List of largest Smash tournaments
This is a list of largest Smash tournaments based on the number of confirmed entrants for each event. It includes the top 15 largest Smash tournaments over any game in the series, as well as listings for each individual game separately (including the Project M mod).
To qualify for one of these lists, a tournament must be a national tournament, which requires a minimum of 100 entrants.
The record for largest Smash tournament is currently held by EVO 2015, with 1,926 entrants for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 1,869 entrants for Super Smash Bros. Melee.[1]
Note: Events with * on their entrance numbers indicates that registration is still open.
Overall
Rank | Name | Game | Date | Entrants | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | EVO 2015 [1] | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 1,926 | ZeRo | |
2 | EVO 2015 [1] | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 1,869 | Armada | |
3 | GENESIS 3 [2] | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 1,828 | Armada | |
4 | The Big House 5[3] | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 1,317 | Armada | |
5 | GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 1,096 | ZeRo | |
6 | Apex 2015 [4] | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 1,037 | PPMD | |
7 | EVO 2014 [5] | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 970 | Mango | |
8 | Pound 2016 [6] | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 933 | Hungrybox | |
9 | Apex 2015 [7] | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 837 | ZeRo | |
10 | Super Smash Con[8] | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 744 | ZeRo | |
11 | EVO 2013 [9] | July 12th-13th, 2013 | 709 | Mango | |
12 | Apex 2014 [10] | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 629 | PPMD | |
13 | Super Smash Con[11] | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 593 | Leffen | |
14 | The Big House 4 [12] | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 574 | Mango | |
15 | Paragon Los Angeles 2015[13] | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 547 | Mango |
By game
Super Smash Bros. 4
Rank | Name | Date | Entrants | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | EVO 2015 [1] | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 1,926 | ZeRo |
2 | GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 1,096 | ZeRo |
3 | Apex 2015 [7] | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 837 | ZeRo |
4 | Super Smash Con | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 744 | ZeRo |
5 | Paragon Los Angeles 2015[13] | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 519 | Nairo |
6 | Pound 2016 [6] | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 513 | Abadango |
7 | The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 512 | ZeRo |
7 | CEO 2015 [14] | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 512 | ZeRo |
9 | TGC 6 | February 6th, 2016 | 400 | N/A* |
10 | Smash the Record 2015 [15] | October 23rd-25th, 2015 | 390 | Nairo |
*Top 8 ended up splitting due to time constraints.
Listings shown above are for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Listings for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS are not displayed separately due to the two games sharing a tournament scene and the 3DS version lacking any large tournament presence; for a list of Smash3DS-specific tournaments see here.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Rank | Name | Date | Entrants | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Apex 2012[16] | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 400 | Otori |
2 | Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 370 | Nairo |
3 | Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 338 | Salem |
4 | AxisGaming[17] | August 30th, 2008 | 303 | DSF |
5 | GENESIS[18] | July 10th-12th, 2009 | 292 | Ally |
6 | Apex 2010 | August 6th-8th, 2010 | 269 | DEHF |
7 | MLG Columbus 2010 | June 4th-6th, 2010 | 250 | Mew2King |
8 | Clash of the Titans IV | February 7th-8th, 2009 | 249 | Mew2King |
9 | Winter Game Fest '09 | January 17th-18th, 2009 | 243 | Fiction |
10 | Sun Rise Tournament | August 10th-12th, 2012 | 240 | RAIN |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Rank | Name | Date | Entrants | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | EVO 2015 [1] | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 1,869 | Armada |
2 | GENESIS 3 [2] | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 1,828 | Armada |
3 | The Big House 5[3] | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 1,317 | Armada |
4 | Apex 2015 [4] | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 1,037 | PPMD |
5 | EVO 2014 [5] | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 970 | Mango |
6 | Pound 2016 [6] | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 933 | Hungrybox |
7 | EVO 2013 [9] | July 12th-13th, 2013 | 709 | Mango |
8 | Apex 2014 [10] | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 629 | PPMD |
9 | Super Smash Con | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 593 | Leffen |
10 | The Big House 4 [12] | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 574 | Mango |
Super Smash Bros.
Rank | Name | Date | Entrants | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 238 | wario |
2 | Apex 2015 [19] | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 188 | SuPeRbOoMfAn |
3 | Apex 2014 [20] | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 157 | Isai |
4 | Super Smash Con | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 154 | SuPeRbOoMfAn |
5 | Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11-14th, 2016 | 130+ | TBD |
6 | Kanto 2014 [21] | August 23rd, 2014 | 129 | Jouske |
7 | Kanto 2013 [22] | August 1st-3rd, 2013 | 125 | Jouske |
8 | Pound 2016 [6] | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 107 | SuPeRbOoMfAn |
Project M
Rank | Name | Date | Entrants | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paragon Los Angeles 2015[13] | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 405 | MrLz |
2 | Apex 2014 [23] | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 382 | Armada |
3 | The Big House 4 [24] | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 333 | ZeRo |
4 | Heir II the Throne[25] | August 14th-16th, 2015 | 257 | Professor Pro |
5 | SKTAR 3[26] | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 256 | Emukiller |
6 | CEO 2014[27] | June 27th-29th, 2014 | 255 | ZeRo |
7 | Low Tier City 3 | August 1st-2nd, 2015 | 233 | Junebug |
8 | Shots Fired | February 28th-March 1st, 2015 | 194 | Ally |
9 | Tipped Off 11 | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 193 | Professor Pro |
10 | McSmashter 4 | February 21st-22nd, 2015 | 186 | Armada |
By year
Year | Name | Game | Entrants | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | GENESIS 3 | 1,828 | Armada | |
2015 | EVO 2015 [1] | 1,926 | ZeRo | |
2014 | EVO 2014 [5] | 970 | Mango | |
2013 | EVO 2013 [9] | 709 | Mango | |
2012 | Apex 2012[16] | 400 | Otori | |
2011 | Pound V | 243 | PPMD | |
2010 | Pound 4 | 347 | Mango | |
2009 | GENESIS[18] | 292 | Ally | |
2008 | AxisGaming[17] | 303 | DSF | |
2007 | EVO World 2007 | 270 | Ken | |
2006 | MLG New York Playoffs 2006 | 208 | Azen | |
2005 | MELEE-FC3 | 186 | Ken | |
2004 | Tournament Go 6 | 112 | Azen | |
2003 | IVGF NorthWest Regionals | ~151 | Recipherus |
By prize payout
The following tournament placings earned the largest prize payouts for players:
Rank | Tournament | Date | Game | Player | Prize | Placing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Battle of the Five Gods | March 17th-19th, 2016 | Hungrybox | $13,000 | 1st | |
2 | MLG Dallas 2010 | November 5th-7th, 2010 | Gnes | $12,500 | 1st | |
3 | EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | ZeRo | $11,556 | 1st | |
4 | Smash Summit | November 7th-8th, 2015 | Armada | $11,525.15 | 1st | |
5 | EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | Armada | $11,214 | 1st | |
6 | GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | Armada | $10,940 | 1st | |
7 | DreamHack Winter 2015 | November 26th-29th, 2015 | Hungrybox | $10,000 | 1st | |
7 | DreamHack London 2015 | September 19th-20th, 2015 | Armada | $10,000 | 1st | |
7 | MLG Las Vegas 2006 | November 18th-19th, 2006 | PC Chris | $10,000 | 1st | |
10 | IVGF Northwest Regionals | March 1st, 2003 | Recipherus | $8,000 | 1st |
By country
Minimum of 100 entrants.
Rank | Country | Tournament | Date | Game | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | USA | EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 1,926 | |
2 | Canada | Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | 434* | |
3 | Sweden | B.E.A.S.T 6 | February 19th-21st, 2016 | 410 | |
4 | United Kingdom | Heir II the Throne | August 14th-16th, 2015 | 369 | |
5 | Japan | Umebura Niconico Qualifiers | November 29th, 2015 | 320 | |
6 | Mexico | Smash Factor 4 | July 24th-26th, 2015 | 288 | |
7 | Australia | Battle Arena Melbourne 7 | May 22nd-24th, 2015 | 255 | |
8 | France | Epita Smash Arena 2 | February 23rd-24th, 2008 | 231 | |
9 | Germany | Helix | September 26th-27th, 2015 | 208 | |
10 | Norway | Eclipse | November 14th-15th, 2015 | 186 | |
11 | Netherlands | Avalon M | October 3rd, 2015 | 128 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Final Numbers for EVO 2015. Evolution Championship Series official Twitter account. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
- ^ a b GENESIS 3 Attendees List. Smash.gg. Retrieved on 2015-10-08.
- ^ a b The Big House 5 entrants. Juggleguy host of The Big House tournament series. Retrieved on 2015-08-29.
- ^ a b Apex 2015: Melee Singles Brackets. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
- ^ a b c Evo 2014 Registration Numbers Released. Shoryuken.com. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
- ^ a b c d Pound 2016 registration numbers. Nintendude, Pound 2016 TO. Retrieved on 2016-03-15.
- ^ a b Apex 2015: Smash Wii U Singles Bracket. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
- ^ Final entrance numbers for Super Smash Con by game. Robin Harn. Retrieved on 2015-07-21.
- ^ a b c Early entrance numbers for EVO 2013 by game. Eventhubs.com. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
- ^ a b APEX 2014 Results. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
- ^ Final entrance numbers for Super Smash Con by game. Robin Harn. Retrieved on 2015-07-21.
- ^ a b The Big House 4 Results. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
- ^ a b c Paragon LA pre-registration numbers. Paragon Tournaments. Retrieved on 2015-08-18.
- ^ Smash 4 and Melee pre-registration numbers for CEO 2015 blow Ultra Street Fighter 4 out of the water; see the numbers for all games here. Eventhubs.com. Retrieved on 2015-06-26.
- ^ Smash the Record 2015 entrants. smash.gg. Retrieved on 2015-10-12.
- ^ a b The Official APEX 2012 Results Thread! ALL RESULTS UP. International takes it all!. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-08-29.
- ^ a b AxisGaming, West Coast Majors 2008: Brawl Singles. Smashboards Rankings. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
- ^ a b Genesis Results and Shoutouts - Full Results and Payouts UP. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-08-29.
- ^ Apex 2015: SSB 64 Singles. Smashboards Rankings.
- ^ Apex 2014: SSB 64 Singles. Smashboards Rankings.
- ^ Kanto 2014 entrants. SSBOnline.
- ^ Kanto 2013 entrants. SSBOnline.
- ^ Apex 2014 Results. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
- ^ The Big House 4 Results. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
- ^ Heir II Waves. Heir II the Throne Facebook page. Retrieved on 2015-08-06.
- ^ SKTAR 3 Results. SmashBoards. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
- ^ CEO 2014 Results. SmashBoards.