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The '''Midwest''' is a ''Smash'' region located in the United States. It is by far the largest ''Smash'' region in the United States in terms of land area, encompassing fourteen different states. Due to this, the region has sometimes been split into four additional regions: '''Great Lakes East''', which includes Kentucky, Ohio, and west Pennsylvania, primarily the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, and sometimes includes [[West Virginia]]; '''Great Lakes West''', which includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin; '''Heartland North''', which includes Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota; and '''Heartland South''', which includes Iowa, Nebraska, and northern Kansas and Missouri, primarily the Greater St. Louis and Kansas City metropolitan areas. Tournament activity in the Midwest is the most active in the Chicago and Detroit metropolitan areas, although many other metropolitan areas also have notable scenes, such as Cleveland, Madison, Pittsburgh, and Kansas City.
The '''Midwest''' is a ''Smash'' region located in the United States. It is by far the largest ''Smash'' region in the United States in terms of land area, encompassing fourteen different states. Due to this, the region has sometimes been split into four additional regions: '''Great Lakes East''', which includes Kentucky, Ohio, and west Pennsylvania, primarily the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, and sometimes includes [[West Virginia]]; '''Great Lakes West''', which includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin; '''Heartland North''', which includes Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota; and '''Heartland South''', which includes Iowa, Nebraska, and northern Kansas and Missouri, primarily the Greater St. Louis and Kansas City metropolitan areas. Tournament activity in the Midwest is the most active in the Chicago and Detroit metropolitan areas, although many other metropolitan areas also have notable scenes, such as Cleveland, Madison, Pittsburgh, and Kansas City.


Historically, the Midwest was a strong yet relatively secluded region. During ''Melee''{{'}}s Golden Age, the Midwest had several notable players including {{Sm|Darkrain}}, {{Sm|Drephen}}, and {{Sm|Vidjogamer}}, and several tournament series such as the long-running {{Trn|Show Me Your Moves}} series; however, the scene's overall size was less than the sizes of the other major American ''Smash'' scenes at that time. This changed around the early 2010s with the rise of {{Trn|The Big House|series}} series in Michigan, which eventually became ''Melee''{{'}}s premier end-of-the-year supermajor. In addition, many other large tournament series began as the decade progressed, including {{Trn|Frostbite|tournament series}} in Michigan, {{Trn|Midwest Mayhem|series}} in Illinois, and {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash|series}} in Illinois and Wisconsin, and many FGC events such as {{Trn|Combo Breaker|series}} and {{Trn|Frosty Faustings|series}} in Illinois began seeing greater entrants count for their ''Smash'' events, all the while many more Midwest players began making their mark on competitive play, such as {{Sm|Ginger}}, {{Sm|KJH}}, {{Sm|Lunchables}}, {{Sm|Ned}}, and {{Sm|Zinoto}}. At its peak, the Midwest's tournament activity rivaled some of the biggest regions in the United States.
Historically, the Midwest was a strong yet relatively secluded region. During ''Melee''{{'}}s Golden Age, the Midwest had several notable players including {{Sm|Darkrain}}, {{Sm|Drephen}}, and {{Sm|Vidjogamer}} and several tournament series such as the long-running {{Trn|Show Me Your Moves}} series; however, the scene's overall size was less than the sizes of the other major American ''Smash'' scenes at that time. This changed around the early 2010s with the rise of {{Trn|The Big House|series}} series in Michigan, which eventually became ''Melee''{{'}}s premier end-of-the-year supermajor. In addition, many other large tournament series began as the decade progressed, including {{Trn|Frostbite|tournament series}} in Michigan, {{Trn|Midwest Mayhem|series}} in Illinois, and {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash|series}} in Illinois and Wisconsin, and many FGC events such as {{Trn|Combo Breaker|series}} and {{Trn|Frosty Faustings|series}} in Illinois began seeing greater entrants count for their ''Smash'' events, all the while many more Midwest players began making their mark on competitive play, such as {{Sm|Ginger}}, {{Sm|KJH}}, {{Sm|Lunchables}}, {{Sm|Ned}}, and {{Sm|Zinoto}}. At its peak, the Midwest's tournament activity rivaled some of the biggest regions in the United States.


Following the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], however, the Midwest's impact on the competitive scene diminished, in part due to the conclusion or hiatus of many big tournament series such as Frostbite, The Big House, and Smash 'N' Splash, while newer tournament series such as {{Trn|Riptide|series}} were unable to properly fill that void. As such, the Midwest scene in ''Ultimate'' infamously failed to hold a single major between {{Trn|The Big House 10}} in October 2022 and {{Trn|Riptide 2024}} in September 2024, a stark contrast to the game's first year, when the Midwest held three supermajors. Nevertheless, the Midwest retained a slew of strong talent that have made strong impacts in their respective titles, including {{Sm|ApolloKage}}, {{Sm|Onin}}, and {{Sm|Ossify}}.
Following the pandemic, however, the Midwest's impact on the competitive scene diminished, in part due to the conclusion or hiatus of many big tournament series such as Frostbite, The Big House, and Smash 'N' Splash, while newer tournament series such as {{Trn|Riptide|series}} were unable to properly fill that void. As such, the Midwest scene in ''Ultimate'' infamously failed to hold a single major between {{Trn|The Big House 10}} in October 2022 and {{Trn|Riptide 2024}} in September 2024, a stark contrast to the game's first year where the Midwest held three supermajors. Nevertheless, the Midwest retained a slew of strong talent that have made strong impacts in their respective titles, including {{Sm|ApolloKage}}, {{Sm|Onin}}, and {{Sm|Ossify}}.


==Smashers==
==Smashers==
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|{{Sm|Connor|USA|p=Minnesota}} (Minnesota)||{{PMHead|Roy|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2019]]: 18th||
|{{Sm|Connor|USA|p=Minnesota}} (Minnesota)||{{PMHead|Roy|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2019]]: 18th||
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|{{Sm|Cosmos|USA}} (Ohio)||{{Head|Corrin|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v5]]: 7th<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]: 11th||Originally from [[Texas]], but better known for his performances in Ohio. Moved to [[Mexico]] in 2024.
|{{Sm|Cosmos|USA}} (Ohio)||{{Head|Corrin|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v5]]: 7th<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]: 11th||Originally from [[Texas]] but better known for his performances in Ohio. Moved to [[Mexico]] in 2024.
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|{{Sm|Darkatma|USA}} (Missouri)||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 46th||Originally from [[Northern California]], he resided in Missouri until moving back to NorCal in 2016.
|{{Sm|Darkatma|USA}} (Missouri)||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 46th||Originally from [[NorCal]], he resided in Missouri until moving back to NorCal in 2016.
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|{{Sm|Darkrain|USA}} (Kansas/Missouri)||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[RetroSSBMRank 2009]]: 8th||
|{{Sm|Darkrain|USA}} (Kansas/Missouri)||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[RetroSSBMRank 2009]]: 8th||
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|{{Sm|Kain|USA}} (Illinois)||{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 74th||
|{{Sm|Kain|USA}} (Illinois)||{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 74th||
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|{{Sm|Kalamazhu|USA}} (Michigan)||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2015]]: 57th||Moved to NorCal in 2015 and was last ranked while in Michigan that year.
|{{Sm|Kalamazhu|USA}} (Michigan)||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2015]]: 57th||Moved to [[NorCal]] in 2015 and was last ranked while in Michigan that year.
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|{{Sm|Kels|USA}} (Illinois)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 28th||
|{{Sm|Kels|USA}} (Illinois)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 28th||
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|{{Sm|Lunchables|USA}} (Michigan/Wisconsin)||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Roy|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Roy|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Chrom|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Meta Knight|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Roy|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Marth|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Toon Link|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2016]]: 2nd||
|{{Sm|Lunchables|USA}} (Michigan/Wisconsin)||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Roy|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Roy|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Chrom|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Meta Knight|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Roy|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Marth|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Toon Link|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2016]]: 2nd||
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|{{Sm|Lux|USA}} (Kansas)||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 61st||Known as DeLux in 2014. He has since moved to [[Southern California]] and remains active in competitive ''Brawl''.
|{{Sm|Lux|USA}} (Kansas)||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 61st||Known as DeLux in 2014. He has since moved to [[SoCal]] and remains active in competitive ''Brawl''.
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|{{Sm|Mad Tyro|USA}} (Indiana)||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 83rd||
|{{Sm|Mad Tyro|USA}} (Indiana)||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 83rd||
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|{{Sm|Tink|USA}} (Illinois)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[RetroSSBMRank 2006]]: HM||
|{{Sm|Tink|USA}} (Illinois)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[RetroSSBMRank 2006]]: HM||
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|{{Sm|Toast|USA}} (Ohio)||{{Head|Young Link|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[UltRank 2022]]: 67th||Originally from [[North Carolina]] and went to university in Ohio during the height of his competitive activity.
|{{Sm|Toast|USA}} (Ohio)||{{Head|Young Link|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[UltRank 2022]]: 67th||Originally from [[North Carolina]] and went to school in Ohio during the height of his competitive activity.
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|{{Sm|TonyZTank|USA}} (Iowa)||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]: 81st||
|{{Sm|TonyZTank|USA}} (Iowa)||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]: 81st||
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|{{Sm|Trail|USA}} (Illinois)||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 88th||Currently resides in [[Connecticut]].
|{{Sm|Trail|USA}} (Illinois)||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 88th||Currently resides in [[Connecticut]].
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|{{Sm|Tweek|USA}} (Ohio)||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Wario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v5]]: 2nd<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[Spring 2019 PGRU]]: 2nd||Originally from [[New Jersey]] and lived in Ohio during the ''Smash 4'' era and the first half of 2019 before moving back to New Jersey.
|{{Sm|Tweek|USA}} (Ohio)||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Wario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v5]]: 2nd<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[Spring 2019 PGRU]]: 2nd||Originally from [[New Jersey]] and lived in Ohio during ''Smash 4'' and the first half of 2019 before moving back to New Jersey.
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|{{Sm|tyroy|USA}} (Illinois)||{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[OrionRank 2018]]: 28th||
|{{Sm|tyroy|USA}} (Illinois)||{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[OrionRank 2018]]: 28th||
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|{{Sm|DLA|USA}} (Illinois)||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||Perhaps the best Ganondorf player in ''Brawl'', using Ganondorf to place highly at several majors.
|{{Sm|DLA|USA}} (Illinois)||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||Perhaps the best Ganondorf player in ''Brawl'', using Ganondorf to place highly at several majors.
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|{{Sm|Foghorn|USA}} (Iowa)||||Notable tournament director in Iowa in the late-2000s. Better known on SmashWiki as Clarinet Hawk.
|{{Sm|Foghorn|USA}} (Iowa)||||Notable tournament director in Iowa in the late-2000s. Better known on the wiki as Clarinet Hawk.
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|{{Sm|Fonz|USA}} (Ohio)||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||Best known for being the only Ganondorf player to win a legitimate tournament in ''Brawl''.
|{{Sm|Fonz|USA}} (Ohio)||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||Best known for being the only Ganondorf player to win a legitimate tournament in ''Brawl''.
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|{{Sm|Lordy|USA}} (Michigan)||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Ike|s=20px}}||One of the few legitimate Captain Falcon players in ''Brawl''.  
|{{Sm|Lordy|USA}} (Michigan)||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Ike|s=20px}}||One of the few legitimate Captain Falcon players in ''Brawl''.  
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|{{Sm|LSDX|USA}} (Illinois)||{{Head|Roy|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Snake|s=20px}}||Previously ranked as a HM on the [[PMRank 2019]]; however, his ranking was rescinded after being banned for sexual misconduct.
|{{Sm|LSDX|USA}} (Illinois)||{{Head|Roy|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Snake|s=20px}}||Previously ranked as a HM on the [[PMRank 2019]], however his ranking was rescinded after being banned for sexual misconduct.
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|{{Sm|MagicScrumpy|USA}} (Michigan)||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Young Link|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||Disgraced former [[YouTuber]] primarily focused on [[mod]]s and [[TAS]] for ''Melee''.
|{{Sm|MagicScrumpy|USA}} (Michigan)||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Young Link|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||Disgraced former [[YouTuber]] primarily focused on [[mod]]s and [[TAS]] for ''Melee''.

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