| GENESIS 4 | |
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| Dates | January 20th-22nd, 2017 |
| Venue | San Jose Convention Center |
| Address/City | 150 W San Carlos St San Jose, California 95113 
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| Attendance | 3,575 |
| Entry fees | Venue: $50 (first 1,000 entrants) $70 (until November 28th) $80 (until December 26th) $100 (until January 2nd) Singles: $10 Doubles: $20 per team |
| Pot size(s) | SSB64 singles: $1,850 SSB64 doubles: $860 Melee singles: $18,440 Melee doubles: $7,620 Smash 4 singles: $10,320 Smash 4 doubles: $4,720 |
| Results | |
 winners
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 Alvin 1v1 SuPeRbOoMfAn &  JaimeHR 2v2
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 winners
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 Armada 1v1 Armada & Android 2v2
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 winners
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MkLeo 1v1 Ally & MkLeo 2v2
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GENESIS 4 was the fourth edition of the GENESIS tournament series. It took place in San Jose, California, from January 20th to 22nd, 2017. The event featured singles and doubles tournaments for Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, as well as side events for Street Fighter V, Catherine, Rivals of Aether, and TowerFall Ascension.
It is currently the fourth-largest Melee tournament of all time and the seventh-largest Smash 4 tournament to date.
Official game lineup
| Game | Entrants | Pot Size |
|---|---|---|
| Super Smash Bros. singles | 185 | $1,850 |
| Super Smash Bros. doubles | 43 teams | $860 |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee singles | 1,704 | $18,440 |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles | 381 teams | $7,620 |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles | 1,012 | $10,320 |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles | 236 teams | $4,720 |
| Street Fighter V | 107 | $1,300 |
| Catherine | 31 | $340 |
| Rivals of Aether | 108 | $11,160 |
| TowerFall Ascension | 36 |
Results
Super Smash Bros. singles
(185 entrants)
Top 64 Bracket
Top 6 Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alvin |
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$925.00 |
| 2nd | SuPeRbOoMfAn |
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$370.00 |
| 3rd |  kysk |
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$185.00 |
| 4th | Dext3r |
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$129.50 |
| 5th | Wizzrobe |
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$74.00 |
| 5th | KeroKeroppi |
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$74.00 |
| 7th | tacos |
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$46.25 |
| 7th | Mariguas |
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$46.25 |
| 9th | Taimai |
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| 9th | JaimeHR |
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| 9th | The Z |
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| 9th | Yu-Kun |
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| 13th | Stranded |
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| 13th | BarkSanchez |
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| 13th | DTan |
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| 13th | Isai |
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| 17th | HandsomeTom |
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| 17th | Kyle Tree |
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| 17th | Shears |
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| 17th | cobr |
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| 17th | Zero |
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| 17th | NaCl |
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| 17th | Freean |
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| 17th | Kimimaru |
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| 25th | Nintendude |
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| 25th | Janitor |
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| 25th | Logic |
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| 25th | CTG |
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| 25th | Darkhorse |
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| 25th | Eggmode |
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| 25th | Han Solo |
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| 25th | The Protagonist |
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Super Smash Bros. doubles
(43 teams)
Top 16 Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SuPeRbOoMfAn |
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JaimeHR |
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$430.00 ($215.00 each) |
| 2nd | The Z |
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tacos |
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$215.00 ($107.50 each) |
| 3rd | Mariguas |
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Dext3r |
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$129.00 ($64.50 each) |
| 4th | Taimai |
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kysk |
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$86.00 ($43.00 each) |
| 5th | Alvin |
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Bard |
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| 5th | Zero |
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Stranded |
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| 7th | Bark Sanchez |
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Darkhorse |
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| 7th | Nintendude |
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Joshi |
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| 9th | cobr |
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HandsomeTom |
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| 9th | LETSGO |
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Shihman |
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| 9th | CTG |
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NaCl |
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| 9th | DTan |
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Madrush21 |
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| 13th | Wookiee |
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SotoH |
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| 13th | Shears |
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Moonshoe |
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| 13th | Collin |
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The Protagonist |
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| 13th | hydra |
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Kimimaru |
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Super Smash Bros. Melee singles
(1,704 entrants)
Top 64 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Armada |
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$8,520.00 |
| 2nd | Mango |
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$3,408.00 |
| 3rd | Mew2King |
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$1,704.00 |
| 4th | Hungrybox |
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$1,022.40 |
| 5th | Leffen |
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$511.20 |
| 5th | Plup |
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$511.20 |
| 7th | Axe |
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$340.80 |
| 7th | Westballz |
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$340.80 |
| 9th | S2J |
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$170.40 |
| 9th | SFAT |
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$170.40 |
| 9th | ChuDat |
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$170.40 |
| 9th | Lucky |
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$170.40 |
| 13th | dizzkidboogie |
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$100.00 |
| 13th | Wizzrobe |
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$100.00 |
| 13th | KJH |
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$100.00 |
| 13th | Swedish Delight |
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$100.00 |
| 17th | Druggedfox |
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$75.00 |
| 17th | SmashG0D |
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$75.00 |
| 17th | PewPewU |
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$75.00 |
| 17th | Duck |
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$75.00 |
| 17th | Crush |
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$75.00 |
| 17th | ARMY |
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$75.00 |
| 17th | Shroomed |
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$75.00 |
| 17th | HugS |
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$75.00 |
| 25th | Santiago* |
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$50.00 |
| 25th | Abate |
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$50.00 |
| 25th | Mafia |
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$50.00 |
| 25th | MacD |
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$50.00 |
| 25th |  Ice |
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$50.00 |
| 25th |  Professor Pro |
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$50.00 |
| 25th | MikeHaze |
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$50.00 |
| 25th | Kels |
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$50.00 |
| 33rd | Medz |
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| 33rd | Syrox |
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| 33rd | Zhu |
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| 33rd | n0ne |
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| 33rd | s0ft |
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| 33rd | Colbol |
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| 33rd | Nintendude |
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| 33rd | Reno |
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| 33rd | Tai |
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| 33rd |  Adam |
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| 33rd | KirbyKaze |
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| 33rd | Gahtzu |
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| 33rd | Slox |
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| 33rd | Chillin |
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| 33rd | Kalamazhu |
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| 33rd | Zain |
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| 49th | Fat Goku |
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| 49th | CIZ |
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| 49th | R2DLiu |
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| 49th | Darrell |
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| 49th | Bladewise |
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| 49th | Zgetto |
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| 49th | Vro |
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| 49th | Captain Faceroll |
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| 49th | Frootloop |
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| 49th | Iceman |
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| 49th | Eddy Mexico |
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| 49th | Eikelmann |
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| 49th | RK |
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| 49th | Amsah |
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| 49th | SilentSpectre |
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| 49th | Fiction |
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- Santiago entered under the tag "El Fuego".
Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles
(381 teams)
Top 16 Bracket
Top 4 Bracket
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles
(1,012 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MkLeo |
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$5,060 |
| 2nd | Ally |
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$2,024 |
| 3rd |  ZeRo |
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$1,012 |
| 4th | CaptainZack |
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$607.20 |
| 5th | Mr.R |
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$303.60 |
| 5th | Abadango |
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$303.60 |
| 7th | komorikiri |
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$202.40 |
| 7th | Dabuz |
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$202.40 |
| 9th | VoiD |
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$101.20 |
| 9th | Ranai |
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$101.20 |
| 9th | Tweek |
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$101.20 |
| 9th | ANTi |
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$101.20 |
| 13th | Larry Lurr |
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$50.00 |
| 13th | 9B |
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$50.00 |
| 13th | ESAM |
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$50.00 |
| 13th | Elegant |
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$50.00 |
| 17th | Marss |
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| 17th | Fatality |
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| 17th | Nairo |
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| 17th | NAKAT |
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| 17th | Chag |
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| 17th | Child |
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| 17th | Rich Brown |
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| 17th | MVD |
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| 25th | Earth |
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| 25th | Brood |
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| 25th | Salem |
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| 25th | K9sbruce |
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| 25th | Javi |
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| 25th | Kameme |
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| 25th | Locus |
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| 25th | AeroLink |
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| 33rd | Xzax |
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| 33rd | You3 |
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| 33rd | James |
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| 33rd | Nietono |
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| 33rd | Tyrant |
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| 33rd | Zinoto |
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| 33rd | Manny |
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| 33rd | Raffi-X |
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| 33rd | SS |
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| 33rd | 6WX |
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| 33rd | Shaky |
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| 33rd | DSS |
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| 33rd | Ito |
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| 33rd | Dath |
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| 33rd | Sinji |
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| 33rd | JK |
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| 49th | Legit |
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| 49th | Ling Ling |
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| 49th | Charliedaking |
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| 49th | Snoop |
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| 49th | Mr.E |
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| 49th | Viviff the Great |
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| 49th | Remzi |
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| 49th | Raito |
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| 49th | FOW |
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| 49th | Cacogen |
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| 49th | Darkshad |
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| 49th | Ryo |
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| 49th | Jan |
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| 49th | Nyanko |
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| 49th | dyr |
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| 49th | Samsora |
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles
(236 teams)
Top 48 Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ally |
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MkLeo |
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$2,360.00 ($1,180.00 each) |
| 2nd | Ranai |
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komorikiri |
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$944.00 ($472.00 each) |
| 3rd | ANTi |
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Salem |
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$472.00 ($236.00 each) |
| 4th | ZeRo |
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Nairo |
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$330.40 ($165.20 each) |
| 5th | Abadango |
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Kameme |
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$188.80 ($94.40 each) |
| 5th | Elegant |
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Aarvark |
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$188.80 ($94.40 each) |
| 7th | ESAM |
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MVD |
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$118.00 ($59.00 each) |
| 7th | Pink Fresh |
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CaptainZack |
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$118.00 ($59.00 each) |
| 9th | Mr.R |
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S1 |
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| 9th | Nietono |
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Nyanko |
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| 9th | Tweek |
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False |
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| 9th | Marss |
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Pugwest |
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| 13th | RAIN |
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Kuro |
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| 13th | Weegee |
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Shadow_FoxXD |
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| 13th | Dabuz |
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Samsora |
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| 13th | Mew2King |
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Mr.E |
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| 17th | Captain L |
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Locus |
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| 17th | VoiD |
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NAKAT |
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| 17th | Shaky |
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Tyrant |
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| 17th | Tearbear |
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Mr. ConCon |
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| 17th | NickRiddle |
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Dath |
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| 17th | Jtails |
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Zenyou |
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| 17th | Rich Brown |
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Larry Lurr |
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| 17th | Soulimar |
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Teb |
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| 25th | Ito |
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falln |
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| 25th | Fatality |
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dyr |
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| 25th | Zinoto |
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Ned |
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| 25th | Javi |
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Chag |
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| 25th | Diablo |
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BestNess |
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| 25th | Solid |
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Ollie |
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| 25th | The Wall |
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Raptor |
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| 25th | 6WX |
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Rango |
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| 33rd | Earth |
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Umeki |
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| 33rd | Firefly |
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Big D |
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| 33rd | Trevonte |
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Soronie |
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| 33rd | You3 |
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Kei |
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| 33rd | Hackoru |
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Koolaid |
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| 33rd | IC |
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Regi |
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| 33rd | FedVsRafa |
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Braixen |
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| 33rd | SilentDoom |
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Afro Smash |
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| 33rd | 9B |
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FILIP |
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| 33rd | Remzi |
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Raffi-X |
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| 33rd | K9sbruce |
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SS |
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| 33rd | Manny |
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Day |
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| 33rd | James |
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SchwApple |
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| 33rd | Legit |
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Virus |
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| 33rd | JK |
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Lycan |
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| 33rd | Xzax |
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Rice |
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Side events
Super Smash Bros. combo contest
(12 entrants)
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | kysk |
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$500.00 |
| 2nd | Mariguas |
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$250.00 |
| 3rd | Tacos |
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$150.00 |
| 4th | Janitor |
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$100.00 |
| 5th | Dext3r |
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| 6th | Taimai |
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| 7th | JaimeHR |
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| 8th | Alvin |
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| 9th | Shears |
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| 10th | Dankpank |
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| 11th | Moonshoes |
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| 12th | Wookiee |
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Super Smash Bros. Melee Smash Draft crew battle
(8 crews, single elimination bracket)
Bracket
Names in bold indicate crew captains.
| Place | Crew | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Name | Characters(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Team Silentwolf | Silent Wolf |
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Bladewise |
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Mango |
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The Moon |
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HugS |
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$1,500.00 ($300.00 each) |
| 2nd | Team Hungrybox | Hungrybox |
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Axe |
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Wizzrobe |
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Abate |
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Colbol |
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| 3rd | Team Nintendude | Nintendude |
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Plup |
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MikeHaze |
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Professor Pro |
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S2J |
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| 3rd | Team SFAT | SFAT |
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PewPewU |
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Shroomed |
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CDK* |
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Syrox |
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| 5th | Team Duck | Duck |
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Prince Abu |
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KJH |
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Kalamazhu* |
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Westballz |
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| 5th | Team Zhu | Zhu |
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Mew2King |
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Druggedfox |
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MacD |
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Santiago |
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| 5th | Team ChuDat | ChuDat |
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Slox* |
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Lucky |
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Laudandus |
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Gahtzu* |
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| 5th | Team Chillindude | Chillin |
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Ryan Ford* |
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n0ne |
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KirbyKaze |
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Rudolph |
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*CDK, Kalamazhu, Slox, Gahtzu, and Ryan Ford respectively replaced Azusa, Ice, Armada, Cactuar, and Leffen who chose not to participate.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U World Crews
(3 crews)
Rules
Round Robin
Three crews participated in the World Crews event: Team USA, Team Japan and Team MexiCanEU (a crew of top players from Mexico, Canada, and Europe).
Names in bold indicate crew captains, and names in italics indicate substitutes.
| Place | Crew | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Team USA | ZeRo |
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Nairo |
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Larry Lurr |
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Dabuz |
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| VoiD |
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ANTi |
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Salem |
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Samsora |
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| Tweek |
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Mr.E |
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Marss |
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Ito |
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| 2nd | Team Japan | Abadango |
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Ranai |
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komorikiri |
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Kameme |
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| Earth |
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Nietono |
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9B |
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Umeki |
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| Ri-ma |
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You3 |
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RAIN |
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OCEAN |
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| 3rd | Team MexiCanEU | Ally |
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MkLeo* |
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Mr.R |
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Locus |
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| Javi |
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Regi |
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Chag |
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Captain L |
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| Bedgar |
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S1 |
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IC |
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Big D |
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- MkLeo did not play.
USA vs Japan World Finals
| USA Player | Character | Stocks Taken | Japan Player | Character | Stocks Taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tweek |
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1 | Umeki |
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6 |
| Ito |
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1 | Kameme |
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1 |
| ZeRo |
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6 | Ranai |
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2 |
| Salem |
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3 | Abadango |
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4 |
| Mr.E |
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2 | Earth |
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3 |
| VoiD |
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4 | Nietono |
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2 |
| ANTi |
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5 | OCEAN |
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2 |
| Larry Lurr |
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6 | RAIN |
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1 |
| Samsora |
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4 | Ri-ma |
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2 |
| Dabuz |
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2 | 9B |
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2 |
| Nairo |
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2 | You3 |
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2 |
| Marss |
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— | komorikiri |
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4 |
| Total | — | 36 | Total | — | 31 |
Controversy
The event has received criticism for its numerous complications. Before the start of the Melee event, Hungrybox was reseeded from 2nd to 5th due to a finger injury sustained prior to the event, resulting in the three best players at the event - him, Armada, and Mango - being placed on the same side of the bracket, leading to heavy controversy. In addition, the start of the Melee Smash Draft was delayed for several hours, while many players such as Armada, Ice, and Leffen decided to drop out of the side event, lowering its overall level of competition. At one point, power was cut off for the area of the venue designated for Smash 4, while Melee players continued playing[1]. The venue suffered from a frequent loss of Wi-Fi greatly affecting the stream and the other two days of the tournament had their own delayed schedules as well. Unlike many supermajors of 2016, GENESIS 4 was criticized for lacking a side stream for both games, leaving many losers' bracket sets unrecorded.
Another controversy was in regard to the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U round 2 singles pools, in which the tournament organizers made mistakes concerning some matches, such as ESAM being pitted against Ito instead of DSS[2] and Earth against 6WX instead of SS[3].
Perhaps most notably, it was discovered that the losers' eighths set between komorikiri and CaptainZack, as well as the set between ZeRo and Dabuz, were both played with a launch rate of 0.9. While it remains unclear how the launch rate was changed, many players argue that the competitive integrity of the event has been ruined due to the unusual circumstances of the matches. The tournament organizers have faced criticism for failing to check the setups earlier to ensure the proper ruleset, and for forcing komorikiri and CaptainZack to only replay the final game of the set, instead of replaying the entirety of both sets. Furthermore, disgruntled viewers of the tournament would later go on to express their anger about the incident by referring to the tournament as "GENESIS 3.9", and making numerous attacks towards the TOs. In addition to this, viewers also aimed their attacks towards VGBootCamp's upload of the match between komorikiri and CaptainZack, resulting in a comment response from GimR, in which he requested that users "not spam dislike the video", as it negatively affected their channel. Dr. Z justified that by stating that, by starting a game, the player accepted the result of the previous one[4]. The TOs also claimed that the set between Dabuz and ZeRo was played with the correct settings[5], but it was later proven that it was not the case [6]. Dabuz later made a TwitLonger asking for the reimbursement of his and komorikiri's travel fees[7]. This request was satisfied as the TOs promised to allow Dabuz and komorikiri to attend a future major tournament of their choice with all expenses covered[8].
Trivia
- The Melee Grand Finals pitted Armada vs Mango, the former coming from winners bracket and the latter from losers, which has happened in every iteration except GENESIS 5 and every GENESIS proceeding it.
- All of the Smash 64, Melee, and Smash 4 medals were misprinted to read "Super Mario Bros. 64", "Super Mario Bros. Melee" and "Super Mario Bros. WiiU Singles", respectively.
External links
References
- ^ https://twitter.com/XzaxSSB/status/823362455397023744
- ^ https://twitter.com/PG_Zan/status/823349961798496256
- ^ https://twitter.com/PG_juddy96/status/823351049327149056
- ^ https://twitter.com/sheridactyls/status/823296620573790208
- ^ https://twitter.com/BearUNLV/status/823295513885687808
- ^ https://twitter.com/Ruben_dal/status/823301824237228034
- ^ https://twitter.com/DabuzSenpai/status/823309769020674048
- ^ https://twitter.com/BearUNLV/status/823969890675687424
| GENESIS | |
|---|---|
| Main Series | GENESIS · GENESIS 2 · GENESIS 3 · GENESIS 4 · GENESIS 5 · GENESIS 6 · GENESIS 7 · GENESIS 8 · GENESIS 9 · GENESIS X |
| Pre-locals | Pre-Genesix · Pre-G7 · Guildhouse Pre-Genesis 8 Tournament · Pre-Genesis 9 at Guildhouse · Pre-Genesis X at Guildhouse (Wednesday) · Pre-Genesis X at Guildhouse (Thursday) |
| Spinoffs | 2GGC: GENESIS Saga · FUSE · GENESIS: RED · GENESIS: BLACK · GENESIS: BLACK at Guildhouse · GENESIS: BLACK at Guildhouse 2024 |
| SSB64 Main League Circuit | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | GENESIS 4 · Let's Go! · Smash 'N' Splash 3 · Snosa III · Super Smash Con 2017 · Shine 2017 |