Pound 2016
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Dates April 2nd-3rd, 2016
Venue Ritz-Carlton in Tyson's Corner
Address/City Tysons Galleria, 1700 Tysons Blvd
McLean, Virginia USA
Attendance 1,610
Entry fees Singles: $15
Doubles: $10
Venue: $
Spectator: $?
Pot size(s) Melee singles: $13,995
Melee doubles: $2,440
Smash 4 singles: $7,695
Smash 4 doubles: $2,240
Smash 64 singles: $1,605
Smash 64 doubles: $600
Results
Super Smash Bros. winners Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn 1v1
Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn & USA tacos 2v2
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners USA Hungrybox 1v1
USA Hungrybox & USA Plup 2v2
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U winners Japan Abadango 1v1
USA Nairo & USA Koolaid 2v2
Staff
Organizer(s) Plank, Tantalus, Nintendude

Pound 2016, also known as Pound VI, was the sixth main event in the Pound tournament series created by Plank, and the first major Pound tournament since Pound V in 2011. The event took place in McLean, Virginia from April 2nd-3rd, 2016. Tournaments were hosted by Plank in conjunction with Nintendude and TheTantalus, from the VGBootCamp team.[1]

SummaryEdit

Plank, Pound 2016's tournament organizer, was the only tournament organizer featured on the Tournament Organizer Blacklist due to his inability to pay out players at Pound V in 2011.[2][3] Plank has since been removed from the blacklist, after several players reported receiving payment from Pound V.[4][5][6] Registration was officially opened on December 4th, 2015.

Pound 2016 currently stands as one of the largest Smash Bros tournaments to date, with 933 entrants for Super Smash Bros. Melee and 514 entrants (the maximum number) for Smash 4.

With ZeRo's absence from the Smash 4 event due to medical issues, Abadango won his first major American tournament using Mewtwo, a character generally considered to be mid tier at the time. Dabuz failed to make top eight while Nairo was eliminated early on at a disappointing 49th place, his worst placing at a major so far. Marss and Pink Fresh also notably placed 3rd and 7th, respectively. In the Melee event, Hungrybox took his third major in a row without dropping a set, losing only a single game to Mango in grand finals; Mango additionally fell to Hax in winners' semis, though he later ousted him in losers' finals. Swedish Delight and Laudandus both made unexpected top eight finishes while InfiniteNumbers placed 9th at his first-ever major, beating DJ Nintendo, Alex19, MacD, and Mike Haze; Axe and Westballz also suffered early losses, placing 25th and 33rd respectively.

ResultsEdit

Super Smash Bros. Melee singlesEdit

(933 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Hungrybox   $6,297.75
2nd   Mango   $3,498.75
3rd   Hax   $1,539.45
4th   Swedish Delight   $1,119.60
5th   Laudandus   $419.85
5th   Plup    $419.85
7th   S2J   $209.93
7th   Colbol    $209.93
9th   InfiniteNumbers   $69.97
9th   Professor Pro   $69.97
9th   Wizzrobe   $69.97
9th   Nintendude   $69.97
13th   aMSa  
13th   Gravy  
13th   Duck  
13th   Gahtzu  
17th   PewPewU  
17th   n0ne  
17th   ChuDat  
17th   Mike Haze  
17th   Slox  
17th   DJ Nintendo  
17th   Bladewise  
17th   SFAT  
25th   Axe    
25th   lloD  
25th   Zhu   
25th   SmashG0D  
25th   Crush  
25th   DruggedFox  
25th   Captain Smuckers  
25th   Chillin  
33rd   Redd  
33rd   Prince Abu  
33rd   Doll  
33rd   HugS  
33rd   Ronzell  
33rd   Kira  
33rd   4%  
33rd   Amsah  
33rd   MacD  
33rd   Zanguzen  
33rd   Rula  
33rd   Bizzarro Flame  
33rd   Mafia  
33rd   Westballz   
33rd   KJH  
33rd   Zgetto  
49th   Equal  
49th   Husband  
49th   Sharkz  
49th   tm  
49th   DoH  
49th   Qerb  
49th   Alex19  
49th   Zain  
49th   Velocity  
49th   Aglet  
49th   Ryan Ford  
49th   Milkman  
49th   Jsex  
49th   Frootloop  
49th   Drephen  
49th   The Moon  

Super Smash Bros. Melee doublesEdit

(122 teams)
Top 16 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Hungrybox     Plup   $976.00 ($488.00 each)
2nd   PewPewU     SFAT   $488.00 ($244.00 each)
3rd   MacD     Westballz    $366.00 ($183.00 each)
4th   Swedish Delight     Slox   $244.00 ($122.00 each)
5th   DoH     Axe   $122.00 ($61.00 each)
5th   Milkman     Cyrain   $122.00 ($61.00 each)
7th   The Moon     DJ Nintendo   $61.00 ($30.50 each)
7th   Chillin     ChuDat   $61.00 ($30.50 each)
9th   Dizzkidboogie     HomeMadeWaffles  
9th   Smash G0D     lloD  
9th   Wizzrobe     DruggedFox  
9th   Prince Abu     Bladewise  
13th   JFlex     Zanguzen  
13th   Laudandus     Frootloop  
13th   Sol     Phish-It  
13th   Amsah     Zgetto  

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singlesEdit

(513 entrants)
Top 16 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Abadango    $3,462.75
2nd   Ally   $1,923.75
3rd   Marss   $846.45
4th   Mr. R   $615.60
5th   Tweek   $230.85
5th   VoiD   $230.85
7th   Larry Lurr   $115.43
7th   Pink Fresh   $115.43
9th   Dabuz   $38.48
9th   Hyuga   $38.48
9th   ESAM     $38.48
9th   K.I.D. Goggles    $38.48
13th   ScAtt  
13th   Saj  
13th   NAKAT    
13th   K9sbruce   
17th   Angel Cortes  
17th   Pugwest  
17th   False    
17th   SS   
17th   Xaltis  
17th   Raptor  
17th   Seagull Joe  
17th   MVD  
25th   C3PO  
25th   Mister Eric  
25th   Zenyou  
25th   DJ Jack  
25th   Snow  
25th   James   
25th   iStudying  
25th   Jbandrew  
33rd   Seibrik  
33rd   AceStarThe3rd    
33rd   ADHD  
33rd   Craftis  
33rd   Wizzrobe  
33rd   Viceroy  
33rd   Day  
33rd   SETHsational  
33rd   Boss  
33rd   San  
33rd   Mr.II  
33rd   WaDiRob  
33rd   Tension  
33rd   Remzi  
33rd   Richie Business  
33rd   Riz  
49th   Apple  
49th   Blur  
49th   Ash23  
49th   DC  
49th   Camalange  
49th   TekNo   
49th   Kuma  
49th   Coreo   
49th   Promaelia  
49th   Neos  
49th   Cree  
49th   Nairo  
49th   Le Troof  
49th   SmashG0D   
49th   Draxsel  
49th   PikaPika!  

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doublesEdit

(112 teams)
Top 16 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Nairo      Koolaid     $896.00 ($448.00 each)
2nd   VoiD     NAKAT    $448.00 ($224.00 each)
3rd   Dabuz     Hyuga   $336.00 ($168.00 each)
4th   ESAM     MVD   $224.00 ($112.00 each)
5th   Mr.E     Will   $112.00 ($56.00 each)
5th   Larry Lurr     Zenyou   $112.00 ($56.00 each)
7th   Ally     Jbandrew   $56.00 ($28.00 each)
7th   aMSa     Mr.II   $56.00 ($28.00 each)
9th   Remzi     Ash23  
9th   Abadango     Mr. R  
9th   Xaltis     DJ Jack  
9th   Marss     Pugwest  
13th   PikaPika!     K.I.D. Goggles  
13th   Technology     Dux  
13th   Seagull Joe     Tension  
13th   ScAtt     Neos  

Super Smash Bros. singlesEdit

(107 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   SuPeRbOoMfAn      $642.00
2nd   tacos       $321.00
3rd   KeroKeroppi     $240.75
4th   Revan   $160.50
5th   Wizzrobe   $80.25
5th   Bark Sanchez   $80.25
7th   Firo     $40.13
7th   LD   $40.13
9th   Shears  
9th   Fireblaster   
9th   Clubbadubba   
9th   Lord Narwhal   
13th   th3kuzinator  
13th   Combo Blaze  
13th   Darkhorse   
13th   Daniel   

Super Smash Bros. doublesEdit

(30 teams)
Top 8 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   SuPeRbOoMfAn          tacos          $300.00 ($150.00 each)
2nd   Nintendude     Firo   $150.00 ($75.00 each)
3rd   Bark Sanchez     Darkhorse    $90.00 ($45.00 each)
4th   Fireblaster      Revan   $60.00 ($30.00 each)
5th   JimmyJoe     th3kuzinator  
5th   KnitePhox     Combo Blaze  
7th   Lord Narwhal     Dr. Lampy  
7th   Daniel     Shears  

Side eventsEdit

Super Smash Bros. Melee character crew battleEdit

(8 crews)
Bracket

Place Crew Captain Team member Team member Team member Earnings
1st Team Fox     Chillin   Mango   SFAT   Colbol $800.00 ($200.00 each)
2nd Team Captain Falcon     Gahtzu   S2J   Wizzrobe   Gravy $400.00 ($100.00 each)
3rd Team Samus     HugS   Plup   Duck   ESAM $200.00 ($50.00 each)
3rd Team Jigglypuff     Hungrybox   Prince Abu   4%   Aglet $200.00 ($50.00 each)
5th Team Peach     MacD   Bladewise   lloD   Mafia $100.00 ($25.00 each)
5th Team Marth     PewPewU   The Moon   DruggedFox   SmashG0D $100.00 ($25.00 each)
5th Team Falco     Westballz   Axe   Zhu   Frootloop $100.00 ($25.00 each)
5th Team Ice Climbers     Nintendude   Wobbles   ChuDat   dizzkidboogie $100.00 ($25.00 each)

ExhibitionsEdit

Winner Character(s) Loser Character(s) Score Amount
  Hungrybox      SmashG0D   3-1
  ChuDat     HugS   3-0
  Amsah     aMSa   3-2

TriviaEdit

  • The 512 player cap for Smash 4 was exceeded by 1 due to a player from the rewards shop being added after the cap had been hit.
  • Pound 2016 stands as Nairo's worst placing in Smash 4, at 49th place.
  • This was the first Smash 4 American major won by a Japanese player, Abadango.
    • This also means it was the first Smash 4 American major not won by ZeRo or Nairo.
    • This was also the first Smash 4 national tournament to be won with Mewtwo in grand finals.

External linksEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Pound 2016 Announced!. SmashBoards. Retrieved on 2015-12-15.
  2. ^ Tournament Organizer Blacklist. SmashBoards. Retrieved on 2015-12-15.
  3. ^ Important post. Plank. Retrieved on 2015-12-15.
  4. ^ Registration and Pound V payment. Pound Series official twitter account. Retrieved on 2015-12-15.
  5. ^ PPMD confirming Pound V payment. PPMD twitter account. Retrieved on 2015-12-15.
  6. ^ HungryBox confirming Pound V payment. HungryBox twitter account. Retrieved on 2015-12-15.