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'''Northern California''', commonly abbreviated as '''NorCal''', is a ''Smash'' region located in the United States. It covers the northern half of the state  
'''Northern California''', commonly abbreviated as '''NorCal''', is a ''Smash'' region located in the United States. It covers the northern half of the state of California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country. While most regions are divided by state, California is split into northern and [[Southern California|southern portions]], as the state's large size has resulted in the development of two largely independent centers of ''Smash'' activity.
of California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country. While most regions are divided by state, California is split into northern and [[SoCal|southern portions]], as the state's large size has resulted in the development of two largely independent centers of ''Smash'' activity.


With a huge concentration of young people and college students, NorCal has been one of the most active ''Smash'' regions in the U.S. since the series' competitive beginnings. {{Sm|Matt Deezie}}'s [[Tournament Go]] series, considered the first major ''Smash'' tournaments, were held here, and thus the region can be considered the birthplace of competitive ''Smash''. NorCal is at present most famous for the {{b|GENESIS|tournament series}} tournaments, considered the premiere grassroots ''Smash'' supermajor today and one of the most iconic and prestigious tournament series in history. Its ''Melee'' scene is dominated by the "NorCal trio", consisting of three of the best players in the United States: {{Sm|PewPewU}}, {{Sm|SFAT}}, and {{Sm|Shroomed}}.
With a huge concentration of university-age students, NorCal has been one of the most active ''Smash'' regions in the United States since the series' competitive beginnings. {{Sm|Matt Deezie}}'s {{Trn|Tournament Go|series}} series, considered the first major ''Smash'' tournaments, were held here, and thus the region can be considered the birthplace of competitive ''Smash''. NorCal is at present best known for the {{Trn|GENESIS|series}} tournaments, considered one of the most iconic and prestigious tournament series in ''Smash'' history. Outside of GENESIS, however, the region's activity has historically been smaller compared to many of the United States' other large regions, including its neighbor SoCal. The rise of events held at the Guildhouse venue has somewhat alleviated that, as the venue holds one of the largest pre-major events in the community for the GENESIS series, as well as the major invitational series {{Trn|The Throne}}.
 
==''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
===Notable players===
====Nationally ranked players====
''See also: [[NorCal Power Rankings]] and [[:Category:Northern California smashers]]''
 
These NorCal players are ranked on the [[2019 MPGR]].


==Smashers==
:''See also: [[:Category:Northern California 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
!Tag!!Character(s)!!Best placement!!Notes
!Name
|-
!Characters
|{{Sm|AV|USA}}||{{PMHead|Lucas|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Kirby|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|P+}} [[PMRank 2022]]: 27th||
!Notes
|-
|{{Sm|Azel|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 50th||
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|{{Sm|Azusa|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2016]]: 57th||
|-
|{{Sm|Bizzarro Flame|USA}}||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 94th||
|-
|{{Sm|Bob$|USA}}||{{Head|Dr. Mario|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 90th||
|-
|{{Sm|Bobby Scar|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 62nd||
|-
|{{Sm|Cactuar|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2015]]: 37th||
|-
|{{Sm|Darkatma|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 46th||
|-
|-
|22||{{Sm|Spark|p=Melee}}||{{head|Sheik|cl=Red|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|{{Sm|Darrell|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 61st||
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|24||{{Sm|PewPewU}}||{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{head|Fox|cl=Red|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||Considered one of the best Marth mains in the United States; also known for teaming with {{Sm|SFAT}}, forming [[PewFat|one of the most dominant doubles teams in the world]].
|{{Sm|Hipstur|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}} [[2018 64 League Rankings]]: 62nd||Moved to NorCal from [[Nevada]] in 2016.
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|30||{{Sm|Shroomed}}||{{head|Sheik|cl=White|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{head|Marth|cl=Red|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||Known as the best {{SSBM|Dr. Mario}} in the world before switching to {{SSBM|Sheik}} in 2014.
|{{Sm|HomeMadeWaffles|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|c2=Dr. Mario|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 55th||One of the most notable commentators in ''Melee''.
|-
|-
|57||{{Sm|Kalamazhu}}||{{head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||Originally from Michigan, but currently lives in San Francisco.
|{{Sm|Hyprid|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 95th||
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|58||{{Sm|Nickemwit}}||{{head|Captain Falcon|cl=Blue|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|{{Sm|Isai|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSB|s=20px}}{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}} [[2023 Smash 64 Power Rankings]]: 1st<br>{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[RetroSSBMRank 2005]]: 3rd||
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|81||{{Sm|Nintendude}}||{{head|Ice Climbers|cl=Red|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||Originally from [[Tristate Area|New York]], but currently lives in NorCal.
|{{Sm|Ish|USA}}||{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[2024 SSBBRank]]: 17th||
|-
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|87||{{Sm|Umarth}}||{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|{{Sm|Ito|USA}}||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[OrionRank 2016]]: 31st||
|-
|-
|92||{{Sm|Rocky|p=California}}||{{head|Falco|cl=Green|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|{{Sm|Ivayne|USA}}||{{PMHead|Falco|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Wolf|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|P+}} [[PMRank 2022]]: 13th||
|}
|-
 
|{{Sm|Justin Junio|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[RetroSSBMRank 2001-2003]]: 6th||
===Major tournaments hosted===
|-
''See also: [[:Category:Northern California tournaments]]''
|{{Sm|Kalamazhu|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2018]]: 37th||Originally from Michigan, and moved to NorCal in 2015.
 
|-
A list of significant regional and national ''Melee'' events hosted in NorCal; nationals are highlighted in bold.
|{{Sm|Kurama|USA}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[UltRank 2022]]: 11th||The best Mario player in the world.
 
|-
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|{{Sm|L|p=NorCal|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2017]]: 94th||
!Name
|-
!Entrants
|{{Sm|Laudandus|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2016]]: 33rd||
!Date
|-
!Notes
|{{Sm|Legit|USA}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[OrionRank 2018]]: 91st||
|-
|{{Sm|Lord|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 29th||
|-
|-
|'''[[Tournament Go 1]]'''||||April 6th, 2002||The first tournament in the historic [[Tournament Go]] series; considered the very first ''Melee'' major and one of the first organized ''Smash'' tournaments.
|{{Sm|Lui$|USA}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[OrionRank 2018]]: 75th<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]: 17th||
|-
|-
|'''[[Tournament Go 2]]'''||||June 15th, 2002||
|{{Sm|Nickemwit|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2019]]: 58th||
|-
|-
|'''[[Tournament Go 3]]'''||~20||August 24th, 2002||
|{{Sm|Nintendude|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2016]]: 17th||Originally from [[Tristate|New York]] and moved to NorCal in 2015.
|-
|-
|'''[[Tournament Go 4]]'''||~90||January 19th, 2003||Marked the first appearance of {{Sm|Ken}} at major NorCal tournament, despite Ken being from SoCal.
|{{Sm|PewPewU|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 12th||
|-
|-
|'''[[Tournament Go 5]]'''||~90-110||August 2nd-3rd, 2003||One of the first two-day ''Smash'' tournaments; Maryland/Virginia player {{Sm|Azen}} notably flew to the West Coast for the event, marking one of the first cross-country travels for a ''Smash'' tournament.
|{{Sm|Pikmon|USA}}||{{PMHead|Mr. Game & Watch|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2019]]: 8th||
|-
|-
|'''[[Tournament Go 6]]'''||112||August 21st-22nd, 2004||The last tournament in the Tournament Go series; notably featured international competition, with {{Sm|Captain Jack}} and {{Sm|Takuto}} travelling to the U.S. from Japan for the event.
|{{Sm|Pink Shinobi|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[RetroSSBMRank 2009]]: HM||
|-
|-
|'''[[MLG San Francisco 2004]]'''||50||September 11th-12th, 2004||
|{{Sm|PotatoesAreYum|USA}}||{{PMHead|Ganondorf|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Knuckles|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|P+}} [[PMRank 2022]]: 47th||
|-
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|'''[[MLG San Francisco 2005]]'''||100+||February 26th-27th, 2005||
|{{Sm|Ralph|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 55th||
|-
|-
|[[NorCal Tournament 2]]||129||October 28th, 2006||
|{{Sm|Rocky|p=California|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2018]]: 51st||
|-
|-
|'''[[GENESIS]]'''||290||July 10th-12th, 2009||Considered the first-ever "supermajor," drawing huge international attendance for both ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''; at the time, the largest ''Melee'' tournament ever. {{Sm|Mango}}'s grand finals victory over {{Sm|Armada}} has helped shape one of the most famous rivalries and storylines in ''Smash''.
|{{Sm|S2J|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 16th||Originally from SoCal, and moved to NorCal in 2023.
|-
|-
|[[R3]]||70||December 19th-20th, 2009||
|{{Sm|Sabre|USA}}||{{PMHead|Ivysaur|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|P+}} [[PMRank 2022]]: 34th||
|-
|-
|[[Good Shit German]]||84||July 24th-25th, 2010||
|{{Sm|SFAT|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2016]]: 7th||
|-
|-
|[[Don't Go Down There Jeff]]||108||December 18th-19th, 2010||
|{{Sm|Shaky|USA}}||{{Head|Ness|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v1]]: 16th||Originally from [[Florida]], and moved to NorCal by ''Smash 4'.
|-
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|'''[[GENESIS 2]]'''||228||July 15th-17th, 2011||A ''Smash'' supermajor; {{Sm|Armada}} defeated {{Sm|Mango}} in grand finals, a reversal of the previous GENESIS.
|{{Sm|Sho|USA}}||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[OrionRank 2017]]: 71st||Moved to [[Tristate Area|New York]] and began competing from there in 2023.
|-
|-
|[[Rule 6: NorCal Regional]]||92||July 29th, 2012||
|{{Sm|Shroomed|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Dr. Mario|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 7th||
|-
|-
|[[NorCal Regionals 2013]]||73||April 26th-28th, 2013||
|{{Sm|SilentSpectre|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 47th||
|-
|-
|[[The Next Episode]]||147||March 22nd-23rd, 2014||
|{{Sm|SipMastah|USA}}||{{PMHead|Meta Knight|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Sonic|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Lucario|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|P+}} [[PMRank 2023]]: 8th||
|-
|-
|[[NorCal Regionals 2014]]||52||April 18th-20th, 2014||
|{{Sm|Sky Williams|USA}}||{{Head|Wario|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 83rd||Also known for being a controversial content creator, commentator, and tournament organizer.
|-
|-
|[[NorCal Regionals 2015]]||77||April 3rd-5th, 2015||
|{{Sm|Spark|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Sheik|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2019]]: 22nd||Moved to Arizona in 2022 and was last ranked as a NorCal player in 2019.
|-
|-
|'''[[I'm Not Yelling!]]'''||316||April 11th-12th, 2015||
|{{Sm|Strong Bad|USA}}||{{PMHead|Wario|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} PMRank 2017 [[PMRank 2016]]: 33rd||
|-
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|'''[[HTC Throwdown]]'''||386||September 19th-20th, 2015||
|{{Sm|Sultan of Samitude|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[RetroSSBMRank 2001-2003]]: 5th||
|-
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|'''[[GENESIS 3]]'''||1,828||January 15th-17th, 2016||The largest grassroots ''Smash'' tournament and the third-largest ''Melee'' tournament of all time; replaced [[Apex]] as the premiere ''Smash'' series international tournament. Originally scheduled for 2013, but postponed due to conflicting interest with [[EVO 2013]].
|{{Sm|Tafokints|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 61st||Notable commentator.
|-
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|[[NorCal Regionals 2016]]||38||March 25th-27th, 2016||
|{{Sm|The Doctor|USA}}||{{PMHead|Mario|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|P+}} [[PMRank 2022]]: 1st||
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|[[SSS: Blood For Blood]]||443||October 15th, 2016||
|{{Sm|The King|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[RetroSSBMRank 2006]]: HM||
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|'''[[GENESIS 4]]'''||1,704||January 20th-22nd, 2017||
|{{Sm|ThundeRzReiGN|USA}}||{{PMHead|Donkey Kong|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Captain Falcon|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Ganondorf|s=20px}}||PMRank 2017 [[PMRank 2017]]: 1st||
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|[[The Holiday Bash Smash Invitational]]||14||December 15th-17th, 2017
|{{Sm|Toph|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 91st||
|-
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|'''[[GENESIS 5]]'''||1,365||January 19th-21st, 2018||
|{{Sm|Trevonte|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 95th||
|-
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|[[Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition]]||182||April 7th, 2018||
|{{Sm|Umarth|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2019]]: 87th||
|-
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|{{Trn|Wombo Combo: 10 Year Anniversary}}||202||December 8th, 2018
|{{Sm|varun|USA}}||{{Head|Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]: 84th||
|-
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|{{Trn|Pre-Genesix}}||169||January 31st, 2019||
|{{Sm|Xzax|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[OrionRank 2016]]: 75th||Moved to NorCal from SoCal in mid-2016. Currently banned.
|-
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|'''[[GENESIS 6]]'''||1,113||February 1st-3rd, 2019||
|{{Sm|Zex|USA}}||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 67th||
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|'''[[GENESIS 7]]'''||1,110||January 24th-26th, 2020||
|{{Sm|Zhu|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[RetroSSBMRank 2011]]: 7th||
|}
|}


==''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
===Nationally ranked players===
===Notable Players===
Notable Player in the Northern California region, as of 2021, includes Lui$, Kurama (formally known as Prodigy), Versed Ace, Varun, Legit, Sho, Klaatu, PureSalt, Scion, Infamous, Mind, Vermillion, the Gonza brothers, Moonboyjosh, and many more.
====Nationally Ranked Players====
 
These players are ranked on the [[Fall 2019 PGRU]].
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!PG Ranking
!Tag!!Character(s)!!Best placement!!Notes
!Name
!Characters
!Notes
|-
|-
|39||{{Sm|Lui$}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}}{{Head|Dr. Mario|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Black}}||One of the best Fox players in the world and formerly the best Dr. Mario in the world. Notably placed 7th at [[Super Smash Con 2019]].  
|{{Sm|King Koopa|USA}}||{{Head|Bowser|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank North America Top 200]]: 154th||
|-
|{{Sm|Klaatu|USA}}||{{Head|Olimar|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank North America Top 200]]: 125th||
|-
|{{Sm|Legit|USA}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank North America Top 200]]: 172nd||
|-
|{{Sm|Mudomo|USA}}||{{Head|Pichu|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank North America Top 200]]: 183rd||
|-
|{{Sm|Willow|USA}}||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank 2022/North America|OrionRank 2022 North America]]: 178th||Moved to SoCal in 2022.
|}
|}


====Other notable players====
===Other notable players===
*
{|class="wikitable"
*{{Sm|varun}}{{Head|Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}}: One of the best Wii Fit Trainer players in the world.
!Tag!!Character(s)!!Notes
*{{Sm|Legit}}{{head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBU|s=20px}}: One of the best Diddy Kong players in the world.
|-
|{{Sm|Boback|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||One of the TOs for {{Trn|GENESIS|series}}.
|-
|{{Sm|Dr. Z|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||One of the TOs for {{Trn|GENESIS|series}}.
|-
|{{Sm|Germ|USA}}||{{Head|Link|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||One of the best Link players in the world.
|-
|{{Sm|Tang|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||One of the members who participated in the [[Wombo Combo]].
|}


==''[[Project M]]''==
==Tournaments==
===Notable Players===
:''See also: [[:Category:Northern California tournaments]]''
====Nationally Ranked Players====


These players are ranked on the [[PMRank 2017]].
===Notable tournament series===
Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.  
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Tournament!!Games!!Type!!Status
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS|series}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Annual||Ongoing
|-
|{{Trn|Guildhouse}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Weekly/Monthly||Ongoing
|-
|{{Trn|NorCal Regionals|series}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||Annual||
|-
|{{Trn|The Throne}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Annual||Ongoing
|-
|{{Trn|Tournament Go|series}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||Unscheduled||Discontinued
|-
|{{Trn|Who's Your Pappy}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Unscheduled||
|}


===Notable tournaments===
Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!PMRank
!Tournament!!Date!!Entrants!!Supermajor!!Major!!Superregional!!Other
!Name
|-
!Characters
|{{Trn|Tournament Go 4}}||January 19th, 2003|||~90||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
!Notes
|-
|{{Trn|Tournament Go 5}}||August 2nd-3rd, 2003||~90-110||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Tournament Go 6}}||August 21st-22nd, 2004||112||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|MLG San Francisco 2004}}||September 11th-12th, 2004||50||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|MLG San Francisco 2005}}||February 26th-27th, 2005||100+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|NorCal Tournament 2}}||October 28th, 2006||129||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|AxisGaming}}||August 30th, 2008||303+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|West Coast Smash League}}||December 20th-21st, 2008||180+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS}}||July 10th-12th, 2009||290||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Good Shit German}}||July 24th-25th, 2010||84+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}
|-
|{{Trn|Don't Go Down There Jeff}}||December 18th-19th, 2010||108||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 2}}||July 15th-17th, 2011||300+||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|PM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Rule 6: NorCal Regional}}||July 29th, 2012||92||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|NorCal Regionals 2013}}||April 26th-28th, 2013||73||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Next Episode}}||March 22nd-23rd, 2014||147||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|NorCal Regionals 2014}}||April 18th-20th, 2014||52+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Do You Fox Wit It?}}||November 15th-16th, 2014||211+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4-3DS}}
|-
|{{Trn|NorCal Regionals 2015}}||April 3rd-5th, 2015||200+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|PM}}
|-
|{{Trn|I'm Not Yelling!}}||April 11th-12th, 2015||372||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|HTC Throwdown}}||September 19th, 2015||514||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Oaklands Very Own}}||January 2nd, 2016||100||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|FinalBOSS}}||January 9th-10th, 2016||174||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 3}}||January 15th-17th, 2016||3,592||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SSS: Blood For Blood}}||October 15th, 2016||502||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Norcal Validated}}||January 14th, 2017||183||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Cashed Out}}||January 21st, 2017||28||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 4}}||January 20th-22nd, 2017||3,575||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS: RED}}||July 9th, 2017||279||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Who's Your Pappy 10}}||October 22nd, 2017||191||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Fair and Balanced}}||November 18th, 2017||98||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 5}}||January 19th-21st, 2018||2,031||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition}}||April 7th, 2018||343||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Sundays 64 - The Return}}||April 29th, 2018||149||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Wombo Combo: 10 Year Anniversary}}||December 8th, 2018||220||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Neon Genesix Evangelion}}||February 1st, 2019||32||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||2,775||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 7}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||2,639||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 8}}||April 15th-17th, 2022||3,464||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 9}}||January 20th-22nd, 2023||2,407||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}
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|{{Trn|GENESIS: BLACK at Guildhouse}}||December 2nd-3rd, 2023||316||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
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|{{Trn|Watch The Throne}}||December 8th-10th, 2023||16||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|GENESIS X}}||February 16th-18th, 2024||3,021||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}
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|{{Trn|The Throne II}}||November 8th-10th, 2024||16||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
===Largest singles events===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank!!Tournament!!Date!!Game!!Attendance!!Winner!!Character(s)
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|'''1'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||2,105||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||{{Head|Ike|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Lucina|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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|'''2'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 8}}||April 15th-17th, 2022||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||1,959||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||{{Head|Byleth|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Corrin|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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|'''3'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 3}}||January 15th-17th, 2016||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||1,828||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|'''4'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 4}}||January 20th-22nd, 2017||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||1,704||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|'''5'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 7}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||1,699||{{Sm|Marss|USA}}||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
|-
|-
|1||{{Sm|ThundeRzReiGN}}||{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBB|s=20px|l=Donkey Kong (PM)}}{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBB|s=20px|l=Captain Falcon (PM)}}{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBB|s=20px|l=Ganondorf (PM)}}||The best player in the world, having multiple national wins.
|'''6'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 8}}||April 15th-17th, 2022||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||1,552||{{Sm|Zain|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
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|17||{{Sm|Boringman}}||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px|l=Meta Knight (PM)}}{{Head|Mario|g=SSBB|s=20px|l=Mario (PM)}}{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBB|s=20px|l=Sonic (PM)}}{{Head|Mewtwo|g=PM|s=20px}}||Is Power Ranked in both NorCal and SoCal.
|'''7'''||{{Trn|GENESIS X}}||February 16th-18th, 2024||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||1,544||{{Sm|Cody Schwab|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|23||{{Sm|The Doctor}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBB|s=20px|l=Mario (PM)}}||
|'''8'''||{{Trn|GENESIS X}}||February 16th-18th, 2024||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||1,506||{{Sm|Zomba|USA}}||{{Head|ROB|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
|-
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|26||{{Sm|Pikmon}}||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBB|s=20px|l=Mr. Game & Watch (PM)}}||Formerly lived in Washington, but now lives in NorCal.
|'''9'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 5}}||January 19th-21st, 2018||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||1,365||{{Sm|Plup|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
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|44||{{Sm|Strong Bad}}||{{Head|Wario|g=SSBB|s=20px|l=Wario (PM)}}||Formerly lived in the DFW region, but moved to NorCal for Wavedash Games.
|'''10'''||{{Trn|GENESIS 9}}||January 20th-22nd, 2023||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||1,253||{{Sm|Jmook|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|}
|}


====Other Notable Players====
==See also==
*{{Sm|Ivayne}}{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBB|s=20px|l=Wolf (PM)}}:Said to be "The most underrated player in Project M" by {{Sm|Sosa}}.
*[[NorCal Power Rankings]]
*{{Sm|Sugydye}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBB|s=20px|l=Mr. Game & Watch (PM)}}
*{{Sm|Spark|p=Melee}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBB|s=20px|l=Sheik (PM)}}-Skilled ''Melee'' Sheik player who is proficient in Project M as well.


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

Latest revision as of 23:44, February 8, 2025

Northern California, commonly abbreviated as NorCal, is a Smash region located in the United States. It covers the northern half of the state of California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country. While most regions are divided by state, California is split into northern and southern portions, as the state's large size has resulted in the development of two largely independent centers of Smash activity.

With a huge concentration of university-age students, NorCal has been one of the most active Smash regions in the United States since the series' competitive beginnings. Matt Deezie's Tournament Go series, considered the first major Smash tournaments, were held here, and thus the region can be considered the birthplace of competitive Smash. NorCal is at present best known for the GENESIS tournaments, considered one of the most iconic and prestigious tournament series in Smash history. Outside of GENESIS, however, the region's activity has historically been smaller compared to many of the United States' other large regions, including its neighbor SoCal. The rise of events held at the Guildhouse venue has somewhat alleviated that, as the venue holds one of the largest pre-major events in the community for the GENESIS series, as well as the major invitational series The Throne.

Smashers[edit]

See also: Category:Northern California 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 AV Lucas (PM)Kirby (PM) Project+ PMRank 2022: 27th
USA Azel Fox (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2022: 50th
USA Azusa Peach (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2016: 57th
USA Bizzarro Flame Ganondorf (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2014: 94th
USA Bob$ Dr. Mario (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2013: 90th
USA Bobby Scar Captain Falcon (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2013: 62nd
USA Cactuar Marth (SSBM)Fox (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2015: 37th
USA Darkatma Sheik (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2013: 46th
USA Darrell Samus (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2014: 61st
USA Hipstur Fox (SSB) Super Smash Bros. 2018 64 League Rankings: 62nd Moved to NorCal from Nevada in 2016.
USA HomeMadeWaffles Falco (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2013: 55th One of the most notable commentators in Melee.
USA Hyprid Marth (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2014: 95th
USA Isai Pikachu (SSB)Fox (SSB)Captain Falcon (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. 2023 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 1st
Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2005: 3rd
USA Ish Wolf (SSBB)Wolf (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2024 SSBBRank: 17th
USA Ito Meta Knight (SSB4) Super Smash Bros. 4 OrionRank 2016: 31st
USA Ivayne Falco (PM)Wolf (PM) Project+ PMRank 2022: 13th
USA Justin Junio Falco (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2001-2003: 6th
USA Kalamazhu Peach (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2018: 37th Originally from Michigan, and moved to NorCal in 2015.
USA Kurama Mario (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate UltRank 2022: 11th The best Mario player in the world.
USA L Fox (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2017: 94th
USA Laudandus Sheik (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2016: 33rd
USA Legit Diddy Kong (SSB4)Diddy Kong (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. 4 OrionRank 2018: 91st
USA Lord Captain Falcon (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2013: 29th
USA Lui$ Mario (SSB4)Palutena (SSBU)Fox (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. 4 OrionRank 2018: 75th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 17th
USA Nickemwit Captain Falcon (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2019: 58th
USA Nintendude Ice Climbers (SSBM)Marth (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2016: 17th Originally from New York and moved to NorCal in 2015.
USA PewPewU Marth (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2013: 12th
USA Pikmon Mr. Game & Watch (PM) Project M PMRank 2019: 8th
USA Pink Shinobi Peach (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2009: HM
USA PotatoesAreYum Ganondorf (PM)Knuckles (P+) Project+ PMRank 2022: 47th
USA Ralph Pikachu (SSBM)Fox (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2022: 55th
USA Rocky Falco (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2018: 51st
USA S2J Captain Falcon (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2023: 16th Originally from SoCal, and moved to NorCal in 2023.
USA Sabre Ivysaur (PM) Project+ PMRank 2022: 34th
USA SFAT Fox (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2016: 7th
USA Shaky Ness (SSB4) Super Smash Bros. 4 PGR v1: 16th Originally from Florida, and moved to NorCal by Smash 4'.
USA Sho Meta Knight (SSB4) Super Smash Bros. 4 OrionRank 2017: 71st Moved to New York and began competing from there in 2023.
USA Shroomed Sheik (SSBM)Marth (SSBM)Dr. Mario (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2013: 7th
USA SilentSpectre Captain Falcon (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2014: 47th
USA SipMastah Meta Knight (PM)Sonic (PM)Lucario (PM) Project+ PMRank 2023: 8th
USA Sky Williams Wario (SSBB)Yoshi (SSB4) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 83rd Also known for being a controversial content creator, commentator, and tournament organizer.
USA Spark Sheik (SSBM)Sheik (PM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2019: 22nd Moved to Arizona in 2022 and was last ranked as a NorCal player in 2019.
USA Strong Bad Wario (PM) Project M PMRank 2017 PMRank 2016: 33rd
USA Sultan of Samitude Falco (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2001-2003: 5th
USA Tafokints Sheik (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2013: 61st Notable commentator.
USA The Doctor Mario (PM) Project+ PMRank 2022: 1st
USA The King Jigglypuff (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2006: HM
USA ThundeRzReiGN Donkey Kong (PM)Captain Falcon (PM)Ganondorf (PM) PMRank 2017 PMRank 2017: 1st
USA Toph Fox (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2014: 91st
USA Trevonte Fox (SSBB)Sheik (SSB4)Palutena (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 95th
USA Umarth Marth (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2019: 87th
USA varun Wii Fit Trainer (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 84th
USA Xzax Fox (SSB4)Inkling (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. 4 OrionRank 2016: 75th Moved to NorCal from SoCal in mid-2016. Currently banned.
USA Zex Meta Knight (SSBB)Marth (SSBB)Sheik (SSB4) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 67th
USA Zhu Falco (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2011: 7th

Nationally ranked players[edit]

Tag Character(s) Best placement Notes
USA King Koopa Bowser (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank North America Top 200: 154th
USA Klaatu Olimar (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank North America Top 200: 125th
USA Legit Diddy Kong (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank North America Top 200: 172nd
USA Mudomo Pichu (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank North America Top 200: 183rd
USA Willow Luigi (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank 2022 North America: 178th Moved to SoCal in 2022.

Other notable players[edit]

Tag Character(s) Notes
USA Boback Ice Climbers (SSBM) One of the TOs for GENESIS.
USA Dr. Z Jigglypuff (SSBM) One of the TOs for GENESIS.
USA Germ Link (SSBM) One of the best Link players in the world.
USA Tang Fox (SSBM) One of the members who participated in the Wombo Combo.

Tournaments[edit]

See also: Category:Northern California tournaments

Notable tournament series[edit]

Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.

Tournament Games Type Status
GENESIS Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Annual Ongoing
Guildhouse Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Weekly/Monthly Ongoing
NorCal Regionals Super Smash Bros. Melee Annual
The Throne Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Annual Ongoing
Tournament Go Super Smash Bros. Melee Unscheduled Discontinued
Who's Your Pappy Super Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Unscheduled

Notable tournaments[edit]

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

Tournament Date Entrants Supermajor Major Superregional Other
Tournament Go 4 January 19th, 2003 ~90 — Super Smash Bros. Melee — —
Tournament Go 5 August 2nd-3rd, 2003 ~90-110 — Super Smash Bros. Melee — —
Tournament Go 6 August 21st-22nd, 2004 112 Super Smash Bros. Melee — — —
MLG San Francisco 2004 September 11th-12th, 2004 50 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
MLG San Francisco 2005 February 26th-27th, 2005 100+ — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
NorCal Tournament 2 October 28th, 2006 129 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
AxisGaming August 30th, 2008 303+ — Super Smash Bros. Brawl — —
West Coast Smash League December 20th-21st, 2008 180+ — — Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. Melee
GENESIS July 10th-12th, 2009 290 Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl — — —
Good Shit German July 24th-25th, 2010 84+ — — Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros.
Don't Go Down There Jeff December 18th-19th, 2010 108 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 300+ Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl — — Super Smash Bros.Project M
Rule 6: NorCal Regional July 29th, 2012 92 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
NorCal Regionals 2013 April 26th-28th, 2013 73 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
The Next Episode March 22nd-23rd, 2014 147 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
NorCal Regionals 2014 April 18th-20th, 2014 52+ — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
Do You Fox Wit It? November 15th-16th, 2014 211+ — — Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
NorCal Regionals 2015 April 3rd-5th, 2015 200+ — — Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. for Wii UProject M
I'm Not Yelling! April 11th-12th, 2015 372 — Super Smash Bros. Melee — —
HTC Throwdown September 19th, 2015 514 — Super Smash Bros. Melee — —
Oaklands Very Own January 2nd, 2016 100 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
FinalBOSS January 9th-10th, 2016 174 — Project M — —
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 3,592 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U — — —
SSS: Blood For Blood October 15th, 2016 502 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
Norcal Validated January 14th, 2017 183 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
Cashed Out January 21st, 2017 28 — — Project M —
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 3,575 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U — — —
GENESIS: RED July 9th, 2017 279 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
Who's Your Pappy 10 October 22nd, 2017 191 — — Super Smash Bros. for Wii U —
Fair and Balanced November 18th, 2017 98 — Project M — —
GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 2,031 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U — — —
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition April 7th, 2018 343 — — Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U —
Super Smash Sundays 64 - The Return April 29th, 2018 149 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
Wombo Combo: 10 Year Anniversary December 8th, 2018 220 — — Super Smash Bros. Melee —
Neon Genesix Evangelion February 1st, 2019 32 — — Project M —
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 2,775 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate — — —
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 2,639 Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate — — Super Smash Bros.
GENESIS 8 April 15th-17th, 2022 3,464 Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate — — Super Smash Bros.
GENESIS 9 January 20th-22nd, 2023 2,407 Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate — — Super Smash Bros.
GENESIS: BLACK at Guildhouse December 2nd-3rd, 2023 316 — — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Melee
Watch The Throne December 8th-10th, 2023 16 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — — —
GENESIS X February 16th-18th, 2024 3,021 Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate — Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros.
The Throne II November 8th-10th, 2024 16 — Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — —

Largest singles events[edit]

Rank Tournament Date Game Attendance Winner Character(s)
1 GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2,105 Mexico MkLeo Ike (SSBU)Lucina (SSBU)
2 GENESIS 8 April 15th-17th, 2022 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1,959 Mexico MkLeo Byleth (SSBU)Corrin (SSBU)
3 GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 Super Smash Bros. Melee 1,828 Sweden Armada Peach (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)
4 GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 Super Smash Bros. Melee 1,704 Sweden Armada Peach (SSBM)
5 GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1,699 USA Marss Zero Suit Samus (SSBU)
6 GENESIS 8 April 15th-17th, 2022 Super Smash Bros. Melee 1,552 USA Zain Marth (SSBM)
7 GENESIS X February 16th-18th, 2024 Super Smash Bros. Melee 1,544 USA Cody Schwab Fox (SSBM)
8 GENESIS X February 16th-18th, 2024 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1,506 USA Zomba ROB (SSBU)
9 GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 Super Smash Bros. Melee 1,365 USA Plup Sheik (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)
10 GENESIS 9 January 20th-22nd, 2023 Super Smash Bros. Melee 1,253 USA Jmook Sheik (SSBM)

See also[edit]

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