Tournament:GENESIS 5

GENESIS 5
Dates	January 19th-21st, 2018
Venue	Oakland Convention Center Paramount Theatre Top 8
Address/City	550 10th St Oakland, California 94607
Attendance	2,031
Entry fees	Venue: $60 (first 500 entrants) $70 (until December 4th) $80 (until December 27th) $100 (until January 2nd) Singles: $10 Doubles: $20 per team
Pot size(s)	SSB64 singles: $? SSB64 doubles: $? Melee singles: $? Melee doubles: $? Smash 4 singles: $? Smash 4 doubles: $?
Results
winners	SuPeRbOoMfAn 1v1  Alvin &  tacos 2v2
winners	Plup 1v1  Plup &  Mew2King 2v2
winners	MkLeo 1v1  MkLeo &  Javi 2v2

GENESIS 5 was the 5th edition of the GENESIS tournament series. It took place in Oakland, California, from January 19th to the 21st, 2018. The event featured singles and doubles tournaments for Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, as well as side events for Rivals of Aether, Splatoon 2, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Pokkén Tournament DX, and Dance Dance Revolution Extreme.

In the Melee singles event, Plup scored a huge victory, winning the tournament and taking down Hungrybox, Armada, and Mango, the 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-ranked players in the world on his way to the trophy. While the previous four iterations of GENESIS had featured Mango and Armada in grand finals, the two finished at 5th and 4th place respectively. Both were sent to losers' by Plup and eliminated by Leffen. The tournament also featured two extremely competitive sets between Hungrybox and Leffen, fueled by intense drama between the two on Twitter and other social media sites; Hungrybox ultimately won both five-game sets in winners' semis and losers' finals. Team Dignitas' newly-sponsored players, Lucky and HugS, both made deep runs into bracket, finishing at 5th and 7th place respectively, and fan favorite aMSa delivered a strong performance once again, defeating Kage, SFAT, and Wizzrobe before being eliminated Hungrybox and HugS to end his run at a 9th place finish.

Official game lineup

Game	Entrants	Pot Size
Super Smash Bros. singles	124	$1,240
Super Smash Bros. doubles	32 teams	$?
Super Smash Bros. Melee singles	1,365	$14,630
Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles	315 teams	$?
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles	674	$6,940
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles	148 teams	$?
Rivals of Aether singles	154	$12,809
Rivals of Aether doubles	26 teams	$1,520
Splatoon 2	30 teams	$?
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite	36	$1,000
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition	71	$1,000
Pokkén Tournament DX	32	$?
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme	49	$?

Results

Super Smash Bros. singles

(124 entrants)
Top 16 bracket
Top 6 bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	SuPeRbOoMfAn		$620.00
2nd	Alvin		$248.00
3rd	Fukurou		$124.00
4th	KeroKeroppi		$86.80
5th	kysk		$49.60
5th	Wizzrobe		$49.60
7th	tacos		$31.00
7th	JaimeHR		$31.00
9th	Kimimaru
9th	Madrush
9th	cobr
9th	CTG
13th	Darkhorse
13th	Shihman
13th	Brody
13th	Horbie
17th	Kyle Tree
17th	hydra
17th	Ringedge
17th	Blondekid
17th	SotoH
17th	Connor
17th	Janitor
17th	The Protagonist
25th	Daniels
25th	Onski
25th	MojoMonkey
25th	Dr. Grin
25th	LETSGO
25th	Paco
25th	Freean
25th	Bard

Super Smash Bros. doubles

(32 teams)
Top 8 bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Alvin		Tacos
2nd	kysk		Fukurou
3rd	SuPeRbOoMfAn		JaimeHR
4th	Brody		Darkhorse
5th	cobr		KeroKeroppi
5th	Hydra		Kimimaru
7th	Onski		Pizza
7th	Shihman		LETSGO
9th	Seantos		Daniels
9th	CTG		Dishier Wand
9th	Bard		Blondekid
9th	Biz		Madrush
13th	duncs		Freean
13th	Webwipe		MojoMonkey
13th	Nintendude		Level 9 CPU*
13th	M-Angry		YoLeo

• Nintendude's original partner for doubles was Isai who ended up not competing and was thus replaced with a CPU

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles

(1,365 entrants)
Top 64 bracket
Top 8 bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Plup		$6,815.00
2nd	Hungrybox		$2,726.00
3rd	Leffen		$1,363.00
4th	Armada		$817.80
5th	Mango		$408.90
5th	Lucky		$408.90
7th	Axe		$272.60
7th	HugS		$272.60
9th	aMSa		$136.30
9th	Wizzrobe		$136.30
9th	Crush		$136.30
9th	Mew2King		$136.30
13th	Zain		$100.00
13th	La Luna		$100.00
13th	SFAT		$100.00
13th	Duck		$100.00
17th	lloD		$75.00
17th	Stango		$75.00
17th	Tai		$75.00
17th	PewPewU		$75.00
17th	n0ne		$75.00
17th	Syrox		$75.00
17th	S2J		$75.00
17th	Westballz		$75.00
25th	Captain Faceroll		$50.00
25th	Abate		$50.00
25th	Ginger		$50.00
25th	Cactuar		$50.00
25th	Shroomed		$50.00
25th	Slox		$50.00
25th	Ryan Ford		$50.00
25th	Santiago		$50.00
33rd	mayb
33rd	MikeHaze
33rd	Bananas
33rd	Eddy Mexico
33rd	Rocky
33rd	Moky
33rd	KJH
33rd	Swedish Delight
33rd	Azusa
33rd	Rishi
33rd	Darkatma
33rd	ChuDat
33rd	Rudolph
33rd	Laudandus
33rd	iBDW
33rd	KPAN
49th	Captain Smuckers
49th	Bobby Frizz
49th	Drephen
49th	SmashBob SquarePants
49th	vortex
49th	Reeve
49th	Kaeon
49th	2Saint
49th	Kage
49th	AbsentPage
49th	Gahtzu
49th	Kira
49th	Bladewise
49th	NUT
49th	Franz
49th	Kalvar

Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles

(315 teams)
Top 12 bracket
Top 4 bracket

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles

(674 entrants)
Top 32 bracket
Top 8 bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	MkLeo		$3,370
2nd	Mistake		$1,348
3rd	Salem		$674
4th	Nairo		$404.40
5th	Dabuz		$202.20
5th	MVD		$202.20
7th	falln		$134.80
7th	ESAM		$134.80
9th	Mr.R		$67.40
9th	K9sbruce		$67.40
9th	Zenyou		$67.40
9th	Ally		$67.40
13th	Elegant		$50.00
13th	WaDi		$50.00
13th	Maister		$50.00
13th	Lima		$50.00
17th	Tamushika
17th	Fatality
17th	Sinji
17th	Javi
17th	Legit
17th	Chag
17th	Raito
17th	Larry Lurr
25th	Captain L
25th	Darkshad
25th	Twan
25th	Konga
25th	BestNess
25th	Ryo
25th	Brood
25th	Eon
33rd	SM
33rd	6WX
33rd	ANTi
33rd	Snoop
33rd	Prodigy
33rd	Stroder
33rd	Peli
33rd	Aarvark
33rd	C4
33rd	KOSSismoss
33rd	Dynamo
33rd	SuperGirlKels
33rd	Sharpyzard
33rd	Xzax
33rd	IcyMist
33rd	Blacktwins
49th	Pink Fresh
49th	Charliedaking
49th	Pyreeze
49th	Mace
49th	Jack Hunter
49th	Marathon
49th	TLTC
49th	Cagt
49th	LORDKING
49th	BC
49th	Dragon
49th	Shadow_PR
49th	AC
49th	Meteor
49th	Virus
49th	Jayy

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles

(148 teams)
Top 32 bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	MkLeo		Javi
2nd	MVD		ESAM
3rd	Nairo		Mistake
4th	Ally		tyroy
5th	Elegant		Stroder
5th	Fatality		WaDi
7th	Captain L		Konga
7th	Dabuz		ANTi
9th	SuperGirlKels		Blacktwins
9th	Aarvark		Locus
9th	Karna		Whispy
9th	SnorlaxPlox		Maddju5t1n
13th	Mr.R		Sharpyzard
13th	Sean		Villain
13th	Ryo		WonderBread
13th	Krustol		Mr. Peabody

Side events

Super Smash Bros. combo contest

(9 entrants)

Place	Name	Character(s)	Points R1	Points R2	Points R3	Earnings
1st	kysk		36	46	45
2nd	hipstur		31	42	31
3rd	Tacos		44	37	—
4th	Janitor		37	33	—
5th	The Protagonist		30	—	—
5th	Ham		30	—	—
5th	Dankpank		30	—	—
8th	Alvin		28	—	—
9th	Ringedge		24	—	—

External links

• smash.gg page
• Genesis Gaming
• Facebook event
• GENESIS series Twitter account
• Teaser Trailer
• Smash Wii U Trailer

Trivia

• This tournament marked the first GENESIS in which Armada and Mango did not meet in Grand Finals, with both players losing to Plup in Winners and Leffen in Losers.
• Doubles in Smash 64 was played with Final Destination and Battlefield legal in addition to Dream Land.
• Notably, none of the active "Gods" (Armada, Mango, Hungrybox, and Mew2King) played each other at any point in Melee Singles. Each one was either sent to the Losers Bracket or eliminated by Leffen, Plup, or Lucky.
• Humorously, the post-tournament splash screen initially congratulated Hungrybox for winning the tournament, despite Plup having won instead. This was likely due to this image being premade for the favorite of the tournament. The attempted fix that followed then misspelled Plup's name as "Pluip" before the congratulations screen settled on the correct name.