Team:Golden Guardians
| Golden Guardians | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Oakland, United States 
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| Owners | Golden State Warriors |
| Sponsors/Partners | Ticketmaster Zenni Optical Twitch |
| Other games | Apex Legends League of Legends Teamfight Tactics World of Warcraft |
Golden Guardians (GG) is a professional esports team and the esports branch of the Golden State Warriors, one of the most prestigious NBA franchises.
They entered the competitive Smash scene by signing the then-recent GENESIS 7 Melee winner, Zain, on February 6th, 2020.[1] On April 2nd, 2021, they announced that they had signed Toph[2], PPMD[3], and n0ne[4]. In addition to this, they also announced that they would be donating $50,000 to grassroots tournament organizers within the Melee community.[5]
They run the GG Melee channel on YouTube that boasts over 35,000 subscribers and 6 million views as of January 2023.
Golden Guardians disbanded their Melee division on November 30th, 2023, resulting in the remaining players on their roster becoming free agents.[6]
Former smashers[edit]
Professional smashers[edit]
| ID | Name | Game | Main(s) | Join Date | Leave Date | |
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Zain | Zain Naghmi | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 
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2020-02-20 | 2023-03-29 |
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PPMD | Kevin Nanney | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 
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2021-04-02 | 2023-11-30 |
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n0ne | Edgard L. Sheleby | Super Smash Bros. Melee |  
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2021-04-02 | 2023-11-30 |
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Toph | Kris Aldenderfer | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 
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2021-04-02 | 2023-11-30 |
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HomeMadeWaffles | Brandon Collier | Super Smash Bros. Melee |
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2023-03-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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aMSa | Masaya Chikamoto | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 
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2023-03-30 | 2023-11-30 |
Grassroots Fund[edit]
The following tournaments and projects have been supported by the Golden Guardians Grassroots Fund.
| Name | Date(s) | Amount provided |
|---|---|---|
| YourHouse* | March 27th, 2021 | $500[7] |
| The MD/VA Summit | April 8th-10th, 2021 | ?[8] |
| Melee Online Event Calendar | N/A | N/A[9] |
| Get On My Line 2021 | June 19th-20th, 2021  June 26th-27th, 2021 
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?[10] |
| Rollback Rumble: THE BIG ONE | July 3rd-11th, 2021 | ?[11] |
| Galint Smash Local #1 | July 17th, 2021 | ?[12] |
| Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition | July 23rd-25th, 2021 | $6,000 CAD[13] |
| Champions of Vancouver | August 20th-21st, 2021 | ?[14] |
| Galint Melee Open: Fall Edition | December 3rd-5th, 2021 | ?[15] |
| Battle of BC 4 | June 10th-12th, 2022 | ?[16] |
| Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition 2022 | August 19th-21st, 2022 | $1,300 CAD[17] |
*Precedes the Grassroots Fund announcement.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Twitter account
- Facebook page
- Instagram account
- YouTube channel
- Melee YouTube channel
References[edit]
- ^ Golden Guardians Announce two new players - DogDog and Zain
- ^ Golden Guardians sign Toph
- ^ Golden Guardians sign PPMD
- ^ Golden Guardians sign n0ne
- ^ Golden Guardians announce the Golden Guardians Smash Grandroots Fund
- ^ GG Melee disbands
- ^ Golden Guardians supporting YourHouse
- ^ Golden Guardians supporting The MD/VA Summit
- ^ Golden Guardians supporting the Melee Online Event Calendar
- ^ Golden Guardians supporting Get On My Line 2021
- ^ Golden Guardians supporting Rollback Rumble: The Big One
- ^ Golden Guardians supporting Galint Smash Local #1
- ^ Golden Guardians supporting Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition
- ^ Golden Guardians supporting Champions of Vancouver
- ^ Golden Guardians supporting Galint Melee Open: Fall Edition
- ^ Golden Guardians supporting Battle of BC 4
- ^ Golden Guardians supporting Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition 2022
