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'''Apex''' is a tournament series held in [[Tristate Area|New Jersey]], that has attracted worldwide attention. The series was founded by {{Sm|Alex Strife}}, and throughout most of the ''[[Brawl]]'' era was renowned as the pinnacle Smash tournament series, with it routinely featuring the largest and most stacked ''Brawl'' tournament each year and ''[[Melee]]'' tournaments that were only exceeded by each year's [[EVO]], while additionally having set several attendance records in its time. The series was poised to remain the Smash community's biggest tournament brand going into ''[[Smash 4]]'', but after severe controversies with its management and its 2015 iteration the brand was irreparably tarnished, and 2016 was smaller than the previous events. Following Apex 2016, the series went under hiatus until 2020, where they announced their return under new management. However, due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, Apex 2020 was ultimately postponed to 2022. | '''Apex''' is a tournament series held in [[Tristate Area|New Jersey]], that has attracted worldwide attention. The series was founded by {{Sm|Alex Strife}}, and throughout most of the ''[[Brawl]]'' era was renowned as the pinnacle Smash tournament series, with it routinely featuring the largest and most stacked ''Brawl'' tournament each year and ''[[Melee]]'' tournaments that were only exceeded by each year's [[EVO]], while additionally having set several attendance records in its time. The series was poised to remain the Smash community's biggest tournament brand going into ''[[Smash 4]]'', but after severe controversies with its management and its 2015 iteration the brand was irreparably tarnished, and 2016 was smaller than the previous events. Following Apex 2016, the series went under hiatus until 2020, where they announced their return under new management. However, due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, Apex 2020 was ultimately postponed to 2022. | ||
The Apex series started in 2009 with [[Apex 2009]], mainly featuring ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', as well as other side games, including the ''Brawl'' mod ''[[Brawl+]]''. In 2010, [[Apex 2010]] was hosted, once again featuring ''Brawl'' and ''Melee'', as well as brackets for ''[[Smash 64]]'', ''Brawl+'', and ''[[Brawl-]]''. | |||
The Apex series started in 2009 with [[Apex 2009]], mainly featuring ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', as well as other side games, including the ''Brawl'' mod ''[[Brawl+]]''. | |||
In 2010, [[Apex 2010]] was hosted, once again featuring ''Brawl'' and ''Melee'', as well as brackets for ''[[Smash 64]]'', ''Brawl+'', and ''[[Brawl-]]''. | |||
Apex took an eighteen month absence after Apex 2010 and no tournament was held in 2011, as Alex Strife wanted to increase the scale of the tournament to become an international spectacle; furthermore, he wanted to move the tournament from summer to winter. The Apex series returned in 2012 with [[Apex 2012]], where it became an {{IW|wikipedia|Evo 2012}} qualifier event, leading to massive ''{{s|wikipedia|Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3}}'' and ''{{s|wikipedia|Super Street Fighter IV}}'' tournaments. Apex 2012 featured an explosive growth in entrants compared to Apex 2010, hosting both the largest ''Brawl'' tournament of all time with 400 entrants, and what was then one of the largest ''Melee'' tournaments with 318 entrants. It also had the greatest attendance of foreign players in a United States tournament since [[Zero Challenge 3]]. It was also the first Apex to feature qualifiers, with a "Road to Apex" circuit featuring ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' tournaments across the globe that gave players seeding points, which has been continued with every Apex after it. | Apex took an eighteen month absence after Apex 2010 and no tournament was held in 2011, as Alex Strife wanted to increase the scale of the tournament to become an international spectacle; furthermore, he wanted to move the tournament from summer to winter. The Apex series returned in 2012 with [[Apex 2012]], where it became an {{IW|wikipedia|Evo 2012}} qualifier event, leading to massive ''{{s|wikipedia|Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3}}'' and ''{{s|wikipedia|Super Street Fighter IV}}'' tournaments. Apex 2012 featured an explosive growth in entrants compared to Apex 2010, hosting both the largest ''Brawl'' tournament of all time with 400 entrants, and what was then one of the largest ''Melee'' tournaments with 318 entrants. It also had the greatest attendance of foreign players in a United States tournament since [[Zero Challenge 3]]. It was also the first Apex to feature qualifiers, with a "Road to Apex" circuit featuring ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' tournaments across the globe that gave players seeding points, which has been continued with every Apex after it. | ||
