Tournament:Smash Masters League

Smash Masters League
Info
Founded	2018
Region	Worldwide
Format	Double elimination
Most successful player(s)	Hungrybox (Melee Full Bloom 4 and Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition)
Website(s)	https://smash.gg/league/smash-masters-league

Smash Masters League, or SML, is an ongoing Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U circuit of tournaments held throughout 2018 worldwide in counties like the United States of America, Canada, Mexico, Germany, China, and more. It is a partnership between ESA Smash and eSports Arena in an effort to make the first Super Smash Bros. global circuit. It was announced on February 11th, 2018, and is the spiritual successor to the 2GGC series of tournaments.

Format

Smash Masters League will host tournaments for both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U around the world. It will host tournaments around the world in countries like the United States of America, Canada, Mexico, Germany, China, and more. Players will compete for points to qualify for the finale, Smash Worlds, where the top 32 players in each game will play for a $50,000 prize pool for each game. (Smash 4 is subject to change to Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch.) ESA Smash-partnered local events will also earn points towards the leaderboard.

Four categories of tournaments will be in Smash Masters League: eSports Arena events, national tournaments, regional tournaments, and local tournaments. Playing at ESA events, national tournaments, and regional tournaments will have opportunities to earn leaderboard points. ESA events offer the most points, and the winners of them auto-qualify for Smash Worlds. Local communities will make Top 8 rankings, though they will not count for points. Instead, a double-elimination final between the top 8 players near the end of the year will qualify for regional tournament-level points. At the end of the year, the top 32 players with the most points in each game will compete at Smash Worlds to be crowned champion of the world.

List of tournaments

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles

Event	Date	Tier	Attendance
Full Bloom 4	March 24th, 2018	ESA	354
Respawn 6	March 31st, 2018	National	95
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition	April 7th, 2018	ESA	182
Flatiron 3	April 21st, 2018	Regional	316
Super Smash Sundays 64	April 29th, 2018	Regional	133
Get On My Level 2018	May 18th, 2018		446
Battle Arena Melbourne 10	May 18th, 2018		182
Smash 'N' Splash 4	June 1st, 2018		761
Smash Factor 7	July 20th, 2018	National

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles

Event	Date	Tier	Attendance
Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas	March 24th, 2018	ESA	154
Respawn 6	March 31st, 2018	National	105
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition	April 7th, 2018	ESA	154
Flatiron 3	April 21st, 2018	Regional	91
Port Priority 3	May 5th, 2018	Regional	208
Get On My Level 2018	May 18th, 2018		445
Battle Arena Melbourne 10	May 18th, 2018		187
Smash 'N' Splash 4	June 1st, 2018		426
Smash Factor 7	July 20th, 2018	National

Champions

Melee Winners

Event	Player	Tag	Character(s)	Runner-up	Tag	Character(s)
Full Bloom 4	Juan Debiedma	Hungrybox		Joseph Marquez	Mango
Respawn 6	Daniel Rodriguez	ChuDat		Mustafa Akcakaya	Ice
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition	Juan Debiedma	Hungrybox		Justin McGrath	Plup
Flatiron 3	William Hjelte	Leffen		Jeffrey Williamson	Axe
Super Smash Sundays 64	Weston Dennis	Westballz		Joey Aldama	Lucky

Smash 4 Winners

Event	Player	Tag	Character(s)	Runner-up	Tag	Character(s)
Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas	Nairoby Quezada	Nairo		Leonardo Perez	MkLeo
Respawn 6	William Belaid	Glutonny		Ufuk Fidan	cyve
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition	Leonardo Perez	MkLeo		Jason Bates	ANTi
Flatiron 3	Eric Lew	ESAM		Jestise Negron	MVD
Port Priority 3	Samuel Buzby	Dabuz		Jason Bates	ANTi

Point standings

Point system

Global leaderboard

Placement	ESA Events	Nationals	Regionals
1st	200*	100	50
2nd	120	60	30
3rd	80	40	20
4th	60	30	15
5th	40	20	10
7th	30	15	7
9th	20	10	4
13th	15	7	2
17th	10	4
25th	7	2
33rd	4
49th	2

• *Winning ESA events auto-qualifies for Smash Worlds. However, 2nd place at ESA events does not qualify for Smash Worlds if the winner is already auto-qualified.

Local leaderboards

Placement	Locals
1st	25
2nd	15
3rd	10
4th	7
5th	4
7th	2

• Local leaderboards are unique to individual regions.
• Each local has its own local leaderboard, where points cannot transfer to the global leaderboard or other local leaderboards.
• Near the end of the year, the top 8 players on the local leaderboard will play in a final. This is an invitational where points will be added to the global leaderboard at a regional level. If any of the top 8 cannot attend, the next available players will take their place.
• Tiebreakers are up to ESA's discretion.

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles

Rank	Player	Points		Rank	Player	Points		Rank	Player	Points		Rank	Player	Points
1st	Hungrybox*	400		11th	S2J	50		20th	Dart!	30		27th	Nicki	20
2nd	Westballz	140		12th	Lucky	41		20th	Rocky	30		27th	Alan	20
3rd	Leffen	130		13th	MikeHaze	41		23rd	Zain	27		27th	Zhu	20
4th	Mango	120		14th	n0ne	40		23rd	La Luna	27		34th	Crunch	17
4th	Wizzrobe	120		14th	Overtriforce	40		25th	Crush	25		35th	Ginger	15
4th	Plup	120		16th	Axe	37		26th	AbsentPage	24		35th	Rik	15
7th	ChuDat	107		17th	PewPewU	35		27th	Duck	20		35th	Timi	15
8th	SFAT	92		18th	HugS	34		27th	Swedish Delight	20		35th	Levingy	15
9th	Ice	60		19th	Kalamazhu	32		27th	KJH	20		35th	Darkatma	15
10th	Shroomed	55		20th	aMSa	30		27th	Prinz	20		35th	Rymo	15

• *Auto-qualifying from winning an ESA event
• Only the Top 32 will play in Smash Worlds.

Trailer

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External links

• ESA Smash's Twitter account
• smash.gg page