The Big House (tournament)


The Big House is an annual Super Smash Bros tournament held since 2011 in Michigan.

The Big House

The first Big House tournament was held on October 22, 2011 at the Michigan League Michigan Room on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. 115 entrants participated in Melee singles. It was won by Oscar "Lovage" Nilsson from Southern California. It was an Apex 2012 qualifier.

The Big House 2

The Big House 2 was held on October 6–7, 2012 at the Pierpont Commons East Room on the campus of the University of Michigan. Melee was won by Joseph "Mango" Marquez. Project M was won by Brian "metroid1117" Lin.

The Big House 3

The Big House 3 was held from October 12–13, 2013 at the Hilton Garden Inn Ann Arbor in Ann Arbor. It was won by Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman.

The Big House 4

The Big House 4 was held from October 4–5, 2014 at the Sheraton DTW Hotel in Romulus. Won by Joseph "Mango" Marquez.

The Big House 5

The fifth edition of The Big House was held from October 2–4, 2015 at the Adoba Dearborn Hotel in Dearborn. Prior to the tournament Leffen was denied entry into the United States at customs because of lack of a proper work visa due to his affiliation with an American company, Team SoloMid. It was won by Adam "Armada" Lindgren over Juan "Hungrybox" Debiedma in the grand finals. Wii U was won by Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios, who also won all nationals he attended up to that point, including the super majors Apex 2015 and EVO 2015. There were 1,317 singles entrants for Melee and 512 for Wii U. This iteration of the tournament dropped Project M as an official event.

The Big House 6

The sixth Big House was held on October 7–9, 2016. It was the first American tournament that William "Leffen" Hjelte attended since The Big House 5. Melee was won by Joseph "Mango" Marquez, marking it as his third win at The Big House. Wii U was won by Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios and was his third consecutive title at The Big House.

The Big House 7

The seventh Big House was held on October 6-8, 2017 at the Cobo Center in Detroit. Melee was won by Juan "Hungrybox" Debiedma over Justin "Plup" McGrath. Wii U was won by Samuel "Dabuz" Buzby over Tyler "Marss" Martins.

The Big House 8

The Big House 8 was held on October 5-7th, 2018, and it was once again held at the Cobo Center in Detroit.Cobo Center in Detroit. Melee was won by Juan "Hungrybox" Debiedma over Justin "Plup" McGrath. Wii U was won by Brian Cosmos Kalu over Eric ESAM Lew. Smash 64 was won by Daniel SuPeRbOoMfAn Hoyt over Josh Brody.

The Big House 9

The Big House 9 was held on October 4-6th, 2019, and it was once again held at the Cobo Center in Detroit. Melee was won by Joseph "Mango" Marquez over Zain "Zain" Naghmi. Ultimate' was won by Sota "Zackray" Okada over Samuel "Dabuz" Buzby. Smash 64 was won by Josh Brody over Prince.