COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on competitive Smash

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The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. COVID-19 has been reported in more than 200 countries and territories, with major outbreaks occurring in mainland China, Europe, Iran, Latin America (especially Brazil), and the United States. Public health responses have included national pandemic preparedness and response plans, travel restrictions, quarantines, curfews, event postponements and cancelations, and facility closures.

Despite the pandemic forcing Nintendo employees into working remotely, development of Fighters Pass Vol. 2 continued without many issues. It notably caused Mr. Sakurai Presents "Min Min", "Steve & Alex", and "Pyra/Mythra" to take place in Masahiro Sakurai's house instead of his studio.

This pandemic has also affected the competitive Super Smash Bros. community through numerous tournament cancelations and postponements for public health safety.

Impacts on the competitive scene

The 2020 MPGR and Spring 2020 PGRU were frozen on March 12th, 2020. No further events, including CEO Dreamland 2020, would count towards player ranking. On November 19th, 2021, the MPGR and PGRU was announced to return on January 1st, 2022 after a two-year hiatus. Due to travel concerns, the rankings would be separated into three regions: North America, Europe, and Japan. Minimum activity requirements would be loosened to lessen the pressure on players to travel. PGstats stated depending on international travel restrictions, a global PGR may resume as soon as the end of 2022. In the first month of the new season, a series of articles titled Path to the PGR: Contenders Tier List would be published, looking at some of the biggest PGR contenders from North America and Europe heading into the new season. Panelists of the tier list would consider tournaments in 2021 for the list. The tournaments in early 2020 would likely remain permanently unranked. On December 28th, 2021, PGstats announced the MPGR and PGRU would not be reopening on January 1st, 2022 due to the rise of COVID cases globally. They will reassess the situation in February 2022, and will give at least 2 weeks' notice before resuming the rankings.

The Smash World Tour 2020 circuit announced that there would not be any Platinum- or Gold-tier events in March and April 2020; a later update further extended the date to June 1st, 2020. Silver events would continue as normal, however, it was recommended for sick people to stay home. Several events were canceled or postponed independently of Smash World Tour's rulings. Missed point opportunities were planned to be made up later. A TO relief fund shop was later opened on Smash.gg. With the pandemic shutting down offline tournaments for the rest of the year, the circuit was effectively cancelled. Two Silver events for Melee and three Silver events for Ultimate ended up being held. Smash World Tour 2021 was then announced on February 20th, 2021, with online qualifiers, offline regional qualifiers, and an offline finale. The online qualifiers ran as planned, but starting on June 21st, 2021, many of the regional qualifier tournaments were shifted back due to the pandemic still affecting some regions. The offline regional finals for South America was cancelled entirely. Chape and HP were chosen as the South American Melee finalists while the South American Ultimate regional finals was changed to online. The Oceania regional finals was cancelled entirely, with Sora and Jdizzle chosen as the finalists for Melee and Ultimate respectively. The eight players from Southeast Asia were unable to attend the East Asia Ultimate regional finals due to travel restrictions. Eight competitors from SWT: Japan Ultimate Online Qualifier took their place while XIFL was invited as the sixth qualifying spot, bringing the total number of qualifying spots for the finals to five.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the evolution of the metagame in offline contexts was largely unproven until offline tournaments had returned for some time by late 2021. This included characters that received major changes during updates, but especially all downloadable characters that were released shortly before or during the global pandemic, starting with Terry and ending with Kazuya. This also applied to the legality of the stages Small Battlefield, Minecraft World, and Northern Cave, which were added to the game during that time.

Online tournaments

While online tournaments had been a part of the scene for years, the cancellation of several high profile offline tournaments led many players to turn to online play for their tournament fixes. Many weeklies such as Xeno and Xanadu moved online, while tournaments such as the bunker down series and 2GG Crisis Core: Final Saga served as online fundraisers to help recoup losses. Several tournament series held online alternatives, including Pound Online, Collision Online, and Get On My Line 2020.

YouTubers Alpharad and Cr1TiKaL started hosting The Quarantine Series, a 4-month long circuit that has a prize pool ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 per tournament and a planned $50,000 for the finale. In the first tournament of the circuit, over 5,000 entrants registered to play, making it the largest known online Smash tournament without factoring in disqualifications, defeating Soaked Series Invitational's record from a month earlier. This record was later defeated by Hungrybox's tournament The Box, which had over 8,000 entrants. Due to lots of players attending online tournaments, this led Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5 to make its rankings from 50 to 75 players.

As online play rewards different tactics from offline play, the new online tournaments differ somewhat from in-person tournaments; the added input delay and lag have allowed characters such as Sonic, Cloud, and Roy to see more success. Some controversy came about when players from distant regions such as Tarik participated in these tournaments, specifically Pound Online, with many players believing tournaments should be region-locked to reduce latency. As a result, all further tournaments in The Quarantine Series (and others such as The Box) were region-locked to the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and the prize pools were extended from the top 8 to top 16 to reduce the added stress with playing online. With many more players relying on online play, frustration with the game's online service grew to a peak; the hashtag "#FixUltimateOnline" became the number one gaming trend on Twitter on April 2, 2020. Possibly as a response to this outcry, in update 8.1.0 online play stability was slightly improved, by increasing the tick rate and slightly decreasing input delay.

After Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5 rankings, subscriber tournaments were now included, making monthlies like The Box: Lunch Box, M-Kolosseum (series), and Frame Perfect Series: ONLINE titles ongoing. Despite including subscriber tournaments, decreased player attendance in online tournaments made its ranking from 75 to 50 players.

As Super Smash Bros. Melee does not have native online play, players have to use netplay mods for emulators in order to compete online. The Dolphin emulator mod Project Slippi is one of such mods, and since June 2020 it features rollback netcode for Melee, allowing for stable online play across even long distances. However, the use of this mod has sparked controversy following the cancellation of The Big House Online, in response of a cease and desist from Nintendo.

Reopening

In mid-2020, in regions with relatively few cases of COVID-19, such as Japan, Taiwan, Australia, the Middle East, and New Zealand, or that otherwise allowed large gatherings, such as France and Germany, offline play resumed, although with smaller entrant numbers and safety precautions enforced.

In early 2021, vaccines for COVID-19 began to roll out, and by May 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced fully vaccinated adults could stop wearing masks and social distancing. Despite continued safety concerns, some American locals have reopened during this time with safety precautions. The first major tournament in the United States and worldwide for Ultimate since the beginning of the pandemic was InfinityCON Tally 2021, held in Florida on June 5th-6th, where 422 people attended, by a large margin the highest amount of any tournament since CEO Dreamland 2020, almost 14 months prior. It has since been followed by numerous other large scale tournaments like Kagaribi 4, Temple: Hermès Edition and Riptide.

By comparison, Melee's tournament scene has been more sparse and limited to small locals and invitationals until Riptide. Even afterwards, the recovery of the Melee scene has been slightly slower, with major tournaments having a smaller scale and top players attending less often.

Smash 64 has been similarly slow to recover its scene, not being featured at a major event until Low Tide City 2021. Brawl and Smash 4 were both already largely dormant before the pandemic and were not featured at a major until Super Smash Con: Fall Fest, which traditionally hosts tournaments for every official Smash game.

List of offline tournaments during the pandemic

The following is a list of notable tournaments that were held offline during the pandemic, starting from the PGR freeze period on March 12th, 2020.

Tournament	Dates	Location	Attendance	Games
Don't Stomp On Me	March 14th, 2020	Corsicana, Texas	89	Melee
CEO Dreamland 2020	March 13th-15th, 2020	Orlando, Florida	970	SSB Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Keystoned IV	March 14th-15th, 2020	Hatboro, Pennsylvania	50	SSB
RFTV DOJO - LA DESPEDIDA: Thanks For Playing	March 14th-15th, 2020	Mexico City	138	Ultimate
Kurobra 20	March 21st, 2020	Fujisawa	64	Ultimate
Super Smash Stadium 1	July 25th, 2020	Villeneuve-d'Ascq	144	Ultimate
Bour'pif Arena 6	August 30th, 2020	Thonon-les-Bains	128	Ultimate
Sumabato SP 13	September 20th, 2020	Osaka	65	Ultimate
TWELVE I - 2020	September 26th, 2020	Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois	121	Ultimate
Smash Contest: DoKomi 2020	September 26th-27th, 2020	Düsseldorf	150	Ultimate
WANTED SAISON 4 - 3 Years Anniversary	October 10th, 2020	Créteil	179	Ultimate
Sumabato SP 14	October 11th, 2020	Osaka	96	Ultimate
Eastern Powerhouse Invitational FINAL	October 24th, 2020	Kanto	12	Ultimate
4o4 Monster Smash Halloween Tournament	October 31st, 2020	Atlanta, Georgia	47	Ultimate
Maesuma TOP 4	October 31st-November 1st, 2020	Osaka	128	Ultimate
Sumabato SP 15	November 15th, 2020	Osaka	160	Ultimate
Kanto 2020	November 22nd, 2020	Tokyo	41	SSB
Mēsuma	November 29th, 2020	Aichi Prefecture	128	Ultimate
Kagaribi	December 13th, 2020	Tokyo	133	Ultimate
Pissmas 2	December 20th, 2020	Peachester	131	Ultimate
TSC 13	December 26th, 2020	Miyagi Prefecture	136	Ultimate
Sumabato SP 16	December 26th, 2020	Osaka	128	Ultimate
TNT Nak 2021	January 24th, 2021	Lima	20	SSB
Sumabato SP 17	March 7th, 2021	Osaka	128	Ultimate
Kagaribi 3	March 26th-27th, 2021	Tokyo	132	Ultimate
LEVELUP Arena Premier Tournament	April 27th, 2021	Overland Park, Kansas	192	Ultimate
Speedy Summit 3	May 15th, 2021	Provo, Utah	26	Ultimate
Super Smash Stadium Édition Battlefield	May 29th, 2021	Lille	139	Ultimate
Super Smash Stadium Édition Peach Castle	May 30th, 2021	Lille	135	Ultimate
InfinityCON Tally 2021	June 5th-6th, 2021	Tallahassee, Florida	422	Ultimate
The Dungeon	June 5th-6th, 2021	Colorado Springs, Colorado	186	Ultimate
Momentous	June 12th, 2021	New York City, New York	16	Ultimate
Keystoned 4.5	June 19th-20th, 2021	Hatboro, Pennsylvania	42	SSB
Maji Georgia Invitational	June 19th-20th, 2021	Johns Creek, Georgia	16	Ultimate
WANTED SAISON 4 - Chapter 2	June 20th, 2021	Créteil	267	Ultimate
The New Norm #1	June 20th-21st, 2021	Los Angeles, California	69	Melee
Bourbon State Gaming: Stop Your Friendlies	June 26th, 2021	Lexington, Kentucky	200	Ultimate
MUERTE AL ONLINE	June 26th, 2021	Monterrey	12	Ultimate
Ronin Rumble Cup	June 26th, 2021	Alachua, Florida	183	Ultimate
Kagaribi 4	June 26th-27th, 2021	Tokyo	386	Ultimate
TWELVE II - 2021	June 26th-27th, 2021	Paris	187	Ultimate
GI Carnival	July 3rd, 2021	Tokyo	8	Ultimate
Maesuma TOP 5	July 3rd-4th, 2021	Osaka	128	Ultimate
Coupe DitootiD 2	July 3rd-4th, 2021	Narbonne	120	Ultimate
LEVELUP Arena 2	July 10th, 2021	Overland Park, Kansas	239	Ultimate
Battle Arena NightClub	July 11th, 2021	Melbourne	128	Melee Ultimate
Smash Summit 11	July 15th-18th, 2021	Los Angels, California	16	Melee
Sumabato SP 18	July 23rd, 2021	Osaka	128	Ultimate
Sumabato SP 19	July 24th, 2021	Osaka	128	Ultimate
Push the Limit 12	July 24th, 2021	Waitham, Massachussets	129	Ultimate
No Man's Land	July 24th-25th, 2021	Wichita Falls, Texas	149	Ultimate
CROSSxUP	July 25th, 2021	Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	194	Ultimate
The Comeback	July 31st, 2021	Laurel, Maryland	243	Ultimate
Battle of Z: Toronto Strikes Back	July 31st, 2021	Montreal	153	Ultimate
Cherry's Glasmine 001	July 31st, 2021	Pachuca	64	Ultimate
Warlock in The Multiverse of Hex	August 7th, 2021	Mexico City	16	Ultimate
Anime Houston 2021	August 6th-8th, 2021	Houston, Texas	113	Melee Ultimate
Smash Contest: DoKomi 2021	August 7th-8th, 2021	Düsseldorf	318	Ultimate
Invasion	August 14th, 2021	Birmingham	193	Ultimate
Ultimate WANTED 3	August 12th-15th, 2021	Créteil	532	Ultimate
Hold That L #6	August 14th-15th, 2021	Chicago, Illinois	149	Melee
DATEV Ultimate Series - Prelude 5	August 21st, 2021	Nuremberg	126	Ultimate
Spiral Mountain	August 21st, 2021	Houston, Texas	137	Ultimate
SWT: Central America Ultimate Regional Finals	August 21st-22nd, 2021	unknown	16	Ultimate
Mega Smash Mondays 240	August 23rd, 2021	La Mirada, California	320	Ultimate
Back in Blood	August 28th, 2021	Portland, Oregon	223	Ultimate
TGM Brawl 1	August 28th, 2021	Mainz	128	Ultimate
Smash Ultimate Summit 3	August 26th-29th, 2021	Los Angeles, California	16	Ultimate
SWT: Central America Melee Regional Finals	August 28th-29th, 2021	unknown	16	Melee
Bour'pif Arena 7	August 28th-29th, 2021	Thonon-les-Bains	128	Melee Ultimate
Kamp Kone	August 27th-30th, 2021	Derby	134	Melee
Temple: Hermès Edition	September 4th-5th, 2021	Villeneuve-d-Ascq	863	Ultimate
Le Big Hub	September 5th, 2021	Moncton	143	Melee Ultimate Project+
Undertow	September 11th, 2021	Sandusky, Ohio	195	Project+
Riptide	September 10th-12th, 2021	Sandusky, Ohio	1,776	Melee Ultimate
CT Gamercon 4	September 18th-19th, 2021	Montville, Connecticut	370	Melee Ultimate
SWT: Europe Ultimate Regional Finals	September 18th-19th, 2021	Vienna	16	Ultimate
LEVELUP Arena 3	September 18th-19th, 2021	Overland Park, Kansas	207	Melee Ultimate
Homecoming: See Me Offline	September 18th-19th, 2021	Concord	161	Melee Ultimate
BIG LAB: Awakening	September 25th, 2021	Croydon	138	Ultimate
Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code	September 24th-26th, 2021	Laurel, Maryland	421	Ultimate
Smash in Tuilière	October 2nd, 2021	Lausanne	128	Ultimate
Battle of Z: Art of Izaw Edition	October 2nd, 2021	Saint-Luc	137	Ultimate
Low Tide City 2021	October 1st-3rd, 2021	Round Rock, Texas	1,406	SSB Melee Ultimate
Vulcan	October 9th, 2021	Liège	138	Ultimate
Pinnacle 2021	October 8th-10th, 2021	Vancouver	321	Melee Ultimate
SWT: NA West Ultimate Regional Finals	October 9th-10th, 2021	Laurel, Maryland	16	Ultimate
Edgeguard	October 9th-10th, 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada	133	Ultimate
Seibugeki 8	October 10th, 2021	Tokyo	192	Ultimate
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest	October 15th-17th, 2021	Herndon, Virginia	1,030	SSB Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Kings of Fields 95	October 16th-17th, 2021	Paris	116	Ultimate
DAWN 1	October 17th, 2021	Tokyo	48	Ultimate
Maesuma TOP 6	October 23rd, 2021	Osaka	320	Ultimate
Ascension: Welcome Home	October 23rd, 2021	Phoenix, Arizona	238	Ultimate
DATEV Ultimate Series - Conquest	October 22nd-24th, 2021	Nuremberg	114	Ultimate
SWT: NA West Melee Regional Finals	October 23rd-24th, 2021	Laurel, Maryland	16	Melee
SWT: Europe Melee Regional Finals	October 23rd-24th, 2021	London	16	Melee
Ryusou Tiger Fight 2	October 24th, 2021	unknown	8	Ultimate
DAT BlastZone 31	October 30th, 2021	London	128	Ultimate
WANTED X ZEVENT	October 29th-31st, 2021	Cretèil	260	Ultimate
Kagaribi 5	October 30th-31st, 2021	Tokyo	512	Ultimate
First Attack 2021	October 30th-31st, 2021	San Juan	174	Ultimate
CyPhaCon Mini Esports	October 30th-31st, 2021	New Orleans, Louisiana	253	Ultimate
Port Priority 6	October 30th-31st, 2021	Tukwila, Washington	647	Ultimate
Don't Kick Chairs 2: Revenge of the Chairs	November 6th, 2021	Nepean	210	Ultimate
Just Roll With It! 13	November 6th-7th, 2021	Morrisville, North Carolina	323	Ultimate
SWT: NA East Ultimate Regional Finals	November 6th-7th, 2021	Laurel, Maryland	16	Ultimate
Seibugeki 9	November 7th, 2021	Tokyo	192	Ultimate
Mainstage 2021	November 12th-14th, 2021	Ontario, California	1,330	Melee Ultimate
GatorLAN Fall 2021	November 20th, 2021	Gainesville, Florida	242	Melee Ultimate
VCA 2021	November 20th-21st, 2021	Vienna	512	Ultimate
HFLAN Melee Edition 2020	November 20th-21st, 2021	Noisy-le-Grand	206	Melee
Sumabato SP 21	November 27th, 2021	Osaka	192	Ultimate
Back in Blood 2	November 27th, 2021	Portland, Oregon	218	Ultimate
DOSE2SEL INVASION 2021.11	November 27th, 2021	Lyon	166	Ultimate
SWT: East Asia Ultimate Regional Finals	November 27th-28th, 2021	Tokyo	16	Ultimate
KRBanger 01	December 4th, 2021	Gentilly	129	Ultimate
CreationMyth	December 4th, 2021	Fukuoka	192	Ultimate
Roll The Tape	December 4th, 2021	Québec City	145	Ultimate
Bourbon State Gaming: Double Barreled V	December 4th, 2021	Lexington, Kentucky	207	Ultimate
CEO 2021	December 3rd-5th, 2021	Orlando, Florida	777	Ultimate
Eastern Powerhouse Invitational 2 FINAL	December 11th, 2021	Kanto	12	Ultimate
Anime World Coliseum	December 12th, 2021	San Pedro Sula	142	Ultimate
Set Count: 2-0	December 18th, 2021	Leander, Texas	229	Melee Ultimate
Smash World Tour 2021 Championships	December 17th-19th, 2021	Orlando, Florida	718	Melee Ultimate
Smash Masterclass	December 18th-19th, 2021	Modena	161	Ultimate
WANTED PREDAT8RS - Offline	December 22nd-23rd, 2021	Créteil	194	Ultimate
Sumabato SP 22	December 25th-26th, 2021	Daito	199	Ultimate
HST SP Extend 2021	December 26th, 2021	Sapporo	192	Ultimate
Invasion: January 2022	January 8th, 2022	Birmingham	192	Ultimate
Let's Make Big Moves 2022	January 7th-9th, 2022	New York City, New York	687	Ultimate
Kagaribi 6	January 8th-9th, 2022	Tokyo	768	Ultimate

List of tournaments affected by the pandemic

Below is a list of tournaments that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through cancellations, postponements, or major players dropping out.

March 2020

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
Umebura SP 8	March 7th, 2020	Japan	Ultimate	>800	Cancelled	PGRU A-tier prior to cancellation
Emerald City 9	March 7th, 2020	Washington	Melee, Ultimate, Project+	470	Cancelled	PGRU C-tier prior to cancellation. Project+ was still run.	[1]
CEO Dreamland 2020	March 13th-15th, 2020	Florida	64, Melee, Brawl, Smash 4, Ultimate	971	Affected	Several players dropped out; no longer Gold stop for SWT.
Poravaunu 9	March 14th-15th, 2020	Finland	Melee, Ultimate	~80	Cancelled	SWT Silver prior to cancellation.	[2]
Shack Smash Ultimate invitational	March 20th-21st, 2020	Texas	Ultimate	16	Postponed	Postponed to an unknown date.	[3]
Rock N' Roll	March 21st, 2020	Spain	Ultimate	144	Postponed	Postponed initially to May 16th, but current status unknown; PGRU C-tier prior to postponement.	[4]
Confluence	March 21st, 2020	Illinois	Melee, Ultimate, Project+	115	Cancelled	Postponed to an later date, ultimately cancelled.	[5]
Home Sweet Home	March 21st, 2020	Alabama	Melee, Ultimate	187	Cancelled	SWT Silver prior to cancellation.	[6]
PRESS LESS 2020	March 21st, 2020	Canada	Melee, Ultimate	231	Postponed	Postponed indefinitely. PGRU C-tier prior to PGRU hiatus; SWT Silver prior to cancellation.	[7]
Smashmania XIII	March 21st, 2020	Texas	Melee, Ultimate	???	Postponed	Postoponed to an unknown date; SWT Silver prior to postponement.	[8]
Smash 'n Warp 4	March 21st, 2020	France	Ultimate	???	Cancelled	SWT silver prior to cancellation	[9]
DAT BlastZone 31: Revival	March 21st, 2020	England	Ultimate	128	Postponed	Postponed to October 31st, 2021. PGRU C-tier prior to PGRU hiatus.	[10]
Sumabato SP 13	March 22nd, 2020	Japan	Ultimate	320	Postponed	Postponed thrice, first to April 4th, then to July 24th, finally held on September 20th; PGRU B-tier prior to postponement.	[11]
Final Round 2020	March 20th-22nd, 2020	Georgia	Ultimate	64	Cancelled	SWT Silver prior to cancellation	[12]
CT Gamercon 4	March 21st-22nd, 2020	Connecticut	Melee, Ultimate	157	Postponed	Postponed to September 12th-13th, 2020, then later March 13th-14th, 2021, then to September 18th-19th, 2021; PGRU C-tier prior to postponement.	[13][14]
WANTED Saison 3 - Chap 8: Invasion de l'Ouest II	March 21st-22nd, 2020	France	Ultimate	146	Cancelled	SWT Silver prior to cancellation.	[15]
NCS Major: Smashdown	March 21st-22nd, 2020	Colorado	Ultimate	80	Cancelled	SWT Silver prior to cancellation.	[16]
Smashdown 2020	March 21st-22nd, 2020	Colombia	Melee, Ultimate	149	Postponed	PGRU C-tier prior to PGRU hiatus; SWT Silver prior to postponement.	[17]
BIT MASTER MTY 10	March 27th-28th, 2020	Mexico	Ultimate	264	Postponed	Postponed to a later date; SWT Silver prior to cancellation, and PGRU B-tier prior to PGRU hiatus	[18]
CGN OPEN	March 28th, 2020	Germany	Ultimate	105	Postponed	Postponed to an unknown date. SWT Silver prior to initial cancellation. An online alternative was also created.	[19]
Seibugeki 5	March 28th, 2020	Japan	Ultimate	138	Cancelled		[20]
Michigan M@sters 2020	March 27th-29th, 2020	Michigan	Ultimate	???	Cancelled	SWT Silver prior to cancellation	[21]
Full Bloom 6	March 28th-29th, 2020	Indiana	Melee, Ultimate	485	Cancelled	PGRU C-tier prior to cancellation.	[22]
HFLAN Melee Edition 2020	March 28th-29th, 2020	France	Melee	193	Postponed	Initially postponed to an unknown fall date. Later postponed to March or April 2021, then November 20th-21st, 2021. Originally first SWT Platinum event.	[23][24][25]
2GG: Final Saga	March 28th-29th, 2020	SoCal	Ultimate	732	Cancelled	Postponed a couple of times prior to its eventual cancellation. PGRU S-tier prior to PGRU hiatus.	[26][27][28]
Union	March 28th-29th, 2020	England	Ultimate	128	Postponed	Postponed to an unknown date, later to 2022. PGRU C-tier prior to PGRU hiatus; SWT Silver prior to cancellation.	[29][30]

April 2020

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
Invasion	April 4th, 2020	England	Ultimate	192	Postponed	All Italians dropped out; renamed from "Invasion: Italy". Later postponed to November 14th. Later postponed again to June 26th, 2021. Later postponed again on August 14th, 2021.	[31][32][33]
Smash Clash Munich	April 4th, 2020	Germany	Ultimate	46	Cancelled	SWT Silver prior to cancellation.	[34]
HSTSP Extend	April 4th, 2020	Japan	Ultimate	192	Cancelled	PGRU C-tier prior to PGRU hiatus	[35]
Pound 2020	April 3rd-5th, 2020	MD/VA	Melee, Ultimate	911	Cancelled	PGRU B-tier and SWT Platinum prior to cancellation. Later replaced by Pound Online.	[36]
Golden Flame	April 4th-5th, 2020	France	Ultimate	64	Postponed	Postponed to an unknown date.	[37]
Smash Odyssey: Ghent 2	April 11th, 2020	Belgium	Ultimate	34	Postponed	Postponed to an unknown date, hopefully June or July.	[38]
NorCal Regionals 2020	April 10th-12th	NorCal	Ultimate	37	Cancelled	SWT Silver prior to cancellation	[39]
Tech Republic V	April 11th-12th, 2020	Spain	Ultimate	218	Cancelled	PGRU B-tier prior to cancellation.	[40]
Atlantis	April 18th, 2020	Netherlands	Ultimate	66	Postponed	Postponed to an unknown date. SWT Silver prior to postponement.	[41]
Collision 2020	April 18th-19th, 2020	New Jersey	Ultimate	390	Cancelled	Initially postponed to August 22nd-23rd. PGRU A-tier prior to PGRU hiatus.	[42][43]
Boss Battle Remix	April 24th-25th, 2020	Indiana	64	31	Cancelled	Postponed to an unknown date, later cancelled.	[44][45]
Nick Yingling Experience	April 25th, 2020	Arizona	Melee	70	Cancelled	SWT Silver prior to cancellation.	[46]
Karisuma SP 9	April 25th, 2020	Japan	Ultimate	160+	Cancelled	PGRU C-tier prior to PGRU hiatus.	[47]
OVERDRIVE	April 25th-26th, 2020	France	Ultimate	106	Cancelled	Solary Circuit frozen as well.	[48]
Polish Smash Phoenix 2	April 25th-26th, 2020	Poland	Melee, Ultimate	48	Postponed	Postponed to an unknown date. SWT Silver prior to postponement.	[49]

May 2020

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
Kings of Hali 5	May 1st-3rd, 2020	Canada	Melee, Ultimate, Project+	201	Cancelled	PGRU C-tier prior to PGRU hiatus; SWT Silver prior to cancellation.	[50]
ICARUS VI	May 2nd-3rd, 2020	Italy	Ultimate	217	Postponed	Postponed to October 9th-10th, but current status unknown.	[51]
Umebura Japan Major 2020	May 4th-6th, 2020	Japan	Ultimate	?	Cancelled	SWT Platinum then removed from SWT prior cancellation.	[52]
Crown II	May 9th-10th, 2020	Utah	Melee, Ultimate	117	Cancelled	SWT Silver prior to cancellation.	[53]
Stunfest 2020	May 15th-17th, 2020	France	Melee, Ultimate	156	Cancelled	PGRU C-tier prior to PGRU hiatus	[54]
Get On My Level 2020	May 15th-17th, 2020	Canada	Melee, Ultimate	N/A	Cancelled	Initially postponed indefinitely; every GOML North American Open tournament states that Get On My Level 2020 will not happen. PGRU S-tier prior to PGRU hiatus; SWT Platinum prior to SWT hiatus.	[55]
MomoCon 2020	May 21st-24th, 2020	Georgia	Melee, Ultimate	?	Cancelled	SWT Gold prior to cancellation.	[56]
Smash Contest: DoKomi 2020	May 23rd-24th, 2020	Germany	Ultimate	166	Postponed	Postponed to September 12th-13th, then finally held on September 26th-27th. PGRU C-tier prior to PGRU hiatus.	[57]
Battle Arena Melbourne 12	May 29th-31st, 2020	Australia	64, Melee, Ultimate, Project+	~100	Postponed	Postponed a threetimes, eventually to May 13th-15th 2022; SWT Platinum prior to postponement.	[58][59][60][61]

June 2020

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
Double Down	June 5th-7th, 2020	Nevada	Melee, Ultimate	???	Postponed	Postponed to March 25th-27th, 2022. SWT Platinum prior to postponement.	[62][63]
COST 2020	June 7th, 2020	Ohio	Melee, Ultimate	173	Cancelled		[64]
Smash Ultimate Summit 3	June 11th-14th, 2020	SoCal	Ultimate	16	Postponed	Initially postponed, later cancelled, then later reopened for August 26th-29th, 2021.	[65][66]
Battle of BC 4	June 19th-21st, 2020	Canada	Melee, Ultimate	158	Cancelled	SWT Gold prior to cancellation.	[67]
e-Caribana	June 21st, 2020	Switzerland	Ultimate	16	Cancelled	2020 iteration cancelled. PGRU B-tier prior to PGRU hiatus.
CEO 2020	June 26th-28th, 2020	Florida	Ultimate	???	Cancelled	Postponed to December 11th-13th, 2020 and later cancelled. SWT Gold prior to cancellation.	[68][69]

July 2020

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
Low Tier City Expo 2020	July 10th-12th, 2020	Texas	64, Melee, Ultimate, Project+	330	Cancelled	2020 iteration cancelled. SWT Platinum prior to cancellation	[70]
COLOSSEL 2020	July 11th-12th, 2020	France	Ultimate	348	Cancelled	2020 iteration cancelled.	[71]
Fête 2020	July 23rd-26th, 2020	United Kingdom	Melee	N/A	Cancelled	SWT Gold prior to cancellation.	[72]
Smash Factor 9	July 24th-26th, 2020	Mexico	64, Melee, Ultimate	N/A	Postponed	Postponed indefinitely. SWT Platinum prior to postponement.	[73]
EVO 2020	July 31st-August 2nd, 2020	Nevada	Ultimate	N/A	Cancelled	Replaced with online event, but Smash Ultimate was cut from lineup. Online event was later cancelled due to sexual misconduct allegations.	[74][75]

August 2020

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
Super Smash Con 2020	August 6th-9th, 2020	Virginia	64, Melee, Brawl, Smash 4, Ultimate, Project+	N/A	Cancelled	SWT Platinum prior to cancellation.	[76]
FESTA	August 16th-22nd, 2020	Sweden	Melee	N/A	Postponed	Postponed to August 15th-21st, 2021, then later to July 17th-23rd, 2022.	[77][78]
Biggie III	August 21st-23rd, 2020	New Zealand	Melee, Ultimate	87+	Postponed	Postponed to February 5th-7th, 2021 due to confirmed community transmmission in New Zealand.	[79]
Shine 2020	August 28th-30th, 2020	Massachusetts	Melee, Ultimate	N/A	Cancelled		[80]

September 2020

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
Standoff 2020	September 4th-6th, 2020	Texas	Ultimate, Project+	N/A	Cancelled		[81]
DreamHack Montreal 2020	September 11th-13th, 2020	Canada	Melee, Ultimate	N/A	Postponed	Postponed until 2021, will likely keep current name.	[82]
Riptide	September 11th-13th, 2020	Ohio	Melee, Ultimate, Project+	N/A	Postponed	Cancelled, then reopened for September 10th-12th, 2021	[83][84]
Smash Dream Cup	September 12th-13th, 2020	Mexico	Ultimate	48	Postponed	Postponed until March 13th-14th 2021, but current status unknown.	[85]
Glitch: Infinite	September 19th-20th, 2020	MD/VA	Ultimate	N/A	Postponed	Postponed to an unknown date, then January 14th-16th, 2022, then February 18th-20th, 2022. SWT Gold prior to postponement.	[86][87][88]

October 2020

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
The Big House 10	October 2020	Michigan	N/A	N/A	Postponed	Scheduled for October prior to cancellation. It was then replaced by The Big House Online. The Big House Online was then canceled by Nintendo of America, due to the usage of Project Slippi. This caused heavy backlash towards the cease and desist from Nintendo, with the trending use of #FreeMelee. The tournament was later announced to be held on October 7th-9th, 2022.	[89][90][91]
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2020	October 4th-6th, 2020	France	Ultimate	N/A	Cancelled		[92]
Phoenix Revengeance	October 10th-11th, 2020	Chile	Ultimate	40	Postponed	Postponed to October 9th-10th, 2021, SWT Silver prior to postponement	[93]
The Script Trilogy	October 10th-11th, 2020	Maryland	Melee	N/A	Postponed	Postponed indefintely, SWT Gold prior to postponement	[94]
DreamHack Rotterdam 2020	October 16th-18th, 2020	Netherlands	Melee, Ultimate	N/A	Postponed	Postponed to 2021	[95]
Overlords of Orlando: OCTOBERLORDS 2	October 16th-18th, 2020	Florida	Melee, Ultimate	N/A	Cancelled		[96]
Blacklisted 6	October 17th-18th, 2020	Massachusetts	Project+	N/A	Postponed	Postponed to April 24th-25th, 2021; then to November 6th-7th, 2021.	[97][98]
Revival: A SmashUK Invitational	October 17th-18th, 2020	United Kingdom	Ultimate	16	Postponed	The tournament, which was to feature some of the United Kingdom's best players, was announced hours before the United Kingdom government restricted social gatherings to 6 people. The decision to postpone indefinitely was announced the next day.	[99]
Mainstage 2	October 23rd-25th, 2020	SoCal	Melee, Ultimate	N/A	Postponed	Cancelled, then Mainstage 2021 was later held on November 12th-14th, 2021.	[100]
First Attack 2020	Octoer 24th-25th, 2020	Puerto Rico	Ultimate	N/A	Cancelled	Replaced by Online event of the same name.	[101]
United LAN 2020	October 23rd-27th, 2020	Germany	Ultimate	52	Postponed	Postponed to Summer 2021.	[102]
Port Priority 6	October 31st-November 1st, 2020	Washington	Ultimate	N/A	Postponed	Postponed to October 2nd-3rd, 2021, later to October 30th-31st. SWT Gold prior to postponement	[103][104]

November 2020

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
DreamHack Atlanta 2020	November 13th-15th, 2020	Georgia	Melee, Ultimate	N/A	Cancelled	2020 iteration cancelled and moved to 2021	[105]
Apex 2020	November 20th-22nd, 2020	New Jersey	Melee, Ultimate	N/A	Postponed	Postponed to 2021. SWT Gold prior to postponement.	[106]

December 2020

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
2GG 5th Anniversary Saga	December 5th-6th, 2020	SoCal	Ultimate	N/A	Cancelled	Postponed to an unknown date, later cancelled.	[107]
Crossover Summit	December 10th-13th, 2020	SoCal	Melee, Ultimate	32	Cancelled		[108]

January 2021

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
Sumabato SP 17	January 9th, 2021	Japan	Ultimate	N/A	Postponed	Initially cancelled due to a state of emergency from a surge of infections. Later held on March 7th.	[109]
Kagaribi 1.5	January 10th, 2021	Japan	Ultimate	N/A	Cancelled	Cancelled due to a state of emergency from a surge of infections.	[110]
Kagaribi 2	January 24th, 2021	Japan	Ultimate	N/A	Cancelled	Cancelled due to a state of emergency from a surge of infections.	[111]

February 2021

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
Maesuma TOP 5	February 23rd, 2021	Japan	Ultimate	N/A	Postponed	Delayed repeatedly, finally set to take place on July 3rd-4th, 2021.	[112][113][114][115][116]

April 2021

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
Sumabato SP 18	April 24th, 2021	Japan	Ultimate	N/A	Postponed	First postponed to May 29th, then postponed until further notice. The final date was announced to be July 23rd, 2021, with Sumabato SP 19 to be held the very next day.	[117][118][119]
Kagaribi 4	April 25th, 2021	Japan	Ultimate	N/A	Postponed	First postponed to May 22nd, then postponed to June 26th-27th.	[120][121]

May 2021

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
15th Kanto	May 2nd, 2021	Japan	64	N/A	Cancelled	Cancelled due to an emergency declaration in Tokyo. Now planned to be held in summer or autumn.	[122]
Temple: Hermès Edition	May 29th-30th, 2021	France	Ultimate	N/A	Postponed	Postponed to September 4th-5th, 2021.

June 2021

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
SWT: Oceania Melee & Ultimate Regional Finals	June 25th-27th, 2021	Australia	Melee, Ultimate	32	Cancelled	Postponed to August 27th-29th, 2021, then postponed to November 12th-14th prior to cancellation. Sora for Melee and Jdizzle for Ultimate were invited as finalists.	[123][124][125]

July 2021

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
SWT: East Asia Ultimate Regional Finals	July 3rd-4th, 2021	Japan	Ultimate	16	Postponed	Postponed to September 25th-26th, 2021, then to November 6th-7th, 2021, then to November 27th-28th, 2021. The eight players from Southeast Asia were unable to attend due to travel restrictions. Eight competitors from SWT: Japan Ultimate Online Qualifier took their place while XIFL was invited as the sixth qualifying spot, bringing the total number of qualifying spots for the finals to five.	[126][127][128][129]
SWT: East Asia Melee Regional Finals	July 10th-11th, 2021	Japan	Melee	16	Postponed	Postponed to October 2nd-3rd, 2021, then postponed to November 20th-21st, 2021, then anticipated to November 13th-14th, 2021.	[130][131][132]
SWT: Europe Ultimate Regional Finals	July 17th-18th, 2021	Europe	Ultimate	16	Postponed	Postponed to September 18th-19th, 2021.	[133]
Kagaribi 5	July 31st, 2021	Japan	Ultimate	N/A	Postponed	Postponed to August 29th, 2021, then postponed to October 31st, 2021.	[134][135]
SWT: South America Melee & Ultimate Regional Finals	July 30th-August 1st, 2021	South America	Melee, Ultimate	32	Cancelled	Cancelled due to severe COVID-19 transmission in South America. Ultimate finals to be held online on August 1st. Melee finals cancelled, Chape and HP selected as the finalists by the Melee panel.	[136]

August 2021

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
SWT: Europe Melee Regional Finals	August 7th-8th, 2021	Europe	Melee	16	Postponed	Postponed to August 14th-15th, then to October 23-24th.	[137][138]

September 2021

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
SWT: Central America Melee Regional Finals	September 4th-5th, 2021	Central America	Ultimate	16	Anticipated	Anticipated to August 28th-29th, 2021 due to the rescheduling of other tournaments.	[139]
SWT: NA West Ultimate Regional Finals	September 25th-26th, 2021	United States	Ultimate	16	Postponed	Postponed to October 9th-10th, 2021.	[140]

January 2022

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
The Function 2 @ BrookLAN	January 15th, 2022	New York	Ultimate	N/A	Postponed	Postponed to Spring 2022, currently set for April 16th, 2022.	[141]
Reta Mítica 2022	January 15th, 2022	Mexico	Ultimate	64	Postponed	Postponed to April 2022.	[142]
GENESIS 8	January 28th-30th, 2022	NorCal	64, Melee, Ultimate	4,444	Postponed	Postponed to April 15th-17th, 2022.	[143]

February 2022

Tournament	Original Dates	Region	Games	Tentative Attendance	Status	Notes	Source
McSmashter 5	February 12-13th, 2022	Canada	Melee, Ultimate, Project+	N/A	Postponed	Indefinitely postponed. Project+ national tournament prior to postponement.	[144]
Seibugeki 10	February 13th, 2022	Japan	Ultimate	N/A	Cancelled	The Seibugeki of March 19th, 2022 is still under consideration between being held and postponement.	[145]