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{{Art-wikipedia|Top Shelf Esports}}
'''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.


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==


==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.


===Melee===
*{{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.
*[https://smash.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.


*[[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.
*{{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://smash.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].
* [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 Administrator, 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, Head Administrator, Tournament Director
|Team Manager, Administrator, Tournament Director, Streamer, YouTube Content Creator
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|{{flag|United States}}
|{{flag|United States}}
|{{Sm|Nixon}}
|{{Sm|Wellness}}
|Sam Smith
|Juan Gutierrez
|Head Streamer, Commentator, Tournament Director
|Administrator, Tournament Director, Head of Production, Futurist
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|—
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|{{flag|United States}}
|{{flag|United States}}
|{{Sm|Wellness}}
|{{Sm|Kanti}}
|Juan Gutierrez
|Allen Velasco
|Futurist, Production, Tournament Director
|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|Kanti}}
|{{Sm|Ragu}}
|Allen Velasco
|Angel Cornejo
|Smasher, Tournament Director
|Graphic Designer, Digital Artist
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===Former Members===
===Former Members===
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!ID
!Name
!Position
!Join Date
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|{{flag|United States}}
|{{Sm|Nixon}}
|Sam Smith
|Head Streamer, Commentator, Tournament Director
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===Smashers===
===Smashers===
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* Gerry, founder of Top Shelf, was the organizer for {{s|tournament|Smash Summit 6}}.
* Gerry, founder of Top Shelf, was the organizer for {{s|tournament|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.
* 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]
==References==


[[Category:American crews]]
[[Category:American crews]]
[[Category:American sponsors]]
[[Category:American sponsors]]
[[Category:Livestreaming groups]]
[[Category:Livestreaming groups]]
[[Category:VIP tournament directors]]
[[Category:Tournament organizers]]
[[Category:Tournament directors]]

Latest revision as of 02:16, March 7, 2024

Top Shelf Esports
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Location United States United States
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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]

Organization[edit]

Members[edit]

ID Name Position Join Date
United States Jefe Gerardo "Gerry" Caballero Founder, Head Administrator, Head Tournament Director, Twitter Manager, Event Planner 2016-05-07
United States Dulbasaur Diego Leon Team Manager, Administrator, Tournament Director, Streamer, YouTube Content Creator
United States Wellness Juan Gutierrez Administrator, Tournament Director, Head of Production, Futurist
United States Kanti Allen Velasco Smasher, Tournament Director, Instagram Manager
United States Wieners Brandon Hatfield Smasher, Tournament Director, Ranking Analytics
United States Ragu Angel Cornejo Graphic Designer, Digital Artist

Former Members[edit]

ID Name Position Join Date
United States Nixon Sam Smith Head Streamer, Commentator, Tournament Director

Smashers[edit]

ID Name Game Main(s) Join Date
United States Wieners Brandon Hatfield Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Marth (SSBM)
Mii Brawler (SSBU)
United States Kanti Allen Velasco Super Smash Bros. Melee Fox (SSBM)

Former Smashers[edit]

ID Name Game Main(s) Join Date Leave Date
United States ARMY Armand Del Duca Super Smash Bros. Melee Ice Climbers (SSBM)
United States Casper Anthony Proano Super Smash Bros. Melee Fox (SSBM)
United States null Gio Rossi Super Smash Bros. Melee Fox (SSBM)
United States Andymosity Andres Echeverria Super Smash Bros. Melee Samus (SSBM)
United States Edchulo Edwin Varela Super Smash Bros. Melee Fox (SSBM)

Trivia[edit]

External links[edit]