Editing SAP Center (section)

==Events==
In 2006, SAP Center sold the most tickets (633,435) to non-sporting events of any venue in the [[Western United States]], and the fourth highest total in the world, after [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City (US), the [[Manchester Arena]] in [[Manchester]] (UK), and [[Scotiabank Arena]] in [[Toronto]] (Canada).<ref name="pollstar">{{cite news |title=2006 Year End Ticket Sales|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/specialfeatures2006/2006%20Year%20End%20Top%20100%20Arena%20Venues.pdf|work=[[Pollstar]]|date=January 17, 2007|access-date=June 14, 2007}}</ref>

Other events hosted at the arena include the 1996 [[United States Figure Skating Championships]], the [[47th National Hockey League All-Star Game]] in 1997, the [[1999 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|1999 NCAA Women's Final Four]], [[ArenaBowl XVI]] in 2002, the 2007 USA Gymnastics Visa Championships, and [[UFC 139]] on November 19, 2011. [[Intel Extreme Masters Season IX – San Jose]] in 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mark-cuban-wants-to-play-league-of-legends/1100-6432301/|title=Game on: Big video-game tournament coming to San Jose|first=Brandon |last=Bailey|website=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|date=September 16, 2014|access-date=November 16, 2015}}</ref> and [[Intel Extreme Masters Season X – San Jose]] were held at the venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mark-cuban-wants-to-play-league-of-legends/1100-6432301/|title=Mark Cuban Wants to Play League of Legends|first= Rachel|last= Gu|date= November 15, 2015|access-date=November 16, 2015}}</ref> Prior to [[Super Bowl 50]] in nearby [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]], the arena housed introductory media activities for the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc7news.com/sports/fans-excited-for-super-bowl-opening-night-in-san-jose/1181722/|title=SAP CENTER IN SAN JOSE TO HOST SUPER BOWL 50 OPENING NIGHT|website=[[KGO-TV]]|date= February 1, 2016|access-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref> SAP Center hosted games 3, 4, and 6 of the [[2016 Stanley Cup Finals]] in the Sharks' first appearance in franchise history, with the [[Stanley Cup|Cup]] being presented to the series-winning [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] after game 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-sjs/2016/06/12/2015030416#game=2015030416,game_state=final |title=Pittsburgh Penguins - San Jose Sharks - June 12th, 2016 |website=NHL.com |date=June 12, 2016 |access-date=2017-01-22}}</ref> In 2012 and 2016, the arena played host to the USA Gymnastics Olympic Trials. The arena was the host to the West Regional semifinals and finals of the [[2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2002]], [[2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2007]], and [[2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2017]] NCAA men's basketball tournaments; as well as first- and second-round games of the [[2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2010]], [[2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2013]], and [[2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2019]] tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/12/ncaa-tournament-west-regional-breakdown-whos-headed-to-san-jose/|title=March Madness: Which teams might play in Final Four in San Jose?|date=March 12, 2017 |access-date=2017-04-17}}</ref>

[[Mixed Martial Arts]] events have played a big role at SAP Center. The [[MMA]] organization [[Strikeforce (mixed martial arts)|Strikeforce]] held many events in San Jose beginning with [[Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie]] in 2006, then [[Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg]] in 2009, through 2012 with [[Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier]]. The first [[Bellator MMA]] organization event at SAP was [[Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1]] in September 2015 and since has held 6 total events with the most recent being [[Bellator MMA in 2018|Bellator 199]] on May 16, 2018. SAP Center has also been the host of premiere MMA promotion the [[UFC]]. The first event was [[UFC 139]] on November 19, 2011, then [[UFC on Fuel TV: Muñoz vs. Weidman]] on July 11, 2012, [[UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez]] on April 20, 2013, and most recently [[UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown]] on July 26, 2014.

On September 18, 2016, the arena hosted the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions takes center stage beginning Sept. 15|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=19213|publisher=usagym.org|access-date=March 26, 2019}}</ref>

The annual US Figure Skating Championships have been staged here in San Jose five times now — 1996, 2012, 2018, 2021 and 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/press-release/us-figure-skating-announces-host-cities-2021-2022-toyota-us-figure-skating | title=U.S. Figure Skating Announces Host Cities of 2021, 2022 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships &#124; U.S. Figure Skating }}</ref>

SAP Center has also hosted WWE Pay Per Views. [[Royal Rumble (1998)]], [[SummerSlam (2001)]], [[The Great American Bash (2007)]], [[Payback (2017)]] took place where [[Braun Strowman]] defeated [[Roman Reigns]] in the main event. [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2018)]] took place at SAP Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sescoops.com/tlc-ppv-location-wm-35-venues/|title=TLC PPV Location Announced, Interesting Venues Considered For WM 35 Week|last=Fuentes|first=Jon|website=Sescoops|date=September 11, 2018 }}</ref>