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| ssbmwinner = {{Sm|ChuDat|USA}} (Pound 1 & 2)<br>{{Sm|Mango|USA}} (Pound 3 & 4)<br>{{Sm|PPMD|USA}} (Pound V)<br>{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}} (Pound 2016 & 2019) | | ssbmwinner = {{Sm|ChuDat|USA}} (Pound 1 & 2)<br>{{Sm|Mango|USA}} (Pound 3 & 4)<br>{{Sm|PPMD|USA}} (Pound V)<br>{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}} (Pound 2016 & 2019)<br>{{Sm|Zain|USA}} (Pound 2022) | ||
| ssb64winner = {{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn|Canada}} (Pound 2016) | | ssb64winner = {{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn|Canada}} (Pound 2016) | ||
| ssbbwinner = {{Sm|ADHD|USA}} (Pound 4)<br>{{Sm|Ally|Canada}} (Pound V) | | ssbbwinner = {{Sm|ADHD|USA}} (Pound 4)<br>{{Sm|Ally|Canada}} (Pound V) | ||
| ssb4uwinner = {{Sm|Abadango|Japan}} (Pound 2016) | | ssb4uwinner = {{Sm|Abadango|Japan}} (Pound 2016) | ||
| ssbuwinner = {{Sm|Ally|Canada}} (Pound 2019) | | ssbuwinner = {{Sm|Ally|Canada}} (Pound 2019)<br>{{Sm|Glutonny|France}} (Pound 2022) | ||
| player(s) with most wins = {{Sm|ChuDat|USA}}<br>{{Sm|Mango|USA}} (2 titles each) | | player(s) with most wins = {{Sm|ChuDat|USA}}<br>{{Sm|Mango|USA}} (2 titles each) | ||
| | | organizer = {{Sm|Chinesah}} (Pound 1)<br>{{Sm|Plank}} (Pound 2, 3, 4, V, 2016)<br>[[VGBootCamp]] (Pound 2019, 2020) | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
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'''Pound''' is a [[tournament]] series initially held on a yearly basis, mainly in Maryland or Virginia. The first tournament in the series was held in January of 2006 and was organized and founded by {{Sm|Chinesah}}. The [[tournament organizer]] and owner for all subsequent Pound tournaments until {{Trn|Pound 2016}} has been {{Sm|Plank}}, though {{Sm|Tantalus}} became a TO alongside Plank starting with Pound 4. {{Sm|JCaesar}} and {{Sm|Nintendude}} helped Plank and Tantalus with tournament organizing at {{Trn|Pound V.5}} and Pound 2016 respectively. The tournament was originally exclusively for ''[[Melee]]'', but this exclusivity ended in {{Trn|Pound 4}} with the introduction of ''[[Brawl]]''. The series is now owned and ran by {{Team| | '''Pound''' is a [[tournament]] series initially held on a yearly basis, mainly in Maryland or Virginia. The first tournament in the series was held in January of 2006 and was organized and founded by {{Sm|Chinesah}}. The [[tournament organizer]] and owner for all subsequent Pound tournaments until {{Trn|Pound 2016}} has been {{Sm|Plank}}, though {{Sm|Tantalus}} became a TO alongside Plank starting with Pound 4. {{Sm|JCaesar}} and {{Sm|Nintendude}} helped Plank and Tantalus with tournament organizing at {{Trn|Pound V.5}} and Pound 2016 respectively. The tournament was originally exclusively for ''[[Melee]]'', but this exclusivity ended in {{Trn|Pound 4}} with the introduction of ''[[Brawl]]''. The series is now owned and ran by {{Team|VGBootCamp}}. | ||
At {{Trn|Pound V}}, Plank was unable to pay most of the top placing players due to financial issues he came across while hosting the tournament.<ref>[https://smashboards.com/threads/pound-v-melee-results-and-shoutouts-thread.298145/page-18#post-12313739 *Pound* V Melee Results and Shoutouts Thread - Imortant Post]. Smashboards forums. Retrieved 2017-1-20</ref> This resulted in Plank being placed on the [[Smashboards]] Tournament Organizer blacklist<ref>[https://smashboards.com/threads/tournament-organizer-blacklist.299170/ Tournament Organizer Blacklist]. Smashboards forums. Retrieved 2017-1-20.</ref> and a 2 and a half year hiatus of the Pound series until Pound V.5, which occurred on November 9th, 2013. It wasn't until November 18th, 2015 that Plank finally paid off the top placing players of Pound V, and he was removed from the Smashboards Tournament Organizer blacklist. After another hiatus, the Pound series returned in 2016 with [[Pound 2016]], the first mainline tournament since 2011. Pound 2016 ended up being the | At {{Trn|Pound V}}, Plank was unable to pay most of the top placing players due to financial issues he came across while hosting the tournament.<ref>[https://smashboards.com/threads/pound-v-melee-results-and-shoutouts-thread.298145/page-18#post-12313739 *Pound* V Melee Results and Shoutouts Thread - Imortant Post]. Smashboards forums. Retrieved 2017-1-20</ref> This resulted in Plank being placed on the [[Smashboards]] Tournament Organizer blacklist<ref>[https://smashboards.com/threads/tournament-organizer-blacklist.299170/ Tournament Organizer Blacklist]. Smashboards forums. Retrieved 2017-1-20.</ref> and a 2 and a half year hiatus of the Pound series until Pound V.5, which occurred on November 9th, 2013. It wasn't until November 18th, 2015 that Plank finally paid off the top placing players of Pound V, and he was removed from the Smashboards Tournament Organizer blacklist. After another hiatus, the Pound series returned in 2016 with [[Pound 2016]], the first mainline tournament since 2011. Pound 2016 ended up being, at the time, the 6th-largest tournament for both ''[[Smash 4]]'' and ''Melee'', as well as the 8th-largest ''[[Smash 64]]'' tournament, with 1610 overall entrants. | ||
On December 12th, 2016, Tantalus announced that he and the other tournament organizers had made the decision to cancel Pound 2017. This is due to the fact that the Pound 2016 venue, Ritz-Carlton in Tyson's Corner, was too small for the event and the tournament organizers could not find a larger venue for Pound 2017.<ref>[http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1speb17 There will not be a *Pound* 2017]. Twitlonger.com. Retrieved on 2017-1-20.</ref> | On December 12th, 2016, Tantalus announced that he and the other tournament organizers had made the decision to cancel Pound 2017. This is due to the fact that the Pound 2016 venue, Ritz-Carlton in Tyson's Corner, was too small for the event and the tournament organizers could not find a larger venue for Pound 2017.<ref>[http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1speb17 There will not be a *Pound* 2017]. Twitlonger.com. Retrieved on 2017-1-20.</ref> | ||
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On February 24th, 2018, VGBC announced {{Trn|Pound Underground}}, being held on May 12th-13th, 2018. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyKGX6hbhV8 Pound Underground announcement]</ref> | On February 24th, 2018, VGBC announced {{Trn|Pound Underground}}, being held on May 12th-13th, 2018. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyKGX6hbhV8 Pound Underground announcement]</ref> | ||
On December 31st, 2019, VGBC announced Pound 2020, being held on April 3rd-5th, 2020. <ref>[https://twitter.com/pound_series/status/1212063248830357504 Pound 2020 announcement]</ref> It was going to be the first Platinum tier stop on the [[Smash World Tour 2020|2020 Smash World Tour]] for ''Ultimate'' and the second for ''Melee''. The event was canceled March 12th, 2020 due to the [[2019-20 COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on competitive play| | On December 31st, 2019, VGBC announced Pound 2020, being held on April 3rd-5th, 2020. <ref>[https://twitter.com/pound_series/status/1212063248830357504 Pound 2020 announcement]</ref> It was going to be the first Platinum tier stop on the [[Smash World Tour 2020|2020 Smash World Tour]] for ''[[Ultimate]]'' and the second for ''Melee''. The event was canceled March 12th, 2020 due to the [[2019-20 COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on competitive play|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/SmashWorldTour/status/1238147882668175361 Smash World Tour statement]</ref> As a replacement, on April 6th they announced {{Trn|Pound Online}} as part of the {{Trn|The Quarantine Series|series}} to be held from April 24th-26th, 2020.<ref>[https://twitter.com/pound_series/status/1247240853850030081 Pound Online announcement]</ref> On February 8th, 2022, Pound was announced to return to offline at {{Trn|Pound 2022}} on April 22nd-24th, 2022.<ref>[https://twitter.com/VGBootCamp/status/1491215271075491843 Pound 2022 announcement]</ref> | ||
==List of tournaments== | ==List of tournaments== | ||
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|{{Trn|Pound 2019}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||1,745||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}} | |{{Trn|Pound 2019}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||1,745||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}} | ||
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|{{Trn|Pound 2022}}||April 22nd-24th, 2022|| | |{{Trn|Pound 2022}}||April 22nd-24th, 2022||685||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}} | ||
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|{{Trn|Pound Online}}||April 24th-26th, 2020||5,579||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}} | |{{Trn|Pound Online}}||April 24th-26th, 2020||5,579||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}} | ||
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|{{Trn|Pound 2021 Online: Melee Edition}}||June 26th-27th, 2021|| | |{{Trn|Pound 2021 Online: Melee Edition}}||June 26th-27th, 2021||442||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Champions== | ==Champions== | ||
==={{GameIcon|SSB64}} ''Smash 64'' Winners {{GameIcon|SSB64}}=== | ==={{GameIcon|SSB64}} ''Smash 64'' Winners {{GameIcon|SSB64}}=== | ||
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==={{GameIcon|SSBM}} ''Melee'' Winners {{GameIcon|SSBM}}=== | ==={{GameIcon|SSBM}} ''Melee'' Winners {{GameIcon|SSBM}}=== | ||
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|{{Trn|Pound 2019}}||451||Juan Debiedma||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}} | |{{Trn|Pound 2019}}||451||Juan Debiedma||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}} | ||
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|{{Trn|Pound 2022}}|| | |{{Trn|Pound 2022}}||284||Zain Naghmi||{{Sm|Zain|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}} | ||
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==={{GameIcon|SSBB}} ''Brawl'' Winners {{GameIcon|SSBB}}=== | ==={{GameIcon|SSBB}} ''Brawl'' Winners {{GameIcon|SSBB}}=== | ||
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!Side Event!!Entrants!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s) | !Side Event!!Entrants!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s) | ||
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|{{Trn|Pound V.5}}||32||Jason Zimmerman||{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}||{{ | |{{Trn|Pound V.5}}||32||Jason Zimmerman||{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}||{{PMHead|Fox|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Falco|s=20px}}{{PMHead|Sheik|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Zhime|USA}}||{{PMHead|Zelda|s=20px}} | ||
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|{{Trn|Pound 2019}}||802||Elliot Carroza||{{Sm|Ally|Canada}}||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Myran|USA}}||{{Head|Olimar|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |{{Trn|Pound 2019}}||802||Elliot Carroza||{{Sm|Ally|Canada}}||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Myran|USA}}||{{Head|Olimar|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | ||
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|{{Trn|Pound 2022}}|| | |{{Trn|Pound 2022}}||433||William Belaïd||{{Sm|Glutonny|France}}||{{Head|Wario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||{{Head|Byleth|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Corrin|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:14, July 22, 2023
Pound | |
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Info | |
Founded | 2006 |
Region | MD/VA, United States |
Format | Round Robin, Double Elimination |
winners | SuPeRbOoMfAn (Pound 2016) |
winners | ChuDat (Pound 1 & 2) Mango (Pound 3 & 4) PPMD (Pound V) Hungrybox (Pound 2016 & 2019) Zain (Pound 2022) |
winners | ADHD (Pound 4) Ally (Pound V) |
winners | Abadango (Pound 2016) |
winners | Ally (Pound 2019) Glutonny (Pound 2022) |
Staff | |
Organizer(s) | Chinesah (Pound 1) Plank (Pound 2, 3, 4, V, 2016) VGBootCamp (Pound 2019, 2020) |
Pound is a tournament series initially held on a yearly basis, mainly in Maryland or Virginia. The first tournament in the series was held in January of 2006 and was organized and founded by Chinesah. The tournament organizer and owner for all subsequent Pound tournaments until Pound 2016 has been Plank, though Tantalus became a TO alongside Plank starting with Pound 4. JCaesar and Nintendude helped Plank and Tantalus with tournament organizing at Pound V.5 and Pound 2016 respectively. The tournament was originally exclusively for Melee, but this exclusivity ended in Pound 4 with the introduction of Brawl. The series is now owned and ran by VGBootCamp.
At Pound V, Plank was unable to pay most of the top placing players due to financial issues he came across while hosting the tournament.[1] This resulted in Plank being placed on the Smashboards Tournament Organizer blacklist[2] and a 2 and a half year hiatus of the Pound series until Pound V.5, which occurred on November 9th, 2013. It wasn't until November 18th, 2015 that Plank finally paid off the top placing players of Pound V, and he was removed from the Smashboards Tournament Organizer blacklist. After another hiatus, the Pound series returned in 2016 with Pound 2016, the first mainline tournament since 2011. Pound 2016 ended up being, at the time, the 6th-largest tournament for both Smash 4 and Melee, as well as the 8th-largest Smash 64 tournament, with 1610 overall entrants.
On December 12th, 2016, Tantalus announced that he and the other tournament organizers had made the decision to cancel Pound 2017. This is due to the fact that the Pound 2016 venue, Ritz-Carlton in Tyson's Corner, was too small for the event and the tournament organizers could not find a larger venue for Pound 2017.[3]
On February 24th, 2018, VGBC announced Pound Underground, being held on May 12th-13th, 2018. [4]
On December 31st, 2019, VGBC announced Pound 2020, being held on April 3rd-5th, 2020. [5] It was going to be the first Platinum tier stop on the 2020 Smash World Tour for Ultimate and the second for Melee. The event was canceled March 12th, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] As a replacement, on April 6th they announced Pound Online as part of the The Quarantine Series to be held from April 24th-26th, 2020.[7] On February 8th, 2022, Pound was announced to return to offline at Pound 2022 on April 22nd-24th, 2022.[8]
List of tournaments[edit]
Event | Date | Attendance | Games |
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Pound | January 28th, 2006 | 60 | |
Pound 2 | June 16th-17th, 2007 | 201+ | |
Pound 3 | February 2nd-3rd, 2008 | 220+ | |
Pound 4 | January 16th-18th, 2010 | 400+ | |
Pound V | February 19th-21st, 2011 | 300+ | |
Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 1,610 | |
Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 1,745 | |
Pound 2022 | April 22nd-24th, 2022 | 685 |
Side Event | Date | Attendance | Games |
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Pound V.5 | November 9th, 2013 | 95 | |
Pound Underground | May 12th-13th, 2018 | 216 | |
Pound Online | April 24th-26th, 2020 | 5,579 | |
Pound 2021 Online: Melee Edition | June 26th-27th, 2021 | 442 |
Champions[edit]
Smash 64 Winners [edit]
Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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Pound 2016 | 107 | Daniel Hoyt | SuPeRbOoMfAn | tacos |
Melee Winners [edit]
Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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Pound | 55 | Daniel Rodriguez | ChuDat | NEO | ||
Pound 2 | 201 | Daniel Rodriguez | ChuDat | Mew2King | ||
Pound 3 | 224 | Joseph Marquez | Mango | Mew2King | ||
Pound 4 | 347 | Joseph Marquez | Mango | Hungrybox | ||
Pound V | 243 | Kevin Nanney | Dr. PeePee | Armada | ||
Pound 2016 | 933 | Juan Debiedma | Hungrybox | Mango | ||
Pound 2019 | 451 | Juan Debiedma | Hungrybox | Mango | ||
Pound 2022 | 284 | Zain Naghmi | Zain | Hungrybox |
Side Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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Pound V.5 | 95 | Jason Zimmerman | Mew2King | Mango | ||
Pound Underground | 216 | Zain Naghmi | Zain | lloD | ||
Pound Online | 979 | Zain Naghmi | Zain | Hungrybox | ||
Pound 2021 Online: Melee Edition | 442 | Cody Schwab | iBDW | SFAT |
Brawl Winners [edit]
Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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Pound 4 | 192 | Wyatt Beekman | ADHD | Mew2King | ||
Pound V | 151 | Elliot Carroza | Ally | Anti |
Project M Winners [edit]
Side Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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Pound V.5 | 32 | Jason Zimmerman | Mew2King | Zhime |
Smash 4 Winners [edit]
Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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Pound 2016 | 513 | Yuta Kawamura | Abadango | Ally |
Ultimate Winners [edit]
Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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Pound 2019 | 802 | Elliot Carroza | Ally | Myran | ||
Pound 2022 | 433 | William Belaïd | Glutonny | MkLeo |
Side Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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Pound Online | 5,089 | Brian Kalu | Cosmos | Dabuz |
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ *Pound* V Melee Results and Shoutouts Thread - Imortant Post. Smashboards forums. Retrieved 2017-1-20
- ^ Tournament Organizer Blacklist. Smashboards forums. Retrieved 2017-1-20.
- ^ There will not be a *Pound* 2017. Twitlonger.com. Retrieved on 2017-1-20.
- ^ Pound Underground announcement
- ^ Pound 2020 announcement
- ^ Smash World Tour statement
- ^ Pound Online announcement
- ^ Pound 2022 announcement
Pound | |
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Main series | Pound · Pound 2 · Pound 3 · Pound 4 · Pound V · Pound 2016 · Pound 2019 · Pound 2022 |
Online events | Pound Online · Pound 2021 Online |
Other events | Pound V.5 · Pound Underground |