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On December 17th, 2005, NorCal's newest large tournament franchise took flight featuring the best of NorCal featuring some of the best from SoCal and Arizona's [[BloodOfTheFallen]]. The largest since the end of Mattdeezie's TG era. In 2006, the franchise's 2nd tournament took place, NCT 2 - The Big One. Over a hundred players from NorCal and SoCal, not to mention several out of state contenders, attended along with Japan's famed [[Doctor Mario]] player - [[S-Royal]]. Here are the details from the year's largest Northern California tournament.
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{{Infobox Tournament
= Tournament Details =
|name        = NorCal Tournament 2
 
|dates      = October 28th, 2006
* '''Tournament Director'''
|venue      = Berret Auditorium; Student Union Building, San José State University
Karthik Selvakumar (alias djkarthik/CS.K)
|address    = One Washington Square
 
|city        = San Jose, California 95192
* '''Date''':
|attendance  = Singes: 129 <br> Doubles: 51
Saturday, October 28th, 2006
|entryfees  = Singles: $15 per person <br> Doubles: $10 per team <br> LTT Doubles: $3 per person <br> LTT Singles: $5 per person <br> Crews: $8 per crew (4-5 man crews)
 
|pot        = Singles: $1,935
=== Location ===
|ssbmwinner  = Singles: {{Sm|Ken|USA}} <br> Doubles: {{Sm|Ken|USA}} & {{Sm|Isai|USA}}
 
|organizer  = djkarthik
Berret Auditorium; Student Union Building
}}
 
'''NorCal Tournament 2''', also known as '''NorCal Tournament 2: The Big One''', was a Northern California tournament that took place on October 28th, 2006. It was part of a series of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' tournaments in Northern California. The installments saw some of the largest crowds since {{Trn|Tournament Go}}, which was also well-attended tournament series at the time it took place. The NorCal Tournament series mainly featured smashers from California, but also included players from out of state, such as Japan's {{Sm|S-Royal}}.
San Jose State University
 
One Washington Square
 
San José, California USA, 95192
 
=== Entry Fees ===
 
'''Singles:''' $15 per person
 
'''Teams:''' $10 per team
 
= Tournament Rules =
 
* Double Elimination
 
* All matches are best of 3, with finals best of 5.
 
* 4 stock, 8 minute limit
 
* Items will be OFF


==Results==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' singles===
(129 entrants)<br>
The 129 entrants were seeded into 16 pools, the top 2 of whom advanced to a 32-man professional bracket.
The 129 entrants were seeded into 16 pools, the top 2 of whom advanced to a 32-man professional bracket.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
|-
|1st||{{Sm|Ken|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$1161
|-
|2nd||{{Sm|Forward|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$580
|-
|3rd||{{Sm|HugS|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$193
|-
|4th||{{Sm|Taj|USA}}||{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|5th||{{Sm|King|Canada}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|5th||{{Sm|S-Royal|Japan}}||{{Head|Dr. Mario|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|7th||{{Sm|LunInSpectra|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|7th||{{Sm|SilentSpectre|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|9th||{{Sm|DSF|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|9th||{{Sm|The GERM|USA}}||{{Head|Link|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|9th||{{Sm|Wobbles|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|9th||{{Sm|Isai|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|}


== Stages: ==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' doubles===
 
(51 teams)
* Stages limited to the 6 neutral stages for random, others open for counterpicks.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
* Neutral stages: Final Destination, Battlefield, Yoshi's Story, Fountain of Dreams, Dreamland 64, Pokemon Stadium.
|-
 
|1st||{{Sm|Ken|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Isai|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
* Stages banned:' Hyrule Temple, Fourside, Flatzone, Mushroom Kingdom, Venom, Brinstar Depths, Icicle Mountain, Yoshi's Island 64, Big Blue and Termina Bay.
|-
 
|2nd||{{Sm|Taj|USA}}||{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Forward|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
* Loser may choose the next stage or elect to go random.
|-
 
|3rd||{{Sm|HugS|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Omar|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
* Winner may change characters.
|-
 
|4th||{{Sm|King|Canada}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Zelgadis|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
= Results =
|-
 
|5th||{{Sm|LunInSpectra|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|SilentSpectre|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
=== Singles ===
|-
 
|5th||{{Sm|Manacloud|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Chu Dat|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
1:  [[Ken]]
|}
 
2:  [[Forward]]
 
3:  [[HugS]]
 
4:  [[Taj ]]
 
5:  [[King ]]
 
5:  [[S-Royal ]]
 
7:  [[LuninSpectra ]]
 
7:  [[Silent Spectre ]]
 
9:  [[DSF]]
 
9:  [[The GERM]]
 
9:  [[Wobbles the Phoenix]]
 
9:  [[Isai]]
 
 
=== Doubles ===
 
1:  Knights of Westminster ([[Ken]] + [[Isai]]) (''see [[El Chocolate Diablo]]'')
 
2:  Arizona Connection ([[Taj]] + [[Forward]])
 
3:  I Embrace My Desire to Feel the Rhythm ([[HugS]] + [[BloodoftheFallen]])
 
4:  King + I ([[The KING]] + [[Zelgadis]])


5:  Spectr(a + e) ([[LunInSpectra]] + [[Silent Spectre]])
==Trivia==
*{{Sm|Ken}} coined the term [[Wobbling]] following {{Sm|Wobbles}}' 9th place victory. Wobbles had apparently used the technique excessively at this tournament.


5: Royal Mana ([[Manacloud]] + [[Chu Dat]])
==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071217185602/http://tia.nealpro.com:80/tournament.aspx?id=21 Results (archived)]


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