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| name                      = Community Effort Orlando Series
| name                      = Community Effort Orlando Series
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| region                    = United States
| region                    = United States
| format                    = Double elimination
| format                    = Double elimination
| champion(s)              = {{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}} (Melee)<br> {{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}} (Smash 4)
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| ssbmwinner                = {{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}} (2010-2011, 2016)<br> {{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} (2014)<br> {{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}} (2015)
| ssbmwinner                = {{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} (2014)<br> {{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}} (2015)<br> {{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}} (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)<br> {{Sm|Plup|USA}} (2022, 2023)<br>{{Sm|Wizzrobe|USA}} (2024)
| ssbbwinner                = {{Sm|RedHalberd|USA}} (2010-2011)
| pmwinner                  = {{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}} (2014)
| pmwinner                  = {{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}} (2014)
| ssb4uwinner              = {{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}} (2015)<br> {{Sm|ANTi|USA}} (2016)
| ssb4uwinner              = {{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}} (2015, 2017)<br> {{Sm|ANTi|USA}} (2016)<br> {{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}} (2018)
| player(s) with most wins  = {{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}} (Melee 2010, 2011, and 2016)
| ssbuwinner                = {{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}} (2019)<br>{{Sm|Kola|USA}} (2021, 2024)<br>{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}} (2022)<br>{{Sm|Dabuz|USA}} (2023)
| director                  = {{Sm|Jebailey}}
| player(s) with most wins  = {{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}} (4 wins)
| organizer                = {{Sm|Jebailey}}
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| website                  = http://ceogaming.org/
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The '''Community Effort Orlando Series''', or simply '''CEO''', is a fighting game [[tournament]] series held annually in Orlando, Florida. The tournament, first held in 2010 is organized and directed by Alex {{Sm|Jebailey}}. CEO is widely recognized as one of the premier event for fighting games. Many different Smash Brothers games, such as [[Melee]], [[Brawl]], [[Project M]], and [[Smash 4]], have been hosted at CEO since its beginning.
The '''Community Effort Orlando''' series, or simply '''CEO''', is an annual fighting game [[tournament]] series typically held annually in Florida by {{Sm|Alex Jebailey}} and CEO Gaming. The series is widely recognized as one of the premier events for fighting games and has held events for every ''Smash'' title at least once.


==Champions==
==History==
==={{GameIcon|Melee}} Melee Winners {{GameIcon|Melee}}===
The tournament series began in 2010 in Orlando, with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as side events. The two games were dropped after CEO 2011, but ''Melee'' later returned alongside ''[[Project M]]'' on the official game lineup at CEO 2014, which also marked the first entry in the series to be a ''Smash'' major. Between 2014 and 2022, every tournament in the main CEO series had at least one event that reached major status, with some going as far as to reach supermajor status.
 
A notable change in the series was its location switch from Orlando to Daytona Beach in 2018 after Jebailey signed a contract with the Ocean Center. However, this switch prove controversial, as many FGC players chose not to attend CEO due to the perception that Daytona Beach's neighborhood was unfriendly. This likely had an impact on ''Smash'' as well, especially following the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: CEO 2022 was the first CEO event since CEO 2015 where the event for the most recent ''Smash'' title was not considered a supermajor, while CEO 2023 marked the first CEO event since CEO 2011 where none of the ''Smash'' events reached major status. The contract was set to last until 2025, however Jebailey and the venue agreed to end the contract a year early, with CEO 2024 being the last CEO event held in Daytona Beach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Jebailey/status/1773757105054367795|title=CEO moving out of Daytona Beach}}</ref>
 
The CEO Dreamland subseries is dedicated entirely to ''Super Smash Bros.'', and features all official ''Smash'' games as its only main events. So far, two Dreamland events have been held, one in 2017 and one in 2020. However, both events faced financial issues due to low attendance and COVID-19, respectively.


{| class="wikitable"
==List of tournaments==
=== Main events ===
{|class="wikitable"
!Event!!Date!!Attendance!!Games
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2010}}*||June 5th-6th, 2010||80+||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2011}}*||June 10th-12th, 2011||60+||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2014}}||June 27th-29th, 2014||262+||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|PM}}
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2015}}*||June 26th-28th, 2015||512+||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|PM}}
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2016}}||June 24th-26th, 2016||1,488||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2017}}||June 16th-18th, 2017||866||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}
|-
|-
! Year !! Event !! Player !! Tag !! Character(s) !! Runner-up !! Character(s)
|{{Trn|CEO 2018}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||1,091||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}
|-
|-
| 2010 || [[CEO 2010]] || Juan Debiedma || {{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}} || Jigglypuff || {{Sm|Colbol|USA}} || Fox
|{{Trn|CEO 2019}}||June 28th-30th, 2019||1,493||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}
|-
|-
| 2011 || [[CEO 2011]] || Juan Debiedma || {{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}} || Jigglypuff || {{Sm|Linguini|USA}} || Ganondorf
|{{Trn|CEO 2021}}||December 3rd-5th, 2021||777||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}
|-
|-
| 2014 || [[CEO 2014]] || Adam Lindgren || {{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} || Peach, Young Link || {{Sm|Mango|USA}} || Fox
|{{Trn|CEO 2022}}*||June 24th-26th, 2022||834||{{GameIcon|SSB64}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}
|-
|-
| 2015 || [[CEO 2015]] || William Hjelte || {{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}} || Fox || {{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} || Peach, Fox
|{{Trn|CEO 2023}}*||June 23rd-25th, 2023||730||{{GameIcon|SSB64}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}
|-
|-
| 2016 || [[CEO 2016]] || Juan Debiedma || {{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}} || Jigglypuff || {{Sm|Mew2King|USA}} || Sheik, Marth
|{{Trn|CEO 2024}}||June 28th-30th, 2024||553||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}
|}
|}
{{*}}Prior to CEO 2014, all ''Smash'' games were side events. In addition, ''Project M'' was a side event at CEO 2015 and ''Smash 64'' was a side event at CEO 2022 and 2023.


==={{GameIcon|Brawl}} Brawl Winners {{GameIcon|Brawl}}===
=== Dreamland series ===
{|class="wikitable"
!Event!!Date!!Attendance!!Games
|-
|{{Trn|CEO Dreamland}}||April 14th-16th, 2017||727||{{GameIcon|SSB64}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|{{Trn|CEO Dreamland 2020}}||March 13th-15th, 2020||970||{{GameIcon|SSB64}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}
|}


{| class="wikitable"
==Champions==
==={{GameIcon|Melee}} ''Melee'' Winners {{GameIcon|Melee}}===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Event!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s)
|-
|2010||{{Trn|CEO 2010}}*||Juan Debiedma||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Colbol|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|2011||{{Trn|CEO 2011}}*||Juan Debiedma||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Linguini|USA}}||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|2014||{{Trn|CEO 2014}}||Adam Lindgren||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Young Link|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|2015||{{Trn|CEO 2015}}||William Hjelte||{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|2016||{{Trn|CEO 2016}}||Juan Debiedma||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|2017||{{Trn|CEO 2017}}||Juan Debiedma||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Plup|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|2018||{{Trn|CEO 2018}}||Juan Debiedma||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Plup|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|2019||{{Trn|CEO 2019}}||Juan Debiedma||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Wizzrobe|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|-
! Year !! Event !! Player !! Tag !! Character(s) !! Runner-up !! Character(s)
|2022||{{Trn|CEO 2022}}||Justin McGrath||{{Sm|Plup|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Magi|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|-
| 2010 || [[CEO 2010]] || ''unknown name'' || {{Sm|RedHalberd|USA}} || Meta Knight, Snake || {{Sm|HRNUT|USA}} || Snake
|2023||{{Trn|CEO 2023}}||Justin McGrath||{{Sm|Plup|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Wizzrobe|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|-
| 2011 || [[CEO 2011]] || ''unknown name'' || {{Sm|RedHalberd|USA}} || Meta Knight, Falco || {{Sm|Xaltis|USA}} || Falco, Meta Knight
|2024||{{Trn|CEO 2024}}||Justin Hallett||{{Sm|Wizzrobe|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|}
|}
{{*}} ''Melee'' was a side event in 2010 and 2011.


===Project M Winners===
==={{GameIcon|PM}}''Project M'' Winners{{GameIcon|PM}}===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Event!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s)
|-
|2014||{{Trn|CEO 2014}}||Gonzalo Barrios||{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||{{PMHead|Pit|s=16px}}{{PMHead|Fox|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Wizzrobe|USA}}||{{PMHead|Sonic|s=16px}}
|-
|2015||{{Trn|CEO 2015}}*||Forrest Griffin||{{Sm|MrLz|USA}}||{{PMHead|Mr. Game & Watch|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Jfyst|USA}}||{{PMHead|Sonic|s=16px}}
|}
{{*}} ''Project M'' was a side event in 2015.


{| class="wikitable"
==={{GameIcon|SSB4-U}} ''Smash 4'' Winners {{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Event!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s)
|-
|2015||{{Trn|CEO 2015}}||Gonzalo Barrios||{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Nairo|USA}}||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Dark Pit|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
|-
|-
! Year !! Event !! Player !! Tag !! Character(s) !! Runner-up !! Character(s)
|2016||{{Trn|CEO 2016}}||Jason Bates||{{Sm|ANTi|USA}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Zinoto|USA}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
|-
|-
| 2014 || [[CEO 2014]] || Gonzalo Barrios || {{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}} || Pit, Fox || {{Sm|Wizzrobe|USA}} || Sonic
|2017||{{Trn|CEO 2017}}||Gonzalo Barrios||{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||{{Sm|MKLeo|Mexico}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Corrin|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
|-
|-
| 2015* || [[CEO 2015]] || Forrest Griffin || {{Sm|MrLz|USA}} || Mr. Game & Watch || {{Sm|Jfyst|USA}} || Sonic
|2018||{{Trn|CEO 2018}}||Leonardo Lopez Perez||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Lucina|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Tweek|USA}}||{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
|}
|}


* Project M was a side event in 2015.
==={{GameIcon|SSBU}} ''Ultimate'' Winners {{GameIcon|SSBU}}===
 
{|class="wikitable"
==={{GameIcon|SSB4-U}} Smash 4 Winners {{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}===
!Year!!Event!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s)
|-
|2019||{{Trn|CEO 2019}}||Leonardo Lopez Perez||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Marss|USA}}||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
|-
|2021||{{Trn|CEO 2021}}||Kolawole Aideyan||{{Sm|Kola|USA}}||{{Head|Roy|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Glutonny|France}}||{{Head|Wario|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
|-
|2022||{{Trn|CEO 2022}}||Carlos Pérez||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Riddles|Canada}}||{{Head|Terry|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
|-
|2023||{{Trn|CEO 2023}}||Samuel Robert Buzby||{{Sm|Dabuz|USA}}||{{Head|Olimar|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Min Min|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Riddles|Canada}}||{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Terry|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
|-
|2024||{{Trn|CEO 2024}}||Kolawole Aideyan||{{Sm|Kola|USA}}||{{Head|Roy|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Riddles|Canada}}||{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Terry|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
|}


==={{GameIcon|SSB64}} ''Smash 64'' Winners {{GameIcon|SSB64}} (side event)===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Year!!Event!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s)
|-
|2022||{{Trn|CEO 2022}}||Steven Rodriguez||{{Sm|Loto|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Crockett|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB|s=16px}}{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB|s=16px}}
|-
|-
! Year !! Event !! Player !! Tag !! Character(s) !! Runner-up !! Character(s)
|2023||{{Trn|CEO 2023}}||Ben Kesler||{{Sm|derstuk|USA}}||||{{Sm|Fil|USA}}||
|}
 
==={{GameIcon|Brawl}} ''Brawl'' Winners {{GameIcon|Brawl}} (side event)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Event!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s)
|-
|-
| 2015 || [[CEO 2015]] || Gonzalo Barrios || {{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}} || Sheik, Diddy Kong || {{Sm|Nairo|USA}} || Zero Suit Samus, Dark Pit
|2010||{{Trn|CEO 2010}}*||Akilade Akiwumi<br>Daniel Rodriguez<br>&mdash;<br>&mdash;||{{Sm|RedHalberd|USA}}<br>{{Sm|ChuDat|USA}}<br>{{Sm|HRNUT|USA}}<br>{{Sm|Mero|p=USA|USA}}||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=16px}}{{Head|Snake|g=SSBB|s=16px}}<br>{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBB|s=16px}}<br>{{Head|Snake|g=SSBB|s=16px}}<br>{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=16px}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
| 2016 || [[CEO 2016]] || Jason Bates || {{Sm|ANTi|USA}} || Mario, Cloud, Meta Knight, Zero Suit Samus || {{Sm|Zinoto|USA}} || Diddy Kong
|2011||{{Trn|CEO 2011}}||Akilade Akiwumi||{{Sm|RedHalberd|USA}}||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=16px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Xaltis|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBB|s=16px}}{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=16px}}
|}  
|}
{{*}} The top 4 players decided to split.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*{{Sm|ESAM}} notably won Divekick at CEO 2014, having won a belt which is not for Smash Bros.
*{{Sm|ESAM}} is the only ''Smash'' player who won a CEO event outside of ''Smash'', having won ''Divekick'' in 2014.
 
==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
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Community Effort Orlando Series
CEO 2015 LOGO.png
Info
Founded 2010
Region United States
Format Double elimination
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners Sweden Armada (2014)
Sweden Leffen (2015)
USA Hungrybox (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
USA Plup (2022, 2023)
USA Wizzrobe (2024)
Project M winners Chile ZeRo (2014)
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U winners Chile ZeRo (2015, 2017)
USA ANTi (2016)
Mexico MkLeo (2018)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate winners Mexico MkLeo (2019)
USA Kola (2021, 2024)
Dominican Republic Sonix (2022)
USA Dabuz (2023)
Most successful player(s) USA Hungrybox (4 wins)
Staff
Organizer(s) Jebailey
Website(s) http://ceogaming.org/

The Community Effort Orlando series, or simply CEO, is an annual fighting game tournament series typically held annually in Florida by Alex Jebailey and CEO Gaming. The series is widely recognized as one of the premier events for fighting games and has held events for every Smash title at least once.

History[edit]

The tournament series began in 2010 in Orlando, with Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl as side events. The two games were dropped after CEO 2011, but Melee later returned alongside Project M on the official game lineup at CEO 2014, which also marked the first entry in the series to be a Smash major. Between 2014 and 2022, every tournament in the main CEO series had at least one event that reached major status, with some going as far as to reach supermajor status.

A notable change in the series was its location switch from Orlando to Daytona Beach in 2018 after Jebailey signed a contract with the Ocean Center. However, this switch prove controversial, as many FGC players chose not to attend CEO due to the perception that Daytona Beach's neighborhood was unfriendly. This likely had an impact on Smash as well, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic: CEO 2022 was the first CEO event since CEO 2015 where the event for the most recent Smash title was not considered a supermajor, while CEO 2023 marked the first CEO event since CEO 2011 where none of the Smash events reached major status. The contract was set to last until 2025, however Jebailey and the venue agreed to end the contract a year early, with CEO 2024 being the last CEO event held in Daytona Beach.[1]

The CEO Dreamland subseries is dedicated entirely to Super Smash Bros., and features all official Smash games as its only main events. So far, two Dreamland events have been held, one in 2017 and one in 2020. However, both events faced financial issues due to low attendance and COVID-19, respectively.

List of tournaments[edit]

Main events[edit]

Event Date Attendance Games
CEO 2010* June 5th-6th, 2010 80+ Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
CEO 2011* June 10th-12th, 2011 60+ Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 262+ Super Smash Bros. MeleeProject M
CEO 2015* June 26th-28th, 2015 512+ Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii UProject M
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 1,488 Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
CEO 2017 June 16th-18th, 2017 866 Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 1,091 Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
CEO 2019 June 28th-30th, 2019 1,493 Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate
CEO 2021 December 3rd-5th, 2021 777 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
CEO 2022* June 24th-26th, 2022 834 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate
CEO 2023* June 23rd-25th, 2023 730 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate
CEO 2024 June 28th-30th, 2024 553 Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate

*Prior to CEO 2014, all Smash games were side events. In addition, Project M was a side event at CEO 2015 and Smash 64 was a side event at CEO 2022 and 2023.

Dreamland series[edit]

Event Date Attendance Games
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 727 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. 4
CEO Dreamland 2020 March 13th-15th, 2020 970 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. 4Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Champions[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee Melee Winners Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Year Event Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2010 CEO 2010* Juan Debiedma USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM) USA Colbol Fox (SSBM)
2011 CEO 2011* Juan Debiedma USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM) USA Linguini Ganondorf (SSBM)
2014 CEO 2014 Adam Lindgren Sweden Armada Peach (SSBM)Young Link (SSBM) USA Mango Fox (SSBM)
2015 CEO 2015 William Hjelte Sweden Leffen Fox (SSBM) Sweden Armada Peach (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)
2016 CEO 2016 Juan Debiedma USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM) USA Mew2King Sheik (SSBM)Marth (SSBM)
2017 CEO 2017 Juan Debiedma USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM) USA Plup Sheik (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)
2018 CEO 2018 Juan Debiedma USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM) USA Plup Sheik (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)
2019 CEO 2019 Juan Debiedma USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM) USA Wizzrobe Captain Falcon (SSBM)
2022 CEO 2022 Justin McGrath USA Plup Sheik (SSBM)Fox (SSBM) USA Magi Falco (SSBM)
2023 CEO 2023 Justin McGrath USA Plup Sheik (SSBM) USA Wizzrobe Captain Falcon (SSBM)
2024 CEO 2024 Justin Hallett USA Wizzrobe Captain Falcon (SSBM) USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM)

* Melee was a side event in 2010 and 2011.

Project MProject M WinnersProject M[edit]

Year Event Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2014 CEO 2014 Gonzalo Barrios Chile ZeRo Pit (PM)Fox (PM) USA Wizzrobe Sonic (PM)
2015 CEO 2015* Forrest Griffin USA MrLz Mr. Game & Watch (PM) USA Jfyst Sonic (PM)

* Project M was a side event in 2015.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Smash 4 Winners Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Year Event Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2015 CEO 2015 Gonzalo Barrios Chile ZeRo Sheik (SSB4)Diddy Kong (SSB4) USA Nairo Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)Dark Pit (SSB4)
2016 CEO 2016 Jason Bates USA ANTi Mario (SSB4)Cloud (SSB4)Meta Knight (SSB4)Zero Suit Samus (SSB4) USA Zinoto Diddy Kong (SSB4)
2017 CEO 2017 Gonzalo Barrios Chile ZeRo Diddy Kong (SSB4) Mexico MKLeo Marth (SSB4)Cloud (SSB4)Meta Knight (SSB4)Corrin (SSB4)
2018 CEO 2018 Leonardo Lopez Perez Mexico MkLeo Cloud (SSB4)Marth (SSB4)Bayonetta (SSB4)Lucina (SSB4) USA Tweek Bayonetta (SSB4)Cloud (SSB4)Donkey Kong (SSB4)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ultimate Winners Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Year Event Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2019 CEO 2019 Leonardo Lopez Perez Mexico MkLeo Joker (SSBU) USA Marss Zero Suit Samus (SSBU)
2021 CEO 2021 Kolawole Aideyan USA Kola Roy (SSBU)Cloud (SSBU) France Glutonny Wario (SSBU)
2022 CEO 2022 Carlos Pérez Dominican Republic Sonix Sonic (SSBU) Canada Riddles Terry (SSBU)
2023 CEO 2023 Samuel Robert Buzby USA Dabuz Olimar (SSBU)Rosalina (SSBU)Min Min (SSBU) Canada Riddles Kazuya (SSBU)Terry (SSBU)
2024 CEO 2024 Kolawole Aideyan USA Kola Roy (SSBU) Canada Riddles Kazuya (SSBU)Terry (SSBU)

Super Smash Bros. Smash 64 Winners Super Smash Bros. (side event)[edit]

Year Event Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2022 CEO 2022 Steven Rodriguez USA Loto Captain Falcon (SSB) USA Crockett Captain Falcon (SSB)Donkey Kong (SSB)
2023 CEO 2023 Ben Kesler USA derstuk USA Fil

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Brawl Winners Super Smash Bros. Brawl (side event)[edit]

Year Event Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2010 CEO 2010* Akilade Akiwumi
Daniel Rodriguez
—
—		 USA RedHalberd
USA ChuDat
USA HRNUT
USA Mero		 Meta Knight (SSBB)Snake (SSBB)
Kirby (SSBB)
Snake (SSBB)
Meta Knight (SSBB)		 — —
2011 CEO 2011 Akilade Akiwumi USA RedHalberd Meta Knight (SSBB)Falco (SSBB) USA Xaltis Falco (SSBB)Meta Knight (SSBB)

* The top 4 players decided to split.

Trivia[edit]

  • ESAM is the only Smash player who won a CEO event outside of Smash, having won Divekick in 2014.

References[edit]

  1. ^ CEO moving out of Daytona Beach.

External links[edit]


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