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{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Nova
|name          = Gavin
| mainssb      = Captain Falcon
|alias        = gav
| 2ndmainssb    = Kirby
|alias2        = Nova
| otherssb      = Luigi
|image        = gavin.jpg
| 2ndotherssb  = Pikachu
|mainssb      = Kirby
| former crews  = [[NBK]]
|2ndmainssb    = Pikachu
| skill        = Semi-Pro
|otherssb      = Mario
| alias        =  
|retiredssb    = Captain Falcon
| birthday     = 26
|crew          = [[Natural Born Killers]]
| birthmonth    = 10
|former crews  = [[iXi]]
| birthyear    = 1989
|rankingssb    = [[Georgia Power Rankings]]: 4th
| location      = Atlanta
|bestrankingssb = [[Georgia Power Rankings]]: 1st
| country      = United States
|realname     = <!--Removed per request of Smasher-->
|location      = Atlanta, Georgia
|country      = United States
}}
}}
'''Nova''' is an American semi-pro smasher from Atlanta. He began playing smash on kaillera in 2009 and he was completely new to the game but over time he learned and improved greatly. He was in the clan iXi for a short time and most recently he was in the clan [[NBK]]. He is not a very technichal player but makes up for it with good spacing and the ability to read his opponent well. He has done reasonably well in recent online tournaments including winning the singles bracket in one of MATTS! tournaments and has been in the top 3 in both the [[Smashboards]] and [[AllisBrawl]] ladders defeating well known players such as [[Smasher:KoRoBeNiKi|KoRoBeNiKi]] multiple times in the process. Recently won the Death Tourney bracket of MATTS! latest tournament by defeating top players, Legendary and Killer.
'''Gavin''', formerly known as '''Gav''' and '''Nova''', is an American [[smasher]]. He began playing on Kaillera in 2009 when he was completely new to the game, but over time he learned and improved greatly. In 2018 at console tournaments he took sets from {{Sm|ReefyBeefy}}, {{Sm|Birra}} and {{Sm|B33F}}. He was formerly ranked 1st on the [[Georgia Power Rankings]] for 2017 and 2019. In 2023 he attended {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}}, went 6-5 in pools and placed 97th. For the year of 2023 he defeated {{Sm|NTA}} at a tourney in Georgia and also defeated {{Sm|cuddlytoys}} at {{Trn|Clemson Smash Series 40}}, the player who ended up winning the event.


==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Unrivaled X: Gon' Give It To Ya|g=SSB}}||May 12th, 2018||13th||7th||T. Wise
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-in-the-past/event/hitstun-the-game/standings/ Smash in the Past]||August 4th, 2018||5th||4th||Derstuk
|-
|[https://challonge.com/WinterBracket19?fbclid=IwAR0PMHCAnqZoNPLr_wwloYr4nsnTkJlKkPL_U-IJ1igxpm9ACulZMo80mGU/ Basement Labs Winter Dreamland]|| February 9th, 2019||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://ssb64eu.challonge.com/boe104/ Battle of Europe #104]{{OnlineIcon}}|| April 10th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/kts2ue56/ Basement Labs Summer Dreamland]|| May 12th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Summer Tourney 2020|g=SSB}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 29th, 2020||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 3: ONLINE|g=SSB}} (''[[Smash Remix]]''){{OnlineIcon}}||November 6th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/BasementLabsDreamland_05_15_21/ Return Of T.Wise Singles]||May 15th, 2021||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/basementlabsweekly_05_20_21/ BasementLabsWeekly_05_20_21]||May 20th, 2021||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/uxf13h36/ Smash 64 Lawrenceville Weekly 08/13/2022]||August 13th, 2022||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
||[https://challonge.com/PTSDMarch Power Tournament Series Derby #3]||March 12th, 2023||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023|g=SSB}}||August 10th-13th, 2023||97th / 255|||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/GASmash64_08_26_23/ Return of Basement Labs]||August 30th, 2023||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Clemson Smash Series 40|g=SSB}}|| September 30th, 2023||5th / 17||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/samus-fest-1/event/smash64-vanilla-singles/standings Samus Fest]||August 31st, 2024||7th / 17||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/samus-fest-2/event/smash64-vanilla-singles/standings Samus Fest 2]||February 1st, 2025||7th / 22||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}


[[Category:Smash 64 player]]
==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/@GavDaGod YouTube channel]
 
[[Category:Georgia smashers]]
[[Category: Kirby players (SSB)]]
[[Category: Yoshi players (SSB)]]

Latest revision as of 11:22, March 2, 2025

Gavin "gav" "Nova"
Gavin.jpg
Character info
Smash 64 mains Kirby, Pikachu
Other Smash 64 character Mario
Retired Smash 64 character Captain Falcon
Team info
Crew(s) Natural Born Killers
Former crews iXi
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Georgia Power Rankings: 4th
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Georgia Power Rankings: 1st
Personal and other info
Location Atlanta, Georgia United States

Gavin, formerly known as Gav and Nova, is an American smasher. He began playing on Kaillera in 2009 when he was completely new to the game, but over time he learned and improved greatly. In 2018 at console tournaments he took sets from ReefyBeefy, Birra and B33F. He was formerly ranked 1st on the Georgia Power Rankings for 2017 and 2019. In 2023 he attended Super Smash Con 2023, went 6-5 in pools and placed 97th. For the year of 2023 he defeated NTA at a tourney in Georgia and also defeated cuddlytoys at Clemson Smash Series 40, the player who ended up winning the event.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros.[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Unrivaled X: Gon' Give It To Ya May 12th, 2018 13th 7th T. Wise
Smash in the Past August 4th, 2018 5th 4th Derstuk
Basement Labs Winter Dreamland February 9th, 2019 3rd — —
Battle of Europe #104Online April 10th, 2019 1st — —
Basement Labs Summer Dreamland May 12th, 2019 2nd — —
Summer Tourney 2020Online August 29th, 2020 5th — —
Frame Perfect Series 3: ONLINE (Smash Remix)Online November 6th, 2020 9th — —
Return Of T.Wise Singles May 15th, 2021 5th — —
BasementLabsWeekly_05_20_21 May 20th, 2021 4th — —
Smash 64 Lawrenceville Weekly 08/13/2022 August 13th, 2022 1st — —
Power Tournament Series Derby #3 March 12th, 2023 17th — —
Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th, 2023 97th / 255 — —
Return of Basement Labs August 30th, 2023 2nd — —
Clemson Smash Series 40 September 30th, 2023 5th / 17 — —
Samus Fest August 31st, 2024 7th / 17 — —
Samus Fest 2 February 1st, 2025 7th / 22 — —

External links[edit]

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