Smasher:Mr. Wizard
| Mr. Wizard | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Smash 4 main | Duck Hunt |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Shoryuken, EVO (President) |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Joey Cuellar |
| Location | Southern California 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Amateur |
Mr. Wizard is a tournament director from Southern California who is mostly known as one of the co-founders of the Evolution Championship Series or simply EVO. He is the main TO for the EVO national tournaments which are the largest yearly FGC-run and Smash events ever. In terms of playing, he mains Duck Hunt[1], and has also played other various fighting games.
Controversies surrounding Smash at EVO
EVO 2013 issues surrounding Melee + Future Approvals
Super Smash Bros. Melee was the fighting game that donated the most money for Breast Cancer Research due to the massive push from the Melee It On Me podcast staff. In July of 2013, Nintendo attempted to block streaming for Melee at EVO 2013 a few days before the tournament was set to begin, as well as shutting down the Melee portion of the event altogether. However, because of extreme community backlash, Nintendo retracted the ban hours later. This retraction allowed Mr. Wizard and EVO to run Melee as planned. However for EVO 2014, Mr. Wizard revealed the initial six games at the tournament while reserving a seventh spot for Melee, while waiting for Nintendo's approval. Nintendo approved of Melee being at EVO 2014 and officially sponsored the event. Nintendo sponsored and allowed Mr. Wizard to run Melee and Smash 4 tourneys at EVO 2015 and EVO 2016 prior to being revealed as part of the lineup.
Rule decisions
Within the Smash tournaments he has organized, he has made a few controversial decisions:
- Allowing items on at EVO 2008's Brawl tournament
- Allowing Customs at EVO 2015's Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament. (due to community feedback, customs are off at EVO 2016)
- Making Lylat Cruise a starter stage at EVO 2016, while making Dream Land 64 a counterpick; surprising since most Smash 4 tournaments have it vice-versa.
Tournaments hosted
| Tournament | Date | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| EVO 2007 | August 24th-26th, 2007 | 270 
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| EVO 2008 | August 8th-10th, 2008 | 110 
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| EVO 2013 | July 12th-14th, 2013 | 709
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| EVO 2014 | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 970
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| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 1,926 
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| 1,869
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| EVO 2016 | July 15-17, 2016 | 2,662
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| 2,372
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