John Numbers

John Goldberg (born April 10, 1992), commonly known as John Numbers, is an American gamer most known for winning the 2015 Nintendo World Championship[1] and being the runner-up at the 2017 Nintendo World Championship.

John Numbers
Born
John Goldberg

(1992-04-10) April 10, 1992
Queens, New York, U.S.
OccupationGamer, livestreamer
Years active2015–present

Goldberg qualified for the 2015 Nintendo World Championships by receiving a score of 4.7 million on the NWC regional challenge at Best Buy in Long Island, NY.[2][3] He returned for the 2017 NWC as one of the 13-and-older qualifiers after completing the GBA Bowser Castle 1 track in Mario Kart 7 with a time of 1:16.120.[4][5]

Goldberg received television coverage on Disney XD.[6]

He is also known for his profession as a top-level player of the Super Smash Bros. series, especially Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where he is considered the best Wii Fit Trainer player.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U placings
TournamentDate1v1 placement2v2 placementPartner
Smash Attack 3February 8, 201513th2ndVinnie
Thursday Night Smash 5/15/2015May 15, 20152nd——
KTAR XIIIJuly 12, 201513th——
EVO 2015July 17–19, 201517thTop 16CaptAwesum
Nebulous Prime 1August 14–16, 20154th——
KTAR XVIJanuary 9, 20169th——
Kings of QueensFebruary 28, 20161st——
Shots Fired 2March 5–6, 201617th25thTaka
GlitchMarch 12, 201617th——
NEW FISHMay 7, 20165th5thJtails
KTAR XVIIIJune 11, 20167th——

References
  1. Leone, Matt (June 14, 2015). "John Numbers wins Nintendo World Championships 2015". Polygon. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  2. "John Numbers here, fresh out of the Nintendo World Championships of 2015. AMA!". June 15, 2015.
  3. Fennimore, Jack (October 7, 2017). "John Numbers: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved October 8, 2017. He qualified by receiving a score of 4.7 million on the NWC regional challenge at Best Buy in Long Island, NY.
  4. "Nintendo World Championships 2017 – Official Site". Nintendo. October 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  5. Goldberg, John (August 20, 2017). "I did it! I won the NWC 2017 Qualifiers!". Twitter. @JohnNumbers. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  6. "Nintendo World Championships coming to Disney XD". Nintendo. September 3, 2015.


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