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|city= Anaheim, California {{Flag|USA}}
|city= Anaheim, California {{Flag|USA}}
|attendance= 325
|attendance= 325
|entryfees= $55 from March 14th to April 13th <br> $65 from April 14th to May 11th <br> $75 from May 12th to June 16th <br> $125 at Anaheim Check-In
|entryfees= $55 from March 14th to April 13th<br>$65 from April 14th to May 11th<br>$75 from May 12th to June 16th<br>$125 at Anaheim Check-In
|pot= $15,000
|pot= $15,000
|ssbmwinner= {{Sm|Mango|USA}} <small>1v1</small> <br> {{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} & {{Sm|Mew2King|USA}} <small>2v2</small>
|ssbmwinner= {{Sm|Mango|USA}} <small>1v1</small><br>{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} & {{Sm|Mew2King|USA}} <small>2v2</small>
|director= {{Sm|Solid Jake}}, [[Major League Gaming]]
|organizer= {{Sm|Solid Jake}}, [[Major League Gaming]]
}}
}}
'''MLG Anaheim 2014''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' [[list of national tournaments|national tournament]] that featured the return of the ''Smash Bros.'' series to [[Major League Gaming]] tournaments, being the first time ''Smash Bros.'' was featured in the circuit since [[MLG Dallas 2010]], and the first time ''Melee'' was been featured in the circuit since [[MLG Las Vegas 2006]]. It also featured doubles and global crew battles. It was the 5th-largest ''Melee'' tournament of all time, behind [[EVO 2013]] (709 entrants), [[Apex 2014]] (629 entrants), [[Pound 4]] (347 entrants), and [[Apex 2013]] (336 entrants), with 325 entrants. ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' was also supposed to be featured at the event, but was removed from the game lineup reportedly due to intervention from [[Nintendo]].
'''MLG Anaheim 2014''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' [[list of national tournaments|national tournament]] that featured the return of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to [[Major League Gaming]] tournaments, being the first time ''Super Smash Bros.'' was featured in the circuit since {{Trn|MLG Dallas 2010}}, and the first time ''Melee'' was featured in the circuit since {{Trn|MLG Las Vegas 2006}}. It also featured doubles and global crew battles. ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' was also supposed to be featured at the event, but was removed from the game lineup reportedly due to intervention from [[Nintendo]].


Although this tournament held many entrants and featured matches with the best in the world, it was criticized by participants for being poorly run. The tournament organizers would often incorrectly dictate call times for matches, then call matches several minutes earlier than expected and disqualify players, such as {{Sm|PewPewU}} and {{Sm|Shroomed}}, into the losers' bracket who showed up at the original time. Only through massive social media intervention were the majority of the players allowed back into the winners' bracket. The organizers were also criticized for not allowing friendlies, even though there were several vacant setups, and discouraging spectating of tournament sets. On the stream, advertisements sometimes cut into matches, drawing further criticism from those viewing online.
Although this tournament held many entrants and featured matches with the best in the world, it was criticized by participants for being poorly run. The tournament organizers would often incorrectly dictate call times for matches, then call matches several minutes earlier than expected and disqualify players, such as {{Sm|PewPewU}} and {{Sm|Shroomed}}, into the losers' bracket who showed up at the original time. Only through massive social media intervention were the majority of the players allowed back into the winners' bracket. The organizers were also criticized for not allowing friendlies, even though there were several vacant setups, and discouraging spectating of tournament sets. On the stream, advertisements sometimes cut into matches, drawing further criticism from those viewing online.
The qualification system was criticized because it allowed perceived lesser players to qualify simply because they placed somewhat highly at many tournaments. Of the 25 players in the championship bracket, s0ft, Remen, and ZeRo were not ranked in the [[Summer 2014 SSBMRank]] list of top-25 players. ZeRo and s0ft both attended 5 of the 9 qualifiers, and Remen traveled to Japan and won {{Trn|Sumabato DX Melee 11}}, which had the weakest field of the qualifiers. Of the players who were on the Summer SSBMRank list, {{Sm|Fly Amanita}} (#9), {{Sm|SFAT}} (#11), {{Sm|KirbyKaze}} (#16), and {{Sm|Zhu}} (#21) failed to qualify for the championship. The top-25 players who didn't attend at all were {{Sm|Ice}}, {{Sm|Silent Wolf}}, {{Sm|JAVI}}, and {{Sm|Overtriforce}}.


==Qualifiers==
==Qualifiers==
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*[[WHOBO MLG]] - 2000 point qualifier
*[[WHOBO MLG]] - 2000 point qualifier
*[[Sumabato DX Melee 11]] - 2000 point qualifier
*[[Sumabato DX Melee 11]] - 2000 point qualifier
*[[Get On My Level]] - 2000 point qualifier
*[[Get On My Level 2014]] - 2000 point qualifier
*[[Republic of Fighters 3]] - 5000 point qualifier
*[[Republic of Fighters 3]] - 5000 point qualifier
*[[Pat's House 2]] - 2000 point qualifier
*[[Pat's House 2]] - 2000 point qualifier
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!Player!!Qualifier(s) won
!Player!!Qualifier(s) won
|-
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|{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||CEO 2014 Prologue
|{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||CEO 2014 Prologue
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||WHOBO MLG; Get On My Level
|{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||WHOBO MLG; Get On My Level 2014
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Remen|Netherlands}}||Sumabato DX Melee 11
|{{Sm|Remen|Netherlands}}||Sumabato DX Melee 11
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Player!!Score!!Qualifier placings
!Player!!Score!!Qualifier placings
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||4800||Republic of Fighters 3: 2nd <br> SKTAR 3: 4th
|{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||4800||Republic of Fighters 3: 2nd<br>SKTAR 3: 4th
|-
|-
|{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||3060||Shuffle V: 13th <br> Fighters' Edge: 5th <br> WHOBO MLG: 4th <br> Pat's House 2: 17th <br> SKTAR 3: 9th
|{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||3060||Shuffle V: 13th<br>Fighters' Edge: 5th<br>WHOBO MLG: 4th<br>Pat's House 2: 17th<br>SKTAR 3: 9th
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Hax|USA}}||2800||WHOBO MLG: 2nd <br> SKTAR 3: 5th
|{{Sm|Hax|USA}}||2800||WHOBO MLG: 2nd<br>SKTAR 3: 5th
|-
|-
|{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}||2560||Sumabato DX Melee 11: 13th <br> Republic of Fighters 3: 3rd
|{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}||2560||Sumabato DX Melee 11: 13th<br>Republic of Fighters 3: 3rd
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}||2320||Pat's House 2: 4th <br> SKTAR 3: 5th
|{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}||2320||Pat's House 2: 4th<br>SKTAR 3: 5th
|-
|-
|{{Sm|s0ft|USA}}||2240||CEO 2014 Prologue: 5th <br> Fighters' Edge: 4th <br> WHOBO MLG: 5th <br> Get On My Level: 13th <br> SKTAR 3: 17th
|{{Sm|s0ft|USA}}||2240||CEO 2014 Prologue: 5th<br>Fighters' Edge: 4th<br>WHOBO MLG: 5th<br>Get On My Level: 13th<br>SKTAR 3: 17th
|}
|}


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|{{Sm|Remen|Netherlands|c1=Falco|g=SSBM}}||{{Sm|Westballz|USA|c1=Falco|g=SSBM}}
|{{Sm|Remen|Netherlands|c1=Falco|g=SSBM}}||{{Sm|Westballz|USA|c1=Falco|g=SSBM}}
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Open Winner's Bracket finalists
!colspan=2|Open Winners' Bracket finalists
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Axe|USA|c1=Pikachu|g=SSBM}}||{{Sm|Fiction|USA|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}}
|{{Sm|Axe|USA|c1=Pikachu|g=SSBM}}||{{Sm|Fiction|USA|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}}
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Colbol|USA|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}}||{{Sm|PewPewU|USA|c1=Marth|g=SSBM}}
|{{Sm|Colbol|USA|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}}||{{Sm|PewPewU|USA|c1=Marth|g=SSBM}}
|}
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|-
|-
!Open Loser's Bracket finalists
!colspan=2|Open Losers' Bracket finalists
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Plup|USA|c1=Samus|g=SSBM}}
|colspan=2|{{Sm|Plup|USA|c1=Samus|g=SSBM}}
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Lucky|USA|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}}
|colspan=2|{{Sm|Lucky|USA|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}}
|-
|-
|{{Sm|S2J|USA|c1=Captain Falcon|g=SSBM}}
|colspan=2|{{Sm|S2J|USA|c1=Captain Falcon|g=SSBM}}
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Shroomed|USA|c1=Sheik|g=SSBM}}
|colspan=2|{{Sm|Shroomed|USA|c1=Sheik|g=SSBM}}
|}
|}


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|'''{{Sm|Fiction|USA}}'''||'''3'''||1||{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}
|'''{{Sm|Fiction|USA}}'''||'''3'''||1||{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}
|}
|}


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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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!Player!!PPMD!!Mew2King!!Leffen!!Axe!!Hax!!Colbol!!s0ft!!Remen!!Set count!!Game count
!Player!!PPMD!!Mew2King!!Leffen!!Axe!!Hax!!Colbol!!s0ft!!Remen!!Set count!!Game count
|-
|-
|{{Sm|PPMD|USA}}||&mdash;||3-0||2-3||3-1||3-1||3-1||3-1||3-1||6-1||20-7
|{{Sm|PPMD|USA}}||&mdash;||3-0||2-3||3-2||3-1||3-1||3-0||3-1||6-1||20-8
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}||0-3||&mdash;||3-1||2-3||3-1||3-0||3-0||3-0||5-2||17-8
|{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}||0-3||&mdash;||3-1||2-3||3-1||3-0||3-0||3-0||5-2||17-8
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|{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}}||3-2||1-3||&mdash;||3-1||2-3||3-1||3-0||3-0||5-2||18-10
|{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}}||3-2||1-3||&mdash;||3-1||2-3||3-1||3-0||3-0||5-2||18-10
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Axe|USA}}||1-3||3-2||1-3||&mdash;||3-1||3-0||3-0||3-0||5-2||17-9
|{{Sm|Axe|USA}}||2-3||3-2||1-3||&mdash;||3-1||3-0||3-0||3-0||5-2||17-9
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Hax|USA}}||1-3||1-3||3-2||1-3||&mdash;||3-1||3-0||3-0||4-3||15-12
|{{Sm|Hax|USA}}||1-3||1-3||3-2||1-3||&mdash;||3-1||3-0||3-0||4-3||15-12
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The singles tournament had a total of 325 entrants, with 313 players entering the open bracket coupled with the 12 players that qualified for pool play prior to the tournament.
The singles tournament had a total of 325 entrants, with 313 players entering the open bracket coupled with the 12 players that qualified for pool play prior to the tournament.


===Championship bracket===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' singles===
[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/anaheim-2014/super-smash-bros-melee-champ#Championship-Winners Winners bracket] <br>
(325 entrants)
====Championship bracket====
[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/anaheim-2014/super-smash-bros-melee-champ#Championship-Winners Winners bracket]<br>
[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/anaheim-2014/super-smash-bros-melee-champ#Championship-Losers Losers bracket]
[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/anaheim-2014/super-smash-bros-melee-champ#Championship-Losers Losers bracket]
 
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{|class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="text-align:center"
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
|-
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|5th||{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$1,000
|5th||{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$1,000
|-
|-
|5th||{{Sm|Axe|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$1,000
|5th||{{Sm|Axe|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$1,000
|-
|-
|7th||{{Sm|Hax|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$500
|7th||{{Sm|Hax|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$500
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|9th||{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|9th||{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|9th||{{Sm|PewPewU|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|9th||{{Sm|PewPewU|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|9th||{{Sm|Lucky|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|9th||{{Sm|Lucky|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
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|9th||{{Sm|Plup|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|9th||{{Sm|Plup|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|13th||{{Sm|Shroomed|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Dr. Mario|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|13th||{{Sm|Shroomed|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Dr. Mario|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|13th||{{Sm|S2J|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|13th||{{Sm|S2J|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
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|}
|}


===Open bracket===
====Open bracket====
[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/anaheim-2014/super-smash-bros-melee-open#Open-Winners Winners bracket] <br>
[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/anaheim-2014/super-smash-bros-melee-open#Open-Winners Winners bracket]<br>
[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/anaheim-2014/super-smash-bros-melee-open#Open-Losers Losers bracket]
[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/anaheim-2014/super-smash-bros-melee-open#Open-Losers Losers bracket]
 
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{|class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="text-align:center"
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)
|-
|-
|21st||{{Sm|Ken|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|21st||{{Sm|Ken|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|-
|21st||{{Sm|Zhu|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|21st||{{Sm|Zhu|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|-
|21st||{{Sm|Lil Fumi|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|21st||{{Sm|Lil Fumi|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|21st||{{Sm|OkamiBW|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|21st||{{Sm|OkamiBW|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|-
|25th||{{Sm|Arc|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|25th||{{Sm|ARC|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|-
|25th||{{Sm|Eddy Mexico|Mexico}}||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|25th||{{Sm|Eddy Mexico|Mexico}}||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|29th||{{Sm|Fly Amanita|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|29th||{{Sm|Fly Amanita|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|-
|29th||{{Sm|KoreanDJ|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|29th||{{Sm|KoreanDJ|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|-
|29th||{{Sm|MacD|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|29th||{{Sm|MacD|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|-
|-
|37th||{{Sm|Chillin|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|37th||{{Sm|Chillin|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|45th||{{Sm|Mojo|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|45th||{{Sm|Idea|Canada}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|45th||{{Sm|Kuma|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|45th||{{Sm|DoH|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|45th||{{Sm|ROFL|USA}}||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|45th||{{Sm|Duck|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|45th||{{Sm|Alan|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|45th||{{Sm|Tai|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|45th||{{Sm|HugS|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|45th||{{Sm|A Rookie|USA}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|45th||{{Sm|PikaChad|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|45th||{{Sm|Juggleguy|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|45th||{{Sm|Khepri|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|45th||{{Sm|Tafokints|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|45th||{{Sm|HomeMadeWaffles|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|45th||{{Sm|Gahtzu|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|}
|}


===Doubles (Side Event)===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' doubles (side event)===
(43 teams) <br>
(43 teams)<br>
[http://challonge.com/anaheimdoubles Bracket]
[http://challonge.com/anaheimdoubles Bracket]
 
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!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
|-
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An East vs. West Coast crew battle was held at the event at the end of Friday. Note that players (with the exception of {{Sm|DoH}}) represented the coast that they are originally from, regardless of them having moved or not. [http://i.imgur.com/M8BA5mU.png]
An East vs. West Coast crew battle was held at the event at the end of Friday. Note that players (with the exception of {{Sm|DoH}}) represented the coast that they are originally from, regardless of them having moved or not. [http://i.imgur.com/M8BA5mU.png]


The results of the crew battle are tabulated below. West Coast ended up winning the crew battle by 5 stocks. {{Sm|Mango}} was named VIP of the crew battle for taking eight stocks off of three of the best players in the world ({{Sm|PPMD}}, {{Sm|Mew2King}}, and {{Sm|Hungrybox}}). The East Coast was widely criticized for sending Hungrybox's Jigglypuff to fight Mango's Fox.  
The results of the crew battle are tabulated below. West Coast ended up winning the crew battle by 5 stocks. {{Sm|Mango}} was named MVP of the crew battle for taking eight stocks off of three of the best players in the world ({{Sm|PPMD}}, {{Sm|Mew2King}}, and {{Sm|Hungrybox}}). The East Coast was widely criticized for sending Hungrybox's Jigglypuff to fight Mango's Fox.


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|{{Sm|Gahtzu}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||2||{{Sm|Shroomed}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||5
|{{Sm|Gahtzu}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||2||{{Sm|Shroomed}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||5
|-
|-
|{{Sm|DoH}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||3||-||-||-
|{{Sm|DoH}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||3||—||—||—
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|'''Total'''||||'''35'''||'''Total'''||||'''40'''
|'''Total'''||||'''35'''||'''Total'''||||'''40'''
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://smashboards.com/threads/jun-20-2014-mlg-anaheim-2014-15-000-tournament-anaheim-ca.350237/ SWF thread]
*[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=350237 SmashBoards thread]
*[http://smashboards.com/threads/mlg-anaheim-2014-results.359534/ Results thread]
*[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=359534 Results thread]
*[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/competitions/66#event_166_event-information Official website]
*[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/competitions/66#event_166_event-information Official website]


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Latest revision as of 19:40, August 24, 2023

MLG Anaheim 2014
MLG Anaheim 2014 logo.jpg
Dates June 20th-22nd, 2014
Venue Anaheim Convention Center
Address/City 800 W Katella Ave
Anaheim, California USA
Attendance 325
Entry fees $55 from March 14th to April 13th
$65 from April 14th to May 11th
$75 from May 12th to June 16th
$125 at Anaheim Check-In
Pot size(s) $15,000
Results
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners USA Mango 1v1
Sweden Armada & USA Mew2King 2v2
Staff
Organizer(s) Solid Jake, Major League Gaming

MLG Anaheim 2014 was a Super Smash Bros. Melee national tournament that featured the return of the Super Smash Bros. series to Major League Gaming tournaments, being the first time Super Smash Bros. was featured in the circuit since MLG Dallas 2010, and the first time Melee was featured in the circuit since MLG Las Vegas 2006. It also featured doubles and global crew battles. Super Smash Bros. Brawl was also supposed to be featured at the event, but was removed from the game lineup reportedly due to intervention from Nintendo.

Although this tournament held many entrants and featured matches with the best in the world, it was criticized by participants for being poorly run. The tournament organizers would often incorrectly dictate call times for matches, then call matches several minutes earlier than expected and disqualify players, such as PewPewU and Shroomed, into the losers' bracket who showed up at the original time. Only through massive social media intervention were the majority of the players allowed back into the winners' bracket. The organizers were also criticized for not allowing friendlies, even though there were several vacant setups, and discouraging spectating of tournament sets. On the stream, advertisements sometimes cut into matches, drawing further criticism from those viewing online.

The qualification system was criticized because it allowed perceived lesser players to qualify simply because they placed somewhat highly at many tournaments. Of the 25 players in the championship bracket, s0ft, Remen, and ZeRo were not ranked in the Summer 2014 SSBMRank list of top-25 players. ZeRo and s0ft both attended 5 of the 9 qualifiers, and Remen traveled to Japan and won Sumabato DX Melee 11, which had the weakest field of the qualifiers. Of the players who were on the Summer SSBMRank list, Fly Amanita (#9), SFAT (#11), KirbyKaze (#16), and Zhu (#21) failed to qualify for the championship. The top-25 players who didn't attend at all were Ice, Silent Wolf, JAVI, and Overtriforce.

QualifiersEdit

Open bracket qualifier finalistsEdit

An open bracket was run at the event to determine the final 20 players, with the qualifiers before the event determining the players. [1]

Qualifier winnersEdit

All of these players automatically qualified by winning a qualifier.

Player Qualifier(s) won
  Mew2King Shuffle V; Fighters' Edge; Pat's House 2
  Hungrybox CEO 2014 Prologue
  Mango WHOBO MLG; Get On My Level 2014
  Remen Sumabato DX Melee 11
  Leffen Republic of Fighters 3
  PPMD SKTAR 3

Point standingsEdit

These players did not win a qualifier, but still gained enough points to qualify.

Player Score Qualifier placings
  Armada 4800 Republic of Fighters 3: 2nd
SKTAR 3: 4th
  ZeRo 3060 Shuffle V: 13th
Fighters' Edge: 5th
WHOBO MLG: 4th
Pat's House 2: 17th
SKTAR 3: 9th
  Hax 2800 WHOBO MLG: 2nd
SKTAR 3: 5th
  aMSa 2560 Sumabato DX Melee 11: 13th
Republic of Fighters 3: 3rd
  Westballz 2320 Pat's House 2: 4th
SKTAR 3: 5th
  s0ft 2240 CEO 2014 Prologue: 5th
Fighters' Edge: 4th
WHOBO MLG: 5th
Get On My Level: 13th
SKTAR 3: 17th

Championship pool playEdit

Each player within the same pool played each other in a best of 5 set. The remaining two spots in each pool was determined by the open bracket.

Championship Group A Championship Group B
Qualifier finalists
  Mew2King       Hungrybox  
  PPMD      Mango   
  Leffen     Armada  
  s0ft     ZeRo  
  Hax     aMSa  
  Remen     Westballz  
Open Winners' Bracket finalists
  Axe     Fiction  
  Colbol     PewPewU  
Open Losers' Bracket finalists
  Plup  
  Lucky  
  S2J  
  Shroomed  
Match results
Group A Rounds 1-3
  Leffen 1 3   Mew2King
  Hax 3 0   s0ft
  Remen 1 3   PPMD
  Mew2King 0 3   PPMD
  Remen 1 3   s0ft
  Leffen 2 3   Hax
  Mew2King 3 0   Remen
  Leffen 3 0   s0ft
  PPMD 3 1   Hax
Group A Rounds 4-5
  PPMD 3 0   s0ft
  Mew2King 3 1   Hax
  Remen 0 3   Leffen
  Mew2King 3 0   s0ft
  PPMD 2 3   Leffen
  Hax 3 0   Remen
Group A Other
  Axe 3 1   Colbol
  Mew2King 3 0   Colbol
  Axe 3 1   Hax
  Colbol 1 3   PPMD
  Axe 3 2   Mew2King
  Remen 1 3   Colbol
  Axe 1 3   Leffen
  PPMD 3 2   Axe
  Colbol 1 3   Leffen
  Axe 3 0   Remen
  Axe 3 0   s0ft
  Colbol 3 1   s0ft
  Hax 3 1   Colbol
Group B Rounds 1-3
  Mango 3 0   ZeRo
  Hungrybox 0 3   Armada
  aMSa 2 3   Westballz
  aMSa 1 3   Mango
  ZeRo 1 3   Armada
  Hungrybox 3 0   Westballz
  Hungrybox 3 1   ZeRo
  Mango 0 3   Westballz
  Armada 3 0   aMSa
Group B Rounds 4-5
  Westballz 0 3   Armada
  Mango 3 2   Hungrybox
  aMSa 2 3   ZeRo
  aMSa 0 3   Hungrybox
  Westballz 3 0   ZeRo
  Mango 2 3   Armada
Group B Other
  PewPewU 3 0   Westballz
  PewPewU 3 0   Fiction
  Fiction 0 3   Armada
  Fiction 1 3   Hungrybox
  aMSa 2 3   Fiction
  PewPewU 3 0   ZeRo
  PewPewU 0 3   Armada
  PewPewU 0 3   Mango
  PewPewU 0 3   Hungrybox
  aMSa 3 2   PewPewU
  Mango 3 0   Fiction
  Fiction 3 1   ZeRo
  Fiction 3 1   Westballz
Comparison of sets won and lost
Group A
Player PPMD Mew2King Leffen Axe Hax Colbol s0ft Remen Set count Game count
  PPMD — 3-0 2-3 3-2 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-1 6-1 20-8
  Mew2King 0-3 — 3-1 2-3 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 5-2 17-8
  Leffen 3-2 1-3 — 3-1 2-3 3-1 3-0 3-0 5-2 18-10
  Axe 2-3 3-2 1-3 — 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 5-2 17-9
  Hax 1-3 1-3 3-2 1-3 — 3-1 3-0 3-0 4-3 15-12
  Colbol 1-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 1-3 — 3-1 3-1 2-5 9-17
  s0ft 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 — 3-1 1-6 4-19
  Remen 1-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 1-3 — 0-7 3-21
Group B
Player Armada Mango Hungrybox PewPewU Fiction Westballz ZeRo aMSa Set count Game count
  Armada — 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 7-0 21-3
  Mango 2-3 — 3-2 3-0 3-1 0-3 3-0 3-1 5-2 17-10
  Hungrybox 0-3 2-3 — 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-0 5-2 17-8
  PewPewU 0-3 0-3 0-3 — 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-3 3-4 11-12
  Fiction 0-3 1-3 1-3 0-3 — 3-1 3-1 3-2 3-4 11-16
  Westballz 0-3 3-0 0-3 0-3 1-3 — 3-0 3-2 3-4 10-14
  ZeRo 1-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 — 3-2 1-6 6-20
  aMSa 0-3 1-3 0-3 3-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 — 1-6 10-20

ResultsEdit

The singles tournament had a total of 325 entrants, with 313 players entering the open bracket coupled with the 12 players that qualified for pool play prior to the tournament.

Super Smash Bros. Melee singlesEdit

(325 entrants)

Championship bracketEdit

Winners bracket
Losers bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Mango    $5,000
2nd   Armada    $3,000
3rd   Mew2King     $2,250
4th   PPMD    $1,750
5th   Leffen   $1,000
5th   Axe    $1,000
7th   Hax   $500
7th   Hungrybox   $500
9th   Westballz  
9th   PewPewU   
9th   Lucky  
9th   Plup  
13th   Shroomed    
13th   S2J  
13th   Fiction  
13th   Colbol  
17th   s0ft  
17th   aMSa  
17th   Remen  
17th   ZeRo  

Open bracketEdit

Winners bracket
Losers bracket

Place Name Character(s)
21st   Ken  
21st   Zhu   
21st   Lil Fumi  
21st   OkamiBW  
25th   ARC  
25th   Eddy Mexico  
25th   DEHF  
25th   KirbyKaze  
29th   Cactuar  
29th   Blea Gelo  
29th   Zanguzen  
29th   Fly Amanita  
29th   KoreanDJ   
29th   MacD  
29th   SFAT  
29th   ChuDat  
37th   Alex19  
37th   Dudutsai  
37th   Reno  
37th   Connor  
37th   Bizzarro Flame  
37th   Bladewise  
37th   Berto  
37th   Chillin  
45th   Mojo  
45th   Idea  
45th   Kuma  
45th   DoH   
45th   ROFL  
45th   Duck  
45th   Alan   
45th   Tai  
45th   HugS  
45th   A Rookie  
45th   PikaChad  
45th   Juggleguy  
45th   Khepri  
45th   Tafokints  
45th   HomeMadeWaffles   
45th   Gahtzu  

Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles (side event)Edit

(43 teams)
Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Armada     Mew2King  
2nd   Mango      Lucky  
3rd   Shroomed     S2J  
4th   ChuDat     Chillin  
5th   Leffen     Hax  
5th   Hungrybox     Plup  
7th   DoH     Colbol  
7th   PewPewU     SFAT  

ExhibitionEdit

East Coast vs. West Coast crew battleEdit

An East vs. West Coast crew battle was held at the event at the end of Friday. Note that players (with the exception of DoH) represented the coast that they are originally from, regardless of them having moved or not. [2]

The results of the crew battle are tabulated below. West Coast ended up winning the crew battle by 5 stocks. Mango was named MVP of the crew battle for taking eight stocks off of three of the best players in the world (PPMD, Mew2King, and Hungrybox). The East Coast was widely criticized for sending Hungrybox's Jigglypuff to fight Mango's Fox.

EC Player Character Stocks Taken WC Player Character Stocks Taken
Chillin   4 Fiction   3
Plup   4 SFAT   4
Hax   3 Lucky   6
Colbol   4 Axe   3
Mew2King   5 Westballz   3
PPMD   3 Mango   8
Hungrybox   3 S2J   4
ChuDat   4 MacD   4
Gahtzu   2 Shroomed   5
DoH   3 — — —
Total 35 Total 40

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