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(Smash 4 wasn't eclipsed at all. LTC4 had ZeRo, Nairo, Hyuga, ESAM and MVD, whereas Apex had Mew2King, Nietono, Dabuz, VoiD, Marss, SGK, Tweek, DKwill, Mr.E, RAIN, Umeki and 6WX.)
m (Requested. Please DM me on discord (KoRoBeNiKi) if you wish to re-add but this has been done prior for instance for KeroKeroppi.)
 
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{{Infobox Tournament Series
{{Infobox Tournament Series
| name                      = Apex
| name                      = Apex
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| region                    = United States
| region                    = United States
| format                    = Double elimination
| format                    = Double elimination
| ssb64winner              = {{Sm|Sensei|USA}} (2010)<br>{{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn|Canada}} (2012, 2015)<br>{{Sm|Kikoushi|Japan}} (2013)<br>{{Sm|Isai|USA}} (2014)<br>{{Sm|Stranded|USA}} (2016)
| ssb64winner              = {{Sm|Sensei|USA}} (2010)<br>{{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn|Canada}} (2012, 2015)<br>{{Sm|Kikoushi|Japan}} (2013)<br>{{Sm|Isai|USA}} (2014)<br>{{Sm|Stranded|USA}} (2016)<br>{{Sm|KD3|USA}} (2022)
| ssbmwinner                = {{Sm|Jman|USA}} (2009)<br>{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}} (2010)<br>{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} (2012, 2013)<br>{{Sm|PPMD|USA}} (2014, 2015)<br>{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}} (2016)
| ssbmwinner                = {{Sm|Jman|USA}} (2009)<br>{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}} (2010)<br>{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} (2012, 2013)<br>{{Sm|PPMD|USA}} (2014, 2015)<br>{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}} (2016)<br>{{Sm|aMSa|Canada}} (2022)
| ssbbwinner                = {{Sm|Ally|Canada}} (2009, 2015)<br>{{Sm|DEHF|USA}} (2010)<br>{{Sm|Otori|Japan}} (2012)<br>{{Sm|Salem|USA}} (2013)<br>{{Sm|Nairo|USA}} (2014)
| ssbbwinner                = {{Sm|Ally|Canada}} (2009, 2015)<br>{{Sm|DEHF|USA}} (2010)<br>{{Sm|Otori|Japan}} (2012)<br>{{Sm|Salem|USA}} (2013)<br>{{Sm|Nairo|USA}} (2014)<br>{{Sm|Cody|USA}} (2022)
| pmwinner                  = {{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} (2014)
| pmwinner                  = {{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} (2014)
| ssb4uwinner              = {{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}} (2015)<br>{{Sm|Dabuz|USA}} (2016)
| ssb4uwinner              = {{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}} (2015)<br>{{Sm|Dabuz|USA}} (2016)<br>{{Sm|reflection|USA}} (2022)
| ssbuwinner                = {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu|Japan}} (2022)
| player(s) with most wins  = {{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} (Melee 2012, Melee 2013, and Project M 2014)
| player(s) with most wins  = {{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} (Melee 2012, Melee 2013, and Project M 2014)
| director
| organizer
| staffgroup1
| staffgroup1
| staffgroup2
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| website                  = http://apex-series.com/
| website                  = http://apex-series.com/
}}
}}
'''Apex''' is an ongoing tournament series, held in [[Tristate Area|New Jersey]], that has attracted worldwide attention. The series was founded by {{Sm|Alex Strife}}, and has featured some of the largest ''Smash'' tournaments to date.
 
'''Apex''' is a tournament series held in [[Tristate Area|New Jersey]], that has attracted worldwide attention. The series was founded by {{Sm|Alex Strife}}, and throughout most of the ''[[Brawl]]'' era was renowned as the pinnacle Smash tournament series, with it routinely featuring the largest and most stacked ''Brawl'' tournament each year and ''[[Melee]]'' tournaments that were only exceeded by each year's [[EVO]], while additionally having set several attendance records in its time. The series was poised to remain the Smash community's biggest tournament brand going into ''[[Smash 4]]'', but after severe controversies with its management and its 2015 iteration the brand was irreparably tarnished, and 2016 was smaller than the previous events. Following Apex 2016, the series went under hiatus until 2020, where they announced their return under new management. However, due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, Apex 2020 was ultimately postponed to 2022.  


==History==
==History==
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In 2010, [[Apex 2010]] was hosted, once again featuring ''Brawl'' and ''Melee'', as well as brackets for ''[[Smash 64]]'', ''Brawl+'', and ''[[Brawl-]]''.
In 2010, [[Apex 2010]] was hosted, once again featuring ''Brawl'' and ''Melee'', as well as brackets for ''[[Smash 64]]'', ''Brawl+'', and ''[[Brawl-]]''.


After a year-long absence, the Apex series returned in 2012 with [[Apex 2012]], where it became an Evo qualifier event, leading to massive ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'' and ''Super Street Fighter IV'' tournaments. Apex 2012 hosted the largest ''Brawl'' tournament of all time (with 400 entrants), as well as what was then one of the largest ''Melee'' tournaments (with 318 entrants), and the largest [[All Brawl]] tournament. It had the most attendance of foreign players in a United States tournament since [[Zero Challenge 3]]. It was also the first Apex to feature qualifiers, with a "Road to Apex" circuit featuring ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' tournaments across the globe that gave players seeding points, which has been continued with every Apex after it.
Apex took an eighteen month absence after Apex 2010 and no tournament was held in 2011, as Alex Strife wanted to increase the scale of the tournament to become an international spectacle; furthermore, he wanted to move the tournament from summer to winter. The Apex series returned in 2012 with [[Apex 2012]], where it became an {{IW|wikipedia|Evo 2012}} qualifier event, leading to massive ''{{s|wikipedia|Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3}}'' and ''{{s|wikipedia|Super Street Fighter IV}}'' tournaments. Apex 2012 featured an explosive growth in entrants compared to Apex 2010, hosting both the largest ''Brawl'' tournament of all time with 400 entrants, and what was then one of the largest ''Melee'' tournaments with 318 entrants. It also had the greatest attendance of foreign players in a United States tournament since [[Zero Challenge 3]]. It was also the first Apex to feature qualifiers, with a "Road to Apex" circuit featuring ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' tournaments across the globe that gave players seeding points, which has been continued with every Apex after it.
 
In 2013, [[Apex 2013]] was hosted, featuring the third-largest ''Brawl'' tournament of all time with 338 entrants, the then-second-largest ''Melee'' tournament of all time with 336 entrants, and the then-largest ''Smash 64'' tournament of all time with 96 entrants.
 
In 2014, [[Apex 2014]] was hosted, featuring the then-second-largest ''Melee'' tournament of all time with 629 entrants, the second-largest ''Brawl'' tournament of all time with 370 entrants, and the then-largest ''Smash 64'' tournament in the United States with 157 entrants. It also included the ''Brawl'' mod ''[[Project M]]'' for the first time, and was the largest ''Project M'' tournament at the time, with 382 entrants.


In 2013, [[Apex 2013]] was hosted, featuring the third-largest ''Brawl'' tournament of all time (with 338 entrants), the then-second-largest ''Melee'' tournament of all time (with 336 entrants), and the then-largest ''Smash 64'' tournament of all time (with 96 entrants).
In 2015, the sixth tournament, [[Apex 2015]], was hosted, and it featured the then-largest ''Melee'' tournament of all time, with 1,037 entrants, making it the first individual game event with over 1000 enterants. ''Smash 4'' was also introduced to the series, with around 700 to 800 entrants for its first tournament. The tournament was also notably sponsored by [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]], who allowed players to playtest the then-unreleased ''{{s|wikipedia|Splatoon}}''.


In 2014, [[Apex 2014]] was hosted, featuring the then-second-largest ''Melee'' tournament of all time (with 629 entrants), the second-largest ''Brawl'' tournament of all time (with 370 entrants), and the then-largest ''Smash 64'' tournament in the United States (with 157 entrants). It also included the ''Brawl'' mod ''[[Project M]]'' for the first time, and was the largest ''Project M'' tournament at the time (with 382 entrants).
Apex 2015, however, quickly became embroiled with controversy. The first was the hasty exclusion of ''Project M'' from the tournament's lineup after featuring the largest ''Project M'' tournament of the time in Apex 2014, a decision that was reportedly demanded by Nintendo. Furthermore, due to [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2t1b0e/the_truth_about_apex_tournament_host_alex_strife/ numerous] [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2t1r1w/its_time_for_me_to_share_my_side_of_the_alex/ allegations] of [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2t1cq1/the_truth_about_alex_strife_part_2_nyani_edition/ abuse] and [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2t1oj0/well_today_is_differentlets_talk_apex/ harassment], Alex Strife stepped down as the TO of Apex 2015, making it the first time the tournament proceeded without him; the allegations of sexual harassment from Alex Strife also began to spread to how the tournaments themselves were run under him, with a number of players claiming that previous Apex events were poorly run and managed by inexperienced and sometimes rude TOs, as well as allegations that a number of setups at Apex used pirated versions of the game. Apex 2015 was later marred by a number of complications on its first day, as the original venue was found to be unsafe for occupation, as well as lacking a number of required permits for a public event, leading to the local police and fire departments to cancel the event due to safety concerns. The tournament and all equipment were then relocated to a new venue, secured with the help of [[Twitch]], but the entirety of the first day of Apex 2015 was lost. The three-day event was condensed down to two days, leading to many delays and complications in scheduling; the sudden change in venues also led to hundreds of entrants being disqualified from various brackets for the various games after being unable to show up to the new venue, with the ''Melee'' bracket losing upwards of 200 players and the ''Smash 4'' bracket losing upwards of 100 players.


In 2015, the sixth tournament, [[Apex 2015]], was hosted, and it featured the then-largest ''Melee'' tournament of all time, with 1,037 entrants, making it the first individual game event with over 1000 enterants. ''Smash 4'' was also introduced to the series, with around 700 to 800 entrants for its first tournament. However, due to [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2t1b0e/the_truth_about_apex_tournament_host_alex_strife/ numerous] [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2t1r1w/its_time_for_me_to_share_my_side_of_the_alex/ allegations] of [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2t1cq1/the_truth_about_alex_strife_part_2_nyani_edition/ abuse] and [http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2t1oj0/well_today_is_differentlets_talk_apex/ harassment], Alex Strife stepped down as the TO of Apex 2015, which proceeded without him. While the tournament was also sponsored by [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]], it was further marred by complications during the event. On day one of the tournament, the original venue was found to be unsafe and lacking the required permits, and was shut down by the local police and fire department. The tournament and all the equipment was then relocated to a new venue, secured with the help of [[Twitch]], and the entire first day of Apex was virtually lost. The previously three-day event was condensed down to two days, leading to many delays in scheduling, and several hundred entrants were disqualified from the bracket after being unable to show up to the new venue.
The catastrophes and controversies of Apex 2015, combined with criticism of previous Apex events and Alex Strife's departure from the community, have negatively impacted the Apex name. While [[Apex 2016]] was hosted by a new team of tournament organizers, it attracted considerably less interest compared to the previous years, despite being a three-day event. ''Melee'' singles shrunk to a regional-scale event, with only players from the Northeast in attendance, and only a handful of top ''Smash 4'' players travelled to the tournament; furthermore, after years of hosting among the largest ''Brawl'' tournaments, ''Brawl'' was dropped from Apex 2016 due to a lack of entrants. Despite the tepid attendance of Apex 2016, several players who attended the event praised the event and how it was run compared to previous Apex tournaments.


The catastrophes of Apex 2015, combined with criticism of previous Apex events, as well as Alex Strife's departure from the community, have stained the reputation of the tournament series; the Apex tournaments have consistently been viewed as being poorly run and managed by inexperienced TOs. While [[Apex 2016]] was hosted by a new team of tournament organizers, it attracted much diminished interest compared to the previous years despite being a three-day event. ''Melee'' singles shrunk to a regional-scale event, with only players from the Northeast in attendance, while only a handful of top ''Smash 4'' players travelled to the tournament. The ''Smash 4'' event saw similar numbers and top player attendance to Texas' [[Low Tier City 4]] the same weekend, however, the ''Melee'' event was eclipsed in entrants by that same tournament. Unlike previous events, Apex 2016 was met with far more positive feedback from its attendants.
Even though Apex 2016 was generally praised by its attendants, the series became dormant. While the people behind the brand have insisted that Apex 2016 wouldn't be the last Apex tournament and that they were working on bringing the next iteration together, nothing came to fruition for over 4 years until Apex 2020 was announced as part of the [[Smash World Tour 2020]]. However, because of the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, Apex 2020 was postponed until 2022, to be once again part of [[Smash World Tour 2022]].


==List of tournaments==
==List of tournaments==
*[[Apex 2009]] - May 9th-10th, 2009
{|class="wikitable"
*[[Apex 2010]] - August 6th-8th, 2010
|-
*[[Apex 2012]] - January 6th-8th, 2012
!Event!!Date!!Attendance!!Games
*[[Apex 2013]] - January 11th-13th, 2013
|-
*[[Apex 2014]] - January 17th-19th, 2014
|[[Apex 2009]]||May 9th-10th, 2009||200+||{{GameIcon|Melee}}{{GameIcon|Brawl}}
*[[Apex 2015]] - January 30th-February 1st, 2015
|-
*[[Apex 2016]] - June 17th-19th, 2016
|[[Apex 2010]]||August 6th-8th, 2010||400+||{{GameIcon|64}}{{GameIcon|Melee}}{{GameIcon|Brawl}}
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||1,000+||{{GameIcon|64}}{{GameIcon|Melee}}{{GameIcon|Brawl}}
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||500+||{{GameIcon|64}}{{GameIcon|Melee}}{{GameIcon|Brawl}}[[File:PM_Icon.png|link=Project M|16px]]
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||700+||{{GameIcon|64}}{{GameIcon|Melee}}{{GameIcon|Brawl}}[[File:PM_Icon.png|link=Project M|16px]]
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||1,600+||{{GameIcon|64}}{{GameIcon|Melee}}{{GameIcon|Brawl}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}
|-
|[[Apex 2016]]||June 17th-19th, 2016||500+||{{GameIcon|64}}{{GameIcon|Melee}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2022}}||November 18th-20th, 2022||1087||{{GameIcon|64}}{{GameIcon|Melee}}{{GameIcon|Brawl}}{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}{{GameIcon|Ultimate}}
|}
 
==Champions==
 
==={{GameIcon|SSB64}} ''Smash 64'' Winners {{GameIcon|SSB64}}===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Event!!Entrants!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s)
|-
|2010||[[Apex 2010]]||22||Will||{{Sm|Sensei|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Nintendude|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB|s=16px}}
|-
|2012||[[Apex 2012]]||64||Daniel Hoyt||{{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn|Canada}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSB|s=16px}}|| {{Sm|Isai|USA}}||{{Head|Link|g=SSB|s=16px}}
|-
|2013||[[Apex 2013]]||96||''unknown name''||{{Sm|Kikoushi|Japan}}||{{Head|Kirby|g=SSB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Isai|USA}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSB|s=16px}}
|-
|2014||[[Apex 2014]]||157||Joel Alvarado||{{Sm|Isai|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Moyashi|Japan}}|| {{Head|Kirby|g=SSB|s=16px}}{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB|s=16px}}
|-
|2015||[[Apex 2015]]||188||Daniel Hoyt||{{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn|Canada}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB|s=16px}}{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|tacos|USA}}||{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSB|s=16px}}{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB|s=16px}}{{Head|Kirby|g=SSB|s=16px}}{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB|s=16px}}
|-
|2016||[[Apex 2016]]||54||unknown name||{{Sm|Stranded|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB|s=16px}}{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB|s=16px}}{{Head|Kirby|g=SSB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Star King|USA}}||{{Head|Kirby|g=SSB|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSB|s=16px}}
|-
|2022||{{Trn|Apex 2022}}||59||''unknown name''||{{Sm|KD3|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB|s=16px}}{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSB|s=16px}}{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Lowww|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB|s=16px}}{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSB|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSB|s=16px}}
|}
 
==={{GameIcon|Melee}} ''Melee'' Winners {{GameIcon|Melee}}===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Event!!Entrants!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s)
|-
|2009||[[Apex 2009]]*||52||Jesus Fernandez||{{Sm|Jman|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|2010||[[Apex 2010]]||220||Juan Debiedma||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} || {{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|2012||[[Apex 2012]]||318||Adam Lindgren||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Young Link|g=SSBM|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|2013|| [[Apex 2013]]||336||Adam Lindgren||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Young Link|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Dr. PeePee|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|2014||[[Apex 2014]]||629|| Kevin Nanney||{{Sm|Dr. PeePee|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}|| {{Sm|Mew2King|USA}} || {{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|2015||[[Apex 2015]]||1,037||Kevin Nanney||{{Sm|PPMD|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}|| {{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|2016||[[Apex 2016]]||159||Jason Zimmerman||{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Mafia|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|-
|2022||{{Trn|Apex 2022}}||461||Masaya Chikamoto||{{Sm|aMSa|Canada}}||{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Zain|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
|}
 
*Apex 2009 had {{Sm|Jman}}, {{Sm|Mew2King}}, and {{Sm|ChuDat}} split during Top 3.
 
==={{GameIcon|Brawl}} ''Brawl'' Winners {{GameIcon|Brawl}}===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Event!!Entrants!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s)
|-
|2009||[[Apex 2009]]||210||Elliot Carroza-Oyarce||{{Sm|Ally|Canada}}||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=16px}}
|-
|2010||[[Apex 2010]]||269||Larry Holland||{{Sm|DEHF|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Brood|Japan}}||{{Head|Olimar|g=SSBB|s=16px}}
|-
|2012||[[Apex 2012]]||400||Ishikawa Kenta||{{Sm|Otori|Japan}}||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Nietono|Japan}}|| {{Head|Olimar|g=SSBB|s=16px}}
|-
|2013||[[Apex 2013]]||338||Saleem Young||{{Sm|Salem|USA}}||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=16px}}
|-
|2014||[[Apex 2014]]||370||Nairoby Quezada||{{Sm|Nairo|USA}}||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=16px}}
|-
|2015||[[Apex 2015]]||176||Elliot Carroza-Oyarce||{{Sm|Ally|Canada}}||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Nairo|USA}}||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=16px}}
|-
|2022||{{Trn|Apex 2022}}||54||Cody William||{{Sm|Cody|USA}}||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=16px}}{{Head|Toon Link|g=SSBB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Hoenn|USA}}||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=16px}}{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBB|s=16px}}
 
|}
 
===[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|link=Brawl+|16px]] ''Brawl+'' Winners [[File:SSBB_Icon.png|link=Brawl+|16px]]===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Event!!Entrants!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s)
|-
|2009||[[Apex 2009]]||36||Daniel Rodriguez||{{Sm|ChuDat|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBB|s=16px}}{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBB|s=16px}}{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBB|s=16px}}{{Head|Ivysaur|g=SSBB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Yes!|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBB|s=16px}}{{Head|Snake|g=SSBB|s=16px}}
|-
|2010||[[Apex 2010]]||25||Elliot Carroza-Oyarce||{{Sm|Ally|Canada}}||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|HolyNightmare|Canada}}|| {{Head|R.O.B.|g=SSBB|s=16px}}
|}
 
===[[File:SSBB_Icon.png|link=Brawl-|16px]] ''Brawl-'' Winners [[File:SSBB_Icon.png|link=Brawl-|16px]]===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Event!!Entrants!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s)
|-
|2010||[[Apex 2010]]||49||Nairoby Quezada||{{Sm|Nairo|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBB|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Zucco|USA}}||{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBB|s=16px}}{{Head|Ness|g=SSBB|s=16px}}
|}
 
===[[File:PM_Icon.png|link=Project M|16px]] ''Project M'' Winners [[File:PM_Icon.png|link=Project M|16px]]===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Event!!Entrants!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s)
|-
|2013||[[Apex 2013]]*||16||Luis Torres||{{Sm|TheReflexWonder|USA}}||{{PMHead|Wario|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Wizzrobe|USA}}|| {{PMHead|Sonic|s=16px}}
|-
|2014||[[Apex 2014]]||382||Adam Lindgren||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||{{PMHead|Pit|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}|| {{PMHead|Fox|s=16px}}{{PMHead|Marth|s=16px}}{{PMHead|Mewtwo|s=16px}}
|}
 
<nowiki>*Project M was a side-event at Apex 2013.</nowiki>
 
==={{GameIcon|SSB4-U}} ''Smash 4'' Winners {{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Event!!Entrants!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s)
|-
|2015||[[Apex 2015]]||837||Gonzalo Barrios||{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Dabuz|USA}}||{{Head|Rosalina & Luma|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Olimar|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
|-
|2016||[[Apex 2016]]||309||Samuel Buzby||{{Sm|Dabuz|USA}}||{{Head|Rosalina & Luma|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||{{Sm|VoiD|USA}}|| {{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
|-
|2022||{{Trn|Apex 2022}}||58||''unknown name''||{{Sm|reflection|USA}}||{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Joshathan Gamer|USA}}|| {{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=16px}}
|}
 
==={{GameIcon|Ultimate}} ''Ultimate'' Winners {{GameIcon|Ultimate}}===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Event!!Entrants!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s)
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://apex-series.com/ Apex website]
*[http://apex-series.com/ Apex website]
*[http://www.youtube.com/apextournament Apex YouTube channel]
*[https://twitter.com/apex_series Twitter]
*[http://www.youtube.com/apextournament YouTube channel]


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Latest revision as of 19:39, September 24, 2023

Apex
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Info
Founded 2009
Region United States
Format Double elimination
Super Smash Bros. winners USA Sensei (2010)
Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn (2012, 2015)
Japan Kikoushi (2013)
USA Isai (2014)
USA Stranded (2016)
USA KD3 (2022)
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners USA Jman (2009)
USA Hungrybox (2010)
Sweden Armada (2012, 2013)
USA PPMD (2014, 2015)
USA Mew2King (2016)
Canada aMSa (2022)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl winners Canada Ally (2009, 2015)
USA DEHF (2010)
Japan Otori (2012)
USA Salem (2013)
USA Nairo (2014)
USA Cody (2022)
Project M winners Sweden Armada (2014)
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U winners Chile ZeRo (2015)
USA Dabuz (2016)
USA reflection (2022)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate winners Japan Miya (2022)
Most successful player(s) Sweden Armada (Melee 2012, Melee 2013, and Project M 2014)
Website(s) http://apex-series.com/

Apex is a tournament series held in New Jersey, that has attracted worldwide attention. The series was founded by Alex Strife, and throughout most of the Brawl era was renowned as the pinnacle Smash tournament series, with it routinely featuring the largest and most stacked Brawl tournament each year and Melee tournaments that were only exceeded by each year's EVO, while additionally having set several attendance records in its time. The series was poised to remain the Smash community's biggest tournament brand going into Smash 4, but after severe controversies with its management and its 2015 iteration the brand was irreparably tarnished, and 2016 was smaller than the previous events. Following Apex 2016, the series went under hiatus until 2020, where they announced their return under new management. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Apex 2020 was ultimately postponed to 2022.

History[edit]

The Apex series started in 2009 with Apex 2009, mainly featuring Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Melee, as well as other side games, including the Brawl mod Brawl+.

In 2010, Apex 2010 was hosted, once again featuring Brawl and Melee, as well as brackets for Smash 64, Brawl+, and Brawl-.

Apex took an eighteen month absence after Apex 2010 and no tournament was held in 2011, as Alex Strife wanted to increase the scale of the tournament to become an international spectacle; furthermore, he wanted to move the tournament from summer to winter. The Apex series returned in 2012 with Apex 2012, where it became an Evo 2012 qualifier event, leading to massive Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Super Street Fighter IV tournaments. Apex 2012 featured an explosive growth in entrants compared to Apex 2010, hosting both the largest Brawl tournament of all time with 400 entrants, and what was then one of the largest Melee tournaments with 318 entrants. It also had the greatest attendance of foreign players in a United States tournament since Zero Challenge 3. It was also the first Apex to feature qualifiers, with a "Road to Apex" circuit featuring Melee and Brawl tournaments across the globe that gave players seeding points, which has been continued with every Apex after it.

In 2013, Apex 2013 was hosted, featuring the third-largest Brawl tournament of all time with 338 entrants, the then-second-largest Melee tournament of all time with 336 entrants, and the then-largest Smash 64 tournament of all time with 96 entrants.

In 2014, Apex 2014 was hosted, featuring the then-second-largest Melee tournament of all time with 629 entrants, the second-largest Brawl tournament of all time with 370 entrants, and the then-largest Smash 64 tournament in the United States with 157 entrants. It also included the Brawl mod Project M for the first time, and was the largest Project M tournament at the time, with 382 entrants.

In 2015, the sixth tournament, Apex 2015, was hosted, and it featured the then-largest Melee tournament of all time, with 1,037 entrants, making it the first individual game event with over 1000 enterants. Smash 4 was also introduced to the series, with around 700 to 800 entrants for its first tournament. The tournament was also notably sponsored by Nintendo of America, who allowed players to playtest the then-unreleased Splatoon.

Apex 2015, however, quickly became embroiled with controversy. The first was the hasty exclusion of Project M from the tournament's lineup after featuring the largest Project M tournament of the time in Apex 2014, a decision that was reportedly demanded by Nintendo. Furthermore, due to numerous allegations of abuse and harassment, Alex Strife stepped down as the TO of Apex 2015, making it the first time the tournament proceeded without him; the allegations of sexual harassment from Alex Strife also began to spread to how the tournaments themselves were run under him, with a number of players claiming that previous Apex events were poorly run and managed by inexperienced and sometimes rude TOs, as well as allegations that a number of setups at Apex used pirated versions of the game. Apex 2015 was later marred by a number of complications on its first day, as the original venue was found to be unsafe for occupation, as well as lacking a number of required permits for a public event, leading to the local police and fire departments to cancel the event due to safety concerns. The tournament and all equipment were then relocated to a new venue, secured with the help of Twitch, but the entirety of the first day of Apex 2015 was lost. The three-day event was condensed down to two days, leading to many delays and complications in scheduling; the sudden change in venues also led to hundreds of entrants being disqualified from various brackets for the various games after being unable to show up to the new venue, with the Melee bracket losing upwards of 200 players and the Smash 4 bracket losing upwards of 100 players.

The catastrophes and controversies of Apex 2015, combined with criticism of previous Apex events and Alex Strife's departure from the community, have negatively impacted the Apex name. While Apex 2016 was hosted by a new team of tournament organizers, it attracted considerably less interest compared to the previous years, despite being a three-day event. Melee singles shrunk to a regional-scale event, with only players from the Northeast in attendance, and only a handful of top Smash 4 players travelled to the tournament; furthermore, after years of hosting among the largest Brawl tournaments, Brawl was dropped from Apex 2016 due to a lack of entrants. Despite the tepid attendance of Apex 2016, several players who attended the event praised the event and how it was run compared to previous Apex tournaments.

Even though Apex 2016 was generally praised by its attendants, the series became dormant. While the people behind the brand have insisted that Apex 2016 wouldn't be the last Apex tournament and that they were working on bringing the next iteration together, nothing came to fruition for over 4 years until Apex 2020 was announced as part of the Smash World Tour 2020. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Apex 2020 was postponed until 2022, to be once again part of Smash World Tour 2022.

List of tournaments[edit]

Event Date Attendance Games
Apex 2009 May 9th-10th, 2009 200+ Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 400+ Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 1,000+ Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 500+ Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlProject M
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 700+ Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlProject M
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 1,600+ Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
Apex 2016 June 17th-19th, 2016 500+ Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
Apex 2022 November 18th-20th, 2022 1087 Super Smash Bros.Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. Ultimate

Champions[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Smash 64 Winners Super Smash Bros.[edit]

Year Event Entrants Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2010 Apex 2010 22 Will USA Sensei Pikachu (SSB) USA Nintendude Captain Falcon (SSB)
2012 Apex 2012 64 Daniel Hoyt Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn Captain Falcon (SSB)Fox (SSB) USA Isai Link (SSB)
2013 Apex 2013 96 unknown name Japan Kikoushi Kirby (SSB) USA Isai Mario (SSB)
2014 Apex 2014 157 Joel Alvarado USA Isai Jigglypuff (SSB) Japan Moyashi Kirby (SSB)Pikachu (SSB)
2015 Apex 2015 188 Daniel Hoyt Canada SuPeRbOoMfAn Captain Falcon (SSB)Pikachu (SSB) USA tacos Yoshi (SSB)Captain Falcon (SSB)Kirby (SSB)Jigglypuff (SSB)
2016 Apex 2016 54 unknown name USA Stranded Pikachu (SSB)Captain Falcon (SSB)Kirby (SSB) USA Star King Kirby (SSB)Fox (SSB)
2022 Apex 2022 59 unknown name USA KD3 Captain Falcon (SSB)Jigglypuff (SSB)Pikachu (SSB) USA Lowww Pikachu (SSB)Captain Falcon (SSB)Fox (SSB)

Super Smash Bros. Melee Melee Winners Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Year Event Entrants Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2009 Apex 2009* 52 Jesus Fernandez USA Jman Fox (SSBM) USA Mew2King Marth (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)
2010 Apex 2010 220 Juan Debiedma USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM) Sweden Armada Peach (SSBM)
2012 Apex 2012 318 Adam Lindgren Sweden Armada Peach (SSBM)Young Link (SSBM) USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM)
2013 Apex 2013 336 Adam Lindgren Sweden Armada Peach (SSBM)Young Link (SSBM) USA Dr. PeePee Falco (SSBM)Marth (SSBM)
2014 Apex 2014 629 Kevin Nanney USA Dr. PeePee Falco (SSBM)Marth (SSBM) USA Mew2King Marth (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)
2015 Apex 2015 1,037 Kevin Nanney USA PPMD Marth (SSBM)Falco (SSBM) Sweden Armada Fox (SSBM)Peach (SSBM)
2016 Apex 2016 159 Jason Zimmerman USA Mew2King Sheik (SSBM)Marth (SSBM) USA Mafia Peach (SSBM)
2022 Apex 2022 461 Masaya Chikamoto Canada aMSa Yoshi (SSBM) USA Zain Marth (SSBM)

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Brawl Winners Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Year Event Entrants Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2009 Apex 2009 210 Elliot Carroza-Oyarce Canada Ally Snake (SSBB) USA Mew2King Meta Knight (SSBB)
2010 Apex 2010 269 Larry Holland USA DEHF Falco (SSBB) Japan Brood Olimar (SSBB)
2012 Apex 2012 400 Ishikawa Kenta Japan Otori Meta Knight (SSBB) Japan Nietono Olimar (SSBB)
2013 Apex 2013 338 Saleem Young USA Salem Zero Suit Samus (SSBB) USA Mew2King Meta Knight (SSBB)
2014 Apex 2014 370 Nairoby Quezada USA Nairo Meta Knight (SSBB) Chile ZeRo Meta Knight (SSBB)
2015 Apex 2015 176 Elliot Carroza-Oyarce Canada Ally Snake (SSBB) USA Nairo Meta Knight (SSBB)
2022 Apex 2022 54 Cody William USA Cody Meta Knight (SSBB)Toon Link (SSBB) USA Hoenn Meta Knight (SSBB)Ice Climbers (SSBB)

Brawl+ Brawl+ Winners Brawl+[edit]

Year Event Entrants Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2009 Apex 2009 36 Daniel Rodriguez USA ChuDat Ice Climbers (SSBB)Kirby (SSBB)Captain Falcon (SSBB)Ivysaur (SSBB) USA Yes! Fox (SSBB)Snake (SSBB)
2010 Apex 2010 25 Elliot Carroza-Oyarce Canada Ally Snake (SSBB) Canada HolyNightmare R.O.B. (SSBB)

Brawl- Brawl- Winners Brawl-[edit]

Year Event Entrants Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2010 Apex 2010 49 Nairoby Quezada USA Nairo Pikachu (SSBB) USA Zucco Wolf (SSBB)Ness (SSBB)

Project M Project M Winners Project M[edit]

Year Event Entrants Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2013 Apex 2013* 16 Luis Torres USA TheReflexWonder Wario (PM) USA Wizzrobe Sonic (PM)
2014 Apex 2014 382 Adam Lindgren Sweden Armada Pit (PM) USA Mew2King Fox (PM)Marth (PM)Mewtwo (PM)

*Project M was a side-event at Apex 2013.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Smash 4 Winners Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Year Event Entrants Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2015 Apex 2015 837 Gonzalo Barrios Chile ZeRo Diddy Kong (SSB4) USA Dabuz Rosalina & Luma (SSB4)Olimar (SSB4)
2016 Apex 2016 309 Samuel Buzby USA Dabuz Rosalina & Luma (SSB4) USA VoiD Sheik (SSB4)Fox (SSB4)
2022 Apex 2022 58 unknown name USA reflection Bayonetta (SSB4) USA Joshathan Gamer Diddy Kong (SSB4)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ultimate Winners Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Year Event Entrants Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
2022 Apex 2022 607 unknown name Japan Miya Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU) USA Jakal Wolf (SSBU)

External links[edit]


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