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Tournament:Pound 2016

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Pound 2016
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Dates April 2nd-3rd, 2016
Venue Ritz-Carlton in Tyson's Corner
Address/City Tysons Galleria, 1700 Tysons Blvd, McLean, VA 22102
McLean, Virginia USA
Attendance 1610
Entry fees Singles: $15
Doubles: $10
Venue: $60
Spectator: $?
Pot size(s) Melee singles: $?
Melee doubles: $?
Smash 4 singles: $?
Smash 4 doubles: $?
Smash 64 singles: $?
Smash 64 doubles: $?
Results
Super Smash Bros. winners Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn 1v1
Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn & USA tacos 2v2
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners USA Hungrybox 1v1
USA Hungrybox & USA Plup 2v2
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U winners Japan Abadango 1v1
USA Nairo & USA Koolaid 2v2

Pound 2016, also known as Pound VI, was the seventh event in the Pound tournament series created by Plank, and the first major Pound tournament since Pound V in 2011. The event took place in McLean, Virginia from April 2-3, 2016. Tournaments were hosted by Plank in conjunction with Nintendude and TheTantalus, from the VGBootCamp team.[1]

Summary

Pound 2016 was the second tournament organized by Plank after being included in the SmashBoards Tournament Organizer Blacklist in 2011, following controversies involving the payout of players at Pound V.[2][3] Although Plank remains blacklisted on SmashBoards, the organization went on to pay all players from Pound V before officially opening registration for Pound 2016.[4][5] Registration was officially opened on December 4th, 2015, after several players reported receiving payment from Pound V.[6][7][8]

Pound 2016 currently stands as one of the largest Smash Bros tournaments to date, with 933 entrants for Melee and 514 entrants (the maximum number) for Smash 4.

With ZeRo's absence from the Smash 4 event due to medical issues, Abadango won his first major American tournament using Mewtwo, a character generally considered to be in the mid tiers. Dabuz failed to make top eight while Nairo was eliminated early on at a disappointing 49th place, his worst placing at a major so far. Marss and Pink Fresh also notably placed 3rd and 7th, respectively. In the Melee event, Hungrybox took his third major in a row without dropping a set, losing only a single game to Mango in grand finals; Mango additionally fell to Hax in winners' semis, though he later ousted him in losers' finals. Swedish Delight and Laudandus both made unexpected top eight finishes while InfiniteNumbers placed 9th at his first-ever major, beating DJ Nintendo, Alex19, MacD, and Mike Haze; Axe and Westballz also suffered early losses, placing 25th and 33rd respectively.

Results

Melee singles

(933 entrants, 2 rounds of pools)
Top 32 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Hungrybox  
2nd   Mango   
3rd   Hax  
4th   Swedish Delight  
5th   Laudandus  
5th   Plup   
7th   S2J  
7th   Colbol   
9th   InfiniteNumbers  
9th   Professor Pro  
9th   Wizzrobe  
9th   Nintendude  
13th   aMSa  
13th   Gravy  
13th   Duck  
13th   Gahtzu  
17th   PewPewU  
17th   n0ne  
17th   ChuDat  
17th   Mike Haze  
17th   Slox  
17th   DJ Nintendo  
17th   Bladewise  
17th   SFAT  
25th   Axe    
25th   lloD  
25th   Zhu   
25th   SmashG0D  
25th   Crush  
25th   DruggedFox  
25th   Captain Smuckers  
25th   Chillin  
33rd   Redd  
33rd   Prince Abu  
33rd   Doll  
33rd   HugS  
33rd   Ronzell  
33rd   Kira  
33rd   4%  
33rd   Amsah  
33rd   MacD  
33rd   Zanguzen  
33rd   Rula  
33rd   Bizzarro Flame  
33rd   Mafia  
33rd   Westballz   
33rd   KJH  
33rd   Zgetto  
49th   Equal  
49th   Husband  
49th   Sharkz  
49th   tm  
49th   DoH  
49th   Qerb  
49th   Alex19  
49th   Zain  
49th   Velocity  
49th   Aglet  
49th   Ryan Ford  
49th   Milkman  
49th   Jflex  
49th   Frootloop  
49th   Drephen  
49th   The Moon  

Melee doubles

(122 teams, 1 round of pools)
Top 16 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Hungrybox     Plup  
2nd   PewPewU     SFAT  
3rd   MacD     Westballz   
4th   Swedish Delight     Slox  
5th   DoH     Axe  
5th   Milkman     Cyrain  
7th   The Moon     DJ Nintendo  
7th   Chillin     ChuDat  
9th   Dizzkidboogie     HomeMadeWaffles  
9th   Smash G0D     lloD  
9th   Wizzrobe     DruggedFox  
9th   Prince Abu     Bladewise  
13th   Jflex     Zanguzen  
13th   Laudandus     Frootloop  
13th   Sol     Phish-It  
13th   Amsah     Zgetto  

Smash 4 singles

(513 entrants, 2 rounds of pools)
Top 16 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Abadango   
2nd   Ally  
3rd   Marss  
4th   Mr. R  
5th   Tweek  
5th   VoiD  
7th   Larry Lurr  
7th   Pink Fresh  
9th   Dabuz  
9th   Hyuga  
9th   ESAM   
9th   K.I.D. Goggles   
13th   ScAtt  
13th   Saj  
13th   NAKAT    
13th   K9sbruce   
17th   Angel Cortes  
17th   Pugwest  
17th   False    
17th   SS   
17th   Xaltis  
17th   Raptor  
17th   Seagull Joe  
17th   MVD  
25th   C3PO  
25th   Mister Eric  
25th   Zenyou  
25th   DJ Jack  
25th   Snow  
25th   James   
25th   iStudying  
25th   Jbandrew  
33rd   Seibrik  
33rd   AceStarThe3rd   
33rd   ADHD  
33rd   Craftis  
33rd   Wizzrobe  
33rd   Viceroy  
33rd   Day  
33rd   SETHsational  
33rd   Boss  
33rd   San  
33rd   Mr.II  
33rd   WaDiRob  
33rd   Tension  
33rd   Remzi  
33rd   Richie Buisness  
33rd   Riz  
49th   Apple  
49th   Blur  
49th   Ash23  
49th   DC  
49th   Camalange  
49th   TekNo   
49th   Kuma  
49th   Coreo   
49th   Promaelia  
49th   Neos  
49th   Cree  
49th   Nairo  
49th   Le Troof  
49th   SmashG0D   
49th   Draxsel  
49th   PikaPika!  

Smash 4 doubles

(112 teams, 1 round of pools)
Top 16 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Nairo      Koolaid    
2nd   VoiD     Nakat   
3rd   Dabuz     Hyuga  
4th   ESAM     MVD  
5th   Mr.E     Will  
5th   Larry Lurr     Zenyou  
7th   Ally     Jbandrew  
7th   aMSa     Mr.II  
9th   Remzi     Ash23  
9th   Abadango     Mr. R  
9th   Xaltis     DJ Jack  
9th   Marss     Pugwest  
13th   PikaPika!     K.I.D. Goggles  
13th   Technology     Dux  
13th   Seagull Joe     Tension  
13th   ScAtt     Neos  

Smash 64 singles

(107 entrants, 1 round of pools)
Top 32 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   SuPeRbOoMfAn     
2nd   tacos      
3rd   KeroKeroppi   
4th   Revan  
5th   Wizzrobe  
5th   Bark Sanchez  
7th   Firo    
7th   LD  
9th   Shears  
9th   Fireblaster   
9th   Clubbadubba   
9th   Lord Narwhal  
13th   th3kuzinator  
13th   Combo Blaze  
13th   Darkhorse  
13th   Daniel

Smash 64 doubles

(30 teams, 1 round of pools)
Top 8 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   SuPeRbOoMfAn   tacos
2nd   Nintendude   Firo
3rd   Bark Sanchez   Darkhorse
4th   Fireblaster   Revan
5th   JimmyJoe   th3kuzinator
5th   KnitePhox   Combo Blaze
7th   Lord Narwhal   Dr. Lampy
7th   Daniel   Shears

Side events

Melee character crew battle

(8 crews, single elimination bracket)
Bracket

Place Crew Captain Team member Team member Team member Earnings
1st Team Fox     Chillin   Mango   SFAT   Colbol
2nd Team Captain Falcon     Gahtzu   S2J   Wizzrobe   Gravy
3rd Team Samus     HugS   Plup   Duck   ESAM
3rd Team Jigglypuff     Hungrybox   Prince Abu   4%   Aglet
5th Team Peach     MacD   Bladewise   lloD   Mafia
5th Team Marth     PewPewU   The Moon   DruggedFox   SmashG0D
5th Team Falco     Westballz   Axe   Zhu   Frootloop
5th Team Ice Climbers     Nintendude   Wobbles   ChuDat   dizzkidboogie

Exhibition

Salty Suite

Trivia

  • Pound 2016 stands as Nairo's worst placing in Smash 4, at 49th place.
  • This was the first Smash 4 American major won by a Japanese player, Abadango.
  • This was the first Smash 4 American major not won by ZeRo or Nairo.
  • This was the first Smash 4 national tournament to be won with Mewtwo in grand finals.
  • The highest placing Falco main this tournament was Zhu, at 25th.

External links

References

  1. ^ Pound 2016 Announced!. SmashBoards. Retrieved on 2015-12-15.
  2. ^ Tournament Organizer Blacklist. SmashBoards. Retrieved on 2015-12-15.
  3. ^ Important post. Plank. Retrieved on 2015-12-15.
  4. ^ Pound 2016 info. Pound 2016 official twitter account. Retrieved on 2015-12-15.
  5. ^ Pound 2016 info. Pound 2016 official twitter account. Retrieved on 2015-12-15.
  6. ^ Registration and Pound V payment. Pound Series official twitter account. Retrieved on 2015-12-15.
  7. ^ PPMD confirming Pound V payment. PPMD twitter account. Retrieved on 2015-12-15.
  8. ^ HungryBox confirming Pound V payment. HungryBox twitter account. Retrieved on 2015-12-15.