He then defeated Eikelmann in loser's before being defeated by Lord HDL 2–0 to get 17th. He lost to Ice first round, but was able to take Game 1, much to the shock of many. Shortly after, he attended Neo Nebulous Beta 2, where he placed 13th, and then made it into the pro bracket in the 2nd seed of his pool at Super Nebulous 2 on January 24, 2015. On January 9, 2015, PC Chris posted a Tweet announcing his return to competitive Melee play. After his retirement, PC still did play in a number of tournaments, including the national Apex 2012. PC Chris explains his semi-retirement due to having to focus on a full-time job. PC Chris spent years in a semi-retired state while he still participated in several national tournaments and usually made it into the bracket, his results were not nearly as notable as they once were. PC Chris's final three top performances were 5th at Viva La Smashtaclysm, losing to Azen and Mew2King, 3rd at Pound 3, losing to Mew2King and MaNg0, and 4th at Revival of Melee, losing to MaNg0 and "DaShizWiz". He eventually placed 4th at EVO World 2007. PC Chris qualified for the EVO 2007 championship by placing 3rd at EVO East 2007 and 2nd at EVO West 2007. He did, however, win Zero Challenge 3, sweeping through losers' bracket and defeating Mew2King in two sets of grand finals after losing to Mew2King in winners' quarters. In 2007, PC Chris placed 4th at Cataclysm 3, losing to Mew2King and KoreanDJ, 3rd at MLG Long Island 2007, losing to Mew2King twice, 5th at Pound 2, losing to ChuDat and Mew2King, and 2nd at MELEE-FC Diamond, losing to Mew2King in two sets of grand finals. PC Chris eventually managed to win MLG Las Vegas 2006 and take the MLG 2006 championship, defeating Azen, Isai, and KoreanDJ twice. Despite this, his placement of 2nd at MLG New York Playoffs 2006, where he defeated ChuDat twice but lost to Azen twice, allowed him to qualify for the MLG 2006 championship. MLG Orlando 2006 proved to be his worst tournament in the season, as he lost to Azen and then to "HugS" early in losers' bracket, finishing at a disappointing 13th place. PC Chris also won MELEE-FC6, defeating Mew2King in two consecutive sets during grand finals. He lost to ChuDat and "Azen" at MLG Chicago 2006, placing 5th. At MLG Anaheim 2006, he lost to ChuDat again in winners' semis, then defeated "KoreanDJ", "Isai", and ChuDat in losers' bracket, and won the first set of grand finals against Ken, but still lost the second set, placing 2nd. However, at MLG Dallas 2006, he lost to Ken in winners' finals and then to "ChuDat" in losers' finals, placing 3rd. PC Chris started his MLG career by winning MLG New York Opener 2006, the first tournament in the MLG 2006 Pro Circuit, defeating Ken twice. A 2021 list compiled by PGstats ranked PC Chris as the thirteenth-greatest Melee player of all time. He held this record for about 9 years until Adam "Armada" Lindgren won EVO 2015, earning $11,214. Szygiel formerly held the record for receiving the largest prize check from a Melee tournament, winning $10,000 USD at MLG Las Vegas 2006. His handle PC Chris comes from his hometown of Port Chester, New York. Szygiel received television coverage on the MTV reality television episode True Life: "I'm A Professional Gamer" and was documented in an episode of the 2013 documentary series The Smash Brothers. He is best known for defeating top professional player Ken Hoang in grand finals of MLG New York 2006, in what was at the time considered one of the greatest upsets in competitive Melee history. American professional esports player PC ChrisĬhristopher Szygiel, better known by his handle PC Chris, is an American former professional Super Smash Bros.
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