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[[File:EMGlogo.png|thumb|200px|Even Matchup Gaming's Logo]]
{{Infobox Team
'''Even Matchup Gaming''', seen as '''EMG''' in tournaments, is a Canadian based production company & tournament organising team that specialises in fighting games. Creators of Canada's largest fighting game tournament "Get On My Level" which attracts thousands of top competitors & fans from across the world, EMG is recognised as a leader in Canadian esports and has played a major role in the growth of the community by creating some of the most successful tournaments in the scene. EMG based in Toronto, Canada, and was founded by {{Sm|Toronto Joe}}.
| name      = Even Matchup Gaming
| image      = EMGlogo.png
| location  = Toronto, Canada {{Flag|Canada}}
| owners    = New Wave Esports
| manager    = Joe Cribari ({{Sm|Toronto Joe}})
| sponsors  = [https://www.dxracer.com/us/en-us/? DX Racer]<br>[https://www.nxne.com/ NXNE]<br>[https://zowie.benq.com/en-ca/index.html ZOWIE by BenQ]<br>[https://theex.com/ Canadian National Exhibition]<br>[https://cslesports.com/ CSL Esports]<br>[https://www.redbull.com/ca-fr/ Red Bull]
| othergames =
}}
'''Even Matchup Gaming''' ('''EMG''') is a Toronto based production company & tournament organizing team that specializes in fighting games. Creators of Canada's largest fighting game tournament Get On My Level which attracts thousands of top competitors & fans from across the world, EMG is recognized as a leader in Canadian esports and has played a major role in the growth of the community by creating some of the most successful tournaments in the scene. They also sponsor professional players, as an esport team would do. Since February 2020, EMG is the full property of New Wave Esports, who held previously 18% of the company.<ref>[https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/02/10/1982311/0/en/New-Wave-Esports-Completes-Acquisition-of-Even-Matchup-Gaming-Inc.html New Wave Esports Completes Acquisition of Even Matchup Gaming Inc.]</ref>


==Sponsors and partners==
==Current smashers==
*[[DX Racer]]
===Pro Smashers===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!
!ID
!Name
!Game
!Main(s)
!Join Date
|-
|{{flag|Canada}}
|{{Sm|Blacktwins}}
| Aaron Grandison-Vargas
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''<br>{{forwiiu}}<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=24px}}<br>{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=24px}}{{Head|Mario|g=SSB4|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Pichu|g=SSBU|s=24px}}
|2013-11-10
|-
|{{flag|Canada}}
|{{Sm|Moky}}
|''Unknown Name''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|2018-08-02
|-
|{{flag|USA}}
|{{Sm|Hax}}
|Aziz Al-Yami
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|2019-01-29
|-
|{{flag|Canada}}
|{{Sm|Riddles}}
|Michael Kim
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|{{head|Terry|g=SSBU|s=24px}}
|2020-02-22
|}


==Sponsored Players==
===Other Smashers===
*{{Sm|Blacktwins|Canada|c1=Pichu|g=SSBU}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Mario|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}
*{{Sm|Toronto Joe|Canada|c1=Wolf|c2=Palutena|c3=Ike|g=SSBU}} (Esports Director)
*{{Sm|Riddles|Canada|c1=Terry|g=SSBU}}
*{{Sm|Max Ketchum|USA|c1=Lucina|g=SSBU}} (Broadcast Correspondent, Director of US Operations)
*{{Sm|Moky|Canada|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|Cagt|USA|c1=Roy|g=SSBU}} (Tournament Director)
*{{Sm|Hax|USA|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}}
*{{Sm|Nate$|Canada|c1=Lucina|g=SSBU}} (Tournament Director)
*{{Sm|MasterDalK|Canada}} (Broadcast Lead)
 
==Former Smashers==
===Pro Smashers===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!
!ID
!Name
!Game
!Main(s)
!Join Date
!Leave Date
|-
|{{flag|France}}
|{{Sm|Leon}}
| Nassim Laïb
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|{{head|Marth|g=SSBB|s=24px}}
|2014-??-??
|2014-??-??
|-
|{{flag|Canada}}
|{{Sm|KirbyKaze}}
|David MacDonald
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]
|{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|2014-??-??
|2015-03-01
|-
|{{flag|Canada}}
|{{Sm|n0ne}}
| Edgard L. Sheleby
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|{{head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|2015-05-07
|2017-??-??
|-
|{{flag|Canada}}
|{{Sm|Weon-X}}
| Camilo Morales
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|2014-??-??
|2017-??-??
|-
|{{flag|Canada}}
|{{Sm|Nightmare}}
| Vikram Bassi
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=24px}}
|2016-10-05
|2018-09-25
|-
|{{flag|USA}}
|{{Sm|false}}
| Corey Shin
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|{{head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=24px}}{{head|Marth|g=SSB4|s=24px}}
|2018-01-01
|2018-05-21
|-
|{{flag|Canada}}
|{{Sm|tamim}}
| Tamim Omary
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|{{head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Bayonetta|g=SSBU|s=24px}}
|2017-08-11
|2019-??-??
|-
|{{flag|Canada}}
|{{Sm|SuperGirlKels}}
| Kelsy Medeiros
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|{{head|Sonic|g=SSB4|s=24px}}<br>{{head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=24px}}
|2018-02-10
|2019-06-22
|}


==Tournaments Hosted==
==Tournaments Hosted==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.evenmatchup.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.evenmatchup.ca/ Official website]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/EvenMatchupGaming Youtube]
*[https://twitter.com/evenmatchup Twitter account]
*[http://wiki.teamliquid.net/smash/Even_Matchup_Gaming EMG on Liquipedia]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/EvenMatchupGaming Youtube channel]
 
==References==


[[Category:Canadian crews]]
[[Category:Canadian crews]]
[[Category:Canadian sponsors]]

Revision as of 14:57, December 13, 2020

Even Matchup Gaming
EMGlogo.png
Location Toronto, Canada Canada
Owners New Wave Esports
Player manager Joe Cribari (Toronto Joe)
Sponsors/Partners DX Racer
NXNE
ZOWIE by BenQ
Canadian National Exhibition
CSL Esports
Red Bull

Even Matchup Gaming (EMG) is a Toronto based production company & tournament organizing team that specializes in fighting games. Creators of Canada's largest fighting game tournament Get On My Level which attracts thousands of top competitors & fans from across the world, EMG is recognized as a leader in Canadian esports and has played a major role in the growth of the community by creating some of the most successful tournaments in the scene. They also sponsor professional players, as an esport team would do. Since February 2020, EMG is the full property of New Wave Esports, who held previously 18% of the company.[1]

Current smashers

Pro Smashers

ID Name Game Main(s) Join Date
Canada Blacktwins Aaron Grandison-Vargas Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 		MetaKnightHeadSSBB.png
CloudHeadSSB4-U.pngMario's stock icon in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
PichuHeadSSBU.png 		2013-11-10
Canada Moky Unknown Name Super Smash Bros. Melee FoxHeadSSBM.png 2018-08-02
USA Hax Aziz Al-Yami Super Smash Bros. Melee FoxHeadSSBM.png 2019-01-29
Canada Riddles Michael Kim Super Smash Bros. Ultimate TerryHeadSSBU.png 2020-02-22

Other Smashers

Former Smashers

Pro Smashers

ID Name Game Main(s) Join Date Leave Date
France Leon Nassim Laïb Super Smash Bros. Brawl MarthHeadSSBB.png 2014-??-?? 2014-??-??
Canada KirbyKaze David MacDonald Super Smash Bros. Melee SheikHeadSSBM.png 2014-??-?? 2015-03-01
Canada n0ne Edgard L. Sheleby Super Smash Bros. Melee CaptainFalconHeadSSBM.png 2015-05-07 2017-??-??
Canada Weon-X Camilo Morales Super Smash Bros. Melee FoxHeadSSBM.png 2014-??-?? 2017-??-??
Canada Nightmare Vikram Bassi Super Smash Bros. Melee MarthHeadSSBM.png 2016-10-05 2018-09-25
USA false Corey Shin Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Sheik's stock icon in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.Marth's stock icon in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. 2018-01-01 2018-05-21
Canada tamim Tamim Omary Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 		BayonettaHeadSSB4-U.png
BayonettaHeadSSBU.png 		2017-08-11 2019-??-??
Canada SuperGirlKels Kelsy Medeiros Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 		Sonic's stock icon in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
SonicHeadSSBU.png 		2018-02-10 2019-06-22

Tournaments Hosted

  • Get On My Level series: the current largest/strongest yearly Canadian event since 2014
  • Let's Make Moves : The first SSBU national, hosted in Somerset, NJ.
  • Let's Make Big Moves : The successor to LMM, hosted in New York City, NY
  • The Come Up: Apex 2015 Canadian qualifier.
  • The Ontario division of The Melee Games, a collegiate series, won by York University.
  • Toryuken/Canada Cup/others, the smash events of various Canadian FGC events.
  • EGLX, Canada's largest video game expo
  • Smash @ Anime North
  • Revenge of the 6ix, Toronto Monthly Regional

External links

References

  1. ^ New Wave Esports Completes Acquisition of Even Matchup Gaming Inc.
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