Smasher:RaynEX
| Raynex "Rayn" | |
|---|---|
| |
| Melee main | Fox |
| Other Melee characters |
Marth, Mewtwo |
| Skill |  Top professional  Professional |
| Additional info | |
| Real name | Bernard Mafei |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Toronto 
|
Raynex is a Super Smash Bros. Melee player from Toronto, Canada, and one of the founding members of the East Coast Canadian community. He is known as one of the country's premiere Fox players, and was a fixture in the North American competitive scene between 2007-2018.
Biography[edit]
Raynex has been involved in grassroots communities since his youth. He entered his first tournament at 16 years old, after finding an ad through the international community forum, Smashboards. For the next 2 years, he would attend local tournaments at community centers and schools in Toronto, with highschool friend Ryan Ford not far behind. After 2 years honing his skills, he set his sights on what lay beyond Canada, competing in New York, Massachusetts, Atlanta, Michigan, Pittsburg, Baltimore, and Kansas - all before turning 22. Raynex's experiences travelling abroad not only lead him to numerous tournament wins at home, but brought experience and perspective that invigorated the Toronto community. Now a top player, with world-class doubles teammate Ryan Ford and Sheik pioneer KirbyKaze as training partners, the rest of North America began to wake up to the talent coming out of the frigid North.
Raynex was the first-ever dual-sponsored fighting game player in Canada, competing in SSBM and Street Fighter simultaneously at events. He has accumulated some notable tournament wins in his career, including sets over Hungrybox, N0ne, Moky, Kage, KoreanDJ, KirbyKaze, and Colbol. In SSBM, Raynex peaked at #1 in Canada and 51st on the SSBM World Rankings (2014). Ryan Ford (aka Unknown522) and Raynex are also considered one of the best Canadian 2v2 pairings of all time, being one of the first teams from the country to place top 8 at an international major.
Present[edit]
Raynex no longer competes professionally, but is still a fixture in the smash and fighting game communities.
Tournament placings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TransCanada Tournament | June 30th-July 1st, 2007 | 9th | — | — |
| Pound 3 | February 2nd-3rd, 2008 | 81st | 9th | Ryan Ford |
| Combo Breaker | May 11th, 2008 | 1st | — | — |
| TGMTSBCO | June 7th-8th, 2008 | 17th | 9th | Ryan Ford |
| Event 52: Kansas | October 18th-19th 2008 | 4th | 5th | Europhoria |
| Mass Madness 14 | January 2009 | 3rd | — | — |
| Starfurry 3 | February 21st, 2009 | 4th | 2nd | Ryan Ford |
| Revival of Melee | March 7th-8th, 2009 | 17th | 13th | Ryan Ford |
| Starfurry 5 | May 2nd, 2009 | 1st | 3rd | Ryan Ford |
| Revival of Melee 2 | November 21st-22nd, 2009 | 9th | 9th | Ryan Ford |
| New Bark Town | December 12th, 2009 | 1st | 1st | Ryan Ford |
| Pound 4 | January 16th-18th, 2010 | 33rd | 13th | Ryan Ford |
| PWG - LBT2 Unity | February 6th, 2010 | 2nd | 1st | Ryan Ford |
| Apex 2010 | August 6th-8th, 2010 | 17th | 5th | Ryan Ford |
| Pound V | February 19th-21st, 2011 | 25th | 9th | Ryan Ford |
| The Big House | October 22nd, 2011 | 7th | 2nd | Ryan Ford |
| IMPULSE | June 30th-July 1st, 2012 | 9th | 4th | Ryan Ford |
| McSmashter 3 | January 22nd-27th, 2014 | 5th | 1st | Europhoria |
| Revival of Melee 7 | March 8th-9th, 2014 | 17th | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2014 | May 10th-11th, 2014 | 9th | 4th | Riddlebox |
| Super SWEET | June 7th-8th, 2014 | 7th | 3rd | KirbyKaze |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 25th | — | — |
| The Come Up | December 6th-7th, 2014 | 5th | 2nd | KirbyKaze |
| McSmashter 4 | February 21st-22nd, 2015 | 5th | 5th | n0ne |
| Super Nebulous 3 | April 25th-26th, 2015 | 17th | 9th | Coffeeblack |
| Enthusiast Gaming Live | May 16th-17th, 2015 | 3rd | 1st | Ryan Ford |
| Get On My Level 2015 | May 30th-31st, 2015 | 9th | 3rd | Ryan Ford |
| EXP 2015 | July 4th-5th, 2015 | 13th | 2nd | Ryan Ford |
| Summit 2015 | August 15th-16th, 2015 | 5th | 1st | Ryan Ford |
| Canada Cup 2015 | October 30th-31st, 2015 | 7th | 2nd | Ryan Ford |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | — | 7th | Ryan Ford |
| Well Played Toronto Monthly | June 18th, 2016 | 4th | 1st | Ryan Ford |
| SWEET 27: A Super Smash Bros. Melee Event | March 11th, 2017 | 9th | 25th | KirbyKaze |
| Saints Gaming Live | June 10th-11th, 2017 | 17th | 5th | Ryan Ford |
