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.
Career
2011 Gonzalez was first sponsored by the Local Battles Gaming Center in Fort Lee, New Jersey. 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. 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.
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. At EVO 2012, Gonzalez made the Top 8, where he 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.
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. 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. Gonzalez would later defeat EVO 2013 champion Job "Flocker" Figueroa in a first-to-5 exhibition. 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.
2014 Gonzalez was released from AfterGlow Elite as it was disbanded. 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. Gonzalez plans to continue using Sakura in Ultra Street Fighter IV, and will be using Yang, Evil Ryu, and Elena as alternates. 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. 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. In late October, Gonzalez announced his departure from GamesterGear. 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.
2015 On March 10, Gonzalez was picked up by Tempo Storm as their first player in their Fighting Games division. 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. 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. 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.
2016 On March 2, Gonzalez was released from Tempo Storm as his contract expired. At Evo 2016, Gonzalez won the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament out of the loser's bracket.
Gonzalez has picked up Street Fighter V and mainly plays Guile in said game. Prior to Guile being released in late April he played Cammy and Nash.
2017 On January 1, 2017, Gonzalez was signed by Evil Geniuses.
2020 On June 23, 2020, Gonzalez was released by Evil Geniuses for comments he made on Facebook in 2017.
Notable tournament placings Marvel vs. Capcom 3 ResultsYearTournamentPlacement2011CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20113rd
Mortal Kombat 9 Tournament ResultsYearTournamentPlacement2011CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20111st 2011Evolution 20114th2012PowerUp 20122nd2012Civil War 44th2013Texas Showdown 20133rd2014Northeast Championships XV 20143rd
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament ResultsYearTournamentPlacement2012Apex 20125th2012Winter Brawl 62nd2012Final Round XV5th2012Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 81st2012PowerUp 20121st2012Civil War 41st2012East Coast Throwdown 45th2012CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20122nd2012Evolution 20123rd2012GVN Summer Jam 62nd2012Seasons Beatings: Ascension1st2012Curleh Mustache 51st2012Northeast Championships 131st2013Apex 20131st2013SoCal Regionals 20132nd2013Winter Brawl 71st2013Red Fight District 21st2013Final Round 161st2013Texas Showdown 20131st2013Civil War V1st2013NorCal Regionals 111st2013East Coast Throwdown V2nd2013Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 91st2013CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20131st2013Evolution 20135th2013Video X Games 20132nd2013GVN Summer Jam VII1st2013The Fall Classic 20131st2013Canada Cup 20132nd2013ColiseoVS 21st2013Youmacon 20131st2013Northeast Championships XIV1st2013Capcom Cup 20131st2013Hadocon V2nd2014Defend the North 20141st2014Apex 20145th2014Kumite in Tennessee 20141st2014Final Round XVII1st2014Texas Showdown 20141st2014East Coast Throwdown 20141st2014Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 103rd2014Community Effort Orlando 20141st2014Evolution 20142nd2014First Attack 20142nd2014Northeast Championships XV3rd2015NorCal Regionals 20152nd2015Northwest Majors 75th2015Texas Showdown 20151st2015SoCal Regionals 2015: Prelude I2nd2015CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20153rd2015Curleh Mustache West 41st2015Evolution 20159th2015Summer Jam 91st2015First Attack 20151st2015The Fall Classic 20151st2016Kumite in Tennessee 20161st2016Final Round 192nd2016NorCal Regionals 20161st2016West Coast Warzone 52nd2016Texas Showdown 20161st2016Evolution 20161st2017Curleh Finale1st
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012 Tournament ResultsYearTournamentPlacement2012Apex 20122nd2012Winter Brawl 65th2012Civil War 45th2012GVN Summer Jam 64th2013Apex 20134th2013Red Fight District 25th2013Texas Showdown 20133rd2013Civil War V1st2013NorCal Regionals 113rd2013East Coast Throwdown V4th2013Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 97th2013CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20133rd2013Video X Games 20134th2013GVN Summer Jam VII2nd2013The Fall Classic 20131st2013ColiseoVS 21st2013Youmacon 20134th2013Northeast Championships XIV3rd2013Capcom Cup 20137th2013Hadocon V2nd2014Defend the North 20145th2014Kumite in Tennessee 20147th
King of Fighters XIII Tournament ResultsYearTournamentPlacement2012Winter Brawl 62nd2012Final Round XV4th2012NorCal Regionals 103rd2012PowerUp 20122nd2012Civil War 42nd2013Apex 20132nd2013Texas Showdown 20134th2013Civil War V2nd2013Video X Games 20133rd2013GVN Summer Jam VII2nd2013The Fall Classic 20132nd2014Defend the North 20142nd2014Apex 20143rd2014GVN Summer Jam VIII1st2015NorCal Regionals 20152nd2015Summer Jam 92nd2015The Fall Classic 20151st2015Northeast Championships 162nd
Street Fighter X Tekken Tournament ResultsYearTournamentPlacement2012NorCal Regionals 102nd2012PowerUp 20123rd2012Civil War 41st2013Winter Brawl 73rd2013Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 91st2013GVN Summer Jam VII2nd
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition Tournament ResultsYearTournamentPlacement2012Final Round XV2nd2012Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 83rd2015NorCal Regionals 20152nd2015Texas Showdown 20152nd2015Summer Jam 93rd2016Texas Showdown 20161st
Skullgirls Tournament ResultsYearTournamentPlacement2012Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 83rd2012Civil War 41st2012CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20121st2012Season's Beatings: Ascension3rd2013SoCal Regionals 20133rd2013Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 94th
Divekick Tournament ResultsYearTournamentPlacement2013Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 92nd2013CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20134th
Injustice Tournament ResultsYearTournamentPlacement2013Civil War V3rd2013East Coast Throwdown V3rd2013Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 91st2013CEO - Community Effort Orlando 20131st2013Evolution 20133rd2013Video X Games 20132nd2013GVN Summer Jam VII3rd2013Canada Cup 20134th2013Youmacon 20134th2014Community Effort Orlando 20144th
Killer Instinct (2013) Tournament ResultsYearTournamentPlacement2014Kumite in Tennessee 20143rd2014SoCal Regionals 20142nd2014East Coast Throwdown 20144th
Ultra Street Fighter IV Tournament ResultsYearTournamentPlacement2014Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 104th2014Community Effort Orlando 20147th2014Capcom Pro Tour San Diego Comic-Con3rd2014First Attack 20141st2014GVN Summer Jam VIII5th2014Northeast Championships XV5th2015Northwest Majors 75th2015Texas Showdown 20155th2015SoCal Regionals 2015: Prelude I4th2015First Attack 20155th2016NorCal Regionals 20165th2016Texas Showdown 20161st
Mortal Kombat X ResultsYearTournamentPlacement2015Northwest Majors 75th2015Texas Showdown 20152nd2015SoCal Regionals 2015: Prelude I2nd
Street Fighter V ResultsYearTournamentPlacement2016West Coast Warzone 57th
Pokkén Tournament ResultsYearTournamentPlacement2016Texas Showdown 20162nd
Dragon Ball FighterZ ResultsYearTournamentPlacement2018Winter Brawl 122nd2018Texas Showdown 20181st
References and notes
External links NYChrisG's Player Profile - Shoryuken Rankings