Smasher:Xyro
Xyro "TGM" | |
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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 | |
Location | Houston,Texas |
Miscellaneous info | |
Skill | Professional |
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 4 WHOBOs with an upcoming fifth WHOBO going to be hosted on October 19-20, 2013. Despite wanting to retire on August 2012 after WHOBO 4, numerous people encouraged Xyro to return to hosting the series again. Thus, Xyro has returned to the Brawl scene on March 2013 with HOBO 39.
Notable tournament placings
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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HOBO 16 LT | 5/2/2009 | N/A | 1st out of 18 | 3000 |
HOBO 18 LT | 9/5/2009 | N/A | 1st out of 15 | Inui |
HOBO 19 LT | 10/3/2009 | 3rd out of 49 | 1st out of 17 | Lee Martin |
HOBO 28 LT | 10/8/2010 | 1st out of 34 | N/A | N/A |
HOBO 28 | 10/8/2010 | 17th out of 49 | 4th out of 17 | Trela |
WHOBO 3 LT | 3/18/2011 | 5th out of 47 | 3rd out of 21 | Gnes |