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'''Tournament Go''' (abbreviated '''TG''') was a series of [[Super Smash Bros. Melee|Melee]] tournaments held in California hosted by [[Matt Deezie]] and is best known for being the father of the tournament scene. The Tournament Go series are considered the first major tournaments. Tournament Go was the biggest national tournament series during its time and set the precedence for all Smash tournaments to follow. TG also helped to create the current accepted rule set.
{{Infobox Tournament Series
| name                      = Tournament Go
| image                    =
| founded                  = April 6th, 2002
| region                    = San Jose, USA {{Flag|USA}}
| format                    =
| ssbmwinner                = {{Sm|J.R. Castillo|USA}} (TG 1)<br>{{Sm|Justin Junio|USA}} (TG 2)<br>{{Sm|Recipherus|USA}} (TG 3)<br>{{Sm|Ken|USA}} (TG 4 & 5)<br>{{Sm|Azen|USA}} (TG 6)
| player(s) with most wins  = {{Sm|Ken|USA}} (2 titles)
| organizer                = {{Sm|Matt Deezie}}
| website                  =
}}


==Tournament Go Results==
'''Tournament Go''' (abbreviated '''TG''') was a series of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' tournaments held in California by {{Sm|Matt Deezie}}, who is best known for being the father of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' tournament scene. The Tournament Go tournaments are considered the first major tournaments and had six iterations from 2002 to 2004. Tournament Go was the biggest national tournament series during its time and set the precedence for all Smash tournaments to follow. TG also helped to create the current accepted rule set.


===Tournament Go (April 6th, 2002)===
==List of tournaments==
'''Singles'''
{| class="wikitable"
* 1st : J.R. Castillo
|-
* 2nd : [[Justin Junio]]
! Event !! Date !! Attendance
* 3rd : [[Recipherus]] a.k.a. Jeremey
|-
'''Teams'''
| [[Tournament Go 1]] || April 6th, 2002 || ?
* 1st : Puzzies (Justin Junio & J.R. Castillo)
|-
* 2nd : X-men (John-john & Daren)
| [[Tournament Go 2]] || June 15th, 2002 || ?
* 3rd : Link Grew a Mustache (Recipherus & Adam)
|-
'''Free-For-All'''
| [[Tournament Go 3]] || August 24th, 2002 || ~50
* 1st : Justin Junio
|-
* 2nd : John-john
| [[Tournament Go 4]] || January 19th, 2003 || ~90
* 3rd : Recipherus
|-
* 4th : [[Matt Deezie]]
| [[Tournament Go 5]] || August 2nd-3rd, 2003 || ~80-90
|-
| [[Tournament Go 6]] || August 21st-22nd, 2004 || 112+
|}


===Tournament Go 2 (June 15th, 2002)===
==Champions==
* 1st : Justin Junio {{head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Falco (SSBM)}}
{| class="wikitable"
* 2nd : Recipherus {{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Sheik (SSBM)}}
|-
* 3rd : Matt Deezie {{head|Mario|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Mario (SSBM)}}{{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Fox (SSBM)}}
! Event !! Player !! Tag !! Character(s) !! Runner-up !! Character(s)
* 4th : [[terrakalar]] {{head|Zelda|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Zelda (SSBM)}} {{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Sheik (SSBM)}}{{head|DonkeyKong|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Donkey Kong (SSBM)}}, others)
|-
* 5th : Adam {{head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Luigi (SSBM)}}
| [[Tournament Go 1]] || J.R. Castillo || {{Sm|J.R. Castillo|USA}} || {{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Justin Junio|USA}} || {{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
* 5th : [[Scamp]] {{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Fox (SSBM)}}
|-
* 7th : Vien {{head|DrMario|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Dr. Mario (SSBM)}}{{head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Falco (SSBM)}}
| [[Tournament Go 2]] || Justin Junio || {{Sm|Justin Junio|USA}} || {{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Recipherus|USA}} || {{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
* 7th : Super Mac {{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Sheik (SSBM)}}
|-
| [[Tournament Go 3]] || Jeremy Fremlin || {{Sm|Recipherus|USA}} || {{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Adam|USA|p=CA}} || {{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
| [[Tournament Go 4]] || Ken Hoang || {{Sm|Ken|USA}} || {{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Recipherus|USA}} || {{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
| [[Tournament Go 5]] || Ken Hoang || {{Sm|Ken|USA}} || {{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Recipherus|USA}} || {{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
| [[Tournament Go 6]] || Christopher McMullen || {{Sm|Azen|USA}} || {{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Captain Jack|Japan}} || {{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Dr. Mario|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|}


===Tournament Go 3 (August 24th, 2002)===
{{Tournament Go}}
* 1st : Recipherus {{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Sheik (SSBM)}}
* 2nd : Adam {{head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Luigi (SSBM)}}
* 3rd : Vien {{head|DrMario|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Dr. Mario (SSBM)}}
* 4th : Sam {{head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Falco (SSBM)}}{{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Sheik (SSBM)}}
* 5th : Matt Deezie {{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Fox (SSBM)}}{{head|Mario|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Mario (SSBM)}}
* 5th : Justin Junio {{head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Falco (SSBM)}}
* 7th : J.R. Castillo {{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Fox (SSBM)}}
* 7th : Scamp {{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Fox (SSBM)}}{{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Sheik (SSBM)}}{{head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Peach (SSBM)}}


===Tournament Go 4 (January 19th, 2003)===
[[Category:National tournaments]]
'''Singles'''
[[Category:Northern California tournaments]]
* 1st : [[Ken Hoang|Ken]] {{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Marth (SSBM)}}
[[Category:Tournament series]]
* 2nd : Recipherus {{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Sheik (SSBM)}}
* 3rd : Sam {{head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Falco (SSBM)}}
* 4th : Justin Junio {{head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Peach (SSBM)}}{{head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Samus (SSBM)}} {{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Marth (SSBM)}} others)
* 5th : Jeff(Misc Sheik Number 8) {{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Sheik (SSBM)}}
* 5th : MattD {{head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Fox (SSBM)}}
* 7th : [[Isai]] {{head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Samus (SSBM)}}{{head|DrMario|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Dr. Mario (SSBM)}}{{head|Kirby|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Kirby (SSBM)}}
* 7th : Vien {{head|DrMario|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Dr. Mario (SSBM)}}
'''Teams'''
* 1st : Suck Fal-cox (Justin/JR)
* 2nd :Slashing Flamingos (Ken/[[Manacloud]])
* 3rd : -Lusheiki (Jeremey/Adam)
* 4th :-LinXamus (John-John/Andrew)
* 5th :-Built Ford Tough (Scamp/Sam)
* 5th :-Team Miscellaneous (Khoa/Jeff)
* 7th :- Unfair Share (Locke/Pat)
* 7th : Wahoo (Jeremey(1psmet)/John)
 
===Tournament Go 5 (August 2-3, 2003)===
'''Singles'''
* 1st : Ken {{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Marth (SSBM)}}
* 2nd : Recipherus {{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Sheik (SSBM)}}
* 3rd : [[Isai Alvarado|Isai]] {{head|CaptainFalcon|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Captain Falcon (SSBM)}}
* 4th : [[Azen Zagenite|Azen]] (many characters)
'''Teams'''
* 1st : El Chocolate Diablo (Ken/Isai)
* 2nd : DA ([[Wes]]/[[Hein]])
* 3rd : One Asian (Scamp/Sam)
 
===Tournament Go 6 (August 21-22, 2004)===
'''Singles'''
* 1st: Azen {{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Sheik (SSBM)}}{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Marth (SSBM)}}
* 2nd: [[Captain Jack]] {{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Sheik (SSBM)}}{{head|DrMario|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Dr. Mario (SSBM)}}{{head|Ganondorf|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Ganondorf (SSBM)}}
* 3rd: [[Chu Dat]] {{head|IceClimbers|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Ice Climbers (SSBM)}}
* 4th: [[Sastopher]] {{head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Peach (SSBM)}}
* 5-6th: Isai {{head|CaptainFalcon|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Captain Falcon (SSBM)}}
* 5-6th: RobFalco
* 7-8th: Wes
* 7-8th: [[DSF|DieSuperFly]] {{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px|l=Sheik (SSBM)}}
* 9-12th: Balefireboy
* 9-12th: J-Dawg
* 9-12th: Ken
* 9-12th: Sam
* 13-16th: Blair
* 13-16th: Dave
* 13-16th: Mike P
* 13-16th: Takuto
'''Teams'''
* 1st : El Chocolate Diablo (Ken/Isai)
 
==References==
 
*[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=7048 Tournament Go 1]
*[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=8094 Tournament Go 2]
*[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=21412 Tournament Go 3]
*[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=25052 Tournament Go 4]
*[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=29832 Tournament Go 5]
*[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=41667 Tournament Go 6]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=83707 Smashboards tournament results archive]
 
[[Category:Tournaments and Events]]
[[Category:American Tournaments]]

Latest revision as of 11:14, March 18, 2024

Tournament Go
Info
Founded April 6th, 2002
Region San Jose, USA USA
Format
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners USA J.R. Castillo (TG 1)
USA Justin Junio (TG 2)
USA Recipherus (TG 3)
USA Ken (TG 4 & 5)
USA Azen (TG 6)
Most successful player(s) USA Ken (2 titles)
Staff
Organizer(s) Matt Deezie

Tournament Go (abbreviated TG) was a series of Super Smash Bros. Melee tournaments held in California by Matt Deezie, who is best known for being the father of the Super Smash Bros. tournament scene. The Tournament Go tournaments are considered the first major tournaments and had six iterations from 2002 to 2004. Tournament Go was the biggest national tournament series during its time and set the precedence for all Smash tournaments to follow. TG also helped to create the current accepted rule set.

List of tournaments[edit]

Event Date Attendance
Tournament Go 1 April 6th, 2002 ?
Tournament Go 2 June 15th, 2002 ?
Tournament Go 3 August 24th, 2002 ~50
Tournament Go 4 January 19th, 2003 ~90
Tournament Go 5 August 2nd-3rd, 2003 ~80-90
Tournament Go 6 August 21st-22nd, 2004 112+

Champions[edit]

Event Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
Tournament Go 1 J.R. Castillo USA J.R. Castillo FoxHeadSSBM.png USA Justin Junio FalcoHeadSSBM.png
Tournament Go 2 Justin Junio USA Justin Junio FalcoHeadSSBM.png USA Recipherus SheikHeadSSBM.png
Tournament Go 3 Jeremy Fremlin USA Recipherus SheikHeadSSBM.png USA Adam LuigiHeadSSBM.png
Tournament Go 4 Ken Hoang USA Ken MarthHeadSSBM.png USA Recipherus SheikHeadSSBM.png
Tournament Go 5 Ken Hoang USA Ken MarthHeadSSBM.png USA Recipherus SheikHeadSSBM.png
Tournament Go 6 Christopher McMullen USA Azen MarthHeadSSBM.pngSheikHeadSSBM.png Japan Captain Jack SheikHeadSSBM.pngDrMarioHeadSSBM.pngGanondorfHeadSSBM.png