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[[File:Tristate_region.png|thumb|The Tristate Area according to the ''Smash'' community definition. Regions rarely considered part of Tristate are shaded lighter. New York City and Philadelphia are highlighted in yellow.]]
[[File:Tristate_region.png|thumb|The Tristate Area according to the ''Smash'' community definition. Regions rarely considered part of Tristate are shaded lighter. New York City and Philadelphia are highlighted in yellow.]]
The '''Tristate Area''' refers to a ''Smash'' region centered on southeastern New York, New Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania (more specifically, the New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan areas); the region borders and/or overlaps with parts of Upstate New York, the Connecticut portion of [[New England]], Pittsburgh/Northeast Ohio, and [[Maryland/Virginia]]. While conventionally the Tristate Area refers only to the {{s|wikipedia|New York metropolitan area}}, the competitive ''Super Smash Bros.'' community also includes in the term the {{s|wikipedia|Philadelphia metropolitan area}} and other parts of eastern Pennsylvania, while usually excluding western Connecticut.
The '''Tristate Area''' refers to a ''Smash'' region centered on southeastern New York, New Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania (more specifically, the New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan areas); the region borders and/or overlaps with parts of Upstate New York, the Connecticut portion of [[New England]], Pittsburgh/Northeast Ohio, and [[Maryland/Virginia]]. While conventionally the Tristate Area refers only to the {{s|wikipedia|New York metropolitan area}}, the competitive ''Super Smash Bros.'' community also includes in the term the {{s|wikipedia|Philadelphia metropolitan area}} and other parts of eastern Pennsylvania, while usually excluding western Connecticut.


Anchored by NYC and Philadelphia, two of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States, the densely populated Tristate Area has accordingly grown into one of the largest ''Smash'' regions in the country, particularly for ''[[Smash 4]]''. It was also home to the largest ''[[Brawl]]'' community in North America during the game's peak levels of activity. Dedicated TOs, such as {{Sm|Alex Strife}} and {{Sm|Keitaro}}, combined with easy access to the NYC area's major airports, have helped the Tristate Area develop into the ''Smash'' hub it has become today. With the prominence of the [[Apex]] series, the region was even considered the unofficial center of grassroots activity; however, with the decline of Apex and the rise of new supermajors in other parts of the United States, the Tristate Area has lost its status as the undisputed most important Smash region. However it still maintains a large and active tournament scene to this day thanks to {{Trn|Collision|series}} and {{Trn|Luminosity Makes Moves}}, both of which took Apex's place as Tristate's premier tournament series. It is considered to be one of the two strongest regions for ''[[Project M]]'' in the world (the other being [[Southern California]]), with 13 PMRanked players and multiple other unranked threats.
Anchored by NYC and Philadelphia, two of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States, the densely populated Tristate Area has accordingly grown into one of the largest ''Smash'' regions in the country, particularly for ''[[Smash 4]]''. It was also home to the largest ''[[Brawl]]'' community in North America during the game's peak levels of activity. Dedicated TOs, such as {{Sm|Alex Strife}} and {{Sm|Keitaro}}, combined with easy access to the NYC area's major airports, have helped the Tristate Area develop into the ''Smash'' hub it has become today. With the prominence of the {{Trn|Apex}} series, the region was even considered the unofficial center of grassroots activity; however, with the decline of Apex and the rise of new supermajors in other parts of the United States, the Tristate Area has lost its status as the undisputed most important Smash region. Nevertheless, the region remains one of the strongest regions in all of competitive play, featuring many of ''Smash''{{'}}s best players, including {{Sm|Cody Schwab}}, {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|Malachi}}, {{Sm|Nairo}}, and {{Sm|Tweek}}, and maintaining a large and active tournament scene thanks to the {{Trn|Collision|series}} and {{Trn|Luminosity Makes Moves}} series, both of which took Apex's place as Tristate's premier tournament series.


==''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
==Smashers==
===Notable players===
:''See also: [[:Category:New York smashers]], [[:Category:New Jersey smashers]], [[:Category:Pennsylvania smashers]]''
====Globally ranked players====
The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.
These Tristate players were ranked on the [[SSBMRank 2022]].
===Globally ranked players===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!SSBMRank!!Name!!Notes
!width="20%"|Tag!!width=10%|Character(s)!!width="20%"|Best placement!!Notes
|-
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|4||{{Sm|Cody Schwab|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}} (New York City)||The current best Fox player in the world.
|{{Sm|2saint|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2019]]: 35th||
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|9||{{Sm|SluG|c1=Ice Climbers|g=SSBM}} (Philadelphia)||The current best Ice Climbers player in the world.
|{{Sm|404Cray|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2024]]: 46th||
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|16||{{Sm|Aklo|c1=Fox|c2=Link|g=SSBM}} (Long Island)||The best Link player in the world.
|{{Sm|6WX|USA}} (Pennsylvania)||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v1]]: 20th||
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|33||{{Sm|TheSWOOPER|c1=Samus|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)||The current best Samus player in the world.
|{{Sm|ADHD|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2016-2017]]: 2nd||
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|37||{{Sm|Jflex|c1=Sheik|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)||
|{{Sm|Agent|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2024]]: 53rd||
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|40||{{Sm|Swift|p=Maryland|c1=Pikachu|g=SSBM}} (Long Island)||Currently resides in Maryland.
|{{Sm|Aidan|USA}} (New York)||{{PMHead|Marth|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2017]]: 19th||
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|41||{{Sm|2saint|c1=Jigglypuff|g=SSBM}} (New York City)||
|{{Sm|Aklo|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Link|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Link|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Fox|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2024]]: 8th||
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|43||{{Sm|Rishi|c1=Marth|g=SSBM}} (New York City)||
|{{Sm|ANTi|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Mario|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Lucario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2018-2019]]: 2nd<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[PGR v2]]: 9th<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank 2019]]: 93rd||
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|58||{{Sm|Bbatts|c1=Peach|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)||
|{{Sm|Arch|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Pit|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Palutena|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2020-2022]]: 15th||
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|60||{{Sm|Wally|c1=Peach|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)||
|{{Sm|Atomsk|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2016-2017]]: 13th<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]: 102nd||
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|66||{{Sm|Chem|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}} (Long Island/Philadelphia)||
|{{Sm|Bbatts|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 36th||
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|68||{{Sm|Mot$|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)||
|{{Sm|Bobo|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2024.2]]: HM (101-150)||
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|71||{{Sm|Dawson|c1=Jigglypuff|g=SSBM}} (Philadelphia)||
|{{Sm|Boiko|USA}} (New York)||{{PMHead|Meta Knight|s=20px|USA}}{{PMHead|Zero Suit Samus|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|P+}} [[PMRank 2023]]: 23rd||
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|81||{{Sm|JJM|c1=Ice Climbers|c2=Peach|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)||
|{{Sm|Bongo|USA}} (New York)||{{PMHead|Captain Falcon|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|P+}} [[PMRank 2023]]: 18th||
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|89||{{Sm|404Cray|c1=Falco|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)||
|{{Sm|BONK!|USA}} (Pennsylvania)||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Mid-Year 2022]]: 143rd||
|}
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These Tristate players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:
|{{Sm|Bubbles|USA|p=New York}} (New York)||{{PMHead|Captain Falcon|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2019]]: 20th||
*{{Sm|Captain Smuckers|c1=Captain Falcon|g=SSBM}} (New York City): 42nd on the [[2019 MPGR]].
*{{Sm|Darktooth|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}} (Long Island): 59th on the [[2018 MPGR]].
*{{Sm|DJ Nintendo|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}} (New York City): 39th on the [[2014 SSBMRank]]. Currently banned.
*{{Sm|Hax$|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}} (New York City): Known for playing one of the most technical {{SSBM|Fox}} players, as well as being the former best {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} in the world. 6th on the [[2013 SSBMRank]].
*{{Sm|Kaeon|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}} (New York City): 91st on the [[2017 SSBMRank]].
*{{Sm|La Luna|c1=Marth|g=SSBM}} (New York City): 19th on the [[2017 SSBMRank]]. Currently banned.
*{{Sm|Mew2King|c1=Sheik|c2=Marth|c3=Fox|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey): One of the [[Five Gods]]. 1st on the [[RetroSSBMRank#2007|RetroSSBMRank 2007]] and [[RetroSSBMRank#2008|RetroSSBMRank 2008]]. Currently resides in Florida.
*{{Sm|PC Chris|c1=Fox|c2=Falco|g=SSBM}} (New York): One of the best players in the world from 2006-2007 before retiring from the game. 3rd on the [[RetroSSBMRank#2006|RetroSSBMRank 2006]].
*{{Sm|Ryobeat|c1=Peach|g=SSBM}} (New York City): 73rd on the [[2019 MPGR]].
*{{Sm|Swedish Delight|c1=Sheik|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey): 11th on the [[2016 SSBMRank]].
*{{Sm|SwiftBass|c1=Marth|g=SSBM}} (New York City): 49th on the [[2014 SSBMRank]]. Currently resides in Connecticut.
*{{Sm|vortex|c1=Sheik|c2=Fox|g=SSBM}} (New York City): 96th on the [[2018 MPGR]].
*{{Sm|Zealous5000|c1=Marth|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey): 98th on the [[2017 SSBMRank]].
 
====Other notable players====
*{{Sm|Animal|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}} (Long Island)
*{{Sm|D1}} (New York City): One of the most famous ''Melee'' commentators. Currently banned.
*{{Sm|Leighton|c1=Jigglypuff|g=SSBM}} (New York City)
*{{Sm|Mr. F|c1=Jigglypuff|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)
*{{Sm|Prog}} (Long Island): One of the most famous ''Melee'' commentators; lived in New York during much of his ''Smash'' career.
*{{Sm|PudgyPanda|c1=Ice Climbers|g=SSBM}} (New Jersey)
*{{Sm|Whiskers|c1=Yoshi|g=SSBM}} (New York City)
 
===Major tournaments hosted===
A list of significant regional and national ''Melee'' events hosted in the Tristate Area; nationals are highlighted in bold.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Entrants
!Date
!Notes
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|[[Smash 4 Cash]]||<40||June 2004||As one of the earliest tournaments in New York City, many details concerning entrants and exact date have been lost.
|{{Sm|Captain Smuckers|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2019]]: 42nd||
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|'''[[MLG New York 2004]]'''||||October 24th, 2004||
|{{Sm|Char|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2024.2]]: HM (101-150)||
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|'''[[MLG New York 2005]]'''||||February 25-26th, 2006||
|{{Sm|Chem|USA}} (New York/Pennsylvania)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 25th||
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|'''[[MLG New York Opener 2006]]'''||143||April 21st-23rd, 2006||
|{{Sm|Chia|USA}}||{{Head|R.O.B.|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[2023 SSBBRank]]: 8th||Founder of [[CLASH Tournaments]], one of the largest ''Smash'' streaming groups in the early 2010s.
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|'''[[MLG New York Playoffs 2006]]'''||208||October 13th-14th, 2006||
|{{Sm|Cody Schwab|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 1st||
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|[[MLG Long Island 2007]]||71||May 5th-6th, 2007||
|{{Sm|Dabuz|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Olimar|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Olimar|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Olimar|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Min Min|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2020-2022]]: 5th<br>{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[OrionRank 2018]]: 3rd<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank 2019]]: 7th||
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|'''[[Revival of Melee]]'''||136||March 7th-8th, 2009||The first ''Melee'' national following the release of ''Brawl''.
|{{Sm|Darktooth|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2018]]: 59th||
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|'''[[Revival of Melee 2]]'''||159||November 21st-22nd, 2009||
|{{Sm|Dawson|USA}} (Pennsylvania)||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2024]]: 58th||
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|'''[[Apex 2010]]'''||220||August 6th-8th, 2010||
|{{Sm|DJ Nintendo|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 39th||
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|'''[[Revival of Melee 3]]'''||163||November 20th-21st, 2010||
|{{Sm|DKwill|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 39th||
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|[[Zenith 2011]]||83||May 28th-29th, 2011||
|{{Sm|DrLobster|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2024]]: 69th||
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|'''[[Revival of Melee 4]]'''||110||November 19th-20th, 2011||
|{{Sm|dvd|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{PMHead|Sheik|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|P+}} [[PMRank 2023]]: 1st||
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|'''[[Apex 2012]]'''||318||January 6th-8th, 2012||A series-wide supermajor.
|{{Sm|E-tie|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2024]]: 92nd||
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|[[Zenith 2012]]||92||May 26-27th, 2012||
|{{Sm|Emukiller|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{PMHead|Meta Knight|s=20px|USA}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2016]]: 11th||
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|[[Revival of Melee 5]]||114||November 17th-18th, 2012||Following the winners' semifinals set between {{Sm|Mew2King}} and {{Sm|Unknown522}}, the event became a major landmark in the handling of tournament direction and rule violations.
|{{Sm|Envy|USA}} (New York)||{{PMHead|Ike|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2018]]: 11th||
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|'''[[Apex 2013]]'''||336||January 11th-13th, 2013||A series-wide supermajor.
|{{Sm|False|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 54th<br>{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v1]]: 35th||Moved to [[Ohio]] in 2017.
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|'''[[Zenith 2013]]'''||126||June 1st-2nd, 2013||
|{{Sm|Free KayFlock|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Zelda|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2024.2]]: 138th||Also known as ZeroTwoNone.
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|'''[[Revival of Melee 6]]'''||118||November 16th-17th, 2013||
|{{Sm|Fro116|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2024]]: 48th||
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|'''[[Apex 2014]]'''||629||January 17th-19th, 2014||A series-wide supermajor; at the time, the largest grassroots ''Melee'' event and the second-largest ''Melee'' tournament ever, behind only [[EVO 2013]].
|{{Sm|Frozen|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Corrin|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Mewtwo|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[OrionRank 2016]]: 86th<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[Spring 2019 PGRU]]: 46th<br>{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2016]]||
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|'''[[Revival of Melee 7]]'''||113||March 8th-9th, 2014||
|{{Sm|Gallo|USA}} (New York)||{{PMHead|Mario|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2016]]: 7th||
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|'''[[SKTAR 3]]'''||237||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||
|{{Sm|Hax$|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 6th|| Passed away in 2025.
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|'''[[Zenith 2014]]'''||281||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||
|{{Sm|Jaden|USA}} (New York)||{{PMHead|Sheik|s=20px|USA}}{{PMHead|Peach|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2016]]: 17th||
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|[[Justice 4]]||||October 11th, 2014||
|{{Sm|Jakal|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank 2022]]: 30th||
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|'''[[Apex 2015]]'''||1,037||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||A series-wide supermajor; at the time, the largest ''Melee'' tournament ever.
|{{Sm|Jbandrew|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 59th||
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|[[NeoNebulous 7]]||171||March 29th, 2015||
|{{Sm|Jflex|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 37th||
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|[[Super Nebulous 3]]||198||April 25th-26th, 2015||
|{{Sm|JJM|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 81st||
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|[[Nebulous Prime 1]]||129||August 14th-16th, 2015||
|{{Sm|John Numbers|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]: 146th||
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|[[SKTAR 4]]||93||August 22nd-23rd, 2016||
|{{Sm|Jtails|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 91st||
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|[[Shots Fired 2]]||125||March 5h-6th, 2016||
|{{Sm|Jude|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2024]]: 96th||
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|[[Super Nebulous 4]]||||March 27th, 2016||
|{{Sm|Juice|USA}} (Pennsylvania)||{{Head|Roy|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank 2019]]: 81st||
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|[[Apex 2016]]||159||June 17th-19th, 2016||Following the controversies of Apex 2015, its ''Melee'' event was diminished in size to a regional.
|{{Sm|Kaeon|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2017]]: 91st||
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|[[Collision XIV]]||43||September 3rd, 2016||
|{{Sm|Keitaro|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 80th||Known as the tournament director of the {{Trn|KTAR}} and {{Trn|SKTAR}} tournament series.
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|[[Olympus]]||93||October 28th-30th, 2016||
|{{Sm|Kingtoon|USA}} (Pennsylvania)||{{Head|Toon Link|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 81st||
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|{{Trn|Apollo}}||144||January 7th-8th, 2017||
|{{Sm|Kyoz|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[2024 SSBBRank]]: 6th||
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|{{Trn|Apollo 2}}||86||February 11th, 2017||
|{{Sm|La Luna|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2017]]: 19th||
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|{{Trn|Apollo IV}}||103||April 8th, 2017||
|{{Sm|Louis|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2024]]: 95th||
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|[[The Scarlet Classic III]]||78||April 23rd, 2017||
|{{Sm|Malachi|USA}} (New York)||{{PMHead|Zero Suit Samus|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2019]]: 1st||
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|[[The Scarlet Classic IV]]||213||April 15th, 2018||
|{{Sm|Malcolm|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Wario|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 90th||
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|[[NYXL Pop-Up!]]||98||December 22nd, 2018||
|{{Sm|Marcus|USA|p=New Jersey}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Ness|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[Spring 2019 PGRU]]: 43rd||
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|[[Scarlet Classic V]]||162||April 14th, 2019||
|{{Sm|Max Power|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[2024 SSBBRank]]: 10th||
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|[[Defend the North 2019]]||90||July 19th-21st, 2019||
|{{Sm|mayb|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2024]]: 42nd||
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==''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==
===Notable players===
====Globally ranked players====
These Tristate players were ranked on [[Brawl Central]]'s [[2020-2022 SSBBRank]].
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!SSBBRank!!Name!!Notes
|-
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|5||{{Sm|Dabuz|c1=Olimar|g=SSBB}} (New York)||One of the best Olimar players in the United States.
|{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[RetroSSBMRank 2008]]: 1st<br>{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 5th||Widely considered the [[Greatest of all time|greatest ''Smash'' player of all-time]] and one of the [[Five Gods]]. Moved out of Tristate in 2014.
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|9||{{Sm|Chia|c1=R.O.B.|g=SSBB}} (Philadelphia)||Founder of [[CLASH Tournaments]], one of the largest ''Smash'' streaming groups in the early 2010s.
|{{Sm|Mot$|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 68th||
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|10||{{Sm|Kyoz|c1=Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||
|{{Sm|MPg|USA}} (Pennsylvania)||{{Head|Mega Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Mid-Year 2022]]: 132nd||
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|14||{{Sm|Vex Kasrani|c1=King Dedede|g=SSBB}} (Philadelphia)||The best solo King Dedede player from 2013-2014.
|{{Sm|Mr. E|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Lucina|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Lucina|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v2]]: 18th<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[Spring 2019 PGRU]]: 38th||
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|HM||{{Sm|Max Power|c1=Sheik|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||
|{{Sm|Mr. Watch & Learn|USA}} (New York)||{{PMHead|Mr. Game & Watch|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2019]]: 25th||
|}
 
These Tristate players were ranked on [[CLASH Tournaments]]' [[2014 SSBBRank]].
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!SSBBRank!!Name!!Notes
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|1||{{Sm|Nairo|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||One of the best players in the world during his prime in 2012-2014.
|{{Sm|Nairo|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2018-2019]]: 1st<br>{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR 100]]: 2nd<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[Fall 2019 PGRU]]: 4th||
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|3||{{Sm|ZeRo|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSBB}}||Although originally from Chile, ZeRo spent much of his ''Brawl'' career living in the Tristate Area, where he quickly rose to become one of the best players in the world.
|{{Sm|NAKAT|USA}} (New York/New Jersey)||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Ness|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 12th<br>{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v1]]: 34th||Moved to [[SoCal]] in 2016.
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|5||{{Sm|Mew2King|c2=Meta Knight|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||''Brawl''{{'}}s undisputed best player in its early years, and he still remained one its best players throughout its lifetime. Originally from New Jersey and spent most of his ''Brawl'' career living in the Tristate Area, but also spent time living in Ohio and Georgia.
|{{Sm|Nanami|USA|p=Pennsylvania}} (Pennsylvania)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2024]]: 77th||
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|7||{{Sm|ADHD|c1=Diddy Kong|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||One of the best players in the United States and the world throughout ''Brawl''{{'}}s lifetime.
|{{Sm|Narq|USA}} (New York)||{{PMHead|Lucas|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2019]]: 33rd||
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|9||{{Sm|Vinnie|c1=Ice Climbers|g=SSBB}} (Long Island)||Lived in New York for most of ''Brawl''{{'}}s lifetime, but briefly moved to Texas.
|{{Sm|Orion|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 42nd||
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|11||{{Sm|Anti|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSBB}} (Long Island)||One of the best Meta Knight players in the United States and the world.
|{{Sm|PC Chris|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[RetroSSBMRank 2006]]: 3rd||
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|12||{{Sm|NAKAT|C1=Ice Climbers|g=SSBB}} (New York City)||Quickly rose to prominence as a top Ice Climbers player in 2013.  
|{{Sm|PkChris|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Ness|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2024.2]]: 107th||
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|18||{{Sm|Salem|c1=Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||Famous for winning [[Apex 2013]], the second-largest ''Brawl'' tournament of all time.
|{{Sm|Phresh|USA}} (New York)||{{PMHead|Ice Climbers|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|P+}} [[PMRank 2023]]: 7th||
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|29||{{Sm|Xzax|c1=Falco|g=SSBB}} (Philadelphia)||
|{{Sm|Quandale Dinglelingleton|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[UltRank 2022]]: 80th||
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|39||{{Sm|Will|c1=Donkey Kong|g=SSBB}} (Long Island)||The best Donkey Kong player in the world.
|{{Sm|Quidd|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]: 44th||
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|42||{{Sm|Orion|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||Lives in New Jersey, but also spent time in the Netherlands during his ''Brawl'' career for school.
|{{Sm|Raz|USA}} (Pennsylvania)||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2024]]: 45th||Moved to Pennsylvania from [[South Carolina]] in 2024.
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|48||{{Sm|Atomsk|c1=King Dedede|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||Known as one of the best players in the United States during his prime from 2009-2011.
|{{Sm|Rishi|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2018]]: 26th||
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|54||{{Sm|False|c1=Snake|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||Also known for his dominance in doubles with {{Sm|Nakat}}.
|{{Sm|Rivers|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Luigi|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Chrom|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v5]]: 35th<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[Spring 2019 PGRU]]: 18th||
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|59||{{Sm|Jbandrew|c1=Meta Knight|c2=Luigi|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||
|{{Sm|Ryobeat|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2019]]: 73rd||
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|66||{{Sm|Shadow|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSBB}} (New York)||One of the top Meta Knights on the East Coast during the early stages of ''Brawl''.
|{{Sm|Salem|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 18th<br>{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[OrionRank 2016]]: 8th||Moved to [[Florida]] in 2016.
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|80||{{Sm|Keitaro|c1=Falco|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||Known as the tournament director of the [[KTAR]] and [[SKTAR]] tournament series.
|{{Sm|Shadow|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 66th||
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|81||{{Sm|Kingtoon|c1=Toon Link|g=SSBB}} (Philadelphia)||One of the best Toon Link players in North America.
|{{Sm|Shiny Zubat|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{PMHead|Yoshi|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Luigi|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|P+}} [[PMRank 2023]]: 15th||
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|90||{{Sm|Malcolm|c1=Wario|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey)||
|{{Sm|Sinji|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[OrionRank 2018]]: 42nd<br>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[Spring 2019 PGRU]]: 25th||
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|91||{{Sm|Jtails|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSBB}} (New York City)||
|{{Sm|SluG|USA}} (Pennsylvania)||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 9th||
|}
These Tristate players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:
*{{Sm|Ksizzle|c1=Meta Knight|c2=Lucario|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey): 19th on the [[RetroSSBBRank#2009|RetroSSBBRank 2009]]
 
====Other notable players====
*{{Sm|Inui|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey): An old school player most known for his prominence in doubles.
*{{Sm|NinjaLink|c1=Diddy Kong|c2=R.O.B.|c3=Pikachu|g=SSBB}} (New York City): An old school player renowned for playing a variety of characters at a professional level.
*{{Sm|Zucco|c1=Lucario|g=SSBB}} (New Jersey): A top Lucario player in the United States when he was active.
 
===Major tournaments hosted===
A list of significant regional and national ''Brawl'' events hosted in the Tristate Area; nationals are highlighted in bold.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Entrants
!Date
!Notes
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|'''[[Clash of the Titans IV]]'''||249||February 7th-8th, 2009||
|{{Sm|StereoKiDD|USA}} (New York)||{{PMHead|Ness|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2017]]: 14th||
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|'''[[Apex 2009]]'''||210||May 9th-10th, 2009||
|{{Sm|Stocktaker69|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Mid-Year 2022]]: HM||
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|{{B|KTAR|tournament}}||45||December 6th, 2009||
|{{Sm|Suarez|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[Spring 2019 PGRU]]: 49th||
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|[[KTAR 2]]||74||March 20th, 2010||
|{{Sm|Swedish Delight|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2016]]: 11th||
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|'''[[Apex 2010]]'''||269||August 6th-8th, 2010||
|{{Sm|Switch|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{PMHead|Wolf|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2018]]: 2nd||
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|[[KTAR 3]]||74||September 25th, 2010||
|{{Sm|Syrup|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Ness|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2024.2]]: 14th||
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|[[KTAR 4]]||77||January 15th, 2011||
|{{Sm|TheSWOOPER|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=20px}} ||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 33rd||
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|[[KTAR 5]]||116||May 21st, 2011||
|{{Sm|Tilde|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]: 29th||
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|[[Clash of the Titans 5]]||||June 25th-26th, 2011||
|{{Sm|Tweek|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Wario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Sephiroth|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank 2019]]: 2nd||One of the greatest''Ultimate'' players of all-time. Resided in the Midwest in ''Smash 4'' and the first half of 2019.
|-
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|[[KTAR 6]]||130||August 14th, 2011||
|{{Sm|UtopianRay|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In]]: 74th||
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|'''[[Apex 2012]]'''||400||January 6th-8th, 2012||A series-wide supermajor; the largest ''Brawl'' tournament of all time.
|{{Sm|Vex Kasrani|USA}} (Pennsylvania)||{{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2018-2019]]: 13th||
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|[[Clash of the Titans 6]]||||June 2nd, 2012||
|{{Sm|Vinnie|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2016-2017]]: 4th<br>{{GameIcon|SSB4}} [[PGR v1]]: 18th||
|-
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|'''[[SKTAR]]'''||140||July 14th-15th, 2012||
|{{Sm|vortex|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[MPGR 2018]]: 96th||
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|'''[[Apex 2013]]'''||338||January 11th-13th, 2013||A series-wide supermajor; the third-largest ''Brawl'' tournament of all time.
|{{Sm|Wally|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2024]]: 37th||
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|[[KTAR 7]]||55||July 6th-7th, 2013||
|{{Sm|Xzax|USA}} (Pennsylvania)||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 29th||Moved out of Tristate at the start of ''Smash 4''
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|'''[[SKTAR 2]]'''||141||August 3rd-4th, 2013||
|{{Sm|Yoda Cage|USA}} (Pennsylvania)||{{Head|Bowser Jr.|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]: 132nd||
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|[[KTAR 8]]||44||December 28th, 2013||
|{{Sm|Zanguzen|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2014]]: 46th||
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|'''[[Apex 2014]]'''||370||January 17th-19th, 2014||A series-wide supermajor; the second-largest ''Brawl'' tournament of all time.
|{{Sm|Zealous5000|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} [[SSBMRank 2017]]: 98th||
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|[[KTAR 9]]||33||March 22nd, 2014||
|{{Sm|ZeRo|USA}}||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 3rd||Although originally from Chile, ZeRo spent much of his ''Brawl'' career living in the Tristate Area, where he quickly rose to become one of the best players in the world.
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|'''[[SKTAR 3]]'''||97||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||The last ''Brawl'' national before the release of ''Smash 4''.
|{{Sm|Zhime|USA}} (New York)||{{PMHead|Zelda|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|PM}} [[PMRank 2016]]: 32nd||
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|'''[[Apex 2015]]'''||176||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||
|{{Sm|Zomba|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|ROB|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2024.1]]: 14th||
|}
|}


==''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
===Nationally ranked players===
===Notable players===
====Globally ranked players====
These Tristate players were ranked on the [[Panda Global Rankings 100]].
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!PG ranking!!Name!!Notes
!Tag!!Character(s)!!Best placement!!Notes
|-
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|2||{{Sm|Nairo|c1=Zero Suit Samus|c2=Bowser|g=SSB4}} (New Jersey)||One of the best players of all time.
|{{Sm|Jul|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Robin|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank North America Top 200]]: 152nd||
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|4||{{Sm|Dabuz|c1=Rosalina|c2=Olimar|g=SSB4}} (New York City)||One of the best players of all time.
|{{Sm|BlazingPasta|USA}} (Pennsylvania)||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank North America Top 200]]: 83rd||
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|14||{{Sm|ANTi|c1=Mario|c2=Zero Suit Samus|c3=Cloud|g=SSB4}} (New York City)||One of the best Mario players of all time.
|{{Sm|Cee|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2023/North America Top 200|LumiRank 2023 North America]]: 112th||
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|34||{{Sm|6WX|c1=Sonic|g=SSB4}} (Philadelphia)||One of the best Sonic players of all time.
|{{Sm|Elam|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Villager|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2023/North America Top 200|LumiRank 2023 North America]]: 116th||
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|36||{{Sm|Vinnie|c1=Sheik|c2=Rosalina|g=SSB4}} (Long Island)||One of the best Sheik players in the United States.
|{{Sm|fawn|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Duck Hunt|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2023/North America Top 200|LumiRank 2023 North America]]: 129th||
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|37||{{Sm|Mr. E|c1=Lucina|c2=Marth|g=SSB4}} (New York City)||The best Lucina player in the world and the second best Marth player in the world.
|{{Sm|GuyGuy|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2023/North America Top 200|LumiRank 2023 North America]]: 107th||
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|54||{{Sm|Shoyo James|c1=Diddy Kong|c2=Luigi|g=SSB4}} (New Jersey)||One of the best Diddy Kong players in the United States.
|{{Sm|KingArc|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Mega Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank North America Top 200]]: 171st||
|-
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|85||{{Sm|Sinji|c1=Pac-Man|g=SSB4}} (New York City)||The best Pac-Man player in the world.
|{{Sm|Kofi|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank North America Top 200]]: 144th||
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|{{Sm|NickC|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank North America Top 200]]: 56th||
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|{{Sm|Odyssey|USA}} (New Jersey/New York)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank North America Top 200]]: 129th||
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|{{Sm|Raptor|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[OrionRank North America Top 200]]: 191st||
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|{{Sm|Steffen|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}} [[LumiRank 2023/North America Top 200|LumiRank 2023 North America]]: 195th||
|}
|}


====Other notable players====
===Other notable players===
*{{Sm|DKwill|c1=Donkey Kong|g=SSB4}} (New Jersey): One of the first top level Donkey Kong players in the world.
{|class="wikitable"
*{{Sm|John Numbers|c1=Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSB4}} (New York City): The best Wii Fit Trainer player in the world.
!Tag!!Character(s)!!Notes
*{{Sm|Jtails|c1=Diddy Kong|g=SSB4}} (New York City): Known as a major innovator of Diddy Kong's early metagame.
|-
*{{Sm|Venia|c1=Greninja|g=SSB4}} (New York City): The best Greninja player in the United States.
|{{Sm|Bum|USA}} (New York)||{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||The best ''Melee'' Donkey Kong play in the golden age and remains one of the most recognizable Donkey Kong players.
|-
|{{Sm|D1|USA}} (New York)||||One of the most famous ''Smash'' commentators. Currently banned.
|-
|{{Sm|Ksizzle|USA}} (New Jersey)||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Lucario|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||Nairo's brother. One of the best ''Brawl'' players in Tristate at his prime.
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|{{Sm|NinjaLink|USA}} (New York City)||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|R.O.B.|g=SSBB|s=20px}}{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||An old school player renowned for playing a variety of characters.
|-
|{{Sm|Prog|USA}} (Long Island)||||One of the most famous ''Melee'' commentators who lived in New York during most of his ''Smash'' career.
|}
 
==Tournaments==
:''See also: [[:Category:New York tournaments]], [[:Category:New Jersey tournaments]], [[:Category:Pennsylvania tournaments]]''


==''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
===Notable tournament series===
===Notable players===
Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.  
====Globally ranked players====
These Tristate players were ranked on the [[LumiRank Mid-Year 2023]].
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!LumiRank!!Name!!Notes
!Tournament!!Games!!Type!!Status
|-
|{{Trn|Apex}} (New Jersey)||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||Annual||Discontinued
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|{{Trn|Apollo|series}} (New York)||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||Monthly||Discontinued
|-
|{{Trn|B-Airs}} (Pennsylvania)||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Weekly||Ongoing
|-
|{{Trn|BrookLAN}} (New York)||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Weekly||Ongoing
|-
|{{Trn|Collision|series}} (New York/New Jersey)||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||Annual||Ongoing
|-
|{{Trn|Defend the North}} (New York)||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Annual||Ongoing
|-
|{{Trn|Encore|series}} (New York)||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Weekly/Monthly||Ongoing
|-
|{{Trn|Failsafe}} (New Jersey)||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}{{GameIcon|P+}}||Biannual||Ongoing
|-
|{{Trn|Fireside Open}} (New Jersey)||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||Annual||Ongoing
|-
|{{Trn|Keystoned|series}} (Pennsylvania)||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||Annual||Ongoing
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR|series}} (New Jersey)||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||Unscheduled||Discontinued
|-
|{{Trn|Luminosity Makes Moves|series}} (New York)||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Annual||Ongoing
|-
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||5||{{Sm|Tweek|c1=Diddy Kong|c2=Wario|c3=Pokémon Trainer|c4=Sephiroth|g=SSBU}} (New Jersey)||One of the best players of all time.
|{{Trn|Nebulous}} (New York)||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||Weekly||Discontinued
|-
|-
||13||{{Sm|Zomba|c1=ROB|g=SSBU}} (New York City)||The best R.O.B. player in the world and one of the best players in the United States during 2023.
|{{Trn|Revival of Melee|series}} (New York)||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||Annual||Discontinued
|-
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||24||{{Sm|Dabuz|c1=Rosalina|c2=Olimar|c3=Min Min|g=SSBU}} (New York City)||The best Rosalina & Luma player in the world, as well as one of the best Olimar and Min Min players in the world.
|{{Trn|Scarlet Classic}} (New Jersey)||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||Annual||Ongoing
|-
|-
||45||{{Sm|Jakal|c1=Wolf|g=SSBU}} (New Jersey)||The best Wolf player in the world.
|{{Trn|SKTAR|series}} (New Jersey)||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||Annual||Discontinued
|-
|-
||48||{{Sm|Quidd|c1=Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU}} (New York)||One of the best Pokémon Trainer players in the world.
|{{Trn|Smashadelphia}} (Pennsylvania)||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||Annual||Ongoing
|-
|-
||Top 70||{{Sm|Tilde|c1=Falco|g=SSBU}} (New York City)||The best Falco player in the world.
|{{Trn|The Function|series}} (New York)||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||Annual||Discontinued
|-
|-
||Top 80||{{Sm|Quandale Dinglelingleton|c1=Steve|g=SSBU}} (New York City)||One of the best Steve players in the United States.
|{{Trn|The Nightclub}} (New York)||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||Annual||Discontinued
|-
|-
||Top 120||{{Sm|Mr. E|c1=Lucina|g=SSBU}} (New York City)||The best Lucina player in the United States.
|{{Trn|We Tech Those|series}} (Pennsylvania)||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||Annual||Discontinued
|-
|-
||Top 150||{{Sm|Syrup|c1=Ness|c2=Steve|g=SSBU}} (New Jersey)||One of the best Ness and Steve players in the United States.
|{{Trn|Xeno}}/{{Trn|XenoSaga}} (New York)||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Weekly/Monthly||Ongoing
|-
|{{Trn|Yoshi's Island|series}} (New York)||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Annual||
|-
|{{Trn|Zenith}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||Annual||Discontinued
|}
|}
These Tristate players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:
*{{Sm|ANTi|c1=Snake|c2=Lucario|c3=Mario|g=SSBU}} (Long Island}: 93rd on the [[OrionRank 2019]]. Currently banned.
*{{Sm|Atomsk|c1=King Dedede|g=SSBU}} (New Jersey): 102nd on the [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]].
*{{Sm|Frozen|c1=PyraMythra|c2=Palutena|g=SSBU}} (Long Island): 46th on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]].
*{{Sm|John Numbers|c1=Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSBU}} (New York City): 146th on the [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]].
*{{Sm|Juice|c1=Falco|c2=Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU}} (Philadelphia): The best Falco player in the early metagame. 81st on the [[OrionRank 2019]].
*{{Sm|Nairo|c1=Palutena|g=SSBU}} (New Jersey): The best Palutena player in the early metagame. 4th on the [[Fall 2019 PGRU]].
*{{Sm|Rivers|c1=Chrom|c2=Diddy Kong|g=SSBU}} (New Jersey): The best Chrom player in the United States during the early metagame. 18th on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]].
*{{Sm|Suarez|c1=Yoshi|g=SSBU}} (New York City): One of the best Yoshi players in the early metagame. 49th on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]].
*{{Sm|Yoda Cage|c1=Bowser Jr.|g=SSBU}} (Philadelphia): The current best Bowser Jr. player in the world. 132nd on the [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]].
*{{Sm|BONK!|c1=Meta Knight|g=SSBU}} (Philadelphia): 2nd best Meta Knights in the world. 7th in [[Philadelphia Power Rankings]] and 159th on the [[OrionRank 2022/North America]]


====Other notable players====
===Notable tournaments===
*{{Sm|Jul|c1=Robin|g=SSBU}} (New York City): The best Robin player in the early metagame.
Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level.  
*{{Sm|NickC|c1=Captain Falcon|g=SSBU}} (New York City): One of the best Captain Falcon players in the early metagame.
*{{Sm|Venia|c1=Greninja|g=SSBU}} (New York City): One of the best Greninja players in the United States.
 
==''[[Project M]]/[[Project+]]''==
===Notable players===
====Globally ranked players====
These players were ranked on the [[PMRank 2023]].
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!PMRank!!Name!!Notes
!Tournament!!Date!!Entrants!!Supermajor!!Major!!Superregional!!Other
|-
|{{Trn|MLG New York 2004}} (New York)||October 24th, 2004||???||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|MLG New York 2005}} (New Jersey)||February 25th-26th, 2006||32+||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|MLG New York Opener 2006}} (New Jersey)||April 21st-23rd, 2006||143+||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|MLG New York Playoffs 2006}} (New York)||October 13th-14th, 2006||208+||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Long Island 2007}} (New York)||May 5th-6th, 2007||71+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Revival of Melee}} (New York)||March 7th-8th, 2009||136+||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Clash of the Titans IV}} (Pennsylvania)||February 7th-8th, 2009||249+||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2009}} (New Jersey)||May 9th-10th, 2009||200+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Revival of Melee 2}} (New York)||November 21st-22nd, 2009||159+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2010}} (New Jersey)||August 6th-8th, 2010||400+||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Revival of Melee 3}} (New York)||November 20th-21st, 2010||168+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR 5}} (New Jersey)||May 21st, 2011||116||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Zenith 2011}} (New Jersey)||May 28th-29th, 2011||83||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR 6}} (New Jersey)||August 14th, 2011||130+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Concentrate II}} (New Jersey)||October 30th, 2011||58||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Revival of Melee 4}} (New York)||November 19th-20th, 2011||110+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2012}} (New Jersey)||January 6th-8th, 2012||1,000+||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Zenith 2012}} (New Jersey)||May 26th-27th, 2012||92+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||{{GameIcon|PM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Clash of the Titans 6}} (New Jersey)||June 2nd, 2012||58||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SKTAR}} (New Jersey)||July 14th-15th, 2012||140+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Revival of Melee 5}} (New York)||November 17th-18th, 2012||110+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|XSmash}} (New Jersey)||December 22nd, 2012||???||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Collision VI}} (New York)||January 5th, 2013||38||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2013}} (New Jersey)||January 11th-13th, 2013||500+||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Zenith 2013}} (New Jersey)||June 1st-2nd, 2013||120+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||{{GameIcon|PM}}
|-
|{{Trn|SKTAR 2}} (New Jersey)||August 3rd-4th, 2013||141||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR 7}} (New Jersey)||July 6th-7th, 2013||55+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|PM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Revival of Melee 6}} (New York)||November 16th-17th, 2013||110+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR 8}} (New Jersey)||December 28th, 2013||60+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|PM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2014}} (New Jersey)||January 17th-19th, 2014||700+||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Revival of Melee 7}} (New York)||March 8th-9th, 2014||110+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SKTAR 3}} (New Jersey)||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||250+||{{GameIcon|PM}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Zenith 2014}} (New Jersey)||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||418+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2015}} (New Jersey)||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||1,600+||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Shots Fired}} (Pennsylvania)||February 28th-March 1st, 2015||194+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}
|-
|{{Trn|Super Nebulous 3}} (New York)||April 25th-26th, 2015||218||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Nebulous Prime 1}} (New York)||August 14th-16th, 2015||200+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|PM}}
|-
|{{Trn|SKTAR 4}} (New Jersey)||August 22nd-23rd, 2015||160+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|We Tech Those}} (Pennsylvania)||November 14th-15th, 2015||160+||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Shots Fired 2}} (New Jersey)||March 5th-6th, 2016||368||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Nebulous 4}} (New York)||March 27th, 2016||196||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SuperNova}} (New York)||April 16th, 2016||172||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|NEW FISH}} (New York)||May 7th, 2016||289||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|PM}}
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR XVIII}} (New Jersey)||June 11th, 2016||428||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2016}} (New Jersey)||June 17th-19th, 2016||500+||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|We Tech Those 2}} (Pennsylvania)||July 23rd-24th, 2016||110||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Collision XIV}} (New Jersey)||September 3rd, 2016||193||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|SuperBoomed}} (New York)||October 22nd-23rd, 2016||88||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Olympus}} (New Jersey)||October 28th-30th, 2016||314||{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR XIX}} (New Jersey)||November 19th, 2016||493||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Apollo}} (New York)||January 7th-8th, 2017||161||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Flex Zone 2}} (New York)||February 18th, 2017||134||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Keystoned}} (Pennsylvania)||March 11th-12th, 2017||68||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR XX}} (New Jersey)||April 1st-2nd, 2017||192||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Royal Flush}} (New Jersey)||May 12th-14th, 2017||515||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smashadelphia 2017}} (Pennsylvania)||June 23rd-25th, 2017||263||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|PM}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|{{Trn|The Empire Smashes Back}} (New York)||November 3rd-5th, 2017||61||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|We Tech Those 3}} (Pennsylvania)||January 13th-14th, 2018||248||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|The Gang Hosts a Melee Tournament}} (Pennsylvania)||February 3rd, 2018||242||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Valley: Lucky 7}} (Pennsylvania)||February 17th, 2018||315||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}
|-
|{{Trn|Keystoned II}} (Pennsylvania)||March 10th-11th, 2018||96||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Collision XV}} (New Jersey)||March 31st, 2018||273||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Flex Zone 3}} (New York)||April 7th, 2018||101||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|OMEGA II}} (New York)||June 16th-17th, 2018||140||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Sounds}} (New York)||July 7th-8th, 2018||269||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Final Smash Attack: Player's Ball}} (New York)||July 29th, 2018||26||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SuperNova 2}} (New York)||July 29th-30th, 2018||173||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|PM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|NYXL Pop-Up!}} (New York)||December 22nd, 2018||171||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Moves}} (New Jersey)||December 29th, 2018||504||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Gang Steals The Script}} (Pennsylvania)||March 9th, 2019||219||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Keystoned III}} (Pennsylvania)||March 9th-10th, 2019||41||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Collision 2019}} (New Jersey)||March 16th-17th, 2019||410||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Suplex City Smash}} (New Jersey)||April 6th, 2019||222||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Scarlet Classic V}} (New Jersey)||April 14th, 2019||219||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash at The Paramount}} (New York)||June 15th, 2019||235||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Defend the North 2019}} (New York)||July 19th-21st, 2019||505||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|-
|1||{{Sm|dvd}}{{PMHead|Sheik|s=20px}}(New Jersey)||The best Sheik player in the world.
|{{Trn|Return to Yoshi's Island}} (New York)||November 2nd, 2019||148||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|-
|-
|6||{{Sm|Malachi}}{{PMHead|Zero Suit Samus|s=20px}}(New York City)||The best Zero Suit Samus main in the world.
|{{Trn|Tri-state Showdown: Fall 2019}} (New Jersey)||November 9th, 2019||229||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|-
|-
|7||{{Sm|Phresh}}{{PMHead|Ice Climbers|s=20px}} (New York City)||The 2nd Best Ice Climbers player in the world.
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves}} (New York)||January 3rd-5th, 2020||655||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|11||{{Sm|Kycse}}{{PMHead|Charizard|s=20px}} (Connecticut)||The Best Charizard main in the world.
|{{Trn|Keystoned IV}} (Pennsylvania)||March 14th-15th, 2020||50||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||&mdash;
|-
|-
|15||{{Sm|Shiny Zubat}}{{PMHead|Yoshi|s=20px}} (New Jersey)||Best Yoshi player in the world
|{{Trn|Momentous}} (New York)||June 12th, 2021||16||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|-
|-
|18||{{Sm|Bongo}}{{PMHead|Captain Falcon|s=20px}} (Long Island)||
|{{Trn|Keystoned 4.5}} (Pennsylvania)||June 19th-20th, 2021||42||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||&mdash;
|-
|-
|19||{{Sm|WouldSmokeCraq}}{{PMHead|Ness|s=20px}} (Connecticut)||
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2022}} (New York)||January 7th-9th, 2022||690||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|20||{{Sm|Switch}}{{PMHead|Wolf|s=20px}} (New Jersey)||The Best Wolf player in the world
|{{Trn|Collision 2022}} (New Jersey)||March 12th-13th, 2022||757||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|23||{{Sm|Boiko}}{{PMHead|Meta Knight|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Zero Suit Samus|s=20px}}(Long Island)||
|{{Trn|The Function 2}} (New York)||May 7th, 2022||200||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|-
|36||{{Sm|Narq}}{{PMHead|Lucas|s=20px}}(New York)||
|{{Trn|Keystoned V}} (Pennsylvania)||March 19th-20th, 2022||56||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|HM||{{Sm|Mr. Watch & Learn}}{{PMHead|Mr. Game & Watch|s=20px}} (New York)||
|{{Trn|Apex 2022}} (New Jersey)||November 18th-20th, 2022||1,087||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}
|-
|-
|ITM-TB||{{Sm|Aklo}}{{PMHead|Link|s=20px}} {{PMHead|Fox|s=20px}}(Long Island)||
|{{Trn|Redemption Rumble}} (New York)||December 30th-31st, 2022||16||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2023}} (New York)||January 6th-8th, 2023||791||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|EON: Revelation}} (New York)||February 11th, 2023||129||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Collision 2023}} (New Jersey)||March 10th-12th, 2023||1,075||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Keystoned VI}} (Pennsylvania)||March 18th-19th, 2023||72||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSB}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|High Rez}} (New York)||July 8th-9th, 2023||240||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|B-Airs 400}} (Pennsylvania)||October 6th, 2023||133||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Function 3}} (New York)||November 11th, 2023||259||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2024}} (New York)||January 5th-7th, 2024||915||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Collision 2024}} (New Jersey)||March 15th-17th, 2024||1,183||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Function 4}} (New York)||October 26th, 2024||295||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Knightmare at The Roundtable}} (New Jersey)||October 26th, 2024||129||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Nounsvitational 2024}} (New York)||December 7th-8th, 2024||16||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2025}} (New York)||January 3rd-5th, 2025||861||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Reaper Invitational}} (New York)||January 19th, 2025||8||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Roundtable 2}} (New Jersey)||January 25th, 2025||127||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Tri-state Showdown 2: The Invitational}} (New Jersey)||February 2nd||48||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Roundtable 3}} (New Jersey)||February 22nd, 2025||127||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Scarlet Classic X}} (New Jersey)||April 19th, 2025||196||&mdash;||&mdash;||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|}
|}
These Tristate players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:
*{{Sm|Aidan}}{{PMHead|Marth|s=20px}} (Long Island): 19th on the [[PMRank 2017]].
*{{Sm|Emukiller}}{{PMHead|Meta Knight|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Mewtwo|s=20px}} (New Jersey): 11th on the [[PMRank 2016]].
*{{Sm|Envy}}{{PMHead|Ike|s=20px}} (New York City): The best Ike player in the world. 11th on the [[PMRank 2018]].
*{{Sm|Frozen}}{{PMHead|Mewtwo|s=20px}} (New York City): The best Mewtwo player in 2016. 13th on the [[PMRank 2016]].
*{{Sm|Gallo}}{{PMHead|Mario|s=20px}} (New York City): The best Mario player in the early years. 7th on the [[PMRank 2016]].
*{{Sm|Jaden}}{{PMHead|Sheik|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Peach|s=20px}} (New York City): 17th on the [[PMRank 2016]].
*{{Sm|StereoKiDD}}{{PMHead|Ness|s=20px}} (New York City): One of the best Ness players in the world. 14th on the [[PMRank 2017]].
*{{Sm|Zhime}}{{PMHead|Zelda|s=20px}} (New York City): The best Zelda player in 2016: 32nd on the [[PMRank 2016]].


====Other notable players====
===Largest singles events===
*{{Sm|Dusty}}{{PMHead|Marth|s=20px}} (Philadelphia)
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank!!Tournament!!Date!!Game!!Attendance!!Winner!!Character(s)
|-
|'''1'''||{{Trn|Apex 2015}}||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||1,037||{{Sm|PPMD|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|'''2'''||{{Trn|Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2024}}||January 5th-7th, 2024||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||891||{{Sm|Tweek|USA}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
|-
|'''3'''||{{Trn|Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2025}}||January 3rd-5th, 2025||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||832||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Roy|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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|'''4'''||{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2023}}||January 6th-8th, 2023||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||791||{{Sm|Tweek|USA}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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|'''5'''||{{Trn|Collision 2022}}||March 12th-13th, 2022||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||749||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}||{{head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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|'''6'''||{{Trn|Apex 2015}}||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}||734||{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
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|'''7'''||{{Trn|Collision 2024}}||March 15th-17th, 2024||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||714||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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|'''8'''||{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves}}||January 3rd-5th, 2020||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||650||{{Sm|Nairo|USA}}||{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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|'''9'''||{{Trn|Apex 2014}}||January 17th-19th, 2014||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}||629||{{Sm|Dr. PeePee|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|'''10'''||{{Trn|Collision 2023}}||March 10th-12th, 2023||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||619||{{Sm|Riddles|Canada}}||{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Terry|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
Power rankings:
*[[Tristate Power Rankings]]
*[[Tristate Power Rankings]]
*[[New Jersey Power Rankings]]
*[[New Jersey Power Rankings]]
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*[[Philadelphia Power Rankings]]
*[[Philadelphia Power Rankings]]


Smashers:
[[Category:American regions]]
*[[:Category:New York smashers|New York smashers]]
*[[:Category:New Jersey smashers|New Jersey smashers]]
*[[:Category:Pennsylvania smashers|Pennsylvania smashers]]
 
Tournaments:
*[[:Category:New York tournaments|New York tournaments]]
*[[:Category:New Jersey tournaments|New Jersey tournaments]]
*[[:Category:Pennsylvania tournaments|Pennsylvania tournaments]]
 
[[Category:Smash regions]]

Latest revision as of 19:31, April 22, 2025

The Tristate Area according to the Smash community definition. Regions rarely considered part of Tristate are shaded lighter. New York City and Philadelphia are highlighted in yellow.

The Tristate Area refers to a Smash region centered on southeastern New York, New Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania (more specifically, the New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan areas); the region borders and/or overlaps with parts of Upstate New York, the Connecticut portion of New England, Pittsburgh/Northeast Ohio, and Maryland/Virginia. While conventionally the Tristate Area refers only to the New York metropolitan area, the competitive Super Smash Bros. community also includes in the term the Philadelphia metropolitan area and other parts of eastern Pennsylvania, while usually excluding western Connecticut.

Anchored by NYC and Philadelphia, two of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States, the densely populated Tristate Area has accordingly grown into one of the largest Smash regions in the country, particularly for Smash 4. It was also home to the largest Brawl community in North America during the game's peak levels of activity. Dedicated TOs, such as Alex Strife and Keitaro, combined with easy access to the NYC area's major airports, have helped the Tristate Area develop into the Smash hub it has become today. With the prominence of the Apex series, the region was even considered the unofficial center of grassroots activity; however, with the decline of Apex and the rise of new supermajors in other parts of the United States, the Tristate Area has lost its status as the undisputed most important Smash region. Nevertheless, the region remains one of the strongest regions in all of competitive play, featuring many of Smash's best players, including Cody Schwab, Dabuz, Malachi, Nairo, and Tweek, and maintaining a large and active tournament scene thanks to the Collision and Luminosity Makes Moves series, both of which took Apex's place as Tristate's premier tournament series.

SmashersEdit

See also: Category:New York smashers, Category:New Jersey smashers, Category:Pennsylvania smashers

The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.

Globally ranked playersEdit

Tag Character(s) Best placement Notes
  2saint (New York)     MPGR 2019: 35th
  404Cray (New Jersey)     SSBMRank 2024: 46th
  6WX (Pennsylvania)     PGR v1: 20th
  ADHD (New Jersey)     SSBBRank 2016-2017: 2nd
  Agent (New York)     SSBMRank 2024: 53rd
  Aidan (New York)     PMRank 2017: 19th
  Aklo (New York)        SSBMRank 2024: 8th
  ANTi (New York)          SSBBRank 2018-2019: 2nd
  PGR v2: 9th
  OrionRank 2019: 93rd
  Arch (New York)       SSBBRank 2020-2022: 15th
  Atomsk (New Jersey)      SSBBRank 2016-2017: 13th
  OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 102nd
  Bbatts (New Jersey)     SSBMRank 2023: 36th
  Bobo (New York)     LumiRank 2024.2: HM (101-150)
  Boiko (New York)      PMRank 2023: 23rd
  Bongo (New York)     PMRank 2023: 18th
  BONK! (Pennsylvania)     OrionRank Mid-Year 2022: 143rd
  Bubbles (New York)     PMRank 2019: 20th
  Captain Smuckers (New York)     MPGR 2019: 42nd
  Char (New Jersey)     LumiRank 2024.2: HM (101-150)
  Chem (New York/Pennsylvania)     SSBMRank 2023: 25th
  Chia     2023 SSBBRank: 8th Founder of CLASH Tournaments, one of the largest Smash streaming groups in the early 2010s.
  Cody Schwab (New York)     SSBMRank 2023: 1st
  Dabuz (New York)          SSBBRank 2020-2022: 5th
  OrionRank 2018: 3rd
  OrionRank 2019: 7th
  Darktooth (New York)     MPGR 2018: 59th
  Dawson (Pennsylvania)     SSBMRank 2024: 58th
  DJ Nintendo (New York)     SSBMRank 2014: 39th
  DKwill (New York)      SSBBRank 2014: 39th
  DrLobster (New York)     SSBMRank 2024: 69th
  dvd (New Jersey)     PMRank 2023: 1st
  E-tie (New Jersey)     SSBMRank 2024: 92nd
  Emukiller (New Jersey)     PMRank 2016: 11th
  Envy (New York)     PMRank 2018: 11th
  False (New Jersey)     SSBBRank 2014: 54th
  PGR v1: 35th		 Moved to Ohio in 2017.
  Free KayFlock (New York)     LumiRank 2024.2: 138th Also known as ZeroTwoNone.
  Fro116 (New York)     SSBMRank 2024: 48th
  Frozen (New York)        OrionRank 2016: 86th
  Spring 2019 PGRU: 46th
  PMRank 2016
  Gallo (New York)     PMRank 2016: 7th
  Hax$ (New York)     SSBMRank 2013: 6th Passed away in 2025.
  Jaden (New York)      PMRank 2016: 17th
  Jakal (New Jersey)     OrionRank 2022: 30th
  Jbandrew (New Jersey)      SSBBRank 2014: 59th
  Jflex (New Jersey)     SSBMRank 2022: 37th
  JJM (New Jersey)      SSBMRank 2022: 81st
  John Numbers (New York)      OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 146th
  Jtails (New York)      SSBBRank 2014: 91st
  Jude (New Jersey)     SSBMRank 2024: 96th
  Juice (Pennsylvania)       OrionRank 2019: 81st
  Kaeon (New York)     SSBMRank 2017: 91st
  Keitaro (New Jersey)      SSBBRank 2014: 80th Known as the tournament director of the KTAR and SKTAR tournament series.
  Kingtoon (Pennsylvania)     SSBBRank 2014: 81st
  Kyoz (New Jersey)     2024 SSBBRank: 6th
  La Luna (New York)     SSBMRank 2017: 19th
  Louis (New York)     SSBMRank 2024: 95th
  Malachi (New York)     PMRank 2019: 1st
  Malcolm (New Jersey)     SSBBRank 2014: 90th
  Marcus (New Jersey)         Spring 2019 PGRU: 43rd
  Max Power (New Jersey)     2024 SSBBRank: 10th
  mayb (New Jersey)     SSBMRank 2024: 42nd
  Mew2King (New Jersey)        RetroSSBMRank 2008: 1st
  SSBBRank 2014: 5th		 Widely considered the greatest Smash player of all-time and one of the Five Gods. Moved out of Tristate in 2014.
  Mot$ (New Jersey)     SSBMRank 2022: 68th
  MPg (Pennsylvania)     OrionRank Mid-Year 2022: 132nd
  Mr. E (New York)       PGR v2: 18th
  Spring 2019 PGRU: 38th
  Mr. Watch & Learn (New York)     PMRank 2019: 25th
  Nairo (New Jersey)        SSBBRank 2018-2019: 1st
  PGR 100: 2nd
  Fall 2019 PGRU: 4th
  NAKAT (New York/New Jersey)       SSBBRank 2014: 12th
  PGR v1: 34th		 Moved to SoCal in 2016.
  Nanami (Pennsylvania)      SSBMRank 2024: 77th
  Narq (New York)     PMRank 2019: 33rd
  Orion (New Jersey)     SSBBRank 2014: 42nd
  PC Chris (New York)      RetroSSBMRank 2006: 3rd
  PkChris (New York)     LumiRank 2024.2: 107th
  Phresh (New York)     PMRank 2023: 7th
  Quandale Dinglelingleton (New York)     UltRank 2022: 80th
  Quidd (New York)     OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 44th
  Raz (Pennsylvania)     SSBMRank 2024: 45th Moved to Pennsylvania from South Carolina in 2024.
  Rishi (New York)     MPGR 2018: 26th
  Rivers (New Jersey)        PGR v5: 35th
  Spring 2019 PGRU: 18th
  Ryobeat (New York)     MPGR 2019: 73rd
  Salem (New Jersey)      SSBBRank 2014: 18th
  OrionRank 2016: 8th		 Moved to Florida in 2016.
  Shadow (New York)     SSBBRank 2014: 66th
  Shiny Zubat (New Jersey)      PMRank 2023: 15th
  Sinji (New York)      OrionRank 2018: 42nd
  Spring 2019 PGRU: 25th
  SluG (Pennsylvania)     SSBMRank 2022: 9th
  StereoKiDD (New York)     PMRank 2017: 14th
  Stocktaker69 (New York)     OrionRank Mid-Year 2022: HM
  Suarez (New York)     Spring 2019 PGRU: 49th
  Swedish Delight (New Jersey)     SSBMRank 2016: 11th
  Switch (New Jersey)     PMRank 2018: 2nd
  Syrup (New Jersey)      LumiRank 2024.2: 14th
  TheSWOOPER (New Jersey)     SSBMRank 2022: 33rd
  Tilde (New York)     OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 29th
  Tweek (New Jersey)        OrionRank 2019: 2nd One of the greatestUltimate players of all-time. Resided in the Midwest in Smash 4 and the first half of 2019.
  UtopianRay (New York)      OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In: 74th
  Vex Kasrani (Pennsylvania)     SSBBRank 2018-2019: 13th
  Vinnie (New York)       SSBBRank 2016-2017: 4th
  PGR v1: 18th
  vortex (New York)      MPGR 2018: 96th
  Wally (New Jersey)     SSBMRank 2024: 37th
  Xzax (Pennsylvania)     SSBBRank 2014: 29th Moved out of Tristate at the start of Smash 4
  Yoda Cage (Pennsylvania)     OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 132nd
  Zanguzen (New Jersey)     SSBMRank 2014: 46th
  Zealous5000 (New Jersey)     SSBMRank 2017: 98th
  ZeRo     SSBBRank 2014: 3rd Although originally from Chile, ZeRo spent much of his Brawl career living in the Tristate Area, where he quickly rose to become one of the best players in the world.
  Zhime (New York)     PMRank 2016: 32nd
  Zomba (New York)     LumiRank 2024.1: 14th

Nationally ranked playersEdit

Tag Character(s) Best placement Notes
  Jul (New York)     OrionRank North America Top 200: 152nd
  BlazingPasta (Pennsylvania)     OrionRank North America Top 200: 83rd
  Cee (New York)      LumiRank 2023 North America: 112th
  Elam (New York)     LumiRank 2023 North America: 116th
  fawn (New York)     LumiRank 2023 North America: 129th
  GuyGuy (New York)     LumiRank 2023 North America: 107th
  KingArc (New York)     OrionRank North America Top 200: 171st
  Kofi (New York)     OrionRank North America Top 200: 144th
  NickC (New York)     OrionRank North America Top 200: 56th
  Odyssey (New Jersey/New York)     OrionRank North America Top 200: 129th
  Raptor (New York)       OrionRank North America Top 200: 191st
  Steffen (New Jersey)     LumiRank 2023 North America: 195th

Other notable playersEdit

Tag Character(s) Notes
  Bum (New York)   The best Melee Donkey Kong play in the golden age and remains one of the most recognizable Donkey Kong players.
  D1 (New York) One of the most famous Smash commentators. Currently banned.
  Ksizzle (New Jersey)    Nairo's brother. One of the best Brawl players in Tristate at his prime.
  NinjaLink (New York City)     An old school player renowned for playing a variety of characters.
  Prog (Long Island) One of the most famous Melee commentators who lived in New York during most of his Smash career.

TournamentsEdit

See also: Category:New York tournaments, Category:New Jersey tournaments, Category:Pennsylvania tournaments

Notable tournament seriesEdit

Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.

Tournament Games Type Status
Apex (New Jersey)        Annual Discontinued
Apollo (New York)   Monthly Discontinued
B-Airs (Pennsylvania)   Weekly Ongoing
BrookLAN (New York)   Weekly Ongoing
Collision (New York/New Jersey)       Annual Ongoing
Defend the North (New York)     Annual Ongoing
Encore (New York)   Weekly/Monthly Ongoing
Failsafe (New Jersey)     Biannual Ongoing
Fireside Open (New Jersey)      Annual Ongoing
Keystoned (Pennsylvania)   Annual Ongoing
KTAR (New Jersey)      Unscheduled Discontinued
Luminosity Makes Moves (New York)   Annual Ongoing
Nebulous (New York)       Weekly Discontinued
Revival of Melee (New York)   Annual Discontinued
Scarlet Classic (New Jersey)      Annual Ongoing
SKTAR (New Jersey)      Annual Discontinued
Smashadelphia (Pennsylvania)        Annual Ongoing
The Function (New York)   Annual Discontinued
The Nightclub (New York)   Annual Discontinued
We Tech Those (Pennsylvania)    Annual Discontinued
Xeno/XenoSaga (New York)    Weekly/Monthly Ongoing
Yoshi's Island (New York)    Annual
Zenith      Annual Discontinued

Notable tournamentsEdit

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

Tournament Date Entrants Supermajor Major Superregional Other
MLG New York 2004 (New York) October 24th, 2004 ??? —   — —
MLG New York 2005 (New Jersey) February 25th-26th, 2006 32+   — — —
MLG New York Opener 2006 (New Jersey) April 21st-23rd, 2006 143+   — — —
MLG New York Playoffs 2006 (New York) October 13th-14th, 2006 208+   — — —
MLG Long Island 2007 (New York) May 5th-6th, 2007 71+ — —   —
Revival of Melee (New York) March 7th-8th, 2009 136+   — — —
Clash of the Titans IV (Pennsylvania) February 7th-8th, 2009 249+   — — —
Apex 2009 (New Jersey) May 9th-10th, 2009 200+ —   —  
Revival of Melee 2 (New York) November 21st-22nd, 2009 159+ —   — —
Apex 2010 (New Jersey) August 6th-8th, 2010 400+    — — —
Revival of Melee 3 (New York) November 20th-21st, 2010 168+ —   — —
KTAR 5 (New Jersey) May 21st, 2011 116 —   — —
Zenith 2011 (New Jersey) May 28th-29th, 2011 83 — —   —
KTAR 6 (New Jersey) August 14th, 2011 130+ —   — —
Concentrate II (New Jersey) October 30th, 2011 58 — —   —
Revival of Melee 4 (New York) November 19th-20th, 2011 110+ — —   —
Apex 2012 (New Jersey) January 6th-8th, 2012 1,000+      — —
Zenith 2012 (New Jersey) May 26th-27th, 2012 92+ — —    
Clash of the Titans 6 (New Jersey) June 2nd, 2012 58 — —   —
SKTAR (New Jersey) July 14th-15th, 2012 140+ —   — —
Revival of Melee 5 (New York) November 17th-18th, 2012 110+ — —   —
XSmash (New Jersey) December 22nd, 2012 ??? — —   —
Collision VI (New York) January 5th, 2013 38 — —    
Apex 2013 (New Jersey) January 11th-13th, 2013 500+     — — —
Zenith 2013 (New Jersey) June 1st-2nd, 2013 120+ —      
SKTAR 2 (New Jersey) August 3rd-4th, 2013 141 —   — —
KTAR 7 (New Jersey) July 6th-7th, 2013 55+ — —     
Revival of Melee 6 (New York) November 16th-17th, 2013 110+ — —   —
KTAR 8 (New Jersey) December 28th, 2013 60+ — —     
Apex 2014 (New Jersey) January 17th-19th, 2014 700+      — — —
Revival of Melee 7 (New York) March 8th-9th, 2014 110+ — —   —
SKTAR 3 (New Jersey) May 31st-June 1st, 2014 250+      — —
Zenith 2014 (New Jersey) August 2nd-3rd, 2014 418+ —       
Apex 2015 (New Jersey) January 30th-February 1st, 2015 1,600+       — —
Shots Fired (Pennsylvania) February 28th-March 1st, 2015 194+ —   —   
Super Nebulous 3 (New York) April 25th-26th, 2015 218 — —   —
Nebulous Prime 1 (New York) August 14th-16th, 2015 200+ — —      
SKTAR 4 (New Jersey) August 22nd-23rd, 2015 160+ — —    
We Tech Those (Pennsylvania) November 14th-15th, 2015 160+ —   —  
Shots Fired 2 (New Jersey) March 5th-6th, 2016 368 —       —
Super Nebulous 4 (New York) March 27th, 2016 196 — —   —
SuperNova (New York) April 16th, 2016 172 —   — —
NEW FISH (New York) May 7th, 2016 289 — —     
KTAR XVIII (New Jersey) June 11th, 2016 428 — —    
Apex 2016 (New Jersey) June 17th-19th, 2016 500+ — —     
We Tech Those 2 (Pennsylvania) July 23rd-24th, 2016 110 —   — —
Collision XIV (New Jersey) September 3rd, 2016 193 — —    
SuperBoomed (New York) October 22nd-23rd, 2016 88 —   — —
Olympus (New Jersey) October 28th-30th, 2016 314   —    
KTAR XIX (New Jersey) November 19th, 2016 493 —   —  
Apollo (New York) January 7th-8th, 2017 161 — —   —
The Flex Zone 2 (New York) February 18th, 2017 134 —   — —
Keystoned (Pennsylvania) March 11th-12th, 2017 68 — —   —
KTAR XX (New Jersey) April 1st-2nd, 2017 192 — —   —
Royal Flush (New Jersey) May 12th-14th, 2017 515 —    — —
Smashadelphia 2017 (Pennsylvania) June 23rd-25th, 2017 263 — —       
The Empire Smashes Back (New York) November 3rd-5th, 2017 61 — —   —
We Tech Those 3 (Pennsylvania) January 13th-14th, 2018 248 —   —  
The Gang Hosts a Melee Tournament (Pennsylvania) February 3rd, 2018 242 — —   —
Smash Valley: Lucky 7 (Pennsylvania) February 17th, 2018 315 — —     
Keystoned II (Pennsylvania) March 10th-11th, 2018 96 —   — —
Collision XV (New Jersey) March 31st, 2018 273 — —   —
The Flex Zone 3 (New York) April 7th, 2018 101 —   — —
OMEGA II (New York) June 16th-17th, 2018 140 — —   —
Smash Sounds (New York) July 7th-8th, 2018 269 —   — —
Final Smash Attack: Player's Ball (New York) July 29th, 2018 26 — —   —
SuperNova 2 (New York) July 29th-30th, 2018 173 —   — —
NYXL Pop-Up! (New York) December 22nd, 2018 171 — —   —
Let's Make Moves (New Jersey) December 29th, 2018 504 —   — —
The Gang Steals The Script (Pennsylvania) March 9th, 2019 219 — —   —
Keystoned III (Pennsylvania) March 9th-10th, 2019 41 — —   —
Collision 2019 (New Jersey) March 16th-17th, 2019 410 —   — —
Suplex City Smash (New Jersey) April 6th, 2019 222 —   — —
The Scarlet Classic V (New Jersey) April 14th, 2019 219 — —    
Smash at The Paramount (New York) June 15th, 2019 235 — —   —
Defend the North 2019 (New York) July 19th-21st, 2019 505 —   —  
Return to Yoshi's Island (New York) November 2nd, 2019 148 — —   —
Tri-state Showdown: Fall 2019 (New Jersey) November 9th, 2019 229 — —   —
Let's Make Big Moves (New York) January 3rd-5th, 2020 655   — — —
Keystoned IV (Pennsylvania) March 14th-15th, 2020 50 — —   —
Momentous (New York) June 12th, 2021 16 — —   —
Keystoned 4.5 (Pennsylvania) June 19th-20th, 2021 42 — —   —
Let's Make Big Moves 2022 (New York) January 7th-9th, 2022 690 —   — —
Collision 2022 (New Jersey) March 12th-13th, 2022 757   — — —
The Function 2 (New York) May 7th, 2022 200 — —   —
Keystoned V (Pennsylvania) March 19th-20th, 2022 56 —   — —
Apex 2022 (New Jersey) November 18th-20th, 2022 1,087 —        
Redemption Rumble (New York) December 30th-31st, 2022 16 — —   —
Let's Make Big Moves 2023 (New York) January 6th-8th, 2023 791   — — —
EON: Revelation (New York) February 11th, 2023 129 — —   —
Collision 2023 (New Jersey) March 10th-12th, 2023 1,075     — —
Keystoned VI (Pennsylvania) March 18th-19th, 2023 72 — —   —
High Rez (New York) July 8th-9th, 2023 240 — —   —
B-Airs 400 (Pennsylvania) October 6th, 2023 133 — —   —
The Function 3 (New York) November 11th, 2023 259 — —   —
Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2024 (New York) January 5th-7th, 2024 915   — — —
Collision 2024 (New Jersey) March 15th-17th, 2024 1,183     — —
The Function 4 (New York) October 26th, 2024 295 — —   —
Knightmare at The Roundtable (New Jersey) October 26th, 2024 129 — —   —
Nounsvitational 2024 (New York) December 7th-8th, 2024 16 —   — —
Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2025 (New York) January 3rd-5th, 2025 861   — — —
The Reaper Invitational (New York) January 19th, 2025 8 — —   —
The Roundtable 2 (New Jersey) January 25th, 2025 127 — —   —
Tri-state Showdown 2: The Invitational (New Jersey) February 2nd 48 — —   —
The Roundtable 3 (New Jersey) February 22nd, 2025 127 — —   —
Scarlet Classic X (New Jersey) April 19th, 2025 196 — —    

Largest singles eventsEdit

Rank Tournament Date Game Attendance Winner Character(s)
1 Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015   1,037   PPMD   
2 Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2024 January 5th-7th, 2024   891   Tweek  
3 Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2025 January 3rd-5th, 2025   832   Sparg0    
4 Let's Make Big Moves 2023 January 6th-8th, 2023   791   Tweek  
5 Collision 2022 March 12th-13th, 2022   749   Sparg0   
6 Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015   734   ZeRo  
7 Collision 2024 March 15th-17th, 2024   714   Sparg0   
8 Let's Make Big Moves January 3rd-5th, 2020   650   Nairo   
9 Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014   629   Dr. PeePee   
10 Collision 2023 March 10th-12th, 2023   619   Riddles   

See alsoEdit

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