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List of major Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, sometimes abbreviated as Smash 4,[1][2] is a crossover fighting video game for the Wii U. Players control one of 58 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 as they take damage; characters become easier to knock into the air or out of bounds as the percentage increases.[3][4][5]

Overhead shot of a room full of people. In the foreground, several monitors are set up on tables and people are competing around each one. In the background, a light and camera setup focuses on a featured match, which is broadcast on a screen that audience members are watching.
2GGC: Greninja Saga was a PGR A-tier tournament held in May 2017. Several matches are being held in the foreground while a featured match and commentary desk are in the background.

While Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is in many ways the same game, the Nintendo 3DS being a handheld system severely limits its viability as both a competitive game and a spectator sport. While the game was played competitively for a few months before the Wii U version's release, there have been few if any serious competitions for it since.

Overview

Games in the Super Smash Bros. series 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.[6] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the fourth Smash Bros. title;[a] all four have been played competitively, as has a fan-made mod of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Project M.[7][8] While Smash for Wii U tournament rules initially varied, by 2016 they had standardized;[9] the first player to knock their opponent out of the arena twice within a six-minute match timer wins the set. Matches are played as best-of-three sets in early rounds of the tournament and best-of-five sets in later rounds. Tournaments use the double-elimination format; after their first loss players are sent to a lower bracket to compete against other players on their first loss, and following their second loss players are eliminated from the competition.[10]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U was released in North America and Europe in November 2014 and in Japan the following month.[11] The game was both a critical and commercial success; it received strong reviews,[12][13] and became the fastest-selling Wii U game in the United States, with almost half a million copies sold within its first three days.[14] As of March 2020, it sold over 5.3 million copies.[15] However, despite the game's popularity, prize pools for Smash tournaments were well below those of other esports. Unlike many other developers, Nintendo does not contribute to tournament prize pools. At EVO 2017, Smash for Wii U had 1,515 competitors and a prize pool of $15,150, funded entirely from entrance fees. At the same tournament, Injustice 2 had a prize pool of $50,000, despite having around half as many competitors, due to funding from its publisher, Warner Bros. Interactive.[16] Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios, widely considered the greatest Smash for Wii U player of all time, stated in 2018 that one could earn more by working at McDonald's than by winning EVO, and that he had earned only $45,000 for winning a world record 56 consecutive tournaments across 2015 and 2016.[16][17][18]

Smash Bros. tournaments are generally seeded so that the best players do not face off against each other until the later stages of an event. The most authoritative ranking of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U players is the Panda Global Rankings (PGR).[1][19] Five editions of the PGR rankings were released, covering tournaments held between 2015 and 2018. The PGR 100, a ranking of the 100 best Smash for Wii U players of all time, was released after the last regular ranking, and factored six more major tournaments into the rankings. In late 2018 the next Super Smash Bros. title, Ultimate, was released, and the PGR shifted to cover that game. In the first two rankings, covering 2015 and 2016, the PGR designated a combined 13 tournaments as major events with increased influence on the rankings.[20][21] Beginning with the third edition of the PGR, tournaments were grouped into one of four tiers – S, A, B, and C – based on the number of competitors with S being the most prestigious tier and C the least. In the fifth PGR, S was replaced with A+.[22][23][24][25] This list contains all PGR majors, S-tier, A+-tier, and A-tier events from the release of Smash for Wii U through the end of the PGR in 2018.

PGR major tournaments

Ally won EVO 2016, the largest Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament by number of entrants.

The following is a list of results from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments in 2015 and 2016 considered major by the Panda Global Rankings.[20][21][b]

List of major Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments in 2015 and 2016
TournamentLocationDateEntrants[c]Prize pool1st2nd3rd4thRefs.
APEX 2015Somerset, New Jersey, United StatesJanuary 30–February 1, 2015734$15,055 ZeRo Dabuz Mr. R 6WX[26][27][28]
CEO 2015Orlando, Florida, United StatesJune 26–28, 2015512Un­known ZeRo Nairo Dabuz Larry Lurr[29][30]
EVO 2015Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesJuly 17–19, 20151,926Un­known ZeRo Mr. R Nairo Abadango[31][32]
Paragon Los Angeles 2015Ontario, California, United StatesSeptember 5–6, 2015505Un­known Nairo Dabuz MVD Ally[33][34]
The Big House 5Dearborn, Michigan United StatesOctober 2–4, 2015512$6,120 ZeRo Nairo Dabuz ANTi[35][36]
GENESIS 3San Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 15–17, 20161,096$13,930 ZeRo Dabuz Ranai VoiD[37]
Pound 2016McLean, Virginia, United StatesApril 2–3, 2016513Un­known Abadango Ally Marss Mr. R[38][39]
CEO 2016Orlando, Florida, United StatesJune 24–26, 2016906Un­known ANTi Zinoto Dabuz Abadango[40][41]
EVO 2016Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesJuly 15–17, 20162,662$26,620 Ally Kameme[d] ZeRo VoiD[2][43][44]
Super Smash Con 2016Chantilly, Virginia, United StatesAugust 11–14, 20161,272Un­known Nairo Dabuz Mr. R VoiD[45][46]
The Big House 6Dearborn, Michigan, United StatesOctober 7–9, 2016777Un­known ZeRo ANTi Komorikiri Mr. R[47][48]
UGC Smash OpenCollinsville, Illinois, United StatesDecember 2–4, 2016205$15,000+ ZeRo Abadango ESAM Nairo[49][50][51]
2GGT ZeRo SagaLas Vegas, Nevada, United StatesDecember 16–18, 2016361$10,000+ MkLeo Larry Lurr VoiD ZeRo[52][53][54]

PGR S-tier and A+-tier tournaments

Dabuz won 2GGC: Civil War, which Yahoo Esports called "the most talent-heavy tournament in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U history."[55]
Salem won two major tournaments, EVO 2017 and DreamHack Atlanta 2017, on back-to-back weekends.

The following is a list of results from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments considered S-tier or A+-tier by the Panda Global Rankings.[22][23][24][25][e]

List of S-tier Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments in 2017-2018
TournamentLocationDateEntrants[c]Prize pool1st2nd3rd4thRefs.
GENESIS 4San Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 20–22, 20171,010Un­known MkLeo Ally ZeRo CaptainZack[56][57]
2GGC: Civil WarSanta Ana, California, United StatesMarch 24–26, 2017573$15,000 Dabuz Fatality T CaptainZack[58][59][60]
2GGC: Nairo SagaSanta Ana, California, United StatesJune 10–11, 2017485$20,000 ZeRo Salem MkLeo Nairo[61][62]
CEO 2017Ontario, California, United StatesJune 16–18, 2017611Un­known ZeRo MkLeo Larry Lurr Nairo[63][64]
EVO 2017Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesJuly 14–16, 20171,515$15,150 Salem ZeRo Larry Lurr Tweek[16][65]
DreamHack Atlanta 2017Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesJuly 21–23, 2017393$10,000 Salem VoiD Tweek Nairo[66][67]
Super Smash Con 2017Chantilly, Virginia, United StatesAugust 10–13, 20171,531Un­known Nairo ZeRo MkLeo Mr. R[68][69]
2GGC: SCR SagaSanta Ana, California, United StatesAugust 19–20, 2017301$3,000+ ZeRo MkLeo Larry Lurr Mistake[70][71][72]
Shine 2017Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesAugust 25–27, 2017659Un­known ZeRo Tweek Nairo Salem[73][74]
Game Tyrant Expo 2017Salt Lake City, Utah, United StatesSeptember 29–October 1, 2017332$30,000 MkLeo Elegant ZeRo Larry Lurr[75][76]
The Big House 7Detroit, Michigan, United StatesOctober 6–8, 2017512Un­known Dabuz Marss Cosmos ZeRo[77][78]
2GGC: Fire Emblem SagaSanta Ana, California, United StatesOctober 14–15, 2017351Un­known Salem Nairo Komorikiri Tweek[79][80]
2GGC: MkLeo SagaSanta Ana, California, United StatesNovember 4, 2017313Un­known Tweek KEN MkLeo Nairo[81][82]
2GG ChampionshipSanta Ana, California, United StatesDecember 1–3, 201720[f]$50,000 MkLeo ZeRo Salem Dabuz[83][84][85]
2GG: Hyrule SagaLong Beach, California, United StatesJune 23–24, 2018780Un­known Tweek Mr. R Dabuz ANTi[86][87]
CEO 2018Orlando, Florida, United StatesJune 29–July 1, 2018679Un­known MkLeo Tweek Cosmos CaptainZack[88][89]
EVO 2018Las Vegas, California, United StatesAugust 3–5, 20181,358Un­known Lima CaptainZack Nietono Mistake[90][91]
Super Smash Con 2018Chantilly, Virginia, United StatesAugust 9–12, 20181,380Un­known MkLeo Samsora Tweek Cosmos[92][93]

PGR A-tier tournaments

Nairo won Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas, the tournament with the largest prize pool of 2018.
MkLeo won Umebura Japan Major and Get On My Level 2018, the only two major Smash for Wii U events held outside the United States.

The following is a list of results from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments considered A-tier by the Panda Global Rankings.[22][23][24][25][e]

List of A-tier Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments in 2017-2018
TournamentLocationDateEntrants[c]Prize pool1st2nd3rd4thRefs.
2GGC: Genesis SagaSanta Ana, California, United StatesJanuary 14, 2017466$2,000+ ZeRo Komorikiri VoiD Tweek[94][95]
2GGC: Midwest Mayhem SagaSanta Ana, California, United StatesFebruary 11, 2017331$2,000+ ZeRo Tweek Komorikiri Ned[96][97]
Frostbite 2017Ann Arbor, Michigan, United StatesFebruary 25–26, 2017342Un­known ZeRo Tsu Nairo Dabuz[98][99]
Frame Perfect Series 2Orlando, Florida, United StatesMarch 18–19, 2017208$1,500+ Kirihara ZeRo MkLeo Komorikiri[100][101]
CEO DreamlandOrlando, Florida, United StatesApril 14–16, 2017376Un­known ZeRo Mr. R Nairo Dabuz[102][103]
DreamHack Austin 2017Austin, Texas, United StatesApril 28–30, 2017313$10,000 ZeRo MkLeo Ally Larry Lurr[104][105]
Umebura Japan MajorTokyo, JapanMay 6–8, 2017478Un­known MkLeo KEN Choco 9B[106][107]
Royal Flush 2017Atlantic City, New Jersey, United StatesMay 12–14, 2017146$5,000 ZeRo Mr. R Tweek VoiD[108][109]
2GGC: Greninja SagaSanta Ana, California, United StatesMay 20, 2017350$5,000+ Ally Larry Lurr Komorikiri ANTi[110][111]
MomoCon 2017Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesMay 25–28, 2017286$5,000+ Nairo Fatality ZeRo Larry Lurr[112][113]
Smash'N'Splash 3Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United StatesJune 2–4, 2017444Un­known ZeRo Ally Larry Lurr Tweek[114][115]
2GGC: Arms SagaSanta Ana, California, United StatesJuly 8–9, 2017200$1,500+ Dabuz ZeRo KEN VoiD[116][117]
PAX Arena at PAX West 2017Seattle, Washington, United StatesSeptember 1–4, 201712Un­known ZeRo Nairo Salem Ally[118][119]
2GGC: West Side SagaSanta Ana, California, United StatesSeptember 9, 2017300$2,000+ ZeRo Tweek Shuton KEN[120][121][122]
IBP Masters ShowdownSanta Ana, California, United StatesNovember 11–12, 2017131$10,000 MkLeo Larry Lurr KEN Komorikiri[123]
Genesis 5Oakland, California, United StatesJanuary 19–21, 2018674Un­known MkLeo Mistake Salem Nairo[124][125]
Frostbite 2018Dearborn, Michigan, United StatesFebruary 9–11, 2018866Un­known Dabuz Tweek Mistake Salem[126][127]
SML: Battle for VegasLas Vegas, Nevada, United StatesMarch 24–27, 2018154$25,000 Nairo MkLeo Mistake Fatality[128][129]
SwitchFestLong Beach, California, United StatesApril 21–22, 2018162Un­known MkLeo Nairo Larry Lurr Komorikiri[130][131]
Get On My Level 2018Mississauga, Ontario, CanadaMay 18–20, 2018446Un­known MkLeo Nairo Mistake Komorikiri[132][133]
MomoCon 2018Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesMay 24–27, 2018353$5,000 Tweek Salem Komorikiri Nairo[134][135]
Smash'N'Splash 4Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United StatesJune 1–3, 2018527$5,000+ VoiD Salem MkLeo Light[136][137]
Smash SoundsBrooklyn, New York, United StatesJuly 7–8, 2018261Un­known Dabuz Abadango Shuton Light[138]
Shine 2018Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesAugust 24–26, 2018472Un­known Salem Mistake Tweek Light[139][140][141]
The Big House 8Detroit, Michigan, United StatesOctober 5–7, 2018281Un­known Cosmos ESAM Tweek yeti[142][143]
DreamHack Atlanta 2018Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesNovember 16–18, 2018280Un­known Tweek Dabuz VoiD Wrath[144][145]

Notes

References

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