Tournament:Apex 2015

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'''Apex 2015''' was the sixth tournament in the {{b|Apex|tournament series}} series of tournaments, directed by [[Team Apex]], and held from January 30th-February 1st, 2015, at the Garden State Convention Center in Somerset, New Jersey. Like previous tournaments of the series, Apex 2015 hosted a variety of fighting games, including singles and doubles events for ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', ''[[Melee]]'', ''[[Brawl]]'', and {{forwiiu}}. The tournament was the largest ''Melee'' tournament of all time*, with 1,037 entrants (breaking the previous record of 970 entrants set by [[EVO 2014]]), and the largest in-person ''Smash 4'' tournament of all time, with ~~734~~ entrants.

'''Apex 2015''' was the sixth tournament in the {{b|Apex|tournament series}} series of tournaments, directed by [[Team Apex]], and held from January 30th-February 1st, 2015, at the Garden State Convention Center in Somerset, New Jersey. Like previous tournaments of the series, Apex 2015 hosted a variety of fighting games, including singles and doubles events for ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', ''[[Melee]]'', ''[[Brawl]]'', and {{forwiiu}}. The tournament was the largest ''Melee'' tournament of all time*, with 1,037 entrants (breaking the previous record of 970 entrants set by [[EVO 2014]]), and the largest in-person ''Smash 4'' tournament of all time, with 837 entrants.

Apex 2015 was officially sponsored by [[Nintendo]] of America<ref>[https://twitter.com/apex_series/status/553614352641970176]</ref>. Among the results of this sponsorship were a lounge where attendees could play a demo version of ''{{s|wikipedia|Splatoon}}'';<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/560221460208164864]</ref> additionally, Nintendo and {{s|wikipedia|ScrewAttack}} provided a second livestream for the last day of the tournament designed to be clearer for newcomers to competitive ''Smash''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/StutteringCraig/status/560250478182027264]</ref> An apparent side effect of the partnership was the absence of ''[[Project M]]'' from the tournament's game lineup.

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-'''Apex 2015''' was the sixth tournament in the {{b|Apex|tournament series}} series of tournaments, directed by [[Team Apex]], and held from January 30th-February 1st, 2015, at the Garden State Convention Center in Somerset, New Jersey. Like previous tournaments of the series, Apex 2015 hosted a variety of fighting games, including singles and doubles events for ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', ''[[Melee]]'', ''[[Brawl]]'', and {{forwiiu}}. The tournament was the largest ''Melee'' tournament of all time*, with 1,037 entrants (breaking the previous record of 970 entrants set by [[EVO 2014]]), and the largest in-person ''Smash 4'' tournament of all time, with 734 entrants.
+'''Apex 2015''' was the sixth tournament in the {{b|Apex|tournament series}} series of tournaments, directed by [[Team Apex]], and held from January 30th-February 1st, 2015, at the Garden State Convention Center in Somerset, New Jersey. Like previous tournaments of the series, Apex 2015 hosted a variety of fighting games, including singles and doubles events for ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', ''[[Melee]]'', ''[[Brawl]]'', and {{forwiiu}}. The tournament was the largest ''Melee'' tournament of all time*, with 1,037 entrants (breaking the previous record of 970 entrants set by [[EVO 2014]]), and the largest in-person ''Smash 4'' tournament of all time, with 837 entrants.
 Apex 2015 was officially sponsored by [[Nintendo]] of America<ref>[https://twitter.com/apex_series/status/553614352641970176]</ref>. Among the results of this sponsorship were a lounge where attendees could play a demo version of ''{{s|wikipedia|Splatoon}}'';<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/560221460208164864]</ref> additionally, Nintendo and {{s|wikipedia|ScrewAttack}} provided a second livestream for the last day of the tournament designed to be clearer for newcomers to competitive ''Smash''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/StutteringCraig/status/560250478182027264]</ref> An apparent side effect of the partnership was the absence of ''[[Project M]]'' from the tournament's game lineup.