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List of largest Smash tournaments

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This is a list of the largest Smash tournaments in history based on the number of confirmed entrants for each event. It includes the top 30 largest Smash tournaments over any game in the series, as well as listings for each individual game separately (including the Project M mod). Online tournaments and pre-release window tournaments are not included.

The record for largest Smash tournament is currently held by EVO 2019, with 3,534 entrants for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Overall

Rank Name Game Date Entrants Winner
1 EVO 2019   August 2nd-4th, 2019 3,534   MkLeo
2 Super Smash Con 2019   August 8th-11th, 2019 2,708   MkLeo
3 EVO 2016 [1]   July 15th-17th, 2016 2,662   Ally
4 Super Smash Con 2023   August 10th-13th, 2023 2,607   acola
5 Super Smash Con 2022   August 11th-14th, 2022 2,388   Onin
6 EVO 2016 [1]   July 15th-17th, 2016 2,372   Hungrybox
7 GENESIS 6   February 1st-3rd, 2019 2,105   MkLeo
8 Kagaribi 12   May 5th-6th, 2024 2,030   Miya
9 GENESIS 8   April 15th-17th, 2022 1,959   MkLeo
10 EVO 2015 [2]   July 17th-19th, 2015 1,926   ZeRo
11 EVO 2015 [2]   July 17th-19th, 2015 1,869   Armada
12 GENESIS 3   January 15th-17th, 2016 1,828   Armada
13 EVO Japan 2020 [3]   January 24th-26th, 2020 1,819   Shuton
14 GENESIS 4   January 20th-22nd, 2017 1,704   Armada
15 GENESIS 7   January 24th-26th, 2020 1,699   Marss
16 Smash 'N' Splash 5   May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 1,610   MkLeo
17 The Big House 6   October 7th-9th, 2016 1,563   Mango
18 GENESIS 8   April 15th-17th, 2022 1,552   Zain
19 GENESIS X   February 16th-18th, 2024 1,541   Cody Schwab
20 Super Smash Con 2017   August 10th-13th, 2017 1,531   Nairo
21 The Big House 7   October 6th-8th, 2017 1,522   Hungrybox
22 EVO 2017   July 14th-16th, 2017 1,508   Salem
23 GENESIS X   February 16th-18th, 2024 1,504   Zomba
24 Kagaribi 11   October 7th-8th, 2023 1,472   Miya
25 EVO 2017   July 14th-16th, 2017 1,428   Armada
26 Super Smash Con 2018   August 9th-12th, 2018 1,379   MkLeo
27 GENESIS 5   January 19th-21st, 2018 1,359   Plup
28 EVO 2018   August 3rd-5th, 2018 1,358   Lima
29 EVO 2018   August 3rd-5th, 2018 1,353   Leffen
30 Tera   September 1st-3rd, 2023 1,348   Glutonny

By game

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019 3,534   MkLeo
2 Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 2,708   MkLeo
3 Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th, 2023 2,607   acola
4 Super Smash Con 2022 August 11th-14th, 2022 2,388   Onin
5 GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 2,105   MkLeo
6 Kagaribi 12 May 5th-6th, 2024 2,030   Miya
7 GENESIS 8 April 15th-17th, 2022 1,959   MkLeo
8 EVO Japan 2020 January 24th-26th, 2020 1,819   Shuton
9 GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 1,699   Marss
10 Smash 'N' Splash 5 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 1,610   MkLeo
11 GENESIS X February 16th-18th, 2024 1,505   Zomba
12 Kagaribi 11 October 7th-8th, 2023 1,472   Miya
13 Tera September 1st-3rd, 2023 1,348   Glutonny
14 Frostbite 2020 February 21st-23rd, 2020 1,280   MkLeo
15 Umebura SP 10 January 6th-8th, 2024 1,275   acola

Super Smash Bros. 4

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 EVO 2016 [1] July 15th-17th, 2016 2,662   Ally
2 EVO 2015 [2] July 17th-19th, 2015 1,926   ZeRo
3 Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 1,531   Nairo
4 EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 1,508   Salem
5 Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 1,379   MkLeo
6 EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 1,355   Lima
7 Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 1,272   Nairo
8 GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 1,096   ZeRo
9 GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 1,012   MkLeo
10 CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 906   ANTi
11 Frostbite 2018 February 9th-11th, 2018 866   Dabuz
12 Apex 2015 [4] January 30th-February 1st, 2015 837   ZeRo
13 2GG: Hyrule Saga June 23rd-24th, 2018 780   Tweek
14 The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 777   ZeRo
15 EVO Japan 2018 January 26th-28th, 2018 757   MkLeo

All tournaments listed above are for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, due to the Wii U version being heavily favored for competitive play. Listings for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS are not displayed separately due to the two games sharing a tournament scene.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 Apex 2012[5] 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[6] August 30th, 2008 303   DSF
5 GENESIS[7] July 10th-12th, 2009 292   Ally
6 Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 269   Larry Lurr
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 IV 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 2016 [1] July 15th-17th, 2016 2,372   Hungrybox
2 EVO 2015 [2] July 17th-19th, 2015 1,869   Armada
3 GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 1,828   Armada
4 GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 1,704   Armada
5 The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 1,563   Mango
6 GENESIS 8 April 15th-17th, 2022 1,552   Zain
7 GENESIS X February 16th-18th, 2024 1,541   Cody Schwab
8 The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 1,522   Hungrybox
9 EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 1,428   Armada
10 GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 1,359   Plup
11 EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 1,353   Leffen
12 The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 1,317   Armada
13 GENESIS 9 January 20th-22nd, 2023 1,253   Jmook
14 Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 1,156   Hungrybox
15 GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 1,113   Hungrybox

Super Smash Bros.

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 314   SuPeRbOoMfAn
2 Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 275   kysk
3 Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 260   SuPeRbOoMfAn
4 Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 256   Fukurou
5 Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th, 2023 255   Isai
6 Super Smash Con 2022 August 11th-14th, 2022 252   Kurabba
7 GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 238   wario
8 Apex 2015 [8] January 30th-February 1st, 2015 188   SuPeRbOoMfAn
9 GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 185   Alvin
10 Apex 2014 [9] January 17th-19th, 2014 157   Isai

Project M

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 The Even Bigger Balc July 6th-8th, 2018 427   ThundeRzReiGN
2 Paragon Los Angeles 2015 [10] September 5th-6th, 2015 405   MrLz
3 Smash 'N' Splash 5 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 392   Malachi
4 Apex 2014 [11] January 17th-19th, 2014 382   Armada
5 The Bigger Balc May 27th-28th, 2017 372   ThundeRzReiGN
6 Smash 'N' Splash 4 June 1st-3rd, 2018 352   Lunchables
7 The Big House 4 [12] October 4th-5th, 2014 333   ZeRo
8 Smash 'N' Splash 3 June 2nd-4th, 2017 319   Switch
9 Heir II the Throne [13] August 14th-16th, 2015 257   Professor Pro
10 SKTAR 3 [14] May 31st-June 1st, 2014 256   Emukiller

By year

Overall

This table lists the records for the largest Smash tournament of each year.

Note: Due to a lack of verifiable data, records from 2003 and earlier remain unclear, so those years are excluded from this list.

Year Name Game Entrants Winner
2024 Kagaribi 12   2,030   Miya
2023 Super Smash Con 2023   2,607   acola
2022 Super Smash Con 2022   2,388   Onin
2021 Low Tide City 2021   1,101   MkLeo
2020 EVO Japan 2020   1,819   Shuton
2019 EVO 2019   3,534   MkLeo
2018 Super Smash Con 2018   1,378   MkLeo
2017 GENESIS 4   1,704   Armada
2016 EVO 2016 [1]   2,662   Ally
2015 EVO 2015 [2]   1,926   ZeRo
2014 EVO 2014 [15]   970   Mango
2013 EVO 2013 [16]   709   Mango
2012 Apex 2012 [5]   400   Otori
2011 Pound V   243   PPMD
2010 Pound 4   347   Mango
2009 GENESIS [7]   292   Ally
2008 AxisGaming [6]   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

Split by game

This table lists the records for the largest tournament for every Smash game of each year.

Note: Due to a lack of verifiable data, records from 2003 and earlier remain unclear, so those years are excluded from this list.

     
Year Name # Winner Name # Winner Name # Winner
2024 GENESIS X 66   Shihman GENESIS X 1,541   Cody Schwab GENESIS X 71   Player-1
2023 Super Smash Con 2023 255   Isai GENESIS 9 1,253   Jmook Super Smash Con 2023 223   686M
2022 Super Smash Con 2022 252   Kurabba GENESIS 8 1,552   Zain Super Smash Con 2022 177   686M
2021 Super Smash Con: Fall Fest 73   Josh Brody Riptide 738   iBDW Super Smash Con: Fall Fest 57   686M
2020 GENESIS 7 64   Shihman GENESIS 7 1,110   Zain CEO Dreamland 2020 32   Player-1
2019 Super Smash Con 2019 275   kysk GENESIS 6 1,113   Hungrybox Super Smash Con 2019 184   ANTi
2018 Super Smash Con 2018 260   SuPeRbOoMfAn GENESIS 5 1,365   Plup Super Smash Con 2018 169   Nairo
2017 Super Smash Con 2017 256   Fukurou GENESIS 4 1,704   Armada Super Smash Con 2017 182   Nairo
2016 Super Smash Con 2016 314   SuPeRbOoMfAn EVO 2016 2,372   Hungrybox Super Smash Con 2016 151   Vinnie
2015 Apex 2015 188   SuPeRbOoMfAn EVO 2015 1,869   Armada Apex 2015 176   Ally
2014 Apex 2014 157   Isai EVO 2014 970   Mango Apex 2014 370   Nairo
2013 Kanto 2013 125   Jouske EVO 2013 709   Mango Apex 2013 338   Salem
2012 Kanto 2012 120   Jouske Apex 2012 318   Armada Apex 2012 400   Otori
2011 Kanto 2011 140   Kikoushi Pound V 243   PPMD GENESIS 2 197   Mew2King
2010 Osaka University 2010 100   Ruoka Dancho Pound 4 347   Mango Apex 2010 269   Larry Lurr
2009 Kanto 2009 ?   Jouske GENESIS 290   Mango GENESIS 292   Ally
2008 2nd Kansai 57   Tatsuman Epita Smash Arena 2 231   Amsah AxisGaming 303   DSF
2007 FC Diamond 64   Isai EVO World 2007 270   Ken
2006 Kanto 2006 ?   Tatsuman MLG New York Playoffs 2006 208   Azen
2005 ? ? ? MELEE-FC3 186   Ken
2004 ? ? ? Tournament Go 6 112   Azen
     
Year Name # Winner Name # Winner Name # Winner
2024 Say Your Prayers 3 32   Blacktwins13 Kagaribi 12 2,030   Miya The Bigger Mile High Club 134   SipMastah
2023 Super Smash Con 2023 344   Mistake Super Smash Con 2023 2,607   acola Mile High Club 113   Rongunshu
2022 Super Smash Con 2022 384   Mistake Super Smash Con 2022 2,388   Onin Undertow 2022 116   Rongunshu
2021 Super Smash Con: Fall Fest 119   Mistake Low Tide City 2021 1,101   MkLeo Undertow 193   The Doctor
2020 CEO Dreamland 2020 49   MVD EVO Japan 2020 1,819   Shuton Tripoint Smash 100 100   Morsecode762
2019 Super Smash Con 2019 462   Dabuz EVO 2019 3,534   MkLeo Smash 'N' Splash 5 392   Malachi
2018 Super Smash Con 2018 1,378   MKLeo Umebura SP 745   Shuton The Even Bigger Balc 427   ThundeRzReiGN
2017 Super Smash Con 2017 1,531   Nairo The Bigger Balc 372   ThundeRzReiGN
2016 EVO 2016 2,662   Ally Smash 'N' Splash 2 234   MrLz
2015 EVO 2015 1,926   ZeRo Paragon Los Angeles 2015 405   MrLz
2014 Double Vegas Down Attack 5 220   ZeRo Apex 2014 382   Armada
2013 The Big House 3 90   Kirk
2012 MELEE-FC10R Legacy 106   Hungrybox
2011 GENESIS 2 52   Kage

By country

Rank Country Tournament Date Game Attendance Winner
1   United States EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019   3,534   MkLeo
2   Japan Kagaribi 12 May 5th-6th, 2024   2,030   Miya
3   France Tera September 1st-3rd, 2023   1,348   Glutonny
4   United Kingdom Albion 4 July 6th-7th, 2019   896   Glutonny
5   Canada Get On My Level 2023 July 21st-23rd, 2023   877   Sonix
6   Mexico S Factor 11 July 13th-14th, 2024   816   ShinyMark
7   Netherlands Syndicate 2019 October 25th-27th, 2019   640   Glutonny
8   Austria VCA 2021 November 20th-21st, 2021   512   Peli
9   Spain Tech Republic VI November 18th-20th, 2022   418   Luugi
10   Sweden B.E.A.S.T 6 February 19th-21st, 2016   410   Armada
11   Germany NRW Cup - Rise of Germany April 20th-21st, 2024   396   Tarik
12   Italy ICARUS 2023 June 3rd-4th, 2023   390   Glutonny
13   Australia Battle Arena Melbourne 12 May 13th-15th, 2022   343   Jdizzle
14   India The Versus Festival May 19th, 2024   324   Sui
15   Denmark Valhalla III January 9th-13th, 2020   303   Glutonny
16   Dominican Republic Claro Gaming 2023 October 14th-15th, 2023   291   Sonix
17   El Salvador Smash Legends 4 October 13th-15th, 2023   268   Sparg0
18   Norway Eclipse 2 October 21st-23rd, 2016   247   Armada
19   Chile Zenkoku Taikai 2 August 12th-13th, 2023   202   Peppa
20   Philippines REV Major 2019 September 28th-29th, 2019   187   JJROCKETS

Record progression

 

Overall

This table lists the historical timeline of the records for the largest Smash tournament of all time overall.

Note: Due to a lack of verifiable data, records from 2003 and earlier remain unclear. Notably, there are claims that IVGF NorthWest Regionals had 151 entrants, which would have made it the largest Smash tournament until MELEE-FC3, but due to the lack of definitive sources to verify that number, it is excluded from this list. Tournament Go 4 and Tournament Go 5 could have each also possibly held the record for largest Smash tournament in their time with their purported entrant count of up to around 90, but they remain similarly excluded from this list for their exact attendance being unverifiable.

Dates held Tournament Game Entrants Winner Notes
January 10th-July 9th, 2004 Game Over   85   Ken While there were possibly larger tournaments before Game Over, this is the first tournament of a major-level scale to have a verified exact entrant count. It was the first major tournament with all items turned off.
July 9th-August 21st, 2004 MELEE-FC1   98   Ken
August 21st, 2004-January 15th, 2005 Tournament Go 6   112   Ken The first tournament to have verifiably exceeded 100 entrants.
January 15th-July 10th, 2005 MOAST 3   128   Isai
July 10th, 2005-July 13th, 2006 MELEE-FC3   186   Ken
July 13th-October 13th, 2006 MELEE-FC6   205   PC Chris
October 13th, 2006-July 12th, 2007 MLG New York Playoffs 2006   208   Azen Beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall by the smallest margin, at just 3 more entrants than Melee at MELEE-FC6.
July 12th-August 24th, 2007 MELEE-FC Diamond   256   Mew2King
August 24th, 2007-August 30th, 2008 EVO World 2007   270   Ken Fastest to beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall at 41 days after MELEE-FC Diamond.
August 30th, 2008-January 16th, 2010 AxisGaming   303   DSF First time a game other than Melee has beaten the record for the largest Smash tournament overall. Largest Smash tournament of the 2000s.
January 16th, 2010-January 6th, 2012 Pound 4   347   Mango Largest Melee tournament in the pre-EVO 2013 era.
January 6th, 2012-July 12th, 2013 Apex 2012   400   Otori Current record holder for the largest Brawl tournament.
July 12th, 2013-July 11th, 2014 EVO 2013   709   Mango This tournament is considered the beginning of the Platinum Age, and despite an unprecedented number of entrants, it would be followed by even larger tournaments in the years to come.
July 11th, 2014-January 30th, 2015 EVO 2014   970   Mango
January 30th-July 17th, 2015 Apex 2015   1,037   PPMD First tournament to reach 1,000 entrants, and, since EVO 2013, the only non-EVO tournament to ever hold the record as the largest Smash tournament overall. However, due to the tournament's venue change, a significant number of players are suspected to have been unable to show up to the new venue. Thus, based on actual attendance, it is disputable whether Apex 2015 can be considered as holding the title of the largest Smash tournament of all time. It would also break the record for the largest tournament in the most Smash games at three: Smash 64, Melee, and Smash Wii U.
July 17th, 2015-July 15th, 2016 EVO 2015   1,926   ZeRo Beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall by the largest margin, at 889 more entrants than Melee at Apex 2015. It was the largest tournament before DLC fighters finished releasing in Smash Wii U.
July 15th, 2016-August 2nd, 2019 EVO 2016   2,662   Ally Current record holder for the largest Smash 4 tournament. It was the first Smash tournament to break 2,000 entrants, along with Melee at the same event.
August 2nd, 2019-present EVO 2019   3,534   MkLeo Current record holder for the largest Smash tournament of all time, and currently the largest Ultimate tournament. It was the first Smash tournament to break 3,000 entrants. It has held the record for the largest Smash tournament overall for the longest time. It was the largest tournament before DLC fighters finished releasing in Ultimate.

Super Smash Bros.

This table lists the historical timeline of the records for the largest Smash 64 tournament of all time.

Dates held Tournament Entrants Winner Notes
November 6th, 2010-March 19th, 2011 Osaka University 2010 100   Ruoka Dancho First Smash 64 tournament to reach 100 entrants.
March 19th-August 28th, 2011 Kansai 2011 110   Moyashi
August 28th, 2011-January 17th, 2014 Kanto 2011 140   Kikoushi
January 17th, 2014-January 30th, 2015 Apex 2014 157   Isai
January 30th, 2015-January 15th, 2016 Apex 2015 188   SuPeRbOoMfAn Due to the tournament's venue change, a significant number of players are suspected to have been unable to show up to the new venue, and Smash 64 had 68 DQs. Thus, based on actual attendance, it is disputable whether Apex 2015 can be considered as holding the title of the largest Smash 64 tournament of all time. It would also break the record for the largest tournament in the most Smash games at three: Smash 64, Melee, and Smash Wii U.
January 15th-August 11th, 2016 GENESIS 3 238   wario
August 11th, 2016-present Super Smash Con 2016 314   SuPeRbOoMfAn Current record holder, and beat the record for the largest Smash 64 tournament by the largest margin at 76 more than GENESIS 3. It has held the record for the longest time in Smash 64.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

This table lists the historical timeline of the records for the largest Melee tournament of all time.

Note: Due to a lack of verifiable data, records from 2003 and earlier remain unclear. Notably, there are claims that IVGF NorthWest Regionals had 151 entrants, which would have made it the largest Melee tournament until MELEE-FC3, but due to the lack of definitive sources to verify that number, it is excluded from this list. Tournament Go 4 and Tournament Go 5 could have each also possibly held the record for largest Melee tournament in their time with their purported entrant count of up to around 90, but they remain similarly excluded from this list for their exact attendance being unverifiable.

Dates held Tournament Entrants Winner Notes
January 10th-July 9th, 2004 Game Over 85   Ken While there were possibly larger tournaments before Game Over, this is the first tournament of a major-level scale to have a verified exact entrant count. It was the first major tournament with all items turned off.
July 9th-August 21st, 2004 MELEE-FC1 98   Ken
August 21st, 2004-January 15th, 2005 Tournament Go 6 112   Ken The first tournament to have verifiably exceeded 100 entrants.
January 15th-July 10th, 2005 MOAST 3 128   Isai
July 10th, 2005-July 13th, 2006 MELEE-FC3 186   Ken
July 13th-October 13th, 2006 MELEE-FC6 205   PC Chris
October 13th, 2006-July 12th, 2007 MLG New York Playoffs 2006 208   Azen Beat the record for the largest Melee tournament by the smallest margin, at just 3 more entrants than MELEE-FC6, which is also the smallest margin for a record for a largest Smash tournament out of any Smash game overall.
July 12th-August 24th, 2007 MELEE-FC Diamond 256   Mew2King
August 24th, 2007-July 10th, 2009 EVO World 2007 270   Ken Fastest to beat the record for the largest Melee tournament at 41 days after MELEE-FC Diamond. Largest pre-Brawl tournament.
July 10th, 2009-January 16th, 2010 GENESIS 290   Mango Known as one of the first true international "supermajors". Largest Melee tournament of the 2000s.
January 16th, 2010-July 12th, 2013 Pound 4 347   Mango Remained unbeaten as the largest Melee tournament for three and a half years; was the largest Melee tournament in the pre-EVO 2013 era.
July 12th, 2013-July 11th, 2014 EVO 2013 709   Mango Beat Pound 4's record with twice the amount of entrants. This tournament is considered the beginning of the Platinum Age, and despite an unprecedented number of entrants, it would be followed by even larger tournaments in the years to come.
July 11th, 2014-January 30th, 2015 EVO 2014 970   Mango Largest pre-Smash 4 tournament.
January 30th-July 17th, 2015 Apex 2015 1,037   PPMD First tournament to reach 1,000 entrants, and, since EVO 2013, the only non-EVO tournament to ever hold the record as the largest Melee tournament. However, due to the tournament's venue change, a significant number of players are suspected to have been unable to show up to the new venue. Thus, based on actual attendance, it is disputable whether Apex 2015 can be considered as holding the title of the largest Melee tournament of all time. It would also break the record for the largest tournament in the most Smash games at three: Smash 64, Melee, and Smash Wii U.
July 17th, 2015-July 15th, 2016 EVO 2015 1,869   Armada Beat the record for the largest Melee tournament by the largest margin, at 832 more entrants than Apex 2015.
July 15th, 2016-present EVO 2016 2,372   Hungrybox Current record holder, first Melee tournament to break 2,000 entrants, and has held the record for the largest Melee tournament for the longest time.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

This table lists the historical timeline of the records for the largest Brawl tournament of all time.

Dates held Tournament Entrants Winner Notes
May 18th-August 30th, 2008 UCLA VI: A New Hope 192   Futile First Brawl tournament to reach 100 entrants.
August 30th, 2008-January 6th, 2012 AxisGaming 303   DSF Held the record for the largest Brawl tournament for three years, and beat the record by the largest margin at 111 more entrants than UCLA VI: A New Hope. It beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall, beating 270 entrants for Melee at EVO World 2007. Largest Smash tournament of the 2000s.
January 6th, 2012-present Apex 2012 400   Otori Current record holder, and the only record for the largest Brawl tournament set outside of 2008. It beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall, beating 347 entrants for Melee at Pound 4. Because no Brawl tournament has beaten the record since, it has held the record for the largest tournament for the longest out of Brawl or any Smash game overall.

Super Smash Bros. 4

This table lists the historical timeline of the records for the largest Smash 4 tournament of all time.

Dates held Tournament Version Entrants Winner Notes
September 23rd-October 12th, 2014 Umebura 8   170   Nietono First Smash 4 tournament to reach 100 entrants.
October 12th-December 22nd, 2014 Umebura 9   192   Choco Last Smash 3DS tournament to hold the record for the largest Smash 4 tournament, and has beaten the record by the smallest margin at 22 more entrants than Umebura 8.
December 22nd, 2014-January 17th, 2015 Double Vegas Down Attack 5   220   ZeRo First tournament to beat the Smash 4 record on the Wii U version, and no Smash 3DS tournament has beaten the record since.
January 17th-30th, 2015 Final Battle   252   ZeRo
January 30th-July 17th, 2015 Apex 2015   837   ZeRo Fastest to beat the record for the largest Smash 4 tournament at just 13 days after Final Battle. Due to the tournament's venue change, a significant number of players are suspected to have been unable to show up to the new venue, and Smash 4 had 103 DQs. If it was the largest tournament in both Smash 64 and Melee, it would break the record for the largest tournament in the most Smash games at three: Smash 64, Melee, and Smash Wii U. It would also have more than triple the attendants than Final Battle. It was the largest tournament before DLC fighters were added.
July 17th, 2015-July 15th, 2016 EVO 2015   1,926   ZeRo First Smash 4 tournament to reach 1,000 entrants; has beaten the record by the largest margin out of any largest Smash tournament record at 1,089 more entrants than Apex 2015, which is more than twice the entrants. It beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall, beating 1,037 entrants for Melee at Apex 2015 and 1,826 entrants for Melee at EVO 2015, the same event. It was the largest tournament before DLC fighters finished releasing.
July 15th, 2016-present EVO 2016   2,662   Ally Current record holder. It was the first Smash 4 tournament to break 2,000 entrants. It has held the record for the longest time in Smash 4.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

This table lists the historical timeline of the records for the largest Ultimate tournament of all time.

Dates held Tournament Entrants Winner Notes
December 8th-15th, 2018 SLGC Smash Ultimate Release Tournament 243   VaLoR This is by far the fastest a Smash game has had a tournament with 100 entrants or more post-release, only a day after its launch on December 7th, 2018.
December 15th, 2018 Don't Park on the Grass 2018 581   MVD With Umebura SP starting just one day after Don't Park on the Grass 2018 on the following day, this is the shortest documented time a tournament has held the record for the largest Smash tournament out of any game.
December 16th, 2018-February 1st, 2019 Umebura SP 745   Shuton The first Ultimate major, and largest tournament before any DLC fighters released. The event held the record for the largest one-day tournament in Smash history, before being surpassed by Umebura SP 6 ten months later.
February 1st, 2019-August 2nd, 2019 GENESIS 6 2,105   MkLeo The first Ultimate supermajor, the first Ultimate tournament to reach 1,000 entrants, and the first to reach 2,000 entrants, making it the first time a thousand milestone has been skipped in any Smash game.
August 2nd, 2019-present EVO 2019 3,534   MkLeo Current record holder, and currently the largest Smash tournament of all time. It was the first Smash tournament to break 3,000 entrants. EVO 2019 also broke the record by the largest margin out of any largest Smash tournament record, with over 1,300 more than the last record. It has held the record for the largest Ultimate tournament for the longest time, coincidentally passing GENESIS 6 on the same day one year after GENESIS 6 was held. It has also held the record for the largest Smash tournament in the series overall for the longest time. It was the largest tournament before DLC fighters finished releasing.

Project M

This table lists the historical timeline of the records for the largest Project M tournament of all time.

Dates held Tournament Entrants Winner Notes
August 12th, 2012-January 17th, 2014 MELEE-FC10R Legacy 106   Hungrybox First Project M tournament to reach 100 entrants, and one of the first national Project M tournaments. Largest tournament pre-v3.0, which was the patch that ended the "Demo" development and completed the Brawl roster.
January 17th, 2014-September 5th, 2015 Apex 2014 382   Armada Beat the record for the largest Project M tournament by the largest margin, at 276 more entrants than MELEE-FC10R Legacy, tripling the entrants. Largest pre-Smash 4 tournament.
September 5th, 2015-July 6th, 2018 Paragon Los Angeles 2015 405   MrLz Largest tournament before development on Project M finished.
July 6th, 2018-present The Even Bigger Balc 427   ThundeRzReiGN Beat the record for the largest Project M tournament by the smallest margin, at 22 more entrants than Paragon Los Angeles 2015. It has held the record for the longest time in Project M. Largest tournament before Project+ became the community standard.

See also

References

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