Smasher:GimR

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GimR
TheGimzAlwaysWinz.jpg
Character info
Melee mains Falco, Marth, Mr. Game & Watch
Other Melee character Captain Falcon
Brawl mains Mr. Game & Watch, Falco
Other Brawl character Ice Climbers
Smash 4 main Mr. Game & Watch
Other Smash 4 characters Falco, Ryu, Jigglypuff
Ultimate main Mr. Game & Watch
Project M mains Marth, Falco, Mr. Game & Watch
Other Project M characters Captain Falcon, Ganondorf, Kirby
Team info
Sponsor(s) VGBootCamp
Personal and other info
Real name Calvin Lofton
Birth date (age 35)
Location Laurel, Maryland United States
Miscellaneous info
Skill Super Smash Bros. Melee Semi-professional
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Professional
Super Smash Bros. 4 Professional
Project M Professional

GimR is an SSB4 Mr. Game & Watch player from Laurel, Maryland, and is considered one of the best Mr. Game & Watch players in the United States. GimR was formerly ranked 15th on the MD/VA/DE Smash 4 Power Rankings.

In PM, GimR was also a Mr. Game & Watch player, and was considered one of the best Mr. Game & Watch players in region. GimR was formerly ranked 8th on the MD/VA Project M Power Rankings.

GimR is president of VGBootCamp, the largest streaming company across all Smash titles, which he founded with his brother, Aposl in early 2009.[1] On September 2nd, 2014, GimR purchased Xanadu Games, where VGBootCamp hosts the Smash @ Xanadu tournament series.[2] It has since been dubbed: the "VGBC headquarters".

Tag origin

GimR's tag is an acronym for "God is my Rock".

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Revival of Melee 5 November 17th-18th, 2012 80th
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 129th
Bar Wars October 26th, 2013 17th
McSmashter 3 January 11th-12th, 2014 13th
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 49th
Paragon Orlando 2015 January 17th-18th, 2015 49th
Xanadu Arcadian May 16th, 2015 33rd
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 513th
Smash Factor 6 August 4th-6th, 2017 49th
S@X 246 April 18th, 2018 17th

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Clash of the Titans IV February 7th-8th, 2009 49th
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 49th 49th HAT
MLG Columbus 2010 June 4th-6th, 2010 65th 17th Logic
Omni Presents: Xanadu Games July 17th, 2010 17th 9th Stingers
KTAR 3 September 25th, 2010 9th
Baltimore Brawl November 27th, 2010 7th 5th Candy
Adventures of the Prima Vista December 11th, 2010 13th 4th Coney
KTAR 4 January 5th, 2011 17th 9th Coney
Pound V February 19th-21st, 2011 33rd
KTAR 5 May 21st, 2011 33rd
GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 25th 13th Mekos
KTAR 6 August 14th, 2011 33rd 13th NEO
School is in Session 6 September 3rd-4th, 2011 13th 3rd Shugo

Project M

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
The Big House 2 October 6th-7th, 2012 17th
Xanadu: Emerald Edition May 4th, 2013 7th
McSmashter 3 January 11th-12th, 2014 5th
Project M Showdown 3.02 May 17th, 2014 9th Chibo
Project M Showdown 7 April 21st, 2018 33rd

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
S@X 65 October 7th, 2014 7th

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
S@X 72 November 25th, 2014 17th
S@X 73 December 2nd, 2014 17th
S@X 76 December 23rd, 2014 33rd
S@X 78 January 6th, 2015 33rd
S@X 79 January 13th, 2015 17th
Paragon Orlando 2015 January 17th-18th, 2015 17th
S@X 80 January 20th, 2015 5th
S@X 83 February 10th, 2015 7th
S@X 85 February 24th, 2015 7th
S@X 88 March 10th, 2015 5th
S@X March 2015 Monthly March 14th, 2015 5th
S@X 90 March 24th, 2015 3rd
S@X 91 March 31st, 2015 7th
S@X 92 April 7th, 2015 7th
S@X April 2015 Monthly April 11th, 2015 9th
S@X 93 April 14th, 2015 4th
S@X 94 April 21st, 2015 5th
S@X 96 May 5th, 2015 5th
S@X 97 May 12th, 2015 5th
S@X 98 May 19th, 2015 5th
S@X 99 May 26th, 2015 5th
S@X 100 June 2nd, 2015 7th
S@X 101 June 9th, 2015 7th
S@X 102 June 16th, 2015 17th
FC Smash 15XR: Return July 4th-5th, 2015 1st Wizzrobe
S@X 105 July 7th, 2015 5th
S@X 106 July 14th, 2015 17th
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 65th
S@X 107 July 21st, 2015 9th
S@X 108 July 28th, 2015 5th
S@X 109 August 4th, 2015 9th
Super Smash Con 2015 August 6th-9th, 2015 33rd
S@X 110 August 11th, 2015 9th
S@X 111 August 18th, 2015 7th
S@X 112 August 25th, 2015 9th
PAX Prime 2015 August 28th-30th, 2015 13th
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 September 5th-6th, 2015 49th
S@X September 2015 Monthly September 12th, 2015 9th 1st Pink Fresh
Smash the Record 2015 October 23rd-26th, 2015 17th
Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 193rd
S@X 124 November 17th, 2015 9th
S@X 125 November 24th, 2015 33rd
S@X 129 December 22nd, 2015 7th
S@X 130 December 29th, 2015 9th
S@X 131 January 5th, 2016 17th
S@X 132 January 12th, 2016 17th
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 129th 97th Logic
S@X 133 January 19th, 2016 9th
S@X 135 February 2nd, 2016 17th
S@X 136 February 9th, 2016 13th
S@X 139 March 1st, 2016 33rd
S@X 140 March 8th, 2016 33rd
S@X 143 March 29th, 2016 33rd
S@X 148 May 3rd, 2016 13th
LVL UP EXPO 2016 May 14th-15th, 2016 33rd
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 97th
Glitch 2 September 24th-25th, 2016 25th
S@X 174 November 1st, 2016 49th
S@X 187 January 31st, 2017 9th
2GGC: Civil War March 24th-26th, 2017 129th 65th DSS
Dubai x VG Bootcamp March 31st-April 1st, 2017 13th 7th Sultoon
Smash Factor 6 August 4th-6th, 2017 65th
Smash the Record 2017 September 14th-17th, 2017 5th
S@X 246 April 17th, 2018 33rd
Glitch 4 April 28th, 2018 65th
Defend The Capitol 1 May 26th, 2018 19th

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Launch December 8th, 2018 9th
S@X 280 December 11th, 2018 7th
S@X 281 December 18th, 2018 33rd
S@X 284 January 8th, 2019 65th
Glitch 6 January 19th-20th, 2019 129th
S@X 286 January 22nd, 2019 25th
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 257th
S@X 288 February 5th, 2019 9th
S@X 290 February 19th, 2019 33rd
Leffen's Polar Plunge February 17th, 2019 25th
S@X 292 March 5th, 2019 33rd
S@X 293 March 12th, 2019 17th
S@X 294 March 19th, 2019 65th

Trivia

  • GimR was commonly mistaken to operate GRsmash's YouTube channel, though this was declared false by GRSmash.[3]
  • GimR is victim of a meme, where he is blamed for killing Project M.
  • GimR is known for making the line "The GimZ always WinZ", due to his upsets among certain players, such as Silent Wolf at Smash the Record 2015.
  • GimR is an acronym for God is my Rock

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