Southwest
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The Southwest is a Smash region located in the United States. It includes the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and the southern tip of Nevada, while the rest of Nevada, Colorado, and Utah, and are often, but not always, grouped in as well. The region is bordered by Texas, the Mid-South state Oklahoma, and the Midwest states Kansas and Nebraska to the east; SoCal to the west; the Rocky Mountain states Wyoming and Idaho to the north; and the Northwest Mexican states Chihuahua and Sonora to the south. Within the region, the most active Smash communities are found in the Phoenix and Las Vegas metropolitan areas.
The Southwest is most well known as the home of EVO, an annual fighting game tournament in Las Vegas that has featured different Smash titles, spanning the years 2007 and 2008, as well as from 2013 to 2019; many of the largest Smash tournaments in history, including the largest Smash tournament in history, were EVO events hosted in Las Vegas. The region has also hosted other fighting game events, including MLG and the LVL UP EXPO series, as well as grassroots regionals and majors such as 2GGT: ZeRo Saga, Ascension, Double Down 2022, DVDA, Ludwig Smash Invitational, Sandstorm, and Smash Camp.
The region has also been the home of many globally recognized players, most notably Axe, BassMage, FOW, and Wobbles.
Smashers[edit]
- See also: Category:Arizona smashers, Category:Colorado smashers, Category:Nevada smashers, Category:New Mexico smashers, Category:Utah smashers
The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.
Globally ranked players[edit]
| Tag | Character(s) | Best placement | Notes |
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 Axe (Arizona) |
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 MPGR 2019: 4th |
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| BassMage (Arizona) |
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 OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 31st |
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| Blue (Arizona) |
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 PMRank 2023: 9th |
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| Ca$ino Wolf (Arizona) |
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 PMRank 2019: 44th |
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| Chronos (Colorado) |
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UltRank 2022: 93rd |
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| Cloudburst (Arizona) |
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PMRank 2023: 13th |
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| CPU0 (Arizona) |
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SSBMRank 2023: 41st |
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| DOGG (Colorado) |
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 2016 64 League Rankings: 62nd |
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| DTan (Colorado) |
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2017 64 League Rankings: 26th |
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| emptyW (New Mexico) |
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2021-2022 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 39th |
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| Filthy Casual (New Mexico) |
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PMRank 2018: 18th |
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| Fishbait (Colorado) |
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SSBMRank 2023: 89th |
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| Fizzwiggle (Colorado) |
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MPGR 2019: HM |
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| Forward (Arizona) |
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RetroSSBMRank 2007: HM |
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| FOW (Nevada) |
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 SSBBRank 2014: 25th PGR v1: 12th |
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| Freean (Arizona) |
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2021-2022 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 35th |
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| ilovebagelz (Arizona) |
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PMRank 2019: 29th |
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| Jackie Tran (Arizona) |
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SSBMRank 2015: HM |
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| JK (Nevada) |
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PGR v4: 37th |
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| K9sbruce (Arizona) |
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SSBBRank 2014: 82nd |
Moved to SoCal for Smash 4. |
| Kacey (Colorado) |
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SSBMRank 2025: 53rd |
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| KiraFlax (Arizona) |
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SSBBRank 2014: 75th |
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| Luhtie (Arizona) |
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PGR v4: Area 51 |
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| Logos (Utah) |
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SSBMRank 2022: 95th |
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| Madrush (Colorado) |
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2018 64 League Rankings: 41st |
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| Medz (Arizona) |
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SSBMRank 2024: 25th |
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| MFA (Nevada) |
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UltRank 2022: 101st |
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| MVD (Nevada) |
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OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 20th |
Originally from Florida and moved to Nevada around 2020. |
| OkayP. (Utah) |
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SSBMRank 2025: 37th |
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| Rocket (Arizona) |
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SSBMRank Summer 2025: 48th |
Originally from Chile, but also resides in Arizona. |
| Saiki (Arizona) |
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OrionRank 2016: 76th |
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| Scend (Utah) |
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OrionRank 2018: 47th OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 37th |
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| Schythed (Arizona) |
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MPGR 2019: 96th |
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| SK92 (Nevada) |
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SSBBRank 2014: 88th |
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| Spark (Arizona) |
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SSBMRank 2024: 14th |
Moved to Arizona in 2022. |
| SS (Arizona) |
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OrionRank 2016: 65th |
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| Strawberrow (New Mexico) |
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2023 SSBBRank: 11th |
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| Stroder (Arizona) |
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PGR v4: Area 51 OrionRank 2019: 27th |
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| Syrox (Colorado) |
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SSBMRank 2017: 33rd |
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| Tai (Arizona) |
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SSBMRank 2013: 71st |
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| Taj (Arizona) |
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RetroSSBMRank 2007: HM |
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| Triforce Trampstamp (Colorado) |
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PMRank 2025: 44th |
Formerly known as Whoratio |
| varun (Colorado) |
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OrionRank Mid-Year 2022: 115th |
Originally from NorCal. |
| ven (Nevada) |
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OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In: 83rd |
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| Wobbles (Arizona) |
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RetroSSBMRank 2012: 6th |
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| Wfycat (Arizona) |
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PMRank 2019: 43rd |
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| X (Utah) |
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SSBBRank 2014: 72nd |
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| Z (Nevada) |
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SSBBRank 2014: 51st |
Nationally ranked players[edit]
| Tag | Character(s) | Best placement | Notes |
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| Dakpo (Utah) |
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OrionRank North America Top 200: 82nd |
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| Frawg (Nevada) |
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LumiRank 2023 North America: 134th |
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| rydra (Colorado) |
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LumiRank 2023 North America: 151st |
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| Shoe (Colorado) |
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