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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Raynex
| name          = RaynEX
| image        = LP-Raynex.jpg
| image        = LP-Raynex.jpg
| mainssbm      = Fox
| mainssbm      = Fox
| otherssbm    = Marth
| otherssbm    = Marth
| 2ndotherssbm    = Mewtwo
| 2ndotherssbm = Falco
| moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSBM|Mario}}
| mainpm        = Ike
| 2ndmainpm     = Pit
| otherpm      = Wolf
| 2ndotherpm    = Snake
| moreotherpm  = Falco
| crew          = Let's Play
| former crews  = NNR, Teen Titans
| skillssbm    = Top professional
| skillpm      = Professional
| alias        = Rayn
| alias        = Rayn
| realname      = Bernard Mafei
| realname      = Bernard Mafei
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| 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''' is a [[Fox]] player from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. He [[main]]s Fox, but also plays [[Falco]], [[Marth]], [[Captain Falcon]], and [[Mario]]. He has proven himself in the North American Smash scene, having some very notable placings such as 3rd at Mass Madness 14. More recently, he's been performing strongly in teams at major tournaments, placing 4th at [[Get On My Level]] with {{Sm|Riddlebox}} and 3rd at [[Super SWEET]] with {{sm|KirbyKaze}}.


== 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''' 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.  


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.
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.


== Present ==
== Present ==
Raynex no longer competes professionally, but is still a fixture in the smash and fighting game communities.
'''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. RaynEX is currently ranked 6th on the [[Southern Ontario Melee Power Rankings]].
 
He started the "Canadian Arcadian" tournament series with {{Sm|KirbyKaze}} in April 2014, a tournament series for unranked players only. He continues to organize and aid new smashers in the Greater Toronto Area.


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
===''[[Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[TransCanada Tournament]]||June 30th-July 1st, 2007||9th||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Pound 3]]||February 2nd-3rd, 2008||81st||9th||{{sm|Ryan Ford}}
|[[Pound 3]]||February 2nd-3rd, 2008||81st||9th||{{sm|Ryan Ford}}
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=168405 Combo Breaker]||May 11th, 2008||1st||—||—
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=168405 Combo Breaker]||May 11th, 2008||1st||—||—
|-
|-
|[[TGMTSBCO]]||June 7th-8th, 2008||17th||9th||Ryan Ford
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=174894 TGMTSBCO]||June 7th-8th, 2008||17th||9th||Ryan Ford
|-
|-
|[[Event 52: Kansas]]||October 18th-19th 2008||4th||5th||{{sm|Europhoria}}
|[[Event 52: Kansas]]||October 18th-19th 2008||4th||5th||{{sm|Europhoria}}
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|-
|-
|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||33rd||13th||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
|[[Apex 2010]]||August 6th-8th, 2010||17th||5th||Ryan Ford
|-
|-
|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||25th||9th||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
|[[IMPULSE]]||June 30th-July 1st, 2012||9th||4th||Ryan Ford
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|-
|-
|[[The Come Up]]||December 6th-7th, 2014||5th||2nd||KirbyKaze
|[[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}}
|[[McSmashter 4]]||February 21st-22nd, 2015||5th||5th||{{Sm|n0ne}}
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|-
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2015]]||May 30th-31st, 2015||9th||3rd||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
|[[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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