The Bahamas

Map of The Bahamas

The Bahamas is a Caribbean Smash region that encompasses the country of the same name. While the region comprises over 3,000 islands, the majority of tournaments take place on the main island, New Providence, in the capital, Nassau. Over 70% of the population lives on the main island, while the remaining islands are colloquially known as the "family islands."

The scene was started in 2006 by abcool, and the region saw its first iteration of the Bahamian Power Rankings for Super Smash Bros. Melee prior to 2010. While the scene has a long history, it remains among the smallest active smash scenes, with its events typically having fewer than twenty entrants.

While limited, the region would see some cross-play early on with the United States, particularly Florida. Bahamians would attend some of the largest events at the time, such as Zero Challenge 3, Pound 2, and Apex 2010. Cross-play in the modern era remains similar, with players primarily attending majors, especially CEO.

The scene would see some growth in 2014 with the start of the BTVI Local Tournament Series, with further expansion into other venues in 2015. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, would see new talent develop, including players like FRauDFish, LynardKiller, conbeef, and NOGGIE. FRauDFish is the most accomplished player out of region, having won the Trinidad and Tobago event, The Team Salty Fish Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tournament 2019, and having placed in the top 24 of a C-tier in Mexico, Warlock's Secret Village.

Smashers

See also: Category: Bahamian smashers

Tag	Character(s)	Notes
abcool		The founder of the scene, and principal tournament organizer of the scene from 2006 until the middle of the 2010s.
conbeef		One of the region's best players during Smash 4 and Ultimate
Dasyi
Dawong		One of the region's best Melee players in the 2010's. Was ranked first on the Fall 2017 rankings.
FRauDFish		The principal tournament organizer on the island, and the region's most well known player for Smash 4 and Ultimate.
Holy Warrior		One of the region's best Melee players in the 2010's, having been the highest ranked player at one point.
Jpobs		One of the region's best Melee players early in the scene's history before he moved to Ontario in the early 2010's where he would see some success.
LynardKiller		The highest ranked player in the country at various points. Well known for using a wide variety of characters.
NOGGIE		One of the region's best players during Smash 4 and Ultimate.
Rudra		One of the strongest players from the scene during its early history.
Shin		One of the strongest players from the scene during its early history, having been ranked 2nd on the power rankings for Melee as early as 2010. Would top the rankings in the Fall of 2016.
ShounenKel		One of the strongest players from the scene during its early history.

Tournaments

See also: Category:Bahaman tournaments

Notable tournament series

Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.

Tournament	Games	Type	Status
Black Nebula's		Weekly	Discontinued
BTVI Local		Weekly/Monthly	Discontinued
Cage Club Tournament		Weekly/Monthly	Discontinued
Joystick Battle		Weekly/Monthly	Discontinued
NBH Smash		Weekly	Active

Largest singles events

Rank	Tournament	Date	Game	Attendance	Winner	Character(s)
1	NBH Smash Ultimate 1	December 16th, 2018		25	FRauDFiSH
	The Island Royale 2023	August 26th, 2023			Sloth
3	The Island Royale 2022	December 4th, 2022		24	conbeef
4	The Arena: Crash Out	June 28th-29th, 2025		21	Lynard Killer
5	NBH Smash 10 - CEO Prep, and The Last Tournament	June 23rd-24th, 2018		18	FRauDFiSH
6	BN Fight 2	July 14th, 2019		16	Hidden
	NBH Smash Ultimate 2	December 23rd, 2018			???
	NBH Smash Ultimate 3	December 30th, 2018			LynardKiller
	NBH Smash Ultimate 7	March 10th, 2019			LynardKiller
	NBH Smash Ultimate Invitational : Caribbean Smackdown	August 21st, 2022			Lynard Killer
	The Unscripted Series Pt. 3	April 28th-29th, 2024			FRauDFiSH

See also

• Bahamian Power Rankings