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Northern California, commonly abbreviated as NorCal, is a Smash region located in the United States. It covers the northern half of the state of California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country. While most regions are divided by state, California is split into northern and southern portions, as the state's large size has resulted in the development of two largely independent centers of Smash activity.
With a huge concentration of university-age students, NorCal has been one of the most active Smash regions in the United States since the series' competitive beginnings. Matt Deezie's Tournament Go series, considered the first major Smash tournaments, were held here, and thus the region can be considered the birthplace of competitive Smash. NorCal is at present best known for the GENESIS tournaments, considered one of the most iconic and prestigious tournament series in Smash history. Outside of GENESIS, however, the region's activity has historically been smaller compared to many of the United States' other large regions, including its neighbor SoCal. The rise of events held at the Guildhouse venue has somewhat alleviated that, as the venue holds one of the largest pre-major events in the community for the GENESIS series, as well as the major invitational series The Throne.
Smashers[edit]
- See also: Category:Northern California smashers
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