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| Golden Guardians
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Oakland, United States 
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Golden State Warriors
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Ticketmaster
Zenni Optical
Twitch
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Apex Legends
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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 in the 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 30,000 subscribers.
Current smashers[edit]
Professional smashers[edit]
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ID
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Name
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Game
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Main(s)
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Join Date
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Zain
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Zain Naghmi
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Super Smash Bros. Melee
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2020-02-20
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PPMD
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Kevin Nanney
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Super Smash Bros. Melee
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2021-04-02
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n0ne
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Edgard L. Sheleby
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Super Smash Bros. Melee
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2021-04-02
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Other smashers[edit]
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ID
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Name
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Game
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Main(s)
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Join Date
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Toph
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Kris Aldenderfer
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Super Smash Bros. Melee
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2021-04-02
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Grassroots Fund[edit]
The following tournaments and projects have been supported by the Golden Guardians Grassroots Fund.
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Date(s)
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Amount provided
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| YourHouse*
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March 27th, 2021
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$500[6]
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| The MD/VA Summit
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April 8th-10th, 2021
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?[7]
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| Melee Online Event Calendar
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N/A
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N/A[8]
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| Get On My Line 2021
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June 19th-20th, 2021 
June 26th-27th, 2021 
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?[9]
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| Rollback Rumble: THE BIG ONE
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July 3rd-11th, 2021
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?[10]
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| Galint Smash Local #1
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July 17th, 2021
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?[11]
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| Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition
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July 23rd-25th, 2021
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$6,000 CAD[12]
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| Champions of Vancouver
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August 20th-21st, 2021
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?[13]
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| Galint Melee Open: Fall Edition
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December 3rd-5th, 2021
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?[14]
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| Battle of BC 4
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June 10th-12th, 2022
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?[15]
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| Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition 2022
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August 19th-21st, 2022
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$1,300 CAD[16]
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*Precedes the Grassroots Fund announcement.
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References[edit]
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