Editing Smasher:JAVI

{{Smasher Infobox

| name          = Javi

| 2ndotherssbm  = Captain Falcon

| crew          = [[Smash Studios]]

| former crews  = [[X-mashers]]

| skill        = Top professional

| realname      = Javier Ruiz

| birthmonth    = 5

Javi is best known for his performance at [[Apex 2012]], which he was able to attend after winning the [http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=310962 Ticket To Apex] tournament, getting his flight paid for him. At this tournament, he swept through both rounds of pools and made it into the 64 man bracket, where he was knocked into losers' bracket early by {{Sm|Lovage}}, but managed to defeat {{Sm|Redd}}, {{Sm|Weon-X}}, {{Sm|KoreanDJ}}, {{Sm|VaNz}}, Lovage in a rematch, {{Sm|Hax}}, and finally {{Sm|Dr. PeePee}} before being eliminated by {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, taking 4th place in singles. He also placed 33rd in doubles with {{Sm|HugS}}, and participated in the USA vs. The World crew battle as the first player for The World team, though he was taken out by {{Sm|Jman}} in his first battle.

Javi returned next year to attend [[Apex 2013]], where he placed 13th in singles and 7th in doubles with {{Sm|Aza}}. In singles, he defeated {{Sm|.jpg}}, {{Sm|Darkatma}}, and {{Sm|Leffen}} in the 128 man bracket before being eliminated by {{Sm|Axe}}.

After a year and a half of no appearances at major tournaments, Javi attended [[EVO 2014]]. In the winners' quarters pools, he defeated {{Sm|Swedish Delight}} 2-0 before losing to {{Sm|S2J}} 1-2. He made it into the top 32 by eliminating {{Sm|Mr. Brandandorf}}, but lost to {{Sm|Eddy Mexico}} 0-2, placing 25th in singles.

Javi, after another 5 or 6 months of no significant appearances, goes to Apex Qualifier Forte 2, along with several other Mexican smashers such as {{Sm|Valdo}}, {{Sm|Lazh}} .jpg, Aza and Tuga. While there, he easily swept through his pools, and served as the final man in the Texas vs. Mexico crew battle, taking out {{Sm|Arc}}'s last stock without losing one. He also defeated {{Sm|MT}} 3-1 in a Money Match using Fox, Sheik and Falcon and won Melee doubles with his brother Tuga, defeating Hungrybox and Arc in Grandfinals without dropping a set the whole time. Afterwards, Javi surged through his bracket, defeating the likes of {{Sm|Tirno}} 3-0 and {{Sm|MacD}} 3-1 to get into Top 8 on Winner's Side. He then had a nail-biting 5 game set against Hungrybox that went down to last stock, but eventually was defeated 3-2. He then defeated Arc 3-0 in loser's quarters before losing 3-1 to Axe in loser's semis, taking 4th place overall.  

==Notable tournament placings==

|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||4th||33rd||{{Sm|HugS}}

|[[Apex 2013]]||January 17th-19th, 2013||13th||7th||{{Sm|Aza}}

|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/egc-2013-ssbm-singles.179/event EGC 2013]||December 30th, 2013||1st||—||—

|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/egc-2014.633/event EGC 2014]||March 15th, 2014||2nd||—||—

|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||25th||13th||{{Sm|Eddy Mexico}}

|[[Forte 2]]||December 20th-21st, 2014||4th||1st||{{Sm|Tuga}}

|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||17th|| ||  

[[Category:Mexican smashers]]

[[Category:Fox professionals (SSBM)]]

[[Category:2013 SSBMRank ranked players]]

[[Category:2014 SSBMRank ranked players]]

[[Category:2014 SSBMRank top 25]]