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'''Top Shelf Esports''', based in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, is an American Esports organization and team dedicated to organizing, streaming, and running ''Super Smash Bros.'' events. | '''Top Shelf Esports''', based in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, is an American Esports organization and team dedicated to organizing, streaming, and running ''Super Smash Bros.'' events. | ||
Top Shelf hosts, streams, and manages events for the Smash community in several parts of Southern California and Northern California. | Top Shelf hosts, streams, and manages events for the Smash community in several parts of [[Southern California]] and [[Northern California]]. | ||
The organization played a key role in keeping the SoCal ''Melee'' scene alive during critical times with weeklies, biweeklies, monthlies and special events. | |||
==Tournament Series== | |||
===''Melee''=== | |||
*[https://start.gg/fnt/details Friday Night Turnip]: Bi-weekly ''Melee'' tournament series with a $50 pot bonus every tournament. It is held at [http://schoonerville.com/ Schoonerville Sports Bar & Grill] in Canoga Park, California. First of it's kind it is an event that is primarily Smash but open to friends and casuals alike with its bar setting and side-bracket of beer pong. | |||
*{{Trn|Fight For SoCal}}: Monthly tournament series for ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Super Smash Bros.'' that frequently invites, flies out, and features top players from various regions outside of Southern California. Additionally, it features many of the best players in the SoCal region. It is held at [https://www.esportsarena.com/santa-ana/ Esports Arena] in Santa Ana, California. | |||
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* | *{{Trn|Saving Mr. Lombardi}}: One day regional event located in UC Irvine, in collaboration with EndGameTV and Melee at UCI. The event featured doubles, singles and exhibition matches including the headline {{Sm|Fiction}} VS {{Sm|Ginger}}. | ||
===Ultimate=== | ===''Ultimate''=== | ||
* [https:// | * [https://start.gg/tournament/ultimate-piranha-plant-grill-2-with-50-pot-bonus-ft/details Piranha Plant Grill]: A two tournament series, monthly, modeled around the Piranha Plant character. The tournaments had several different brackets including singles, doubles, a special Piranha Plant bracket and more. The tournaments were held at [http://schoonerville.com/ Schoonerville Sports Bar & Grill]. | ||
*{{Trn|Monday Smash Meet Zero}} (MSM Zero): A bi-weekly that takes place in SoCal, serving as a spiritual successor to {{Team|2GGaming}}'s {{Trn|Mega Smash Mondays}} series. | |||
==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||
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|{{Sm|Jefe}} | |{{Sm|Jefe}} | ||
|Gerardo "Gerry" Caballero | |Gerardo "Gerry" Caballero | ||
|Founder, Head Tournament Director | |Founder, Head Administrator, Head Tournament Director, Twitter Manager, Event Planner | ||
|2016-05-07 | |2016-05-07 | ||
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|{{Sm|Dulbasaur}} | |{{Sm|Dulbasaur}} | ||
|Diego Leon | |Diego Leon | ||
|Manager, | |Team Manager, Administrator, Tournament Director, Streamer, YouTube Content Creator | ||
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|{{Sm|Wellness}} | |||
|Juan Gutierrez | |||
|Administrator, Tournament Director, Head of Production, Futurist | |||
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|{{flag|United States}} | |{{flag|United States}} | ||
|{{Sm| | |{{Sm|Kanti}} | ||
| | |Allen Velasco | ||
| | |Smasher, Tournament Director, Instagram Manager | ||
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|{{Sm|Wieners}} | |{{Sm|Wieners}} | ||
|Brandon Hatfield | |Brandon Hatfield | ||
|Smasher, Tournament Director | |Smasher, Tournament Director, Ranking Analytics | ||
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|{{flag|United States}} | |{{flag|United States}} | ||
|{{Sm| | |{{Sm|Ragu}} | ||
| | |Angel Cornejo | ||
| | |Graphic Designer, Digital Artist | ||
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===Former Members=== | ===Former Members=== | ||
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|Sam Smith | |||
|Head Streamer, Commentator, Tournament Director | |||
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===Smashers=== | ===Smashers=== | ||
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|{{flag|United States}} | |{{flag|United States}} | ||
|{{Sm|Edchulo}} | |{{Sm|Edchulo}} | ||
| | |Edwin Varela | ||
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' | |''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Friday Night Turnip was formerly streamed on {{Sm|MikeHaze}}'s twitch channel. | * Friday Night Turnip was formerly streamed on {{Sm|MikeHaze}}'s twitch channel. | ||
* Gerry, founder of Top Shelf, was the | * Gerry, founder of Top Shelf, was the organizer for {{s|tournament|Smash Summit 6}}. | ||
* Top Shelf has had hand in helping run some [[2GGaming]] events, such as [[2GG: Hyrule Saga]], [[The Mango Homecoming]], [[Ultimate Nimbus]] | * Top Shelf has had a hand in helping run some [[2GGaming]] events, such as [[The Mango]], [[2GG: Hyrule Saga]], [[The Mango Homecoming]], [[Ultimate Nimbus]] and more. | ||
* Ran secondary Melee stream for [[GENESIS 7]] and {{Team|Beyond the Summit}}. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*[http://www.twitter.com/topshelfesports Twitter account] | *[http://www.twitter.com/topshelfesports Twitter account] | ||
*[http://www.instagram.com/topshelfesports Instagram account] | *[http://www.instagram.com/topshelfesports Instagram account] | ||
[[Category:American crews]] | [[Category:American crews]] | ||
[[Category:American sponsors]] | [[Category:American sponsors]] | ||
[[Category:Livestreaming groups]] | [[Category:Livestreaming groups]] | ||
[[Category:Tournament organizers]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:16, March 7, 2024
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Top Shelf Esports, based in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, is an American Esports organization and team dedicated to organizing, streaming, and running Super Smash Bros. events.
Top Shelf hosts, streams, and manages events for the Smash community in several parts of Southern California and Northern California.
The organization played a key role in keeping the SoCal Melee scene alive during critical times with weeklies, biweeklies, monthlies and special events.
Tournament Series[edit]
Melee[edit]
- Friday Night Turnip: Bi-weekly Melee tournament series with a $50 pot bonus every tournament. It is held at Schoonerville Sports Bar & Grill in Canoga Park, California. First of it's kind it is an event that is primarily Smash but open to friends and casuals alike with its bar setting and side-bracket of beer pong.
- Fight For SoCal: Monthly tournament series for Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. that frequently invites, flies out, and features top players from various regions outside of Southern California. Additionally, it features many of the best players in the SoCal region. It is held at Esports Arena in Santa Ana, California.
- Saving Mr. Lombardi: One day regional event located in UC Irvine, in collaboration with EndGameTV and Melee at UCI. The event featured doubles, singles and exhibition matches including the headline Fiction VS Ginger.
Ultimate[edit]
- Piranha Plant Grill: A two tournament series, monthly, modeled around the Piranha Plant character. The tournaments had several different brackets including singles, doubles, a special Piranha Plant bracket and more. The tournaments were held at Schoonerville Sports Bar & Grill.
- Monday Smash Meet Zero (MSM Zero): A bi-weekly that takes place in SoCal, serving as a spiritual successor to 2GGaming's Mega Smash Mondays series.
Organization[edit]
Members[edit]
| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | |
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Jefe | Gerardo "Gerry" Caballero | Founder, Head Administrator, Head Tournament Director, Twitter Manager, Event Planner | 2016-05-07 |
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Dulbasaur | Diego Leon | Team Manager, Administrator, Tournament Director, Streamer, YouTube Content Creator | — |
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Wellness | Juan Gutierrez | Administrator, Tournament Director, Head of Production, Futurist | — |
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Kanti | Allen Velasco | Smasher, Tournament Director, Instagram Manager | — |
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Wieners | Brandon Hatfield | Smasher, Tournament Director, Ranking Analytics | — |
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Ragu | Angel Cornejo | Graphic Designer, Digital Artist | — |
Former Members[edit]
| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | |
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Nixon | Sam Smith | Head Streamer, Commentator, Tournament Director | — |
Smashers[edit]
| ID | Name | Game | Main(s) | Join Date | |
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Wieners | Brandon Hatfield | Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
 
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Kanti | Allen Velasco | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 
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Former Smashers[edit]
| ID | Name | Game | Main(s) | Join Date | Leave Date | |
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ARMY | Armand Del Duca | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 
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Casper | Anthony Proano | Super Smash Bros. Melee |
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null | Gio Rossi | Super Smash Bros. Melee |
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Andymosity | Andres Echeverria | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 
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Edchulo | Edwin Varela | Super Smash Bros. Melee |
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Trivia[edit]
- Friday Night Turnip was formerly streamed on MikeHaze's twitch channel.
- Gerry, founder of Top Shelf, was the organizer for Smash Summit 6.
- Top Shelf has had a hand in helping run some 2GGaming events, such as The Mango, 2GG: Hyrule Saga, The Mango Homecoming, Ultimate Nimbus and more.
- Ran secondary Melee stream for GENESIS 7 and Beyond the Summit.
