 6}}||February 19th-21st, 2016||{{GameIcon|Melee}}||410||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}

|'''20'''||{{flag|Philippines}} Philippines||{{Trn|REV Major 2019}}||September 28th-29th, 2019||{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}||187||{{Sm|JJROCKETS|South Korea}}

Note: Due to a lack of verifiable data, records from 2003 and earlier remain unclear. Notably, there are claims that {{Trn|IVGF NorthWest Regionals}} had 151 entrants, which would have made it the largest Smash tournament until {{Trn|MELEE-FC3}}, but due to the lack of definitive sources to verify that number, it is excluded from this list. {{Trn|Tournament Go 4}} and {{Trn|Tournament Go 5}} could have each also possibly held the record for largest Smash tournament in their time with their purported entrant count of up to around 90, but they remain similarly excluded from this list for their exact attendance being unverifiable.

|January 10th-July 9th, 2004||{{Trn|Game Over}}||{{GameIcon|Melee}}||85||{{Sm|Ken|USA}}||While there were possibly larger tournaments before Game Over, this is the first tournament of a [[major]]-level scale to have a verified exact entrant count. It was the first major tournament with all items turned off.

|August 21st, 2004-January 15th, 2005||{{Trn|Tournament Go 6}}||{{GameIcon|Melee}}||112||{{Sm|Ken|USA}}||The first tournament to have verifiably exceeded 100 entrants.

|August 24th, 2007-August 30th, 2008||[[EVO World 2007]]||{{GameIcon|Melee}}||270||{{Sm|Ken|USA}}||Fastest to beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall at 41 days after MELEE-FC Diamond.

|January 30th-July 17th, 2015||[[Apex 2015]]||{{GameIcon|Melee}}||1,037||{{Sm|PPMD|USA}}||First tournament to reach 1,000 entrants, and, since EVO 2013, the only non-EVO tournament to ever hold the record as the largest Smash tournament overall. However, due to the tournament's venue change, a significant number of players are suspected to have been unable to show up to the new venue. Thus, based on actual attendance, it is disputable whether Apex 2015 can be considered as holding the title of the largest Smash tournament of all time. It would also break the record for the largest tournament in the most Smash games at three: ''Smash 64'', ''Melee'', and ''Smash Wii U''.

|July 17th, 2015-July 15th, 2016||[[EVO 2015]]||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||1,926||{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||Beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall by the largest margin, at 889 more entrants than ''Melee'' at Apex 2015. It was the largest tournament before DLC fighters finished releasing in ''Smash Wii U''.

|July 15th, 2016-August 2nd, 2019||[[EVO 2016]]||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||2,662||{{Sm|Ally|Canada}}||Current record holder for the largest ''Smash 4'' tournament. It was the first Smash tournament to break 2,000 entrants, along with ''Melee'' at the same event.

|August 2nd, 2019-present||{{Trn|EVO 2019}}||{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}||3,534|||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||Current record holder for the largest Smash tournament of all time, and currently the largest ''Ultimate'' tournament. It was the first Smash tournament to break 3,000 entrants. It has held the record for the largest Smash tournament overall for the longest time. It was the largest tournament before DLC fighters finished releasing in ''Ultimate''.

Note: Due to a lack of verifiable data, records from 2003 and earlier remain unclear. Notably, there are claims that {{Trn|IVGF NorthWest Regionals}} had 151 entrants, which would have made it the largest Melee tournament until {{Trn|MELEE-FC3}}, but due to the lack of definitive sources to verify that number, it is excluded from this list. {{Trn|Tournament Go 4}} and {{Trn|Tournament Go 5}} could have each also possibly held the record for largest Melee tournament in their time with their purported entrant count of up to around 90, but they remain similarly excluded from this list for their exact attendance being unverifiable.

|January 10th-July 9th, 2004||{{Trn|Game Over}}||85||{{Sm|Ken|USA}}||While there were possibly larger tournaments before Game Over, this is the first tournament of a [[major]]-level scale to have a verified exact entrant count. It was the first major tournament with all items turned off.

|August 21st, 2004-January 15th, 2005||{{Trn|Tournament Go 6}}||112||{{Sm|Ken|USA}}||The first tournament to have verifiably exceeded 100 entrants.

|August 30th, 2008-January 6th, 2012||[[AxisGaming]]||303||{{Sm|DSF|USA}}||Held the record for the largest ''Brawl'' tournament for three years, and beat the record by the largest margin at 111 more entrants than UCLA VI: A New Hope. It beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall, beating 270 entrants for ''Melee'' at EVO World 2007. Largest ''Smash'' tournament of the 2000s.

|December 8th-15th, 2018||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/slgc-smash-ultimate-release-tournament/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/479453/839707 SLGC Smash Ultimate Release Tournament]||243||{{Sm|VaLoR|USA}}||This is by far the fastest a Smash game has had a tournament with 100 entrants or more post-release, only a day after its launch on December 7th, 2018.  

|December 15th, 2018||{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018}}||581||{{Sm|MVD|USA}}||With Umebura SP starting just one day after Don't Park on the Grass 2018 on the following day, this is the shortest documented time a tournament has held the record for the largest Smash tournament out of any game.

|December 16th, 2018-February 1st, 2019||{{Trn|Umebura SP}}||745||{{Sm|Shuton|Japan}}||The first ''Ultimate'' major, and largest tournament before any DLC fighters released. The event held the record for the largest one-day tournament in Smash history, before being surpassed by {{Trn|Umebura SP 6}} ten months later.

|February 1st, 2019-August 2nd, 2019||{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}||2,105||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||The first ''Ultimate'' supermajor, the first ''Ultimate'' tournament to reach 1,000 entrants, and the first to reach 2,000 entrants, making it the first time a thousand milestone has been skipped in any Smash game.

|August 2nd, 2019-present||{{Trn|EVO 2019}}||3,534|||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||Current record holder, and currently the largest Smash tournament of all time. It was the first Smash tournament to break 3,000 entrants. EVO 2019 also broke the record by the largest margin out of any largest Smash tournament record, with over 1,300 more than the last record. It has held the record for the largest ''Ultimate'' tournament for the longest time, coincidentally passing GENESIS 6 on the same day one year after GENESIS 6 was held. It has also held the record for the largest Smash tournament in the series overall for the longest time. It was the largest tournament before DLC fighters finished releasing.