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Tournament:NorCal Tournament 2

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NorCal Tournament 2
Dates October 28th, 2006
Venue Berret Auditorium; Student Union Building, San José State University
Address/City One Washington Square
San Jose, California 95192
Attendance Singes: 129
Doubles: 51
Entry fees Singles: $15 per person
Doubles: $10 per team
LTT Doubles: $3 per person
LTT Singles: $5 per person
Crews: $8 per crew (4-5 man crews)
Pot size(s) Singles: $1,935
Results
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners Singles: USA Ken
Doubles: USA Ken & USA Isai
Staff
Organizer(s) djkarthik

NorCal Tournament 2, also known as NorCal Tournament 2: The Big One, was a Northern California tournament that took place on October 28th, 2006. It was part of a series of Melee tournaments in Northern California. The installments saw some of the largest crowds since Tournament Go, which was also well-attended tournament series at the time it took place. The NorCal Tournament series mainly featured smashers from California, but also included players from out of state, such as Japan's S-Royal.

Results

Singles

(129 entrants)
The 129 entrants were seeded into 16 pools, the top 2 of whom advanced to a 32-man professional bracket.

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st USA Ken Marth (SSBM) $1161
2nd USA Forward Sheik (SSBM)Falco (SSBM) $580
3rd USA HugS Samus (SSBM) $193
4th USA Taj Mewtwo (SSBM)Marth (SSBM)
5th Canada King Jigglypuff (SSBM)
5th Japan S-Royal Dr. Mario (SSBM)
7th USA LunInSpectra Fox (SSBM)
7th USA SilentSpectre Captain Falcon (SSBM)
9th USA DSF Sheik (SSBM)
9th USA The GERM Link (SSBM)
9th USA Wobbles Ice Climbers (SSBM)
9th USA Isai Captain Falcon (SSBM)

Doubles

(51 teams)

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st USA Ken Marth (SSBM) USA Isai Captain Falcon (SSBM)
2nd USA Taj Mewtwo (SSBM) USA Forward Sheik (SSBM)
3rd USA HugS Samus (SSBM) USA Omar Sheik (SSBM)
4th Canada King Jigglypuff (SSBM) USA Zelgadis Fox (SSBM)
5th USA LunInSpectra Fox (SSBM) USA SilentSpectre Captain Falcon (SSBM)
5th USA Manacloud Sheik (SSBM) USA Chu Dat Ice Climbers (SSBM)

Trivia

  • Ken coined the term Wobbling following Wobbles' 9th place victory. Wobbles had apparently used the technique excessively at this tournament.

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