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

Contents

Career

2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2020

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

Notable tournament placings

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Results
YearTournamentPlacement
2011CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20113rd
Mortal Kombat 9 Tournament Results
YearTournamentPlacement
2011CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20111st
2011 Evolution 2011 4th
2012PowerUp 20122nd
2012Civil War 44th
2013Texas Showdown 20133rd
2014Northeast Championships XV 20143rd
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament Results
YearTournamentPlacement
2012Apex 20125th
2012Winter Brawl 62nd
2012Final Round XV5th
2012Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 81st
2012PowerUp 20121st
2012Civil War 41st
2012East Coast Throwdown 45th
2012CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20122nd
2012Evolution 20123rd
2012GVN Summer Jam 62nd
2012Seasons Beatings: Ascension1st
2012Curleh Mustache 51st
2012Northeast Championships 131st
2013Apex 20131st
2013SoCal Regionals 20132nd
2013Winter Brawl 71st
2013Red Fight District 21st
2013Final Round 161st
2013Texas Showdown 20131st
2013Civil War V1st
2013NorCal Regionals 111st
2013East Coast Throwdown V2nd
2013Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 91st
2013CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20131st
2013Evolution 20135th
2013Video X Games 20132nd
2013GVN Summer Jam VII1st
2013The Fall Classic 20131st
2013Canada Cup 20132nd
2013ColiseoVS 21st
2013Youmacon 20131st
2013Northeast Championships XIV1st
2013Capcom Cup 20131st
2013Hadocon V2nd
2014Defend the North 20141st
2014Apex 20145th
2014Kumite in Tennessee 20141st
2014Final Round XVII1st
2014Texas Showdown 20141st
2014East Coast Throwdown 20141st
2014Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 103rd
2014Community Effort Orlando 20141st
2014Evolution 20142nd
2014First Attack 20142nd
2014Northeast Championships XV3rd
2015NorCal Regionals 20152nd
2015Northwest Majors 75th
2015Texas Showdown 20151st
2015SoCal Regionals 2015: Prelude I2nd
2015CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20153rd
2015Curleh Mustache West 41st
2015Evolution 20159th
2015Summer Jam 91st
2015First Attack 20151st
2015The Fall Classic 20151st
2016Kumite in Tennessee 20161st
2016Final Round 192nd
2016NorCal Regionals 20161st
2016West Coast Warzone 52nd
2016Texas Showdown 20161st
2016Evolution 20161st
2017Curleh Finale1st
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 Tournament Results
YearTournamentPlacement
2012Apex 20122nd
2012Winter Brawl 65th
2012Civil War 45th
2012GVN Summer Jam 64th
2013Apex 20134th
2013Red Fight District 25th
2013Texas Showdown 20133rd
2013Civil War V1st
2013NorCal Regionals 113rd
2013East Coast Throwdown V4th
2013Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 97th
2013CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20133rd
2013Video X Games 20134th
2013GVN Summer Jam VII2nd
2013The Fall Classic 20131st
2013ColiseoVS 21st
2013Youmacon 20134th
2013Northeast Championships XIV3rd
2013Capcom Cup 20137th
2013Hadocon V2nd
2014Defend the North 20145th
2014Kumite in Tennessee 20147th
King of Fighters XIII Tournament Results
YearTournamentPlacement
2012Winter Brawl 62nd
2012Final Round XV4th
2012NorCal Regionals 103rd
2012PowerUp 20122nd
2012Civil War 42nd
2013Apex 20132nd
2013Texas Showdown 20134th
2013Civil War V2nd
2013Video X Games 20133rd
2013GVN Summer Jam VII2nd
2013The Fall Classic 20132nd
2014Defend the North 20142nd
2014Apex 20143rd
2014GVN Summer Jam VIII1st
2015NorCal Regionals 20152nd
2015Summer Jam 92nd
2015The Fall Classic 20151st
2015Northeast Championships 162nd
Street Fighter X Tekken Tournament Results
YearTournamentPlacement
2012NorCal Regionals 102nd
2012PowerUp 20123rd
2012Civil War 41st
2013Winter Brawl 73rd
2013Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 91st
2013GVN Summer Jam VII2nd
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition Tournament Results
YearTournamentPlacement
2012Final Round XV2nd
2012Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 83rd
2015NorCal Regionals 20152nd
2015Texas Showdown 20152nd
2015Summer Jam 93rd
2016Texas Showdown 20161st
Skullgirls Tournament Results
YearTournamentPlacement
2012Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 83rd
2012Civil War 41st
2012CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20121st
2012Season's Beatings: Ascension3rd
2013SoCal Regionals 20133rd
2013Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 94th
Divekick Tournament Results
YearTournamentPlacement
2013Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 92nd
2013CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20134th
Injustice Tournament Results
YearTournamentPlacement
2013Civil War V3rd
2013East Coast Throwdown V3rd
2013Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 91st
2013CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20131st
2013Evolution 20133rd
2013Video X Games 20132nd
2013GVN Summer Jam VII3rd
2013Canada Cup 20134th
2013Youmacon 20134th
2014Community Effort Orlando 20144th
Killer Instinct (2013) Tournament Results
YearTournamentPlacement
2014Kumite in Tennessee 20143rd
2014SoCal Regionals 20142nd
2014East Coast Throwdown 20144th
Ultra Street Fighter IV Tournament Results
YearTournamentPlacement
2014Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 104th
2014Community Effort Orlando 20147th
2014Capcom Pro Tour San Diego Comic-Con3rd
2014First Attack 20141st
2014GVN Summer Jam VIII5th
2014Northeast Championships XV5th
2015Northwest Majors 75th
2015Texas Showdown 20155th
2015SoCal Regionals 2015: Prelude I4th
2015First Attack 20155th
2016NorCal Regionals 20165th
2016Texas Showdown 20161st
Mortal Kombat X Results
YearTournamentPlacement
2015Northwest Majors 75th
2015Texas Showdown 20152nd
2015SoCal Regionals 2015: Prelude I2nd
Street Fighter V Results
YearTournamentPlacement
2016West Coast Warzone 57th
Pokkén Tournament Results
YearTournamentPlacement
2016Texas Showdown 20162nd
Dragon Ball FighterZ Results
YearTournamentPlacement
2018Winter Brawl 122nd
2018Texas Showdown 20181st

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References and notes

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "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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