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'''smash.gg''' is a website that provides tournament organizing tools for event organizers within | '''start.gg''', formerly known as '''smash.gg''', is a website that provides tournament organizing tools for event organizers within the esports community. The website was launched in 2015 and features the ability to host registration, form a bracket, and create rankings amongst other things. While the website initially only supported games within the ''Super Smash Bros. series'', it has since then expanded to a plethora of other games with competitive scenes, eventually leading to its rebranding to "start.gg" on May 16th, 2022 to represent this expansion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.start.gg/rebrand-announcement-and-faq-cc332188cc6d|title=Smash.gg rebrand}}</ref> As of 2020, it has seemingly become the most widely used software for organizing tournaments, surpassing earlier alternatives such as [[Challonge]]. | ||
The website was acquired by [[ | The website was acquired by [[Microsoft]] on December 2nd, 2020 following a continued history of collaboration between the two.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/smashgg/status/1334211079451205632|title=smash.gg announces their acquisition by Microsoft}}</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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Smashgg.png|Logo from 2015-2022. | |||
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==References== | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https:// | *[https://www.start.gg Website] | ||
*[http://www.twitter.com/smashgg Twitter] | *[http://www.twitter.com/smashgg Twitter] | ||
*[http://www.discord.gg/smashgg Discord server] | *[http://www.discord.gg/smashgg Discord server] | ||
[[Category:Websites]] | [[Category:Websites]] | ||
[[Category:Microsoft]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:29, August 26, 2022
start.gg, formerly known as smash.gg, is a website that provides tournament organizing tools for event organizers within the esports community. The website was launched in 2015 and features the ability to host registration, form a bracket, and create rankings amongst other things. While the website initially only supported games within the Super Smash Bros. series, it has since then expanded to a plethora of other games with competitive scenes, eventually leading to its rebranding to "start.gg" on May 16th, 2022 to represent this expansion.[1] As of 2020, it has seemingly become the most widely used software for organizing tournaments, surpassing earlier alternatives such as Challonge.
The website was acquired by Microsoft on December 2nd, 2020 following a continued history of collaboration between the two.[2]
Gallery[edit]
Logo from 2015-2022.
