List of major Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments

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Still from the broadcast before the start of the match, with Tweek and MkLeo in the foreground and the spectators and event locale in the background
Tweek (left) and MkLeo (right) moments before the start of the Grand Finals of the Singles tournament of 2GG: Kongo Saga, a Supermajor held in 2019.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a crossover fighting video game for the Nintendo Switch. Players control one of over 80 characters drawn from Nintendo and third-party game franchises, and try to knock their opponents out of an arena. Each player has a percentage meter which rises when they take damage; characters become easier to knock into the air or out of bounds as the percentage increases.[1][2] Like with all other Super Smash Bros. games, Ultimate's competitive scene features both Singles (1v1) and Doubles (2v2) tournament, with Ultimate introducing a new form of 1v1 competition named "Squad Strike" in which the players switch between different characters during a same game; Singles competition is largely seen as the most prestigious form of Super Smash Bros. competition.[3]

Games in the Super Smash Bros. franchise have been played competitively since the early 2000s, but the inclusion of Super Smash Bros. Melee at the 2013 edition of Evolution Championship Series (Evo), a major multi-game tournament, was seen as a turning point; after Evo 2013, competitive Smash saw an increase in tournaments, media coverage, and attention from Nintendo.[4] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the fifth officially released Smash Bros. title; all five have been played competitively, in addition to a fan-made mod of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Project M.[5][6] Many of the top-ranked Ultimate players were highly ranked in previous Smash Bros. games, in particular Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.[7]

Ultimate was released on December 7, 2018, to critical acclaim,[8][9] and broke sales records in the United States and Europe en route to becoming the best-selling fighting game of all time.[10][11][12] The release of Ultimate saw an increase in the number of people entering and watching tournaments, leading to an increase in available prize money compared to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.[13] However, unlike many other developers, Nintendo does not contribute funds to tournament prize pools. As a result, the prize pools for Ultimate are still significantly smaller than those of other fighting games.[14][15] The Ultimate tournament at Evo 2019 had just over 3,500 entrants, which made it the largest offline tournament held in Smash Bros. franchise history.[16] However, its prize pool of $35,300 - $10 from each player's registration fee - was smaller than that of Street Fighter V, which had only 1,951 entrants, but whose developer Capcom contributed $50,000 to the prize pool.[14][15][17] Additionally, Japanese law significantly limits cash prizes for esports events held in that country. Some Japanese tournaments use legal loopholes to provide cash prizes,[18] while others offer non-cash prizes, including tickets for players to attend American tournaments.[19] Nintendo received widespread criticism after Ultimate was the only game at Evo Japan 2020 not to offer a cash prize. While other games' developers joined the Japan Esports Union, allowing them to offer prizes, Nintendo did not, and instead awarded the winner a Switch controller emblazoned with a gold Smash Bros. logo.[20][21][22] In a January 2020 interview, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa indicated that the company did not intend to support esports, stating that the company's focus was on inclusiveness, and their ability to create games that many people want to play, without the need for prize money, was one of Nintendo's strengths.[23][24]

Smash Bros. tournaments are generally seeded so that the best players do not face off against each other until the later stages of a tournament. The most authoritative ranking of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players is the Panda Global Rankings Ultimate (PGRU).[20][25][26] The PGRU groups tournaments into one of four tiers – S, A, B, and C – based on the number of entrants, with S being the most prestigious tier and C the least. Tournaments can also qualify for higher tiers by having a large number of highly ranked players, even if the overall number of entrants is lower. Tournaments held outside of the United States require fewer entrants to qualify for higher tiers, owing to their smaller competitive communities.[25][27] S-tier and A-tier events are frequently called "Majors", with S-tier tournaments sometimes called "Supermajors"; winning a Major is largely considered the most prestigious accomplishment in Ultimate.[28][29][30][31] This list contains all PGRU Majors – S- and A-tier events – from the release of Ultimate through the present.[a]

PGRU S-tier tournaments[edit]

Photograph of MkLeo staring intensely towards something out-of-shot to the left.
Mexico's MkLeo holds the record for most Ultimate Singles Majors won, with ten S-tier events and five A-tier events won to date; those include Genesis 6, the first Supermajor in Ultimate history, which took place in the United States.
Photograph of zackray staring towards something out-of-shot to the left.
Japan's zackray holds the record for most Majors won in his country; Japanese tournaments rarely offer money prizes, unlike the rest of the world's, and Majors usually only hold Singles tournaments.
Photograph of Tea posing for the camera.
Japan's Tea won Europe's first Supermajor, Temple: Hermès Edition.

The following is a list of results from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments considered S-tier by the Panda Global Rankings Ultimate:[33][34][35]

List of S-tier Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments
Tournament Location Date Entrants[b] Prize pool Singles Doubles Refs.
1st 2nd 1st 2nd
Genesis 6 United States Oakland, California, United States February 2–3, 2019 2,105 $20,890 Mexico MkLeo United States VoiD United States Dark Wizzy
United States Salem
United States Light
United States Marss
[36][37]
Frostbite 2019 United States Detroit, Michigan, United States February 22–24, 2019 1,239 Un­known United States Tweek Mexico MkLeo United States Marss
United States Tweek
United States ESAM
United States MVD
[38][39][40]
Umebura Japan Major Japan Tokyo, Japan May 1–2, 2019 1,015 ¥0 Japan Kameme Japan ProtoBanham [41][42]
MomoCon 2019 United States Atlanta, Georgia, United States May 23–26, 2019 1,280 $10,000 Mexico MkLeo United States Tweek Canada Ally
United States Samsora
United States Marss
Mexico MkLeo
[43][44]
Smash'N'Splash 5 United States Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States May 31 – June 2, 2019 1,610 Un­known Mexico MkLeo United States Samsora United States Dark Wizzy
United States Nairo
Canada Ally
Netherlands Mr. R
[45][46]
Evo 2019 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States August 2–4, 2019 3,529 $35,300 Mexico MkLeo United States Tweek [47]
Super Smash Con 2019 United States Chantilly, Virginia, United States August 8–11, 2019 2,708 Un­known Mexico MkLeo United States Samsora United States Light
United States Marss
Mexico Javi
Mexico MkLeo
[48][49]
Shine 2019 United States Worcester, Massachusetts, United States August 23–25, 2019 882 Un­known United States Samsora Mexico MkLeo United States Dark Wizzy
Mexico MkLeo
United States Light
United States Marss
[50][51]
Mainstage United States Ontario, California, United States September 20–22, 2019 273 $5,000 United States Nairo Mexico MkLeo France Glutonny
Mexico MkLeo
United States Nairo
United States Samsora
[52][53]
The Big House 9 United States Detroit, Michigan, United States October 4–6, 2019 1,017 $10,170 Japan zackray United States Dabuz Japan Shuton
Japan zackray
United States Light
United States Marss
[54][55]
2GG: Kongo Saga United States La Mirada, California, United States December 7–8, 2019 909 Un­known Mexico MkLeo United States Tweek France Glutonny
Mexico MkLeo
Mexico Maister
Japan zackray
[56][57]
Let's Make Big Moves United States New York City, New York, United States January 3–6, 2020 650 $6,350+ United States Nairo United States Dabuz United States Dark Wizzy
United States Light
United States Marss
United States Samsora
[58][59][60]
Evo Japan 2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan January 24–26, 2020 1,819 ¥0 Japan Shuton Japan Kome [20][61]
Genesis 7 United States Oakland, California, United States January 24–26, 2020 1,699 $20,566 United States Marss Mexico MkLeo United States Light
United States Marss
France Glutonny
Mexico MkLeo
[62][63][64]
Frostbite 2020 United States Detroit, Michigan, United States February 21–23, 2020 1,280 $12,800 Mexico MkLeo Mexico Maister United States Light
United States Marss
Mexico Maister
Japan zackray
[65][66][67]
Kagaribi#4 Japan Tokyo, Japan June 26–27, 2021 386 ¥0 Japan ProtoBanham Japan zackray [68]
Temple: Hermès Edition France Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France September 4–5, 2021 863 €8,630 Japan Tea France Glutonny [c] [70]
Riptide United States Sandusky, Ohio, United States September 10–12, 2021 1,024 $10,240 Mexico MkLeo United States Tweek United States Lui$
United States Scend[d]
United States Epic_Gabriel
Mexico Sparg0
[71]
Low Tide City United States Round Rock, Texas, United States September 10–12, 2021 1,024 $11,010 Mexico MkLeo United States Dabuz United States Lui$
United States Scend[d]
Mexico Javi
Mexico MkLeo
[72]
Kagaribi#5 Japan Tokyo, Japan October 20, 2021 512 ¥0 Japan zackray Japan Shuton [73]
Mainstage 2021 United States Ontario, California, United States November 12–14, 2021 830 $8,300 Mexico MkLeo Mexico Sparg0 United States ESAM
United States MVD
United States Light
United States Marss
[74]
Smash World Championship 2021 United States Orlando, Florida, United States December 17–19, 2021 40 $75,000 Mexico MkLeo United States Cosmos [75]
Collision 2022 United States North Bergen, New Jersey, United States March 12–13, 2022 361 $11,250 Mexico Sparg0 United States Tweek France Glutonny
Mexico MkLeo
Mexico Chag
Mexico Sparg0
[76]
Genesis 8 United States San Jose, California, United States April 15–17, 2022 1,959 $29,385 Mexico MkLeo France Glutonny Mexico Chag
Mexico Sparg0
Mexico BigBoss
Mexico MkLeo
[77]
Pound 2022 United States Laurel, Maryland, United States April 22–24, 2022 280 Un­known France Glutonny Mexico MkLeo [78]
Kagaribi#7 Japan Tokyo, Japan May 4-5, 2022 769 ¥0 Japan acola Japan Asimo [79]
MomoCon 2022 United States Atlanta, Georgia, United States May 4-5, 2022 666 $14,990 United States Light United States Dabuz United States Lui$
United States Scend
United States Goblin
United States Zomba
[80]
COLOSSEL 2022 France Lyon, France April 15–17, 2022 1,024 $21,735 Mexico MkLeo Mexico Maister [81]
Double Down 2022 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States July 8-10, 2022 987 $14,805 Japan ProtoBanham Mexico MkLeo United States Lui$
United States Scend
Mexico BigBoss
Mexico MkLeo
[82]
Smash Factor 9 Mexico Puebla, Puebla, Mexico July 29-31, 2022 681 TBD Mexico MkLeo United States Dabuz Mexico BigBoss
Mexico MkLeo
Mexico Maister
Mexico Skyjay
[83]
Super Smash Con 2022 United States Chantilly, Virginia, United States August 11-14, 2022 1,347 TBD United States Onin Mexico Maister Mexico MkLeo
Spain Sisqui
United States Light
United States Marss
[84]
The Big House 10 United States Detroit, Michigan, United States October 7-9, 2022 636 TBD Canada Riddles United States Light Mexico Maister
Mexico Skyjay
United States Light
United States Marss
[85]
Ludwig Smash Invitational United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States October 21-23, 2022 32 $52,502 Mexico MkLeo Japan acola [86][87]
Let's Make Moves Miami United States Miami, Florida, United States October 28-30, 2022 467 Japan acola United States Onin Japan acola
United States Onin
United States Ned
United States Dark Wizzy
[88]
Mainstage 2022 United States Ontario, California, United States December 2-4, 2022 512 Mexico Sparg0 United States Tweek United States Lui$
United States Scend
Canada Ouch!?
Canada Blacktwins13
[89]
Let's Make BIG Moves 2023 United States New York, New York, United States January 6-8, 2023 790 United States Tweek Mexico Sparg0 Mexico Sparg0

Mexico Chag

Mexico BigBoss

Mexico MkLeo

[90]
Genesis 9 United States San Jose, California, United States January 20-22, 2023 1215 Mexico MkLeo United States MuteAce Mexico Sparg0

Mexico Chag

United States MuteAce

United States Scend

[91]

PGRU A-tier tournaments[edit]

Photograph of Tweek, basked in blue light from the venue, facing left.
United States' Tweek won both the first Singles Major and Doubles Major tournaments in Ultimate history, at Let's Make Moves; it was the only Major event held in 2018, the year of the game's release.
Photograph of Glutonny smiling and looking towards the left of the camera.
France's Glutonny won Europe's first Ultimate Singles Major, Syndicate 2019, held in the Netherlands.
Photograph of Marss, basked in blue light from the venue, facing left.
United States' Marss won the first Ultimate Singles Major held in Mexico, Smash Factor 8.

The following is a list of results from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments considered A-tier by the Panda Global Rankings Ultimate:[33][34][35]

List of A-tier Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments
Tournament Location Date Entrants[b] Prize pool Singles Doubles Refs.
1st 2nd 1st 2nd
Let's Make Moves[e] United States Somerset, New Jersey, United States December 29, 2018 448 Un­known United States Tweek United States Dabuz United States Cosmos
United States Tweek
United States Light
United States Xion
[92]
Umebura SP 2[e] Japan Tokyo, Japan January 12, 2019 500 ¥0 Japan Zackray[f] Japan Shuton [93]
Glitch 6[e] United States Laurel, Maryland, United States January 19–20, 2019 551 Un­known United States Tweek United States Nairo Canada Ally
Mexico MkLeo
United States Cosmos
United States Tweek
[94]
Smash Ultimate Summit[e] United States Los Angeles, California, United States January 19–20, 2019 16 $51,917 Mexico MkLeo United States Dabuz [95]
Umebura SP 3 Japan Tokyo, Japan April 12, 2019 509 ¥0 Japan Nietono Japan Kameme [96]
2GG: Prime Saga United States La Mirada, California, United States April 13–14, 2019 842 Un­known Japan Shuton Japan zackray Mexico Javi
Mexico MkLeo
Japan Shuton
Japan zackray
[97][98]
Pound 2019 United States Laurel, Maryland, United States April 19–21, 2019 802 Un­known Canada Ally United States Myran United States Light
United States Marss
United States Nairo
United States Samsora
[99][100]
Get On My Level 2019 Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 17–19, 2019 847 Un­known United States Tweek United States Marss Mexico MkLeo
Mexico Serge!
United States Cosmos
United States Nairo
[101][102]
CEO 2019 United States Daytona Beach, Florida, United States June 28–30, 2019 1,164 Un­known Mexico MkLeo United States Marss [103][104]
Albion 4 United Kingdom London, England July 6–7, 2019 895 Un­known France Glutonny United States Dabuz Spain Greward
Spain Marc[g]
France Glutonny
France Leon
[105][106]
Low Tier City 7 United States Arlington, Texas, United States July 12–14, 2019 696 Un­known United States Tweek United States Dabuz United States Light
United States Marss
United States BestNess[d]
United States Lui$
[107][108]
Smash Factor 8 Mexico San Pedro Cholula, Mexico July 26–28, 2019 532 Un­known United States Marss Mexico MkLeo Mexico Javi
Mexico MkLeo
France Glutonny
Netherlands Mr. R
[109][110]
Umebura SP 4 Japan Tokyo, Japan August 17, 2019 517 ¥0 Japan Abadango Japan Brood [111][112]
Switchfest 2019 United States La Mirada, California, United States August 31 – September 1, 2019 447 Un­known Japan Kameme Japan Tea United States MVD
United States Puppeh
Japan HIKARU
Japan Kameme
[113][114]
Glitch 7[h] United States Laurel, Maryland, United States September 14–15, 2019 566 Un­known United States ESAM United States Light United States Nairo
United States Tweek
United States Dark Wizzy
United States Light
[116][117]
Umebura SP 5 Japan Tokyo, Japan September 28, 2019 512 ¥0 Japan Shuton Japan zackray [118][119]
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019 France Aubervilliers, France October 4–6, 2019 490 €8,000 Mexico MkLeo France Glutonny Germany Longo
Mexico MkLeo
Germany cyve
Netherlands Mr. R
[120][121][122]
Thunder Smash 3: Clash of the Pandas United States Long Beach, California, United States October 12, 2019 86 $10,000+ Japan Tea United States Marss [123][124]
Umebura SP 6 Japan Tokyo, Japan October 21–22, 2019 722 ¥0 Japan Kuro Japan Kameme [125][126]
Smash Ultimate Summit 2 United States Los Angeles, California, United States October 24–27, 2019 16 $50,000+ Mexico MkLeo United States Samsora [127][128]
Syndicate 2019 Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands October 25–27, 2019 640 Un­known France Glutonny Germany quiK France Glutonny
France Leon
Germany Lucky
Germany Rinor
[129][130]
DreamHack Atlanta 2019 United States Atlanta, Georgia, United States November 15–17, 2019 641 $10,000 United States Marss United States Samsora United States Cosmos
United States Light
United States Marss
United States ScAtt
[131][132][133]
Umebura SP 7 Japan Tokyo, Japan November 16, 2019 758 ¥0 Japan zackray Japan KEN [134]9:00[135]
EGS Cup 3 Japan Tokyo, Japan January 12–13, 2020 128 ¥0 Japan zackray Japan Abadango [136][137]
Glitch 8 United States Laurel, Maryland, United States January 18–19, 2020 729 Un­known United States Tweek United States Dark Wizzy United States ESAM
United States MVD
United States Cosmos
Mexico Maister
[138][139]
Kagaribi#3 Japan Tokyo, Japan March 27, 2021 132 ¥0 Japan Tea Japan Atelier [140]
Ultimate WANTED #3 France Créteil, France August 12–15, 2021 525 €7,500 France Glutonny United States Fatality France Glutonny
France Leon
SpainMarcbri[g]
Spain sisqui
[141]
Smash Ultimate Summit 3 United States Los Angeles, California, United States August 26–29, 2021 16 $159,132 United States Tweek Mexico MkLeo [142][143]
Glitch 8.5 United States Laurel, Maryland, United States September 24–26, 2021 421 $6,315 United States ESAM Mexico MkLeo United States Light
United States Marss
United States naitosharp
United States Tilde
[144]
Seibugeki #8 Japan Tokyo, Japan October 10, 2021 192 ¥0 Japan ProtoBanham Japan Eim [145]
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest United States Herndon, Virginia, United States October 15–17, 2021 769 $7,690 United States Light Mexico Sparg0 [146]
MaesumaTOP#6 Japan Osaka, Japan October 23, 2021 320 ¥0 Japan ProtoBanham Japan Atelier [147]
Port Priority 6 United States Tukwila, Washington, United States October 30–31, 2021 640 $6,726 Mexico MkLeo Mexico Sparg0 United States BassMage
Mexico Skyjay
United States Javi
Mexico MkLeo
[148]
Vienna Challengers Arena 2021 Austria Vienna, Austria November 20–21, 2021 512 €15,120 United Kingdom Peli France Glutonny France Glutonny
France Mika
France Oryon
France PeW
[149]
CEO 2021 United States Orlando, Florida, United States December 3–5, 2021 781 $7,810 United States Kola France Glutonny [150]
Let's Make Big Moves 2022 United States New York City, New York, United States January 7–9, 2022 768 $7,680 United States Quidd United States Kola United States Hawk[i]
United States Linus
United States Charles
United States Quidd
[151]
Kagaribi#6 Japan Tokyo, Japan January 8–9, 2022 768 ¥0 Japan zackray Japan Shuton [152]
Glitch: Infinite United States Laurel, Maryland, United States February 18–20, 2022 616 Un­known United States Cosmos United States Zomba United States LeoN
United States Zomba
Japan Gackt
United States Scend
[153]
Smash Ultimate Summit 4 United States Los Angeles, California, United States March 3–6, 2022 16 $157,800 Mexico Sparg0 United States Light [78]
RETA 2022 Mexico Mazatlán, Mexico April 1–3, 2022 20 TBD Mexico MkLeo Mexico Sparg0 [154]
Low Tide City United States Round Rock, Texas, United States April 29-May 1, 2022 561 TBD Mexico Sparg0 United States Kola United States Chase
United States Lui$
United States Dark Wizzy
United States Ned
[155]
MaesumaTOP#7 Japan Osaka, Japan April 29-May 1, 2022 512 ¥0 Japan acola Japan Shuton [156]
Battle of BC 4 Canada Vancouver, Canada June 10-12, 2022 408 TBD Japan KEN Japan Tea United States ESAM
United States MVD
United States BassMage
United States Tilde
[157]
MaesumaTOP#8 Japan Osaka, Japan June 11-12, 2022 590 ¥0 Japan Yoshidora Japan Hero [158]
Gimvitational United States Laurel, Maryland, United States June 16-19, 2022 16 $35,706 Japan acola United States Light [159]
Crown 2 United States Orem, Utah, United States June 18-19, 2022 416 $12,160 Japan Tea United States Dabuz United States Lui$
United States Scend
United States BassMage
United States Goblin
[160]
e-Caribana 2022 Switzerland Crans-près-Céligny, Switzerland June 19, 2022 32 TBD Mexico MkLeo Germany quiK [161]
CEO 2022 United States Daytona Beach, Florida, United States June 24-26, 2022 651 $6,510 Dominican Republic Sonix Canada Riddles [162]
95 Kings of Fields 2 France Eaubonne, France June 24-26, 2022 256 $6,510 Mexico MkLeo France Raflow [163]
Get On My Level 2022 Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 1-3, 2022 753 $11,295 United States Onin Canada Big D United States Linus
United States Lucy
United States Demon
United States Onin
[164]
Kagaribi#8 Japan Tokyo, Japan July 30-31, 2022 771 ¥0 Japan Miya Japan Abadango [165]
Smash Ultimate Summit 5 United States Los Angeles, California, United States September 15-18, 2022 16 TND Japan ProtoBanham United States Light [166]
Glitch - Regen United States Laurel, Maryland, United States September 23-25, 2022 422 United States Light Japan Kameme United States Dark Wizzy
United States Ned
United States 6WX
Dominican Republic Sonix
[167]
Lost Tech City 2022 United States San Antonio, Texas, United States September 30-October 2, 2022 418 United States Marss Mexico Maister United States Lui$
United States Scend
Mexico Maister
Mexico Skyjay
[168]
Port Priority 7 United States Auburn, Washington, United States November 12-13, 2022 600 United States Tweek United States Kurama Japan Kameme
Japan Shuton
United States Stroder Ame
United States BassMage
DreamHack Atlanta 2022 United States Atlanta, Georgia, United States November 18-20, 2022 415 $10,000 United States ApolloKage United States Anathema United States Tavares
United States merf
United States lolyoshi
United States Chunky
[169]
Apex 2022 United States Secaucus, New Jersey, United States November 18-20, 2022 607 Japan Miya United States Jakal United States Zomba
United States Tilde
United States Exciled
United States LeoN
[170]
Scuffed World Tour United States Los Angeles, California, United States December 18, 2022 16 $25,000 Mexico Sparg0 United States Tweek [171]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the PGRU suspended the competitive season in mid-March 2020.[32]
  2. ^ a b Entrant counts are drawn from smash.gg, the tool that tournament organizers use to manage brackets. The data is self-reported.
  3. ^ A Doubles tournament started on the first day; however, it was cancelled the following morning due to logistical issues.[69]
  4. ^ a b c BestNess changed his name to Scend in 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d This tournament was retroactively recognized as a Major after the PGRU established its tournament ranking system.
  6. ^ Zackray changed the capitalization of his name to "zackray" during 2019.
  7. ^ a b Marc also used the name Marcbri in some tournaments.
  8. ^ Glitch 7 was expected to be an S-tier event, but lost its status due to one of the top-ranked players dropping out of the event.[115] The following PGRU season, a rule change was made to prevent an event's tier from dropping due to a single player disqualifying.[27]
  9. ^ Hawk changed his name to Lucy in 2022.

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