Tournament:Pound 2016

Pound 2016
Dates	April 2nd-3rd, 2016
Venue	Ritz-Carlton in Tyson's Corner
Address/City	Tysons Galleria, 1700 Tysons Blvd McLean, Virginia
Attendance	1,610
Entry fees	Singles: $15 Doubles: $10 Venue: $ Spectator: $?
Pot size(s)	Melee singles: $13,995 Melee doubles: $2,440 Smash 4 singles: $7,695 Smash 4 doubles: $2,240 Smash 64 singles: $1,605 Smash 64 doubles: $600
Results
winners	SuPeRbOoMfAn 1v1  SuPeRbOoMfAn &  tacos 2v2
winners	Hungrybox 1v1  Hungrybox &  Plup 2v2
winners	Abadango 1v1  Nairo &  Koolaid 2v2

Pound 2016, also known as Pound VI, was the sixth main event in the Pound tournament series created by Plank, and the first major Pound tournament since Pound V in 2011. The event took place in McLean, Virginia from April 2nd-3rd, 2016. Tournaments were hosted by Plank in conjunction with Nintendude and TheTantalus, from the VGBootCamp team.

Summary

Plank, Pound 2016's tournament organizer, was the only tournament organizer featured on the Tournament Organizer Blacklist due to his inability to pay out players at Pound V in 2011. Plank has since been removed from the blacklist, after several players reported receiving payment from Pound V. Registration was officially opened on December 4th, 2015.

Pound 2016 currently stands as one of the largest Smash Bros tournaments to date, with 933 entrants for Melee and 514 entrants (the maximum number) for Smash 4.

With ZeRo's absence from the Smash 4 event due to medical issues, Abadango won his first major American tournament using Mewtwo, a character generally considered to be mid tier at the time. Dabuz failed to make top eight while Nairo was eliminated early on at a disappointing 49th place, his worst placing at a major so far. Marss and Pink Fresh also notably placed 3rd and 7th, respectively. In the Melee event, Hungrybox took his third major in a row without dropping a set, losing only a single game to Mango in grand finals; Mango additionally fell to Hax in winners' semis, though he later ousted him in losers' finals. Swedish Delight and Laudandus both made unexpected top eight finishes while InfiniteNumbers placed 9th at his first-ever major, beating DJ Nintendo, Alex19, MacD, and Mike Haze; Axe and Westballz also suffered early losses, placing 25th and 33rd respectively.

Results

Melee singles

(933 entrants, 2 rounds of pools)
Top 32 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Hungrybox		$6,297.75
2nd	Mango		$3,498.75
3rd	Hax		$1,539.45
4th	Swedish Delight		$1,119.60
5th	Laudandus		$419.85
5th	Plup		$419.85
7th	S2J		$209.93
7th	Colbol		$209.93
9th	InfiniteNumbers		$69.97
9th	Professor Pro		$69.97
9th	Wizzrobe		$69.97
9th	Nintendude		$69.97
13th	aMSa
13th	Gravy
13th	Duck
13th	Gahtzu
17th	PewPewU
17th	n0ne
17th	ChuDat
17th	Mike Haze
17th	Slox
17th	DJ Nintendo
17th	Bladewise
17th	SFAT
25th	Axe
25th	lloD
25th	Zhu
25th	SmashG0D
25th	Crush
25th	DruggedFox
25th	Captain Smuckers
25th	Chillin
33rd	Redd
33rd	Prince Abu
33rd	Doll
33rd	HugS
33rd	Ronzell
33rd	Kira
33rd	4%
33rd	Amsah
33rd	MacD
33rd	Zanguzen
33rd	Rula
33rd	Bizzarro Flame
33rd	Mafia
33rd	Westballz
33rd	KJH
33rd	Zgetto
49th	Equal
49th	Husband
49th	Sharkz
49th	tm
49th	DoH
49th	Qerb
49th	Alex19
49th	Zain
49th	Velocity
49th	Aglet
49th	Ryan Ford
49th	Milkman
49th	Jsex
49th	Frootloop
49th	Drephen
49th	The Moon

Melee doubles

(122 teams, 1 round of pools)
Top 16 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Hungrybox		Plup		$976.00 ($488.00 each)
2nd	PewPewU		SFAT		$488.00 ($244.00 each)
3rd	MacD		Westballz		$366.00 ($183.00 each)
4th	Swedish Delight		Slox		$244.00 ($122.00 each)
5th	DoH		Axe		$122.00 ($61.00 each)
5th	Milkman		Cyrain		$122.00 ($61.00 each)
7th	The Moon		DJ Nintendo		$61.00 ($30.50 each)
7th	Chillin		ChuDat		$61.00 ($30.50 each)
9th	Dizzkidboogie		HomeMadeWaffles
9th	Smash G0D		lloD
9th	Wizzrobe		DruggedFox
9th	Prince Abu		Bladewise
13th	JFlex		Zanguzen
13th	Laudandus		Frootloop
13th	Sol		Phish-It
13th	Amsah		Zgetto

Smash 4 singles

(513 entrants, 2 rounds of pools)
Top 16 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Abadango		$3,462.75
2nd	Ally		$1,923.75
3rd	Marss		$846.45
4th	Mr. R		$615.60
5th	Tweek		$230.85
5th	VoiD		$230.85
7th	Larry Lurr		$115.43
7th	Pink Fresh		$115.43
9th	Dabuz		$38.48
9th	Hyuga		$38.48
9th	ESAM		$38.48
9th	K.I.D. Goggles		$38.48
13th	ScAtt
13th	Saj
13th	NAKAT
13th	K9sbruce
17th	Angel Cortes
17th	Pugwest
17th	False
17th	SS
17th	Xaltis
17th	Raptor
17th	Seagull Joe
17th	MVD
25th	C3PO
25th	Mister Eric
25th	Zenyou
25th	DJ Jack
25th	Snow
25th	James
25th	iStudying
25th	Jbandrew
33rd	Seibrik
33rd	AceStarThe3rd
33rd	ADHD
33rd	Craftis
33rd	Wizzrobe
33rd	Viceroy
33rd	Day
33rd	SETHsational
33rd	Boss
33rd	San
33rd	Mr.II
33rd	WaDiRob
33rd	Tension
33rd	Remzi
33rd	Richie Business
33rd	Riz
49th	Apple
49th	Blur
49th	Ash23
49th	DC
49th	Camalange
49th	TekNo
49th	Kuma
49th	Coreo
49th	Promaelia
49th	Neos
49th	Cree
49th	Nairo
49th	Le Troof
49th	SmashG0D
49th	Draxsel
49th	PikaPika!

Smash 4 doubles

(112 teams, 1 round of pools)
Top 16 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Nairo		Koolaid		$896.00 ($448.00 each)
2nd	VoiD		NAKAT		$448.00 ($224.00 each)
3rd	Dabuz		Hyuga		$336.00 ($168.00 each)
4th	ESAM		MVD		$224.00 ($112.00 each)
5th	Mr.E		Will		$112.00 ($56.00 each)
5th	Larry Lurr		Zenyou		$112.00 ($56.00 each)
7th	Ally		Jbandrew		$56.00 ($28.00 each)
7th	aMSa		Mr.II		$56.00 ($28.00 each)
9th	Remzi		Ash23
9th	Abadango		Mr. R
9th	Xaltis		DJ Jack
9th	Marss		Pugwest
13th	PikaPika!		K.I.D. Goggles
13th	Technology		Dux
13th	Seagull Joe		Tension
13th	ScAtt		Neos

Smash 64 singles

(107 entrants, 1 round of pools)
Top 32 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	SuPeRbOoMfAn		$642.00
2nd	tacos		$321.00
3rd	KeroKeroppi		$240.75
4th	Revan		$160.50
5th	Wizzrobe		$80.25
5th	Bark Sanchez		$80.25
7th	Firo		$40.13
7th	LD		$40.13
9th	Shears
9th	Fireblaster
9th	Clubbadubba
9th	Lord Narwhal
13th	th3kuzinator
13th	Combo Blaze
13th	Darkhorse
13th	Daniel

Smash 64 doubles

(30 teams, 1 round of pools)
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	SuPeRbOoMfAn		tacos		$300.00 ($150.00 each)
2nd	Nintendude		Firo		$150.00 ($75.00 each)
3rd	Bark Sanchez		Darkhorse		$90.00 ($45.00 each)
4th	Fireblaster		Revan		$60.00 ($30.00 each)
5th	JimmyJoe		th3kuzinator
5th	KnitePhox		Combo Blaze
7th	Lord Narwhal		Dr. Lampy
7th	Daniel		Shears

Side events

Melee character crew battle

(8 crews, single elimination bracket)
Bracket

Place	Crew	Captain	Team member	Team member	Team member	Earnings
1st	Team Fox	Chillin	Mango	SFAT	Colbol	$800.00 ($200.00 each)
2nd	Team Captain Falcon	Gahtzu	S2J	Wizzrobe	Gravy	$400.00 ($100.00 each)
3rd	Team Samus	HugS	Plup	Duck	ESAM	$200.00 ($50.00 each)
3rd	Team Jigglypuff	Hungrybox	Prince Abu	4%	Aglet	$200.00 ($50.00 each)
5th	Team Peach	MacD	Bladewise	lloD	Mafia	$100.00 ($25.00 each)
5th	Team Marth	PewPewU	The Moon	DruggedFox	SmashG0D	$100.00 ($25.00 each)
5th	Team Falco	Westballz	Axe	Zhu	Frootloop	$100.00 ($25.00 each)
5th	Team Ice Climbers	Nintendude	Wobbles	ChuDat	dizzkidboogie	$100.00 ($25.00 each)

Exhibitions

Winner	Character(s)	Loser	Character(s)	Score	Amount
Hungrybox		SmashG0D		3-1
ChuDat		HugS		3-0
Amsah		aMSa		3-2

Trivia

• The 512 player cap for Smash 4 was exceeded by 1 due to a player from the rewards shop being added after the cap had been hit.
• Pound 2016 stands as Nairo's worst placing in Smash 4, at 49th place.
• This was the first Smash 4 American major won by a Japanese player, Abadango.
  • This also means it was the first Smash 4 American major not won by ZeRo or Nairo.
  • This was also the first Smash 4 national tournament to be won with Mewtwo in grand finals.

External links

• Pound VI SmashBoards Announcement Thread
• Start.gg page
• Event photography
• More event photography