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NYChrisG

NYChrisG
NYChrisG at EVO 2012
Personal information
NameChristopher Gonzalez
NationalityAmerican
Career information
Games
Playing career2011–present
Team history
2011–2012Local Battles
2012–2013FingerCramp
2013–2014AfterGlow Elite
2014GamesterGear
2015–2016Tempo Storm
2017–2020Evil Geniuses

Christopher Gonzalez, also known as NYChrisG, is an American competitive gamer, specializing in fighting games. He is considered one of the top Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 players. He is also the EVO 2016 champion for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.[1]

Career

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2011

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Gonzalez was first sponsored by the Local Battles Gaming Center in Fort Lee, New Jersey.[citation needed] Gonzalez first came to prominence at CEO 2011 and got 3rd place in Marvel vs. Capcom 3, losing only to Justin Wong and Hajime "Tokido" Taniguchi. Gonzalez would later attend EVO 2011 and defeat Noah Solis using a team of Amaterasu, Ryu, and Albert Wesker.[2] Gonzalez also placed Top 8 in Mortal Kombat during that event, getting 4th place using Reptile. He was knocked into losers by Eric "JOP" Akins, and then eliminated by Giuseppe "REO" Grosso. Gonzalez also represented the East Coast in the East Coast vs. West Coast Marvel vs. Capcom 3 exhibition in which his team lost.[3]

2012

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Gonzalez made a name for himself in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 by using a team consisting of Morrigan, Doctor Doom, and Akuma. In March 2012, Gonzalez left Local Battles and joined FingerCramp.[4] At EVO 2012, Gonzalez successfully made the Top 8, where he successfully defeated Justin Wong, Job "Flocker" Figueroa, and Peter "Combofiend" Rosas. He was ultimately defeated by Ryan "Filipino Champ" Ramirez, finishing 3rd. Gonzalez would later go on to substitute Akuma for Vergil on his main team. In October, Gonzalez left FingerCramp and joined AfterGlow Elite.[5]

2013

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Gonzalez attended CEO 2013 and won the Injustice: Gods Among Us and UMvC3 tournaments. Gonzalez made Top 8 in Injustice: Gods Among Us and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 at Evolution 2013. Gonzalez received 3rd place in Injustice: Gods Among Us using Green Arrow. He was defeated by Denzell "Crazy DJT 88" Terry twice, once in the Winners Bracket and once in the Losers Bracket. Gonzalez also lost to Justin Wong in the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament, finishing tied for 5th.[6] Gonzalez later attended Capcom Cup, qualifying for the Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 tournament and being voted into the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament. Gonzalez defeated Michael "IFC Yipes" Mendoza in the Grand Finals in order to receive the trophy.[7] Gonzalez would later defeat EVO 2013 champion Job "Flocker" Figueroa in a first-to-5 exhibition.[8] Gonzalez got 7th place in the Street Fighter tournament, being knocked into losers by Naoto "Sakonoko" Sako and then being eliminated by Hajime "Tokido" Taniguchi.[9]

2014

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Gonzalez was released from AfterGlow Elite as it was disbanded.[10] Gonzalez moved from his hometown of New York City to Los Angeles, California. There he was sponsored by GamesterGear for Final Round XVII. Gonzalez would permanently be part of the team later on.[11] Gonzalez plans to continue using Sakura in Ultra Street Fighter IV, and will be using Yang, Evil Ryu, and Elena as alternates.[12] Gonzalez attended CEO 2014 and won the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament, although he was unable to defend his title in Injustice: Gods Among Us being defeated by ForeverKing and DEG.[13] Gonzalez has competed at EVO 2014, most notably receiving 2nd place in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, losing to six-time Marvel vs. Capcom 2 champion Justin Wong. Also notable was Gonzalez failing to make the Top 8 for Injustice: Gods Among Us receiving 13th place.[14] In late October, Gonzalez announced his departure from GamesterGear.[15] After not showing up at a major tournament in three months, Gonzalez made a return to the scene by entering NEC 15, placing Top 8 in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat (2011), and Ultra Street Fighter IV. Also notable at the tournament was Gonzalez receiving first place in the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 based tournament Curleh Mustache Battle Royale 4 which took place at the same time as NEC 15.[16]

2015

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On March 10, Gonzalez was picked up by Tempo Storm as their first player in their Fighting Games division.[17] On April 2, it was revealed that Gonzalez would be featured on Cross Counter's hit show "The Excellent Adventures of Gootecks and Mike Ross" for four episodes.[18] In June, fellow Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 god Justin Wong placed a $300 bounty on Gonzalez, Wong himself, and Ryan "Filipino Champ" Ramirez for eliminating them in the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament at EVO 2015.[19] Gonzalez earned $300 for eliminating fellow god Justin Wong from said tournament, but was eliminated by Japanese player Ryota "RF" Fukumoto in a mirror match to get into Top 8.[20]

2016

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On March 2, Gonzalez was released from Tempo Storm as his contract expired.[21] At EVO 2016, Gonzalez won the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament out of the Loser's Bracket with an impressive showcasing of how deadly his team's synergy of MorriDoom and anchor Vergil can be.[1]

Gonzalez has picked up Street Fighter V and mainly plays Guile in said game.[12] Prior to Guile being released in late April[22] he played Cammy and Nash.[12]

2017

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On January 1, 2017, Gonzalez was signed by Evil Geniuses.[23]

2020

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On June 23, 2020, Gonzalez was released by Evil Geniuses[24] for comments he made on Facebook[25] in 2017.

Notable tournament placings

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Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Results
Year Tournament Placement
2011 CEO - Community Effort Orlando 2011 3rd
Mortal Kombat 9 Tournament Results
Year Tournament Placement
2011 CEO - Community Effort Orlando 2011 1st
2011 Evolution 2011 4th
2012 PowerUp 2012 2nd
2012 Civil War 4 4th
2013 Texas Showdown 2013 3rd
2014 Northeast Championships XV 2014 3rd
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament Results
Year Tournament Placement
2012 Apex 2012 5th
2012 Winter Brawl 6 2nd
2012 Final Round XV 5th
2012 Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 8 1st
2012 PowerUp 2012 1st
2012 Civil War 4 1st
2012 East Coast Throwdown 4 5th
2012 CEO - Community Effort Orlando 2012 2nd
2012 Evolution 2012 3rd
2012 GVN Summer Jam 6 2nd
2012 Seasons Beatings: Ascension 1st
2012 Curleh Mustache 5 1st
2012 Northeast Championships 13 1st
2013 Apex 2013 1st
2013 SoCal Regionals 2013 2nd
2013 Winter Brawl 7 1st
2013 Red Fight District 2 1st
2013 Final Round 16 1st
2013 Texas Showdown 2013 1st
2013 Civil War V 1st
2013 NorCal Regionals 11 1st
2013 East Coast Throwdown V 2nd
2013 Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 9 1st
2013 CEO - Community Effort Orlando 2013 1st
2013 Evolution 2013 5th
2013 Video X Games 2013 2nd
2013 GVN Summer Jam VII 1st
2013 The Fall Classic 2013 1st
2013 Canada Cup 2013 2nd
2013 ColiseoVS 2 1st
2013 Youmacon 2013 1st
2013 Northeast Championships XIV 1st
2013 Capcom Cup 2013 1st
2013 Hadocon V 2nd
2014 Defend the North 2014 1st
2014 Apex 2014 5th
2014 Kumite in Tennessee 2014 1st
2014 Final Round XVII 1st
2014 Texas Showdown 2014 1st
2014 East Coast Throwdown 2014 1st
2014 Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 10 3rd
2014 Community Effort Orlando 2014 1st
2014 Evolution 2014 2nd
2014 First Attack 2014 2nd
2014 Northeast Championships XV 3rd
2015 NorCal Regionals 2015 2nd
2015 Northwest Majors 7 5th
2015 Texas Showdown 2015 1st
2015 SoCal Regionals 2015: Prelude I 2nd
2015 CEO - Community Effort Orlando 2015 3rd
2015 Curleh Mustache West 4 1st
2015 Evolution 2015 9th
2015 Summer Jam 9 1st
2015 First Attack 2015 1st
2015 The Fall Classic 2015 1st
2016 Kumite in Tennessee 2016 1st
2016 Final Round 19 2nd
2016 NorCal Regionals 2016 1st
2016 West Coast Warzone 5 2nd
2016 Texas Showdown 2016 1st
2016 Evolution 2016 1st
2017 Curleh Finale 1st
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 Tournament Results
Year Tournament Placement
2012 Apex 2012 2nd
2012 Winter Brawl 6 5th
2012 Civil War 4 5th
2012 GVN Summer Jam 6 4th
2013 Apex 2013 4th
2013 Red Fight District 2 5th
2013 Texas Showdown 2013 3rd
2013 Civil War V 1st
2013 NorCal Regionals 11 3rd
2013 East Coast Throwdown V 4th
2013 Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 9 7th
2013 CEO - Community Effort Orlando 2013 3rd
2013 Video X Games 2013 4th
2013 GVN Summer Jam VII 2nd
2013 The Fall Classic 2013 1st
2013 ColiseoVS 2 1st
2013 Youmacon 2013 4th
2013 Northeast Championships XIV 3rd
2013 Capcom Cup 2013 7th
2013 Hadocon V 2nd
2014 Defend the North 2014 5th
2014 Kumite in Tennessee 2014 7th
King of Fighters XIII Tournament Results
Year Tournament Placement
2012 Winter Brawl 6 2nd
2012 Final Round XV 4th
2012 NorCal Regionals 10 3rd
2012 PowerUp 2012 2nd
2012 Civil War 4 2nd
2013 Apex 2013 2nd
2013 Texas Showdown 2013 4th
2013 Civil War V 2nd
2013 Video X Games 2013 3rd
2013 GVN Summer Jam VII 2nd
2013 The Fall Classic 2013 2nd
2014 Defend the North 2014 2nd
2014 Apex 2014 3rd
2014 GVN Summer Jam VIII 1st
2015 NorCal Regionals 2015 2nd
2015 Summer Jam 9 2nd
2015 The Fall Classic 2015 1st
2015 Northeast Championships 16 2nd
Street Fighter X Tekken Tournament Results
Year Tournament Placement
2012 NorCal Regionals 10 2nd
2012 PowerUp 2012 3rd
2012 Civil War 4 1st
2013 Winter Brawl 7 3rd
2013 Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 9 1st
2013 GVN Summer Jam VII 2nd
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition Tournament Results
Year Tournament Placement
2012 Final Round XV 2nd
2012 Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 8 3rd
2015 NorCal Regionals 2015 2nd
2015 Texas Showdown 2015 2nd
2015 Summer Jam 9 3rd
2016 Texas Showdown 2016 1st
Skullgirls Tournament Results
Year Tournament Placement
2012 Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 8 3rd
2012 Civil War 4 1st
2012 CEO - Community Effort Orlando 2012 1st
2012 Season's Beatings: Ascension 3rd
2013 SoCal Regionals 2013 3rd
2013 Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 9 4th
Divekick Tournament Results
Year Tournament Placement
2013 Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 9 2nd
2013 CEO - Community Effort Orlando 2013 4th
Injustice Tournament Results
Year Tournament Placement
2013 Civil War V 3rd
2013 East Coast Throwdown V 3rd
2013 Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 9 1st
2013 CEO - Community Effort Orlando 2013 1st
2013 Evolution 2013 3rd
2013 Video X Games 2013 2nd
2013 GVN Summer Jam VII 3rd
2013 Canada Cup 2013 4th
2013 Youmacon 2013 4th
2014 Community Effort Orlando 2014 4th
Killer Instinct (2013) Tournament Results
Year Tournament Placement
2014 Kumite in Tennessee 2014 3rd
2014 SoCal Regionals 2014 2nd
2014 East Coast Throwdown 2014 4th
Ultra Street Fighter IV Tournament Results
Year Tournament Placement
2014 Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 10 4th
2014 Community Effort Orlando 2014 7th
2014 Capcom Pro Tour San Diego Comic-Con 3rd
2014 First Attack 2014 1st
2014 GVN Summer Jam VIII 5th
2014 Northeast Championships XV 5th
2015 Northwest Majors 7 5th
2015 Texas Showdown 2015 5th
2015 SoCal Regionals 2015: Prelude I 4th
2015 First Attack 2015 5th
2016 NorCal Regionals 2016 5th
2016 Texas Showdown 2016 1st
Mortal Kombat X Results
Year Tournament Placement
2015 Northwest Majors 7 5th
2015 Texas Showdown 2015 2nd
2015 SoCal Regionals 2015: Prelude I 2nd
Street Fighter V Results
Year Tournament Placement
2016 West Coast Warzone 5 7th
Pokkén Tournament Results
Year Tournament Placement
2016 Texas Showdown 2016 2nd
Dragon Ball FighterZ Results
Year Tournament Placement
2018 Winter Brawl 12 2nd
2018 Texas Showdown 2018 1st

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References and notes

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  1. ^ a b Lee, Timothy (18 July 2016). "NYChrisG: 'It was everyone's cold hands against me'". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  2. ^ "Eight Year Old Noah Solis brings Pain to the Pros at EVO 2011". joystiq.com. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  3. ^ "EVO 2011 results, battle log & stream - Super Street Fighter 4 AE, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and more". eventhubs.com. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  4. ^ "FC Shore - Chris G Joins FingerCramp - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  5. ^ "Chris G Moves From FingerCramp To Team AGE - IPLAYWINNER - FIGHTING GAME NEWS STRATEGY & MEDIA". iplaywinner.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  6. ^ "EVO 2013 results and stream archives ft. Daigo, Infiltration, ChrisG, Justin Wong, Fuudo, Tokido and Xian". eventhubs.com. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  7. ^ "Yipes vs Chris G - Capcom Cup 2013 UMVC3 Grand Finals - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  8. ^ "Flocker vs Chris G - Capcom Cup UMVC3 Clash of the Champions Exhibition - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  9. ^ "Capcom Cup 2013 Results | Shoryuken". shoryuken.com. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  10. ^ "Team Afterglow Elite Officially Disbanded by Performance Designed Products | Shoryuken". shoryuken.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  11. ^ "Christopher "NYChrisG" Gonzalez Officially Joins GamesterGear | Shoryuken". shoryuken.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  12. ^ a b c "NYChrisG's Ultra Street Fighter IV Record | Shoryuken". shoryuken.com. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  13. ^ "CEO 2014 Results | EventHubs". eventhubs.com. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  14. ^ "EVO 2014 Day 1 streaming live the largest fighting game tournament in the world". Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  15. ^ "ChrisG leaves GamesterGear | Eventhubs". eventhubs.com. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  16. ^ "Northeast Championships 15 + Curleh Mustache Battle Royale 4 Results| Eventhubs". eventhubs.com. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  17. ^ Sim, Cheng Kai "KarbyP" (10 March 2015). "NYChrisG gets picked up by Tempo Storm". EventHubs. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  18. ^ Chavez, Steven (2 April 2015). "Tempo ChrisG becomes the next guest star on Excellent Adventures". Eventhubs.com. Eventhubs. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  19. ^ Walker, Ian. "Justin Wong places $300 bounty on himself, ChrisG, and FChamp". shoryuken.com. Shoryuken. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  20. ^ Taylor, Nicholas (17 July 2015). "EVO 2015 Results". eventhubs.com. Eventhubs. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  21. ^ Jurek, Steven. "ChrisG is now a free agent". dailydot.com. DailyDot eSports. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  22. ^ Hillier, Brenna (27 April 2016). "Guile joins Street Fighter 5 cast on Thursday". VG247. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  23. ^ Steiner, Dustin. "Evil Geniuses Announces Huge Shakeups in FGC and Starcraft". PVP Live. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  24. ^ Geniuses, Evil. "Evil Geniuses ChrisG Has been Released". Twitteraccessdate=2022-05-27.
  25. ^ Michael, Cale (2020-06-24). "Evil Geniuses parts ways with NYChrisG after inappropriate comments resurface". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  26. ^ "Top Players - ChrisG (Christopher Gonzalez)". maxoplata.net. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
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