# List of major Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments

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. 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.
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. 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. Many of the top-ranked Ultimate players were highly ranked in previous Smash Bros. games, in particular Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Ultimate was released on December 7, 2018, to critical acclaim, and broke sales records in the United States and Europe en route to becoming the best-selling fighting game of all time. 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. 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. 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. 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. Additionally, Japanese law significantly limits cash prizes for esports events held in that country. Some Japanese tournaments use legal loopholes to provide cash prizes, while others offer non-cash prizes, including tickets for players to attend American tournaments. 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. 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.
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). 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. 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. This list contains all PGRU Majors – S- and A-tier events – from the release of Ultimate through the present.

## PGRU S-tier tournaments

The following is a list of results from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments considered S-tier by the Panda Global Rankings Ultimate:
List of S-tier Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments :
| Tournament | Location | Date | Entrants | Prize pool | Singles | Singles | Doubles | Doubles | Refs. |
| Tournament | Location | Date | Entrants | Prize pool | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | Refs. |
| Genesis 6 | Oakland, California, United States | February 2–3, 2019 | 2,105 | $20,890 | MkLeo | VoiD | Dark Wizzy Salem | Light Marss | |
| Frostbite 2019 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | February 22–24, 2019 | 1,239 | Un­known | Tweek | MkLeo | Marss Tweek | ESAM MVD | |
| Umebura Japan Major | Tokyo, Japan | May 1–2, 2019 | 1,015 | ¥0 | Kameme | ProtoBanham | — | — | |
| MomoCon 2019 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | May 23–26, 2019 | 1,280 | $10,000 | MkLeo | Tweek | Ally Samsora | Marss MkLeo | |
| Smash'N'Splash 5 | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States | May 31 – June 2, 2019 | 1,610 | Un­known | MkLeo | Samsora | Dark Wizzy Nairo | Ally Mr. R | |
| Evo 2019 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | August 2–4, 2019 | 3,529 | $35,300 | MkLeo | Tweek | — | — | |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | August 8–11, 2019 | 2,708 | Un­known | MkLeo | Samsora | Light Marss | Javi MkLeo | |
| Shine 2019 | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | August 23–25, 2019 | 882 | Un­known | Samsora | MkLeo | Dark Wizzy MkLeo | Light Marss | |
| Mainstage | Ontario, California, United States | September 20–22, 2019 | 273 | $5,000 | Nairo | MkLeo | Glutonny MkLeo | Nairo Samsora | |
| The Big House 9 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | October 4–6, 2019 | 1,017 | $10,170 | zackray | Dabuz | Shuton zackray | Light Marss | |
| 2GG: Kongo Saga | La Mirada, California, United States | December 7–8, 2019 | 909 | Un­known | MkLeo | Tweek | Glutonny MkLeo | Maister zackray | |
| Let's Make Big Moves | New York City, New York, United States | January 3–6, 2020 | 650 | $6,350+ | Nairo | Dabuz | Dark Wizzy Light | Marss Samsora | |
| Evo Japan 2020 | Tokyo, Japan | January 24–26, 2020 | 1,819 | ¥0 | Shuton | Kome | — | — | |
| Genesis 7 | Oakland, California, United States | January 24–26, 2020 | 1,699 | $20,566 | Marss | MkLeo | Light Marss | Glutonny MkLeo | |
| Frostbite 2020 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | February 21–23, 2020 | 1,280 | $12,800 | MkLeo | Maister | Light Marss | Maister zackray | |
| Kagaribi#4 | Tokyo, Japan | June 26–27, 2021 | 386 | ¥0 | ProtoBanham | zackray | — | — | |
| Temple: Hermès Edition | Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France | September 4–5, 2021 | 863 | €8,630 | Tea | Glutonny | — | — | |
| Riptide | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | September 10–12, 2021 | 1,024 | $10,240 | MkLeo | Tweek | Lui$ Scend | Epic_Gabriel Sparg0 | |
| Low Tide City | Round Rock, Texas, United States | September 10–12, 2021 | 1,024 | $11,010 | MkLeo | Dabuz | Lui$ Scend | Javi MkLeo | |
| Kagaribi#5 | Tokyo, Japan | October 20, 2021 | 512 | ¥0 | zackray | Shuton | — | — | |
| Mainstage 2021 | Ontario, California, United States | November 12–14, 2021 | 830 | $8,300 | MkLeo | Sparg0 | ESAM MVD | Light Marss | |
| Smash World Championship 2021 | Orlando, Florida, United States | December 17–19, 2021 | 40 | $75,000 | MkLeo | Cosmos | — | — | |
| Collision 2022 | North Bergen, New Jersey, United States | March 12–13, 2022 | 361 | $11,250 | Sparg0 | Tweek | Glutonny MkLeo | Chag Sparg0 | |
| Genesis 8 | San Jose, California, United States | April 15–17, 2022 | 1,959 | $29,385 | MkLeo | Glutonny | Chag Sparg0 | BigBoss MkLeo | |
| Pound 2022 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | April 22–24, 2022 | 280 | Un­known | Glutonny | MkLeo | — | — | |
| Kagaribi#7 | Tokyo, Japan | May 4-5, 2022 | 769 | ¥0 | acola | Asimo | — | — | |
| MomoCon 2022 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | May 4-5, 2022 | 666 | $14,990 | Light | Dabuz | Lui$ Scend | Goblin Zomba | |
| COLOSSEL 2022 | Lyon, France | April 15–17, 2022 | 1,024 | $21,735 | MkLeo | Maister | — | — | |
| Double Down 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | July 8-10, 2022 | 987 | $14,805 | ProtoBanham | MkLeo | Lui$ Scend | BigBoss MkLeo | |
| Smash Factor 9 | Puebla, Puebla, Mexico | July 29-31, 2022 | 681 | TBD | MkLeo | Dabuz | BigBoss MkLeo | Maister Skyjay | |
| Super Smash Con 2022 | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | August 11-14, 2022 | 1,347 | TBD | Onin | Maister | MkLeo Sisqui | Light Marss | |
| The Big House 10 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | October 7-9, 2022 | 636 | TBD | Riddles | Light | Maister Skyjay | Light Marss | |
| Ludwig Smash Invitational | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | October 21-23, 2022 | 32 | $52,502 | MkLeo | acola | — | — | |
| Let's Make Moves Miami | Miami, Florida, United States | October 28-30, 2022 | 467 | | acola | Onin | acola Onin | Ned Dark Wizzy | |
| Mainstage 2022 | Ontario, California, United States | December 2-4, 2022 | 512 | | Sparg0 | Tweek | Lui$ Scend | Ouch!? Blacktwins13 | |
| Let's Make BIG Moves 2023 | New York, New York, United States | January 6-8, 2023 | 790 | | Tweek | Sparg0 | Sparg0 Chag | BigBoss MkLeo | |
| Genesis 9 | San Jose, California, United States | January 20-22, 2023 | 1215 | | MkLeo | MuteAce | Sparg0 Chag | MuteAce Scend | |

## PGRU A-tier tournaments

The following is a list of results from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments considered A-tier by the Panda Global Rankings Ultimate:
List of A-tier Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments :
| Tournament | Location | Date | Entrants | Prize pool | Singles | Singles | Doubles | Doubles | Refs. |
| Tournament | Location | Date | Entrants | Prize pool | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | Refs. |
| Let's Make Moves | Somerset, New Jersey, United States | December 29, 2018 | 448 | Un­known | Tweek | Dabuz | Cosmos Tweek | Light Xion | |
| Umebura SP 2 | Tokyo, Japan | January 12, 2019 | 500 | ¥0 | Zackray | Shuton | — | — | |
| Glitch 6 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | January 19–20, 2019 | 551 | Un­known | Tweek | Nairo | Ally MkLeo | Cosmos Tweek | |
| Smash Ultimate Summit | Los Angeles, California, United States | January 19–20, 2019 | 16 | $51,917 | MkLeo | Dabuz | — | — | |
| Umebura SP 3 | Tokyo, Japan | April 12, 2019 | 509 | ¥0 | Nietono | Kameme | — | — | |
| 2GG: Prime Saga | La Mirada, California, United States | April 13–14, 2019 | 842 | Un­known | Shuton | zackray | Javi MkLeo | Shuton zackray | |
| Pound 2019 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | April 19–21, 2019 | 802 | Un­known | Ally | Myran | Light Marss | Nairo Samsora | |
| Get On My Level 2019 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | May 17–19, 2019 | 847 | Un­known | Tweek | Marss | MkLeo Serge! | Cosmos Nairo | |
| CEO 2019 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | June 28–30, 2019 | 1,164 | Un­known | MkLeo | Marss | — | — | |
| Albion 4 | London, England | July 6–7, 2019 | 895 | Un­known | Glutonny | Dabuz | Greward Marc | Glutonny Leon | |
| Low Tier City 7 | Arlington, Texas, United States | July 12–14, 2019 | 696 | Un­known | Tweek | Dabuz | Light Marss | BestNess Lui$ | |
| Smash Factor 8 | San Pedro Cholula, Mexico | July 26–28, 2019 | 532 | Un­known | Marss | MkLeo | Javi MkLeo | Glutonny Mr. R | |
| Umebura SP 4 | Tokyo, Japan | August 17, 2019 | 517 | ¥0 | Abadango | Brood | — | — | |
| Switchfest 2019 | La Mirada, California, United States | August 31 – September 1, 2019 | 447 | Un­known | Kameme | Tea | MVD Puppeh | HIKARU Kameme | |
| Glitch 7 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | September 14–15, 2019 | 566 | Un­known | ESAM | Light | Nairo Tweek | Dark Wizzy Light | |
| Umebura SP 5 | Tokyo, Japan | September 28, 2019 | 512 | ¥0 | Shuton | zackray | — | — | |
| Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019 | Aubervilliers, France | October 4–6, 2019 | 490 | €8,000 | MkLeo | Glutonny | Longo MkLeo | cyve Mr. R | |
| Thunder Smash 3: Clash of the Pandas | Long Beach, California, United States | October 12, 2019 | 86 | $10,000+ | Tea | Marss | — | — | |
| Umebura SP 6 | Tokyo, Japan | October 21–22, 2019 | 722 | ¥0 | Kuro | Kameme | — | — | |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 2 | Los Angeles, California, United States | October 24–27, 2019 | 16 | $50,000+ | MkLeo | Samsora | — | — | |
| Syndicate 2019 | Utrecht, Netherlands | October 25–27, 2019 | 640 | Un­known | Glutonny | quiK | Glutonny Leon | Lucky Rinor | |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2019 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | November 15–17, 2019 | 641 | $10,000 | Marss | Samsora | Cosmos Light | Marss ScAtt | |
| Umebura SP 7 | Tokyo, Japan | November 16, 2019 | 758 | ¥0 | zackray | KEN | — | — | $^{9:00}$ |
| EGS Cup 3 | Tokyo, Japan | January 12–13, 2020 | 128 | ¥0 | zackray | Abadango | — | — | |
| Glitch 8 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | January 18–19, 2020 | 729 | Un­known | Tweek | Dark Wizzy | ESAM MVD | Cosmos Maister | |
| Kagaribi#3 | Tokyo, Japan | March 27, 2021 | 132 | ¥0 | Tea | Atelier | — | — | |
| Ultimate WANTED #3 | Créteil, France | August 12–15, 2021 | 525 | €7,500 | Glutonny | Fatality | Glutonny Leon | Marcbri sisqui | |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 3 | Los Angeles, California, United States | August 26–29, 2021 | 16 | $159,132 | Tweek | MkLeo | — | — | |
| Glitch 8.5 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | September 24–26, 2021 | 421 | $6,315 | ESAM | MkLeo | Light Marss | naitosharp Tilde | |
| Seibugeki #8 | Tokyo, Japan | October 10, 2021 | 192 | ¥0 | ProtoBanham | Eim | — | — | |
| Super Smash Con: Fall Fest | Herndon, Virginia, United States | October 15–17, 2021 | 769 | $7,690 | Light | Sparg0 | — | — | |
| MaesumaTOP#6 | Osaka, Japan | October 23, 2021 | 320 | ¥0 | ProtoBanham | Atelier | — | — | |
| Port Priority 6 | Tukwila, Washington, United States | October 30–31, 2021 | 640 | $6,726 | MkLeo | Sparg0 | BassMage Skyjay | Javi MkLeo | |
| Vienna Challengers Arena 2021 | Vienna, Austria | November 20–21, 2021 | 512 | €15,120 | Peli | Glutonny | Glutonny Mika | Oryon PeW | |
| CEO 2021 | Orlando, Florida, United States | December 3–5, 2021 | 781 | $7,810 | Kola | Glutonny | — | — | |
| Let's Make Big Moves 2022 | New York City, New York, United States | January 7–9, 2022 | 768 | $7,680 | Quidd | Kola | Hawk Linus | Charles Quidd | |
| Kagaribi#6 | Tokyo, Japan | January 8–9, 2022 | 768 | ¥0 | zackray | Shuton | — | — | |
| Glitch: Infinite | Laurel, Maryland, United States | February 18–20, 2022 | 616 | Un­known | Cosmos | Zomba | LeoN Zomba | Gackt Scend | |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 4 | Los Angeles, California, United States | March 3–6, 2022 | 16 | $157,800 | Sparg0 | Light | — | — | |
| RETA 2022 | Mazatlán, Mexico | April 1–3, 2022 | 20 | TBD | MkLeo | Sparg0 | — | — | |
| Low Tide City | Round Rock, Texas, United States | April 29-May 1, 2022 | 561 | TBD | Sparg0 | Kola | Chase Lui$ | Dark Wizzy Ned | |
| MaesumaTOP#7 | Osaka, Japan | April 29-May 1, 2022 | 512 | ¥0 | acola | Shuton | — | — | |
| Battle of BC 4 | Vancouver, Canada | June 10-12, 2022 | 408 | TBD | KEN | Tea | ESAM MVD | BassMage Tilde | |
| MaesumaTOP#8 | Osaka, Japan | June 11-12, 2022 | 590 | ¥0 | Yoshidora | Hero | — | — | |
| Gimvitational | Laurel, Maryland, United States | June 16-19, 2022 | 16 | $35,706 | acola | Light | — | — | |
| Crown 2 | Orem, Utah, United States | June 18-19, 2022 | 416 | $12,160 | Tea | Dabuz | Lui$ Scend | BassMage Goblin | |
| e-Caribana 2022 | Crans-près-Céligny, Switzerland | June 19, 2022 | 32 | TBD | MkLeo | quiK | — | — | |
| CEO 2022 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | June 24-26, 2022 | 651 | $6,510 | Sonix | Riddles | — | — | |
| 95 Kings of Fields 2 | Eaubonne, France | June 24-26, 2022 | 256 | $6,510 | MkLeo | Raflow | — | — | |
| Get On My Level 2022 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | July 1-3, 2022 | 753 | $11,295 | Onin | Big D | Linus Lucy | Demon Onin | |
| Kagaribi#8 | Tokyo, Japan | July 30-31, 2022 | 771 | ¥0 | Miya | Abadango | — | — | |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 5 | Los Angeles, California, United States | September 15-18, 2022 | 16 | TND | ProtoBanham | Light | — | — | |
| Glitch - Regen | Laurel, Maryland, United States | September 23-25, 2022 | 422 | | Light | Kameme | Dark Wizzy Ned | 6WX Sonix | |
| Lost Tech City 2022 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | September 30-October 2, 2022 | 418 | | Marss | Maister | Lui$ Scend | Maister Skyjay | |
| Port Priority 7 | Auburn, Washington, United States | November 12-13, 2022 | 600 | | Tweek | Kurama | Kameme Shuton | Stroder Ame BassMage | |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2022 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | November 18-20, 2022 | 415 | $10,000 | ApolloKage | Anathema | Tavares merf | lolyoshi Chunky | |
| Apex 2022 | Secaucus, New Jersey, United States | November 18-20, 2022 | 607 | | Miya | Jakal | Zomba Tilde | Exciled LeoN | |
| Scuffed World Tour | Los Angeles, California, United States | December 18, 2022 | 16 | $25,000 | Sparg0 | Tweek | — | — | |