Southwest

The Southwest is a Smash region located in the United States. It includes the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and the southern tip of Nevada, although the rest of Nevada, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming are occasionally grouped in as well. The region is bordered by Texas to the east, SoCal to the west, the Rocky Mountain states of Colorado and Utah to the north, and Mexico to the south. Within the region, the most active Smash communities are found in the Phoenix and Las Vegas metropolitan areas.

The Southwest is most well known as the home of EVO, an annual fighting game tournament in Las Vegas that has featured different Smash titles, spanning the years 2007 and 2008, as well as from 2013 to 2019; five of the ten largest Smash tournaments in history were EVO events hosted in Las Vegas. The region has also hosted other fighting game events, including MLG and the LVL UP EXPO series, as well as grassroots regionals and majors such as, , , , Ascension, , and the.

The region has also been the home of many globally recognized players, most notably, the best player and the first player to win a supermajor with a mid-tier in Melee, as well as , once known as the best  player in the world.

Globally ranked players
These Southwest players were ranked on the SSBMRank 2022. The following players have been previously ranked on SSBMRank, and their highest placing is listed below:
 * (Arizona): Known as a major innovator of the Falco metagame in the MLG era. Honorable mention on the 2007 RetroSSBMRank.
 * (Arizona): 71th on the 2013 SSBMRank.
 * (Arizona): Known as the greatest Mewtwo player in Melee history, and famously defeated at . 24th on the 2013 SSBMRank, and an honorable mention on the 2006 and 2007 RetroSSBMRank.
 * (Arizona): Once considered the best Ice Climbers player in the world; most known for his 2nd place finish at . 8th on the 2013 SSBMRank.

Other players

 * (Arizona): Known as one of the best Pichu players in the world while active.
 * (Arizona): Once known as one of the best players in the United States.

Notable players

 * (Nevada): Once considered the best Ness player in the world. Ranked 25th on the 2014 SSBBRank.
 * (Arizona): Ranked 82nd on the 2014 SSBBRank.
 * (Arizona): Known as one of the best Pit players in the United States.
 * (Nevada}: Known as one of the best Wolf players in the United States.
 * (Nevada): Known as one of the best Falco players in the world, especially during the early Brawl era.
 * (Nevada): While active, considered the second best Pikachu in the United States behind . Ranked 51st on the 2014 SSBBRank.

Notable players
These Southwest players were ranked on the Panda Global Rankings 100. These Southwest players have been ranked nationally in the past; their highest placement is listed:
 * (Nevada): 37th on the PGR v4. Currently banned.
 * (Arizona): Area 51 on the PGR v4.

Other notable players

 * (Nevada): Tournament organizer for several majors such as the and

Globally ranked players
These Southwest players were ranked on the UltRank 2022 and/or the OrionRank 2022. These Southwest players have been ranked nationally in the past; their highest placement is listed:
 * (Nevada): 68th on the OrionRank Pre-Quarantine.
 * (Arizona): 29th on the Spring 2019 PGRU.
 * (Utah): 75th on the OrionRank Pre-Quarantine.
 * (Nevada): One of the best Zelda players in the world. 83rd on the OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In.

Other notable players

 * (Nevada): One of the best players in Las Vegas.
 * (Utah): One of the best Marth players in the United States.