Tournament:Battle Arena Melbourne 8
| Battle Arena Melbourne 8 | |
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| Dates | May 13th-15th, 2016 |
| Venue | CQ Hotel |
| Address/City | 113 Queen St, Melbourne, Victoria 
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| Attendance | 641 |
| Entry fees | Venue: $50 Melee singles: $10 Melee doubles: $10 per player Smash Wii U singles: $10 |
| Pot size(s) | Melee singles: $1,644 Smash Wii U singles: $2,254 |
| Results | |
 winners
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Sepiroth Nick 1v1 S.D & Syke 2v2
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 winners
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 Mr. R 1v1 Abadango & MM 2v2
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| Staff | |
| Organizer(s) | DomHynes, Redact, Dreadtech, Berzerk, Pudge |
Battle Arena Melbourne 8 (BAM8) was a national-level fighting game tournament hosted by the CouchWarriors crew in Melbourne, Australia, having singles and doubles for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Melee, respectively. The tournament was a qualifier for international fighting game events, including the Capcom Pro Tour. It is notable for being the largest Smash tournament in Australia to date, surpassing Battle Arena Melbourne 7.
Like its predecessor, BAM8 had some top-level international players in attendance, such as Mr. R, Abadango, 9B, and Umeki.
ResultsEdit
Melee singlesEdit
(176 entrants)
Top 64 Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | Sepiroth Nick |
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$986.22 |
| 2nd |  Spud |
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$493.11 |
| 3rd | S.D |
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$164.37 |
| 4th | Wibbles |
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| 5th | smopup |
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| 5th | Redact |
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| 7th | MC |
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| 7th | DonB |
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| 9th | Rainbow |
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| 9th | Azri |
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| 9th | Quetz |
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| 9th | Skeletom |
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| 13th | Haikal in spirit |
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| 13th | ACTjoe |
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| 13th | Kaiza |
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| 13th | Cunchy |
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| 17th | Seb |
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| 17th | Rad |
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| 17th | Dekar |
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| 17th | Fess |
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| 17th | Atticus |
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| 17th | Mytus |
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| 17th | AussieRob |
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| 17th | Sundowns |
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| 25th | Blackshadow |
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| 25th | Flow Rats |
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| 25th | RussellTLM |
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| 25th | Macky |
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| 25th | JBirds |
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| 25th | JoeyJoeyJoeJoe |
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| 25th | Noxus |
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| 25th | JNuts |
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Melee doublesEdit
(55 teams)
Top 8 Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | S.D |
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Syke |
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$480.02 ($240.01 each) |
| 2nd | Atticus |
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Splice |
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$240.01 ($120.00 each) |
| 3rd | Sundowns |
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Spud |
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$80.00 ($40.00 each) |
| 4th | Redact |
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Dekar |
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| 5th | Kaiza |
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Rainbow |
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| 5th | Jbirds |
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Smopup |
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| 7th | MC |
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Cunchy |
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| 7th | Tyler |
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Mask1n |
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singlesEdit
(260 entrants)
Top 64 Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | Mr. R |
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$1,352.78 |
| 2nd | Abadango |
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$676.39 |
| 3rd | 9B |
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$225.46 |
| 4th | Umeki |
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| 5th | Ghostbone |
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| 6th | Waveguider |
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| 7th | Jezmo |
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| 8th | Jaice |
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| 9th | Nikes |
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| 9th | MM |
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| 9th | Extra |
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| 9th | Earl |
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| 13th | Duon |
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| 13th | Eternal |
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| 13th | Poppt1 |
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| 13th | Boozer |
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| 17th | BIGBOSS |
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| 17th | Luminescent |
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| 17th | Villyness |
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| 17th | Flex |
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| 17th | Quen |
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| 17th | cmk |
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| 17th | Ignis |
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| 17th | Swithi |
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| 25th | Dmat |
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| 25th | HydroPimp |
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| 25th | Dr. Ainuss |
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| 25th | Sj Groose |
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| 25th | Peahnuts |
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| 25th | Revax |
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| 25th | Jollus |
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| 25th | Linoone |
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doublesEdit
(88 teams)
Top 8 Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | Abadango |
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MM |
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$768.03 ($384.01 each) |
| 2nd | Mr. R |
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Invisi |
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$384.01 ($192.01 each) |
| 3rd | Jaice |
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Luminescent |
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$128.00 ($64.00 each) |
| 4th | BIGBOSS |
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Tibs |
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| 5th | Dr. Ainuss |
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TurtleCat |
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| 5th | PS! |
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Jdizzle |
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| 7th | Nikes |
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Flow Rats |
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| 7th | Deez |
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Ghostbone |
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External linksEdit
| Battle Arena Melbourne | |
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| Main series | BAM1 · BAM2 · BAM3 · BAM4 · BAM5 · BAM6 · BAM7 · BAM8 · BAM9 · BAM10 · BAM11 · BAM12 · BAM13 |
| Other | Battle Arena NightClub |