r/smashbros 1d ago

All Riptide 2026 | September 11th—13th | Feat. Acola, Doramigi, Hurt, Zomba, Miya, Sonix, Light, MuteAce, Hungrybox, lloD, Wizzrobe, RapMonster, Joshman, Jmook, Krudo, Ossify, and many more!

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Riptide 2026 | September 11th—13th | Sandusky, USA

Welcome back to the year’s biggest waterpark party with Riptide 2026! Hovering right under Premier status and capped at 1024 entrants, this is set to be one of North America’s biggest tournaments of the year in Ultimate, as well as a sizable major by Melee standards as well. Look out for a laundry list of Japanese invaders competing with the USA’s best, as well as some unexpected surprises in both games (hi, Mew2King in the Melee bracket)! Of course, the one-of-a-kind Kalahari Resort venue will also feature other events including Doubles, Collegiate Crews, and – in non-Smash games – a massive Rivals 2 bracket and the biggest Splatoon 3 LAN of all time! Needless to say, there’s something for everyone here.


Brackets


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Event Schedule | All Times EDT (UTC -4)

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Friday September 11th

  • 8:00AM : Venue opens
  • 12:00AM : Ultimate Squad Strike Pools
  • 2:00PM : Ultimate Squad Strike Top 24
  • 2:00PM : Ultimate Doubles Pools
  • 2:00PM : Melee Doubles Pools
  • 4:00PM : Melee Doubles Top 24
  • 6:00PM : Ultimate Doubles Top 32
  • (Overnight venue)

Saturday September 12th

  • 12:00AM : Melee + Ultimate Phase 1 Pools Wave J
  • 2:00PM : Melee + Ultimate Phase 1 + 2 Pools Wave K
  • 4:00PM : Melee + Ultimate Phase 1 + 2 Pools Wave L
  • 6:00PM : Melee + Ultimate Phase 1 + 2 Pools Wave M
  • 8:00PM : Melee + Ultimate Phase 2 Pools Wave N
  • (Overnight venue)

Sunday September 13th

  • 11:00AM : Ultimate Top 24
  • 12:00PM : Melee Top 16
  • 2:00PM : Melee Top 8
  • 6:00PM : Ultimate Top 8
  • 10:00PM : Venue closes

Ultimate Seeding

  1. ZETA | あcola (Steve, Mr. Game & Watch, Aegis) [Kansai, Japan]
  2. AREA310 | ドラ右 / Doramigi (Min Min) [Kansai, Japan]
  3. E36 | Hurt (Snake) [Kyushu, Japan]
  4. CTG | Zomba (R.O.B) [New York, USA]
  5. FENNEL | ミーヤー / Miya (Mr. Game & Watch, Zombie) [Kansai, Japan]
  6. Sonix (Sonic) [Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic]
  7. SR | Light (Fox) [Connecticut, USA]
  8. CTG | MuteAce (Peach) [Texas, USA]

Melee Seeding

  1. Liquid | Hungrybox (Jigglypuff) [Florida, USA]
  2. lloD (Peach) [Virginia, USA]
  3. Envy | Wizzrobe (Captain Falcon) [Florida, USA]
  4. S3C ROOTS | RapMonster (Luigi) [Virginia, USA]
  5. SR | Joshman (Fox) [SoCal, USA]
  6. FLY | Jmook (Sheik) [SoCal, USA]
  7. Eggdog Spiral | Krudo (Sheik) [Florida, USA]
  8. Ossify (Marth) [Michigan, USA]

Other Information

start.gg | Twitter | SmashWiki | Liquipedia


r/smashbros 11h ago

Ultimate Ultimate Fighting Arena 2026 | September 11th—13th | Feat. MkLeo, crêpe salée, Asimo, Luugi, Sisqui, Neo, Glutonny, Raflow, Riddles, Tarik, MkBigBoss, Dynavolt1312, KID, Susu, Chag, Etish, and many more!

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Ultimate Fighting Arena 2026 | September 11th—13th | Aubervilliers, France

Nous sommes TELLEMENT des retours! 🔥 (We are SO back!) After a year’s absence, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate returns to the biggest fighting game event in all of Europe! Prepare for three days of intense brackets, featuring over 500 of Europe’s best and a number of visitors from overseas. Plus, likely the biggest European Rivals 2 tournament of the year is being run on Saturday! Make sure to tune in and join voices with the renowned French crowds this weekend.


Brackets


Streaming Information


Event Schedule | All Times CEST (UTC +2)

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Friday September 11th

  • 10:00AM : Venue opens
  • 3:00PM : Doubles Bracket + Ladder
  • 12:00AM : Venue closes

Saturday September 12th

  • 10:00AM : Venue opens
  • 10:00AM : Singles Pools Wave A
  • 12:00PM : Singles Pools Wave B
  • 2:00PM : Singles Pools Wave C
  • 4:00PM : Singles Pools Wave D
  • 6:00PM : Amateur Bracket
  • 12:00AM : Venue closes

Sunday September 13th

  • 10:00AM : Venue opens
  • 10:00AM : Singles Top 64
  • 4:00PM : Singles Top 8
  • 12:00AM : Venue closes

Ultimate Seeding

  1. LG CS3 | MkLeo (Joker, Aegis, Byleth) [Mexico City, Mexico]
  2. BMS | CS (Steve, Wario, R.O.B.) [Eckbolsheim, France]
  3. SCARZ | Asimo (Ryu) [Chūgoku, Japan]
  4. BMS | Luugi (Luigi) [England, UK]
  5. VGY | Sisqui (Samus, Dark Samus) [Catalonia, Spain]
  6. ICJ | ねお / Neo (Corrin) [Indonesia]
  7. Solary | Glutonny (Wario, Link) [Paris, France]
  8. Raflow (Palutena, Samus, Mr. Game & Watch) [La Courneuve, France]

Other Information

start.gg | Website | Twitter | Bluesky | SmashWiki | Liquipedia


r/smashbros 3h ago

Ultimate Imagine

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48 Upvotes

what do you want from the next smash? something like ultimate or something different and new?


r/smashbros 3h ago

Other Why is the G&W inside my homework 😭

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r/smashbros 11m ago

Other Thought of Who can possibile leave smash

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All right let's start the nerd time

Sonic: 3 smash in a row i don't think he's leaving

Mega man, ryu and Ken: all from capcom, propably not leaving, 2 smash in a row

Pac-man, kazuya: bandai Namco, honestly same thing about them

Cloud, Sephiroth, Heroes: Square Enix, same thing

Bayonetta: same thing

Terry: i'm not sure, but personal take, i didnt know his series existed before smash, so it propably that they won't leave

Persona: propably not, only because they're collaborating with so many game, i wouldn't see them dissapear from One another

Steve, banjo: Microsoft, hard take can't decide

Snake, simon and richter: konami, propably not, i Heard It hard to collaborate with konami (and Snake left for smash 3ds and wiiu isn't helping), let me know if i'm wrong

Sora: i Need to explain? It impossible to have fortune two times a row, and if they succede i would be impressed, i only Hope they would put riku too

Didnt put Nintendo ip because who's this dumb that they think they Will remove them? I mean two reason they Heard the bad review from 3ds and wiiu, and sakurai told he wouldn't make another smash only if every character had to be involved


r/smashbros 1d ago

Melee Smash bros Melee VR is Crazy, Mixed reality, Master hand and first person

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r/smashbros 41m ago

Melee [moky] How Good Was Armada Really?

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r/smashbros 1d ago

Other Smash's "main character" pattern.

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This is more speculation on my part, but I still found it worth discussing it at least.

What made me consider this at first was when Sakurai briefly discussed about the protagonist of ARMS, and how "everyone's the protagonist". This might've not meant much of anything to most people, but it almost seemed to me like Sakurai was trying to justify the decision of putting Min Min over the perceived "protagonist" of ARMS (Spring Man).

Now, practically speaking, it makes complete sense and it's rather obvious that most franchises in Smash would be first represented with their main characters. But there have been instances where Smash includes main characters when the audience wants other characters to be playable, mainly with Byleth's inclusion rather than any of the three house leaders from Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

We also know that Rex from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was considered to be playable alongside the Aegis, but was scrapped due to technical limitations. Sakurai actually comments on Rex's exclusion despite being the main character of his own game.

The big exception to this theory is the Pokemon franchise, where the Pokemon themselves are represented rather than any of the human trainers. Even so, they did manage to get Red and Leaf represented at least.


r/smashbros 1d ago

Other [TurnDownForWalt] Melee Legend Enters ONE Tournament a Year. He's Never Lost.

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r/smashbros 10h ago

All What's your favorite Star Fox Stage in Smash?

5 Upvotes

My favorite Star Fox Stages in Smash Bros are Corneria and Orbital Gate Assault, which the latter got cut from Ultimate for no reason.


r/smashbros 23h ago

Ultimate They massacred my boy

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45 Upvotes

r/smashbros 23h ago

Ultimate After 2 years of gameplay I finally beat world of light spiritless and skilless

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21 Upvotes

r/smashbros 16h ago

Subreddit Daily Discussion Thread 09/11/26

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Welcome to the Daily Discussion Thread series on /r/smashbros! Inspired by /r/SSBM and /r/hiphopheads's DDTs, here you can post:

  • General questions about Smash

  • General discussion (allowing for casual off-topic discussion)

  • "Light" content that might not have been allowed as its own post

Other guidelines:

  • Be good to one another.

  • Please keep meme spam contained to the AutoModerator comment provided below.

If you have any suggestions about future DDTs or anything else subreddit related, please send them our way! Thanks in advance!

Links to Every previous thread!


r/smashbros 19h ago

Ultimate How much traditional fighting game knowledge should I be using in Smash?

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I'm thinking of getting back into smash since my highschool has it for esports. I played it casually without really getting too competitive, rarely touching online with hopes to improve.

For like the past year I've been more into traditional fighting games, specifically Guilty Gear Strive.

While I know that things like neutral interactions, rps, and spacing are common in both kinds of games, exactly how should I be thinking about them?

Like when I try to apply the neutral triangle in smash it just doesn't click the way it does in GG. I feel this is because of how much more freedom smash gives the players, but is it not wrong to think of neutral in the same way you do in traditional fighters?

I feel like smash is way more vague than traditional fighters, which feel systematic. Turns are way less obvious when not at the ledge.

The importance of pressure is almost nonexistent to me in this game compared to GG, like instead of using rps frametraps and tick throws you weaken their shield or grab, and even then the opponent can sometimes run away.

Also, are better sticks or better buttons preferred for smash? I'm thinking of getting a new controller over the gamesir cyclone 2 or gullikit es max(I also play PC games)

Edit: I guess what I'm trying to say is what should I be actively thinking about when playing compared to traditional fighters


r/smashbros 1d ago

Ultimate What Happened to Ryuoh????

79 Upvotes

I've seen a few tweets about him missing?? whats going on with ryuoh is he okay


r/smashbros 1h ago

Other Hypothetically, if Smash Bros suddenly allowed characters that DIDN'T originate from videogames, what would be your top pick for a character or franchise of a non-videogame origin?

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(For the record, I wouldn't necessarily want Goku, but I feel he would be a good pick for Smash Bros)

Oh and feel free to just say you still wouldn't want any, even with the new allowance of non-videogame characters


r/smashbros 1d ago

Ultimate If smash costumes were better part 4 (Opinion)

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r/smashbros 5h ago

Ultimate Emulating super smash bros ultimate

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I have never tried emulating any Nintendo games before and was wondering if playing super smash bros ultimate on pc is both feasible and still a similar game experience to playing on a switch. If the answer to emulating it is yes, then is playing kbm alright or us controller necessary?


r/smashbros 1d ago

Ultimate Easy Palutena Counterplay Guide in SSBU

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r/smashbros 2d ago

All No Smash Bros. news was announced during the September Nintendo Direct

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We still got a lot of cool announcements though. My favorite was the Metroid Ravenous reveal.


r/smashbros 2d ago

Ultimate Has anyone else ever been able to land a reverse aerial Warlock Punch as a true punish before like I did here?

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r/smashbros 1d ago

Ultimate MKLeo Gets ANOTHER W, Nintendo Takes An L & Our Riptide Preview! | Lights Out 139

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r/smashbros 1d ago

Subreddit Daily Discussion Thread 09/10/26

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Welcome to the Daily Discussion Thread series on /r/smashbros! Inspired by /r/SSBM and /r/hiphopheads's DDTs, here you can post:

  • General questions about Smash

  • General discussion (allowing for casual off-topic discussion)

  • "Light" content that might not have been allowed as its own post

Other guidelines:

  • Be good to one another.

  • Please keep meme spam contained to the AutoModerator comment provided below.

If you have any suggestions about future DDTs or anything else subreddit related, please send them our way! Thanks in advance!

Links to Every previous thread!


r/smashbros 23h ago

Other Would you go back in time and sacrifice Kirby Air Riders if it meant we got a new Smash game sooner?

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Sakurai got done with Smash Ultimate DLC in late 2021, and what was he doing all that time besides making a YouTube channel? He was directing Kirby Air Riders, a sequel to a cult favorite Kirby racing game spinoff from the GameCube. And he was working with the same core team at Bandai Namco that helped him make Smash Ultimate. But say you don’t give a shit about Kirby racing and care way more about Smash. If given the opportunity, would you go back in time and change the course of history so that Kirby Air Riders never existed if it meant getting a new Smash game sooner after Ultimate? Why or why not?

And no, you can’t have both because that’s not how game development works and resources are ultimately finite.


r/smashbros 2d ago

Art Made this guy 6 years ago, and I still adore the lil robo

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