GENESIS 4
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Dates January 20th-22nd, 2017
Venue San Jose Convention Center
Address/City 150 W San Carlos St
San Jose, California 95113 USA
Attendance 3,575
Entry fees Venue: $50 (first 1,000 entrants)
$70 (until November 28th)
$80 (until December 26th)
$100 (until January 2nd)
Singles: $10
Doubles: $20 per team
Pot size(s) SSB64 singles: $1,850
SSB64 doubles: $860
Melee singles: $18,440
Melee doubles: $7,620
Smash 4 singles: $10,320
Smash 4 doubles: $4,720
Results
Super Smash Bros. winners Peru Alvin 1v1
Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn & Mexico JaimeHR 2v2
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners Sweden Armada 1v1
Sweden Armada & Sweden Android 2v2
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U winners Mexico MkLeo 1v1
Canada Ally & Mexico MkLeo 2v2

GENESIS 4 was the fourth edition of the GENESIS tournament series. It took place in San Jose, California, from January 20th to 22nd, 2017. The event featured singles and doubles tournaments for Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, as well as side events for Street Fighter V, Catherine, Rivals of Aether, and TowerFall Ascension.

It is currently the fourth-largest Melee tournament of all time and the seventh-largest Smash 4 tournament to date.

Official game lineup

Game Entrants Pot Size
Super Smash Bros. singles 185 $1,850
Super Smash Bros. doubles 43 teams $860
Super Smash Bros. Melee singles 1,704 $18,440
Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles 381 teams $7,620
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles 1,012 $10,320
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles 236 teams $4,720
Street Fighter V 107 $1,300
Catherine 31 $340
Rivals of Aether 108 $11,160
TowerFall Ascension 36

Results

Super Smash Bros. singles

(185 entrants)
Top 64 Bracket
Top 6 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Alvin    $925.00
2nd   SuPeRbOoMfAn     $370.00
3rd   kysk   $185.00
4th   Dext3r   $129.50
5th   Wizzrobe   $74.00
5th   KeroKeroppi    $74.00
7th   tacos     $46.25
7th   Mariguas   $46.25
9th   Taimai  
9th   JaimeHR      
9th   The Z    
9th   Yu-Kun  
13th   Stranded    
13th   BarkSanchez  
13th   DTan  
13th   Isai    
17th   HandsomeTom  
17th   Kyle Tree  
17th   Shears    
17th   cobr    
17th   Zero  
17th   NaCl  
17th   Freean   
17th   Kimimaru  
25th   Nintendude  
25th   Janitor   
25th   Logic  
25th   CTG  
25th   Darkhorse   
25th   Eggmode  
25th   Han Solo  
25th   The Protagonist  

Super Smash Bros. doubles

(43 teams)
Top 16 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   SuPeRbOoMfAn     JaimeHR   $430.00 ($215.00 each)
2nd   The Z      tacos    $215.00 ($107.50 each)
3rd   Mariguas     Dext3r   $129.00 ($64.50 each)
4th   Taimai      kysk    $86.00 ($43.00 each)
5th   Alvin     Bard  
5th   Zero     Stranded  
7th   Bark Sanchez     Darkhorse  
7th   Nintendude     Joshi  
9th   cobr      HandsomeTom  
9th   LETSGO     Shihman  
9th   CTG     NaCl  
9th   DTan     Madrush21  
13th   Wookiee     SotoH  
13th   Shears     Moonshoe  
13th   Collin     The Protagonist  
13th   hydra     Kimimaru  

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles

(1,704 entrants)
Top 64 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Armada   $8,520.00
2nd   Mango    $3,408.00
3rd   Mew2King   $1,704.00
4th   Hungrybox   $1,022.40
5th   Leffen   $511.20
5th   Plup    $511.20
7th   Axe   $340.80
7th   Westballz   $340.80
9th   S2J   $170.40
9th   SFAT   $170.40
9th   ChuDat   $170.40
9th   Lucky   $170.40
13th   dizzkidboogie   $100.00
13th   Wizzrobe   $100.00
13th   KJH   $100.00
13th   Swedish Delight    $100.00
17th   Druggedfox   $75.00
17th   SmashG0D   $75.00
17th   PewPewU   $75.00
17th   Duck   $75.00
17th   Crush   $75.00
17th   ARMY   $75.00
17th   Shroomed   $75.00
17th   HugS   $75.00
25th   Santiago*   $50.00
25th   Abate   $50.00
25th   Mafia   $50.00
25th   MacD   $50.00
25th   Ice   $50.00
25th   Professor Pro   $50.00
25th   MikeHaze   $50.00
25th   Kels   $50.00
33rd   Medz  
33rd   Syrox  
33rd   Zhu  
33rd   n0ne  
33rd   s0ft  
33rd   Colbol   
33rd   Nintendude  
33rd   Reno  
33rd   Tai  
33rd   Adam  
33rd   KirbyKaze  
33rd   Gahtzu  
33rd   Slox  
33rd   Chillin  
33rd   Kalamazhu  
33rd   Zain  
49th   Fat Goku  
49th   CIZ  
49th   R2DLiu  
49th   Darrell  
49th   Bladewise  
49th   Zgetto  
49th   Vro  
49th   Captain Faceroll  
49th   Frootloop  
49th   Iceman  
49th   Eddy Mexico  
49th   Eikelmann  
49th   RK  
49th   Amsah  
49th   SilentSpectre  
49th   Fiction  
  • Santiago entered under the tag "El Fuego".

Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles

(381 teams)
Top 16 Bracket
Top 4 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Armada      Android   $3,810 ($1,905 each)
2nd   Ice     Leffen   $1,524 ($762 each)
3rd   SFAT     PewPewU   $762 ($381 each)
4th   Plup      Axe   $533.40 ($266.70 each)
5th   Hungrybox     Mew2King   $304.80 ($152.40 each)
5th   Shroomed     Alan   $304.80 ($152.40 each)
7th   Ken     Santiago   $190.50 ($95.25 each)
7th   MacD     Druggedfox   $190.50 ($95.25 each)
9th   Reno     Lucky  
9th   Gahtzu     Colbol  
9th   Wavebringer     Ralph  
9th   Bladewise     Syrox  
13th   Chillin     ChuDat  
13th   Rustin     Fat Goku  
13th   Mafia     Slox  
13th   CDK     Captain Faceroll  
17th   Silent Wolf     Professor Pro  
17th   Kira     PsychoMidget  
17th   Tafokints     R2DLiu  
17th   Eddy Mexico     Abate  
17th   Zhu     Cactuar  
17th   Redd     Zain  
17th   Blea Gelo     n0ne  
17th   The Moon     DJ Nintendo  
25th   Ryan Ford     G$  
25th   Darkatma     Frootloop  
25th   HomeMadeWaffles     Darrell  
25th   NMW     L  
25th   Adam     Zgetto  
25th   Westballz      Prince Abu  
25th   Rocky     Spark  
25th   Beach     KJH  
33rd   Ryobeat     Captain Smuckers  
33rd   Nintendude     SmashG0D  
33rd   Bobby Frizz     Shinobi  
33rd   Darkrain     KirbyKaze  
33rd   Vortex     Equal  
33rd   pheX     Usleon  
33rd   FA0     Daydee  
33rd   Tope     Cyrain  
33rd   satdaddy (DQ)      Crush (DQ)  
33rd   JKJ     Subtle  
33rd   Jace     J666  
33rd   Andymosity     Q  
33rd   Iceman     Chip  
33rd   Logos     Ka-master  
33rd   C!Z     Vish  
33rd   Wenbo     HAT  

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles

(1,012 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   MkLeo    $5,060
2nd   Ally   $2,024
3rd   ZeRo    $1,012
4th   CaptainZack     $607.20
5th   Mr.R   $303.60
5th   Abadango   $303.60
7th   komorikiri   $202.40
7th   Dabuz    $202.40
9th   VoiD   $101.20
9th   Ranai    $101.20
9th   Tweek   $101.20
9th   ANTi    $101.20
13th   Larry Lurr   $50.00
13th   9B   $50.00
13th   ESAM    $50.00
13th   Elegant   $50.00
17th   Marss  
17th   Fatality  
17th   Nairo   
17th   NAKAT  
17th   Chag  
17th   Child  
17th   Rich Brown  
17th   MVD  
25th   Earth  
25th   Brood  
25th   Salem  
25th   K9sbruce   
25th   Javi   
25th   Kameme  
25th   Locus  
25th   AeroLink  
33rd   Xzax  
33rd   You3  
33rd   James  
33rd   Nietono  
33rd   Tyrant  
33rd   Zinoto  
33rd   Manny  
33rd   Raffi-X  
33rd   SS   
33rd   6WX  
33rd   Shaky  
33rd   DSS  
33rd   Ito  
33rd   Dath  
33rd   Sinji  
33rd   JK  
49th   Legit  
49th   Ling Ling  
49th   Charliedaking   
49th   Snoop  
49th   Mr.E  
49th   Viviff the Great  
49th   Remzi   
49th   Raito  
49th   FOW  
49th   Cacogen  
49th   Darkshad  
49th   Ryo    
49th   Jan  
49th   Nyanko  
49th   dyr  
49th   Samsora  

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles

(236 teams)
Top 48 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Ally     MkLeo   $2,360.00 ($1,180.00 each)
2nd   Ranai     komorikiri   $944.00 ($472.00 each)
3rd   ANTi     Salem   $472.00 ($236.00 each)
4th   ZeRo     Nairo     $330.40 ($165.20 each)
5th   Abadango      Kameme    $188.80 ($94.40 each)
5th   Elegant     Aarvark   $188.80 ($94.40 each)
7th   ESAM     MVD   $118.00 ($59.00 each)
7th   Pink Fresh     CaptainZack   $118.00 ($59.00 each)
9th   Mr.R     S1  
9th   Nietono     Nyanko  
9th   Tweek     False  
9th   Marss     Pugwest  
13th   RAIN     Kuro  
13th   Weegee     Shadow_FoxXD  
13th   Dabuz     Samsora  
13th   Mew2King     Mr.E  
17th   Captain L     Locus  
17th   VoiD     NAKAT  
17th   Shaky     Tyrant  
17th   Tearbear     Mr. ConCon  
17th   NickRiddle     Dath  
17th   Jtails     Zenyou  
17th   Rich Brown     Larry Lurr   
17th   Soulimar     Teb  
25th   Ito     falln  
25th   Fatality     dyr  
25th   Zinoto     Ned  
25th   Javi     Chag  
25th   Diablo     BestNess  
25th   Solid     Ollie  
25th   The Wall     Raptor  
25th   6WX     Rango  
33rd   Earth     Umeki  
33rd   Firefly     Big D   
33rd   Trevonte     Soronie  
33rd   You3     Kei  
33rd   Hackoru     Koolaid  
33rd   IC     Regi  
33rd   FedVsRafa      Braixen  
33rd   SilentDoom     Afro Smash  
33rd   9B     FILIP  
33rd   Remzi      Raffi-X  
33rd   K9sbruce      SS  
33rd   Manny     Day  
33rd   James      SchwApple  
33rd   Legit     Virus  
33rd   JK     Lycan  
33rd   Xzax     Rice  

Side events

Super Smash Bros. combo contest

(12 entrants)

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   kysk     $500.00
2nd   Mariguas     $250.00
3rd   Tacos     $150.00
4th   Janitor    $100.00
5th   Dext3r   
6th   Taimai   
7th   JaimeHR   
8th   Alvin  
9th   Shears  
10th   Dankpank  
11th   Moonshoes  
12th   Wookiee  

Super Smash Bros. Melee Smash Draft crew battle

(8 crews, single elimination bracket)
Bracket
Names in bold indicate crew captains.

Place Crew Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Name Characters(s) Earnings
1st Team Silentwolf   Silent Wolf     Bladewise     Mango     The Moon     HugS   $1,500.00 ($300.00 each)
2nd Team Hungrybox   Hungrybox     Axe     Wizzrobe     Abate     Colbol  
3rd Team Nintendude   Nintendude     Plup     MikeHaze     Professor Pro     S2J  
3rd Team SFAT   SFAT     PewPewU     Shroomed     CDK*     Syrox  
5th Team Duck   Duck     Prince Abu     KJH     Kalamazhu*     Westballz  
5th Team Zhu   Zhu     Mew2King     Druggedfox     MacD     Santiago  
5th Team ChuDat   ChuDat     Slox*     Lucky     Laudandus     Gahtzu*  
5th Team Chillindude   Chillin     Ryan Ford*     n0ne     KirbyKaze     Rudolph  

*CDK, Kalamazhu, Slox, Gahtzu, and Ryan Ford respectively replaced Azusa, Ice, Armada, Cactuar, and Leffen who chose not to participate.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U World Crews

(3 crews)
Rules
Round Robin
Three crews participated in the World Crews event: Team USA, Team Japan and Team MexiCanEU (a crew of top players from Mexico, Canada, and Europe). Names in bold indicate crew captains, and names in italics indicate substitutes.

Place Crew Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st Team USA   ZeRo     Nairo     Larry Lurr     Dabuz  
  VoiD     ANTi     Salem     Samsora  
  Tweek     Mr.E     Marss     Ito  
2nd Team Japan   Abadango     Ranai     komorikiri      Kameme  
  Earth     Nietono     9B     Umeki  
  Ri-ma     You3     RAIN     OCEAN  
3rd Team MexiCanEU   Ally     MkLeo*     Mr.R     Locus  
  Javi     Regi     Chag     Captain L  
  Bedgar     S1     IC     Big D  
  • MkLeo did not play.
USA vs Japan World Finals
USA Player Character Stocks Taken Japan Player Character Stocks Taken
  Tweek   1   Umeki   6
  Ito   1   Kameme   1
  ZeRo   6   Ranai   2
  Salem   3   Abadango   4
  Mr.E   2   Earth   3
  VoiD   4   Nietono   2
  ANTi   5   OCEAN   2
  Larry Lurr   6   RAIN   1
  Samsora   4   Ri-ma   2
  Dabuz   2   9B   2
  Nairo   2   You3   2
  Marss     komorikiri   4
Total 36 Total 31

Controversy

The event has received criticism for its numerous complications. Before the start of the Melee event, Hungrybox was reseeded from 2nd to 5th due to a finger injury sustained prior to the event, resulting in the three best players at the event - him, Armada, and Mango - being placed on the same side of the bracket, leading to heavy controversy. In addition, the start of the Melee Smash Draft was delayed for several hours, while many players such as Armada, Ice, and Leffen decided to drop out of the side event, lowering its overall level of competition. At one point, power was cut off for the area of the venue designated for Smash 4, while Melee players continued playing[1]. The venue suffered from a frequent loss of Wi-Fi greatly affecting the stream and the other two days of the tournament had their own delayed schedules as well. Unlike many supermajors of 2016, GENESIS 4 was criticized for lacking a side stream for both games, leaving many losers' bracket sets unrecorded.

Another controversy was in regard to the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U round 2 singles pools, in which the tournament organizers made mistakes concerning some matches, such as ESAM being pitted against Ito instead of DSS[2] and Earth against 6WX instead of SS[3].

Perhaps most notably, it was discovered that the losers' eighths set between komorikiri and CaptainZack, as well as the set between ZeRo and Dabuz, were both played with a launch rate of 0.9. While it remains unclear how the launch rate was changed, many players argue that the competitive integrity of the event has been ruined due to the unusual circumstances of the matches. The tournament organizers have faced criticism for failing to check the setups earlier to ensure the proper ruleset, and for forcing komorikiri and CaptainZack to only replay the final game of the set, instead of replaying the entirety of both sets. Furthermore, disgruntled viewers of the tournament would later go on to express their anger about the incident by referring to the tournament as "GENESIS 3.9", and making numerous attacks towards the TOs. In addition to this, viewers also aimed their attacks towards VGBootCamp's upload of the match between komorikiri and CaptainZack, resulting in a comment response from GimR, in which he requested that users "not spam dislike the video", as it negatively affected their channel. Dr. Z justified that by stating that, by starting a game, the player accepted the result of the previous one[4]. The TOs also claimed that the set between Dabuz and ZeRo was played with the correct settings[5], but it was later proven that it was not the case [6]. Dabuz later made a TwitLonger asking for the reimbursement of his and komorikiri's travel fees[7]. This request was satisfied as the TOs promised to allow Dabuz and komorikiri to attend a future major tournament of their choice with all expenses covered[8].

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