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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 Smash @ Xanadu, one of the most famous weekly locals series in the nation, and is the home of VGBootCamp, the largest Smash-dedicated streaming channel. Finally, although still overall weaker compared to the strongest regions in the United States, the scene eventually saw the rise of many strong players, including Junebug, WaDi, and Zain.

The region took a hit following the Cancellation of Smash World Tour 2022, which severely affected VGBootCamp and led to the conclusions of the Glitch and Pound series. The bans, retirement, and inactivity of several of MD/VA's best Ultimate players also left their Ultimate scene significantly weaker than in previous games. Nevertheless, Super Smash Con, later rechristened as Supernova, remains the region's largest event each year, albeit often their only notable open event of the year.

Smashers

See also: Category:Delaware smashers, Category:District of Columbia smashers, Category:Maryland smashers, Category:Virginia smashers, Category:West Virginia smashers

The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.

Globally ranked players

Tag Character(s) Best placement Notes
USA Azen (Virginia) Marth (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2006: 2nd
USA chickenman400 (Maryland) Falco (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2019: 80th Also known as bobby big ballz. Originally from Texas and eventually moved back in 2020. He was last ranked while residing in the region in 2019.
USA ChuDat (Virginia) Ice Climbers (SSBM)Kirby (SSBB)Kirby (PM) Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2005: 2nd
SSBBRank 2014: 49th
USA Coney (Maryland) King Dedede (SSBB) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 85th
USA Cool Lime (Virginia) Ice Climbers (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2019: 79th
USA DoH (DC) Peach (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2014: 79th
USA enhancedpv (Maryland) Cloud (SSBU)Wolf (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate UltRank 2022: 100th
USA Husband (Maryland) Marth (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee The Melee Stats All-Time Top 100: 88th
USA Jerry (Maryland) Fox (SSBM)Jigglypuff (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2018: 55th
USA JOJI (Virginia) Fox (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2023: 67th Also known as Milkman.
USA Juicebox (Virginia) Sheik (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank Summer 2024: 50th
USA Junebug (Virginia) Donkey Kong (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM)Lucario (SSBB)Diddy Kong (PM)Ganondorf (PM)Sheik (PM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2023: 40th
Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 76th
Project M PMRank 2016: 5th
USA Kevin Maples (Virginia) Fox (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2019: 64th
USA Khryke (Maryland) Marth (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2023: 49th Originally from Pittsburgh but has been residing in Maryland in the post-Slippi era.
USA Lie (Maryland) Diddy Kong (SSBB) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 89th
USA lloD (Virginia) Peach (SSBM)Peach (PM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2018: 21st
Project M PMRank 2017: 11th
Moved to Pittsburgh and was last ranked while residing in the region in 2018.
USA MoG (Virginia) Peach (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2019: 77th
USA NEO (Maryland) Roy (SSBM)Marth (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM)Marth (SSBB) Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2005: 6th
Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 93rd
USA Nintendude (Maryland) Ice Climbers (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2014: 24th Moved to NorCal in 2015. Also known for being the head tournament organizer at many MD/VA events, including Super Smash Con.
USA Pink Fresh (Maryland) Lucas (SSBB)Bayonetta (SSB4)Min Min (SSBU)Lucas (PM) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 98th
Super Smash Bros. 4 PGR v2: 24th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 85th
USA Puppeh (Virginia) Sheik (SSB4)Pokémon Trainer (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spring 2019 PGRU: 28th
USA Rags (Virginia) Meta Knight (SSB4) Super Smash Bros. 4 PGR v5: 40th
USA Redd (Virginia) Fox (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2013: 53rd
USA Seagull Joe (Maryland) Wolf (SSBB)Sonic (SSB4)Wolf (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2016-2017: 10th
Super Smash Bros. 4 PGR v1: 48th
USA Sirmeris (West Virginia) Peach (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2023: 48th
USA Tope (Virginia) Sheik (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2014: 82nd Resided in Virginia in 2014.
USA Vist (Maryland) Luigi (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2013: 98th
USA WaDi (Virginia) Mewtwo (SSB4)ROB (SSBU)Mewtwo (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. 4 PGR v4: 12th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fall 2019 PGRU: 20th
Currently banned.
USA Wife (Virginia) Peach (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee The Melee Stats All-Time Top 100: 91st
USA Zain (Virginia) Marth (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2022: 1st
USA ZD (Maryland) Fox (SSB4)Fox (SSBU)Wolf (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. 4 OrionRank 2017: 77th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spring 2019 PGRU: Area 51

Nationally ranked players

Tag Character(s) Best placement Notes
USA AoS (Maryland) Zero Suit Samus (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank 2022 North America: 191st
USA Dexter (Maryland) Marth (SSB4)Lucina (SSB4)Corrin (SSB4)Wolf (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank North America Top 200: 170th
USA Frostbyte (Virginia) Roy (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank 2022 North America: 124th Currently residing in Michigan.
USA Jules (Virginia) Bayonetta (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2023 North America: 66th
USA Peanut (Maryland) Little Mac (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2023 North America: 88th
USA smub (Virginia) Ridley (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2023 North America: 156th
USA Squidplumber (Maryland) Richter (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank 2022 North America: 112th
USA Wal00gi (Virginia) Snake (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank North America Top 200: 166th

Other notable players

Tag Character(s) Notes
USA GimR (Maryland) Mr. Game & Watch (SSB4) President of VGBootCamp and head of many MD/VA tournament series.
USA MD3 (Maryland) Tournament organizer for MLG during the golden era of Melee who was responsible for establishing a national ruleset and starting professional commentary for Melee.
USA Oro (Maryland) Samus (SSBM) One of the best Samus mains in the world during Melee's early years.
USA Plank (Maryland) Sheik (SSBM) Known as the former director of the Pound series, one of the most successful national tournament series of all time.
Japan Polish (Maryland) Peach (SSBM) Moved to Pittsburgh before he was ever ranked globally, but was originally from this region.

Tournaments

See also: Category:Delaware tournaments, Category:Washington, D.C. tournaments, Category:Maryland tournaments, Category:Virginia tournaments, Category:West Virginia tournaments

Notable tournament series

Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.

Tournament Games Type Status
Best of Maryland's Best (Maryland) Super Smash Bros. Melee Unscheduled Discontinued
Coinbox IRL (DC) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Annual Ongoing
DC Super Smash (Maryland) Super Smash Bros. Melee Unscheduled Discontinued
Glitch (Maryland) Super Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Unscheduled Discontinued
Pound (Maryland/Virginia) Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Annual Discontinued
Smash @ Xanadu (Maryland) Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. 4Super Smash Bros. UltimateProject MProject+ Weekly Discontinued
Stick Drift (Virginia) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Annual Ongoing
Supernova (Virginia) Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. 4Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Annual Ongoing
The Hill (DC) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Weekly Ongoing

Notable tournaments

Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level.

Tournament Date Entrants Supermajor Major Superregional Other
Game Over (Virginia) January 10th, 2004 90+ Super Smash Bros. Melee
MLG DC 2005 (Virginia) January 29th-30th, 2005 97+ Super Smash Bros. Melee
BOMB 3 (Maryland) March 9th, 2005 ~70 Super Smash Bros. Melee
Gettin' Schooled 2 (Maryland) June 25th-26th, 2005 99 Super Smash Bros. Melee
BOMB 4 (Maryland) November 12th, 2005 105 Super Smash Bros. Melee
Pound 2 (Maryland) June 16th-17th, 2007 201+ Super Smash Bros. Melee
Pound 3 (Maryland) February 2nd-3rd, 2008 220+ Super Smash Bros. Melee
Critical Hit 3 (Maryland) July 5th, 2008 112 Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Pound 4 (Maryland) January 16th-18th, 2010 400+ Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Brawl
MLG DC 2010 (DC) October 15th-17th, 2010 174 Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Pound V (Virginia) February 19th-21st, 2011 300+ Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Con 2015 (Virginia) August 6th-9th, 2015 1,052+ Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Melee
Glitch (Maryland) March 12th, 2016 269 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Pound 2016 (Virginia) April 2nd-3rd, 2016 1,610 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Con 2016 (Virginia) August 11th-14th, 2016 2,224 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
Glitch 2 (Maryland) September 24th-25th, 2016 220 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Mason Versus: Mr. E (Virginia) April 14th, 2018 122 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Let's Go! (Maryland) April 28th-30th, 2017 162 Super Smash Bros.
Glitch 3 (Maryland) May 6th, 2017 183 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Con 2017 (Virginia) August 10th-13th, 2017 2,613 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
Glitch 4 (Maryland) April 28th, 2018 201 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Con 2018 (Virginia) August 9th-12th, 2018 2,725 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
Glitch 6 (Maryland) January 19th-20th, 2019 623 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Pound 2019 (Maryland) April 19th-21st, 2019 1,745 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Con 2019 (Virginia) August 8th-11th, 2019 3,492 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
Glitch 7 - Minus World (Maryland) September 14th-15th, 2019 578 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Glitch 8 - Missingno (Maryland) January 18th-19th, 2020 735 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
The Comeback (Maryland) July 31st, 2021 243 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code (Maryland) September 24th-26th, 2021 434 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest (Virginia) October 15th-17th, 2021 1,030 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. Melee
SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals (Maryland) October 30th-31st, 2021 16 Super Smash Bros. Melee
SWT: NA West Melee Regional Finals (Maryland) October 23rd-24th, 2021 16 Super Smash Bros. Melee
SWT: NA East Ultimate Regional Finals (Maryland) November 6th-7th, 2021 16 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Glitch - Infinite (Maryland) February 18th-20th, 2022 618 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Pound 2022 (Maryland) April 22nd-24th, 2022 684 Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate
The Gimvitational (Maryland) June 16th-19th, 2022 16 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Con 2022 (Virginia) August 11th-14th, 2022 3,142 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
Glitch - Regen (Maryland) September 23rd-25th, 2022 425 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Con 2023 (Virginia) August 10th-13th, 2023 3,461 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
The Coinbox IRL (DC) December 17th, 2023 16 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Supernova 2024 (Virginia) August 8th-11th, 2024 3,204 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Coinbox IRL 2 (DC) December 7th-8th, 2024 16 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Largest singles events

Rank Tournament Date Game Attendance Winner Character(s)
1 Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2,708 Mexico MkLeo Joker (SSBU)
2 Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th, 2023 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2,607 Japan acola Steve (SSBU)
3 Super Smash Con 2023 August 11th-14th, 2022 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2,388 USA Onin Steve (SSBU)
4 Supernova 2024 August 8th-11th, 2024 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2,281 Mexico Sparg0 Cloud (SSBU)Roy (SSBU)PyraMythra (SSBU)
5 Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 1,531 USA Nairo Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)Bowser (SSB4)
6 Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 1,379 Mexico MkLeo Cloud (SSB4)Marth (SSB4)Bayonetta (SSB4)
7 Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 1,272 USA Nairo Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)
8 Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 Super Smash Bros. Melee 1,092 USA Mang0 Falco (SSBM)
9 Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 Super Smash Bros. Melee 1,053 Sweden Armada Peach (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)
10 Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 Super Smash Bros. Melee 940 USA Mang0 Fox (SSBM)Falco (SSBM)

See also