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'''Rambo''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' [[tournament]] held in Melbourne University's Old Arts Hall on 26 April 2008, in conjunction with the Couch Warriors Committee and the Manifest Committee. It was directed by [[Smasher:CAOTIC|CAOTIC]] and assisted by [[Smasher:Myst Walker|Myst Walker]], [[Smasher:Strider|Strider]], [[Smasher:Shaz|Shaz]], [[Smasher:Blazey|Blazey]] and others. Overall attendance surpassed 100 throughout the day as players converged to play Street Fighter: 3rd Strike, Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core, and Casual Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The official Rambo attendance stood at 62. The tournament was heralded as a success, but was plagued by the incorporation of Melee and Brawl, offering 4 different tournaments for entrants. Handling the transitions between Melee and Brawl proved a major obstacle for many players, and led to considerable delays in Rambo's schedule. As a result, the Swiss System suffered a cut in rounds (from 6 to 5 for Brawl), which led to inconsistencies in the system's ranking project. Nonetheless, the Swiss System was still aptly able to determine the standout players for both ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]'', with tournament host CAOTIC taking 1st place in Melee and Sydney resident [[Smasher:Kulla|Kulla]] to take the 1st place for Brawl - a first major victory for Sydney's Smash Community. | '''Rambo''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' [[tournament]] held in Melbourne University's Old Arts Hall on 26 April 2008, in conjunction with the Couch Warriors Committee and the Manifest Committee. It was directed by [[Smasher:CAOTIC|CAOTIC]] and assisted by [[Smasher:Myst Walker|Myst Walker]], [[Smasher:Strider|Strider]], [[Smasher:Shaz|Shaz]], [[Smasher:Blazey|Blazey]] and others. Overall attendance surpassed 100 throughout the day as players converged to play Street Fighter: 3rd Strike, Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core, and Casual Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The official Rambo attendance stood at 62. The tournament was heralded as a success, but was plagued by the incorporation of Melee and Brawl, offering 4 different tournaments for entrants. Handling the transitions between Melee and Brawl proved a major obstacle for many players, and led to considerable delays in Rambo's schedule. As a result, the Swiss System suffered a cut in rounds (from 6 to 5 for Brawl), which led to inconsistencies in the system's ranking project. Nonetheless, the Swiss System was still aptly able to determine the standout players for both ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]'', with tournament host CAOTIC taking 1st place in Melee and Sydney resident [[Smasher:Kulla|Kulla]] to take the 1st place for Brawl - a first major victory for Sydney's Smash Community. | ||
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Rambo's administration welcomed some new changes not before seen in Australian Smash - most notably pre-registration and online payments. This helped to save valuable time during the event. The total prize pool stood over $800, which was given a welcome boost from Strider's 'Smash Bank.'<br> | Rambo's administration welcomed some new changes not before seen in Australian Smash - most notably pre-registration and online payments. This helped to save valuable time during the event. The total prize pool stood over $800, which was given a welcome boost from Strider's 'Smash Bank.'<br> | ||
==''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' | ==''Super Smash Bros. Melee''== | ||
===Singles=== | ===Singles=== | ||
1st - [[Smasher:CAOTIC|CAOTIC]] (Victoria)<br> | 1st - [[Smasher:CAOTIC|CAOTIC]] (Victoria)<br> | ||
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Melee's Teams tournament was a hotly contested event which brought about several high tier combinations. Sydney's top team proved to be one of the strongest teams, taking out positions 3 and 4, and narrowly losing to Melbourne's top Melee team in a deciding championship set. Dekar and [[Smasher:Turtle|Turtle]] represented the TEC Clan well (an elite Australian community specialising in Wi-Fi) and Hybrid and Daltsy proved that even the most random combinations on the planet (Adelaide and Vancouver?) can pull rank. | Melee's Teams tournament was a hotly contested event which brought about several high tier combinations. Sydney's top team proved to be one of the strongest teams, taking out positions 3 and 4, and narrowly losing to Melbourne's top Melee team in a deciding championship set. Dekar and [[Smasher:Turtle|Turtle]] represented the TEC Clan well (an elite Australian community specialising in Wi-Fi) and Hybrid and Daltsy proved that even the most random combinations on the planet (Adelaide and Vancouver?) can pull rank. | ||
==''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' | ==''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''== | ||
===Singles=== | ===Singles=== | ||
#Kulla (New South Wales) | #Kulla (New South Wales) | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Rambo Venue.jpg|Outside the Venue | |||
File:Rambo2.jpg|Inside the Venue | |||
File:Rambo3.jpg|SSBM Singles Finals | |||
File:Rambo4.jpg|SSBB Singles Finals | |||
File:Rambo1.jpg|The Greenhouse | File:Rambo1.jpg|The Greenhouse | ||
File:Rambo5.jpg|Federation Square | File:Rambo5.jpg|Federation Square |