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'''2GGaming''', originally known as '''2GoodGaming''', and often shortened to '''2GG''' is a nonprofit organization based in Southern California that hosts events for the Smash community. Since the beginning of 2016, they have grown rapidly in support, stream viewers, and tournament entrants due to consistently organizing high quality events. They are currently in a partnership with eSports Arena in Santa Ana, California which has greatly helped their development but somewhat limited their choices when picking dates for their events.
{{Infobox Team
| name      = 2GGaming
| image      = 2GG Logo.png
| location  = Southern California, United States {{Flag|USA}}
| owners    = James Chacon ({{Sm|Jmex}})
| manager    =
| sponsors  = [https://www.esportsarena.com/santa-ana/ eSports Arena in Santa Ana]
| othergames =
}}
'''2GGaming''' ('''2GG'''), originally known as '''2GoodGaming''', was a for-profit organization based in Southern California that hosts events for the ''Smash'' community. Since the beginning of 2016, they have grown rapidly with large amounts of support. 2GG has had an increase in stream viewers and more tournament entrants due to consistently organizing and hosting events of high quality for {{forwiiu}}. They also sponsored top professional players, either for the duration of a tournament or for a longer period of time, like {{Sm|VoiD}} or {{Sm|komorikiri}}.
 
2GGaming announced its hiatus on October 4th, 2021,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srrba1|title=End of 2GGaming}}</ref> and has since disbanded.
 
==Former smashers==
===Professional smashers===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!
!ID
!Name
!Game
!Main(s)
!Join Date
!Leave Date
|-
|{{flag|United States}}
|{{Sm|VoiD}}
|James Makekau-Tyson
|''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
|{{head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=24px}}
|2016-01-05
|2016-06-16
|-
|{{flag|Japan}}
|{{Sm|komorikiri}}
| Rei Furukawa
|''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
|{{head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=24px}}{{head|Sonic|g=SSB4|s=24px}}
|2016-11-15
|2018-11-01
|}
 
===Other smashers===
*{{Sm|Champ|USA|c1=Cloud|g=SSB4}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=20px}} (Co-founder, Tournament director)
*{{Sm|Jmex|USA|c1=Donkey Kong|g=SSB4}} (Owner, Co-founder, Tournament director and Stream management)
*{{Sm|Javi|USA|c1=Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSB4|p=SoCal}} (Tournament director, Photographer)
*{{Sm|Zfly|USA|c1=Little Mac|g=SSB4}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=20px}} (Commentator, Master of ceremonies)
*{{Sm|Warchief|USA|c1=Falco|g=SSB4}} (Stream management)
*{{Sm|Demi|USA|}} (Chief Financial Officer)
*{{Sm|Kwon|USA|c1=Bowser Jr|g=SSB4}} (Content creator, Video editor, joined September 10th, 2016)
*{{Sm|tinysyd|USA|c1=Yoshi|g=SSB4}} (Content creator, Graphic designer, joined April 6th, 2017)
*{{Sm|Vance|USA|c1=Link|g=SSBU}} (Commentator and Stream Management)
*{{Sm|Qiom|USA|c1=Samus|g=SSB4}} (Tournament director)
*{{Sm|BAM|USA|p=Commentator|c1=Bayonetta|c2=Roy|g=SSB4}} (Commentator, Public relations)
*{{Sm|K0rean|USA|c1=Fox|g=SSB4}} (Commentator)
*{{Sm|strides|USA|c1=Diddy Kong|g=SSB4}} (Commentator)


==Tournament series==
==Tournament series==
*[[2GGT]]: monthly/bimonthly events starring a certain player that gets flown out to compete against SoCal's best. Their subtitles are usually '(player) Saga'. Sometimes they are dedicated to another tournament series ([[2GGT: KTAR Saga]]) or another country ([[2GGT: Mexico Saga]]). These events have grown tremendously in popularity in 2016, from less than 100 entrants at [[2GGT: Fatality Saga]] to over 400 at KTAR Saga, culminating at [[2GGT: Abadango Saga]], a one-day national tournament with 564 attendees. Sometimes, usually to avoid schedule conflict with other Smash events, they hold less ambitious events instead such as [[2GG: Breakthrough]] and [[2GG: Pay It Forward]]. These events are dubbed "2GG" instead of "2GGT".
2GG hosted several tournament series, most of which saw at least 2 entries. Some of their most prominent series include:
*[[2GG Championship Series]]
*Sagas: 2GG's main tournament series. Sagas are often national-level tournaments that either stars a certain player or revolves around a prominent Smash franchise.
*[[Mega Smash Mondays]] (weekly)
**[[2GGT]]: A tournament series held from 2015-2016 that flew out starring players to compete against SoCal's best players. The tournament series helped bring 2GGaming into the spotlight and established the team as a household name.
*[[Wednesday Night Fights]] (weekly)
**[[2GG Championship Series]]: The spiritual successor to 2GGT. A circuit spanning 2017 leading up to a 20-player [[Tournament:2GG Championship|championship]], with a $100,000 pot split between eleven tournaments. The circuit featured some of the largest ''Smash 4'' tournaments of all time, including {{Trn|2GGC: Civil War}}, a tournament that featured almost all players that were globally ranked at the time.
**Outside of 2GGT and 2GGC, there were three other saga tournaments that were hosted under the "2GG" title: {{Trn|2GG: Hyrule Saga}} for ''Smash 4'' and {{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga}} and {{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga}} for ''Ultimate''. A third ''Ultimate'' saga, 2GG: Final Saga, was planned to take place in 2020 but was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], and was ultimately cancelled following 2GG's disbandment.
*Weeklies:
**[[Mega Smash Mondays]]
**[[Hollywood Action Tuesdays]]
**[[Wednesday Night Fights]]


==Members==
=="2GG Curse"==
*{{Sm|Champ|USA|c1=Cloud|g=SSB4}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=20px}} (co-founder, owner, tournament director)
A common theme in 2GG tournaments is the "2GG Curse," where the featured players fail to win the tournament:
*{{Sm|Jmex|USA|c1=Donkey Kong|g=SSB4}} (co-founder, tournament director, stream)
*Fatality Saga - 7th
*{{flag|USA}} [[Smasher:BAM (SoCal)|BAM]] {{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Roy|g=SSB4|s=20px}} (commentator, public relations)
*ESAM Saga - 5th
*{{Sm|strides|USA|c1=Diddy Kong|g=SSB4}} (commentator)
*The False Awakens - 2nd
*{{Sm|Lakitu|USA|c1=Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSB4}} (tournament director, photographer)
*EE Saga - 49th
*{{Sm|Zfly|USA|c1=Little Mac|g=SSB4}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=20px}} (commentator, master of ceremonies)
*FOW Saga - 4th
*{{Sm|Warchief|USA|c1=Falco|g=SSB4}} (stream)
*Fresh Saga - 17th
*{{Sm|Demi Savage|USA|}} (web developer, content creator, accountant)
*Mexico Saga - 4th ({{Sm|Hyuga}}, the best placing Mexican player)
*{{Sm|Kwon|USA|c1=Bowser Jr|g=SSB4}} (content creator, joined September 10th, 2016)
*KTAR Saga - 2nd ({{Sm|Marss}}, the best placing player out of everyone who was either from Tristate and/or a former KTAR winner)
*{{Sm|Komorikiri|Japan|c1=Cloud|c2=Sonic|g=SSB4}} (top player, joined November 15th, 2016)
*Abadango Saga - 13th
*{{Sm|Ranai|Japan|c1=Villager|g=SSB4}} (Pro Team)
*ZeRo Saga - 4th
*GENESIS Saga - 1st (While {{Sm|ZeRo}} was a past GENESIS winner, the curse ruling stated that he must win {{Trn|GENESIS 4}}, the tournament the saga is dedicated to promoting. ZeRo ultimately placed 3rd).
*Midwest Mayhem Saga - 4th ({{Sm|Ned}}, the highest placing out of anyone who was either a [[Midwest Mayhem (tournament series)|Midwest Mayhem]] winner and/or from the Midwest).
*Civil War - 49th (ZeRo) and 25th ({{Sm|Ally}}), a tournament intended to highlight their rivalry.
*Greninja Saga - 13th ({{Sm|Lea}}, the highest placing Greninja player).
*Nairo Saga - 4th<!--If a Saga is dedicated to only one person, only the placing needs to be listed.-->
*ARMS Saga - 25th ({{Sm|Sol}}, the winner of the ARMS side tournament).<!--This is the official "curse ruling" for ARMS Saga. https://twitter.com/2GGaming/status/884120281136087040-->
*SCR Saga - 13th ({{Sm|ANTi}}, the SCR 2016 champion) and 3rd ({{Sm|Larry Lurr}}, the SCR 2015 champion)
*West Side Saga - 7th ({{Sm|Charliedaking}}, the highest placing player from the western USA)
*Fire Emblem Saga - 13th ({{Sm|Mr.E}}, the highest placing player who only used ''Fire Emblem'' characters)
*MkLeo Saga - 3rd
*Hyrule Saga - 2nd ({{Sm|Mr.R}}, the highest placing player who only used ''Zelda'' characters)
*Prime Saga - 13th ({{Sm|YB}}, the highest placing player who only used ''Metroid'' characters)
*Kongo Saga - 33rd ({{Sm|Twinkle}}, the highest placing player who only used ''Donkey Kong'' or a ''Banjo-Kazooie'' characters)


==Former members==
==References==
*{{Sm|VoiD|USA|c1=Sheik|c2=Fox|g=SSB4}}{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSB4|s=20px}} (top player, joined January 5th, 2016 and left June 16th, 2016)
{{reflist}}
*{{Sm|Qiom|USA|c1=Samus|g=SSB4}} (tournament director)


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://2ggaming.com Official website]
*[http://2ggaming.com Official website]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/2GoodGaming YouTube channel]
*[http://www.twitch.tv/2ggaming Twitch channel]
*[https://www.twitter.com/2ggaming Twitter account]
*[https://www.twitter.com/2ggaming Twitter account]
*[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=217545148259991 Facebook page]
*[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=217545148259991 Facebook page]
*[https://www.instagram.com/2ggaming Instagram account]
*[https://www.instagram.com/2ggaming Instagram account]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/2GoodGaming YouTube channel]
*[http://www.twitch.tv/2ggaming Twitch channel]


{{2GG}}
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[[Category:American sponsors]]
[[Category:Livestreaming groups]]
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Latest revision as of 13:56, August 1, 2023

2GGaming
2GGaming logo in PNG
Location Southern California, United States USA
Owners James Chacon (Jmex)
Sponsors/Partners eSports Arena in Santa Ana

2GGaming (2GG), originally known as 2GoodGaming, was a for-profit organization based in Southern California that hosts events for the Smash community. Since the beginning of 2016, they have grown rapidly with large amounts of support. 2GG has had an increase in stream viewers and more tournament entrants due to consistently organizing and hosting events of high quality for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. They also sponsored top professional players, either for the duration of a tournament or for a longer period of time, like VoiD or komorikiri.

2GGaming announced its hiatus on October 4th, 2021,[1] and has since disbanded.

Former smashers[edit]

Professional smashers[edit]

ID Name Game Main(s) Join Date Leave Date
United States VoiD James Makekau-Tyson Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Sheik (SSB4) 2016-01-05 2016-06-16
Japan komorikiri Rei Furukawa Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Cloud (SSB4)Sonic (SSB4) 2016-11-15 2018-11-01

Other smashers[edit]

  • USA Champ Cloud (SSB4)Fox (SSB4) (Co-founder, Tournament director)
  • USA Jmex Donkey Kong (SSB4) (Owner, Co-founder, Tournament director and Stream management)
  • USA Javi Mr. Game & Watch (SSB4) (Tournament director, Photographer)
  • USA Zfly Little Mac (SSB4)Cloud (SSB4) (Commentator, Master of ceremonies)
  • USA Warchief Falco (SSB4) (Stream management)
  • USA Demi (Chief Financial Officer)
  • USA Kwon Bowser Jr (SSB4) (Content creator, Video editor, joined September 10th, 2016)
  • USA tinysyd Yoshi (SSB4) (Content creator, Graphic designer, joined April 6th, 2017)
  • USA Vance Link (SSBU) (Commentator and Stream Management)
  • USA Qiom Samus (SSB4) (Tournament director)
  • USA BAM Bayonetta (SSB4)Roy (SSB4) (Commentator, Public relations)
  • USA K0rean Fox (SSB4) (Commentator)
  • USA strides Diddy Kong (SSB4) (Commentator)

Tournament series[edit]

2GG hosted several tournament series, most of which saw at least 2 entries. Some of their most prominent series include:

  • Sagas: 2GG's main tournament series. Sagas are often national-level tournaments that either stars a certain player or revolves around a prominent Smash franchise.
    • 2GGT: A tournament series held from 2015-2016 that flew out starring players to compete against SoCal's best players. The tournament series helped bring 2GGaming into the spotlight and established the team as a household name.
    • 2GG Championship Series: The spiritual successor to 2GGT. A circuit spanning 2017 leading up to a 20-player championship, with a $100,000 pot split between eleven tournaments. The circuit featured some of the largest Smash 4 tournaments of all time, including 2GGC: Civil War, a tournament that featured almost all players that were globally ranked at the time.
    • Outside of 2GGT and 2GGC, there were three other saga tournaments that were hosted under the "2GG" title: 2GG: Hyrule Saga for Smash 4 and 2GG: Prime Saga and 2GG: Kongo Saga for Ultimate. A third Ultimate saga, 2GG: Final Saga, was planned to take place in 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was ultimately cancelled following 2GG's disbandment.
  • Weeklies:

"2GG Curse"[edit]

A common theme in 2GG tournaments is the "2GG Curse," where the featured players fail to win the tournament:

  • Fatality Saga - 7th
  • ESAM Saga - 5th
  • The False Awakens - 2nd
  • EE Saga - 49th
  • FOW Saga - 4th
  • Fresh Saga - 17th
  • Mexico Saga - 4th (Hyuga, the best placing Mexican player)
  • KTAR Saga - 2nd (Marss, the best placing player out of everyone who was either from Tristate and/or a former KTAR winner)
  • Abadango Saga - 13th
  • ZeRo Saga - 4th
  • GENESIS Saga - 1st (While ZeRo was a past GENESIS winner, the curse ruling stated that he must win GENESIS 4, the tournament the saga is dedicated to promoting. ZeRo ultimately placed 3rd).
  • Midwest Mayhem Saga - 4th (Ned, the highest placing out of anyone who was either a Midwest Mayhem winner and/or from the Midwest).
  • Civil War - 49th (ZeRo) and 25th (Ally), a tournament intended to highlight their rivalry.
  • Greninja Saga - 13th (Lea, the highest placing Greninja player).
  • Nairo Saga - 4th
  • ARMS Saga - 25th (Sol, the winner of the ARMS side tournament).
  • SCR Saga - 13th (ANTi, the SCR 2016 champion) and 3rd (Larry Lurr, the SCR 2015 champion)
  • West Side Saga - 7th (Charliedaking, the highest placing player from the western USA)
  • Fire Emblem Saga - 13th (Mr.E, the highest placing player who only used Fire Emblem characters)
  • MkLeo Saga - 3rd
  • Hyrule Saga - 2nd (Mr.R, the highest placing player who only used Zelda characters)
  • Prime Saga - 13th (YB, the highest placing player who only used Metroid characters)
  • Kongo Saga - 33rd (Twinkle, the highest placing player who only used Donkey Kong or a Banjo-Kazooie characters)

References[edit]

  1. ^ End of 2GGaming.

External links[edit]


v • d • e
2GG Events
2GGT Fatality Saga · ESAM Saga · The False Awakens · EE Saga · FOW Saga · Fresh Saga · Mexico Saga · KTAR Saga · Abadango Saga · ZeRo Saga
2GG Championship Series GENESIS Saga · Midwest Mayhem Saga · Civil War · Greninja Saga · Nairo Saga · ARMS Saga · SCR Saga · West Side Saga · Fire Emblem Saga · MkLeo Saga · 2GG Championship
Phase 3 MomoCon 2018 · 2GG: Hyrule Saga · Smash Sounds · Shine Con 2018 · SoCal Regionals 2018
Ultimate Sagas Prime Saga · Kongo Saga
Road to Mango Juice 2 The Mango · The Mang0: Homecoming · The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0
Grand Tours South Carolina · Ohio (Run it Back)
2GG: Breakthroughs Breakthrough · Breakthrough 2 · Breakthrough 2019
SwitchFests SwitchFest · SwitchFest 2019
Online events 2GG Crisis Core: Final Saga · 2GG West Coast Invitational
Other events 2GG: Pay It Forward · SoCal Melee Arcadian · Wombo Combo: 10 Year Anniversary · Heart of Battle · Ultimate Nimbus · 2GG: Nightmare on Smashville · Tri-state Showdown: Fall 2019 · 2GG: All In
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