How Panda Esports Supports Competitive Super Smash Bros
Throughout Smash’s years of existence, many advocated for the game to become an esports. Panda Esports has been a force of proposition and innovation for Smash, going into 2022. They’ve started picking up pro players in the early days of Super Smash Bros 4 and kept doing it throughout the Melee and Ultimate competitive seasons. […]
Smash Ultimate’s Final Fighter soon to be Revealed
Nintendo confirmed that the sixth and final Smash Ultimate fighter is being announced on October 5 with a special broadcast dedicated to this reveal. “The Final Mr. Sakurai Presents” is the name of this event, further announcing the end of an era. After two whole seasons of new content and characters, Smash Ultimate is by […]
Team Liquid Signs Smash Ultimate Player Atelier
Team Liquid just announced the signing of Towa “Atelier” Kuriyama, one of the best Japanese Smash Ultimate esports players. The community knows him most for his exceptional use of Pokemon Trainer. After playing competitive Smash for around eight years, 2021 was the breakthrough year for Atelier. His clever use of Pokemon Trainer put some of […]
Smash World Tour 2021 back for Melee and Ultimate esports
VGBootCamp, the leading broadcaster in the Super Smash Bros scene, announced the Smash World Tour for 2021. The inaugural Smash World Tour was initially meant for last year March. However, SWT was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic that continues to affect the whole world. This exciting event allows players to compete in both Smash […]
Smash Melee pro MikeHaze retires over disinterest
This morning, one of the top players in the Super Smash Bros Melee esports scene, Michael “MikeHaze” Pulido, announced his retirement from the game due to a growing lack of interest. Retiring from Smash Read: https://t.co/DXkopWSdoY — mikehaze (@mikehaze) February 10, 2021 MikeHaze Retires The latest hit to the community comes as one of Smash […]
Smash Ultimate’s Competitive Tier List
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, there are 75 players to choose from in the largest roster ever assembled in a fighting game. While casual players stick to recognizable figures from other games, the competitive scene is an entirely different monster and playing to win thins out the roster to a select, structured few. The hierarchy […]
A Look at Smash Ultimate’s Newest Fighter: Terry Bogard
Fatal Fury’s Terry Bogard joined the Smash Ultimate roster on Nov 6. As an import from another fighting game, many were skeptical of how well the character would flow within Super Smash Bros. However, in the weeks since his release players have already recognized Terry as something promising. Terry Bogard feels very different from the […]
The local roots of Smash Bros. esports
Strolling through the corner of DreamHack Rotterdam reserved for fighting titles, it’s easy to tell that something different is going on here. Rows of tables filled with bright, old-fashioned screens and a miscellany of electronics fill the space. Where in other hallways gaming competitions are trying to mimic major sports events, the scene here is […]
Smash Bros. esports needs more money
Just this past weekend, Smash Ultimate Summit 2 concluded with Leonardo “MkLeo” Lopez Perez taking first place. Before the end of the tournament, the total prize pool reached over $50,000 with sixteen different players competing. The #UltimateSummit 2 Prize pot is officially over $50K!!! ? pic.twitter.com/3opyIXYgND — Beyond the Smash (@BTSsmash) October 28, 2019 Beyond […]
Super Smash Bros’ drama filled summer with Danny Howard – Esportz Network Podcast
Super Smash Bros esports scene saw plenty of drama this Summer. There was bullying, racist discord messages, underage dating, blackmail and fights at events. Just to name a few. FGC writer Danny Howard comes on the pod to talk about everything that went down and why Nintendo might need to step in soon. If you […]
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