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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 15 largest Smash tournaments by any game in the series and for each individual game separably.

The record for largest Smash tournament is currently held by EVO 2015, with 1,926 entrants for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 1,869 entrants for Super Smash Bros. Melee.[1]

Note: Events with * on their entrance numbers indicates that registration is still open.

Overall

Rank Name Game Date Entrants Winner
1 EVO 2015 [1]   July 17th-19th, 2015 1,926   ZeRo
2 EVO 2015 [1]   July 17th-19th, 2015 1,869   Armada
3 GENESIS 3 [2]   January 15th-17th, 2016 1,460* TBD
4 The Big House 5[3]   October 2nd-4th, 2015 1,317   Armada
5 Apex 2015 [4]   January 30th-February 1st, 2015 1,037   PPMD
6 EVO 2014 [5]   July 11th-13th, 2014 970   Mango
7 Apex 2015 [6]   January 30th-February 1st, 2015 837   ZeRo
8 GENESIS 3   January 15th-17th, 2016 780* TBD
9 Super Smash Con[7]   August 6th-9th, 2015 744   ZeRo
10 EVO 2013 [8]   July 12th-13th, 2013 709   Mango
11 Apex 2014 [9]   January 17th-19th, 2014 629   PPMD
12 Super Smash Con[10]   August 6th-9th, 2015 593   Leffen
13 The Big House 4 [11]   October 4th-5th, 2014 574   Mango
14 Paragon Los Angeles 2015[12]   September 5th-6th, 2015 547   Mango
15 Paragon Los Angeles 2015[12]   September 5th-6th, 2015 519   Nairo

By game

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 EVO 2015 [1] July 17th-19th, 2015 1,926   ZeRo
2 Apex 2015 [6] January 30th-February 1st, 2015 837   ZeRo
3 GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 780* TBD
4 Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 744   ZeRo
5 Paragon Los Angeles 2015[12] September 5th-6th, 2015 519   Nairo
6 The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 512   ZeRo
6 CEO 2015 [13] June 26th-28th, 2015 512   ZeRo
8 Smash the Record 2015 [14] October 23rd-25th, 2015 390   Nairo
9 Umebura Niconico Qualifiers [15] November 29th, 2015 320   Ranai
10 Umebura F.A.T. [16] September 21st-22nd, 2015 312   Nairo

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 Apex 2012[17] January 6th-8th, 2012 400   Otori
2 Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 370   Nairo
3 Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 338   Salem
4 AxisGaming[18] August 30th, 2008 303   DSF
5 GENESIS[19] July 10th-12th, 2009 292   Ally
6 Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 269   DEHF
7 MLG Columbus 2010 June 4th-6th, 2010 250   Mew2King
8 Clash of the Titans IV February 7th-8th, 2009 249   Mew2King
9 Winter Game Fest '09 January 17th-18th, 2009 243   Fiction
10 Sun Rise Tournament August 10th-12th, 2012 240   RAIN

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 EVO 2015 [1] July 17th-19th, 2015 1,869   Armada
2 GENESIS 3 [2] January 15th-17th, 2016 1,460* TBD
3 The Big House 5[3] October 2nd-4th, 2015 1,317   Armada
4 Apex 2015 [4] January 30th-February 1st, 2015 1,037   PPMD
5 EVO 2014 [5] July 11th-13th, 2014 970   Mango
6 EVO 2013 [8] July 12th-13th, 2013 709   Mango
7 Apex 2014 [9] January 17th-19th, 2014 629   PPMD
8 Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 593   Leffen
9 The Big House 4 [11] October 4th-5th, 2014 574   Mango
10 Paragon Los Angeles 2015[12] September 5th-6th, 2015 547   Mango

Super Smash Bros.

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 Apex 2015 [20] January 30th-February 1st, 2015 187   SuPeRbOoMfAn
2 GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 166* TBD
3 Apex 2014 [21] January 17th-19th, 2014 157   Isai
4 Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 154   SuPeRbOoMfAn
5 Kanto 2014 [22] August 23rd, 2014 129   Jouske

Project M

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 Paragon Los Angeles 2015[12] September 5th-6th, 2015 405   MrLz
2 Apex 2014 [23] January 17th-19th, 2014 382   Armada
3 The Big House 4 [24] October 4th-5th, 2014 333   ZeRo
4 Heir II the Throne[25] August 14th-16th, 2015 257   Professor Pro
5 SKTAR 3[26] May 31st-June 1st, 2014 256   Emukiller
6 CEO 2014[27] June 27th-29th, 2014 255   ZeRo
7 Low Tier City 3 August 1st-2nd, 2015 233   Junebug
8 Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 194   Ally
9 Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 193   Professor Pro
10 McSmashter 4 February 21st-22nd, 2015 186   Armada

By year

Year Name Game Entrants Winner
2015 EVO 2015 [1]   1,926   ZeRo
2014 EVO 2014 [5]   970   Mango
2013 EVO 2013 [8]   709   Mango
2012 Apex 2012[17]   400   Otori
2011 Pound V   243   PPMD
2010 Pound 4   347   Mango
2009 GENESIS[19]   292   Ally
2008 AxisGaming[18]   303   DSF
2007 EVO World 2007   270   Ken
2006 MLG New York Playoffs 2006   208   Azen
2005 MELEE-FC3   186   Ken
2004 Tournament Go 6   112   Azen
2003 IVGF NorthWest Regionals   ~151   Recipherus
2002 Tournament Go 3   ~50   Recipherus

By prize payout

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

Rank Tournament Date Game Player Prize Placing
1 MLG Dallas 2010 November 5th-7th, 2010     Gnes $12,500 1st
2 EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015     ZeRo $11,556 1st
3 Smash Summit November 7th-8th, 2015     Armada $11,525.15 1st
4 EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015     Armada $11,214 1st
5 DreamHack Winter 2015 November 26th-29th, 2015     Hungrybox $10,000 1st
5 DreamHack London 2015 September 19th-20th, 2015     Armada $10,000 1st
5 MLG Las Vegas 2006 November 18th-19th, 2006     PC Chris $10,000 1st
8 IVGF Northwest Regionals March 1st, 2003     Recipherus $8,000 1st
9 MLG Dallas 2010 November 5th-7th, 2010     Tyrant $7,500 2nd
10 The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015     Armada $7,268 1st

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Final Numbers for EVO 2015. Evolution Championship Series official Twitter account. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  2. ^ a b Genesis 3 Attendees List. Smash.gg. Retrieved on 2015-10-08.
  3. ^ a b The Big House 5 entrants. Juggleguy host of The Big House tournament series. Retrieved on 2015-08-29.
  4. ^ a b Apex 2015: Melee Singles Brackets. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  5. ^ a b c Evo 2014 Registration Numbers Released. Shoryuken.com. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  6. ^ a b Apex 2015: Smash Wii U Singles Bracket. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  7. ^ Final entrance numbers for Super Smash Con by game. Robin Harn. Retrieved on 2015-07-21.
  8. ^ a b c Early entrance numbers for EVO 2013 by game. Eventhubs.com. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  9. ^ a b APEX 2014 Results. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  10. ^ Final entrance numbers for Super Smash Con by game. Robin Harn. Retrieved on 2015-07-21.
  11. ^ a b The Big House 4 Results. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  12. ^ a b c d e Paragon LA pre-registration numbers. Paragon Tournaments. Retrieved on 2015-08-18.
  13. ^ Smash 4 and Melee pre-registration numbers for CEO 2015 blow Ultra Street Fighter 4 out of the water; see the numbers for all games here. Eventhubs.com. Retrieved on 2015-06-26.
  14. ^ Smash the Record 2015 entrants. smash.gg. Retrieved on 2015-10-12.
  15. ^ Umebura Niconico Qualifiers numbers. smashboards.com. Retrieved on 2015-11-27.
  16. ^ Umebura FAT entrance numbers update. Ayuha, Umebura's tournament organizer. Retrieved on 2015-08-29.
  17. ^ a b The Official APEX 2012 Results Thread! ALL RESULTS UP. International takes it all!. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-08-29.
  18. ^ a b AxisGaming, West Coast Majors 2008: Brawl Singles. Smashboards Rankings. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
  19. ^ a b Genesis Results and Shoutouts - Full Results and Payouts UP. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-08-29.
  20. ^ Apex 2015: SSB 64 Singles. Smashboards Rankings.
  21. ^ Apex 2014: SSB 64 Singles. Smashboards Rankings.
  22. ^ Kanto 2014 entrants. SSBOnline.
  23. ^ Apex 2014 Results. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
  24. ^ The Big House 4 Results. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
  25. ^ Heir II Waves. Heir II the Throne Facebook page. Retrieved on 2015-08-06.
  26. ^ SKTAR 3 Results. SmashBoards. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
  27. ^ CEO 2014 Results. SmashBoards.
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