Southeast
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The Southeast is a competitive Super Smash Bros. region that consists of the U.S. states of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Outside of competitive Smash, the term often includes other states such as the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida; however, those states have individual scenes large enough to be considered separate regions. In addition, Louisiana has occasionally been grouped with Texas, due to Louisiana's proximity to Texas leading to frequent crossovers between the two scenes. All four states have notable tournament scenes, though Mississippi's scene is smaller than the other three.
Though often overshadowed by its surrounding regions, many notable players have originated from the Southeast, especially from Louisiana. Some of the first notable players from the region were TheReflexWonder, who was known for being one of the few successful Brawl Pokémon Trainer players in competitive play, and PikaChad, the second-best Melee Pikachu player in the world. The scene strengthened as the 2010s progressed, thanks to the rise of CaptainZack, Magi, and Samsora. CaptainZack's ban and Samsora's move to Florida weakened the region in later Ultimate; however, the scene nevertheless was able to maintain a noteworthy playerbase.
Smashers[edit]
- See also: Category:Alabama smashers, Category:Louisiana smashers, Category:Mississippi smashers, Category:Tennessee 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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 CaptainZack (Louisiana) |
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 PGR v3: 7th OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In: 25th |
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| Den (Tennessee) |
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 PMRank 2025: 48th |
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| Grab (Tennessee) |
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 SSBMRank 2024: 63th |
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| Gunnermaniac (Louisiana) |
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 SSBBRank 2018-2019: 15th |
Moved to Michigan in 2020. |
| Lee Martin (Louisiana) |
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SSBBRank 2014: 71st |
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| Lukewarm (Louisiana) |
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OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 78th |
Formerly known as KirbyKid. |
| JSalt (Louisiana) |
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SSBMRank 2024: 60th |
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| Magi (Louisiana) |
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SSBMRank 2023: 17th |
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| Moist (Tennessee) |
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PMRank 2025: 23rd |
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| PikaChad (Mississippi/Tennessee) |
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SSBMRank 2014: 76th |
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| Reflex (Alabama) |
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SSBBRank 2014: 50th OrionRank 2016: 100th |
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| Samsora (Louisiana) |
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OrionRank 2018: 12th |
Moved to Florida in 2018. |
| YoseFu (Tennessee) |
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LumiRank Mid-Year 2023: HM (Top 150) |
Nationally ranked players[edit]
| Tag | Character(s) | Best placement | Notes |
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| Dany2theny (Tennessee) |
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LumiRank 2023 North America: 125th |
Also goes by just Dany. |
| Jordan (Louisiana) |
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OrionRank 2022 North America: 160th |
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| Pipp (Tennessee) |
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OrionRank North America Top 200: 175th |
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| Sem (Alabama) |
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OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse North America: 97th |
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| Tavares (Alabama) |
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OrionRank 2022 North America: 125th |
Also known as ChillyChilli. |
| Xerzal (Alabama) |
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OrionRank 2022 North America: 166th |
Resided in Alabama in late 2021 and early 2022. |
| Zie (Louisiana) |
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OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse North America: 83rd |
Other notable players[edit]
| Tag | Character(s) | Notes |
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| L4st (Tennessee) |
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Tournament organizer, commentator, and MkLeo's coach. |
Tournaments[edit]
- See also: Category:Alabama tournaments, Category:Louisiana tournaments, Category:Mississippi tournaments, Category:Tennessee tournaments
Notable tournament series[edit]
Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.
| Tournament | Games | Type | Status |
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| Kumite in Tennessee (Tennessee) |   |
Annual | Discontinued |
| Warehouse War (Tennessee) | |
Annual | Ongoing |
Notable tournaments[edit]
Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level.
| Tournament | Date | Entrants | Supermajor | Major | Superregional | Other |
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| WTFox (Tennessee) | July 10th-11th, 2015 | 243 | — | |
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| MLG World Finals 2015 (Louisiana) | October 16th-18th, 2015 | 159+ | — | |
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| WTFox 2 (Tennessee) | July 1st-3rd, 2016 | 499 | — | |
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| Code Crimson (Alabama) | May 14th, 2022 | 220 | — | — | |
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| CyPhaCon Mini Esports (Louisiana) | October 30th-31st, 2021 | 259 | — | — | |
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| Warehouse War 3 (Tennessee) | July 29th, 2023 | 354 | — | — | |
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| Santa Paws (Alabama) | December 8th-10th, 2023 | 342 | — | — | |
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| Warehouse War 4 (Tennessee) | July 26th-27th, 2024 | 518 | — | |
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| Code Crimson 3 (Alabama) | September 27th, 2025 | 286 | — | — | |
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Largest singles events[edit]
| Rank | Tournament | Date | Game | Attendance | Winner | Character(s) |
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| 1 | WTFox 2 | July 1st-3rd, 2016 | |
292 | Mango |
 
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| 2 | Code Crimson 3 | September 27th, 2025 | |
286 | Kola |
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| 3 | CyPhaCon Mini Esports | October 30th-31st, 2021 | |
253 | Cosmos |
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| 4 | Warehouse War 4 | July 26th-27th, 2024 | |
251 | Cody Schwab |
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| 5 | Warehouse War 4 | July 26th-27th, 2024 | |
228 |  MkLeo |
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| 6 | Code Crimson | May 14th, 2022 | |
218 | Jake |
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| 7 | Buccaneer Brawl | August 31st, 2019 | |
206 | Mr E |
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| 8 | ETSU-Con 2024 | March 23rd, 2024 | |
205 | Dany |
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| 9 | Warehouse War 3 | July 29th, 2023 | |
183 | Magi |
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| 10 | Kumite in Tennessee 2019 | January 4th-6th, 2019 | |
182 | Sonido |
 
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See also[edit]
- Mid-South Power Rankings, which covers many states in the Southeast
- Alabama Power Rankings
- Louisiana Power Rankings
- Mississippi Power Rankings
- Tennessee Power Rankings