March 2015 Preview
March is a decent month for Melee on the calendar: coming into 2015, it has produced 12 tourneys of 100+ entrants all-time, tied for 5th-best of all months. The current March record is NSA 2 at 227 entrants, and it […]
Feb 13, 2015
February 2015 Preview
February preview, late edition. I was too busy recovering from Apex to do this last week!
February is a so-so month for Melee on the calendar: it has produced 9 tourneys of 100+ entrants all-time, tied for 7th-best out of all […]
Jan 29, 2015
Melee It On Me Live from Apex 2015
Tune in for the live edition of Melee It On Me at Apex 2015
Jan 12, 2015
Apex 2015 World Circuit Update and Projections (1/12/15)
13 circuit events down, 1 to go. Things have gotten VERY interesting heading into our final circuit event. Time for another update on the Apex 2015 World Circuit standings as of 1/12/15.
As a reminder to all, the top 16 players […]
Jan 7, 2015
Apex 2015 World Circuit Update and Projections (1/7/15)
12 circuit events down, 2 to go. Time for another update on the Apex 2015 World Circuit standings as of 1/7/15.
As a reminder to all, the top 16 players in these standings will automatically advance into the final top-48 Melee […]
Dec 31, 2014
January 2015 Preview
January is the premiere month for Melee on the calendar: it has produced 13 tourneys of 100+ entrants all-time, tied for best out of any month, including a 300+ entrant tourney in four of the past five years. This year […]
Dec 22, 2014
Apex 2015 World Circuit Update and Projections (12/22/14)
11 circuit events down, 3 to go. Time for another update on the Apex 2015 World Circuit standings as of 12/22/14.
As a reminder to all, the top 16 players in these standings will automatically advance into the final top-48 Melee […]
Dec 15, 2014
Apex 2015 World Circuit Update and Projections
8 circuit events down, 6 to go. It’s mid-December in the Melee season, and time to update everyone on the Apex 2015 World Circuit standings.
As a reminder to all, the top 16 players in these standings will automatically advance into […]
Dec 1, 2014
December 2014 Preview
December is historically a mediocre month for Melee: coming into 2014, it had produced just 5 tourneys of 100+ entrants all-time, and went four years without a 100+ entrant tourney between 2009-2013 before KoC 3 and Tipped Off 9 ended that drought last year. This time should be different; Smash 4 Wii U has hit the shelves, providing an opportunity for TOs to leverage dual game turnouts, and the hype from the Apex 2015 World Circuit will gain excellent momentum with an installment of the circuit taking place every weekend of the month.
Last month, Fight Pitt V impressed with 200 entrants, and we saw a record-breaking weekend on November 8-9th with an incredible five Melee tournaments cracking the 100+ entrant milestone: Kings of the North 3, SSW, Shuffle VI, GameClucks November, and Smash or DI 3.
December 6
The Come Up takes place this weekend. The Toronto region has flourished in 2014; McSmasher in January, a Canadian Arcadian in both May and November, and Get On My Level all gained 100+ entrants, with GOML amassing 250+ entrants; a hugely impressive feat for the region considering the fact that East Coast Canada had never hosted a 100+ entrant Melee tourney before this year. As part of the Apex 2015 World Circuit event, TO Joe is bringing the next big regional to the area with The Come Up, one of the first significant Melee and Smash 4 Wii U dual game events. Top names such as Mew2King, KirbyKaze, Kage, Duck, Toph, and more are confirmed. Prediction: 188 entrants (registration closed).
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Oct 31, 2014
November 2014 Preview
November is historically a very strong month for Melee: coming into 2014, it boasted 13 tourneys of 100+ entrants all-time, tied with August for most of any month. November has usually been carried by the Revival of Melee tournament series, but without a ROM installment this fall, other tournaments will have to step up to fill that void.
Last month, The Big House 4 shattered the Midwest Melee attendance record with 574 entrants, good for fourth biggest Melee tournament of all-time. Justice 4 and Mayhem also brought in very respectable turnouts for one-day events. As suspected, the arrival of Smash 4 3DS did not make a significant dent in any Melee tourneys, either positively or negatively. It appears that the two games attract different crowds, and the intertwining of dual-game events may have to wait until the console version of Smash 4 comes out. This month, the arrival of Smash 4 Wii U and the continuing Apex World Circuit have the potential to shake things up.
November 1
Fight Pitt V headlines the first weekend of November, having just surpassed the 200-entrant mark through online paid pre-registration before the start of the event. The Pittsburgh and Northeast Ohio scene has taken attendance to the next level this year, having gone from a region which hadn’t ran a 100-entrant tourney in the post-Brawl era to one that has now hosted four of them in the last ten months alone, including this 200-entrant whopper coming up. This fifth installment of the series brings something new to the table: the first two-day Melee event held by the current Pittsburgh community. Attendees have responded favorably, driving registration numbers sky high and gaining top player starpower such as Hungrybox, Hax, and Colbol. The marketing plan has been on point, the organization solid, and the VGBootCamp platform as credible as ever. PGH, welcome to the 200-entrant tournament club. Prediction: 200 entrants (registration closed).
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