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'''GimR''' is a tournament organizer and smasher from Laurel, Maryland who plays [[Mr. Game & Watch]] in ''[[Project M]]'', {{forwiiu}}, and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. GimR was formerly ranked 8th on the MD/VA Project M Power Rankings and 15th on the [[MD/VA/DE Power Rankings|MD/VA/DE Smash 4 Power Rankings]].
'''GimR''' is a tournament organizer and smasher from Laurel, Maryland who plays [[Mr. Game & Watch]] in all of his appearances. GimR was formerly ranked 8th on the MD/VA Project M Power Rankings and 15th on the [[MD/VA/DE Power Rankings|MD/VA/DE ''Smash 4'' Power Rankings]].


GimR is president of [http://vgbootcamp.com/ VGBootCamp], the largest streaming company across all ''Smash'' titles, which he founded with his brother, {{Sm|Aposl}} in early 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vgbootcamp.com/about-us/|title=About Us}}</ref> On September 2nd, 2014, GimR purchased [https://www.facebook.com/groups/SmashatXanadu Xanadu Games], where VGBootCamp hosts the {{Trn|Smash @ Xanadu}} tournament series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smashboards.com/threads/vgbootcamp-acquires-smash-xanadu-venue.366308/|title=VGBootcamp Acquires Smash @Xanadu Venue}}</ref> It has since been dubbed: the "VGBC headquarters".  
GimR is president of [http://vgbootcamp.com/ VGBootCamp], the largest streaming company across all ''Smash'' titles, which he founded with his brother, {{Sm|Aposl}} in early 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vgbootcamp.com/about-us/|title=About Us}}</ref> On September 2nd, 2014, GimR purchased [https://www.facebook.com/groups/SmashatXanadu Xanadu Games], where VGBootCamp hosts the {{Trn|Smash @ Xanadu}} tournament series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smashboards.com/threads/vgbootcamp-acquires-smash-xanadu-venue.366308/|title=VGBootcamp Acquires Smash @Xanadu Venue}}</ref> It has since been dubbed: the "VGBC headquarters".
 
On May 4, 2022, GimR had planned to reveal a “meta-changing” new tech in Smash Ultimate. Instead, he left us all hanging, if this motherf*cker doesn’t start this soon i swear to


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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|[[Smash Factor 6]]||August 4th-6th, 2017||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Smash Factor 6]]||August 4th-6th, 2017||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/melee-xanadu-246/events/melee-singles/brackets/247725 S@X 246]||April 18th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/melee-xanadu-246/event/melee-singles/brackets/247725 S@X 246]||April 18th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
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|{{Trn|Clash of the Titans IV}}||February 7th-8th, 2009||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Clash of the Titans IV|g=SSBB}}||February 7th-8th, 2009||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/mythic-vol-1-results.240922/ Mythic Vol. 1]||July 11th, 2009||5th||2nd||{{sm|Meep|p=Maryland}}
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/character-rankings-list-post-march-2010.165954/page-209#post-7891822C3 July Jam Session]||July 17th, 2009||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=254149 Chu Dat's Biweekly on Halloween]||October 31st, 2009||3rd||9th||{{sm|Yoster}}
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/battle-royale-ii-apocalypse-results-thread.254892/ Battle Royale II Apocalypse]||November 7th, 2009||7th||9th||Yoster
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|Battle Royale II Apocalypse LT||November 7th, 2009||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||49th||49th||{{Sm|HAT}}
|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||49th||49th||{{Sm|HAT}}
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|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=270612 Hardcore Extreme Ragefest Beatdown 3]||March 27th-28th, 2010||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/super-dso-aka-dso-11-4-10-10.271592/ Super DSO]||April 10th, 2010||7th||2nd||{{sm|Izumi}}
|-
|-
|[[MLG Columbus 2010]]||June 4th-6th, 2010||65th||17th||{{Sm|Logic}}
|[[MLG Columbus 2010]]||June 4th-6th, 2010||65th||17th||{{Sm|Logic}}
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|[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
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|{{Trn|Project M Showdown 7}}||April 21st, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Project M Showdown 7|g=PM}}||April 21st, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


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|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX07142015SSB4 S@X 106]||July 14th, 2015||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX07142015SSB4 S@X 106]||July 14th, 2015||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
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|{{Trn|EVO 2015}}||July 17th-19th, 2015||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|EVO 2015|g=SSB4}}||July 17th-19th, 2015||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
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|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/sax07212015ssb4 S@X 107]||July 21st, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/sax07212015ssb4 S@X 107]||July 21st, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[2GGC: Civil War]]||March 24th-26th, 2017||129th||65th||{{Sm|DSS}}
|[[2GGC: Civil War]]||March 24th-26th, 2017||129th||65th||{{Sm|DSS}}
|-
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|{{Trn|Dubai X VGBootcamp}}||March 31st-April 1st, 2017||13th||7th||Sultoon
|{{Trn|Dubai X VGBootcamp|g=SSB4}}||March 31st-April 1st, 2017||13th||7th||Sultoon
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|[[Smash Factor 6]]||August 4th-6th, 2017||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Smash Factor 6]]||August 4th-6th, 2017||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Smash the Record 2017]]||September 14th-17th, 2017||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Smash the Record 2017]]||September 14th-17th, 2017||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-4-xanadu-246/events/smash-4-singles/brackets/245302 S@X 246]||April 17th, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-4-xanadu-246/event/smash-4-singles/brackets/245302 S@X 246]||April 17th, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
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|{{Trn|Glitch 4}}||April 28th, 2018||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Glitch 4|g=SSB4}}||April 28th, 2018||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/defend-the-capitol-1-xanadu-smash-4-monthly/events/smash-4-singles/brackets/259431 Defend The Capitol 1]||May 26th, 2018||19th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/defend-the-capitol-1-xanadu-smash-4-monthly/event/smash-4-singles/brackets/259431 Defend The Capitol 1]||May 26th, 2018||19th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
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|{{Trn|Launch}}||December 8th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Launch|g=SSBU}}||December 8th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-280/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/415521/763758 S@X 280]||December 11th, 2018||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-280/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/415521/763758 S@X 280]||December 11th, 2018||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-grind-fridays-55/event/smash-ultimate-singles/standings The Grind 55]||December 14th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/the-grind-fridays-55/events/smash-ultimate-singles/standings The Grind 55]||December 14th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-281/event/ultimate-doubles/brackets/481161/841770 S@X 281]||December 18th, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-281/events/ultimate-doubles/brackets/481161/841770 S@X 281]||December 18th, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-284/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/504970/870375 S@X 284]||January 8th, 2019||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-284/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/504970/870375 S@X 284]||January 8th, 2019||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Glitch 6|g=SSBU}}||January 19th-20th, 2019||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 6}}||January 19th-20th, 2019||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-286/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/514550/881547 S@X 286]||January 22nd, 2019||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-286/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/514550/881547 S@X 286]||January 22nd, 2019||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBU}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||257th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||257th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-288/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/529347/899941 S@X 288]||February 5th, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-288/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/529347/899941 S@X 288]||February 5th, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-290/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/535471/910884 S@X 290]||February 19th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-290/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/535471/910884 S@X 290]||February 19th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://start.gg/tournament/leffen-s-polar-plunge/details Leffen's Polar Plunge]||February 17th, 2019||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/leffen-s-polar-plunge/details Leffen's Polar Plunge]||February 17th, 2019||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-292/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/547268/925258 S@X 292]||March 5th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-292/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/547268/925258 S@X 292]||March 5th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-293/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/552564/931935 S@X 293]||March 12th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-293/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/552564/931935 S@X 293]||March 12th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-294/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/556214/936730 S@X 294]||March 19th, 2019||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-294/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/556214/936730 S@X 294]||March 19th, 2019||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-295/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/560568/942480 S@X 295]||March 26th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-295/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/560568/942480 S@X 295]||March 26th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Pound 2019|g=SSBU}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2019}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-300/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/578266/966849 S@X 300]||April 30th, 2019||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-300/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/578266/966849 S@X 300]||April 30th, 2019||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Thunder Smash|g=SSBU}}||May 5th, 2019||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Thunder Smash}}||May 5th, 2019||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-302/event/ultimate-singles/overview S@X 302]||May 14th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-302/events/ultimate-singles/overview S@X 302]||May 14th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-303/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/594429/988626 S@X 303]||May 21st, 2019||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-303/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/594429/988626 S@X 303]||May 21st, 2019||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-315/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/636481/1047441 S@X 315]||August 13th, 2019||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-315/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/636481/1047441 S@X 315]||August 13th, 2019||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-grind-fridays-91/event/smash-ultimate-singles/standings The Grind 91]||September 6th, 2019||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/the-grind-fridays-91/events/smash-ultimate-singles/standings The Grind 91]||September 6th, 2019||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-grind-fridays-100/event/smash-ultimate-singles/overview The Grind 100]||November 8th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/the-grind-fridays-100/events/smash-ultimate-singles/overview The Grind 100]||November 8th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-340/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/743190/1193992 S@X 340]||February 4th, 2020||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ultimate-xanadu-340/events/ultimate-singles/brackets/743190/1193992 S@X 340]||February 4th, 2020||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code|g=SSBU}}||September 24th-26th, 2021||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code}}||September 24th-26th, 2021||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Glitch - Infinite|g=SSBU}}||February 18th-20th, 2022||257th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Glitch - Infinite}}||February 18th-20th, 2022||257th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|LVL UP EXPO 2023|g=SSBU}}||February 17th-19th, 2023||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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*GimR is victim of a meme, where he is blamed for killing ''[[Project M]]''.
*GimR is victim of a meme, where he is blamed for killing ''[[Project M]]''.
*GimR is associated with the phrase and meme "The GimZ always WinZ", due to his upsets among certain players, such as {{Sm|Silent Wolf}} at {{Trn|Smash the Record 2015}}.
*GimR is associated with the phrase and meme "The GimZ always WinZ", due to his upsets among certain players, such as {{Sm|Silent Wolf}} at {{Trn|Smash the Record 2015}}.
*Throughout April 2022, GimR heavily advertised a new tech that he was to debut on his Twitch channel on May 4th. However despite starting the stream, he faced a technical issue that prevented him from presenting the tech,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VcXavvSvO0ibHZ50DAKrCGFIAjf13r_ZBnjQs7hjOGU/edit|title=Technical issue}}</ref> leading his Twitch channel to play "Back to the Lab" for over an hour. This has since spawned several jokes regarding the song, with Twitter Gaming also picking up on it,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TwitterGaming/status/1521981315838627846|title=Twitter Gaming on "Back to the Lab"}}</ref> leading GimR to trend on Twitter.


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Maryland smashers]]
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