Texas

Texas is a Smash region that encompasses the U.S. state of the same name. Due to the significant travel time it takes to traverse across the large state, Texas is further divided into smaller subregions, surrounding its largest cities: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin.
Texas was home to a significant Super Smash Bros. Melee scene since the game's early competitive life, notably hosting the major events and . However, the region became better known for being one of the big four Super Smash Bros. Brawl regions (along with the Tristate Area, Southern California, and Florida) for most of Brawls competitive lifespan thanks to the series and the performances from players such as , , and . Though the inactivity of its players right before the release of Super Smash Bros. 4 weakened the region, it continued to grow throughout the 2010s, thanks to the rise of tournament series such as and the appearances of many larger esports events in Texas, including and . As such, the region became known for hosting some of the strongest Super Smash Bros., Smash 4 and Project M scenes in the United States, with many players rising to the national spotlight during this time, such as , , , , and . Though it weakened once again in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate after the decline or absence of the region's best Smash 4 players, the post-COVID-19 pandemic period saw the region rebound thanks to the rise of new players such as in Melee and in Ultimate, as well as moving to Texas during this time.
==Smashers==
:See also: :Category:Texas smashers
The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.
===Globally ranked players===
Tag	Character(s)	Best placement 	Notes
 	 	PMRank 2022: 42nd 	
 	 	MPGR 2019: 37th 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2014: 81st 	
 	 	PMRank 2019: 41st 	
 	 	MPGR 2018: 19th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 99th 	
 	 	MPGR 2019: 52nd 	
 	 	2021-2022 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 41st 	
 	 	OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 124th 	
 	 	RetroSSBMRank 2005: HM 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2022: 34th 	Formerly known as bobby big ballz.
 	 	OrionRank 2017: 29th 	Moved to Ohio in mid-2017 and last competed as a Texas player that year.
 	 	2018 64 League Rankings: 17th 	
 	 	2024 SSBBRank: 19th 	
 	 	2019-2020 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 59th 	
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 41st 	
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 65th 	
 	 	PMRank 2019: 19th 	
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 21st 	
 	 	2018 64 League Rankings: 53rd 	
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 73rd 	
 	 	PGR v5: Area 51 	
 	 	OrionRank 2018: 8th LumiRank 2024.2: 15th 	
 	 	PMRank 2018: 32nd 	
 	 	PGR v1: 44th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.1: 17th 	Moved to Texas from Florida in 2021.
 	 	2018 64 League Rankings: 26th 	
 	 	UltRank 2022: 56th 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2022: 77th 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2023: 14th 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 16th 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2022: 26th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.1: 7th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 60th 	
 	 	2018 64 League Rankings: 30th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2023: 118th 	
 	 	MPGR 2019: 100th 	
 	 	2019-2020 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 6th 	
 	 	OrionRank 2022: 134th 	Attends university in Georgia; originally from Texas
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 27th OrionRank 2016: 20th 	
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 31st 	
 	 	MPGR 2018: 80th 	Currently banned.
 	 	2019-2020 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 39th 	
 	 	2023 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 7th SSBMRank 2023: 9th	Resided in Texas in 2022 and the first half of 2023 before moving back to Florida.
 	 	SSBMRank 2016: 30th 	Competed in Texas from 2014-2016.
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: HM (101-150) 	
 	 	OrionRank 2022: 69th 	
 	 	2018 64 League Rankings: 7th 	
===Nationally ranked players===
Tag	Character(s)	Best placement	Notes
===Other notable players===
Tag	Character(s)	Notes
 	 	Known as one of the best Roy mains and one of the best players in the United States.
==Tournaments==
:See also: :Category:Texas tournaments
===Notable tournament series===
Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region. 
Tournament 	Games	Type 	Status
 	 	Monthly 	
DreamHack Austin	 	Annual 	Discontinued
DreamHack Dallas	 	Annual 	Ongoing
 	 	Annual 	Discontinued
 	 	Unscheduled	Discontinued
 	 	Weekly 	Discontinued
/Low Tide City 	 	Annual 	Discontinued
 	 	Annual 	Discontinued
 	 	Annual 	On hiatus
 	 	Weekly 	Ongoing
 	 	Unscheduled	Discontinued
 	 	Bimonthly 	Discontinued
 	 	Annual 	Discontinued
===Notable tournaments===
Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level. 
Tournament	Date 	Entrants	Supermajor	Major 	Superregional	Other
 	January 15th-16th, 2005 	128+ 	— 	 	— 	—
 	May 19th-20th, 2006 	144+ 	 	—	— 	—
 	April 10th-12th, 2009 	140+ 	— 	 	— 	—
 	April 2nd-4th, 2010 	100+ 	— 	 	— 	—
 	November 5th-7th, 2010 	182 	 	—	— 	—
 	March 18th-20th, 2011 	139+ 	— 	 	— 	
 	August 4th-5th, 2012 	96+ 	— 	—	 	—
 	October 19th-20th, 2013 	76+ 	— 	—	 	
 	August 16th-17th, 2014 	121+ 	— 	—	 	—
 	December 20th-21st, 2014 	227+ 	— 	—	 	—
 	March 28th-29th, 2015 	161+ 	— 	—	 	
 	August 1st-2nd, 2015 	436 	— 	 	 	—
 	December 12th, 2015 	~50 	— 	 	— 	—
 	January 29th-31st, 2016 	~600 	— 	 	 	—
 	February 6th, 2016 	400+ 	— 	—	 	—
 	March 17th-19th, 2016 	20th 	 	—	— 	—
 	May 6th-8th, 2016 	398 	— 	 	— 	—
 	June 8th-9th, 2016 	436 	— 	 	 	—
 	August 6th-7th, 2016 	618 	— 	—	 	—
 	April 28th-30th, 2017 	1,030 	— 	 	— 	—
 	August 5th-6th, 2017 	436 	— 	 	 	
 	October 28th-29th, 2017 	430 	— 	—	 	
 	December 9th-10th, 2017 	53 	— 	 	— 	—
 	January 12th-14th, 2018 	16 	— 	 	— 	—
 	February 24th, 2018 	474 	— 	—	 	
 	June 1st-3rd, 2018 	613 	— 	—	 	—
 	June 8th-10th, 2018 	94 	— 	—	 	—
 	July 27th-29th, 2018 	738 	— 	 	 	—
 	November 10th, 2018 	146 	— 	—	 	—
 	May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 	597 	— 	—	 	
 	July 12th-14th, 2019 	1,027 	— 	 	 	
 	August 30th-September 1st, 2019 	257 	— 	—	 	—
 	October 26th, 2019 	76 	— 	—	 	—
 	October 2nd, 2021 	90 	— 	 	— 	—
 	October 1st-3rd, 2021 	1,406 	 	—	 	
 	April 29th-May 1st, 2022 	693 	— 	 	— 	
 	August 19th-21st, 2022 	483 	— 	 	— 	—
 	September 16th-17th, 2022 	64 	— 	—	 	—
 	September 30th-October 2nd, 2022	610 	— 	 	 	
 	October 15th-16th, 2022 	113 	— 	—	 	—
 	May 13th-14th, 2023 	705 	— 	—	 	
 	September 23rd-24th, 2023 	299 	— 	 	— 	—
 	September 29th-30th, 2023 	72 	— 	—	 	—
 	October 13th-15th, 2023 	712 	— 	 	— 	
 	March 18th, 2023 	104 	— 	 	— 	—
 	February 3rd, 2024 	196 	— 	—	 	—
 	May 4th-5th, 2024 	217 	— 	—	 	—
 	May 11th-12th, 2024 	679 	— 	—	 	
 	May 25th, 2024 	121 	— 	—	 	—
===Largest singles events===
Rank	Tournament	Date 	Game	Attendance	Winner 	Character(s)
1 	 	October 1st-3rd, 2021 	 	1,101 	 	
2 	 	April 29th-May 1st, 2022 	 	561 	 	
3 	 	May 13th-14th, 2023 	 	536 	 	
4 	 	May 11th-12th, 2024 	 	495 	 	
5 	 	May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 	 	491 	 	
6 	 	August 19th-21st, 2022 	 	466 	 	
7 	 	October 13th-15th, 2023 	 	443 	 	
8 	 	April 28th-30th, 2017 	 	438 	 	
9 	 	September 30th-October 2nd, 2022	 	418 	 	
10 	 	February 6th, 2016 	 	400 	—	—
==See also==
*Texas Power Rankings
**Austin Power Rankings
**Central Texas Power Rankings
**Dallas-Fort Worth Power Rankings
**Houston Power Rankings
Category:American regions