Florida

Florida is a Smash region that encompasses the U.S. state of Florida, located in the southeastern United States. Florida is often split up into different subregions, the most important ones being Central Florida, which includes Tampa and Orlando, and South Florida, which includes Miami. North Florida has Jacksonville, and Southwest Florida has Cape Coral.
As one of the most popular destinations for conventions in the country, Florida has been home to one of the largest and most active tournament scenes, particularly after the release of Brawl. It is known as one of the strongest Melee regions in the United States, as the home of and , two of the best players in the world, and many other nationally ranked players. Florida also hosts a strong and active Smash 4 and Project M scene. During Brawl's competitive lifetime, Florida was known as one of the "big four" regions along with New York/New Jersey, SoCal, and Texas as one of the four strongest regions in the country, most famously home to , one of the best players in the world.
Florida is host to , one of the world's premiere fighting game events, and several major MLG events have been hosted in Orlando. In the grassroots scene, Florida was known for hosting the charity events, as well as other stacked majors such as the series.
==Smashers==
:See also: :Category:Florida smashers
The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.
===Globally ranked players===
Tag	Character(s)	Best placement 	Notes
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 86th PGR v1: 47th Spring 2019 PGRU: Area 51 	
 	 	PGR v2: 37th UltRank 2022: 30th 	Known as dyr in Smash 4.
 	 	SSBMRank 2023: 90th 	
 	 	UltRank 2022: 23rd 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 132nd 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 30th 	
 	 	OrionRank Mid-Year 2022: 150th 	
 	 	UltRank 2022: 71st 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2014: 10th 	Currently resides in Georgia.
 	 	PGRU v2: 32nd 	
 	 	PGR v2: 38th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 112th 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2016: 68th PGR v1: 14th OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 18th	Resided in South Carolina for most of Brawl and in Oklahoma in late-Smash 4 and early-Ultimate.
 	 	OrionRank 2022: 142nd 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 86th 	
 	 	MPGR 2019: 65th PMRank 2016: 6th 	Also known as MrLz
 	 	MPGR 2018: 27th 	
 	 	OrionRank 2019: 34th 	
 	 	MPGR 2019: 1st 	
 	 	UltRank 2022: 33rd 	
 	 	OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 101st 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 93rd 	
 	 	2017 SSBMRank: 75th 	
 	 	OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 39th 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 76th 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 18th 	
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 68th PGR v4: 23rd 	Banned from competitive play.
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 95th 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2017: 4th SSBBRank 2016-2017: 12th OrionRank 2016: 19th 	Widely considered the greatest Smash player of all-time and one of the Five Gods. Moved to Florida in 2015.
 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 30th 	
 	 	OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In: 98th 	
 	 	OrionRank 2018: 88th OrionRank 2019: 23rd 	Currently resides in Texas; these placements are his highest while living in Florida.
 	 	SSBBRank 2016-2017: 6th PGR v1: 21st 	Moved to Oklahoma in 2018.
 	 	PGRU v3 Spring 2019 PGRU: 13th 	
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 32nd PGR v1: 49th 	
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 57th 	Known as RedHalberd in Brawl.
 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 97th 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 31st 	
 	 	MPGR 2018: 4th 	Currently resides in Oregon.
 	 	SSBMRank 2016: 24th 	
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 77th 	Known as ScaryLB in Brawl.
 	 	LumiRank Mid-Year 2023: 81st-90th 	
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 43rd PGR v1: 45th 	
 	 	PGRU v2: 40th 	
 	 	SSBBRank 2016-2017: 3rd PGR v4: 2nd OrionRank 2019: 17th 	Moved to Florida from Tristate in 2016. Currently banned from most events.
 	 	OrionRank 2018: 12th Fall 2019 PGRU: 2nd 	Banned from most regions and remains inactive.
 	 	OrionRank 2017: 74th OrionRank 2022: 128th 	Known as Cashmere in Smash 4.
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 45th 	
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 34th 	Moved out of Florida by the start of Smash 4.
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 76th 	
 	 	OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 135th 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2023: 76th 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 41st 	
 	 	MPGR 2019: 5th 	Currently resides in Texas.
===Nationally ranked players===
Tag	Character(s)	Best placement 	Notes
 	 	OrionRank North America Top 200: 137th	
 	 	OrionRank North America Top 200: 89th 	
 	 	OrionRank North America Top 200: 99th 	
 	 	OrionRank North America Top 200: 63rd 	
===Other notable players===
Tag	Character(s)	Notes
==Tournaments==
:See also: :Category:Florida tournaments
===Notable tournament series===
Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region. 
Tournament 	Games	Type 	Status
 	 	Annual 	Ongoing
 	 	Biannual 	Ongoing
 	 	Unscheduled	Discontinued
 	 	Biannual 	Ongoing
 	 	Biannual 	Ongoing
Luminosity Makes Moves Miami	 	Annual 	Ongoing
 	 	Unscheduled	Discontinued
 	 	Unscheduled	Discontinued
 	 	Annual 	Discontinued
===Notable tournaments===
Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level. 
Tournament	Date 	Entrants	Supermajor	Major 	Superregional	Other
 	August 26th-27th, 2006 	176+ 	 	—	— 	—
 	July 17th-20th, 2008 	150+ 	— 	—	 	
 	April 16th-18th, 2010 	184 	— 	 	— 	—
 	June 27th-29th, 2014 	262+ 	— 	 	— 	—
 	January 17th-18th, 2015 	451 	— 	 	 	
 	June 26th-28th, 2015 	512+ 	— 	 	— 	—
 	November 21st, 2015 	195 	— 	—	 	
 	February 27th-28th, 2016 	300+ 	— 	—	 	
 	June 24th-26th, 2016 	1,488 	 	 	— 	—
 	January 7th, 2017 	406 	— 	—	 	
 	March 18th-19th, 2017 	379 	— 	 	 	
 	April 14th-16th, 2017 	727 	— 	 	— 	—
 	June 16th-18th, 2017 	866 	 	—	 	—
 	October 28th-29th, 2017 	367 	— 	—	 	—
 	June 29th-July 1st, 2018 	1,091 	 	 	— 	
 	January 5th-6th, 2019 	393 	— 	—	 	
 	March 9th-10th, 2019 	212 	— 	—	 	—
 	April 27th-28th, 2019 	611 	— 	—	 	
 	June 28th-30th, 2019 	1,386 	 	—	 	—
 	March 13th-15th, 2020 	970 	— 	—	 	
 	June 5th-6th, 2021 	422 	— 	—	 	—
 	December 3rd-5th, 2021 	777 	— 	 	— 	—
 	December 17th-19th, 2021 	718 	 	 	— 	—
 	June 24th-26th, 2022 	834 	— 	 	 	—
 	October 28th-30th, 2022 	476 	— 	 	— 	—
 	April 23rd, 2023 	118 	— 	—	 	—
 	June 23rd-25th, 2023 	701 	— 	—	 	—
 	September 22nd, 2023 	16 	— 	—	 	—
 	September 23rd, 2023 	174 	— 	—	 	—
 	October 27th-29th, 2023 	458 	 	—	 	—
 	March 8th, 2024 	16 	— 	 	— 	—
 	March 9th-10th, 2024 	224 	— 	 	— 	—
 	April 20th, 2024 	10 	— 	—	 	—
 	June 28th-30th, 2024 	553 	— 	—	 	—
 	September 27th-29th, 2024	16 	— 	 	— 	—
 	October 18th, 2024 	16 	— 	 	— 	—
 	October 19th-20th, 2024 	148 	— 	 	— 	—
 	November 1st-3rd, 2024 	534 	 	 	— 	—
 	December 13th-15th, 2024 	171 	— 	—	 	
===Largest singles events===
Rank	Tournament	Date 	Game	Attendance	Winner	Character(s)
1 	 	June 28th-30th, 2019 	 	1,164 	 	
2 	 	June 24th-26th, 2016 	 	906 	 	
3 	 	June 29th-July 1st, 2018	 	679 	 	
4 	 	June 24th-26th, 2016 	 	678 	 	
5 	 	June 16th-18th, 2017 	 	611 	 	
6 	 	June 23rd-25th, 2023 	 	513 	 	
7 	 	June 26th-28th, 2015 	 	512 	 	
8 	 	March 13th-15th, 2020 	 	506 	 	
9 	 	June 26th-28th, 2015 	 	483 	 	
10 	 	October 28th-30th, 2022 	 	476 	 	
==See also==
*Florida Power Rankings
Category:American regions