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|address= 800 W Katella Ave
|address= 800 W Katella Ave
|city= Anaheim, California {{Flag|USA}}
|city= Anaheim, California {{Flag|USA}}
|attendance=  
|attendance= 325
|entryfees= $55 from March 14th to April 13th <br> $65 from April 14th to May 11th <br> $75 from May 12th to June 16th <br> $125 at Anaheim Check-In
|entryfees= $55 from March 14th to April 13th<br>$65 from April 14th to May 11th<br>$75 from May 12th to June 16th<br>$125 at Anaheim Check-In
|pot= $15,000
|pot= $15,000
|ssbmwinner= <small>1v1</small> <br> {{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} & {{Sm|Mew2King|USA}} <small>2v2</small>
|ssbmwinner= {{Sm|Mango|USA}} <small>1v1</small><br>{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} & {{Sm|Mew2King|USA}} <small>2v2</small>
|director= {{Sm|Solid Jake}}, [[Major League Gaming]]
|organizer= {{Sm|Solid Jake}}, [[Major League Gaming]]
}}
}}
'''MLG Anaheim 2014''' is a current ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' [[list of national tournaments|national tournament]] that will feature the return of the ''Smash Bros.'' series to [[Major League Gaming]] tournaments, being the first time ''Smash Bros.'' has been featured in the circuit since [[MLG Dallas 2010]], and the first time ''Melee'' has been featured in the circuit since [[MLG Las Vegas 2006]]. It has been confirmed to feature doubles and global crew battles. ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' was also supposed to be featured at the event, but was removed from the game lineup reportedly due to intervention from [[Nintendo]].
'''MLG Anaheim 2014''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' [[list of national tournaments|national tournament]] that featured the return of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to [[Major League Gaming]] tournaments, being the first time ''Super Smash Bros.'' was featured in the circuit since {{Trn|MLG Dallas 2010}}, and the first time ''Melee'' was featured in the circuit since {{Trn|MLG Las Vegas 2006}}. It also featured doubles and global crew battles. ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' was also supposed to be featured at the event, but was removed from the game lineup reportedly due to intervention from [[Nintendo]].
 
Although this tournament held many entrants and featured matches with the best in the world, it was criticized by participants for being poorly run. The tournament organizers would often incorrectly dictate call times for matches, then call matches several minutes earlier than expected and disqualify players, such as {{Sm|PewPewU}} and {{Sm|Shroomed}}, into the losers' bracket who showed up at the original time. Only through massive social media intervention were the majority of the players allowed back into the winners' bracket. The organizers were also criticized for not allowing friendlies, even though there were several vacant setups, and discouraging spectating of tournament sets. On the stream, advertisements sometimes cut into matches, drawing further criticism from those viewing online.
 
The qualification system was criticized because it allowed perceived lesser players to qualify simply because they placed somewhat highly at many tournaments. Of the 25 players in the championship bracket, s0ft, Remen, and ZeRo were not ranked in the [[Summer 2014 SSBMRank]] list of top-25 players. ZeRo and s0ft both attended 5 of the 9 qualifiers, and Remen traveled to Japan and won {{Trn|Sumabato DX Melee 11}}, which had the weakest field of the qualifiers. Of the players who were on the Summer SSBMRank list, {{Sm|Fly Amanita}} (#9), {{Sm|SFAT}} (#11), {{Sm|KirbyKaze}} (#16), and {{Sm|Zhu}} (#21) failed to qualify for the championship. The top-25 players who didn't attend at all were {{Sm|Ice}}, {{Sm|Silent Wolf}}, {{Sm|JAVI}}, and {{Sm|Overtriforce}}.


==Qualifiers==
==Qualifiers==
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*[[WHOBO MLG]] - 2000 point qualifier
*[[WHOBO MLG]] - 2000 point qualifier
*[[Sumabato DX Melee 11]] - 2000 point qualifier
*[[Sumabato DX Melee 11]] - 2000 point qualifier
*[[Get On My Level]] - 2000 point qualifier
*[[Get On My Level 2014]] - 2000 point qualifier
*[[Republic of Fighters 3]] - 5000 point qualifier
*[[Republic of Fighters 3]] - 5000 point qualifier
*[[Pat's House 2]] - 2000 point qualifier
*[[Pat's House 2]] - 2000 point qualifier
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==Open bracket qualifier finalists==
==Open bracket qualifier finalists==
An open bracket will be run at the event to determine the final 20 players, with the qualifiers before the event determining the players. [http://meleeiton.me/2014/05/16/the-headscratcher-mlg-anaheim-final-brackets/]
An open bracket was run at the event to determine the final 20 players, with the qualifiers before the event determining the players. [http://meleeiton.me/2014/05/16/the-headscratcher-mlg-anaheim-final-brackets/]


===Qualifier winners===
===Qualifier winners===
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Player!!Qualifier(s) won
!Player!!Qualifier(s) won
|-
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|{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||CEO 2014 Prologue
|{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||CEO 2014 Prologue
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||WHOBO MLG; Get On My Level
|{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||WHOBO MLG; Get On My Level 2014
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Remen|Netherlands}}||Sumabato DX Melee 11
|{{Sm|Remen|Netherlands}}||Sumabato DX Melee 11
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Player!!Score!!Qualifier placings
!Player!!Score!!Qualifier placings
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||4800||Republic of Fighters 3: 2nd <br> SKTAR 3: 4th
|{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||4800||Republic of Fighters 3: 2nd<br>SKTAR 3: 4th
|-
|-
|{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||3060||Shuffle V: 13th <br> Fighters' Edge: 5th <br> WHOBO MLG: 4th <br> Pat's House 2: 17th <br> SKTAR 3: 9th
|{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||3060||Shuffle V: 13th<br>Fighters' Edge: 5th<br>WHOBO MLG: 4th<br>Pat's House 2: 17th<br>SKTAR 3: 9th
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Hax|USA}}||2800||WHOBO MLG: 2nd <br> SKTAR 3: 5th
|{{Sm|Hax|USA}}||2800||WHOBO MLG: 2nd<br>SKTAR 3: 5th
|-
|-
|{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}||2560||Sumabato DX Melee 11: 13th <br> Republic of Fighters 3: 3rd
|{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}||2560||Sumabato DX Melee 11: 13th<br>Republic of Fighters 3: 3rd
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}||2320||Pat's House 2: 4th <br> SKTAR 3: 5th
|{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}||2320||Pat's House 2: 4th<br>SKTAR 3: 5th
|-
|-
|{{Sm|s0ft|USA}}||2240||CEO 2014 Prologue: 5th <br> Fighters' Edge: 4th <br> WHOBO MLG: 5th <br> Get On My Level: 13th <br> SKTAR 3: 17th
|{{Sm|s0ft|USA}}||2240||CEO 2014 Prologue: 5th<br>Fighters' Edge: 4th<br>WHOBO MLG: 5th<br>Get On My Level: 13th<br>SKTAR 3: 17th
|}
|}


==Championship pool play==
==Championship pool play==
Each player within the same pool will play each other in a best of 5 set. The remaining two spots in each pool will be determined by the open bracket.
Each player within the same pool played each other in a best of 5 set. The remaining two spots in each pool was determined by the open bracket.


{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|{{Sm|Remen|Netherlands|c1=Falco|g=SSBM}}||{{Sm|Westballz|USA|c1=Falco|g=SSBM}}
|{{Sm|Remen|Netherlands|c1=Falco|g=SSBM}}||{{Sm|Westballz|USA|c1=Falco|g=SSBM}}
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Open Winner's Bracket finalists
!colspan=2|Open Winners' Bracket finalists
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Axe|USA|c1=Pikachu|g=SSBM}}||{{Sm|Fiction|USA|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}}
|{{Sm|Axe|USA|c1=Pikachu|g=SSBM}}||{{Sm|Fiction|USA|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}}
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Colbol|USA|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}}||{{Sm|PewPewU|USA|c1=Marth|g=SSBM}}
|{{Sm|Colbol|USA|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}}||{{Sm|PewPewU|USA|c1=Marth|g=SSBM}}
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!Open Loser's Bracket finalists
!colspan=2|Open Losers' Bracket finalists
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Plup|USA|c1=Samus|g=SSBM}}
|colspan=2|{{Sm|Plup|USA|c1=Samus|g=SSBM}}
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Lucky|USA|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}}
|colspan=2|{{Sm|Lucky|USA|c1=Fox|g=SSBM}}
|-
|-
|{{Sm|S2J|USA|c1=Captain Falcon|g=SSBM}}
|colspan=2|{{Sm|S2J|USA|c1=Captain Falcon|g=SSBM}}
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Shroomed|USA|c1=Sheik|g=SSBM}}
|colspan=2|{{Sm|Shroomed|USA|c1=Sheik|g=SSBM}}
|}
|}


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|+Match results
|+Match results
|-
|-
!colspan=4|Group A Rounds 1-4
!colspan=4|Group A Rounds 1-3
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}}||1||'''3'''||'''{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}'''
|{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}}||1||'''3'''||'''{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}'''
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|'''{{Sm|PPMD|USA}}'''||'''3'''||1||{{Sm|Hax|USA}}
|'''{{Sm|PPMD|USA}}'''||'''3'''||1||{{Sm|Hax|USA}}
|-
|-
!colspan=4|Group A Rounds 5-7
!colspan=4|Group A Rounds 4-5
|-
|-
|'''{{Sm|PPMD|USA}}'''||'''3'''||0||{{Sm|s0ft|USA}}
|'''{{Sm|PPMD|USA}}'''||'''3'''||0||{{Sm|s0ft|USA}}
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|'''{{Sm|Hax|USA}}'''||'''3'''||1||{{Sm|Colbol|USA}}
|'''{{Sm|Hax|USA}}'''||'''3'''||1||{{Sm|Colbol|USA}}
|-
|-
!colspan=4|Group B Rounds 1-4
!colspan=4|Group B Rounds 1-3
|-
|-
|'''{{Sm|Mango|USA}}'''||'''3'''||0||{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}
|'''{{Sm|Mango|USA}}'''||'''3'''||0||{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}
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|'''{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}'''||'''3'''||0||{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}
|'''{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}'''||'''3'''||0||{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}
|-
|-
!colspan=4|Group B Rounds 5-7
!colspan=4|Group B Rounds 4-5
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}||0||'''3'''||'''{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}'''
|{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}||0||'''3'''||'''{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}'''
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|-
|-
|'''{{Sm|Fiction|USA}}'''||'''3'''||1||{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}
|'''{{Sm|Fiction|USA}}'''||'''3'''||1||{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Total set wins and losses
!colspan=4|Group A ||colspan=4|Group B
|-
!Name||Wins||Losses||Game count||Name||Wins||Losses||Game count
|-
|'''{{Sm|PPMD|USA}}'''||6||1||20-7||'''{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}'''||7||0||21-3
|-
|'''{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}'''||5||2||17-7||'''{{Sm|Mango|USA}}'''||5||2||17-10
|-
|{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}}||5||2||18-10||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||5||2||17-8
|-
|{{Sm|Axe|USA}}||5||2||18-10||{{Sm|PewPewU|USA}}||3||4||9-10
|-
|{{Sm|Hax|USA}}||4||3||15-12||{{Sm|Fiction|USA}}||3||4||11-16
|-
|{{Sm|Colbol|USA}}||2||5||10-15||{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}||3||4||10-14
|-
|{{Sm|s0ft|USA}}||1||6||4-19||{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||1||6||6-18
|-
|{{Sm|Remen|Netherlands}}||0||7||3-21||{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}||1||6||10-20
|}
|}


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|+Comparison of sets won and lost
|+Comparison of sets won and lost
|-
|-
!colspan=9|Group A
!colspan=11|Group A
|-
|-
!Player!!PPMD!!Mew2King!!Leffen!!Axe!!Hax!!Colbol!!s0ft!!Remen
!Player!!PPMD!!Mew2King!!Leffen!!Axe!!Hax!!Colbol!!s0ft!!Remen!!Set count!!Game count
|-
|-
|{{Sm|PPMD|USA}}||&mdash;||{{y}}||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}
|{{Sm|PPMD|USA}}||&mdash;||3-0||2-3||3-2||3-1||3-1||3-0||3-1||6-1||20-8
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}||{{n}}||&mdash;||{{y}}||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}
|{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}||0-3||&mdash;||3-1||2-3||3-1||3-0||3-0||3-0||5-2||17-8
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}}||{{y}}||{{n}}||&mdash;||{{y}}||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}
|{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}}||3-2||1-3||&mdash;||3-1||2-3||3-1||3-0||3-0||5-2||18-10
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Axe|USA}}||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{n}}||&mdash;||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}
|{{Sm|Axe|USA}}||2-3||3-2||1-3||&mdash;||3-1||3-0||3-0||3-0||5-2||17-9
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Hax|USA}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{n}}||&mdash;||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}
|{{Sm|Hax|USA}}||1-3||1-3||3-2||1-3||&mdash;||3-1||3-0||3-0||4-3||15-12
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Colbol|USA}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||&mdash;||{{y}}||{{y}}
|{{Sm|Colbol|USA}}||1-3||0-3||1-3||0-3||1-3||&mdash;||3-1||3-1||2-5||9-17
|-
|-
|{{Sm|s0ft|USA}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||&mdash;||{{y}}
|{{Sm|s0ft|USA}}||0-3||0-3||0-3||0-3||0-3||1-3||&mdash;||3-1||1-6||4-19
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Remen|Netherlands}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||&mdash;
|{{Sm|Remen|Netherlands}}||1-3||0-3||0-3||0-3||0-3||1-3||1-3||&mdash;||0-7||3-21
|-
|-
!colspan=9|Group B
!colspan=11|Group B
|-
|-
!Player!!Armada!!Mango!!Hungrybox!!PewPewU!!Fiction!!Westballz!!ZeRo!!aMSa
!Player!!Armada!!Mango!!Hungrybox!!PewPewU!!Fiction!!Westballz!!ZeRo!!aMSa!!Set count!!Game count
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||&mdash;||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}
|{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||&mdash;||3-2||3-0||3-0||3-0||3-0||3-1||3-0||7-0||21-3
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||{{n}}||&mdash;||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{y}}
|{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||2-3||&mdash;||3-2||3-0||3-1||0-3||3-0||3-1||5-2||17-10
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||&mdash;||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}
|{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||0-3||2-3||&mdash;||3-0||3-1||3-0||3-1||3-0||5-2||17-8
|-
|-
|{{Sm|PewPewU|USA}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||&mdash;||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{n}}
|{{Sm|PewPewU|USA}}||0-3||0-3||0-3||&mdash;||3-0||3-0||3-0||2-3||3-4||11-12
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Fiction|USA}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||&mdash;||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}
|{{Sm|Fiction|USA}}||0-3||1-3||1-3||0-3||&mdash;||3-1||3-1||3-2||3-4||11-16
|-
|-
|{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||&mdash;||{{y}}||{{y}}
|{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}||0-3||3-0||0-3||0-3||1-3||&mdash;||3-0||3-2||3-4||10-14
|-
|-
|{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||&mdash;||{{y}}
|{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||1-3||0-3||1-3||0-3||1-3||0-3||&mdash;||3-2||1-6||6-20
|-
|-
|{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||&mdash;
|{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}||0-3||1-3||0-3||3-2||2-3||2-3||2-3||&mdash;||1-6||10-20
|}
|}


==Results==
==Results==
===Championship bracket===
The singles tournament had a total of 325 entrants, with 313 players entering the open bracket coupled with the 12 players that qualified for pool play prior to the tournament.
{|class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="text-align:center"
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' singles===
(325 entrants)
====Championship bracket====
[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/anaheim-2014/super-smash-bros-melee-champ#Championship-Winners Winners bracket]<br>
[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/anaheim-2014/super-smash-bros-melee-champ#Championship-Losers Losers bracket]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
|-
|-
|1st|| || ||$5,000
|1st||{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$5,000
|-
|-
|2nd|| || ||$3,000
|2nd||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Young Link|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$3,000
|-
|-
|3rd|| || ||$2,250
|3rd||{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$2,250
|-
|-
|4th|| || ||$1,750
|4th||{{Sm|PPMD|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$1,750
|-
|-
|5th|| || ||$1,000
|5th||{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$1,000
|-
|-
|5th||{{Sm|Axe|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$1,000
|5th||{{Sm|Axe|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$1,000
|-
|-
|7th||{{Sm|Hax|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$500
|7th||{{Sm|Hax|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$500
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|9th||{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|9th||{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|9th||{{Sm|PewPewU|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|9th||{{Sm|PewPewU|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|9th||{{Sm|Lucky|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|9th||{{Sm|Lucky|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
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|9th||{{Sm|Plup|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|9th||{{Sm|Plup|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|13th||{{Sm|Shroomed|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Dr. Mario|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|13th||{{Sm|Shroomed|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Dr. Mario|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|13th||{{Sm|S2J|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|13th||{{Sm|S2J|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
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|}


===Open bracket===
====Open bracket====
{|class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="text-align:center"
[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/anaheim-2014/super-smash-bros-melee-open#Open-Winners Winners bracket]<br>
[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mlg-events/brackets/anaheim-2014/super-smash-bros-melee-open#Open-Losers Losers bracket]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)
|-
|-
|21st||{{Sm|Ken|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|21st||{{Sm|Ken|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|-
|21st||{{Sm|Zhu|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|21st||{{Sm|Zhu|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|-
|21st||{{Sm|Lil Fumi|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|21st||{{Sm|Lil Fumi|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|21st||{{Sm|OkamiBW|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|21st||{{Sm|OkamiBW|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|-
|25th||{{Sm|Arc|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|25th||{{Sm|ARC|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|-
|25th||{{Sm|Eddy Mexico|Mexico}}||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|25th||{{Sm|Eddy Mexico|Mexico}}||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|29th||{{Sm|Fly Amanita|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|29th||{{Sm|Fly Amanita|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|-
|29th||{{Sm|KoreanDJ|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|29th||{{Sm|KoreanDJ|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|-
|29th||{{Sm|MacD|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|29th||{{Sm|MacD|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|37th||{{Sm|Chillin|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|37th||{{Sm|Chillin|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|45th||{{Sm|Mojo|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|45th||{{Sm|Idea|Canada}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|45th||{{Sm|Kuma|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|45th||{{Sm|DoH|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|45th||{{Sm|ROFL|USA}}||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|45th||{{Sm|Duck|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|45th||{{Sm|Alan|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|45th||{{Sm|Tai|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|45th||{{Sm|HugS|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|45th||{{Sm|A Rookie|USA}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|45th||{{Sm|PikaChad|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|45th||{{Sm|Juggleguy|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|45th||{{Sm|Khepri|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|45th||{{Sm|Tafokints|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|45th||{{Sm|HomeMadeWaffles|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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|45th||{{Sm|Gahtzu|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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===Doubles===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' doubles (side event)===
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[http://challonge.com/anaheimdoubles Bracket]
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==Exhibition==
==Exhibition==
===East Coast vs. West Coast crew battle===
===East Coast vs. West Coast crew battle===
An East vs. West Coast crew battle was held at the event at the end of Friday. Note that players represented the coast that they are originally from, regardless of them having moved or not. [http://i.imgur.com/M8BA5mU.png]
An East vs. West Coast crew battle was held at the event at the end of Friday. Note that players (with the exception of {{Sm|DoH}}) represented the coast that they are originally from, regardless of them having moved or not. [http://i.imgur.com/M8BA5mU.png]


The results of the crew battle are tabulated below. West Coast ended up winning the crew battle by 5 stocks. {{Sm|Mango}} was named VIP of the crew battle for taking eight stocks off of three of the best players in the world ({{Sm|PPMD}}, {{Sm|Mew2King}}, and {{Sm|Hungrybox}}). The East Coast was widely criticized for sending Hungrybox's Jigglypuff to fight Mango's Fox.  
The results of the crew battle are tabulated below. West Coast ended up winning the crew battle by 5 stocks. {{Sm|Mango}} was named MVP of the crew battle for taking eight stocks off of three of the best players in the world ({{Sm|PPMD}}, {{Sm|Mew2King}}, and {{Sm|Hungrybox}}). The East Coast was widely criticized for sending Hungrybox's Jigglypuff to fight Mango's Fox.


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|{{Sm|Gahtzu}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||2||{{Sm|Shroomed}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||5
|{{Sm|Gahtzu}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||2||{{Sm|Shroomed}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||5
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|{{Sm|DoH}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||3||-||-||-
|{{Sm|DoH}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||3||||||
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|'''Total'''||||'''35'''||'''Total'''||||'''40'''
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://smashboards.com/threads/jun-20-2014-mlg-anaheim-2014-15-000-tournament-anaheim-ca.350237/ SWF thread]
*[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=350237 SmashBoards thread]
*[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=359534 Results thread]
*[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/competitions/66#event_166_event-information Official website]
*[http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/competitions/66#event_166_event-information Official website]


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Latest revision as of 22:30, June 3, 2024

MLG Anaheim 2014
MLG Anaheim 2014 logo.jpg
Dates June 20th-22nd, 2014
Venue Anaheim Convention Center
Address/City 800 W Katella Ave
Anaheim, California USA
Attendance 325
Entry fees $55 from March 14th to April 13th
$65 from April 14th to May 11th
$75 from May 12th to June 16th
$125 at Anaheim Check-In
Pot size(s) $15,000
Results
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners USA Mango 1v1
Sweden Armada & USA Mew2King 2v2
Staff
Organizer(s) Solid Jake, Major League Gaming

MLG Anaheim 2014 was a Super Smash Bros. Melee national tournament that featured the return of the Super Smash Bros. series to Major League Gaming tournaments, being the first time Super Smash Bros. was featured in the circuit since MLG Dallas 2010, and the first time Melee was featured in the circuit since MLG Las Vegas 2006. It also featured doubles and global crew battles. Super Smash Bros. Brawl was also supposed to be featured at the event, but was removed from the game lineup reportedly due to intervention from Nintendo.

Although this tournament held many entrants and featured matches with the best in the world, it was criticized by participants for being poorly run. The tournament organizers would often incorrectly dictate call times for matches, then call matches several minutes earlier than expected and disqualify players, such as PewPewU and Shroomed, into the losers' bracket who showed up at the original time. Only through massive social media intervention were the majority of the players allowed back into the winners' bracket. The organizers were also criticized for not allowing friendlies, even though there were several vacant setups, and discouraging spectating of tournament sets. On the stream, advertisements sometimes cut into matches, drawing further criticism from those viewing online.

The qualification system was criticized because it allowed perceived lesser players to qualify simply because they placed somewhat highly at many tournaments. Of the 25 players in the championship bracket, s0ft, Remen, and ZeRo were not ranked in the Summer 2014 SSBMRank list of top-25 players. ZeRo and s0ft both attended 5 of the 9 qualifiers, and Remen traveled to Japan and won Sumabato DX Melee 11, which had the weakest field of the qualifiers. Of the players who were on the Summer SSBMRank list, Fly Amanita (#9), SFAT (#11), KirbyKaze (#16), and Zhu (#21) failed to qualify for the championship. The top-25 players who didn't attend at all were Ice, Silent Wolf, JAVI, and Overtriforce.

Qualifiers[edit]

Open bracket qualifier finalists[edit]

An open bracket was run at the event to determine the final 20 players, with the qualifiers before the event determining the players. [1]

Qualifier winners[edit]

All of these players automatically qualified by winning a qualifier.

Player Qualifier(s) won
USA Mew2King Shuffle V; Fighters' Edge; Pat's House 2
USA Hungrybox CEO 2014 Prologue
USA Mango WHOBO MLG; Get On My Level 2014
Netherlands Remen Sumabato DX Melee 11
Sweden Leffen Republic of Fighters 3
USA PPMD SKTAR 3

Point standings[edit]

These players did not win a qualifier, but still gained enough points to qualify.

Player Score Qualifier placings
Sweden Armada 4800 Republic of Fighters 3: 2nd
SKTAR 3: 4th
Chile ZeRo 3060 Shuffle V: 13th
Fighters' Edge: 5th
WHOBO MLG: 4th
Pat's House 2: 17th
SKTAR 3: 9th
USA Hax 2800 WHOBO MLG: 2nd
SKTAR 3: 5th
Japan aMSa 2560 Sumabato DX Melee 11: 13th
Republic of Fighters 3: 3rd
USA Westballz 2320 Pat's House 2: 4th
SKTAR 3: 5th
USA s0ft 2240 CEO 2014 Prologue: 5th
Fighters' Edge: 4th
WHOBO MLG: 5th
Get On My Level: 13th
SKTAR 3: 17th

Championship pool play[edit]

Each player within the same pool played each other in a best of 5 set. The remaining two spots in each pool was determined by the open bracket.

Championship Group A Championship Group B
Qualifier finalists
USA Mew2King Sheik (SSBM)Marth (SSBM)Fox (SSBM) USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM)
USA PPMD Falco (SSBM)Marth (SSBM) USA Mango Falco (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)
Sweden Leffen Fox (SSBM) Sweden Armada Peach (SSBM)
USA s0ft Jigglypuff (SSBM) Chile ZeRo Fox (SSBM)
USA Hax Fox (SSBM) Japan aMSa Yoshi (SSBM)
Netherlands Remen Falco (SSBM) USA Westballz Falco (SSBM)
Open Winners' Bracket finalists
USA Axe Pikachu (SSBM) USA Fiction Fox (SSBM)
USA Colbol Fox (SSBM) USA PewPewU Marth (SSBM)
Open Losers' Bracket finalists
USA Plup Samus (SSBM)
USA Lucky Fox (SSBM)
USA S2J Captain Falcon (SSBM)
USA Shroomed Sheik (SSBM)
Match results
Group A Rounds 1-3
Sweden Leffen 1 3 USA Mew2King
USA Hax 3 0 USA s0ft
Netherlands Remen 1 3 USA PPMD
USA Mew2King 0 3 USA PPMD
Netherlands Remen 1 3 USA s0ft
Sweden Leffen 2 3 USA Hax
USA Mew2King 3 0 Netherlands Remen
Sweden Leffen 3 0 USA s0ft
USA PPMD 3 1 USA Hax
Group A Rounds 4-5
USA PPMD 3 0 USA s0ft
USA Mew2King 3 1 USA Hax
Netherlands Remen 0 3 Sweden Leffen
USA Mew2King 3 0 USA s0ft
USA PPMD 2 3 Sweden Leffen
USA Hax 3 0 Netherlands Remen
Group A Other
USA Axe 3 1 USA Colbol
USA Mew2King 3 0 USA Colbol
USA Axe 3 1 USA Hax
USA Colbol 1 3 USA PPMD
USA Axe 3 2 USA Mew2King
Netherlands Remen 1 3 USA Colbol
USA Axe 1 3 Sweden Leffen
USA PPMD 3 2 USA Axe
USA Colbol 1 3 Sweden Leffen
USA Axe 3 0 Netherlands Remen
USA Axe 3 0 USA s0ft
USA Colbol 3 1 USA s0ft
USA Hax 3 1 USA Colbol
Group B Rounds 1-3
USA Mango 3 0 Chile ZeRo
USA Hungrybox 0 3 Sweden Armada
Japan aMSa 2 3 USA Westballz
Japan aMSa 1 3 USA Mango
Chile ZeRo 1 3 Sweden Armada
USA Hungrybox 3 0 USA Westballz
USA Hungrybox 3 1 Chile ZeRo
USA Mango 0 3 USA Westballz
Sweden Armada 3 0 Japan aMSa
Group B Rounds 4-5
USA Westballz 0 3 Sweden Armada
USA Mango 3 2 USA Hungrybox
Japan aMSa 2 3 Chile ZeRo
Japan aMSa 0 3 USA Hungrybox
USA Westballz 3 0 Chile ZeRo
USA Mango 2 3 Sweden Armada
Group B Other
USA PewPewU 3 0 USA Westballz
USA PewPewU 3 0 USA Fiction
USA Fiction 0 3 Sweden Armada
USA Fiction 1 3 USA Hungrybox
Japan aMSa 2 3 USA Fiction
USA PewPewU 3 0 Chile ZeRo
USA PewPewU 0 3 Sweden Armada
USA PewPewU 0 3 USA Mango
USA PewPewU 0 3 USA Hungrybox
Japan aMSa 3 2 USA PewPewU
USA Mango 3 0 USA Fiction
USA Fiction 3 1 Chile ZeRo
USA Fiction 3 1 USA Westballz
Comparison of sets won and lost
Group A
Player PPMD Mew2King Leffen Axe Hax Colbol s0ft Remen Set count Game count
USA PPMD 3-0 2-3 3-2 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-1 6-1 20-8
USA Mew2King 0-3 3-1 2-3 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 5-2 17-8
Sweden Leffen 3-2 1-3 3-1 2-3 3-1 3-0 3-0 5-2 18-10
USA Axe 2-3 3-2 1-3 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 5-2 17-9
USA Hax 1-3 1-3 3-2 1-3 3-1 3-0 3-0 4-3 15-12
USA Colbol 1-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 1-3 3-1 3-1 2-5 9-17
USA s0ft 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 3-1 1-6 4-19
Netherlands Remen 1-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 1-3 0-7 3-21
Group B
Player Armada Mango Hungrybox PewPewU Fiction Westballz ZeRo aMSa Set count Game count
Sweden Armada 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 7-0 21-3
USA Mango 2-3 3-2 3-0 3-1 0-3 3-0 3-1 5-2 17-10
USA Hungrybox 0-3 2-3 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-0 5-2 17-8
USA PewPewU 0-3 0-3 0-3 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-3 3-4 11-12
USA Fiction 0-3 1-3 1-3 0-3 3-1 3-1 3-2 3-4 11-16
USA Westballz 0-3 3-0 0-3 0-3 1-3 3-0 3-2 3-4 10-14
Chile ZeRo 1-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 3-2 1-6 6-20
Japan aMSa 0-3 1-3 0-3 3-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-6 10-20

Results[edit]

The singles tournament had a total of 325 entrants, with 313 players entering the open bracket coupled with the 12 players that qualified for pool play prior to the tournament.

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles[edit]

(325 entrants)

Championship bracket[edit]

Winners bracket
Losers bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st USA Mango Fox (SSBM)Falco (SSBM) $5,000
2nd Sweden Armada Peach (SSBM)Young Link (SSBM) $3,000
3rd USA Mew2King Sheik (SSBM)Marth (SSBM)Fox (SSBM) $2,250
4th USA PPMD Falco (SSBM)Marth (SSBM) $1,750
5th Sweden Leffen Fox (SSBM) $1,000
5th USA Axe Pikachu (SSBM)Falco (SSBM) $1,000
7th USA Hax Fox (SSBM) $500
7th USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM) $500
9th USA Westballz Falco (SSBM)
9th USA PewPewU Marth (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)
9th USA Lucky Fox (SSBM)
9th USA Plup Samus (SSBM)
13th USA Shroomed Sheik (SSBM)Dr. Mario (SSBM)Marth (SSBM)
13th USA S2J Captain Falcon (SSBM)
13th USA Fiction Fox (SSBM)
13th USA Colbol Fox (SSBM)
17th USA s0ft Jigglypuff (SSBM)
17th Japan aMSa Yoshi (SSBM)
17th Netherlands Remen Falco (SSBM)
17th Chile ZeRo Fox (SSBM)

Open bracket[edit]

Winners bracket
Losers bracket

Place Name Character(s)
21st USA Ken Marth (SSBM)
21st USA Zhu Falco (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)
21st USA Lil Fumi Fox (SSBM)
21st USA OkamiBW Sheik (SSBM)
25th USA ARC Marth (SSBM)
25th Mexico Eddy Mexico Luigi (SSBM)
25th USA DEHF Falco (SSBM)
25th Canada KirbyKaze Sheik (SSBM)
29th USA Cactuar Fox (SSBM)
29th USA Blea Gelo Luigi (SSBM)
29th USA Zanguzen Falco (SSBM)
29th USA Fly Amanita Ice Climbers (SSBM)
29th USA KoreanDJ Sheik (SSBM)Marth (SSBM)
29th USA MacD Peach (SSBM)
29th USA SFAT Fox (SSBM)
29th USA ChuDat Ice Climbers (SSBM)
37th USA Alex19 Fox (SSBM)
37th USA Dudutsai Jigglypuff (SSBM)
37th USA Reno Sheik (SSBM)
37th USA Connor Fox (SSBM)
37th USA Bizzarro Flame Ganondorf (SSBM)
37th USA Bladewise Peach (SSBM)
37th USA Berto Falco (SSBM)
37th USA Chillin Fox (SSBM)
45th USA Mojo Fox (SSBM)
45th Canada Idea Jigglypuff (SSBM)
45th USA Kuma Jigglypuff (SSBM)
45th USA DoH Peach (SSBM)Jigglypuff (SSBM)
45th USA ROFL Luigi (SSBM)
45th USA Duck Samus (SSBM)
45th USA Alan Sheik (SSBM)Peach (SSBM)
45th USA Tai Marth (SSBM)
45th USA HugS Samus (SSBM)
45th USA A Rookie Mario (SSBM)
45th USA PikaChad Pikachu (SSBM)
45th USA Juggleguy Captain Falcon (SSBM)
45th USA Khepri Captain Falcon (SSBM)
45th USA Tafokints Sheik (SSBM)
45th USA HomeMadeWaffles Fox (SSBM)Falco (SSBM)
45th USA Gahtzu Captain Falcon (SSBM)

Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles (side event)[edit]

(43 teams)
Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st Sweden Armada Peach (SSBM) USA Mew2King Sheik (SSBM)
2nd USA Mango Fox (SSBM)Jigglypuff (SSBM) USA Lucky Fox (SSBM)
3rd USA Shroomed Sheik (SSBM) USA S2J Captain Falcon (SSBM)
4th USA ChuDat Ice Climbers (SSBM) USA Chillin Fox (SSBM)
5th Sweden Leffen Fox (SSBM) USA Hax Fox (SSBM)
5th USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM) USA Plup Samus (SSBM)
7th USA DoH Peach (SSBM) USA Colbol Fox (SSBM)
7th USA PewPewU Marth (SSBM) USA SFAT Fox (SSBM)

Exhibition[edit]

East Coast vs. West Coast crew battle[edit]

An East vs. West Coast crew battle was held at the event at the end of Friday. Note that players (with the exception of DoH) represented the coast that they are originally from, regardless of them having moved or not. [2]

The results of the crew battle are tabulated below. West Coast ended up winning the crew battle by 5 stocks. Mango was named MVP of the crew battle for taking eight stocks off of three of the best players in the world (PPMD, Mew2King, and Hungrybox). The East Coast was widely criticized for sending Hungrybox's Jigglypuff to fight Mango's Fox.

EC Player Character Stocks Taken WC Player Character Stocks Taken
Chillin Fox (SSBM) 4 Fiction Fox (SSBM) 3
Plup Samus (SSBM) 4 SFAT Fox (SSBM) 4
Hax Fox (SSBM) 3 Lucky Fox (SSBM) 6
Colbol Fox (SSBM) 4 Axe Pikachu (SSBM) 3
Mew2King Sheik (SSBM) 5 Westballz Falco (SSBM) 3
PPMD Falco (SSBM) 3 Mango Fox (SSBM) 8
Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM) 3 S2J Captain Falcon (SSBM) 4
ChuDat Ice Climbers (SSBM) 4 MacD Peach (SSBM) 4
Gahtzu Captain Falcon (SSBM) 2 Shroomed Sheik (SSBM) 5
DoH Peach (SSBM) 3
Total 35 Total 40

External links[edit]