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| name = Bear | | name = Bear | ||
| image = Bear.jpg | | image = Bear.jpg | ||
| mainssbu = Bowser | |||
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| mainssb4 = Bowser | | mainssb4 = Bowser | ||
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| mainssb = Kirby | | mainssb = Kirby | ||
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| | | former sponsors = {{Team|Panda}}, {{Team|Thunder Gaming}}, {{Team|eUnited}} | ||
| realname = Bassem Dahdouh | | realname = Bassem Dahdouh | ||
| location = Las Vegas, Nevada | | location = Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
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'''Bear''' is a [[tournament organizer]] & | '''Bear''' is a [[tournament organizer]] & esports event manager from Beirut, Lebanon who is currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bear is currently the Esports Manager of Esports Arena Las Vegas inside the Luxor on the Las Vegas Strip. He was the player manager for {{Team|Panda}}, as well as the manager of their west coast operations. Bear was the Partnerships Manager for [[start.gg]]. | ||
Bear has been involved with the competitive ''[[Smash 4]]'' scene since the game was first released as a demo for 3DS in September 2014. His tournament organization work ranges from small locals in Las Vegas to very large international events such as | Bear has been involved with the competitive ''[[Smash 4]]'' scene since the game was first released as a demo for [[3DS]] in September 2014. His tournament organization work ranges from small locals in Las Vegas to very large international events such as {{Trn|GENESIS 3}} and {{Trn|EVO 2016}}. | ||
He is responsible for creating the {{b|DVDA|tournament series}} tournament series in 2014. DVDA removed the stigma that events in Las Vegas were only hosted by non-local tournament organizers, and helped gather and train Las Vegas smashers with the best on the west coast. Bear's grassroots efforts transformed the DVDA series from a small local tournament into a large regional (sometimes national) level tournament. | He is responsible for creating the {{b|DVDA|tournament series}} tournament series in 2014. DVDA removed the stigma that events in Las Vegas were only hosted by non-local tournament organizers, and helped gather and train Las Vegas smashers with the best on the west coast. Bear's grassroots efforts transformed the DVDA series from a small local tournament into a large regional (sometimes national) level tournament. Bear continues to support his local scene recently working with Esports Arena Las Vegas to bring numerous Super Smash Bros. events along with other esports games. | ||
Bear graduated from UNLV with a Master of Public Administration. | Bear graduated from UNLV with a Master of Public Administration, hence why his twitter handle is @BearUNLV[https://twitter.com/BearUNLV]. | ||
== | ==Tournaments organized== | ||
*The {{b|DVDA|tournament series}} tournament series | *The {{b|DVDA|tournament series}} tournament series | ||
*[[GENESIS 3]] | *[[GENESIS 3]] | ||
*[[LVL UP EXPO 2016]] | |||
*[[Combo Breaker 2016]] | *[[Combo Breaker 2016]] | ||
*[[CEO 2016]] | *[[CEO 2016]] | ||
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*[[GENESIS 4]] | *[[GENESIS 4]] | ||
*[[PG Key to Frostbite 2017]] | *[[PG Key to Frostbite 2017]] | ||
*[[PG Key to 2GGC: Civil War]] | |||
*[[Frame Perfect Series 2]] | *[[Frame Perfect Series 2]] | ||
*[[PG Key to Midwest Mayhem 8]] | |||
*[[CEO Dreamland]] | *[[CEO Dreamland]] | ||
*[[DreamHack Austin 2017]] | |||
*[[Combo Breaker 2017]] | *[[Combo Breaker 2017]] | ||
*[[CEO 2017]] | *[[CEO 2017]] | ||
*[[EVO 2017]] | *[[EVO 2017]] | ||
*[[Shine 2017]] | *[[Shine 2017]] | ||
*[[GameTyrant Expo 2017]] | |||
*[[The Big House 7]] | |||
*[[DreamHack Denver 2017]] | |||
*[[Too Hot to Handle]] | |||
*[[GENESIS 5]] | |||
*[[Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas]] | |||
*[[CEO 2018]] | |||
*[[EVO 2018]] | |||
*{{Trn|GENESIS 6}} | |||
*[[Combo Breaker 2019]] | |||
*[[CEO 2019]] | |||
*[[EVO 2019]] | |||
*[[GENESIS 7]] | |||
==Tournament placings== | ==Tournament placings== | ||
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|[[UGC Smash Open]]||December 2nd-4th, 2016||193rd||—||— | |[[UGC Smash Open]]||December 2nd-4th, 2016||193rd||—||— | ||
|- | |||
|[[Final Round 20]]||March 10th-12th, 2017||65th||17th||{{Sm|FullMetal}} | |||
|} | |||
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''=== | |||
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | |||
|- | |||
|[https://vegassmash.challonge.com/SIU Smash It Up]||December 14th, 2018||65th||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[https://vegassmash.challonge.com/SIU_2 Smash It Up 2]||December 21st, 2018||65th||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|{{Trn|LVL Up Expo 2019|g=SSBU}}||April 26th-28th, 2019||33rd||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|{{Trn|Combo Breaker 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 24th-26th, 2019||49th||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5|g=SSBU}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||1281st||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|[https://challonge.com/aluluweekly4 Alulu Weekly #4]||May 28th, 2019||5th||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|{{Trn|CEO 2019|g=SSBU}}||June 28th-30th, 2019||257th||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|{{Trn|PSG Classic 2019|g=SSBU}}||July 31st-August 1st, 2019||33rd||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|{{Trn|Mainstage|g=SSBU}}||September 20th-22nd, 2019||65th||—||— | |||
|- | |||
|{{Trn|Thunder Smash 3: Clash of the Pandas|g=SSBU}}||October 12th-13th, 2019||33rd||—||— | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*In response to the [[GENESIS 6]] seeding controversy, where European smashers were infamously compared to penguins, Bear wore a penguin onesie on the first day of GENESIS 6. | |||
*Bear is a ranked ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' player and content creator. He is current [https://twitter.com/MegaJkeezy/status/1487705750235324417 ranked 3rd] in Las Vegas for LAN tournaments. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://twitter.com/bearunlv Twitter account] | *[https://twitter.com/bearunlv Twitter account] | ||
*[https://twitch.tv/BearUNLV Twitch account] | |||
*[https://youtube.com/c/BearUNLV YouTube account] | |||
[[Category:Tournament | [[Category:Tournament organizers]] | ||
[[Category:VIP tournament | [[Category:VIP tournament organizers]] | ||
[[Category:Nevada smashers]] | [[Category:Nevada smashers]] | ||