Smasher:Xyro

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Xyro "TGM"
Character info
Smash 64 main Captain Falcon
Melee main Link
Other Melee character Samus
Brawl main Samus
Other Brawl character R.O.B.
Team info
Crew(s) Team Houston
Personal and other info
Real name Allan Sims
Birth date (age 37)
Location Houston,Texas United States of America
Miscellaneous info
Skill Other Professional
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Xyro is an American Samus player from Texas. He is also the host of the HOBO and WHOBO tournament series and was a member of the Unity Ruleset Committee.

He has had competitive rivalries with Samus players Tudor from Las Vegas and NOID from the East coast. In 2008, both Xyro and Tudor released combo videos claiming superiority over each other. Xyro's video was titled "The Green Lesbian" because he uses Samus's green palette swap. At WHOBO 3, Xyro defeated NOID in a $50 money match after placing 5th in the low tier tournament, one place below NOID.

History

Xyro first started playing Smash in 2001. Soon after, he gained prominence as a tournament host in the Houston smash scene. He is best known for his HOBO (which stands for Houston's Official Brawl Organization) tournament series, which began in April 2008.[1] Even before Meta Knight was banned by the Unity Ruleset Committee, Xyro has held many HOBOs where Meta Knight was not allowed. The World HOBO tournament series, the first of which was held in April 2009, is an annual offshoot of HOBO which attracts smashers from other regions. As of August 2013, Xyro has hosted 40 HOBOs and 6 WHOBOs, with the most recent being held on May 3rd-4th, 2014. Despite wanting to retire in August 2012 after WHOBO 4, numerous people encouraged Xyro to return to hosting the series again. Thus, Xyro returned to the Brawl scene in March 2013 with the thirty-ninth and fortieth HOBOs, and two more WHOBOs.

Notable tournament placings

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
HOBO 16 LT 5/2/2009 1st 3000
HOBO 18 LT 9/5/2009 1st Inui
HOBO 19 LT 10/3/2009 3rd 1st Lee Martin
HOBO 28 LT 10/8/2010 1st
HOBO 28 10/8/2010 17th 4th Trela
WHOBO 3 LT 3/18/2011 5th 3rd Gnes

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