Upstate New York

Upstate New York, sometimes referred to as simply New York, is a Smash region that encompasses the region of that is outside the New York City metropolitan area. It borders the New York and Pennsylvania portions of the Tristate Area; the Pennsylvania portion of the Midwest; the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont; and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Due to their location, upstate New York often crosses over with the Ontario and New York City scenes, though they also have active scenes in their cities' metropolitan areas.
Though often overshadowed by the New York City scene, upstate New York has fostered a noteworthy scene in competitive Smash. One of the first notable players from this region was , who became the best player in Brawl and was instrumental in the character's rise on the Brawl tier lists. The region remained rather obscure until late into Smash 4s lifespan, when both and made a name for themselves in the Smash 4 competitive scene. This continued into the start of the Ultimate scene, with Dark Wizzy remaining the region's primary representation in competitive play, while the post-COVID-19 pandemic landscape saw the meteoric rise of , who became one of the best Melee players during this time.
==Smashers==
:See also: :Category:New York smashers
The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.
===Globally ranked players===
Tag	Character(s)	Best placement 	Notes
 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 53rd 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 36th 	
 	 	2023 Smash 64 Power Rankings: Expansion Pak NinjaRank 2023: 62nd	Head tournament organizer for several events in upstate New York.
 	 	OrionRank 2018: 61st OrionRank 2019: 19th 	
 	 	2023 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 34th 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2023: 3rd 	Moved to Southern California in 2024.
 	 	2019-2020 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 8th 	Moved to Virginia in 2019.
 	 	OrionRank 2018: 13th Spring 2019 PGRU: Area 51 	Formerly known as SDX.
 	 	2023 Smash 64 Power Rankings: 31st 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2024: 54th 	
===Nationally ranked players===
Tag	Character(s)	Best placement 	Notes
 	 	OrionRank North America Top 200: 157th	
===Other notable players===
Tag	Character(s)	Notes
 	 	One of upstate New York's best players, and was the best Ike player in Brawl and one of the best Ike players in Smash 4. He is largely responsible for Ike's rise on the Brawl tier list.
==Tournaments==
:See also: :Category:New York tournaments
===Notable tournament series===
Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region. 
Tournament	Games	Type 	Status
 	 	Unscheduled	Discontinued
 	 	Annual 	Ongoing
 	 	Bi-Annual 	Ongoing
 	 	Annual 	Ongoing
 	 	Annual 	Ongoing
===Notable tournaments===
Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level. 
Tournament	Date 	Entrants	Supermajor	Major 	Superregional	Other
 	May 7th, 2016	289 	— 	—	 	
===Largest singles events===
Rank	Tournament	Date 	Game	Attendance	Winner	Character(s)
1 	 	April 10th, 2022 	 	160 	 	
2 	 	May 7th, 2016 	 	155 	 	
3 	 	August 31st, 2019 	 	155 	 	
4 	 	April 22nd, 2017 	 	129 	 	
5 	 	April 28th, 2018 	 	128 	 	
6 	 	May 7th, 2016 	 	106 	 	
8 	 	March 31st, 2018 	 	100 	 	
8 	 	July 16th, 2022 	 	100 	 	
9 	 	August 19th-20th, 2023	 	90 	 	
10 	 	February 17th, 2018 	 	88 	 	
==See also==
*New York Power Rankings
Category:American regions