The Big House (tournament)

The Big House

The Big House 5 logo
Tournament information
Sport Super Smash Bros
Location Michigan
Established 2011
Number of tournaments 5
Administrator(s) Robin "Juggleguy" Harn
Current champion
Melee: Adam "Armada" Lindgren
Wii U: Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios
Final champion
PM: Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios (2014)

The Big House is an annual Super Smash Bros tournament held since 2011 in Michigan. The tournament is one of the most prestigious events of the calendar year.

The Big House

The first Big House tournament was held on October 22, 2011 at the Michigan League Michigan Room on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. 115 entrants participated in Melee singles. It was won by Oscar "Lovage" Nilsson from Southern California.[1] It was an Apex 2012 qualifier.

The Big House 2

The Big House 2 was held on October 6th-7th, 2012 at the Pierpont Commons East Room on the campus of the University of Michigan. Melee was won by Joseph "Mango" Marquez. Project M was won by Brian "metroid1117" Lin.

The Big House 3

The Big House 3 was held from October 12th-13th, 2013 at the Hilton Garden Inn Ann Arbor in Ann Arbor. It was won by Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman.

The Big House 4

The Big House 4 was held from October 4th-5th, 2014 at the Sheraton DTW Hotel in Romulus. Won by Joseph "Mango" Marquez.[2][3][4][5][6]

The Big House 5

The fifth edition of The Big House was held from October 2-4, 2015 at the Adoba Dearborn Hotel in Dearborn. Prior to the tournament Leffen was denied entry into the United States at customs because of lack of a proper work visa due to his affiliation with an American company, Team SoloMid.[7] It was by Adam "Armada" Lindgren over Juan "Hungrybox" Debiedma in the grand finals.[8] Wii U was won by Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios, who also won all nationals he attended up to that point, including the super majors Apex 2015 and EVO 2015.[9] There were 1,317 singles entrants for Melee and 512 for Wii U. This iteration of the tournament dropped Project M as an official event.

References

  1. ↑ "The Big House 5 [October 2-4, 2015] - The Big House 3". Umsmash.com. 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  2. ↑ Grasso, Samantha. "Big House 4 shows why watching esports is better in person". Dailydot.com. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  3. ↑ Grasso, Samantha. "Zero and Armada talk Smash 4 at Big House 4". Dailydot.com. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  4. ↑ Grasso, Samantha. "High and low with Hungrybox at Big House 4". Dailydot.com. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  5. ↑ Grasso, Samantha. "Midwestern underdogs shine in Big House 4 bracket". Dailydot.com. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  6. ↑ Grasso, Samantha. "Big House 4 heads into championship rounds". Dailydot.com. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  7. ↑ Demers, Matt (Sep 30, 2015). "Leffen denied entry to USA for Smash tournament". TheScore eSports.
  8. ↑ Womack, Barrett. "The Big House 5: A Retrospective". Red Bull. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  9. ↑ "The Big House 5: Super Smash Bros. Melee & For Wii U Results". Inquirer.net.
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