Tournament:Pound 3

Pound 3 was a Super Smash Bros. Melee national tournament held by during February 2nd-3rd, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Pound 3 was 's first national tournament victory. After being knocked out of winners' bracket in the first round by in  and  dittos, he tore through the losers' bracket, defeating, , , , , , and finally  in both sets of grand finals to win his first national. As a result of Mango's performance in this tournament and other nationals at the time, had largely risen on the ninth Melee tier list.

Stages

 * Singles starters: Battlefield, Final Destination, Dream Land, Yoshi's Story, Pokémon Stadium, Fountain of Dreams
 * Singles counterpicks: Rainbow Cruise, Kongo Jungle, Jungle Japes, Green Greens, Corneria, Brinstar, Mute City, Poké Floats, Kongo Jungle 64

The doubles stagelist was not documented.

At the beginning of the set, each side may strike one stage, which remains struck for the whole set.

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles
(224 entrants) [[Media:Pound_3_Singles_Bracket.gif|Bracket]]

Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles
(109 teams)