Smasher:RaynEX

RaynEX "Failnex"
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Character info
Melee main	Fox
Other Melee characters	Captain Falcon, Marth, Mario
Project M mains	Pit, Ike
Team info
Crew(s)	Let's Play
Former crews	NNR, Teen Titans
Personal and other info
Real name	Bernard Mafei
Birth date	December 17, 1989
Location	Scarborough, ON
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Top professional

RaynEX (born December 17, 1989) is a Fox player from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. He mains Fox, but also plays Falco, Marth, Captain Falcon, and Mario. He has proven himself in the North American Smash scene, having some very notable placings such as 3rd at Mass Madness 14. More recently, he's been performing strongly in teams at major tournaments, placing 4th at Get On My Level with Riddlebox and 3rd at Super SWEET with KirbyKaze.

Biography

RaynEX has been playing Super Smash Bros. Melee since its release; having first used his main, Fox, playing Super Smash Bros. 64, for the Nintendo 64 console.

The first incarnation of the TransCanada Tournament (2005) was where RaynEX was initially introduced to the competitive scene. Amazed at the amount of players that attended, and the skill level so apparent among them; RaynEX quickly decided to pursue a competitive career in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Soonafter, at a tournament held in 2005, RaynEX befriended the 5 members of NNR (The Neon Night Riders). The members of NNR had held the tournament to informally announce their competitive participation to the community, attracting players from far and wide to gather and cooperatively improve at the provided venue. Eventually RaynEX, and his doubles partner Unknown522, joined the 5 smashers under that same crew apellation, solidifying what would turn out to be one of the most skilled and successful Smash crews ever conceived within Toronto.

Present

RaynEX continues to smash competitively, attending tournaments held in both the U.S. and East Coast Canada. He is considered by many as one of the best Fox players in the country. RaynEX is currently ranked 3rd on the Ontario Melee Power Rankings.

He started the "Canadian Arcadian" tournament series with KirbyKaze in April 2014, a tournament series for unranked players only. He continues to organize and aid new smashers in the Greater Toronto Area.

Tournaments Attended

• Trans-Canada Tournament, August 2005
• NNR Tournament February 2006
• NNR Tournament April 2006
• NNR Tournament November 2006
• The Battle of Caketown, June 2007
• NNR Tournament (The Season of Smash), June 2007
• Trans-Canada Tournament, June/July 2007
• StarFurry, 2007
• Smashturbation (GTA Bi-weeklies), 2007-Present
• Combo Breaker, 2008
• Event-52, 2008 (4th)
• Starfurry 3, 2009
• Mass Madness 14, 2009 (3rd)
• Starfurry 5 (1st)
• Revival of Melee (17th)
• Revival of Melee 2 (9th)
• Revival of Melee 7 (17th)
• Get On My Level (9th)
• Super SWEET (7th), (3rd) with KirbyKaze

Notable tournament placings

Melee

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Event-52	2008	4th	—	—
Mass Madness 14	2009	3rd	—	—
Starfurry 5	May 4th, 2014	1st	—	—
Revival of Melee 2	May 5th, 2014	9th	—	—
McSmashter 3	January 22nd-27th, 2014	5th	1st (Split)	KirbyKaze
Revival of Melee 7	March 8th-9th, 2014	17th	—	—
Get On My Level	May 10th-11th, 2014	9th	4th	Riddlebox
Super SWEET	June 7th-8th, 2014	7th	3rd	KirbyKaze
The Big House 4	October 4th-5th, 2014	25th	—	—
The Come Up	December 6th-7th, 2014	5th	2nd	KirbyKaze