Competitor Pool
WWE Superstar Bayley
WhySoSara
Kid Ocelot
Jeff B.
YellowKillerBee
360Chrism
Pico
Ito
ZERK
8owser16
Sawstep
Staggah
Asa Butterfield
Marco R.
Gooperman
SuperFX
tubooron
Abe E.
John Numbers
Myth
PasteCat
Sunny K.
Cole G.
Kyle H.

Second Place
Third Place

Hats off to the competitors and the audience for making this event one for the record books!

Bracket recap

See what happened at each stage of the Nintendo World Championships 2017 with this completed bracket.

Meet the competitors
Invitees
WWE Superstar Bayley portrait
WWE Superstar
Favorite Nintendo game Donkey Kong™
Favorite Character Diddy Kong
Top Nintendo moment Playing WWF No Mercy on Nintendo 64™ with my brother
WWE Superstar Bayley
USA
YellowKillerBee portrait
Speedrunner
Favorite Nintendo game Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse
Favorite Character Toad
Top Nintendo moment Getting to speedrun Mickey Mania for Super NES™ at SGDQ 2015... on my birthday!
YellowKillerBee
USA
ZERK portrait
2017 ARMS Open Invitational Champion
Favorite Nintendo game Advance Wars™: Days of Ruin
Favorite Character Twintelle
Top Nintendo moment Winning the 2017 ARMS Open Invitational at E3
ZERK
USA
Asa Butterfield portrait
Actor
Favorite Nintendo game Super Smash Bros.™
Favorite Character Link
Top Nintendo moment Competing at Evo 2017 and not completely sucking.
Asa Butterfield
United Kingdom
tubooron portrait
SDCC 12 & Under Super Smash Bros.™ for Wii U Tournament Winner
Favorite Nintendo game Mario and Luigi™: Bowser’s Inside Story
Favorite Character Luigi
tubooron
USA
PasteCat portrait
Splatoon veteran
Favorite Nintendo game Splatoon™
Favorite Character Princess Peach
Top Nintendo moment Winning a Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament during college.
PasteCat
Canada
WhySoSara portrait
Competitive Gamer
Favorite Nintendo game Super Mario Sunshine™
Favorite Character Waluigi and Fox McCloud
Top Nintendo moment When I met Charles Martinet in 2008 in Guadalajara Jalisco. He signed a poster for me and he was really cool.
WhySoSara
Mexico
360Chrism portrait
Speedrunner
Favorite Nintendo game Super Mario Galaxy™
Favorite Character Luigi
Top Nintendo moment When I won the Super Mario 64™ Speedrun Race at Summer Games Done Quick.
360Chrism
Germany
Qualifiers – 12 and younger
Anthony V. portrait
Favorite Nintendo game Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe
Favorite Character Bowser
Top Nintendo moment Winning the Nintendo tournament qualifying round
Anthony V.
New York
Marco R. portrait
Favorite Nintendo game Splatoon™ 2
Favorite Character Luigi
Top Nintendo moment Winning the Best Buy try outs! DUH! ;)
Marco R.
Bay Area
Abe E. portrait
Favorite Nintendo game Super Smash Bros.™
Favorite Character Waluigi/Ganon
Top Nintendo moment Completing and beating New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii
Abe E.
Chicago
Sunny K. portrait
Favorite Nintendo game Mario Kart™ Wii
Favorite Character Yoshi
Top Nintendo moment When I qualified for NWC 2017!!
Sunny K.
Los Angeles
Steven G. portrait
Favorite Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild
Favorite Character Mario
Favorite genre Action/Adventure
Steven G.
Minneapolis
Santiago A. portrait
Favorite Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda™: The Wind Waker™
Favorite Character Pit, Link, Little Mac
Top Nintendo moment Qualifying for the Nintendo World Championships and beating The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild in less than five days!
Santiago A.
Dallas
Wyatt A. portrait
Favorite Nintendo game Super Smash Bros.™ for Wii U
Favorite Character Yoshi
Top Nintendo moment "Beating" Hungrybox in Super Smash Bros for Wii U.
Wyatt A.
Seattle
Ausdyn C.* portrait
Favorite Nintendo game Super Mario Maker™
Favorite Character Mario
Top Nintendo moment Nintendo World Championships Qualifiers at Best Buy in Tukwila, WA on 9/10!
Ausdyn C.*
Seattle
Qualifiers - 13 and older
Nintendo World Championships 2015 champion
John Numbers portrait
Favorite Nintendo game Kirby 64™: The Crystal Shards
Favorite Character Yoshi
Top Nintendo moment Winning the 2015 Nintendo World Championships and meeting Shigeru Miyamoto for the first time!
John Numbers
New York
Cole G. portrait
Favorite Nintendo game Mario Kart™ Wii
Favorite Character Yoshi
Top Nintendo moment Playing NES™ games with my dad, especially Super Mario Bros.™ 3.
Cole G.
Bay Area
Jeff B. portrait
Favorite Nintendo game Pokémon™ Red Version
Favorite Character Pikachu
Favorite genre Role-Playing
Jeff B.
Chicago
Thomas G. portrait
Favorite Nintendo game Super Smash Bros.™
Favorite Character Metaknight
Top Nintendo moment Top Nintendo moment: Winning several Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments.
Thomas G.
Los Angeles
Kyle S. portrait
Favorite Nintendo game Mario Kart™
Favorite Character Mario
Top Nintendo moment Winning Mario Kart™ 7 League with team.
Kyle S.
Minneapolis
Kyle W. portrait
Favorite Nintendo game Mario Kart™
Favorite Character Donkey Kong
Favorite genre Racing
Kyle W.
Dallas
Emil P. portrait
Favorite Nintendo game Mario Kart™
Favorite Character Diddy Kong
Favorite genre Sports/Racing
Emil P.
Seattle
Kyle H.* portrait
Favorite Nintendo game Mario Kart™ 7
Favorite Character Luigi
Top Nintendo moment Getting Mario Kart™ Wii for Christmas when I was 8.
Kyle H.*
Seattle
*Substitute qualifier for Miami event.