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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 30 largest Smash tournaments over any game in the series, as well as listings for each individual game separately (including the Project M mod). Only 1v1 singles tournaments are included. Online tournaments are not included.

To qualify for one of these lists, a tournament must have a minimum of 100 entrants.

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 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate August 2nd-4th, 2019 3,534 Mexico MkLeo
2 Super Smash Con 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate August 8th-11th 2019 2,708 Mexico MkLeo
3 EVO 2016 [1] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U July 15th-17th, 2016 2,662 Canada Ally
4 EVO 2016 [1] Super Smash Bros. Melee July 15th-17th, 2016 2,372 USA Hungrybox
5 GENESIS 6 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate February 1st-3rd, 2019 2,105 Mexico MkLeo
6 EVO 2015 [2] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U July 17th-19th, 2015 1,926 Chile ZeRo
7 EVO 2015 [2] Super Smash Bros. Melee July 17th-19th, 2015 1,869 Sweden Armada
8 GENESIS 3 Super Smash Bros. Melee January 15th-17th, 2016 1,828 Sweden Armada
9 EVO Japan 2020 [3] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate January 24th-26th, 2020 1,819 Japan Shuton
10 GENESIS 4 Super Smash Bros. Melee January 20th-22nd, 2017 1,704 Sweden Armada
11 GENESIS 7 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate January 24th-26th, 2020 1,699 USA Marss
12 Smash 'N' Splash 5 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 1,610 Mexico MkLeo
13 The Big House 6 Super Smash Bros. Melee October 7th-9th, 2016 1,563 USA Mango
14 Super Smash Con 2017 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U August 10th-13th, 2017 1,531 USA Nairo
15 The Big House 7 Super Smash Bros. Melee October 6th-8th, 2017 1,522 USA Hungrybox
16 EVO 2017 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U July 14th-16th, 2017 1,508 USA Salem
17 EVO 2017 Super Smash Bros. Melee July 14th-16th, 2017 1,428 Sweden Armada
18 Super Smash Con 2018 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U August 9th-12th, 2018 1,379 Mexico MkLeo
19 GENESIS 5 Super Smash Bros. Melee January 19th-21st, 2018 1,359 USA Plup
20 EVO 2018 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U August 3rd-5th, 2018 1,358 USA Lima
21 EVO 2018 Super Smash Bros. Melee August 3rd-5th, 2018 1,353 Sweden Leffen
22 The Big House 5 Super Smash Bros. Melee October 2nd-4th, 2015 1,317 Sweden Armada
23 Frostbite 2020 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate February 21st-23rd, 2020 1,280 Mexico MkLeo
24 Super Smash Con 2016 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U August 11th-14th, 2018 1,272 USA Nairo
25 Frostbite 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate February 22nd-24th, 2019 1,239 USA Tweek
26 CEO 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate June 28th-30th 2019 1,164 Mexico MkLeo
27 Shine 2017 Super Smash Bros. Melee August 25th-27th 2017 1,156 USA Hungrybox
28 GENESIS 6 Super Smash Bros. Melee February 1st-3rd 2019 1,113 USA Hungrybox
29 GENESIS 7 Super Smash Bros. Melee January 24th-26th, 2020 1,110 USA Zain
30 GENESIS 3 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U January 15th-17th, 2016 1,096 Chile ZeRo

By game

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019 3,534 Mexico MkLeo
2 Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th 2019 2,708 Mexico MkLeo
3 GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 2,105 Mexico MkLeo
4 EVO Japan 2020 January 24th-26th, 2020 1,819 Japan Shuton
5 GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 1,699 USA Marss
6 Smash 'N' Splash 5 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 1,610 Mexico MkLeo
7 Frostbite 2020 February 21st-23rd, 2019 1,280 Mexico MkLeo
8 Frostbite 2019 February 22nd-24th, 2019 1,239 USA Tweek
9 CEO 2019 June 28th-30th 2019 1,164 Mexico MkLeo
10 The Big House 9 October 4th-6th, 2019 1,017 Japan Zackray
11 Umebura Japan Major 2019 May 1st-2nd, 2019 1,015 Japan kameme
12 2GG: Kongo Saga December 7th-8th, 2019 909 Mexico MkLeo
13 MomoCon 2019 [4] May 23rd-26th, 2019 905 Mexico MkLeo
14 Albion 4 July 6th-7th 2019 895 France Glutonny
15 Shine 2019 August 23rd-25th 2019 882 USA Samsora

Super Smash Bros. 4

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

All tournaments listed above are currently 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; for a list of Smash3DS-specific tournaments see here.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 Apex 2012[6] 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[7] August 30th, 2008 303 USA DSF
5 GENESIS[8] July 10th-12th, 2009 292 Canada Ally
6 Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 269 USA Larry Lurr
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 IV 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 2016 [1] July 15th-17th, 2016 2,372 USA Hungrybox
2 EVO 2015 [2] July 17th-19th, 2015 1,869 Sweden Armada
3 GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 1,828 Sweden Armada
4 GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 1,704 Sweden Armada
5 The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 1,563 USA Mango
6 The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 1,522 USA Hungrybox
7 EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 1,428 Sweden Armada
8 GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 1,359 USA Plup
9 EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 1,353 Sweden Leffen
10 The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 1,317 Sweden Armada
11 Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 1,156 USA Hungrybox
12 GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 1,113 USA Hungrybox
13 GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 1,110 USA Zain
14 Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 1,092 USA Mango
15 Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 1,053 Sweden Armada

Super Smash Bros.

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 Super Smash Con 2016 August 11-14th, 2016 314 Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn
2 Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 275 Japan kysk
3 Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 260 Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn
4 Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 256 Japan Fukurou
5 GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 238 Japan wario
6 Apex 2015 [9] January 30th-February 1st, 2015 188 Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn
7 GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 185 Peru Alvin
8 Apex 2014 [10] January 17th-19th, 2014 157 USA Isai
9 Super Smash Con 2015 August 6th-9th, 2015 154 Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn
10 Let's Go! April 28th-30th, 2017 153 Peru Alvin

Project M

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 The Even Bigger Balc July 6th-8th, 2018 427 USA ThundeRzReiGN
2 Paragon Los Angeles 2015 [11] September 5th-6th, 2015 405 USA MrLz
3 Smash 'N' Splash 5 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 392 USA Malachi
4 Apex 2014 [12] January 17th-19th, 2014 382 Sweden Armada
5 The Bigger Balc May 27th-28th, 2017 372 USA ThundeRzReiGN
6 Smash 'N' Splash 4 June 1st-3rd, 2018 352 USA Lunchables
7 The Big House 4 [13] October 4th-5th, 2014 333 Chile ZeRo
8 Smash 'N' Splash 3 June 2nd-4th, 2017 319 USA Switch
9 Heir II the Throne [14] August 14th-16th, 2015 257 UK Professor Pro
10 SKTAR 3 [15] May 31st-June 1st, 2014 256 USA Emukiller

By year

Overall

Year Name Game Entrants Winner
2021 Biggie III Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 81 New Zealand Aluf
2020 EVO Japan 2020 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1,819 Japan Shuton
2019 EVO 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 3,534 Mexico MkLeo
2018 Super Smash Con 2018 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 1,378 Mexico MkLeo
2017 GENESIS 4 Super Smash Bros. Melee 1,704 Sweden Armada
2016 EVO 2016 [1] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2,662 Canada Ally
2015 EVO 2015 [2] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 1,926 Chile ZeRo
2014 EVO 2014 [16] Super Smash Bros. Melee 970 USA Mango
2013 EVO 2013 [17] Super Smash Bros. Melee 709 USA Mango
2012 Apex 2012 [6] 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 [8] Super Smash Bros. Brawl 292 Canada Ally
2008 AxisGaming [7] 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

Split by Game

Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. 4 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Year Name # Winner Name # Winner Name # Winner Name # Winner Name # Winner
2021 TNT Nak 2021 20 Peru Alvin Biggie III 28 New Zealand Currypuffs Biggie III 81 New Zealand Aluf
2020 GENESIS 7 64 USA Shihman GENESIS 7 1,110 USA Zain CEO Dreamland 2020 32 USA Player-1 CEO Dreamland 2020 49 USA MVD EVO Japan 2020 1,819 Japan Shuton
2019 Super Smash Con 2019 275 Japan kysk GENESIS 6 1,113 USA Hungrybox Super Smash Con 2019 184 USA ANTi Super Smash Con 2019 462 USA Dabuz EVO 2019 3,534 Mexico MkLeo
2018 Super Smash Con 2018 260 Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn GENESIS 5 1,365 USA Plup Super Smash Con 2018 169 USA Nairo Super Smash Con 2018 1,378 Mexico MKLeo Umebura SP 746 Japan Shuton
2017 Super Smash Con 2017 256 Japan Fukurou GENESIS 4 1,704 Sweden Armada Super Smash Con 2017 182 USA Nairo Super Smash Con 2017 1,531 USA Nairo
2016 Super Smash Con 2016 314 Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn EVO 2016 2,372 USA Hungrybox Super Smash Con 2016 151 USA Vinnie EVO 2016 2,662 Canada Ally
2015 Apex 2015 188 Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn EVO 2015 1,869 Sweden Armada Apex 2015 176 Canada Ally EVO 2015 1,926 Chile ZeRo
2014 Apex 2014 157 USA Isai EVO 2014 970 USA Mango Apex 2014 370 USA Nairo Double Vegas Down Attack 5 220 Chile ZeRo
2013 Kanto 2013 125 Japan Jouske EVO 2013 709 USA Mango Apex 2013 338 USA Salem
2012 Kanto 2012 120 Japan Jouske Apex 2012 318 Sweden Armada Apex 2012 400 Japan Otori
2011 Kanto 2011 140 Japan Kikoushi Pound V 243 USA PPMD GENESIS 2 197 USA Mew2King
2010 Osaka University 2010 100 Japan Ruoka Dancho Pound 4 347 USA Mango Apex 2010 269 USA Larry Lurr
2009 ? ? ? GENESIS 290 USA Mango GENESIS 292 Canada Ally
2008 2nd Kansai 57 Japan Tatsuman Epita Smash Arena 2 231 Netherlands Amsah AxisGaming 303 USA DSF
2007 FC Diamond 64 USA Isai EVO World 2007 270 USA Ken
2006 ? ? ? MLG New York Playoffs 2006 208 USA Azen
2005 ? ? ? MELEE-FC3 186 USA Ken
2004 ? ? ? Tournament Go 6 112 USA Azen
2003 ? ? ? IVGF NorthWest Regionals ~151 USA Recipherus
Year Name # Winner Name # Winner Name # Winner Name # Winner Name # Winner
Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. 4 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

By prize payout

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

Rank Tournament Date Game Player Prize Placing
1 Smash Summit 5 November 2nd-5th, 2017 Super Smash Bros. Melee USA Hungrybox $29,315.30 1st
2 EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Mexico MkLeo $21,204 1st
3 2GG Championship December 1st-3rd, 2017 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Mexico MkLeo $20,000 1st
3 Thunder Smash May 5th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate USA Dabuz $20,000 1st
5 Smash Ultimate Summit March 8th-10th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Mexico MkLeo $18,171 1st
6 Smash Summit Spring 2017 March 2nd-5th, 2017 Super Smash Bros. Melee Sweden Armada $18,006.80 1st
7 Smash Ultimate Summit 2 October 24th-27th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Mexico MkLeo $17,654.00 1st
8 Smash Summit 9 February 13th-16th, 2020 Super Smash Bros. Melee USA Hungrybox $17,340.34 1st
9 Smash Summit 7 November 15th-18th, 2018 Super Smash Bros. Melee USA Hungrybox $16,541.35 1st
10 EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Canada Ally $15,972 1st

By country

Rank Country Tournament Date Game Attendance Winner
1 USA United States EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 3,534 Mexico MkLeo
2 Japan Japan EVO Japan 2020 January 24th-26th, 2020 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1,819 Japan Shuton
3 UK United Kingdom Albion 4 July 6th-7th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 896 France Glutonny
4 Canada Canada Get On My Level 2019 May 17th-19th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 847 USA Tweek
5 Netherlands Netherlands Syndicate 2019 October 25th-27th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 640 France Glutonny
6 Mexico Mexico Smash Factor 8 July 26th-28th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 532 USA Marss
7 France France Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019 October 4th-6th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 490 Mexico MkLeo
8 Sweden Sweden B.E.A.S.T 6 February 19th-21st, 2016 Super Smash Bros. Melee 410 Sweden Armada
9 Australia Australia Battle Arena Melbourne 11 May 17th-19th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 340 Australia Ben Gold
10 Germany Germany DoKomi 2019 June 8th-9th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 318 Germany Tru4

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 data, records from 2003 and earlier remain unclear.

Dates held Tournament Game Entrants Winner Notes
March 3rd, 2003-July 10th, 2005 IVGF NorthWest Regionals Super Smash Bros. Melee ~151 USA Recipherus Due to the US's patchy Smash scene at the time, combined with an underdeveloped Internet, this is probably one of the earliest known records of a tournament with a large number of entrants. The exact number of entrants is also unclear, with claims of the entrant numbers being unsourced.
July 10th, 2005-July 13th, 2006 MELEE-FC3 Super Smash Bros. Melee 186 USA Ken
July 13th-October 13th, 2006 MELEE-FC6 Super Smash Bros. Melee 205 USA PC Chris
October 13th, 2006-July 12th, 2007 MLG New York Playoffs 2006 Super Smash Bros. Melee 208 USA 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 Super Smash Bros. Melee 256 USA Mew2King
August 24th, 2007-August 30th, 2008 EVO World 2007 Super Smash Bros. Melee 270 USA Ken Fastest to beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall at 41 days after MELEE-FC Diamond, if Melee and Smash 4 breaking the record at the same tournament at both EVO 2015 and EVO 2016 are not counted.
August 30th, 2008-January 16th, 2010 AxisGaming Super Smash Bros. Brawl 303 USA 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 Super Smash Bros. Melee 347 USA Mango Largest Melee tournament in the pre-EVO 2013 era.
January 6th, 2012-July 12th, 2013 Apex 2012 Super Smash Bros. Brawl 400 Japan Otori Current record holder for the largest Brawl tournament.
July 12th, 2013-July 11th, 2014 EVO 2013 Super Smash Bros. Melee 709 USA 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 Super Smash Bros. Melee 970 USA Mango
January 30th-July 17th, 2015 Apex 2015 Super Smash Bros. Melee 1,037 USA 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-19th, 2015 EVO 2015 Super Smash Bros. Melee 1,869 Sweden Armada While Melee at EVO 2015 broke the record for the largest Smash tournament overall, Smash Wii U had more entrants at the same event.
July 17th, 2015-July 15th, 2016 EVO 2015 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 1,926 Chile ZeRo Beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall by the largest margin, at 889 more entrants than Melee at Apex 2015.
July 15th-17th, 2016 EVO 2016 Super Smash Bros. Melee 2,372 USA Hungrybox Current record holder for the largest Melee tournament; first Smash tournament to break 2,000 entrants, along with Smash Wii U at the same event. Just like the previous EVO, Melee at EVO 2016 broke the record for the largest Smash tournament overall, but Smash Wii U had more entrants at the same event.
July 15th, 2016-August 2nd, 2019 EVO 2016 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2,662 Canada 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. It held the record for the largest Smash tournament overall for the longest time at three years.
August 2nd, 2019-present EVO 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 3,534 Mexico MkLeo Current record holder for the largest Smash tournament of all time, and currently the largest Ultimate tournament. It is the first Smash tournament to break 3,000 entrants.

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 Japan Ruoka Dancho First Smash 64 tournament to reach 100 entrants.
March 19th-August 28th, 2011 Kansai 2011 110 Japan Moyashi
August 28th, 2011-January 17th, 2014 Kanto 2011 140 Japan Kikoushi
January 17th, 2014-January 30th, 2015 Apex 2014 157 USA Isai
January 30th, 2015-January 15th, 2016 Apex 2015 188 Canada 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 Japan wario
August 11th, 2016-present Super Smash Con 2016 314 Canada 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 data, records from 2003 and earlier remain unclear.

Dates held Tournament Entrants Winner Notes
March 3rd, 2003-July 10th, 2005 IVGF NorthWest Regionals ~151 USA Recipherus Due to the US's patchy Smash scene at the time, combined with an underdeveloped Internet, this is probably one of the earliest known records of a tournament with a large number of entrants. The exact number of entrants is also unclear, with claims of the entrant numbers being unsourced.
July 10th, 2005-July 13th, 2006 MELEE-FC3 186 USA Ken
July 13th-October 13th, 2006 MELEE-FC6 205 USA PC Chris
October 13th, 2006-July 12th, 2007 MLG New York Playoffs 2006 208 USA 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 USA Mew2King
August 24th, 2007-July 10th, 2009 EVO World 2007 270 USA 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 USA 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 USA 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 USA 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 USA Mango Largest pre-Smash 4 tournament.
January 30th-July 17th, 2015 Apex 2015 1,037 USA 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 Sweden 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 USA 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.

Note: This does not include Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournaments (a circuit of four regional tournaments between February 16th-March 8th, 2008 where 256 entrants could register for each) due to being held before Brawl's release in North America.[18][19]

Dates held Tournament Entrants Winner Notes
May 18th-August 30th, 2008 UCLA VI: A New Hope 192 USA Futile First Brawl tournament to reach 100 entrants.
August 30th, 2008-January 6th, 2012 AxisGaming 303 USA 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.
January 6th, 2012-present Apex 2012 400 Japan 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 Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 170 Japan Nietono First Smash 4 tournament to reach 100 entrants.
October 12th-December 22nd, 2014 Umebura 9 Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 192 Japan 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 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 220 Chile 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 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 252 Chile ZeRo
January 30th-July 17th, 2015 Apex 2015 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 837 Chile 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.
July 17th, 2015-July 15th, 2016 EVO 2015 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 1,926 Chile 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.
July 15th, 2016-present EVO 2016 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2,662 Canada 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 both Smash 4 and the series overall.

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 Torneo Redragon - Smash Ultimate en Open Arena 141 Chile MK~IoRi Being held on the same day, these five tournaments tied for the first Ultimate tournament to reach 100 entrants. Note that while NEW GAME PLUS started on December 7th, Ultimate singles started on December 8th. This is also 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. Although EVO 2015 and EVO 2016 broke entrant records simultaneously in different games, this is the first time a record has been held on the same day within one game.
Smash Ultimate Launch Event 141 USA PkChris
Launch 166 USA ZD
NEW GAME PLUS: The ULTIMATE Overnight Experience 196 USA Ned
SLGC Smash Ultimate Release Tournament 243 USA VaLoR
December 15th, 2018 Smash Out 2018 357 USA yeti Both tied from being held on the same day. Don't Park on the Grass 2018 was one of the first national Ultimate tournaments. With Umebura SP the following day, or because of Don't Park on the Grass 2018's and Umebura SP's Ultimate singles starting eight and a half hours apart due to time zones, this is the shortest time a tournament has held the record for the largest Smash tournament out of any game.
Don't Park on the Grass 2018 581 USA MVD
December 16th, 2018-February 1st, 2019 Umebura SP 746 Japan Shuton First Ultimate major in Japan.
February 1st 2019-August 2nd, 2019 GENESIS 6 2,105 Mexico 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.
August 2nd, 2019-Present EVO 2019 3,534 Mexico MkLeo Current record holder, and currently the largest Smash tournament of all time. It is 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, at one year, coincidentally passing GENESIS 6 on the same day one year after GENESIS 6 was held.

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e Final Numbers for EVO 2015. Evolution Championship Series official Twitter account. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  3. ^ The tournament had 2,988 entrants registered, but 1,819 was the amount that actually showed up; since it was both a free entrant tournament and also had a significant amount of DQs, the DQs were factored in.
  4. ^ The tournament had 1,250 entrants registered, but 905 was the amount that actually showed up; since it was both a free entrant tournament and also had a significant amount of DQs, the DQs were factored in.
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