Tournament:Apex 2009

Apex 2009
Dates	May 9th-10th, 2009
Venue	Palmer Inn
Address/City	3499 US Highway 1 Princeton, New Jersey
Attendance	200+
Entry fees	Venue: $10 Singles: $10 (+$5 if attending Brawl+'s singles) Doubles: $20 per team Crews: $20 per Crew ( 4-5 people crews only )
Pot size(s)	Melee singles: $470 Melee doubles: $350 Brawl singles: $2,250 Brawl doubles: $1,500
Results
winners	Jman 1v1  Mew2King &  Jman 2v2
winners	Ally 1v1  Ally &  Mew2King 2v2
Staff
Organizer(s)	Alex Strife

Apex 2009 was a tournament hosted by Alex Strife. It was the inaugural tournament of the Apex series. It is also the tournament that replaced Apex 2008, which was a planned Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament for the New York Smash scene that was delayed.

Schedule

Time	Event
10AM-12PM	Registration
12PM	Super Smash Bros. Brawl doubles
2PM	Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles
6PM	Super Smash Bros. Melee singles
8PM	Super Smash Bros. Brawl singles pool
12AM	Wrap-up, Melee/Brawl Regional Crews, Brawl + registration & singles

Time	Event
10AM-11AM	Warm-up
11AM-7PM	Super Smash Bros. Brawl singles
8PM-10:30PM	Brawl Regional Crews

Ruleset

Procedures for stage-striking, life-stealing, double blind picks, and third-party/modified controllers were incorporated into all rulesets.

SSBM

General rules

• 4 stocks
• 7 minute time limit
• Items are set to "Off".
• Wobbling is prohibited.
• Freezing glitches, such as the freeze glitch and Soul Stunner, are prohibited.
• Stalling is not allowed.

Stages

Singles stage list

Starter	Counterpick
Yoshi's Story	Corneria
Fountain of Dreams	Rainbow Cruise
Battlefield	Jungle Japes
Final Destination	Green Greens
Dream Land	Mute City
Pokémon Stadium	Brinstar
	Congo Jungle
	Poké Floats

Doubles stage list

Starter	Counterpick
Yoshi's Story	Corneria
Pokémon Stadium	Rainbow Cruise
Battlefield	Jungle Japes
Final Destination	Green Greens
Dream Land	Brinstar
	Congo Jungle

• Dave's Stupid Rule: A player or team may not counterpick to the stage they last won on.
• No stage can be played twice in a row.

SSBB

General rules (singles & doubles)

• 3 stocks
• 8 minute time limit
• Items are set to "Off" and "None"
• Stalling is banned.
• Infinite chain grabs must end at 300%.
• The initiator of a Self-Destruct wins in case of tie.
• Controls must be set before the match begins.

Stage list (singles & doubles)

Starter	Counterpick
Smashville	Battleship Halberd
Battlefield	Pokémon Stadium 1
Final Destination	Castle Siege
Lylat Cruise	Delfino Plaza
Yoshi's Island	Frigate Orpheon
	Rainbow Cruise
	Brinstar

Brawl+

General ruleset

• 4 stocks
• 8 minutes
• Items are set to "Off" and "None"
• Stalling is banned.
• Infinite chain grabs must end at 300%.
• The initiator of a suicide wins in case of tie.
• Controls must be set before the match begins.

Stage list

Starter	Counterpick
Smashville	Battleship Halberd
Battlefield	Pokémon Stadium 1
Final Destination	Castle Siege
Pokémon Stadium 2	Delfino Plaza
Yoshi's Island	Frigate Orpheon
WarioWare, Inc.	Rainbow Cruise
Luigi's Mansion	Brinstar
	Lylat Cruise
	Jungle Japes
	Norfair
	PictoChat

Results

Brawl singles

(210 entrants)
BracketMedia:Apex2009Brawl1v1.gif

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Ally		$990
2nd	Mew2King		$525
3rd	lain		$315
4th	Anti		$210
5th	Atomsk		$84
5th	Ksizzle		$84
7th	ADHD		$21
7th	Anther		$21
9th	Seibrik
9th	Candy
9th	NinjaLink
9th	Blackwaltz
13th	Afro Thundah
13th	Dojo
13th	UltimateRazer
13th	HolyNightmare
17th	Y.b.M.
17th	UTDZac
17th	Slikvik
17th	Dazwa
17th	NEO
17th	Boss
17th	Plank
17th	Light
25th	Hylian
25th	Meep
25th	PhantomX
25th	Korn
25th	ESOJ
25th	Jash
25th	Dapuffster
25th	Xzax
33rd	Vinnie
33rd	Seph
33rd	CaptAwesum
33rd	Judge
33rd	Steel2nd
33rd	HAT
33rd	ChuDat
33rd	Eazy
33rd	Vex Kasrani
33rd	Kadaj
33rd	PikaPika!
33rd	Inui
33rd	Fatal
33rd	BadNewsBear
33rd	Yes!
33rd	EE
49th	Rhyme
49th	SK92
49th	Xiivi
49th	OmegaBlackMage
49th	Xisin
49th	KirinBlaze
49th	Omniiswell
49th	Dphat
49th	TUSMMMMM
49th	Ophelia
49th	JJWolf
49th	D1
49th	Darc
49th	Keitaro
49th	Kai
49th	IcyLight
65th	JAY-SMASH
65th	Okin
65th	Clai
65th	Smurf
65th	God-is-my-rock
65th	Beta Zealot
65th	Dark.Pch
65th	Buuman
65th	Ninja Edd
65th	DIZMY
65th	Jilla
65th	Kage
65th	Blackanese
65th	.com
65th	Sky
65th	Gunblade
65th	Lobos
65th	WTP
65th	Izumi
65th	Epic Proportions
65th	The Hulk
65th	VaNz
65th	Yoshididdy
65th	Doom
65th	Pride
65th	DJ Nintendo
65th	Turbo Ether
65th	Will
65th	Arrancar 18
65th	GDX
65th	Malcolm
65th	Pyronic~Star

Brawl doubles

(77 teams)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Mew2King		Ally		$750 ($375 each)
2nd	UltimateRazer		UTDZac		$375 ($187.50 each)
3rd	Inui		Atomsk		$225 ($112.50 each)
4th	Anti		Judge		$150 ($75 each)
5th	ADHD		Fatal
5th	Anther		SamuraiPanda
7th	Snakeee		DMBrandon
7th	NinjaLink		Boss
9th	Dphat		KOS-MOS
9th	Blackanese		Doom
9th	Malcolm		Shadow
9th	Seibrik		Afro Thundah
13th	HAT		NEO
13th	Dojo		Hylian
13th	ChuDat		Plank
13th	Vex Kasrani		Yes!
17th	Darc		Dazwa
17th	BadNewsBear		Light
17th	PhantomX		Slikvik
17th	Ithrowthings		Epic
17th	IcyLight		Bizkit
17th	Keitaro		Xzax
17th	Candy		Kadaj
17th	Blackwaltz		Ksizzle

Brawl crews

(5 crews)
BracketMedia:Apex2009BrawlCrew.gif

1. MD/VA
2. NY/NJ EC
3. SOUTH/FL
4. MIDWEST/CANADA
5. PA

Melee singles

(52 entrants)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
—	Jman		$329
—	Mew2King		$94
—	ChuDat		$47
4th	Hax
5th	Kage
5th	Cactuar
7th	Scar
7th	Hazz
9th	Anther
9th	Eggm
9th	VaNz
9th	Plank
13th	Hylian
13th	DJ Nintendo
13th	Darc
13th	G$
17th	KOS-MOS
17th	ClownYoter
17th	Rei
17th	Thumbswayup
17th	HAT
17th	Shinku
17th	thekremlin
17th	Magus

• Jman, Mew2King, and ChuDat split in Top 3 without playing the matches out.

Melee doubles

(19 teams)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Mew2King		Jman		$210 ($105 each)
2nd	Kage		Darc		$105 ($52.50 each)
3rd	Eggm		Hazz		$35 ($17.50 each)
4th	Plank		ChuDat
5th	Teczero		VaNz
5th	Alukard		G$
7th	DJ Nintendo		WarriorKnight
7th	Scar		Cactuar
9th	Magus		Inui
9th	Rei		Crismas
9th	Shinku		Thumbswayup
9th	KOS-MOS		Hylian

Brawl+ singles

(36 entrants)

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	ChuDat
2nd	Yes!
3rd	NinjaLink
4th	Hylian
5th	Boss
5th	Slikvik
7th	Meep
7th	Silven
9th	DJ Nintendo
9th	Blackanese
9th	Crismas
9th	Okin

External links

• SmashBoards thread
• Results thread
• Nintendo Dojo page