Tournament:Apex 2013

Apex 2013
Dates	January 11 to January 13, 2013
Venue	Rutgers University Student Center
Address/City	126 College Avenue, New Brunswick New Jersey
Entry fees	SSB singles: $10 SSBM singles: $15 SSBM doubles: $10 per person SSBB singles: $15 SSBB doubles: $10 per person
Results
winners	Kikoushi 1v1
winners	Armada 1v1  Armada &  Mew2King 2v2
winners	Salem 1v1  Nairo &  ADHD 2v2
Staff
Housing	Hyatt Regency New Brunswick

Apex 2013 was the fourth tournament in the Apex tournament series, held by Alex Strife. It was held from January 11-13, 2013. It was the second-largest Smash 64 tournament in the United States with 96 entrants, the third-largest Brawl tournament of all time with 338 entrants, and the fifth-largest Melee tournament of all time with 336 entrants. Like the preceding Apex tournaments, Apex 2013 had a fair amount of international competition.

The most notable event at this tournament was Salem coming out of nowhere to win Brawl singles using only Zero Suit Samus. Not only had he won one of the largest Brawl tournaments using a character that wasn't top tier, but Salem had not even won any of the Tristate local tournaments he had attended earlier. The results of this tournament, along with Salem's demonstration of Zero Suit Samus' techniques, caused her to rise up on the next tier list and made many players think that she belongs in the top tier. Kikoushi also won the Smash 64 singles tournament, defeating Isai in grand finals, and Armada became the first player to win Apex more than once, winning Melee singles in both Apex 2012 and Apex 2013.

List of games

• Super Smash Bros.
• Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• Soulcalibur V
• Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (Version 2012)
• Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• Pokémon Black and White Versions 2
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2
• King of Fighters XIII
• Persona 4 Arena

List of partners

• Local Battles
• CLASH Tournaments
• Bifuteki
• Dominion Method Games (DMG)
• 8WAYRUN
• Screw Attack
• Namco

List of sponsors

• Overclocked Remix (OCRemix)
• Saber Gaming
• VideoXGames (VXG)
• Mad Catz

Qualifiers

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

• CLASH of the Titans 6
• Phoenix Saga 4
• E4U: CHAMPION
• SKTAR
• Brawl in Berlin 3
• LIRR #2
• Sun Rise Tournament
• Bushido Brawl Impact 2
• Showdown in Downtown 8
• K.U.B.
• Game Underground Tournament Spectacular
• Frag For Cancer
• Nst7
• WABA
• NORTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIP (NEC XIII)

Super Smash Bros. Melee

• Zenith 2012
• IMPULSE
• Smashers' Reunion: Melee Grande
• Mass Madness 5A
• K.U.B.
• Game Underground Tournament Spectacular
• King Funk's Castle II: Måske
• The Big House 2
• Nst7
• Kings of Cali
• Revival of Melee 5
• NORTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIP (NEC XIII)

Results

See also: Results thread on Smashboards

Super Smash Bros. singles

(96 entrants)

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Kikoushi		$730.00
2nd	Isai		$292.00
3rd	SuPeRbOoMfAn		$175.20
4th	Ruoka Dancho		$102.20
5th	JaimeHR		$69.35
6th	Sensei		$43.80
7th	Kefit		$29.20
8th	Nangoku		$18.25

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles

(336 entrants)

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Armada		$3,270.00
2nd	Dr. PeePee		$1,635.00
3rd	Mew2King		$719.40
4th	Mango		$392.40
5th	Hungrybox		$163.50
5th	Shroomed		$163.50
7th	Hax		$98.10
7th	KirbyKaze		$98.10

Melee doubles

(106 teams)

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Armada		Mew2King		$1,095 ($547.50 each)
2nd	Hungrybox		Plup		$547.50 ($273.75 each)
3rd	Shroomed		PewPewU		$240.90 ($120.45 each)
4th	DoH		Mango		$131.40 ($65.70 each)
5th	Leffen		Ice		$54.80 ($27.40 each)
5th	MacD		VaNz		$54.80 ($27.40 each)
7th	L0zR		Dr. Peepee		$32.80 ($16.40 each)
7th	Aza		Javi		$32.80 ($16.40 each)

Super Smash Bros. Brawl singles

(338 entrants)

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Salem		$3,285.00
2nd	Mew2King		$1,642.50
3rd	Otori		$722.70
4th	Nairo		$394.20
5th	Anti		$164.25
5th	Mikeneko		$164.25
7th	Mr. R		$98.55
7th	Dabuz		$98.55
9th	Dojo
9th	ZeRo
9th	DEHF
9th	9B
13th	ESAM
13th	RAIN
13th	Ally
13th	Vinnie
17th	ADHD
17th	Suinoko
17th	Zinoto
17th	Havok
17th	Pwii
17th	Kakera
17th	Nakat
17th	Tyrant
25th	Seibrik
25th	Bloodcross
25th	Earth
25th	Shaky
25th	Atomsk
25th	Denti
25th	Leon
25th	Nick Riddle
33rd	Koolaid
33rd	Waymas
33rd	Vex Kasrani
33rd	Abadango
33rd	mikeHAZE
33rd	Rich Brown
33rd	FOW
33rd	Tin Man
33rd	Xzax
33rd	Ultimate Razer
33rd	Bizkit
33rd	Lie
33rd	Tearbear
33rd	MVD
33rd	MJG
33rd	Chu Dat
49th	Attila
49th	Dekillsage
49th	Luigi_player
49th	Asa
49th	Will
49th	Pelca
49th	Kairo
49th	Shadow
49th	Jbandrew
49th	Jtails
49th	Mekos
49th	Ish
49th	DJ Jack
49th	Kadaj
49th	quiKsilver
49th	Rafa
65th	NEO
65th	KillLock
65th	Z
65th	Kingtoon
65th	Coney
65th	Player-1
65th	DRN
65th	Roller
65th	Sago
65th	Hinkage
65th	Tay
65th	TheReflexWonder
65th	Fino
65th	Takeover
65th	Zex
65th	Fatal
65th	Ikon
65th	KiraFlax
65th	Ryo
65th	MikeKirby
65th	Orion
65th	Mikeray4
65th	Croi
65th	Toronto Joe
65th	Bjay
65th	Smurf
65th	Seagull Joe
65th	Zeton
65th	Trump
65th	Keitaro
65th	Kain
65th	Negga
97th	Pink Fresh
97th	Slikvik
97th	Logic
97th	Fliphop
97th	V115
97th	Dapuffster
97th	Red-X
97th	YoshQ
97th	DLA
97th	WTP
97th	Quest
97th	Ed
97th	LOE1
97th	Sky
97th	Darkflame
97th	Poyo
97th	JPiscrazy
97th	M@v
97th	Kuroobi
97th	Luckay
97th	RJ
97th	Bleachigo
97th	FAE
97th	Cable
97th	JNig
97th	Nekokatsu
97th	Cheese
97th	PikaPika
97th	False
97th	Desti
97th	Malcolm
97th	Inui

Brawl doubles

(110 teams)

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Nairo		ADHD		$1,155.00 ($577.50 each)
2nd	Mew2King		Ally		$577.50 ($288.75 each)
3rd	FOW		MJG		$254.10 ($127.05 each)
4th	Rich Brown		Tyrant		$138.60 ($69.30 each)
5th	Otori		Abadango		$57.80 ($28.90 each)
5th	Atomsk		Mr. R		$57.80 ($28.90 each)
7th	RAIN		Kuroobi		$34.60 ($17.30 each)
7th	Earth		Fuwa		$34.60 ($17.30 each)
9th	Kakera		Suinoko
9th	Dojo		UltimateRazer
9th	Kain		Koolaid
9th	WMS		Rafa
13th	Nick Riddle		Shaky
13th	mikeHAZE		Havok
13th	quiKsilver		ZeRo
13th	Nakat		False
17th	MVD		ESAM
17th	Chu Dat		Anti
17th	Leon		Bjay
17th	Pelca		Fatal
17th	Vinnie		Shadow
17th	Mekos		DEHF
17th	Z		Tearbear
17th	Denti		Zinoto
25th	Shugo		Luigi_player
25th	Bloodcross		TeeVee
25th	Will		Jtails
25th	Pwii		Pj
25th	V115		Tin Man
25th	Coney		Pink Fresh
25th	Inui		Malcolm
25th	Logic		Lie

Exhibition

Melee The Links vs The Stinks crew battle

Before the main exhibition event, a team of seven Links challenged team of six well known low tier mains (joined by "The Final Boss" Kage) to a crew battle. Unfortunately, the Links were utterly outplayed, losing by nine stocks and failing to even get one Link to fight Kage. The battle was streamed by 8WAYRUN and can be viewed here on YouTube.

Link Player	Character	Stocks Taken	Stink Player	Character	Stocks Taken
Internet Explorer		2	Strong Bad		7
Stro		3	Eikelmann		4
BlubbaPinecone		3	V3ctorman		7
Smurfy		3	Green Ranger		6
J666		2	Taj		4
Skler		2	The Lake		Did Not Play
Lord HDL		4	Kage		Did Not Play
Total		19	Total		28

Melee USA vs The World crew battle

The main Melee exhibition event of Apex featured a rematch pitting the best Melee players of the United States against the best of the rest of the world. The teams differed slightly from the previous year's crew battle, as The World added the new threats Gucci and Overtriforce. The USA ended up taking the crew battle, overwhelming The World by a large margin. This time the World did not make it to the final member of the USA crew, who remained undecided between Mango and Mew2King. Had The World made to the end however, the final USA player would have likely been Mew2King, given Mango initially refused to play, opting to watch a soccer game before coming back mid-crew battle to coach the USA. The battle was streamed by 8WAYRUN and can be viewed here on YouTube.

USA Player	Character	Stocks Taken	World Player	Character	Stocks Taken
Wobbles		5	Gucci		3
Hax		5	Leffen		2
Axe		5	Javi		4
Westballz		6	KirbyKaze		3
Hungrybox		6	Bam		1
Shroomed		4	Armada		4
Dr. Peepee		1	Overtriforce		4
Mew2King		Did not play	Ice		3
Total		32	Total		24

Brawl USA vs The World crew battle

This year, crew battles were extended to Brawl as well, since the Brawl crew battle at the previous year's Apex was cancelled due to time constraints. The World managed to win the crew battle, as Kakera and Ally managed to pull a comeback from the damage done by ESAM and DEHF. Near the end of the crew battle, Vinnie was dropped out due to the USA's decision not to send him against Ally, who has held winning records against Ice Climbers players around that time; mikeHAZE was sent to fight as a substitute, but ended up losing to Ally anyway. Due to time constraints, the battle was streamed by CLASH Tournaments instead of 8WAYRUN and can be viewed here on YouTube.

USA Player	Character	Stocks Taken	World Player	Character	Stocks Taken
Anti		2	Otori		4
ADHD		3	Mr. R		3
Mew2King		2	ZeRo		2
ESAM		6	9B		2
DEHF		4	RAIN		1
Tyrant		2	Mikeneko		3
Nairo		2	Kakera		5
mikeHAZE		1	Ally		4
Total		22	Total		24

External links

• SWF thread
• Results thread
• AllisBrawl page
• Photo gallery