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An esports platform empowering bottom-up growth of competitive communities! Contact [email protected] for help

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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Jan 31

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. You can learn more in our article below:

blog.start.gg/start-gg-ret...

Start.gg Returns to Its Roots!

We’re excited to announce that, starting today, Start.gg will be returning to its roots as an independent company supporting grassroots and…

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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · 10d

Learn more at help.start.gg/article/setting-event-and-game-limits

And see it in action on start.gg/FFXVIII/register!

start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · 10d

Introducing Event Groups, now available to all organizers!

Event Groups allow you to organize events into separate groups, customize the order events are displayed in, and even set separate registration limits for each group.

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TheHadou @thehadou.com · 12d

From Slashback, to Roundhouse, to R.I.S.C, Max Mode, Beast in the East, Midwest Mixfest, Central Florida Face-Off, D.I.Y., SQ, C3 & many more, we’re seeing a welcome new era of regional events growing quickly in the US.

Find one, or build one, near you and get some games in.

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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Aug 8

Saw the Supernova reveal but still want to learn more?

Check out the article of the top 10 players of SSBMRank Summer 2025 to read up on the best players the year has to offer: start.gg/SSBMRank

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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Aug 7

start.gg/SSBMRank (oops!)

SSBMRank Summer 2025

The fifty best Melee players of the first half of 2025, brought to you by Melee Stats

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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Aug 7

We're nearing the end of SSBMRank Summer 2025!

Today's feature highlights 11-20, a diverse group of tournament threats from all over the globe

Click the link below and don't forget to tune in at 8:30 pm ET tonight for the reveal of the Top 10, live at Supernova!

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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Aug 5

SSBMRank Summer 2025 continues!

Today we look at 31-40, a group featuring some lightning fast spacies from all over America.

Follow along at start.gg/SSBMRank

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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Aug 4

SSBMRank Summer 2025 kicks off today!

Join us as we count down the 50 best Melee players of the year so far, starting with 41-50

Check it out at start.gg/SSBMRank

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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Aug 3

FGC💙
Nowhere else we'd rather be

start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Aug 3

Apologies again for yesterday's downtime, and thanks for everyone's patience.

Our services are set to dynamically scale to load, but hit unexpected bottlenecks under all the Evo traffic. We've addressed these issues now and are continuing to closely monitor throughout the weekend.

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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Jul 31

Announcing SSBMRank Summer 2025!

The countdown of the 50 best players of the year so far is almost here. Join us Monday, August 5th as we begin the countdown, ending with a live Top 10 reveal on Thursday night at Supernova 2025!

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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Jul 1

- Battled off spam bots
- Improved game search
- Improved new user sign-ups
- Fixed browser notifications and verification images
- New seasons from existing rankings no longer need approval
- New API abilities like stream and station assigning, VOD URLs, and set progression info

start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Jul 1

📱New mobile navigation bar with Your Events and Notifications sections

🏠Updated homepage with game selection and events near you

▶️Find match content with new VOD indicators and improved stream name display

💻Lots of UI tweaks to be more mobile-friendly and visually consistent

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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Jul 1

It's time for a new Start.gg Balance Patch!
Check out all the latest updates including improvements to mobile design, streams, VODs, and much more!
blog.start.gg/balance-patc...

Balance Patch: July 2025

In our last update, we promised more UI improvements, bug fixes, and some sparkly new features in between — and that’s exactly what we’ve…

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Evo @evo.gg · Jul 1

Today is your last chance to sign up as a competitor for #Evo2025!

Late Registration closes at 11:59PM PT. Get your passes at evo.gg.

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Rivals of Aether II @rivals2.com · Jun 16

An incredible weekend at #CEO2025 has shaken up the leaderboard and the Rivals 2 Championship Series points race is heating up! 🔥

Check out the live standings and upcoming events at start.gg/R2CS

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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Jun 16

This has now been resolved. Thanks for your patience!

start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Jun 16

We're aware of a service issue causing page errors right now. We'll update again here as soon as it's fixed!

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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Jun 13

Another new stream feature!

Now you can assign a short name to streams on the bracket, and you can also hover over to see the full name!

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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Jun 5

We're taking big steps towards a more mobile-friendly design.

The new mobile bar shows Your Events and Notifications in one easy to find place (also in the sidebar on desktop!)

Go back to the homepage or search from anywhere on the site.
And this is just the start of much more to come!

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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Jun 4

There's never been a better time to be in the FGC.

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · Jun 4

Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls coming 2026

4v4 tag team battles

start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Jun 3

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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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Apr 26

Apologies for the brief site outages! We've been experiencing periodic DDOS attempts which temporarily block access to the site.
These attempts haven't disrupted our underlying infrastructure, but we'll continue working to mitigate them to prevent further downtime.

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start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Apr 17

This update also comes with a sitewide upgrade to game searching. Keep an eye out for more homepage and search improvements still to come!

start.gg @startgg.bsky.social · Apr 17

Our homepage has gotten an upgrade - Now you can select a game and browse all its upcoming events, including tournaments near you!

Still need more? Our improved quick search can get you there right away.

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