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{{Infobox Smasher | {{Infobox Smasher | ||
| name = | | name = Mike Haze | ||
| image = | | image = MikeHaze.jpg | ||
| mainssbb = Marth | | mainssbb = Marth | ||
| otherssbb = Meta Knight | | otherssbb = Meta Knight | ||
| mainssbm = Fox | | mainssbm = Fox | ||
| sponsor = | | sponsor = beastcoast | ||
| former sponsors = | | former sponsors = vVv Gaming, Amino, Obey Alliance | ||
| former crews = WCSR | | former crews = WCSR | ||
| alias = mikeHAZE | | alias = mikeHAZE | ||
| rankingssbm = [[ | | skillssbm = Top professional | ||
| realname = Michael | | skillssbb = Top professional <small>(retired)</small> | ||
| rankingssbm = [[2017 SSBMRank]]: 25th | |||
| rankingssbb = [[2014 SSBBRank]]: 46th | |||
| realname = Michael Pulido | |||
| birthday = 6 | | birthday = 6 | ||
| birthmonth = 11 | | birthmonth = 11 | ||
| birthyear = 1989 | | birthyear = 1989 | ||
| location = | | location = Los Angeles, California | ||
| country = United States | | country = United States | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''Mike Haze''' is a professional ''[[Melee]]'' and former ''[[Brawl]]'' player who resides in Burbank, California. His [[main character]] in ''Melee'' is {{SSBM|Fox}}, while in ''Brawl'' he mained {{SSBB|Marth}} and was the US's most prolific Marth player throughout its competitive life. He was the main event organizer of the [[Elite Four]] tournament series in southern California, and was a member of the [[Unity Ruleset Committee]]. | ||
Mike Haze is currently ranked 8th on the [[SoCal Melee Power Rankings]] and 25th on the [[2017 SSBMRank]]. He was also formerly ranked 6th on the West Coast Brawl Power Rankings, while being once ranked as high as 2nd on the SoCal Brawl Power Rankings. | |||
On top of being a high level competitor, Mike is also known as a content creator on both [http://www.twitch.tv/mikehazegaming Twitch] and [http://www.youtube.com/mikehazegaming YouTube]. | |||
In ''Melee'', he has beaten many top players such as {{Sm|Mango}}, {{Sm|Lucky}}, {{Sm|The Moon}}, {{Sm|Fly Amanita}}, {{Sm|ChuDat}}, {{Sm|Colbol}}, {{Sm|Chillin}}, and {{Sm|Plup}}. | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Mike Haze began playing ''Melee'' in 2006, after seeing {{sm|HugS}} play at a tournament his school held. His first tournament was Champ Combo: Yayuhzzzz Edition. | |||
Mike competed throughout many | Mike competed throughout many west coast events throughout this era, although never reached a ranked player status in his initial days of Melee. As of 2008, Mike Haze began playing ''Brawl'' for fun, while playing ''Melee'' competitively throughout Southern California. After a 3rd place finish at Nexus 08, Mike Haze retired from ''Melee''. | ||
Mike Haze then played ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' competitively, and was ranked 3rd on the Southern California Power Rankings prior to his retirement. He was considered the best ''Brawl'' Marth player in the United States throughout its active competitive life, as he beaten top players such as Ally before in tournament, and always significantly outperformed other Marths in the country. On the world stage, while Mike Haze's Marth was still among the best, {{Sm|Mikeneko}} and {{Sm|Mr. R}} outperformed Mike Haze's Marth at nationals. | |||
In 2011, Mike started the "Elite 4 Series," a series of Brawl events that helped keep the SoCal Brawl scene thriving. Over 25 tournaments were held for the series, a few of which also featured | In 2011, Mike started the "Elite 4 Series," a series of Brawl events that helped keep the SoCal Brawl scene thriving. Over 25 tournaments were held for the series, a few of which also featured Melee. | ||
During the Summer of 2013, | During the Summer of 2013, Mike Haze stopped organizing events to focus on his professional competitive career. With no active Brawl tournament series and the release of ''Project M'' Mike began competing in Melee once again, still playing his former main, Fox. | ||
==Tournament placings== | ==Tournament placings== | ||
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | ||
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| | |[[AxisGaming]]||August 30th, 2008||25th||—||— | ||
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|{{ | |{{b|WHOBO|tournament}}||April 10th-12th, 2009||17th||13th||{{Sm|Furbs}} | ||
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|[ | |[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||17th||4th||{{Sm|Havok}} | ||
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| | |[[EVO 2009]]||July 17th-19th, 2009||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Fiction}} | ||
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| | |[[Active Gamers]]||September 26th-27th, 2009||2nd||2nd||Havok | ||
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| | |[[R3]]||December 19th-20th, 2009||5th||2nd||Havok | ||
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| | |[[MLG Orlando 2010]]||April 16th-18th, 2010||10th||13th||Havok | ||
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| | |[[MLG Columbus 2010]]||June 4th-6th, 2010||25th||4th||Havok | ||
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| | |[[MLG Raleigh 2010]]||August 27th-29th, 2010||25th||9th||{{Sm|Tearbear}} | ||
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| | |[[MLG DC 2010]]||October 15th-17th, 2010||6th||17th||Havok | ||
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| | |[[MLG Dallas 2010]]||November 5th-7th, 2010||9th||13th||Havok | ||
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| | |[[Winter Game Fest VI]]||February 22nd-23rd, 2011||9th||5th||Havok | ||
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|[ | |[[Elite Four Kanto: Lorelei]]||March 5th, 2011||3rd||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Elite Four Kanto: Bruno]]||March 19th, 2011||2nd||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Elite Four Kanto: Agatha]]||April 2nd, 2011||4th||1st||{{Sm|Tyrant}} | ||
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| | |[[GENESIS 2]]||July 15th-17th, 2011||25th||9th||Tyrant | ||
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| | |[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||17th||9th||Tyrant | ||
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|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=12996 Winter Game Fest VII]||January 15th, 2012||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Rich Brown}} | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=12996 Winter Game Fest VII]||January 15th, 2012||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Rich Brown}} | ||
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|{{b|SKTAR|tournament}}||July 14th-15th, 2012||17th||—||— | |{{b|SKTAR|tournament}}||July 14th-15th, 2012||17th||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||33rd||13th||Havok | ||
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| | |[[SKTAR 2]]||August 3rd-4th, 2013||17th||5th||Tyrant | ||
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| | |[[Forest Temple]]||January 11th, 2014||5th||9th||{{Sm|Vato_break}} | ||
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|[ | |[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||49th||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||—||5th||{{Sm|ANTi}} | ||
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|[[UCSD Winter Smash II]]||January 12th-13th, 2008||17th||5th||{{Sm|Death}} | |[[UCSD Winter Smash II]]||January 12th-13th, 2008||17th||5th||{{Sm|Death}} | ||
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|[[UCLA V]]||March 1st, 2008||17th||7th||{{Sm|Tofu}} | |[[UCLA V]]||March 1st, 2008||17th||7th||{{Sm|Tofu}} | ||
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|[[Triweekly XIX]]||June 1st, 2008||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Bone}} | |[[Triweekly XIX]]||June 1st, 2008||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Bone}} | ||
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|[[Pat's House 2]]||May 24th-25th, 2014||13th||—||— | |[[Pat's House 2]]||May 24th-25th, 2014||13th||—||— | ||
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|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||49th||—||— | |[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||49th||—||— | ||
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|[[Super Smash Con | |[[Super Smash Con]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||9th||—||— | ||
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|[[PAX Prime 2015]]||August 28th-30th, 2015||13th||5th||{{sm|Iceman}} | |[[PAX Prime 2015]]||August 28th-30th, 2015||13th||5th||{{sm|Iceman}} | ||
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|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||17th||—||— | |[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||17th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-43/brackets/12580/26762/87920 Super Smash Sundays 43]||April 17th, 2016||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Reno}} | ||
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|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX05042016SSBM | |[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX05042016SSBM Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 5/4]||May 4th, 2016||1st||—||— | ||
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|[[Get On My Level 2016]]||May 20th-22nd, 2016||17th||—||— | |[[Get On My Level 2016]]||May 20th-22nd, 2016||17th||—||— | ||
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|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15-17th, 2016||25th||—||— | |[[EVO 2016]]||July 15-17th, 2016||25th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-49/events/melee-singles/brackets/57677 Super Smash Sundays 49]||July 31st, 2016||2nd||—||— | ||
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|[[Clutch City Clash]]||August 6th-7th, 2016||9th||—||— | |[[Clutch City Clash]]||August 6th-7th, 2016||9th||—||— | ||
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|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||25th||—||— | |[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||25th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-52/brackets/16741/70435/224978 Super Smash Sundays 52]||September 11th, 2016||1st||1st||Jace | ||
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|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||33rd||—||— | |[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||33rd||—||— | ||
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|[[Don't Park on the Grass]]||December 17th-18th, 2016||25th||13th||{{Sm|Tai}} | |[[Don't Park on the Grass]]||December 17th-18th, 2016||25th||13th||{{Sm|Tai}} | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/ssbm-quickly-13/events/melee-singles/brackets SSBM @ Quickly 13]||January 7th, 2017||5th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/friday-night-turnip-35/events/melee-singles/brackets Friday Night Turnip 35]||January 13th, 2017||2nd||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/the-road-to-genesis/events/mikehaze-sub/brackets/104952 The Road to GENESIS]||January 14th, 2017||1st||—||— | ||
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|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||25th||—||— | |[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||25th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/socal-colosseum-7-exodus-ft-syrox-n0ne-bizz-flame-and/events/melee-singles/brackets/111303 SoCal Colosseum 7]||January 28th, 2017||33rd (DQ)||2nd||{{Sm|n0ne}} | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-valley-v-featuring-lucky-abate-swedish-delight-wadi-more/events/melee-singles/brackets/100373 Smash Valley V]||February 18th, 2017||2nd||—||— | ||
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|[[No Fun Allowed]]||March 4th, 2017||1st||4th||Fatefiend | |[[No Fun Allowed]]||March 4th, 2017||1st||4th||Fatefiend | ||
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|[[Battle of BC 2]]||June 3rd-4th, 2017||5th||—||— | |[[Battle of BC 2]]||June 3rd-4th, 2017||5th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-power-9-39-potluck-and-3-venue-fee/events/melee-singles/brackets/139476 Smash @ Power 9 #39]||July 6th, 2017||3rd||—||— | ||
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|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-15th, 2017||25th||—||— | |[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-15th, 2017||25th||—||— | ||
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|[[Shine 2017]]||August 25th-27th, 2017||17th||—||— | |[[Shine 2017]]||August 25th-27th, 2017||17th||—||— | ||
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|[[Smash the Record 2017]]||September 14th-17th, 2017||—||2nd||Swedish Delight | |[[Smash the Record 2017]]||September 14th-17th, 2017||—||2nd||Swedish Delight | ||
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|[[Pat's House 3]]||December 2nd-3rd, 2017||17th||—||— | |[[Pat's House 3]]||December 2nd-3rd, 2017||17th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/sss-blood-for-blood-2/events/melee-singles/brackets/183348/468435 SSS: Blood For Blood 2]||December 9th, 2017||7th||—||— | ||
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|[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||33rd||9th||Swedish Delight | |[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||33rd||9th||Swedish Delight | ||
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|[[Smash Valley: Lucky 7]]||February 17th, 2018||17th||—||— | |[[Smash Valley: Lucky 7]]||February 17th, 2018||17th||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|No Fun Allowed 2 | |{{Trn|No Fun Allowed 2}}||February 24th, 2018||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Gahtzu}} | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/fuck-it-one-more-balc/events/melee-singles/brackets/212860 fuck it, one more balc]||March 2nd-3rd, 2018||1st||2nd||{{Sm|RagingCherry}} | ||
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|[[EGLX 2018]]||March 9th-11th, 2018||13th||—||— | |[[EGLX 2018]]||March 9th-11th, 2018||13th||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|The Mango | |{{Trn|The Mango}}||March 18th, 2018||17th||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Full Bloom 4}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||33rd||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition}}||April 7th, 2018||7th||—||— | ||
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| | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-64-the-return/events/melee-singles/brackets/238799 Super Smash Sundays #64 - The Return]||April 29th, 2018||7th||3rd||{{Sm|AbsentPage}} | ||
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|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2018}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||5th||1st||{{Sm|Plup}} | |||
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|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/esports-arizona-talking-stick-resort-4/events/super-smash-bros-melee-singles/brackets/277369 Esports Arizona: Talking Stick Resort 4]||June 23rd, 2018||7th||—||— | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Combo video== | ==Combo video== | ||
Mike Haze is the creator of the combo video {{YouTube|3pFSzEH0eKc|Rise and SHINE}}. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*He lends his name to the " | *He lends his name to the "Mike Haze rule," a tournament rule that prohibits players from yelling and making abrupt and loud noise to disrupt their opponents, after he yelled loudly numerous times during [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik2G9i2OHzY a money match] vs. {{Sm|Hylian}}. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[ | *[http://www.twitter.com/MikeHazeGaming Twitter account] | ||
*[http://www.twitch.tv/MikeHazeGaming Twitch channel] | *[http://www.twitch.tv/MikeHazeGaming Twitch channel] | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/MikeHazeGaming YouTube channel] | *[http://www.youtube.com/user/MikeHazeGaming YouTube channel] | ||
*[http://www.facebook.com/MikeHazeGaming Facebook fan page] | *[http://www.facebook.com/MikeHazeGaming Facebook fan page] | ||
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[[Category:Back Room members]] | [[Category:Back Room members]] | ||