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Tournament:Battle of the Five Gods

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Battle of the Five Gods
Battle of the Five Gods official logo.
Dates March 17th-19h, 2016
Venue AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER
Address/City 500 E CESAR CHAVEZ ST
Austin, Texas USA
Attendance 20 players
Entry fees invitational
Pot size(s) Melee singles: $25,000
Results
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners USA Hungrybox

Battle of the Five Gods was an invitational Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament held in Austin, Texas from March 17th to 19th, 2016, as part of the SXSW Gaming Expo festival. The tournament currently holds the record for highest single player payout in Smash, with $13,000 awarded to USA Hungrybox, for winning the tournament.


Format

The tournament featured a mixed format, with two qualificatory round-robin group stages and a final Top 8 double elimination bracket. The 20 players were first divided in five round-robin groups. The first placing player of each group was sent directly to the Top 8 bracket, while the remaining were sent to another round-robin group. The top 3 players from this second group would be sent to the final three spots on the Top 8 bracket.

After the group Top 8 bracket was set, matches were played on a double elimination format till grand finals.

 

Results

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Hungrybox   $13,000
2nd   Mango   $5,000
3rd   Armada    $3,000
4th   Wobbles   $1,500
5th   Plup    $750
5th   Westballz    $750
7th   Silentwolf   $500
7th   Mew2King   $500

Trivia

External links

References

https://smash.gg/tournament/battle-of-the-five-gods/details