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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 region 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.Edit

Notable playersEdit

Globally ranked playersEdit

These SoCal players are ranked on SSB64 League's 2018 64 League Rankings.

64 League ranking Name Notes
18 Hero Pie    
22 Cobr    
40 Janitor   
54 Bard   Ranked in both SoCal and NorCal.

These SoCal players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:

Super Smash Bros. MeleeEdit

Notable playersEdit

Globally ranked playersEdit

These SoCal players were ranked on the SSBMRank 2022.

SSBMRank Name Notes
3 Mango    One of the Five Gods of Melee.
12 KoDoRiN   Currently the second-best Marth player in the world.
14 Fiction  
15 S2J   One of the best Captain Falcon players in the world.
27 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.
28 Lucky   One of the best Fox players for a good portion of Melee's history.
30 null  
44 Smash Papi  
45 Franz   Currently the best Dr. Mario player in the world.
57 Kürv   
69 Suf  
73 Faceroll  
86 Khalid  
99 nut  

These SoCal players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:

Other notable playersEdit

Super Smash Bros. BrawlEdit

Notable playersEdit

Globally ranked playersEdit

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

SSBBRank Name 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

These SoCal players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:

Super Smash Bros. 4Edit

Notable playersEdit

Globally ranked playersEdit

These SoCal players are ranked on Panda Global Rankings 100.

PG ranking Name Notes
8 Larry Lurr   The best Fox main of all time.
11 VoiD   One of the best Sheik players of all time.
27 Elegant   The best Luigi player in the world.
29 falln   One of the best Rosalina & Luma players in the world.
47 AC    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.
61 Zenyou   One of the best Mario players in the world.
62 K9sbruce    One of the best Diddy Kong and Sheik players in SoCal.
64 Tyrant   One of the best Meta Knight players in the early metagame.
67 Charliedaking  
98 Eon  

These SoCal players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:

Other notable playersEdit

  • Nicko : One of the two best Shulk players in the world.

Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit

Notable playersEdit

Globally ranked playersEdit

These players are ranked on the UltRank 2022/OrionRank 2022.

UltRank OrionRank Name Notes
60 140 T3 DOM   The best Richter player in the world.
— 111 Chase  
— 145 Larry Lurr   

These SoCal players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:

Other notable playersEdit

Project M/Project+Edit

Notable PlayersEdit

Globally ranked playersEdit

These players were ranked on the PMRank 2022.

PMRank Name Notes
3 Sosa  
18 Sneez   One of the best R.O.B. players in the world.
31 Yung Quaff  One of the best Meta Knight players in the world. Currently resides in Massachusetts.
33 Tealz  
34 Sabre  One of the best Ivysaur players in the world.
35 Suvir  
36 Narq  Originally from New York
HM LoyaL  

These SoCal players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:

Other notable playersEdit

See alsoEdit

Power rankings:

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