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Wellington Invades SeaSideSmash - But Will They Take It?

By IcyK - 19/02/2024 A look at the best players entering (arguably) the most stacked New Zealand tournament since 2021.

Metaghost20XX and his turbulent 2023

By DarkKuriboh - 6/12/2023 Metaghost is a staple of Sydney Smash, however 2023 held great trials and tribulations for the young Falco.

A quick look at SA before Phantom 2022

By Velveteen - 15/07/2022 With Phantom fast approaching, here is a quick overview of the SA group travelling to Sydney this weekend.

Lay of the Land: BAM 12

By Fumble - 10/05/2022 It’s been over two years since we’ve seen interstate competition on this level and a lot has changed, so let’s get the Lay of the Land for BAM 12.

Finding Your Centre: Heart, Body & Mind

By Fumble - 9/03/2022 Let's examine the FGC concept of Heart, Body and Mind player archetypes.

Mittens - A Smash Autobiography

By Mittens - 21/12/2021 A reflection on the moments, events and people that have made up my competitive Smash experience.

Mental Health, Mentality and Becoming Better

By Fumble - 7/11/2021 How to improve at the mental game few people talk about: Self versus self.

Toowoomba's Growth Against The Odds

By Smasio - 16/07/2021 Toowoomba's Growth Against The Odds is an article showcasing Toowoomba talent, and how we got to where we are today, even despite the odds.

Pythvitational 2 | LUSH LOWDOWN

By LUSH - 16/07/2021 An introduction to the upcoming Brisbane invitational, as well as some player insights and predictions leading up to the event presented by yours truly.

Road From Redemption 3: Onigiri

By Python - 2/06/2021 Road From Redemption is a series of posts dedicated to highlighting the up-and-coming players in the Queensland Smash Scene.

GVP Newcastle Clashes #5 Report

By maGs - 2/06/2021 A report on the Newcastle monthly tournament - Newcastle Clashes! With highlights featuring: Beet, Glace, TurtleCat, Leak, Spike and Bass

GVP TNT #4 Report

By maGs - 28/05/2021 A Recap of Thursday Night Throwdowns #4 NSW weekly written by Faithe (maGs)

The Evolution of NSW During Covid

By Fumble - 27/05/2021 NSW has changed dramatically throughout covid and it's no longer clear how we compare with the rest of Australia. Let's take a look at what's different.

Road From Redemption 2: Scott/Max

By Python - 21/05/2021 Road From Redemption is a series of posts dedicated to highlighting the up-and-coming players in the Queensland Smash Scene.

Road From Redemption 1: Kaden

By Python - 17/05/2021 Road From Redemption is a series of posts dedicated to highlighting the up-and-coming players in the Queensland Smash Scene.

Forging Champions

By Mittens - 16/05/2021 QLDs top players share their habits and tips for improvement

Ultimate Insight 21 : Ben Gold's Dad

By Mittens - 9/04/2021 Ben Gold's dad gives a parents view on his son's success, the Ben Gold "brand" + more

Ultimate Insight 20 : Flex

By Mittens - 7/04/2021 QLD Smash legend Flex talks about his passion for speedrunning, being PR for 15 consecutive seasons + more

Ultimate Insight 19 : Kaboose

By Mittens - 5/04/2021 The Kaboose is on the loose! Interview with everyone's favourite player on the importance of having fun, being on the cusp of PR + more

Ultimate Insight 18 : Ricky Clean

By Mittens - 1/04/2021 The man formerly known as SiqNiq speaks on the formation of the crew Bust a Move, missing out on Arcadian + more

Ultimate Insight 17 : Vye

By Mittens - 31/03/2021 One of the former Gold Coast Tournament Organisers talks about the rise of his region, dealing with criticism + more

Ultimate Insight 16 : Ryan

By Mittens - 28/03/2021 NSW's Ryan talks about winning the 2020 QLD Arcadian, his Twitter pressence + more

Ultimate Insight 15 : ClassicJono

By Mittens - 26/03/2021 Top player ClassicJono talks about pop-off ettiquete, origin story of The 411 + more

Ultimate Insight 14 : Xondrell

By Mittens - 24/03/2021 Interview with a player looking at breaking into the mid level about motivation to stick with Smash, if events are accessible at his level + more

Ultimate Insight 13 : Blurry

By Mittens - 22/03/2021 Brisbane's most invisible TO weighs in on running Metashift, bringing back tournaments post-COVID + more

Ultimate Insight 12 : Jungleo

By Mittens - 20/03/2021 Interview with one of QLD Smash's top artists on the lack of female players in Smash, mental health + more

Ultimate Insight 11 : Jix

By Mittens - 18/03/2021 Interview with Jix on his huge ascent up the rankings, dealing with pressure + more

Imagining Ring Fit Adventure in Smash

By Mittens - 14/04/2020 An unnecessarily deep dive into what a Ring Fit Adventure rep would look like in Smash

Queensland Arcadian Top Threats

By Mittens - 13/01/2020 A breakdown of some of the bigger threats for the upcoming Queensland Arcadian event

Ultimate Insight 10 : Jett

By Mittens - 24/12/2019 Stream master Jett on vision for Meta Shift, favourite moments in QLD Smash + more

Ultimate Insight 9 : Joz

By Mittens - 23/12/2019 The lead Sunshine Coast TO on the future of Pissmas events, keeping passion amid cynicism + more

Ultimate Insight 8 : Verse

By Mittens - 20/12/2019 Top prospect Verse on underachieving at Big Cheese, why Banjo + more

Ultimate Insight 7 : BattleDolphin

By Mittens - 18/12/2019 Interview with the face of Queensland Tournament Organisers on TOs not getting paid, lacking competitive passion + more

Ultimate Insight 6 : Milis

By Mittens - 16/12/2019 Interview with the 2019 Best Twitter Presence Winner Milis on finding acceptance, Pissmas + more

Ultimate Insight 5 : McJobo

By Mittens - 15/12/2019 Gold Coast legend McJobo talks reason for hiatus, thoughts on current GC scene + more

Ultimate Insight 4 : Shitashi

By Mittens - 13/12/2019 Interview with Shitashi on accountability, shift in culture + more

Ultimate Insight 3 : Loki

By Mittens - 11/12/2019 Interview with up and comer Loki about becoming the best, dream project + more

Ultimate Insight 2 : Ben Gold

By Mittens - 9/12/2019 Interview with Ben Gold in the middle of the Kongo Saga tournament on online presence, breaking through + more

Ultimate Insight 1 : Luminescent

By Mittens - 7/12/2019 Interview with Wii Fit trainer master Luminescent on internal anxieties, legacy + more

Ultimate QLD40 1 - Player profiles

By Mittens - 6/08/2019 Player profiles of the top 40 competitors in QLD

Streaming 75 Tournaments in 2018

By Jett - 1/01/2019 My journey of working on Tournameta and Streameta through 2018, culminating in the release of Smash Ultimate.

Welcome to Ausmash!

By Shitashi - 28/11/2018 Ausmash is an upgraded version of QLD Smash. Find out about some of the changes here.

Australian Smash WiiU Power Rankings Version 2.0!

By Smash-Senate - 27/04/2017 Watch this space for a day by day reveal of Australia's best players!

Why has the skill level in Western Australia dropped?

By Krystal - 18/02/2017 Hey, Krystal here! I express some of my thoughts on Western Australia's scene over the recent months

Bam 9 Biggest Threats

By SpaceJam - 17/02/2017 Hey guys its me Spacejam. You might be thinking "Man I'm terrified of all the hidden bosses at Bam9" and I'm here to tell you theyre all trash.

Why has Geelong suddenly improved so much in melee?

By FramesJanco - 22/01/2017 Krasic and Spacejam insight

The teams attending the Invitational

By Atyeo - 10/01/2017 Who are the big names and scenes representing Australian at the GvP Invitational? Find out here!

Why has the skill level in Queensland dropped?

By Aerodrome - 9/01/2017 Super Importanto - The reasons why are inside!

Azure's Git Gud Guide Part 1: Excuses

By AzureWolf - 12/10/2016 To start this series, we look at excuses and why you have none.

Guide to Making Australian Smash PR

By FramesJanco - 23/09/2016 Your quick and easy guide to becoming the top 14 players in Australia

Meet the players - Extra

By Atyeo - 13/09/2016 Who said Victoria cant make top 8 at majors?

Smash Brothers : An Escape for Adolescence

By Sirdocus - 4/08/2016 More of a personal article the first of a series following an Adolescent's mind and story, experiences and things that under the rug for "Sindocus"

A guide to basic TO-ing

By Atyeo - 26/07/2016 A basic TO guide from a long time player and TO

eltoNNNNNN and the Curse of Number 1 on the Perth PR

By Maribro - 11/07/2016 A tall tale that you simply won't believe is true And yet it somehow is

BAM 8 BIGGEST THREATS

By cmk - 5/05/2016 I discuss the big threats at BAM 8.

Why I'm going to win BAM8

By SpaceJam - 4/05/2016 Why the great Spacejam is going to win BAM8.

A year being in the smash community - Young cAKE

By cAKE - 22/03/2016 An article about not the best smasher around town

Googers Outback Jamboree II: Electric Googaloo ft. Earl, Boozer and many more!

By FramesJanco - 30/01/2016 An extravagant recount of a long day in the outback, melee, smash 4 and crews.

Practice Makes Perfect - How do top players practice?

By crabs - 14/01/2016 Interviews with Kira, Villyness, Jaice, and Jezmo about how they practice.

How Googers became BUSTER_JR

By Shitashi - 16/12/2015 The story of how Googers had his name changed to BUSTER_JR during SXC and what he must do to get it back.

How to develop a strong competative mindset.

By Atyeo - 13/12/2015 Ever wondered how top players develop into being top players? Well wonder no further! Here's how to develop a top competitive mindset.

Meme the players - Googers

By Googers - 7/12/2015 The Googer BEHIND Guf Geelong locals

Meet the players - Jezmo

By Atyeo - 4/12/2015 One of Australia's favorite players recently rocked the Aus community with his stand out performance at SXC, find out more about the man behind the legend.

SXC2k15 Interviews with top 3 Melee

By Maribro - 1/12/2015 Title says it all

SXC2k15 Interviews with top 3 Project M

By Maribro - 1/12/2015 Title says it all

Interviews with top 3 from SXC2k15

By Maribro - 30/11/2015 Title says it all

The Fight for Genesis 3 - SXC2k15

By Maribro - 26/11/2015 The article I wrote for smashboards that I'm posting here as well

Meet the players - Villyness

By Atyeo - 3/11/2015 Get to know a bit more about Australia's own Villyness!

New players guide to Australian Smash 4 Tournaments.

By Atyeo - 7/10/2015 New to Australian smash, want to go to a tourney but you're not sure whats up? Everything you need to know is right here (I hope...)

CamAero Diaries - BAM 7

By Aerodrome - 1/06/2015 Diary of Aerodrome's trip down to Melbourne to meet boozer

My BAM 7 Journey

By Atyeo - 19/05/2015 I thought I'd give you guys a sneak peak by sharing my bam journey! Let me know what you think. - incoming wall of text!!!

About the Australian online Super Smash Bros. community

By Shitashi - 11/09/2014 The Australian online Super Smash Bros. community was born with the release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Wii.