Has Super Smash Bros. for 3DS lived up to the hype? The past month of relentless Smash action and news is the obvious evidence. Major regions across the globe continue their pursuit of larger tournaments with more entrants and higher […]
SSBMRank2014 is around the corner
With 574 entrants, The Big House 4 was the 4th largest Melee tournament in history. What began as a regional can now be considered an international tournament with out-of-region talent from all over the world.
Phase 1: Round Robin Pools
On Day […]
Welcome to another version of the Weekly Wrap Up!
With more functionality, we will be including all of the Smash games in the weekly wrap up! If you would like to see your tournament or event featured, please fill out this […]
The tournament season for Super Smash Bros. 3DS is finally in motion throughout the world. With the game now out across the globe, tournaments have picked up the game to see who can survive the gauntlet of hungry opponents for […]
Meleeitonme Preview Show
10 PM (Eastern Time)
– Meleeitonme will be running a live show to preview the action at Big House 4. Tune in and watch Scar, Toph, Tafokints, and Dr. Z talk about the tournament along with their predictions
Tafo’s Exciting […]
The summer of smash might be over, but the high-octane action sure isn’t. The 4th installment of the Big House series, hosted by MIOM | Juggleguy, will be one of the most exciting tournaments of the year with an astonishing ~570 entrants, […]
Hey new tournament attendants! Is The Big House 4 your first tournament? Not sure how to approach it? Well, my first tournament was The Big House 3 last year, and from my experience, you’ve picked the best possible tournament to attend first! I’ve wanted to share my thoughts on how to improve your personal experience based on how mine was lacking last year (it was entirely my fault) and I hope that someone finds something useful here.
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October is historically an average month for Melee, but in recent years it has been dominated by The Big House, the premiere Midwest Smash tournament series. Out of the five 100+ entrant tourneys that have been hosted in October all-time, three of them belonged to The Big House series coming into this year. The others are Event 52, which was one of the first 100+ entrant Melee tourneys in the post-Brawl era in 2008, and the former record-holder MLG New York Playoffs 2006, which clocked in at 208 entrants. This year will shatter all previous marks: The Big House series has reached a high point of all-time interest, and the arrival of Smash 4 3DS to the United States should bring to life some new dual events featuring both Melee and Smash 4.
Last month, Tipped Off 10 set its own series attendance record with 175 entrants, and Shape V kicked off the Armada hype train in the final weekend of September with 104 entrants.
October 4
The Big House 4 arrives on October 4-5, representing the fourth annual installment of the largest active Midwest Melee tournament series. Registration closed on September 20th to an incredible 570 entrants. That’s good for 4th-biggest Melee tournament of all-time, only behind EVO 2014, EVO 2013, and Apex 2014. The Big House has soared to record-breaking numbers this year for a few reasons. It has a quality reputation for being a well-organized grassroots national, using word-of-mouth to bring in more and more attendees each year. It is supported by some of the biggest platforms in the community; Smashboards, Melee It On Me, and Twitch. And it is helped by the presence of Project M, which brings a sizable chunk of dual-game Smashers to the table: according to registration data, 233 entrants (about one-third of the entire field of entrants) entered both Melee Singles and Project M Singles at the tournament. With Mango, Armada, Hungrybox, Mew2King, Leffen, and more in attendance, the stakes are as high as ever. Prediction: 570 entrants (registration closed).
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Welcome to another version of the Weekly Wrap Up!
With more functionality, we will be including all of the Smash games in the weekly wrap up! If you would like to see your tournament or event featured, please fill out this […]
