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Apex 2012
APEX 2012 Logo.png
Date January 6 to January 8, 2012
Venue Rutgers University Student Center
Address 126 College Avenue
City New Brunswick, New Jersey USA
Attendance 1000+
Entry Fees SSB Singles: $5
SSB Doubles: $5 per person
Melee Singles: $15
Melee Doubles: $10 per person
Brawl Singles: $15
Brawl Doubles: $10 per person
Venue: $30 (for competitors)
Spectator: $10 (for non-competitors)
Results
Pot Size(s) SSB Singles: $320
SSB Doubles: $80
Melee Singles: $6756
Melee Doubles: $1960
Brawl Singles: $8000
Brawl Doubles: $1216
Winner (1v1) Canada SuperBoomFan (SSB)
Sweden Armada (SSBM)
Japan Otori (SSBB)
Winners (2v2) USA Isai & USA Nintendude1189 (SSB)
Sweden Armada & USA Mew2King (SSBM)
Japan Kakera & Japan Otori (SSBB)
Staff
Director(s) Alex Strife, Crismas, Dmbrandon, Doom, and ChiboSempai
Assisted by AlphaZealot, Bionic, and Keitaro
Housing Hyatt Regency New Brunswick

Apex 2012 was a tournament held in New Jersey by Alex Strife. It featured pools for Brawl and Melee singles, brackets for SSB singles and doubles, Pokémon Black & White singles and doubles, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat 9, and All Brawl, a free-for-all side event with items turned on. It was the largest Brawl tournament to ever take place, with 410 entrants, the largest SSB tournament, with 64 entrants, and the second-largest Melee tournament, with 330 entrants. Like its predecessor Apex 2010, Apex 2012 drew its share of international competition. Of the over 1000 attendees, about 81 of them were from countries other than the United States.

Schedule

Friday, January 6

Time Event
9:00am-11:00am Check in
11:00am Super Smash Bros. Melee Doubles Bracket
4:00pm Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles Pools, Round 1
6:00pm Pokémon Black / White Versions
6:00pm All Brawl
6:00pm USA vs The World Melee 8v8 Exhibition
8:00pm Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles Pools, Round 2
9:30pm Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles Bracket (until top 8)

Saturday, January 7

Time Event
8:00am-10:00am Check in
10:00am Super Smash Bros. Brawl Doubles Bracket (until top 4)
10:00am Super Street Fighter IV (until top 8)
10:00am Mortal Kombat 9
11:00am Super Smash Bros. Singles Bracket
12:00pm Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (until top 8)
3:00pm Super Smash Bros. Brawl Singles Pools, Round 1
5:00pm USA vs The World Brawl 8v8 Exhibition
5:00pm Give-a-ways
6:30pm Super Smash Bros. Brawl Singles Pools, Round 2
7:30pm Super Smash Bros. Brawl Singles Bracket (until top 8)

Sunday, January 8

Time Event
8:00am-12:00pm Check in & Casual Play
12:00pm Super Street Fighter IV top 8
12:00pm Give-a-ways
2:00pm Super Smash Bros. Melee top 8 singles and top 4 teams
4:00pm Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 top 8
7:00pm Super Smash Bros. Brawl top 8 singles and top 4 teams
9:00pm Awards & Closing Ceremonies

Ruleset

Procedures for stage-striking, life-stealing, and double blind picks were incorporated into all three rulesets.

SSB

Apex 2012 used the Smash 64 Backroom's recommended ruleset.

Format

  • Competition format is double elimination.
  • All sets with the exception of the below are best-of-3.
  • Winners' semifinals, losers' quarterfinals and losers' semifinals are best-of-5.
  • Winners' finals, losers' finals and grand finals are best-of-7.

Game settings

  • Mode: STOCK
  • Stocks: 5
  • Handicap: OFF
  • Team Attack: ON
  • Stage Select: ON
  • Damage: 100%
  • Item Switch: NONE
  • All characters are available
    • Donkey Kong's black palette swap (Right-C), Samus's dark palette swap (Down-C), and Captain Falcon's dark palette swap (Right-C) are discouraged if playing on Congo Jungle for visibility reasons. The opposing player may reset the match without penalty if they wish for a colour change. Taking or dealing any damage nullifies this right.

Stages

Starter Counterpick
Congo Jungle Peach's Castle
Hyrule Castle
Dream Land

The first match of all sets is selected by a 3-stage striking system with the Starter Stage List. An impartial observer/tournament organiser flips a coin to decide who strikes first. Rock-paper-scissors is acceptable as well, but it’s technically a skill irrelevant to smash.

General rules

  • Game will played on console
  • 8/10 minute time limit is put in place for all matches, especially Hyrule.
  • Draws are decided first by stock, then by percentage.
  • Disrupting your opponent physically or intending to disrupt their play will result in a warning. Repeated action will result in disqualification from the tournament. Observers who physically disrupt players are to be dealt with as the tournament organiser sees fit. Disqualification is recommended if possible.
  • Pausing is discouraged, and should only be done at the end of a stock, if at all. At other times, the pauser loses their current stock. If the pause causes the opponent to lose their stock, the pauser loses two stocks.
  • Extreme stalling is disallowed. Any reported case of such will result in a warning, followed by automatic forfeit of the match. If this is reported again, automatic forfeit is enforced without a warning. If there is no movement from either player, the player with fewer stocks, or if the stocks are equal, the lower percentage, is considered to be stalling.
  • Mages DQ is enforced. When a match is called, both players must promptly arrive. If a player is 2 minutes late, they receive a warning. At 4 minutes late, they lose the first game of the set and forfeit counterpick rights. At 6 minutes late, they forfeit the entire set.

Melee

The ruleset was based off of the Melee Backroom's recommended ruleset, with the only significant difference being that Jungle Japes was not a valid counterpick stage in doubles.

General rules

  • Items are set to off.
  • 4 stocks
  • 8 minute time limit
  • Wobbling is prohibited.
  • Matches that time out will be determined by the remaining number of stocks, then percentage of the current stock if stocks are tied. In the event of a percentage tie, the match should be replayed in full. Sudden Death is not to be played, and will not count.
  • If a player accidentally pauses while stealing a life in doubles, the opposing team may deem that stock forfeit. Pausing may be turned off to prevent this.

Stages

Singles stage list

Starter Counterpick
Yoshi's Story Pokémon Stadium
Fountain of Dreams
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dream Land

Doubles stage list

Starter Counterpick
Yoshi's Story Congo Jungle
Pokémon Stadium
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dream Land
  • Dave's Stupid Rule: a player or team may not counterpick to the stage they last won on
  • Gentleman's Clause: Any stage may be played on if both players or teams agree to it. This takes priority over Dave's Stupid Rule.

Brawl

  • 3 stocks
  • 8 minute time limit
  • Items are set to “Off” and “None”
  • All infinites and chain grabs are legal.
  • Meta Knight’s Infinite Cape glitch and Extended Cape glitch are banned.
  • There is a ledge grab limit of 35 for Meta Knight and 50 for all other characters. If a game goes to time and one player goes over the ledge grab limit for their character, they will automatically lose the game. If both players exceed their ledge grab limit, then this rule is ignored.
  • The act of stalling is banned.
  • If time runs out, the winner of the match will be the one called out by the game. If it goes to Sudden Death, then it is determined by percentage. If the percentage and/or both players die at the same time as a result of a suicide move, a one stock 3 minute tie break match is held. Ledge grab limits are reduced to 13 for Meta Knight and 18 for all other characters.
  • The only other exception to this is the game ending from a Bowser or Ganondorf suicide tactic, where the initiator of the move wins.

Conduct

  • In the event pause is left on accidentally and is pressed, immediately call over the tournament organizer. Based upon their judgment, the situation will be resolved. If your situation is neutral [players are not in combat], the match will be resumed as if the pause had not occurred. If your situation is advantageous to one individual and the player in the disadvantageous situation paused, the disadvantaged player will be either placed in a grab or onto the ledge of the stage. If a player in a death situation [Chain grabs, Grab releases, Jab-locks to a kill move, etc] paused while in a death situation, the current stock is forfeited immediately. If you unpause before the tournament organizer reaches the station, the player that unpaused loses a stock.
  • Users of the Wii Remote must take out the Wiimote's batteries. If problems persist due to the Wiimote, the owner of the Wiimote may be disqualified.
  • You are responsible for your own controller and name tag. Any malfunctions or errors that occur are your responsibility (including battery issues with a Wii Remote), so bring an extra controller if possible and always check to make sure you're using the correct settings BEFORE a match is played. Both parties need to agree if a match is to be paused or restarted because of these problems.
  • The tournament organizer has the right to save/record any tournament match if possible and has the right to upload said match.
  • Any hacks, including (but not limited to) textures, music, and model changes are not allowed.
    • Hacks to allow replays to exceed 3 minutes in length and to allow player tags to display correctly in said replays were allowed.

Stage list

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

All Brawl

Apex 2012 featured a single-elimination Brawl side event. The cap was 64 entrants.

  • 4 players per set
  • All stages on with stage choice set to random
  • All characters are set to random
  • Top 2 players advance
  • All items are on and set to medium
  • First player to win 2 matches advances
  • 2nd person to advance is decided in the order of: match wins, lives left in last match, most kills in last match

Road to Apex

Beginning in July of 2011 and continuing until December, select tournaments for Brawl and Melee were listed as Apex qualifiers in the United States and internationally. Each "Road to Apex" qualifier tournament would award the highest placing players a certain number of points, which would then be used to help with seeding the Apex bracket. The points are broken down from 1st place to 7th place below.

  • 1st place – 64pts
  • 2nd place – 32pts
  • 3rd place – 16pts
  • 4th place – 8pts
  • 5th place – 4pts
  • 5th place – 4pts
  • 7th place – 2pts
  • 7th place – 2pts

Additionally, the top placing regional player of each singles event will be awarded a $100 stipend upon arrival at the Apex venue to help cover travel costs.

Here is the list of Apex qualifying events.

Melee

Brawl

In addition to the events, vVv Gaming gave out stipends to the top three of the 2011 AllisBrawl fall ladder playoffs, in order to help cover the costs of attending Apex 2012.

Attendance

Results

See also: Results thread on SmashBoards

Entrants were assigned into 80 pools of 5. Each entrant played a round-robin against every other player in their pool. The 2 players with the best record in their pools advanced to a second round of pools. There were 32 pools of 5 in round 2. The top 2 players in their second round pool advanced to the 64-player bracket.

Brawl Singles

Bracket
(400 entrants)
1: Otori Meta Knight (SSBB)($3,600)
2: Nietono Olimar (SSBB) ($1,760)
3: Nairo Meta Knight (SSBB) ($960)
4: ESAM Ice Climbers (SSBB)Pikachu (SSBB)($640)
5: Kakera Meta Knight (SSBB)Ice Climbers (SSBB)($320)
5: Ally Meta Knight (SSBB) Snake (SSBB)Wario (SSBB) ($320)
7: UltimateRazer Snake (SSBB) ($200)
7: ADHD File:DiddyHeadSSBB.png ($200)
9: Gnes File:DiddyHeadSSBB.png
9: Rich Brown Olimar (SSBB)
9: OCEAN R.O.B. (SSBB)
9: DEHF Falco (SSBB)
13: Dabuz Olimar (SSBB)
13: Mew2King Meta Knight (SSBB)
13: Brood Olimar (SSBB)
13: Rain Meta Knight (SSBB)Falco (SSBB)
17: Havok Meta Knight (SSBB) Snake (SSBB)
17: Fatal Snake (SSBB)
17: Z Pikachu (SSBB)
17: vVv Zero Meta Knight (SSBB)
17: mikeHAZE Marth (SSBB)
17: Mr. R Marth (SSBB)
17: Orion Meta Knight (SSBB)
17: Shugo Meta Knight (SSBB) Falco (SSBB)
25: Coney File:DededeHeadSSBB.png
25: Jtails Meta Knight (SSBB)
25: Zex Meta Knight (SSBB) Marth (SSBB)
25: Tyrant Meta Knight (SSBB)
25: TheReflexWonder Wario (SSBB)
25: Seibrik Meta Knight (SSBB) Wario (SSBB) File:DededeHeadSSBB.png
25: Will File:DKHeadSSBB.png
25: Atomsk Meta Knight (SSBB) Ice Climbers (SSBB)
33: Leon Marth (SSBB)Peach (SSBB)
33: Poltergust Yoshi (SSBB)
33: Logic Olimar (SSBB)
33: Mikeray Snake (SSBB)
33: Trela Lucario (SSBB)
33: Bloodcross Meta Knight (SSBB) Falco (SSBB)
33: HolyNightmare Meta Knight (SSBB) R.O.B. (SSBB)
33: Denti Olimar (SSBB)
33: Illmatic Peach (SSBB)
33: Trevonte Fox (SSBB)
33: Toronto Joe Meta Knight (SSBB)
33: Salem File:ZSSHeadSSBB.png
33: NAKAT Fox (SSBB)
33: DRN File:ZSSHeadSSBB.png
33: FOW Meta Knight (SSBB)Ness (SSBB)
33: DeLux Ice Climbers (SSBB)
49: Fino Olimar (SSBB)
49: GDX File:DiddyHeadSSBB.png
49: Shadow Meta Knight (SSBB)
49: Dark.Pch Peach (SSBB)
49: Pwii Meta Knight (SSBB)
49: 4GOD File:DededeHeadSSBB.png
49: False Snake (SSBB)
49: Sky` Wario (SSBB)Peach (SSBB)
49: X Sonic (SSBB)
49: Kismet Meta Knight (SSBB)Falco (SSBB)
49: san Ike (SSBB)
49: NickRiddle File:ZSSHeadSSBB.png
49: Vinnie Ice Climbers (SSBB)File:GWHeadSSBB.png
49: Dojo Meta Knight (SSBB)
49: Bassem Wario (SSBB)
49: Seagull Wolf (SSBB)

Brawl Doubles

Bracket
(128 teams)
1: Kakera Meta Knight (SSBB) & Otori Meta Knight (SSBB) ($576.00)
2: Anti Meta Knight (SSBB) & Mew2King Meta Knight (SSBB) ($281.60)
3: Gnes File:DiddyHeadSSBB.png & UltimateRazer Snake (SSBB) ($153.60)
4: ADHD File:DiddyHeadSSBB.png & Nairo Meta Knight (SSBB) ($102.40)
5: Chu Dat Kirby (SSBB) & Fatal Snake (SSBB) ($51.20)
5: AllyMeta Knight (SSBB)Snake (SSBB) & Dojo Meta Knight (SSBB) ($51.20)
7: Sky` Wario (SSBB) & ZexMeta Knight (SSBB)Marth (SSBB)
7: Havok Meta Knight (SSBB) & Tearbear Meta Knight (SSBB)
9: mikeHAZE Marth (SSBB) & Tyrant Meta Knight (SSBB)
9: Blackanese Meta Knight (SSBB)File:ZSSHeadSSBB.png & TeeVee File:GWHeadSSBB.pngR.O.B. (SSBB)
9: Kadaj Marth (SSBB) & vVv Zero Meta Knight (SSBB)
9: Vinnie Meta Knight (SSBB)File:GWHeadSSBB.png & Snakeee File:ZSSHeadSSBB.png
13: Nietono Olimar (SSBB) & Rain Meta Knight (SSBB)
13: vVv ESAM Pikachu (SSBB) & MVD Snake (SSBB)
13: Coney File:DededeHeadSSBB.png & Logic Olimar (SSBB)
13: Redhalberd Meta Knight (SSBB) & Rich Brown Olimar (SSBB)
17: Domo Meta Knight (SSBB) & MJG Toon Link (SSBB)
17: Fino & YoshQ
17: Jbandrewrew Meta Knight (SSBB) & NAKAT Meta Knight (SSBB)
17: Brood Olimar (SSBB) & Yukhoe Wario (SSBB)
17: Espy Sonic (SSBB) & K Prime Pikachu (SSBB)
17: vVv ChiboSempai R.O.B. (SSBB) & Leon Marth (SSBB)
17: FOW Ness (SSBB) & Mekos Lucas (SSBB)
17: Atomsk Meta Knight (SSBB) & Dabuz Olimar (SSBB)
25: Mr. R Snake (SSBB) & Orion Meta Knight (SSBB)
25: _X_ Sonic (SSBB) & Lada Kevin Aguilar R.O.B. (SSBB)
25: Viviff & Swordgard
25: False Snake (SSBB) & Keitaro
25: OCEAN R.O.B. (SSBB) & Karamity Fox (SSBB)
25: TheReflexWonder File:PTHeadSSBB.png & Bill_ Snake (SSBB)Zelda/Sheik
25: Riot Zelda (SSBB) & Mike Ray Snake (SSBB)
25: Cable File:DKHeadSSBB.png & Shadow Meta Knight (SSBB)
33: Kismet & Player-1
33: Trevonte Meta Knight (SSBB)Fox (SSBB) & Choice Falco (SSBB)Wolf (SSBB)
33: NickRiddle File:ZSSHeadSSBB.png & Seibrik Wario (SSBB)
33: PikaPika! Meta Knight (SSBB)Pikachu (SSBB) & Xzax Wario (SSBB)Lucario (SSBB)
33: Illmatic Peach (SSBB) & Toronto Joe Meta Knight (SSBB)
33: Zekey & Pink Fresh
33: HolyNightmare Meta Knight (SSBB) & [YRSF] Tin Man Olimar (SSBB)
33: Jtails Meta Knight (SSBB) & Pwii Meta Knight (SSBB)
33: Blubo & Neath
33: KainWolf (SSBB) & SagoMeta Knight (SSBB)
33: Ryo_Guikido & True Blue
33: Denti Olimar (SSBB) & Seagull Wolf (SSBB)
33: Ripple File:DKHeadSSBB.png & San Ike (SSBB)
33: Nicole Peach (SSBB) & Will File:DKHeadSSBB.png
33: Bizkit Snake (SSBB) & GDX Wario (SSBB)
33: Hunger Wario (SSBB) & Shugo Meta Knight (SSBB)
49: Hall & Oats
49: DEHF Falco (SSBB) & Vex File:GWHeadSSBB.png
49: Inui & Zucco
49: Eazy Meta Knight (SSBB) & Slikvik Wario (SSBB)
49: Sync & Trela
49: Y.b.M. File:ZSSHeadSSBB.png & Zeton Fox (SSBB)
49: Sean & Z
49: Prawn & Duke
49: ScaryLB59 & Trump
49: Arty & Typ_Ex
49: TKbro & WarioMaster15
49: Hylian File:GWHeadSSBB.png & Zori Olimar (SSBB)
49: JNig Wario (SSBB) & Kel Meta Knight (SSBB)
49: Boss & Kingtoon
49: Doom Meta Knight (SSBB) & Darc Fox (SSBB)
49: FatboySlim Meta Knight (SSBB) & Grimace Snake (SSBB)
65: Brianna Pit (SSBB) & iPresea~ Pikachu (SSBB)
65: Berserker Swordsman & Robfox
65: DJ Arcatek Falco (SSBB) & Xaltis Meta Knight (SSBB)
65: Gunblade & Kai
65: -dib- & Firefly
65: SomaCruz & Peachkid
65: Hero? & Kaptain
65: Vanz & Hungrybox
65: fUddO & Snow Shard
65: Glen Cocoa & Spider Jerusalem
65: HelpR & Projo
65: Tkila Olimar (SSBB) & MechWarrior File:DKHeadSSBB.png
65: Serynder & Wilmenz
65: Croi Wario (SSBB) & Nysyarc Ike (SSBB)
65: KassandraNova & Player-4
65: Jamnt0ast Snake (SSBB) & Rai Marth (SSBB)
65: Deathbysuarez & rockmix
65: Bassem & BPOW
65: Fujin link= Zelda {SSBB) & Jarvitz Lucas (SSBB)
65: aisight & Bionic
65: Almo Meta Knight (SSBB) & Mofat Peach (SSBB)
65: GosuVivA & Penta
65: DLA Ganondorf (SSBB) & Vermanubis Ganondorf (SSBB)
65: Wedge & Chimpakt
65: Crifer & Ravenlord
65: Luminoth Meta Knight (SSBB) & SoraSin Falco (SSBB)
65: MeekSpeedy Sonic (SSBB) & Salem File:ZSSHeadSSBB.png
65: M. Prime & Patches
65: Dil & Deven3000
65: Dapuffster Jigglypuff (SSBB) & Mink Jigglypuff (SSBB)
65: BAM Sonic (SSBB) & Unknown Presence Meta Knight (SSBB)
65: Red Ryu Lucario (SSBB) & Xiivi File:DededeHeadSSBB.png
97: Dark Pch. & Steep
97: Old Man Grey & Ussi
97: Duck & THuGz
97: Kiwi Kirby (SSBB) & Tiger Meta Knight (SSBB)Marth (SSBB)
97: DRDN & Ori Bro
97: Tech Chase & Stealth Raptor
97: FILIP & Karamity
97: RingofFire & Lunar
97: Sakram3nt & Zorai
97: Crash & HoroLightBlue
97: Leaf. & Strong Bad
97: King Funk & Korobeniki
97: M@v & melon
97: Mr.Eric Snake (SSBB)Marth (SSBB) & Sisqo Meta Knight (SSBB)
97: Kuro~ Pit (SSBB) & Maharaba the Mystic Pit (SSBB)
97: 2link121 & Blubba_Pinecone
97: Dr. Yogi Mario (SSBB) & 313 Snake (SSBB)
97: Luigi Sama & Raptor
97: AlexoftheAura & Bris
97: Firo & Ownasaurus
97: Naugs Meta Knight (SSBB)Marth (SSBB) & White File:DededeHeadSSBB.png
97: ShadowAzure & V1CE
97: Nuke File:DiddyHeadSSBB.png & Ghost Snake (SSBB)
97: What's The Point & gio
97: dmbrandon & Pitzer
97: DRN & Micaelis
97: Axe & Doll666
97: Tempest & Tymer
97: Gawk & Grey
97: Walby & ButtStein
97: telu & Dueler X
97: Pidgezero_one & Bing

Melee Singles

Bracket
(318 entrants)
1: Armada Peach (SSBM)Young Link (SSBM) ($3,046.50)
2: Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM) ($1,489.40)
3: Mango Fox (SSBM) Falco (SSBM) ($804.00)
4: Javi Fox (SSBM) ($536.00)
5: Dr. Peepee Falco (SSBM) ($270.80)
5: KirbyKaze Sheik (SSBM) ($270.80)
7: Hax File:CFalconHeadSSBM.png ($169.25)
7: Shroomed Dr. Mario (SSBM) ($169.25)
9: Lovage Fox (SSBM)
9: MacD Peach (SSBM)
9: Wobbles the Phoenix Ice Climbers (SSBM)
9: Unknown522 Fox (SSBM) Dr. Mario (SSBM)
13: VaNz Peach (SSBM)
13: SFAT Fox (SSBM)
13: Zhu Fox (SSBM) Falco (SSBM)
13: Tope Sheik (SSBM)
17: PewpewU Marth (SSBM)
17: KoreanDJ Sheik (SSBM) Marth (SSBM)
17: DaShizWiz Falco (SSBM)
17: Mew2King Fox (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM) Marth (SSBM)Peach (SSBM)
17: Darc Jigglypuff (SSBM)
17: Silent Wolf Fox (SSBM)
17: chillindude829 Fox (SSBM)
17: Smoke2Jointz File:CFalconHeadSSBM.png
25: HBK Marth (SSBM)
25: Weon-x Fox (SSBM) Marth (SSBM)
25: Eggm Fox (SSBM)
25: Jman Fox (SSBM)
25: Teczero Fox (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM) Marth (SSBM)
25: Bladewise Peach (SSBM)
25: IB Marth (SSBM)
25: WestBallz Fox (SSBM) Falco (SSBM)
33: Tang Fox (SSBM) Falco (SSBM)
33: Ice Fox (SSBM) Sheik (SSBM) Marth (SSBM)
33: Kage The Warrior Ganondorf (SSBM)
33: Redd Fox (SSBM) Falco (SSBM)
33: Tai Marth (SSBM)
33: Sol Fox (SSBM) Bowser (SSBM)
33: Amsah Sheik (SSBM)
33: Druggedfox Fox (SSBM)
33: LEFFEN Fox (SSBM) Yoshi (SSBM)
33: Axe Fox (SSBM)Falco (SSBM)Young Link (SSBM)Pikachu (SSBM)
33: Chu Dat Ice Climbers (SSBM)
33: Plup Samus (SSBM)
33: darrell Samus (SSBM)
33: StriCNYN3 Falco (SSBM)
33: th0rn Falco (SSBM)
33: Reno Sheik (SSBM)
49: Eggz Fox (SSBM)
49: MattDotZeb Falco (SSBM)
49: SwiftBass Fox (SSBM) Marth (SSBM)
49: Vist Luigi (SSBM)
49: Colbol Fox (SSBM)
49: Vudujin Luigi (SSBM)
49: PC Chris Fox (SSBM)
49: Cactuar Fox (SSBM) Marth (SSBM)
49: Azen Marth (SSBM)
49: Linguini Ganondorf (SSBM)
49: Stabbedbyanipple Falco (SSBM)
49: Cyrain Fox (SSBM) Falco (SSBM)
49: Ambix Peach (SSBM)
49: HugS Samus (SSBM)
49: Ravenlord Fox (SSBM) Falco (SSBM)
49: ZoSo Marth (SSBM) Sheik (SSBM)

Melee Doubles

Bracket
(98 teams)
1: Armada Peach (SSBM) & Mew2King Sheik (SSBM) Fox (SSBM) ($882.00)
2: Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM) & Plup Samus (SSBM) ($431.20)
3: Dr. Peepee Falco (SSBM) & LoZR Fox (SSBM) ($235.20)
4: G$ Falco (SSBM) & Mango Fox (SSBM) ($156.80)
5: Chu Dat Ice Climbers (SSBM) & Kage Ganondorf (SSBM) ($78.40)
5: Hax File:CFalconHeadSSBM.png & Jman Fox (SSBM) ($78.40)
7: Colbol Fox (SSBM) & Linguini Ganondorf (SSBM) ($49.00)
7: Alukard Marth (SSBM) & DJ Nintendo Fox (SSBM) ($49.00)
9: Duck Samus (SSBM) & Teczero Sheik (SSBM)
9: PewPewU Marth (SSBM) & SFAT Fox (SSBM)
9: OTG & PC Chris
9: Lovage Fox (SSBM) & Smoke2Jointz File:CFalconHeadSSBM.png
13: Amsah & Ice
13: Axe & V3ctorman
13: Alan & Shroomed
13: Azen Zagenite Fox (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM)Marth (SSBM) & Tope Sheik (SSBM)
17: Bladewise & Vish
17: Cactuar & DoH
17: Hyuga & Toph
17: Eggm & DaShizWiz
17: chillindude829 & Cyrain
17: StriCNYN3 & WestBallz
17: Eggz & Silent Wolf
17: HBK & Nando
25: darrell & tang
25: C!Z & Tyga
25: KirbyKaze & VaNz
25: BEN! & PB&J
25: LEFFEN & Zoler
25: I.B & Unknown522
25: Darc & MacD
25: KevinM & ZoSo
33: Phish-it & Sol
33: arby & VTS
33: Hack & Zhu
33: Redd & Vist
33: Rocky & Wake
33: Lanceinthepants & TaFoKiNtS
33: WarriorKnight & Benteezy
33: HugS & Javi
33: Pr0jecT & SmashMac
33: Banks & th0rn
33: Doll & Milkman
33: Druggedfox & Tai
33: Nintendude1189 & SwiftBass
33: Fiya & Zero
33: Captain Jack & Kou
33: KoreanDJ & Solar
49: CopyCat & Sensei
49: Wenbopular & Winston
49: Chain-Ace & Wes
49: aisight & Juggleguy
49: J666 & Stabbedbyanipple
49: Jim/Pyrostormer & Stingers
49: Blanky & JDog
49: Inui & vVv Chibosempai
49: BigWenz & CTL
49: Codi & T.Webb
49: Ambix & ihavespaceballs
49: Velocity & Vex Kasrani
49: Abate & GSO
49: John & TianJ
49: Javi1589 & Triadprodigy
49: Idea & Riddlebox
65: tarheeljks & Violence
65: Andy & jpegImage
65: Strawhats & Zebra
65: Kas & QERB
65: Dr.Diabetes & Q
65: Crush & INSANE CARZY GUY
65: Dobs & ThePrime
65: Nakamaru & TheLake
65: GiR & Hawkeye713
65: Qpac & SUNG475
65: JU4N & Veda
65: Bl@ckChris & Sneak
65: BBQ & Tubes
65: Tommy Pickles & White Mike
65: ButtStein & Nitro
65: Xiivi & Sanuzi
65: ToastyTHT & Walby
65: Ripple & Strong Bad
65: King Funk & Ravenlord
65: Mafia & Vudujin
65: Dot_Eater & Will
65: Cave Dweller & RepublicanOfHeaven
65: Tastygoldfish & weon-x
65: jwillii & v4extreme
65: Colorfusical & Fizzi
65: The March Hare & TheSaberGuy
65: ShounenKel & Sinji
65: MinQ & SypherPhoenix
65: Firo & Ownasaurus
65: Bolt & Proskater
65: KoRoBeNiKi & mers
65: DuckPimp & Kaffei
97: Isai & VANS
97: Lemon & Sora

SSB Singles

Bracket
(64 entrants)
1: SuperBoomFan File:CFalconHeadSSB.png ($160.00)
2: Isai ($80.00) Link (SSB)
3: JaimeHR Fox (SSB) File:CFalconHeadSSB.png Samus (SSB) ($32.00)
4: Kefit Pikachu (SSB) ($22.40)
5: Nintendude1189 Pikachu (SSB)Mario (SSB) ($12.80)
5: Sensei Pikachu (SSB)Fox (SSB) ($12.80)
7: Megavolt File:CFalconHeadSSB.png
7: King Funk File:CFalconHeadSSB.png
9: Firo Fox (SSB)File:CFalconHeadSSB.png
9: Jel Pikachu (SSB)
9: KnitePhox Fox (SSB)File:CFalconHeadSSB.png
9: Ownasaurus Pikachu (SSB)
13: Clubbadubba Pikachu (SSB) Fox (SSB) File:CFalconHeadSSB.png
13: valoem Pikachu (SSB)
13: Rocky
13: Krazy Kirby
17: KoRoBeNiKi
17: Hard B0dy
17: Espy
17: gio
17: hamburglar
17: Chain-Ace
17: Bladewise
17: Vex Kasrani
25: THuGz
25: infamous diablo
25: JohnsterMonzter
25: Vatgas
25: Jimmy Joe
25: george
25: Tony
25: P90curl
33: Seagull
33: Luigi Sama
33: KeroKeroppi
33: pwii
33: Deltacod
33: AIR
33: Ray Rocket
33: VaNz
33: Xiivi (BibleLove2007)
33: pikathunder
33: Vudujin
33: ~Tac~
33: Ripple
33: jwillii
33: Duck
33: Xaltis
49: Smoke2Jointz
49: Tedium
49: Glen Cocoa
49: pidgezero one
49: Lefty
49: Garm
49: Tearbear
49: TheSaberGuy
49: Codi
49: Dark Master
49: Marko
49: Black Cats31
49: xivk & Jokaru
49: Zaatar Manakish
49: Homeland
49: What's the Point

SSB Doubles

Bracket
(8 teams)
1: Isai Luigi (SSB) & Nintendude1189 Mario (SSB) ($48.00)
2: SuperBoomFan Pikachu (SSB)Luigi (SSB) & JaimeHR Kirby (SSB)Samus (SSB) ($24.00)
3: Sensei Pikachu (SSB) & King Funk Pikachu (SSB) File:CFalconHeadSSB.png ($8.00)
4: Firo Ness (SSB) & Ownasaurus Pikachu (SSB)
5: Clubbadubba File:CFalconHeadSSB.png & Jimmy Joe Pikachu (SSB)
5: Chain-Ace Fox (SSB)File:CFalconHeadSSB.png & KnitePhox Fox (SSB)
7: KeroKeroppi & Infamous Diablo
7: Black Cats 31 & AIR

All Brawl

(64 entrants)
1: Deltacod
2: Ally
3: Tearbear
4: ESAM
5: Dapuffster
5: NAKAT
5: Kiwi
5: Mr. R
9: John12346
9: Pwii
9: Xaltis
9: Jtails
9: Nairo
9: Korobeniki
9: vVv Zero
16: dmbrandon
16: Orion
16: 2Link
16: Riot
16: Jbandrew
16: Mink
16: Xzax
16: TheReflexWonder
16: Pidgezero
16: Tac
26: Tymer
26: Trump
26: Hylian
26: NiteWing
26: Xiivi
26: Berserker-Swordsman
26: Tempest
26: Gunblade
26: Blubba-Pinecone
26: FGCU-BDJoe
26: Gambit
26: M@v
26: Garm
26: FGCU SSGuy
26: Sky
26: Stingers
26: Firefly
26: Tkila
26: Blackanese
26: vVv Chibosempai
46: Bionic
46: Vatgas
46: Melon
46: Neath
46: YoshQ
46: DRDN
46: Golden-Psycho
46: Admiral-Funk
46: Pikabunz
46: steep
46: Kiraflax
46: Kuro
46: Dr.-Brawl
46: Dueler-X
46: Poltergust
46: Raptor
46: Kaptain
46: Marko
46: Player-1

Exhibition matches/other

Melee USA vs. the World Crew Battle

Like in past international smash events, a crew battle was held pitting some of the best players from the United States those eight from abroad. Their were originally supposed to be eight players for each crew, but this was modified after Mew2King defeated Leffen with 3 stocks remaining, giving USA an 11-4 stock advantage. The USA crew allowed Captain Jack to join the World crew in addition to Amsah, who otherwise would have been the last member of the World crew.

USA Player Character Stocks Taken World Player Character Stocks Taken
Jman Fox (SSBM) 5 Javi Fox (SSBM) 3
Axe Pikachu (SSBM) 6 Unknown522 Fox (SSBM)Dr. Mario (SSBM) 3
Zhu Falco (SSBM) 4 KirbyKaze Sheik (SSBM) 3
Mango Falco (SSBM) 3 Ice Marth (SSBM) 4
Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM) 7 Armada Peach (SSBM) 4
Mew2King Marth (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM) 6 Kage Ganondorf (SSBM) 2
Hax File:CFalconHeadSSBM.png 2 Leffen Fox (SSBM) 2
Dr. Peepee Falco (SSBM) 3 Amsah Sheik (SSBM) 4
- - - Captain Jack Sheik (SSBM) 3

Players are shown in the order that they played from top to bottom, characters played are shown in chronological order from left to right.

Brawl USA vs. the World Crew Battle

This crew battle was canceled due to lack of time, however, had it occurred, it would have matched eight of the best American players against eight of the best international players. Havok was the captain of the USA crew, and Ally was the captain of the World crew. Below is the roster for the World crew; the USA crew did not decide on their roster before the tournament.

  1. Brood
  2. Nietono
  3. Ally
  4. Kakera
  5. vVv Zero
  6. Mr. R
  7. Leon/Otori
  8. RAIN

Alternates: Orion, Leon/Otori
Leon and Otori were supposed to play each other, with the winner earning the spot on the roster and the loser becoming an alternate along with Orion.

Ganon Gauntlet

Ganondorf main DLA held an event which pitted the challenger against seven Ganondorf players in seven consecutive one-stock, 3 minute matches.[1] Winning the gauntlet requires the player to defeat all seven Ganondorfs. Timeouts and Ganoncides count as a win for the Ganondorf. The challenger may choose any character for any match. Challengers are restricted to 10 ledge grabs; Ganondorfs have no ledge grab limit. Stages are chosen by each Ganondorf player from the tournament stagelist.

Players may bet $5, $10, or $20, for payouts of $10, $25, and $50, respectively.

Ganondorf roster:

  • Vermanubis (Verm)
  • Gunblade (GNBLD)
  • Bloodynite (Blood)
  • DLA (D L A)
  • Inui (KAI)
  • Tearbear (TUPAY)
  • Vex Kasrani (COMBO)
  • Substitute: Izumi (Izumi)

Of the 21 players who entered, only Seibrik, who played as King Dedede, survived.

Criticism

Apex 2012 has garnered criticism for various issues related to how the event was managed. A lack of setups caused Brawl to run over schedule, delaying pools matches and necessitating the cancellation of the USA vs. the World crew battle. Though the quality was excellent, many viewers were irked by the presence of fighting games on the livestream, as well as the lack of moderators in livestream chat where viewers criticized Smash Bros. as not a real fighting game in comparison to traditional fighters, such as Marvel vs. Capcom. The performance of a specific Brawl commentator, Pierce7d drew fire for being overly disrespectful of the players. Another issue was the fact that the Japanese players had to travel to and from the tournament in a U-Haul truck, along with their luggage.

Trivia

  • Apex 2012 was the second Apex tournament to have a Japanese Olimar player finish 2nd.

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