Editing Smasher:Hax

{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Hax
| image         = Hax money.jpg
| mainssbm      = Fox
| otherssbm     = Captain Falcon
| mainpm        = Fox
| 2ndmainpm     = Captain Falcon
| mainssb4      = Captain Falcon
| crew          = [[Even Matchup Gaming]]
| former crews  = [[CLASH Tournaments]], [[VGBootCamp]], S.W.A.T.
| skillssbm     = Top professional 
| skillpm       = Professional
| rankingssbm   = [[2019 MPGR]]: 19th
| winningsssbm  = ~$14,018.18
| realname      = Aziz Al-Yami
| alias         = Hax$
| birthday      = 7
| birthmonth    = 5
| birthyear     = 1994
| location      = New York City, New York
| country       = United States
}}
'''Hax''', informally known as '''Hax$''' or '''HAX FUCKING MONEY''', is a ''[[Melee]]'' player based in Manhattan. He used to solo [[main]] {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} with the [[Alternate costume (SSBM)#Captain Falcon|pink costume]] (commonly known as Captain Fabulous). However, in early 2014, he switched to solo maining {{SSBM|Fox}}, and he was widely regarded as the most technical Fox player when he was still active. In April 2016, he went on a indefinite hiatus due to having a calcified FCU tendon, which was left untreated because no surgeon was willing to remove it. During this hiatus, he began working on the B0XX, a controller designed in a similar vein to the upcoming Smashbox by Hitbox, after having tested the original and finding it unsatisfactory. He has also slowly made a return to competitive ''Melee'' as of March 2017, having finally been treated for his hand problems, and will occasionally attend various ''Melee'' events showcasing the potential of the B0XX.

Hax is currently ranked 1st on the [[New York City Power Rankings]] and 19th on the [[2019 MPGR]].

He joined [[Even Matchup Gaming]] on January 29th, 2019.<ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua1lE1YlprQ Hax joins EMG]</ref>

==History==
===Origin of the name===
Hax used to be into competitive Pokémon. In the context of competitive Pokémon, "hax" is lingo for the uncontrollable RNG involved in battles, such as critical hits, that can sometimes undeservedly turn the tide of a match. The high number of angry players who would call "hax" after severe losses due to this prompted Hax to name himself after this term. When switching to competitive ''Melee'', Hax wanted a fourth character in the space given for tags in-game, and decided to add the dollar sign to it, eventually giving birth to "Hax$" or "Hax Money".

===2008-2009: Starting Off===
Hax began his ''Melee'' career as an up-and-coming Captain Falcon main who quickly rose the ranks in his region. At his first major tournament, [[Pound 3]], he placed 9th; he lost to {{Sm|Mew2King}} in the first round of winners' bracket, then ran through losers' bracket and defeated {{Sm|LoZR}}, {{Sm|Silent Wolf}}, and {{Sm|Colbol}} in losers', then was eliminated by {{Sm|Azen}}. A year later, at [[Revival of Melee]], Hax once again showed fantastic prowess with his Captain Falcon; he lost to {{Sm|Eggm}} in winners', but went on another mini-run through losers' bracket, taking out {{Sm|thumbswayup}}, {{Sm|HBK}}, and {{Sm|RaynEX}}. He then lost to {{Sm|Jman}} 0-2, with both games going down to the last stock, finishing at 13th in singles overall.

Hax's next major was [[Apex 2009]], which was also his biggest breakthrough in the ''Melee'' scene to that day. At that tournament, he defeated {{Sm|ChuDat}} in winners' bracket before losing to {{Sm|Jman}}, but went on another run through losers', this time taking out big names such as {{Sm|Anther}}, {{Sm|Scar}}, and {{Sm|Kage}} before losing to {{Sm|ChuDat}} in a rematch, placing 4th overall. At [[GENESIS]], he teamed with {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, where they were defeated by {{Sm|Armada}} and {{Sm|Aniolas}} in the winners' bracket. They rose through the losers' bracket, but only reached 13th place. He reached 7th place in ''Melee'' singles, besting many of the most talented players from North America and Europe.

===2010-2011===
Hax then reached 13th place at [[Pound 4]], the second highest placed Captain Falcon at the tournament (with the highest placed being {{Sm|SilentSpectre}}, who was considered the strongest Captain Falcon at the time). In Pound 4 doubles, he teamed with {{Sm|Darc}} and was rather successful, placing 4th. At [[Apex 2010]], Hax once again lost in the first round of winners', this time to {{Sm|I.B}} from Canada. He then eliminated {{Sm|WarriorKnight}}, {{Sm|th0rn}}, {{Sm|Silent Wolf}}, and finally, {{Sm|ChuDat}} in a rematch from Apex 2009, before being stopped by {{Sm|Zhu}}'s Falco, placing 9th overall in singles.

After a comparatively low placement of 13th at [[Revival of Melee 3]] and a handful of tournaments where he failed to break the top 8, Hax once again placed within the top 8 at [[Pound V]]. There, he continued his trend of losing very early in winners' bracket, this time to {{Sm|Zhu}}. He then tore through losers' bracket, defeating {{Sm|tect}}, {{Sm|MacD}}, {{Sm|Kels}}, {{Sm|Amsah}}, and {{Sm|VaNz}}, before meeting and being defeated by {{Sm|Axe}} in losers' quarters, finishing 5th overall. He also placed 3rd in teams, teaming with {{Sm|Hungrybox}}. Hax then placed 9th at [[GENESIS 2]], where he sent {{Sm|HomeMadeWaffles}} to losers' and eliminated {{Sm|Fuzzyness}} and {{Sm|Fly Amanita}}, but was defeated by {{Sm|Taj}} in winners' and {{Sm|PPMD}} (then known as Dr. PeePee) in losers'.

===2012: Best Falcon in the world===
Hax placed in top 8 at [[Apex 2012]]. Although he lost to {{Sm|Zhu}} 1-2 early in winners' bracket, he eliminated {{Sm|SFAT}} 2-1 and {{Sm|MacD}} 2-1 in losers' bracket before losing to {{Sm|JAVI}} 0-2 in losers' top 8. He continued to perform extremely well in tournaments later that year, with a 5th place finish at [[Zenith 2012]] and [[Revival of Melee 5]] and a 6th place finish at [[MELEE-FC10R Legacy]]. At the latter tournament, he made it into the final round-robin bracket, where he defeated {{Sm|Kels}} 3-1 and {{Sm|Darkrain}} 3-2, with the latter match solidifying his position as the best solo main Captain Falcon in the world. However, he lost to everyone else in the bracket, placing 6th overall.

===2013: Turn to the Dark Side (20XX)===
Hax placed in top 8 at [[Apex 2013]], defeating JAVI 2-1 in a rematch in winners' bracket, as well as {{Sm|Kage}} 2-0, before losing to {{Sm|Dr. PeePee}} 0-2. In losers' bracket, he eliminated {{Sm|Axe}} 2-0, but then lost to {{Sm|Mango}} 0-2 for top 8. At [[EVO 2013]], Hax defeated {{Sm|S2J}} 2-1 in the winners' quarters pool to make it into the semifinals pool. He lost to Dr. PeePee 1-2 in winners' bracket, and then to {{Sm|Ice}} 0-2 in losers' bracket, placing 9th overall.

At this point in his ''Melee'' career, Hax popularized the "20XX" joke, depicting a post-apocalyptic world where everyone played Fox to [[Tool-assisted superplay|TAS]] levels of perfection. He also began claiming that Captain Falcon, as a character, was not strong enough to make him become the top Melee player in the community. Although many doubted that he would switch to Fox at first, he did so regardless, dropping Captain Falcon entirely after [[The Big House 3]], much to the disappointment of many Captain Falcon fans. It seemed for a while that Hax would take his Fox to the top level at his next major after winning No Johns Monthly, defeating VaNz and {{Sm|The Moon}} in a dominating fashion.

===2014: Rise of Fox in a summer of Smash===
However, Hax underperformed in ''Melee'' singles at [[Apex 2014]], placing 17th. He lost to {{Sm|s0ft}} in winners' finals of the first round of pools, and made it to losers' quarters in the second round of pools before losing to {{Sm|Ice}} 1-2. However, he managed to win ''Melee'' doubles with {{Sm|Mew2King}}. They lost to Mango and {{Sm|Lucky}} 2-3 in winners' semis, but once in losers' bracket, they managed to defeat {{Sm|Shroomed}} and S2J 2-0, Armada and Ice 3-2, and Hungrybox and {{Sm|Plup}} 3-1 to make it to grand finals against Mango and Lucky. They won the first and second sets 3-2 and 3-1, respectively.

Hax upset Mango 3-1 in winners' finals at [[WHOBO MLG]], including two Fox ditto victories, but then lost two consecutive 0-3 sets in grand finals to his Falco. At [[SKTAR 3]], Hax defeated players such as {{Sm|ZoSo}} and {{Sm|Nintendude}} in winners' bracket before losing to {{Sm|Armada}} 0-2. In losers' bracket, he eliminated {{Sm|ChuDat}} 2-0 and Zhu 2-0 before being eliminated by Mew2King 0-2 in losers' quarters, placing 5th overall. Due to Hax's strong placements at WHOBO MLG and SKTAR 3, he qualified for the [[MLG Anaheim 2014]] championship bracket.

In his pool at MLG Anaheim 2014, Hax defeated {{Sm|Leffen}} 3-2, {{Sm|Colbol}} 3-1, {{Sm|s0ft}} 3-0, and {{Sm|Remen}} 3-0, but lost to PPMD 1-3, Mew2King 1-3, and Axe 1-3. He was seeded in losers' bracket in the championship bracket, where he eliminated S2J 3-2 and {{Sm|PewPewU}} 3-2 before being eliminated by Leffen 2-3, finishing off at 7th place.

At the largest ''Melee'' tournament at the time, [[EVO 2014]], he placed 13th out of a massive number of 970 entrants. In the winners' quarters pool, he unexpectedly lost early to {{Sm|Zanguzen}}. However, he managed to sweep the losers' quarters pool, eliminating {{Sm|Lovage}}, {{Sm|Reason}}, {{Sm|DEHF}}, {{Sm|Hyprid}}, and Nintendude, before losing to Plup 0-2 in top 16, ending his run.

At [[Zenith 2014]], Hax placed 2nd in ''Melee'' singles, defeating {{Sm|Fly Amanita}} 2-0 and {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} 3-1 in winners' bracket, making it to winners' finals against Mew2King. He won the first two games, including a win against Mew2King's {{SSBM|Marth}} on Final Destination, though ended up losing the set 2-3. In losers' finals, he defeated {{Sm|Zhu}} 3-2. Hax then won the first set of grand finals against Mew2King 3-1, with another win on Final Destination, although he still lost the second set 0-3. Hax also won ''Melee'' doubles with Mew2King, defeating Axe and {{Sm|ZeRo}} in both winners' finals and grand finals.

===2014: Post summer of Smash===
Hax attended [[The Big House 4]], the 4th largest Melee tournament of all time. In pools, he had a close set with {{Sm|Vro}}, where Hax won the set 2-1. In top 16, Hax faced off against Mango's {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} and {{SSBM|Marth}}, losing 1-3, sending him to losers bracket. He then had a close set with {{Sm|Kalamazhu}} in losers, taking it 3-2 and advancing into top 8. After defeating {{Sm|Kels}} 3-0, he faced Armada in losers top 8, taking the first game convincingly, but ultimately ended up losing 1-3, placing 5th. In doubles, he teamed with fellow Fox main Leffen. They beat {{Sm|HugS}} and Lucky 2-0 and {{Sm|DJ Nintendo}} and The Moon 2-0 as well, before losing to Hungrybox and Plup 2-3. In losers, they defeated SFAT and Axe, and VaNz and MacD, both 3-1. In losers finals, they had a rematch with Hungrybox and Plup, but lost once again, this time 1-3, netting them 3rd.

Hax attended the New York regional tournament series [[Justice 4]]. In winners finals, he faced Armada, where he lost 1-3. After beating Zhu 3-0 in losers finals, he faced Armada once again in grand finals. This time, Armada ended up taking it 3-2 in a much closer set. He also teamed with Armada in doubles, getting 1st without dropping a set.

On January 1, 2015, Hax announced that he would be taking an indefinite hiatus from Smash as a result of a hand injury. Due to this injury as well as insomnia, he had to drop out of singles at [[Apex 2015]].

===2015: The Return===
Hax made his full return to Smash after recovering from his hand surgery at [[Super Nebulous 3]]. He lost to {{Sm|Nintendude}} in winners semis 2-3, getting sent to losers. After beating Wizzrobe 3-1, he lost to Lucky in losers semis 2-3, placing 4th.

===2015: The Second Hiatus===
Hax [http://ssbmhax.blogspot.com/2015/07/why-ive-been-out.html?m=1 has announced another indefinite hiatus]. He has been suffering from insomnia, and he has stated that it gets worse whenever he is at a national or a tournament in general. He says that it may have to do with his "20XX" mentality of perfection. He says that he will still be practicing, and going to tournaments such as Apex and EVO, but will not attended as many tournaments until his insomnia is under control. {{Sm|Tafokints}} made a video detailing Hax's condition, saying that he, as of writing this, is in a cast for his prior injury, but has been making progress, and will be making a return in the near future.

===2016: The Second Return===
Hax has made a return at NYC Nebulous Prime Locals. He has defeated {{Sm|DJ Nintendo}} at these events, placing first in the ones he has attended. However, he has said in interview that he is not ready to return in full force just yet. His first huge tournament of 2016 was Shots Fired 2, where he placed 3rd, and used the money he got from the tournament to pay for his last surgery. His next big tournament was [[Pound 2016]], where he went on a rampage through pools, making it to Winner's Ro32. There, he defeated smashers such as SFAT 2-1, Nintendude 3-0, and eventually defeated Mango in Winner's semis 3-2, in a nailbiter set where Mango missed a crucial edgeguard, giving Hax his ticket to Winner's finals against Hungrybox, where he was defeated 3-0. Sent to Loser's finals, Hax was pitted in a rematch against Mango, where again, he was defeated 3-0, ending Hax's run at 3rd place.

===2016: The Third Hiatus===
After initially making himself eligible for being voted to participate in [[Smash Summit 2]], Hax [http://ssbmhax.blogspot.com/2016/04/summit.html had to drop out] due to another hand injury. Its recurrence has prompted another indefinite hiatus from ''Smash'' until he can fully recover.

===2017: Third Return and B0XX===
Hax posted an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WED3yskzeIQ update video] on January 19th, 2017, further detailing the complications with his hands and finally meeting a doctor that would treat most of the hand problems that arose (the incurable thumb joint arthritis that eventually developed on his left hand now prevents him from using a GameCube controller), as well as his experiences with the Smashbox during his hiatus. While Hax had a relatively painless experience using the Smashbox even before the final hand surgery, he proposed several changes, most of which were shot down due to logistical issues with submitting them. {{Sm|Cactuar}} then approached Hax and told him about two Rutgers University engineering students, Arhum Siddiqi (also known as {{Sm|WatchingTime}}) and James Taylor, who were working on a Smashbox-based product called the "Icebox" that would work better for {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}} players' desyncing techniques. A controller design commissioned and approved by {{Sm|Frycook}}, Hax decided to contact them and contribute to improving the Icebox for use with Fox, slowly implementing the changes he initially submitted to the Smashbox team, and giving the product a new name-- the "B0XX". While no release date has been set, he has stated that the B0XX will be customizable, and additionally slated a return to competitive ''Melee'' for February 2017, though he would not attend a tournament until a month later at [[Smash Summit Spring 2017]] as a commentator.

After a few months of attending locals on the B0XX, Hax won his first tournament with it, Nebulous Melee 85, in May 2017. Since he began using the B0XX, he has taken sets from ranked players such as {{Sm|Westballz}}, {{Sm|KJH}}, {{Sm|Crush}}, {{Sm|Fiction}}, {{Sm|Kage}}, {{Sm|Captain Smuckers}}, {{Sm|DJ Nintendo}}, and {{Sm|Qerb}}. He has also since made update videos defending his thinking on the legality of the B0XX and is still working on getting it legalized in the MIOM recommended tournament ruleset.

===2019:===
Hax had a rough start to 2019, placing 17th at [[GENESIS 6]] and only winning some smaller tournaments. The Summer MPGR placed Hax at 25th in the world. Hax's results began to pick up in the summer when he got 9th at [[Shine 2019]], he then went on to place 3rd at [[Mango's Birthday Bash]] beating {{sm|Hungrybox}} in the process. This led to Hax's being ranked at 19th, 19 places better than in 2018. At the start of 2020, Hax attended [[GENESIS 7]] where he was knocked into losers early by {{sm|Leffen}}. He beat {{sm|SFAT}}, {{sm|Westballz}}, {{sm|PewPewU}} and {{sm|Shroomed}} for the oppurtunity to play {{sm|Leffen}} again, in which Hax won 3-1. Hax placed 4th at [[GENESIS 7]] after being reverse 3-0'd by {{sm|Hungrybox}}.

==Playing style==
Hax was arguably the strongest Captain Falcon player in the world, utilizing much of the same deadly combos as Falcon mains before him, but with a superior playstyle. Unlike other Captain Falcon players, who relied on what Hax saw as mindless aggression, Hax played very conservatively by utilizing camping and clever baits to get openings. This made him the strongest Captain Falcon against more defensive characters (such as {{SSBM|Marth}} and {{SSBM|Sheik}}), and eventually, in the world. He was also the most technical Captain Falcon player, as he had amazing reactions and spacing, and utilized difficult techniques such as the "Hax-dash", an invincible ledge-invincibility refresh that doubles as a visual mixup. As Fox, Hax continues pursuing a perfectionist mindset with fast reactions and extreme technical skill, but has become a lot swingier, notably using a lot of fadeback neutral airs and jittery close-range movement. Hax is known for going for nearly frame-perfect combos and theoretically unbreakable [[shine]] pressure, along with reaction tech-chases and a strong ledge-game, often retreating to the ledge in order to be able to invincibly ledgedash and regain a strong neutral position.

However, this perfectionism has also led to losses in certain matchups. For example, Hax will rush down and approach even defensive characters such as {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}} and attack with drills and shines (the most "optimal" way to pressure), instead of playing more defensively with [[Blaster]] when the situation calls for it. This can lead to him overextending, which leaves him susceptible to Jigglypuff's lethal punishes. Additionally, Hax is susceptible to psychological pressure, as shown when {{Sm|Mango}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzcIOB8aRbk defeated him 3-1] with his secondaries at [[The Big House 4]] using mostly hard reads. In addition, Hax's playstyle often is very strong at short-ranges where his execution is extremely consistant, but he is often hesitant to commit to longer range approaches, leading to difficulties vs some more conservative and campy players; an example of this would be Hax's set vs {{Sm|Mike Haze}} at [[Smash Summit 5]], where Mike shifted to a more dash-dance campy style and reverse 3-0d Hax.

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
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|[[MLG New York Playoffs 2006]]||October 13th-14th, 2006||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=263 Zenith 2007]||September 29th, 2007||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Pound 3]]||February 2nd-3rd, 2008||9th||5th||{{Sm|Jman}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/smashpocalypse-results-a-melee-tournament.157194/ Smashpocalypse V]||March 22nd, 2008||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/smashpocalypse-vi-december-13-philadelphia-anmc-circuit-event-2.210671/ Smashpocalypse VI]||December 13th, 2008||17th||9th||{{Sm|Scar}}
|-
|[[Revival of Melee]]||March 7th-8th, 2009||13th||13th||{{Sm|Pakman}}
|-
|[[Apex 2009]]||May 9th-10th, 2009||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||8th||13th||{{Sm|Hungrybox}}
|-
|[[S.N.E.S.]]||August 21st-23rd, 2009||2nd||3rd||Scar
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=255502 The Tunes Monthlies # 4]||November 14th, 2009||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Alukard}}
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 2]]||November 21st-22nd, 2009||7th||5th||{{Sm|Linguini}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=259847 The Tunes Monthlies # 5]||December 27th, 2009||4th||3rd||{{Sm|Lovage}}
|-
|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||13th||4th||{{Sm|Darc}}
|-
|[[Good Shit German]]||July 24th-25th, 2010||13th||5th||Scar
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/the-tunes-monthlies-8-results-7-31-2010-featuring-europe-vs-us.282623/ The Tunes Monthlies #8]||July 30th, 2010||4th||1st||Jman
|-
|[[Apex 2010]]||August 6th-8th, 2010||9th||4th||Hungrybox
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 3]]||November 20th-21st, 2010||13th||2nd||Hungrybox
|-
|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||5th||3rd||Hungrybox
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/zenith-5-28-5-29-results-83-entrants-azen-chillin-chu-hbox-axe-m2k-jman-hax-kage.304401/ Zenith 2011]||May 28th-29th, 2011||9th||3rd||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|[[GENESIS 2]]||July 15th-17th, 2011||9th||2nd||Hungrybox
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 4]]||November 19th-20th, 2011||5th||3rd||Jman
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||7th||5th||Jman
|-
|[[Zenith 2012]]||May 26th-27th, 2012||5th||3rd||Hungrybox
|-
|[[MELEE-FC10R Legacy]]||August 12th-14th, 2012||6th||5th||{{Sm|The Moon}}
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 5]]||November 17th-18th, 2012||5th||2nd||Scar
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||7th||9th||{{Sm|Westballz}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=330754 Smashacre Rising]||April 6th, 2013||2nd||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[[Zenith 2013]]||June 1st-2nd, 2013||6th||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[[EVO 2013]]||July 12th-14th, 2013||9th||5th||Jman
|-
|[[The Big House 3]]||October 12th-13th, 2013||5th||3rd||{{Sm|Dr. PeePee}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=306089 Sudden Death 14]||October 19th, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash; 
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=345332 No Johns 1/4]||January 4th, 2014||1st||1st||Alukard
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||17th||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=348428 Smash Mode Sundays # 2]||February 16th, 2014||2nd||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/smash-mode-sundays-3-singles.478/event Smash Mode Sundays # 3]||February 23rd, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=349417 Stony Brook Biweeklies #9]||March 1st, 2014||1st||2nd||{{Sm|G$}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/smash-mode-sundays-4-singles.531/event Smash Mode Sundays # 4]||March 2nd, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 7]]||March 8th-9th, 2014||5th||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=350844 The Next Episode]||March 22nd-23rd, 2014||7th||2nd||{{Sm|SFAT}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/smash-mode-sunday-3-30-14-doubs.713/event Smash Mode Sundays 3/30]||March 30th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Civil War VI]]||April 12th-13th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=353743 Bar Wars: The Region Strikes Back]||April 26th, 2014||9th||2nd||{{Sm|ChuDat}}
|-
|[[WHOBO MLG]]||May 3rd-4th, 2014||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Mango}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=353641 Justice 3]||May 24th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||5th||5th||Westballz
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/nebulous-saturday-melee-2-singles.1323/event Nebulous Saturday Melee 2]||June 14th, 2014||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Slox}}
|-
|[[MLG Anaheim 2014]]||June 20th-22nd, 2014||7th||5th||{{Sm|Leffen}}
|-
|[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||&mdash;||5th||{{Sm|Colbol}}
|-
|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||13th||2nd||Mew2King
|-
|[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||2nd||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/nebulous-9-melee-singles.1794/event Nebulous 9]||August 9th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=364693 Nebulous 10]||August 16th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Mass Madness CE]]||August 23rd, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|ZeRo}}
|-
|[[GUTS 3]]||September 19th-21st, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Mafia}}
|-
|[[The Big House 4]]||October 4th-5th, 2014||5th||3rd||Leffen
|-
|[[Justice 4]]||October 11th, 2014||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Armada}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=375004 SmashLeague: New York]||October 25th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Do You Fox Wit It?]]||November 15th-16th, 2014||1st||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[[KTAR XI]]||November 22nd, 2014||2nd (Split)||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[http://challonge.com/SuperNebs Super Nebulous]||November 29th, 2014||1st||2nd||{{Sm|DoH}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/supernebs2pro Super Nebulous 2]||January 24th, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||33rd (DQ)||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Super Nebulous 3]]||April 25th-26th, 2015||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Wizzrobe}}
|-
|[[Press Start]]||May 9th-10th, 2015||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://otafestassault3.challonge.com/MeleeTop32 Assault 3 – No Game No Waifu – Evolution]||May 16th-17th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Victra}}
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2015]]||May 30th-31st, 2015||2nd||1st||Hungrybox
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[KTAR XVII]]||February 13th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|G$}}
|-
|[[Shots Fired 2]]||March 5th-6th, 2016||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Do or DI]]||March 11th-13th, 2016||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Super Nebulous 4]]||March 26th, 2016||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Collision XIII]]||April 16th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/apollo-iii/events/melee-singles/brackets/126039 Apollo III]||March 11th, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Apollo IV]]||April 8th, 2017||17th||5th||{{Sm|Just Jason}}
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/nebulous-melee-82/events Nebulous Melee 82]||April 15th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Flatiron 2]]||April 22nd, 2017||13th||33rd (DQ)||{{Sm|Chillin}}
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/nebulous-melee-85/events/melee-singles/brackets/134508 Nebulous Melee 85]||May 20th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/omega/events/melee-singles/brackets/132593 OMEGA]||June 24th-25th, 2017||4th||5th||{{Sm|JFlex}}
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|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Get On My Level 2017]]||July 28th-30th, 2017||17th||9th||{{Sm|Crush}}
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/apollo-x/events/melee-singles/brackets/163066 Apollo X]||October 14th, 2017||33rd (DQ)||1st||Hungrybox
|-
|[[Smash Summit 5]]||November 2nd-6th, 2017||13th||7th||Crush
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|[[Tipped Off 12]]||November 11th-12th, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/rise-melee-regional/events/melee-singles/brackets/179587 RISE Melee Regional]||November 25th, 2017||2nd||Top 4||Slox
|-
|[[Pat's House 3]]||December 2nd-3rd, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Smash Valley: Lucky 7]]||February 17th, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/nebulous-melee-115/events/melee-singles/brackets/213713 Nebulous Melee 115]||February 24th, 2018||9th||1st||{{Sm|mayb}}
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/nebulous-melee-116/events/melee-singles/brackets/219060 Nebulous Melee 116]||March 3rd, 2018||1st||1st||mayb
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/nebs-after-dark-107/events/melee-singles/brackets/219067 Nebs After Dark 107]||March 6th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/short-hops-featuring-hugs/events/melee-singles-1/brackets/317774 Short Hops]||July 21st, 2018||7th||4th||{{Sm|Rhyme}}
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/apollo-xiv-in-collaboration-with-team-1-up-em/events/melee-singles/brackets/265581/583988 Apollo XIV]||July 29th, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|The Big House 8}}||October 5th-7th, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|The Script - Episode 1}}||October 13th-14th, 2018||5th||2nd||La Luna
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-aon-2018/events/super-smash-bros-melee-singles/brackets/414708/762759 Super AON 2018]||October 20th, 2018||2nd||2nd||mayb
|-
|{{Trn|Canada Cup 2018}}||October 26th-28th, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Mang0: Homecoming}}||November 10th-11th, 2018||17th||9th||{{Sm|Bladewise}}
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2018}}||November 16th-18th, 2018||9th||1st||{{Sm|2Saint}}
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/fireside-open-2018-4/events/melee-singles/brackets/425126/774643 Fireside Open 2018]||December 1st, 2018||9th||4th||{{Sm|TheSWOOPER}}
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/the-parking-lot-feat-professor-pro-spud-nicki-frenzy-fatgoku/events/melee-singles-friday-12-14/brackets/481652/842537 The Parking Lot - Friday]||December 14th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018}}||December 15th-16th, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|NYXL Pop-Up!}}||December 22nd, 2018||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/scorpius-2019/events/super-smash-bros-melee-singles/overview Scorpius 2019]||January 12th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/giga-hog-era/events/melee-singles/overview GIGA HOG: Era]||January 26th, 2019||2nd||4th||{{Sm|lint}}
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Script 2}}||February 16th-17th, 2019||17th (DQ)||1st||{{Sm|AbsentPage}}
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/giga-hog-5/events/melee-singles/overview GIGA HOG 5]||February 23rd, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-20/events/melee-singles/brackets/512219/878905 House of Paign 20]||March 2nd, 2019||4th||1st||AbsentPage
|-
|{{Trn|The Gang Steals The Script}}||March 9th, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/nchi-ultra/events NChi Ultra]||March 16th-17th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|CT GamerCon 3}}||March 23rd-24th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 3}}||March 30th-31st, 2019||4th||4th||{{Sm|moky}}
|-
|{{Trn|The Scarlet Classic V}}||April 14th, 2019||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/giga-hog-reloaded/events/melee-singles/overview Giga HOG: Reloaded]||April 16th-17th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/major-flavor/events/melee-singles/overview Major Flavor]||May 25th, 2019||1st||1st||Jflex
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/concrete-throwdown-2-a-nyc-event-featuring-smash-bros-ultimate/events/melee-singles/overview Concrete Throwdown #2]||May 26th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/omega-iii/events/super-smash-bros-melee-singles/overview Omega III]||June 8th-9th, 2019||2nd||7th||Jflex
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/cold-hard-smash-6-1000-pot-bonus-new-hampshire-melee-1/events/melee-singles/overview Cold Hard Smash 6]||June 15th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/giga-hog-reunion/events/melee-singles/overview GIGA HOG: Reunion]||June 22nd, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/spectrum-100-1/events/melee-singles/overview Spectrum #100]||July 8th, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Paradigm Shift 2019}}||July 20th-21st 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Michael}}
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/giga-hog-8/events/melee-singles/overview GIGA HoG 8]||July 27th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/concrete-throwdown-smash-edition-2-fting-smash-ultimate-melee/events/melee-singles/brackets/620091/1022752 Concrete Throwdown - Smash Edition 2]||July 28th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/spectrum-104/events/melee-singles/brackets/634027/1043924 Spectrum #104]||August 5th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/spectrum-smash-106/events/melee-singles/brackets/641391/1054311 Spectrum Smash #106]||August 19th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2019}}||August 23rd-25th, 2019||9th||5th||moky
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/spectrum-108-summer-season-finale/events/melee-singles/brackets/649007/1065006 Spectrum #108]||September 2nd, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Montreal 2019}}||September 6th-8th, 2019||&mdash;||1st||moky
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/mass-madness-29-minimum-250-pot-bonus/events/melee-singles/overview Mass Madness 29]||September 14th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/the-mmom-memorial-a-melee-regional-1000-pot-bonus/events/melee-singles/overview The MMOM Memorial]||November 9th-10th, 2019||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-hall-melee-at-the-biergarten/events/melee-singles/brackets/676402/1104043 Smash Hall: Melee at the Biergarten]||November 16th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Mango's Birthday Bash}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Swedish Delight}}
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/garden-state-smashdown/events/melee-singles/overview Garden State Smashdown]||December 21st, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/scorpius-2020/events/super-smash-bros-melee-singles/overview Scorpius 2020]||January 4th, 2020||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/giga-hog-era-2/events/melee-singles/overview GIGA HoG: Era 2]||January 18th, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/hax-s-nightclub-os-nyc-s1e4/events/melee-singles/brackets/735611/1183566 Hax's Nightclub S1E4]||January 22nd, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 7}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Project M]]''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=306089 Sudden Death 14]||October 19th, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Civil War VI]]||April 12th-13th, 2014||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=353743 Bar Wars: The Region Strikes Back]||April 26th, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||&mdash;||7th||{{Sm|Wizzrobe}}
|-
|[[KTAR XI]]||November 22nd, 2014||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[KTAR XI]]||November 22nd, 2014||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[G.I.M.P.E.D. 1]]||February 22nd, 2009||25th||9th||{{Sm|Basic Sausage}}
|}

==Trivia==
*Hax popularized the "20XX" meme in the ''[[Melee]]'' community. 20XX is an allusion to the introduction of ''[[Mega Man]]'', that announced that "The year is 20XX". 20XX describes a futuristic, potentially post-apocalyptic setting, where the [[metagame]] and [[technical skill]] of players have reached a point where they can no longer continue to improve. Accordingly, only {{SSBM|Fox}} is viable, and as players are able to perfectly capitalise on every situation, matches are determined by a rock-paper-scissors match for [[port priority]]. The joke is often referenced in Fox [[mirror match]]es, as well as particularly impressive displays of tech skill by players. An example of this occurred at [[Apex 2014]], when during ''Melee'' doubles there was [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE7NRAQDxRc&t=256s a match] during grand finals where all four players were playing Fox. The commentator, {{Sm|Prog}}, said "Are you aware of the year..." before his partner, {{Sm|D1}}, interrupts with "20XX. Here we go!". {{Sm|Toph}} had previously elaborated on the joke at [[The Big House 3]]:
''<blockquote>Hax's thing is like, "The year is 20XX. Everyone plays Fox." And there's this whole post-apocalyptic universe that is built off of Fox being the only viable character left. Humanity has reached its pinnacle. The peasants are living in poverty. And there's these monasteries where these Fox monks just levitate and [[TAS]] Fox with one controller in one hand, and win a tournament with the other. And the tournament metagame has gotten to this point where everything is played out to theoretical perfection, so they Rock-Paper-Scissors for port priority, and that's the set. And everyone gets really excited about the port priority RPS, so RPS's metagame has really evolved to where it's really just like RPS tournaments are now. And then we have warriors like [[Smasher:PewPewU|Kevin Toy]] and {{Sm|Europhoria}} desperately trying to prevent the apocalypse, the Fox Apocalypse, from happening with their Marths.''</blockquote>
:*When interviewed at [[Super Nebulous 4]], Hax mentioned that both the ''20XX'' meme and his usage of Fox were partially attributable to {{Sm|Mango}} and {{Sm|PPMD}}.
:*Similar to the 20XX meme, Hax also coined the term 666XX, in reference to {{Sm|Hungrybox}}'s American dominance in early 2016 with {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}.
:*Since his switch to Fox, Hax commonly expresses his dislike for Captain Falcon as an inferior character in Melee, to the point where he claims the optimal strategy for using Captain Falcon is to "L R A Start Fox"-- or quitting out of the match to select Fox on the character select screen. Hax even [https://www.facebook.com/Smashgg/videos/1790930534506014/ created a B0XX] with only those buttons available on the "Falcon Design".
*Hax is known for starting a copypasta within the ''Smash'' community. After he [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzcIOB8aRbk lost to Mango] at [[The Big House 4]], where Mango was using {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} and {{SSBM|Marth}} instead of his mains Fox and {{SSBM|Falco}}, [https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/518848227987451904 Hax tweeted] about Mango's "disrespectful" gameplay, accusing Mango of being "a straight up jerk" and "so BM [bad-mannered]" because he picked "joke characters" in a serious tournament match. The exaggerated language in this tweet has since led to its parroting on [[reddit]] and other online communities.
:*Almost two years later at [[Pound 2016]], after [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrvVWGCctk4 Mango played Marth against Hax again and lost], Hax [https://twitter.com/ssbmhax/status/716775562547765249 tweeted the exact same message] as a humorous nod to the original post.
*In addition to ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Hax has played a variety of games competitively:
:*Hax used to attend tournaments for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. He notably made it to the quarterfinals of the [[bulbapedia:2008 World Championships (TCG)|2008 World Championships]] Senior Division, after finishing the Swiss rounds in 1st place.
:*In the game ''{{iw|wikipedia|League of Legends}}'', Hax was one of the best Twisted Fate players in North America, attaining the Challenger rank (the highest in the game) two seasons in a row [http://na.op.gg/summoner/userName=ssbm+hax hax's League of legends profile].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/ssbmhax Twitter account]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=62396 SmashBoards public profile]

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