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· Jan 31
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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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:
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Apologies for the intermittent downtime today. This and other recent outages have all been the result of a series of DDOS attacks. We're working with Cloudflare to mitigate these attacks and ensure as little disruption to tournaments as possible.
October 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Apologies for the intermittent downtime today. This and other recent outages have all been the result of a series of DDOS attacks. We're working with Cloudflare to mitigate these attacks and ensure as little disruption to tournaments as possible.
Our latest Start.gg Balance Patch is here!
See the latest on our updated mobile design, event groups, payment methods, mixed mode, and more!
blog.start.gg/balance-patch-october-2025-79e3e59dc041
See the latest on our updated mobile design, event groups, payment methods, mixed mode, and more!
blog.start.gg/balance-patch-october-2025-79e3e59dc041
Balance Patch: October 2025
This month’s Balance Patch includes multiple improvements to registration, payment options, mobile UI, and more! We’ve also added some new…
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October 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Our latest Start.gg Balance Patch is here!
See the latest on our updated mobile design, event groups, payment methods, mixed mode, and more!
blog.start.gg/balance-patch-october-2025-79e3e59dc041
See the latest on our updated mobile design, event groups, payment methods, mixed mode, and more!
blog.start.gg/balance-patch-october-2025-79e3e59dc041
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.
Learn more at help.start.gg/article/payment-setup
Now attendees can pay through Google Pay, Apple Pay, and over 20 other international and regional payment methods that organizers can enable through Stripe.
Learn more at help.start.gg/article/payment-setup
October 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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.
Learn more at help.start.gg/article/payment-setup
Now attendees can pay through Google Pay, Apple Pay, and over 20 other international and regional payment methods that organizers can enable through Stripe.
Learn more at help.start.gg/article/payment-setup
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.
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.
October 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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.
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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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.
Find one, or build one, near you and get some games in.
September 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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.
Find one, or build one, near you and get some games in.
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
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
August 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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
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
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!
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!
August 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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!
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!
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
Today we look at 31-40, a group featuring some lightning fast spacies from all over America.
Follow along at start.gg/SSBMRank
August 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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
Today we look at 31-40, a group featuring some lightning fast spacies from all over America.
Follow along at start.gg/SSBMRank
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
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
August 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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
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
FGC💙
Nowhere else we'd rather be
Nowhere else we'd rather be
August 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
FGC💙
Nowhere else we'd rather be
Nowhere else we'd rather be
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.
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.
August 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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.
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.
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!
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!
July 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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!
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!
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...
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…
blog.start.gg
July 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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...
Check out all the latest updates including improvements to mobile design, streams, VODs, and much more!
blog.start.gg/balance-patc...
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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
Check out the live standings and upcoming events at start.gg/R2CS
June 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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
Check out the live standings and upcoming events at start.gg/R2CS
We're aware of a service issue causing page errors right now. We'll update again here as soon as it's fixed!
June 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
We're aware of a service issue causing page errors right now. We'll update again here as soon as it's fixed!
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!
Now you can assign a short name to streams on the bracket, and you can also hover over to see the full name!
June 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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!
Now you can assign a short name to streams on the bracket, and you can also hover over to see the full name!
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!
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!
June 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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!
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!
There's never been a better time to be in the FGC.
June 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
There's never been a better time to be in the FGC.
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!
June 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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!
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.
These attempts haven't disrupted our underlying infrastructure, but we'll continue working to mitigate them to prevent further downtime.
April 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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.
These attempts haven't disrupted our underlying infrastructure, but we'll continue working to mitigate them to prevent further downtime.
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.
Still need more? Our improved quick search can get you there right away.
April 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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.
Still need more? Our improved quick search can get you there right away.
We've been hard at work cooking up some updates on start.gg!
Check out our new Balance Patch article for all the details, and stay tuned for even more updates coming soon!
blog.start.gg/balance-patch-april-2025-bebde9c199d2
Check out our new Balance Patch article for all the details, and stay tuned for even more updates coming soon!
blog.start.gg/balance-patch-april-2025-bebde9c199d2
Balance Patch: April 2025
It’s time for our first full Balance Patch as a new company! In case you missed it, we announced in January that start.gg is once again an…
blog.start.gg
April 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We've been hard at work cooking up some updates on start.gg!
Check out our new Balance Patch article for all the details, and stay tuned for even more updates coming soon!
blog.start.gg/balance-patch-april-2025-bebde9c199d2
Check out our new Balance Patch article for all the details, and stay tuned for even more updates coming soon!
blog.start.gg/balance-patch-april-2025-bebde9c199d2
Search on start.gg has gotten an upgrade!
Search is now faster, cleaner, and more accurate than ever before. Check it out and search for your favorite tournaments!
Search is now faster, cleaner, and more accurate than ever before. Check it out and search for your favorite tournaments!
March 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Search on start.gg has gotten an upgrade!
Search is now faster, cleaner, and more accurate than ever before. Check it out and search for your favorite tournaments!
Search is now faster, cleaner, and more accurate than ever before. Check it out and search for your favorite tournaments!
Attention trainers! Our deck uploading feature is now available for Pokémon TCG Pocket!
Organizers can require deck screenshots after registration and remove players who haven't uploaded theirs. Currently, all decks are visible to all players.
Organizers can require deck screenshots after registration and remove players who haven't uploaded theirs. Currently, all decks are visible to all players.
March 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Attention trainers! Our deck uploading feature is now available for Pokémon TCG Pocket!
Organizers can require deck screenshots after registration and remove players who haven't uploaded theirs. Currently, all decks are visible to all players.
Organizers can require deck screenshots after registration and remove players who haven't uploaded theirs. Currently, all decks are visible to all players.