Bolivia

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Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. Historically, Bolivia's Smash scene was very niche, with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U being the start of the Bolivian scene, even if tournaments were pretty scarce starting with tournaments in convention centers to trimestral tournaments within a year. Even with some switches in organization and tournaments, the community drastically changed with the COVID-19 Pandemic. With the inclusion of new players and TOs, the scene grew more as players even traveled across the country and internationally to participate in tournaments across South America. Even if it is still largely grassroots, the Bolivian Smash scene now sees respectable attendance numbers.

There are two distinct regions within Bolivia: La Paz and Cochabamba, each of them having distinctive players and tournament organizers.

Map of Bolivia

The first Ultimate Power Ranking was released in 2019, headed by Catnip in La Paz, and by AlexTheWorst in Cochabamba. As of date, the best player in Bolivia is Perezoso, even having some international recognition getting 1st place at Llama Smash in Argentina, and 5th place at Espacio Gamers Torneo Nacional in Chile. The growth of the scene happened with this new era of Online Warriors mixed with the talent of the Smash 4 players that continued with Ultimate, causing an immense growth of the scene in both size and skill level, even as far as creating and reopening scenes in Santa Cruz and Potosí.

Super Smash Bros. 4[edit]

Notable players[edit]

  • AlexTheWorst Peach (SSB4): Considered by many as the best player in Cochabamba.
  • Chule Donkey Kong (SSB4)Fox (SSB4): Considered the best player in Bolivia back in the last year of Smash 4.
  • Bolivian Brawler Luigi (SSB4)Fox (SSB4): Considered the best player in Bolivia between the start of the game to 2017.
  • Nikorasu Mario (SSB4): the best player in the region of Oruro.

Major tournaments hosted[edit]

A list of significant Smash 4 tournaments held in Bolivia.

Name Entrants Date Notes
Smash @ Overload 2017 48 August 20th, 2017 This is the first and largest tournament in Bolivia.
Smash @ Overload 2018 41 August 26th, 2018
Bolivia National Championship 40 December 1st, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Notable players[edit]

  • Catnip Incineroar (SSBU): Previously ranked as the best player in La Paz and considered by many as the best player in Bolivia pre-Pandemic.
  • Perezoso Steve (SSBU)Hero (SSBU): Considered not only the best player in Bolivia but also one of the best Steve mains in Latin America.
  • Chicho Ness (SSBU): Currently considered the 2nd best player in Bolivia and one of the best Ness Mains in Latin America.
  • zurich316 Rosalina & Luma (SSBU)Mario (SSBU)Bowser (SSBU): Currently ranked as the best player in Cochabamba.

Tournaments hosted[edit]

A list of significant Ultimate tournaments held in Bolivia.

Name Entrants Date Notes
Smash Masters Hupermall 77 February 4th, 2019 The largest Bolivian Smash tournament to date.
Nintendo World Festival 72 March 26th, 2023
1er Naional SSB La Paz 60 January 19th, 2020 This is the largest Smash tournament in La Paz to date.

The majority of the scene is based in the Cochabamba, but the best players in Ultimate are from La Paz. Current consistent monthlies include:

  • Antikuna at Antikuna Board Game Café in Cochabamba (every time there isn't a National in the region, mostly on Saturdays)
  • Bro's Fight Club at Bro's Game Club in La Paz. (every 2 Saturdays of the month)

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