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'''EVO 2013''' was a fighting game event (the latest in the Evolution Championship Series), which featured the return of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' to the mainstream fighting game tournament scene after a six-year absence from EVO. It is the second largest ''Melee'' tournament to date, with 709 entrants (behind [[EVO 2014]]'s 970 entrants), and was the largest ''Melee'' tournament for a year with over twice the amount of players that attended [[Pound 4]], the previous record holder.
'''EVO 2013''' was a fighting game event (the latest in the Evolution Championship Series), which featured the return of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' to the mainstream fighting game tournament scene after a six-year absence from EVO. It is the second largest ''Melee'' tournament to date, with 709 entrants (behind [[EVO 2014]]'s 970 entrants), and was the largest ''Melee'' tournament for a year with over twice the amount of players that attended [[Pound 4]], the previous record holder.


Originally, ''Melee'' was not to be a featured game at EVO. However, when looking for an 8th game to add to the roster, the EVO staff held a donation drive for breast cancer research, wherein the game community that donated the most money to the drive would have their game featured as an official game at EVO. Although there was stiff competition from the ''Skullgirls'' community, a massive push from the [[Melee It On Me]] podcast staff resulted in the Smash community raising [https://wepay.com/donations/243970321 nearly $95000] by the final day of the donation drive.  
Originally, ''Melee'' was not to be a featured game at EVO. However, when looking for an 8th game to add to the roster, the EVO staff held a donation drive for breast cancer research, wherein the game community that donated the most money to the drive would have their game featured as an official game at EVO. Although there was stiff competition from the ''Skullgirls'' community, a massive push from the [[Melee It On Me]] podcast staff resulted in the Smash community raising [https://wepay.com/donations/243970321 nearly $95,000] by the final day of the donation drive.  


A particular event that sparked outrage among the entire gaming community was when [[Nintendo]] attempted to block streaming for ''Melee'' at EVO a few days before the tournament was set to begin. However, because of extreme community backlash, Nintendo retracted the ban hours later. It was [http://kotaku.com/nintendo-wanted-smash-bros-pulled-from-worlds-biggest-740918828 later revealed] that Nintendo had also attempted to shut down the ''Melee'' portion of the tournament altogether.
A particular event that sparked outrage among the entire gaming community was when [[Nintendo]] attempted to block streaming for ''Melee'' at EVO a few days before the tournament was set to begin. However, because of extreme community backlash, Nintendo retracted the ban hours later. It was [http://kotaku.com/nintendo-wanted-smash-bros-pulled-from-worlds-biggest-740918828 later revealed] that Nintendo had also attempted to shut down the ''Melee'' portion of the tournament altogether.

Revision as of 21:25, October 4, 2014

EVO 2013
EVOLogo2013.png
Dates July 12th-14th, 2013
Venue Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
Address/City 3655 South Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Attendance 709 (for Melee)
Entry fees Registration:
Melee singles: $10
Pot size(s) Melee singles: $6,960
+ $1,000 pot bonus
Results
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners USA Mango 1v1
USA Mew2King & USA Hungrybox 2v2
Staff
EVO Staff Mr. Wizard, James Chen
VGBootCamp, CLASH Tournaments, Melee It On Me, Team OXY GimR, Chibo, Prog, D1, Scar, TheCrimsonBlur

EVO 2013 was a fighting game event (the latest in the Evolution Championship Series), which featured the return of Super Smash Bros. Melee to the mainstream fighting game tournament scene after a six-year absence from EVO. It is the second largest Melee tournament to date, with 709 entrants (behind EVO 2014's 970 entrants), and was the largest Melee tournament for a year with over twice the amount of players that attended Pound 4, the previous record holder.

Originally, Melee was not to be a featured game at EVO. However, when looking for an 8th game to add to the roster, the EVO staff held a donation drive for breast cancer research, wherein the game community that donated the most money to the drive would have their game featured as an official game at EVO. Although there was stiff competition from the Skullgirls community, a massive push from the Melee It On Me podcast staff resulted in the Smash community raising nearly $95,000 by the final day of the donation drive.

A particular event that sparked outrage among the entire gaming community was when Nintendo attempted to block streaming for Melee at EVO a few days before the tournament was set to begin. However, because of extreme community backlash, Nintendo retracted the ban hours later. It was later revealed that Nintendo had also attempted to shut down the Melee portion of the tournament altogether.

For commentary on the main stage, Prog was joined by famed Street Fighter commentator James Chen.

Ruleset

General rules

  • Items are set to off and none.
  • 4 stocks
  • 8 minute time limit
  • Wobbling is allowed. The freeze glitch and infinite stalling are banned however.
  • Matches that time out will be determined by the remaining number of stocks, then percentage of the current stock if stocks are tied. In the event of a percentage tie, the match should be replayed in full. Sudden Death is not to be played, and will not count.
  • If a player accidentally pauses while stealing a life in doubles, the opposing team may deem that stock forfeit. Pausing may be turned off to prevent this.
  • Stage Striking (in the order 1-2-1) is used the decide the stage on game 1.
  • In a Best of 3 match, a player can ban 1 stage upon winning a game. In a Best of 5 match however, there are no stage bans.
  • Before the next game, the winner of the previous game decides their stage ban and character. The loser will counterpick stages and characters accordingly.
  • A player cannot counterpick the last stage he/she won on unless mutually agreed to by both players.

Stage list

Singles stage list

Starter Counterpick
Yoshi's Story Pokémon Stadium
Fountain of Dreams
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dream Land

Results

Official Singles (Top 92)

Bracket
Note that MacD and Eval took Jtb and LK007's places, respectively.

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st USA Mango FoxHeadSSBM.pngFalcoHeadSSBM.png $3,205
2nd USA Wobbles IceClimbersHeadSSBM.png $1,731
3rd USA Hungrybox JigglypuffHeadSSBM.png $796
4th Sweden Armada PeachHeadSSBM.png $550
5th USA Dr. PeePee FalcoHeadSSBM.png $487
5th USA Mew2King SheikHeadSSBM.pngMarthHeadSSBM.png $487
7th Germany Ice SheikHeadSSBM.png $348
7th USA Shroomed DrMarioHeadSSBM.png $348
9th Sweden Leffen FoxHeadSSBM.png
9th USA Silent Wolf FoxHeadSSBM.png
9th USA SFAT FoxHeadSSBM.png
9th USA Hax CaptainFalconHeadSSBM.png
13th USA Axe PikachuHeadSSBM.png
13th USA S2J CaptainFalconHeadSSBM.png
13th USA Taj MarthHeadSSBM.pngMewtwoHeadSSBM.png
13th USA Lucien SheikHeadSSBM.png
17th USA Fiction FoxHeadSSBM.png
17th USA Lord CaptainFalconHeadSSBM.pngFoxHeadSSBM.png
17th USA Fly Amanita IceClimbersHeadSSBM.png
17th USA Westballz FalcoHeadSSBM.pngCaptainFalconHeadSSBM.png
17th USA PewPewU MarthHeadSSBM.png
17th UK Fuzzyness FoxHeadSSBM.png
17th USA DaShizWiz FalcoHeadSSBM.png
17th USA Zhu FalcoHeadSSBM.png
25th USA Darkrain CaptainFalconHeadSSBM.png
25th USA Reno SheikHeadSSBM.png
25th Mexico Eddy Mexico LuigiHeadSSBM.png
25th Denmark Tomber IceClimbersHeadSSBM.png
25th USA Darrell SamusHeadSSBM.png
25th USA OkamiBW SheikHeadSSBM.png
25th Japan aMSa YoshiHeadSSBM.png
25th USA Nite FalcoHeadSSBM.png
33rd USA Bladewise PeachHeadSSBM.png
33rd USA Swift FoxHeadSSBM.pngMarthHeadSSBM.png
33rd USA Jman FoxHeadSSBM.png
33rd Canada I.B MarthHeadSSBM.png
33rd USA Cyrain FoxHeadSSBM.png
33rd USA MattDotZeb FalcoHeadSSBM.png
33rd USA Redd FoxHeadSSBM.png
33rd USA Lovage FoxHeadSSBM.png
33rd USA Phish-It DonkeyKongHeadSSBM.png
33rd USA Dart! MarthHeadSSBM.png
33rd USA Bob$ MarthHeadSSBM.png
33rd USA Jace CaptainFalconHeadSSBM.png
33rd USA SilentSpectre CaptainFalconHeadSSBM.png
33rd USA Mr. F JigglypuffHeadSSBM.pngFoxHeadSSBM.png
33rd Japan Kounotori FalcoHeadSSBM.png
33rd USA DEHF FalcoHeadSSBM.png
49th USA Bacon CaptainFalconHeadSSBM.png
49th USA Azusa PeachHeadSSBM.png
49th USA Swedish Delight SheikHeadSSBM.png
49th USA Sung666 SheikHeadSSBM.pngFalcoHeadSSBM.png
49th USA Flow SheikHeadSSBM.pngJigglypuffHeadSSBM.png
49th USA HugS SamusHeadSSBM.png
49th USA PikaChad PikachuHeadSSBM.png
49th USA Tafokints SheikHeadSSBM.png
49th USA Hyprid MarthHeadSSBM.png
49th USA Lucky FoxHeadSSBM.png
49th Canada SummonedFist MarthHeadSSBM.png
49th USA Vist LuigiHeadSSBM.png
49th USA Milkman FoxHeadSSBM.png
49th Mexico Bimbo Mexico FalcoHeadSSBM.png
49th USA Boback IceClimbersHeadSSBM.png
49th USA Ken MarthHeadSSBM.png
65th USA L FoxHeadSSBM.png
65th USA J666 LinkHeadSSBM.png
65th USA Cosmo ZeldaHeadSSBM.png
65th USA Bizzarro Flame GanondorfHeadSSBM.png
65th USA MacD PeachHeadSSBM.png
65th USA Vudujin LuigiHeadSSBM.png
65th Canada Yakal FalcoHeadSSBM.png
65th USA Neon FalcoHeadSSBM.pngPeachHeadSSBM.png
65th Puerto Rico Eval PeachHeadSSBM.png
65th USA G$ FalcoHeadSSBM.pngMarthHeadSSBM.png
65th USA Kels FoxHeadSSBM.png
65th USA ZoSo FoxHeadSSBM.png
65th Mexico Aza SheikHeadSSBM.png
79th USA Baka4moe PeachHeadSSBM.png
79th USA Isis SheikHeadSSBM.png
79th USA Omgage JigglypuffHeadSSBM.png
79th USA Stab FalcoHeadSSBM.png
79th USA everlasting yayuhzz FoxHeadSSBM.png
79th USA Hectohertz SheikHeadSSBM.png
79th USA Icer FoxHeadSSBM.png
79th USA Crush FoxHeadSSBM.pngFalcoHeadSSBM.png
79th USA Pi SamusHeadSSBM.png
79th USA Choknater IceClimbersHeadSSBM.png
79th USA Eggz FoxHeadSSBM.png
79th Sweden Android SheikHeadSSBM.png
79th USA StriCNYN3 FalcoHeadSSBM.png
79th Canada Meta JigglypuffHeadSSBM.png

Doubles (Side Event, Top 6)

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st USA Mew2King SheikHeadSSBM.png USA Hungrybox JigglypuffHeadSSBM.png
2nd USA Mango FoxHeadSSBM.png USA Lucky FoxHeadSSBM.png
3rd USA PewPewU MarthHeadSSBM.png USA SFAT FoxHeadSSBM.png
4th Sweden Armada PeachHeadSSBM.png Sweden Android SheikHeadSSBM.png
5th Germany Ice SheikHeadSSBM.png Sweden Leffen FoxHeadSSBM.png
5th USA Hax CaptainFalconHeadSSBM.png USA Jman FoxHeadSSBM.png

Trivia

  • Melee was the oldest featured game at the tournament.
  • Melee was one of three games that broke the EVO record for the most watched fighting game of all time, with roughly 134,000 viewers on the official live-stream.
    • Melee was the first of the three games to break the record, and is currently the second-most watched fighting game of all time.
  • Taylor Hicks, winner of the fifth season of American Idol, tied for 257th place for the Melee tournament.
  • During the winners' finals set between Wobbles and Hungrybox, neither player knew that it was a Best of 3 set. EVO founder Tom Cannon informed the two before a fourth match could ensue.
  • Three matches that were played in Losers' were not accurately reflected in the bracket; in Quarter-Finals Pool I57, the bracket shows that Darkrain defeated Fiction and proceeded to lose to Shroomed, while Axe defeated Lord. In actuality, Fiction defeated Darkrain and proceeded to lose to Axe, while Lord lost to Shroomed. Due to how the brackets work, this seems to have been the players accidentally playing the wrong matches rather than any actual fault of the bracket.

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