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Founded | 2009 |
Region | United States |
Format | Double elimination |
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Organizer(s) | Boback, DBR |
Website(s) | http://www.genesisgaming.gg/ |
GENESIS is tournament series held annually in Northern California, primarily organized by Boback and members of the DBR crew. The tournament series began in 2009 and since 2016 has been the major Smash event near the beginning of the year or season (sans 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). It is widely regarded as one of the premier Smash tournament series, especially following Apex's decline, and one of the largest Smash-centric events each year alongside Supernova, regularly boasting over 2,000 entrants.
List of tournamentsEdit
Event | Date | Attendance | Main Events |
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GENESIS | July 10th-12th, 2009 | 350+ | |
GENESIS 2 | July 15th-17th, 2011 | 300+ | |
GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 3,592 | |
GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 3,575 | |
GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 2,942 | |
GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 3,793 | |
GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 2,639 | |
GENESIS 8 | April 15th-17th, 2022 | 3,531 | |
GENESIS 9 | January 20th-22nd, 2023 | 2,407 | |
GENESIS X | February 16th-18th, 2024 | 2,969 | |
GENESIS X2 | February 14th-16th, 2025 | 1,993 |
ChampionsEdit
Smash 64 Winners Edit
Event | Attendance | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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GENESIS 2 | 22 | Daniel Hoyt | SuPeRbOoMfAn | Isai | ||
GENESIS 3 | 238 | wario | SuPeRbOoMfAn | |||
GENESIS 4 | 185 | Alvin Leon Hara | Alvin | SuPeRbOoMfAn | ||
GENESIS 5 | 124 | Daniel Hoyt | SuPeRbOoMfAn | Alvin | ||
GENESIS 6 | 98 | kysk | Josh Brody | |||
GENESIS 7 | 64 | Andy Shih | Shihman | LETSGO | ||
GENESIS 8 | 60 | Andy Shih | Shihman | Dr. Grin | ||
GENESIS 9 | 46 | Dankey Kang | OJ | |||
GENESIS X* | 66 | Andy Shih | Shihman | Paco | ||
GENESIS X2* | 50 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
* Smash 64 was a side event in 2024 and 2025.
Melee Winners Edit
Event | Attendance | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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GENESIS | 290 | Joseph Marquez | Mango | Armada | ||
GENESIS 2 | 228 | Adam Lindgren | Armada | Mango | ||
GENESIS 3 | 1,828 | Adam Lindgren | Armada | Mango | ||
GENESIS 4 | 1,704 | Adam Lindgren | Armada | Mango | ||
GENESIS 5 | 1,365 | Justin McGrath | Plup | Hungrybox | ||
GENESIS 6 | 1,113 | Juan Debiedma | Hungrybox | Axe | ||
GENESIS 7 | 1,110 | Zain Naghmi | Zain | Hungrybox | ||
GENESIS 8 | 1,552 | Zain Naghmi | Zain | Jmook | ||
GENESIS 9 | 1,253 | Jake Dirado | Jmook | iBDW | ||
GENESIS X | 1,544 | Cody Schwab | Cody Schwab | aMSa | ||
GENESIS X2 | 1,074 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Brawl Winners Edit
Event | Attendance | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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GENESIS | 292 | Elliot Carroza-Oyarce | Ally | Mew2King | ||
GENESIS 2 | 197 | Jason Zimmerman | Mew2King | Ally | ||
GENESIS X* | 71 | Hunter Rogers | Player-1 | Fino | ||
GENESIS X2* | 60 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
* Brawl was a side event in 2024 and 2025.
Project M Winners Edit
Event | Attendance | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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GENESIS 2 | 52 | Roustane Benzeguir | Kage | JCaesar |
Smash 4 Winners Edit
Event | Attendance | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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GENESIS 3 | 1,096 | Gonzalo Barrios | ZeRo | Dabuz | ||
GENESIS 4 | 1,012 | Leonardo Lopez Perez | MkLeo | Ally | ||
GENESIS 5 | 674 | Leonardo Lopez Perez | MkLeo | Mistake |
Ultimate Winners Edit
Event | Attendance | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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GENESIS 6 | 2,105 | Leonardo Lopez Perez | MkLeo | VoiD | ||
GENESIS 7 | 1,699 | Tyler Martins | Marss | MkLeo | ||
GENESIS 8 | 1,959 | Leonardo Lopez Perez | MkLeo | Glutonny | ||
GENESIS 9 | 1,215 | Leonardo Lopez Perez | MkLeo | MuteAce | ||
GENESIS X | 1,506 | Salvatore DeSena | Zomba | Sonix | ||
GENESIS X2 | 924 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
External linksEdit
GENESIS | |
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Main Series | GENESIS · GENESIS 2 · GENESIS 3 · GENESIS 4 · GENESIS 5 · GENESIS 6 · GENESIS 7 · GENESIS 8 · GENESIS 9 · GENESIS X · GENESIS X2 |
Pre-locals | Pre-Genesix · Pre-G7 · Guildhouse Pre-Genesis 8 Tournament · Pre-Genesis 9 at Guildhouse · Pre-Genesis X at Guildhouse (Wednesday · Thursday) · Pre-Genesis X2 at Guildhouse (Wednesday · Thursday) |
Spinoffs | 2GGC: GENESIS Saga · FUSE · GENESIS: RED · GENESIS: BLACK · GENESIS: BLACK at Guildhouse · GENESIS: BLACK at Guildhouse 2024 |