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'''{{iw|wikipedia|Bolivia}}''' is a landlocked country located in western-central South America.  Historically, South Korea's ''Smash'' scene was very niche, with {{forwiiu}} being the start of the Bolivian scene, even if tournaments were pretty scarce starting with tournaments in contention centers to trimestral tournaments within a year. Even with some switches in organization and tournaments, the community drastically changed with the COVID-19 Pandemic. With the inclusion of new players and TOs, the scene grew more as players even traveled across the country and internationally to participate in tournaments across South America. Even if it is still largely grassroots, the Bolivian ''Smash'' scene now sees respectable attendance numbers.
[[File:Bolivia Map.jpg|thumb|200px|Map of Bolivia]]
'''{{iw|wikipedia|Bolivia}}''' is a landlocked country located in western-central South America.  Historically, Bolivia's ''Smash'' scene was very niche, with {{forwiiu}} being the start of the Bolivian scene, even if tournaments were pretty scarce starting with tournaments in convention centers to trimestral tournaments within a year. Even with some switches in organization and tournaments, the community drastically changed with the COVID-19 Pandemic. With the inclusion of new players and TOs, the scene grew more as players even traveled across the country and internationally to participate in tournaments across South America. Even if it is still largely grassroots, the Bolivian ''Smash'' scene now sees respectable attendance numbers.


There are two distinct regions within Bolivia: '''{{iw|wikipedia|La Paz}}''' and '''{{iw|wikipedia|Cochabamba}}''', each of them having distinctive players and tournament organizers.
There are two distinct regions within Bolivia: '''{{iw|wikipedia|La Paz}}''' and '''{{iw|wikipedia|Cochabamba}}''', each of them having distinctive players and tournament organizers.
The majority of the scene is based in the Cochabamba, but the best players in ''Ultimate'' are from La Paz.


The first ''Ultimate'' Power Ranking was released in 2019, headed by {{Sm|Catnip}} in La Paz, and by {{Sm|AlexTheWorst}} in Cochabamba. As of date, the best player in Bolivia is {{Sm|Perezoso}}, even having some international recognition getting 1st place at {{Trn|Llama Smash}} in Argentina, and 5th place at {{Trn|Espacio Gamers Torneo Nacional}} in Chile. The growth of the scene happened with this new era of Online Warriors mixed with the talent of the Smash 4 players that continued with Ultimate, causing an immense growth of the scene in both size and skill level, even as far as creating and reopening scenes in Santa Cruz and Potosí.
The first ''Ultimate'' Power Ranking was released in 2019, headed by {{Sm|Catnip}} in La Paz, and by {{Sm|AlexTheWorst}} in Cochabamba. As of date, the best player in Bolivia is {{Sm|Perezoso}}, even having some international recognition getting 1st place at {{Trn|Llama Smash}} in Argentina, and 5th place at {{Trn|Espacio Gamers Torneo Nacional}} in Chile. The growth of the scene happened with this new era of Online Warriors mixed with the talent of the Smash 4 players that continued with Ultimate, causing an immense growth of the scene in both size and skill level, even as far as creating and reopening scenes in Santa Cruz and Potosí.


==''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
==Smashers==
:''See also: [[:Category:Bolivian smashers]]''
 
===Notable players===
===Notable players===
*{{Sm|AlexTheWorst|c1=Peach|g=SSB4}}: Considered by many as the best player in Cochabamba.
*{{Sm|Chule|c1=Donkey Kong|c2=Fox|g=SSBU}}: Considered the best player in Bolivia back in the last year of Smash 4.
*{{Sm|Bolivian Brawler|c1=Luigi|c2=Fox|g=SSBU}}: Considered the best player in Bolivia between the start of the game to 2017.
*{{Sm|Nikorasu|c1=Mario|g=SSBU}}: the best player in the region of Oruro.
===Major tournaments hosted===
A list of significant regional ''Ultimate'' events hosted in Chūbu. Nationals are bolded.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name!!Entrants!!Date!!Notes
!Tag!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|{{Sm|AlexTheWorst|Bolivia}} (Cochabamba)||{{Head|Peach|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||Considered by many as the best player in Cochabamba.
|-
|-
|[https://dreamlanders.challonge.com/Overload2017 Smash @ Overload 2017]||48||August 20th, 2017||This is the first and largest tournament in Bolivia back in Smash 4.
|{{Sm|Bolivian Brawler|Bolivia}}||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||Considered the best player in Bolivia between the start of the game to 2017.
|-
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-overload-2018/event/smash-4-singles/overview Smash @ Overload 2018]||41||August 26th, 2018||
|{{Sm|Catnip|Bolivia}} (La Paz)||{{Head|Incineroar|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||Previously ranked as the best player in La Paz and considered by many as the best player in Bolivia pre-pandemic.
|-
|-
|[https://challonge.com/BolChamp Bolivia National Championship]||40||December 1st, 2018||
|{{Sm|Chicho|Bolivia}} (La Paz)||{{Head|Ness|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||Currently considered the 2nd best player in Bolivia and one of the best Ness mains in Latin America.
|-
|{{Sm|Chule|Bolivia}} (La Paz)||{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||Considered the best player in Bolivia in the last year of ''[[Smash 4]]''.
|-
|{{Sm|Nikorasu|Bolivia}} (Oruro)||{{Head|Mario|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||The best player in the region of Oruro.
|-
|{{Sm|Perezoso|Bolivia}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||Considered not only the best player in Bolivia but also one of the best Steve mains in Latin America.
|-
|{{Sm|zurick316|Bolivia}} (Cochabamba)||{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||Currently ranked as the best player in Cochabamba.
|}
|}


==''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
==Tournaments==
===Notable players===
:''See also: [[:Category:Bolivian tournaments]]''
*{{Sm|Catnip|c1=Incineroar|g=SSBU}}: Previously ranked as the best player in La Paz and considered by many as the best player in Bolivia pre-Pandemic.
*{{Sm|Perezoso|c1=Steve|c2=Hero|g=SSBU}}: Considered not only the best player in Bolivia but also one of the best Steve mains in Latin America.
*{{Sm|Chicho|c1=Ness|g=SSBU}}: Currently considered the 2nd best player in Bolivia and one of the best Ness Mains in Latin America.
*{{Sm|zurich316|c1=Rosalina & Luma|c2=Mario|c3=Bowser|g=SSBU}}: Currently ranked as the best player in Cochabamba.


===Tournaments hosted===
===Notable tournament series===
A list of significant ''Ultimate'' tournaments held in Bolivia.
Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Tournament!!Games!!Type!!Status!!Notes
|-
|{{Trn|Antikuna}} (Cochabamba)||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Monthly||Ongoing||[https://www.facebook.com/antikunacafe Antikuna Board Game Café]
|-
|{{Trn|Bro's Fight Club}} (La Paz)||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Bimonthly||Ongoing||[https://www.facebook.com/brosgameclub Bro's Game Club]
|}


{|class="wikitable sortable"
===Largest singles events===
!Name!!Entrants!!Date!!Notes
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank!!Tournament!!Date!!Game!!Attendance!!Winner!!Character(s)
|-
|'''1'''|||[https://braacket.com/tournament/SmashMastersHupermall Smash Masters Hupermall]||February 4th, 2019||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||77||{{Sm|Rednax|Bolivia}}||
|-
|'''2'''||{{Trn|Nintendo World Festival}} (Cochabamba)||March 26th, 2023||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||72||{{Sm|Perezoso|Bolivia}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
|-
|'''3'''||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/lets-be-stars/details Let's Be Stars] (La Paz)||September 7th, 2024||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||62||{{Sm|Perezoso|Bolivia}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
|-
|'''4'''||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/1er-naional-ssb-ultimate-la-paz-bolivia/details 1er Naional SSB La Paz] (La Paz)||January 19th, 2020||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||60||{{Sm|Catnip|Bolivia}}||{{Head|Incineroar|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
|-
|'''5'''||[https://dreamlanders.challonge.com/Overload2017 Smash @ Overload 2017] (Cochabamba)||August 20th, 2017||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}||48||{{Sm|Bolivian Brawler|Bolivia}}||
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''6'''||[https://challonge.com/BolChamp Bolivia National Championship]||December 1st, 2018||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}||rowspan="2"|40||{{Sm|Chule|Bolivia}}||
|-
|{{Trn|Attack Of The Killer Q.U.E.E.N.}} (La Paz)||January 21st-22nd, 2023||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{Sm|Perezoso|Bolivia}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
|-
|-
|[https://braacket.com/tournament/SmashMastersHupermall Smash Masters Hupermall]||77||February 4th, 2019||The largest Bolivian ''Smash'' tournament to date.
|'''8'''||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-animextrem-ii/details Smash @ AnimeXtrem II] (Cochabamba)||April 16th, 2023||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||38||{{Sm|Perezoso|Bolivia}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Nintendo World Festival}}||72||March 26th, 2023||
|'''9'''||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-overload-2018/event/smash-4-singles/overview Smash @ Overload 2018] (Cochabamba)||August 26th, 2018||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}||37||{{Sm|Bolivian Brawler|Bolivia}}||
|-
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/1er-naional-ssb-ultimate-la-paz-bolivia/event/singles/overview 1er Naional SSB La Paz]||60||January 19th, 2020||This is the largest ''Smash'' tournament in La Paz to date.
|'''10'''||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/game-on-2023/details Game On!° 2023] (Cochabamba)||November 25th-26th, 2023||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||36||{{Sm|Perezoso|Bolivia}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
|}
|}
The majority of the scene is based in the Cochabamba, but the best players in ''Ultimate'' are from La Paz. Tournaments mostly consist of monthlies run each weekend. Current consistent monthlies include:
*Antikuna at [https://www.facebook.com/antikunacafe Antikuna Board Game Café] in Cochabamba (every time there isn't a National in the region, mostly on Saturdays)
*Bro's Fight Club at [https://www.facebook.com/brosgameclub Bro's Game Club] in La Paz. (every 2 Saturdays of the month)


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Bolivian Power Rankings]]
*[[Bolivian Power Rankings]]
*[[:Category:Bolivian tournaments|Bolivian tournaments]]
*[[:Category:Bolivian smashers|Bolivian smashers]]


==External links==
==External links==
*Cochabamba's scene YouTube channel: [https://www.youtube.com/@Zero2HeroSmash/videos]
*[https://www.youtube.com/@Zero2HeroSmash/videos Cochabamba's scene YouTube channel]
*Cochabamba's scene Facebook link: [https://www.facebook.com/DreamLandersEsports]
*[https://www.facebook.com/DreamLandersEsports Cochabamba's scene Facebook link]
*La Paz's scene Twitch channel: [https://www.twitch.tv/clubbros?fbclid=IwAR1a_3cMDPiPNZB-5YLdAGfVKmNVfbvAiLbcNvBlccwlIcC5dP5gzx9WcXY]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/clubbros?fbclid=IwAR1a_3cMDPiPNZB-5YLdAGfVKmNVfbvAiLbcNvBlccwlIcC5dP5gzx9WcXY La Paz's scene Twitch channel]
*La Paz's scene Facebook link: [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057626972059]
*[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057626972059 La Paz's scene Facebook link]


[[Category:Smash regions]]
[[Category:South American regions]]

Latest revision as of 16:45, November 15, 2024

Map of Bolivia

Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. Historically, Bolivia's Smash scene was very niche, with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U being the start of the Bolivian scene, even if tournaments were pretty scarce starting with tournaments in convention centers to trimestral tournaments within a year. Even with some switches in organization and tournaments, the community drastically changed with the COVID-19 Pandemic. With the inclusion of new players and TOs, the scene grew more as players even traveled across the country and internationally to participate in tournaments across South America. Even if it is still largely grassroots, the Bolivian Smash scene now sees respectable attendance numbers.

There are two distinct regions within Bolivia: La Paz and Cochabamba, each of them having distinctive players and tournament organizers. The majority of the scene is based in the Cochabamba, but the best players in Ultimate are from La Paz.

The first Ultimate Power Ranking was released in 2019, headed by Catnip in La Paz, and by AlexTheWorst in Cochabamba. As of date, the best player in Bolivia is Perezoso, even having some international recognition getting 1st place at Llama Smash in Argentina, and 5th place at Espacio Gamers Torneo Nacional in Chile. The growth of the scene happened with this new era of Online Warriors mixed with the talent of the Smash 4 players that continued with Ultimate, causing an immense growth of the scene in both size and skill level, even as far as creating and reopening scenes in Santa Cruz and Potosí.

Smashers[edit]

See also: Category:Bolivian smashers

Notable players[edit]

Tag Character(s) Notes
Bolivia AlexTheWorst (Cochabamba) Peach (SSB4) Considered by many as the best player in Cochabamba.
Bolivia Bolivian Brawler Luigi (SSB4)Fox (SSB4) Considered the best player in Bolivia between the start of the game to 2017.
Bolivia Catnip (La Paz) Incineroar (SSBU) Previously ranked as the best player in La Paz and considered by many as the best player in Bolivia pre-pandemic.
Bolivia Chicho (La Paz) Ness (SSBU) Currently considered the 2nd best player in Bolivia and one of the best Ness mains in Latin America.
Bolivia Chule (La Paz) Donkey Kong (SSB4)Fox (SSB4) Considered the best player in Bolivia in the last year of Smash 4.
Bolivia Nikorasu (Oruro) Mario (SSB4) The best player in the region of Oruro.
Bolivia Perezoso Steve (SSBU)Hero (SSBU) Considered not only the best player in Bolivia but also one of the best Steve mains in Latin America.
Bolivia zurick316 (Cochabamba) Rosalina (SSBU)Mario (SSBU)Bowser (SSBU) Currently ranked as the best player in Cochabamba.

Tournaments[edit]

See also: Category:Bolivian tournaments

Notable tournament series[edit]

Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.

Tournament Games Type Status Notes
Antikuna (Cochabamba) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Monthly Ongoing Antikuna Board Game Café
Bro's Fight Club (La Paz) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Bimonthly Ongoing Bro's Game Club

Largest singles events[edit]

Rank Tournament Date Game Attendance Winner Character(s)
1 Smash Masters Hupermall February 4th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 77 Bolivia Rednax
2 Nintendo World Festival (Cochabamba) March 26th, 2023 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 72 Bolivia Perezoso Steve (SSBU)Hero (SSBU)
3 Let's Be Stars (La Paz) September 7th, 2024 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 62 Bolivia Perezoso Steve (SSBU)
4 1er Naional SSB La Paz (La Paz) January 19th, 2020 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 60 Bolivia Catnip Incineroar (SSBU)
5 Smash @ Overload 2017 (Cochabamba) August 20th, 2017 Super Smash Bros. 4 48 Bolivia Bolivian Brawler
6 Bolivia National Championship December 1st, 2018 Super Smash Bros. 4 40 Bolivia Chule
Attack Of The Killer Q.U.E.E.N. (La Paz) January 21st-22nd, 2023 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Bolivia Perezoso Steve (SSBU)
8 Smash @ AnimeXtrem II (Cochabamba) April 16th, 2023 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 38 Bolivia Perezoso Steve (SSBU)Hero (SSBU)
9 Smash @ Overload 2018 (Cochabamba) August 26th, 2018 Super Smash Bros. 4 37 Bolivia Bolivian Brawler
10 Game On!° 2023 (Cochabamba) November 25th-26th, 2023 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 36 Bolivia Perezoso Steve (SSBU)

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

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