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slayer, and KJH for top in the PR, idk what place though. BIgy also, he came to a smashfest in West mi, and the gentlemens open and he just has to sand off that rust before he is godly again
so far the gentlemen's club has penetrated the lower ranks of the PR one by one...next up, HIV+! who will claim his head? dare i say...ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR!?!?!?
The PR will be updated after Big House 3. It's really close between a few people right now so that'll be good to "break" some ties. Bring your A-games, gentlemen.
What an amazing weekend! This tournament was one of the most fun, challenging, and exciting events I've ever been a part of, let alone organize. Just three years ago I was starting out as a new TO hosting small locals at my house... I never could have imagined growing a tournament series to an event of this magnitude, and I feel really great about how far the Midwest community overall has come from the days where we could barely squeeze out one triple-digit tournament per year. So glad to have received so much support that we have a national tournament series again in my home region. You guys know I love my Smash history, so here's some trivia about The Big House 3 to give you a perspective:
* Biggest Smash-only tournament of the year (240 unique attendees)
* 3rd-biggest Smash tournament of the year overall behind EVO 2013 and Apex 2013
* Biggest Midwest Melee tournament in over six years, since FC-Diamond (256 entrants) in 2007
* 2nd-biggest Project M tournament of all-time (90 entrants), ahead of Low Tier City (64 entrants) and behind FC10R (105 entrants)
* 23rd-biggest Melee tournament of all-time (172 entrants) ahead of Revival of Melee 3 (163 entrants) and behind MLG Orlando 2006 (176 entrants)
This is by far the biggest project I've ever taken on and the toughest tournament I've ever had to run. 240 unique attendees will do that to any TO, but there were the behind-the-scenes events that made life even tougher. Dealing with website downtime from DDoS attacks that shut down UM Smash (and tournament registration) for over a week. Being forced to switch t-shirt companies three days before the tournament. Managing a situation in which I asked a top player and good acquaintance not to attend due to extreme outside circumstances previously unprecedented to me. As a wise co-TO once said, it's not necessarily about how high you go when things run well, but how you respond when things don't go well. Luckily for me, the best was saved for tournament weekend, and I couldn't be happier with the result.
Everyone who knows me knows that I'm a die-hard Melee fanboy, but I also want to say a word about how impressed I was with the PM community this past weekend. I've had my fair share of trouble trying to host multi-game events in the past, whether it's due to a lack of cooperation from attendees or a disconnect from one of the event's communities, but I've never even come close to feeling that way with the PM scene. It's a game born out of a respect for the precious Smash titles we have and also a desire to raise gameplay standards for the competitive scene, and the community reflects that in every way. Can't say enough about how much I enjoyed the PM presence at the event, and I really hope to continue that partnership in the future.
I have so many people to thank for helping make this tournament happen. All of them deserve recognition for their contributions. I can safely say the tournament this past weekend was truly made better by each and every one of these people, and I'm proud to associate with them in any capacity I can.
Calvin (VGBC | GimR) for his incredible work taking livestream production quality to new heights, taking the lead in gaining us social media exposure (7K viewers at a grassroots national!), and putting an enormous effort into executing my vision for how the event should be presented. Adam (PM | Strong Bad) for doing anything and everything PM-related for the event, from rounding up the PM community to attend in huge numbers to organizing the Roy and Mewtwo playable setups to organizing the grand livestream reveal on Day 2; excellent work in a monumental TOing role. Arian (OXY | TheCrimsonBlur) for being the most supportive out-of-region attendee ever; can't thank him enough for helping me set up mirror registration on Team-OXY and just being there when it counted. Amine (Roki) for taking care of all technical internet and livestream questions out of my league and bringing his whole desktop to the venue for the UM Smash livestream. Brian (BLiu) for supporting the UM Smash livestream all weekend, helping save some of Pittsburgh, and sending constant tournament results updates to SRK. Chris (CTL) for delivering big-time as the stream TO; if you enjoyed the fast-paced stream lineup, thank CTL for his awesome work in one of the most important roles of any national tournament. Wenzel (BigWenz) for stepping up with solid TOing help throughout and being one of the funniest, coolest people I met for the first time this weekend. Richard (BloodyJoker) for pool captaining, driving people literally all over the place, and putting up with my unnecessary bantering all weekend. Chad (kd) for pool captaining, running every errand imaginable throughout the weekend, and serving as an awesome TOing resource overall. Chris (Aceplayer) for holding down the fort at the check-in desk all weekend and reminding me that I need to laugh every once in awhile. Eric (401k) for taking care of airport transportation for several individuals; can't say enough how much of a burden this lifted from my workload. Chi (clowsui) for being the go-to guy for random venue errands, giving input on scheduling, and putting up with my mid-tourney rants. Jon (C_Naught) for stepping up as a clutch last-minute TO staff addition and for all his absolutely amazing production work for Melee It On Me and UM Smash. Matt (Dempt) for a ton of TOing help, especially throughout the day on Friday, and retaining his unofficial title as the chillest ************ in the Melee community. Somiyah (Sola Gratia) for her great cinematography and production support at the VGBootCamp livestream throughout the weekend. Blake (Ripple) for taking on the recording manager role and doing a fantastic job communicating with the rest of the TO staff during singles bracket. Josh (Coffeemug) for coming through in the clutch with last-minute photography requests; can't thank him enough for the work he did. Chris (AlphaZealot) for all his help and advice dealing with the DDoS attacks that shut down UM Smash for over a week. Tim (KishPrime) for helping me last-minute with the FC-style pool sheets, finding time in his schedule to attend, and continuing to be a great TOing inspiration. Bobby (Scar) for supporting the tournament in every way possible, being the most electrifying commentator in Melee, and continuing to serve as the best community rep in the scene through Melee It On Me. Kris (Toph) for showing off his commentary versatility alongside two of the most different co-casters in the Melee community; really phenomenal work by one of the best new commentators in the business. Sheridan (Hyuga) for his TOing input before the tourney, teams commentary during Melee Doubles Top 4, and taking on the role of DSR Nazi. Chris (Wife) for having enough faith in the event to attend with the rest of MD/VA and proving he's still one of the greatest commentators in history. Travis (samox) for putting his heart and soul into making The Smash Brothers documentary and allowing Big House to be the stage in which it was unveiled. Steven (Bionic) for training me in the arts of how-to-set-up-online-registration and always being there when I needed additional help. Aaron (Apasher) for working around his testing schedule and still managing to show up Sunday. Julian (Zinoto) for pool captaining and coming on board as the most last-minute TOing addition ever. Mark (Moose) for pool captaining and driving SFAT, PewPewU, and Scar from the airport on Friday. James (Duck) for housing and driving a bunch of Chicago-Land and West Coast players. Tim (Timofey) for driving Hax from the airport super early Friday morning like a boss. Jake (Butch G) for driving Hungrybox and Toph from the airport on Friday and dropping off Dr Peepee on Monday. Aj (Euscher) for driving Dr Peepee from the airport on Friday. JCaesar, Toast, Carroll, and metroid for helping record PM Singles Bracket and/or Melee Singles Bracket on Day 2. SFAT and Violence for being the only out-of-region attendees to make it a perfect 3 for 3 in Big House attendance. Melee It On Me, Air Dash Online, Apex Tournament Series, and Smashboards for their sponsorships of the event. Everyone for being one of the most cooperative and understanding groups of attendees I've ever come across in my TOing experience. Thanks for putting up with our yelling and rule-enforcing this past weekend.
With that said, here are the results. Note that Melee results are provided below, and PM results are provided by Strong Bad in the post immediately following this.
Here is the list of all players who earned payouts in one or more of the four events:
Mew2King
Hungrybox
Dr Peepee
SFAT
Hax
Nintendude
darkatma
PewPewU
Kage the Warrior
VaNz
Kirk
PikaChad
Rat
Oracle
PM | Strong Bad
Scythe
If you're on this list, please email me at michigansmash@gmail.com with your choice of receiving your payout through either PayPal or a check in the mail. If you choose PayPal, tell me what your PayPal username/email is. If you choose to receive a check in the mail, tell me your full name and your full address including state, country, zip code, etc. so I can write the check properly. I prefer PayPal because it's easier, but it's your choice. Do not contact me through social media to request your payout -- email only.
To anyone reading this results thread, post about your tournament experience here! I know we're mostly on Facebook these days, but it would mean a lot if you could spare a few minutes to type up shoutouts, summarize your tournament experience, or just drop a line or two about your thoughts on the event here on Smashboards. It's great to look back on not only for prospective attendees in the future, but also sponsors and organizations that may be able to help us throw an even better tournament next time. Each post makes a difference -- thanks everyone!
Hi, this might not be the best place to post this, but I'm from Mexico and I might be going to Michigan at the end of this month and i´ll be there for like 10 days and was wondering if any of you would like to play some smash
Hi, this might not be the best place to post this, but I'm from Mexico and I might be going to Michigan at the end of this month and i´ll be there for like 10 days and was wondering if any of you would like to play some smash
Hi, this might not be the best place to post this, but I'm from Mexico and I might be going to Michigan at the end of this month and i´ll be there for like 10 days and was wondering if any of you would like to play some smash
Try posting on the MI Melee facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/umsmash/ . This thread is basically nonexistent because MI Melee doesn't like to post in the boards, but we notice stuff from time to time. We'll get the word out, plenty of people would like to smash with you if you're anywhere near us.
Side note - I gotta say, at least you posted in the right place instead of people making new threads of this subject. Big props to that. Every time I see someone make a new thread I kinda throw my hands up and think, 'the regional thread is right there!!!!!!'. Just something that personally irks me
Hi, this might not be the best place to post this, but I'm from Mexico and I might be going to Michigan at the end of this month and i´ll be there for like 10 days and was wondering if any of you would like to play some smash
Second, where exactly in Michigan are you going to be? It's a large state, and the Melee hotspots are concentrated in a few places, so I'd like to know where you'll be.
if anyone wants to come to midland and play all day one of these days in preperation for beach house, I know it is a bit out of the way but I have a seemingly pretty open schedule (i substitute teach so I can take a day off here or there to play, lust lmk)
other wins on my list
shady at beach house 2
shaeden at beach house 3
kzhu at apashers melee monthlies 2
carroll and taki at shape 2
tremor X 3 at apashers melee monthlies 2 and twice at beach house 2
Logan I beat you at beach house 3 and you beat me at beach house 2. And then I beat you at apashers. 2-1 in favor of me
I also beat shaeden at the beach house 3.
Beach house 3 upsets:
"Notable upsets include: Tremor over Shaeden, Shady over HIV, Slayer over HIV, and KJH over Shaeden"
Also, @ Slayer/Tremor/KJH, if we're counting wins vs Shaeden's Falcon, then I suppose we should also count everyone's wins vs my Mario and Fox during this ranking period? I dunno, it just seems dumb to include any of that.
Also, @ Slayer/Tremor/KJH, if we're counting wins vs Shaeden's Falcon, then I suppose we should also count everyone's wins vs my Mario and Fox during this ranking period? I dunno, it just seems dumb to include any of that.
That's not my point. If we're putting up wins vs everyone's secondaries, then I guess Dre and Artificial Flavour have wins vs me this ranking period too. It's misleading to record those sets on the table.
That's not my point. If we're putting up wins vs everyone's secondaries, then I guess Dre and Artificial Flavour have wins vs me this ranking period too. It's misleading to record those sets on the table.
I thought Fox used to be shaeden's main? Not to mention about as good as his falco. You better take down that win vs shady, wasn't that vs his falcon?
I see where you're coming from but it's a pretty big cop out to just be able to not enter tournies @HIV @JUGGLETHISWEEKEND to avoid losses/when you're not playing well or to pick alts. And then go "Yeah you beat my alt."
EDIT: We'll just take me off the P/R and give blake the spot. I know where I stand and I'm working to upset the top. I'm not avoiding playing people and playing this "I beat so and so" game just to up a spot.