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List of largest Smash tournaments

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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).

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] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U July 17th-19th, 2015 1,926 Chile ZeRo
2 EVO 2015 [1] Super Smash Bros. Melee July 17th-19th, 2015 1,869 Sweden Armada
3 GENESIS 3 [2] Super Smash Bros. Melee January 15th-17th, 2016 1,750* TBD
4 The Big House 5[3] Super Smash Bros. Melee October 2nd-4th, 2015 1,317 Sweden Armada
5 Apex 2015 [4] Super Smash Bros. Melee January 30th-February 1st, 2015 1,037 USA PPMD
6 GENESIS 3 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U January 15th-17th, 2016 1,000* TBD
7 EVO 2014 [5] Super Smash Bros. Melee July 11th-13th, 2014 970 USA Mango
8 Apex 2015 [6] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U January 30th-February 1st, 2015 837 Chile ZeRo
9 Super Smash Con[7] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U August 6th-9th, 2015 744 Chile ZeRo
10 EVO 2013 [8] Super Smash Bros. Melee July 12th-13th, 2013 709 USA Mango
11 Apex 2014 [9] Super Smash Bros. Melee January 17th-19th, 2014 629 USA PPMD
12 Super Smash Con[10] Super Smash Bros. Melee August 6th-9th, 2015 593 Sweden Leffen
13 The Big House 4 [11] Super Smash Bros. Melee October 4th-5th, 2014 574 USA Mango
14 Paragon Los Angeles 2015[12] Super Smash Bros. Melee September 5th-6th, 2015 547 USA Mango
15 Paragon Los Angeles 2015[12] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U September 5th-6th, 2015 519 USA Nairo

By game

Super Smash Bros. 4

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 EVO 2015 [1] July 17th-19th, 2015 1,926 Chile ZeRo
2 GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 1,000* TBD
3 Apex 2015 [6] January 30th-February 1st, 2015 837 Chile ZeRo
4 Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 744 Chile ZeRo
5 Paragon Los Angeles 2015[12] September 5th-6th, 2015 519 USA Nairo
6 The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 512 Chile ZeRo
6 CEO 2015 [13] June 26th-28th, 2015 512 Chile ZeRo
8 Smash the Record 2015 [14] October 23rd-25th, 2015 390 USA Nairo
9 Umebura Niconico Qualifiers [15] November 29th, 2015 320 Japan Ranai
10 Umebura F.A.T. [16] September 21st-22nd, 2015 312 USA Nairo

Listings shown above are for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Listings for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS are not included 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[17] January 6th-8th, 2012 400 Japan Otori
2 Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 370 USA Nairo
3 Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 338 USA Salem
4 AxisGaming[18] August 30th, 2008 303 USA DSF
5 GENESIS[19] July 10th-12th, 2009 292 Canada Ally
6 Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 269 USA DEHF
7 MLG Columbus 2010 June 4th-6th, 2010 250 USA Mew2King
8 Clash of the Titans IV February 7th-8th, 2009 249 USA Mew2King
9 Winter Game Fest '09 January 17th-18th, 2009 243 USA Fiction
10 Sun Rise Tournament August 10th-12th, 2012 240 Japan RAIN

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 EVO 2015 [1] July 17th-19th, 2015 1,869 Sweden Armada
2 GENESIS 3 [2] January 15th-17th, 2016 1,750* TBD
3 The Big House 5[3] October 2nd-4th, 2015 1,317 Sweden Armada
4 Apex 2015 [4] January 30th-February 1st, 2015 1,037 USA PPMD
5 EVO 2014 [5] July 11th-13th, 2014 970 USA Mango
6 EVO 2013 [8] July 12th-13th, 2013 709 USA Mango
7 Apex 2014 [9] January 17th-19th, 2014 629 USA PPMD
8 Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 593 Sweden Leffen
9 The Big House 4 [11] October 4th-5th, 2014 574 USA Mango
10 Paragon Los Angeles 2015[12] September 5th-6th, 2015 547 USA Mango

Super Smash Bros.

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 206* TBD
2 Apex 2015 [20] January 30th-February 1st, 2015 187 Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn
3 Apex 2014 [21] January 17th-19th, 2014 157 USA Isai
4 Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 154 Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn
5 Kanto 2014 [22] August 23rd, 2014 129 Japan Jouske

Project M

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 Paragon Los Angeles 2015[12] September 5th-6th, 2015 405 USA MrLz
2 Apex 2014 [23] January 17th-19th, 2014 382 Sweden Armada
3 The Big House 4 [24] October 4th-5th, 2014 333 Chile ZeRo
4 Heir II the Throne[25] August 14th-16th, 2015 257 UK Professor Pro
5 SKTAR 3[26] May 31st-June 1st, 2014 256 USA Emukiller
6 CEO 2014[27] June 27th-29th, 2014 255 Chile ZeRo
7 Low Tier City 3 August 1st-2nd, 2015 233 USA Junebug
8 Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 194 Canada Ally
9 Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 193 UK Professor Pro
10 McSmashter 4 February 21st-22nd, 2015 186 Sweden Armada

By year

Year Name Game Entrants Winner
2015 EVO 2015 [1] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 1,926 Chile ZeRo
2014 EVO 2014 [5] Super Smash Bros. Melee 970 USA Mango
2013 EVO 2013 [8] Super Smash Bros. Melee 709 USA Mango
2012 Apex 2012[17] Super Smash Bros. Brawl 400 Japan Otori
2011 Pound V Super Smash Bros. Melee 243 USA PPMD
2010 Pound 4 Super Smash Bros. Melee 347 USA Mango
2009 GENESIS[19] Super Smash Bros. Brawl 292 Canada Ally
2008 AxisGaming[18] Super Smash Bros. Brawl 303 USA DSF
2007 EVO World 2007 Super Smash Bros. Melee 270 USA Ken
2006 MLG New York Playoffs 2006 Super Smash Bros. Melee 208 USA Azen
2005 MELEE-FC3 Super Smash Bros. Melee 186 USA Ken
2004 Tournament Go 6 Super Smash Bros. Melee 112 USA Azen
2003 IVGF NorthWest Regionals Super Smash Bros. Melee ~151 USA Recipherus
2002 Tournament Go 3 Super Smash Bros. Melee ~50 USA Recipherus

By prize payout

The following tournament placings earned the largest prize payouts for players:

Rank Tournament Date Game Player Prize Placing
1 MLG Dallas 2010 November 5th-7th, 2010 Super Smash Bros. Brawl USA Gnes $12,500 1st
2 EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Chile ZeRo $11,556 1st
3 Smash Summit November 7th-8th, 2015 Super Smash Bros. Melee Sweden Armada $11,525.15 1st
4 EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 Super Smash Bros. Melee Sweden Armada $11,214 1st
5 DreamHack Winter 2015 November 26th-29th, 2015 Super Smash Bros. Melee USA Hungrybox $10,000 1st
5 DreamHack London 2015 September 19th-20th, 2015 Super Smash Bros. Melee Sweden Armada $10,000 1st
5 MLG Las Vegas 2006 November 18th-19th, 2006 Super Smash Bros. Melee USA PC Chris $10,000 1st
8 IVGF Northwest Regionals March 1st, 2003 Super Smash Bros. Melee USA Recipherus $8,000 1st
9 MLG Dallas 2010 November 5th-7th, 2010 Super Smash Bros. Brawl USA Tyrant $7,500 2nd
10 The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 Super Smash Bros. Melee Sweden Armada $7,268 1st

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Final Numbers for EVO 2015. Evolution Championship Series official Twitter account. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  2. ^ a b Genesis 3 Attendees List. Smash.gg. Retrieved on 2015-10-08.
  3. ^ a b The Big House 5 entrants. Juggleguy host of The Big House tournament series. Retrieved on 2015-08-29.
  4. ^ a b Apex 2015: Melee Singles Brackets. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  5. ^ a b c Evo 2014 Registration Numbers Released. Shoryuken.com. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  6. ^ a b Apex 2015: Smash Wii U Singles Bracket. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  7. ^ Final entrance numbers for Super Smash Con by game. Robin Harn. Retrieved on 2015-07-21.
  8. ^ a b c Early entrance numbers for EVO 2013 by game. Eventhubs.com. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  9. ^ a b APEX 2014 Results. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  10. ^ Final entrance numbers for Super Smash Con by game. Robin Harn. Retrieved on 2015-07-21.
  11. ^ a b The Big House 4 Results. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  12. ^ a b c d e Paragon LA pre-registration numbers. Paragon Tournaments. Retrieved on 2015-08-18.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Smash the Record 2015 entrants. smash.gg. Retrieved on 2015-10-12.
  15. ^ Umebura Niconico Qualifiers numbers. smashboards.com. Retrieved on 2015-11-27.
  16. ^ Umebura FAT entrance numbers update. Ayuha, Umebura's tournament organizer. Retrieved on 2015-08-29.
  17. ^ a b The Official APEX 2012 Results Thread! ALL RESULTS UP. International takes it all!. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-08-29.
  18. ^ a b AxisGaming, West Coast Majors 2008: Brawl Singles. Smashboards Rankings. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
  19. ^ a b Genesis Results and Shoutouts - Full Results and Payouts UP. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-08-29.
  20. ^ Apex 2015: SSB 64 Singles. Smashboards Rankings.
  21. ^ Apex 2014: SSB 64 Singles. Smashboards Rankings.
  22. ^ Kanto 2014 entrants. SSBOnline.
  23. ^ Apex 2014 Results. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
  24. ^ The Big House 4 Results. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
  25. ^ Heir II Waves. Heir II the Throne Facebook page. Retrieved on 2015-08-06.
  26. ^ SKTAR 3 Results. SmashBoards. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
  27. ^ CEO 2014 Results. SmashBoards.
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