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Shine
Info
Founded 2016
Region United States
Format Standard double elimination
Super Smash Bros. winners Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn (2016, 2018)
USA Wizzrobe (2017)
USA Robert (2019)
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners USA Mew2King (2016)
USA Hungrybox (2017, 2019)
USA Zain (2018, 2022)
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U winners Chile ZeRo (2016, 2017)
USA Salem (2018)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate winners USA Samsora (2019)
USA Cosmos (2022)
Most successful player(s) Chile ZeRo (Smash 4 2016, 2017)
Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn (Smash 64 2016, 2018)
USA Hungrybox (Melee 2017, 2019)
USA Zain (Melee 2018, 2022)
Staff
Organizer(s) MattDotZeb, Bear, Rorec, Big Blue eSports

Shine is a tournament series featuring Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate held in Boston, Massachusetts from 2016 to 2018 and Worcester, Massachusetts from 2019 to 2023. The series uses standard double elimination format for all four of its featured games.

Shine is New England's premier tournament series and the largest New England tournament series to date, with total entrants count frequently surpassing 1,000 entrants. The series frequently hosts major-level events for all its Smash events, with several of each game's best players always in attendance; as such, it is often considered the final major Smash event of the summer, as it takes place at the end of August. However, recent iterations have been smaller for Smash 64 and Ultimate, although it still remains as a rather prestigious event for New England.

Despite its success, the Shine tournaments were often run on a deficit. This, alongside the poor esports environment of that year, led to the decision to end the series after Shine 2023.[1]

List of tournaments

Event Date Attendance Games
Shine 2016 August 26th-28th, 2016 1,743 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 1,866 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
Shine 2018 August 24th-26th, 2018 1,399 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
Shine 2019 August 23rd-25th, 2019 1,448 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate
Shine 2022 August 26th-28th, 2022 896 Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate
Shine 2023 August 25th-27th, 2023 1,054 Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate

Champions

Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. Winners Super Smash Bros.

Year Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2016 Daniel Hoyt Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn Jigglypuff (SSB)Kirby (SSB)Fox (SSB)Donkey Kong (SSB)Link (SSB) USA tacos Yoshi (SSB)Donkey Kong (SSB)
2017 Justin Hallett USA Wizzrobe Yoshi (SSB) Peru Alvin Pikachu (SSB)Captain Falcon (SSB)Mario (SSB)
2018 Daniel Hoyt Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn Captain Falcon (SSB)Fox (SSB)Yoshi (SSB) USA Lowww Fox (SSB)Captain Falcon (SSB)Pikachu (SSB)
2019 Robert USA Robert Pikachu (SSB) Chile Shalaka Pikachu (SSB)

Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Melee Winners Super Smash Bros. Melee

Year Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2016 Jason Zimmerman USA Mew2King Marth (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM)Peach (SSBM) USA SFAT Fox (SSBM)
2017 Juan Debiedma USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM) USA Mango Falco (SSBM)
2018 Zain Naghmi USA Zain Marth (SSBM) USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM)
2019 Juan Debiedma USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM) USA S2J Captain Falcon (SSBM)
2022 Zain Naghmi USA Zain Marth (SSBM) USA Jmook Sheik (SSBM)
2023 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. For Wii U Winners Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Year Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2016 Gonzalo Barrios Chile ZeRo Diddy Kong (SSB4) USA ESAM Pikachu (SSB4)
2017 Gonzalo Barrios Chile ZeRo Diddy Kong (SSB4) USA Tweek Cloud (SSB4)Donkey Kong (SSB4)Bayonetta (SSB4)
2018 Saleem Akiel Young USA Salem Bayonetta (SSB4) Canada Mistake Bayonetta (SSB4)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Winners Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Year Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2019 Ezra Morris USA Samsora Peach (SSBU) Mexico MkLeo Joker (SSBU)
2022 Brian Kalu USA Cosmos PyraMythra (SSBU) USA Light Fox (SSBU)
2023 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

References