Tournament:Pound 2019
| Pound 2019 | |
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| Dates | April 19th-21st, 2019 |
| Venue | Laurel Park |
| Address/City | 198 Laurel Race Track Rd Laurel, Maryland 
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| Attendance | 1,745 |
| Entry fees | Early Bird (Up to February 5th): $40 Tier 1 (February 6th-March 11th): $50 Tier 2 (March 12th-April 1st): $60 Tier 3 (April 2nd-April 8th): $75 |
| Results | |
 winners
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Hungrybox 1v1 Plup & Mew2King 2v2
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 winners
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 Ally 1v1 Marss & Light 2v2
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| Staff | |
| Organizer(s) | VGBootCamp, Tantalus, Nintendude |
Pound 2019 was a Super Smash Bros. Melee major and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate supermajor tournament held at Xanadu from April 19th-21st, 2019. This was the first official Pound tournament since Pound 2016 nearly 3 years earlier, and the first Pound tournament for Ultimate.
Tournament summaryEdit
Super Smash Bros. MeleeEdit
In doubles, Plup2King double-eliminated PewFat to win the event, marking the first Melee doubles event since EGLX 2018 that PewFat did not win. In singles, Mang0 defeated Hungrybox 3-2 in Winners Semi-Final, his first win over Hungrybox since Smash Summit 6, and made Grand Finals on the Winner's side, the first major he was in this position since his victory at Super Smash Con 2017. However, Hungrybox tore through the Loser's bracket, defeating S2J, Zain, and Plup 3-1 to meet Mang0 in Grand Finals, where he defeated Mang0 twice 3-1 and 3-0 to win the tournament.
Hungrybox Crab incidentEdit
During top 8, an unknown spectator brought a dead crab into the venue, initially giving it its own seat.[1] At the end of Grand Finals, the crab was thrown at Hungrybox as he was fistbumping Mang0, with the incident being captured on-stream and by other spectators.[2] The spectator was later identified and banned from attending future tournaments, including Smash 'N' Splash 5.[3]
The incident caused a massive backlash on Twitter, with many people showing their disgust towards the spectator. It has since became a running joke in Hungrybox's fanbase, and Hungrybox himself would eat a crab on-stream in "revenge".
Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit
According to tournament guidelines, the Ultimate event was to use the latest version of Ultimate that was available on April 16th. As patch 3.0.0, the patch that added Joker, was released a day later, Joker was not allowed at the event.[4]
The first seed MkLeo was upset early in Winner's Quarter-Final in Phase 2 by #64 seed Jw 1-2 in an upset factor of 10, his first non-PGR loss of the season. Leo then made a notable 6-set Loser's run, including defeating Nairo 3-1 for 9th, before losing to Salem 1-3 to place 7th, his second non-Grand Final finish at a major alongside 2GG: Prime Saga, which took place a week prior. This event was notably the last tournament where MkLeo used Wolf and Lucina as his primary characters, as he began playing Joker in tournament starting with Umebura Japan Major 2019.
On the other hand, this marked a surprising performance from #18 seed Ally, which followed up his strong performance at Prime Saga a week prior that marked an end to his competitive slump. Benefitting from #47 seed Daybreak's upset over #2 seed Light (upset factor 8), who Ally was supposed to fight in Winners Quarter-Final of Top 48, Ally cruised into Top 8 defeating Pelca 3-1, playing the Snake ditto before winning the set using Mario in the last game. He then fought a series of game 5 events, defeating Dabuz and Myran twice, to win the event, continuing his top 3 streak at Pound events. Pound 2019 marked Ally's first major victory at a Smash event since 2GGC: Greninja Saga in 2017 and cemented him as the best Snake player in the early metagame. It also remained the only Snake victory at a major until Hurt's victory at Battle of BC 6 almost five years later.
Other notable runs include #37 seed Dark Wizzy's run, where he defeated #21 seed Mr.R and elminiated Light (upset factor 8) to place 13th, his best tournament run of the Spring 2019 PGRU season; and #10 seed ESAM's run, who was double-eliminated by Peach players MuteAce and Ling for 25th. ESAM's further losses to Samsora in Squad Strike and their money match cemented Peach as one of ESAM's worst characters to fight against.
ResultsEdit
Super Smash Bros. Melee singlesEdit
(451 entrants)
Top 48 Bracket
Top 12 Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | Hungrybox |
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$2,706.00 |
| 2nd | Mango |
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$1,623.60 |
| 3rd | Plup |
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$811.80 |
| 4th | Zain |
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$541.20 |
| 5th | SFAT |
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$270.60 |
| 5th | S2J |
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$270.60 |
| 7th | Axe |
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$135.30 |
| 7th | ChuDat |
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$135.30 |
| 9th | Slox |
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$67.65 |
| 9th | Swedish Delight |
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$67.65 |
| 9th | Gahtzu |
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$67.65 |
| 9th | Cool Lime |
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$67.65 |
| 13th | PewPewU |
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| 13th | Ginger |
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| 13th | Jerry |
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| 13th | Kaeon |
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| 17th | MikeHaze |
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| 17th | KJH |
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| 17th | iBDW |
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| 17th | 2saint |
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| 17th | Amida |
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| 17th | La Luna |
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| 17th | bobby big ballz |
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| 17th | Joyboy |
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| 25th | Drephen |
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| 25th | HTwa |
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| 25th | Kalvar |
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| 25th | Qerb |
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| 25th | BIGKID |
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| 25th | Arkouda |
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| 25th | Tiramisu |
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| 25th | Kevin Maples |
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| 33rd | Lucky |
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| 33rd | SypherPhoenix |
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| 33rd | Bones |
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| 33rd | lintgod |
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| 33rd | Mr. F |
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| 33rd | 42nd |
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| 33rd | JFlex |
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| 33rd | Juicebox |
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| 33rd | Boyd |
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| 33rd | Zealous5000 |
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| 33rd | TheSWOOPER |
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| 33rd | Peanutphobia |
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| 33rd | lloD |
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| 33rd | Fable |
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| 33rd | Icy |
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| 33rd | Nagy |
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Super Smash Bros. Melee doublesEdit
(93 teams)
Top 12 Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | Plup |
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Mew2King |
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$744.00 ($372.00 each) |
| 2nd | PewPewU |
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SFAT |
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$372.00 ($186.00 each) |
| 3rd | Hungrybox |
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ChuDat |
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$279.00 ($139.50 each) |
| 4th | Zain |
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Chillin |
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$186.00 ($93.00 each) |
| 5th | Lintgod |
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Slox |
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$93.00 ($46.50 each) |
| 5th | Drephen |
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Boyd |
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$93.00 ($46.50 each) |
| 7th | Juicebox |
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MOM! |
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$46.50 ($23.25 each) |
| 7th | Atomsk |
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Turtle |
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$46.50 ($23.25 each) |
| 9th* | iBDW |
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2saint |
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| 9th | HiFi |
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Jwilli |
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| 9th | TheSWOOPER |
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BIGKID |
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| 9th | Spare_Parts |
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Young |
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- This team was DQ'd in losers.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singlesEdit
(802 entrants)
Top 48 Bracket
Top 12 Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | Ally |
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$4,812 |
| 2nd | Myran |
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$2,887.20 |
| 3rd | Marss |
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$1,443.60 |
| 4th | Samsora |
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$962.40 |
| 5th | Dabuz |
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$481.20 |
| 5th | Salem |
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$481.20 |
| 7th | MVD |
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$240.60 |
| 7th |  MkLeo |
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$240.60 |
| 9th | Nairo |
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$120.30 |
| 9th | Pelca |
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$120.30 |
| 9th | Sinji |
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$120.30 |
| 9th | Jw |
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$120.30 |
| 13th |  Leffen |
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| 13th | Mr E |
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| 13th | Dark Wizzy |
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| 13th | Phantom |
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| 17th | Light |
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| 17th | Goblin |
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| 17th |  Mr.R |
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| 17th | Daybreak |
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| 17th | MattyG |
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| 17th | LingLing |
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| 17th | MuteAce |
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| 17th | UtopianRay |
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| 25th | Suarez |
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| 25th | burntsocks |
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| 25th | Danbi |
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| 25th | ANTi |
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| 25th | Mystearica |
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| 25th | ESAM |
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| 25th | Atomsk |
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| 25th | Mj |
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| 33rd | Riddles |
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| 33rd | BobbyWasabi |
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| 33rd | Puppeh |
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| 33rd | Frozen |
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| 33rd | Ryuga |
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| 33rd | Geist |
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| 33rd | Zinoto |
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| 33rd | ZD |
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| 33rd | Seagull Joe |
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| 33rd | Dexter |
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| 33rd | Ned |
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| 33rd | Gen |
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| 33rd | CaptainZack |
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| 33rd | Shyguy |
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| 33rd | PkChris |
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| 33rd | Ice |
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| 49th | Mew2King |
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| 49th | Larry Lurr |
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| 49th | Ralphie |
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| 49th | Jakal |
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| 49th | VoiD |
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| 49th | 6WX |
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| 49th | Tension |
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| 49th | Ksev |
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| 49th | Pipp |
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| 49th | Pathoran |
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| 49th | SoulArts |
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| 49th | Juuuuul |
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| 49th | Xerom |
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| 49th | Mav |
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| 49th | Squerk |
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| 49th | Buzz |
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate doublesEdit
(139 teams)
Top 12 Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | Marss |
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Light |
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$1,112.00 ($556.00 each) |
| 2nd | Nairo |
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Samsora |
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$556.00 ($278.00 each) |
| 3rd | MuteAce |
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Mr. R |
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$417.00 ($208.50 each) |
| 4th | Ally |
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Larry Lurr |
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$278.00 ($139.00 each) |
| 5th | MkLeo |
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Mew2King |
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$139.00 ($69.50 each) |
| 5th | Myran |
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Fatality |
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$139.00 ($69.50 each) |
| 7th | ESAM |
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MVD |
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$69.50 ($34.75 each) |
| 7th | Dark Wizzy |
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Salem |
$69.50 ($34.75 each) | |
| 9th | Puppeh |
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Mekos |
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| 9th | Gen |
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LingLing |
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| 9th | Suarez |
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Raptor |
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| 9th | Pathoran |
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EMP |
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| 13th | Frozen |
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Ralphie |
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| 13th | Kiwi |
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Sinji |
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| 13th | Dabuz |
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Mr E |
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| 13th | Ryuga |
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Goblin |
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Side eventsEdit
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Squad StrikeEdit
(178 entrants)
Top 16 Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | Marss |
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$712.00 |
| 2nd | Riddles |
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$356.00 |
| 3rd | Mew2King |
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$267.00 |
| 4th | Samsora |
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$178.00 |
| 5th | Puppeh |
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$89.00 |
| 5th | Larry Lurr |
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$89.00 |
| 7th | Kiwi |
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$44.50 |
| 7th | Ned |
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$44.50 |
| 9th | ESAM |
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| 9th | Sinji |
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| 9th | Pelca |
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| 9th | LingLing |
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| 13th | Dexter |
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| 13th | Shyguy |
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| 13th | Tiger |
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| 13th | MopN |
Maryland vs. Virginia crew battleEdit
| Maryland | Character | Stocks Taken | Virginia | Character | Stocks Taken |
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| Burntsocks |
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3 | JeBB |
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2 |
| Mj |
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0 | Iota |
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| Dingus Joe |
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2 | Minix |
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0 |
| ZD |
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9 | Xerom |
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2 |
| Dexter |
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1 | Squerk |
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3 |
| Logic |
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3 | Puppeh |
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2 |
| Total | 18 | Total | 16 |
ESAM vs. Samsora $500 Money MatchEdit
| Winner | Character(s) | Loser | Character(s) | Score | Amount |
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| Samsora |
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ESAM |
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10-1 | $500 |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Crab before it was thrown.
- ^ Error on call to Template:cite web: Parameters url and title must be specified.
- ^ Smash 'N' Splash 5 Ban.
- ^ Pound on Joker.
External linksEdit
| 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 |