Tournament:PAX

PAX
Info
Founded	2015
Region	United States
Format	Standard double elimination
winners	Mew2King (Prime 2015)  Hungrybox (Arena)
winners	ZeRo (Prime 2015, Arena, Arena East 2017, Arena West 2017)  Dabuz (Arena South 2018)
Most successful player(s)	ZeRo (SSB4 Prime 2015, Arena, Arena East 2017, Arena West 2017)

PAX (acronym for Penny Arcade Expo) is a multi-national series of conventions and festivals centered around gaming. Founded in 2004 by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, creators of the ongoing Penny Arcade webcomic, the original event in Seattle Washington is now named PAX West, with other events including PAX East in Boston, Massachusetts, PAX Aus in Melborne, Australia, and PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Several of these locations have hosted a national tournament series featuring Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate held in the United States starting in 2015 which has gone under the names "PAX Prime" and "PAX Arena." The series uses standard double elimination format for both of it's featured games. After a four-year hiatus, Smash Bros. was featured at PAX again, with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at Almost Pro.

Super Smash Bros. Melee Winners

Tournament	Date	Winner	Character(s)	Runner-up	Character(s)
PAX Prime 2015	August 28th-30th, 2015	Mew2King		Leffen
PAX Arena	January 29th-31st, 2016	Hungrybox		Mango

Super Smash Bros. For Wii U Winners

Tournament	Date	Winner	Character(s)	Runner-up	Character(s)
PAX Prime 2015	August 28th-30th, 2015	ZeRo		Vinnie
PAX Arena	January 29th-31st, 2016	ZeRo		VoiD
PAX Arena at PAX East 2017	March 12th, 2017	ZeRo		Dabuz
PAX Arena at PAX West 2017	September 1st-4th, 2017	ZeRo		Nairo
PAX Arena at PAX South 2018	January 12th-14th, 2018	Dabuz		Cosmos

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Winners

Tournament	Date	Winner	Character(s)	Runner-up	Character(s)
Almost Pro	September 2nd-4th, 2022	TBD