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List of major tournaments (SSBM)

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The following is a list of all Super Smash Bros. Melee major and supermajor tournaments that have happened to date. A list of largest Melee tournaments is also available. Note that only singles tournaments are recorded and online tournaments are not considered.

Tournaments considered to be supermajors are highlighted with bold text.

2003

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  Tournament Go 4 January 19th 85-90   Ken  
  Tournament Go 5 August 2nd-3rd 90-110   Ken  

2004

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  Game Over January 10th 85   Ken   
  MELEE-FC1 July 9th-10th 98   Ken  
  Tournament Go 6 August 21st-22nd 112   Azen   
  MLG New York 2004 October 24th ?   Ken  

2005

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  MOAST 3 January 15th-16th 128   Isai  
  MLG DC 2005 January 29th-30th 97   Ken  
  Gettin' Schooled 2 June 25th-26th 99   Ken  
  MELEE-FC3 July 10th-12th 186   Ken  
  Jack Garden Tournament August 20th ~116   Ken  
  MLG Los Angeles 2005 October 14th-16th 32+   Isai  

2006

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  MLG New York 2005 February 25th-26th ?   Ken  
  MLG New York Opener 2006 April 21st-23rd 143   PC Chris   
  MLG Dallas 2006 May 19th-20th 144   Ken   
  MLG Anaheim 2006 June 23rd-24th 160   Ken   
  MELEE-FC6 July 13th-15th 205   PC Chris    
  MLG Chicago 2006 July 21st-22nd 184   Ken  
  Zero Challenge 2 August 15th-17th 192   Ken   
  MLG Orlando 2006 August 25th-26th 176   Azen   
  MLG New York Playoffs 2006 October 13th-14th 208   Azen     
  MLG Las Vegas 2006 November 18th-19th 8   PC Chris   

2007

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  Cataclysm 3 March 3rd-4th 112   Mew2King   
  Pound 2 June 16th-17th 201   ChuDat  
  MELEE-FC Diamond July 12th-14th 256   Mew2King  
  Zero Challenge 3 July 20th-22nd 228   PC Chris     
  EVO West July 27th-29th 128   Mew2King  
  EVO World 2007 August 24th-26th 270   Ken  
  Super Champ Combo September 29th-30th 201   Mew2King    
  Viva La Smashtaclysm November 10th-11th 188   Azen      

2008

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  Pound 3 February 2nd-3rd 224   Mango   
  Epita Smash Arena 2 February 23rd-24th 231   Amsah  

2009

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  Revival of Melee March 7th-8th 136   Mango    
  GENESIS July 10th-12th 290   Mango   
  Revival of Melee 2 November 21st-22nd 159   Hungrybox  

2010

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  Pound 4 January 16th-18th 347   Mango   
  Apex 2010 August 6th-8th 220   Hungrybox  
  Revival of Melee 3 November 20th-21st 163   Dr. PeePee  

2011

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  Pound V February 19th-21st 243   Dr. PeePee  
  GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th 228   Armada   

2012

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  Apex 2012 January 6th-8th 318   Armada   
  IMPULSE June 30th-July 1st 78   Mango   
  Kings of Cali November 10th 121   Dr. PeePee  

2013

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  Apex 2013 January 11th-13th 336   Armada   
  Zenith 2013 June 1st-2nd 126   Mango   
  EVO 2013 July 12th-14th 709   Mango   
  The Big House 3 October 12th-13th 172   Mew2King    

2014

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  Apex 2014 January 17th-19th 629   Dr. PeePee   
  Pat's House 2 May 24th-25th 162   Mew2King    
  SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st 237   PPMD   
  MLG Anaheim 2014 June 20th-22nd 325   Mango   
  CEO 2014 June 27th-29th 262   Armada   
  Kings of Cali 4 July 5th-6th 208   Mango   
  EVO 2014 July 11th-13th 970   Mango  
  The Big House 4 October 4th-5th 574   Mango     

2015

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  B.E.A.S.T 5 January 9th-11th 375   Leffen  
  Paragon Orlando 2015 January 17th-18th 262   Hungrybox  
  Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st 1,037   PPMD   
  I'm Not Yelling! April 10th-11th 316   Armada   
  Sandstorm April 18th-19th 231   Armada   
  Press Start May 9th-10th 222   Mango   
  CEO 2015 June 27th-29th 483   Leffen  
  WTFox July 10th-11th 150   Leffen  
  EVO 2015 July 17th-19th 1,869   Armada   
  Paragon Los Angeles 2015 September 5th-6th 547   Mango   
  HTC Throwdown September 19th 386   Leffen  
  The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th 1,317   Armada   
  Smash Summit November 5th-8th 16   Armada   
  DreamHack Winter 2015 November 26th-29th 354   Hungrybox  

2016

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th 1,828   Armada   
  PAX Arena January 29th-31st ~200   Hungrybox  
  Battle of the Five Gods March 17th-19th 20   Hungrybox  
  Pound 2016 April 2nd-3rd 933   Hungrybox  
  Smash Summit 2 April 21st-24th 16   Armada   
  Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo April 29th-May 1st 256   Hungrybox  
  DreamHack Austin 2016 May 6th-8th 398   Mango   
  Get On My Level 2016 May 20th-22nd 509   Leffen  
  Smash 'N' Splash 2 June 11th-12th 459   Hungrybox  
  CEO 2016 June 24th-26th 678   Hungrybox  
  WTFox 2 July 1st-3rd 292   Mango   
  EVO 2016 July 15th-17th 2,372   Hungrybox  
  Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th 940   Mango   
  Shine 2016 August 26th-28th 989   Mew2King    
  The Big House 6 October 7th-9th 1,563   Mango   
  Smash Summit 3 November 3rd-6th 16   Armada   
  DreamHack Winter 2016 November 24th-27th 242   Armada   
  UGC Smash Open December 2nd-4th 255   Armada   

2017

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd 1,704   Armada  
  Smash Summit Spring 2017 March 2nd-5th 16   Armada   
  Full Bloom 3 March 25th 316   Hungrybox  
  Smash Rivalries April 8th-9th 16   Hungrybox  
  CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th 333   Mew2King    
  DreamHack Austin 2017 April 28th-30th 438   Hungrybox  
  Royal Flush May 12th-14th 331   Mango   
  Smash 'N' Splash 3 June 2nd-4th 848   Hungrybox  
  EVO 2017 July 14th-16th 1,428   Armada  
  DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd 402   Plup   
  Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th 1,092   Mango  
  Shine 2017 August 25th-27th 1,156   Hungrybox  
  GameTyrant Expo 2017 September 29th-October 1st 354   Hungrybox  
  The Big House 7 October 6th-8th 1,522   Hungrybox  
  DreamHack Denver 2017 October 20th-22nd 314   Hungrybox  
  Smash Summit 5 November 2nd-4th 16   Hungrybox  

2018

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st 1,365   Plup   
  EGLX 2018 March 9th-11th 181   Hungrybox  
  Full Bloom 4 March 24th-25th 354   Hungrybox  
  Smash Summit 6 May 3rd-6th 16   Mew2King   
  Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th 449   Hungrybox  
  Smash 'N' Splash 4 June 1st-3rd 924   Armada   
  CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st 440   Hungrybox  
  Low Tier City 6 July 27th-29th 346   Hungrybox  
  EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th 1,353   Leffen  
  Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th 1,053   Armada   
  Shine 2018 August 24th-26th 904   Zain  
  The Big House 8 October 5th-7th 1,032   Hungrybox  
  GameTyrant Expo 2018 November 2nd-4th 160   Hungrybox  
  Smash Summit 7 November 15th-18th 16   Hungrybox  

2019

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd 1,113   Hungrybox  
  Pound 2019 April 19th-21st 451   Hungrybox  
  Get On My Level 2019 May 17th-19th 420   Mango  
  Smash 'N' Splash 5 May 31st-June 2nd 838   Wizzrobe  
  Smash Summit 8 June 13th-16th 16   Axe  
  Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th 853   Leffen  
  Shine 2019 August 23rd-25th 661   Hungrybox  
  Mainstage September 20th-22nd 289   Hungrybox  
  The Big House 9 October 4th-6th 909   Mango   
  Mango's Birthday Bash December 7th-8th 228   Mango   

2020

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th 1,110   Zain  
  Smash Summit 9 February 13th-16th 18   Hungrybox  

2021

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  Smash Summit 11 July 15th-18th 16   Mango   
  Riptide September 10th-12th 738   iBDW  
  SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals October 30th-31st 16   Zain  
  Mainstage 2021 November 12th-14th 562   Wizzrobe  
  Smash Summit 12 December 9th-12th 16   iBDW  
  Smash World Tour 2021 Championships December 17th-19th 40   Plup   

2022

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  GENESIS 8 April 15th-17th 1,552   Zain  
  Pound 2022 April 22nd-24th 284   Zain  
  Smash Summit 13 May 13th-15th 16   iBDW  
  Battle of BC 4 June 10th-12th 281   Leffen   
  Get On My Level 2022 July 1st-3rd 493   Hungrybox  
  Double Down 2022 July 8th-10th 368   iBDW  
  Super Smash Con 2022 August 11th-14th 713   Mango   
  Shine 2022 August 26th-28th 475   Zain  
  Riptide 2022 September 9th-11th 449   Hungrybox  
  Lost Tech City 2022 September 30th-October 2nd 154   Mango   
  The Big House 10 October 7th-9th 982   aMSa  
  Ludwig Smash Invitational October 21st-23rd 32   Zain  
  Smash Summit 14 November 4th-6th 16   Mango   
  Apex 2022 November 18th-20th 461   aMSa  
  Mainstage 2022 December 2nd-4th 389   Mango  
  Scuffed World Tour December 18th 16   aMSa  

2023

Name Date Entrants Winner Character(s)
  GENESIS 9 January 20th-22nd 1,253   Jmook  
  Collision 2023 March 10th-12th 494   Jmook  
  MAJOR UPSET April 1st-2nd 384   Cody Schwab  
  Battle of BC 5 May 19th-21st 409   Cody Schwab  
  Tipped Off 14: Resurgence June 4th-5th 344   Zain  
  Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 5 July 7th-9th 16   Leffen   
  Fête 3: By the Sea July 14th-16th 409   Zain  
  Get On My Level 2023 July 21st-23rd 764   Zain  
  Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th 860   Zain  
  Shine 2023 August 25th-27th 683   Cody Schwab  
  Riptide 2023 September 8th-10th 477   Plup  
  The Big House 11 October 20th-22nd 1,011   Cody Schwab  

Players who won a major

Smasher Character(s) Supermajors Majors Total Wins
  Hungrybox   10 25 35
  Mango      13 15 28
  Armada     12 7 19
  Ken      7 7 14
  Zain   5 6 11
  Leffen    4 5 9
  Mew2King       3 6 9
  Cody Schwab   4 4 8
  PPMD    3 3 6
  Azen        4 0 4
  PC Chris       3 1 4
  Plup    1 3 4
  aMSa   2 1 3
  Isai   1 1 2
  Jmook   1 1 2
  Wizzrobe   1 1 2
  Axe   1 0 1
  Amsah   0 1 1
  ChuDat   0 1 1

Trivia

  • Most of Armada's wins before his retirement were at supermajor tournaments, with 12 out of his 19 wins being at these said tournaments.
  • Zain, Leffen, Armada, and Hungrybox are the only players who have won at least one major/supermajor in both the North American and European Melee Scenes.
  • From 2009 to 2014, the only players who won majors during this time period were Armada, Hungrybox, Mango, Mew2King, and PPMD. This era is commonly nicknamed "The Era of the Five Gods".

See also