2GG Championship Series | |
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Info | |
Founded | 2017 |
Region | United States |
Format | Double elimination |
Most successful player(s) | ZeRo (GENESIS Saga, Midwest Mayhem Saga, Nairo Saga, SCR Saga, West Side Saga) |
Website(s) | http://2ggaming.com/ |
The 2GG Championship Series, or 2GGC, is an ongoing Super Smash Bros. for Wii U circuit of tournaments being held throughout 2017 in South California and Nevada as a collaboration between 2GGaming and eSports Arena. It was announced at the end of 2GGT: ZeRo Saga, and is the spiritual successor to the 2GGT series of tournaments.
Format
Twelve tournaments will be hosted, one for each month of the year. A prize pot bonus of $50,000 will be distributed across the tournaments from January to November, and another $50,000 will be in play for the final 2GG Championship tournament in December, making for a total of a $100,000 pot bonus throughout the entire circuit. Players who win any of the tournaments in the series will qualify into the Championship, having their travel expenses paid for; other players may also qualify through points earned by placing top 16 in circuit tournaments. Four of the tournaments will have the qualifying points doubled, those being 2GGC: Civil War, 2GGC: Nairo Saga, 2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga and 2GGC: MkLeo Saga (the first three being considered "season finales"). In the end, a total of 20 players will be qualified.
List of tournaments
Event | Date | Attendance |
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2GGC: GENESIS Saga | January 14th, 2017 | 474 |
2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga | February 11th, 2017 | 349 |
2GGC: Civil War | March 24th-26th, 2017 | 866 |
2GGC: Greninja Saga* | May 20th, 2017 | 359 |
2GGC: Nairo Saga | June 10th-11th, 2017 | 485 |
2GGC: ARMS Saga | July 8th-9th, 2017 | 218 |
2GGC: SCR Saga | August 19th-20th, 2017 | 430 |
2GGC: West Side Saga | September 9th, 2017 | 315 |
2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga | October 14th-15th, 2017 | 396 |
2GGC: MkLeo Saga | November 4th, 2017 | 313 |
2GGC: Last Chance Qualifier | December 1st, 2017 | 132 |
2GG Championship | December 1st-3rd, 2017 | 20 |
- Greninja Saga was originally scheduled for April 22nd. However, due to several top Greninja players (ex. iStudying and Some) being unable to attend the event, it was decided to move the event to May 20th in place of 2GGC: May Saga and not hold a Saga in April (with a Last Chance Qualifier being scheduled later to make up for it).
Champions
Smash 4 Winners
Event | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Tag | Character(s) |
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2GGC: GENESIS Saga | Gonzalo Barrios | ZeRo | Rei Furukawa | komorikiri | ||
2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga | Gonzalo Barrios | ZeRo | Gavin Dempsey | Tweek | ||
2GGC: Civil War | Samuel Buzby | Dabuz | Griffin Miller | Fatality | ||
2GGC: Greninja Saga | Elliot Carroza-Oyarce | Ally | Larry Holland | Larry Lurr | ||
2GGC: Nairo Saga | Gonzalo Barrios | ZeRo | Saleem Young | Salem | ||
2GGC: ARMS Saga | Samuel Buzby | Dabuz | Gonzalo Barrios | ZeRo | ||
2GGC: SCR Saga | Gonzalo Barrios | ZeRo | Leonardo Perez | MkLeo | ||
2GGC: West Side Saga | Gonzalo Barrios | ZeRo | Gavin Dempsey | Tweek | ||
2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga | Saleem Young | Salem | Nairoby Quezada | Nairo | ||
2GGC: MkLeo Saga | Gavin Dempsey | Tweek | Kengo Suzuki | KEN | ||
2GGC: Last Chance Qualifier | Matt Fitzpatrick | Elegant | Brian Kalu | Cosmos | ||
2GG Championship | Leonardo Perez | MkLeo | Gonzalo Barrios | ZeRo |
Trailer
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Trivia
- The "Saga Curse" that occurred in the 2GGT series is considered to have continued into the 2GG Championship Series. Here is each sagas' featured player(s) highest placings:
- GENESIS Saga - 1st* (ZeRo. While he is a past GENESIS winner, the curse ruling says he must win GENESIS 4, the tournament the saga is dedicated to promoting. ZeRo placed 3rd at that tournament, so the curse still stands).
- This is the only curse to have been a result of a certain player winning a Saga and then failing to win another tournament, as opposed to failing to win the Saga they represent.
- Midwest Mayhem Saga - 4th (Ned, the highest placing out of anyone who was either a Midwest Mayhem winner and/or from the Midwest).
- ZeRo, the tournament's winner, didn't reside in the Midwest until after the tournament.
- Civil War - 49th (ZeRo) and 25th (Ally), a tournament intended to highlight their rivalry.
- Greninja Saga - 13th (Lea, the highest placing Greninja player).
- Nairo Saga - 4th
- ARMS Saga - 25th (Sol, the winner of the ARMS side tournament).
- SCR Saga - 13th (ANTi, the SCR 2016 champion) and 3rd (Larry Lurr, the SCR 2015 champion)
- West Side Saga - 7th (Charliedaking, the highest placing player from the western USA)
- Fire Emblem Saga - 13th (Mr.E, the highest placing player who only used Fire Emblem characters)
- MkLeo Saga - 3rd
- Championship - 2nd (ZeRo, the highest placing player who won a qualifying tournament)
- GENESIS Saga - 1st* (ZeRo. While he is a past GENESIS winner, the curse ruling says he must win GENESIS 4, the tournament the saga is dedicated to promoting. ZeRo placed 3rd at that tournament, so the curse still stands).
External links
2GG Events | |
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2GGT | Fatality Saga · ESAM Saga · The False Awakens · EE Saga · FOW Saga · Fresh Saga · Mexico Saga · KTAR Saga · Abadango Saga · ZeRo Saga |
2GG Championship Series | GENESIS Saga · Midwest Mayhem Saga · Civil War · Greninja Saga · Nairo Saga · ARMS Saga · SCR Saga · West Side Saga · Fire Emblem Saga · MkLeo Saga · 2GG Championship |
Phase 3 | MomoCon 2018 · 2GG: Hyrule Saga · Smash Sounds · Shine Con 2018 · SoCal Regionals 2018 |
Ultimate Sagas | Prime Saga · Kongo Saga |
Road to Mango Juice 2 | The Mango · The Mang0: Homecoming · The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0 |
Grand Tours | South Carolina · Ohio (Run it Back) |
2GG: Breakthroughs | Breakthrough · Breakthrough 2 · Breakthrough 2019 |
SwitchFests | SwitchFest · SwitchFest 2019 |
Online events | 2GG Crisis Core: Final Saga · 2GG West Coast Invitational |
Other events | 2GG: Pay It Forward · SoCal Melee Arcadian · Wombo Combo: 10 Year Anniversary · Heart of Battle · Ultimate Nimbus · 2GG: Nightmare on Smashville · Tri-state Showdown: Fall 2019 · 2GG: All In |