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Smash 4 wasn't eclipsed at all. LTC4 had ZeRo, Nairo, Hyuga, ESAM and MVD, whereas Apex had Mew2King, Nietono, Dabuz, VoiD, Marss, SGK, Tweek, DKwill, Mr.E, RAIN, Umeki and 6WX.
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(Smash 4 wasn't eclipsed at all. LTC4 had ZeRo, Nairo, Hyuga, ESAM and MVD, whereas Apex had Mew2King, Nietono, Dabuz, VoiD, Marss, SGK, Tweek, DKwill, Mr.E, RAIN, Umeki and 6WX.) |
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In 2015, the sixth tournament, [[Apex 2015]], was hosted, and it featured the then-largest ''Melee'' tournament of all time, with 1,037 entrants, making it the first individual game event with over 1000 enterants. ''Smash 4'' was also introduced to the series, with around 700 to 800 entrants for its first tournament. However, due to [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2t1b0e/the_truth_about_apex_tournament_host_alex_strife/ numerous] [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2t1r1w/its_time_for_me_to_share_my_side_of_the_alex/ allegations] of [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2t1cq1/the_truth_about_alex_strife_part_2_nyani_edition/ abuse] and [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2t1oj0/well_today_is_differentlets_talk_apex/ harassment], Alex Strife stepped down as the TO of Apex 2015, which proceeded without him. While the tournament was also sponsored by [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]], it was further marred by complications during the event. On day one of the tournament, the original venue was found to be unsafe and lacking the required permits, and was shut down by the local police and fire department. The tournament and all the equipment was then relocated to a new venue, secured with the help of [[Twitch]], and the entire first day of Apex was virtually lost. The previously three-day event was condensed down to two days, leading to many delays in scheduling, and several hundred entrants were disqualified from the bracket after being unable to show up to the new venue. | In 2015, the sixth tournament, [[Apex 2015]], was hosted, and it featured the then-largest ''Melee'' tournament of all time, with 1,037 entrants, making it the first individual game event with over 1000 enterants. ''Smash 4'' was also introduced to the series, with around 700 to 800 entrants for its first tournament. However, due to [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2t1b0e/the_truth_about_apex_tournament_host_alex_strife/ numerous] [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2t1r1w/its_time_for_me_to_share_my_side_of_the_alex/ allegations] of [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2t1cq1/the_truth_about_alex_strife_part_2_nyani_edition/ abuse] and [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2t1oj0/well_today_is_differentlets_talk_apex/ harassment], Alex Strife stepped down as the TO of Apex 2015, which proceeded without him. While the tournament was also sponsored by [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]], it was further marred by complications during the event. On day one of the tournament, the original venue was found to be unsafe and lacking the required permits, and was shut down by the local police and fire department. The tournament and all the equipment was then relocated to a new venue, secured with the help of [[Twitch]], and the entire first day of Apex was virtually lost. The previously three-day event was condensed down to two days, leading to many delays in scheduling, and several hundred entrants were disqualified from the bracket after being unable to show up to the new venue. | ||
The catastrophes of Apex 2015, combined with criticism of previous Apex events, as well as Alex Strife's departure from the community, have stained the reputation of the tournament series; the Apex tournaments have consistently been viewed as being poorly run and managed by inexperienced TOs. While [[Apex 2016]] was hosted by a new team of tournament organizers, it attracted much diminished interest compared to the previous years despite being a three-day event. ''Melee'' singles shrunk to a regional-scale event, with only players from the Northeast in attendance, while only a handful of top ''Smash 4'' players travelled to the tournament. | The catastrophes of Apex 2015, combined with criticism of previous Apex events, as well as Alex Strife's departure from the community, have stained the reputation of the tournament series; the Apex tournaments have consistently been viewed as being poorly run and managed by inexperienced TOs. While [[Apex 2016]] was hosted by a new team of tournament organizers, it attracted much diminished interest compared to the previous years despite being a three-day event. ''Melee'' singles shrunk to a regional-scale event, with only players from the Northeast in attendance, while only a handful of top ''Smash 4'' players travelled to the tournament. The ''Smash 4'' event saw similar numbers and top player attendance to Texas' [[Low Tier City 4]] the same weekend, however, the ''Melee'' event was eclipsed in entrants by that same tournament. Unlike previous events, Apex 2016 was met with far more positive feedback from its attendants. | ||
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