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CEO 2015 Smash 4 Singles - Top 8 Recap

LiteralGrill

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Smash 4 at CEO was a thrilling experience. $3000 in pot bonuses were on the line and every player in attendance was hoping to take the $500 bounty from ZeRo. Of the 512 entrants only 8 would have the chance to play on Sunday for the grand prize. The top 8 in particular had incredible talent and showcased a plethora of matchups with some surprising everyone. The final bracket can be found here for those who wish to view it. Now onto the recap!

The first matches took place on the losers side of bracket: Dabuz vs Shaky and Larry Lurr vs NickRiddle. The first match had both players trading the lead in games, but when it came down to the final fight Larry Lurr was able to pull out the victory for a 3-2 win. Shaky was able to take a dominant game one off Dabuz on Final Destination but then fell to two SDs in his second match and two losses thereafter allowing Dabuz to move forward.

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Then the first two matches were played out on the winners side. Recently sponsored ESAM came up against the man to beat: ZeRo. While ESAM did manage to snag one game from ZeRo his Pikachu wasn't enough and ZeRo took the match 3-1. Nairo vs MVD was a much closer bout. They both managed to have two games against each other, but instead of choosing Zero Suit Samus for the final match against MVD's Diddy Kong he made a sudden switch to Dark Pit. This was enough to push him over and win the match 3-2.


Then the match everyone in the venue and at home alike was waiting for. ZeRo vs Nairo. Many fans were of a mind that if anyone could take down ZeRo it would most certainly be Nairo. After ZeRo won the first match as a two stock things looked grim, but Nairo was able to bring it back game 2 taking a game. ZeRo won the next to bouts however, and Nairo was sent to losers bracket.

Speaking of losers bracket, MVD brought out the "PUPPYPOWER" and tried to use Duck Hunt to take on Dabuz's Rosalina but to no avail. With only one game left he made a desperate switch to Captain Falcon but just couldn't manage a win being eliminated after the 3-0. The next match saw Larry Lurr and ESAM facing off and had one of the most surprise matches of the tournament. After losing the first two matches ESAM switched to his favorite Melee character Samus in an attempt to stay alive. The gambit actually payed off and ESAM managed to push to game four, but after switching back to Pikachu he couldn't close out the win and was eliminated.


This saw Larry Lurr to face Dabuz for fourth place. While Larry fought hard two unusual and costly counterpicks Halberd cost him dearly and he was unable to take a single game. This lead Dabuz to face Nairo for one last shot at the bounty on ZeRo's head. While Dabuz gave it his all, Nairo pulled out a resounding 3-1 victory and moved on to the grand finals and a last chance at first place.


Time for grand finals. One last chance to see the $500 dollars in Nairo's pocket alongside a first place win at CEO 2015. Nairo gave the crowd hope managing to take game one, but ZeRo was just too powerful to be taken down. He proceded to win the next three matches securing himself first place at CEO 2015.

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If this simple recap is not enough for readers, Smash4U has a full game by game recap and a sample is shown below. For those that enjoy be sure to check out the full article.

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UGC Larry Lurr vs VS NickRiddle (3-2)​

Larry Lurr and NickRiddle had some seriously impressive games. The first match saw Fox and Zero Suit Samus colliding on Final Destination. The first stocks went as expected getting to high damages, but the final stock was a very early down smash into Flip Jump. Larry returned to FD but this time pulled out his Luigi. This time the match was very different, with Larry pulling out a 2 stock and even ending the game with a cheeky taunt. Game three took place on Dreamland, and after the first stock was taken, Larry’s Luigi was able to press for a serious advantage, netting 95% before he finally lost his first stock. He was able to quickly clean up NickRiddle’s second stock and they headed to game four. The next game also went to Dreamland but was completely reversed with NickRiddle getting the stock lead and pressing his advantage to win. Both fighting for their tournament lives, they went to game five on Battlefield with Larry changing back to Fox. This match was a resounding win for Larry, as he managed to stay at only 21% damage for almost an entire minute the first stock, and took no damage before taking NickRiddle’s second stock as well. Winner – UGC Larry Lurr

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Smashboards is also asking any and all who went to the event to help in claiming results for the Smashboards rankings. Be sure to check out the results page and help with this enormously wonderful bracket. Did these results match up to those predictions? Let us know in the comment below!

SmashCapps was on the edge of his seat throughout the top 8 and was incredibly excited to see how it all went down. To keep up with his writing be sure to follow him on Twitter.
 
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WwwWario

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Sheik in the finals? Big woop...

But awesome matches in the finals, though. Always fun to watch Zero play.
 

Globe

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Lmao at Dabuz tweet. Amazing work by Larry taking out some big powerhouses.
 

SuaveChaser

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Overall sm4sh singles were pretty good but nowhere near the hype of doubles with SoL and Ryo they had me on the edge of my seat. Congrats to Zero hope to see someone beat him at somepoint.
 
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90007000

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If you guys remember, I predicted ZeRo was gonna win in another thread. See I was right! (Fortunetelling skills!!!)
 
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HBox is the only one that can beat ZeRo. He bodied ZeRo's Sheik before Grand Finals, and clutched out a doubles match by taking out Dabuz 1v1. Clearly this man has what it takes to win EVO for Melee and Smash 4. :4jigglypuff:
 

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Also nerf diddy delete his up air

Luma needs 300hp and Rosa needs wario airspeed
 

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Welp.
Now for another barage of Zero victories. He must've downloaded everyone already.
 

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Was pumped for Leffen winning his first American major. Gotta be walking on cloud nine right now. Can't wait to see what he'll do at EVO.
 

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When you put money on Nairo defeating Zer0 this time.
 

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ZeRo won, who saw that coming? Oh right, anyone who wasn't basing their predictions off of what they wanted to see happen.
 

paxinchristo

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Yes, 3-1 in both sets is very close. RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT
You have to admit though, most of their games in Grands were actually pretty close. ZeRo just managed to have more clutch juice in his tanks than Nairo.
 
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Dylan_Tnga

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Funniest part for me is ZeRo's beard that grows ONLY on his neck, that or he specifically shaved his face and left only neck beard growing.

He is the literal embodiment of a neckbeard, he makes all basement dwellers proud. What a disgusting human being.

Oh well, congrats to him anyway for winning. Grand final set was pretty cool. Although I hoped Nairo would win, his ZSS is very fast.
 

XOSugar

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I didn't like ZeRo's Diddy, or Falcon, but his Sheik is ****ing fun to watch. Everyone says Sm4sh is a defensive game, but ZeRo's Sheik pressure is just ****ing stupid.
 

Sneak Sneaks

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I hate to see how only top tiers seem to appear in finals.. What about Megaman! At least Nairo used Pikachu..
 

PhantomShab

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So...wasn't there supposed to be some big Smash 4 related announcement at CEO?

What ever happened to that?
 

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So does this mean Dabuz is no longer second best in the world?
Also, are we just going to ignore Hungrybox's hostile takeover?
 
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