Southern California

Southern California, abbreviated as SoCal, is a Smash region located in the United States. "SoCal" is generally defined to include the southern half of the state of California, centered on the Los Angeles and San Diego metropolitan areas. It deliberately excludes Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area, as the state's large size has resulted in the development of largely separate Smash scenes in its two halves.

Since the inception of competitive Melee, Southern California has been home to one of the largest and most active Smash scenes. This can be attributed to the huge population of the Los Angeles area, as well as its prominent air hub and heavy usage of the automobile facilitating transportation to tournaments. SoCal has long been considered the strongest Melee in the world, home to both Ken, one of the strongest and most iconic players of the pre-Brawl era, and Mango, one of the Five Gods. The region is also known as one of the strongest Smash 4 regions, and was considered the second-strongest Brawl region in the United States (after the Tristate Area) during the game's competitive lifetime. Fueled by its large population, SoCal is home to some of the U.S.'s largest tournament activity, hosting both frequent locals and large nationals. It is one of the two strongest regions for Project M as well (the other being the Tristate Area), having numerous national threats.

Super Smash Bros.

Notable players

Globally ranked players

See also: SoCal Power Rankings and Category:Southern California smashers

These SoCal players are ranked on SSB64 League's 2017 64 League Rankings

64 League ranking	Name	Characters	Notes
29	Hero Pie
46	Cobr
51	Janitor

Other notable players

• Kyle Tree: Formerly ranked 33rd on the 2016 64 League Rankings.
• Near: Formerly ranked 44th on the 2016 64 League Rankings.
• Wookiee: Formerly ranked 46th on the 2016 64 League Rankings and also a tournament organizer for the Snosa series.
• SotoH: Formerly ranked 53rd on the 2016 64 League Rankings.
• D35: Formerly ranked 61st on the 2016 64 League Rankings.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Notable players

Globally ranked players

See also: SoCal Melee Power Rankings and Category:Southern California smashers

These SoCal players are ranked on Melee It On Me and Panda Global's 2018 MPGR.

SSBMRank	Name	Characters	Notes
5	Mango		One of the Five Gods of Melee; considered the best player in the world at various stages of his career, with EVO 2013 and EVO 2014 championships under his belt.
11	S2J
12	SFAT		Originally from Northern California, but currently lives in SoCal. He is considered to be one of the best Foxes in the country; also known for teaming with PewPewU, forming one of the most dominant doubles teams in the world.
18	Lucky		One of the best Fox players for a good portion of Melee's history.
20	ARMY
22	Westballz		One of the best Falco players in the United States; considered at a level just below that of the Gods.
23	HugS		One of the best Samus players in the world.
28	Fiction		Originally a top Wario player in Brawl during 2008-2009.
33	Captain Faceroll
43	Mike Haze		Also known as a top Marth player in Brawl and a veteran tournament director for the region.
48	Santiago
54	Squid
76	Eddy Mexico		While technically residing in Mexico, he frequently attends events in SoCal and was formerly ranked 16th on the SoCal Melee Power Rankings.
86	Smashdaddy

Other top players

• Bizzarro Flame: Formerly ranked 98th on the 2015 SSBMRank, now lives in NorCal
• CDK: Formerly ranked 46th on the 2016 SSBMRank.
• DieSuperFly: Known as a top Sheik in the pre-Brawl era; ranked 23rd on the Smash Panel Power Rankings.
• Fly Amanita: Considered among the best Ice Climbers mains in the world; currently ranked 11th on the SoCal Power Rankings and formerly 30th on the 2015 SSBMRank.
• Ken: Considered the best player in the world from 2003-2006, earning him the nickname "The King of Smash". Formerly ranked 87th on the 2016 SSBMRank.
• Recipherus: during 2001-2003 era he was one of the top players, winning Snexus 2, Tournament Go 3, and IVGF Northwest Regionals

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Notable players

Globally ranked players

See also: SoCal Power Rankings and Category:Southern California smashers

The following players were ranked on CLASH Tournaments' 2014 SSBBRank.

SSBBRank	Name	Characters	Notes
13	Tyrant		Considered the best player on the West Coast and one of the best Meta Knights in the country in Brawl's later stages.
17	Larry Lurr		The best Falco in the United States, famous for winning Apex 2010; previously known as DEHF.
28	Rich Brown		One of the best Olimars in the United States.
38	SlayerZ		Considered one of the best Peach players in the United States.
46	mikeHAZE		The best Marth main in the United States; also known as a prominent tournament director in SoCal.
63	Tearbear		Known as one of the best players on the West Coast during his prime from 2010-2011.
82	K9		Originally from Arizona, but has also lived in SoCal.

Other top players

• DSF: Known as one of the best players in United States when he was active in Brawl's early days, with notable placings such as 1st at AxisGaming.

Super Smash Bros. 4

Notable players

Globally ranked players

See also: SoCal Power Rankings and Category:Southern California smashers

These players are ranked on Panda Global's Panda Global Rankings 100.

PG ranking	Name	Characters	Notes
8	Larry Lurr		The best Fox main of all time and one of the best players in the world.
11	VoiD		Known as one of the best Sheik mains and one of the best players in the world.
27	Elegant		The best Luigi player in the world.
29	falln		One of the best Rosalina & Luma players in the world.
47	Armando		One of the best Meta Knight players in the world and the best Falco in the world.
52	Rich Brown		One of the three best Mewtwo players in the United States and among the best in the world.
61	Zenyou		One of the best and most technical Mario players in the world.
62	K9sbruce
64	Tyrant		One of the best Meta Knight players in the United States and the world.
67	Charliedaking		One of the best Fox players in the world.
98	Eon		One of the best Fox players in the United States and the world.

Other top players

• Mr. ConCon: The best Luigi player in the world prior to patch 1.1.1.
• Nicko: One of the two best Shulk players in the world.
• Tearbear: Formerly ranked 50th on the Panda Global Rankings v1.

Project M

Notable Players

Globally Ranked Players

These players were ranked on the PMRank 2016.

PMRank	Name	Characters	Notes
3	Sosa		The best Wario main in the world.
9	Jose V		The best Ness main in the world.
15	iPunchKidsz		The best Lucario main in the world, but is currently very inactive.
22	Boringman		Ranked in both SoCal and NorCal.
25	Venom		The best Captain Falcon main in the world.
26	Machiavelli		Formerly the best Ivysaur in the world, is now inactive.
27	Aero		Very solid Diddy Kong, is now retired.
38	Jason Waterfalls
42	Aion		One of the best Sonic players in the world.

Other notable players

• Blank:Never travels, but is one of the best Zero Suit Samus players in the world.
• Burntsocks:The best Yoshi main in the world.
• Dr.:The best active Zelda main in the world.
• Loyal
• Lucky
• Red Ranger:The best Ganondorf main in the world.
• Sneez:One of the best R.O.B. mains in the world.
• Tealz
• Westballz
• YadoR:The best Kirby main in the world.
• Zenokids