| The Big House 5 | |
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| Dates | October 2nd-4th, 2015 |
| Venue | Adoba Dearborn Hotel |
| Address/City | Dearborn, Michigan 
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| Attendance | 2,040 |
| Pot size(s) | Melee singles: $18,170.00 Melee doubles: $6,480.00 Smash 4 singles: $6,120.00 Smash 4 doubles: $2,300.00 Melee regional crew battle: $5,000.00 |
| Results | |
 winners
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 Elliot 1v1 Armada & Android 2v2
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 winners
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 ZeRo 1v1 Nairo & ZeRo 2v2
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The Big House 5 was a Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U national tournament held in Dearborn, Michigan from October 2nd-4th, 2015. It was hosted by veteran TO Juggleguy and the rest of the Michigan Smash community. The Big House 5 was sponsored by Nintendo of America, who also tweeted out about the event, and livestreamed by VGBootCamp (primary Melee, Smash Wii U top 8 stream), Tourney Locator (Smash Wii U stream up to top 8) and Showdown Smash (secondary, non-eSports Melee stream).
The tournament was partially funded through a donation drive compendium which ran from September 3 - September 26, 2015 and resulted in pot size and event cap increases for both games, regional crew battle size to 8 regions, as well as other perks such as flying in notable players including Vinnie, Abadango, Javi and Ice, featuring an overnight ballroom, and so on. The Big House 5 currently stands as the third largest Melee tournament of all time with 1,317 entrants.
Results
Melee singles
(1,317 entrants)
Top 64 Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | Armada |
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$7,268.00 |
| 2nd | Hungrybox |
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$3,634.00 |
| 3rd | Mew2King |
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$2,180.40 |
| 4th | Mango |
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$1,453.60 |
| 5th | Westballz |
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$908.50 |
| 5th | Shroomed |
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$908.50 |
| 7th | SFAT |
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$545.10 |
| 7th | Abate |
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$545.10 |
| 9th |  Ice |
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$181.70 |
| 9th | Duck |
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$181.70 |
| 9th | S2J |
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$181.70 |
| 9th | Lucky |
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$181.70 |
| 13th | Plup |
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| 13th | Swedish Delight |
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| 13th | Nintendude |
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| 13th | MacD |
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| 17th | Axe |
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| 17th | DruggedFox |
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| 17th | Zhu |
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| 17th |  Javi |
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| 17th | Chillin |
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| 17th | KJH |
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| 17th | Darkatma |
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| 17th | Cactuar |
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| 25th | Prince Abu |
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| 25th | HomeMadeWaffles |
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| 25th | ESAM |
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| 25th | Mike Haze |
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| 25th | Alex19 |
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| 25th | DJ Nintendo |
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| 25th | Kage |
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| 25th | Android |
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| 33rd | Ryan Ford |
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| 33rd | theWaz |
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| 33rd | Bladewise |
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| 33rd | Slayer |
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| 33rd | Rula |
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| 33rd | Darkrain |
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| 33rd | Colbol |
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| 33rd | Fork |
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| 33rd | HugS |
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| 33rd | Reno |
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| 33rd | SwiftBass |
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| 33rd | Fly Amanita |
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| 33rd | The Moon |
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| 33rd | Blea Gelo |
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| 33rd | KirbyKaze |
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| 33rd |  Professor Pro |
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| 49th | DoH |
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| 49th | Scar |
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| 49th | Wizzrobe |
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| 49th | Mafia |
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| 49th | Ryan K |
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| 49th | Toph |
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| 49th | SloX |
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| 49th | MattDotZeb |
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| 49th | Phil |
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| 49th | I.B |
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| 49th |  Rudolph |
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| 49th | Ginger |
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| 49th | Drephen |
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| 49th | ZoSo |
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| 49th | Mittens |
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| 49th | Laudandus |
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Melee doubles
(224 teams)
Top 8 bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | Armada |
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Android |
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$2,916.00 ($1,458.00 each) |
| 2nd | Hungrybox |
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Mew2King |
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$1,296.00 ($648.00 each) |
| 3rd | Shroomed |
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Alan |
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$972.00 ($486.00 each) |
| 4th | Bladewise |
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Javi |
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$648.00 ($324.00 each) |
| 5th | Lucky |
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Reno |
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$324.00 ($162.00 each) |
| 5th | DJ Nintendo |
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The Moon |
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$324.00 ($162.00 each) |
| 7th | Wizzrobe |
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MacD |
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| 7th | Plup |
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DruggedFox |
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| 9th | Cactuar |
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Zhu |
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| 9th | $mike |
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Mafia |
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| 9th | Swedish Delight |
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Nintendude |
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| 9th | Westballz |
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Axe |
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| 13th | Fearless |
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Gahtzu |
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| 13th | Milkman |
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DoH |
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| 13th | dizzkidboogie |
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Colbol |
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| 13th | Drephen |
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SwiftBass |
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| 17th | Sauc3 |
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Coffeeblack |
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| 17th | KirbyKaze |
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Kage |
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| 17th | 4% |
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Hazygoose |
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| 17th | Darkatma |
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Shinobi |
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| 17th | Laudandus |
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Matt |
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| 17th | Ambix |
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Silent Swag |
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| 17th | L |
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NMW |
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| 17th | Slayer |
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Triple R |
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| 25th | G$ |
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Toph |
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| 25th | gurglehusk |
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Rudolph |
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| 25th | Phil |
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HomeMadeWaffles |
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| 25th | I.B |
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Ryan Ford |
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| 25th | Moose |
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KJH |
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| 25th | S2J |
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Darkrain |
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| 25th | Ehat |
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HPO |
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| 25th | Tirno |
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SloX |
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Smash Wii U singles
(512 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | ZeRo |
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$2,448.00 |
| 2nd | Nairo |
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$1,224.00 |
| 3rd | Dabuz |
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$918.00 |
| 4th | Anti |
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$612.00 |
| 5th | Rayquaza07 |
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$306.00 |
| 5th | Vinnie |
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$306.00 |
| 7th | Zenyou |
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$153.00 |
| 7th | Abadango |
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$153.00 |
| 9th | ESAM |
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| 9th | Seagull Joe |
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| 9th | Trela |
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| 9th | 6WX |
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| 13th | Ally |
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| 13th | Fatality |
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| 13th | Karna |
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| 13th | MegaFox |
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| 17th | Wizzrobe |
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| 17th | Ryo |
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| 17th | Ksev |
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| 17th | Shel |
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| 17th | Demitus |
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| 17th | Ryuga |
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| 17th | Zinoto |
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| 17th | San |
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| 25th | StaticManny |
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| 25th | S2H |
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| 25th | Pink Fresh |
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| 25th | LOE1 |
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| 25th | Poke |
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| 25th | Dicks |
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| 25th | Average Joe |
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| 25th | XeroXen |
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Smash Wii U doubles
(113 teams)
Top 8 bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | Nairo |
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ZeRo |
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$1,035.00 ($517.50 each) |
| 2nd | Abadango |
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Anti |
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$460.00 ($230.00 each) |
| 3rd | Rayquaza07 |
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Ryuga |
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$345.00 ($172.50 each) |
| 4th | ESAM |
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MVD |
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$230.00 ($115.00 each) |
| 5th | Ksev |
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Dicks |
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$115.00 ($57.50 each) |
| 5th | StaticManny |
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Ryo |
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$115.00 ($57.50 each) |
| 7th | Trela |
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Dabuz |
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| 7th | Wizzrobe |
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Mr.E |
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| 9th | Ally |
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Zinoto |
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| 9th | MJG |
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SS |
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| 9th | Fatality |
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VaBengal |
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| 9th | Mew2King |
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Vinnie |
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| 13th | Coco |
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Technology |
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| 13th | Viev |
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Regralht |
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| 13th | Day |
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Sai |
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| 13th | Chris Fisch |
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Poke |
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Melee regional crew battle
(8 crews, single elimination bracket)
Bracket
| Place | Crew | Name | Character | Name | Character | Name | Character | Name | Character | Name | Character | Earnings |
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| 1st | SoCal | Mango | |
Westballz | |
Lucky | |
MacD | |
HugS | |
$2,000 ($400 each) |
| 2nd | Europe | Armada | |
Ice | |
Professor Pro | |
Android | |
Widl | |
$1,000 ($200 each) |
| 3rd | Florida | Hungrybox | |
Colbol | |
Plup | |
Wizzrobe | |
Gahtzu | |
$500 ($100 each) |
| 3rd | Canada | KirbyKaze | |
Kage | |
Ryan Ford | |
n0ne | |
Mittens | |
$500 ($100 each) |
| 5th | New England | ZoSo | |
Slox | |
Mafia | |
SwiftBass | |
MattDotZeb | |
$250 ($50 each) |
| 5th | Tristate | Zhu | |
The Moon | |
DJ Nintendo | |
Cactuar | |
Swedish Delight | |
$250 ($50 each) |
| 5th | Midwest | Abate | |
Duck | |
Darkrain | |
Darkatma | |
KJH | |
$250 ($50 each) |
| 5th | NorCal | SFAT | |
Shroomed | |
HomeMadeWaffles | |
Laudandus | |
dizzkidboogie | |
$250 ($50 each) |
Side events
Smash Wii U Midwest vs. MD/VA crew battle
| Midwest Player | Character | Stocks Taken | MD/VA Player | Character | Stocks Taken |
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| JJROCKETS | |
6 | Pink Fresh | |
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| Rayquaza07 | |
5 | Average Joe | |
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| MJG | |
3 | Feel Tension | |
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| Ryuga | |
1 | VaBengal | |
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| Zinoto | |
— | Seagull Joe | |
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| Total | 15 | Total | 9 |
Smash Wii U Midwest vs. Florida crew battle
| Midwest Player | Character | Stocks Taken | Florida Player | Character | Stocks Taken |
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| Ryuga | |
2 | MVD | |
3 |
| LOE1 | |
2 | Ryo | |
4 |
| Zinoto | |
3 | StaticManny | |
4 |
| MJG | |
3 | Day |  |
2 |
| Rayquaza07 | |
5 | ESAM | |
1 |
| Total | 15 | Total | 14 |
Exhibitions
| Winner | Character(s) | Loser | Character(s) | Score | Amount |
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| S2J |
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Darkrain |
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3-1 | |
| n0ne |
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S2J |
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3-2 | |
| Kira |
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L |
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3-2 | $200 |
| Gahtzu |
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Alex19 |
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3-2 | $20 |
| Javi |
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HomeMadeWaffles |
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3-0 | |
| Ice |
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DruggedFox |
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3-1 | |
| Vish |
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Eikelmann |
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3-1 |
Trivia
- The Big House 5 is notable for having one of Smash Wii U's greatest upsets; with Seagull Joe defeating ZeRo 2-0 in Round 2 pools.
- This is also the first time ZeRo has been sent to losers before Grand Finals in 2015.
- Leffen was slated to enter The Big House 5 but was forced to drop out due to him being denied entry to the United States. This was because his sponsorship by TSM made it required of him to obtain a workers visa.
- Due to the 1.1.1 patch for Super Smash Bros. For Wii U being released on the Wednesday before the tournament, the game was run on 1.1.0 for the entire event.
- This is the first national since Zenith 2013 to feature a Luigi main in top 8 in Melee.
External links
- The Big House 5 Announced
- Announcement on Melee It On Me
- Juggleblog: The Big House 5 Game Lineup
- Juggleblog: The Big House 5 Venue
- The Big House 5 Teaser Trailer
- Smash.gg page
- Official website
- Facebook event
- Smashboards thread
- Results thread