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| 2ndotherssbm    = Mewtwo
| 2ndotherssbm    = Mewtwo
| skillssbm    = Top professional
| skillpm      = Professional
| alias        = Rayn
| alias        = Rayn
| realname      = Bernard Mafei
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'''Raynex''' is a ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player from Toronto, Canada, and one of the founding members of the East Coast Canadian community. He is known as one of the country's premiere {{SSBM|Fox}} players, and was a fixture in the North American competitive scene between 2007-2018.
'''Raynex''' is a ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player from Toronto, Canada. His [[main]] character is [[Fox]], but he also plays a variety of others depending on the match-up. He was active in Canada and the U.S. between 2007-2018, shifting to coaching and community management later into his career.  


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Raynex has been involved in grassroots communities since his youth. He entered his first tournament at 16 years old, after finding an ad through the international community forum, [[Smashboards]]. For the next 2 years, he would attend local tournaments at community centers and schools in Toronto, with highschool friend {{Sm|Ryan Ford}} not far behind. After 2 years honing his skills, he set his sights on what lay beyond Canada, competing in New York, Massachusetts, Atlanta, Michigan, Pittsburg, Baltimore, and Kansas - all before turning 22. Raynex's experiences travelling abroad not only lead him to numerous tournament wins at home, but brought experience and perspective that invigorated the Toronto community. Now a top player, with world-class [[doubles]] teammate Ryan Ford and {{SSBM|Sheik}} pioneer {{Sm|KirbyKaze}} as training partners, the rest of North America began to wake up to the talent coming out of the frigid North.  
As one of the founding members of the East Coast Canadanian smash community, Raynex has been a member of the grassroots scene since he was a teenager. Originally, he began competing by visiting community centers and highschools in the Toronto area that were hosting tournaments. After a year of honing his skill at local events, he set his sights on what lay beyond Canada. He began travelling across North America at age of 18, competing in New York, Massachusetts, Atlanta, Michigan, Pittsburg, Baltimore, and Kansas all before he turned 22 - picking up some notable tournament placings along the way. The experiences and lesson he gleaned frfom first U.S. major event in 2008 lead to numerous local tournament wins. With his best friend, doubles teammate and highschool classmate [[Ryan Ford]], the rest of North America began to wake up to the reality of strong contenders in Canada. Raynex was the first-ever dual-sponsored player in Canada, competing in SSBM and Street Fighter simultaneously at major events. Raynex has accumulated tournament wins in his tenure, including the likes of [[Hungrybox]], [[N0ne]], [[Kage]], [[KoreanDJ]], [[KirbyKaze]], and [[Colbol]]. In SSBM, Raynex peaked at #1 in Canada (2012) and 51st on the world rankings (2014).
 
Raynex was the first-ever dual-sponsored fighting game player in Canada, competing in ''SSBM'' and ''[[Street Fighter]]'' simultaneously at events. He has accumulated some notable tournament wins in his career, including sets over {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, {{Sm|N0ne}}, {{Sm|Moky}}, {{Sm|Kage}}, {{Sm|KoreanDJ}}, KirbyKaze, and {{Sm|Colbol}}. In ''SSBM'', Raynex peaked at #1 in Canada and 51st on the SSBM World Rankings (2014). Ryan Ford (aka Unknown522) and Raynex are also considered one of the best Canadian 2v2 pairings of all time, being one of the first teams from the country to place top 8 at an international major.


== Present ==
== Present ==
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=168405 Combo Breaker]||May 11th, 2008||1st||—||—
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=168405 Combo Breaker]||May 11th, 2008||1st||—||—
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|[[TGMTSBCO]]||June 7th-8th, 2008||17th||9th||Ryan Ford
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=174894 TGMTSBCO]||June 7th-8th, 2008||17th||9th||Ryan Ford
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|[[Event 52: Kansas]]||October 18th-19th 2008||4th||5th||{{sm|Europhoria}}
|[[Event 52: Kansas]]||October 18th-19th 2008||4th||5th||{{sm|Europhoria}}
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|[[The Come Up]]||December 6th-7th, 2014||5th||2nd||KirbyKaze
|[[The Come Up]]||December 6th-7th, 2014||5th||2nd||KirbyKaze
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|[https://challonge.com/SudburyMelee8 Nickel City Smash 8]||February 8th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Menard}}
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|[[McSmashter 4]]||February 21st-22nd, 2015||5th||5th||{{Sm|n0ne}}
|[[McSmashter 4]]||February 21st-22nd, 2015||5th||5th||{{Sm|n0ne}}
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|[[Get On My Level 2016]]||May 20th-22nd, 2016||—||7th||Ryan Ford
|[[Get On My Level 2016]]||May 20th-22nd, 2016||—||7th||Ryan Ford
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/well-played-toronto-monthly Well Played Toronto Monthly]||June 18th, 2016||4th||1st||Ryan Ford
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/well-played-toronto-monthly Well Played Toronto Monthly]||June 18th, 2016||4th||1st||Ryan Ford
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/sweet-27-a-super-smash-bros-melee-event SWEET 27: A Super Smash Bros. Melee Event]||March 11th, 2017||9th||25th||KirbyKaze
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/sweet-27-a-super-smash-bros-melee-event SWEET 27: A Super Smash Bros. Melee Event]||March 11th, 2017||9th||25th||KirbyKaze
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|[https://challonge.com/NCS17MD Nickel City Smash 17]||May 6th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|JOATguy}}
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|[[Saints Gaming Live]]||June 10th-11th, 2017||17th||5th||Ryan Ford
|[[Saints Gaming Live]]||June 10th-11th, 2017||17th||5th||Ryan Ford
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|[https://challonge.com/SudburyPM8 Nickel City Smash 8]||February 8th, 2015||1st||—||—
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|[https://challonge.com/NCS17PM Nickel City Smash 17]||May 6th, 2017||1st||—||—
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