Maryland/Virginia

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Maryland/Virginia, abbreviated as MD/VA, is a Smash region located on the East Coast of 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-Baltimore metropolitan area, which straddles the border between the two states, other centers of activity exist in Richmond and other parts of southern Virginia. Neighboring regions include the Tristate Area (particularly the Philadelphia metro 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 and the beginning of the Glitch series in 2016; this has given MD/VA the distinction as one of the few 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

Globally ranked players

These MD/VA players were ranked on the SSBMRank 2022.

SSBMRank Name Notes
1 Zain Marth (SSBM) (Virginia) The best player in the world in 2022
11 lloD Peach (SSBM) (Virginia)
23 Polish Peach (SSBM) (Maryland) Currently resides in Pennsylvania.
34 bobby big ballz Falco (SSBM) (Maryland) Currently resides in Texas.
63 ChuDat Ice Climbers (SSBM) (Virginia) Known as a major innovator of Ice Climbers' metagame in Melee's early years; still considered to be one of the best Ice Climbers mains today.
72 Khryke Marth (SSBM) (Maryland)
79 Sirmeris Peach (SSBM) (West Virginia)
92 Kevin Maples Fox (SSBM) (Virginia)

These MD/VA players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:

Other top players

  • Bones Falco (SSBM) (Maryland)
  • Husband Marth (SSBM) (Maryland): Known as one of the best old school Marth mains.
  • Juicebox Sheik (SSBM) (Virginia): Ranked 4th on the MD/VA Melee Power Rankings.
  • NEO Roy (SSBM)Marth (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM) (Maryland): Well known as the best Roy player in the world when he was active in the pre-Brawl era.
  • Oro Samus (SSBM) (Maryland): One of the best Samus mains in the world during Melee's early years.
  • Plank Sheik (SSBM) (Maryland): Known as the former director of the Pound series, one of the most successful national tournament series of all time.
  • SypherPhoenix Fox (SSBM) (Virginia): Ranked 8th on the MD/VA Melee Power Rankings.

Major tournaments hosted

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 (Maryland) 40 July 12th, 2003
DC Super Smash #2 (Maryland) 42 September 20th, 2003
BOMB 1 (Maryland) October 25th, 2003
Game Over (Virginia) 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 (Maryland) April 17th, 2004
DC Super Smash #3: Remember Your Roots (Maryland) 30 September 25th, 2004
Gettin' Schooled (Maryland) 63 October 14th, 2004
MLG DC 2005 (Virginia) 97 January 29th-30th, 2005
BOMB 3 (Maryland) ~70 March 9th, 2005
Gettin' Schooled 2 (Maryland) 99 June 25th-26th, 2005
BOMB 4 (Maryland) 105 November 12th, 2005
Pound (Maryland) 55 January 28th, 2006
Pound 2 (Maryland) 201 June 16th-17th, 2007
Pound 3 (Maryland) 224 February 2nd-3rd, 2008 The last Melee national before the release of Brawl.
Pound 4 (Maryland) 347 January 16th-18th, 2010 At the time, the largest Melee tournament ever.
Pound V (Virginia) 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 (Maryland) 95 November 9th, 2013 The tournament was held on a much smaller scale than the previous Pound tournaments.
Super Smash Con 2015 (Virginia) 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 (Virginia) 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 (Virginia) 940 August 11th-14th, 2016 A series-wide supermajor. Was MD/VA's largest Melee tournament to date prior to Super Smash Con 2017.
Super Smash Con 2017 (Virginia) 1,092 August 10th-13th, 2017 A series-wide supermajor and MD/VA's largest Melee tournament to date.
Xanadu - End of an Era (Maryland) 162 February 24th-25th, 2018
Pound Underground (Maryland) 216 May 12th-13th, 2018
Super Smash Con 2018 (Maryland) 1,053 August 9th-12th, 2018
The Script - Episode 1: "Race To The Finish" (Maryland) 105 October 13th-14th, 2018
The Script - Episode 2: "Hands Off My Prey" (Maryland) 130 February 16th-17th, 2019
Pound 2019 (Maryland) 451 April 19th-21st, 2019
Super Smash Con 2019 (Virginia) 853 August 8th-11th, 2019
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest (Virginia) 271 October 15th-17th, 2021
SWT: NA West Melee Regional Finals (Maryland) 16 October 23rd-24th, 2021
SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals (Maryland) 16 October 30th-31st, 2021

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Notable players

Globally ranked players

These MD/VA players were ranked on CLASH Tournaments' 2014 SSBBRank.

SSBBRank Name Notes
37 Seagull Joe Wolf (SSBB) (Maryland) The best Wolf player in the world. Currently ranked 10th on the 2016-2017 SSBBRank.
49 ChuDat Kirby (SSBB) (Virginia) The best Kirby player in the world.
76 Junebug Lucario (SSBB) (Virginia)
84 Coney King Dedede (SSBB) (Maryland)
88 Lie Diddy Kong (SSBB) (Maryland)
92 NEO Marth (SSBB) (Maryland)
97 Pink Fresh Lucas (SSBB) (Maryland) One of the best Lucas players in the world.

Super Smash Bros. 4

Notable players

Globally ranked players

These MD/VA players were ranked on the Panda Global Rankings 100.

PG ranking Name Notes
26 WaDi Mewtwo (SSB4) (Virginia) Currently one of the three best Mewtwo players in the world.
60 Pink Fresh Bayonetta (SSB4)Lucas (SSB4) (Maryland) One of the best Bayonetta players in the United States.
87 Rags Meta Knight (SSB4) (Virginia) One of the best Meta Knight players in the world.

These MD/VA players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:

Other top players

  • ZD Fox (SSB4) (Maryland): One of the best Fox players in the United States.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Notable players

Globally ranked players

These MD/VA players were ranked on the UltRank 2022 and/or the OrionRank 2022.

UltRank OrionRank Name Notes
55 121 Puppeh Pokémon Trainer (SSBU) (Virginia)
87 79 WaDi Mewtwo (SSBU)R.O.B. (SSBU) (Virginia) The best Mewtwo player in the world and one of the best R.O.B. players in the early metagame.
100 118 enhancedpv Cloud (SSBU) (Maryland)

These MD/VA players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:

Major tournaments hosted

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

Name Entrants Date Notes
Launch (Maryland) 183 December 8th, 2018 First Ultimate tournament hosted at Xanadu.
Glitch 6 (Maryland) 551 January 19th-20th, 2019
Pound 2019 (Maryland) 802 April 19th-21st, 2019
Super Smash Con 2019 (Virginia) 2,708 August 8th-11th, 2019 Largest Smash tournament ever hosted in MD/VA.
Glitch 7 - Minus World (Maryland) 566 September 14th-15th, 2019
Glitch 8 - Missingno (Maryland) 729 January 18th-19th, 2020
The Comeback (Maryland) 241 July 31st, 2021
Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code (Maryland) 421 September 24th-26th, 2021
SWT: NA West Ultimate Regional Finals (Maryland) 16 October 9th-10th, 2021
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest (Virginia) 769 October 15th-17th, 2021
SWT: NA East Ultimate Regional Finals (Maryland) 16 November 6th-7th, 2021

See also

Power rankings:

Smashers:

Tournaments: