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It is the second month of a new year and that brings the first of Europe’s three regular consistently major events and the seventh installment of one of its longest running series: B.E.A.S.T. These events routinely bring the thrills hosting highlights like William "TSM | Leffen" Hjelte's first...

The year's first super-major, Genesis 4, is happening right now in San Jose, California. Find out here about the fierce Melee talent it has attracted from across the Atlantic. Adam “Armada” Lindgren :peachmelee: :foxmelee: - After a dominating end to the year, Armada was crowned the king of...

Photo Credit: SmashEurope via Flickr. CC BY 2.0, modified for cropping. Team Misfits has joined the fighting game fray by signing Super Smash Bros. Melee player Ryan "The Moon" Coker-Welch. The New York native is an active traveller and was one of the best Melee players still waiting to sign...

This weekend, from November 25 - 26, Super Smash Bros. Melee is back at DreamHack Winter for the second year running. Like last year, a contingency of America's best has convened on Jönköping, Sweden to battle amongst some of the best in Europe for this year’s crown and $30,000, the second...

Photo Credit: Matt Demers via Flickr. CC BY 2.0, modified for cropping. This Saturday, November 19th, catch the action at Europe’s biggest monthly tournament on SmashHouseUK. With a very special guest, this event will serve as prime warm-up time for next weekend’s DreamHack Winter. Located in...

Photo Credit: Hypest Team via Flickr. Modified for cropping. Germany's best Melee player and the third best player in Europe, Mustafa "Ice" Akcakaya has been picked up by Luminosity Gaming. He joins Japanese Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player Yuta "Abadango" Kawamura as the team's second...

The Eclipse series returns for its second installment on October 22 - 23 as the penultimate European major of 2016. Only DreamHack Winter on November 25th to 27th remains after this weekend, so the stakes are high for many of Europe's top players. Eclipse 2 will be the fifth largest European...

Photo Credit: SmashEurope via Flickr. CC BY 2.0, modified for cropping. Voting for upcoming invitational Smash Summit 3 is heating up. We are down to the final eight nominees and this evening two more will be invited and two more will be eliminated. One such hopeful is Aaron “VwS | Professor...

The final nominees have been announced for the Esports Industry Awards 2016 and among them, nominated for the award of Console Player of the Year, are three very familiar names: for Super Smash Bros. Melee, Juan "Liquid Hungrybox" Debiedma and Adam "Armada" Lindgren for Super Smash Bros. for...

I guess you're right! Perhaps it should be second primary Melee player.

Photo Credit: SmashEurope via Flickr. CC BY 2.0, modified for cropping. Today, leading Swedish esports team Alliance annouced the acquisition of their second Super Smash Bros. Melee player, Andreas "Android" Lindgren. Android joins his brother Adam "Armada" Lindgren on the team, formalising...

The Big House 6 will be keeping approximately the same region boundaries as the previous iteration. Image via @JuggleRob. Last October at The Big House 5 the major Melee playing regions of the world came together to test their might against each other. Now, a year on, they return to Dearborn...

DreamHack have officially announced part of the games roster for next April 30th event in Austin, TX and will be including a Super Smash Bros. title with Super Smash Bros. Melee being most likely. The announcement, found here, states Smash will be one of three popular events returning after this...

With the goal of $5000 reached in the Compendium, the regional crew battle is returning for its second year at The Big House and voting has closed on the teams chosen. Last year's winners SoCal, captained by Joseph "C9 Mango" Marquez make a reappearance as the most voted crew while Kashan...

Vanity Angel's (right) showdown with Alvaro Garcia "Trifasia" Moral (middle) in the final of The Contract at Heir 3. Photo Credit: SmashEurope via Flickr. CC BY 2.0, modified for cropping. UK Melee has been dominated by a terrible trifecta for several years now. You probably know the current...