Editing Tristate Area

The '''Tristate Area''' refers to a ''Smash'' region centered on southeastern New York, New Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania (more specifically, the New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan areas); the region borders and/or overlaps with parts of Upstate New York, the Connecticut portion of [[New England]], Pittsburgh/Northeast Ohio, and [[Maryland/Virginia]]. While conventionally the Tristate Area refers only to the {{s|wikipedia|New York metropolitan area}}, the competitive ''Super Smash Bros.'' community also includes in the term the {{s|wikipedia|Philadelphia metropolitan area}} and other parts of eastern Pennsylvania, while usually excluding western Connecticut.

Anchored by NYC and Philadelphia, two of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States, the densely populated Tristate Area has accordingly grown into one of the largest ''Smash'' regions in the country, particularly for ''[[Smash 4]]''. It was also home to the largest ''[[Brawl]]'' community in North America during the game's peak levels of activity. Dedicated TOs, such as {{Sm|Alex Strife}} and {{Sm|Keitaro}}, combined with easy access to the NYC area's major airports, have helped the Tristate Area develop into the ''Smash'' hub it has become today. With the prominence of the [[Apex]] series, the region was even considered the unofficial center of grassroots activity; however, with the decline of Apex and the rise of new supermajors in other parts of the United States, the Tristate Area has lost its status as the undisputed most important Smash region. However it still maintains a large and active tournament scene to this day thanks to {{Trn|Collision|series}} and {{Trn|Luminosity Makes Moves}}, both of which took Apex's place as Tristate's premier tournament series. It is considered to be one of the two strongest regions for ''[[Project M]]'' in the world (the other being [[Southern California]]), with 13 PMRanked players and multiple other unranked threats.

====Globally ranked players====

These Tristate players were ranked on the [[SSBMRank 2022]].

!SSBMRank!!Name!!Notes

|16||{{Sm|Aklo|c1=Fox|c2=Link|g=SSBM}} (Long Island)||The best Link player in the world.

|33||{{Sm|TheSWOOPER|c1=Samus|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)||The current best Samus player in the world.

|37||{{Sm|Jflex|c1=Sheik|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)||

|40||{{Sm|Swift|p=Maryland|c1=Pikachu|g=SSBM}} (Long Island)||Currently resides in Maryland.

|41||{{Sm|2saint|c1=Jigglypuff|g=SSBM}} (New York City)||

|43||{{Sm|Rishi|c1=Marth|g=SSBM}} (New York City)||

|58||{{Sm|Bbatts|c1=Peach|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)||

|60||{{Sm|Wally|c1=Peach|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)||

|66||{{Sm|Chem|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}} (Long Island/Philadelphia)||

|68||{{Sm|Mot$|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)||

|71||{{Sm|Dawson|c1=Jigglypuff|g=SSBM}} (Philadelphia)||

|81||{{Sm|JJM|c1=Ice Climbers|c2=Peach|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)||

|89||{{Sm|404Cray|c1=Falco|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)||

====Other notable players====

*{{Sm|Animal|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}} (Long Island)

*{{Sm|D1}} (New York City): One of the most famous ''Melee'' commentators. Currently banned.

*{{Sm|Leighton|c1=Jigglypuff|g=SSBM}} (New York City)

*{{Sm|Mr. F|c1=Jigglypuff|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)

*{{Sm|Prog}} (Long Island): One of the most famous ''Melee'' commentators; lived in New York during much of his ''Smash'' career.

*{{Sm|PudgyPanda|c1=Ice Climbers|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)

*{{Sm|Whiskers|c1=Yoshi|g=SSBM}} (New York City)

==''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==

====Globally ranked players====

These Tristate players were ranked on [[Brawl Central]]'s [[2020-2022 SSBBRank]].

!SSBBRank!!Name!!Notes

|5||{{Sm|Dabuz|c1=Olimar|g=SSBB}} (New York)||One of the best Olimar players in the United States.

|9||{{Sm|Chia|c1=R.O.B.|g=SSBB}} (Philadelphia)||Founder of [[CLASH Tournaments]], one of the largest ''Smash'' streaming groups in the early 2010s.

|10||{{Sm|Kyoz|c1=Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||

|14||{{Sm|Vex Kasrani|c1=King Dedede|g=SSBB}} (Philadelphia)||The best solo King Dedede player from 2013-2014.

|HM||{{Sm|Max Power|c1=Sheik|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||

!SSBBRank!!Name!!Notes

|1||{{Sm|Nairo|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||One of the best players in the world during his prime in 2012-2014.

|3||{{Sm|ZeRo|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSBB}}||Although originally from Chile, ZeRo spent much of his ''Brawl'' career living in the Tristate Area, where he quickly rose to become one of the best players in the world.

|5||{{Sm|Mew2King|c2=Meta Knight|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||''Brawl''{{'}}s undisputed best player in its early years, and he still remained one its best players throughout its lifetime. Originally from New Jersey and spent most of his ''Brawl'' career living in the Tristate Area, but also spent time living in Ohio and Georgia.

|7||{{Sm|ADHD|c1=Diddy Kong|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||One of the best players in the United States and the world throughout ''Brawl''{{'}}s lifetime.

|9||{{Sm|Vinnie|c1=Ice Climbers|g=SSBB}} (Long Island)||Lived in New York for most of ''Brawl''{{'}}s lifetime, but briefly moved to Texas.

|11||{{Sm|Anti|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSBB}} (Long Island)||One of the best Meta Knight players in the United States and the world.

|12||{{Sm|NAKAT|C1=Ice Climbers|g=SSBB}} (New York City)||Quickly rose to prominence as a top Ice Climbers player in 2013.  

|18||{{Sm|Salem|c1=Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||Famous for winning [[Apex 2013]], the second-largest ''Brawl'' tournament of all time.

|29||{{Sm|Xzax|c1=Falco|g=SSBB}} (Philadelphia)||

|39||{{Sm|Will|c1=Donkey Kong|g=SSBB}} (Long Island)||The best Donkey Kong player in the world.

|42||{{Sm|Orion|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||Lives in New Jersey, but also spent time in the Netherlands during his ''Brawl'' career for school.

|48||{{Sm|Atomsk|c1=King Dedede|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||Known as one of the best players in the United States during his prime from 2009-2011.

|54||{{Sm|False|c1=Snake|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||Also known for his dominance in doubles with {{Sm|Nakat}}.

|59||{{Sm|Jbandrew|c1=Meta Knight|c2=Luigi|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||

|66||{{Sm|Shadow|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSBB}} (New York)||One of the top Meta Knights on the East Coast during the early stages of ''Brawl''.

|80||{{Sm|Keitaro|c1=Falco|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||Known as the tournament director of the [[KTAR]] and [[SKTAR]] tournament series.

|81||{{Sm|Kingtoon|c1=Toon Link|g=SSBB}} (Philadelphia)||One of the best Toon Link players in North America.

|90||{{Sm|Malcolm|c1=Wario|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||

|91||{{Sm|Jtails|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSBB}} (New York City)||

====Other notable players====

*{{Sm|Inui|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey): An old school player most known for his prominence in doubles.

*{{Sm|NinjaLink|c1=Diddy Kong|c2=R.O.B.|c3=Pikachu|g=SSBB}} (New York City): An old school player renowned for playing a variety of characters at a professional level.

*{{Sm|Zucco|c1=Lucario|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey): A top Lucario player in the United States when he was active.

==''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==

====Globally ranked players====

These Tristate players were ranked on the [[Panda Global Rankings 100]].

|34||{{Sm|6WX|c1=Sonic|g=SSB4}} (Philadelphia)||One of the best Sonic players of all time.

|37||{{Sm|Mr. E|c1=Lucina|c2=Marth|g=SSB4}} (New York City)||The best Lucina player in the world and the second best Marth player in the world.

|54||{{Sm|Shoyo James|c1=Diddy Kong|c2=Luigi|g=SSB4}} (New Jersey)||One of the best Diddy Kong players in the United States.

 

*{{Sm|John Numbers|c1=Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSB4}} (New York City): The best Wii Fit Trainer player in the world.

*{{Sm|Jtails|c1=Diddy Kong|g=SSB4}} (New York City): Known as a major innovator of Diddy Kong's early metagame.

These Tristate players were ranked on the [[LumiRank Mid-Year 2023]].

!LumiRank!!Name!!Notes

||24||{{Sm|Dabuz|c1=Rosalina|c2=Olimar|c3=Min Min|g=SSBU}} (New York City)||The best Rosalina & Luma player in the world, as well as one of the best Olimar and Min Min players in the world.

||45||{{Sm|Jakal|c1=Wolf|g=SSBU}} (New Jersey)||The best Wolf player in the world.

||48||{{Sm|Quidd|c1=Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU}} (New York)||One of the best Pokémon Trainer players in the world.

||Top 70||{{Sm|Tilde|c1=Falco|g=SSBU}} (New York City)||The best Falco player in the world.

||Top 80||{{Sm|Quandale Dinglelingleton|c1=Steve|g=SSBU}} (New York City)||One of the best Steve players in the United States.

||Top 120||{{Sm|Mr. E|c1=Lucina|g=SSBU}} (New York City)||The best Lucina player in the United States.

||Top 150||{{Sm|Syrup|c1=Ness|c2=Steve|g=SSBU}} (New Jersey)||One of the best Ness and Steve players in the United States.

*{{Sm|Atomsk|c1=King Dedede|g=SSBU}} (New Jersey): 102nd on the [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]].

*{{Sm|Frozen|c1=PyraMythra|c2=Palutena|g=SSBU}} (Long Island): 46th on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]].

*{{Sm|Rivers|c1=Chrom|c2=Diddy Kong|g=SSBU}} (New Jersey): The best Chrom player in the United States during the early metagame. 18th on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]].

*{{Sm|Suarez|c1=Yoshi|g=SSBU}} (New York City): One of the best Yoshi players in the early metagame. 49th on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]].

*{{Sm|Yoda Cage|c1=Bowser Jr.|g=SSBU}} (Philadelphia): The current best Bowser Jr. player in the world. 132nd on the [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]].

*{{Sm|BONK!|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSBU}} (Philadelphia): 2nd best Meta Knights in the world. 7th in [[Philadelphia Power Rankings]] and 159th on the [[OrionRank 2022/North America]]

 

*{{Sm|Jul|c1=Robin|g=SSBU}} (New York City): The best Robin player in the early metagame.

*{{Sm|NickC|c1=Captain Falcon|g=SSBU}} (New York City): One of the best Captain Falcon players in the early metagame.

*{{Sm|Venia|c1=Greninja|g=SSBU}} (New York City): One of the best Greninja players in the United States.

 

|1||{{Sm|dvd}}{{PMHead|Sheik|s=20px}}(New Jersey)||The best Sheik player in the world.

|6||{{Sm|Malachi}}{{PMHead|Zero Suit Samus|s=20px}}(New York City)||The best Zero Suit Samus main in the world.

|7||{{Sm|Phresh}}{{PMHead|Ice Climbers|s=20px}} (New York City)||The 2nd Best Ice Climbers player in the world.

|11||{{Sm|Kycse}}{{PMHead|Charizard|s=20px}} (Connecticut)||The Best Charizard main in the world.

|15||{{Sm|Shiny Zubat}}{{PMHead|Yoshi|s=20px}} (New Jersey)||Best Yoshi player in the world

|18||{{Sm|Bongo}}{{PMHead|Captain Falcon|s=20px}} (Long Island)||

|19||{{Sm|WouldSmokeCraq}}{{PMHead|Ness|s=20px}} (Connecticut)||

|20||{{Sm|Switch}}{{PMHead|Wolf|s=20px}} (New Jersey)||The Best Wolf player in the world

|23||{{Sm|Boiko}}{{PMHead|Meta Knight|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Zero Suit Samus|s=20px}}(Long Island)||

|36||{{Sm|Narq}}{{PMHead|Lucas|s=20px}}(New York)||

|HM||{{Sm|Mr. Watch & Learn}}{{PMHead|Mr. Game & Watch|s=20px}} (New York)||

Tournaments:

*[[:Category:New York tournaments|New York tournaments]]

*[[:Category:New Jersey tournaments|New Jersey tournaments]]

*[[:Category:Pennsylvania tournaments|Pennsylvania tournaments]]