Tournament:Battle of the Five Gods

Battle of the Five Gods
Dates	March 17th-19h, 2016
Venue	AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER
Address/City	500 E CESAR CHAVEZ ST Austin, Texas
Attendance	20 players
Entry fees	invitational
Pot size(s)	Melee singles: $25,000
Results
winners	Hungrybox

Battle of the Five Gods was an invitational Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament held in Austin, Texas from March 17th to 19th, 2016, as part of the SXSW Gaming Expo festival. The tournament currently holds the record for highest single player payout in Smash, with $13,000 awarded to  Hungrybox, for winning the tournament.

Format

The tournament featured a mixed format, with two qualificatory round-robin group stages and a final Top 8 double elimination bracket. The 20 players were first divided in five round-robin groups. The first placing player of each group was sent directly to the Top 8 bracket, while the remaining were sent to another round-robin group. The top 3 players from this second group would be sent to the final three spots on the Top 8 bracket.

After the group Top 8 bracket was set, matches were played on a double elimination format till grand finals.

Results

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Hungrybox		$13,000
2nd	Mango		$5,000
3rd	Armada		$3,000
4th	Wobbles		$1,500
5th	Plup		$750
5th	Westballz		$750
7th	Silent Wolf		$500
7th	Mew2King		$500

Trivia

• Hungrybox holds the record for highest single payout in Smash history by making $13,000.

References

https://smash.gg/tournament/battle-of-the-five-gods/details

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