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The Carolinas is a Smash region that encompasses the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina, combined together into a single region due to their close proximity to each other and constant crossovers between their individual Smash scenes. The region borders Virginia to the north, Tennessee to the west, and Georgia to the south. Tournament activity primarily takes place in North Carolina, especially in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, and the three cities' corresponding metropolitan areas, though South Carolina also has notable tournament activity in their portion of the Charlotte metropolitan area, Charleston, and Charleston's corresponding metropolitan area.

Due to being sandwiched between the larger MD/VA and Georgia/Florida regions, the Carolinas had a smaller scene compared to other American regions in early competitive play. Despite their smaller activity, the early 2010s saw the rise of several Smashers in the region, most notably PPMD, who became one of the Five Gods of Melee, and ESAM, a Florida native whose tournament career began while he went to school in South Carolina. The scene eventually became one of the fastest-growing scenes in the 2010s, with notable tournaments and tournament series such as Bad Moon Rising and Bad Moon Rising 2, Clash of the Carolinas, and Just Roll With It! attracting sizeable entrant numbers, including some from outside their region, and the tournament debuts of players such as Logan and Peabnut. The release of Ultimate especially saw the scene flourish like never before, thanks to greater success from the Just Roll With It! series and its spiritual successor, Patchwork. As such, though the Carolinas remain smaller than the United States' historically largest scenes, their growth throughout the 2010s have made them formidable in competitive play.

Smashers[edit]

See also: Category:North Carolina smashers, Category:South Carolina smashers

The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.

Globally ranked players[edit]

Tag Character(s) Best placement Notes
USA $mike (North Carolina) Captain Falcon (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2015: 85th
USA Anarchy (South Carolina) Greninja (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2024.2: 148th Originally from Newfoundland and moved to South Carolina in 2023.
USA Donquavious (North Carolina/South Carolina) Greninja (SSB4)Greninja (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 122nd
USA ESAM (South Carolina) Samus (SSBM)Pikachu (SSBB)Ice Climbers (SSBB)Pikachu (SSB4) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2015: 81st
Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 6th
Super Smash Bros. 4 PGR v1: 14th
Originally from Florida and eventually moved back in 2015, but started his competitive career while residing in South Carolina.
USA Logan (South Carolina) Marth (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2022: 64th Moved to Pennsylvania in 2024.
USA lord narwhal (North Carolina) Captain Falcon (SSB) Super Smash Bros. 2017 64 League Rankings: 29th
USA Mekos (North Carolina) Lucas (SSBB)Lucas (SSB4)Lucas (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 69th
Super Smash Bros. 4 OrionRank 2017: 117th
USA Panko (South Carolina) Jigglypuff (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2023: 68th
USA Peabnut (South Carolina) Mega Man (SSB4)Mega Man (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. 4 OrionRank 2017: 85th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2024.1: 47th
USA PPMD (North Carolina) Falco (SSBM)Marth (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2012: 2nd One of the Five Gods of Melee.
USA Regalo (North Carolina) Lucas (SSB4)Lucas (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate UltRank 2022: 97th
USA RFang (South Carolina) Pichu (SSBU)Young Link (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fall 2019 PGRU: 45th
USA Sharkz (North Carolina) Ice Climbers (SSBM)Ice Climbers (PM)Pit (PM)Palutena (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2019: 93rd
USA Toast (North Carolina) Young Link (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate UltRank 2022: 67th Originally from North Carolina and went to university in Ohio during the height of his competitive activity.
USA Twitch (North Carolina) Fox (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2015: 62.5th Accidentally omitted from the SSBMRank 2015, and would have been ranked 63rd.

Nationally ranked players[edit]

Tag Character(s) Best placement Notes
USA Benny&TheJets (South Carolina) ROB (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank North America Top 200: 134th
USA Eldin (South Carolina) Rosalina (SSB4)Rosalina (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank North America Top 200: 199th Moved to Thailand.
USA NoTag (South Carolina) Mario (SSBU)Samus (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank 2022 North America: 128th Moved to South Carolina from Virginia in 2022.

Other notable players[edit]

Tag Character(s) Notes
USA Kam Steele (North Carolina) Fox (SSB4)Fox (SSBU) Tournament organizer for the Just Roll With It! series.
USA Savestate (North Carolina) Link (SSBM) Responsible for discovering several notable Link tech in Melee.
USA SmashBob SquarePants (South Carolina) Jigglypuff (SSBM) One of the best Melee players in South Carolina.
USA Zasa (North Carolina) Jigglypuff (SSBM) North Carolina's best Melee player in the post-Slippi era.

Tournaments[edit]

See also: Category:North Carolina tournaments, Category:South Carolina tournaments

Notable tournament series[edit]

Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.

Tournament Games Type Status
Clash of the Carolinas (North Carolina/South Carolina) Super Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Annual Discontinued
Clemson Series Smash (South Carolina) Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. UltimateProject+ Monthly Ongoing
Just Roll With It! (North Carolina) Super Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Unscheduled Discontinued
Patchwork (North Carolina) Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Annual Ongoing

Notable tournaments[edit]

Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level.

Tournament Date Entrants Supermajor Major Superregional Other
MLG Raleigh 2010 (North Carolina) August 27th-29th, 2010 148 Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Bad Moon Rising (North Carolina) March 14th-15th, 2015 220 Super Smash Bros. Melee
Bad Moon Rising 2 (North Carolina) July 1st, 2017 385 Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super FamiCon 2017 (North Carolina) November 17th-19th, 2017 516 Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros.Project M
Just Roll With It! 11 (North Carolina) June 15th, 2019 359 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
2GG: Grand Tour - South Carolina (South Carolina) June 15th-16th, 2019 209 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Just Roll With It! 12 (North Carolina) January 11th, 2020 426 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
The Peabnut Formal (North Carolina) February 5th, 2022 223 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Just Roll With It! 2022 (North Carolina) July 16th-17th, 2022 294 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Rock the Winds (South Carolina) March 25th-26th, 2023 168 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Patchwork (North Carolina) July 15th-16th, 2023 318 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Melee
Patchwork 2024 (North Carolina) July 6th-7th, 2024 429 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Melee

Largest singles events[edit]

Rank Tournament Date Game Attendance Winner Character(s)
1 Just Roll With It! 12 January 11th, 2020 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 419 USA Wrath Sonic (SSBU)
2 Bad Moon Rising 2 July 1st, 2017 Super Smash Bros. Melee 369 USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM)
3 Just Roll With It! 11 June 15th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 352 Japan Abadango Inkling (SSBU)Palutena (SSBU)
4 Patchwork 2024 July 6th-7th, 2024 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 330 USA MuteAce Peach (SSBU)
5 Just Roll With It! 13 November 6th-7th, 2021 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 323 USA Lima Bayonetta (SSBU)
6 Just Roll With It! 2022 July 16th-17th, 2022 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 291 USA MuteAce Peach (SSBU)
7 Clash Of The Carolinas III February 29th, 2020 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 287 USA Kola Roy (SSBU)Snake (SSBU)Cloud (SSBU)
8 Patchwork July 15th-16th, 2023 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 240 USA MuteAce Peach (SSBU)Palutena (SSBU)
9 Just Roll With It! 10 February 9th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 242 USA Puppeh Wolf (SSBU)Isabelle (SSBU)Pac-Man (SSBU)
10 Bad Moon Rising March 14th-15th, 2015 Super Smash Bros. Melee 220 USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM)

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