Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a crossover fighting video game for the Nintendo Switch. Players control one of over 80 characters drawn from Nintendo and third-party game franchises, and try to knock their opponents out of an arena. Each player has a percentage meter which rises when they take damage; characters become easier to knock into the air or out of bounds as the percentage increases. Like with all other Super Smash Bros. games, Ultimate's competitive scene features both Singles (1v1) and Doubles (2v2) tournament, with Ultimate introducing a new form of 1v1 competition named "Squad Strike" in which the players switch between different characters during a same game; Singles competition is largely seen as the most prestigious form of Super Smash Bros. competition.

Games in the Super Smash Bros. franchise have been played competitively since the early 2000s, but the inclusion of Super Smash Bros. Melee at the 2013 edition of Evolution Championship Series (Evo), a major multi-game tournament, was seen as a turning point; after Evo 2013, competitive Smash saw an increase in tournaments, media coverage, and attention from Nintendo. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the fifth officially released Smash Bros. title; all five have been played competitively, in addition to a fan-made mod of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Project M. Many of the top-ranked Ultimate players were highly ranked in previous Smash Bros. games, in particular Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Ultimate was released on December 7, 2018, to critical acclaim, and broke sales records in the United States and Europe en route to becoming the best-selling fighting game of all time. The release of Ultimate saw an increase in the number of people entering and watching tournaments, leading to an increase in available prize money compared to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. However, unlike many other developers, Nintendo does not contribute funds to tournament prize pools. As a result, the prize pools for Ultimate are still significantly smaller than those of other fighting games. The Ultimate tournament at Evo 2019 had just over 3,500 entrants, which made it the largest offline tournament held in Smash Bros. franchise history. However, its prize pool of $35,300 - $10 from each player's registration fee - was smaller than that of Street Fighter V, which had only 1,951 entrants, but whose developer Capcom contributed $50,000 to the prize pool. Additionally, Japanese law significantly limits cash prizes for esports events held in that country. Some Japanese tournaments use legal loopholes to provide cash prizes, while others offer non-cash prizes, including tickets for players to attend American tournaments. Nintendo received widespread criticism after Ultimate was the only game at Evo Japan 2020 not to offer a cash prize. While other games' developers joined the Japan Esports Union, allowing them to offer prizes, Nintendo did not, and instead awarded the winner a Switch controller emblazoned with a gold Smash Bros. logo. In a January 2020 interview, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa indicated that the company did not intend to support esports, stating that the company's focus was on inclusiveness, and their ability to create games that many people want to play, without the need for prize money, was one of Nintendo's strengths.

Smash Bros. tournaments are generally seeded so that the best players do not face off against each other until the later stages of a tournament. The most authoritative ranking of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players is the Panda Global Rankings Ultimate (PGRU). The PGRU groups tournaments into one of four tiers – S, A, B, and C – based on the number of entrants, with S being the most prestigious tier and C the least. Tournaments can also qualify for higher tiers by having a large number of highly ranked players, even if the overall number of entrants is lower. Tournaments held outside of the United States require fewer entrants to qualify for higher tiers, owing to their smaller competitive communities. S-tier and A-tier events are frequently called "Majors", with S-tier tournaments sometimes called "Supermajors"; winning a Major is largely considered the most prestigious accomplishment in Ultimate. This list contains all PGRU Majors – S- and A-tier events – from the release of Ultimate through the present.

PGRU S-tier tournaments

The following is a list of results from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments considered S-tier by the Panda Global Rankings Ultimate:

List of S-tier Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments

Tournament	Location	Date	Entrants	Prize pool	Singles		Doubles		Refs.
					1st	2nd	1st	2nd
Genesis 6	Oakland, California, United States	February 2–3, 2019	2,105	$20,890	MkLeo	VoiD	Dark Wizzy Salem	Light Marss
Frostbite 2019	Detroit, Michigan, United States	February 22–24, 2019	1,239	Un­known	Tweek	MkLeo	Marss Tweek	ESAM MVD
Umebura Japan Major	Tokyo, Japan	May 1–2, 2019	1,015	¥0	Kameme	ProtoBanham	—
MomoCon 2019	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	May 23–26, 2019	1,280	$10,000	MkLeo	Tweek	Ally Samsora	Marss MkLeo
Smash'N'Splash 5	Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States	May 31 – June 2, 2019	1,610	Un­known	MkLeo	Samsora	Dark Wizzy Nairo	Ally Mr. R
Evo 2019	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	August 2–4, 2019	3,529	$35,300	MkLeo	Tweek	—
Super Smash Con 2019	Chantilly, Virginia, United States	August 8–11, 2019	2,708	Un­known	MkLeo	Samsora	Light Marss	Javi MkLeo
Shine 2019	Worcester, Massachusetts, United States	August 23–25, 2019	882	Un­known	Samsora	MkLeo	Dark Wizzy MkLeo	Light Marss
Mainstage	Ontario, California, United States	September 20–22, 2019	273	$5,000	Nairo	MkLeo	Glutonny MkLeo	Nairo Samsora
The Big House 9	Detroit, Michigan, United States	October 4–6, 2019	1,017	$10,170	zackray	Dabuz	Shuton zackray	Light Marss
2GG: Kongo Saga	La Mirada, California, United States	December 7–8, 2019	909	Un­known	MkLeo	Tweek	Glutonny MkLeo	Maister zackray
Let's Make Big Moves	New York City, New York, United States	January 3–6, 2020	650	$6,350+	Nairo	Dabuz	Dark Wizzy Light	Marss Samsora
Evo Japan 2020	Tokyo, Japan	January 24–26, 2020	1,819	¥0	Shuton	Kome	—
Genesis 7	Oakland, California, United States	January 24–26, 2020	1,699	$20,566	Marss	MkLeo	Light Marss	Glutonny MkLeo
Frostbite 2020	Detroit, Michigan, United States	February 21–23, 2020	1,280	$12,800	MkLeo	Maister	Light Marss	Maister zackray
Kagaribi#4	Tokyo, Japan	June 26–27, 2021	386	¥0	ProtoBanham	zackray	—
Temple: Hermès Edition	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France	September 4–5, 2021	863	€8,630	Tea	Glutonny	—
Riptide	Sandusky, Ohio, United States	September 10–12, 2021	1,024	$10,240	MkLeo	Tweek	Lui$ Scend	Epic_Gabriel Sparg0
Low Tide City	Round Rock, Texas, United States	September 10–12, 2021	1,024	$11,010	MkLeo	Dabuz	Lui$ Scend	Javi MkLeo
Kagaribi#5	Tokyo, Japan	October 20, 2021	512	¥0	zackray	Shuton	—
Mainstage 2021	Ontario, California, United States	November 12–14, 2021	830	$8,300	MkLeo	Sparg0	ESAM MVD	Light Marss
Smash World Championship 2021	Orlando, Florida, United States	December 17–19, 2021	40	$75,000	MkLeo	Cosmos	—
Collision 2022	North Bergen, New Jersey, United States	March 12–13, 2022	361	$11,250	Sparg0	Tweek	Glutonny MkLeo	Chag Sparg0
Genesis 8	San Jose, California, United States	April 15–17, 2022	1,959	$29,385	MkLeo	Glutonny	Chag Sparg0	BigBoss MkLeo
Pound 2022	Laurel, Maryland, United States	April 22–24, 2022	280	Un­known	Glutonny	MkLeo	—
Kagaribi#7	Tokyo, Japan	May 4-5, 2022	769	¥0	acola	Asimo	—
MomoCon 2022	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	May 4-5, 2022	666	$14,990	Light	Dabuz	Lui$ Scend	Goblin Zomba
COLOSSEL 2022	Lyon, France	April 15–17, 2022	1,024	$21,735	MkLeo	Maister	—
Double Down 2022	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	July 8-10, 2022	987	$14,805	ProtoBanham	MkLeo	Lui$ Scend	BigBoss MkLeo
Smash Factor 9	Puebla, Puebla, Mexico	July 29-31, 2022	681	TBD	MkLeo	Dabuz	BigBoss MkLeo	Maister Skyjay
Super Smash Con 2022	Chantilly, Virginia, United States	August 11-14, 2022	1,347	TBD	Onin	Maister	MkLeo Sisqui	Light Marss
The Big House 10	Detroit, Michigan, United States	October 7-9, 2022	636	TBD	Riddles	Light	Maister Skyjay	Light Marss
Ludwig Smash Invitational	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	October 21-23, 2022	32	$52,502	MkLeo	acola	—
Let's Make Moves Miami	Miami, Florida, United States	October 28-30, 2022	467		acola	Onin	acola Onin	Ned Dark Wizzy
Mainstage 2022	Ontario, California, United States	December 2-4, 2022	512		Sparg0	Tweek	Lui$ Scend	Ouch!? Blacktwins13
Let's Make BIG Moves 2023	New York, New York, United States	January 6-8, 2023	790		Tweek	Sparg0	Sparg0 Chag	BigBoss MkLeo
Genesis 9	San Jose, California, United States	January 20-22, 2023	1215		MkLeo	MuteAce	Sparg0 Chag	MuteAce Scend

PGRU A-tier tournaments

The following is a list of results from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments considered A-tier by the Panda Global Rankings Ultimate:

List of A-tier Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments

Tournament	Location	Date	Entrants	Prize pool	Singles		Doubles		Refs.
					1st	2nd	1st	2nd
Let's Make Moves	Somerset, New Jersey, United States	December 29, 2018	448	Un­known	Tweek	Dabuz	Cosmos Tweek	Light Xion
Umebura SP 2	Tokyo, Japan	January 12, 2019	500	¥0	Zackray	Shuton	—
Glitch 6	Laurel, Maryland, United States	January 19–20, 2019	551	Un­known	Tweek	Nairo	Ally MkLeo	Cosmos Tweek
Smash Ultimate Summit	Los Angeles, California, United States	January 19–20, 2019	16	$51,917	MkLeo	Dabuz	—
Umebura SP 3	Tokyo, Japan	April 12, 2019	509	¥0	Nietono	Kameme	—
2GG: Prime Saga	La Mirada, California, United States	April 13–14, 2019	842	Un­known	Shuton	zackray	Javi MkLeo	Shuton zackray
Pound 2019	Laurel, Maryland, United States	April 19–21, 2019	802	Un­known	Ally	Myran	Light Marss	Nairo Samsora
Get On My Level 2019	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	May 17–19, 2019	847	Un­known	Tweek	Marss	MkLeo Serge!	Cosmos Nairo
CEO 2019	Daytona Beach, Florida, United States	June 28–30, 2019	1,164	Un­known	MkLeo	Marss	—
Albion 4	London, England	July 6–7, 2019	895	Un­known	Glutonny	Dabuz	Greward Marc	Glutonny Leon
Low Tier City 7	Arlington, Texas, United States	July 12–14, 2019	696	Un­known	Tweek	Dabuz	Light Marss	BestNess Lui$
Smash Factor 8	San Pedro Cholula, Mexico	July 26–28, 2019	532	Un­known	Marss	MkLeo	Javi MkLeo	Glutonny Mr. R
Umebura SP 4	Tokyo, Japan	August 17, 2019	517	¥0	Abadango	Brood	—
Switchfest 2019	La Mirada, California, United States	August 31 – September 1, 2019	447	Un­known	Kameme	Tea	MVD Puppeh	HIKARU Kameme
Glitch 7	Laurel, Maryland, United States	September 14–15, 2019	566	Un­known	ESAM	Light	Nairo Tweek	Dark Wizzy Light
Umebura SP 5	Tokyo, Japan	September 28, 2019	512	¥0	Shuton	zackray	—
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019	Aubervilliers, France	October 4–6, 2019	490	€8,000	MkLeo	Glutonny	Longo MkLeo	cyve Mr. R
Thunder Smash 3: Clash of the Pandas	Long Beach, California, United States	October 12, 2019	86	$10,000+	Tea	Marss	—
Umebura SP 6	Tokyo, Japan	October 21–22, 2019	722	¥0	Kuro	Kameme	—
Smash Ultimate Summit 2	Los Angeles, California, United States	October 24–27, 2019	16	$50,000+	MkLeo	Samsora	—
Syndicate 2019	Utrecht, Netherlands	October 25–27, 2019	640	Un­known	Glutonny	quiK	Glutonny Leon	Lucky Rinor
DreamHack Atlanta 2019	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	November 15–17, 2019	641	$10,000	Marss	Samsora	Cosmos Light	Marss ScAtt
Umebura SP 7	Tokyo, Japan	November 16, 2019	758	¥0	zackray	KEN	—
EGS Cup 3	Tokyo, Japan	January 12–13, 2020	128	¥0	zackray	Abadango	—
Glitch 8	Laurel, Maryland, United States	January 18–19, 2020	729	Un­known	Tweek	Dark Wizzy	ESAM MVD	Cosmos Maister
Kagaribi#3	Tokyo, Japan	March 27, 2021	132	¥0	Tea	Atelier	—
Ultimate WANTED #3	Créteil, France	August 12–15, 2021	525	€7,500	Glutonny	Fatality	Glutonny Leon	Marcbri sisqui
Smash Ultimate Summit 3	Los Angeles, California, United States	August 26–29, 2021	16	$159,132	Tweek	MkLeo	—
Glitch 8.5	Laurel, Maryland, United States	September 24–26, 2021	421	$6,315	ESAM	MkLeo	Light Marss	naitosharp Tilde
Seibugeki #8	Tokyo, Japan	October 10, 2021	192	¥0	ProtoBanham	Eim	—
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest	Herndon, Virginia, United States	October 15–17, 2021	769	$7,690	Light	Sparg0	—
MaesumaTOP#6	Osaka, Japan	October 23, 2021	320	¥0	ProtoBanham	Atelier	—
Port Priority 6	Tukwila, Washington, United States	October 30–31, 2021	640	$6,726	MkLeo	Sparg0	BassMage Skyjay	Javi MkLeo
Vienna Challengers Arena 2021	Vienna, Austria	November 20–21, 2021	512	€15,120	Peli	Glutonny	Glutonny Mika	Oryon PeW
CEO 2021	Orlando, Florida, United States	December 3–5, 2021	781	$7,810	Kola	Glutonny	—
Let's Make Big Moves 2022	New York City, New York, United States	January 7–9, 2022	768	$7,680	Quidd	Kola	Hawk Linus	Charles Quidd
Kagaribi#6	Tokyo, Japan	January 8–9, 2022	768	¥0	zackray	Shuton	—
Glitch: Infinite	Laurel, Maryland, United States	February 18–20, 2022	616	Un­known	Cosmos	Zomba	LeoN Zomba	Gackt Scend
Smash Ultimate Summit 4	Los Angeles, California, United States	March 3–6, 2022	16	$157,800	Sparg0	Light	—
RETA 2022	Mazatlán, Mexico	April 1–3, 2022	20	TBD	MkLeo	Sparg0	—
Low Tide City	Round Rock, Texas, United States	April 29-May 1, 2022	561	TBD	Sparg0	Kola	Chase Lui$	Dark Wizzy Ned
MaesumaTOP#7	Osaka, Japan	April 29-May 1, 2022	512	¥0	acola	Shuton	—
Battle of BC 4	Vancouver, Canada	June 10-12, 2022	408	TBD	KEN	Tea	ESAM MVD	BassMage Tilde
MaesumaTOP#8	Osaka, Japan	June 11-12, 2022	590	¥0	Yoshidora	Hero	—
Gimvitational	Laurel, Maryland, United States	June 16-19, 2022	16	$35,706	acola	Light	—
Crown 2	Orem, Utah, United States	June 18-19, 2022	416	$12,160	Tea	Dabuz	Lui$ Scend	BassMage Goblin
e-Caribana 2022	Crans-près-Céligny, Switzerland	June 19, 2022	32	TBD	MkLeo	quiK	—
CEO 2022	Daytona Beach, Florida, United States	June 24-26, 2022	651	$6,510	Sonix	Riddles	—
95 Kings of Fields 2	Eaubonne, France	June 24-26, 2022	256	$6,510	MkLeo	Raflow	—
Get On My Level 2022	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	July 1-3, 2022	753	$11,295	Onin	Big D	Linus Lucy	Demon Onin
Kagaribi#8	Tokyo, Japan	July 30-31, 2022	771	¥0	Miya	Abadango	—
Smash Ultimate Summit 5	Los Angeles, California, United States	September 15-18, 2022	16	TND	ProtoBanham	Light	—
Glitch - Regen	Laurel, Maryland, United States	September 23-25, 2022	422		Light	Kameme	Dark Wizzy Ned	6WX Sonix
Lost Tech City 2022	San Antonio, Texas, United States	September 30-October 2, 2022	418		Marss	Maister	Lui$ Scend	Maister Skyjay
Port Priority 7	Auburn, Washington, United States	November 12-13, 2022	600		Tweek	Kurama	Kameme Shuton	Stroder Ame BassMage
DreamHack Atlanta 2022	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	November 18-20, 2022	415	$10,000	ApolloKage	Anathema	Tavares merf	lolyoshi Chunky
Apex 2022	Secaucus, New Jersey, United States	November 18-20, 2022	607		Miya	Jakal	Zomba Tilde	Exciled LeoN
Scuffed World Tour	Los Angeles, California, United States	December 18, 2022	16	$25,000	Sparg0	Tweek	—