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This August, Astra will gather the stars from all Latin America, nay, America! From the northern lands, the Canadian team EMG will bring their top tier stream, but they need your help.

Between Super Smash Bros. 64 and Super Smash Bros. Melee there was a gap of barely two years, the smallest gap between two Smash games. Like Smash 64, Melee did not have balance patches, so any glitches weren’t repaired, like Luigi’s invisible ceiling glitch. With a bigger roster, Melee’s tier lists are one of the biggest showings of what a “wild ride” is.

Welcome to a new series on Smashboards: Super Smash Fighter! Super Smash Fighter aims to look at a new part of the meta game of Smash and traditional fighting games, and compare them to find out what makes the games similar, and at the same time, unique. This week, we talk about spacing!

Welcome back to a new installment in the Weekend Watchlist! This week's Watchlist is filled with regionals. Regionals everywhere! As always, we present you what to watch, when to watch it, and how to watch it.

Let's jump right in!

This weekend, from August 6th to 7th, Smash United is set to host their first national tournament in Houston, TX. Featuring some of the biggest names in both Melee and Smash 4 alike, Clutch City Clash marks one of the most stacked tournaments since EVO. Read more for a full list of notable attendees and how post-EVO sentiments could possibly play a major factor in the outcome of this tournament.

The Road to Shine, the online qualifier for Shine 2016's Super Smash Bros. for Wii U event, starts tomorrow. To get you hyped for the event, Smashboards' Justin "Lee" Lee has prepared a promo video.

DreamHack, Sweden's largest gaming and coding convention, has announced the return of Super Smash Bros. Melee in their tournament lineup at DreamHack Winter 2016, November 24-27. The event, being held at Elmia Exhibition and Convention Center in Sweden, marks the fifth DreamHack event to host a Melee tournament.

Smashboards recently had the chance to talk with Junebug about Project M at EVO and Super Smashcon, the PMCC and the overall state of the scene.

When a character does not return for a new installment of Super Smash Bros., many of us feel sad or nostalgic; but few think about stages. Yes, a wide variety of stages either have been staples on the series, like Final Destination, or Battlefield; but some stages used in competitive play have not returned.

Daniel "KoreanDJ" Jung, long time member of the scene and subject of 'The Smash Brothers' documentary, is confirmed to attend Shine 2016 on August 26th - 28th. While not a permanent return, he's set to make his first national tournament appearance after retiring in mid-2015.

This is the story of how SmashG, Singapore's competitive Smash community, started. From its humble beginnings to where it is now, its come a long way.

Today is Smash director, Masahiro Sakurai’s birthday! In order to celebrate, I thought it would be fun to organize a reading list of articles, interviews and columns which are particularly noteworthy. After reading through this list, you may have a deeper understanding of how Sakurai works!

The organizers of Shine 2016, New England's premiere event, have just confirmed via Twitter that Team Solo Mid's Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios will be attending the event.

The first Latin American community effort tournament, Astra, is taking place on August 26th-28th, at the Combarranquilla Convention Center, Barranquilla, Colombia. And Smashboards is going to cover it all!

The Youtuber One Hit Smash recently released a fourth installment in his "Mythsmashers" series, in which he goes through "myths" asked by subscribers.

Big Blue eSports, organizers of Shine 2016, announced today that Joseph "C9 | Mango" Marquez will be attending the New England-based event, which will be taking place on August 26 - 28.

It’s been a busy week for those of us who like to keep up with tournaments! With important majors and regionals going on all over the map, from México to Japan, it’s been almost impossible to keep up with all of the news about our favorite players. But worry not, for Smashboards has you covered! Here’s what you may have missed over the last few days.

In preparation for the offline event on August 26 - 28, Shine 2016 will be hosting a Super Smash Bros. for Wii U online qualifier. Round-trip plane tickets, housing and more are at stake for the victor of the event.

Sumabato for THE BIG HOUSE was an astounding success. We set new records for stream viewership at a Japanese tournament. It was also the highest level tournament in Japanese Smash 4 history. Over 200 players from all over Japan came out to compete. They all wanted to get their name out there, be recognized for all their hard work, and be given a chance to compete at one of America's biggest events, The Big House.