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Mayhem (227 Singles Entrants) – 8/9/2014, San Gabriel, CA
Mayhem is a Melee and Project M LOCAL in SoCal. There was 317 Unique entrants, 227 in Melee, and 173 in PM, with 94 entering both. All this done in 1 day. This is double our previous largest event. Player register ahead of time and pay at the venue. We took over 200 payments in under 90 minutes. The venue opened to the public at 11:00am. Melee finished a little after 1:00am and PM finished a little after 1:30am.
We had special out of state guess Hungrybox come out before moving back to Florida. He wasn’t the reason so many people came out (though i’m sure it helped). Post EVO hype and SoCal not having an SSS or Mayhem since EVO helped boost numbers to INSANE amounts. There were many new players and it was the 1st tournament for many. Overall heard many positive things from these new players and they seemed to enjoy themselves.
Make sure you don’t miss out on the next Mayhem Oct 4th. Melee will be streamed on twitch.tv/mikehazegaming
We had special out of state guess Hungrybox come out before moving back to Florida. He wasn’t the reason so many people came out (though i’m sure it helped). Post EVO hype and SoCal not having an SSS or Mayhem since EVO helped boost numbers to INSANE amounts. There were many new players and it was the 1st tournament for many. Overall heard many positive things from these new players and they seemed to enjoy themselves.
Make sure you don’t miss out on the next Mayhem Oct 4th. Melee will be streamed on twitch.tv/mikehazegaming
Singles Results
1. Crs Hungrybox
2. Lucky
3. Westballz
4. S2j
Body City 2 (92 Singles Entrants) – 8/9/2014, Ann Arbor, MI
The 2014 Michigan Melee Summer Circuit ended on a satisfying note with a Duck vs Trail showdown that was long overdue. Duck took their two sets in dominating fashion, winning 6-1 in games and continuing his reign of terror in the Midwest. Duck has now won five Michigan tourneys in a row, while also defeating out of state players such as KirbyKaze, Cactuar, Kels, Trail, RaynEX, Scar, VaNz, and more during that same period of time.
Singles Results
1. Duck
2. Trail
3. KJH
4. SonuvaBeach
BAM 3: We Livin’ (90 Singles Entrants) – 8/9/2014, San Carlos, California
BAM 3: We Livin’ was the first Norcal local since EVO 2014, and posted a strong turnout– especially among ranked players. 15 of the 20 members of the Norcal PR attended this tournament, not to mention a host rank caliber players, resulting in 90 total entrants and an incredibly difficult bracket. Upsets abounded, the most notable of which were Dizkidboogie defeating Shroomed, and Ky defeating Darrell . Azusa made his first tournament appearance in some time and placed quite well, defeating Scar, Silentspectre before succumbing to MMG|Shroomed in Losers Semis. Ultimately, Norcal’s heavy hitters emerged in the final stages of the tournament, and PewPewU continued his stretch of excellent play throughout the summer by beating both MIOM|SFAT in Winners’ Finals and MMG|Shroomed in Grand Finals.
Singles Results
1. MIOM|PewPewU
2. MMG|Shroomed
3. MIOM|SFAT
4. Azusa
Otakon Melee Tournament (64 Singles Entrants) – 8/9/2014, Baltimore, MD
Otakon failed to secure CRT TVs for their game room this year, but that didn’t stop them from having a Melee tournament which reached its 64-player cap just a few minutes after signups opened. Local players Nintendude and MC David waded their way through laggy 4-p FFAs in a single elimination bracket before eventually meeting in winners semis. On the other side of the bracket, a Jigglypuff player emerged victorious before falling in the finals.
Singles Results
1. Apex | Nintendude
2. ???
3. MC David
4. ???
Nebulous 9 (60 Singles Entrants) – 8/9/2014, New York, New York
Nebulous 9 was the largest and most stacked edition to the series that NY has ever seen. An astonishing 60 entrants entered with amazing players such as Hax, The Moon, Swedish Delight, Slox, Stricnyn3, Green Ranger, Niko, Jman, DJ Nintendo, MattdotZeb, Ryobeat and many more! People who usually placed Top 5 at these locals were meeting there match. (For example, Ryobeat got 9th, who usually gets 5th/4th. DJ Nintendo got 9th, who usually gets 4th/3rd/2nd). However no one expected Ryan K, an old school Falco veteran to run through the losers bracket to take out names such as Green Ranger, Jman, Tuna, and Slox to make it to 4th. It seems that after this tournament, the NY scene has finally been revived.
Singles Results
1. VGBC Hax
2. CTRL|The Moon
3. Swedish Delight
4. Ryan K
Game Over (49 Singles Entrants) – 8/5/2014, Somerville, MA
Singles Results
1. Liquid’KoreanDJ
2. MattDotZeb
3. Mafia
4. Crush
Sugoi Melee Biweekly I (41 Singles Entrants) – 8/7/2014, Philadelphia, PA
The Philadelphia Melee scene has seen influx of new players at smashfests as of late, leading to the first Sugoi Melee Biweekly (SMB)! The tournament was a huge success, bringing 41 entrants on a Thursday night with just a few days notice. Zhu (Falco, Sheik) and Cactuar (Puff, DK) took 1st and 2nd respectively. PikaPika (Sheik, Pikachu), with a surprise appearance, took 3rd, putting Velocity (Doc) at 4th.
Singles Results
1. Zhu
2. Cactuar
3. PikaPika!
4. Velocity
Nickel City Smash 4 (40 Singles Entrants) – 8/9/2014, Sudbury Ontario Canada
Nickel City Smash 4 was the 4th in the series of monthly tournaments in Sudbury, Ontario. It features Melee and PM Singles.
NCS4 broke the city’s previous records with an impressive 40 entrants for Melee Singles. This time, the top players from North Bay showed up to challenge Sudbury’s finest.
A 4v4 crew battle brought in the hype and stirred a new rivalry in Northern Ontario. The rivalry continued in Grand Finals, as the two top players from their respective scenes, Hex(Sudbury) vs UnlimitedBaconn(North Bay) played two explosive and very close sets. In the end, Sudbury was able to defend its territory and Hex was crowned victor of Melee Singles.
Project M singles ran as well and Sudbury’s finest held their ground with locals Hex and Bleck
meeting in Grand Finals. Down to the last game of the last set, however Hex was able to pull out the win in Project M as well.
Top 8 videos were recorded and will be uploaded shortly (to youtube link included)
NCS4 broke the city’s previous records with an impressive 40 entrants for Melee Singles. This time, the top players from North Bay showed up to challenge Sudbury’s finest.
A 4v4 crew battle brought in the hype and stirred a new rivalry in Northern Ontario. The rivalry continued in Grand Finals, as the two top players from their respective scenes, Hex(Sudbury) vs UnlimitedBaconn(North Bay) played two explosive and very close sets. In the end, Sudbury was able to defend its territory and Hex was crowned victor of Melee Singles.
Project M singles ran as well and Sudbury’s finest held their ground with locals Hex and Bleck
meeting in Grand Finals. Down to the last game of the last set, however Hex was able to pull out the win in Project M as well.
Top 8 videos were recorded and will be uploaded shortly (to youtube link included)
Singles Results
1. Hex
2. DPT UnlimitedBaconn
3. Papaya
4. Lahti
Melee & PM @ A Gamer’s Paradis (24 Singles Entrants) – 8/10/2014, Las Vegas, NV
Without Jpeg in attendance, SK92 was once again able to defend his crown with relative ease.
After placing 9th at SoCal’s Mayhem (Aug 9th), Saiko – ranked 3rd in Vegas – came back to get upset by Prinny (6th) in Loser’s Finals.
After placing 9th at SoCal’s Mayhem (Aug 9th), Saiko – ranked 3rd in Vegas – came back to get upset by Prinny (6th) in Loser’s Finals.
Singles Results
1. SK92
2. Prinny
3. Saiko
4. El Santo
Black Cat Videogames #2 [Melee] (20 Singles Entrants) – 8/10/2014, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Singles Results
1. Javi
2. Aza
3. Rael
4. Lykon
Not to mention a 160-player PM tournament in the first of a NorCal series hosted by Google.