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| 2GG Championship Series | |
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| 👁 2GGC logo.jpg | |
| Info | |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Region | United States |
| Format | Double elimination |
| Most successful player(s) | 👁 Chile ZeRo (GENESIS Saga, Midwest Mayhem Saga, Nairo Saga, SCR Saga, West Side Saga) |
| Staff | |
| Organizer(s) | Champ, 2GGaming, Esports Arena |
| Website(s) | http://2ggaming.com/ |
The 2GG Championship Series, or 2GGC, was a Super Smash Bros. for Wii U circuit of tournaments held throughout 2017 in Southern California as a collaboration between 2GGaming and Esports Arena. It was announced at the end of 2GGT: ZeRo Saga, and is the spiritual successor to the 2GGT series of tournaments. The tournament began on January 14th with 2GGC: GENESIS Saga and a new event was held every month -- barring April -- until 2GGC: MkLeo Saga on November 4th. The circuit finale was held from December 1st-3rd.
The tournament circuit remains the most prestigious tournament circuit in Smash 4, with all events in the circuit reaching major status at minimum and greatly bolstering the number of Smash 4 majors that year. Tournaments in the series also often flew out players who mained characters that matched the theme of the tournament, allowing many international players a chance at competing in the United States.
Twelve tournaments were hosted, one for each month of the year. A prize pot bonus of $50,000 was distributed across the tournaments from January to November, and another $50,000 was in play for the final 2GG Championship tournament in December, making for a total of a $100,000 pot bonus throughout the entire circuit. Players who won any of the tournaments in the series qualified into the Championship, having their travel expenses paid for; other players could also qualify through points earned by placing top 16 in circuit tournaments. Four of the tournaments had the qualifying points doubled, those being 2GGC: Civil War, 2GGC: Nairo Saga, 2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga and 2GGC: MkLeo Saga (the first three being considered "season finales"). In the end, a total of 20 players were qualified.
| Event | Date | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 2GGC: GENESIS Saga | January 14th, 2017 | 474 |
| 2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga | February 11th, 2017 | 349 |
| 2GGC: Civil War | March 24th-26th, 2017 | 866 |
| 2GGC: Greninja Saga* | May 20th, 2017 | 359 |
| 2GGC: Nairo Saga | June 10th-11th, 2017 | 485 |
| 2GGC: ARMS Saga | July 8th-9th, 2017 | 218 |
| 2GGC: SCR Saga | August 19th-20th, 2017 | 430 |
| 2GGC: West Side Saga | September 9th, 2017 | 315 |
| 2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga | October 14th-15th, 2017 | 396 |
| 2GGC: MkLeo Saga | November 4th, 2017 | 313 |
| 2GGC: Last Chance Qualifier | December 1st, 2017 | 132 |
| 2GG Championship | December 1st-3rd, 2017 | 20 |
