Austria

Administrative map of Austria.

Austria is a European Smash region that encompasses the country of the same name. It shares a border with Germany and Switzerland to the west; as such, the scenes in all three countries regular cross over with each other. In addition, Austria shares a border with Italy to the south, Hungary to the east, and several Southeast Europe countries. The country itself is composed of 9 states: Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Upper Austria, Vienna, and Vorarlberg. Tournament activity primarily takes place in Vienna, which also serves as the capital of the country, though competitive scenes exist throughout the country.

Initially a small region, its size grew throughout the 2010s. One of Austria's earliest notable players was Luigi player, who placed 9th at Europe's only Brawl major and placed well at several other German events. Austria grew the most in the latter half of the decade with good performances from players such as Klemenz, the only Austrian player ranked in Europe in Smash 4; Timi, who eventually became the first Austrian player to rank in the top 20 in Europe; and several other Melee players who ranked in the lower half of the top 50. However, the scene grew the most at the end of the decade and into the 2020s, thanks to the rise of Vienna Challengers Arena, or VCA, as a premier European event during this time. Many Austrians also received recognition due to their results in Ultimate, notably Yetey, Austria's best player in the early metagame, and Sintro, who later became the first Austrian player ranked globally. VCA's controversies and discontinuation eventually left the region without a notable superregional-level event; however, some Austrian players remained relatively successful in Europe, with these players continuing to rank in Europe's top 50 for both Melee and Ultimate.

Outside of competitive play, Austria is the home of Beefy Smash Doods, a well-known YouTube channel and former esports team that had sponsored several notable players in Smash 4.

Smashers

See also: Category:Austrian smashers

The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.

Globally ranked players

Tag	Character(s)	Best placement	Notes
Sintro		OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 133rd

Nationally ranked players

Tag	Character(s)	Best placement	Notes
AleX		OrionRank 2022 Europe: 60th
Athos		Phoenix Blue Ranking (2019): 15th First European Power M Power Ranking (August 2017 - August 2018): 6th	Formerly known as Timi.
gLory		Phoenix Blue Ranking (2019): 27th
Joni		European Ultimate Power Rankings 2024.1: 49th
Klemenz		European Smash 4 Power Rankings: 50th
Luigi player		OrionRank Europe Top 75: HM	Austria's best Brawl player and likely would have been ranked in Europe at one point for Brawl if a proper ranking was released. In addition, he was considered one of the best Austrian players in Smash 4 and was, likewise, never ranked in Smash 4 due to his activity primarily taking place before the release of the first European Smash 4 ranking.
Pasi		HEIR Spring 2018 Power Rankings: 36th
Sandro		OrionRank 2022 Europe: 49th
SkWiirrel		OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse Europe: 49th
Steff$		EURank 2024: 17th
vyQ		OrionRank Europe Top 75: 75th	One of the main members of Beefy Smash Doods.
Yetey		European Smash Rankings (2019): 25th

Other notable players

Tag	Character(s)	Notes
Ares		The best Melee player in Austria in the mid-2010s.
cFive		One of the main members of Beefy Smash Doods.

Tournaments

See also: Category:Austrian tournaments

Notable tournament series

Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.

Tournament	Games	Type	Status
Vienna Challengers Arena		Annual	Discontinued

Notable tournaments

Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level.

Tournament	Date	Entrants	Supermajor	Major	Superregional	Other
VCA 2019	November 23rd-24th, 2019	342	—	—
VCA 2021	November 20th-21st, 2021	529	—	—
VCA 2022	October 1st-2nd, 2022	416	—	—

Largest singles events

Rank	Tournament	Date	Game	Attendance	Winner	Character(s)
1	VCA 2021	November 20th-21st, 2021		512	Peli
2	VCA 2022	October 1st-2nd, 2022		403	Bloom4Eva
3	VCA 2019	November 23rd-24th, 2019		284	MkLeo
4	LEVEL UP: BREAKOUT 2025	June 28th-29th, 2025		155	Tarik
5	A1 Austrian eSports Festival	May 27th, 2023		128	Tarik
6	Coca-Cola Breakpoint Ultimate 2022.4	April 30th, 2022		119	AleX
7	Coca-Cola Breakpoint Ultimate 2022.6	June 25th, 2022		112	Destany
8	TARTARUS	November 23rd-24th, 2024		111	MKBigBoss
9	Coca-Cola Breakpoint Ultimate 6	November 2nd, 2019		107	quiK
10	Hanamicon 2021	July 31st-August 1st, 2021		102	Sintro

See also

• Austrian Power Rankings