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| skill        = Professional
| skill        = Professional
| realname      = Nick Deranek
| realname      = Nick Deranek
| birthdate     = March 14, 1988<br> (age '''''21''''')
| birthday      = 14
| birthmonth    = 3
| birthyear     = 1988
| location      = South Bend, IN
| location      = South Bend, IN
| country      = united states
| country      = united states
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==General Information==
==General Information==
TheBlueBlade (fmr. TheBlueGuy) is a smasher from South Bend, Indiana. He is a 20-year old, 2nd year college student who is currently enrolled at Ivy Tech Community College, just getting his basics done to transfer to Ball State University to major in telecommunications and attempt a minor in Japanese. Blade is a sports announcer who announces for a local high school, in 5 different sports. He has also become regionally known through this announcing by doing such venues as ACHA Division III Hockey, the Indiana 1A and 3A State Hockey Tournament, the ASA National Tournament, SportsFest, and the Northern Indiana Wooden Bat Tournament. Blade is also a storm spotter and chaser for the National Weather Service (IWX).
TheBlueBlade (fmr. TheBlueGuy) is a smasher from South Bend, Indiana. He is a 21-year old 2nd year college student who is currently enrolled at Ivy Tech Community College, just getting his basics done to transfer to Ball State University to major in telecommunications and attempt a minor in Japanese. Blade is a sports announcer who announces for a local high school, in 5 different sports. He has also become regionally known through this announcing by doing such venues as ACHA Division III Hockey, the Indiana 1A and 3A State Hockey Tournament, the ASA National Tournament, SportsFest, and the Northern Indiana Wooden Bat Tournament. Blade is also a storm spotter and chaser for the National Weather Service (IWX).


==Smash History and Information==
==Smash History and Information==
TheBlueBlade has been smashing for eight years, competitively for four years. Brawl has brought out some new horizons, as Blade uses a few different characters, although he still hasn't found his main. He uses Marth as his main and Yoshi as his secondary in SSBM, and he mains Pikachu in Smash 64. Although he is not totally skilled at Melee, he is quite skilled at Smash 64. Blade's first ever Smash tournament was MELEE-FC in July of 2004, finishing near the bottom. Ever since, he has participated in the last two MELEE-FC tournaments, and he had the same results. Blade also attended South Bend Smash League in the summer of 2006, which fell through at the end of September 2006. He revived South Bend Smash League in November 2007, but it shortly ended after in March 2008. Blade made his Brawl debut on February 9th, 2008, and he finished 4th, his best finish ever in a Smash tournament. Blade has become a respected tournament director throughout the Midwest. He hosted two Midwest Circuit events, Well Thought Out Name, and co-hosted with Blood Hawk and Kel, the Midwest Circuit Championship.
TheBlueBlade has been smashing for eight years, competitively for four years. Brawl has brought out some new horizons, as Blade uses a few different characters, although he still hasn't found his main. He uses Marth as his main and Yoshi as his secondary in SSBM, and he mains Pikachu in Smash 64. Although he is not totally skilled at Melee, he is quite skilled at Smash 64. Blade's first ever Smash tournament was MELEE-FC in July of 2004, finishing near the bottom. Ever since, he has participated in the last two MELEE-FC tournaments, and he had the same results. Blade also attended South Bend Smash League in the summer of 2006, which fell through at the end of September 2006. He revived South Bend Smash League in November 2007, but it shortly ended after in March 2008. Blade made his Brawl debut on February 9th, 2008, and he finished 4th, his best finish ever in a Smash tournament. Blade has become a respected tournament director throughout the Midwest. He hosted two Midwest Circuit events, Well Thought Out Name, and co-hosted with Blood Hawk and Kel, the Midwest Circuit Championship.


==Fall 2009 (Brawl)==
==Fall 2009 (''Brawl'')==


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* * tournament hosted by me
* * tournament hosted by TheBlueBlade


==Midwest Circuit Season 2009 (Brawl)==
==Midwest Circuit Season 2009 (''Brawl'')==


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* * tournament co-hosted by me
* * tournament co-hosted by The BlueBlade


== Brawl in 2008 ==
== ''Brawl'' in 2008 ==




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! Tournament !! Date !! Singles Finish !! Singles Record !! Doubles Finish !! Partner
! Tournament !! Date !! Singles Finish !! Singles Record !! Doubles Finish !! Partner
|-align="center"
|-align="center"
| MWC Championships (Winona Lake, IN)** || 1/17/09 || T-49th / 64 || 0-2 (1-4) || T-17th / 25 || [[Mr. E]]
| MWC Championships (Winona Lake, IN)** || 1/17/09 || T-49th / 64 || 0-2 (1-4) || T-17th / 25 || Mr. E
|-align="center"
|-align="center"
| WTON (Winona Lake, IN)* || 9/13/08 || T-41st / 41 || 0-5 (0-10) || 17th / 21 || [[Epic]]
| WTON (Winona Lake, IN)* || 9/13/08 || T-41st / 41 || 0-5 (0-10) || 17th / 21 || Epic
|-align="center"
|-align="center"
| #Rofa's Midwest Tournament (Ann Arbor, MI) || 8/15-8/16/08 || DNP / 55 || 0-0 (0-0) || DNP / 29 || N/A
| #Rofa's Midwest Tournament (Ann Arbor, MI) || 8/15-8/16/08 || DNP / 55 || 0-0 (0-0) || DNP / 29 || N/A
|-align="center"
|-align="center"
| MELEE-FCQ (South Bend, IN) || June 2008 || DNP / 25 || 0-0 (0-0) || 10th / 10 || Trev!
| MELEE-FCQ (South Bend, IN) || June 2008 || DNP / 25 || 0-0 (0-0) || 10th / 10 || Trevor
|-align="center"
|-align="center"
| Huge Johnz 3 (Hammond, IN) || 3/22/08 || DNP / 80 || 0-0 (0-0) || 17th / 25 || [[fear4]]
| Huge Johnz 3 (Hammond, IN) || 3/22/08 || DNP / 80 || 0-0 (0-0) || 17th / 25 || fear4
|-align="center"
|-align="center"
| Early Brawling (South Bend, IN) || 2/9/08 || 4th / 16 || 4-2 (8-5) || 5th / 8 || [[that 1 guy]]
| Early Brawling (South Bend, IN) || 2/9/08 || 4th / 16 || 4-2 (8-5) || 5th / 8 || that 1 guy
|-align="center"
|-align="center"
| CAREER || since 2/2008 || -- || 4-9 (.308)
| CAREER || since 2/2008 || -- || 4-9 (.308)
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* * tournament hosted by me
* * tournament hosted by TheBlueBlade
* ** tournament co-hosted by me
* ** tournament co-hosted by TheBlueBlade
* # Played in Randoms side tournament, 0-2 (1-4). DNP in doubles due to money, DNP in singles due to time constraints.
* # Played in Randoms side tournament, 0-2 (1-4). DNP in doubles due to money, DNP in singles due to time constraints.


== Tournament History (Melee) ==
== Tournament History (''Melee'') ==


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| Well Thought Out Name 3: Extra Thoughts (Winona Lake, IN)* || Oct/Nov 2009
| Well Thought Out Name 3: Extra Thoughts (Winona Lake, IN)* || Oct/Nov 2009
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| Mission Complete (North Manchester, IN) || 12/29/2007 || DNP || 0-0 (0-0) || 14th || [[ice-]]
| Mission Complete (North Manchester, IN) || 12/29/2007 || DNP || 0-0 (0-0) || 14th || ice-
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|-align="center"
| [[MELEE-FCD]] (South Bend, IN) || 7/20/2007 || T-225th || 0-7 (1-14) || T-113th || [[Primus]]
| MELEE-FCD (South Bend, IN) || 7/20/2007 || T-225th || 0-7 (1-14) || T-113th || Primus
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| [[MELEE-FC6]] (South Bend, IN) || 7/15/2006 || T-162nd || 1-6 (2-13) || T-81st || [[CrazyFoxBrawler]]
| MELEE-FC6 (South Bend, IN) || 7/15/2006 || T-162nd || 1-6 (2-13) || T-81st || CrazyFoxBrawler
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| [[MELEE-FC]] (South Bend, IN) || 7/13/2004 || T-65th || 2-4 (4-8) || T-33rd || N/A
| [[MELEE-FC]] (South Bend, IN) || 7/13/2004 || T-65th || 2-4 (4-8) || T-33rd || N/A
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* * tournament hosted by me
* * tournament hosted by TheBlueBlade


[[Category:Smashers]]
[[Category:Smashers]]
[[Category:Pros]]
[[Category:Tournament directors]]
[[Category:Tournament directors]]
[[Category:Indiana smashers]]
[[Category:Indiana smashers]]

Revision as of 02:09, August 17, 2009

TheBlueBlade
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Character info
Brawl mains ???, ???
Other Brawl character ??
Team info
Crew(s) None
Personal and other info
Real name Nick Deranek
Birth date (age 36)
Location South Bend, IN United states
Miscellaneous info
Skill Other Professional
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General Information

TheBlueBlade (fmr. TheBlueGuy) is a smasher from South Bend, Indiana. He is a 21-year old 2nd year college student who is currently enrolled at Ivy Tech Community College, just getting his basics done to transfer to Ball State University to major in telecommunications and attempt a minor in Japanese. Blade is a sports announcer who announces for a local high school, in 5 different sports. He has also become regionally known through this announcing by doing such venues as ACHA Division III Hockey, the Indiana 1A and 3A State Hockey Tournament, the ASA National Tournament, SportsFest, and the Northern Indiana Wooden Bat Tournament. Blade is also a storm spotter and chaser for the National Weather Service (IWX).

Smash History and Information

TheBlueBlade has been smashing for eight years, competitively for four years. Brawl has brought out some new horizons, as Blade uses a few different characters, although he still hasn't found his main. He uses Marth as his main and Yoshi as his secondary in SSBM, and he mains Pikachu in Smash 64. Although he is not totally skilled at Melee, he is quite skilled at Smash 64. Blade's first ever Smash tournament was MELEE-FC in July of 2004, finishing near the bottom. Ever since, he has participated in the last two MELEE-FC tournaments, and he had the same results. Blade also attended South Bend Smash League in the summer of 2006, which fell through at the end of September 2006. He revived South Bend Smash League in November 2007, but it shortly ended after in March 2008. Blade made his Brawl debut on February 9th, 2008, and he finished 4th, his best finish ever in a Smash tournament. Blade has become a respected tournament director throughout the Midwest. He hosted two Midwest Circuit events, Well Thought Out Name, and co-hosted with Blood Hawk and Kel, the Midwest Circuit Championship.

Fall 2009 (Brawl)

Tournament Date Singles Finish Singles Record Doubles Finish Partner
Michigan vs. The World (Ann Arbor, MI) Date TBD
Well Thought Out Name 2: More Thoughts (Winona Lake, IN)* Sept/Oct 2009
  • * tournament hosted by TheBlueBlade

Midwest Circuit Season 2009 (Brawl)

Tournament Date Singles Finish Singles Record Doubles Finish Partner
MWC Championships (Springfield, OH) 6/20/09 TBA 0-6 (0-12) DNP
The Tournament in Athens (Athens, OH) 5/23/09 Did not attend
C4 Galore! (Springfield, OH) 4/11/09 DNP / 93 0-0 (0-0) T-17th / 25 XeroXen
Lucario is Paw-some (Winona Lake, IN)* 3/7/09 T-41st / 49 0-6 (1-11) T-13th / 21 Trevor
SEASON -- -- 0-12 (.000)
  • * tournament co-hosted by The BlueBlade

Brawl in 2008

Tournament Date Singles Finish Singles Record Doubles Finish Partner
MWC Championships (Winona Lake, IN)** 1/17/09 T-49th / 64 0-2 (1-4) T-17th / 25 Mr. E
WTON (Winona Lake, IN)* 9/13/08 T-41st / 41 0-5 (0-10) 17th / 21 Epic
#Rofa's Midwest Tournament (Ann Arbor, MI) 8/15-8/16/08 DNP / 55 0-0 (0-0) DNP / 29 N/A
MELEE-FCQ (South Bend, IN) June 2008 DNP / 25 0-0 (0-0) 10th / 10 Trevor
Huge Johnz 3 (Hammond, IN) 3/22/08 DNP / 80 0-0 (0-0) 17th / 25 fear4
Early Brawling (South Bend, IN) 2/9/08 4th / 16 4-2 (8-5) 5th / 8 that 1 guy
CAREER since 2/2008 -- 4-9 (.308)
  • * tournament hosted by TheBlueBlade
  • ** tournament co-hosted by TheBlueBlade
  • # Played in Randoms side tournament, 0-2 (1-4). DNP in doubles due to money, DNP in singles due to time constraints.

Tournament History (Melee)

Tournament Date Singles Finish Singles Record Doubles Finish Partner
Well Thought Out Name 3: Extra Thoughts (Winona Lake, IN)* Oct/Nov 2009
Mission Complete (North Manchester, IN) 12/29/2007 DNP 0-0 (0-0) 14th ice-
MELEE-FCD (South Bend, IN) 7/20/2007 T-225th 0-7 (1-14) T-113th Primus
MELEE-FC6 (South Bend, IN) 7/15/2006 T-162nd 1-6 (2-13) T-81st CrazyFoxBrawler
MELEE-FC (South Bend, IN) 7/13/2004 T-65th 2-4 (4-8) T-33rd N/A
CAREER since 2004 -- 3-17 (.150)
  • * tournament hosted by TheBlueBlade