Tournament:Supernova

Supernova
Info
Founded	2015
Region	Chantilly, Virginia
Format	Double elimination
winners	SuPeRbOoMfAn (2015, 2016, and 2018)  Fukurou (2017)  kysk (2019)  Kurabba (2022 and 2024)  Isai (2023)
winners	Leffen (2015 and 2019)  Mango (2016, 2017, 2022 and 2024)  Armada (2018)  Zain (2023)
winners	Mew2King (2015)  Vinnie (2016)  Nairo (2017 and 2018)  ANTi (2019)  686M (2022, 2023 and 2024)
winners	ZeRo (2015)  Nairo (2016 and 2017)  MkLeo (2018)  Dabuz (2019)  Mistake (2022 and 2023)
winners	MkLeo (2019)  Onin (2022)  acola (2023)  Sparg0 (2024)
Most successful player(s)	Nairo (Smash 4 2016, Smash 4 2017, Brawl 2017, and Brawl 2018)  Mang0 (Melee 2016, 2017, 2022 and 2024)

Supernova, known as Super Smash Con prior to 2024, is a tournament series and convention held annually in the MD/VA region. It's considered one of the largest and most prestigious tournament series in competitive Smash.

Description

Supernova is one of the only tournament series that hosts brackets for every single Super Smash Bros. title. While the tournament has always had large entrant numbers for both Melee and the newest Smash title, it has also become the most prestigious Smash 64 tournament series, and is one of the only annual majors for Brawl and Smash 4 following the release of their respective successors.

Outside of the usual events, the tournament also holds several side events often not found at other events. One of the tournament’s most well-known events is the annual Smash 64 Combo Contest, first hosted in 2016. Contestants showcase their combos in front of a panel of judges, aiming to score the highest number of points. Prince has won the contest four times out of five events total. Another well-known event was the "Smash Masters", where invited players compete across multiple Smash titles to determine the "best overall Super Smash Bros. player". The side event was held from 2016 to 2019.

Supernova is uniquely branded as both a tournament and a convention, and shares many features commonly found at gaming and anime conventions, including cosplay contests and a large array of gaming-related vendors. It also hosts the "Smashies Awards", an annual ceremony dedicated to recognizing the achievements and contributions of Smash community members.

Likely as a result of the Nintendo Community Tournament Guidelines disallowing events from having "Super Smash Bros." in its title, the tournament was rebranded from "Super Smash Con" to "Supernova" in 2024, with "nova" specifically referring to the scene where the tournament is held (North Virginia, or NoVa).

List of tournaments

Event	Date	Attendance	Games
Super Smash Con 2015	August 6th-9th, 2015	1,000+
Super Smash Con 2016	August 11th-14th, 2016	2,225
Super Smash Con 2017	August 10th-13th, 2017	2,615
Super Smash Con 2018	August 9th-12th, 2018	2,698
Super Smash Con 2019	August 8th-11th, 2019	3,492
Super Smash Con 2022	August 11th-14th, 2022	3,935
Super Smash Con 2023	August 10th-13th, 2023	4,375
Supernova 2024	August 8th-11th, 2024	TBD

Side Event	Date	Attendance	Games
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest	October 15th-17th, 2021	1,030

Champions

Smash 64 Winners

Year	Attendance	Player	Tag	Character(s)	Runner-up	Character(s)
2015	154	Daniel Hoyt	SuPeRbOoMfAn		KeroKeroppi
2016	314	Daniel Hoyt	SuPeRbOoMfAn		Wizzrobe
2017	256	unknown	Fukurou		Kurabba
2018	260	Daniel Hoyt	SuPeRbOoMfAn		Alvin
2019	275	unknown	Kysk		wario
2022	252	unknown	Kurabba		Nax
2023	255	Joel Isai Alvarado	Isai		Kurabba
2024	241	unknown	Kurabba		SuPeRbOoMfAn

Side Event	Entrants	Player	Tag	Character(s)	Runner-up	Character(s)
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest	67	Josh Brody	Josh Brody		KeroKeroppi

Melee Winners

Year	Attendance	Player	Tag	Character(s)	Runner-up	Character(s)
2015	593	William Hjelte	Leffen		Mew2King
2016	940	Joseph Manuel Marquez	Mango		Hungrybox
2017	1,092	Joseph Manuel Marquez	Mango		Mew2King
2018	1,053	Adam Lindgren	Armada		Mew2King
2019	853	William Hjelte	Leffen		Hungrybox
2022	713	Joseph Manuel Marquez	Mango		Hungrybox
2023	860	Zain Naghmi	Zain		Hungrybox
2024	905	Joseph Manuel Marquez	Mango		Cody Schwab

Side Event	Entrants	Player	Tag	Character(s)	Runner-up	Character(s)
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest	271	Matt Warshaw	Polish		Juicebox

Brawl Winners

Year	Attendance	Player	Tag	Character(s)	Runner-up	Character(s)
2015	121	Jason Zimmerman	Mew2King		ESAM
2016	151	Vincent Cannino	Vinnie		V115
2017	182	Nairoby Quezada	Nairo		ADHD
2018	169	Nairoby Quezada	Nairo		Cody
2019	184	Jason Bates	ANTi		Nairo
2022	177	unknown	686M		Cody
2023	223	unknown	686M		Player-1
2024	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Side Event	Entrants	Player	Tag	Character(s)	Runner-up	Character(s)
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest	57	unknown	686M		Player-1

Smash 4 Winners

Year	Attendance	Player	Tag	Character(s)	Runner-up	Character(s)
2015	744	Gonzalo Barrios	ZeRo		ESAM
2016	1,272	Nairoby Quezada	Nairo		Dabuz
2017	1,531	Nairoby Quezada	Nairo		ZeRo
2018	1,379	Leonardo Lopez Perez	MkLeo		Samsora
2019	463	Samuel Buzby	Dabuz		Tyroy
2022	384	Tamim Omary	Mistake		Tyroy
2023	344	Tamim Omary	Mistake		Tyroy
2024	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Side Event	Entrants	Player	Tag	Character(s)	Runner-up	Character(s)
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest	119	Tamim Omary	Mistake		Dabuz

Ultimate Winners

Year	Attendance	Player	Tag	Character(s)	Runner-up	Character(s)
2019	2,707	Leonardo Lopez Perez	MkLeo		Samsora
2022	2,388	Angel Mireles	Onin		Maister
2023	2,607	Mashita Hayato	acola		Dabuz
2024	2,281	Edgar Valdez	Sparg0		Sonix

Side Event	Entrants	Player	Tag	Character(s)	Runner-up	Character(s)
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest	769	Paris Ramirez Garcia	Light		Sparg0

Project M Winners (side event)

Year	Attendance	Player	Tag	Character(s)	Runner-up	Character(s)
2015	117	Arjun Malhotra	lloD		Bladewise
2016	134	Alex Mireles	Hyperflame		Frozen
2017	164	Kyle Carlon	Switch		Emukiller
2018	106	Kyle Carlon	Switch		BaconPancakes

Project+ Winners (side event)

Year	Attendance	Player	Tag	Character(s)	Runner-up	Character(s)
2019	75	Raseen Khan	BaconPancakes		Switch

Smash Remix Winners (side event)

Year	Attendance	Player	Tag	Character(s)	Runner-up	Character(s)
2023	81	Jaime Hernández Rodríguez	JaimeHR		Mercy

External links

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