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'''Golden Guardians''' ('''GG''') is a professional esports team and the esports branch of the {{s|Wikipedia|Golden State Warriors}}, one of the most prestigious {{s|Wikipedia|NBA}} franchises.


{{art-wikipedia|Golden Gaurdians}}
They entered the competitive ''Smash'' scene by signing the then-recent {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} ''Melee'' winner, {{Sm|Zain}}, on February 6th, 2020.<ref>[https://www.goldenguardians.com/news/golden-guardians-announce-two-new-players-dogdog-and-zain Golden Guardians Announce two new players - DogDog and Zain]</ref> On April 2nd, 2021, they announced that they had signed {{Sm|Toph}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/GoldenGuardians/status/1378075968955277313?s=20 Golden Guardians sign Toph]</ref>, {{Sm|PPMD}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/GoldenGuardians/status/1378076738991714306?s=20 Golden Guardians sign PPMD]</ref>, and {{Sm|n0ne}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/GoldenGuardians/status/1378077666033602561?s=20 Golden Guardians sign n0ne]</ref>. In addition to this, they also announced that they would be donating $50,000 to grassroots tournament organizers within the ''Melee'' community.<ref>[https://twitter.com/GoldenGuardians/status/1378076367435091968?s=20 Golden Guardians announce the Golden Guardians Smash Grandroots Fund]</ref>


'''Golden Guardians''' ('''GG''') is a professional esports team and the esports branch of the Golden State Warriors, one of the most prestigious NBA franchises.  
They run the [https://www.youtube.com/@GGMelee/ GG Melee channel] on [[YouTube]] that boasts over 35,000 subscribers and 6 million views as of January 2023.


They entered in the ''Smash'' scene by signing the then-recent {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} ''Melee'' winner, {{Sm|Zain}}, on February 6th, 2020.<ref>[https://www.goldenguardians.com/news/golden-guardians-announce-two-new-players-dogdog-and-zain Golden Guardians Announce two new players - DogDog and Zain]</ref>
Golden Guardians disbanded their ''Melee'' division on November 30th, 2023, resulting in the remaining players on their roster becoming free agents.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ggmelee/status/1730270550457774261 GG Melee disbands]</ref>


On April 2nd, 2021, they announced that they had signed {{Sm|Toph}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/GoldenGuardians/status/1378075968955277313?s=20 Golden Guardians sign Toph]</ref>, {{Sm|PPMD}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/GoldenGuardians/status/1378076738991714306?s=20 Golden Guardians sign PPMD]</ref>, and {{Sm|n0ne}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/GoldenGuardians/status/1378077666033602561?s=20 Golden Guardians sign n0ne]</ref>. In addition to this, they also announced that they would be donating $50,000 to grassroots tournament organizers within the ''Melee'' community.<ref>[https://twitter.com/GoldenGuardians/status/1378076367435091968?s=20 Golden Guardians announce the Golden Guardians Smash Grandroots Fund]</ref>
==Former smashers==
 
===Professional smashers===
==Grassroots Fund==
The following tournaments and projects have been supported by the Golden Guardians Grassroots Fund.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Date(s)
!Money provided
|-
|{{Trn|YourHouse}}*
|March 27th, 2021
|$500<ref>[https://twitter.com/starfoxfreshman/status/1363310328260485123 Golden Guardians supporting YourHouse]</ref>
|-
|{{Trn|The MD/VA Summit}}
|April 8th-10th, 2021
|N/A<ref>[https://twitter.com/VintageSSBM/status/1378404186719670272 Golden Guardians supporting The MD/VA Summit]</ref>
|-
|[https://cagt.gg/calendars/  Melee Online Event Calendar]
|N/A
|N/A<ref>[https://twitter.com/Cagt3000/status/1397635833969139715 Golden Guardians supporting the Melee Online Event Calendar]</ref>
|-
|{{Trn|Rollback Rumble: THE BIG ONE}}
|July 3rd-11th, 2021
|N/A<ref>[https://twitter.com/RollbackRumble/status/1397625032092782593 Golden Guardians supporting Rollback Rumble: The Big One]</ref>
|-
|{{Trn|Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition}}
|July 23rd-25th, 2021
|$6,000 CAD<ref>[https://twitter.com/galintgaming/status/1400604518815916033 Golden Guardians supporting Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition]</ref>
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Precedes the Grassroots Fund announcement.
 
==Current smashers==
===Professional players===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!
!
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!Main(s)
!Main(s)
!Join Date
!Join Date
!Leave Date
|-
|-
|{{flag|United States}}
|{{flag|United States}}
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|{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|2020-02-20
|2020-02-20
|2023-03-29
|-
|-
|{{flag|United States}}
|{{flag|United States}}
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|{{head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=24px}}{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|{{head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=24px}}{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|2021-04-02
|2021-04-02
|2023-11-30
|-
|-
|{{flag|United States}}
|{{flag|Canada}}
|{{Sm|n0ne}}
|{{Sm|n0ne}}
|Edgard L. Sheleby
|Edgard L. Sheleby
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee''
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee''
|{{head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|{{head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=24px}}{{head|Ganondorf|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|2021-04-02
|2021-04-02
|}
|2023-11-30
 
===Other members===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!
!ID
!Name
!Game
!Main(s)
!Join Date
|-
|-
|{{flag|United States}}
|{{flag|United States}}
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|{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|2021-04-02
|2021-04-02
|2023-11-30
|-
|{{flag|United States}}
|{{Sm|HomeMadeWaffles}}
|Brandon Collier
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee''
|{{head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|2023-03-30
|2023-11-30
|-
|{{flag|Canada}}
|{{Sm|aMSa}}
|Masaya Chikamoto
|''Super Smash Bros. Melee''
|{{head|Yoshi|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|2023-03-30
|2023-11-30
|}
|}
==Grassroots Fund==
The following tournaments and projects have been supported by the Golden Guardians Grassroots Fund.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Date(s)
!Amount provided
|-
|{{Trn|YourHouse}}*
|March 27th, 2021
|$500<ref>[https://twitter.com/starfoxfreshman/status/1363310328260485123 Golden Guardians supporting YourHouse]</ref>
|-
|{{Trn|The MD/VA Summit}}
|April 8th-10th, 2021
|?<ref>[https://twitter.com/VintageSSBM/status/1378404186719670272 Golden Guardians supporting The MD/VA Summit]</ref>
|-
|[https://cagt.gg/calendars/  Melee Online Event Calendar]
|N/A
|N/A<ref>[https://twitter.com/Cagt3000/status/1397635833969139715 Golden Guardians supporting the Melee Online Event Calendar]</ref>
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Line 2021}}
|June 19th-20th, 2021 {{GameIcon|SSBM}}<br>June 26th-27th, 2021 {{GameIcon|SSBU}}
|?<ref>[https://twitter.com/GOMLsPlan/status/1400905315584024578 Golden Guardians supporting Get On My Line 2021]</ref>
|-
|{{Trn|Rollback Rumble: THE BIG ONE}}
|July 3rd-11th, 2021
|?<ref>[https://twitter.com/RollbackRumble/status/1397625032092782593 Golden Guardians supporting Rollback Rumble: The Big One]</ref>
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/galint-smash-local-1/details Galint Smash Local #1]
|July 17th, 2021
|?<ref>[https://twitter.com/galintgaming/status/1416608997113614337 Golden Guardians supporting Galint Smash Local #1]</ref>
|-
|{{Trn|Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition}}
|July 23rd-25th, 2021
|$6,000 CAD<ref>[https://twitter.com/galintgaming/status/1400604518815916033 Golden Guardians supporting Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition]</ref>
|-
|{{Trn|Champions of Vancouver}}
|August 20th-21st, 2021
|?<ref>[https://twitter.com/galintgaming/status/1428874637342035973 Golden Guardians supporting Champions of Vancouver]</ref>
|-
|{{Trn|Galint Melee Open: Fall Edition}}
|December 3rd-5th, 2021
|?<ref>[https://twitter.com/galintgaming/status/1466830789954314248 Golden Guardians supporting Galint Melee Open: Fall Edition]</ref>
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 4}}
|June 10th-12th, 2022
|?<ref>[https://twitter.com/battleofbc/status/1530624953174724610 Golden Guardians supporting Battle of BC 4]</ref>
|-
|{{Trn|Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition 2022}}
|August 19th-21st, 2022
|$1,300 CAD<ref>[https://twitter.com/galintgaming/status/1560053935733280769 Golden Guardians supporting Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition 2022]</ref>
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Precedes the Grassroots Fund announcement.


==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://www.instagram.com/goldenguardians Instagram account]
*[https://www.instagram.com/goldenguardians Instagram account]
*[https://www.youtube.com/goldenguardians YouTube channel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/goldenguardians YouTube channel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/GGMelee Melee YouTube channel]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:03, December 6, 2023

Golden Guardians
Logo of the Golden Guardians
Location Oakland, United States USA
Owners Golden State Warriors
Sponsors/Partners Ticketmaster
Zenni Optical
Twitch
Other games Apex Legends
League of Legends
Teamfight Tactics
World of Warcraft

Golden Guardians (GG) is a professional esports team and the esports branch of the Golden State Warriors, one of the most prestigious NBA franchises.

They entered the competitive Smash scene by signing the then-recent GENESIS 7 Melee winner, Zain, on February 6th, 2020.[1] On April 2nd, 2021, they announced that they had signed Toph[2], PPMD[3], and n0ne[4]. In addition to this, they also announced that they would be donating $50,000 to grassroots tournament organizers within the Melee community.[5]

They run the GG Melee channel on YouTube that boasts over 35,000 subscribers and 6 million views as of January 2023.

Golden Guardians disbanded their Melee division on November 30th, 2023, resulting in the remaining players on their roster becoming free agents.[6]

Former smashers[edit]

Professional smashers[edit]

ID Name Game Main(s) Join Date Leave Date
United States Zain Zain Naghmi Super Smash Bros. Melee Marth (SSBM) 2020-02-20 2023-03-29
United States PPMD Kevin Nanney Super Smash Bros. Melee Falco (SSBM)Marth (SSBM) 2021-04-02 2023-11-30
Canada n0ne Edgard L. Sheleby Super Smash Bros. Melee Captain Falcon (SSBM)Ganondorf (SSBM) 2021-04-02 2023-11-30
United States Toph Kris Aldenderfer Super Smash Bros. Melee Fox (SSBM) 2021-04-02 2023-11-30
United States HomeMadeWaffles Brandon Collier Super Smash Bros. Melee Falco (SSBM) 2023-03-30 2023-11-30
Canada aMSa Masaya Chikamoto Super Smash Bros. Melee Yoshi (SSBM) 2023-03-30 2023-11-30

Grassroots Fund[edit]

The following tournaments and projects have been supported by the Golden Guardians Grassroots Fund.

Name Date(s) Amount provided
YourHouse* March 27th, 2021 $500[7]
The MD/VA Summit April 8th-10th, 2021 ?[8]
Melee Online Event Calendar N/A N/A[9]
Get On My Line 2021 June 19th-20th, 2021 Super Smash Bros. Melee
June 26th-27th, 2021 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 		?[10]
Rollback Rumble: THE BIG ONE July 3rd-11th, 2021 ?[11]
Galint Smash Local #1 July 17th, 2021 ?[12]
Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition July 23rd-25th, 2021 $6,000 CAD[13]
Champions of Vancouver August 20th-21st, 2021 ?[14]
Galint Melee Open: Fall Edition December 3rd-5th, 2021 ?[15]
Battle of BC 4 June 10th-12th, 2022 ?[16]
Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition 2022 August 19th-21st, 2022 $1,300 CAD[17]

*Precedes the Grassroots Fund announcement.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Golden Guardians Announce two new players - DogDog and Zain
  2. ^ Golden Guardians sign Toph
  3. ^ Golden Guardians sign PPMD
  4. ^ Golden Guardians sign n0ne
  5. ^ Golden Guardians announce the Golden Guardians Smash Grandroots Fund
  6. ^ GG Melee disbands
  7. ^ Golden Guardians supporting YourHouse
  8. ^ Golden Guardians supporting The MD/VA Summit
  9. ^ Golden Guardians supporting the Melee Online Event Calendar
  10. ^ Golden Guardians supporting Get On My Line 2021
  11. ^ Golden Guardians supporting Rollback Rumble: The Big One
  12. ^ Golden Guardians supporting Galint Smash Local #1
  13. ^ Golden Guardians supporting Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition
  14. ^ Golden Guardians supporting Champions of Vancouver
  15. ^ Golden Guardians supporting Galint Melee Open: Fall Edition
  16. ^ Golden Guardians supporting Battle of BC 4
  17. ^ Golden Guardians supporting Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition 2022
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