Tournament:Apex 2013

Apex 2013
Dates	January 11th-13th, 2013
Venue	Rutgers University Student Center
Address/City	126 College Avenue New Brunswick, New Jersey
Attendance	500+
Entry fees	SSB64 singles: $10 Melee singles: $15 Melee doubles: $10 per person Brawl singles: $15 Brawl doubles: $10 per person
Pot size(s)	SSB64 singles: $1,460 Melee singles: $6,540 Melee doubles: $2,189 Brawl singles: $6,570 Brawl doubles: $2,310
Results
winners	Kikoushi 1v1
winners	Armada 1v1  Armada &  Mew2King 2v2
winners	Salem 1v1  Nairo &  ADHD 2v2
Staff
Organizer(s)	Alex Strife
Housing	Hyatt Regency New Brunswick

Apex 2013 was the fourth tournament in the Apex tournament series, held by Alex Strife. It was held from January 11th-13th, 2013. It was the fourth-largest Smash 64 tournament in the United States with 96 entrants, and the third-largest Brawl tournament of all time with 338 entrants. Like the preceding Apex tournaments, Apex 2013 had a fair amount of international competition.

The most notable event at this tournament was Salem coming out of nowhere to win Brawl singles using only Zero Suit Samus. Not only had he won one of the largest Brawl tournaments using a character that wasn't top tier, but Salem had not even won any of the Tristate local tournaments he had attended earlier. The results of this tournament, along with Salem's demonstration of Zero Suit Samus' techniques, caused her to rise up on the next tier list and made many players think that she belongs in the top tier. Kikoushi also won the Smash 64 singles tournament, defeating Isai in grand finals, and Armada became the first player to win Apex more than once, winning Melee singles in both Apex 2012 and Apex 2013.

List of games

• Super Smash Bros.
• Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• Soulcalibur V
• Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (Version 2012)
• Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• Pokémon Black and White Versions 2
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2
• King of Fighters XIII
• Persona 4 Arena

List of partners

• Local Battles
• CLASH Tournaments
• Bifuteki
• Dominion Method Games (DMG)
• 8WAYRUN
• Screw Attack
• Namco

List of sponsors

• Overclocked Remix (OCRemix)
• Saber Gaming
• VideoXGames (VXG)
• Mad Catz

Qualifiers

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

• CLASH of the Titans 6
• Phoenix Saga 4
• E4U: CHAMPION
• SKTAR
• Brawl in Berlin 3
• L.I.R.R #2
• Sun Rise Tournament
• Bushido Brawl Impact 2
• Showdown in Downtown 8
• K.U.B.
• Game Underground Tournament Spectacular
• Frag For Cancer
• Nst7
• WABA
• NORTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIP (NEC XIII)

Super Smash Bros. Melee

• Zenith 2012
• IMPULSE
• Smashers' Reunion: Melee Grande
• Mass Madness 5A
• K.U.B.
• Game Underground Tournament Spectacular
• King Funk's Castle II: Måske
• The Big House 2
• Nst7
• Kings of Cali
• Revival of Melee 5
• NORTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIP (NEC XIII)

Results

See also: Results thread on Smashboards

Smash 64 singles

(96 entrants)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Kikoushi		$730
2nd	Isai		$292
3rd	SuPeRbOoMfAn		$175.20
4th	Ruoka Dancho		$102.20
5th	JaimeHR		$69.35
6th	Sensei		$43.80
7th	Kefit		$29.20
8th	Nangoku		$18.25
9th	Firo
9th	Nintendude
9th	YBOMBB
9th	SheerMadness
13th	ballin4life
13th	b-rex
13th	m3gavolt
13th	Banze
17th	Battlecow
17th	Rumbly
17th	Czar
17th	KeroKeroppi
17th	Han Solo
17th	Dark Link -X-
17th	I LOVE SMASH
17th	Oxolane

Smash 64 doubles

(16 entrants)
Bracket

Melee singles

(336 entrants)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Armada		$3,270
2nd	Dr. PeePee		$1,635
3rd	Mew2King		$719.40
4th	Mango		$392.40
5th	Hungrybox		$163.50
5th	Shroomed		$163.50
7th	Hax		$98.10
7th	KirbyKaze		$98.10
9th	Vwins
9th	Axe
9th	Overtriforce
9th	Silent Wolf
13th	Zhu
13th	JAVI
13th	Colbol
13th	PewPewU
17th	Bam
17th	Wobbles
17th	Tope
17th	Leffen
17th	Kage
17th	S2J
17th	Eggm
17th	Plup
25th	th0rn
25th	Diakonos
25th	Ice
25th	Darkatma
25th	Strawhat Dahean
25th	Scar
25th	Gucci
25th	Darc
33rd	SFAT
33rd	Vish
33rd	ARC
33rd	ESAM
33rd	Taj
33rd	Cyrain
33rd	.jpg
33rd	Tafokints
33rd	Westballz
33rd	Cactuar
33rd	Trail
33rd	I.B
33rd	Bladewise
33rd	SOUL
33rd	s0ft
33rd	Mojo
49th	Tai
49th	Lovage
49th	Europhoria
49th	Lord HDL
49th	G$
49th	Abate
49th	Kounotori
49th	DoH
49th	SilentSwag
49th	Dazwa
49th	Stratford
49th	RockCrock
49th	Nintendude
49th	VaNz
49th	Tirno
49th	Redd

Melee doubles

(106 teams)
Bracket Archive

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Armada		Mew2King		$1,095 ($547.50 each)
2nd	Hungrybox		Plup		$547.50 ($273.75 each)
3rd	Shroomed		PewPewU		$240.90 ($120.45 each)
4th	DoH		Mango		$131.40 ($65.70 each)
5th	Leffen		Ice		$54.80 ($27.40 each)
5th	MacD		VaNz		$54.80 ($27.40 each)
7th	L0zR		Dr. PeePee		$32.80 ($16.40 each)
7th	Aza		JAVI		$32.80 ($16.40 each)
9th	Kage		Eggm
9th	StriCNYN3		Colbol
9th	Westballz		Hax
9th	Vwins		Bam
13th	DJ Nintendo		Alukard
13th	Lovage		S2J
13th	Dazwa		KevinM
13th	Frootloop		Kels
17th	Tirno		ARC
17th	Redd		Bladewise
17th	Zeldafreak		Darkatma
17th	KirbyKaze		Alan
17th	Taj		Wobbles
17th	The Moon		G$
17th	Scar		SFAT
17th	Tope		Cyrain
25th	MT		Vudujin
25th	Wenbo		Vist
25th	Toph		Tai
25th	Strawhat Dahean		Overtriforce
25th	Reno		Cactuar
25th	Milkman		Tafokints
25th	V3ctorman		Axe
25th	Codi		Knut

Brawl singles

(338 entrants)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Salem		$3,285
2nd	Mew2King		$1,642.50
3rd	Otori		$722.70
4th	Nairo		$394.20
5th	Anti		$164.25
5th	Mikeneko		$164.25
7th	Mr. R		$98.55
7th	Dabuz		$98.55
9th	Dojo
9th	ZeRo
9th	DEHF
9th	9B
13th	ESAM
13th	RAIN
13th	Ally
13th	Vinnie
17th	ADHD
17th	Suinoko
17th	Zinoto
17th	Havok
17th	Pwii
17th	Kakera
17th	Nakat
17th	Tyrant
25th	Seibrik
25th	Bloodcross
25th	Earth
25th	Shaky
25th	Atomsk
25th	Denti
25th	Leon
25th	Nick Riddle
33rd	Koolaid
33rd	Waymas
33rd	Vex Kasrani
33rd	Abadango
33rd	mikeHAZE
33rd	Rich Brown
33rd	FOW
33rd	Tin Man
33rd	Xzax
33rd	UltimateRazer
33rd	Bizkit
33rd	Lie
33rd	Tearbear
33rd	MVD
33rd	MJG
33rd	ChuDat
49th	Attila
49th	Dekillsage
49th	Luigi_player
49th	Asa
49th	Will
49th	Pelca
49th	Kairo
49th	Shadow
49th	Jbandrew
49th	Jtails
49th	Mekos
49th	Ish
49th	DJ Jack
49th	Kadaj
49th	quiKsilver
49th	Rafa

Brawl doubles

(110 teams)
Bracket Archive

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Nairo		ADHD		$1,155 ($577.50 each)
2nd	Mew2King		Ally		$577.50 ($288.75 each)
3rd	FOW		MJG		$254.10 ($127.05 each)
4th	Rich Brown		Tyrant		$138.60 ($69.30 each)
5th	Otori		Abadango		$57.80 ($28.90 each)
5th	Atomsk		Mr. R		$57.80 ($28.90 each)
7th	RAIN		Kuroobi		$34.60 ($17.30 each)
7th	Earth		Fuwa		$34.60 ($17.30 each)
9th	Kakera		Suinoko
9th	Dojo		UltimateRazer
9th	Kain		Koolaid
9th	WMS		Rafa
13th	Nick Riddle		Shaky
13th	mikeHAZE		Havok
13th	quiKsilver		ZeRo
13th	Nakat		False
17th	MVD		ESAM
17th	ChuDat		Anti
17th	Leon		Bjay
17th	Pelca		Fatal
17th	Vinnie		Shadow
17th	Mekos		DEHF
17th	Z		Tearbear
17th	Denti		Zinoto
25th	Shugo		Luigi player
25th	Bloodcross		TeeVee
25th	Will		Jtails
25th	Pwii		Pj
25th	V115		Tin Man
25th	Coney		Pink Fresh
25th	Inui		Malcolm
25th	Logic		Lie

Project M singles (side event)

(16 entrants)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	TheReflexWonder
2nd	Wizzrobe
3rd	Hungrybox
4th	Leffen
5th	Kage
6th	JCaesar
7th	Vwins
7th	VaNz

Exhibition

Melee The Links vs The Stinks crew battle

Before the main exhibition event, a team of seven Links challenged team of six well known low tier mains (joined by "The Final Boss" Kage) to a crew battle. Unfortunately, the Links were utterly outplayed, losing by nine stocks and failing to even get one Link to fight Kage. The battle was streamed by 8WAYRUN and can be viewed here on YouTube.

Link Player	Character	Stocks Taken	Stink Player	Character	Stocks Taken
Internet Explorer		2	Strong Bad		7
Stro		3	Eikelmann		4
BlubbaPinecone		3	V3ctorman		7
Smurfy		3	Green Ranger		6
J666		2	Taj		4
Skler		2	The Lake		—
Lord HDL		4	Kage		—
Total		19	Total		28

Melee USA vs The World crew battle

The main Melee exhibition event of Apex featured a rematch pitting the best available Melee players of the United States against the best available players of the rest of the world. The teams differed slightly from the previous year's crew battle, as The World added the new threats Gucci and Overtriforce. The USA ended up taking the crew battle, overwhelming The World by a large margin. This time The World did not make it to the final member of the USA crew, who remained undecided between Mango and Mew2King. Had The World made it to the end however, the final USA player would have likely been Mew2King, given Mango initially refused to play, opting to watch a soccer game before coming back mid-crew battle to coach the USA. The battle was streamed by 8WAYRUN and can be viewed here on YouTube.

USA Player	Character	Stocks Taken	World Player	Character	Stocks Taken
Wobbles		5	Gucci		3
Hax		5	Leffen		2
Axe		5	JAVI		4
Westballz		6	KirbyKaze		3
Hungrybox		6	Bam		1
Shroomed		4	Armada		4
Dr. PeePee		1	Overtriforce		4
Mew2King		—	Ice		3
Total		32	Total		24

Brawl USA vs The World crew battle

This year, crew battles were extended to Brawl as well, since the Brawl crew battle at the previous year's Apex was cancelled due to time constraints. The World managed to win the crew battle, as Kakera and Ally managed to pull a comeback from the damage done by ESAM and DEHF. Near the end of the crew battle, Vinnie was dropped out due to the USA's decision not to send him against Ally, who has held winning records against Ice Climbers players around that time; mikeHAZE was sent to fight as a substitute, but ended up losing to Ally anyway. Due to time constraints, the battle was streamed by CLASH Tournaments instead of 8WAYRUN, and can be viewed here on YouTube.

USA Player	Character	Stocks Taken	World Player	Character	Stocks Taken
ANTi		2	Otori		4
ADHD		3	Mr. R		3
Mew2King		2	ZeRo		2
ESAM		6	9B		2
DEHF		4	RAIN		1
Tyrant		2	Mikeneko		3
Nairo		2	Kakera		5
mikeHAZE		1	Ally		4
Total		22	Total		24

External links

• SmashBoards thread
• Results thread
• Smash 64 Results thread
• Project M Results thread
• Photo gallery