gav "Nova"
Character info
Smash 64 mains Kirby, Yoshi
Other Smash 64 character Mario
Retired Smash 64 character Captain Falcon
Team info
Crew(s) Natural Born Killers
Former crews iXi
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Georgia Power Rankings: 4th
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Georgia Power Rankings: 1st
Personal and other info
Location Atlanta, Georgia United States

gav, formerly known as Nova, is an American smasher. He began playing on Kaillera in 2009 when he was completely new to the game, but over time he learned and improved greatly. He is not a very technical player but makes up for it with his good spacing and the ability to read his opponent well. He is currently ranked 4th on the Georgia Power Rankings. In 2018 at console tournaments he took sets from ReefyBeefy, Birra, B33F and the controversial Studstill, among others. In 2023 he attended Super Smash Con 2023 and placed 97th. Also defeated NTA, 2-1 at tourney in Georgia and defeated XyamiZ, 2-0 at Clemson Smash Series 40, the player who ended up winning the event.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros.

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
MATTS! ULTRA MEGA Smash 64 Tourney 2 (Singles Bracket) Dec 30th, 2010 1st
THE LUMBERJACK CUP 2 - A MATTS! Smash 64 Tourney (Death Bracket) May 10th, 2012 1st
Steam Smash Bros. Tournament August 4th, 2013 7th
Sheer's TIMED online tourney  March-April 2014 13th
The Z's IRONMAN Online Tourney  September 2014 3rd
Hypest Smash 64 Monthly Singles! February 4th, 2015 1st
Unrivaled X: Gon' Give It To Ya May 12th, 2018 13th 7th T. Wise
Smash in the Past August 4th, 2018 5th 4th Derstuk
Basement Labs Winter Dreamland February 9th, 2019 3rd
Battle of Europe #104  April 10th, 2019 1st
Basement Labs Summer Dreamland May 12th, 2019 2nd
Summer Tourney 2020  August 29th, 2020 5th
Frame Perfect Series 3: ONLINE (Smash Remix)  November 6th, 2020 9th
Return Of T.Wise Singles May 15th, 2021 5th
BasementLabsWeekly_05_20_21 May 20th, 2021 4th
Smash 64 Lawrenceville Weekly 08/13/2022 August 13th, 2022 1st
Power Tournament Series Derby #3 March 12th, 2023 17th
Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th, 2023 97th
Return of Basement Labs August 30th, 2023 2nd
Clemson Smash Series 40 September 30th, 2023 5th / 17