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In 1999, 13 year old Ricky "{{sm|Gideon}}" Tilton started Smash World Forums, also known as [[SmashBoards]]. In 2002 and 2003, the first tournaments began to appear on the website. These community sponsored events slowly grew, with certain tournament series proving to be milestones within the community. | In 1999, 13 year old Ricky "{{sm|Gideon}}" Tilton started Smash World Forums, also known as [[SmashBoards]]. In 2002 and 2003, the first tournaments began to appear on the website. These community sponsored events slowly grew, with certain tournament series proving to be milestones within the community. | ||
Southern California’s [[Tournament Go]] (TG), an underground tournament series, revolutionized the scene in 2002 breaking records in both turnout and prize money. In early 2003 [[Tournament Go 4]] already managed to bring players from across the nation and had a record breaking turnout of 89 entrants, by its sixth incarnation in the summer of 2004; Matt Deezie’s small local tournaments had exploded into a hundred person national affair. Not by coincidence, it was this same summer that the case was made for Smash to be added to [[Major League Gaming]]’s (MLG) tournament roster. | |||
In March 2003, the [[IVGF NorthWest Regional Gaming Festival and Tournament]], the first corporate sponsored tournament, was hosted in Bellevue, Washington. During this time IVGF gave out a record $US 12,500 for the top three finishers of Super Smash Bros. Melee, a record that would be held for almost three years. Matt Deezie is thought to have finished 2nd at the tournament and won $3000. | In March 2003, the [[IVGF NorthWest Regional Gaming Festival and Tournament]], the first corporate sponsored tournament, was hosted in Bellevue, Washington. During this time IVGF gave out a record $US 12,500 for the top three finishers of Super Smash Bros. Melee, a record that would be held for almost three years. Matt Deezie is thought to have finished 2nd at the tournament and won $3000. |