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NOTE: Tournaments that still have their registration open may not be included on this list.
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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 over any game in the series, as well as listings for each individual game separately (including the Project M mod). 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 2016, with 2,662 entrants for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 2,372 entrants for Super Smash Bros. Melee.[1]
Overall
Rank |
Name |
Game |
Date |
Entrants |
Winner
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1 |
EVO 2016 [1] |
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July 15th-17th, 2016 |
2,662 |
Ally
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2 |
EVO 2016 [1] |
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July 15th-17th, 2016 |
2,372 |
Hungrybox
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3 |
EVO 2015 [2] |
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July 17th-19th, 2015 |
1,926 |
ZeRo
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4 |
EVO 2015 [2] |
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July 17th-19th, 2015 |
1,869 |
Armada
|
5 |
GENESIS 3 [3] |
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January 15th-17th, 2016 |
1,828 |
Armada
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6 |
GENESIS 4 [4] |
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January 20th-22nd, 2017 |
1,704 |
TBD
|
7 |
The Big House 6 |
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October 7th-9th, 2016 |
1,563 |
Mango
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8 |
The Big House 5 [5] |
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October 2nd-4th, 2015 |
1,317 |
Armada
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9 |
Super Smash Con 2016 [6] |
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August 11th-14th, 2016 |
1,272 |
Nairo
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10 |
GENESIS 3 |
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January 15th-17th, 2016 |
1,096 |
ZeRo
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11 |
Apex 2015 [7] |
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January 30th-February 1st, 2015 |
1,037 |
PPMD
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12 |
GENESIS 4 [4] |
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January 20th-22nd, 2017 |
1,012 |
MkLeo
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13 |
Shine 2016 |
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August 26th-28th, 2016 |
983 |
Mew2King
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14 |
EVO 2014 [8] |
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July 11th-13th, 2014 |
970 |
Mango
|
15 |
Super Smash Con 2016 [6] |
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August 11th-14th, 2016 |
940 |
Mango
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By game
Rank |
Name |
Date |
Entrants |
Winner
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1 |
EVO 2016 [1] |
July 15th-17th, 2016 |
2,662 |
Ally
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2 |
EVO 2015 [2] |
July 17th-19th, 2015 |
1,926 |
ZeRo
|
3 |
Super Smash Con 2016 [6] |
August 11th-14th, 2016 |
1,272 |
Nairo
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4 |
GENESIS 3 |
January 15th-17th, 2016 |
1,096 |
ZeRo
|
5 |
GENESIS 4 [4] |
January 20th-22nd, 2017 |
1,012 |
TBD
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6 |
CEO 2016 |
June 24th-26th, 2016 |
906 |
ANTi
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7 |
Apex 2015 [9] |
January 30th-February 1st, 2015 |
837 |
ZeRo
|
8 |
The Big House 6 |
October 7th-9th, 2016 |
777 |
ZeRo
|
9 |
Super Smash Con 2015 |
August 6th-9th, 2015 |
744 |
ZeRo
|
10 |
2GGT: Abadango Saga [10] |
September 24th, 2016 |
544 |
ZeRo
|
11 |
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 [11] |
September 5th-6th, 2015 |
519 |
Nairo
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12 |
Pound 2016 [12] |
April 2nd-3rd, 2016 |
513 |
Abadango
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13 |
The Big House 5 |
October 2nd-4th, 2015 |
512 |
ZeRo
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13 |
CEO 2015 [13] |
June 26th-28th, 2015 |
512 |
ZeRo
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15 |
Get On My Level 2016 |
May 20th-22nd, 2016 |
489 |
Ally
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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.
Rank |
Name |
Date |
Entrants |
Winner
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1 |
Apex 2012[14] |
January 6th-8th, 2012 |
400 |
Otori
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2 |
Apex 2014 |
January 17th-19th, 2014 |
370 |
Nairo
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3 |
Apex 2013 |
January 11th-13th, 2013 |
338 |
Salem
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4 |
AxisGaming[15] |
August 30th, 2008 |
303 |
DSF
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5 |
GENESIS[16] |
July 10th-12th, 2009 |
292 |
Ally
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6 |
Apex 2010 |
August 6th-8th, 2010 |
269 |
DEHF
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7 |
MLG Columbus 2010 |
June 4th-6th, 2010 |
250 |
Mew2King
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8 |
Clash of the Titans IV |
February 7th-8th, 2009 |
249 |
Mew2King
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9 |
Winter Game Fest '09 |
January 17th-18th, 2009 |
243 |
Fiction
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10 |
Sun Rise Tournament |
August 10th-12th, 2012 |
240 |
RAIN
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Rank |
Name |
Date |
Entrants |
Winner
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1 |
EVO 2016 [1] |
July 15th-17th, 2016 |
2,372 |
Hungrybox
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2 |
EVO 2015 [2] |
July 17th-19th, 2015 |
1,869 |
Armada
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3 |
GENESIS 3 [3] |
January 15th-17th, 2016 |
1,828 |
Armada
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4 |
GENESIS 4 [4] |
January 20th-22nd, 2017 |
1,704 |
TBD
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5 |
The Big House 6 |
October 7th-9th, 2016 |
1,563 |
Mango
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6 |
The Big House 5[5] |
October 2nd-4th, 2015 |
1,317 |
Armada
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7 |
Apex 2015 [7] |
January 30th-February 1st, 2015 |
1,037 |
PPMD
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8 |
Shine 2016 |
August 26th-28th, 2016 |
989 |
Mew2King
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9 |
EVO 2014 [8] |
July 11th-13th, 2014 |
970 |
Mango
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10 |
Super Smash Con 2016 [6] |
August 11th-14th, 2016 |
940 |
Mango
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11 |
Pound 2016 [12] |
April 2nd-3rd, 2016 |
933 |
Hungrybox
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12 |
EVO 2013 [17] |
July 12th-13th, 2013 |
709 |
Mango
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13 |
CEO 2016 |
June 24th-26th, 2016 |
678 |
Hungrybox
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14 |
Don't Park on the Grass |
December 17th-18th, 2016 |
640 |
Leffen
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15 |
Apex 2014 [18] |
January 17th-19th, 2014 |
629 |
PPMD
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Rank |
Name |
Date |
Entrants |
Winner
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1 |
Super Smash Con 2016 [6] |
August 11-14th, 2016 |
314 |
SuPeRbOoMfAn
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2 |
GENESIS 3 |
January 15th-17th, 2016 |
238 |
wario
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3 |
Apex 2015 [19] |
January 30th-February 1st, 2015 |
188 |
SuPeRbOoMfAn
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4 |
GENESIS 4 [4] |
January 20th-22nd, 2017 |
185 |
Alvin
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5 |
Apex 2014 [20] |
January 17th-19th, 2014 |
157 |
Isai
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6 |
Super Smash Con 2015 |
August 6th-9th, 2015 |
154 |
SuPeRbOoMfAn
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7 |
Kanto 2014 [21] |
August 23rd, 2014 |
129 |
Jouske
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8 |
Kanto 2013 [22] |
August 1st-3rd, 2013 |
125 |
Jouske
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9 |
Shine 2016 |
August 26th-28th, 2016 |
109 |
SuPeRbOoMfAn
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10 |
Pound 2016 [12] |
April 2nd-3rd, 2016 |
107 |
SuPeRbOoMfAn
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Rank |
Name |
Date |
Entrants |
Winner
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1 |
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 [11] |
September 5th-6th, 2015 |
405 |
MrLz
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2 |
Apex 2014 [23] |
January 17th-19th, 2014 |
382 |
Armada
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3 |
The Big House 4 [24] |
October 4th-5th, 2014 |
333 |
ZeRo
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4 |
Heir II the Throne [25] |
August 14th-16th, 2015 |
257 |
Professor Pro
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5 |
SKTAR 3 [26] |
May 31st-June 1st, 2014 |
256 |
Emukiller
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6 |
CEO 2014 [27] |
June 27th-29th, 2014 |
255 |
ZeRo
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7 |
Smash 'N' Splash 2 [28] |
June 11th-12th, 2016 |
234 |
MrLz
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8 |
Low Tier City 4 [29] |
June 18th-19th, 2016 |
233 |
ThundeRzReiGN
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8 |
Low Tier City 3 |
August 1st-2nd, 2015 |
233 |
Junebug
|
10 |
Olympus |
October 28th-30th, 2016 |
209 |
ThundeRzReiGN
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By year
By prize payout
The following tournament placings earned the largest prize payouts for players:
Rank
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Tournament
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Date
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Game
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Player
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Prize
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Placing
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1 |
EVO 2016 |
July 15th-17th, 2016 |
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Ally |
$15,972 |
1st
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2 |
DreamHack Winter 2016 |
November 24th-27th, 2016 |
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Armada |
$15,000 |
1st
|
3 |
EVO 2016 |
July 15th-17th, 2016 |
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Hungrybox |
$14,232 |
1st
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4 |
Battle of the Five Gods |
March 17th-19th, 2016 |
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Hungrybox |
$13,000 |
1st
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5 |
MLG Dallas 2010 |
November 5th-7th, 2010 |
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Gnes |
$12,500 |
1st
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6 |
EVO 2015 |
July 17th-19th, 2015 |
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ZeRo |
$11,556 |
1st
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7 |
Smash Summit |
November 7th-8th, 2015 |
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Armada |
$11,525.15 |
1st
|
8 |
EVO 2015 |
July 17th-19th, 2015 |
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Armada |
$11,214 |
1st
|
9 |
GENESIS 3 |
January 15th-17th, 2016 |
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Armada |
$10,940 |
1st
|
10 |
DreamHack Winter 2015 |
November 26th-29th, 2015 |
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Hungrybox |
$10,000 |
1st
|
10 |
DreamHack London 2015 |
September 19th-20th, 2015 |
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Armada |
$10,000 |
1st
|
10 |
MLG Las Vegas 2006 |
November 18th-19th, 2006 |
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PC Chris |
$10,000 |
1st
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By country
Rank
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Country
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Tournament
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Date
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Game
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Attendance
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Winner
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1 |
USA |
EVO 2016 |
July 15th-17th, 2016 |
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2,637 |
Ally
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2 |
Canada |
Get On My Level 2016 |
May 20th-22nd, 2016 |
|
509 |
Leffen
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3 |
United Kingdom |
Heir 3 |
August 19th-21st, 2016 |
|
472 |
Armada
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4 |
Sweden |
B.E.A.S.T 6 |
February 19th-21st, 2016 |
|
410 |
Armada
|
5 |
Mexico |
Smash Factor 5 |
July 29th-31st, 2016 |
|
358 |
MKLeo
|
6 |
Netherlands |
Syndicate 2016 |
September 10th-11th, 2016 |
|
320 |
Mr. R
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6 |
Japan |
Umebura Niconico Qualifiers |
November 29th, 2015 |
|
320 |
Ranai
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8 |
France |
Smashdown World |
November 26th-27th, 2016 |
|
300 |
Komorikiri
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9 |
Australia |
Battle Arena Melbourne 8 |
May 13th-15h, 2016 |
|
260 |
Mr. R
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10 |
Norway |
Eclipse 2 |
October 21st-23rd, 2016 |
|
247 |
Armada
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Record progression
This table lists the progression of the record for the largest Melee tournament of all time.
Note: Due to a lack of data, records from 2003 and earlier remain unclear.
Dates held
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Tournament
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Entrants
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Winner
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March 3rd, 2003-July 10th, 2005 |
IVGF NorthWest Regionals |
~151 |
Recipherus
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July 10th, 2005-July 13th, 2006 |
MELEE-FC3 |
186 |
Ken
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July 13th-October 13th, 2006 |
MELEE-FC6 |
205 |
PC Chris
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October 13th, 2006-July 12th, 2007 |
MLG New York Playoffs 2006 |
208 |
Azen
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July 12th-August 24th, 2007 |
MELEE-FC Diamond |
256 |
Mew2King
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August 24th, 2007-July 10th, 2009 |
EVO World 2007 |
270 |
Ken
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July 10th, 2009-January 16th, 2010 |
GENESIS |
290 |
Mango
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January 16th, 2010-July 12th, 2013 |
Pound 4 |
347 |
Mango
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July 12th, 2013-July 11th, 2014 |
EVO 2013 |
709 |
Mango
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July 11th, 2014-January 30th, 2015 |
EVO 2014 |
970 |
Mango
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January 30th-July 17th, 2015 |
Apex 2015 |
1,037 |
PPMD
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July 17th, 2015-July 15th, 2016 |
EVO 2015 |
1,869 |
Armada
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July 15th, 2016-present |
EVO 2016 |
2,372 |
Hungrybox
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See also
References