List of largest Smash tournaments

This is a list of the largest Smash tournaments in history based on the number of confirmed entrants for each event. It includes the top 30 largest Smash tournaments over any game in the series, as well as listings for each individual game separately (including the Project M mod). Online tournaments and pre-release window tournaments are not included.
The record for largest Smash tournament is currently held by , with 3,534 entrants for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
==Overall==
Rank	Name 	Game	Date 	Entrants	Winner
1 	EVO 2019 	 	August 2nd-4th, 2019 	3,534 	
2 	 	 	August 8th-11th, 2019 	2,708 	
3 	EVO 2016 	 	July 15th-17th, 2016 	2,662 	
4 	 	 	August 10th-13th, 2023 	2,607 	
5 	 	 	August 11th-14th, 2022 	2,388 	
6 	EVO 2016 	 	July 15th-17th, 2016 	2,372 	
7 	 	 	August 8th-11th, 2024 	2,281 	
8 	 	 	February 1st-3rd, 2019 	2,105 	
9 	 	 	May 5th-6th, 2024 	2,030 	
10 	 	 	April 15th-17th, 2022 	1,959 	
11 	EVO 2015 	 	July 17th-19th, 2015 	1,926 	
12 	EVO 2015 	 	July 17th-19th, 2015 	1,869 	
13 	GENESIS 3 	 	January 15th-17th, 2016 	1,828 	
14 	EVO Japan 2020 The tournament had 2,988 entrants registered, but 1,819 was the amount that actually showed up; since it was both a free entrant tournament and also had a significant amount of DQs, the DQs were factored in.	 	January 24th-26th, 2020 	1,819 	
15 	GENESIS 4 	 	January 20th-22nd, 2017 	1,704 	
16 	 	 	January 24th-26th, 2020 	1,699 	
17 	 	 	May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 	1,610 	
18 	The Big House 6 	 	October 7th-9th, 2016 	1,563 	
19 	 	 	April 15th-17th, 2022 	1,552 	
20 	 	 	February 16th-18th, 2024	1,541 	
21 	Super Smash Con 2017 	 	August 10th-13th, 2017 	1,531 	
22 	The Big House 7 	 	October 6th-8th, 2017 	1,522 	
23 	EVO 2017 	 	July 14th-16th, 2017 	1,508 	
24 	 	 	February 16th-18th, 2024	1,504 	
25 	 	 	October 7th-8th, 2023 	1,472 	
26 	EVO 2017 	 	July 14th-16th, 2017 	1,428 	
26 	 	 	July 27th-28th, 2024 	1,428 	
28 	 	 	August 9th-12th, 2018 	1,379 	
29 	GENESIS 5 	 	January 19th-21st, 2018 	1,359 	
30 	EVO 2018 	 	August 3rd-5th, 2018 	1,358 	
==By game==
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Rank	Name 	Date 	Entrants	Winner
1 	 	August 2nd-4th, 2019 	3,534 	
2 	 	August 8th-11th, 2019 	2,708 	
3 	 	August 10th-13th, 2023 	2,607 	
4 	 	August 11th-14th, 2022 	2,388 	
5 	 	August 8th-11th, 2024 	2,281 	
6 	 	February 1st-3rd, 2019 	2,105 	
7 	 	May 5th-6th, 2024 	2,030 	
8 	 	April 15th-17th, 2022 	1,959 	
9 	EVO Japan 2020	January 24th-26th, 2020 	1,819 	
10 	 	January 24th-26th, 2020 	1,699 	
11 	 	May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 	1,610 	
12 	 	February 16th-18th, 2024	1,505 	
13 	 	October 7th-8th, 2023 	1,472 	
14 	 	July 27th-28th, 2024 	1,428 	
15 	 	September 1st-3rd, 2023 	1,348 	
===Super Smash Bros. 4===
Rank	Name 	Date 	Entrants	Winner
1 	EVO 2016 	July 15th-17th, 2016 	2,662 	
2 	EVO 2015 	July 17th-19th, 2015 	1,926 	
3 	Super Smash Con 2017	August 10th-13th, 2017 	1,531 	
4 	EVO 2017 	July 14th-16th, 2017 	1,508 	
5 	 	August 9th-12th, 2018 	1,379 	
6 	EVO 2018 	August 3rd-5th, 2018 	1,355 	
7 	Super Smash Con 2016	August 11th-14th, 2016 	1,272 	
8 	GENESIS 3 	January 15th-17th, 2016 	1,096 	
9 	GENESIS 4 	January 20th-22nd, 2017 	1,012 	
10 	CEO 2016 	June 24th-26th, 2016 	906 	
11 	Frostbite 2018 	February 9th-11th, 2018 	866 	
12 	Apex 2015 	January 30th-February 1st, 2015	837 	
13 	2GG: Hyrule Saga 	June 23rd-24th, 2018 	780 	
14 	The Big House 6 	October 7th-9th, 2016 	777 	
15 	EVO Japan 2018 	January 26th-28th, 2018 	757 	
All tournaments listed above are for , due to the Wii U version being heavily favored for competitive play. Listings for are not displayed separately due to the two games sharing a tournament scene.
===Super Smash Bros. Brawl===
Rank	Name 	Date 	Entrants	Winner
1 	Apex 2012 	January 6th-8th, 2012 	400 	
2 	Apex 2014 	January 17th-19th, 2014	370 	
3 	Apex 2013 	January 11th-13th, 2013	338 	
4 	AxisGaming 	August 30th, 2008 	303 	
5 	GENESIS 	July 10th-12th, 2009 	292 	
6 	Apex 2010 	August 6th-8th, 2010 	269 	
7 	MLG Columbus 2010 	June 4th-6th, 2010 	250 	
8 	Clash of the Titans IV	February 7th-8th, 2009 	249 	
9 	Winter Game Fest IV 	January 17th-18th, 2009	243 	
10 	Sun Rise Tournament 	August 10th-12th, 2012 	240 	
===Super Smash Bros. Melee===
Rank	Name 	Date 	Entrants	Winner
1 	EVO 2016 	July 15th-17th, 2016 	2,372 	
2 	EVO 2015 	July 17th-19th, 2015 	1,869 	
3 	GENESIS 3 	January 15th-17th, 2016 	1,828 	
4 	GENESIS 4 	January 20th-22nd, 2017 	1,704 	
5 	The Big House 6	October 7th-9th, 2016 	1,563 	
6 	 	April 15th-17th, 2022 	1,552 	
7 	 	February 16th-18th, 2024	1,541 	
8 	The Big House 7	October 6th-8th, 2017 	1,522 	
9 	EVO 2017 	July 14th-16th, 2017 	1,428 	
10 	GENESIS 5 	January 19th-21st, 2018 	1,359 	
11 	EVO 2018 	August 3rd-5th, 2018 	1,353 	
12 	The Big House 5	October 2nd-4th, 2015 	1,317 	
13 	 	January 20th-22nd, 2023 	1,253 	
14 	Shine 2017 	August 25th-27th, 2017 	1,156 	
15 	 	February 1st-3rd, 2019 	1,113 	
===Super Smash Bros.===
Rank	Name 	Date 	Entrants	Winner
1 	Super Smash Con 2016	August 11th-14th, 2016 	314 	
2 	 	August 8th-11th, 2019 	275 	
3 	 	August 9th-12th, 2018 	260 	
4 	Super Smash Con 2017	August 10th-13th, 2017 	256 	
5 	 	August 10th-13th, 2023 	255 	
6 	 	August 11th-14th, 2022 	252 	
7 	Supernova 2024 	August 8th-11th, 2016 	241 	
8 	GENESIS 3 	January 15th-17th, 2016 	238 	
9 	Apex 2015 	January 30th-February 1st, 2015	188 	
10 	GENESIS 4 	January 20th-22nd, 2017 	185 	
===Project M===
Rank	Name 	Date 	Entrants	Winner
1 	The Even Bigger Balc 	July 6th-8th, 2018 	427 	
2 	Paragon Los Angeles 2015	September 5th-6th, 2015	405 	
3 	 	May 31st-June 2nd, 2019	392 	
4 	Apex 2014 	January 17th-19th, 2014	382 	
5 	The Bigger Balc 	May 27th-28th, 2017 	372 	
6 	 	June 1st-3rd, 2018 	352 	
7 	The Big House 4 	October 4th-5th, 2014 	333 	
8 	Smash 'N' Splash 3 	June 2nd-4th, 2017 	319 	
9 	Heir II the Throne 	August 14th-16th, 2015 	257 	
10 	SKTAR 3 	May 31st-June 1st, 2014	256 	
==By year==
===Overall===
This table lists the records for the largest Smash tournament of each year.
Note: Due to a lack of verifiable data, records from 2003 and earlier remain unclear, so those years are excluded from this list.
Year	Name 	Game	Entrants	Winner
2025	 	 	1,074 	
2024	 	 	2,281 	
2023	 	 	2,607 	
2022	 	 	2,388 	
2021	 	 	1,101 	
2020	 	 	1,819 	
2019	 	 	3,534 	
2018	 	 	1,378 	
2017	GENESIS 4 	 	1,704 	
2016	EVO 2016 	 	2,662 	
2015	EVO 2015 	 	1,926 	
2014	EVO 2014 	 	970 	
2013	EVO 2013 	 	709 	
2012	Apex 2012 	 	400 	
2011	Pound V 	 	243 	
2010	Pound 4 	 	347 	
2009	GENESIS 	 	292 	
2008	AxisGaming 	 	303 	
2007	EVO World 2007 	 	270 	
2006	MLG New York Playoffs 2006	 	208 	
2005	MELEE-FC3 	 	186 	
2004	Tournament Go 6 	 	112 	
===Split by game===
This table lists the records for the largest tournament for every Smash game of each year.
Note: Due to a lack of verifiable data, records from 2003 and earlier remain unclear, so those years are excluded from this list.
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Year	Name 	# 	Winner 	Name 	# 	Winner 	Name 	# 	Winner
2025	 	51 	 	 	1,074 	 	 	60 	
2024	 	241 	 	 	1,541 	 	 	187 	
2023	 	255 	 	 	1,253 	 	 	223 	
2022	 	252 	 	 	1,552 	 	 	177 	
2021	 	73 	 	 	738 	 	 	57 	
2020	 	64 	 	 	1,110 	 	 	32 	
2019	 	275 	 	 	1,113 	 	 	184 	
2018	 	260 	 	GENESIS 5 	1,365 	 	 	169 	
2017	 	256 	 	GENESIS 4 	1,704 	 	 	182 	
2016	 	314 	 	EVO 2016 	2,372 	 	 	151 	
2015	 	188 	 	EVO 2015 	1,869 	 	 	176 	
2014	 	157 	 	EVO 2014 	970 	 	 	370 	
2013	Kanto 2013 	125 	 	EVO 2013 	709 	 	Apex 2013 	338 	
2012	Kanto 2012 	120 	 	Apex 2012 	318 	 	Apex 2012 	400 	
2011	Kanto 2011 	140 	 	Pound V 	243 	 	GENESIS 2 	197 	
2010	Osaka University 2010 	100 	 	Pound 4 	347 	 	Apex 2010 	269 	
2009	Kanto 2009 	? 	 	GENESIS 	290 	 	GENESIS 	292 	
2008	2nd Kansai 	57 	 	Epita Smash Arena 2 	231 	 	AxisGaming	303 	
2007	 	64 	 	EVO World 2007 	270 	 	— 	—	—
2006	Kanto 2006 	? 	 	MLG New York Playoffs 2006	208 	 	— 	—	—
2005	? 	? 	? 	MELEE-FC3 	186 	 	— 	—	—
2004	? 	? 	? 	Tournament Go 6 	112 	 	— 	—	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Year	Name 	# 	Winner 	Name 	# 	Winner 	Name 	# 	Winner
2025	Salt Flats 2025 	16 	 	 	924 	 	 	43 	
2024	 	296 	 	 	2,281 	 	 	140 	
2023	 	344 	 	 	2,607 	 	 	113 	
2022	 	384 	 	 	2,388 	 	 	116 	
2021	 	119 	 	 	1,101 	 	 	193 	
2020	 	49 	 	 	1,819 	 	 	100 	
2019	 	462 	 	 	3,534 	 	 	392 	
2018	 	1,378 	 	 	745 	 	 	427 	
2017	 	1,531 	 	— 	—	—	 	372 	
2016	EVO 2016 	2,662 	 	— 	—	—	 	234 	
2015	EVO 2015 	1,926 	 	— 	—	—	 	405 	
2014	Double Vegas Down Attack 5	220 	 	— 	—	—	 	382 	
2013	— 	—	—	— 	—	—	 	90 	
2012	— 	—	—	— 	—	—	 	106 	
2011	— 	—	—	— 	—	—	 	52 	
==By country==
Rank	Country 	Tournament	Date 	Game	Attendance	Winner
1 	United States 	 	August 2nd-4th, 2019 	 	3,534 	
2 	Japan 	 	May 5th-6th, 2024 	 	2,030 	
3 	France 	 	September 1st-3rd, 2023 	 	1,348 	
4 	United Kingdom 	 	July 6th-7th, 2019 	 	896 	
5 	Canada 	 	July 21st-23rd, 2023 	 	877 	
6 	Mexico 	 	July 13th-14th, 2024 	 	816 	
7 	Netherlands 	 	October 25th-27th, 2019 	 	640 	
8 	Austria 	 	November 20th-21st, 2021 	 	512 	
9 	Spain 	 	November 18th-20th, 2022 	 	418 	
10 	Sweden 	 	February 19th-21st, 2016 	 	410 	
11 	Germany 	 	November 23rd-24th, 2024 	 	405 	
12 	Italy 	 	June 3rd-4th, 2023 	 	390 	
13 	Australia 	 	May 13th-15th, 2022 	 	343 	
14 	India 	 	May 19th, 2024 	 	324 	
15 	Denmark 	 	January 9th-13th, 2020 	 	303 	
16 	Dominican Republic	 	October 14th-15th, 2023 	 	291 	
17 	El Salvador 	 	October 13th-15th, 2023 	 	268 	
18 	Norway 	 	October 21st-23rd, 2016 	 	247 	
19 	Chile 	 	August 12th-13th, 2023 	 	202 	
20 	Philippines 	 	September 28th-29th, 2019	 	187 	
==Record progression==
===Overall===
This table lists the historical timeline of the records for the largest Smash tournament of all time overall.
Note: Due to a lack of verifiable data, records from 2003 and earlier remain unclear. Notably, there are claims that had 151 entrants, which would have made it the largest Smash tournament until , but due to the lack of definitive sources to verify that number, it is excluded from this list. and could have each also possibly held the record for largest Smash tournament in their time with their purported entrant count of up to around 90, but they remain similarly excluded from this list for their exact attendance being unverifiable.
Dates held 	Tournament 	Game	Entrants	Winner	Notes
January 10th-July 9th, 2004 	 	 	85 	 	While there were possibly larger tournaments before Game Over, this is the first tournament of a major-level scale to have a verified exact entrant count. It was the first major tournament with all items turned off.
July 9th-August 21st, 2004 	MELEE-FC1 	 	98 	 	
August 21st, 2004-January 15th, 2005	 	 	112 	 	The first tournament to have verifiably exceeded 100 entrants.
January 15th-July 10th, 2005 	 	 	128 	 	
July 10th, 2005-July 13th, 2006 	MELEE-FC3 	 	186 	 	
July 13th-October 13th, 2006 	MELEE-FC6 	 	205 	 	
October 13th, 2006-July 12th, 2007 	MLG New York Playoffs 2006	 	208 	 	Beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall by the smallest margin, at just 3 more entrants than Melee at MELEE-FC6.
July 12th-August 24th, 2007 	MELEE-FC Diamond 	 	256 	 	
August 24th, 2007-August 30th, 2008 	EVO World 2007 	 	270 	 	Fastest to beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall at 41 days after MELEE-FC Diamond.
August 30th, 2008-January 16th, 2010	AxisGaming 	 	303 	 	First time a game other than Melee has beaten the record for the largest Smash tournament overall. Largest Smash tournament of the 2000s.
January 16th, 2010-January 6th, 2012	Pound 4 	 	347 	 	Largest Melee tournament in the pre-EVO 2013 era.
January 6th, 2012-July 12th, 2013 	Apex 2012 	 	400 	 	Current record holder for the largest Brawl tournament.
July 12th, 2013-July 11th, 2014 	EVO 2013 	 	709 	 	This tournament is considered the beginning of the Platinum Age, and despite an unprecedented number of entrants, it would be followed by even larger tournaments in the years to come.
July 11th, 2014-January 30th, 2015 	EVO 2014 	 	970 	 	
January 30th-July 17th, 2015 	Apex 2015 	 	1,037 	 	First tournament to reach 1,000 entrants, and, since EVO 2013, the only non-EVO tournament to ever hold the record as the largest Smash tournament overall. However, due to the tournament's venue change, a significant number of players are suspected to have been unable to show up to the new venue. Thus, based on actual attendance, it is disputable whether Apex 2015 can be considered as holding the title of the largest Smash tournament of all time. It would also break the record for the largest tournament in the most Smash games at three: Smash 64, Melee, and Smash Wii U.
July 17th, 2015-July 15th, 2016 	EVO 2015 	 	1,926 	 	Beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall by the largest margin, at 889 more entrants than Melee at Apex 2015. It was the largest tournament before DLC fighters finished releasing in Smash Wii U.
July 15th, 2016-August 2nd, 2019 	EVO 2016 	 	2,662 	 	Current record holder for the largest Smash 4 tournament. It was the first Smash tournament to break 2,000 entrants, along with Melee at the same event.
August 2nd, 2019-present 	 	 	3,534 	 	Current record holder for the largest Smash tournament of all time, and currently the largest Ultimate tournament. It was the first Smash tournament to break 3,000 entrants. It has held the record for the largest Smash tournament overall for the longest time. It was the largest tournament before DLC fighters finished releasing in Ultimate.
===Super Smash Bros.===
This table lists the historical timeline of the records for the largest Smash 64 tournament of all time.
Dates held 	Tournament 	Entrants	Winner	Notes
November 6th, 2010-March 19th, 2011 	Osaka University 2010	100 	 	First Smash 64 tournament to reach 100 entrants.
March 19th-August 28th, 2011 	Kansai 2011 	110 	 	
August 28th, 2011-January 17th, 2014 	Kanto 2011 	140 	 	
January 17th, 2014-January 30th, 2015	Apex 2014 	157 	 	
January 30th, 2015-January 15th, 2016	Apex 2015 	188 	 	Due to the tournament's venue change, a significant number of players are suspected to have been unable to show up to the new venue, and Smash 64 had 68 DQs. Thus, based on actual attendance, it is disputable whether Apex 2015 can be considered as holding the title of the largest Smash 64 tournament of all time. It would also break the record for the largest tournament in the most Smash games at three: Smash 64, Melee, and Smash Wii U.
January 15th-August 11th, 2016 	GENESIS 3 	238 	 	
August 11th, 2016-present 	Super Smash Con 2016 	314 	 	Current record holder, and beat the record for the largest Smash 64 tournament by the largest margin at 76 more than GENESIS 3. It has held the record for the longest time in Smash 64.
===Super Smash Bros. Melee===
This table lists the historical timeline of the records for the largest Melee tournament of all time.
Note: Due to a lack of verifiable data, records from 2003 and earlier remain unclear. Notably, there are claims that had 151 entrants, which would have made it the largest Melee tournament until , but due to the lack of definitive sources to verify that number, it is excluded from this list. and could have each also possibly held the record for largest Melee tournament in their time with their purported entrant count of up to around 90, but they remain similarly excluded from this list for their exact attendance being unverifiable.
Dates held 	Tournament 	Entrants	Winner	Notes
January 10th-July 9th, 2004 	 	85 	 	While there were possibly larger tournaments before Game Over, this is the first tournament of a major-level scale to have a verified exact entrant count. It was the first major tournament with all items turned off.
July 9th-August 21st, 2004 	MELEE-FC1 	98 	 	
August 21st, 2004-January 15th, 2005	 	112 	 	The first tournament to have verifiably exceeded 100 entrants.
January 15th-July 10th, 2005 	 	128 	 	
July 10th, 2005-July 13th, 2006 	MELEE-FC3 	186 	 	
July 13th-October 13th, 2006 	MELEE-FC6 	205 	 	
October 13th, 2006-July 12th, 2007 	MLG New York Playoffs 2006	208 	 	Beat the record for the largest Melee tournament by the smallest margin, at just 3 more entrants than MELEE-FC6, which is also the smallest margin for a record for a largest Smash tournament out of any Smash game overall.
July 12th-August 24th, 2007 	MELEE-FC Diamond 	256 	 	
August 24th, 2007-July 10th, 2009 	EVO World 2007 	270 	 	Fastest to beat the record for the largest Melee tournament at 41 days after MELEE-FC Diamond. Largest pre-Brawl tournament.
July 10th, 2009-January 16th, 2010 	GENESIS 	290 	 	Known as one of the first true international "supermajors". Largest Melee tournament of the 2000s.
January 16th, 2010-July 12th, 2013 	Pound 4 	347 	 	Remained unbeaten as the largest Melee tournament for three and a half years; was the largest Melee tournament in the pre-EVO 2013 era.
July 12th, 2013-July 11th, 2014 	EVO 2013 	709 	 	Beat Pound 4's record with twice the amount of entrants. This tournament is considered the beginning of the Platinum Age, and despite an unprecedented number of entrants, it would be followed by even larger tournaments in the years to come.
July 11th, 2014-January 30th, 2015 	EVO 2014 	970 	 	Largest pre-Smash 4 tournament.
January 30th-July 17th, 2015 	Apex 2015 	1,037 	 	First tournament to reach 1,000 entrants, and, since EVO 2013, the only non-EVO tournament to ever hold the record as the largest Melee tournament. However, due to the tournament's venue change, a significant number of players are suspected to have been unable to show up to the new venue. Thus, based on actual attendance, it is disputable whether Apex 2015 can be considered as holding the title of the largest Melee tournament of all time. It would also break the record for the largest tournament in the most Smash games at three: Smash 64, Melee, and Smash Wii U.
July 17th, 2015-July 15th, 2016 	EVO 2015 	1,869 	 	Beat the record for the largest Melee tournament by the largest margin, at 832 more entrants than Apex 2015.
July 15th, 2016-present 	EVO 2016 	2,372 	 	Current record holder, first Melee tournament to break 2,000 entrants, and has held the record for the largest Melee tournament for the longest time.
===Super Smash Bros. Brawl===
This table lists the historical timeline of the records for the largest Brawl tournament of all time.
Dates held 	Tournament	Entrants	Winner	Notes
May 18th-August 30th, 2008 	 	192 	 	First Brawl tournament to reach 100 entrants.
August 30th, 2008-January 6th, 2012	AxisGaming	303 	 	Held the record for the largest Brawl tournament for three years, and beat the record by the largest margin at 111 more entrants than UCLA VI: A New Hope. It beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall, beating 270 entrants for Melee at EVO World 2007. Largest Smash tournament of the 2000s.
January 6th, 2012-present 	Apex 2012 	400 	 	Current record holder, and the only record for the largest Brawl tournament set outside of 2008. It beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall, beating 347 entrants for Melee at Pound 4. Because no Brawl tournament has beaten the record since, it has held the record for the largest tournament for the longest out of Brawl or any Smash game overall.
===Super Smash Bros. 4===
This table lists the historical timeline of the records for the largest Smash 4 tournament of all time.
Dates held 	Tournament 	Version	Entrants	Winner	Notes
September 23rd-October 12th, 2014 	Umebura 8 	 	170 	 	First Smash 4 tournament to reach 100 entrants.
October 12th-December 22nd, 2014 	Umebura 9 	 	192 	 	Last Smash 3DS tournament to hold the record for the largest Smash 4 tournament, and has beaten the record by the smallest margin at 22 more entrants than Umebura 8.
December 22nd, 2014-January 17th, 2015	Double Vegas Down Attack 5	 	220 	 	First tournament to beat the Smash 4 record on the Wii U version, and no Smash 3DS tournament has beaten the record since.
January 17th-30th, 2015 	Final Battle 	 	252 	 	
January 30th-July 17th, 2015 	Apex 2015 	 	837 	 	Fastest to beat the record for the largest Smash 4 tournament at just 13 days after Final Battle. Due to the tournament's venue change, a significant number of players are suspected to have been unable to show up to the new venue, and Smash 4 had 103 DQs. If it was the largest tournament in both Smash 64 and Melee, it would break the record for the largest tournament in the most Smash games at three: Smash 64, Melee, and Smash Wii U. It would also have more than triple the attendants than Final Battle. It was the largest tournament before DLC fighters were added.
July 17th, 2015-July 15th, 2016 	EVO 2015 	 	1,926 	 	First Smash 4 tournament to reach 1,000 entrants; has beaten the record by the largest margin out of any largest Smash tournament record at 1,089 more entrants than Apex 2015, which is more than twice the entrants. It beat the record for the largest Smash tournament overall, beating 1,037 entrants for Melee at Apex 2015 and 1,826 entrants for Melee at EVO 2015, the same event. It was the largest tournament before DLC fighters finished releasing.
July 15th, 2016-present 	EVO 2016 	 	2,662 	 	Current record holder. It was the first Smash 4 tournament to break 2,000 entrants. It has held the record for the longest time in Smash 4.
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
This table lists the historical timeline of the records for the largest Ultimate tournament of all time.
Dates held 	Tournament 	Entrants	Winner	Notes
December 8th-15th, 2018 	SLGC Smash Ultimate Release Tournament	243 	 	This is by far the fastest a Smash game has had a tournament with 100 entrants or more post-release, only a day after its launch on December 7th, 2018.
December 15th, 2018 	 	581 	 	With Umebura SP starting just one day after Don't Park on the Grass 2018 on the following day, this is the shortest documented time a tournament has held the record for the largest Smash tournament out of any game.
December 16th, 2018-February 1st, 2019	 	745 	 	The first Ultimate major, and largest tournament before any DLC fighters released. The event held the record for the largest one-day tournament in Smash history, before being surpassed by ten months later.
February 1st, 2019-August 2nd, 2019 	 	2,105 	 	The first Ultimate supermajor, the first Ultimate tournament to reach 1,000 entrants, and the first to reach 2,000 entrants, making it the first time a thousand milestone has been skipped in any Smash game.
August 2nd, 2019-present 	 	3,534 	 	Current record holder, and currently the largest Smash tournament of all time. It was the first Smash tournament to break 3,000 entrants. EVO 2019 also broke the record by the largest margin out of any largest Smash tournament record, with over 1,300 more than the last record. It has held the record for the largest Ultimate tournament for the longest time, coincidentally passing GENESIS 6 on the same day one year after GENESIS 6 was held. It has also held the record for the largest Smash tournament in the series overall for the longest time. It was the largest tournament before DLC fighters finished releasing.
===Project M===
This table lists the historical timeline of the records for the largest Project M tournament of all time.
Dates held 	Tournament	Entrants	Winner	Notes
August 12th, 2012-January 17th, 2014 	 	106 	 	First Project M tournament to reach 100 entrants, and one of the first national Project M tournaments. Largest tournament pre-v3.0, which was the patch that ended the "Demo" development and completed the Brawl roster.
January 17th, 2014-September 5th, 2015	 	382 	 	Beat the record for the largest Project M tournament by the largest margin, at 276 more entrants than MELEE-FC10R Legacy, tripling the entrants. Largest pre-Smash 4 tournament.
September 5th, 2015-July 6th, 2018 	 	405 	 	Largest tournament before development on Project M finished.
July 6th, 2018-present 	 	427 	 	Beat the record for the largest Project M tournament by the smallest margin, at 22 more entrants than Paragon Los Angeles 2015. It has held the record for the longest time in Project M. Largest tournament before Project+ became the community standard.
==See also==
*List of major tournaments
*List of largest prize pools in Smash tournaments
==References==
Category:Competitive lists
Category:Tournaments