Tournament:Pound 2016

Pound 2016
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Dates	April 2nd-3rd, 2016
Venue	Ritz-Carlton in Tyson's Corner
Address/City	Tysons Galleria, 1700 Tysons Blvd, McLean, VA 22102 McLean, Virginia
Attendance	1610
Entry fees	Singles: $15 Doubles: $10 Venue: $60 Spectator: $?
Pot size(s)	Melee singles: $? Melee doubles: $? Smash 4 singles: $? Smash 4 doubles: $? Smash 64 singles: $? Smash 64 doubles: $?
Results
winners	SuPeRbOoMfAn 1v1  SuPeRbOoMfAn &  tacos 2v2
winners	Hungrybox 1v1  Hungrybox &  Plup 2v2
winners	Abadango 1v1  Nairo &  Koolaid 2v2

This page documents information about a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.

Pound 2016, also known as Pound VI, was the seventh event in the Pound tournament series created by Plank. The event took place in McLean, Virginia from April 2-3, 2016. Tournaments were hosted by Plank in conjunction with Nintendude and TheTantalus, from the VGBootCamp team.

Pound 2016 was the second tournament organized by Plank after being included in the SmashBoards Tournament Organizer Blacklist in 2011, following controversies involving the payout of players at Pound V. Although Plank remains blacklisted on SmashBoards, the organization went on to pay all players from Pound V before officially opening registration for Pound 2016. Registration was officially opened on December 4th, 2015, after several players reported receiving payment from Pound V.

Pound 2016 currently stands as one of the largest Smash Bros tournaments to date, with 933 entrants for Melee and 514 entrants (the maximum number) for Smash 4.

With ZeRo's absence from the Smash 4 event due to medical issues, Abadango won his first American tournament using Mewtwo, a character generally considered to be in the mid tiers. Dabuz failed to make top eight while Nairo was eliminated early on at a disappointing 49th place, his worst placing at a major so far. Marss and Pink Fresh also notably placed 3rd and 7th using Zero Suit Samus and Bayonetta respectively. In the Melee event, Hungrybox took his third major in a row without dropping a set, losing only a single game to Mango in grand finals; Mango additionally fell to Hax in winners' semis using Marth, though he later ousted him in losers' finals. Swedish Delight and Laudandus both made unexpected top eight finishes using Sheik, while InfiniteNumbers, a relatively unknown New Hampshire Ice Climbers main, placed 9th at his first-ever major, beating DJ Nintendo, Alex19, MacD, and Mike Haze; Axe and Westballz also suffered early losses, placing 25th and 33rd respectively.

Results

Melee singles

(933 entrants, 2 rounds of pools)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Hungrybox
2nd	Mango
3rd	Hax
4th	Swedish Delight
5th	Laudandus
5th	Plup
7th	S2J
7th	Colbol
9th	Infinite Numbers
9th	Professor Pro
9th	Wizzrobe
9th	Nintendude
13th	aMSa
13th	Gravy
13th	Duck
13th	Gahtzu
17th	PewPewU
17th	n0ne
17th	ChuDat
17th	Mike Haze
17th	Slox
17th	DJ Nintendo
17th	Bladewise
17th	SFAT
25th	Axe
25th	lloD
25th	Zhu
25th	SmashG0D
25th	Crush
25th	DruggedFox
25th	Captain Smuckers
25th	Chillin
33rd	Redd
33rd	Prince Abu
33rd	Doll
33rd	HugS
33rd	Ronzell	—
33rd	Kira
33rd	4%
33rd	Amsah
33rd	MacD
33rd	Zanguzen
33rd	Rula
33rd	Bizzarro Flame
33rd	Mafia
33rd	Westballz
33rd	KJH
33rd	Zgetto
49th	Equal
49th	Husband
49th	Sharkz
49th	tm
49th	DoH
49th	Qerb
49th	Alex19
49th	Zain
49th	Velocity
49th	Aglet
49th	Ryan Ford
49th	Milkman
49th	Jflex
49th	Frootloop
49th	Drephen
49th	The Moon

Melee doubles

(122 teams, 1 round of pools)
Bracket

Smash 4 singles

(513 entrants, 2 rounds of pools)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Abadango
2nd	Ally
3rd	Marss
4th	Mr. R
5th	Tweek
5th	VoiD
7th	Larry Lurr
7th	Pink Fresh
9th	Dabuz
9th	Hyuga
9th	ESAM
9th	K.I.D. Goggles
13th	ScAtt
13th	Saj
13th	NAKAT
13th	K9sbruce
17th	Angel Cortes
17th	Pugwest
17th	False
17th	SS
17th	Xaltis
17th	Raptor
17th	Seagull Joe
17th	MVD
25th	C3PO
25th	Mister Eric
25th	Zenyou
25th	DJ Jack
25th	Snow
25th	James
25th	iStudying
25th	Jbandrew
33rd	Seibrik
33rd	AceStarThe3rd
33rd	ADHD
33rd	Craftis
33rd	Wizzrobe
33rd	Viceroy
33rd	Day
33rd	SETHsational
33rd	Boss
33rd	San
33rd	Mr.II
33rd	WaDiRob
33rd	Tension
33rd	Remzi
33rd	Richie Buisness
33rd	Riz
49th	Apple
49th	Blur
49th	Ash23
49th	DC
49th	Camalange
49th	TekNo
49th	Kuma
49th	Coreo
49th	Promaelia
49th	Neos
49th	Cree
49th	Nairo
49th	Le Troof
49th	SmashG0D
49th	Draxsel
49th	PikaPika!

Smash 4 doubles

(112 teams, 1 round of pools)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Nairo		Koolaid
2nd	VoiD		Nakat
3rd	Dabuz		Hyuga
4th	ESAM		MVD
5th	Mr.E		Will
5th	Larry Lurr		Zenyou
7th	Ally		Jbandrew
7th	aMSa		Mr.II
9th	Remzi		Ash23
9th	Abadango		Mr. R
9th	Xaltis		DJ Jack
9th	Marss		Pugwest
13th	PikaPika!		K.I.D. Goggles
13th	Technology		Dux
13th	Seagull Joe		Tension
13th	ScAtt		Neos

Smash 64 singles

(107 entrants, 1 round of pools)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	SuPeRbOoMfAn
2nd	tacos
3rd	KeroKeroppi
4th	Revan
5th	Wizzrobe
5th	Bark Sanchez
7th	Firo
7th	LD		—
9th	Shears
9th	Fireblaster
9th	Clubbadubba
9th	Lord Narwhal
13th	th3kuzinator
13th	Combo Blaze
13th	Darkhorse
13th	Daniel

Smash 64 doubles

(30 teams, 1 round of pools)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	SuPeRbOoMfAn		tacos
2nd	Nintendude		Firo
3rd	Bark Sanchez		Darkhorse
4th	Fireblaster		Revan
5th	JimmyJoe		th3kuzinator
5th	KnitePhox		Combo Blaze
7th	Lord Narwhal		Dr. Lampy
7th	Daniel		Shears

Side events

Melee character crew battle

(8 crews, single elimination bracket)
Bracket

Place	Crew	Captain	Team member	Team member	Team member	Earnings
1st	Team Fox	Chillin	Mango	SFAT	Colbol
2nd	Team Captain Falcon	Gahtzu	S2J	Wizzrobe	Gravy
3rd	Team Samus	HugS	Plup	Duck	ESAM
3rd	Team Jigglypuff	Hungrybox	Prince Abu	4%	Aglet
5th	Team Peach	MacD	Bladewise	lloD	Mafia
5th	Team Marth	PewPewU	The Moon	DruggedFox	SmashG0D
5th	Team Falco	Westballz	Axe	Zhu	Frootloop
5th	Team Ice Climbers	Nintendude	Wobbles	ChuDat	dizzkidboogie

Trivia

• Pound 2016 stands as Nairo's worst placing in Smash 4, at 49th place.
• This was the first Smash 4 American major won by a Japanese player, Abadango.
• This was the first American major not won by ZeRo, Nairo, or Dabuz.
• This was the first national tournament in history to be won with Mewtwo in grand finals.
• The highest placing Falco main (so excluding Mango, as he primarily played Fox) this tournament is Zhu, at 25th.

External links

• Pound VI SmashBoards Announcement Thread
• Smash.gg page