Southwest
The Southwest is a Smash region located in the United States. It includes the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and the southern tip of Nevada, while the rest of Nevada, Colorado, and Utah, and are often, but not always, grouped in as well. The region is bordered by Texas, the Mid-South state Oklahoma, and the Midwest states Kansas and Nebraska to the east; SoCal to the west; the Rocky Mountain states Wyoming and Idaho to the north; and the Northwest Mexican states Chihuahua and Sonora to the south. Within the region, the most active Smash communities are found in the Phoenix and Las Vegas metropolitan areas.
The Southwest is most well known as the home of EVO, an annual fighting game tournament in Las Vegas that has featured different Smash titles, spanning the years 2007 and 2008, as well as from 2013 to 2019; many of the largest Smash tournaments in history, including the largest Smash tournament in history, were EVO events hosted in Las Vegas. The region has also hosted other fighting game events, including MLG and the LVL UP EXPO series, as well as grassroots regionals and majors such as 2GGT: ZeRo Saga, Ascension, Double Down 2022, DVDA, Ludwig Smash Invitational, Sandstorm, and Smash Camp.
The region has also been the home of many globally recognized players, most notably Axe, the best Pikachu player and the first player to win a supermajor with a mid-tier in Melee, as well as Wobbles, once known as the best Ice Climbers player in the world.
Super Smash Bros. 64
Notable players
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Notable players
Globally ranked players
These Southwest players were ranked on the SSBMRank 2022.
| SSBMRank | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Axe  (Arizona) |
The best Pikachu player in the world, and the first player to win a supermajor with a mid-tier character, following his victory at Smash Summit 8. |
| 42 | Medz   (Arizona) |
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| 98 | Rocket  (Arizona) |
Originally from Chile but also resides in Arizona. Considered the best Young Link player in the world. |
The following players have been previously ranked on SSBMRank, and their highest placing is listed below:
- Forward
(Arizona): Known as a major innovator of the Falco metagame in the MLG era. Honorable mention on the 2007 RetroSSBMRank. - Tai (Arizona): 71th on the 2013 SSBMRank.
- Taj
(Arizona): Known as the greatest Mewtwo player in Melee history, and famously defeated Mang0 at GENESIS 2. 24th on the 2013 SSBMRank, and an honorable mention on the 2006 and 2007 RetroSSBMRank. - Wobbles
(Arizona): Once considered the best Ice Climbers player in the world; most known for his 2nd place finish at EVO 2013. 8th on the 2013 SSBMRank.
Other players
- Nicknyte
(Arizona): Known as one of the best Pichu players in the world while active. - V3ctorman
(Arizona): Once known as one of the best Yoshi players in the United States.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Notable players
- FOW
(Nevada): Once considered the best Ness player in the world. Ranked 25th on the 2014 SSBBRank. - K9sbruce
(Arizona): Ranked 82nd on the 2014 SSBBRank. - KiraFlax
(Arizona): Known as one of the best Pit players in the United States. - Lycan
(Nevada}: Known as one of the best Wolf players in the United States. - SK92 (Nevada): Known as one of the best Falco players in the world, especially during the early Brawl era.
- Z
(Nevada): While active, considered the second best Pikachu in the United States behind ESAM. Ranked 51st on the 2014 SSBBRank.
Super Smash Bros. 4
Notable players
These Southwest players were ranked on the Panda Global Rankings 100.
| PG ranking | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | FOW  (Nevada) |
The best Ness player of all-time. |
These Southwest players have been ranked nationally in the past; their highest placement is listed:
Other notable players
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Notable players
Globally ranked players
These Southwest players were ranked on the UltRank 2022 and/or the OrionRank 2022.
| UltRank | OrionRank | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 60 | MVD  (Nevada) |
Originally from Florida. |
| 54 | 42 | Scend  (Utah) |
One of the best Ness players in the world. |
| 58 | 51 | BassMage  (Arizona) |
The best Jigglypuff player in the world. |
| 93 | 127 | Chronos (Colorado) |
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| 101 | 131 | MFA  (Nevada) |
These Southwest players have been ranked nationally in the past; their highest placement is listed:
- Dakpo
(Nevada): 68th on the OrionRank Pre-Quarantine. - Stroder Ame
(Arizona): 29th on the Spring 2019 PGRU. - VaLoR
(Utah): 75th on the OrionRank Pre-Quarantine. - ven
(Nevada): One of the best Zelda players in the world. 83rd on the OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In.
Other notable players
- Grandmaster
(Nevada): One of the best players in Las Vegas. - Kreeg
(Utah): One of the best Marth players in the United States.
Project M
Notable players
Globally ranked players
Other notableplayers
See also
Power rankings:
- Arizona Power Rankings
- Colorado Power Rankings
- Las Vegas Power Rankings
- New Mexico Power Rankings
- Utah Power Rankings
- Wyoming Power Rankings
Smashers:
Tournaments:
