Tournament:Pound 2016

Pound 2016
Dates	April 2nd-3rd, 2016
Venue	Ritz-Carlton in Tyson's Corner
Address/City	Tysons Galleria, 1700 Tysons Blvd McLean, Virginia
Attendance	1,610
Entry fees	Singles: $15 Doubles: $10 Venue: $ Spectator: $?
Pot size(s)	Melee singles: $13,995 Melee doubles: $2,440 Smash 4 singles: $7,695 Smash 4 doubles: $2,240 Smash 64 singles: $1,605 Smash 64 doubles: $600
Results
winners	SuPeRbOoMfAn 1v1  SuPeRbOoMfAn &  tacos 2v2
winners	Hungrybox 1v1  Hungrybox &  Plup 2v2
winners	Abadango 1v1  Nairo &  Koolaid 2v2
Staff
Organizer(s)	Plank, Tantalus, Nintendude

Pound 2016, also known as Pound VI, was the sixth main 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 2nd-3rd, 2016. Tournaments were hosted by Plank in conjunction with Nintendude and TheTantalus, from the VGBootCamp team.

Summary

Plank, Pound 2016's tournament organizer, was the only tournament organizer featured on the Tournament Organizer Blacklist due to his inability to pay out players at Pound V in 2011. Plank has since been removed from the blacklist, after several players reported receiving payment from Pound V. Registration was officially opened on December 4th, 2015.

Pound 2016 currently stands as one of the largest Smash Bros tournaments to date, with 933 entrants for Super Smash Bros. 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 mid tier at the time. 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

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles

(933 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Hungrybox		$6,297.75
2nd	Mango		$3,498.75
3rd	Hax		$1,539.45
4th	Swedish Delight		$1,119.60
5th	Laudandus		$419.85
5th	Plup		$419.85
7th	S2J		$209.93
7th	Colbol		$209.93
9th	InfiniteNumbers		$69.97
9th	Professor Pro		$69.97
9th	Wizzrobe		$69.97
9th	Nintendude		$69.97
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	Jsex
49th	Frootloop
49th	Drephen
49th	The Moon

Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles

(122 teams)
Top 16 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Hungrybox		Plup		$976.00 ($488.00 each)
2nd	PewPewU		SFAT		$488.00 ($244.00 each)
3rd	MacD		Westballz		$366.00 ($183.00 each)
4th	Swedish Delight		Slox		$244.00 ($122.00 each)
5th	DoH		Axe		$122.00 ($61.00 each)
5th	Milkman		Cyrain		$122.00 ($61.00 each)
7th	The Moon		DJ Nintendo		$61.00 ($30.50 each)
7th	Chillin		ChuDat		$61.00 ($30.50 each)
9th	Dizzkidboogie		HomeMadeWaffles
9th	Smash G0D		lloD
9th	Wizzrobe		DruggedFox
9th	Prince Abu		Bladewise
13th