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== Background ==
== Background ==
Victra and his fellow crew mate {{Sm|K Lover}} were dedicated [[SSB|Super Smash Bros. 64]] players in their earlier days, but it wasn't until [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'s release on the [[Gamecube]] that the two literally became infatuated with the game.  
Victra and his fellow crew mate {{Sm|K Lover}} were dedicated [[SSB|Super Smash Bros. 64]] players in their earlier days, but it wasn't until [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'s release on the [[Gamecube]] that the two became infatuated with the game.  


Victra, though playing SSBM for 2 years after the purchase, was unaware about the game's competitive scene until late 2005 after reading a large article about the game in issue 195 of Nintendo Power, "Smash Planet". The article included such topics as [[SWF]], {{Sm|Ken Hoang}}, [[MLG]], rumors about a new installment of [[Super Smash Brothers Brawl|SSB]], as well as a brief description of [[wavedashing]]. Even then, Victra only began to playing SSBM more competitively, signing up on the SWF, and discovering the competitive nature of the game. After the his discovery, he began to teach what he learned to his crew mates and friends.
Victra, though playing SSBM for 2 years after the purchase, was unaware about the game's competitive scene until late 2005 after reading a large article about the game in issue 195 of Nintendo Power, "Smash Planet". The article included such topics as [[SWF]], {{Sm|Ken Hoang}}, [[MLG]], rumors about a new installment of [[Super Smash Brothers Brawl|SSB]], as well as a brief description of [[wavedashing]]. Even then, Victra only began to playing SSBM more competitively, signing up on the SWF, and discovering the competitive nature of the game. After his discovery, he began to teach what he learned to his crew mates and friends.
 
As a university student
 
=== Central Alberta Smash Tournament ===
:''Main Article: [[Central Alberta Smash Tournament]]''
[[File:Teh fair.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[Mike Monkey]], [[FalseFalco]], and others at CAST2]]
A year after discovering the competitive scene, Victra and K Lover (Capt.1337 at the time) decided to host a Smash [[CAST|tournament]] in their city Red Deer in order to find more competition in Red Deer - because at the time, the only people in Red Deer playing Smash competitively were themselves. After advertising the tournament in the SWF and Nexopia (an Alberta equivalent of Myspace) they received tons of replies. They failed to meet very many competitive players in their city, but to their surprise, people from ''outside'' the city came to participate. ({{Sm|FalseFalco}}, {{Sm|FastFox}}, {{Sm|RJM}} etc.) The unprecedented attendance paved the way for future CAST tournaments and the second occurrence attracted not only much of the same crowd, but even pulled members of the venerable [[Punch Crew]] out of retirement. The third CAST event occurred on August 11th, 2007 in the Snell Auditorium of the library. Victra, the tournament director, was unable to attend this event because of personal reasons and the responsibility for the tournament was heavily placed upon assistant directors Levi and {{Sm|Backitch}}.
 
2 years after the CAST1, the tournament series had grown to become a nation-wide tournament, where players from Washington, such as {{Sm|Eggz}} and {{Sm|Silent Wolf}}, and even Australian smasher {{Sm|CAOTIC}}, came to participate.
 
== Tournament Activity ==
Not only does Victra host his own tournaments, Victra has attended several tournaments stretching across the west coast of Canada and the United States. During the Summer of 2007, Victra traveled to Seattle, Washington for family reasons. Taking advantage of his stay, Victra attended various tournaments such as [[Seattle Smash]] events and the infamous [[Game Clucks]], playing against several well known players such as {{Sm|NoobKing}} and Silent Wolf. During his time there, Victra teamed along with Washington's {{Sm|ThePrime}} for various [[doubles]] tournaments. However, for family reasons, this trip caused Victra to miss out on his own tournament, CAST3, giving the director seat to {{Sm|BackItch}}.
 
Later that year, in the midst of December, Victra attended [[At Melee's End]] where he landed 3rd in his pool, took 17th place in singles and 17th in doubles along with K Lover. Not only did Victra attend the event as a participant, Victra also filmed the event, interviewing players such as {{Sm|MikeMonkey}} and {{Sm|ManLi}} and posting documentary-like episodes on the Smash World Forums.
 
Near the end of 2008, Victra attended his own tournament, [[CAST|CAST4]], placing 3rd in his pool, 17th in singles and 9th in doubles with his partner K Lover.


== Tournament Placings ==
== Tournament Placings ==

Revision as of 15:34, November 30, 2014

Victra
Victra.jpg
Character info
Melee main Captain Falcon
Other Melee character Peach
Smash 4 (Wii U) main Captain Falcon
Project M main Captain Falcon
Personal and other info
Real name Victor Tran
Birth date (age 32)
Location Red Deer, AB Canada
Miscellaneous info
Skill Other Pro-Amateur
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Victra is a Canadian Melee smasher and tournament director from Alberta, Canada. Victra is largely responsible for organizing the competitive Super Smash Brothers community in Edmonton, Alberta.

Background

Victra and his fellow crew mate K Lover were dedicated Super Smash Bros. 64 players in their earlier days, but it wasn't until Super Smash Bros. Melee's release on the Gamecube that the two became infatuated with the game.

Victra, though playing SSBM for 2 years after the purchase, was unaware about the game's competitive scene until late 2005 after reading a large article about the game in issue 195 of Nintendo Power, "Smash Planet". The article included such topics as SWF, Ken Hoang, MLG, rumors about a new installment of SSB, as well as a brief description of wavedashing. Even then, Victra only began to playing SSBM more competitively, signing up on the SWF, and discovering the competitive nature of the game. After his discovery, he began to teach what he learned to his crew mates and friends.

Tournament Placings

Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement
At Melee's End December, 2007 17th
CAST4 October, 2008 17th
ADAT2 July, 2009 13th
Edmonton Melee Monthly #1 August, 2009 7th
L&VE October, 2009 2th
Alberta Beatdown #1 August, 2010 7th
KSA November, 2011 9th
SSGT #1 February, 2013 9th
Otafest 2013 May, 2013 9th
EVO Championships 2013 July, 2013 N/A
Alberta Beatdown #2 August, 2013 9th
YEG Open #1 September, 2013 9th
Jarrett's Tournament #2 September, 2013 9th
Smash Chronicles #1 November, 2013 9th
Smash Chronicles #2 Janurary, 2014 9th
Semester's End May, 2014 9th
EVO 2014 July, 2014 129th
BBQ Melee #1 July, 2014 3rd
Metroid Shoulder Slam July, 2014 2nd
Play 4 Keeps #9 August, 2014 5th
YEG Open #2 September, 2014 7th
Jarrett's Tournament #3 September, 2014 7th
Canada Cup 2014 November, 2014 7th

Trivia

  • Victra works as a civil engineer.
  • Victra is a moderator on Smashboards for the Canada, Melee, and Smash 4 Falcon boards.
  • Victra is a member of the content team for the Smash Bros subreddit
  • Victra is also an active speedcuber, able to solve the Rubik's Cube in under 20 seconds.

External Links

SWF

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