France
France is a Smash region that encompasses the country of the same name. The region primarily consists of mainland France, and due to its size is sometimes split into four additional regions: Central France (consisting of Centre-Val de Loire, Île-de-France, and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), Northeast France (consisting of Hauts-de-France and Grand Est), Northwest France (consisting of Brittany, Normandy, and Pays de la Loire), and Southern France (consisting of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitania, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur). In addition to the mainland, the scene has active players in its islands and overseas administrations: Corsica, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion. The region borders Spain to the west and Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy to the east. Though large scenes exist thoughout France, tournament activity is the largest in Île-de-France, where the French capital Paris is located, and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where the French city Lyon is located.
Tournament activity existed during the 2000s, with France being the location of Europe's first Smash major, Epita Smash Arena 2. However, it wasn't until Brawl when France established itself as a national threat, beginning with Bushido Brawl Impact, where Glutonny won the event over Ally, one of the best Brawl players in the world at that time. Subsequently, other French players, most notably Leon, performed well at many events in both Europe and internationally, leading many to consider France as one of the strongest European regions in Brawl. This reputation continued into the subsequent Smash games, especially in Ultimate, where Glutonny was regularly ranked as one of the best Ultimate players in the world. Tournament activity also remained relatively active throughout the 2010s, with the scene hosting notable Smash 4 events such as Smashdown World and SALT. However, the French tournament scene especially exploded in size during Ultimate, hosting a variety of superregional and major events such as the Ultimate WANTED series, the King of Fields series, COLOSSEL 2022, and Tera; the latter event is also the largest European Smash tournament of all time.
Smashers[edit]
- See also: Category:Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes smashers, Category:Bourgogne-Franche-Comté smashers, Category:Brittany smashers, Category:Centre-Val de Loire smashers, Category:Corsica smashers, Category:French Guiana smashers, Category:Grand Est smashers, Category:Guadeloupe smashers, Category:Hauts-de-France smashers, Category:Île-de-France smashers, Category:Martinique smashers, Category:Mayotte smashers, Category:Normandy smashers, Category:Nouvelle-Aquitaine smashers, Category:Occitania smashers, Category:Pays de la Loire smashers, Category:Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur smashers, Category:Réunion smashers
The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.
Globally ranked players[edit]
Nationally ranked players[edit]
| Tag | Character(s) | Best placement | Notes |
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 ¿Punch |
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 Third European Project M Power Ranking: (November 2021-November 2022): 14th |
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| Adrian |
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 OrionRank 2022 Europe: 54th |
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| AEROSHeEP |
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 European Smash 64 Power Rankings 2019: 7th |
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| Almost |
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LumiRank 2024 Europe: 58th |
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| ALtek |
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OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse Europe: 36th |
Moved to Kantō in 2022. |
| Amiin |
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OrionRank 2022 Europe: 82nd |
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| Aness |
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European Ultimate Power Rankings 2024.1: 37th |
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| Antireflex |
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OrionRank Europe Top 75: 30th |
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| Artsnif |
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European Ultimate Power Rankings 2023: 39th |
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| Astrat |
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LumiRank 2023 Europe: 65th |
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| Bac |
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LumiRank 2024 Europe: 80th |
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| Bacchus |
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LumiRank 2024 Europe: 71st |
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| Baxon |
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 SmashEurope Spring 2016 Power Rankings: 17th |
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| chaos6 |
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EURank 2023: 33rd |
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| Charby |
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First European Project M Power Ranking (August 2017-2018): 7th |
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| Charlon |
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HEIR Spring 2018 Power Rankings: 46th |
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| Dizay |
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LumiRank 2023 Europe: 82nd |
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| DjaGoF |
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HEIR Spring 2018 Power Rankings: 50th |
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| Draver |
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OrionRank 2022 Europe: 40th |
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| Eko |
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