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{{Infobox Tournament
|name      = Rambo
|image      =
|dates      = April 26th, 2008
|venue      = Melbourne University's Old Arts Hall
|address    = 149, The University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia
|city      = Melbourne, [[Victoria]] {{Flag|Australia}}
|attendance = 62
|pot = $800
|ssbbwinner = {{Sm|Kulla|Australia}} <small>1v1</small> <br> {{Sm|Kulla|Australia}} & {{Sm|Berimbau|Australia}} <small>2v2</small>
|ssbmwinner = {{Sm|CAOTIC|USA}} <small>1v1</small> <br> {{Sm|CAOTIC|USA}} & {{Sm|Shaz|Australia}} <small>2v2</small>
|organizer  = {{Sm|CAOTIC}}
}}


'''Rambo''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' [[tournament]] held in Melbourne University's Old Arts Hall on 26 April 2008, in conjunction with the Couch Warriors Committee and the Manifest Committee. It was directed by [[Smasher:CAOTIC|CAOTIC]] and assisted by [[Smasher:Myst Walker|Myst Walker]], [[Smasher:Strider|Strider]], [[Smasher:Shaz|Shaz]], [[Smasher:Blazey|Blazey]] and others. Overall attendance surpassed 100 throughout the day as players converged to play Street Fighter: 3rd Strike, Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core, and Casual Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The official Rambo attendance stood at 62. The tournament was heralded as a success, but was plagued by the incorporation of Melee and Brawl, offering 4 different tournaments for entrants. Handling the transitions between Melee and Brawl proved a major obstacle for many players, and led to considerable delays in Rambo's schedule. As a result, the Swiss System suffered a cut in rounds (from 6 to 5 for Brawl), which led to inconsistencies in the system's ranking project. Nonetheless, the Swiss System was still aptly able to determine the standout players for both ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]'', with tournament host CAOTIC taking 1st place in Melee and Sydney resident [[Smasher:Kulla|Kulla]] to take the 1st place for Brawl - a first major victory for Sydney's Smash Community.  
'''Rambo''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' [[tournament]] held in Melbourne, Australia, on April 26th, 2008. Handling the transitions between ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' proved a major obstacle for many players, and led to considerable delays in Rambo's schedule. As a result, the Swiss System suffered a cut in rounds (from 6 to 5 for ''Brawl''), which led to inconsistencies in the system's ranking project.


Rambo's administration welcomed some new changes not before seen in Australian Smash - most notably pre-registration and online payments. This helped to save valuable time during the event. The total prize pool stood over $800, which was given a welcome boost from Strider's 'Smash Bank.'<br>
Rambo's administration incorporated some new changes not before seen in the Australian ''Smash'' community, most notably pre-registration and online payments.


==''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==
==Results==
===Singles===
{{LostResults|Characters}}
===''Melee'' singles===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
|-
|1st||{{Sm|CAOTIC|USA}}||||
|-
|2nd||{{Sm|Dekar|Australia}}||||
|-
|3rd||{{Sm|Jaz|Australia}}||||
|-
|4th||{{Sm|Shaz|Australia}}||||
|-
|5th||{{Sm|Kupo|Australia}}||||
|}


1st - [[Smasher:CAOTIC|CAOTIC]] (Victoria)<br>
===''Melee'' doubles===
2nd - [[Smasher:Dekar|Dekar]] (Victoria)<br>
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
3rd - [[Smasher:Jaz|Jaz]] (New South Wales)<br>
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
4th - [[Smasher:Shaz|Shaz]] (Victoria)<br>
|-
5th - [[Smasher:Kupo|Kupo]] (Victoria)<br>
|1st||{{Sm|CAOTIC|USA}}||||{{Sm|Shaz|Australia}}||||
|-
|2nd||{{Sm|Berimbau|Australia}}||||{{Sm|Kulla|Australia}}||||
|-
|3rd||{{Sm|Kupo|Australia}}||||{{Sm|Sloth|Australia}}||||
|-
|4th||{{Sm|CATS|Australia}}||||{{Sm|Bringer of Death|Australia}}||||
|-
|5th||{{Sm|Dekar|Australia}}||||{{Sm|Turtle|Australia|p=Australia}}||||
|-
|6th||{{Sm|Hybrid|Australia}}||||{{Sm|Daltsy|Australia}}||||
|}


''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' was the first game to be run at Rambo, which showed continued support from players and spectators, depsite the impending interest in the newer, fresher, Brawl. Suprrise results included Melee veteran and Yoshi expert [[Smasher:Bringer of Death|Bringer of Death]] struggling to poll into the finals due to Swiss defeats by [[Smasher:Sloth|Sloth]] and Kulla. Jaz pulled stunning victories against many players, including CAOTIC, who was expected by many spectators to lose the match, only to be given a self-destructing repreive by Jaz. Jigglypuff main Dekar, following on from his stellar run from Adelaide's [[Reloaded Festival 08]], was just as impressive, winning a championship set to produce a deciding set. The great Melee veterans Kupo (better known as the '[[Smasher:Husband]]' slaying Emily), and Shaz (voted Australia's overall best smasher of 2007), managed to rank respectably high.
===''Brawl'' singles===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
|-
|1st||{{Sm|Kulla|Australia}}||||
|-
|2nd||{{Sm|Erick|Australia}}||||
|-
|3rd||{{Sm|Dekar|Australia}}||||
|-
|4th||{{Sm|Redact|Australia}}||||
|-
|5th||{{Sm|Hybrid|Australia}}||||
|}


Melee's finals drew large spectator crowds and sent a strong message that the game is still alive and strong. Despite  observations that overall skill levels for the game have slightly deteriorated, it brought about a large scale atmosphere and vibe that Brawl has yet to produce in its tournaments.
===''Brawl'' doubles===
 
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
===Teams===
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
 
|-
#CAOTIC + Shaz (Victoria)
|1st||{{Sm|Kulla|Australia}}||||{{Sm|Berimbau|Australia}}||||
#[[Smasher:Berimbau|Berimbau]] + Kulla (New South Wales)
|-
#Kupo + Sloth (Victoria + Queensland)
|2nd||{{Sm|Hybrid|Australia}}||||{{Sm|TakFR|Australia}}||||
#[[Smasher:CATS|CATS]] + Smasher:Bringer of Death (Victoria + Western Australia)
|-
#Dekar + Turtle (Victoria + New South Wales)
|3rd||{{Sm|Dekar|Australia}}||||{{Sm|Turtle|Australia|p=Australia}}||||
#Hybrid + Daltsy (South Australia + British Columbia)
|-
 
|4th||{{Sm|CAOTIC|Australia}}||||{{Sm|Jei Jei|Australia}}||||
Melee's Teams tournament was a hotly contested event which brought about several high tier combinations. Sydney's top team proved to be one of the strongest teams, taking out positions 3 and 4, and narrowly losing to Melbourne's top Melee team in a deciding championship set. Dekar and [[Smasher:Turtle|Turtle]] represented the TEC Clan well (an elite Australian community specialising in Wi-Fi) and Hybrid and Daltsy proved that even the most random combinations on the planet (Adelaide and Vancouver?) can pull rank.
|}
 
==''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==
===Singles===
 
#Kulla (New South Wales)
#Erick (Victoria)
#Dekar (Victoria)
#[[Smasher:Redact|Redact]] (Victoria)
#Hybrid (South Australia)
 
Brawl proved to be very competititve in the advanced matchups, with many matches going right down to the wire. The final match to determine 1st place came down to the final KO hit with both Erick's Falco and Kulla's Meta Knight well over 100% damage. Both were tipped from the beginning to rank very highly, and the first major Brawl tournament may have started a new and hotly contested rivalry between the best players from Sydney and Melbourne, injecting some much needed vitality into the national scene. Adelaide's Hybrid was somewhat of a dark horse, proving difficult for most players, including taking out CAOTIC. Seasoned Melbourne Brawlers Redact and Dekar proved that they could hold up well in a major national, leaving little to surprise.
 
===Teams===
 
#Kulla + Berimbau (New South Wales)
#Hybrid + TakFR (South Australia + Victoria)
#Dekar + Turtle (Victoria + New South Wales)
#CAOTIC + [[Smasher:Jei Jei|Jei Jei]] (Victoria)
 
Teams was biggest victim of the time restrictions placed against Rambo, with a Seeded Single Elimination bracket determining the outcome. Once again, Hybrid performed better than anticipated, TEC was solid, as was CAOTIC and Jei Jei. Tournament favourites Redact and [[Smasher:Ammeren|Ammeren]] fell just short of their first round matchup against Kulla and Berimbau and experienced a most unfortunate placing (16th). The finals series was decidedly one-sided with the Sydney team proving too strong for all other teams on show, having defeated every major threat to their crown. The Brawl Teams tournament concluded 10 hours of Smash tournaments, finishing at 8pm.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Rambo Venue.jpg|Outside the Venue
Rambo2.jpg|Inside the Venue  
File:Rambo2.jpg|Inside the Venue  
Rambo3.jpg|SSBM Singles Finals
File:Rambo3.jpg|SSBM Singles Finals
Rambo4.jpg|SSBB Singles Finals
File:Rambo4.jpg|SSBB Singles Finals
Rambo1.jpg|The Greenhouse
File:Rambo1.jpg|The Greenhouse
Rambo5.jpg|Federation Square
File:Rambo5.jpg|Federation Square
</gallery>
</gallery>
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Latest revision as of 18:21, March 18, 2024

Rambo
Dates April 26th, 2008
Venue Melbourne University's Old Arts Hall
Address/City 149, The University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia
Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Attendance 62
Pot size(s) $800
Results
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners USA CAOTIC 1v1
USA CAOTIC & Australia Shaz 2v2
Super Smash Bros. Brawl winners Australia Kulla 1v1
Australia Kulla & Australia Berimbau 2v2
Staff
Organizer(s) CAOTIC

Rambo was a Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament held in Melbourne, Australia, on April 26th, 2008. Handling the transitions between Melee and Brawl proved a major obstacle for many players, and led to considerable delays in Rambo's schedule. As a result, the Swiss System suffered a cut in rounds (from 6 to 5 for Brawl), which led to inconsistencies in the system's ranking project.

Rambo's administration incorporated some new changes not before seen in the Australian Smash community, most notably pre-registration and online payments.

Results[edit]

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Melee singles[edit]

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st USA CAOTIC
2nd Australia Dekar
3rd Australia Jaz
4th Australia Shaz
5th Australia Kupo

Melee doubles[edit]

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st USA CAOTIC Australia Shaz
2nd Australia Berimbau Australia Kulla
3rd Australia Kupo Australia Sloth
4th Australia CATS Australia Bringer of Death
5th Australia Dekar Australia Turtle
6th Australia Hybrid Australia Daltsy

Brawl singles[edit]

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st Australia Kulla
2nd Australia Erick
3rd Australia Dekar
4th Australia Redact
5th Australia Hybrid

Brawl doubles[edit]

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st Australia Kulla Australia Berimbau
2nd Australia Hybrid Australia TakFR
3rd Australia Dekar Australia Turtle
4th Australia CAOTIC Australia Jei Jei

Gallery[edit]

  • Inside the Venue

    Inside the Venue

  • SSBM Singles Finals

    SSBM Singles Finals

  • SSBB Singles Finals

    SSBB Singles Finals

  • The Greenhouse

    The Greenhouse

  • Federation Square

    Federation Square

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