Maryland-Virginia

Maryland/Virginia, abbreviated as MD/VA, is a Smash region located in the United States. The term includes the U.S. states of Maryland and Virginia, as well as the District of Columbia; some definitions include the states of Delaware and West Virginia (although these states both have very small Smash communities). While most of the region's activity is centered on the Washington and Baltimore metropolitan areas, other centers of activity exist in Richmond and other parts of southern Virginia. Neighboring regions include the Tristate Area, North Carolina, and Pittsburgh/Northeast Ohio.

MD/VA has long been one of the busiest and most important Smash regions in the United States. As the home of Azen, ChuDat, Chillin, and more of Melee's most famous old school players, the region was considered one of the strongest in the pre-Brawl era, frequently competing with the Tristate Area and Southern California. Crews like Ha Ha You Lose, Power Underwhelming, and Team Ben hosted many large tournaments, such as Game Over and BOMB 4, that were among the most important grassroots events nationwide, helping to significantly develop the Melee tournament scene. After Brawl's release, as players like Azen became inactive in the community, MD/VA lost of much of its strength relative to the other regions, but was still famous as the home of the Pound series, one of the most important national tournament series of the era. The region's national presence further declined following the failure of Pound V and the collapse of the series. However, it regained its foothold on the national stage with the introduction of the Super Smash Con series in 2015, as well as the return of Pound in 2016; this has given MD/VA the distinction as one of the only regions with more than one supermajor per year. Maryland/Virginia also hosts Xanadu, one of the most famous weekly locals series in the nation, and is the home of VGBootCamp, the largest Smash-dedicated streaming channel.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Notable players

Nationally ranked players

See also: MD/VA Power Rankings, Category:Maryland smashers, Category:Virginia smashers, and Category:District of Columbia smashers

These MD/VA players were ranked on Melee It On Me's 2015 SSBMRank.

SSBMRank	Name	Characters	Notes
25	Nintendude		Although originally from New York, spent much of 2015 living in Maryland.
35	ChuDat		Known as a major innovator of the Ice Climbers' metagame in Melee's early years; still considered one of the top Ice Climbers mains today.
54	Chillin		Known as a veteran Smash player, and a pioneer of Fox's techniques and metagame in the pre-Brawl era.
70	Redd
78	LloD
100	DoH		Known as one of the best old school Peach mains.

Other top players

• Azen: Known as one of the most innovative Marth mains and one of the best players in the United States when he active in Melee's early years.
• Cyrain: A top Fox player from Virginia, ranked 101st on the 2016 SSBMRank.
• Husband: Known as one of the best old school Marth mains.
• Milkman: A Fox main from Virginia, ranked 86th on the 2016 SSBMRank.
• NEO: Well known as the best Roy player in the world when he was active in the pre-Brawl era.
• Oro: One of the best Samus mains in the world during Melee's early years.
• Plank: Known as the director of the Pound series, one of the most successful national tournament series of all time.
• SmashG0D: A Marth main from Virginia, ranked 62nd on the 2016 SSBMRank.
• Tope: Currently lives in San Diego, but originally from Virginia; ranked 82nd on the 2014 SSBMRank.
• Vist: Known as one of the best Luigi players in the United States; ranked 98th on the 2013 SSBMRank.
• Zain: A Marth main from Virginia; ranked 66th on the 2016 SSBMRank.

Major tournaments hosted

See also: Category:Maryland tournaments and Category:Virginia tournaments

A list of significant regional and national Melee events hosted in Maryland/Virginia; nationals are highlighted in bold.

Name	Entrants	Date	Notes
DC Super Smash #1	40	July 12th, 2003
DC Super Smash #2	42	September 20th, 2003
BOMB 1		October 25th, 2003
Game Over	85	January 10th, 2004	Known as a clash between the three strongest Smash regions at the time: Maryland/Virginia, Southern California, and New York.
BOMB 2		April 17th, 2004
DC Super Smash #3: Remember Your Roots	30	September 25th, 2004
Gettin' Schooled	63	October 14th, 2004
MLG DC 2005	97	January 29th-30th, 2005
BOMB 3	~70	March 9th, 2005
Gettin' Schooled 2	99	June 25th-26th, 2005
BOMB 4	105	November 12th, 2005
Pound 1		January 28th 2006
Pound 2	201	June 16th-17th, 2007
Pound 3	224	February 2nd-3rd, 2008	The last Melee national before the release of Brawl.
Pound 4	347	January 16th-18th, 2010	At the time, the largest Melee tournament ever.
Pound V	243	February 19th-21st, 2011	The tournament generated major controversy after over $10,000 in prize money was lost; tournament director Plank was blacklisted by Smashboards, and the series' collapse led to the decline of MD/VA's presence in the national tournament scene.
Pound V.5	95	November 9th, 2013	The tournament was held on a much smaller scale than the previous Pound tournaments.
Super Smash Con 2015	593	August 6th-9th, 2015	A series-wide supermajor; unique for its inclusion of a Smash-related gaming convention, in addition to the tournament itself.
Pound 2016	933	April 2nd-3rd, 2016	Marked the return of the Pound series, after Plank had paid off the winners of Pound V.
Super Smash Con 2016	940	August 11th-14th, 2016	A series-wide supermajor and MD/VA's largest Melee tournament to date.