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{{Infobox Smasher
{{smasherbeta
| name          = Raynex
| name          = RaynEX
| image        = LP-Raynex.jpg
| image        =  
| mainssbm      = Fox
| mainssbm      = Fox
| otherssbm    = Marth
| 2ndmainssbm  =
| 2ndotherssbm    = Mewtwo
| otherssbm    = Captain Falcon
| alias        = Rayn
| 2ndotherssbm  = Marth
| moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}
| crew          = Teen Titans
| skill        = Top professional
| alias        = GaynEX
| realname      = Bernard Mafei
| realname      = Bernard Mafei
| birthday      = 17
| birthday      = 17
| birthmonth    = 12
| birthmonth    = 12
| birthyear    = 1989
| birthyear    = 1989
| location      = Toronto
| location      = Scarborough, ON
| country      = Canada
| country      = Canada
}}
}}
'''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 {{SSBM|Fox}} players, and was a fixture in the North American competitive scene between 2007-2018.
 
'''RaynEX''' (born December 17, 1989) is a [[Fox]] player from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. He [[main]]s Fox, but also plays [[Falco]], [[Marth]], [[Captain Falcon]], and [[Donkey Kong]]. He has proven himself in the North American Smash scene, having some very notable placings such as, more recently, 3rd at Mass Madness 14.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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 {{Sm|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 {{SSBM|Sheik}} pioneer {{Sm|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 {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, {{Sm|N0ne}}, {{Sm|Moky}}, {{Sm|Kage}}, {{Sm|KoreanDJ}}, KirbyKaze, and {{Sm|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.
'''RaynEX''' has been playing Super Smash Bros. Melee since its release; having first used his main, Fox, playing Super Smash Bros. 64, for the Nintendo 64 console.
 
The first incarnation of the TransCanada Tournament (2005) was where '''RaynEX''' was initially introduced to the competitive scene. Amazed at the amount of players that attended, and the skill level so apparent among them; '''RaynEX''' quickly decided to pursue a competitive career in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
 
Soonafter, at a tournament held in 2005, '''RaynEX''' befriended the 5 members of NNR (The Neon Night Riders). The members of NNR had held the tournament to informally announce their competitive participation to the community, attracting players from far and wide to gather and cooperatively improve at the provided venue. Eventually '''RaynEX''', and his doubles partner [[Unknown522]], joined the 5 smashers under that same crew apellation, solidifying what would turn out to be one of the most skilled and successful Smash crews ever conceived within Toronto.


== Present ==
== Present ==
Raynex no longer competes professionally, but is still a fixture in the smash and fighting game communities.


==Tournament placings==
'''RaynEX''' continues to smash competitively, attending tournaments held in both the U.S. and East Coast Canada. He is considered by many as one of the best Fox players in the country.
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
 
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
== Tournaments Attended ==
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
* Trans-Canada Tournament, August 2005
|-
* NNR Tournament February 2006
|[[TransCanada Tournament]]||June 30th-July 1st, 2007||9th||—||—
* NNR Tournament April 2006
|-
* NNR Tournament November 2006
|[[Pound 3]]||February 2nd-3rd, 2008||81st||9th||{{sm|Ryan Ford}}
* The Battle of Caketown, June 2007
|-
* NNR Tournament (The Season of Smash), June 2007
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=168405 Combo Breaker]||May 11th, 2008||1st||—||—
* Trans-Canada Tournament, June/July 2007
|-
* StarFurry, 2007
|[[TGMTSBCO]]||June 7th-8th, 2008||17th||9th||Ryan Ford
* Smashturbation (GTA Bi-weeklies), 2007-Present
|-
* Combo Breaker, 2008
|[[Event 52: Kansas]]||October 18th-19th 2008||4th||5th||{{sm|Europhoria}}
* Event-52, 2008 (4th)
|-
* Starfurry 3, 2009
|Mass Madness 14||January 2009||3rd||—||—
* Mass Madness 14, 2009 (3rd)
|-
* Starfurry 5 (1st)
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=222653 Starfurry 3]||February 21st, 2009||4th||2nd||Ryan Ford
* The Revival of Melee (17th)
|-
* The Revival of Melee 2 (9th)
|[[Revival of Melee]]||March 7th-8th, 2009||17th||13th||Ryan Ford
 
|-
 
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=232618 Starfurry 5]||May 2nd, 2009||1st||3rd||Ryan Ford
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 2]]||November 21st-22nd, 2009||9th||9th||Ryan Ford
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/new-bark-town-an-oakville-tournament-results-thread.258352/ New Bark Town]||December 12th, 2009||1st||1st||Ryan Ford
|-
|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||33rd||13th||Ryan Ford
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=264324 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||{{Sm|Riddlebox}}
|-
|[[Super SWEET]]||June 7th-8th, 2014||7th||3rd||{{Sm|KirbyKaze}}
|-
|[[The Big House 4]]||October 4th-5th, 2014||25th||—||—
|-
|[[The Come Up]]||December 6th-7th, 2014||5th||2nd||KirbyKaze
|-
|[https://challonge.com/SudburyMelee8 Nickel City Smash 8]||February 8th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Menard}}
|-
|[[McSmashter 4]]||February 21st-22nd, 2015||5th||5th||{{Sm|n0ne}}
|-
|[[Super Nebulous 3]]||April 25th-26th, 2015||17th||9th||{{Sm|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
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/well-played-toronto-monthly Well Played Toronto Monthly]||June 18th, 2016||4th||1st||Ryan Ford
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/sweet-27-a-super-smash-bros-melee-event SWEET 27: A Super Smash Bros. Melee Event]||March 11th, 2017||9th||25th||KirbyKaze
|-
|[https://challonge.com/NCS17MD Nickel City Smash 17]||May 6th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|JOATguy}}
|-
|[[Saints Gaming Live]]||June 10th-11th, 2017||17th||5th||Ryan Ford
|}


===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://challonge.com/SudburyPM8 Nickel City Smash 8]||February 8th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[https://challonge.com/NCS17PM Nickel City Smash 17]||May 6th, 2017||1st||—||—
|}


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