Tournament:BEST
| BEST | |
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| Dates | 2010 - present |
| Venue | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Student Union |
| Address/City | Troy, New York 
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| Attendance | Ranges from 11 to 25, peaked at 34 |
| Entry fees | Usually $5, occasionally up to $10 |
| Results | |
| Staff | |
| Organizer(s) | Zaandaa, Calm, Trilok |
BEST (which stands for Best Extreme Smash in Troy) is an ongoing local Melee and Brawl tournament series in Troy, New York, hosted by Zaandaa and Calm, and later additionally hosted by Trilok. The first tournament of the series was hosted on December 12, 2010, and there has been eight more tournaments hosted under the series name since, with one more planned by the end of 2012 aiming to be regional sized.
BEST[edit]
The first iteration of BEST was hosted on December 12, 2010. Entry fees were five dollars for singles with a payout of 55/30/10/5, and 10 dollars per team for doubles with a payout of 60/30/10.
Melee[edit]
Singles[edit]
20 entrants (4 pools, top 3 advanced)
| Place | Name | Earnings |
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| 1st | Niko | $55.00 |
| 2nd | JesiahTEG | $30.00 |
| 3rd | Tuna | $10.00 |
| 4th | Kwan | $5.00 |
| 5th | Beta | |
| 5th | otg | |
| 7th | a nub | |
| 7th | Mikael | |
| 9th | Zaandaa | |
| 9th | Cura | |
| 9th | Erk | |
| 9th | Nightro |
Doubles[edit]
8 teams
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st* | Tuna | Cura | $36 |
| 1st* | The recently slim OTShady (Nike) | (OTG) | $36 |
| 3rd | JesiahTEG | Beta | $8 |
| 4th | Kwan | Mikael | |
| 5th | Zaandaa | Ethan | |
| 5th | Fighting Polygon Team (Spamus) | (Nightro) | |
| 7th | 13370 | Frost | |
| 7th | tacoreaper | Joe |
Brawl[edit]
Singles[edit]
21 entrants (4 pools, top 3 advanced)
| Place | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cura | $57.75 |
| 2nd/3rd* | Sharky | $21.00 |
| 2nd/3rd* | Vibe | $21.00 |
| 4th | Eevee | $5.25 |
| 5th | CJT | |
| 5th | 13370 | |
| 7th | Calm | |
| 7th | CAC | |
| 9th | Deli | |
| 9th | tacoreaper | |
| 9th | Twin | |
| 9th | Bax |
Doubles[edit]
12 teams
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cura | Eevee | $72.00 |
| 2nd | Beta | 13370 | $36.00 |
| 3rd | Vibe | Alt | $12.00 |
| 4th | Sharky | CJT | |
| 5th | Bax | Deli | |
| 5th | Fish | Jeff | |
| 7th | Zaandaa | Kwan | |
| 7th | Calm | Twin | |
| 9th | Felix | Harrison | |
| 9th | 2Y | DE | |
| 9th | Frost | Banjo | |
| 9th | Ger | Reg |
2nd BEST[edit]
The second tournament in the BEST serious was hosted on February 27th, 2011. Entry fees were five dollars for singles with a payout of 55/30/10/5, and 10 dollars per team for doubles with a payout of 60/30/10. A Project M singles tournament was held as a side event, with a $2 entry fee and a payout of 75/25.
Melee[edit]
Singles[edit]
12 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tuna |   |
$33.00 |
| 2nd | Kwan |  |
$18.00 |
| 3rd | Dudutsai |  |
$6.00 |
| 4th | Cura |  |
$3.00 |
| 5th | Erk |  |
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| 5th | Zaandaa | |
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| 7th | Beta | |
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| 7th | Questor |  |
Doubles[edit]
7 teams
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cura | Tuna | $42.00 |
| 2nd | Twebb | Dudutsai | $21.00 |
| 3rd | Zaandaa | Kwan | $7.00 |
| 4th | Beta | Erk | |
| 5th | Pipe | Ethan | |
| 5th | Tacoreaper | Blizzardbeam | |
| 7th | Doom Machine | Ben |
Brawl[edit]
Singles[edit]
22 entrants (4 pools of 6/6/5/5, with bottom 2 not advancing)
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | San |  |
$60.50 |
| 2nd | Cura |   |
$33.00 |
| 3rd | TommyGreenShirt |  |
$11.00 |
| 4th | Vibe |  |
$5.50 |
| 5th | Doom Machine |   |
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| 5th | Calm |  |
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| 7th | MetalPat |   |
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| 7th | Dudutsai | |
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| 9th | Alt |  |
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| 9th | Eevee |  |
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| 9th | Zaandaa | |
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| 9th | CAC |  |
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| 13th | Sharky |  |
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| 13th | Tacoreaper |  |
Doubles[edit]
9 teams
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cura | Eevee | $54.00 |
| 2nd | Alt | San | $27.00 |
| 3rd | Calm | CAC | $9.00 |
| 4th | TommyGreenShirt | MetalPat | |
| 5th | Josh | Spencer | |
| 5th | Vibe | Sharky | |
| 7th | Joe | Walid | |
| 7th | Cam | Jamie | |
| 9th | Reggie | Tacoreaper |
Project M singles[edit]
9 entrants
| Place | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tuna | $13.50 |
| 2nd | Cura | $4.50 |
| 3rd | Kwan | |
| 4th | Pipe | |
| 5th | DE | |
| 5th | Beta | |
| 7th | Zaandaa | |
| 7th | Erk | |
| 9th | Sharky |
3rd BEST[edit]
The third tournament in the BEST series was hosted on April 17th, 2011. There was a $5 venue fee this time, with the all money gained from the venue going to RPI's relief effort for Japan. Singles' entry fee was also raised to $10 with a 55/30/10/5 payout, though doubles remained at $10 per team with a 60/30/10 payout.
Melee[edit]
Singles[edit]
11 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tuna |  |
$60.50 |
| 2nd | Beta | |
$33.00 |
| 3rd | Zaandaa | |
$11.00 |
| 4th | Kwan | |
$5.50 |
| 5th | Spamus |  |
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| 5th | Dudutsai | |
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| 7th | Britt |   |
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| 7th | Erk | |
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| 9th | NOFX | |
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| 9th | Matt | |
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| 9th | Cura | |
Doubles[edit]
5 entrants (Round robin)
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
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| 1st | Cura | Tuna | $37.50 |
| 2nd | Kwan | Zaandaa | $12.50 |
| 3rd | Beta | Dudutsai | |
| 4th | Britt | Erk | |
| 5th | Matt | NOFX |
Brawl[edit]
Singles[edit]
14 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cura | |
$77.00 |
| 2nd | Doommachine | |
$42.00 |
| 3rd | Sharky | |
$14.00 |
| 4th | Vibe | |
$7.00 |
| 5th | Calm | |
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| 5th | Dudutsai | |
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| 7th | Eevee | |
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| 7th | Elyx | |
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| 9th | Josh | |
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| 9th | Joe | |
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| 9th | Axiem |  |
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| 9th | Max | |
Doubles[edit]
7 teams
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
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| 1st | Eevee | Cura | $42.00 |
| 2nd | Vibe | Doommachine | $21.00 |
| 3rd | Beta | Sharky | $7.00 |
| 4th | Calm | PandaRider | |
| 5th | Elyx | Josh | |
| 5th | Max | Axiem | |
| 7th | Zach | Jeff |
4th BEST[edit]
The fourth tournament in the BEST series was hosted on September 25, 2011. Singles' entry fee was lowered back to $5, with a 55/30/10/5 payout, and doubles' entry fee was $10 per team with a 60/30/10 payout. Entrants were also allowed to vote on which counterpick stages should be legal, where those that garnering half the votes of the attendees being legal. However, this lead to no significantly different stagelist, with only Pokémon Stadium garnering enough votes for Melee, and only the counterpicks in Apex's ruleset garnering enough votes in Brawl.
Melee[edit]
Singles[edit]
18 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | HoneyBadger | |
$49.50 |
| 2nd | Jovah Mormont (Beta) | |
$27.00 |
| 3rd | Dudutsai | |
$9.00 |
| 4th | Cura |  |
$4.50 |
| 5th | TheManaLord | |
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| 5th | Kwan | |
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| 7th | Erk | |
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| 7th | Zaandaa | |
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| 9th | Daniel S | ||
| 9th | Mako | |
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| 9th | Sharky |  |
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| 9th | Spamus | |
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| 13th | Seiji | |
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| 13th | Matt G | |
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| 13th | Arcturus | |
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| 13th | Kevin Z | ||
| 17th | Pipe | |
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| 17th | Aaron S |
Doubles[edit]
6 teams
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
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| 1st | Dudutsai | Beta | $36.00 |
| 2nd | Mana | Cura | $18.00 |
| 3rd | Kwan | Zaandaa | $6.00 |
| 4th | HoneyBadger | Brendan | |
| 5th | Aaron S | Daniel S | |
| 5th | Erk | Arcturus |
Brawl[edit]
Singles[edit]
16 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | San | |
$44.00 |
| 2nd | Cura | |
$24.00 |
| 3rd | Vibe | |
$8.00 |
| 4th | MetalPat |  |
$4.00 |
| 5th | TheMauveAvenger |  |
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| 5th | TommyGreenShirt | |
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| 7th | Calm |  |
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| 7th | CAC | |
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| 9th | Alt | |
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| 9th | Sharky | |
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| 9th | DE |  |
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| 9th | Mako | |
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| 13th | Joseph I | |
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| 13th | Gary (Dudutsai) | |
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| 13th | Hannah |  |
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| 13th | Chris |  |
Doubles[edit]
10 teams
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
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| 1st | San | Cura | $60.00 |
| 2nd | Calm | Vibe | $30.00 |
| 3rd | Sharky | Eevee | $10.00 |
| 4th | MetalPat | TGS | |
| 5th | Alt | Mako | |
| 5th | CAC | Julian | |
| 7th | Jake L | Tyler C | |
| 7th | Jon V | Josh C | |
| 9th | Daniel W | John A | |
| 9th | Seiji | Frank |
5th BEST[edit]
The fifth tournament in the BEST series was hosted on November 13th, 2011. Singles' entry fee was increased to $7 with a payout of 55/30/10/5, while doubles' entry fee was increased to $12 per team, with a payout of 60/30/10.
Melee[edit]
Singles[edit]
12 entrants
| Place | Name | Earnings |
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| 1st | Cura | $46.20 |
| 2nd | Beta | $25.20 |
| 3rd | Zaandaa | $8.40 |
| 4th | Britt | $4.20 |
| 5th | Pipe | |
| 5th | Erk | |
| 7th | dai luna | |
| 7th | Slap | |
| 9th | Mr. Massacre | |
| 9th | Mr. P | |
| 9th | Jay | |
| 9th | Ben |
Brawl[edit]
Singles[edit]
21 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | Fatal | |
$80.85 |
| 2nd | Cura | |
$44.10 |
| 3rd | Vibe | |
$14.70 |
| 4th | Omega Tyrant |  |