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The third installment of the annual "Get On My Level" series is going down from May 20-22nd, and it’s already smashed attendance records to become the largest Canadian tournament ever, with 489 entrants for Smash 4 singles. Downtown Toronto will serve as the meeting ground as Canada looks to defend its territory from the top Smash 4 talent coming from all over the world. With GOML 2015 featuring an all-Ontario Winner’s Finals, the local warriors will be looking to make an impression once more as some bigger, badder wolves come to town.

This Saturday and Sunday, May 21st through the 22nd, giants will come to do battle in both Melee and Smash 4 at Get On My Level 2016. However, as they rumble across this Canadian arena, their smaller cousins, Smash 64 and Brawl, will have just as exciting fights. Brawl will have its largest event thus far in 2016 with over 60 registered combatants and rust crumbling off Brawl giants of old who have awoken to take on all challengers. For Smash 64 Canada, a powerhouse in the game, looks to defend its house against visitors not only from the United States but all the way from Europe. The streams and times can be seen below, but be sure to read on to meet the big names competing and the storylines that come with them.

A couple of months ago, a group of Chilean TOs traveled to a tournament in Brazil, called The Wavedashers 3. These players gave a fight to the locals, taking some high places in their ranking.

SFAT had one of his best tournament performances in recent memory at DreamHack Austin, where he finished 5th place by beating Axe and Wizzrobe in the winner's bracket. Relive SFAT's DreamHack Austin run in the first episode of CLG Heroes (produced by CLG Keitaro) as SFAT himself gives his detailed thoughts on his DreamHack experience and top level Melee as a whole.

Echo Fox has entered the world of Smash, adding Melee God and all-around Smash specialist Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman to their roster.

Today, Nintendo of Japan quietly announced that Smash 4's newest update will be coming soon.

The Get On My Level tournament series has been Canada's biggest tournament series since 2014, and this year's installment will be the largest Canadian tournament ever. Taking place at the Good Game Con in downtown Toronto, GOML will feature seventeen of the current MIOM top 25, including the current top 5 -- Armada, Hungrybox, Leffen, Mango, and Mew2King. Here's everything you need to know about GOML 2016, including the major player narratives and stream information.

By Marc "Shades" Elizalde

In just about a week, May 22 to be exact, the Philippines' Iloilo region will be having its latest tournament: Summertime Showdown. Happening at the SM City Mall, almost every local threat for both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Wii U are coming out; this includes a large amount of out-of-town guests.

Not only is the event going to be big, it's also going to be a pivotal point in the community's history in firsts, lasts and whatever may come in-between. Thanks to the collaboration of local businesses such as Concept Computer, Acclaim, Sarabia Manor Hotel and Hi-Gear, we're finally able to run an event of this scale.


For the first time in Philippine history, players from the former as well as the relatively new Cebu region will be travelling to Iloilo for this event. For others on...

This weekend I had the pleasure of attending my first Smash Brothers team tournament. It is not teams in the traditional sense; these teams tournaments run more like crew battles, only as a main event. Make no mistake, Japan loves their team tournaments. At KVOxTSB2016 there were many games that only had tournaments in a teams format. Maybe that is why they took the Genesis 3's Crew Battles so easily?

As many of you may already know, and as seen in the Venezuelan Triple Crown series, Astra, the first major Latin American tourney is taking place in a few months, and Panama has not forgotten to join the fight!

February 2016. The last batch of Smash DLC was released to the public including the latest Fire Emblem protagonist, Corrin, and everyone’s favorite Umbra Witch, Bayonetta – or is she everyone’s “favorite” Umbra Witch? Well, we’re here again in the Smashing Debate to discuss it!

Battle Arena Melbourne 7 was the biggest Melee event in the Southern Hemisphere in 2015 and now it’s Smash for Wii U’s turn with BAM 8. Not only is this the first tournament for Smash 4 in Australia to host international visitors, but also, the biggest congregation of Australia’s talent to date is here. Featuring top players from every state, a second-to-none stream and over 400 combined entrants between Melee and Smash 4, the atmosphere is going to be nothing short of electric so missing this is a mistake. With BAM 8, Australian Smash in 2016 is kicking off in the biggest way imaginable.


Many people would look at BAM 8 as an opportunity for Australia to compete with internationals and to try and prove that they, as a nation, can match it with the best...

Ryu has never looked better. This episode's Top 5 Smash Shorts features a Pro Play by LOF's Acidtone and shows why Jigglypuff is the saddest character of the entire Smash cast.

What is a Smash Short? As the name suggests, it's a quick moment or series of events in Smash that is so good, you have to share it with someone. We're giving you (yes, you) the opportunity to share those moments for a chance to be selected as one of the Top 5.

Another Smasher has joined Glacial Gaming! It was announced today on Twitter that Kalindi "KJH" Henderson will now represent Glacial Gaming in tournament. Known for his very techinical Fox, KJH is currently ranked #46 on the MIOM SSBMRank and #2 in Michigan.

It's May. The Evolution Championship Series is almost here.

This year's EVO is expecting record-breaking turnout. The best tournaments start with the best volunteers, and EVO is always in need of volunteers to support the main staff.

The Super Smash Bros. competitive community knows how to rally to help make an event great. It's vital that we show to the world that we are readily available to help with EVO 2016 given that we were honored for the second time with both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at EVO.


In order to provide an awesome experience for everyone attending EVO 2016, we need YOUR help! We have opened a tournament judge application form for members who want to help run brackets. All you’ll need to do is visit the registration page and fill out the form: http://evo.shoryuken.com/judge-application-form

The Tournament Judge role is a volunteer position and...

Masahiro Sakurai published his 505th Think About Video Games column in Famitsu today. He took a moment to discuss fans overreacting and even addressed some misconceptions within Smash. Source Gaming has the full column translated, but here are some select quotes.

Sakurai starts off the column by stating:

I suppose this cannot be helped, as people are only able to make judgments based on what they see and know for themselves. But on the internet, what people see can be rather limited, especially if they only look at things that interest them. I advise everyone not to get too heated up over every little thing they read.

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After that warning he addresses the following misconceptions: Why are characters from his games seemingly overrepresented on the boxart, why certain characters are strong, why...

After months of testing from the players, Dan Salvato's 20XX Tournament Edition Mod is now ready for tournament use.

KVOxTSB 2016 was one of the most unique experiences I have ever had as a TO. I worked primarily with FGC TOs and streamers @Team Spooky and @St1ckBuG. The focus of the event was primarily on popular FGC titles but Smash was also included, similar to how the majority of major tournaments back in the United States are run now. One thing I noticed is there is very little dissension between the FGC and Smash communities here in Japan. It was extremely refreshing to see all these communities working together for each other to make the best event they could for everyone.

Over a year ago, PushDustIn created the Definitive Unused Fighter List. The document took several days to compile, but it sorted characters into three categories -- considered, planned, and cut. While the post has been updated to include new information (such as Marth being considered for Super Smash Bros. 64) the post became very disorganized and cluttered. In addition, when the post was originally drafted, not all the sources were translated, which was inconvenient for non-Japanese speakers. Therefore, the Source Gaming team decided to update the list. This huge undertaking was led by Soma, the lead translator of Source Gaming.

The biggest change was the re-branding of the categories, and the addition of two new ones:
"Momentarily Considered, but Immediately Dismissed", "Seriously...

Ever since the ol’ 64 times, Smash games have had a tendency to diminish its stock format from one installment to the next. Smash 64 had five stocks, Melee had four, Brawl had three and finally Smash 4 is ruled by a two stock regime.

However, a common topic of debate within the community is the possible change of this trend by sticking to a three stock system in Smash 4. This debate is somewhat…smashing; that’s why we brought it to the round table of the Smashing Debate!