| The Big House | |
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| Info | |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Region | United States |
| Format | Double elimination |
 winners
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 SuPeRbOoMfAn (2018) Josh Brody (2019, 2022)
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 winners
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Lovage (2011) Mango (2012, 2014, 2016, and 2019) Mew2King (2013) Armada (2015) Hungrybox (2017 and 2018) aMSa (2022) Cody Schwab (2023)
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 winners
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metroid (2012) Kirk (2013) ZeRo (2014)
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 winners
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ZeRo (2015 and 2016) Dabuz (2017) Cosmos (2018)
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 winners
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Zackray (2019) Riddles (2022) Pocket (2023)
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| Most successful player(s) | Mango (Melee 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2019)
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| Organizer(s) | Juggleguy
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| Website(s) | https://www.umsmash.com |
The Big House is a Michigan tournament series hosted annually near the end of the year by Juggleguy. It began in 2011 as a regional event for Melee, but has since grown to be one of the most prestigious for the game, often attracting around 1,000 entrants. It is considered one of the two premier Melee events of the year, alongside GENESIS.
The event also previously held large events for Project M and Smash 4, and it currently hosts events for Smash 64 and Ultimate. However, the tournament has been noticeably less prestigious for the latter two events.
History
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List of Tournaments
| Event | Date | Attendance | Games |
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| The Big House | October 22nd, 2011 | 115+ | 
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| The Big House 2 | October 6th-7th, 2012 | 140+ | 
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| The Big House 3 | October 12th-13th, 2013 | 240+ |
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| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 709 |
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| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 2,040 | 
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| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 2,772 |
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| The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 2,495 |
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| The Big House 8 | October 5th-7th, 2018 | 1,828 | 
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| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 1,787 | 
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| The Big House 10 | October 7th-9th, 2022 | 1,554 |
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| The Big House 11 | October 20th-22nd, 2023 | 1,492 |
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Champions
64 Winners
| Year | Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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| 2018 | The Big House 8 | 70 | Daniel Hoyt | SuPeRbOoMfAn |
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Josh Brody |
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| 2019 | The Big House 9 | 64 | Josh Brody | Josh Brody |
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Prince |
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| 2022 | The Big House 10 | 30 | Josh Brody | Josh Brody |
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OJ |
 
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| 2023* | The Big House 11 | 14 | David Avila | B33F |
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Andross |
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* Smash 64 was a side event in 2023.
Melee Winners
| Year | Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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| 2011 | The Big House | 115 | Oscar Nilsson | Lovage |
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S2J |
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| 2012 | The Big House 2 | 128 | Joseph Marquez | Mango |
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Hungrybox |
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| 2013 | The Big House 3 | 172 | Jason Zimmerman | Mew2King |
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Hungrybox |
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| 2014 | The Big House 4 | 574 | Joseph Marquez | Mango |
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Mew2King |
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| 2015 | The Big House 5 | 1,317 | Adam Lindgren | Armada |
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Hungrybox |
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| 2016 | The Big House 6 | 1,563 | Joseph Marquez | Mango |
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Armada |
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| 2017 | The Big House 7 | 1,522 | Juan DeBiedma | Hungrybox |
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Plup |
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| 2018 | The Big House 8 | 1,032 | Juan DeBiedma | Hungrybox |
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Plup |
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| 2019 | The Big House 9 | 909 | Joseph Marquez | Mango |
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Zain |
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| 2022 | The Big House 10 | 982 | Masaya Chikamoto | aMSa |
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Mango |
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| 2023 | The Big House 11 | 1,011 | Cody Schwab | Cody Schwab |
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Plup |
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Project M Winners
| Year | Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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| 2012 | The Big House 2 | 32 | Brian Lin | metroid |
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Mango |
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| 2013 | The Big House 3 | 90 | ? | Kirk |
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PikaChad |
 
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| 2014 | The Big House 4 | 333 | Gonzalo Barrios | ZeRo |
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 Professor Pro |
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Smash 4 Winners
| Year | Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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| 2015 | The Big House 5 | 512 | Gonzalo Barrios | ZeRo |
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Nairo |
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| 2016 | The Big House 6 | 777 | Gonzalo Barrios | ZeRo |
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ANTi |
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| 2017 | The Big House 7 | 512 | Samuel Buzby | Dabuz |
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Marss |
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| 2018 | The Big House 8 | 281 | Brian Kalu | Cosmos |
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ESAM |
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Ultimate Winners
| Year | Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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| 2019 | The Big House 9 | 1,017 | Sota Okada | Zackray |
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Dabuz |
 
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| 2022 | The Big House 10 | 636 | Michael Kim | Riddles |
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Light |
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| 2023 | The Big House 11 | 507 | Angel Mireles | Pocket |
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Syrup |
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