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The AADL GT is a product of the Ann Arbor District Library. The GT (Game Tournmanets) are a series of video game tournaments culminating with a grand championship event in December. The events usually draw between 75 and 100 competitors but more than 150 different people competed in season three, and there is also a dedicated staff that runs the event. The siblings and parents of the competitors also attend just to watch their family member compete The AADL-GT takes place in the multipurpose room of the main branch of the Ann Arbor District Library. This event is sometimes carried by Ann Arbor's local Community Television Network (CTN). The commentary is provided by a variety of current and former participants such as TC Bad Driver, Evil Bus Driver, Sir Ducksalot, Major Tom and of course, Eli himself.

History

First Season

During the first season, Mario Kart: Double Dash was the only game played. The season consisted of four monthly tournaments,
starting in August and a grand championship event in December. The monthly tournaments consisted of a single player race event,
single player battle event, and co-op race event, which were used as qualifiers for a final battle event for prizes. The grands
consisted of a wild card event then a single player racing event as a qualifier. The elimination rounds were single player battle
events. The final battle was between John Durski (4th place), D-Rex (3rd place), and then there was a controversial finish between
Duck (2nd) and TurtlePerson2 (1st). Although the two were tied, Duck eliminated [himself in order to win the second place prize.

Second Season

The second season added Super Smash Brothers Melee to the mix. The season also added a pre-season event in July. Clans were also
implemented. A controversial addition was the "surprise round", which was the prize round. Players complained that the surprise
round favored players who spent more money on video games, while advocates said that a surprise game required more gaming skill and
less practice.

The grand championships of the second season were in a similar format to the season tournaments. The surprise round games were
Root Beer Tapper and Pong. The finals consisted of Duck (1st), Jerry (2nd), Monkeyman (3rd), and Leinad (4th). TurtlePerson2 did
not attend the tournament.

Third Season

The third season removed the surprise round and instead implemented a system, which awarded prizes per event instead of large
prizes at the end. The season has been dominated by players such as TurtlePerson2, shin Oroachimaru, Mike S.(Mike Swain), Pwnerer, and Bad
Driver (TurtlePerson2's brother). The clan battle has been dominated by We Are Hard, Bros and Co, and Turtle Clan. The grand championship is on December 16, 2006.

Prizes

The first season had prizes for 1st through 3rd place of $70, $50, $30 respectively. The grand championship had, as prizes, an iPod, a Nintendo DS, and a GBA SP.

The second season had the same prizes for the regular season, but added a PSP to the grand championship prizes.

The third season had four events, each giving out 1st-3rd prizes of $40, $30, and $20. The grand championship is expected to feature a Nintendo Wii as well as an iPod. Rumor has it that the members of the top clan will recieve Nintendo DS's. The other prizes are unknown.

Trivia

Joe Smolarski, a feared player during the first and second season, has not been to any of season 3.

A similar thing happened to Pro, who was in 1st place at the end of season 2, but never came back for season 3. He was in the same clan as Joe Smolarski.

The tournaments are run by Eli Neighburger, who along with others at the library have developed multiple applications used in running the tournaments.

Skills Dat Kills won the clan battle season 2, but merged with Noise Machine to form Bros and Co.

Mike Beech (Evil Bus Driver), a co-founder of the name Vaccinated Monks and former captain of The Reds, gains his popularity by wearing a collection of costumes to the AADL_GT events. Joining during the 2nd season, he wore Imperial Stormtrooper armor. During the 3rd season, he wore a suit and a Top Hat (he didn't have a name for it but was hassled by being called Willy Wonka.)

Two of We Are Hard's premier clan members (Shin Orachimaru and Omega, affectionately known as the Royster brothers) make a two hour trip every month to go to the tournament, they come all the way from Kalamazoo.

External Links

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