We’re excited to announce that, starting today, Start.gg will be returning to its roots as an independent company supporting grassroots and professional esports communities. This transition marks an exciting new chapter for us, as we continue to build on the strong foundation we've established over the years. We’re incredibly thankful to Microsoft and Xbox for the years of support. Together, we've enhanced our online presence and capabilities, bringing you the best tournament platform for communities like Super Smash Bros, Rocket League, and Pokémon. As we move forward, Start.gg will be led by original team members from smash.gg, including the platform’s co-founder, grassroots tournament organizers, and engineers who are passionate about improving the platform for the communities we support. Start.gg will continue to operate as a self-service esports platform, and you can expect your current and future tournaments to proceed as planned. To ensure our long-term health and growth, we will be implementing a registration fee that’s applied to paid registrations transacted through our platform. You can learn more about this Platform Fee, as well as some exciting new features we’re launching soon, in our latest Balance Patch article. This change will help us maintain and improve the services we offer, allowing us to better support the esports communities we've built together. Since our inception back in 2015, our goal has always been to foster esports communities around the games people love to play. This goal remains at the heart of everything we do, and we look forward to continuing our journey with you. Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm. We are excited for what lies ahead and can't wait to share this new chapter with you all. Chris Ogle Co-founder, Start.gg

We hereby announce that Steve is BANNED from all Super Smash Bros Melee, Smash 64, Brawl, and Smash 4 events on start.gg Please understand this was necessary for the health of the games

we’re begging you to go easy on the kids who got fighting games for christmas and are jumping on netplay for the first time

Today, we're excited to announce that Microsoft has acquired Smash.gg! 🎉🍾🎊 (1/3)

1 like and we'll use this in our next Halo tournament

Introducing Start.gg Blue - pay us $8/month and we'll let you edit your own tournament results

asianlamb died for nothing

even gramps wanted jmook to win

The final #SSBMRank top 3 is here! 🥇 @ZainNaghmi 🥈 @aMSaRedyoshi 🥉 @C9Mang0 Check out the full list and articles at start.gg/SSBMRank

Respect your champions!

Glutonny knocks out Nairo to be the only non-NA player to make top 8 at #G7!

Bidenator and DonaldD420 enter a Smash tournament

COVID-19 has impacted the live esports scene. Many grassroots TOs made investments in events that they won't be able to run. We're planning on setting up a "TO Relief Fund" Shop on smashgg to help organize how donations are collected. More details coming Monday. - smashgg fam ❤️

The @FCC just voted to gut #NetNeutrality with a 3-2 to vote. The U.S. Congress can #StopTheFCC and overrule their vote using the Congressional Review Act. We can do this, here's how you can help: battleforthenet.com #WeDissent

Announcing #SSBMRank and #UltRank for 2022! A collaboration between Melee Stats, Melee It On Me, OrionRank, EchoRank & OmegaRank Join us over the next ten days as we reveal the best players in the world for each game, starting today with Mr. 101 below 👇

New FGC meta is winning through losers bracket just so you can go through more men

new task just dropped

It's electric!! 🤯⚡ What a sick Kazuya combo from @Riddlesmk at #UltimateSummit 3!

Tetris ALWAYS brings the hype. Congrats to Fractal on winning the @ClassicTetris World Championship!

Support your locals :)

Good morning, your Monday can only be better than this

Congrats @Mkleosb !! The champion of champions cannot be stopped 🇲🇽 🇲🇽

With this acquisition, the Smash.gg community and tournament organizers will continue to benefit from the Smash.gg platform, while our team will now benefit from additional resources and support as part of the Microsoft Content Services team. (2/3)

Congratulations @Wizzrobe on winning Melee Singles at @SmashNSplash 5! We love the way you rock our hoodies, BUT we also hope you find a loving sponsor to represent ❤️ (p.s. good luck in Ultimate Top 8)

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shoutouts to the TOs who still make a Top 8 graphic when the local scored 9 total entrants

$2 MILLION prize pool for the first Street Fighter 6 Capcom Cup. Who do you think will take it?

Please do not get a concussion for Smash.

For now, it's business as usual as our combined team continues to support our community and tournament organizers. We're excited about this acquisition's potential to further empower the esports community and expand Smash.gg's reach and scale. (3/3)

ohhhh I get it now!

This ROB is unstoppable. Zomba is your #GX Ultimate champion!

STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING. VISIT: battleforthenet.com/ Esports and an open internet go hand in hand, and so should we. Let's protect esports and the internet together. smash.gg/tournament/save-net… Spread the word, Share and RT.

.@iBDWSSBM is your @RiptideSSB Melee champion! 🌊 smash.gg/Riptide 🌊

rise and shine gamers

Big Leff hitting them with the classic

Watching matches on start.gg just got a big upgrade! Now sets with VODs linked show a YouTube or Twitch icon, and VOD URLs can be automatically assigned via our API!

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Just launched: Tournament blocklists and unique user codes! 🎉 TOs can now block selected users from completing registration, and unique user codes make it easier to find, block, or add specific users. Try it out! help.smash.gg/en/articles/48…

Introducing hub pages on start.gg! Make a dedicated landing page for your org or local community, connect your tournaments, and follow your favorite organizers to stay up to date on new events! Learn more 🔗 help.start.gg/en/articles/67…

cracking a cold one with the boys

when you show up to class with the wrong assignment

It's the moment you've all been waiting for, the reveal of our new name! 🎉 On May 16th, smash.gg will become... ✨ start.gg ✨ 📝 Learn more about the name change and some additional rebrand news on our blog here: blog.smash.gg/rebrand-announ…

Congrats to @C9Mang0 for winning #RoyalFlush! #MothersDayMang0 Full results: smash.gg/tournament/royal-fl…

Don't just be visible, be awesome

finally taking on the real issues

the fgc today

The final Smash Summit is in the books. Thank you so much to @BTSsmash for supporting and driving the community forward all these years 💗🏔️

It has come to our attention that players in Smash Ultimate Summit 3 nominations have been botted, we are working to remove them. Thanks for your understanding and patience.

Enjoy the #SmashSummit3 draft crew video? Survivor themed Summit 3 poster by Moxie2D is now available: smash.gg/tournament/smash-su…

We get it. We messed up changing our name last year. It's time to go back to where it all started. However, our lawyers have informed us that "Smash" is trademarked (??). Introducing... smgshgg

Payments on start.gg have leveled up! Now attendees can pay through Google Pay, Apple Pay, and over 20 other international and regional payment methods that organizers can enable through Stripe.

why does the larger commentator not simply eat the smaller commentator

Views From Lonely Lodge

Maybe NA isn't washed after all Spargo takes it over Acola with a historic ELEVEN set losers run to win Kagaribi #10! Top 8 bracket: start.gg/tournament/10-kagar…

Take a 6 month break? No biggie, just come back and casually win a major. Congrats to @Sparg0ssb for taking #Mainstage2022

"Genesis Gods" poster designed by @Germ_Roverso Get it here: smash.gg/g3

We like esports We enjoy hosting tournaments. It is our favorite passion. When players pre-register for tournaments, we think to ourselves "yes" When players wait until it's too late to register, we think to ourselves "no"

Fist bumps or handshakes...we got you.

Prioritizing mental health is The Mango™

We hope everyone had fun today.

Banned characters are still allowed in banned games, just to even things out

.@aMSaRedyoshi makes an impossible comeback against Crush 3-2, moving onto top 8 losers at Battle of BC 2!!! smash.gg/tournament/ubc-espo…

we give organizers the tools to run tournaments how they want to sometimes we wish we didn't

happy pride everyone start.gg/P+

THE TWO TIME CHAMP! Leffen takes Guilty Gear Strive at #Evo2023 Maybe a smasher can still get a 3peat afterall...

#SmashSummit2 by @Germ_Roverso @BeyondTheSummit shop: smash.gg/summit2/shop Purchases contribute to pot bonuses!

Introducing our Write API for Set Reporting and OAuth! Now you can build tools to auto report scores, character, and set info, and even integrate start.gg accounts into your app or site! Join our Discord at discord.gg/startgg to chat and learn more

Who do you main though? 🤔

Security, ease of use, and bananas are the core pillars of strong web design. That's why we're implementing our new Donkey Kong Country-based login system to make smash.gg safer, easier, and more bananas than ever. 🍌What do you think?🍌

Me adding #SmashBros on #NintendoSwitch as a supported game on our platform

SSBMRank is right around the corner! We'll begin the countdown of the 100 best Melee players on January 15, but first let us introduce Mr. 101! Hailing from Dallas, Justus is a stylish Fox who is both thrilling to watch in combo videos and terrifying to meet in bracket.

For the first time in three years, Melee has a Top 100. Check out the article below for the introduction, methodology, and reveal of #SSBMRank 100-91: 👉start.gg/SSBMRank

Thanks to all the staff and volunteers who make these events possible! #TBH11

For those asking what happens if two Start.gg Blue users try to edit the same result, we definitely thought of this and will let you know once our new CEO exits the bathroom

Good morning, say it back or you'll get DQ'd from your next tournament

Congratulations to @GlutonnySSB for winning the largest European #SmashBrosUltimate tournament to date and defending the European region.

aMSa fans eating well this year Congrats to @aMSaRedyoshi for winning @Ludwig's Scuffed World Tour!

Nothing says IRL is back like @Mkleosb stomping all competition. Congrats to Mkleo for taking Smash Ultimate at @RiptideSSB! 🌊 smash.gg/Riptide 🌊

We're ready. Are you? #SmashBrosUltimate #E32018

aMSa and S2J are your final #SmashSummit 5 invites! smash.gg/summit/voting

#tbt who remembers when @MVG_Mew2King took 16 stocks off Ken, Isai, Disk, and Manacloud in the OC3 crew finals? piped.video/n7r_QgBp4tI?t=227

Stop using Google to find your Tournaments and Leagues. We’ve got you covered. No, seriously. This isn’t an April Fool’s joke.

And with that, the final two players have been voted in for #UltimateSummit 4! 🎊 Congratulations to @LavishSsb and @BassyofSassy and all the players who made it in. We can't wait to see everyone play on Summit weekend!

WOOOOOO Welcome welcome let's get COOKIN'

Zomba moves onto GRAND FINALS of #GX!

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#TBT who remembers that one time @C9Mang0 took 8 stocks vs Gods-only at MLG Anaheim 2014 EC vs WC crew battle?

Announcing SSBMRank 2024! The countdown of the 100 best Melee players of the year will begin on Monday January 20th, but first let us introduce Mr. 101 below!

no chairs are safe anymore #UltimateSummit

MKLeo gets the reverse 3-0 over Tweek to make it into Ultimate Grand Finals! 🌊 smash.gg/Riptide 🌊

can't believe 11,000 people registered for the pokimane meetup (start.gg/pokimane)

Announcing SSBMRank 2023! Join us starting January 15th as we count down the top 100 Melee players in the world. Who do you think will make the cut?

The more you know. 🌈🌠