New England
New England is a Smash region located in the Northeastern United States. It corresponds to the general definition of the New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Southwestern Connecticut, primarily Fairfield County, also overlaps with the Tristate Area due to being part of the New York City metropolitan area. Within New England, the largest tournament activity can be found in the Boston metropolitan area, although tournament activity exists throughout the region.
Though considered a weaker region compared to the neighboring Tristate region, New England has been home to an active Smash scene since Melee's early years; its earliest-known player was KoreanDJ, one of the best players in the world during the pre-Brawl era, and there were several other notable Smashers during this time that hailed from the region, including Cort and Darc. The scene grew larger during the 2010s, when the region became known for hosting one of the biggest college and university Smash scenes in the country, due to its large student population. New England was the birthplace of The Melee Games and other college Smash events, thanks to the work of dedicated TOs such as MattDotZeb. Their growth culminated in the rise of the Shine series, which was often considered the final major Smash event of the summer. Their rise and the Shine series gave New England a greater presence in the national scene, which only served to improve as the region's two best Smash 4 players, Marss and Light, became one of the greatest players in Ultimate's early metagame.
Following the arrival of the 2020s, however, New England's presence in the more prominent Smash titles shrank, due to the decline of the Shine series leading to its conclusion in 2023 and the region's best players either becoming inactive or having weaker results, with very few newer players making as big of an impact as the veterans. The former left the region without a consistent major tournament series — Ultimate especially did not have a single major tournament in New England during the post-pandemic metagame. Conversely, the Brawl and Project+ scenes remain sizeable, the former due to the metagame's best players originating from New England, such as Cody and Mikeray4, and the latter due to the Blacklisted tournament series being one of the few remaining major Project+ tournament series.
Smashers[edit]
- See also: Category:Connecticut smashers; Category:Maine smashers; Category:Massachusetts smashers; Category:New Hampshire smashers; Category:Rhode Island smashers; Category:Vermont 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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 Axiom XL (Massachusetts) |
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 OrionRank 2022: 133rd |
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| Azazel (Massachusetts) |
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 2025 SSBBRank: 19th |
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| Bekvin (Connecticut) |
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 SSBMRank 2024: 83rd |
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| Bloodcross (Massachusetts) |
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2014 SSBBRank: 40th |
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| bonfire10 (New Hampshire) |
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SSBMRank 2024: 94th |
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| Bruho (Massachusetts) |
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LumiRank 2024.2: 86th |
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| Cody (New Hampshire) |
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2024 SSBBRank: 1st |
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| Cort (Connecticut) |
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RetroSSBMRank 2008: 4th |
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| Cory |
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  PMRank 2022: 34th |
Also known as Sabre. |
| Crush (Massachusetts) |
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SSBMRank 2017: 15th |
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| Darc (Massachusetts) |
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RetroSSBMRank 2010: HM PMRank 2016: 19th |
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| DrLobster (New Hampshire) |
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SSBMRank 2022: 70th |
Originally from New York. |
| Fatal (Massachusetts) |
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2014 SSBBRank: 60th |
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| Flarp (Massachusetts) |
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PMRank 2019: 14th |
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| Flipp (Connecticut) |
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PMRank 2017: 5th |
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| grealy (Massachusetts) |
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PMRank 2022: 30th |
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| Hinkage (Connecticut) |
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2025 SSBBRank: 8th |
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| Imogen Heat (Massachusetts) |
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PMRank 2024: 18th |
Formerly known as Thalia |
| Joyboy (Rhode Island) |
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MPGR 2019: 69th |
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| Just Blue (Massachusetts) |
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LumiRank 2024.2: 83rd |
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| Kalvar (New Hampshire) |
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MPGR 2019: 62nd |
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| KoreanDJ (Massachusetts) |
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RetroSSBMRank 2007: 2nd |
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| KrazyJones (Massachusetts) |
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RetroSSBMRank 2005: 9th |
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| Kycse (Connecticut) |
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PMRank 2022: 10th |
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| Laid (Massachusetts) |
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2014 SSBBRank: 46thOrionRank 2019: 84th |
Also known as Koolaid. |
| Light (Connecticut) |
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 OrionRank 2018: 10th OrionRank 2022: 4th |
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| Ling (Connecticut) |
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OrionRank 2022: 71st |
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| lint (Connecticut) |
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MPGR 2019: 84th |
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| Mafia (Massachusetts) |
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SSBMRank 2016: 50th |
Currently banned. |
| Marss (Massachusetts) |
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PGR v1: 13th Spring 2019 PGRU: 3rd |
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| Mikeray4 (Connecticut) |
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2025 SSBBRank: 5th |
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| Mira (Massachusetts) |
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PMRank 2022: 27th |
Also known as Kumatora. |
| Motobug (Massachusetts) |
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PMRank 2024: 26th |
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| MrRyanNess (Maine) |
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2025 SSBBRank: 11th |
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| Myles (Massachusetts) |
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OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 83rd |
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| naitosharp (Rhode Island) |
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OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 64th |
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| Pelca (Massachusetts) |
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2018-2019 SSBBRank: 6th OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In: 76th |
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| Pugwest (Rhode Island) |
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PGR v2: 39th |
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| Raffi-X (Massachusetts) |
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Fall 2019 PGRU: 31st |
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| Serb (Massachusetts) |
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PMRank 2022: 37th |
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| sfy bees (Massachuetts) |
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PMRank 2024: 24th |
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| Silver (Massachusetts) |
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PMRank 2019: 23rd |
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| Shadowhawke (Connecticut) |
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PMRank 2022: HM |
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| Slox (Connecticut) |
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SSBMRank 2017: 42nd |
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| Swiftbass (Connecticut) |
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SSBMRank 2014: 49th |
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| th0rn (Maine) |
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