Pacific Northwest

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The Pacific Northwest (often acronymized to PNW) is a Smash region in the United States. The PNW generally refers to the states of Oregon, Washington (which is typically further split into Eastern Washington and Western Washington due to the difficulty of travelling across the state) and the province of British Columbia. Additional regions like Idaho may occasionally be grouped in, but in most cases the region is exclusively the coastal states and provinces.

The Pacific Northwest harbors one of the most active Smash Ultimate scenes in the United States, as well as one of the most active P+ scenes. The scenes are most populous in Western Washington, where attendance count for locals such as Orbitar are remarkably high and - in the case an attendance cap is needed - reach capacity quickly. However, the region has struggled to obtain mainstream relevancy on the same level as other regions due to a number of factors, from geographic isolation to other regions scheduling larger events over the PNW's own. Despite this, very strong players for all Smash games have come out of the region, including SilentWolf, Bladewise, Ka-Master, moxi, Big D, and Pikmon.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Notable Players

Globally Ranked Players

All-Time Ranking	Name	Characters	Notes
10	Plup		Moved to Oregon from Florida in 2021.
36	Silent Wolf
62	Bladewise
65	Ka-Master		Considered one of the greatest Luigi players of all time.

Other Notable Players

• FatGoku
• Dacky

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Notable Players

Globally Ranked Players

PG ranking	Name	Characters	Notes
33	moxi		Considered one of the best Pokemon Trainer players in the world prior to picking up Wolf.
49	Big D		The Best Ice Climbers player in the world.

Other Notable Players

• Captain L, Ranked 50th on the PGRUv1.
• Ouch, the best Wolf in Canada and considered one of the best in the world. Won Pinnacle 2021.
• JeJaJeJa, considered the best Kirby in the United States. The highest placing PNW player at Back in Blood (2nd).
• Mystery Sol, the best Incineroar player in the United States. 9th at Port Priority 6.
• Pokepen, regularly stayed within the top 3 of Western Washington power rankings with an army of characters.
• JoJoDaHoBo, considered the best Toon Link in the United States.
• Cattail, Eastern Washington's #1 ranked player.
• Deci, considered one of the best Robin players in the United States.
• Ludo, the best Mario in the PNW.
• Domnique, the best ROB in the PNW. #1 on Oregon's power rankings as of 2021.
• Lemmon, the best Joker in the PNW and a top 5 player in British Columbia.
• Konga, considered one of the best Donkey Kong players in the world prior to his retirement.

Super Smash Bros. 4

Notable Players

Globally Ranked Players

All-Time Ranking	Name	Characters	Notes
76	Konga		Considered one of the best Donkey Kong players in the world. Ranked #1 on Western Washington All-Time PR.
78	Captain L		Considered the best Pikachu in the world after ESAM.

Other Notable Players

• Cacogen, ranked on the PGRv1 and was the best player in Washington throughout the first few years of the game. Ranked #2 on the WWA All-Time PR.
• Big D, The best player in British Columbia.
• moxi, the best Meta Knight in the PNW. Finished at #1 in WWA's final PR.

Instances of overlapping major events with other regions/organizations

Pacific Northwest events have been prone to being scheduled over by other larger organizations or events, oven splitting or crushing viewership for the northwest.

PNW Event	Overlapped by	Date(s)	Game(s) affected	Notes
Don't Park on the Grass	2GGT: ZeRo Saga	December 16th-18th, 2016	Smash 4	ZeRo Saga was announced well after DPG. Due to the higher stakes, many high level players cancelled on DPG, reducing the relevance of the Smash 4 bracket.
Port Priority	MomoCon 2017	May 27th, 2017	Smash 4
Port Priority 2	IBP Masters Showdown	November 11th, 2017	Smash 4	IBP Masters was announced 2 weeks before Port Priority 2's event date, causing a few prominent out of region players to cancel. The $10,000 pot bonus and short notice sparked heated discourse on social media.
Emerald City 6	2GGC: West Side Saga	September 9th, 2017	Smash 4	2GG offered spots on the compendium to Oregon/Washington players after complaints that a tournament called "West Side Saga" did not consider all west coast states.
Don't Park on the Grass 2018	Sky Ultimate Invitational	December 15th, 2018	Ultimate	Sky Williams donated $2,500 to the prize pool of DPG18 as compensation for scheduling conflicts.
Emerald City 8	MomoCon 2019	May 25th, 2019	Ultimate
Don't Park on the Grass 2020	Smash World Tour 2020 Finals	December 17th-20th, 2020	Melee, Ultimate	Although both events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, SWT was announced well after the announcement for DPG20, making it the third time in DPG's history that a larger event was scheduled over it well after its announcement.