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The '''Evolution Championship Series 2014''', or simply '''EVO 2014''', was a fighting game tournament held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from July 11th to 13th, 2014. It featured ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as a game once again, being the successor to the previous year's [[EVO 2013]]. | The '''Evolution Championship Series 2014''', or simply '''EVO 2014''', was a fighting game tournament held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from July 11th to 13th, 2014. It featured ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as a game once again, being the successor to the previous year's [[EVO 2013]]. | ||
It is the third-largest Melee tournament to date, with 970 entrants (behind [[Apex 2015]]'s 1,037 entrants and [[ | It is the third-largest Melee tournament to date, with 970 entrants (behind [[Apex 2015]]'s 1,037 entrants and [[EVO 2015]]'s 1,869 entrants), and was the largest Melee tournament for over six months, surpassing the record of 709 entrants set by EVO 2013 the previous year. | ||
The tournament was expected to be the wrap-up of the rivalry between {{Sm|Mango}} and {{Sm|Armada}}, the two best ''Melee'' players in the world; they had defeated each other in grand finals in several national tournaments over the previous few months. However, Armada, using {{SSBM|Young Link}}, lost to Hungrybox's {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}} in both winners' semifinals and losers' finals, placing 3rd. Hungrybox moved on to grand finals and was defeated by Mango's {{SSBM|Fox}}. | The tournament was expected to be the wrap-up of the rivalry between {{Sm|Mango}} and {{Sm|Armada}}, the two best ''Melee'' players in the world; they had defeated each other in grand finals in several national tournaments over the previous few months. However, Armada, using {{SSBM|Young Link}}, lost to Hungrybox's {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}} in both winners' semifinals and losers' finals, placing 3rd. Hungrybox moved on to grand finals and was defeated by Mango's {{SSBM|Fox}}. |
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