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This article is about the tournament series. For the first tournament in the series, see Tournament:Ascension.
Ascension
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Info
Founded 2019
Region United States
Format Double elimination
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners USA Axe (VII-VIII)
USA Medz (Super)
USA Thor (2020)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate winners USA Stroder (I-V, VII-VIII, Almost, Harvest Festival, Smash the Halls, Inferno, Multiversus Madness)
USA Pandarian (VI)
USA Eon (IX)
USA Prodigy (Super)
USA Silver (2020)
USA Chase (Welcome Home)
Mexico Chag (Stroder Beloved)
USA B-Rice (November)
USA jaredisking1 (I 2024)
USA Apple Reviewer (II 2024)
USA Sockem16 (2.5)
USA Monte (III 2025)
Most successful player(s) USA Stroder (12 wins)
Staff
Organizer(s) Sirius, Tyson

Ascension is an Arizona tournament series organized by SAK Gaming. The series started in 2019 and primarily runs Super Smash Bros. Ultimate events, though other games, including Super Smash Bros. Melee, was also featured. The original series began as a monthly series and quickly became the largest monthly series in the Southwest, its events frequently surpassing 200 entrants and regularly reaching C tier or higher on the PGRU. The series' frequency of events, as well as its attendance size, declined during the post-pandemic metagame, and its original series concluded after Ascension: November. The series was revived 2 years later with Ascension, and events have been ran at a quarterly basis.

Champions[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Winners Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Date Event Entrants Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
Original series
January 19th, 2019 Ascension 151 Guillermo Martinez Jr. USA Stroder Greninja (SSBU) USA Felix Fox (SSBU)
February 16th, 2019 Ascension II 209 Guillermo Martinez Jr. USA Stroder Greninja (SSBU)Wolf (SSBU)Mario (SSBU) USA SS Young Link (SSBU)Inkling (SSBU)
March 16th, 2019 Ascension III 223 Guillermo Martinez Jr. USA Stroder Greninja (SSBU)Mario (SSBU)Luigi (SSBU)Dr. Mario (SSBU) USA SilentRain Mario (SSBU)
April 20th, 2019 Ascension IV 256 Guillermo Martinez Jr. USA Stroder Joker (SSBU)Mario (SSBU)Greninja (SSBU) USA Nicko Shulk (SSBU)
May 18th, 2019 Ascension V 210 Guillermo Martinez Jr. USA Stroder Joker (SSBU)Mario (SSBU)Roy (SSBU)Wolf (SSBU)Dr. Mario (SSBU)Meta Knight (SSBU)Incineroar (SSBU)Chrom (SSBU) USA BestNess Ness (SSBU)Palutena (SSBU)
June 22nd, 2019 Ascension VI 213 Sierra Lund USA Pandarian Pokémon Trainer (SSBU) USA BestNess Ness (SSBU)Palutena (SSBU)
July 20th, 2019 Ascension VII 225 Guillermo Martinez Jr. USA Stroder Greninja (SSBU)Marth (SSBU)Mario (SSBU) USA Prodigy Mario (SSBU)
August 17th, 2019 Ascension VIII 285 Guillermo Martinez Jr. USA Stroder Greninja (SSBU)Mario (SSBU)Joker (SSBU)Wolf (SSBU)Luigi (SSBU) USA Cyro Roy (SSBU)
September 28th, 2019 Ascension IX 291 James Perez USA Eon Joker (SSBU)Fox (SSBU) USA Stroder Greninja (SSBU)Joker (SSBU)Roy (SSBU)
December 14th-15th, 2019 Super Ascension 278 Pedro Alonso USA Prodigy Mario (SSBU) USA Stroder Greninja (SSBU)Roy (SSBU)
February 15th, 2020 Ascension 2020: Back to Basics 238 Raj Nadiger USA Silver Lucina (SSBU) USA Stroder Roy (SSBU)Joker (SSBU)
June 14th-20th, 2021 Almost Ascension 71 Guillermo Martinez Jr. USA Stroder Falco (SSBU)Greninja (SSBU)Chrom (SSBU)Roy (SSBU) USA Thor Cloud (SSBU)
October 23rd, 2021 Ascension: Welcome Home 238 Lucas Ray USA Chase Palutena (SSBU) USA Nito Ken (SSBU)
November 20th, 2021 Ascension: Harvest Festival 136 Guillermo Martinez Jr. USA Stroder Greninja (SSBU)Sephiroth (SSBU)Bayonetta (SSBU) USA CRUP!!! Captain Falcon (SSBU)
December 18th, 2021 Ascension: Smash the Halls 146 Guillermo Martinez Jr. USA Stroder Greninja (SSBU)Roy (SSBU) USA Felix Fox (SSBU)
February 12th, 2022 Ascension: Stroder Beloved 235 Santiago Perez Mexico Chag Palutena (SSBU) USA Chase Palutena (SSBU)
June 11th, 2022 Ascension: Inferno 145 Guillermo Martinez Jr. USA Stroder Mario (SSBU)Diddy Kong (SSBU)Roy (SSBU) USA Ardeo Wii Fit Trainer (SSBU)
September 24th, 2022 Ascension: Multiversus Madness 120 Guillermo Martinez Jr. USA Stroder Ame Roy (SSBU)Mario (SSBU)Greninja (SSBU)Byleth (SSBU)Sora (SSBU)Pokemon Trainer (SSBU)Sephiroth (SSBU)Donkey Kong (SSBU) USA Mr.Newport Little Mac (SSBU)
November 12th, 2022 Ascension: November 97 USA B-Rice Isabelle (SSBU) USA szoob Sephiroth (SSBU)
New series
September 14th, 2024 Ascension 108 Jared Sharp USA jaredisking1 Shulk (SSBU) USA ZizOhNo ROB (SSBU)
December 14th, 2024 Ascension II 94 Sean Merone USA Apple Reviewer Mii Brawler (SSBU) USA ZizOhNo ROB (SSBU)
March 1st, 2025 Ascension 2.5: The Hike 37 USA Sockem16 Lucas (SSBU) USA Dr. Iggy Ness (SSBU)Terry (SSBU)Random (SSB4)
July 19th, 2025 Ascension III 117 Anthony Montes USA Monte Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU) USA biff Pokémon Trainer (SSBU)

Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Melee Winners Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Date Event Entrants Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
July 20th, 2019 Ascension VII 55 Jeffrey Williamson USA Axe Pikachu (SSBM) USA Medz Fox (SSBM)
August 17th, 2019 Ascension VIII 50 Jeffrey Williamson USA Axe Pikachu (SSBM)Falco (SSBM) USA Medz Fox (SSBM)
December 14th-15th, 2019 Super Ascension 30 Juan Garcia USA Medz Fox (SSBM) USA deft Marth (SSBM)
February 15th, 2020 Ascension 2020: Back to Basics 20 Thornton Bates USA Thor Link (SSBM) USA Scape Fox (SSBM)