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*'''Weekly/Biweekly/Triweekly/Monthly''': Repeating tournaments, usually in the same venue. Usually feature a regular group of players each iteration. Depending on size as well as player strength, certain monthly events can also be classified as Regional Tournaments if not larger (such as Mayhem in California and the monthly ''Smash 4'' events at Xanadu) | *'''Weekly/Biweekly/Triweekly/Monthly''': Repeating tournaments, usually in the same venue. Usually feature a regular group of players each iteration. Depending on size as well as player strength, certain monthly events can also be classified as Regional Tournaments if not larger (such as Mayhem in California and the monthly ''Smash 4'' events at Xanadu) | ||
*'''Circuit event''': Part of a regional circuit of tournaments, such as the {{Trn|2GG Championship Series}}, {{Trn|Smash World Tour}}, or {{Trn|Panda Cup}}. Winners are usually given points based on their placings, and the top point earners on the leaderboards are invited to a finale tournament, or an overall points winner at the end of the season is given some sort of prize. | *'''Circuit event''': Part of a regional circuit of tournaments, such as the {{Trn|2GG Championship Series}}, {{Trn|Smash World Tour}}, or {{Trn|Panda Cup}}. Winners are usually given points based on their placings, and the top point earners on the leaderboards are invited to a finale tournament, or an overall points winner at the end of the season is given some sort of prize. | ||
*'''Invitational''': A short list of players are invited to the tournament to compete, instead of registration being open to anyone. Players can be invited in a variety of ways: being directly invited by the tournament organizers, qualifying for the tournament by achieving a top placement in a predetermined tournament or a Last Chance Qualifier tournament, or voted in through crowdfunding. Invitationals will often have a large prize pool in place of being generated by entry fees. {{b|Smash Summit|series}} tournaments are | *'''Invitational''': A short list of players are invited to the tournament to compete, instead of registration being open to anyone. Players can be invited in a variety of ways: being directly invited by the tournament organizers, qualifying for the tournament by achieving a top placement in a predetermined tournament or a Last Chance Qualifier tournament, or voted in through crowdfunding. Invitationals will often have a large prize pool in place of being generated by entry fees. {{b|Smash Summit|series}} tournaments are the most prominent example of this. | ||
*'''Regional tournament''': A large tournament that draws significant attendance from neighboring regions | *'''Regional tournament''': A large tournament that draws significant attendance from its hosting region, as well as attracts attendance from neighboring regions. On the [[Panda Global Rankings]] (PGR), C-tier tournaments are regionals. Especially stacked regionals that attract significant attendance from outside the hosting region, and have multiple top players in attendance, are referred to as "superregionals". | ||
*'''Major tournament''' or '''national tournament''': A larger tournament that draws an extraordinary amount of attendance from the broader region as a whole. In North America, these tournaments attract players from across the United States and Canada, while European majors feature smashers from across the continent. Majors can draw attendance from different continents; for example, European and Japanese players often fly in to large American tournaments. [[PGR]] and [[PGRU]] A-tier tournaments are considered majors. | *'''Major tournament''' or '''national tournament''': A larger tournament that draws an extraordinary amount of attendance from the broader region as a whole. In North America, these tournaments attract players from across the United States and Canada, while European majors feature smashers from across the continent. Majors can draw attendance from different continents; for example, European and Japanese players often fly in to large American tournaments. [[PGR]] and [[PGRU]] A-tier tournaments are considered majors. | ||
*'''Supermajor''': The most prestigious tournaments in the Smash scene, featuring a huge amount of the best players from around the world. Supermajors are considered to be the most important gatherings for players in the scene, and attract the most viewership and publicity, not only from within the Smash community, but also from the larger fighting game and esports communities. Examples of current ''Smash''-centered supermajor series include [[GENESIS]], [[Super Smash Con]], [[The Big House]], and {{b|Shine|tournament series}}; many tournaments held by larger fighting game organizations, such as [[CEO]], have also become supermajors in the ''Smash'' community. [[EVO]], [[MLG]], [[Apex]], and {{b|Pound|tournament series}} have previously been recognized as supermajor series. Tournaments can also be labeled as supermajors based on the extreme level of player talent; for example, in ''Melee'', [[Get On My Level 2016]], as well as Smash Summits and other invitationals, are often considered "supermajors" due to the fact that so many top 20 players attended, despite having fewer entrants than the other tournament series listed. The PGR and PGRU list supermajors as S-tier. | *'''Supermajor''': The most prestigious tournaments in the Smash scene, featuring a huge amount of the best players from around the world. Supermajors are considered to be the most important gatherings for players in the scene, and attract the most viewership and publicity, not only from within the Smash community, but also from the larger fighting game and esports communities. Examples of current ''Smash''-centered supermajor series include [[GENESIS]], [[Super Smash Con]], [[The Big House]], and {{b|Shine|tournament series}}; many tournaments held by larger fighting game organizations, such as [[CEO]], have also become supermajors in the ''Smash'' community. [[EVO]], [[MLG]], [[Apex]], and {{b|Pound|tournament series}} have previously been recognized as supermajor series. Tournaments can also be labeled as supermajors based on the extreme level of player talent; for example, in ''Melee'', [[Get On My Level 2016]], as well as Smash Summits and other invitationals, are often considered "supermajors" due to the fact that so many top 20 players attended, despite having fewer entrants than the other tournament series listed. The PGR and PGRU list supermajors as S-tier. | ||