Tournament:Combo Breaker 2015

Combo Breaker 2015
Dates	May 22nd-24th, 2015
Venue	Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare
Address/City	5440 N River Rd Rosemont, Illinois
Attendance	~224
Pot size(s)	Melee: $760.00 Smash 4: $2,400.00
Results
winners	DJ Nintendo
winners	ZeRo
Staff
Director(s)	Richard "The Hadou" Thiher

Combo Breaker 2015 was a fighting game tournament held in Rosemont, Illinois, on May 22nd-24th, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare, organized by Richard "The Hadou" Thiher. It was the spiritual successor of the Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament series, after its director Adam Heart decided to retire the tournament in 2014.

The tournament featured more than fifteen games on its lineup, including Melee and Smash 4, handling both tournaments were directed by Juggleguy and D. Disciple, two widely known community members and tournament directors, while a dedicated live stream channel was handled by the VGBootCamp crew. On March 27th, it was announced that a $1,000.00 pot bonus was added to the Smash 4 Top 8, by Gaming Generations, one of the event's main sponsors and equipment supplier.

Official game lineup

Banner for Top 8 pot bonus added by Gaming Generations

Following UFGT's tradition to host a extensive list of fighting games, Combo Breaker 2015 featured nineteen single game tournaments in addition to a "Mistery Game Tournament", divided by Main Stage Tournaments, Side Stage Tournaments and Side Retro Tournaments. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U was listed as Main Stage, with 147 entrants, while Melee was listed as Side Stage, with 77 entrants.

Finals	Game	Entrants	Pot Size
Main Stage	Mortal Kombat X	273	$12,620.00
Main Stage	Ultra Street Fighter IV	268	$2,650.00
Main Stage	Guilty Gear Xrd	155	$2,290.00
Main Stage	Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles	147	$2,400.00
Main Stage	Killer Instinct	106	$12,620.00
Main Stage	Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3	98	$930.00
Main Stage	Tekken Tag Tournament 2	64	$590.00
Main Stage	Mystery Game Tournament	128	$1,210.00
Side Stage	Super Smash Bros. Melee singles	77	$760.00
Side Stage	Injustice: Gods Among Us	31	$310.00
Side Stage	The King of Fighters XIII	42	$400.00
Side Stage	Persona 4 Arena Ultimax	38	$360
Side Stage	Under Night In-Birth	64	$630.00
Side Stage	Skullgirls	104	$3,040.00
Side Stage	Divekick	44	$690.00
Side Stage	Lethal League (2v2 teams)	36	$360.00
Side Retro Stage	Vampire Savior	30	$300.00
Side Retro Stage	Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes	22	$220.00
Side Retro Stage	Garou: Mark of the Wolves	28	$280.00
Side Retro Stage	Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3	14	$140.00

Results

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles

(147 entrants)
Top 16 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	ZeRo		$1,200.00
2nd	Coco		$480.00
3rd	NiTe		$312.00
4th	JJROCKETS		$168.00
5th	Acid		$72.00
5th	GDX		$72.00
7th	Dekillsage		$48.00
7th	Mr. Doom		$48.00

Melee singles

(77 entrants)
Top 16 Bracket
Grand Finals

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	DJ Nintendo		$380.00
2nd	Duck		$152.00
3rd	The Moon		$98.80
4th	Dart!		$53.20
5th	Darkrain		$22.80
5th	Frootloop		$22.80
7th	Juggleguy		$15.20
7th	Vro		$15.20

Side events

for Wii U doubles

(12 teams)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Coco		BoScotty
2nd	Acid		TKbreezy
3rd	JJROCKETS		Mr. Doom
4th	Dr Pizza		Skillager

Melee doubles

(10 teams)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	The Moon		DJ Nintendo		$200.00
2nd	Frootloop		Mundungu
3rd	Dart!		Darkrain
4th	ORLY		Narcissa

External links

• Website
• Facebook event
• Smashboards tournament listing
• Smash 4 singles Top 16 bracket
• Smash 4 singles Grand Finals video
• Melee singles Top 16 bracket
• Melee singles Grand Finals
• Liquipedia Combo Breaker 2015 Melee doubles results