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With a $5,000 pot bonus the Genesis 3 Smash Draft is looking to be one of the most intense Melee crew battles we have seen to date. While stirring controversy, the top 64 players according to the MeleeItOnMe rankings have been seeded out of pools day one to compete. Eight captains were chosen based on votes from the Genesis 3 Compendium and the picks were streamed live on the Scar and Toph Show Monday night. Let's take a look at the teams and see how they may break down!

Whether it be through art, animation, or music, Smashers love to express their creativity through Smash Bros. That's why GosuJasu and Toggle are here with their Smash Bros. Disney song, Under FD! The song is based off the iconic song "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid, and is about well, Final Destination.

Joel "Isai" Alvarado. A retired legend in Melee and a master of Smash 64. Known as possibly the greatest Smash 64 player ever to play competitively when it was announced he would be entering Genesis 3 many assumed he would place 1st. This may very well not be the case.

With some research and digging we have compiled 17 reasons Isai may not win Genesis 3. Some are hard facts, others speculation, but all together show the odds may not be as stacked in his favor as previously expected. What players could pose a problem and what other issues may hold him back from success? Let's find out and learn a bit about the Smash 64 community along the way!

Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi! While Australia has funded foreign players to visit them with events like BAM7, this is one of the best outpourings of players traveling from their to the United States. The land down under is ready for Genesis 3 but do readers know all their threats attending? Let's give them a look!

The final episode in the HTC Rivals series has arrived. So far the video series has covered a variety of topics and storylines in Melee, namely the rivalries between Hungrybox, Leffen, and Mango. In the emotional finale to the masterly-crafted series, HTC covers everything about DreamHack Winter, including Hungrybox's historic win.

Back in August of 2015, the Smash 4 champion and all around Smash legend ZeRo was signed by Team SoloMid, one of North America's top eSports teams. ZeRo is known for is incredible Smash 4 tournament win streak, establishing himself as the game's best since release. However, ZeRo is much more than the Smash 4's #1. Learn more about ZeRo in this video by Team SoloMid!

While characters receive the most attention in Smash, stages and series representation is something that isn't highlighted as much. That's where SmashBoards moderator and Source Gaming author, @Frostwraith comes in. Frostwraith has continued his excellent Smash Stage Analysis series, this time focusing on the dream-like place, Magicant.

Another top Smash 4 player has received a sponsorship! Yesterday, it was announced that 6WX joined Circa eSports.

Just North of the American border is the Smash powerhouse country of Canada! The country boasts many top players in all of the Smash games, and they will be bringing some of their best to Genesis 3. Without further ado, here are the top Canadians to look out for at Genesis 3.

The first iteration of pools for Genesis 3 have been released! An official states from those running the event was released on /r/smashbros, the Smash Brothers subreddit. A link to the original statement is available here and has been quoted below.

Core-A Gaming, the folks who raised discussion over if we should stop playing side by side, has created another analysis video discussing another hard topic: Drugs and Competitive Gaming. In it comes many insights to a current problem within the eSports world and raises discussions on how it might be handled. Give it a watch!

It's not too often a Samus is seen doing well in Smash 4, let alone placing in the within the top 8. Adding on an event with some of the best talent SoCal has to offer with ESAM and ZeRo himself coming alone it would seem even less likely. But Jonny Westside threw all that out the window.

Former Project M Snake main once within the top three PM players of SoCal, Jonny Westside has been applying his skills towards Samus in Smash 4 and made a big splash at 2GGT: ESAM Saga last night After beating Mr. ConCon in a surprising upset and even taking a game off ZeRo himself Jonny sat down for an interview to talk about the event, Smash 4 Samus, and more.

Ever since Cloud's Smash 4 DLC release, Smashers from all across the world have been trying push the character to his limits. (No pun intended.) Whether it be up-air combos into Limit Break, creative up/down-tilt combos, or one of the many tricks he has, Cloud shaping out to be a big threat in Smash 4. That's why popular YouTuber My Smash Corner is here to teach some Cloud combos and tricks in Smash 4!

2015 has been a great year for the Smash community and Smashboards with progress being made on multiple fronts. If you haven't read it yet, please check out the SmashBoards Year End Update for the full scoop. As the site moves forward in 2016 a hard look has been taken into reshaping the structure of staffing on the website. With new features comes new responsibilities which requires time and effort from the community. The site will now offer applications for volunteers to help the site and the community.
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One of the biggest changes in site structure is the expansion of various project teams on the site. In the past responsibilities were mostly left to...

Welcome to Weekend Watchlist 35! Last year the Smashboards events system got an upgrade and we've combed through all of the tournaments submitted through it to find some of the best events being streamed this weekend to feature here. So without further ado get ready to watch and read because here is our Weekend Watchlist!

In an exciting announcement, Genesis 3 has partnered with Nintendo for this historic tournament! Announced earlier today on Twitter, this brings a new level of prestige to an already incredible tournament.

Welcome to 2016, folks! It's time for another volume in The State of Smash 4. This series, as per usual, takes an in-depth, comprehensive look into Smash 4's competitive game and recaps all of the major events and developments of the past month. 2015's final month brought a variety of developments to Smash 4, and major things to come. Without further ado, it's time to review the past month's announcements, and some of this 2015's major events for Smash 4.


The biggest news of this month is the Super Smash Bros Final Video Presentation. It can be viewed here, on Nintendo's Youtube Channel. This was the last broadcast for Smash 4, and it certainly delivered on the news front. Inside the...

"Last time on 2GGT, Fatality came to SoCal and showed his moves. This time, The Pika power himself, ESAM, quick attack his way into SoCal!" 2GGT ESAM Saga is already looking to be a great event. Not only did 2GG bring out Panda Global's ESAM to face SoCal's best but the big names are coming out in droves to challenge him this weekend!

The premier Dutch tournament series Avalon is looking to kick off 2016 with a bang, with more entrants and competition than ever. Avalon M-II is shaping out to be the first tournament since DreamHack Winter 2015 where top talent from multiple European countries will be facing off, making it a tournament not to be missed.

While Sakurai's own creation during his transition from Smash 64 to Melee it seems Kirby lost a bit of his spunk. He currently is considered the worst character in Melee being ranked 26th on the Melee Tier List. Is Kirby really a hopeless cause in Melee or is there more than meets the eye to this transforming character? We brought in the best Kirby mains around to weigh in!