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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 [[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.
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}}.