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{{Title|Maryland/Virginia}}'''Maryland/Virginia''', abbreviated as '''MD/VA''', is a ''Smash'' region located on the East Coast of the United States. The term includes the U.S. states of {{iw|wikipedia|Maryland}} and {{iw|wikipedia|Virginia}}, as well as the {{iw|wikipedia|District of Columbia}}; some definitions include the states of {{iw|wikipedia|Delaware}} and {{iw|wikipedia|West Virginia}} (although these states both have very small ''Smash'' communities). While most of the region's activity is centered on the {{iw|wikipedia|Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area}}, which straddles the border between the two states, other centers of activity exist in Richmond and other parts of southern Virginia. Neighboring regions include the [[Tristate Area]] (particularly the Philadelphia metro area), North Carolina, and Pittsburgh/Northeast Ohio.
{{Title|Maryland/Virginia}}'''Maryland/Virginia''', abbreviated as '''MD/VA''', is a ''Smash'' region located on the East Coast of the United States. The term includes the U.S. states of {{iw|wikipedia|Maryland}} and {{iw|wikipedia|Virginia}}, as well as the {{iw|wikipedia|District of Columbia}}; some definitions include the states of {{iw|wikipedia|Delaware}} and {{iw|wikipedia|West Virginia}} (although these states both have very small ''Smash'' communities). While most of the region's activity is centered on the {{iw|wikipedia|Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area}}, which straddles the border between the two states, other centers of activity exist in Richmond and other parts of southern Virginia. Neighboring regions include the [[Tristate Area]] (particularly the Philadelphia metro area), [[North Carolina]], and [[Midwest|Pittsburgh/Northeast Ohio]].


MD/VA has long been one of the busiest and most important ''Smash'' regions in the United States. As the home of {{Sm|Azen}}, {{Sm|ChuDat}}, {{Sm|Chillin}}, and more of ''Melee''{{'}}s most famous old school players, the region was considered one of the strongest in the pre-''Brawl'' era, frequently competing with the [[Tristate Area]] and [[Southern California]]. Crews like [[Ha Ha You Lose]], [[Power Underwhelming]], and [[Team Ben]] hosted many large tournaments, such as {{b|Game Over|tournament}} and [[BOMB 4]], that were among the most important grassroots events nationwide, helping to significantly develop the ''Melee'' tournament scene. After ''Brawl'''s release, as players like Azen became inactive in the community, MD/VA lost of much of its strength relative to the other regions, but was still famous as the home of the {{b|Pound|tournament series}} series, one of the most important national tournament series of the era. The region's national presence further declined following the failure of [[Pound V]] and the collapse of the series. However, it regained its foothold on the national stage with the introduction of the [[Super Smash Con]] series in 2015, as well as [[Pound 2016|the return of Pound]] and the beginning of the {{Trn|Glitch|series}} series in 2016; this has given MD/VA the distinction as one of the few regions with more than one supermajor per year. Maryland/Virginia also hosts [[Xanadu]], one of the most famous weekly locals series in the nation, and is the home of [[VGBootCamp]], the largest ''Smash''-dedicated streaming channel. In 2023, the newly opened esports tournament venue District E began hosting The Hill, a monthly SSBU tournament series that quickly became one of DC's top monthly series. District E was also the home of [[Hungrybox]]'s live Coinbox event in late 2023, Coinbox IRL.
MD/VA has long been one of the busiest and most important ''Smash'' regions in the United States. As the home of {{Sm|Azen}}, {{Sm|ChuDat}}, {{Sm|Chillin}}, and more of ''Melee''{{'}}s most famous old school players, the region was considered one of the strongest in the pre-''Brawl'' era, frequently competing with the [[Tristate Area]] and [[Southern California]]. Crews like [[Ha Ha You Lose]], [[Power Underwhelming]], and [[Team Ben]] hosted many large tournaments, such as {{Trn|Game Over}} and {{Trn|BOMB 4}}, that were among the most important grassroots events nationwide, helping to significantly develop the ''Melee'' tournament scene. After ''Brawl'''s release, as players like Azen became inactive in the community, MD/VA lost of much of its strength relative to the other regions, but was still famous as the home of the {{Trn|Pound|series}} series, one of the most important national tournament series of the era. The region's national presence further declined following the failure of {{Trn|Pound V}} and the collapse of the series. However, it regained its foothold on the national stage with the introduction of the {{Trn|Super Smash Con|series}} series in 2015, as well as [[Tournament:Pound 2016|the return of Pound]] and the beginning of the {{Trn|Glitch|series}} series in 2016; this has given MD/VA the distinction as one of the few regions with more than one supermajor per year. Maryland/Virginia also hosts {{Trn|Smash @ Xanadu}}, one of the most famous weekly locals series in the nation, and is the home of [[VGBootCamp]], the largest ''Smash''-dedicated streaming channel. Finally, although still overall weaker compared to the strongest regions in the United States, the scene eventually saw the rise of many strong players, including {{Sm|Junebug}}, {{Sm|WaDi}}, and {{Sm|Zain}}.


==''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
The region took a hit following the [[Cancellation of Smash World Tour 2022]], which severely affected VGBootCamp and led to the conclusions of the Glitch and Pound series. The bans, retirement, and inactivity of several of MD/VA's best ''[[Ultimate]]'' players also left their ''Ultimate'' scene significantly weaker than in previous games. Nevertheless, Super Smash Con, later rechristened as Supernova, remains the region's largest event each year, albeit often their only notable open event of the year.
===Notable players===
 
====Globally ranked players====
==Smashers==
These MD/VA players were ranked on the [[SSBMRank 2022]].
:''See also: [[:Category:Delaware smashers]], [[:Category:District of Columbia smashers]], [[:Category:Maryland smashers]], [[:Category:Virginia smashers]], [[:Category:West Virginia smashers]]''
The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.
===Globally ranked players===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!SSBMRank!!Name!!Notes
!width=15%|Tag!!width=10%|Character(s)!!Best placement!!Notes
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|{{Sm|Azen|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[RetroSSBMRank 2006]]: 2nd||
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|{{Sm|chickenman400|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2019]]: 80th||Also known as bobby big ballz. Originally from [[Texas]] and eventually moved back in 2020. He was last ranked while residing in the region in 2019.
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|{{Sm|ChuDat|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Kirby|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[RetroSSBMRank 2005]]: 2nd<br>[[SSBBRank 2014]]: 49th||
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|{{Sm|Coney|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 85th||
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|{{Sm|Cool Lime|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2019]]: 79th||
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|{{Sm|DoH|USA}} (DC)||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 79th||
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|{{Sm|enhancedpv|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[UltRank 2022]]: 100th||
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|{{Sm|Husband|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[The Melee Stats All-Time Top 100]]: 88th||
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|{{Sm|Jerry|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2018]]: 55th||
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|{{Sm|JOJI|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 67th||Also known as Milkman.
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|{{Sm|Juicebox|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank Summer 2024]]: 50th||
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|{{Sm|Junebug|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Lucario|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Diddy Kong|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Ganondorf|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Sheik|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 40th<br>{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 76th<br>{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2016]]: 5th||
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|{{Sm|Kevin Maples|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2019]]: 64th||
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|{{Sm|Khryke|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 49th||Originally from [[Midwest|Pittsburgh]] but has been residing in Maryland in the post-[[Slippi]] era.
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|1||{{Sm|Zain|c1=Marth|g=SSBM}} (Virginia)||The best player in the world in 2022
|{{Sm|Lie|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 89th||
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|11||{{Sm|lloD|c1=Peach|g=SSBM}} (Virginia)||
|{{Sm|lloD|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Peach|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2018]]: 21st<br>{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2017]]: 11th||Moved to [[Midwest|Pittsburgh]] and was last ranked while residing in the region in 2018.
|-
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|23||{{Sm|Polish|c1=Peach|g=SSBM}} (Maryland)||Currently resides in Pennsylvania.
|{{Sm|mvlvchi|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2019]]: 77th||Formerly known as MoG.
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|34||{{Sm|bobby big ballz|c1=Falco|g=SSBM}} (Maryland)||Currently resides in Texas.
|{{Sm|NEO|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Roy|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[RetroSSBMRank 2005]]: 6th<br>{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 93rd||
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|63||{{Sm|ChuDat|c1=Ice Climbers|g=SSBM}} (Virginia)||Known as a major innovator of Ice Climbers' metagame in ''Melee'''s early years; still considered to be one of the best Ice Climbers mains today.
|{{Sm|Nintendude|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 24th||Moved to [[NorCal]] in 2015. Also known for being the head tournament organizer at many MD/VA events, including {{Trn|Super Smash Con}}.
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|72||{{Sm|Khryke|c1=Marth|g=SSBM}} (Maryland)||
|{{Sm|Pink Fresh|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Lucas|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Min Min|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Lucas|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 98th<br>{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v2]]: 24th<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]: 85th||
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|79||{{Sm|Sirmeris|c1=Peach|g=SSBM}} (West Virginia)||
|{{Sm|Puppeh|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[Spring 2019 PGRU]]: 28th||
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|92||{{Sm|Kevin Maples|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}} (Virginia)||
|{{Sm|Rags|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v5]]: 40th||
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|{{Sm|Redd|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 53rd||
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|{{Sm|Seagull Joe|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Sonic|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2016-2017]]: 10th<br>{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v1]]: 48th||
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|{{Sm|Sirmeris|USA}} (West Virginia)||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 48th||
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|{{Sm|Tope|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 82nd||Resided in Virginia in 2014.
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|{{Sm|Vist|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 98th||
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|{{Sm|WaDi|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|ROB|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v4]]: 12th<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[Fall 2019 PGRU]]: 20th||Currently banned.
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|{{Sm|Wife|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[The Melee Stats All-Time Top 100]]: 91st||
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|{{Sm|Zain|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 1st||
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|{{Sm|ZD|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[OrionRank 2017]]: 77th<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[Spring 2019 PGRU]]: Area 51||
|}
|}


These MD/VA players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:
===Nationally ranked players===
*{{Sm|Azen|c1=Marth|g=SSBM}} (Virginia): Known as one of the most innovative {{SSBM|Marth}} mains. 2nd on the [[RetroSSBMRank#2006|RetroSSBMRank 2006]].
{|class="wikitable sortable"
*{{Sm|Cool Lime|c1=Ice Climbers|g=SSBM}} (Virginia): 79th on the [[2019 MPGR]].
!Tag!!Character(s)!!Best placement!!Notes
*{{Sm|DoH|c1=Peach|g=SSBM}} (District of Columbia): Known as one of the best old school {{SSBM|Peach}} mains. 79th on the [[2014 SSBMRank]].
|-
*{{Sm|Jerry|c1=Fox|c2=Jigglypuff|g=SSBM}} (Maryland): 55th on the [[2018 MPGR]].
|{{Sm|AoS|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank 2022/North America|OrionRank 2022 North America]]: 191st||
*{{Sm|Junebug|c1=Sheik|g=SSBM}} (Virginia): 45th on the [[2018 MPGR]].
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*{{Sm|Milkman|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}} (Virginia): 79th on the [[2017 SSBMRank]].
|{{Sm|Dexter|USA|p=Maryland}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Marth|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Lucina|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Corrin|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank North America Top 200]]: 170th||
*{{Sm|MoG|c1=Peach|g=SSBM}} (Virginia): 77th on the [[2019 MPGR]].
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*{{Sm|Redd|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}} (Virginia): Known as one of the best old school {{SSBM|Fox}} mains. 53rd on the [[2013 SSBMRank]].
|{{Sm|Frostbyte|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Roy|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank 2022/North America|OrionRank 2022 North America]]: 124th||Currently residing in [[Michigan]].
*{{Sm|Tope|c1=Sheik|g=SSBM}} (Virginia): Currently resides in [[Southern California|San Diego]]. 56th on the [[2013 SSBMRank]].
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*{{Sm|Vist|c1=Luigi|g=SSBM}} (Maryland): 98th on the [[2013 SSBMRank]].
|{{Sm|Jules|p=Virginia|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Bayonetta|c2=Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2023/North America Top 200|LumiRank 2023 North America]]: 66th||
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|{{Sm|Peanut|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Little Mac|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2023/North America Top 200|LumiRank 2023 North America]]: 88th||
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|{{Sm|smub|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2023/North America Top 200|LumiRank 2023 North America]]: 156th||
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|{{Sm|Squidplumber|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Richter|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank 2022/North America|OrionRank 2022 North America]]: 112th||
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|{{Sm|Wal00gi|USA}} (Virginia)||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank North America Top 200]]: 166th||
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====Other notable players====
===Other notable players===
*{{Sm|Bones|c1=Falco|g=SSBM}} (Maryland)
{|class="wikitable"
*{{Sm|Husband|c1=Marth|g=SSBM}} (Maryland): Known as one of the best old school {{SSBM|Marth}} mains.
!Tag!!Character(s)!!Notes
*{{Sm|Juicebox|c1=Sheik|g=SSBM}} (Virginia): Ranked 4th on the MD/VA Melee Power Rankings.
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*{{Sm|NEO|c1=Roy|c2=Marth|c3=Sheik|g=SSBM}} (Maryland): Well known as the best {{SSBM|Roy}} player in the world when he was active in the pre-''Brawl'' era.
|{{Sm|GimR|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||President of {{Team|VGBootCamp}} and head of many MD/VA tournament series.
*{{Sm|Oro|c1=Samus|g=SSBM}} (Maryland): One of the best {{SSBM|Samus}} mains in the world during ''Melee''{{'}}s early years.
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*{{Sm|Plank|c1=Sheik|g=SSBM}} (Maryland): Known as the former director of the {{Trn|Pound|series}} series, one of the most successful national tournament series of all time.
|{{Sm|MD3|USA}} (Maryland)||||Tournament organizer for [[MLG]] during the golden era of ''Melee'' who was responsible for establishing a national ruleset and starting professional commentary for ''Melee''.
*{{Sm|SypherPhoenix|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}} (Virginia): Ranked 8th on the MD/VA Melee Power Rankings.  
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|{{Sm|Oro|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||One of the best {{SSBM|Samus}} mains in the world during ''Melee''{{'}}s early years.
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|{{Sm|Plank|USA}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||Known as the former director of the {{Trn|Pound|series}} series, one of the most successful national tournament series of all time.  
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|{{Sm|Polish|Japan}} (Maryland)||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||Moved to [[Midwest|Pittsburgh]] before he was ever ranked globally, but was originally from this region.
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===Major tournaments hosted===
==Tournaments==
A list of significant regional and national ''Melee'' events hosted in Maryland/Virginia; nationals are highlighted in bold.
:''See also: [[:Category:Delaware tournaments]], [[:Category:Washington, D.C. tournaments]], [[:Category:Maryland tournaments]], [[:Category:Virginia tournaments]], [[:Category:West Virginia tournaments]]''


===Notable tournament series===
Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name!!Entrants!!Date!!Notes
!Tournament!!Games!!Type!!Status
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|[[DC Super Smash#Creation & DCSS #1|DC Super Smash #1]] (Maryland)||40||July 12th, 2003||
|{{Trn|Best of Maryland's Best}} (Maryland)||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||Unscheduled||Discontinued
|-
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|[[DC Super Smash#DCSS #2|DC Super Smash #2]] (Maryland)||42||September 20th, 2003||
|[[Tournament:The Box#Other|Coinbox IRL]] (DC)||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Annual||Ongoing
|-
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|[[BOMB 1]] (Maryland)||||October 25th, 2003||
|{{Trn|DC Super Smash}} (Maryland)||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||Unscheduled||Discontinued
|-
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|{{Trn|Game Over}} (Virginia)||85||January 10th, 2004||Known as a clash between the three strongest ''Smash'' regions at the time: Maryland/Virginia, [[Southern California]], and [[Tristate Area|New York]].
|{{Trn|Glitch|series}} (Maryland)||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Unscheduled||Discontinued
|-
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|[[BOMB 2]] (Maryland)||||April 17th, 2004||
|{{Trn|Pound|series}} (Maryland/Virginia)||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Annual||Discontinued
|-
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|[[DC Super Smash#DCSS #3: Remember Your Roots|DC Super Smash #3: Remember Your Roots]] (Maryland)||30||September 25th, 2004||
|{{Trn|Smash @ Xanadu}} (Maryland)||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}{{GameIcon|PM}}{{GameIcon|P+}}||Weekly||Discontinued
|-
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|{{Trn|Gettin' Schooled}} (Maryland)||63||October 14th, 2004||
|{{Trn|Stick Drift|series}} (Virginia)||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Annual||Ongoing
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|{{Trn|MLG DC 2005}} (Virginia)||97||January 29th-30th, 2005||
|{{Trn|Supernova}} (Virginia)||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Annual||Ongoing
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|[[BOMB 3]] (Maryland)||~70||March 9th, 2005||
|{{Trn|The Hill}} (DC)||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Weekly||Ongoing
|}
 
===Notable tournaments===
Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Tournament!!Date!!Entrants!!Supermajor!!Major!!Superregional!!Other
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|{{Trn|Gettin' Schooled 2}} (Maryland)||99||June 25th-26th, 2005||
|{{Trn|Game Over}} (Virginia)||January 10th, 2004||90+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|'''[[BOMB 4]]''' (Maryland)||105||November 12th, 2005||
|{{Trn|MLG DC 2005}} (Virginia)||January 29th-30th, 2005||97+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Pound}} (Maryland)||55||January 28th, 2006||
|{{Trn|BOMB 3}} (Maryland)||March 9th, 2005||~70||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Pound 2}} (Maryland)||201||June 16th-17th, 2007||
|{{Trn|Gettin' Schooled 2}} (Maryland)||June 25th-26th, 2005||99||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Pound 3}} (Maryland)||224||February 2nd-3rd, 2008||The last ''Melee'' national before the release of ''Brawl''.
|{{Trn|BOMB 4}} (Maryland)||November 12th, 2005||105||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Pound 4}} (Maryland)||347||January 16th-18th, 2010||At the time, the largest ''Melee'' tournament ever.
|{{Trn|Pound 2}} (Maryland)||June 16th-17th, 2007||201+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Pound V}} (Virginia)||243||February 19th-21st, 2011||The tournament generated major controversy after over $10,000 in prize money was lost; tournament director {{Sm|Plank}} was blacklisted by [[Smashboards]], and the series' collapse led to the decline of MD/VA's presence in the national tournament scene.
|{{Trn|Pound 3}} (Maryland)||February 2nd-3rd, 2008||220+||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Pound V.5}} (Maryland)||95||November 9th, 2013||The tournament was held on a much smaller scale than the previous Pound tournaments.
|{{Trn|Critical Hit 3}} (Maryland)||July 5th, 2008||112||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2015}} (Virginia)||593||August 6th-9th, 2015||A series-wide supermajor; unique for its inclusion of a ''Smash''-related gaming convention, in addition to the tournament itself.
|{{Trn|Pound 4}} (Maryland)||January 16th-18th, 2010||400+||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
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|{{Trn|Pound 2016}} (Virginia)||933||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||Marked the return of the Pound series, after Plank had paid off the winners of Pound V.
|{{Trn|MLG DC 2010}} (DC)||October 15th-17th, 2010||174||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016}} (Virginia)||940||August 11th-14th, 2016||A series-wide supermajor. Was MD/VA's largest ''Melee'' tournament to date prior to Super Smash Con 2017.
|{{Trn|Pound V}} (Virginia)||February 19th-21st, 2011||300+||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017}} (Virginia)||1,092||August 10th-13th, 2017||A series-wide supermajor and MD/VA's largest ''Melee'' tournament to date.
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2015}} (Virginia)||August 6th-9th, 2015||1,052+||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Xanadu - End of an Era}} (Maryland)||162||February 24th-25th, 2018||
|{{Trn|Glitch}} (Maryland)||March 12th, 2016||269||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Pound Underground}} (Maryland)||216||May 12th-13th, 2018||
|{{Trn|Pound 2016}} (Virginia)||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||1,610||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}} (Maryland)||1,053||August 9th-12th, 2018||
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016}} (Virginia)||August 11th-14th, 2016||2,224||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|The Script - Episode 1: "Race To The Finish"}} (Maryland)||105||October 13th-14th, 2018||
|{{Trn|Glitch 2}} (Maryland)||September 24th-25th, 2016||220||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
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|{{Trn|The Script - Episode 2: "Hands Off My Prey"}} (Maryland)||130||February 16th-17th, 2019||
|{{Trn|Mason Versus: Mr. E}} (Virginia)||April 14th, 2018||122||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Pound 2019}} (Maryland)||451||April 19th-21st, 2019||
|{{Trn|Let's Go!}} (Maryland)||April 28th-30th, 2017||162||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}} (Virginia)||853||August 8th-11th, 2019||
|{{Trn|Glitch 3}} (Maryland)||May 6th, 2017||183||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con: Fall Fest}} (Virginia)||271||October 15th-17th, 2021
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017}} (Virginia)||August 10th-13th, 2017||2,613||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|SWT: NA West Melee Regional Finals}} (Maryland)||16||October 23rd-24th, 2021||
|{{Trn|Glitch 4}} (Maryland)||April 28th, 2018||201||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals}} (Maryland)||16||October 30th-31st, 2021||
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}} (Virginia)||August 9th-12th, 2018||2,725||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
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|{{Trn|Glitch 6}} (Maryland)||January 19th-20th, 2019||623||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
==''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==
===Notable players===
====Globally ranked players====
These MD/VA players were ranked on [[CLASH Tournaments]]' [[2014 SSBBRank]].
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!SSBBRank!!Name!!Notes
|-
|-
|37||{{Sm|Seagull Joe|c1=Wolf|g=SSBB}} (Maryland)||The best Wolf player in the world. Currently ranked 10th on the [[2016-2017 SSBBRank]].
|{{Trn|Pound 2019}} (Maryland)||April 19th-21st, 2019||1,745||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|49||{{Sm|ChuDat|c1=Kirby|g=SSBB}} (Virginia)||The best Kirby player in the world.
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}} (Virginia)||August 8th-11th, 2019||3,492||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
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|76||{{Sm|Junebug|c1=Lucario|g=SSBB}} (Virginia)||
|{{Trn|Glitch 7 - Minus World}} (Maryland)||September 14th-15th, 2019||578||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|84||{{Sm|Coney|c1=King Dedede|g=SSBB}} (Maryland)||
|{{Trn|Glitch 8 - Missingno}} (Maryland)||January 18th-19th, 2020||735||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|88||{{Sm|Lie|c1=Diddy Kong|g=SSBB}} (Maryland)||
|{{Trn|The Comeback}} (Maryland)||July 31st, 2021||243||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
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|92||{{Sm|NEO|c1=Marth|g=SSBB}} (Maryland)||
|{{Trn|Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code}} (Maryland)||September 24th-26th, 2021||434||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|97||{{Sm|Pink Fresh|c1=Lucas|g=SSBB}} (Maryland)||One of the best Lucas players in the world.
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con: Fall Fest}} (Virginia)||October 15th-17th, 2021||1,030||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|}
 
==''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
===Notable players===
====Globally ranked players====
These MD/VA players were ranked on the [[Panda Global Rankings 100]].
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!PG ranking!!Name!!Notes
|-
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|26||{{Sm|WaDi|c1=Mewtwo|g=SSB4}} (Virginia)||Currently one of the three best Mewtwo players in the world.
|{{Trn|SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals}} (Maryland)||October 30th-31st, 2021||16||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|60||{{Sm|Pink Fresh|c1=Bayonetta|c2=Lucas|g=SSB4}} (Maryland)||One of the best Bayonetta players in the United States.
|{{Trn|SWT: NA West Melee Regional Finals}} (Maryland)||October 23rd-24th, 2021||16||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
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|87||{{Sm|Rags|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSB4}} (Virginia)||One of the best Meta Knight players in the world.
|{{Trn|SWT: NA East Ultimate Regional Finals}} (Maryland)||November 6th-7th, 2021||16||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|}
These MD/VA players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:
*{{Sm|Seagull Joe|c1=Sonic|c2=Diddy Kong|g=SSB4}} (Maryland): 48th on the [[Panda Global Rankings v1]].
 
====Other notable players====
*{{Sm|ZD|c1=Fox|g=SSB4}} (Maryland): One of the best Fox players in the United States.
 
==''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
===Notable players===
====Globally ranked players====
These MD/VA players were ranked on the [[UltRank 2022]] and/or the [[OrionRank 2022]].
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!UltRank!!OrionRank!!Name!!Notes
|-
|-
|55||121||{{Sm|Puppeh|c1=Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU}} (Virginia)||
|{{Trn|Glitch - Infinite}} (Maryland)||February 18th-20th, 2022||618||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|87||79||{{Sm|WaDi|c1=Mewtwo|c2=R.O.B.|g=SSBU}} (Virginia)||The best Mewtwo player in the world and one of the best R.O.B. players in the early metagame.
|{{Trn|Pound 2022}} (Maryland)||April 22nd-24th, 2022||684||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|100||118||{{Sm|enhancedpv|c1=Cloud|g=SSBU}} (Maryland)||
|{{Trn|The Gimvitational}} (Maryland)||June 16th-19th, 2022||16||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
These MD/VA players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:
*{{Sm|Pink Fresh|c1=Min Min|g=SSBU}} (Maryland): 85th on the [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]].
*{{Sm|ZD|c1=Fox|g=SSBU}} (Maryland): Area 51 on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]].
 
====Nationally ranked players====
These MD/VA players were ranked on the [[OrionRank 2022/North America|OrionRank 2022 North America]].
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!OrionRank NA
!Name
!Notes
|-
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|112||{{Sm|Squidplumber|c1=Richter|g=SSBU}} (Maryland)||
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022}} (Virginia)||August 11th-14th, 2022||3,142||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|120||{{Sm|Peanut|c1=Little Mac|g=SSBU}} (Maryland)||
|{{Trn|Glitch - Regen}} (Maryland)||September 23rd-25th, 2022||425||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
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|124||{{Sm|Frostbyte|c1=Roy|g=SSBU}} (Virginia)||Currently residing in Michigan.
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}} (Virginia)||August 10th-13th, 2023||3,461||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|128||{{Sm|NoTag|c1=Mario|g=SSBU}} (Virginia)||Currently resides in South Carolina.
|{{Trn|The Coinbox IRL}} (DC)||December 17th, 2023||16||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|134||{{Sm|Jules|p=Virginia|c1=Bayonetta|c2=Steve|g=SSBU}} (Virginia)||
|{{Trn|Supernova 2024}} (Virginia)||August 8th-11th, 2024||3,204||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
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|191||{{Sm|AoS|c1=Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU}} (Maryland)||
|{{Trn|Coinbox IRL 2}} (DC)||December 7th-8th, 2024||16||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|}
|}


===Major tournaments hosted===
===Largest singles events===
A list of significant regional and national ''Ultimate'' events hosted in Maryland/Virginia; nationals are highlighted in bold.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
!Rank!!Tournament!!Date!!Game!!Attendance!!Winner!!Character(s)
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name!!Entrants!!Date!!Notes
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|{{Trn|Launch}} (Maryland)||183||December 8th, 2018||First ''Ultimate'' tournament hosted at Xanadu.
|'''1'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||2,708||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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|{{Trn|Glitch 6}} (Maryland)||551||January 19th-20th, 2019||
|'''2'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}}||August 10th-13th, 2023||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||2,607||{{Sm|acola|Japan}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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|{{Trn|Pound 2019}} (Maryland)||802||April 19th-21st, 2019||
|'''3'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022}}||August 11th-14th, 2022||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||2,388||{{Sm|Onin|USA}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}} (Virginia)||2,708||August 8th-11th, 2019||Largest ''Smash'' tournament ever hosted in MD/VA.
|'''4'''||{{Trn|Supernova 2024}}||August 8th-11th, 2024||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||2,281||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Roy|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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|{{Trn|Glitch 7 - Minus World}} (Maryland)||566||September 14th-15th, 2019||
|'''5'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017}}||August 10th-13th, 2017||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||1,531||{{Sm|Nairo|USA}}||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
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|{{Trn|Glitch 8 - Missingno}} (Maryland)||729||January 18th-19th, 2020||
|'''6'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||1,379||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
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|{{Trn|The Comeback}} (Maryland)||241||July 31st, 2021||
|'''7'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016}}||August 11th-14th, 2016||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||1,272||{{Sm|Nairo|USA}}||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
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|{{Trn|Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code}} (Maryland)||421||September 24th-26th, 2021||
|'''8'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017}}||August 10th-13th, 2017||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||1,092||{{Sm|Mang0|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|{{Trn|SWT: NA West Ultimate Regional Finals}} (Maryland)||16||October 9th-10th, 2021||
|'''9'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||1,053||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con: Fall Fest}} (Virginia)||769||October 15th-17th, 2021||
|'''10'''||{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016}}||August 11th-14th, 2016||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||940||{{Sm|Mang0|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|{{Trn|SWT: NA East Ultimate Regional Finals}} (Maryland)||16||November 6th-7th, 2021||
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
Power rankings:
*[[Delaware Power Rankings]]
*[[Delaware Power Rankings]]
*[[MD/VA Power Rankings]]
*[[MD/VA Power Rankings]]
**[[SoVA Power Rankings]]
*[[West Virginia Power Rankings]]
*[[West Virginia Power Rankings]]


Smashers:
[[Category:American regions]]
*[[:Category:Maryland smashers|Maryland smashers]]
*[[:Category:Virginia smashers|Virginia smashers]]
*[[:Category:District of Columbia smashers|D.C. smashers]]
*[[:Category:West Virginia smashers|West Virginia smashers]]
*[[:Category:Delaware smashers|Delaware smashers]]
Tournaments:
*[[:Category:Maryland tournaments|Maryland tournaments]]
*[[:Category:Virginia tournaments|Virginia tournaments]]
*[[:Category:West Virginia tournaments|West Virginia tournaments]]
*[[:Category:District of Columbia tournaments|District of Columbia tournaments]]
*[[:Category:Delaware tournaments|Delaware tournaments]]
 
[[Category:Smash regions]]

Latest revision as of 17:51, December 17, 2024

Maryland/Virginia, abbreviated as MD/VA, is a Smash region located on the East Coast of the United States. The term includes the U.S. states of Maryland and Virginia, as well as the District of Columbia; some definitions include the states of Delaware and West Virginia (although these states both have very small Smash communities). While most of the region's activity is centered on the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area, which straddles the border between the two states, other centers of activity exist in Richmond and other parts of southern Virginia. Neighboring regions include the Tristate Area (particularly the Philadelphia metro area), North Carolina, and Pittsburgh/Northeast Ohio.

MD/VA has long been one of the busiest and most important Smash regions in the United States. As the home of Azen, ChuDat, Chillin, and more of Melee's most famous old school players, the region was considered one of the strongest in the pre-Brawl era, frequently competing with the Tristate Area and Southern California. Crews like Ha Ha You Lose, Power Underwhelming, and Team Ben hosted many large tournaments, such as Game Over and BOMB 4, that were among the most important grassroots events nationwide, helping to significantly develop the Melee tournament scene. After Brawl's release, as players like Azen became inactive in the community, MD/VA lost of much of its strength relative to the other regions, but was still famous as the home of the Pound series, one of the most important national tournament series of the era. The region's national presence further declined following the failure of Pound V and the collapse of the series. However, it regained its foothold on the national stage with the introduction of the Super Smash Con series in 2015, as well as the return of Pound and the beginning of the Glitch series in 2016; this has given MD/VA the distinction as one of the few regions with more than one supermajor per year. Maryland/Virginia also hosts Smash @ Xanadu, one of the most famous weekly locals series in the nation, and is the home of VGBootCamp, the largest Smash-dedicated streaming channel. Finally, although still overall weaker compared to the strongest regions in the United States, the scene eventually saw the rise of many strong players, including Junebug, WaDi, and Zain.

The region took a hit following the Cancellation of Smash World Tour 2022, which severely affected VGBootCamp and led to the conclusions of the Glitch and Pound series. The bans, retirement, and inactivity of several of MD/VA's best Ultimate players also left their Ultimate scene significantly weaker than in previous games. Nevertheless, Super Smash Con, later rechristened as Supernova, remains the region's largest event each year, albeit often their only notable open event of the year.

Smashers[edit]

See also: Category:Delaware smashers, Category:District of Columbia smashers, Category:Maryland smashers, Category:Virginia smashers, Category:West Virginia 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 Azen (Virginia) Marth (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2006: 2nd
USA chickenman400 (Maryland) Falco (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2019: 80th Also known as bobby big ballz. Originally from Texas and eventually moved back in 2020. He was last ranked while residing in the region in 2019.
USA ChuDat (Virginia) Ice Climbers (SSBM)Kirby (SSBB)Kirby (PM) Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2005: 2nd
SSBBRank 2014: 49th
USA Coney (Maryland) King Dedede (SSBB) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 85th
USA Cool Lime (Virginia) Ice Climbers (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2019: 79th
USA DoH (DC) Peach (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2014: 79th
USA enhancedpv (Maryland) Cloud (SSBU)Wolf (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate UltRank 2022: 100th
USA Husband (Maryland) Marth (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee The Melee Stats All-Time Top 100: 88th
USA Jerry (Maryland) Fox (SSBM)Jigglypuff (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2018: 55th
USA JOJI (Virginia) Fox (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2023: 67th Also known as Milkman.
USA Juicebox (Virginia) Sheik (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank Summer 2024: 50th
USA Junebug (Virginia) Donkey Kong (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM)Lucario (SSBB)Diddy Kong (PM)Ganondorf (PM)Sheik (PM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2023: 40th
Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 76th
Project M PMRank 2016: 5th
USA Kevin Maples (Virginia) Fox (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2019: 64th
USA Khryke (Maryland) Marth (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2023: 49th Originally from Pittsburgh but has been residing in Maryland in the post-Slippi era.
USA Lie (Maryland) Diddy Kong (SSBB) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 89th
USA lloD (Virginia) Peach (SSBM)Peach (PM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2018: 21st
Project M PMRank 2017: 11th		 Moved to Pittsburgh and was last ranked while residing in the region in 2018.
USA mvlvchi (Virginia) Peach (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2019: 77th Formerly known as MoG.
USA NEO (Maryland) Roy (SSBM)Marth (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM)Marth (SSBB) Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2005: 6th
Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 93rd
USA Nintendude (Maryland) Ice Climbers (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2014: 24th Moved to NorCal in 2015. Also known for being the head tournament organizer at many MD/VA events, including Super Smash Con.
USA Pink Fresh (Maryland) Lucas (SSBB)Bayonetta (SSB4)Min Min (SSBU)Lucas (PM) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 98th
Super Smash Bros. 4 PGR v2: 24th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 85th
USA Puppeh (Virginia) Sheik (SSB4)Pokémon Trainer (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spring 2019 PGRU: 28th
USA Rags (Virginia) Meta Knight (SSB4) Super Smash Bros. 4 PGR v5: 40th
USA Redd (Virginia) Fox (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2013: 53rd
USA Seagull Joe (Maryland) Wolf (SSBB)Sonic (SSB4)Wolf (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2016-2017: 10th
Super Smash Bros. 4 PGR v1: 48th
USA Sirmeris (West Virginia) Peach (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2023: 48th
USA Tope (Virginia) Sheik (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2014: 82nd Resided in Virginia in 2014.
USA Vist (Maryland) Luigi (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2013: 98th
USA WaDi (Virginia) Mewtwo (SSB4)ROB (SSBU)Mewtwo (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. 4 PGR v4: 12th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fall 2019 PGRU: 20th		 Currently banned.
USA Wife (Virginia) Peach (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee The Melee Stats All-Time Top 100: 91st
USA Zain (Virginia) Marth (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2022: 1st
USA ZD (Maryland) Fox (SSB4)Fox (SSBU)Wolf (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. 4 OrionRank 2017: 77th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spring 2019 PGRU: Area 51

Nationally ranked players[edit]

Tag Character(s) Best placement Notes
USA AoS (Maryland) Zero Suit Samus (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank 2022 North America: 191st
USA Dexter (Maryland) Marth (SSB4)Lucina (SSB4)Corrin (SSB4)Wolf (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank North America Top 200: 170th
USA Frostbyte (Virginia) Roy (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank 2022 North America: 124th Currently residing in Michigan.
USA Jules (Virginia) Bayonetta (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2023 North America: 66th
USA Peanut (Maryland) Little Mac (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2023 North America: 88th
USA smub (Virginia) Ridley (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2023 North America: 156th
USA Squidplumber (Maryland) Richter (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank 2022 North America: 112th
USA Wal00gi (Virginia) Snake (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank North America Top 200: 166th

Other notable players[edit]

Tag Character(s) Notes
USA GimR (Maryland) Mr. Game & Watch (SSB4) President of VGBootCamp and head of many MD/VA tournament series.
USA MD3 (Maryland) Tournament organizer for MLG during the golden era of Melee who was responsible for establishing a national ruleset and starting professional commentary for Melee.
USA Oro (Maryland) Samus (SSBM) One of the best Samus mains in the world during Melee's early years.
USA Plank (Maryland) Sheik (SSBM) Known as the former director of the Pound series, one of the most successful national tournament series of all time.
Japan Polish (Maryland) Peach (SSBM) Moved to Pittsburgh before he was ever ranked globally, but was originally from this region.

Tournaments[edit]

See also: Category:Delaware tournaments, Category:Washington, D.C. tournaments, Category:Maryland tournaments, Category:Virginia tournaments, Category:West Virginia tournaments

Notable tournament series[edit]

Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.

Tournament Games Type Status
Best of Maryland's Best (Maryland) Super Smash Bros. Melee Unscheduled Discontinued
Coinbox IRL (DC) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Annual Ongoing
DC Super Smash (Maryland) Super Smash Bros. Melee Unscheduled Discontinued
Glitch (Maryland) Super Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Unscheduled Discontinued
Pound (Maryland/Virginia) Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Annual Discontinued
Smash @ Xanadu (Maryland) Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. 4Super Smash Bros. UltimateProject MProject+ Weekly Discontinued
Stick Drift (Virginia) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Annual Ongoing
Supernova (Virginia) Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. 4Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Annual Ongoing
The Hill (DC) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Weekly Ongoing

Notable tournaments[edit]

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

Tournament Date Entrants Supermajor Major Superregional Other
Game Over (Virginia) January 10th, 2004 90+ — Super Smash Bros. Melee — —
MLG DC 2005 (Virginia) January 29th-30th, 2005 97+ — Super Smash Bros. Melee — —
BOMB 3 (Maryland) March 9th, 2005 ~70 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
Gettin' Schooled 2 (Maryland) June 25th-26th, 2005 99 — Super Smash Bros. Melee — —
BOMB 4 (Maryland) November 12th, 2005 105 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
Pound 2 (Maryland) June 16th-17th, 2007 201+ — Super Smash Bros. Melee — —
Pound 3 (Maryland) February 2nd-3rd, 2008 220+ Super Smash Bros. Melee — — —
Critical Hit 3 (Maryland) July 5th, 2008 112 — Super Smash Bros. Brawl — —
Pound 4 (Maryland) January 16th-18th, 2010 400+ Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Brawl — —
MLG DC 2010 (DC) October 15th-17th, 2010 174 — Super Smash Bros. Brawl — —
Pound V (Virginia) February 19th-21st, 2011 300+ Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Brawl — —
Super Smash Con 2015 (Virginia) August 6th-9th, 2015 1,052+ Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Melee —
Glitch (Maryland) March 12th, 2016 269 — — Super Smash Bros. for Wii U —
Pound 2016 (Virginia) April 2nd-3rd, 2016 1,610 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. Melee — —
Super Smash Con 2016 (Virginia) August 11th-14th, 2016 2,224 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl — —
Glitch 2 (Maryland) September 24th-25th, 2016 220 — — Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Mason Versus: Mr. E (Virginia) April 14th, 2018 122 — — Super Smash Bros. for Wii U —
Let's Go! (Maryland) April 28th-30th, 2017 162 — Super Smash Bros. — —
Glitch 3 (Maryland) May 6th, 2017 183 — — Super Smash Bros. for Wii U —
Super Smash Con 2017 (Virginia) August 10th-13th, 2017 2,613 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl — —
Glitch 4 (Maryland) April 28th, 2018 201 — — Super Smash Bros. for Wii U —
Super Smash Con 2018 (Virginia) August 9th-12th, 2018 2,725 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl — —
Glitch 6 (Maryland) January 19th-20th, 2019 623 — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — —
Pound 2019 (Maryland) April 19th-21st, 2019 1,745 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Melee — —
Super Smash Con 2019 (Virginia) August 8th-11th, 2019 3,492 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U — —
Glitch 7 - Minus World (Maryland) September 14th-15th, 2019 578 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — — —
Glitch 8 - Missingno (Maryland) January 18th-19th, 2020 735 — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — —
The Comeback (Maryland) July 31st, 2021 243 — — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate —
Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code (Maryland) September 24th-26th, 2021 434 — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — —
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest (Virginia) October 15th-17th, 2021 1,030 — Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. Melee
SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals (Maryland) October 30th-31st, 2021 16 — Super Smash Bros. Melee — —
SWT: NA West Melee Regional Finals (Maryland) October 23rd-24th, 2021 16 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
SWT: NA East Ultimate Regional Finals (Maryland) November 6th-7th, 2021 16 — — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate —
Glitch - Infinite (Maryland) February 18th-20th, 2022 618 — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — —
Pound 2022 (Maryland) April 22nd-24th, 2022 684 Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate — — —
The Gimvitational (Maryland) June 16th-19th, 2022 16 — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — —
Super Smash Con 2022 (Virginia) August 11th-14th, 2022 3,142 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U — —
Glitch - Regen (Maryland) September 23rd-25th, 2022 425 — — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate —
Super Smash Con 2023 (Virginia) August 10th-13th, 2023 3,461 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U — —
The Coinbox IRL (DC) December 17th, 2023 16 — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — —
Supernova 2024 (Virginia) August 8th-11th, 2024 3,204 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. for Wii U —
Coinbox IRL 2 (DC) December 7th-8th, 2024 16 — — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate —

Largest singles events[edit]

Rank Tournament Date Game Attendance Winner Character(s)
1 Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2,708 Mexico MkLeo Joker (SSBU)
2 Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th, 2023 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2,607 Japan acola Steve (SSBU)
3 Super Smash Con 2022 August 11th-14th, 2022 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2,388 USA Onin Steve (SSBU)
4 Supernova 2024 August 8th-11th, 2024 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2,281 Mexico Sparg0 Cloud (SSBU)Roy (SSBU)PyraMythra (SSBU)
5 Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 1,531 USA Nairo Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)Bowser (SSB4)
6 Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 1,379 Mexico MkLeo Cloud (SSB4)Marth (SSB4)Bayonetta (SSB4)
7 Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 1,272 USA Nairo Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)
8 Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 Super Smash Bros. Melee 1,092 USA Mang0 Falco (SSBM)
9 Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 Super Smash Bros. Melee 1,053 Sweden Armada Peach (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)
10 Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 Super Smash Bros. Melee 940 USA Mang0 Fox (SSBM)Falco (SSBM)

See also[edit]

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