Tournament:Almost Pro

Almost Pro was a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate regional tournament which took place on September 2nd-4th, 2022 at the Seattle Convention Center in Seattle, Washington, as one of the events at the PAX West 2022 Arena. It was a qualifier for the circuit, where the top non-qualified player qualified for the. The tournament had a $10,000 prize pool, was capped at 512 entrants, and was only available to residents of the United States, Canada, and Mexico due to PAX rules. Almost Pro was a part of PAX West 2022 Arena, which also featured Stream Stars with various Nintendo Switch games, and Nintendo's Enter the Splatlands Invitational 2022 and  Championship Cup 2022 invitational. It was the first tournament for Ultimate and the first Smash Bros. PAX tournament in four years.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singles
(194 entrants) Top 32 Bracket

Trivia

 * Due to an Invitational happening in Oregon on the same weekend, many of Washington & the greater Pacific Northwest's best players weren't participating. The PAXArena stream raided the invitational stream at the end of both days as compensation.
 * The highest-placing participant from the Seattle area was, at 5th.