| Pound | |
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| Info | |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Region | MD/VA, United States |
| Format | Round Robin, Double Elimination |
 winners
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 SuPeRbOoMfAn (Pound 2016)
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 winners
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 ChuDat (Pound 1 & 2) Mango (Pound 3 & 4) PPMD (Pound V) Hungrybox (Pound 2016 & 2019)
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 winners
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ADHD (Pound 4) Ally (Pound V)
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 winners
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 Abadango (Pound 2016)
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 winners
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Ally (Pound 2019)
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Pound is a tournament series initially held on a yearly basis, mainly in Maryland or Virginia. The first tournament in the series was held in January of 2006 and was organized and founded by Chinesah. The tournament organizer and owner for all subsequent Pound tournaments until Pound 2016 has been Plank, though Tantalus became a TO alongside Plank starting with Pound 4. JCaesar and Nintendude helped Plank and Tantalus with tournament organizing at Pound V.5 and Pound 2016 respectively. The tournament was originally exclusively for Melee, but this exclusivity ended in Pound 4 with the introduction of Brawl. The series is now owned and ran by VGBC.
At Pound V, Plank was unable to pay most of the top placing players due to financial issues he came across while hosting the tournament.[1] This resulted in Plank being placed on the Smashboards Tournament Organizer blacklist[2] and a 2 and a half year hiatus of the Pound series until Pound V.5, which occurred on November 9th, 2013. It wasn't until November 18th, 2015 that Plank finally paid off the top placing players of Pound V, and he was removed from the Smashboards Tournament Organizer blacklist. After another hiatus, the Pound series returned in 2016 with Pound 2016, the first mainline tournament since 2011. Pound 2016 ended up being the 12th largest Smash 4 tournament, the 11th largest Melee tournament, and the 10th largest Smash 64 tournament with 1610 overall entrants.
On December 12th, 2016, Tantalus announced that he and the other tournament organizers had made the decision to cancel Pound 2017. This is due to the fact that the Pound 2016 venue, Ritz-Carlton in Tyson's Corner, was too small for the event and the tournament organizers could not find a larger venue for Pound 2017.[3]
On February 24th, 2018, VGBC announced Pound Underground, being held on May 12th-13th, 2018. [4]
On December 31st, 2019, VGBC announced Pound 2020, being held on April 3rd-5th, 2020. [5] It was going to be the first Platinum tier stop on the 2020 Smash World Tour for Ultimate and the second for Melee. The event was canceled March 12th, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[6] On April 6th, they announced Pound Online as part of the The Quarantine Series (series) to be held from April 24th-26th, 2020.[7]
List of tournaments
| Event | Date | Attendance | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pound | January 28th, 2006 | 60 | 
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| Pound 2 | June 16th-17th, 2007 | 201+ |
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| Pound 3 | February 2nd-3rd, 2008 | 220+ |
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| Pound 4 | January 16th-18th, 2010 | 400+ | 
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| Pound V | February 19th-21st, 2011 | 300+ |
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| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 1610 |  
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| Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 1745 | 
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| Side Event | Date | Attendance | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pound V.5 | November 9th, 2013 | 95 | 
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| Pound Underground | May 12th-13th, 2018 | 216 |
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| Pound Online | April 24th-26th, 2020 | 5579 |
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Champions
Smash 64 Winners
| Event | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound 2016 | Daniel Hoyt | SuPeRbOoMfAn |
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tacos |
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Melee Winners
| Event | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound | Daniel Rodriguez | ChuDat |
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NEO |
  
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| Pound 2 | Daniel Rodriguez | ChuDat |
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Mew2King |
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| Pound 3 | Joseph Marquez | Mango |
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Mew2King |
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| Pound 4 | Joseph Marquez | Mango |
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Hungrybox |
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| Pound V | Kevin Nanney | Dr. PeePee |
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 Armada |
 
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| Pound 2016 | Juan Debiedma | Hungrybox |
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Mango |
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| Pound 2019 | Juan Debiedma | Hungrybox |
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Mango |
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| Side Event | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound V.5 | Jason Zimmerman | Mew2King |
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Mango |
 
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| Pound Underground | Zain Naghmi | Zain |
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lloD |
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| [ Pound Online | Zain Naghmi | Zain |
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Hungrybox |
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Brawl Winners
| Event | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound 4 | Wyatt Beekman | ADHD |
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Mew2King |
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| Pound V | Elliot Carroza | Ally |
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Anti |
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Project M Winners
| Side Event | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound V.5 | Jason Zimmerman | Mew2King |
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Zhime |
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Smash 4 Winners
| Event | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound 2016 | Yuta Kawamura | Abadango |
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Ally |
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Ultimate Winners
| Event | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound 2019 | Elliot Carroza | Ally |
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Myran |
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| Side Event | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound Online | Brian Kalu | Cosmos |
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Dabuz |
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External Links
References
- ^ *Pound* V Melee Results and Shoutouts Thread - Imortant Post. Smashboards forums. Retrieved 2017-1-20
- ^ Tournament Organizer Blacklist. Smashboards forums. Retrieved 2017-1-20.
- ^ There will not be a *Pound* 2017. Twitlonger.com. Retrieved on 2017-1-20.
- ^ Pound Underground announcement
- ^ Pound 2020 announcement
- ^ Smash World Tour statement
- ^ Pound Online announcement
| Pound | |
|---|---|
| Main series | Pound · Pound 2 · Pound 3 · Pound 4 · Pound V · Pound 2016 · Pound 2019 · Pound 2022 |
| Online events | Pound Online · Pound 2021 Online |
| Other events | Pound V.5 · Pound Underground |