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List of largest Smash tournaments

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Revision as of 02:51, September 12, 2015 by 198.151.179.5 (talk) (→‎Super Smash Bros. Melee)

This is a list of largest Smash tournaments based on the number of confirmed entrants for each event. It includes the top 15 largest Smash tournaments by any game in the series and for each individual game separably.

The record for largest Smash tournament is currently held by EVO 2015, with 1,926 entrants for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 1,869 entrants for Super Smash Bros. Melee.[1]

Overall

Rank Name Game Date Entrants Winner
1 EVO 2015 [1]   July 17th-19th, 2015 1,926   ZeRo
2 EVO 2015 [1]   July 17th-19th, 2015 1,869   Armada
3 The Big House 5[2]   October 2nd-4th, 2015 1,280[3] TBD
4 Apex 2015 [4]   January 30th-February 1st, 2015 1,037   PPMD
5 EVO 2014 [5]   July 11th-13th, 2014 970   Mango
6 Apex 2015 [6]   January 30th-February 1st, 2015 837   ZeRo
7 Super Smash Con[7]   August 6th-9th, 2015 744   ZeRo
8 EVO 2013 [8]   July 12th-13th, 2013 709   Mango
9 The Big House 5   October 2nd-4th, 2015 640 TBD
10 Apex 2014 [9]   January 17th-19th, 2014 629   PPMD
11 Super Smash Con[10]   August 6th-9th, 2015 593   Leffen
12 The Big House 4 [11]   October 4th-5th, 2014 574   Mango
13 Paragon Los Angeles 2015[12]   September 5th-6th, 2015 547   Mango
14 Paragon Los Angeles 2015[12]   September 5th-6th, 2015 519   Nairo
15 CEO 2015 [13]   June 26th-28th, 2015 512   ZeRo

By game

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 EVO 2015 [1] July 17th-19th, 2015 1,926   ZeRo
2 Apex 2015 [6] January 30th-February 1st, 2015 837   ZeRo
3 The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 768 TBD
4 Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 744   ZeRo
5 Paragon Los Angeles 2015[12] September 5th-6th, 2015 519   Nairo
6 CEO 2015 [13] June 26th-28th, 2015 512   ZeRo
7 Umebura FAT [14] September 21st-22nd, 2015 300 TBD
8 Smash Factor 4 [15] July 24th-26th, 2015 288   Leo
9 PAX Prime 2015 August 28th-30th, 2015 260   ZeRo
10 Final Battle [16] January 17th, 2015 252   ZeRo

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 Apex 2012[17] January 6th-8th, 2012 400   Otori
2 Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 370   Nairo
3 Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 338   Salem
4 AxisGaming[18] August 30th, 2008 303   DSF
5 GENESIS[19] July 10th-12th, 2009 292   Ally
6 Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 269   DEHF
7 MLG Columbus 2010 June 4th-6th, 2010 250   Mew2King
8 Clash of the Titans IV February 7th-8th, 2009 249   Mew2King
9 Winter Game Fest '09 January 17th-18th, 2009 243   Fiction
10 Sun Rise Tournament August 10th-12th, 2012 240   RAIN

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 EVO 2015 [1] July 17th-19th, 2015 1,869   Armada
2 The Big House 5[2] October 2nd-4th, 2015 1,408 TBD
3 Apex 2015 [4] January 30th-February 1st, 2015 1,037   PPMD
4 EVO 2014 [5] July 11th-13th, 2014 970   Mango
5 EVO 2013 [8] July 12th-13th, 2013 709   Mango
6 Apex 2014 [9] January 17th-19th, 2014 629   PPMD
7 Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 593   Leffen
8 The Big House 4 [11] October 4th-5th, 2014 574   Mango
9 Paragon Los Angeles 2015[12] September 5th-6th, 2015 547   Mango
10 CEO 2015 [20] June 26th-28th, 2015 483   Leffen

Super Smash Bros.

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 Apex 2015 [21] January 30th-February 1st, 2015 187   SuPeRbOoMfAn
2 Apex 2014 [22] January 17th-19th, 2014 157   Isai
3 Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 154   SuPeRbOoMfAn
4 Apex 2013 [23] January 11th-13th, 2013 96   Kikoushi
5 Kanto 2013 [24] August 3rd, 2013 64   Jousuke

Project M

Rank Name Date Entrants Winner
1 Paragon Los Angeles 2015[12] September 5th-6th, 2015 405   MrLz
2 Apex 2014 [25] January 17th-19th, 2014 382   Armada
3 The Big House 4 [26] October 4th-5th, 2014 333   ZeRo
4 Heir II the Throne[27] August 14th-16th, 2015 257   Professor Pro
5 SKTAR 3[28] May 31st-June 1st, 2014 256   Emukiller
6 CEO 2014[29] June 27th-29th, 2014 255   ZeRo
7 Low Tier City 3 August 1st-2nd, 2015 233   Junebug
8 Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 194   Ally
9 McSmashter 4 February 21st-22nd, 2015 186   Armada
10 Smash 'N' Splash June 13th-14th, 2015 184   Mew2King

By year

Year Name Game Entrants Winner
2015 EVO 2015 [1]   1,926   ZeRo
2014 EVO 2014 [5]   970   Mango
2013 EVO 2013 [8]   709   Mango
2012 Apex 2012[17]   400   Otori
2011 Pound V   243   PPMD
2010 Pound 4   347   Mango
2009 GENESIS [19]   292   Ally
2008 AxisGaming[18]   303   DSF
2007 EVO 2007   270   Ken
2006 MLG New York Playoffs 2006   208   Azen
2005 MELEE-FC3   186   Ken
2004 Tournament Go 6   112 Azen
2003 IVGF NorthWest Regionals     Recipherus

By prize payout

The following tournament placings earned the largest prize payouts for players:

Rank Tournament Date Game Player Prize Placing
1 MLG Dallas 2010 November 5th-7th, 2010     Gnes $12,500 1st
2 EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015     ZeRo $11,556 1st
3 EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015     Armada $11,214 1st
4 MLG Las Vegas 2006 November 18th-19th, 2006     PC Chris $10,000 1st
5 IVGF Northwest Regionals March 1st, 2003     Recipherus $8,000 1st
6 MLG Dallas 2010 November 5th-7th, 2010     Tyrant $7,500 2nd
7 Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015     PPMD $7,228 1st
8 Super Smash Con August 6th-9th 2015     ZeRo $6,278.20 1st
9 Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015     ZeRo $6,022 1st
10 EVO 2014 July 11th-13th 2014     Mango $5,820 1st

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Final Numbers for EVO 2015. Evolution Championship Series official Twitter account. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  2. ^ a b The Big House 5 entrants update. Juggleguy host of The Big House tournament series. Retrieved on 2015-08-29.
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/JuggleRob/status/640944060576976896 Registration will cap at 1,280, but it will re-open if Compendium Level 4 is reached
  4. ^ a b Apex 2015: Melee Singles Brackets. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  5. ^ a b c Evo 2014 Registration Numbers Released. Shoryuken.com. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  6. ^ a b Apex 2015: Smash Wii U Singles Bracket. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  7. ^ Final entrance numbers for Super Smash Con by game. Robin Harn. Retrieved on 2015-07-21.
  8. ^ a b c Early entrance numbers for EVO 2013 by game. Eventhubs.com. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  9. ^ a b APEX 2014 Results. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  10. ^ Final entrance numbers for Super Smash Con by game. Robin Harn. Retrieved on 2015-07-21.
  11. ^ a b The Big House 4 Results. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  12. ^ a b c d e Paragon LA pre-registration numbers. Paragon Tournaments. Retrieved on 2015-08-18.
  13. ^ a b Smash 4 and Melee pre-registration numbers for CEO 2015 blow Ultra Street Fighter 4 out of the water; see the numbers for all games here. Eventhubs.com. Retrieved on 2015-06-26. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "CEO 2015 U" defined multiple times with different content
  14. ^ Umebura FAT entrance numbers update. Ayuha, Umebura's tournament organizer. Retrieved on 2015-08-29.
  15. ^ Smash Factor 4 Challonge Bracket. Challonge. Retrieved on 2015-08-05.
  16. ^ Final Battle (Wii U/SSBB) 252 entrants!. Smashboards Forum. Retrieved on 2015-06-25.
  17. ^ a b The Official APEX 2012 Results Thread! ALL RESULTS UP. International takes it all!. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-08-29.
  18. ^ a b AxisGaming, West Coast Majors 2008: Brawl Singles. Smashboards Rankings. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
  19. ^ a b Genesis Results and Shoutouts - Full Results and Payouts UP. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-08-29.
  20. ^ Community Effort Orlando 2015;Number of Participants for each Tournament. esportsearnings.com. Retrieved on 2015-07-28.
  21. ^ Apex 2015: SSB 64 Singles. Smashboards Rankings.
  22. ^ Apex 2014: SSB 64 Singles. Smashboards Rankings.
  23. ^ Smash 64 Singles APEX 2013. Smashboards Rankings.
  24. ^ Kanto 2013 top 64. Smashboards Rankings.
  25. ^ Apex 2014 Results. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
  26. ^ The Big House 4 Results. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
  27. ^ Heir II Waves. Heir II the Throne Facebook page. Retrieved on 2015-08-06.
  28. ^ SKTAR 3 Results. SmashBoards. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
  29. ^ CEO 2014 Results. SmashBoards.
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