Tournament:GENESIS 3

GENESIS 3
Dates	January 15th-17th, 2016
Venue	San Jose Convention Center ; City National Civic
Address/City	135 W. San Carlos St. ; 150 W. San Carlos St.; San Jose, California 95113
Attendance	3,592
Pot size(s)	SSB64 Singles: $2379.40; SSB64 Doubles: $940; Melee Singles: $23,780; Melee Doubles: $7,940; Melee Smash Draft Crew Battle: $5,000; Smash 4 Singles: $10,930; Smash 4 Doubles: $5,440; Smash 4 Regional Crew Battle: $2,000
Results
winners	wario 1v1; JaimeHR & SuPeRbOoMfAn 2v2
winners	Armada 1v1; Mew2King & Armada 2v2
winners	ZeRo 1v1; Komorikiri & Ranai 2v2
Staff
Director(s)	Boback, Dr. Z, Alan, The GERM, Wookiee, Bear, Engdrew, DC, Tarheeljks

GENESIS 3 (sometimes stylized as GEN3SIS) was the 3rd edition of the GENESIS tournament series. It took place in San Jose, California, on January 15th to 17th, 2016.^[1]^[2] The event hosted both singles and doubles tournaments for Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U in addition to a "Smash Draft Melee Crew Battle", as part of a community Compendium.^[3]^[4] With 3,592 attendees across six tournaments, GENESIS 3 currently stands as one of the largest overall Smash tournaments to date, with over 1,000 entrants for both Melee and Smash 4, as well as the first Smash 64 tournament with over 200 entrants (238).^[5]

On December 28th, 2015, it was announced by the GENESIS 3 staff that a seeding system would be implemented for both Melee and Smash 4 singles tournaments, which would allow 64 seeded players from Melee, and 32 from Smash 4 to bypass the first round of pools, by floating these players further in the bracket.^[6]^[7] The announcement was followed by immediate backlash from the community and many known tournament organizers, which expressed concerns regarding tournament integrity and the criteria for seeding those players.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11] On December 29th, the GENESIS 3 staff made a formal announcement on Facebook detailing the reasoning behind the decision to seed players from both tournaments, while also announcing that it would no longer seed players for Smash 4, but keep the decision to seed players for Melee.^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]

On January 8th, 2016, it was announced on Twitter that GENESIS 3 was partnered with Nintendo of America.^[16]

Ruleset[edit]

Results[edit]

Smash 64 singles[edit]

(238 entrants)
Top 16 Bracket

Place	Name	Earnings
1st	wario	$1,190.00
2nd	SuPeRbOoMfAn	$476.00
3rd	wangera	$238.00
4th	Isai	$166.60
5th	Mariguas	$95.20
5th	KeroKeroppi	$95.20
7th	tacos	$59.50
7th	Wizzrobe	$59.50
9th	The Z
9th	Stranded
9th	LD
9th	Dext3r
13th	Fireblaster
13th	Banze
13th	Hero Pie
13th	Revan
17th	JaimeHR
17th	Kimimaru
17th	Zero
17th	Shalaka
17th	YBOMBB
17th	Lord Narwhal
17th	Kort
17th	Kyle Tree
25th	NaCl
25th	Janitor
25th	Hipstur
25th	Nintendude
25th	Snorlax
25th	Bark Sanchez
25th	Shears
25th	MrMarbles

Smash 64 doubles[edit]

(47 teams)
Top 16 Bracket

Place	Name	Name	Earnings
1st	JaimeHR	SuPeRbOoMfAn	$470.00 ($235.00 each)
2nd	tacos	The Z	$235.00 ($117.50 each)
3rd	Isai	Rith	$141.00 ($70.50 each)
4th	wario	wangera	$94.00 ($47.00 each)
5th	Nintendude	Fireblaster
5th	Dext3r	Pete
7th	Banze	Kort
7th	YBOMBB	Snorlax
9th	Bark Sanchez	Darkhorse
9th	Revan	pidgezero_one
9th	Mariguas	Near
9th	Elel	Bowl

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles[edit]

(1,828 entrants)
Top 64 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Earnings
1st	Armada	$10,940.00
2nd	Mango	$4,376.00
3rd	Hungrybox	$2,188.00
4th	Axe	$1,312.80
5th	SFAT	$1,156.40
6th	PPMD	$656.40
7th	Nintendude	$437.60
7th	Ice	$437.60
9th	Mew2King	$218.80
9th	PewPewU	$218.80
9th	Colbol	$218.80
9th	Plup	$218.80
13th	Wizzrobe	$100.00
13th	S2J	$100.00
13th	DruggedFox	$100.00
13th	Duck	$100.00
17th	Lucky	$75.00
17th	Alex19	$75.00
17th	Westballz	$75.00
17th	Shroomed	$75.00
17th	Silent Wolf	$75.00
17th	HugS	$75.00
17th	Connor	$75.00
17th	MacD	$75.00
25th	Abate	$50.00
25th	Eddy Mexico	$50.00
25th	Fiction	$50.00
25th	Lord	$50.00
25th	Laudandus	$50.00
25th	SilentSpectre	$50.00
25th	Mike Haze	$50.00
25th	ARC	$50.00
33rd	G$
33rd	JAVI
33rd	Kalamazhu
33rd	Rockleeland
33rd	Zhu
33rd	Gahtzu
33rd	Ken
33rd	Redd
33rd	Swedish Delight
33rd	Santiago
33rd	n0ne
33rd	Slox
33rd	KJH
33rd	Cactuar
33rd	dizzkidboogie
33rd	Milkman
49th	Luigi Ka-master
49th	ROFL
49th	Captain Smuckers
49th	Lovage
49th	Kira
49th	Reno
49th	Minty
49th	Darkatma
49th	Bladewise
49th	Captain Faceroll
49th	Zanguzen
49th	JFlex
49th	Frycook
49th	Vro
49th	Ralph
49th	Chillin

PPMD opted not to play the 5th place tiebreaker.

Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles[edit]

(397 teams)
Top 12 Bracket

Place	Name	Name	Earnings
1st	Mew2King	Armada	$3,970.00 ($1,985.00 each)
2nd	PewPewU	SFAT	$1,588.00 ($794.00 each)
3rd	Swedish Delight	Slox	$794.00 ($397.00 each)
4th	Hungrybox	Axe	$555.80 ($277.90 each)
5th	Alan	Shroomed	$317.60 ($158.80 each)
5th	Darkatma	Frootloop	$317.60 ($158.80 each)
7th	Tuga	JAVI	$198.50 ($99.25 each)
7th	DruggedFox	Baka4Moe	$198.50 ($99.25 each)
9th	Wizzrobe	Colbol
9th	Lucky	Reno
9th	KJH	Duck
9th	Prince Abu	Kalamazhu
13th	n0ne	Alex19
13th	L	NMW
13th	DJ Nintendo	The Moon
13th	Phil	HomeMadeWaffles
17th	Azen	Chillin
17th	Abate	Vudujin
17th	Eddy Mexico	Bimbo Mexico
17th	SilentSpectre	Tang
17th	Milkman	Cyrain
17th	Westballz	Gahtzu
17th	Cactuar	Zhu
17th	Ken	Santiago
25th	G$	dizzkidboogie
25th	M00nShoez	Plup
25th	TC1	DP
25th	Kira	Connor
25th	Tai	Medz
25th	Scar	Lovage
25th	Ryan Ford	KirbyKaze
25th	Taj	Wobbles

Smash Wii U singles[edit]

(1,096 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Earnings
1st	ZeRo	$5,365.00
2nd	Dabuz	$2,146.00
3rd	Ranai	$1,073.00
4th	VoiD	$643.80
5th	FOW	$321.90
5th	Nairo	$321.90
7th	Marss	$214.60
7th	Larry Lurr	$214.60
9th	Hyuga	$107.30
9th	Ally	$107.30
9th	Shaky	$107.30
9th	Mr. R	$107.30
13th	6WX	$50.00
13th	Tyrant	$50.00
13th	ESAM	$50.00
13th	Earth	$50.00
17th	Heero
17th	Fatality
17th	Cacogen
17th	Trela
17th	Xzax
17th	SlayerZ
17th	Ito
17th	Komorikiri
25th	RAIN
25th	Zinoto
25th	Mr. ConCon
25th	Nietono
25th	Nakat
25th	Will
25th	RIN
25th	Trevonte
33rd	Akiro
33rd	Umeki
33rd	Angel Cortes
33rd	Zex
33rd	Jerm
33rd	8BitMan
33rd	Vinnie
33rd	MVD
33rd	Salena
33rd	Tearbear
33rd	Tweek
33rd	falln
33rd	DJ Jack
33rd	Zan
33rd	Seagull Joe
33rd	Teb
49th	Raptor
49th	Nick Riddle
49th	Big D
49th	9B
49th	K9sbruce
49th	The Wall
49th	Ribs
49th	Mister Eric
49th	Xaltis
49th	Karna
49th	Captain L
49th	Apachai
49th	Abadango
49th	Jtails
49th	J!
49th	False

Smash Wii U doubles[edit]

(272 teams)
Round 2 Pool G41
Round 2 Pool G44
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Name	Earnings
1st	Ranai	Komorikiri	$2,720.00 ($1,360.00 each)
2nd	ZeRo	Nairo	$1,088.00 ($544.00 each)
3rd	Mr. R	Abadango	$544.00 ($272.00 each)
4th	RAIN	Nietono	$380.80 ($190.40 each)
5th	Trela	Ally	$217.60 ($108.80 each)
5th	Marss	Pugwest	$217.60 ($108.80 each)
7th	Dabuz	Hyuga	$136.00 ($68.00 each)
7th	MJG	FOW	$136.00 ($68.00 each)
9th	Tearbear	Tyrant
9th	9B	Earth
9th	Larry Lurr	VoiD
9th	Ryo	Sol
13th	Umeki	Salena
13th	DJ Jack	Xaltis
13th	Ito	falln
13th	Tweek	Ryuga
17th	Nakat	False
17th	Villain	Trevonte
17th	ESAM	MVD
17th	Big D	Firefly
17th	Will	Vinnie
17th	Shaky	Nitro
17th	Mew2King	Zinoto
17th	Fatality	Acid
25th	Exodia	Alphicans
25th	Mr. ConCon	Angbad
25th	Dath	True Blue
25th	Virus	Legit
25th	Remzi	Pink Fresh
25th	Rice	Sean
25th	Heero	Day
25th	Seibrik	Nick Riddle

Side events[edit]

Melee Smash Draft crew battle[edit]

(8 crews, single elimination bracket)
Bracket

Place	Crew	Name	Name	Name	Name	Name	Earnings
1st	Team Hbox	Hungrybox	PPMD	MacD	The Moon	Swedish Delight	$4,000 ($800 each)
2nd	Team SFAT	SFAT	Plup	Nintendude	Wizzrobe	KJH	$1,000 ($200 each)
3rd	Team Ken	Ken	Armada	Ice	Prince Abu	Fiction
3rd	Team PewPewU	PewPewU	Mew2King	DruggedFox	Santiago	Ryan Ford
5th	Team Axe	Axe	Wobbles	JAVI	KirbyKaze	Zhu
5th	Team Westballz	Westballz	Silent Wolf	S2J	Abate	Bladewise
5th	Team HugS	HugS	Lucky	Shroomed	Eddy Mexico	Cactuar*
5th	Team Scar	Scar	Mango	Duck	Colbol	Alex19

HugS originally drafted Tekk. However, he was sick and was unable to participate. HugS chose Cactuar as a last-minute replacement.

Smash Wii U regional crew battle[edit]

(10 crews, single elimination bracket)
Bracket

Place	Crew	Name	Name	Name	Character	Name	Character	Name	Character	Earnings
1st	Japan	Abadango	Ranai	Komorikiri		Nietono / RAIN	/	9B / Earth	/	$1,200.00 ($171.43 each)
2nd	SoCal	ZeRo	Larry Lurr	Mr. ConCon / falln	/	VoiD		Tyrant / SlayerZ	/	$400.00 ($57.14 each)
3rd	Tristate	Nairo	Will	Nakat		Dabuz/False (did not play)		Tweek/6WX (did not play)		$200.00 ($28.57 each)
3rd	Mexico	Hyuga	IC	Regi		Ryuk/Manzano (did not play)		Waymas/Nalga (did not play)		$200.00 ($28.57 each)
5th	Texas	Karna	Trela	Fliphop / Denti	/	The Wall		Espy/SaSSy (did not play)
5th	Midwest	MJG	Ally	Ryuga		Zinoto/JJROCKETS (did not play)		Akiro/Dan (did not play)
5th	NorCal	Trevonte	Teb	Ito		Zex/DSS	/	Shaky/Nitro (did not play)
5th	Florida	Nick Riddle	Ryo	ESAM		8BitMan/Heero (did not play)		MVD/Day (did not play)
9th	MD/VA	Seagull Joe	Logic	Pink Fresh		Remzi/Mister Eric (did not play)		Acid/GimR (did not play)
9th	Southwest	Z	FOW	ven		SS/Villain (did not play)		K9sbruce/Zombe (did not play)

The Melee Games 4 Finals[edit]

(6 crews, single elimination bracket)
Bracket

Place	Crew	Name	Name	Name	Character	Name	Name
1st	UC Irvine	Santiago	Connor	Matt / Captain Faceroll	/	Squid	Sherigami
2nd	Georgia Tech	DruggedFox	Baka4Moe	Bravo		KPan	Awstintacious
3rd	University of Arizona	GamerGuitarist7	Janet	ForteFreak		Yee Man	Faketaxiluchi
3rd	York University	KirbyKaze	Toronto Joe	Chrim Foish		Coffeeblack	Slush
5th	University of Washington	Silent Wolf	Wasabi	Gus		Dempsey	Power Up
5th	Stony Brook University	Fitz	Minty	Sol		Equal	Vortex

Salty Suite[edit]

The Super Smash Bros. Salty Suite was organised by Darkhorse, whereas the Super Smash Bros. Melee Salty Suite was run by ShowdownSmash.

Smash 64 Mariguas vs Isai: 12 Pikachus vs 12 characters battle[edit]

Mariguas' character	Stocks taken	Isai's character	Stocks taken
Pikachu	6	Link	3
Pikachu	2	Captain Falcon	4
Pikachu	2	Pikachu	10
Pikachu	1	Fox	3
Pikachu	4	Jigglypuff	5
Pikachu	4	Kirby	7
Pikachu	2	Donkey Kong	3
Pikachu	2	Mario	5
Pikachu	5	Ness	3
Pikachu	2	Luigi	5
Pikachu	6	—	—
Pikachu	3	—	—
Total	39	Total	48

Smash 64 exhibitions/money matches[edit]

Winner	Loser	Score	Amount
Fireblaster	Bark Sanchez	3-2	$20
Kort	Hero Pie	3-1
Darkhorse	Lorenzo	2-1
Madrush21	Eggmode	3-0	$100
Wookiee	Studstill	1-0

Melee: S2J vs Abate[edit]

This portion of the Suite was played out because of S2J losing to Abate at The Big House 5, with the set infamously ending with the ceiling glitch. S2J won the set 4–2.

A set between Nintendude and HugS was also planned, but cancelled due to Nintendude opting to practice before facing Mew2King in bracket.

Additionally, a $1,000 money match between Leffen and Westballz was planned, but was cancelled, as Leffen was unable to attend GENESIS 3.

External links[edit]

Trivia[edit]

GENESIS 3 is the second tournament to surpass 1,000 entrants on more than one game, succeeding EVO 2015, while preceding EVO 2016.
GENESIS and Apex are the only tournament series to have hosted at least one of the largest Smash tournaments for each of the four main games (excluding Project M).
GENESIS 3 took place at the same time and in the same venue as Furcon 2016.
GENESIS 3 Melee Singles Grand Finals was a repeat of the last two editions, with Armada and Mango facing off.
- There were also several other key similarities between GENESIS 3 and the first two editions:
  - Not only did Mango and Armada face off in Grand Finals, but Mango came from Losers bracket while Armada was in Winners, as with the first two editions.
  - Mango was taken out by an Arizona player in Winners bracket (Axe), and defeated said Arizona player in a rematch in Losers bracket decisively. This is parallel to GENESIS 2, where Mango was defeated in Winners by Taj and defeated him later in Losers bracket.
  - Mango defeated Hungrybox in Losers Finals to advance to Grand Finals, as with GENESIS.
    - Mango also defeated Hungrybox in Losers bracket at GENESIS 2, although it was not in Losers Finals.

References[edit]

^ GENESIS 3 Announced. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-25-12.
^ GENESIS 3 - Date and Venue Announced. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-25-12.
^ SSB64 Joins GENESIS 3 Lineup; Isai Returns!. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-25-12.
^ GENESIS 3 details. Smash.gg. Retrieved on 2015-25-12.
^ GENESIS 3 numbers update. Bear (GENESIS TO). Retrieved on 2015-25-12.
^ Facebook post informing the decision to seed players for both games. Facebook. Retrieved on 2015-31-12.
^ Post on r/Smashbros informing the decision to seed players. Reddit. Retrieved on 2015-31-12.
^ GENESIS 3 Will Float Top Super Smash Bros. Melee Players Through First Round of Competition. Shoryuken.com. Retrieved on 2015-31-12.
^ Jebailey, CEO's Tournament Organizer
^ Mr Wizard, EVO's Tournament Organizer (part 1/2)
^ Mr Wizard, EVO's Tournament Organizer (part 2/2)
^ Formal Announcement on the GENESIS 3 Facebook Event page
^ Reddit version of the Formal Announcement made by the GENESIS 3 staff
^ GENESIS 3 backtracks on controversial seeding plan after online backlash. The Daily Dot. Retrieved on 2015-31-12.
^ GENESIS 3 Cancels Smash 4 Seeding Plans. Gamer Assault Weekly. Retrieved on 2015-31-12.
^ GENESIS 3 partnership announcement.

[1] GENESIS 3 Announced. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-25-12.

[2] GENESIS 3 - Date and Venue Announced. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-25-12.

[3] SSB64 Joins GENESIS 3 Lineup; Isai Returns!. Smashboards. Retrieved on 2015-25-12.

[4] GENESIS 3 details. Smash.gg. Retrieved on 2015-25-12.

[5] GENESIS 3 numbers update. Bear (GENESIS TO). Retrieved on 2015-25-12.

[6] Facebook post informing the decision to seed players for both games. Facebook. Retrieved on 2015-31-12.

[7] Post on r/Smashbros informing the decision to seed players. Reddit. Retrieved on 2015-31-12.

[8] GENESIS 3 Will Float Top Super Smash Bros. Melee Players Through First Round of Competition. Shoryuken.com. Retrieved on 2015-31-12.

[9] Jebailey, CEO's Tournament Organizer

[10] Mr Wizard, EVO's Tournament Organizer (part 1/2)

[11] Mr Wizard, EVO's Tournament Organizer (part 2/2)

[12] Formal Announcement on the GENESIS 3 Facebook Event page

[13] Reddit version of the Formal Announcement made by the GENESIS 3 staff

[14] GENESIS 3 backtracks on controversial seeding plan after online backlash. The Daily Dot. Retrieved on 2015-31-12.

[15] GENESIS 3 Cancels Smash 4 Seeding Plans. Gamer Assault Weekly. Retrieved on 2015-31-12.

[16] GENESIS 3 partnership announcement.

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