| TheBlueBlade | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Melee mains | Marth, Yoshi |
| Brawl mains | Game & Watch, Jigglypuff |
| Other Brawl character | ROB |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | None |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Nick Deranek |
| Birth date | |
| Location | South Bend, IN 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Professional |
General Information
TheBlueBlade (fmr. TheBlueGuy) is a smasher from South Bend, Indiana. He is a 21-year old 3rd year college student who is currently enrolled at Ivy Tech Community College, just getting his basics done to transfer to Ball State University or the University of Montana 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. He now announces for Indiana-Purdue University Indianapolis for volleyball, women's basketball, swimming and diving, and softball (affiliate NCAA Division I). Blade is also a storm spotter and chaser for the National Weather Service (IWX and IND).
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.
Blade ended his long losing streak on January 30th, 2010 at M2K's Monthly Donation Fund (a monthly in Ohio run by the Springfield crew). His losing streak was 19 matches dating back to early 2008.
Blade was one of the commissioners of the now retired Indiana/Kentucky Power Rankings.
Midwest Smash Circuit (Brawl)
The Midwest Smash Circuit (aka the Midwest Central Circuit) was founded and organized by TheBlueBlade (IN) and SCOTU (MI). TheBlueBlade has since taken full responsibility of the circuit since SCOTU's retirement.
| Tournament | Date | Singles Champion | Doubles Champion | Tournament Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuntasm (Parma Heights, OH) | November 29th, 2009 | Mew2King | Mew2King -and- Blue Rogue | ithrowthings |
| Smashin' Through The Snow (Indianapolis, IN) | December 19th, 2009 | Krystedez | YBM -and- Kel | Vamp -and- TheBlueBlade |
| Week Before Pound Shenanigans (Mount Etna, IN) | January 9th, 2010 | CANCELED | CANCELED | XeroXen -and- Ducky |
| Legacy of Legends in Smash EXtended (Ann Arbor, MI) | February 6th, 2010 | Mew2King | Mew2King -and- Anther | Ankoku -and- SCOTU |
| M.A.S: KAMI NO BACHI (Winthrop Heights, IL) | March 27th, 2010 | TBA | TBA | Devildigimon -and- Dark Kakashi |
| Indianapolis, IN | April 24th, 2010 | TBA | TBA | Renegade -and- TheBlueBlade |
| Springfield, OH | May TBD | TBA | TBA | Nope -and- RipN |
| MSC Championships (TBA) | June TBD | TBA | TBA | TheBlueBlade |
Brawl in 2010
| Tournament | Date | Singles Finish | Singles Record | Doubles Finish | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smashing Through The Stones (Cincinnati, OH) | 3/13/10 | DNP | 0-0 (0-0) | 7th / 9 | VaMP |
| Vamp's Bi-Monthy "ThingamaCount (Indianapolis, IN) | 2/13/10 | 17th | 1-2 (2-5) | 4th / 9 | VaMP |
| M2K's Monthly Donation Fund (Springfield, OH) | 1/31/10 | 33rd | 1-4 (2-9) |
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
- # 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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