Tournament:Midwest Mayhem (series)

Midwest Mayhem
Info
Founded	2016
Region	United States
Format	Double elimination
Most successful player(s)	Zinoto (Midwest Mayhem 2, Midwest Mayhem 5, Midwest Mayhem 6: SoCal Invasion)

Midwest Mayhem is a regional tournament series organized by Events2Compete and held in Chicago, Illinois that debuted in March 2016. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the most popular game, with some of the Midwest's best players gathering there to compete. Sometimes world-class smashers such as Ally, Abadango and Mr. R are in attendance as well. The series also features Super Smash Bros. Melee, Project M, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournaments, but they have far fewer entrants.

Midwest Mayhem (March 19th, 2016)

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles

(183 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Ally
2nd	Mr. R
3rd	Tyroy
4th	Hyuga
5th	Zinoto
5th	NiTe
7th	MJG
7th	GreenBeast

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles

(41 teams)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Ally		Ksev
2nd	MJG		Zinoto
3rd	Dan		NiTe
4th	Hyuga		Mr. R

Midwest Mayhem 2 (April 30th, 2016)

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles

(234 entrants)
Top 48 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Zinoto
2nd	Tyroy
3rd	Abadango
4th	VoiD
5th	Darkshad
5th	JJROCKETS
7th	iStudying
7th	NiTe

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles

(58 teams)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	VoiD		C3PO
2nd	Abadango		iStudying
3rd	Ned		StarbasedFruit
4th	Tyroy		Anonymous Moniker

Midwest Mayhem 3 (June 4th, 2016)

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles

(176 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	False
2nd	NiTe
3rd	Angel Cortes
4th	ESAM
5th	Ksev
5th	Tyroy
7th	LOE1
7th	BoScotty

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles

(54 teams)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	ESAM		MVD
2nd	NiTe		Dan
3rd	Ned		Day
4th	Stewy		LOE1

Midwest Mayhem 4 (July 9th, 2016)

Midwest Mayhem 4 logo.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles

(230 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	6WX
2nd	Hyuga
3rd	Ally
4th	Pink Fresh
5th	Seagull Joe
5th	Zinoto
7th	Darkshad
7th	Tyroy

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles

(54 teams)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Ally		Hyuga
2nd	Zinoto		Ksev
3rd	Tyroy		Ned
4th	6WX		Blind

Midwest Mayhem 5 (November 5th, 2016)

Midwest Mayhem 5 logo.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles

(211 entrants)
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Zinoto
2nd	Ned
3rd	ESAM
4th	MVD
5th	JDB
5th	JJROCKETS
7th	yeti
7th	Nero

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles

(58 teams)
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	ESAM		MVD
2nd	JJROCKETS		LOE1
3rd	Ned		Dan
4th	Naoto		Seth

Midwest Mayhem 6: SoCal Invasion (January 7th, 2017)

Midwest Mayhem 6: SoCal Invasion logo.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles

(285 entrants)
Top 8 Bracket
Top 64 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Zinoto
2nd	James
3rd	Elegant
4th	Tyrant
5th	CaptainZack
5th	Rich Brown
7th	Ally
7th	xane
9th	K9sbruce
9th	Zenyou
9th	MJG
9th	Tyroy
13th	Ned
13th	Aarvark
13th	Darkshad
13th	Ozone
17th	Panda Bair
17th	Mister Eric
17th	Bushi
17th	yeti
17th	sinnyboo242
17th	Shel
17th	Biddy
17th	NiTe
25th	Mystearica
25th	Nero
25th	Percy
25th	Syco
25th	Shinjoebi
25th	WithinAR
25th	Seth
25th	SETHsational

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles

(77 teams)
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Elegant		Aarvark
2nd	Zinoto		Ned
3rd	James		Biddy
4th	Ally		Ksev
5th	CaptainZack		H-Man
5th	JJROCKETS		StarbasedFruit
7th	MJG		sinnyboo242
7th	Tyrant		Zenyou

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Midwest vs SoCal crew battle

VoD

Midwest player	Character	Stocks Taken	SoCal player	Character	Stocks Taken
Ally		5	K9sbruce		1
Darkshad		2	Rich Brown		2
MJG		2	Aarvark		5
yeti		1	Elegant		5
Zinoto		4	Tyrant		2
Ned		3	Zenyou		3
Total	—	17	Total	—	18

Midwest Mayhem 7: Mexico Invasion (February 4th, 2017)

Midwest Mayhem 7: Mexico Invasion logo.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles

(155 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Ned
2nd	Zinoto
3rd	Skorpio
4th	Javi
5th	Ally
5th	Tyroy
7th	Regi
7th	big_mak

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles

(34 teams)
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Ally		Ryuga
2nd	Zinoto		Ksev
3rd	Javi		Regi
4th	Chag		Yura
5th	Ned		Mystearica
5th	Dan		Naoto
7th	Tyroy		Renegade
7th	Sells		Percy

Midwest Mayhem 8: North American Tour (April 8th, 2017)

Midwest Mayhem 8: North American Tour logo.

Qualifiers

Qualifier	Qualified player	Placing
2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga	Rich Brown*	5th
Nola Gaming Fest	Samsora	1st
Tijuana at War	falln*	3rd
Power UP Gaming: Journey to the Midwest	JK	1st
Korin's Tower 5	6WX	1st
TGL Monthly 14	8BitMan*	3rd
Super Smash Geek 6	Ally	1st
No Man's Lan 12	Mistake	1st
PG Key to Midwest Mayhem 8	Locus*	3rd

• Larry Lurr also placed 5th at the event, but decided to give the qualification spot to Rich Brown.
• Ito won the tournament but declined the flight, so the qualification spot went to falln in 3rd due to Hyuga being ineligible to compete.
• Wormynugget won the tournament but declined the flight, so the qualification spot went to 8BitMan in 3rd as the runner-up MVD also declined.
• Sonix won the tournament but declined the flight due to travel conflicts, so the qualification spot went to Locus in 3rd as the runner-up lapis lazuli also declined.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles

(296 entrants)
Top 64 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	ZeRo
2nd	Zinoto
3rd	Ally
4th	Ned
5th	Locus
5th	JJROCKETS
7th	Samsora
7th	Rich Brown
9th	JK
9th	6WX
9th	Seth
9th	NiTe
13th	SWAG
13th	8BitMan
13th	Nom
13th	Mister Eric
17th	Mistake
17th	DarkShad
17th	falln
17th	Shel
17th	Miloni
17th	DOM
17th	Ozone
17th	Nero
25th	Panda Bair
25th	Komota
25th	JDB
25th	Fye
25th	Demitus
25th	PowPow
25th	big_mak
25th	yeti

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles

(74 teams)
Top 16 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	ZeRo		Ally
2nd	Locus		Samsora
3rd	JK		lapis lazuli
4th	DarkShad		8BitMan
5th	Zinoto		Ksev
5th	6WX		Mistake
7th	SWAG		yeti
7th	JJROCKETS		StarBasedFruit

External links

• Smash.gg pages: MM1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Facebook events: MM1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Midwest Mayhem 6: SoCal Invasion trailer
• Midwest Mayhem 7: Mexico Invasion Trailer
• Midwest Mayhem 8: North American Tour Trailer