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Apex (tournament)

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Annual esports competition in New Jersey
For South Korean Overwatch tournament series, seeOverwatch Apex.
Apex
GameSuper Smash Bros.
Founded2009
FounderJohnathan Lugo(resigned)
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champions
  • SSBM: Masaya "aMSa" Chikamoto
  • SSBWU: reflection
  • SSB64: KD3
  • SSBB: Cody “Cody” William
  • PM:Adam "Armada" Lindgren (discontinued after 2014)
Most titlesAdam "Armada" Lindgren (3 titles) (SSBM: 2012, 2013) (PM: 2014)
Official websiteApex

Apex is an annualesports tournament held inNew Jersey that is focused onSuper Smash Bros. The event's first incarnation was in 2009 with Jesus "Jman" Fernandez as the champion ofSuper Smash Bros. Melee and Elliot "Ally" Carroza-Oyarce as champion ofSuper Smash Bros. Brawl. Each year the event grew with more competitors entering. Apex 2014 garnered 629 entrants and was the 2nd largest tournament forMelee at the time afterEVO 2013. Though the tournament initially focused onBrawl, the feature game has since switched toMelee due to its popularity.[1] In 2010, an event forSuper Smash Bros. for theNintendo 64 was added. In 2014, the fanmodification ofBrawl,Project M was added for singles only.Project M has recently been removed as an official event out copyright concerns underNintendo of America[2] sponsorship and Third Party relations.

Apex 2015 was officially sponsored byNintendo of America[2] and was the largest tournament forSuper Smash Bros. in history until it was surpassed byEVO 2015.[3][4] Apex has been described as the "Super Bowl of 'Super Smash Bros.'" by Ben Lindbergh of sports websiteGrantland.[5]

History

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Apex was founded in 2009 by Johnathan Lugo, known by his alias "Alex Strife", as aSuper Smash Bros. tournament. The tournament also hosts side events which include fighting games such asStreet Fighter,Marvel vs. Capcom,Tekken, and others.

2009

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Apex 2009 was hosted at theClarion Hotel Palmer Inn inPrinceton, New Jersey. The tournament featuredSuper Smash Bros. Brawl,Melee, and Brawl+. Melee singles was won by Jman and doubles was won by Mew2King and Jman. Brawl singles was won by Ally and doubles was won by Ally and Mew2King. Brawl+ singles was won by ChuDat. In Brawl crews, MD/VA won.

Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles (52 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stUnited States Jesus FernandezJmanFox
2ndUnited StatesJason ZimmermanMew2KingMarth, Sheik, Fox
3rdUnited States Daniel RodriguezChuDatIce Climbers
4thUnited States Aziz Al-YamiHaxCaptain Falcon
5thCanada Roustane BenzeguirKageGanondorf
5thUnited States Charles MeighenCactuarFox
7thUnited States Bobby ScarnewmanScarCaptain Falcon
7thUnited StatesHazzFox
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Singles (210 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stCanada Elliot Carroza-OyarceAllySnake
2ndUnited StatesJason ZimmermanMew2KingMeta Knight
3rdUnited StateslainIce Climbers
4thUnited States Jason BatesAntiMeta Knight
5thUnited States Trevor HirschenAtomskKing Dedede
5thUnited States Kelvin QuezadaKsizzleMeta Knight
7thUnited States Wyatt BeekmanADHDDiddy Kong
7thUnited States Antoine SledgeAntherPikachu

2010

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Apex 2010 was hosted inNew Brunswick, New Jersey atRutgers University–New Brunswick's College Avenue Student Center. It featuredMelee,Brawl, andSuper Smash Bros. 64. It also featured the Brawl mods Brawl+ and Brawl-.

Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles (220 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stUnited StatesJuan DebiedmaHungryboxJigglypuff
2ndSwedenAdam LindgrenArmadaPeach
3rdUnited StatesJason ZimmermanMew2KingSheik, Marth, Fox
4thUnited StatesKevin NanneyDr. PeePeeFalco
5thUnited StatesJeffrey WilliamsonAxePikachu
5thUnited States Robert WrightWobblesIce Climbers
7thUnited States Jesus FernandezJmanFox
7thUnited States Julian ZhuZhuFalco
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Singles (269 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stUnited States Larry HollandDEHFFalco
2ndJapanBroodOlimar
3rdUnited StatesJason ZimmermanMew2KingMeta Knight
4thUnited States Lee MartinLee MartinLucario, Meta Knight
5thCanada Elliot Carroza-OyarceAllySnake
5thUnited StateslainIce Climbers
7thJapan Tetsuhisa KosakaRAINFalco, Meta Knight
7thUnited States Trevor HirschenAtomskKing Dedede, Ice Climbers, Wario
Super Smash Bros. Singles (22 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stUnited States Will EngelSenseiFox
2ndUnited States Michael BrancatoNintendudeCaptain Falcon
3rdUnited States Joe Franksm3gav01tCaptain Falcon
4thUnited States Jerry LiuvaloemPikachu

2012

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After a one-year hiatus, Apex 2012 returned to New Brunswick, New Jersey atRutgers University's College Avenue Student Center. It featuredMelee,Brawl, and64. Melee Singles was won by Armada and doubles by Armada and Mew2King. Brawl was won by Otori in singles and Otori and Kakera in doubles. Smash 64 was won by SuPeRbOoMfAn and doubles was won by Isai and Nintendude. In Melee USA v the World, USA won by a massive 8 stocks. Brawl was set to have a crew battle, but it was cancelled due to time constraints. The tournament was criticized because Brawl did not have enough setups, causing delay in pool matches and necessitating the cancellation of the crew battle.

Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles (318 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stSwedenAdam LindgrenArmadaPeach, Young Link
2ndUnited StatesJuan DebiedmaHungryboxJigglypuff
3rdUnited StatesJoseph MarquezMangoFalco, Fox
4thMexico Javier RuizJaviFox
5thUnited StatesKevin NanneyDr. PeePeeFalco
5thCanada David MacDonaldKirbyKazeSheik
7thUnited States Aziz Al-YamiHaxCaptain Falcon
7thUnited States DaJuan McDanielShroomedDr. Mario
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Singles (400 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stJapan Ishikawa KentaOtoriMeta Knight
2ndJapan Yuta UejimaNietonoOlimar
3rdUnited States Nairoby QuezadaNairoMeta Knight
4thUnited States Eric LewESAMIce Climbers, Pikachu
5thCanada Elliot Carroza-OyarceAllySnake
5thJapan Ishikawa ShotaKakeraMeta Knight
7thUnited States Timothy CamposUltimateRazerSnake
7thUnited States Wyatt BeekmanADHDDiddy Kong
Super Smash Bros. Singles (64 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stCanada Daniel HoytSuPeRbOoMfAnCaptain Falcon, Fox
2ndUnited States Isai AlvaradoIsaiLink
3rdMexico Jaime RodriguezJaimeHRCaptain Falcon, Fox, Samus
4thUnited StatesKefitPikachu
5thUnited States Michael BrancatoNintendudePikachu, Mario
5thUnited States Will EngelSenseiPikachu, Fox
7thUnited States Joe Franksm3gav01tCaptain Falcon
7thDenmark Julius VissingKing FunkCaptain Falcon

2013

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Apex 2013 was again hosted in the College Avenue Student Center at Rutgers University featuringMelee,Brawl, and64. It also featured USA v The World crew battles for both Melee and Brawl. In addition, Melee had The Links v The Stinks crew battle, in which a team of seven Links challenged team of six well known low tier mains and were joined by "The Final Boss," Kage, to a crew battle.

Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles (336 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stSwedenAdam LindgrenArmadaPeach, Young Link
2ndUnited StatesKevin NanneyDr. PeePeeFalco, Marth
3rdUnited StatesJason ZimmermanCT.EMP|Mew2KingMarth, Sheik
4thUnited StatesJoseph MarquezMangoFox, Falco
5thUnited StatesJuan DebiedmaHungryboxJigglypuff
5thUnited States DaJuan McDanielShroomedDr. Mario
7thUnited States Aziz Al-YamiHaxCaptain Falcon
7thCanada David MacDonaldKirbyKazeSheik
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Singles (338 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stUnited States Saleem YoungSalemZero Suit Samus
2ndUnited StatesJason ZimmermanCT.EMP|Mew2KingMeta Knight
3rdJapan Ishikawa KentaOtoriMeta Knight
4thUnited States Nairoby QuezadaNairoMeta Knight
5thUnited States Jason BatesAntiMeta Knight
5thJapan Takeshi GomotaMikenekoMarth
7thUnited StatesSamuel BuzbyDabuzOlimar
7thNetherlands Ramin DelshadMr. RMarth
Super Smash Bros. Singles (96 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stJapan Nico WatanabeKikoushiKirby
2ndUnited States Isai AlvaradoIsaiMario
3rdCanada Daniel HoytSuPeRbOoMfAnCaptain Falcon, Fox, Pikachu
4thJapan Akio TamowoRuoka DanchoCaptain Falcon, Luigi
5thMexico Jaime RodriguezJaimeHRCaptain Falcon, Fox
6thUnited States Hugo MorganSenseiPikachu, Fox, Captain Falcon
7thUnited States Dennis KeithKefitPikachu
8thJapanNangokuNess

2014

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Apex 2014 was hosted at theDoubleTree hotel inSomerset, New Jersey featuringMelee,Project M,Brawl, and64.

Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles (629 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stUnited StatesKevin NanneyVGBC|Dr. PeePeeFalco, Marth
2ndUnited StatesJason ZimmermanCT.EMP|Mew2KingSheik, Marth, Fox
3rdUnited StatesJoseph MarquezMIOM|MangoFalco, Fox
4thSwedenWilliam HjelteLeffenFox
5thUnited StatesJuan DebiedmaCT|HungryboxJigglypuff
5thUnited States Colin GreenColbolFox
7thUnited States Joshua DavisSS|s0ftJigglypuff
7thUnited States Shephard LimaFictionFox
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Singles (370 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stUnited States Nairoby QuezadaNairoMeta Knight
2ndChileGonzalo BarriosCT|ZeRoMeta Knight
3rdUnited States Eric LewESAMPikachu, Ice Climbers
4thUnited StatesJason ZimmermanCT.EMP|Mew2KingMeta Knight
5thCanada Elliot Carroza-OyarceAllyMeta Knight, Snake
5thUnited States Wyatt BeekmanADHDDiddy Kong
7thUnited States Eric LegesseTyrantMeta Knight
7thUnited States Vincent CanninoVinnieIce Climbers
Project M Singles (382 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stSwedenAdam LindgrenCT.EMP|ArmadaPit
2ndUnited StatesJason ZimmermanCT.EMP|Mew2KingFox, Marth, Mewtwo
3rdUnited States Larry HollandDEHFFalco, Fox
4thUnited States Brandon NunnenkampRolexSnake
5thUnited States Jeremy WestfahlFly AmanitaKing Dedede
5thUnited States Alexander MaguireSethlonRoy
7thCanada Elliot Carroza-OyarceAllyIke
7thUnited States Rob DicksonOracleR.O.B.
Super Smash Bros. Singles (157 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stUnited States Isai AlvaradoCT|IsaiJigglypuff
2ndJapanMoyashiPikachu, Kirby
3rdCanada Daniel HoytSuPeRbOoMfAnCaptain Falcon, Fox, Pikachu, Kirby
4thMexico Arturo HernándezMariguasCaptain Falcon, Pikachu
5thUnited States Eduardo TovartacosCaptain Falcon, Yoshi, Kirby
5thUnited States Justin HallettCT|WizzrobeYoshi
7thJapanRuoka DanchoCaptain Falcon, Kirby
7thMexico Jaime RodriguezJaimeHRFox, Captain Falcon, Samus

2015

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Apex 2015, which ran from January 30 to February 1, includedSuper Smash Bros. Melee,Super Smash Bros. for Wii U,Super Smash Bros. Brawl,Super Smash Bros. 64,Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire,Ultra Street Fighter IV,Guilty Gear Xrd,Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3,Killer Instinct. It was initially hosted atClarion Hotel Empire Meadowlands inSecaucus, New Jersey and featured the firstMelee tournament with over a thousand entrants with 1037 players participating.[6]Super Smash Bros. for Wii U included over 800 entrants.

The tournament was officially sponsored by Nintendo and included a playable demo ofSplatoon.[7] Apex droppedBrawl fan modProject M from its 2015 lineup and all of its qualifiers.[8] Streaming for fangame,Super Smash Bros. Crusade, has also been denied.[9] Lugo alleged he receiveddeath threats for the dropping ofProject M from some members of the community.[10][11] In January 2015, Lugo announced he was stepping down from Apex after multiple media reports alleging sexual harassment by tournament attendees.[12][13]

After a false fire alarm occurred on the morning of January 30, fire marshals discovered that parts of the hotel were in violation of safety codes. The marshals removed access to the ballrooms, which had a partially collapsed roof.[14] The main tournament was delayed for a day and was moved 40 miles away to the Garden State Convention Center inSomerset, New Jersey.[15]

Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles (1,037 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stUnited StatesKevin NanneyEG|PPMDFalco, Marth
2ndSwedenAdam Lindgren[A]|ArmadaPeach, Fox
3rdSwedenWilliam HjelteLeffenFox
4thUnited StatesJoseph MarquezC9|MangoFox, Falco
5thJapan Masaya ChikamotoVGBC|aMSaYoshi
5thUnited StatesJuan DebiedmaLiquid|HungryboxJigglypuff
7thCanada David MacDonaldEMG|KirbyKazeSheik
7thUnited States DaJuan McDanielShroomedSheik
Super Smash Bros. For Wii U Singles (837 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stChileGonzalo BarriosZeRoDiddy Kong
2ndUnited StatesSamuel BuzbyPL.XFIRE|DabuzOlimar, Rosalina and Luma
3rdNetherlands Ramin DelshadLLL|Mr. RSheik
4thUnited States Wesley Alexander6WXSonic
5thJapan Yuta UejimaDtN|NietonoSheik
5thUnited StatesJason ZimmermanPL.MVG|Mew2KingDiddy Kong
7thJapan Yuta KawamuraAbadangoPac-Man
7thUnited States Jestise NegronAO.CT|MVDDuck Hunt, Little Mac
Super Smash Bros. Singles (188 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stCanada Daniel HoytTEG|SuPeRbOoMfAnCaptain Falcon, Pikachu
2ndUnited States Eduardo TovartacosYoshi, Kirby, Captain Falcon, Jigglypuff
3rdUnited States Justin HallettCOG|WizzrobeYoshi
4thMexico Arturo HernándezMariguasPikachu, Kirby, Captain Falcon
5thUnited States Abacus ZilchTR3G|LDFox
5thUnited StatesKeroKeroppiKirby, Pikachu
7thMexico Yoshua CastilloSF|Dext3rPikachu
7thUnited States Javier RomeroFireblasterYoshi, Mario
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Singles (176 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stCanada Elliot Carroza-OyarceBoreal|AllySnake
2ndUnited States Nairoby QuezadaNairoMeta Knight
3rdUnited States Jestise NegronAO.CT|MVDSnake
4thUnited States Saleem YoungCT|SalemZero Suit Samus
5thCanada Vishal BalaramV115Zero Suit Samus
5thUnited States Vincent CanninoPL.XFIRE|VinnieIce Climbers
7thGermany Ufuk FidancyveDiddy Kong
7thJapan Takeshi ShimizuShimitakePikachu

2016

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After the controversies surrounding the 2015 event, there were doubts over the future of the Apex tournament. However Andre "Bifuteki" Augustin announced that the event would continue under his leadership.[16] Apex 2016 was the seventh edition of the Apex series which took place on June 17–19, 2016 under the new management of the Bifuteki crew.[17] The event was considerably smaller the previous incarnation and even had to cancel itsBrawl event due to low turnout.[18]

PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stUnited StatesSamuel BuzbyDabuzRosalina
2ndUnited States James Makekau-TysonCLG|VoiDSheik, Mewtwo, Fox
3rdJapan Yuta UejimaDNG|NietonoDiddy Kong
4thUnited StatesJason ZimmermanFOX.MVG|Mew2KingCloud
5thUnited States Tyler MartinsMarssZero Suit Samus
5thCanadaKelsy MedeirosCirca.HoH|SuperGirlKelsSonic
7thUnited StatesGavin DempseyDMG|TweekCloud
7thUnited States James WadeDMG|JamesCloud, Diddy Kong, Luigi
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stUnited StatesJason ZimmermanFOX.MVG|Mew2KingSheik, Marth
2ndUnited States James LauermanMafiaPeach
3rdUnited States Ryan Coker-WelchCT|The MoonMarth
4thUnited States Hendrick PilarDJ NintendoFox
5thUnited States John DailyGG|MintySamus
5thUnited States Nick StangoStangoMarth
7thUnited States Michael SerpicoPudgyPandaIce Climbers
7thUnited States Bryan SomaiahKaeonFox
Super Smash Bros. 64 (55 entrants)
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stUnited States Tommy SpezialeKoroshiyo|StrandedPikachu, Captain Falcon, Kirby
2ndUnited States Maxim KorobskiySedda|Star KingKirby, Yoshi
3rdUnited States Javier RomeroFireblasterYoshi, Mario
4thUnited States Rob StonecobrKirby, Captain Falcon, Samus, Pikachu
5thUnited States Steve PisanoDFXFox, Pikachu
5thUnited States Gerald ThomasGIMP|NTACaptain Falcon, Mario, Samus
7thUnited States Keefe MitmanNebs|ZeppelinCaptain Falcon
7thUnited States Hernan SeddaSeddaFox

2022

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Apex 2022 took place on November 18–20, 2022 inSecaucus, New Jersey. It featuredMelee,Ultimate,Smash 64,Brawl, andSmash 4 events.

PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stJapan Masaya ChikamotoaMSaYoshi
2ndUnited States Zain NaghmiZainMarth
3rdUnited States Juan DeBiedmaHungryboxJigglypuff
4thUnited States Cody SchwabiBDWFox
5thUnited States Jeffrey WilliamsonAxePikachu
5thUnited States Dawud RahmanAkloFox, Link
7thUnited States Jake DiRadoJmookSheik
7thCanada Kurtis PrattMokyFox
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1stJapanMiyaMr. Game & Watch
2ndUnited States Jude HarrisJakalWolf
3rdUnited States Anthony CasaleMPgMega Man
4thUnited States Samuel Robert BuzbyDabuzRosalina & Luma, Min Min
5thUnited States Darrell BooneQuandale DinglelingletonSteve
5thUnited StatesSyrupNess
7thUnited States David LeonLeoNBowser
7thJapan Gakuto ItoGacktNess

References

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  1. ^Chris Higgins (26 January 2015)."The battle for best brawler continues at Apex 2015".Red Bull. Retrieved2015-01-27.
  2. ^abSteve Watts (2015-01-09)."Nintendo Sponsoring Smash Bros. Tournament".IGN. Retrieved2015-01-27.
  3. ^Omar Sohail (2015-01-16)."Super Smash Bros. Tournament start date Jan. 30; : Nintendo to sponsor Apex 2015 tournament".Christian Today. Retrieved2015-01-27.
  4. ^Rob Crossley (2015-01-12)."Super Smash Bros Tournament Endorsed by Nintendo".GameSpot. Retrieved2015-01-27.
  5. ^Lindbergh, Ben (2015-02-18)."Fight Club: Catching a Beating at the Super Bowl of 'Super Smash Bros.'".Grantland. Retrieved2015-04-07.
  6. ^Garrett Jutte (2015-01-25)."Apex 2015 Will Be the Biggest Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament Yet".Guardian Liberty Voice. Retrieved2015-01-27.
  7. ^Jason Gallagher (2015-01-21)."Rumor Patrol: Nintendo to Show Off Surprise Game at Apex 2015?".Game Rant. Retrieved2015-01-27.
  8. ^Joe LoGuidice (November 17, 2014)."Project M expunged altogether from Apex 2015, including Salty Suite".Esports Heaven. Archived fromthe original on 2015-02-02. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2015.
  9. ^Chris Priestman (2015-01-26)."Super Smash Bros. Fan Project Told Not To Stream During Apex 2015".Siliconera. Retrieved2015-01-27.
  10. ^Ian Walker (2015-01-12)."Apex 2015 Becomes Largest Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament of All Time, Registration Extended One Day".Shoryuken. Archived fromthe original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved2015-01-27.
  11. ^Ian J. Barker (2014-11-10)."Fighting game organizer targeted with death threats".The Daily Dot. Retrieved2015-01-27.
  12. ^Daniel Lee (2015-01-20)."Melee It On Me – Alex Strife steps down from Apex".MeleeItOnMe. Retrieved2015-01-27.
  13. ^Schreier, Jason (2015-01-20)."Smash Tourney Organizer Steps Down Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations".Kotaku. Retrieved2015-01-27.
  14. ^Schreier, Jason (2015-01-30)."Smash Tournament Relocates After Hotel Violates Safety Codes".Kotaku. Retrieved2015-01-30.
  15. ^Wilson Conde (2015-01-30)."Apex 2015 video gaming tourney moved after Secaucus hotel cited for fire code violations".NJ.com. Retrieved2015-01-31.
  16. ^Bahn, Chris."Why Does Everyone Still Hate Apex? An Interview with Bifuteki".PVP Live. Archived fromthe original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved2016-06-22.
  17. ^Apex Series [@apex_series] (2016-01-25)."Apex will go down this summer June 17th - 19th" (Tweet). Retrieved2016-02-08 – viaTwitter.
  18. ^Jurek, Steven (May 29, 2016)."Apex cancels Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament due to lack of entrants".The Daily Dot. Archived fromthe original on July 4, 2016.

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