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Revision as of 02:22, May 8, 2020
| BEST | |
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| Dates | 2010 - present |
| Venue | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Student Union |
| Address/City | Troy, New York 
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| Attendance | Ranges from 11 to 25, peaked at 34 |
| Entry fees | Usually $5, occasionally up to $10 |
| Results | |
BEST (which stands for Best Extreme Smash in Troy) is an ongoing local Melee and Brawl tournament series in Troy, New York, hosted by Zaandaa and Calm, and later additionally hosted by Trilok. The first tournament of the series was hosted on December 12, 2010, and there has been eight more tournaments hosted under the series name since, with one more planned by the end of 2012 aiming to be regional sized.
BEST
The first iteration of BEST was hosted on December 12, 2010. Entry fees were five dollars for singles with a payout of 55/30/10/5, and 10 dollars per team for doubles with a payout of 60/30/10.
Melee
Singles
20 entrants (4 pools, top 3 advanced)
| Place | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Niko | $55.00 |
| 2nd | JesiahTEG | $30.00 |
| 3rd | Tuna | $10.00 |
| 4th | Kwan | $5.00 |
| 5th | Beta | |
| 5th | otg | |
| 7th | a nub | |
| 7th | Mikael | |
| 9th | Zaandaa | |
| 9th | Cura | |
| 9th | Erk | |
| 9th | Nightro |
Doubles
8 teams
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st* | Tuna | Cura | $36 |
| 1st* | The recently slim OTShady (Nike) | (OTG) | $36 |
| 3rd | JesiahTEG | Beta | $8 |
| 4th | Kwan | Mikael | |
| 5th | Zaandaa | Ethan | |
| 5th | Fighting Polygon Team (Spamus) | (Nightro) | |
| 7th | 13370 | Frost | |
| 7th | tacoreaper | Joe |
Brawl
Singles
21 entrants (4 pools, top 3 advanced)
| Place | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cura | $57.75 |
| 2nd/3rd* | Sharky | $21.00 |
| 2nd/3rd* | Vibe | $21.00 |
| 4th | Eevee | $5.25 |
| 5th | CJT | |
| 5th | 13370 | |
| 7th | Calm | |
| 7th | CAC | |
| 9th | Deli | |
| 9th | tacoreaper | |
| 9th | Twin | |
| 9th | Bax |
Doubles
12 teams
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cura | Eevee | $72.00 |
| 2nd | Beta | 13370 | $36.00 |
| 3rd | Vibe | Alt | $12.00 |
| 4th | Sharky | CJT | |
| 5th | Bax | Deli | |
| 5th | Fish | Jeff | |
| 7th | Zaandaa | Kwan | |
| 7th | Calm | Twin | |
| 9th | Felix | Harrison | |
| 9th | 2Y | DE | |
| 9th | Frost | Banjo | |
| 9th | Ger | Reg |
2nd BEST
The second tournament in the BEST serious was hosted on February 27th, 2011. Entry fees were five dollars for singles with a payout of 55/30/10/5, and 10 dollars per team for doubles with a payout of 60/30/10. A Project M singles tournament was held as a side event, with a $2 entry fee and a payout of 75/25.
Melee
Singles
12 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tuna |   |
$33.00 |
| 2nd | Kwan |  |
$18.00 |
| 3rd | Dudutsai |  |
$6.00 |
| 4th | Cura |  |
$3.00 |
| 5th | Erk |  |
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| 5th | Zaandaa | |
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| 7th | Beta | |
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| 7th | Questor |  |
Doubles
7 teams
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cura | Tuna | $42.00 |
| 2nd | Twebb | Dudutsai | $21.00 |
| 3rd | Zaandaa | Kwan | $7.00 |
| 4th | Beta | Erk | |
| 5th | Pipe | Ethan | |
| 5th | Tacoreaper | Blizzardbeam | |
| 7th | Doom Machine | Ben |
Brawl
Singles
22 entrants (4 pools of 6/6/5/5, with bottom 2 not advancing)
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San |  |
$60.50 |
| 2nd | Cura |   |
$33.00 |
| 3rd | TommyGreenShirt |  |
$11.00 |
| 4th | Vibe |  |
$5.50 |
| 5th | Doom Machine |   |
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| 5th | Calm |  |
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| 7th | MetalPat |   |
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| 7th | Dudutsai | |
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| 9th | Alt |  |
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| 9th | Eevee |  |
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| 9th | Zaandaa | |
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| 9th | CAC |  |
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| 13th | Sharky |  |
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| 13th | Tacoreaper |  |
Doubles
9 teams
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cura | Eevee | $54.00 |
| 2nd | Alt | San | $27.00 |
| 3rd | Calm | CAC | $9.00 |
| 4th | TommyGreenShirt | MetalPat | |
| 5th | Josh | Spencer | |
| 5th | Vibe | Sharky | |
| 7th | Joe | Walid | |
| 7th | Cam | Jamie | |
| 9th | Reggie | Tacoreaper |
Project M singles
9 entrants
| Place | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tuna | $13.50 |
| 2nd | Cura | $4.50 |
| 3rd | Kwan | |
| 4th | Pipe | |
| 5th | DE | |
| 5th | Beta | |
| 7th | Zaandaa | |
| 7th | Erk | |
| 9th | Sharky |
3rd BEST
The third tournament in the BEST series was hosted on April 17th, 2011. There was a $5 venue fee this time, with the all money gained from the venue going to RPI's relief effort for Japan. Singles' entry fee was also raised to $10 with a 55/30/10/5 payout, though doubles remained at $10 per team with a 60/30/10 payout.
Melee
Singles
11 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tuna |  |
$60.50 |
| 2nd | Beta | |
$33.00 |
| 3rd | Zaandaa | |
$11.00 |
| 4th | Kwan | |
$5.50 |
| 5th | Spamus |  |
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| 5th | Dudutsai | |
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| 7th | Britt |   |
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| 7th | Erk | |
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| 9th | NOFX | |
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| 9th | Matt | |
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| 9th | Cura | |
Doubles
5 entrants (Round robin)
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cura | Tuna | $37.50 |
| 2nd | Kwan | Zaandaa | $12.50 |
| 3rd | Beta | Dudutsai | |
| 4th | Britt | Erk | |
| 5th | Matt | NOFX |
Brawl
Singles
14 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cura | |
$77.00 |
| 2nd | Doommachine | |
$42.00 |
| 3rd | Sharky | |
$14.00 |
| 4th | Vibe | |
$7.00 |
| 5th | Calm | |
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| 5th | Dudutsai | |
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| 7th | Eevee | |
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| 7th | Elyx | |
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| 9th | Josh | |
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| 9th | Joe | |
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| 9th | Axiem |  |
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| 9th | Max | |
Doubles
7 teams
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eevee | Cura | $42.00 |
| 2nd | Vibe | Doommachine | $21.00 |
| 3rd | Beta | Sharky | $7.00 |
| 4th | Calm | PandaRider | |
| 5th | Elyx | Josh | |
| 5th | Max | Axiem | |
| 7th | Zach | Jeff |
4th BEST
The fourth tournament in the BEST series was hosted on September 25, 2011. Singles' entry fee was lowered back to $5, with a 55/30/10/5 payout, and doubles' entry fee was $10 per team with a 60/30/10 payout. Entrants were also allowed to vote on which counterpick stages should be legal, where those that garnering half the votes of the attendees being legal. However, this lead to no significantly different stagelist, with only Pokémon Stadium garnering enough votes for Melee, and only the counterpicks in Apex's ruleset garnering enough votes in Brawl.
Melee
Singles
18 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | HoneyBadger | |
$49.50 |
| 2nd | Jovah Mormont (Beta) | |
$27.00 |
| 3rd | Dudutsai | |
$9.00 |
| 4th | Cura |  |
$4.50 |
| 5th | TheManaLord | |
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| 5th | Kwan | |
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| 7th | Erk | |
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| 7th | Zaandaa | |
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| 9th | Daniel S | ||
| 9th | Mako | |
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| 9th | Sharky |  |
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| 9th | Spamus | |
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| 13th | Seiji | |
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| 13th | Matt G | |
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| 13th | Arcturus | |
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| 13th | Kevin Z | ||
| 17th | Pipe | |
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| 17th | Aaron S |
Doubles
6 teams
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dudutsai | Beta | $36.00 |
| 2nd | Mana | Cura | $18.00 |
| 3rd | Kwan | Zaandaa | $6.00 |
| 4th | HoneyBadger | Brendan | |
| 5th | Aaron S | Daniel S | |
| 5th | Erk | Arcturus |
Brawl
Singles
16 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San | |
$44.00 |
| 2nd | Cura | |
$24.00 |
| 3rd | Vibe | |
$8.00 |
| 4th | MetalPat |  |
$4.00 |
| 5th | TheMauveAvenger |  |
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| 5th | TommyGreenShirt | |
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| 7th | Calm |  |
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| 7th | CAC | |
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| 9th | Alt | |
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| 9th | Sharky | |
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| 9th | DE |  |
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| 9th | Mako | |
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| 13th | Joseph I | |
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| 13th | Gary (Dudutsai) | |
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| 13th | Hannah |  |
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| 13th | Chris |  |
Doubles
10 teams
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San | Cura | $60.00 |
| 2nd | Calm | Vibe | $30.00 |
| 3rd | Sharky | Eevee | $10.00 |
| 4th | MetalPat | TGS | |
| 5th | Alt | Mako | |
| 5th | CAC | Julian | |
| 7th | Jake L | Tyler C | |
| 7th | Jon V | Josh C | |
| 9th | Daniel W | John A | |
| 9th | Seiji | Frank |
5th BEST
The fifth tournament in the BEST series was hosted on November 13th, 2011. Singles' entry fee was increased to $7 with a payout of 55/30/10/5, while doubles' entry fee was increased to $12 per team, with a payout of 60/30/10.
Melee
Singles
12 entrants
| Place | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cura | $46.20 |
| 2nd | Beta | $25.20 |
| 3rd | Zaandaa | $8.40 |
| 4th | Britt | $4.20 |
| 5th | Pipe | |
| 5th | Erk | |
| 7th | dai luna | |
| 7th | Slap | |
| 9th | Mr. Massacre | |
| 9th | Mr. P | |
| 9th | Jay | |
| 9th | Ben |
Brawl
Singles
21 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fatal | |
$80.85 |
| 2nd | Cura | |
$44.10 |
| 3rd | Vibe | |
$14.70 |
| 4th | Omega Tyrant |   |
$7.35 |
| 5th | CJT | |
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| 5th | CAC | |
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| 7th | Calm | |
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| 7th | Eevee | |
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| 9th | Dai Luna |  |
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| 9th | Varun | |
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| 9th | Iceyman |  |
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| 9th | Deli | |
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| 13th | Starlight | |
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| 13th | Nick | ||
| 13th | DE | |
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| 13th | Tacoreaper | |
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| 17th | Lone | |
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| 17th | Bax | |
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| 17th | Alt | |
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| 17th | Justin | |
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| 17th | Adam |  |
Doubles
8 teams
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fatal | Vibe | $57.60 |
| 2nd | Cura | Eevee | $28.80 |
| 3rd | Calm | CAC | $9.60 |
| 4th | Beta | Dai Luna | |
| 5th | Bax | Deli | |
| 5th | CJT | Alt | |
| 7th | Billy | Joe | |
| 7th | Adam | Lone |
8th BEST
The sixth tournament in the BEST series was hosted on February 12, 2012. Singles' entry fee was reduced back to $5 with a payout of 55/30/10/5, and doubles' entry fee was reduced back to $10 per team with a payout of 60/30/10. A Brawl low tiers singles tournament was also held as a side event with a $1 entry and a payout of 60/30/10. None of the Brawl events were able to finish before the venue closed.
To date, this remains the largest BEST tournament, with Brawl singles having 34 entrants, the most amount of entrants in an single event in the BEST series.
Melee
Singles
17 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | The masterbating pineapple (Beta) | |
$46.75 |
| 2nd | T. Webb | |
$25.50 |
| 3rd | Erk | |
$8.50 |
| 4th | Kwan | |
$4.25 |
| 5th | Trademark | |
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| 5th | Cura | |
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| 7th | Blizzardbeam | |
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| 7th | Zaandaa |  |
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| 9th | PiePusher | |
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| 9th | Mr. Massacre | |
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| 9th | MCEM | |
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| 9th | Pipe | |
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| 13th | Dan | |
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| 13th | Kevin | |
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| 13th | El Warrior |  |
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| 13th | Poly | |
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| 17th | Ben | |
Doubles
8 teams
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Trademark | Cura | $48.00 |
| 2nd | Twebb | Pipe | $24.00 |
| 3rd | Erk | Beta | $8.00 |
| 4th | Kwan | Zaandaa | |
| 5th | MCEM | Blizzardbeam | |
| 5th | Mr. Massacre | Sharky | |
| 7th | Poly | Dan | |
| 7th | Optix | Southpaw |
Brawl
Meta Knight was banned in both Brawl singles and doubles.
Singles
34 entrants (6 pools, top 3 advanced)
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st** | Cura | |
$72.25 |
| 1st** | Omega Tyrant | |
$72.25 |
| 3rd | Vibe | |
$17.00 |
| 4th | James G |  |
$8.50 |
| 5th | CAC | |
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| 5th | Sharky | |
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| 7th | CJT | |
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| 7th | Calm | |
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| 9th | Dai Luna | |
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| 9th | L-Don | |
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| 9th | Stack | |
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| 9th | MetalPat | |
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| 13th | No Skillz | |
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| 13th | BCB | |
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| 13th | Bre-z | |
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| 13th | SonicNinja | |
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| 17th | Phantom | |
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| 17th | KA | |
Doubles
13 teams
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st** | Sharky | |
Cura | |
$58.50 |
| 1st** | Vibe | |
MetalPat | |
$58.50 |
| 3rd | Cjt | |
James G | |
$13.00 |
| 4th | No skillz | |
Omega Tyrant | |
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| 5th | Bcb | |
Ld0n | |
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| 5th | Dai | |
stack | |
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| 7th | Cac | |
Calm | |
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| 7th | Bre-z | |
Elyx | ||
| 9th | Phantom | |
KA | ||
| 9th | Iceyman | Bushy | |||
| 9th | Axiem | Truck | |||
| 12th | Biff | Narca | |||
| 12th | Nito | Sonic Ninja |
Low tiers singles
20 entrants
This event was not completed, due to the venue closing.
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st*** | Cura |  |
$8.50 |
| 1st*** | JamesG |  |
$8.50 |
| 3rd*** | Omega Tyrant | |
$1.00 |
| 4th*** | CAC | |
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| 4th | MetalPat | |
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| 6th*** | Calm |  |
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| 6th*** | Vibe | |
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| 7th | No Skillz | |
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| 9th | BCB | ||
| 9th | Frankie |  |
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| 9th | Truck | |
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| 9th | Stack | |
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| 13th | L-Don | ||
| 13th | Sharky | |
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| 13th | Dai Luna |  |
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| 13th | Axiem | ||
| 17th | Shopkeeper | ||
| 17th | Elyx | ||
| 17th | CJT | ||
| 17th | DE | |
7th BEST
The seventh tournament in the BEST series was hosted on March 31, 2012. Entry fee for singles was $5 with a payout of 55/30/10/5, while the entry fee for doubles was $10 per team with a payout of 60/30/10.
Melee
Singles
11 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nintendude |  |
$30.25 |
| 2nd | The Stealth Shocker (Beta) | |
$16.50 |
| 3rd | Cura | |
$5.50 |
| 4th | Pipe | |
$2.75 |
| 5th | The Show Stopper (Erk) | |
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| 5th | Zaandaa | |
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| 7th | Trilok | |
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| 7th | San | |
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| 9th | Kevin | |
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| 9th | Zhea | |
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| 9th | Bich | |
Brawl
Meta Knight was banned in both Brawl singles and doubles.
Singles
14 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fatal | |
$38.50 |
| 2nd | San | |
$21.00 |
| 3rd | TheMauveAvenger | |
$7.00 |
| 4th | Cura | |
$3.50 |
| 5th | Omega Tyrant | |
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| 5th | Nintendude | |
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| 7th | Vibe | |
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| 7th | No_Skillz | |
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| 9th | Dai Luna | |
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| 9th | MetalPat | |
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| 9th | Calm | |
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| 9th | Starlight | |
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| 13th | DE | |
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| 13th | Alt | |
Doubles
6 teams
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fatal | |
Cura |  |
$36.00 |
| 2nd | San | |
Nintendude | |
$18.00 |
| 3rd | No skillz | |
Omega Tyrant | |
$6.00 |
| 4th | Vibe | |
MetalPat | |
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| 5th | Calm | |
Taco | |
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| 5th | Eevee | |
Dai Luna | |
(15/2)th BEST
The eighth tournament in the BEST series was hosted on May 5th, 2012. This tournament was more casual than the other tournaments in the series, serving mainly to get one more tournament in before RPI's semester ended. There was no doubles event, and there was a Brawl Minus singles tournament side event. There was an all access entry fee of $10 ($3 went to Melee and Brawl singles each, $2 went to Brawl Minus singles, and the remaining $2 went to food for the attendants), with the payout being 60/30/10 for all events. This tournament was also primarily hosted by Trilok, with Zaandaa taking a backseat in hosting this tournament.
Melee
Singles
14 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kwan |
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$25.20 |
| 2nd | Britt | |
$12.60 |
| 3rd | Zaandaa | |
$4.20 |
| 4th | Trilok | |
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| 5th | No Skillz | |
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| 5th | Brandon B | ||
| 7th | Omega Tyrant | |
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| 7th | Ben | ||
| 9th | Metal Pat | |
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| 9th | DE | ||
| 9th | Cliff | ||
| 9th | Dan | |
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| 13th | Matthew J | ||
| 13th | Joseph I |
Brawl
Meta Knight was banned in Brawl singles.
Singles
13 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Omega Tyrant | |
$23.40 |
| 2nd | CAC | |
$11.70 |
| 3rd | No Skillz | |
$3.90 |
| 4th | Metal Pat | |
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| 5th | Snake | |
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| 5th | Brandon B | |
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| 7th | Jesus | |
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| 7th | Zaandaa | |
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| 9th | Cliff | |
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| 9th | Matthew J | ||
| 9th | DE | |
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| 9th | Joseph I | |
Brawl Minus singles
14 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Omega Tyrant | |
$16.80 |
| 2nd | Ben | |
$8.40 |
| 3rd | Metal Pat | |
$2.80 |
| 4th | Brandon B | ||
| 5th | Joseph I | |
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| 5th | No Skillz | |
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| 7th | DE | ||
| 7th | Zaandaa | ||
| 9th | Trilok | |
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| 9th | Matthew J | ||
| 9th | Cliff | ||
| 9th | Kwan | ||
| 13th | Dan | ||
| 13th | Britt |
9th BEST
The ninth tournament in the BEST series was hosted on September 8th, 2012. Singles' entry fee was $5 with a payout of 55/30/10/5, and doubles' entry fee was $10 per team with a payout of 60/30/10.
Melee
Singles
15 entrants
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Honeybadger | |
$41.00 |
| 2nd | Kwan | |
$22.00 |
| 3rd | Dudutsai | |
$8.00 |
| 4th | Zaandaa | |
$4.00 |
| 5th | Tangerine Ben | ||
| 5th | Will M | ||
| 7th | Adam R | ||
| 7th | Zhea | |
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| 9th | Matt I | ||
| 9th | John O | ||
| 9th | UMAD | ||
| 9th | TSE | ||
| 13th | Bowie | ||
| 13th | Adam F | ||
| 13th | Will R |
Doubles
5 teams, Round Robin
| Place | Name | Name | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Honeybadger | Dudutsai | $30 |
| 2nd | Zaandaa | Kwan | $15.00 |
| 3rd | Zhea | Tangerine Ben | $5.00 |
| 4th | Adam R | John O | |
| 5th | Will R | Will M |
Brawl
Meta Knight was banned in both Brawl singles and doubles.
Singles
19 entrants (4 pools, top 3 advanced)
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Omega Tyrant | |
$52.25 |
| 2nd | No Skillz |  |
$28.50 |
| 3rd | Calm | |
$9.50 |
| 4th | Vibe | |
$4.75 |
| 5th | Varun | |
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| 5th | Metal Pat | |
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| 7th | Thomas | |
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| 7th | CAC | |
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| 9th | Shahnt | |
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| 9th | Adam S | |
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| 9th | Matt J | |
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| 9th | Chris R | |
Doubles
6 teams, Round Robin
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | No Skillz | |
Omega Tyrant | |
$36.00 |
| 2nd | Metal Pat | |
Vibe | |
$18.00 |
| 3rd | Mako | |
Matt J | |
$6.00 |
Additional notes
-* Indicates the players decided to split.
-** Indicates the players were forced to split due to the event not being able to be finished.
-*** Indicates the players were not eliminated when the event was no longer able to continue.
