Editing Tournament:Apex 2015

'''Apex 2015''' was the sixth edition of the {{b|Apex|tournament series}} [[tournament]] series, a fighting game tournament held annually in New Jersey, which took place on January 30th-February 1st, 2015, at the Garden State Convention Center. Like previous tournaments of the series, Apex 2015 hosted a variety of fighting games, including singles and doubles events for ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', ''[[Melee]]'', ''[[Brawl]]'', and {{forwiiu}}. It currently stands as [[List of largest Smash tournaments|one of the largest Smash Bros. tournaments]] to date, with 1,037 entrants for ''Melee'' and 837 for ''Smash 4'', previously holding the record for both until [[EVO 2015]].

Apex 2015 was officially sponsored by [[Nintendo]] of America<ref>[https://twitter.com/apex_series/status/553614352641970176]</ref>. Among the results of this sponsorship were a lounge where attendees could play a demo version of ''[[inkipedia:Splatoon|Splatoon]]'';<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/560221460208164864]</ref> additionally, Nintendo and {{s|wikipedia|ScrewAttack}} provided a second livestream for the last day of the tournament designed to be clearer for newcomers to competitive ''Smash''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/StutteringCraig/status/560250478182027264]</ref> An apparent side effect of the partnership was the absence of ''[[Project M]]'' from the tournament's lineup of games after its debut at [[Apex 2014]].

The tournament is also known for its Salty Suite, widely regarded as one of the most entertaining side events in competitive ''Smash'' history. During the Salty Suite, [[Leffen vs. Chillin (Apex 2015)|Leffen defeated Chillin 5-0]] (with the loser being prohibited from using Fox's default color costume in tournament matches), the set was the source many popular Internet memes, including "My B." Afterwards, Mang0 challenged Leffen to a $1,000 match if they faced each other in bracket; the two eventually fought in winners' semis, which Leffen won 3-1.  

 

When the setup crew first entered the original venue, the Clarion Hotel Empire Meadowlands Hotel, they immediately noticed the entire ballroom and hotel was run down to a hazardous degree. Said hazards include delapidated floors and walls, whole sections draped off with debris around the area, and an intense aroma of mold and mildew. Many on the site were already anticipating that the tournament would be canceled.

 

On the first day of the tournament at 8:50 a.m, the fire alarm was triggered. Witnesses have claimed a person in the hotel supposedly hung a towel on their sprinkler system and caused the sprinklers to go off, which was later backed up by the discovery of the room where the incident occured being flooded. When the local fire martial arrived, he gave an executive order that everyone needs to vacate the premises immediately due to unsafe conditions. Now without a venue and a potential cancellation on the horizon, every organizer and staff member spends the next several hours trying to come up with a solution. They managed to get into contact with the Garden State Convention Center, a venue roughly forty miles south-west of the original venue that was willing to take them on such short notice. [[Twitch]] would also help this transition by paying the convention center a majority of their bill. Attendees and bystanding volunteers all helped carry the equipment to the new venue, and the tournament officially began the next day with no major issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMdDKfFHE1U|title=Apex 2015 documentary (by turndownforwalt)}}</ref>

|''{{s|bulbapedia|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}''||98||-

|''{{s|wikipedia|Guilty Gear Xrd}}''||58||$2,000.00

|''{{s|wikipedia|Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3}}''||51||$1,390.00

*[[Tipped Off 10]] - September 20th-21st, 2014 in Doraville, Georgia

*[[Justice 4]] - October 11th, 2014 in Scarsdale, New York

*[[Do You Fox Wit It?]] - November 15th-16th, 2014 in Oakland, California

*[[KTAR XI]] - November 22nd, 2014 in Somerset, New Jersey

*[[BUST]] - November 22nd, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts

*[[The Come Up]] - December 6th-7th, 2014 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

*[[Super Smash Sundays 29]] - December 7th, 2014 in Walnut, California

*[[Battle Gate Way 6]] - December 13th-14th, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan

*[[Pacific Northwest Regional]] - December 20th-21st, 2014 in Des Moines, Washington

*[[Forte 2]] - December 20th-21st, 2014 in Austin, Texas

*[[Super Smash Sundays 30]] - December 21st, 2014 in Walnut, California

*[[SWEET Prologue]] - January 3rd-4th, 2015 in Ann Arbor, Michigan

*[[B.E.A.S.T 5]] - January 9th-11th, 2015 in Gothenburg, Sweden

*[[Paragon Orlando 2015]] - January 17th-18th, 2015 in Orlando, Florida

===''Smash 64'' singles===

<nowiki>*</nowiki>[with 68 DQs, so 120 person bracket]

===''Smash 64'' doubles===

===''Melee'' singles===

<nowiki>*</nowiki>While 1,037 players had registered for the tournament, [https://twitter.com/JuggleRob/status/562398160816189440 as many as 200 players were estimated to have not shown up at their matches] due to the sudden venue and schedule change the Apex staff were forced to make due to condemnation of the previous venue.

===''Melee'' doubles===

===''Brawl'' singles===

|25th||{{Flag|USA}} [[Smasher:Kero (Kentucky)|Kero]]||{{Head|Olimar|g=SSBB|s=16px}}||

===''Brawl'' doubles===

<nowiki>*</nowiki>[with 103 DQs, so 734 person bracket]

'''*'''Eikelmann was a replacement for {{Sm|Kage}}, who had become very ill prior to the tournament.