MLG Anaheim - Everything YOU Need to Know! Vote for Winner!

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Major League Gaming's Anaheim event is this weekend, starting Friday, June 20th. Leading up to the event, MLG has released a number of teaser videos and information, including the schedule of who will play on Friday. The 12 already qualified players will all duke it out on MLG.TV/SMASH. The production is certain to be the best seen so far in 2014. You can get many details on the MLG event page - or just check below for the rundown! Smashers will be competing for a $15,000 prize pool that pays out to the top 8. There are 320 players registered for the tournament, including the 12 qualified players, which makes MLG Anaheim 2014 one of the top 5 largest Smash Melee tournaments ever.

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• Format Details
• Full Schedule
• Event Info
• Full Player List

Prize Pool
1st = $5,000
2nd = $3,000
3rd = $2,250
4th = $1,750
5th = $1,000
5th = $1,000
7th = $500
7th = $500

Stage List
Starter/Neutral Stages
Battlefield
Dream Land
Final Destination
Fountain of Dreams
Yoshi’s Story

Counterpick Stages
Pokemon Stadium

Qualified Players
Pool A

• EMP | Mew2King
• EG | PPMD
• Leffen
• SS | Soft
• VGBC | Hax
• LLL | Remen

Pool B

• CRS | Hungrybox
• C9 | Mango
• EMP | Armada
• Westballz
• VGBC | Amsa
• CT | ZeRo

Friday Match Ups
2:30PM - LEFFEN vs. MEW2KING
2:50PM - HAX vs. SOFT
3:10PM - REMEN vs. PPMD
3:30PM - MANGO vs. ZERO
3:50PM - HUNGRYBOX vs. ARMADA
4:10PM - AMSA vs. WESTBALLZ
4:30PM - MEW2KING vs. PPMD
4:50PM - REMEN vs. SOFT
5:10PM - LEFFEN vs. HAX
5:30PM - AMSA vs. MANGO
5:50PM - ZERO vs. ARMADA
6:10PM - HUNGRYBOX vs. WESTBALLZ
7:00PM - BREAK
7:30PM - MEW2KING vs. REMEN
7:50PM - LEFFEN vs. SOFT
8:10PM - PPMD vs. HAX
8:30PM - HUNGRYBOX vs. ZERO
8:50PM - MANGO vs. WESTBALLZ
9:10PM - ARMADA vs. AMSA
10:00PM - EAST COAST VS WEST COAST CREW BATTLE

WEST COAST CREW (homefield)
Only 10 will play - 40 stocks
Captains: HYUGA & HUGS

• MANGO
• ZHU
• AXE
• WESTBALLZ
• FLY
• FICTION
• S2J
• LUCKY
• MACD
• PEWPEWU
• SHROOMED
• SFAT

EAST COAST CREW
Only 10 will play - 40 stocks
Captain: Cactuar

• PPMD
• HUNGRYBOX
• MEW2KING
• COL BOL
• HAX
• PLUP
• CHUDAT
• CHILLINDUDE
• DOH
• DUCK
• PORKCHOPS
• GAHTZU

Commentators

• Prog
• D1
• Wife

Production Crew and Operations
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• Sundance DiGiovanni
• Adam Apicella
• Solid Jake
• Brian Baldomero
• GIMR
• Chibo
• Alex Chiricosta

Qualifier List

• February 22nd - 23rd | Shuffle V | Columbus, OH
• March 29th | CEO Prologue | Orlando, FL
• April 26th - 27th | Fighters’ Edge | DuQuoin, IL
• May 3rd - 4th | WHOBO6 | Houston, TX
• May 4th | Sumabato DX Melee 11 | Japan
• May 10th – 11th |Get On My Level | Toronto, Canada
• May 17th - 18th | Republic of Fighters 3 | Paris, France
• May 24th- 25th | Pat’s House 2 | San Diego, CA
• May 31st - June 1st | SKTAR 3 | Somerset, NJ

 

[JCDied4U]

I actually don't have a clue who will win, going with PPMD but I haven't watched all of these players go head to head to make an informed decision :/

 

[Zylo]

Only 320 entrants? Although that's certainly a large number, I must say I'm disappointed after the daunting 1024 player cap they settled on.

 

[Zebkeet]

M2K! M2K!

 

[♡ⓛⓞⓥⓔ♡]

Either Armada or PPMD. I doubt Leffen can beat Mew2King.

 

[_yuna]

Open bracket player all the way.

 

[SRK]

I think PPMD is gonna take it this year

 

[Cheep]

Im so hype!!! aMSa will destroy!

 

[TheFadedWarrior]

I think PPMD might win, but I want HungryBox to win so I voted for him :3

 

[Sqa$]

I think Armada has a chance to sweep it in. Also, that 8:30 PM match is going to be salty.

 

[Bazkip]

Only 320 entrants? Although that's certainly a large number, I must say I'm disappointed after the daunting 1024 player cap they settled on.

They seem to have reduced that cap along the way, the rules state a maximum on 512 players in the open bracket now. Guess they realized it was a bit unrealistic.

 

[Bortogo]

y'all are lying to yourselves if you think anyone has a better chance to win this than ppmd. he's got all the momentum he could possibly have, mango's on a downswing, and armada is just coming back into it. M2K isn't even a threat to PPMD anymore. only way he can lose is if mango does some hype ish and gets tons of momentum going into grand finals (if he makes it that far)

 

[DarthZ3bra]

aMSa, THE BEST, Yoshi will sweep his way to victory PTW :D

 

[ImaClubYou]

Hypest Smash trailers I've ever seen.

Also, whoever made the 2nd video must hate Mango, LOL. Every time he was in it he was not in the spotlight, haha.

 

[strawhats]

y'all are lying to yourselves if you think anyone has a better chance to win this than ppmd. he's got all the momentum he could possibly have, mango's on a downswing, and armada is just coming back into it. M2K isn't even a threat to PPMD anymore. only way he can lose is if mango does some hype ish and gets tons of momentum going into grand finals (if he makes it that far)

the moment you doubt mango/m2k/armada is the moment you'll be disappointed. M2k has beaten all members of the big 5/sinister 6, if you wanna include leffen at Apex 2014, in the last year. He goes even with mango, has proven recently that he's more than capable of beating armada (sktar 3) and they had a tight set at SSS last weekend (thought it could've gone to a game 5/set 2). He hasn't been able to beat pp recently (as of 2014;last time he beat pp was TBH3), but he's managed to take games off of pp's falco and as far as im concerned looked pretty damn solid vs pp up until game 4 of their set in GFs at SKTAR (taking game 1 off of pp's falco and going down to last stock vs pp in the marth ditto/lol only in 2014 did i ever think i'd see m2k as an underdog in the ditto).
Mango goes even with m2k, almost beat armada at Super Sweet, and is more than capable of beating pp. The scary thing is, is that MaNg0 has had that 20XX pack for a few weeks now. He's the last person you want to have that technology in their hands.

Armada, I can make the case has the best chance of beating PPMD, given the fact that he did very well against PP at SKTAR 3, at about 85%-90% of his maximum skill. What makes armada so fearsome is his punishment game, and his ability to adapt as well as win the war of attrition. (his peach is like a freaking wall) He'll take trades all day, and applies pressure so well. His OoS game gives him alot of leverage, he was not as crisp/comfortable OoS as he was say a yr and half ago (Apex 2013) with his trademark nairs OoS at SKTAR.
I wouldn't sleep on leffen either, imo he is capable of beating anyone of the big 5 (yes including pp). As for hbox, if he plays like he did at GOML, he'll be a real force heading into this weekend.

 

[strawhats]

Only 320 entrants? Although that's certainly a large number, I must say I'm disappointed after the daunting 1024 player cap they settled on.

not surprised at this at all, given how close to EVO this tournament was. I think I heard prog or someone else say that EVO might reach 1000 melee entrants this year. So if you're looking for earth shattering attendance for melee, look no further than EVO 2014. If not 1,000 players, which I think will happen, it'll at least get to 800+ to surpass last year's total.

 

[Jaedrik]

You mean to tell me I lied to everyone on stream by saying the stream would be on mlg.tv/vgbootcamp and not mlg.tv/smash ? D:

 

[Raetah]

CT Zero got this, guys.
He is after all the first Official Super Smash Bros Champion.

 

[Malkasaur]

PFFT. East Coast Vs West Coast Crew Battle is gonna be one sided. 3 of the top 5 players on one team and 1 of the top players on the other. Please. West Coast Players are solid but M2K, HBox, and PP all on the same team? Please.

 

[Juggleguy]

I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why the "Favorite" and "Underdog" labels were applied to the crew battles section of this article. Who decided the labels? Everyone qualified to speak on the matter agrees it's going to be a close call.

 

[Raetah]

I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why the "Favorite" and "Underdog" labels were applied to the crew battles section of this article. Who decided the labels? Everyone qualified to speak on the matter agrees it's going to be a close call.

I think that East Coast Crew is stacked and the result of this crew battle is predicable.

 

[OrangeEnvelope]

Did anyone else think that MLG Melee banner is ****ing perfect?

 

[Malkasaur]

I think that East Coast Crew is stacked and the result of this crew battle is predicable.

Its Mango and the West Coast vs Mew2King, Dr PP, and HBox and the East Coast. Clearly this is no contest.

 

[ECHOnce]

I think West Coast was mislabeled as "Favored" and East Coast was mislabeled as "Underdog" lol...

 

[Darknut]

Go aMSa! He's the best.

 

[DrMcNugget]

LEFFEN vs. MEW2KING
I think it could be close, but I honestly don't see Leffen beating Mew2King.

HAX vs. SOFT
Hax gonna beat S0ft just like he did at WHOBO.

REMEN vs. PPMD
PPMD gonna destroy him.

MANGO vs. ZERO
No way Mango will lose.

HUNGRYBOX vs. ARMADA
I think Hungrybox will take this. Not sure how much Armada was been practicing against puff and he had some close games against Prince Abu at Super SWEET.

AMSA vs. WESTBALLZ
I think aMSa will wreck him just like he did at the salty sweet.

MEW2KING vs. PPMD
I think M2K has a small chance but PPMD is on top right now.

REMEN vs. SOFT
I wanna say Remen but after seeing him at the SSS... I just don't know.

LEFFEN vs. HAX
I think this could go either way.

AMSA vs. MANGO
I think the upset could happen. But it's mango so I doubt it.

ZERO vs. ARMADA
ZeRo was doing suprisingly well against Armada in friendlies at the SSS. Although be real, Armada, losing to a fox that isn't Leffen or Mango or uhhh.... M2K at SKTAR

HUNGRYBOX vs. WESTBALLZ
Hungrybox got this.

MEW2KING vs. REMEN
Could be close but M2K got this.

LEFFEN vs. SOFT
Leffen gonna bop him hard.

PPMD vs. HAX
I predict some close games but PPMD got it.

HUNGRYBOX vs. ZERO
ZeRo has beaten S0ft and Darc. It's Hbox, though, I could see ZeRo taking game 1 but not the set.

MANGO vs. WESTBALLZ
Mango has this.

ARMADA vs. AMSA
Armada ain't losing to no yoshi.

EAST COAST VS WEST COAST CREW BATTLE
Could be really close not sure who'll take it.

 

[Man Li Gi]

A lot of people like to register at the door. It's possible for the crowd to grow.

 

[CAUP]

I see mango taking his bracket with PPMD taking his bracket and then mango winning.

 

[KayB]

I'm glad M2K was considered East Coast in this crew battle. Imagine Crew2King on West Coast, that would be murder.

 

[Zenmaioh]

I got $50 on Armada for the singles, and another $50 on the East Coast for the crew battle.

 

[ECHOnce]

I'm glad M2K was considered East Coast in this crew battle. Imagine Crew2King on West Coast, that would be murder.

SOON, HE SHALL BE OURS.

 

[Don Quixote]

PPMD has this in the bag, and there's no way east coast is losing to west.

 

[Djent]

Regarding the poll, I voted for Hax. I don't think it'll happen, but it's what I want to happen, so **** it. He always comes *so* close, and after watching him at SKTAR I finally think Fox was the right choice for him. More realistically, he'll upset one of the "gods" but then get knocked out by 2 others. I don't care though, I gamble big with my credibility.

not surprised at this at all, given how close to EVO this tournament was. I think I heard prog or someone else say that EVO might reach 1000 melee entrants this year. So if you're looking for earth shattering attendance for melee, look no further than EVO 2014. If not 1,000 players, which I think will happen, it'll at least get to 800+ to surpass last year's total.

I think Melee will come very close to UMvC3 in entrant totals. My guess is 1300 for Marvel (similar to last year) and 1100 for Melee (~55% increase). The huge SoCal local scene is a big factor because those people don't have to travel *that* far for EVO.

PFFT. East Coast Vs West Coast Crew Battle is gonna be one sided. 3 of the top 5 players on one team and 1 of the top players on the other. Please. West Coast Players are solid but M2K, HBox, and PP all on the same team? Please.

SoCal is by far the strongest Melee region. Their players are theoretically capable of matching the # of stocks claimed by M2K/PP/HBox. And if those 3 go down, the rest of the EC team (save for Hax) is considerably weaker. So I don't think it will be one-sided at all. It's going to be very close.

 

[Osennecho]

A lot of people like to register at the door. It's possible for the crowd to grow.

Yah but with a $125 at the door fee, I don't see too many. Some yah... But not like normal majors. I get that it's MLG, but given the price of entry, the turnout numbers are reasonable. Disappointing b/c its F'*** MLG, but not exactly unexpected either.

 

[KayB]

Wait is Colbol's tag actually Col bol? Really?

 

[Sfeet]

Does anybody know if the matches will be recorded and put up on youtube at any time? I am gonna miss M2K vs Leffen and I was hoping that it would be saved in some capacity.

 

[Man Li Gi]

Yah but with a $125 at the door fee, I don't see too many. Some yah... But not like normal majors. I get that it's MLG, but given the price of entry, the turnout numbers are reasonable. Disappointing b/c its F'*** MLG, but not exactly unexpected either.

Yeah. MLG hasn't been quite supportive if fighting games in general, so not too much of a surprise here. Anyway, if there is a next year, I hope it grows then.

 

[Raveks]

so hyped for MLG , hoping Armada and M2K make it far!

 

[TerryJ]

I'm one of only four people that voted for Hax. ;_;

Rep the Falcon man! YUCONDUUIT!

 

[wezai]

Where will they be streaming this? I'm so sleepy I might have missed it somewhere. Could anyone help me with this piece of info?