Florida

Florida is a Smash region that encompasses the U.S. state of Florida, located in the southeastern United States. Florida is often split up into different subregions, the most important ones being Central Florida, which includes Tampa and Orlando, and South Florida, which includes Miami. North Florida has Jacksonville, and Southwest Florida has Cape Coral.

As one of the most popular destinations for conventions in the country, Florida has been home to one of the largest and most active tournament scenes, particularly after the release of Brawl. It is known as one of the strongest Melee regions in the United States, as the home of and, two of the best players in the world, and many other nationally ranked players. Florida also hosts a strong and active Smash 4 and Project M scene. During Brawl's competitive lifetime, Florida was known as one of the "big four" regions along with New York/New Jersey, SoCal, and Texas as one of the four strongest regions in the country, most famously home to, one of the best players in the world.

Florida is host to CEO, one of the world's premiere fighting game events, and several major MLG events have been hosted in Orlando. In the grassroots scene, Florida was known for hosting the Smash the Record charity events, as well as other stacked majors.

Globally ranked players
These Florida players were ranked on the SSBMRank 2022.

These Florida players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:
 * 68th on the 2019 MPGR.
 * 75th on the 2017 SSBMRank.
 * One of the Five Gods. 1st on the RetroSSBMRank 2007 and RetroSSBMRank 2008.

Globally ranked players
These Florida players were ranked on CLASH Tournaments' 2014 SSBBRank.

Globally ranked players
These Florida players were ranked on Panda Global's Panda Global Rankings 100.

These Florida players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:
 * 47th on the PGRU v1.
 * 32nd on the PGRU v2.
 * 39th on the PGRU v3.
 * 40th on the PGRU v2.

Globally ranked players
These Florida players were ranked on the UltRank 2022 and/or the OrionRank 2022.

These Florida players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:
 * Area 51 on the Spring 2019 PGRU.
 * 101st on the OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse.
 * 39th on the OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse.
 * 22nd on the Spring 2019 PGRU; currently banned.
 * 2nd on the Fall 2019 PGRU; currently living in New York and is banned.
 * 135th on the OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse.

Nationally ranked players
These Florida players were ranked on the OrionRank 2022 North America.