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{{Infobox Smasher | {{Infobox Smasher | ||
| name | | name = Hax | ||
| image | | image = Hax money.jpg | ||
| mainssbm | | mainssbm = Fox | ||
| retiredssbm | | retiredssbm = Captain Falcon | ||
| mainpm | | mainpm = Fox | ||
| 2ndmainpm | | 2ndmainpm = Captain Falcon | ||
| mainssb4 | | mainssb4 = Captain Falcon | ||
| crew | | crew = | ||
| former sponsors = [[CLASH Tournaments]], [[VGBootCamp]], [[Even Matchup Gaming]] | | former sponsors = [[CLASH Tournaments]], [[VGBootCamp]], [[Even Matchup Gaming]] | ||
| former crews | | former crews = S.W.A.T. | ||
| | | rankingssbm = [[MPGR 2019]]: 19th | ||
| | | bestrankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 6th | ||
| winningsssbm = ~$14,018.18 | |||
| winningsssbm | | realname = Aziz Al-Yami | ||
| realname | | alias = Hax$ | ||
| alias | | birthday = 7 | ||
| birthday | | birthmonth = 5 | ||
| birthmonth | | birthyear = 1994 | ||
| birthyear | | location = New York City, New York | ||
| location | | country = United States | ||
| country | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Hax$''' (pronounced "Hax Money"), informally known as '''Hax''', is a ''[[Melee]]'' player based in Manhattan. He used to solo [[main]] {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} with the [[Alternate costume (SSBM)#Captain Falcon|pink costume]] (commonly known as Captain Fabulous); however, in early 2014, he switched to solo maining {{SSBM|Fox}}, and was widely regarded as the most technical Fox player when he was still active. In April 2016, he went on a indefinite hiatus due to having a calcified FCU tendon, which was left untreated because no surgeon was willing to remove it. During this hiatus, he began working on the [[B0XX]], a controller designed in a similar vein to the Smash Box by Hitbox, after having tested the Smash Box and finding it unsatisfactory. He has also slowly made a return to competitive ''Melee'' as of March 2017, having finally been treated for his hand problems. He would attend various ''Melee'' events showcasing the potential of the B0XX, and spent a long time balancing it to be as fair to a GameCube controller as possible. By 2019, he was considered to be playing at a level similar to when he played on a GameCube controller. | '''Hax$''' (pronounced "Hax Money"), informally known as '''Hax''', is a ''[[Melee]]'' player based in Manhattan. He used to solo [[main]] {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} with the [[Alternate costume (SSBM)#Captain Falcon|pink costume]] (commonly known as Captain Fabulous); however, in early 2014, he switched to solo maining {{SSBM|Fox}}, and was widely regarded as the most technical Fox player when he was still active. In April 2016, he went on a indefinite hiatus due to having a calcified FCU tendon, which was left untreated because no surgeon was willing to remove it. During this hiatus, he began working on the [[B0XX]], a controller designed in a similar vein to the Smash Box by Hitbox, after having tested the Smash Box and finding it unsatisfactory. He has also slowly made a return to competitive ''Melee'' as of March 2017, having finally been treated for his hand problems. He would attend various ''Melee'' events showcasing the potential of the B0XX, and spent a long time balancing it to be as fair to a GameCube controller as possible. By 2019, he was considered to be playing at a level similar to when he played on a GameCube controller. | ||
Hax | Hax was formerly ranked 2nd on the [[New York City Power Rankings|New York City Melee Power Rankings]] and 19th on the [[2019 MPGR]]. | ||
He joined [[Even Matchup Gaming]] on January 29th, 2019.<ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua1lE1YlprQ Hax joins EMG]</ref> He left the team on January 7th, 2021.<ref> [https://twitter.com/EvenMatchup/status/1354603266403946499 Hax leaves EMG]</ref> | He joined [[Even Matchup Gaming]] on January 29th, 2019.<ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua1lE1YlprQ Hax joins EMG]</ref> He left the team on January 7th, 2021.<ref> [https://twitter.com/EvenMatchup/status/1354603266403946499 Hax leaves EMG]</ref> | ||
==History== | As of June 2021, Hax$ has been banned from tournaments due to repeated - allegedly defamatory - remarks made towards {{Sm|Leffen}}, and Hax's persistent reinforcement of these statements<ref name="Hax Ban" />, which were deemed to constitute harassment. | ||
==Tournament History== | |||
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===Origin of the name=== | ===Origin of the name=== | ||
Hax used to be into competitive Pokémon. In the context of competitive Pokémon, "hax" is lingo for the uncontrollable RNG involved in battles, such as critical hits, that can sometimes undeservedly turn the tide of a match. The high number of angry players who would call "hax" after severe losses due to this prompted Hax to name himself after this term. When switching to competitive ''Melee'', Hax wanted a fourth character in the space given for [[Name|tags]] in-game, and decided to add the dollar sign to it, eventually giving birth to "Hax$" or "Hax Money". | Hax used to be into competitive Pokémon. In the context of competitive Pokémon, "hax" is lingo for the uncontrollable RNG involved in battles, such as critical hits, that can sometimes undeservedly turn the tide of a match. The high number of angry players who would call "hax" after severe losses due to this prompted Hax to name himself after this term. When switching to competitive ''Melee'', Hax wanted a fourth character in the space given for [[Name|tags]] in-game, and decided to add the dollar sign to it, eventually giving birth to "Hax$" or "Hax Money". | ||
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|[[MLG New York Playoffs 2006]]||October 13th-14th, 2006||49th||—||—|| | |||
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/killa-fleet-nyc-bi-weeklys-results.105963/ Killa Fleet Biweekly 6/8]||June 8th, 2007||5th||4th||{{Sm|Jman}}|| | |||
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/zenith-results-hosted-by-tsa-and-kf-2007-sept-27-28.118886/ Zenith 2007]||September 29th, 2007||2nd||—||—|| | |||
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|[[Pound 3]]||February 2nd-3rd, 2008||9th||5th||Jman|| | |||
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|[http://smashboards.com/threads/smashpocalypse-results-a-melee-tournament.157194/ Smashpocalypse V]||March 22nd, 2008||9th||—||—|| | |||
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|[http://smashboards.com/threads/smashpocalypse-vi-december-13-philadelphia-anmc-circuit-event-2.210671/ Smashpocalypse VI]||December 13th, 2008||17th||9th||{{Sm|Scar}}|| | |||
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|[[Revival of Melee]]||March 7th-8th, 2009||13th||13th||{{Sm|Pakman}}|| | |||
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|[[Apex 2009]]||May 9th-10th, 2009||4th||—||—|| | |||
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|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||8th||13th||{{Sm|Hungrybox}}|| | |||
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|[[S.N.E.S.]]||August 21st-23rd, 2009||2nd||3rd||Scar|| | |||
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=255502 The Tunes Monthlies # 4]||November 14th, 2009||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Alukard}}|| | |||
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|[[Revival of Melee 2]]||November 21st-22nd, 2009||7th||5th||{{Sm|Linguini}}|| | |||
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=259847 The Tunes Monthlies # 5]||December 27th, 2009||4th||3rd||{{Sm|Lovage}}|| | |||
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|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||13th||4th||{{Sm|Darc}}|| | |||
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|[[ | |[[Good Shit German]]||July 24th-25th, 2010||13th||5th||Scar|| | ||
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|[ | |[http://smashboards.com/threads/the-tunes-monthlies-8-results-7-31-2010-featuring-europe-vs-us.282623/ The Tunes Monthlies #8]||July 30th, 2010||4th||1st||Jman|| | ||
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|[ | |[[Apex 2010]]||August 6th-8th, 2010||9th||4th||Hungrybox|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Revival of Melee 3]]||November 20th-21st, 2010||13th||2nd||Hungrybox|| | ||
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|[ | |[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||5th||3rd||Hungrybox|| | ||
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|[ | |[[Zenith 2011]]||May 28th-29th, 2011||9th||3rd||{{Sm|Mew2King}}|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[GENESIS 2]]||July 15th-17th, 2011||9th||2nd||Hungrybox|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Revival of Melee 4]]||November 19th-20th, 2011||5th||3rd||Jman|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||7th||5th||Jman|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Zenith 2012]]||May 26th-27th, 2012||5th||3rd||Hungrybox|| | ||
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|[ | |[[MELEE-FC10R Legacy]]||August 12th-14th, 2012||6th||5th||{{Sm|The Moon}}|| | ||
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|[[Revival of Melee | |[[Revival of Melee 5]]||November 17th-18th, 2012||5th||2nd||Scar|| | ||
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|[ | |[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||7th||9th||{{Sm|Westballz}}|| | ||
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|[ | |[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=330754 Smashacre Rising]||April 6th, 2013||2nd||1st||Mew2King|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Zenith 2013]]||June 1st-2nd, 2013||6th||1st||Mew2King|| | ||
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|[ | |[[EVO 2013]]||July 12th-14th, 2013||9th||5th||Jman|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[The Big House 3]]||October 12th-13th, 2013||5th||3rd||{{Sm|Dr. PeePee}}|| | ||
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|[ | |[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=306089 Sudden Death 14]||October 19th, 2013||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[ | |[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=345332 No Johns 1/4]||January 4th, 2014||1st||1st||Alukard|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|Collision 8|g=SSBM}}||January 11th, 2014||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||17th||1st||Mew2King|| | ||
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|[ | |[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=348428 Smash Mode Sundays # 2]||February 16th, 2014||2nd||1st||Mew2King|| | ||
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|[ | |[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/smash-mode-sundays-3-singles.478/ Smash Mode Sundays # 3]||February 23rd, 2014||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[ | |[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=349417 Stony Brook Biweeklies #9]||March 1st, 2014||1st||2nd||{{Sm|G$}}|| | ||
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|[ | |[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/smash-mode-sundays-4-singles.531/ Smash Mode Sundays # 4]||March 2nd, 2014||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[[Revival of Melee | |[[Revival of Melee 7]]||March 8th-9th, 2014||5th||1st||Mew2King|| | ||
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|[ | |[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=350844 The Next Episode]||March 22nd-23rd, 2014||7th||2nd||{{Sm|SFAT}}|| | ||
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|[ | |[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/smash-mode-sunday-3-30-14-doubs.713/ Smash Mode Sundays 3/30]||March 30th, 2014||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Civil War VI]]||April 12th-13th, 2014||3rd||—||—|| | ||
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|[ | |[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=353743 Bar Wars: The Region Strikes Back]||April 26th, 2014||9th||2nd||{{Sm|ChuDat}}|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[WHOBO MLG]]||May 3rd-4th, 2014||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Mango}}|| | ||
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t= | |[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=353641 Justice 3]||May 24th, 2014||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[ | |[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||5th||5th||Westballz|| | ||
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| | |[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/nebulous-saturday-melee-2-singles.1323/ Nebulous Saturday Melee 2]||June 14th, 2014||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Slox}}|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[MLG Anaheim 2014]]||June 20th-22nd, 2014||7th||5th||{{Sm|Leffen}}|| | ||
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|[ | |[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||—||5th||{{Sm|Colbol}}|| | ||
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|[ | |[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||13th||2nd||Mew2King|| | ||
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|[ | |[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||2nd||1st||Mew2King|| | ||
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|[ | |[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/nebulous-9-melee-singles.1794/ Nebulous 9]||August 9th, 2014||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[ | |[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=364693 Nebulous 10]||August 16th, 2014||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[ | |[[Mass Madness CE]]||August 23rd, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|ZeRo}}|| | ||
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|[ | |[[GUTS 3]]||September 19th-21st, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Mafia}}|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[The Big House 4]]||October 4th-5th, 2014||5th||3rd||Leffen|| | ||
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|[ | |[[Justice 4]]||October 11th, 2014||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Armada}}|| | ||
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|[ | |[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=375004 SmashLeague: New York]||October 25th, 2014||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[ | |[[Do You Fox Wit It?]]||November 15th-16th, 2014||1st||1st||Mew2King|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[KTAR XI]]||November 22nd, 2014||2nd (Split)||1st||Mew2King|| | ||
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|[http:// | |[http://challonge.com/SuperNebs Super Nebulous]||November 29th, 2014||1st||2nd||{{Sm|DoH}}|| | ||
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|[ | |[http://challonge.com/supernebs2pro Super Nebulous 2]||January 24th, 2015||2nd||—||—|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||33rd (DQ)||—||—|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Super Nebulous 3]]||April 25th-26th, 2015||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Wizzrobe}}|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Press Start]]||May 9th-10th, 2015||13th||—||—|| | ||
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|[http:// | |[http://otafestassault3.challonge.com/MeleeTop32 Assault 3 – No Game No Waifu – Evolution]||May 16th-17th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Victra}}|| | ||
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|[ | |[[Get On My Level 2015]]||May 30th-31st, 2015||2nd||1st||Hungrybox|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||17th||—||—|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[KTAR XVII]]||February 13th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|G$}}|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Shots Fired 2]]||March 5th-6th, 2016||3rd||—||—|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Do or DI]]||March 11th-13th, 2016||3rd||—||—|| | ||
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|[ | |[[Super Nebulous 4]]||March 26th, 2016||3rd||—||—|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||3rd||—||—|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Collision XIII]]||April 16th, 2016||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/apollo-iii/event/melee-singles/brackets/126039 Apollo III]||March 11th, 2017||9th||—||—|| | ||
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|[ | |[[Apollo IV]]||April 8th, 2017||17th||5th||{{Sm|Just Jason}}|| | ||
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|[ | |[https://start.gg/tournament/nebulous-melee-82/events Nebulous Melee 82]||April 15th, 2017||2nd||—||—|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Flatiron 2]]||April 22nd, 2017||13th||33rd (DQ)||{{Sm|Chillin}}|| | ||
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|[ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/nebulous-melee-85/event/melee-singles/brackets/134508 Nebulous Melee 85]||May 20th, 2017||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/omega/event/melee-singles/brackets/132593 OMEGA]||June 24th-25th, 2017||4th||5th||{{Sm|JFlex}}|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||33rd||—||—|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Get On My Level 2017]]||July 28th-30th, 2017||17th||9th||{{Sm|Crush}}|| | ||
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|[ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/apollo-x/event/melee-singles/brackets/163066 Apollo X]||October 14th, 2017||33rd (DQ)||1st||Hungrybox|| | ||
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|[ | |[https://start.gg/tournament/nebulous-melee-100/event/melee-singles/brackets/165334 Nebulous Melee 100!]||October 21st, 2017||2nd||1st||{{Sm|dizzkidboogie}}|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Smash Summit 5]]||November 2nd-6th, 2017||13th||7th||Crush|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Tipped Off 12]]||November 11th-12th, 2017||7th||—||—|| | ||
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|[ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/rise-melee-regional/event/melee-singles/brackets/179587 RISE Melee Regional]||November 25th, 2017||2nd||Top 4||Slox|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[Pat's House 3]]||December 2nd-3rd, 2017||9th||—||—|| | ||
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|[ | |[[Smash Valley: Lucky 7]]||February 17th, 2018||5th||—||—|| | ||
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|[ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/nebulous-melee-115/event/melee-singles/brackets/213713 Nebulous Melee 115]||February 24th, 2018||9th||1st||{{Sm|mayb}}|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/nebulous-melee- | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/nebulous-melee-116/event/melee-singles/brackets/219060 Nebulous Melee 116]||March 3rd, 2018||1st||1st||mayb|| | ||
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|[ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/nebs-after-dark-107/event/melee-singles/brackets/219067 Nebs After Dark 107]||March 6th, 2018||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/short-hops-featuring-hugs/event/melee-singles-1/brackets/317774 Short Hops]||July 21st, 2018||7th||4th||{{Sm|Rhyme}}|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/apollo-xiv-in-collaboration-with-team-1-up-em/event/melee-singles/brackets/265581/583988 Apollo XIV]||July 29th, 2018||5th||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|The Big House 8|g=SSBM}}||October 5th-7th, 2018||33rd||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|The Script - Episode 1|g=SSBM}}||October 13th-14th, 2018||5th||2nd||La Luna|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-aon-2018/event/super-smash-bros-melee-singles/brackets/414708/762759 Super AON 2018]||October 20th, 2018||2nd||2nd||mayb|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|Canada Cup 2018|g=SSBM}}||October 26th-28th, 2018||5th||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|The Mang0: Homecoming|g=SSBM}}||November 10th-11th, 2018||17th||9th||{{Sm|Bladewise}}|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2018|g=SSBM}}||November 16th-18th, 2018||9th||1st||{{Sm|2Saint}}|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|Fireside Open 2018|g=SSBM}}||December 1st, 2018||9th||4th||{{Sm|TheSWOOPER}}|| | ||
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|[ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-parking-lot-feat-professor-pro-spud-nicki-frenzy-fatgoku/event/melee-singles-friday-12-14/brackets/481652/842537 The Parking Lot - Friday]||December 14th, 2018||17th||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018|g=SSBM}}||December 15th-16th, 2018||5th||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|NYXL Pop-Up!|g=SSBM}}||December 22nd, 2018||3rd||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/scorpius-2019/event/super-smash-bros-melee-singles/overview Scorpius 2019]||January 12th, 2019||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/giga-hog-era/event/melee-singles/overview GIGA HOG: Era]||January 26th, 2019||2nd||4th||{{Sm|lint}}|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBM}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||17th||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|The Script 2|g=SSBM}}||February 16th-17th, 2019||17th (DQ)||1st||{{Sm|AbsentPage}}|| | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/giga-hog-5/event/melee-singles/overview GIGA HOG 5]||February 23rd, 2019||1st||—||—|| | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-20/event/melee-singles/brackets/512219/878905 House of Paign 20]||March 2nd, 2019||4th||1st||AbsentPage|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|The Gang Steals The Script|g=SSBM}}||March 9th, 2019||9th||—||—|| | ||
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| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/nchi-ultra/events NChi Ultra]||March 16th-17th, 2019||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|CT GamerCon 3|g=SSBM}}||March 23rd-24th, 2019||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Battle of BC 3|g=SSBM}}||March 30th-31st, 2019||4th||4th||{{Sm|moky}}|| | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|The Scarlet Classic V|g=SSBM}}||April 14th, 2019||3rd||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/giga-hog-reloaded/event/melee-singles/overview Giga HOG: Reloaded]||April 16th-17th, 2019||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019|g=SSBM}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||13th||—||—|| | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/major-flavor/event/melee-singles/overview Major Flavor]||May 25th, 2019||1st||1st||Jflex|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/concrete-throwdown-2-a-nyc-event-featuring-smash-bros-ultimate/event/melee-singles/overview Concrete Throwdown #2]||May 26th, 2019||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/omega-iii/event/super-smash-bros-melee-singles/overview Omega III]||June 8th-9th, 2019||2nd||7th||Jflex|| | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/cold-hard-smash-6-1000-pot-bonus-new-hampshire-melee-1/event/melee-singles/overview Cold Hard Smash 6]||June 15th, 2019||2nd||—||—|| | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/giga-hog-reunion/event/melee-singles/overview GIGA HOG: Reunion]||June 22nd, 2019||5th||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/spectrum-100-1/event/melee-singles/overview Spectrum #100]||July 8th, 2019||5th||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|Paradigm Shift 2019|g=SSBM}}||July 20th-21st, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Michael}}|| | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/giga-hog-8/event/melee-singles/overview GIGA HoG 8]||July 27th, 2019||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/concrete-throwdown-smash-edition-2-fting-smash-ultimate-melee/event/melee-singles/brackets/620091/1022752 Concrete Throwdown - Smash Edition 2]||July 28th, 2019||1st||—||—|| | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/spectrum-104/event/melee-singles/brackets/634027/1043924 Spectrum #104]||August 5th, 2019||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSBM}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||65th||—||—|| | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/spectrum-smash-106/event/melee-singles/brackets/641391/1054311 Spectrum Smash #106]||August 19th, 2019||1st||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|Shine 2019|g=SSBM}}||August 23rd-25th, 2019||9th||5th||moky|| | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/spectrum-108-summer-season-finale/event/melee-singles/brackets/649007/1065006 Spectrum #108]||September 2nd, 2019||2nd||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|DreamHack Montreal 2019|g=SSBM}}||September 6th-8th, 2019||—||1st||moky|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/mass-madness-29-minimum-250-pot-bonus/event/melee-singles/overview Mass Madness 29]||September 14th, 2019||1st||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|The MMOM Memorial|g=SSBM}}||November 9th-10th, 2019||3rd||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-hall-melee-at-the-biergarten/event/melee-singles/brackets/676402/1104043 Smash Hall: Melee at the Biergarten]||November 16th, 2019||1st||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|Mango's Birthday Bash|g=SSBM}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Swedish Delight}}|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/garden-state-smashdown/event/melee-singles/overview Garden State Smashdown]||December 21st, 2019||1st||—||—|| | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/scorpius-2020/event/super-smash-bros-melee-singles/overview Scorpius 2020]||January 4th, 2020||4th||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/giga-hog- | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/giga-hog-era-2/event/melee-singles/overview GIGA HoG: Era 2]||January 18th, 2020||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/hax-s-nightclub-os-nyc-s1e4/event/melee-singles/brackets/735611/1183566 Hax's Nightclub S1E4]||January 22nd, 2020||1st||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBM}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||4th||—||—|| | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Smash Summit 9|g=SSBM}}||February 13th-16th, 2020||7th||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|Gucci Gang: Leap Year Edition|g=SSBM}}||February 29th, 2020||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|5 Days of Melee|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||December 15th-16th, 2020||1st||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||December 19th-20th, 2020||17th||—||—|| | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Galint Melee Open|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||January 9th-10th, 2021||3rd||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||January 16th, 2021||2nd||—||—|| | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Four Loko Fight Night|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||March 6th-7th, 2021||65th||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|Galint Melee Open: Spring Edition|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||March 19th-21st, 2021||5th||—||—|| | ||
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|{{ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/morbius-popup-tournament-for-morbheads-only/event/super-smash-brothers-morbius MORBIUS POP TOURNAMENT]{{OnlineIcon}}||May 29th, 2022||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/serious-sunday-8-1-03-edition-1/event/1v1-melee Serious Sunday #8]{{OnlineIcon}}||May 30th, 2022||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/serious-sunday-9-1-03-edition/event/1v1-melee Serious Sunday #9]{{OnlineIcon}}||June 6th, 2022||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/melee-heaven-14/event/melee-singles Melee Heaven #14]{{OnlineIcon}}||September 5th, 2022||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-s6e1-first-nightclub-of-the-year/event/melee-singles The Nightclub S6E1]||January 4th, 2023||2nd||—||—|| | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-s6e2-os-nyc/event/melee-singles The Nightclub S6E2]||January 11th, 2023||1st||—||—|| | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-s6e3-os-nyc/event/melee-singles The Nightclub S6E3]||January 18th, 2023||2nd||—||—|| | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-s6e4-osnyc/event/melee-singles The Nightclub S6E4]||January 25th, 2023||2nd||—||—|| | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-s6e5-os-nyc/event/melee-singles The Nightclub S6E5]||February 1st, 2023||1st||—||—|| | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-s6e7-os-nyc/event/melee-singles The Nightclub S6E7]||February 15th, 2023||2nd||—||—|| | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|LVL UP EXPO 2023|g=SSBM}}||February 17th-19th, 2023||4th||—||—|| | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|The Coinbox #50|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||February 22nd, 2023||3rd||—||—||$517.50 | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-s6e9-os-nyc/event/melee-singles The Nightclub S6E9]||March 1st, 2023||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|The Coinbox #52|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 7th, 2023||7th||—||—||$75 | ||
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-s6e10-os-nyc-collision-2023-prelocal/event/melee-singles The Nightclub S6E10]||March 8th, 2023||3rd||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-s6e11-os-nyc/event/melee-singles The Nightclub S6E11]||March 15th, 2023||2nd||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-s6e12-os-nyc/event/melee-singles The Nightclub S6E12]||March 22nd, 2023||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/stage-select-final-destination/event/melee-singles Stage Select Final Destination]||March 28th, 2023||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub- | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-s6e13-os-nyc-season-finale/event/melee-singles The Nightclub S6E13]||March 29th, 2023||4th||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub- | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-s7e1-os-nyc/event/melee-singles The Nightclub S7E1]||April 5th, 2023||1st||—||—|| | ||
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/short-hops-500-pot-bonus-and-beer-release/event/melee-singles Short Hops!]||April 8th, 2023||1st||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|The Coinbox #58|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 18th, 2023||3rd||—||—||$450 | ||
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| | |{{Trn|The Come Up 2023|g=SSBM}}||April 22nd, 2023||4th||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|The Coinbox #61|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 16th, 2023||3rd||—||—||$900 | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|The Coinbox #63|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 31th, 2023||7th||—||—||$75 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{Trn|Tipped Off 14: Resurgence|g=SSBM}}||June 3rd-4th, 2023||17th / 344||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|The Nightclub VIP 2|g=SSBM}}||June 24th, 2023||2nd / 161||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|The Coinbox #66|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 27th, 2023||2nd / 344||—||—||$1,000 | ||
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| | |{{Trn|The Coinbox #68|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||July 11th, 2023||1st / 296||—||—||$1,200 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{Trn|Smash Factor X|g=SSBM}}||July 28th-30th, 2023||2nd / 137||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|The Off-Season 2|g=SSBM}} Open Bracket||September 23rd-24th, 2023||Top 8 / 255||—||—|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|The Off-Season 2|g=SSBM}}||September 23rd-24th, 2023||9th / 263||17th / 59||{{Sm|Gahtzu}}|| | ||
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| | |{{Trn|The Function 3|g=SSBM}}||November 11th, 2023||4th / 259||—||—|| | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2023|g=SSBM}}||December 15th-17th, 2023||1st / 130||—||—|| | ||
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On June 11th, 2021, Hax published a revised version of the video<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0FfakLr8O8|title=The second video}}</ref>, which in contrast was an hour shorter and consisted solely of Hax talking in front of the camera. Hax would speak on the subject through Twitter, posting an apology for the presentation of "Evidence.zip 2"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srnt6t|title=TwitLonger — @ssbmhax: Why I created Evidence.zip 2 / My closing thoughts for the time being}}</ref> and continuing to post comments about the "situation" of the ''Smash'' scene. The revised video would also be privated later on. | On June 11th, 2021, Hax published a revised version of the video<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0FfakLr8O8|title=The second video}}</ref>, which in contrast was an hour shorter and consisted solely of Hax talking in front of the camera. Hax would speak on the subject through Twitter, posting an apology for the presentation of "Evidence.zip 2"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srnt6t|title=TwitLonger — @ssbmhax: Why I created Evidence.zip 2 / My closing thoughts for the time being}}</ref> and continuing to post comments about the "situation" of the ''Smash'' scene. The revised video would also be privated later on. | ||
===iBDW conflict | ===iBDW conflict=== | ||
On June 21st, 2021, {{Sm|iBDW}} accused Hax for downplaying and making fun of iBDW's story of being sexually assaulted by his own mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iBDWSSBM/status/1407082926337150976|title=iBDW's initial post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sro2d0|title=TwitLonger — @iBDWSSBM: Hax's Rebuttal}}</ref> iBDW also tweeted that he attempted to retrieve evidence to support his claims from Facebook messages, but that Hax had deleted the relevant messages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iBDWSSBM/status/1407774396656324611|title=iBDW saying Hax deleted Facebook messages}}</ref> Hax responded in a series of now-deleted Tweets, accusing iBDW for faking the story in order to gain Hax's sympathy as well as taking his comment out-of-context.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/cr4nMjM|title=Hax's response, archived}}</ref> | On June 21st, 2021, {{Sm|iBDW}} accused Hax for downplaying and making fun of iBDW's story of being sexually assaulted by his own mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iBDWSSBM/status/1407082926337150976|title=iBDW's initial post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sro2d0|title=TwitLonger — @iBDWSSBM: Hax's Rebuttal}}</ref> iBDW also tweeted that he attempted to retrieve evidence to support his claims from Facebook messages, but that Hax had deleted the relevant messages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iBDWSSBM/status/1407774396656324611|title=iBDW saying Hax deleted Facebook messages}}</ref> Hax responded in a series of now-deleted Tweets, accusing iBDW for faking the story in order to gain Hax's sympathy as well as taking his comment out-of-context.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/cr4nMjM|title=Hax's response, archived}}</ref> | ||
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Within an hour of posting the second TwitLonger, Hax deleted his tweets that linked to both of the TwitLongers he had posted that day. He then tweeted that he would take a hiatus, saying he didn't find it possible to continue discussing the controversies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1407844466984161281|title=Hax beginning a hiatus}}</ref> In the tweet, he also apologized to the community and reiterated his request for iBDW to contact him. The next day, iBDW revealed in a Twitter thread that the two indeed talked in private and were now mostly on the same page, noting that Hax is "clearly not cool with sexual assault/incest."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iBDWSSBM/status/1408141235253039109|title=iBDW's thread addressing his private conversation with Hax}}</ref> Hax also returned to Twitter to post about the conversation, apologizing to iBDW, whom he called "a good man," and the community while also limiting his guilt to certain comments he made in his own Discord server.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1408153929456705538|title=Hax's statement on his conversation with iBDW}}</ref> | Within an hour of posting the second TwitLonger, Hax deleted his tweets that linked to both of the TwitLongers he had posted that day. He then tweeted that he would take a hiatus, saying he didn't find it possible to continue discussing the controversies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1407844466984161281|title=Hax beginning a hiatus}}</ref> In the tweet, he also apologized to the community and reiterated his request for iBDW to contact him. The next day, iBDW revealed in a Twitter thread that the two indeed talked in private and were now mostly on the same page, noting that Hax is "clearly not cool with sexual assault/incest."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iBDWSSBM/status/1408141235253039109|title=iBDW's thread addressing his private conversation with Hax}}</ref> Hax also returned to Twitter to post about the conversation, apologizing to iBDW, whom he called "a good man," and the community while also limiting his guilt to certain comments he made in his own Discord server.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/1408153929456705538|title=Hax's statement on his conversation with iBDW}}</ref> | ||
===Ban from Events=== | |||
In June 2021, on the same day as iBDW's final announcement, several TOs from many US states signed a document that banned Hax from their tournaments, and his name was added to the Global Ban Database.<ref name="Hax Ban">{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qrO5TlLztX-9s7cI78_EfWNepIaHkwVa3379mC_glrw/edit|title=Hax's indefinite ban}}</ref> The ban was made using the previous [[SSB Code of Conduct Panel]]'s 2.2.1 (Level 2) and 2.2.3 (Level 3) offences and was deemed indefinite. | |||
===Evidence.zip 3 | The ban reasoning can be summarised as follows: | ||
# The accusations were deemed baseless, particularly comparing Leffen's presence as a totalitarian regime, the belief that Leffen solely called out ZeRo for personal gain, and saying that Leffen would prefer ZeRo was dead following his suicide attempt. | |||
# The calls to deplatform Leffen constituted incitement for harassment, and his fanbase response shows that this incitement has teeth to it. | |||
# Hax$'s refusal to recant the statements and double down, only deeming the flaws as "tactical errors", show a lack of remorse for his actions and that these were fully intentional, not simply mistakes. | |||
Under the rationale of the accusations being baseless, considering the 4 hours of content and the 136-page document, these remarks were deemed extremely severe and constituted an indefinite ban from events. | |||
Notable events banning Hax$ include [[GENESIS]], [[Tournament:Shine|Shine]], [[Phoenix Blue]], [[Riptide]], [[The Big House]], and [[DreamHack]]. Outside of several US states, Hax$ is also banned from Austrian, British, Finnish, and Portuguese events, as well as Melee Online events. | |||
As of January 2024, Hax$ has been unbanned from some events, but not all, prompting continued ban appeals. | |||
===Evidence.zip 3 & Ban Appeal=== | |||
On August 14th, 2021, Hax released another revision to his video called [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msy4E3ScZVk Evidence.zip 3]. In the video, he accuses Leffen of creating social engineering campaigns against multiple players, such as {{Sm|Hungrybox}} and Hax himself. The video also reiterates multiple allegations from "evidence.zip 2", such as character profiles from the original "evidence.zip" and alleged harassment levied towards Hax himself. Hax alleges that Leffen deleted 6 years worth of tweets in response to his evidence.zip 2 video, as well as being lawyer-bluffed. Hax also criticises his global ban from the scene, saying that his accusations had evidence and were not libelous or defamatory as his ban statement claimed, as well as claiming that his ban was hypocritical when doing nothing in regards to Leffen. | On August 14th, 2021, Hax released another revision to his video called [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msy4E3ScZVk Evidence.zip 3]. In the video, he accuses Leffen of creating social engineering campaigns against multiple players, such as {{Sm|Hungrybox}} and Hax himself. The video also reiterates multiple allegations from "evidence.zip 2", such as character profiles from the original "evidence.zip" and alleged harassment levied towards Hax himself. Hax alleges that Leffen deleted 6 years worth of tweets in response to his evidence.zip 2 video, as well as being lawyer-bluffed. Hax also criticises his global ban from the scene, saying that his accusations had evidence and were not libelous or defamatory as his ban statement claimed, as well as claiming that his ban was hypocritical when doing nothing in regards to Leffen. | ||
Building on some accusations from "evidence.zip 2", Hax points out Leffen's sudden tonal shift towards Hungrybox in 2017 and accuses him of social engineering against Hungrybox to usurp his followerbase. Hax discusses where he tried to talk Leffen out of this at [[Smash Summit 5]], but failed to do so. Hax accuses Leffen of blackmailing Hungrybox during 2017, where he continually talked about "terrible things" Hungrybox was doing but never releasing them; Hax claims that this prompted Hungrybox to stay silent. Hax also claims that the then newly introduced {{Sm|Snowy}} was used by Leffen in his now-deleted "One of many reasons to dislike hbox" video to create "Hungrybox story" memes, which eventually culminated into Hungrybox being harassed in a Walmart store in April 2018. Hax also argues that Leffen later decided Snowy was of no use to him and began to openly slander him. | Building on some accusations from "evidence.zip 2", Hax points out Leffen's sudden tonal shift towards Hungrybox in 2017 and accuses him of social engineering against Hungrybox to usurp his followerbase. Hax discusses where he tried to talk Leffen out of this at [[Smash Summit 5]], but failed to do so. Hax accuses Leffen of blackmailing Hungrybox during 2017, where he continually talked about "terrible things" Hungrybox was doing but never releasing them; Hax claims that this prompted Hungrybox to stay silent. Hax also claims that the then newly introduced {{Sm|Snowy}} was used by Leffen in his now-deleted "One of many reasons to dislike hbox" video to create "Hungrybox story" memes, which eventually culminated into Hungrybox being harassed in a Walmart store in April 2018. Hax also argues that Leffen later decided Snowy was of no use to him and began to openly slander him. | ||
Hax once again accused Leffen of manipulating the #MeToo movement, pointing out that the victim testimony given in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y9Mfch7XXg his video on the allegations in the Smash community] on July 2nd contradicted C's statement in the original evidence.zip, which pinned Leffen himself as the abuser. He also accused Leffen of misrepresenting and even contradicting many claims in his videos on the topic, as well as making insincere tweets to "gain clout". Hax further criticised Leffen for circulating the rumour about {{Sm|Mew2King}} masturbating on a Smash player, which was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVuEST8RdL8 proven to be false after Mew2King addressed the allegations]. Earlier in the video but relevant to this topic, Hax built upon Technicals' video on Sky Williams and also accused Leffen of conspiring with {{Sm|Jisu}}, whom he claimed was manipulative when they were dating, to defame {{Sm|ZeRo}} with baseless allegations, before verifiable accusations against him had emerged. He restated Technicals' claims that Leffen's allegations of ZeRo sharing pornographic images with other Smashers were moot, for not only were they of age, but they also testified that they were looking at normal images of anime girls instead of porn. Hax also pointed out that, prior to Jisu's allegations against ZeRo, Jisu contacted Leffen, and made [https://twitter.com/JisuArtist/status/1278843558401675264 her tweet statement] only minutes after Leffen tweeted that he would log out of [[Twitter]] to gather his thoughts. Hax claimed that this was strategic and part of the conspiracy, accusing Leffen of drawing attention to the allegations for personal gain and trying to become the most popular Smasher on [[Twitter]] by forcing ZeRo into retirement, allegedly in a similar manner to the way Leffen treated Hungrybox. Hax also believes that Leffen's wish to expel {{Sm|Technicals}} from the community in response to [[Smasher:ZeRo#Challenges_to_the_allegations|their challenges to the allegations]] is an attempt to further manipulate the situation. | Hax once again accused Leffen of manipulating the #MeToo movement, pointing out that the victim testimony given in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y9Mfch7XXg his video on the allegations in the Smash community] on July 2nd contradicted C's statement in the original evidence.zip, which pinned Leffen himself as the abuser. He also accused Leffen of misrepresenting and even contradicting many claims in his videos on the topic, as well as making insincere tweets to "gain clout". Hax further criticised Leffen for circulating the rumour about {{Sm|Mew2King}} masturbating on a Smash player, which was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVuEST8RdL8 proven to be false after Mew2King addressed the allegations]. Earlier in the video but relevant to this topic, Hax built upon [[Smasher:Technicals|Technicals]]' video on Sky Williams and also accused Leffen of conspiring with {{Sm|Jisu}}, whom he claimed was manipulative when they were dating, to defame {{Sm|ZeRo}} with baseless allegations, before verifiable accusations against him had emerged. He restated Technicals' claims that Leffen's allegations of ZeRo sharing pornographic images with other Smashers were moot, for not only were they of age, but they also testified that they were looking at normal images of anime girls instead of porn. Hax also pointed out that, prior to Jisu's allegations against ZeRo, Jisu contacted Leffen, and made [https://twitter.com/JisuArtist/status/1278843558401675264 her tweet statement] only minutes after Leffen tweeted that he would log out of [[Twitter]] to gather his thoughts. Hax claimed that this was strategic and part of the conspiracy, accusing Leffen of drawing attention to the allegations for personal gain and trying to become the most popular Smasher on [[Twitter]] by forcing ZeRo into retirement, allegedly in a similar manner to the way Leffen treated Hungrybox. Hax also believes that Leffen's wish to expel {{Sm|Technicals}} from the community in response to [[Smasher:ZeRo#Challenges_to_the_allegations|their challenges to the allegations]] is an attempt to further manipulate the situation. | ||
Hax criticised Leffen for his response to {{Sm|Samox}}'s {{B|Metagame|documentary}} documentary, claiming he lied about his old controversies and pressured Samox to "censor" victim testimonies and other information regarding them. Hax also expressed concern about the revised version of the documentary, particularly regarding the narrative about the original evidence.zip and the portrayal of Leffen as a "hero", as well as how Leffen now had a theme song deriding the evidence.zip archive. He alleged that this set a precedent for top players to lie and control the narrative, and argued that Samox had not only become one of Leffen's "victims" by giving into Leffen's manipulations, but broke his "integrity" as a purveyor of facts by underrepresenting the accusations in evidence.zip. | Hax criticised Leffen for his response to {{Sm|Samox}}'s {{B|Metagame|documentary}} documentary, claiming he lied about his old controversies and pressured Samox to "censor" victim testimonies and other information regarding them. Hax also expressed concern about the revised version of the documentary, particularly regarding the narrative about the original evidence.zip and the portrayal of Leffen as a "hero", as well as how Leffen now had a theme song deriding the evidence.zip archive. He alleged that this set a precedent for top players to lie and control the narrative, and argued that Samox had not only become one of Leffen's "victims" by giving into Leffen's manipulations, but broke his "integrity" as a purveyor of facts by underrepresenting the accusations in evidence.zip. | ||
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The video was criticised primarily for the same reasons as "evidence.zip 2", with onlookers expressing skepticism for a myriad of Hax's claims. Many argued that Hax's videos were indeed defamatory, with them believing that the claims and motives are out of character or even extreme. Others have criticised Hax for repeatedly using the original evidence.zip, believing that Leffen has changed and the antiquated nature of the document makes it questionable to cite. Finally, the video was criticised for comparing Leffen to Donald Trump as an allegory to paint the former as "totalitarian". Nevertheless, some in the community have chosen to side with Hax, particularly those who watched Technicals' video on Sky Williams and agreed that there is precedent for Leffen manipulating situations for his own benefit, as well as agreeing that Hax's ban was unjustified and hypocritical. | The video was criticised primarily for the same reasons as "evidence.zip 2", with onlookers expressing skepticism for a myriad of Hax's claims. Many argued that Hax's videos were indeed defamatory, with them believing that the claims and motives are out of character or even extreme. Others have criticised Hax for repeatedly using the original evidence.zip, believing that Leffen has changed and the antiquated nature of the document makes it questionable to cite. Finally, the video was criticised for comparing Leffen to Donald Trump as an allegory to paint the former as "totalitarian". Nevertheless, some in the community have chosen to side with Hax, particularly those who watched Technicals' video on Sky Williams and agreed that there is precedent for Leffen manipulating situations for his own benefit, as well as agreeing that Hax's ban was unjustified and hypocritical. | ||
===Continued Ban Appeals & Apologies=== | |||
On August 29th 2021, Hax released another video contesting his ban from the scene<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9JhFRMsfM0 Hax - Public Appeal to My Ban from SSBM Tournaments]</ref>, which directly addresses a document by Mikey outlining the reasons for his ban<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hvwt27rktDHq4jlExKoqts7VIh4GAuI6Dx2ZjIfnAFc/edit Mikey's document explaining the reasons for Hax's ban]</ref>. He criticized the statement for saying there was no evidence to back his allegations and for being overly generous to Leffen overall, and argues that the very logic used to justify his ban could be used to justify banning Leffen for his interactions with Hungrybox alone. | On August 29th 2021, Hax released another video contesting his ban from the scene<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9JhFRMsfM0 Hax - Public Appeal to My Ban from SSBM Tournaments]</ref>, which directly addresses a document by Mikey outlining the reasons for his ban<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hvwt27rktDHq4jlExKoqts7VIh4GAuI6Dx2ZjIfnAFc/edit Mikey's document explaining the reasons for Hax's ban]</ref>. He criticized the statement for saying there was no evidence to back his allegations and for being overly generous to Leffen overall, and argues that the very logic used to justify his ban could be used to justify banning Leffen for his interactions with Hungrybox alone. | ||
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On July 25th 2022, Hax issued a public apology to Leffen, Jisu, and others affected by his conduct resulting from evidence.zip 2<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CALXaO1ETCo Apology to Leffen]</ref>. In the video, he revealed that he was suffering from alcoholism as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a bout of psychosis. He also apologised for his comments on the #MeToo movement, citing his black and white thinking as a contributing factor. He revealed that since these events, he had been sober for 9 months and has been working on his personal issues. | On July 25th 2022, Hax issued a public apology to Leffen, Jisu, and others affected by his conduct resulting from evidence.zip 2<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CALXaO1ETCo Apology to Leffen]</ref>. In the video, he revealed that he was suffering from alcoholism as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a bout of psychosis. He also apologised for his comments on the #MeToo movement, citing his black and white thinking as a contributing factor. He revealed that since these events, he had been sober for 9 months and has been working on his personal issues. | ||
On 28th October 2023, Hax$ released a ban appeal video on his YouTube channel<ref>[https://youtu.be/4TGnw3W2FcM?si=FfIG1i16xbiIu0k1 Oct '23 Ban Appeal]</ref>, apologising to Leffen, tournament organisers, and more. He also discussed the progress he made in the 2 years since his ban. | |||
Hax$ would release another ban appeal on 21st January 2024<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR9A70YKxf4&ab_channel=Hax%24Archive Jan 2024 Unban Plea]</ref>, wherein he also leaked the testimonies from the original 2013 [[Evidence.zip]]. The ban appeal was later unlisted and archived on a separate channel. A week later, Hax$ would release a video titled "The Truth"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn_J19CgFzo&t=476s&ab_channel=AzizAl-Yami "The Truth"]</ref>, which continued to link the leaked Evidence.zip testimonies. | |||
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