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Panda Cup Finale
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Featured Community Stops

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate & Super Smash Bros. Melee

    June 24 - 26
    CEO
    (Daytona, FL)
    July 1 - 3
    Get On My Level (GOML)
    (Toronto, ON)
    July 29 - 31
    Smash Factor 9
    (Cholula, Puebla)
    Sept 2 - 4
    Almost Pro
    (Seattle, WA)
    Sept 30 - Oct 2
    Lost Tech City
    (San Antonio, TX)
    Oct 7 - 9
    The Big House 10
    (Detroit, MI)
    Oct 28 - 30
    Let’s Make Moves: Miami
    (Miami, FL)
    Nov 12
    Saving Mr Lombardi 3
    (Irvine, CA)
    Nov 12 - 13
    Port Priority 7
    (Auburn, WA)
    Nov 18 - 20
    DreamHack Atlanta
    (Atlanta, GA)
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Panda Cup Online Qualifiers

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Only

July
-
Oct

  • 8 Online Specialists Will Qualify For the Panda Cup Finale
  • 8 regions divided across North America
  • Map, dates, and registration here
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Expert Community Panel

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate & Super Smash Bros. Melee

Nov - Dec

A panel assembled from trusted members of the Super Smash Bros. competitive community, many of whom helped to create the Panda Global Rankings (PGR), will vote on players in both games to be the final Invitees before the Last Chance Qualifier

4 criteria the panel will judge individual players on for possible inclusion into the Panda Cup:

  • Placement at Panda Cup Events
  • Win rate against players who are qualified or with a higher seed at Panda Cup Events
  • Losses against qualified or higher seed players
  • Win/loss rate against other players who may be chosen by the panel

The panelists will create a list and all panelists lists are combined and averaged to create our selection of Panda Cup direct invitees.

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Last Chance Qualifier

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate & Super Smash Bros. Melee

Los Angeles, CA
|
Dec 15

The Last Chance Qualifier is an open-entry bracket taking place in-person at the Panda Cup Finale in December. The top 2 players from each Super Smash Bros. title will qualify for the Panda Cup Finale beginning the very next day.


Follow the Panda Cup on Twitter for updates or sign up for our newsletter for email updates!

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Panda Cup Finale

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate & Super Smash Bros. Melee

December 16 - 18, 2022

32 Entrants

$100k

Prize Pool

Los Angeles, CA

About Panda

Founded in 2015 by former pros, Panda is a competitive gaming organization that started in the Super Smash Bros. and fighting game communities. With everything from a roster of professional players, content creators, statistics, and events, Panda has been dedicated to serving competitive Super Smash Bros. and other communities for years. For more information on Panda and what we're about, you can visit our website atpanda.gg or follow us on social media using the links at the bottom of this page.

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Qualified Players
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Ravenking
(He/Him)
Ike
Heartland
MPg
(He/Him)
Mega Man
Mid-Atlantic
Jake
(He/Him)
Steve
Southeast
Deathspade
(He/She/They)
Bayonetta
South Central
Scend
(He/Him)
Ness
Southwest
Chag
(He/Him)
Palutena
Mexico
Anarchy
(He/Him)
Greninja
Northeast
Justice
(He/Him)
Min Min
Northwest
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Sonix
(He/Him)
Sonic
Riddles
(He/Him)
Terry/Kazuya
Toast
(He/Him)
Young Link
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Plup
(He/Him)
Sheik/Fox
Magi
(She/Her)
Falco
Chem
(He/Him)
Fox
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Onin
(He/They)
Steve
Big D
(He/Him)
Ice Climbers
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Hungrybox
(He/Him)
Jigglypuff
Jmook
(He/Him)
Sheik
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
MkLeo
(He/Him)
Pyra & Mythra/Joker
Dabuz
(He/Him)
Rosalina & Luma/Min Min
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Wizzrobe
(He/Him)
Captain Falcon
Medz
(He/Him)
Fox
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Aaron
(He/Him)
Diddy Kong
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Marss
(He/Him)
Zero Suit Samus
Maister
(He/Him)
Mr. Game & Watch
Lima
(He/Him)
Bayonetta
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Mang0
(He/Him)
Falco
aMSa
(He/Him)
Yoshi
SFOP
(He/Him)
Fox
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Light
(He/Him)
Fox
Tweek
(He/Him)
Diddy Kong
MuteAce
(He/Him)
Peach
Super Smash Bros. Melee
iBDW
(He/Him)
Fox
Zain
(He/Him)
Marth
Soonsay
(He/Him)
Fox
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
あcola
(He/Him)
Steve
Super Smash Bros. Melee
KoDoRiN
(He/Him)
Marth
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Kurama
(He/Him)
Mario
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
ApolloKage
(He/Him)
Snake
Anathema
(He/Him)
R.O.B.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Colbol
(He/Him)
Fox
Mew2King
(He/Him)
Marth
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Fourth Place
Super Smash Bros. Melee
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Fourth Place
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