Maryland-Virginia

Maryland/Virginia, abbreviated as MD/VA, is a Smash region located on the East Coast of the United States. The term includes the U.S. states of and , as well as the ; some definitions include the states of and (although these states both have very small Smash communities). While most of the region's activity is centered on the , which straddles the border between the two states, other centers of activity exist in Richmond and other parts of southern Virginia. Neighboring regions include the Tristate Area (particularly the Philadelphia metro area), North Carolina, and Pittsburgh/Northeast Ohio.
MD/VA has long been one of the busiest and most important Smash regions in the United States. As the home of , , , and more of Melees most famous old school players, the region was considered one of the strongest in the pre-Brawl era, frequently competing with the Tristate Area and Southern California. Crews like Ha Ha You Lose, Power Underwhelming, and Team Ben hosted many large tournaments, such as and , that were among the most important grassroots events nationwide, helping to significantly develop the Melee tournament scene. After Brawl's release, as players like Azen became inactive in the community, MD/VA lost of much of its strength relative to the other regions, but was still famous as the home of the series, one of the most important national tournament series of the era. The region's national presence further declined following the failure of and the collapse of the series. However, it regained its foothold on the national stage with the introduction of the series in 2015, as well as the return of Pound and the beginning of the series in 2016; this has given MD/VA the distinction as one of the few regions with more than one supermajor per year. Maryland/Virginia also hosts , one of the most famous weekly locals series in the nation, and is the home of VGBootCamp, the largest Smash-dedicated streaming channel. Finally, although still overall weaker compared to the strongest regions in the United States, the scene eventually saw the rise of many strong players, including , , and .
The region took a hit following the Cancellation of Smash World Tour 2022, which severely affected VGBootCamp and led to the conclusions of the Glitch and Pound series. The bans, retirement, and inactivity of several of MD/VA's best Ultimate players also left their Ultimate scene significantly weaker than in previous games. Nevertheless, Super Smash Con, later rechristened as Supernova, remains the region's largest event each year, albeit often their only notable open event of the year.
==Smashers==
:See also: :Category:Delaware smashers, :Category:District of Columbia smashers, :Category:Maryland smashers, :Category:Virginia smashers, :Category:West Virginia smashers
The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.
===Globally ranked players===
Tag 	Character(s)	Best placement 	Notes
(Virginia) 	 	RetroSSBMRank 2006: 2nd 	
(Maryland) 	 	MPGR 2019: 80th 	Also known as bobby big ballz. Originally from Texas and eventually moved back in 2020. He was last ranked while residing in the region in 2019.
(Virginia) 	 	RetroSSBMRank 2005: 2ndSSBBRank 2014: 49th 	
(Maryland) 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 85th 	
(Virginia) 	 	MPGR 2019: 79th 	
(DC) 	 	SSBMRank 2014: 79th 	
(Maryland) 	 	UltRank 2022: 100th 	
(Maryland) 	 	The Melee Stats All-Time Top 100: 88th 	
(Marland) 	 	2024 SSBBRank: 14th 	
(Maryland) 	 	MPGR 2018: 55th 	
(Virginia) 	 	SSBMRank 2023: 67th 	Also known as Milkman.
(Virginia) 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 58th 	
(Virginia) 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 19th SSBBRank 2014: 76th PMRank 2016: 5th 	
(Virginia) 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 64th 	
(Maryland) 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 49th 	Originally from Pittsburgh but has been residing in Maryland in the post-Slippi era.
(Maryland) 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 89th 	
(Virginia) 	 	MPGR 2018: 21st PMRank 2017: 11th 	Moved to Pittsburgh and was last ranked while residing in the region in 2018.
(Virginia) 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 81st 	
(Virginia) 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 59th 	Formerly known as MoG.
(Maryland) 	 	RetroSSBMRank 2005: 6th SSBBRank 2014: 93rd 	
(Maryland) 	 	SSBMRank 2014: 24th 	Moved to NorCal in 2015. Also known for being the head tournament organizer at many MD/VA events, including .
(Maryland) 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 98th PGR v2: 24th OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 85th	
(Virginia) 	 	Spring 2019 PGRU: 28th 	
(Virginia) 	 	PGR v5: 40th 	
(Virginia) 	 	SSBMRank 2013: 53rd 	
(Virginia) 	 	2019-2020 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 8th 	Moved to Virginia from upstate New York in 2019.
(Maryland) 	 	SSBBRank 2016-2017: 10th PGR v1: 48th 	
(West Virginia)	 	SSBMRank 2023: 48th 	
(Virginia) 	 	SSBMRank 2014: 82nd 	Resided in Virginia in 2014.
(Maryland) 	 	SSBMRank 2013: 98th 	
(Virginia) 	 	PGR v4: 12th Fall 2019 PGRU: 20th 	Currently banned.
(Virginia) 	 	The Melee Stats All-Time Top 100: 91st 	
(Virginia) 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 1st 	
(Maryland) 	 	OrionRank 2017: 77th Spring 2019 PGRU: Area 51 	
===Nationally ranked players===
Tag 	Character(s)	Best placement 	Notes
(Maryland)	 	OrionRank 2022 North America: 191st 	
(Maryland)	 	OrionRank North America Top 200: 170th	
(Virginia)	 	OrionRank 2022 North America: 124th 	Currently residing in Michigan.
(Virginia)	 	LumiRank 2023 North America: 66th 	
(Maryland)	 	LumiRank 2023 North America: 88th 	
(Virginia)	 	LumiRank 2023 North America: 156th 	
(Maryland)	 	OrionRank 2022 North America: 112th 	
(Virginia)	 	OrionRank North America Top 200: 166th	
===Other notable players===
Tag 	Character(s)	Notes
(Maryland)	 	President of and head of many MD/VA tournament series.
(Maryland)	 	Tournament organizer for MLG during the golden era of Melee who was responsible for establishing a national ruleset and starting professional commentary for Melee.
(Maryland)	 	One of the best mains in the world during Melees early years.
(Maryland)	 	Known as the former director of the series, one of the most successful national tournament series of all time.
(Maryland)	 	Moved to Pittsburgh before he was ever ranked globally, but was originally from this region.
==Tournaments==
:See also: :Category:Delaware tournaments, :Category:Washington, D.C. tournaments, :Category:Maryland tournaments, :Category:Virginia tournaments, :Category:West Virginia tournaments
===Notable tournament series===
Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region. 
Tournament 	Games	Type 	Status
(Maryland) 	 	Unscheduled	Discontinued
Coinbox IRL (DC) 	 	Annual 	Ongoing
(Maryland) 	 	Unscheduled	Discontinued
(Maryland) 	 	Unscheduled	Discontinued
(Maryland/Virginia)	 	Annual 	Discontinued
(Maryland) 	 	Weekly 	Discontinued
(Virginia) 	 	Annual 	Ongoing
(Virginia) 	 	Annual 	Ongoing
(DC) 	 	Weekly 	Ongoing
===Notable tournaments===
Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level. 
Tournament	Date 	Entrants	Supermajor	Major 	Superregional	Other
(Virginia)	January 10th, 2004 	90+ 	— 	 	— 	—
(Virginia)	January 29th-30th, 2005 	97+ 	— 	 	— 	—
(Maryland)	March 9th, 2005 	~70 	— 	—	 	—
(Maryland)	June 25th-26th, 2005 	99 	— 	 	— 	—
(Maryland)	November 12th, 2005 	105 	— 	—	 	—
(Maryland)	June 16th-17th, 2007 	201+ 	— 	 	— 	—
(Maryland)	February 2nd-3rd, 2008 	220+ 	 	—	— 	—
(Maryland)	July 5th, 2008 	112 	— 	 	— 	—
(Maryland)	January 16th-18th, 2010 	400+ 	 	 	— 	—
(DC) 	October 15th-17th, 2010 	174 	— 	 	— 	—
(Virginia)	February 19th-21st, 2011 	300+ 	 	 	— 	—
(Virginia)	August 6th-9th, 2015 	1,052+ 	 	 	 	—
(Maryland)	March 12th, 2016 	269 	— 	—	 	—
(Virginia)	April 2nd-3rd, 2016 	1,610 	 	 	— 	—
(Virginia)	August 11th-14th, 2016 	2,224 	 	 	— 	—
(Maryland)	September 24th-25th, 2016	220 	— 	—	 	
(Virginia)	April 14th, 2018 	122 	— 	—	 	—
(Maryland)	April 28th-30th, 2017 	162 	— 	 	— 	—
(Maryland)	May 6th, 2017 	183 	— 	—	 	—
(Virginia)	August 10th-13th, 2017 	2,613 	 	 	— 	—
(Maryland)	April 28th, 2018 	201 	— 	—	 	—
(Virginia)	August 9th-12th, 2018 	2,725 	 	 	— 	—
(Maryland)	January 19th-20th, 2019 	623 	— 	 	— 	—
(Maryland)	April 19th-21st, 2019 	1,745 	 	 	— 	—
(Virginia)	August 8th-11th, 2019 	3,492 	 	 	— 	—
(Maryland)	September 14th-15th, 2019	578 	 	—	— 	—
(Maryland)	January 18th-19th, 2020 	735 	— 	 	— 	—
(Maryland)	July 31st, 2021 	243 	— 	—	 	—
(Maryland)	September 24th-26th, 2021	434 	— 	 	— 	—
(Virginia)	October 15th-17th, 2021 	1,030 	— 	 	 	
(Maryland)	October 30th-31st, 2021 	16 	— 	 	— 	—
(Maryland)	October 23rd-24th, 2021 	16 	— 	—	 	—
(Maryland)	November 6th-7th, 2021 	16 	— 	—	 	—
(Maryland)	February 18th-20th, 2022 	618 	— 	 	— 	—
(Maryland)	April 22nd-24th, 2022 	684 	 	—	— 	—
(Maryland)	June 16th-19th, 2022 	16 	— 	 	— 	—
(Virginia)	August 11th-14th, 2022 	3,142 	 	 	— 	—
(Maryland)	September 23rd-25th, 2022	425 	— 	—	 	—
(Virginia)	August 10th-13th, 2023 	3,461 	 	 	— 	—
(DC) 	December 17th, 2023 	16 	— 	 	— 	—
(Virginia)	August 8th-11th, 2024 	3,204 	 	 	 	—
(DC) 	December 7th-8th, 2024 	16 	— 	—	 	—
(Maryland)	December 28th, 2024 	422 	— 	—	 	—
===Largest singles events===
Rank	Tournament	Date 	Game	Attendance	Winner	Character(s)
1 	 	August 8th-11th, 2019 	 	2,708 	 	
2 	 	August 10th-13th, 2023	 	2,607 	 	
3 	 	August 11th-14th, 2022	 	2,388 	 	
4 	 	August 8th-11th, 2024 	 	2,281 	 	
5 	 	August 10th-13th, 2017	 	1,531 	 	
6 	 	August 9th-12th, 2018 	 	1,379 	 	
7 	 	August 11th-14th, 2016	 	1,272 	 	
8 	 	August 10th-13th, 2017	 	1,092 	 	
9 	 	August 9th-12th, 2018 	 	1,053 	 	
10 	 	August 11th-14th, 2016	 	940 	 	
==See also==
*Delaware Power Rankings
*MD/VA Power Rankings
**SoVA Power Rankings
*West Virginia Power Rankings
Category:American regions