Switzerland

Map of Switzerland (red)

Switzerland is a European Smash region that encompasses the country of the same name. It borders France to the west, Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, Germany to the North and Italy to the South. Switzerland has four national languages, with French being primarily spoken in the western cantons, German being primarily spoken in the cantons located in the central, northern, and eastern parts of the country, Italian being spoken in the South, and Romansch, the least populous national language, being spoken in the East. To some degree, the scenes can be divided into these regions, although cross-play is relatively frequent. Tournaments have also been hosted in all regions of the country; however, the largest events tend to be hosted in the German and French-speaking portions.

The scene had its first official tournament in 2007, with it's first significant regionals during the second half of the year, including Road to Bodio 2 and Xmas Festival Zurich. Xmas Festival was born out of the membership of the Smash City website, with the tournaments being organized by X-Blaze and AE.. At this time, the majority of Swiss Smashers were from the French-speaking portions of the country, with many of the early events being held in cities like Geneva and Buttes. Some of these early events would include 32-person regionals like PEPE's GARDEN and Geneva Brawl Garden. The Geneva Brawl Garden series was organized by Kudemo and Zudenka, and the second iteration would not only increase in size but see French talent like Bjay, Leon, and Yass in attendance.

The scene would build up a strong relationship with the regional Nintendo office after the release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The SwissNintendoLeague would assist in hosting many of the largest events, leading to a significant growth in the scene, with new talent developing like Destany and Kepler. The scene would continue to grow with the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with the invitational e-Caribana, being the first tournament hosted in Switzerland to be considered an A-tier by a global ranking. In addition, the scene would have its first players become globally ranked, Jah Ridin' and Jaka for Melee and Ultimate respectively.

Smashers

See also: Category:Swiss smashers

The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.

Globally ranked players

Tag	Character(s)	Best placement	Notes
Jah Ridin'		SSBMRank 2024: 90th
Jaka		OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 100th

Nationally ranked players

Tag	Character(s)	Best placement	Notes
BlackH4ze		European Melee Power Rankings 2023: 19th
DeepFreeze		European Ultimate Power Rankings 2024 Area 51
Deox6		European Ultimate Power Rankings 2025.1 30th
Destany		European Smash 4 Power Rankings:39th / OrionRank 2022 Europe: 41st
Kepler		European Ultimate Power Rankings 2025.1: Area 51
PATOO		LumiRank 2024 Europe: 84th
SickBoy		LumiRank 2024 Europe: 89th

Other notable players

Tag	Character(s)	Notes
AE.		One of the region's first notable players and their principal tournmanet organizer for Melee in the late 2000's. AE. was ranked in the upper tier on the joint Austrian, German and Swiss Melee Power Rankings in 2008.
Alain		Has been ranked 2nd in both Switzerland and Italy. One of Switzerland's strongest Melee players in the late 2010's.
Kudemo		He is most well known for organizing the Geneva Brawl Garden tournament series alongside Zudenka. Kudemo was also regarded as the best Dr. Mario player in Europe, particularly during the first few years of Smash 4.
NonoV2		One of Europe's most notable Palutena players during Smash 4. Ranked as high as 3rd on the Swiss Power Rankings
P!z@		One of scene's first notable players. P!z@ was ranked in the middle tier in 2008 on the joint Austrian, German and Swiss Power Rankings.
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Smuff		A strong player from the region during Smash 4 and early Ultimate. One of the main tournament organizers in the region.
Zudenka		One of the best players from the region during Brawl and Smash 4 having been ranked as the number 1 player from region on multiple occasions and is considered to be one of the most accomplished Yoshi players during the Brawl era. Zudenka was also one of main tournament organizers for the region during Brawl.

Tournaments

See also: Category: Swiss tournaments

Notable tournament series

Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.

Tournament	Games	Type	Status
Exodus		Annual	???
Geneva Brawl Garden		Semi-annual	Discontinued
Swiss Nintnedo League		Semi-annual	Discontinued
TheReset		Annual	Active

Notable tournaments

Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level.

Tournament	Date	Entrants	Supermajor	Major	Superregional	Other
e-Caribana	June 19th, 2022	32	—	—		—
GamingHotel 2023	September 9th-10th, 2023	140	—	—		—
Swiss Dome	July 6th-7th, 2024	186	—	—		—

Largest singles events

Rank	Tournament	Date	Game	Attendance	Winner	Character(s)
1	Swiss Championship 2016	January 30th, 2016		226	Zudenka
2	Swiss Dome	July 6th-7th, 2024		186	Tarik
3	Swiss Championship 2016 - Smash National League Finals	February 4th, 2017		177	Zudenka
4	Swiss Nintendo League 5	October 3rd, 2015		148	NonoV2
5	Swiss Dome 2025	July 12th-13th, 2025		145	Tarik
6	Fantasy Basel 2016	May 7th, 2016		144	Destany
7	GamingHotel 2023	September 9th-10th, 2023		140	Leon
8	Smash Nintendo League 2 - Fantasy Basel	May 16th, 2015		139	M'
9	Smash in Tuilière 2	November 5th, 2022		130	Destany
10	Smile and Wave(s)	March 9th-10th, 2019		129	Destany

See also

• Swiss Power Rankings
• Swiss Smash Webpage