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'''Texas''' is a ''Smash'' region that encompasses the U.S. state of Texas. The state is further divided into smaller subregions, surrounding its largest cities: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin.  
'''Texas''' is a ''Smash'' region that encompasses the [[wikipedia:Texas|U.S. state of the same name]]. Due to the significant travel time it takes to traverse across the large state, Texas is further divided into smaller subregions, surrounding its largest cities: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin.


Texas has been home to a significant ''Melee'' scene since the game's early competitive life, although it has not been as strong as other large regions talent-wise, with only one player ranked in the [[2017 SSBMRank]]. The region is also known for hosting one of the strongest ''Smash 4'' and ''Project M'' scenes as well, and was considered one of the "big four" ''Brawl'' regions (along with [[New York/New Jersey]], [[SoCal]], and [[Florida]]), although the inactivity of its players in the pre-''Smash 4'' era caused the region to lose much of its strength. Texas has been home to major grassroots tournaments, including [[Low Tier City]], {{b|WHOBO|tournament series}}, and [[Battle of the Five Gods]], as well as many larger eSports events, including multiple [[MLG]] events, [[DreamHack]], and [[PAX Arena]].
Texas was home to a significant ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' scene since the game's early competitive life, notably hosting the major events {{Trn|MOAST 3}} and {{Trn|MLG Dallas 2006}}. However, the region became better known for being one of the big four ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' regions (along with the [[Tristate Area]], [[Southern California]], and [[Florida]]) for most of ''Brawl''{{'}}s competitive lifespan thanks to the {{Trn|WHOBO}} series and the performances from players such as {{Sm|Gnes}}, {{Sm|Trela}}, and {{Sm|Ultimate Razer}}. Though the inactivity of its players right before the release of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' weakened the region, it continued to grow throughout the 2010s, thanks to the rise of tournament series such as {{Trn|Low Tier City|series}} and the appearances of many larger esports events in Texas, including {{Trn|DreamHack}} and {{Trn|PAX Arena}}. As such, the region became known for hosting some of the strongest ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', ''Smash 4'' and ''[[Project M]]'' scenes in the United States, with many players rising to the national spotlight during this time, such as {{Sm|Cosmos}}, {{Sm|Lima}}, {{Sm|Sethlon}}, {{Sm|tacos}}, and {{Sm|Zero|p=Texas}}. Though it weakened once again in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' after the decline or absence of the region's best ''Smash 4'' players, the post-[[COVID-19 pandemic]] period saw the region rebound thanks to the rise of new players such as {{Sm|Salt}} in ''Melee'' and {{Sm|SHADIC}} in ''Ultimate'', as well as {{Sm|MuteAce}} moving to Texas during this time.


==Smashers==
:''See also: [[:Category:Texas smashers]]''
The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.
===Globally ranked players===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Tag!!Character(s)!!Best placement!!Notes
|-
|{{Sm|~CP9~|USA}}||{{PMHead|Olimar|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|P+}} [[PMRank 2022]]: 42nd||
|-
|{{Sm|Albert|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2019]]: 37th||
|-
|{{Sm|Arc|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 81st||
|-
|{{Sm|Arsenals|USA}}||{{PMHead|Fox|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2019]]: 41st||
|-
|{{Sm|Bananas|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2018]]: 19th||
|-
|{{Sm|Beastly|USA}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2024.2]]: 99th||
|-
|{{Sm|billybopeep|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2019]]: 52nd||
|-
|{{Sm|Bo|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}} [[2021-2022 Smash 64 Power Rankings]]: 41st||
|-
|{{Sm|Brr|USA}}||{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]: 124th||
|-
|{{Sm|Caveman|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[RetroSSBMRank 2005]]: HM||
|-
|{{Sm|chickenman400|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 34th||Formerly known as bobby big ballz.
|-
|{{Sm|Cosmos|USA}}||{{Head|Corrin|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[OrionRank 2017]]: 29th||Moved to Ohio in mid-2017 and last competed as a Texas player that year.
|-
|{{Sm|CTG|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}} [[2018 64 League Rankings]]: 17th||
|-
|{{Sm|Denti|USA}}||{{Head|Olimar|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Ivysaur|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[2024 SSBBRank]]: 19th||
|-
|{{Sm|Dishier Wand|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}} [[2018 Smash 64 Power Rankings]]: 57th||
|-
|{{Sm|Dojo|USA}}||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{head|Kirby|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 41st||
|-
|{{Sm|Espy|USA}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 65th||
|-
|{{Sm|Fearless|USA}}||{{PMHead|Lucario|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2019]]: 19th||
|-
|{{Sm|Gnes|USA}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 21st||
|-
|{{Sm|Jay-R|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}} [[2018 64 League Rankings]]: 53rd||
|-
|{{Sm|Illmatic|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 73rd||
|-
|{{Sm|Karna|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v5]]: Area 51||
|-
|{{Sm|Lima|USA}}||{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[OrionRank 2018]]: 8th<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2024.2]]: 15th||
|-
|{{Sm|Luck|USA}}||{{PMHead|Diddy Kong|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2018]]: 32nd||
|-
|{{Sm|Megafox|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v1]]: 44th||
|-
|{{Sm|MuteAce|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2024.1]]: 17th||Moved to Texas from [[Florida]] in 2021.
|-
|{{Sm|NaCl|USA}}||{{Head|Kirby|g=SSB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}} [[2018 64 League Rankings]]: 26th||
|-
|{{Sm|Niko|USA}}||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[UltRank 2022]]: 56th||
|-
|{{Sm|Palpa|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 77th||
|-
|{{Sm|Salt|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 14th||
|-
|{{Sm|SDJ|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2024]]: 16th||
|-
|{{Sm|SFOP|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 26th||
|-
|{{Sm|SHADIC|USA}}||{{Head|Corrin|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2024.1]]: 7th||
|-
|{{Sm|Skeleton|USA}}||{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2024.2]]: 60th||
|-
|{{Sm|SKG|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB|s=20px}}{{Head|Kirby|g=SSB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}} [[2018 64 League Rankings]]: 30th||
|-
|{{Sm|Skinny the Pooh|USA}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2023]]: 118th||
|-
|{{Sm|Snowy|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2019]]: 100th||
|-
|{{Sm|tacos|USA}}||{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSB|s=20px}}{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}} [[2019-2020 Smash 64 Power Rankings]]: 6th||
|-
|{{Sm|Teaser|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank 2022]]: 134th||Attends university in [[Georgia]]; originally from Texas
|-
|{{Sm|Trela|USA}}||{{Head|Lucario|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Ryu|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Banjo|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 27th<br>{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[OrionRank 2016]]: 20th||
|-
|{{Sm|Ultimate Razer|USA}}||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 31st||
|-
|{{Sm|Uncle mojo|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2018]]: 80th||Currently banned.
|-
|{{Sm|Weedwack|USA}}||{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSB|s=20px}}{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}} [[2019-2020 Smash 64 Power Rankings]]: 39th||
|-
|{{Sm|Wizzrobe|USA}}||{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}} [[2023 Smash 64 Power Rankings]]: 7th<br>{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 9th||Resided in Texas in 2022 and the first half of 2023 before moving back to [[Florida]].
|-
|{{Sm|Wobbles|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2016]]: 30th||Competed in Texas from 2014-2016.
|-
|{{Sm|Xerzal|USA}}||{{Head|Min Min|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2024.2]]: HM (101-150)||
|-
|{{Sm|yonni|USA}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank 2022]]: 69th||
|-
|{{Sm|Zero|p=Texas|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB|s=20px}}{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}} [[2018 64 League Rankings]]: 7th||
|}


==''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
===Nationally ranked players===
===Notable players===
====Nationally ranked players====
''See also: [[Texas Power Rankings]] and [[:Category:Texas smashers]]''
 
The following players were ranked on the [[2017 SSBMRank]].
 
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!SSBMRank
!Tag!!Character(s)!!Best placement!!Notes
!Name
!Characters
!Notes
|-
|-
|86||{{Sm|Mojo}}||{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|}
|}


==''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
===Other notable players===
===Notable players===
{|class="wikitable"
====Nationally ranked players====
!Tag!!Character(s)!!Notes
''See also: [[Texas Power Rankings]] and [[:Category:Texas smashers]]''
|-
|{{Sm|Sethlon|USA}}||{{PMHead|Roy|s=20px}}||Known as one of the best Roy mains and one of the best players in the United States.
|}


The following players were ranked on the [[Panda Global Rankings]] for January - July 2018.
==Tournaments==
:''See also: [[:Category:Texas tournaments]]''


===Notable tournament series===
Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!PG ranking
!Tournament!!Games!!Type!!Status
!Name
|-
!Characters
|{{Trn|Austin's Really Feeling It}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||Monthly||
!Notes
|-
|[[Tournament:DreamHack|DreamHack Austin]]||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||Annual||Discontinued
|-
|[[Tournament:DreamHack|DreamHack Dallas]]||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Annual||Ongoing
|-
|{{Trn|Forte|series}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||Annual||Discontinued
|-
|{{Trn|Hitstun|series}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||Unscheduled||Discontinued
|-
|{{Trn|HOBO}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||Weekly||Discontinued
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City|series}}/Low Tide City||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}{{GameIcon|PM}}{{GameIcon|P+}}||Annual||Discontinued
|-
|{{Trn|No Fun Allowed|series}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||Annual||Discontinued
|-
|{{Trn|Rise 'N Grind|series}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Annual||On hiatus
|-
|{{Trn|Shockwave}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Weekly||Ongoing
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Fight Club|series}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Unscheduled||Discontinued
|-
|{{Trn|TGC|series}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||Bimonthly||Discontinued
|-
|-
|19||{{Sm|Lima}}||{{head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|cl=Original|s=20px}}||One of the best Bayonetta players in the United States and the world. Won {{Trn|EVO 2018}}.
|{{Trn|WHOBO}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||Annual||Discontinued
|}
|}


====Other players====
===Notable tournaments===
*{{Sm|Karna}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|cl=Black|s=20px}}: One of the best Sheik players in the United States. Currently ranked in "Area 51" of the Panda Global Rankings.
Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level.
*{{Sm|Megafox}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=20px}}: One of the best Fox players in the United States. Formerly ranked 44th on the Panda Global Rankings.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
*{{Sm|Trela}}{{Head|Ryu|g=SSB4|cl=Orange|s=20px}}:: The best Ryu main in the world prior to his retirement. Formerly ranked as high as 25th on the Panda Global Rankings.
!Tournament!!Date!!Entrants!!Supermajor!!Major!!Superregional!!Other
|-
|{{Trn|MOAST 3}}||January 15th-16th, 2005||128+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Dallas 2006}}||May 19th-20th, 2006||144+||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|WHOBO 1}}||April 10th-12th, 2009||140+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|WHOBO 2}}||April 2nd-4th, 2010||100+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Dallas 2010}}||November 5th-7th, 2010||182||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|WHOBO 3}}||March 18th-20th, 2011||139+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|WHOBO 4}}||August 4th-5th, 2012||96+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|WHOBO 5}}||October 19th-20th, 2013||76+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|PM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 2}}||August 16th-17th, 2014||121+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Forte 2}}||December 20th-21st, 2014||227+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Aftershock}}||March 28th-29th, 2015||161+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 3}}||August 1st-2nd, 2015||436||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Hitstun 3}}||December 12th, 2015||~50||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|PAX Arena}}||January 29th-31st, 2016||~600||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|TGC 6}}||February 6th, 2016||400+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of the Five Gods}}||March 17th-19th, 2016||20th||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2016}}||May 6th-8th, 2016||398||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 4}}||June 8th-9th, 2016||436||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Clutch City Clash}}||August 6th-7th, 2016||618||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2017}}||April 28th-30th, 2017||1,030||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 5}}||August 5th-6th, 2017||436||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Clutch City Clash 2}}||October 28th-29th, 2017||430||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Hitstun 5}}||December 9th-10th, 2017||53||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|PAX Arena at PAX South 2018}}||January 12th-14th, 2018||16||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|No Fun Allowed 2}}||February 24th, 2018||474||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2018}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||613||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|OpTic Arena}}||June 8th-10th, 2018||94||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 6}}||July 27th-29th, 2018||738||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Fight Club 5}}||November 10th, 2018||146||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Dallas 2019}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||597||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 7}}||July 12th-14th, 2019||1,027||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}
|-
|{{Trn|Standoff 2019}}||August 30th-September 1st, 2019||257||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smashtoberfest}}||October 26th, 2019||76||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Shipwrecked}}||October 2nd, 2021||90||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|P+}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tide City 2021}}||October 1st-3rd, 2021||1,406||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tide City 2022}}||April 29th-May 1st, 2022||693||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB}}
|-
|{{Trn|Rise 'N Grind}}||August 19th-21st, 2022||483||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smashtoberfest 2022}}||September 16th-17th, 2022||64||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Lost Tech City 2022}}||September 30th-October 2nd, 2022||610||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}
|-
|{{Trn|The Off-Season}}||October 15th-16th, 2022||113||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tide City 2023}}||May 13th-14th, 2023||705||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|The Off-Season 2}}||September 23rd-24th, 2023||299||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SmashtoVerfest}}||September 29th-30th, 2023||72||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Rise 'N Grind 2023}}||October 13th-15th, 2023||712||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|The Back Hit}}||March 18th, 2023||104||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|P+}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|King of Bombs 2024}}||February 3rd, 2024||196||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SSBU Open at CECC May Madness 2024}}||May 4th-5th, 2024||217||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tide City 2024}}||May 11th-12th, 2024||679||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Comicpalooza Fight Club 2024}}||May 25th, 2024||121||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|}


==''[[Project M]]''==
===Largest singles events===
===Notable players===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
====Nationally ranked players====
!Rank!!Tournament!!Date!!Game!!Attendance!!Winner!!Character(s)
''See also: [[Texas Power Rankings]] and [[:Category:Texas smashers]]''
|-
 
|'''1'''||{{Trn|Low Tide City 2021}}||October 1st-3rd, 2021||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||1,101||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||{{head|Byleth|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
The following players were ranked on the [[PMRank 2017]].
|-
 
|'''2'''||{{Trn|Low Tide City 2022}}||April 29th-May 1st, 2022||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||561||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!PMRank
|'''3'''||{{Trn|Low Tide City 2023}}||May 13th-14th, 2023||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||536||{{Sm|MuteAce|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
!Name
|-
!Characters
|'''4'''||{{Trn|Low Tide City 2024}}||May 11th-12th, 2024||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||495||{{Sm|Dabuz|USA}}||{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Olimar|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Min Min|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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|'''5'''||{{Trn|DreamHack Dallas 2019}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||491||{{Sm|MuteAce|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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|'''6'''||{{Trn|Rise 'N Grind}}||August 19th-21st, 2022||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||466||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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|'''7'''||{{Trn|Rise 'N Grind 2023}}||October 13th-15th, 2023||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||443||{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}}||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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|'''8'''||{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2017}}||April 28th-30th, 2017||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||438||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|32||{{Sm|Luck}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBB|s=20px|l=Diddy Kong (PM)}}||
|'''9'''||{{Trn|Lost Tech City 2022}}||September 30th-October 2nd, 2022||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||418||{{Sm|Marss|USA}}||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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|36||{{Sm|Fearless}}||{{Head|Lucario|g=SSBB|s=20px|l=Lucario (PM)}}||
|'''10'''||{{Trn|TGC 6}}||February 6th, 2016||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||400||&mdash;||&mdash;
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====Other players====
==See also==
*{{Sm|Sethlon}}{{Head|Roy|g=PM|s=20px}}: Known as one of the best Roy mains and one of the best players in the United States.
*[[Texas Power Rankings]]
**[[Texas Power Rankings/Austin Power Rankings|Austin Power Rankings]]
**[[Texas Power Rankings/Central Texas Power Rankings|Central Texas Power Rankings]]
**[[Texas Power Rankings/Dallas-Fort Worth Power Rankings|Dallas-Fort Worth Power Rankings]]
**[[Texas Power Rankings/Houston Power Rankings|Houston Power Rankings]]


[[Category:Competitive play]]
[[Category:American regions]]
[[Category:Smash regions]]

Latest revision as of 22:35, March 9, 2025

Texas is a Smash region that encompasses the U.S. state of the same name. Due to the significant travel time it takes to traverse across the large state, Texas is further divided into smaller subregions, surrounding its largest cities: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin.

Texas was home to a significant Super Smash Bros. Melee scene since the game's early competitive life, notably hosting the major events MOAST 3 and MLG Dallas 2006. However, the region became better known for being one of the big four Super Smash Bros. Brawl regions (along with the Tristate Area, Southern California, and Florida) for most of Brawl's competitive lifespan thanks to the WHOBO series and the performances from players such as Gnes, Trela, and Ultimate Razer. Though the inactivity of its players right before the release of Super Smash Bros. 4 weakened the region, it continued to grow throughout the 2010s, thanks to the rise of tournament series such as Low Tier City and the appearances of many larger esports events in Texas, including DreamHack and PAX Arena. As such, the region became known for hosting some of the strongest Super Smash Bros., Smash 4 and Project M scenes in the United States, with many players rising to the national spotlight during this time, such as Cosmos, Lima, Sethlon, tacos, and Zero. Though it weakened once again in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate after the decline or absence of the region's best Smash 4 players, the post-COVID-19 pandemic period saw the region rebound thanks to the rise of new players such as Salt in Melee and SHADIC in Ultimate, as well as MuteAce moving to Texas during this time.

Smashers[edit]

See also: Category:Texas 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 ~CP9~ Olimar (PM) Project+ PMRank 2022: 42nd
USA Albert Falco (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2019: 37th
USA Arc Marth (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2014: 81st
USA Arsenals Fox (PM) Project M PMRank 2019: 41st
USA Bananas Ice Climbers (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2018: 19th
USA Beastly Diddy Kong (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2024.2: 99th
USA billybopeep Fox (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2019: 52nd
USA Bo Captain Falcon (SSB)Fox (SSB) Super Smash Bros. 2021-2022 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 41st
USA Brr Kazuya (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 124th
USA Caveman Marth (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2005: HM
USA chickenman400 Falco (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2022: 34th Formerly known as bobby big ballz.
USA Cosmos Corrin (SSB4) Super Smash Bros. 4 OrionRank 2017: 29th Moved to Ohio in mid-2017 and last competed as a Texas player that year.
USA CTG Jigglypuff (SSB) Super Smash Bros. 2018 64 League Rankings: 17th
USA Denti Olimar (SSBB)Cloud (SSB4)Pokémon Trainer (SSBU)Ivysaur (PM) Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2024 SSBBRank: 19th
USA Dishier Wand Captain Falcon (SSB) Super Smash Bros. 2018 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 57th
USA Dojo Meta Knight (SSBB)Kirby (SSBB) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 41st
USA Espy Sonic (SSBB) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 65th
USA Fearless Lucario (PM) Project M PMRank 2019: 19th
USA Gnes Diddy Kong (SSBB) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 21st
USA Jay-R Captain Falcon (SSB) Super Smash Bros. 2018 64 League Rankings: 53rd
USA Illmatic Peach (SSBB) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 73rd
USA Karna Sheik (SSB4) Super Smash Bros. 4 PGR v5: Area 51
USA Lima Bayonetta (SSB4)Bayonetta (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. 4 OrionRank 2018: 8th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2024.2: 15th
USA Luck Diddy Kong (PM) Project M PMRank 2018: 32nd
USA Megafox Fox (SSB4)Fox (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. 4 PGR v1: 44th
USA MuteAce Peach (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2024.1: 17th Moved to Texas from Florida in 2021.
USA NaCl Kirby (SSB) Super Smash Bros. 2018 64 League Rankings: 26th
USA Niko Cloud (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate UltRank 2022: 56th
USA Palpa Jigglypuff (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2022: 77th
USA Salt Captain Falcon (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2023: 14th
USA SDJ Jigglypuff (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2024: 16th
USA SFOP Fox (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2022: 26th
USA SHADIC Corrin (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2024.1: 7th
USA Skeleton Kazuya (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2024.2: 60th
USA SKG Pikachu (SSB)Kirby (SSB) Super Smash Bros. 2018 64 League Rankings: 30th
USA Skinny the Pooh Mario (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2023: 118th
USA Snowy Jigglypuff (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2019: 100th
USA tacos Yoshi (SSB)Pikachu (SSB) Super Smash Bros. 2019-2020 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 6th
USA Teaser Samus (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank 2022: 134th Attends university in Georgia; originally from Texas
USA Trela Lucario (SSBB)Ryu (SSB4)Banjo (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 27th
Super Smash Bros. 4 OrionRank 2016: 20th
USA Ultimate Razer Snake (SSBB)Snake (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 31st
USA Uncle mojo Fox (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2018: 80th Currently banned.
USA Weedwack Yoshi (SSB)Pikachu (SSB) Super Smash Bros. 2019-2020 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 39th
USA Wizzrobe Yoshi (SSB) Super Smash Bros. 2023 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 7th
Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2023: 9th		 Resided in Texas in 2022 and the first half of 2023 before moving back to Florida.
USA Wobbles Ice Climbers (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2016: 30th Competed in Texas from 2014-2016.
USA Xerzal Min Min (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2024.2: HM (101-150)
USA yonni Steve (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank 2022: 69th
USA Zero Captain Falcon (SSB)Pikachu (SSB) Super Smash Bros. 2018 64 League Rankings: 7th

Nationally ranked players[edit]

Tag Character(s) Best placement Notes

Other notable players[edit]

Tag Character(s) Notes
USA Sethlon Roy (PM) Known as one of the best Roy mains and one of the best players in the United States.

Tournaments[edit]

See also: Category:Texas tournaments

Notable tournament series[edit]

Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.

Tournament Games Type Status
Austin's Really Feeling It Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Monthly
DreamHack Austin Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U Annual Discontinued
DreamHack Dallas Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Annual Ongoing
Forte Super Smash Bros. MeleeProject M Annual Discontinued
Hitstun Super Smash Bros. Unscheduled Discontinued
HOBO Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl Weekly Discontinued
Low Tier City/Low Tide City Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. UltimateProject MProject+ Annual Discontinued
No Fun Allowed Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. UltimateProject M Annual Discontinued
Rise 'N Grind Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Annual On hiatus
Shockwave Super Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Weekly Ongoing
Super Smash Fight Club Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Unscheduled Discontinued
TGC Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. UltimateProject M Bimonthly Discontinued
WHOBO Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl Annual Discontinued

Notable tournaments[edit]

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

Tournament Date Entrants Supermajor Major Superregional Other
MOAST 3 January 15th-16th, 2005 128+ — Super Smash Bros. Melee — —
MLG Dallas 2006 May 19th-20th, 2006 144+ Super Smash Bros. Melee — — —
WHOBO 1 April 10th-12th, 2009 140+ — Super Smash Bros. Brawl — —
WHOBO 2 April 2nd-4th, 2010 100+ — Super Smash Bros. Brawl — —
MLG Dallas 2010 November 5th-7th, 2010 182 Super Smash Bros. Brawl — — —
WHOBO 3 March 18th-20th, 2011 139+ — Super Smash Bros. Brawl — Super Smash Bros. Melee
WHOBO 4 August 4th-5th, 2012 96+ — — Super Smash Bros. Brawl —
WHOBO 5 October 19th-20th, 2013 76+ — — Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeProject M
Low Tier City 2 August 16th-17th, 2014 121+ — — Project M —
Forte 2 December 20th-21st, 2014 227+ — — Super Smash Bros. MeleeProject M —
Aftershock March 28th-29th, 2015 161+ — — Project M Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
Low Tier City 3 August 1st-2nd, 2015 436 — Project M Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U —
Hitstun 3 December 12th, 2015 ~50 — Super Smash Bros. — —
PAX Arena January 29th-31st, 2016 ~600 — Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. for Wii U —
TGC 6 February 6th, 2016 400+ — — Super Smash Bros. for Wii U —
Battle of the Five Gods March 17th-19th, 2016 20th Super Smash Bros. Melee — — —
DreamHack Austin 2016 May 6th-8th, 2016 398 — Super Smash Bros. Melee — —
Low Tier City 4 June 8th-9th, 2016 436 — Project M Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U —
Clutch City Clash August 6th-7th, 2016 618 — — Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii UProject M —
DreamHack Austin 2017 April 28th-30th, 2017 1,030 — Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U — —
Low Tier City 5 August 5th-6th, 2017 436 — Super Smash Bros.Project M Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Melee
Clutch City Clash 2 October 28th-29th, 2017 430 — — Super Smash Bros. for Wii UProject M Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. Melee
Hitstun 5 December 9th-10th, 2017 53 — Super Smash Bros. — —
PAX Arena at PAX South 2018 January 12th-14th, 2018 16 — Super Smash Bros. for Wii U — —
No Fun Allowed 2 February 24th, 2018 474 — — Project M Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
DreamHack Austin 2018 June 1st-3rd, 2018 613 — — Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U —
OpTic Arena June 8th-10th, 2018 94 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
Low Tier City 6 July 27th-29th, 2018 738 — Super Smash Bros. MeleeProject M Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. for Wii U —
Super Smash Fight Club 5 November 10th, 2018 146 — — Super Smash Bros. for Wii U —
DreamHack Dallas 2019 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 597 — — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Melee
Low Tier City 7 July 12th-14th, 2019 1,027 — Super Smash Bros. UltimateProject M Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros.
Standoff 2019 August 30th-September 1st, 2019 257 — — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate —
Smashtoberfest October 26th, 2019 76 — — Super Smash Bros. —
Shipwrecked October 2nd, 2021 90 — Project+ — —
Low Tide City 2021 October 1st-3rd, 2021 1,406 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros.
Low Tide City 2022 April 29th-May 1st, 2022 693 — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros.
Rise 'N Grind August 19th-21st, 2022 483 — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — —
Smashtoberfest 2022 September 16th-17th, 2022 64 — — Super Smash Bros. —
Lost Tech City 2022 September 30th-October 2nd, 2022 610 — Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros.
The Off-Season October 15th-16th, 2022 113 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
Low Tide City 2023 May 13th-14th, 2023 705 — — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Melee
The Off-Season 2 September 23rd-24th, 2023 299 — Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. Melee — —
SmashtoVerfest September 29th-30th, 2023 72 — — Super Smash Bros. —
Rise 'N Grind 2023 October 13th-15th, 2023 712 — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — Super Smash Bros. Melee
The Back Hit March 18th, 2023 104 — Project+ — —
King of Bombs 2024 February 3rd, 2024 196 — — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate —
SSBU Open at CECC May Madness 2024 May 4th-5th, 2024 217 — — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate —
Low Tide City 2024 May 11th-12th, 2024 679 — — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Melee
Comicpalooza Fight Club 2024 May 25th, 2024 121 — — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate —

Largest singles events[edit]

Rank Tournament Date Game Attendance Winner Character(s)
1 Low Tide City 2021 October 1st-3rd, 2021 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1,101 Mexico MkLeo Byleth (SSBU)Joker (SSBU)
2 Low Tide City 2022 April 29th-May 1st, 2022 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 561 Mexico Sparg0 Cloud (SSBU)PyraMythra (SSBU)
3 Low Tide City 2023 May 13th-14th, 2023 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 536 USA MuteAce Peach (SSBU)
4 Low Tide City 2024 May 11th-12th, 2024 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 495 USA Dabuz Rosalina (SSBU)Olimar (SSBU)Min Min (SSBU)
5 DreamHack Dallas 2019 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 491 USA MuteAce Peach (SSBU)
6 Rise 'N Grind August 19th-21st, 2022 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 466 Mexico MkLeo PyraMythra (SSBU)
7 Rise 'N Grind 2023 October 13th-15th, 2023 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 443 Japan Miya Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU)
8 DreamHack Austin 2017 April 28th-30th, 2017 Super Smash Bros. Melee 438 USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM)
9 Lost Tech City 2022 September 30th-October 2nd, 2022 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 418 USA Marss Zero Suit Samus (SSBU)
10 TGC 6 February 6th, 2016 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 400 — —

See also[edit]

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