Kuwait

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Kuwait is a Middle Eastern Smash region that encompasses the country of the same name. It borders only two countries, with Saudi Arabia being the only bordering country with a notable Smash scene. Tournament activity takes place in Kuwait's capital city, Kuwait City. In addition, due to its border with Saudi Arabia, the two regions often cross over with each other.

Kuwait's first dive into competitive-Smash took place at a Brawl tournament in 2010; the event has been lost to time but reportedly featured 48 entrants and was won by a Snake player named Qamberco. However, the event's organizers refused to host any more Smash games afterwards, claiming they wanted to focus on "actual" fighting games. As such, the Smash scene became dormant until around 2014, where the tournament series 5ashoom began hosting small Brawl and Project M events. Despite the relatively small scene during this time, the tournament series eventually held Major 5ashoom 2014, an event that featured over 30 players for each game and invited Canadian player V115. The event's success gave the scene confidence in its survivability, and a Smash crew, Super Smash Kuwaiti Bros., was later formed to organize Kuwaiti events.

Though the scene remained small for the rest of the year, it received a boost during Smash 4, especially as the game was added to the lineup for the Kuwait Battle Royale (KBR). Since then, the scene has been considered one of the strongest in the Middle East, with many successful players coming out of Kuwait. The first was Demna, the best Kuwaiti player in Brawl and the first year of Smash 4, who notably placed 13th at the international Brawl event Super Smash Con 2015. In addition, Madara and Fairess both found great success at events in Saudi Arabia, while XF0 notably upset Mr.R at Nemesis 2017. Their strength during this time was notably showcased at Desert Knights events, particularly when they won the crew battle at Desert Knights 2 and had 3 of their players place in the top 4 at Desert Knights 4, with Grand Finals being a match between two Kuwaiti players. Though Saudi Arabia eventually cemented themselves as the strongest region in Ultimate and KBR eventually dropped Smash, Kuwaiti remained a competitive region, with veterans such as XF0 and Fairess and newcomers such as Divine performing well throughout the Middle East.

Smashers

See also: Category:Kuwaiti smashers

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

Nationally ranked players

Tag	Character(s)	Best placement	Notes
Divine		OrionRank 2022 Middle East: 10th
XF0		OrionRank 2022 Middle East: LA

Other notable players

Tag	Character(s)	Notes
BadApple		One of the best Kuwaiti players in Smash 4 and the early metagame of Ultimate.
Demna		The best Kuwaiti player in the first half of the 2010s, including being the region's best Brawl player and best Smash 4 player in the game's first year.
Fairess		One of the best Kuwaiti players across three different Smash titles.
Galaxy515		One of the best Kuwaiti players in Smash 4 and Ultimate, notably ranking as the best in the first quarter of 2017.
Jin		The best Kuwaiti Project M player.
Madara		The best Kuwaiti player in the later years of Smash 4 and the first year of Ultimate. Though unofficial, he was also considered the best player in the Middle East in the first half of 2019.
soudsamus		Though active in Smash 4, he is better known for his performances in Ultimate, and is one of the best Kuwaiti players in the post-pandemic metagame.
SSS		One of the best Kuwaiti players in the later years of Smash 4
Zash		One of the best Kuwaiti players in Smash 4

Tournaments

See also: Category:Kuwaiti tournaments

Notable tournament series

Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.

Tournament	Games	Type	Status
Kuwait Battle Royale		Annual	Ongoing, but without Smash

Largest singles events

In addition to these events, a Brawl event in 2010 reportedly featured 48 entrants, which would place it as the tenth-largest Kuwaiti event of all time. However, the result are seemingly lost to time, with most information regarding the event coming from anecdotes. As such, this event is not included on this list due to a lack of concrete verifiability.

Rank	Tournament	Date	Game	Attendance	Winner	Character(s)
1	Kuwait Battle Royale 2019	April 18th-20th, 2019		95	SteelRhydon
2	Kuwait Battle Royale 2016	April 28th-30th, 2016		92	Mr.R
3	Xenoblast 1	January 4th, 2019		78	Madara
4	Delta Smash Championship 2022	May 14th, 2022		65	Fairess
5	Underground Championship Series 2022	November 3rd-5th, 2022		61	XF0
6	Smash@AUK	January 30th, 2016		59	Scorpion
	Kuwait Battle Royale 2018	April 12th-14th, 2018			Zash
8	Q8Con2016	February 19th, 2016		52	Madara
9	Kuwait Battle Royale Spring Edition 2015	May 7th-9th, 2015		56	Demna
10	Project SandBox	January 8th-9th, 2016		47	Madara

See also

• Kuwaiti Power Rankings
• The Sandbox: A Story Of The Kuwait Smash Scene, a history of the Kuwaiti Smash scene written by Gamma Rayz prior to KOFGCC Doha 2015