Summer time, It's Time for T-Shirts and Shorts...

Hey fellow AiBers! It's PokeMastr here with an update with the impending IMPULSE 2013, with it just around the corner on June 15th-16th! With how much of a success IMPULSE was last year on June 30th.
Topping 72 players in Brawl and Melee with Dabuz, Ally, Mr.R, V115, Zinoto, M2K, HBox, Mango, Dr.PP, Unknown522 all coming down! With M2K trying to time out HBox in Melee with Jigglypuff dittos,Ally whipping out a Marth for Dabuz, V115 taking down Zinoto,  Dr.PP vs Mango – A Classic, or even that one dude blowing up doubles with a Level 9 Luigi! Who WOULDN’T want a second Installment of the IMPULSE Tournament series ?!
Now some of you may or may not know, IMPULSE 2013 isn't just a Major Brawl/Melee tourney anymore... we have more games than that in the lineup~! Foremost, it's going to be a MASSIVE going away party for our beloved local host TinMan - Tinaye Dune, who is moving off to Australia on July 1st! The full article can be found here.

Next up is what games we'll exactly have.. We're having Smash 64, Melee, Brawl, Project: Melee, PlayStation Allstars: Battle Royale and Injustice: Gods Among us! So don't feel lucked out thinking it's JUST a smash tournament or going away party, it's way more than that!

If this isn't hype enough for you, there's more!

We're being sponsered by GDLK Apparel who will be selling T-Shirts during the tournament, we're also partnered up with ClashTournaments for a very very legit stream setup over here in Canada for all those who want to watch the big debut of IMPULSE 2013 and the player lineup we have for the Brawl HYPE!

Now for Brawl... listen carefully, and I mean carefully. You don't want to miss this, it's better off to be here!

The lineup you're all waiting for because I keep stalling! :3

For Brawl we have... Ally, Leon, ADHD, Keitaro, Nakat, Zinoto, False, Bleachigo, JBandrew, Will, Dabuz, Alphicans, V115 are all confirmed for IMPULSE 2013. We have people all over from Canada and America and Leon confirming from all over! Don't expect this to be a small tourney you can blow off.
There’s even more, but TinMan is keeping his mouth shut for the time being. All I know and can tell you is that he’s got some surprises lined up that will blow our minds. His words, not mine. Hope to see everyone here, or watching on stream!
 
The Impulse Site can be found here for full information.


The Smashboards Thread can be found here for upcoming hype!

Hello, fellow AiB users! We would like to inform you that the Art District is starting to come back to life, but we need YOU. You may or may not have seen the Art District panel on the bottom right hand corner of the front page; its low visibility is a reason why it is hard to get people to participate in the Art District. This is exactly why we are writing this: to invite those of you who are interested in art and design and want to improve, but are unaware of these contests to participate. The Art District has friendly and active moderators who can assist any user who is having difficulty with their artwork. Users can also increase their artistic skills and show off their artwork, as well has have chances to earn badges.


We wanted to hear the community’s opinions about two new contest ideas and their opinion on if we should bring back two old contests.

Sculpture of the Month: Make a sculpture out of anything you want, Legos, clay, blocks, even food if you want to get creative. There is even something called “pencil sculpting” which looks something like this http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/art-pencil-sculpture-2-580x559.png.

Diorama of the Month: Make a diorama out of anything. For those of you that do not know what a diorama is, it is a miniature model of something. For example this (http://www.gizmodiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Ghostbuster_Lego_Diorama.jpg) is a diorama of the scene from the first Ghostbusters movie. This particular diorama is made out of legos, but you can use whatever material you like. The more creative, the better.  

Large Art of the Month: Create art with dimensions greater or equal to 501x501 pixels according to a theme.

Texture of the Week: Make a texture based on a given theme.
 
Please tell us your opinions on these ideas, and if you would like to participate in these contests. Also, do let us know if you would like “Themes” to these two new contests, and if we should host these contests.


As some of you may know, Signature of the Week is starting to kick up again, but  we need more participants and voters. Here is a link to the SotW forums so you can keep up to date with it. http://allisbrawl.com/forum/forum.aspx?fid=141.
 

Hi everyone! I’m here to announce the start of a new doubles ladder event – Doubles Day! We couldn’t really think of anything more creative to call it than that, sorry. Anyway, this event was designed to improve doubles ladder activity, since that has been a bit lacking as of late.

Here’s how it works: every week, there will be a day designated as doubles day.  On that day, whichever team plays the most matches (winning isn’t necessary) will earn the new Duo Dueler badge! It comes with a new name color: Black with a Red and Blue Shadow. The color will likely change in the future (when Enigma gets database powers) because Shadows were supposed to be mod only colors and it looks a bit ugly right now anyway. But it will still be a new color.

Sample:

The schedule of the event is tentatively scheduled to rotate from Mondays to Fridays (Fridays may be skipped over if there is a major tournament going on that weekend). You can find out when the designated day is each week by checking the Doubles Ladder Partner Finder group. For the first few events (or as necessary), we will send out a group PM reminder on the designated day for convenience - we might also designate a time that day for mod teams to show up for a chance at the Double Danger badge (depends on availability, of course).

The first event will start on Monday, May 13th.

Fine print:
-Your team must have played at least 3 matches that day to earn the badge
-In the event that there is a tie in number of matches played, the badge will be awarded to the team with the highest score. However, if the score happens to be tied too, each team will get the badge.
-If a team that has the badge already plays the most matches on that day, no one gets the badge for the week. That team will instead receive TCG cards (including ones from the Duo card category).

Special thanks to xMARx for the idea initially, Skyviper for making the badge, and Enigma for adding the color.

P.S. If you are having difficulties joining doubles ladder, follow these instructions to get past the glitch: http://allisbrawl.com/forum/topic.aspx?id=202981

If you follow Texas smash at all, then you're familiar with the Hobo series already, but you're also thinking, wasn't 38 supposed to be the last one? It was, but after Xyro saw that he was needed back, he decided to host Hobo 39, and managed to get over 50 players to attend, which is the most a Texas tournament has had in a long while outside of a national.  Due to the success of Hobo 39, we're now going into the possibly supposedly final hobo (he just wanted to end it with an even number or something).  Anyways, being the last Hobo, this one will be a bit special, as the winners of each event will receive this medal.

There will be 4 events for you to try and win one of these medals at: Brawl singles and doubles, and Project M singles and doubles.  I believe if there is enough interest, there will be low tier teams as well, but I'm not sure if that one will have a medal or not.  For more info on the tournament itself, please visit the Smashboards page here and click attending if you're going.  Also, remember to click attending here on AiB if you're going.  Also, this will be a Road to Whobo 5 event; formerly known as the Lone Star Circuit 2, but due to complications with other cities, that has been cancelled and switched to this, so don't get it mixed up.

LSC 2, no.

Road to Whobo 5, yes.

Basically, all this means is that part of the venue fee used towards the events in the series will be added towards the pot for Whobo 5, so you don't have to attend all of them or accumulate circuit points.  Hope anyone who can will attend this and that Hobo ends on a great number, thanks for reading.



-Zano

Hello to the all new Spring 2013 AiB Ladders and prize structure!

After reading through all of your feedback in both the ladder survey and previous article comments, using this feedback to spur internal discussions, planning then tweaking said plan, we’re finally ready to unveil the finished product. 

What we came up when listening to you, the players, feedback was a lot of mores. More badges, more content, more ladders, more ways to recognize and reward players. So, just what will you see for the new ladders going forward? Well, read on and find out.


All new badges and associated colors!
We know the value of certain badges/colors have gotten diluted over the years. So starting with these new 2013 Spring Ladders AiB will be handing out brand new badges that all have the same associated name color for all its ladders going forward. The places and their corresponding color are as follows.

Singles
1st - Gold + $100 Payout + Part of the 2013 Ladder Champion Beach Ball
2nd-4th - Silver/Grayish (2nd - $ 50 payout)
5th-8th - Bronze
9th-16th - Greenish
17th-32nd - Blueish
33rd-64th - Purple       Note- Badge only. Playoffs will be limited to top 32. We wanted to recongize players for their high finish but keep the exclusiveness of making a top 32 playoff

Doubles & Secondary Ladders*
1st - Gold + $50 per player + Part of the 2013 Ladder Champion Beach Ball
2nd - Silver/Grayish + $25 per player
3rd - Bronze
4th- Greenish
5th-16th- Blueish
17-32nd- Purple        Note- Badge only. Playoffs will be limited to top 16. We wanted to recongize players for their high finish but keep the exclusiveness of making a top 16 playoff


New trophy prizes!
Based on feedback we decided to do away with packs of trading cards as ladder prizes and focus on trophies that will be awarded as unique trading cards. In that manner they can be proudly displayed on winner's profiles.

Trophies can be earned by anyone playing on their respective ladder, regardless of finish (aside from the 1st-3rd place trophies). So set your sights on a given trophy and do work to get it! For user submitted videos, for your chance, make sure you or someone is recording.

Trophy List -Submission and voting criteria in ()
Sickest Combo (user submitted video, community judged) 
Best Comeback (user submitted video, community judged) 
Highest placing low tier (placing determined, staff awarded) 
Best W/L Ratio** (placing determined, staff awarded) 
Sportsman of the season (community judged) 
Most Matches Played (placing determined, staff awarded) 
Most Improved (placing determined, staff awarded) 
Biggest Upset (user recommended, staff finalist determined, community judged)
1st/2nd/3rd Place Trophy Based on Ladder Finish (staff awarded)


More Ladder Content!
You can expect to see top 8 profiles for each ladder season, interviews with the top 2 prior to finals, and winner interviews. We will also have live streams of high level matches during the course of the season for all to check out the best of the best in action.


Brand New Low Tier and Project M Ladders!
We’re not done yet! If you recall in the ladder survey, we asked if you guys would be interested in the addition of a new ladder: either a low tier or Project M ladder. Today I’m here to tell you that starting this coming ladder season in addition to the normal singles and doubles ladder, AiB will have both. The Low Tier/Project M Ladder will be for singles only, and they will have their own playoffs. 

The survey results were fairly close between which of the two were favored. So we decided, ultimately, let the community at large show us what they want based on their actions. So if you want to see either of these stick around its up to you to get people involved and playing matches as much as possible. This season they are both very much a trial run. Show us you want them, by playing matches and getting others to play matches and we will show you we hear you by making them a permanent fixture and looking for ways to increasing prizing to each. Their success is now in your, the communities, hands.

Given these are brand new ladders, if you are interested in playing them id take the time to read the rules for low tier and or project m 

Low tier character pool: Luigi, Pokémon Trainer, Lucas, Mario, Samus, Bowser, Captain Falcon, Link, Jigglypuff, Zelda, Ganondorf

Weekly doubles nights/new ladder nights and Staff Slayer Badge Opportunities!
Based on our survey results vast majority of you wanted to see more doubles nights. So starting next week you will see a doubles night or night for one of our brand new ladders (Project M or Low Tier) every single week. In addition, staff will be actively encouraged to play on their favorite ladders during these nights. So that means more chances for you, the community, to get your hands on a staff slayer badge.

A lot of this plan is big deviation from the way things have been around here. We are wading into the waters of change here and aim be responsive and listen to you guys as ways we can continue to improve. Use this topic for feedback, communicate with our Head of the Ladder Linkz or any ladder staff through-out the season, and we will listen. But for now, thanks to all the feedback we have previously gotten for the community we think we have some rockin changes to get everyone excited! Enjoy the new season!


P.S. I originally wanted to hit on a few things that came up in discussions (such as cash/sponsor prizes, metaknight ban, new stage list, a random pairing ladder system instead of accept/decline, etc) in this topic to keep the community in the loop on some of the things that were pondered on the new plan. But in order to keep this article focused on the actual plan I will talk about them a bit on a blog I do tonight. So you can read about them there if you are interested.

P.S. #2 - A big thank you goes out to Linkz for much of the plan formation, creating the ladder survey, and spearheading a lot of the positive change. Word on the street is he is the man

*New secondary ladders will have performance based numbers they need to hit in order to hand out various name colors. Now that we have introduced new badges we want to make sure they accurately reflect the hard work they all take to get and not become diluted as they have in the past. Cash prizes will be paid regardless
** W/L Trophy requires a min of 20 matches played and primary tiebreaker will be total wins

It’s that time again! It’s time for another “Who’s that User?” Last week you guys flooded my inbox, but I was very happy to see so much participation for the contest. Many of you did get the answers to the questions right, but you did not mention the user’s username! Others had the right answer and username but were not fast enough to be in the top 5. Don’t worry, there are plenty more contests to come. Let us begin!

Last edition’s results: XAssassinKitty was the mystery user of WTU #2. She is in the group Love of Japan, mains the same character in Brawl and Melee (Pink Yoshi), joined the site during the Winter of 2010, and has the letter “A” in her username.  Food, M O N A D O, Asada Shino AKA Sinon, Mosa Knight, and luigimaster51 were the first five to guess correctly, congratulations! For those of you that tried - don’t give up! There will be many opportunities to get it right another time (maybe even this contest!).

Rules (taken from past contests):

1. I will show you the message the featured user sent me. If you are the user I am describing, please keep quiet about it and do not reveal yourself. Failure to comply will result in the loss of your WTU Featured User badge. 
2. In addition to a fact, clues will be given to help you search the myriad users of AiB for the right one. Don’t stop until you are absolutely sure you have the right user and he or she matches the clues given, because you only get one shot at this. 
3. To make sure you are taking the time to check your guess, I will give you a few questions to answer about this user. Every answer will be found somewhere on his or her profile (About Me, blogs, videos, etc.) If one answer is incorrect, then your whole guess will be counted wrong, so make sure you are absolutely certain of what you typed. (P.S. If you can't find the answers or have to PM the person you're looking at for an answer, you're doing it wrong.) 
4. When you are ready to give the name and answers, do not post as a comment. You must send a private message, or your submission will be void. Also, don’t give me a link to his or her profile unless you have the name and the answers to the questions to go with it. Putting just a link in your message will count as an incomplete (and therefore wrong) answer. 
5. Everyone has until midnight tonight (EST) to message me. Any answer sent in after that will not be counted. 
6. The first five that send the correct username get the WTU Winner badge! 

 
And here we go!


"High school and college were some of the highlights in my life so far.  I played in 3 different sports while I was in high school: Tennis, Cross Country, and Basketball.  I was also the president of the Chess Club for two years.  From taking art history field trips to school dances were both memorable to my life.  My success in high school landed me into one of the top universities in the nation.  I became a fan of the Super Smash Bros. series when I was in college.  Few months later, I discovered AllisBrawl.  And now, I am enjoying my life in reality and virtual.  Thanks to high school and college, I discovered what would be one of my longtime hobbies."
 
 
In addition to the message above, this user... 
- Is in the group European Smashers
- Has an “n” in their username
- Mains a character in the D tier list according to the Brawl v8 tier list 
- Joined the site Spring 2010
 
And the questions you need to answer are as follows

1. When did this user join exactly?
2. Who does the user main in brawl?
3. What is the user’s Avatar?

 
Well, go find that user! And good luck! The answer to this week’s contest and next WTU will be posted in two weeks.

P.S. If you want to be featured in an article of “Who’s That User?”, just send me a PM with a short paragraph about yourself, your hobbies, something interesting that has happened to you, etc. Just make sure it can’t be found anywhere on your profile (About Me, videos, blogs, tournaments, etc.) If you are chosen, your message will be featured and you shall receive the WTU Featured User badge at the conclusion of the contest. So what are you waiting for? Send in your entries! ^^ Note: Once you send me in your entry to be featured, please do not spam me with more, as I may use it on a different occasion.

I also want to thank Foodies for helping me edit the WTU articles.

The Second Installment of Michigan's Newest Tournament Series is only less than 2 weeks away. On May 11, 2013, Michigan’s premiere Stream Team and Crew, Fish Flop, will be hosting the next event of their series OUTRAGE 2. This time around and it features Brawl Singles and Doubles as well as a FULL Project: Melee Tournament including both Singles and Doubles! 

Attendance looks strong already with expressed interest from all parts of Michigan, Ohio, Kansas, Illinois, and Kentucky. Expected turnout is looking to be 50+!

This event will be using the Apex 2013 Ruleset and Stagelist for Brawl. The ruleset for P:M is on the SWF thread.

Schedule 
• 10:00am: Doors Open 
• 11:30am: Registration begins for Brawl Doubles/Brawl Singles/P:M Singles 
• 12:00pm: Doubles begins. At this time we will also end Project M Sign-ups 
• 12:30pm: P:M Doubles begins 
• 2:30pm: Brawl Singles Registration ends 
• 3:00pm: Brawl Singles Pools Wave 1 Begins
• 3:15pm: P:M Pools Begin
• 4:30pm: Brawl Singles Pools Wave 2 Begins 
• 6:00pm: Brawl/P:M Singles Bracket Begins 
• 11:00pm: Venue Closes


Like all Michigan events, this event will be livestreamed by Fish Flop Streams! Be sure to follow us on Twitch and Twitter throughout the day for constant updates! 

Following the Tournament, as always, Michigan players will go to Buffalo Wild Wings for a post tournament celebration! Be sure to join for a good time. 

Hope to see you all out there! And Hope all of you tune in on Twitch.

Links 
• AllisBrawl 
• Smashboards 
• Twitch  
• Twitters: Fish Flop's|Ori_bro's

Hey AIB!

Linkz here bringing you the news on the status of the playoffs for the Winter ’13 Ladder. While we have been undergoing a lot of administrative changes here on the site, playoffs have not been forgotten. The playoffs for the ladder season will kick off this week! In fact, you can find the round one matches located at the bottom of this article.


This ladder playoffs will be running on condensed capacity of the tier system we introduced to you guys last month (cash prizes will be the same as listed in the linked article). We will edit in the prize list to this article within a couple days. For now we wanted to get the pairings out there and this thing rolling.


When it comes to implementing the new tier system for the Spring 13 ladder we’ll be using the feedback we received on the Ladder Survey, the previous discussion topic, and any various feedback we have received over the course of the past couple months to make the best decision possible for the upcoming system. We will have a full announcement for the new ladder prize system as well as any ladders we are adding on Saturday May 4th, and the new ladder season will start Sunday May 5th.

Additionally, I know a lot of you have been wondering about, and even directly asking me, about badges. Yes, there will be badges for this past season, and they should also be getting handed out within the week.

Anyways, this article is about playoffs, and I know that’s what everyone’s been waiting for. I now present the first round of the Winter ’13 Ladder Playoffs:


We will be hosting a playoff round 1 play session on Thursday May 2nd at 9 PM EST in Tournament Chat 3. We recommend everyone play, and report results at that time. If you can not make that time it is up to you to contact your opponent via pm (also include "Linkz"  as one of the people you send your pm to so we have a record of your attempt to schedule a match). All round 1 matches must be played, and results pm'ed to "Linkz" by Saturday May 4th 11:59 PM PST. Anyone who has not played their match by then will be dq'ed for rd1, if one player/team attempts to schedule a match and the other does not the team/player that did not respond will be dq'ed, if neither team/player attempts to schedule a match you will be double dq'ed.

Singles (Bracket)

1. Nairo vs xMARx
2. SuperGirlKels vs The Iron Wolf
3. Masho vs Crow.
4. The Legend of Henry vs DewDaDash
5. Iota vs Labrys
6. ikari Team hyuga vs Legit
7. Dub-Step Denti vs Ruinn
8. juan. vs lloD
9. Traffy Law vs asa
10. Ryo_Guikido vs Pentasalia
11. Prey Aran vs Royal James
12. Divinus Angelus Admiral Pit vs -B-
13. The Lies vs Slither2Hunter
14. MrConCon vs jpIsCrAzY
15. Mr. Eric vs Lil Fudge Mane
16. CT ZeRo vs Fluttershy

Doubles (Bracket)

1. Zip Zap and a Hoe vs _Quest_'s team
2. The Legendary Super Saiyans! vs I-C does de camaron
3. FOR THE MONEY vs No Name
4. Sonic_BladeZ vs 2Termz
5. -Dynamic Duo- vs Marvelous Blessings
6. USA!!! vs Gingo Meat Blender
7. Mucho Lag vs Wario Bros.
8. Graham Specter's team vs Idk our name yet

Make sure that when you submit the results of doubles teams, you give me your team name, as it’ll make things go a lot faster. In addition to news announcements as the playoffs progress, I will be making blogs in order for spectators to be able to follow along how the players are doing. So be sure to keep a look out for those!

Good luck to everyone that made it into the playoffs. I hope to hear from all of you soon.


JV Note: Wanted to apologize to all ladder playoff participants for the delay on the start of playoffs. There have been a lot of behind the scenes changes going on coupled with discussions on the best way to implement the new ladder system. That said one month late start with little communication is unacceptable by AiB standards. As a way to make sure things start on time, starting with the next playoff season, if playoffs do not start within 5 days of the current regular seasons ladder end we will double cash prizes. Good luck to all in playoffs and look forward to unveiling our new ladder system this weekend.

Welcome back to another “Who’s that User?”. I was very hyped to see a lot of you participate, though some of you made some mistakes. Please list the user along with the answers to the question, since knowing their username is the key part of the contest. Also, the contest ends at midnight (EST) as stated below. Some of you gave me your answers a couple of days after the contest was over. I understand this is the first time for some of you, so no worries. But now you know, so let’s get started!

Last edition’s results: Foodies was the mystery user of WTU #1. She is in the group ♪ , mains Marth (who is in the B tier list according to the Brawl v7 tier list) joined the site November 22, 2009 (There was a mistake here: November is in autumn according to AiB’s ladder season. Sorry about that.), and has the letter “d” in her username.  Traffy Law, GardevoirsGotAGun, -Champ-, Blazer, and Kimidori were the first five to guess correctly, congratulations! For those of you that tried - don’t give up! There will be many opportunities to get it right another time (maybe even this contest!).

Rules (taken from past contests):

1. I will show you the message the featured user sent me. If you are the user I am describing, please keep quiet about it and do not reveal yourself. Failure to comply will result in the loss of your WTU Featured User badge.
2. In addition to a fact, clues will be given to help you search the myriad users of AiB for the right one. Don’t stop until you are absolutely sure you have the right user and he or she matches the clues given, because you only get one shot at this.
3. To make sure you are taking the time to check your guess, I will give you a few questions to answer about this user. Every answer will be found somewhere on his or her profile (About Me, blogs, videos, etc.) If one answer is incorrect, then your whole guess will be counted wrong, so make sure you are absolutely certain of what you typed. (P.S. If you can't find the answers or have to PM the person you're looking at for an answer, you're doing it wrong.) 
4. When you are ready to give the name and answers, do not post as a comment. You must send a private message, or your submission will be void. Also, don’t give me a link to his or her profile unless you have the name and the answers to the questions to go with it. Putting just a link in your message will count as an incomplete (and therefore wrong) answer. 
5. Everyone has until midnight tonight (EST) to message me. Any answer sent in after that will not be counted. 
6. The first five that send the correct username get the WTU Winner badge! 

Let us begin!

“I have a strong undying love for animals. When I was a kid, I used to have a lot of pets but I used to use them as toys, I used to have this pet guinea pig that I always tossed up into the air because I believed I could make it fly. That guinea pig hated my guts, it used to run at the sight of me and squealing till someone took it away from me. Luckily the guinea pig didn't die from all of my tossing into the air, because there were times when I would catch it and other times it would hit the ground solid. But that was back then when I was a child, now that I'm older I always take care of animals in any way I can possible, I hate seeing animals hurt. Every time I see an animal hurt I always run to it to care for it and I always try to make it feel at home. I also feel bad about the poor things I've done to them when I was a child, guess now I can repay that by doing one of my favorite hobbies which is taking care of them.”

In addition to the message above, this user... 
- Is in the group Love of Japan
- Mains the same person in Brawl and Melee
- Joined the site during the Winter of 2010
- Has an “A” in their name

And the questions you need to answer are as follows: 

1. What does the user main in the regular Smash Bros.?
2. Where is the user from?
3. What is the users Pokemon team name?

Well, go find that user! And good luck! The answer to this week’s contest and next WTU will be posted in two weeks.

P.S. If you want to be featured in an article of “Who’s That User?”, just send me a PM with a short paragraph about yourself, your hobbies, something interesting that has happened to you, etc. Just make sure it can’t be found anywhere on your profile (About Me, videos, blogs, tournaments, etc.) If you are chosen, your message will be featured and you shall receive the WTU Featured User badge after the conclusion of the contest. So what are you waiting for? Send in your entries! ^^ Note: Once you send me in your entry to be featured, please do not spam me with more, as I may use it on a different occasion.

I also want to thank Foodies for helping me edit the WTU articles.

Firstly, I must say that I am extremely hyped for the tournament this weekend.

The Big Hit is Socal's next regional, a two day event taking place this weekend.  Most of the West Coast will be in attendance, with a few speical East Coast guests joining as well.  Ally, Bloodcross, xZax, and Doom will all be in attendance for a chance to take home the West Coast crown.

view flyer here (HTML not working :( ): http://oi48.tinypic.com/15h297n.jpg

We are happy to announce that we will now be offering extended tournament registration at the door.  Registration will occur from 9:00AM-12:00PM on 4/20/13. The pricing is as follows:

Pricing Structure:
Singles Event - $15
Doubles Event - $10 Each
Venue Fee (Must be paid one time to enter any event) - $15
Spectator - $10 for one day, $15 for both.

You can also still register online to avoid the line the day of the event – To register, please visit - https://www.wepay.com/events/the-big-hit-smash-bros-tournament

The current schedule is for the tournament is:

Saturday April 20th 2013
9:00AM – 12:00PM – At the Door registration begins/warm ups
12:00PM - Brawl Doubles begin
2:00PM – Melee Doubles/Singles begin
4:00PM – Brawl Singles Pools begin
8:00PM – Side Event Begins

Sunday April 21st
11:00AM – Brawl Pro Bracket Begins
For more information on the event check out our All Is Brawl tournament page, or our facebook event page.

Additional questions can be messaged to me, or email me – mikehazegaming@gmail.com

As our continued effort to improve in 2013 we have added some high level staff members. The individuals are all motivated and have ideas and goals to further things around here. Each of them have provided introductions to let you, the community, know about a bit about themselves and things they want to accomplish. 

Next to each of their names below you will find their department/realm. If you guys have ideas, feedback, or thoughts for their department I strongly encourage you to communicate with them. PMs, wall posts, interpretative dance, whatever works for you. Each of them cares about improving and wants to hear from the community as to ways we can do that. 

Also, in keeping with this improvement in 2013 theme we have a couple ways for you to get involved and or provide feedback. At the bottom on the page you will find a general staff applications and content team application procedures. We are looking for new people that have the desire to make a positive contribution and get involved in staff. If thats you head to the bottom of the page to apply now. 

We also have a Ladder Survey. Since our new ladder format announcement there has been some solid feedback that has given us additional things to think about and talk over. So prior to finalizing our full on ladder plan for the upcoming season we wanted to solicit some additional feedback. Let us know what you think here.



Staff Introductions 

TheEnigmaLiesBroken- Head of Staff 

Dear Members,  

It is a priviledge to introduce myself as the new Head of Staff of All is Brawl. As a longtime member and somebody that has benefited immensely from the community which has gathered here over the years, I am looking forward to this new role as an opportunity to try to give back.    

I've been fortunate enough to work with several amazing people over the last 4 and a half years here. During that time, I have gained a ton of rewarding experience interacting with the Smash community, it's higher level players, tournament operators, smash modders, and those of you who just appreciate the series in general. During that time I've helped expand and maintain sections of the forums, created a skin for the site, managed a huge trading card game, helped organize certain events, wrote tons of guides in Smash Development, and had the opportunity to be a part of several other things across the site. Along the way I've become friends with a number of amazing people and I can't be any happier with the community as a whole.    

My new, expanded administrative role as Head of Staff will hopefully allow me to accelerate that momentum and carry us into a fulfilling beginning of the next generation of Smash and the next generation of AllIsBrawl.    I'm a firm believer in setting SMART goals and sharing those goals with the people that help us get there. That means YOU, AIB. I find that sharing goals is a great way to stay accountable and focused. There is no such thing as magic wand that we can wave and change the community without the help of our members. I feel like sharing the goals with the community and making a site wide group effort to achieve those goals will make it possible to achieve anything we want. 

I want to help strengthen our community by perhaps applying a new outlook on staff members ability to work together to help expand our sphere of influence, be organized and stay in the know with our members.    

Staff Factions - I want to try to organize our staff in such a way that is isn't impossible to reach higher level moderators whenever there is an emergency that needs to be handled. I want to try to create an environment where AIB users can feel free to approach staff openly without feeling like they're over stepping their boundaries through a chain-of-command type system that will allow quicker communication between the users, the staff, and the higher management so that we can get things done.    

Technology - At this point I can safely say that your pleas for change have been heard and I will do all in my power to help those wishes get granted. Slowly at first, but over time we aim to improve the community and make it easier for users to feel like their activity and contribution to the site are valuable to us and see their efforts rewarded. User name colors, more attention to the ladders and freeplay chats in an effort to prevent spam, fights, and other disruptive chat abuse from happening before it starts. Rewards for participation, community events and more. Your requests have been heard and I will be doing all that I can to help make those dreams a reality.    We want to attract new users to the site, bring a new spark of life to the ladders and the forums. 

We want to be an attractive community for users and possibly sponsors, which allows for better prizes from the ladder, creating a win-win for everyone involved. But at the end of the day, we can't come close to achieving these ambitious goals without you. Remember guys, the biggest help to the AIB community is, and will always be, the AIB community. You are our backbone. Without your input, your suggestions and your willingness to keep this place clean, we can only do so much. I want you all to want to improve the site, not just want someone else to do it for you.  

Please consider my inbox or the Site Feedback forum as an open line of communication and continue letting us know what we're doing right and what we could be doing better to make All Is Brawl a better site for you all. I will make it a habit to check the feedback forum each and every time I log in right alongside my now habitual checking of the Issue Resolution forum.    I'm looking forward to working with each and every one of you in the future.    

Sincerely,  
E.Nigma 
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Linkz- Head of Ladder   

Fellow All is Brawl Users,

I’m very elated to introduce myself as the newest site Administrator, and more importantly, your new Head of Ladder. I’m looking forward to paving the way towards what will hopefully be a new chapter for the site ladder.

I’ve been involved with the ladder since my early days on the site and eventually joined the site staff as a ladder referee. From there, I worked my way up the staff ranks to ladder administrator, super moderator, and now administrator and Head of Ladder. I’ve gained a large amount of experience throughout my time on staff, and plan to use it to hopefully bring back some hype to Singles, Doubles, and any future ladders we may or may not add.  

I know that as of late the ladder has been the subject of much controversy, for lack of a better word. The overall idea of the new playoffs structure received far more negative feedback than was originally anticipated. I’m here today to tell you that your concerns have not gone unheard. I'm currently working on tweaking the system we presented to you in order to better suit everyone’s likes and dislikes.

Seeing as how the ladder is for everyone, it’s only natural that everyone gets to give some input on how they think things should go. This article contains a link to a survey in which you can provide further feedback on the ladder structure. Please take this as an opportunity to voice your opinion and possibly leave your mark on how the ladder works.

Of course, I don’t want your feedback limited solely to public announcements. If at any point you have a comment, concern, or if you even want to pitch a brand new idea for the ladder, whether it be for playoffs or for a new ladder altogether, please speak up.

The Site Feedback Forum and my Inbox are the best ways to make sure your opinions reach me, as I check both of those pretty much daily. As Head of Ladder, I also oversee the ladder staff, so if you feel someone isn’t doing their job properly (say you feel your dispute wasn’t handled correctly), please come talk to me about that as well. You can either PM me, or we can set up a time to meet on Skype.

I look forward to running the new ladder for you guys.

Sincerely,

Linkz

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lightlanayru - Head of AiB Content 

Greetings to the AiB community,  

For those who may or may not know me, I am lightlanayru (mostly referred to as Trish). I have been working with the AiB staff for a little over three years now, and I have observed the many changes that have taken place over the years. Along with the rest of the higher-ups and staff, I will assist them in strengthening the site and its community as a whole through my duties. As Enigma stated, sharing goals is a great way to stay focused and connected with one another. Today, I would like to introduce myself as two of the main site positions I uphold onto: Head of Tournaments and Head of the Content Team.   

Tournaments → I watch over everything in the site regarding tournaments; from the hosting of tournaments, the beta testing of Tio Tournament Organizer and TioPro, to the uploading and processing of tournaments and its brackets. Yup, you name it! We will also find better uses of the tournament chats, too. If you have questions regarding on how to host tournaments, technical issues with the TioPro program or with your tournament's page, or if you have a request for us to process the results of your tournaments... you may message me, or I can direct you to a tournament admin of your tournament's region. We do not bite at all, and I promise you that it's a short process. 

Content → Since the retirement of Invinciboy and the inactivity of Miles of SmashWiki, I was the last one standing in what used to be the triumvirate of the Content Team. As the current site movement will go under way, I am announcing another Content Team open call! There's always more room to add to the flow of content. If you like to write to your heart's content, be creative, keep track of the ladder or the smash scene, or even host site contests for the community, this is the section for you. While we already have tournament coverage writers filled, we're definitely on the lookout for those who want to share new ideas and let the creativity flow! So if you are interested, follow the application process below!  

I believe that is all I can present to you. But hey, we all have our goals to accomplish here that will keep this site as lively as it should be! If you really wish for this site to improve for the next generation, we cannot do it alone. There is a reason why a community exists, and that is to work together. Believe me, your help will be very much appreciated and can definitely push AiB to the right direction. I will now conclude this with a certain lyric to keep in mind. (Props to whoever can figure out where this came from. xP)  

"Each of us holds the key to the Power of One." 

Yours truly,

lightlanayru

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Staff Applications - We have a staff application for you to fill out here. Simply do so by Wednesday April 17th and you will hear back from our new Head of Staff Engima within a week of the deadline. 

Content Team Applications - We are looking for people that want to contribute content. Videos, interviews, written pieces, and more. Any content that the community wants to see, we want to provide. You can provide content of your own ideas/creativity or our content team leaders can help provide direction in some content you could create. To apply simply email one example of a video or written piece you have done, your AiB username, and why you want to join the content team to content@allisbrawl.com. Submission Deadline- Wednesday April 17th

Ladder Survey - Use the following link to let us know what you think about the ladder going forward.Give us your ladder feedback here 

Hello fellow AIB users new and old, you heard right! I am reviving the contest known as “Who’s that User?”, originally created by Invinciboy aka Vince. For those that do not know, this used to be a weekly contest about a year ago -- sadly, Vince became too busy and had to leave the site. Now I am stepping up to the plate so you guys have a chance to experience this contest. I hope many of you are excited as I am, because I shall be hosting WTU every two weeks on Sundays.

Rules (taken from past contests):

1. I will show you the message the featured user sent me. If you are the user I am describing, please keep quiet about it and do not reveal yourself. Failure to comply will result in the loss of your WTU Featured User badge. 
2. In addition to a fact, clues will be given to help you search the myriad users of AiB for the right one. Don’t stop until you are absolutely sure you have the right user and he or she matches the clues given, because you only get one shot at this. 
3. To make sure you are taking the time to check your guess, I will give you a few questions to answer about this user. Every answer will be found somewhere on his or her profile (About Me, blogs, videos, etc.) If one answer is incorrect, then your whole guess will be counted wrong, so make sure you are absolutely certain of what you typed. (P.S. If you can't find the answers or have to PM the person you're looking at for an answer, you're doing it wrong.) 
4. When you are ready to give the name and answers, do not post as a comment. You must send a private message, or your submission will be void. Also, don’t give me a link to his or her profile unless you have the name and the answers to the questions to go with it. Putting just a link in your message will count as an incomplete (and therefore wrong) answer. 
5. Everyone has until 9:00 tonight (EST) to message me. Any answer sent in after that will not be counted. 
6. The first five that send the correct username get the WTU Winner badge! 

 
Here’s the first message to start the contest off!

“I first found AiB through a link posted on Smashboards. After making an account, I completely forgot about it until a few months later, when the site was mentioned again. I found matches in Free Play at times but never was very involved in the site. However, when the TCG came out, I started collecting the cards and exploring more of the site's functions. Eventually, I joined ladder in an attempt to improve at Brawl. I'm happy to say that I have since then, but there's still a lot more I can work on. I like sushi.”
 
In addition to the message above, this user... 
- is in the group  ♪ 
- mains a character in the B tier list according to the Brawl v7 tier list
- joined the site in winter 2009
- has the letter “d” in their username
 
And the questions you need to answer are as follows: 

1. Who does the person main?
2. When exactly did the user join the site?
3. How many blogs has this user written?

Well, go find that user! And good luck! The answer to this week’s contest and next WTU will be posted in two weeks.
 
P.S. If you want to be featured in an article of “Who’s That User?”, just send me a PM with a short paragraph about yourself, your hobbies, something interesting that has happened to you, etc. Just make sure it can’t be found anywhere on your profile (About Me, videos, blogs, tournaments, etc.) If you are chosen, your message will be featured and you shall receive the WTU Featured User badge after the conclusion of the contest. So what are you waiting for? Send in your entries! ^^

As you may know, The Big Hit is one month away! To help increase attendance and hype, the organizers are raising funds to help out of state players make it out to the tournament.

For every $5 donated, you will earn a raffle ticket for a chance to win the following prizes:

Emerald Blue Gamecube Controller
Pearl White Gamecube Controller
Spice Orange Gamecube Controller
Clear/Indigo Gamecube Controller

The raffle will close this Saturday 3/23/13 with winners announced on Sunday.

Instructions to donate:

1)Follow this link - https://www.wepay.com/events/the-big-hit-smash-bros-tournament ---
2)Add the "Fundraiser Donation" to your cart, then checkout your purchase.

You may enter as many times as you would like to increase your chances of winning.

As many of you know, Michigan has reclaimed its spot as the hub of the Midwest. What rekindled this reclaim was the Phoenix Saga Series and now Michigan is here to present to the world a new Regional series that hopes to bring all the hype, all the upsets, and all the same old Michigan tournament experience to you all.

This weekend, March 9th, 2013, Michigan’s premiere Stream Team and Crew, Fish Flop, will be hosting the first event of their new series called OUTRAGE and it features Brawl Singles and Doubles as well as Project: Melee 2.5 Singles! Like all of Michigan's biggest tournaments this event will be held in downtown Ann Arbor at everyone’s favorite venue Mason Hall.

Players in attendance include Ally, CT ZeRo, Zinoto, L_Cancel, LOE1, Azure_Kenny, and many more. So it is sure to be an amazing event!

Along with these top players we have something amazing in store for those who place in the top 3. This event is a Phoenix Saga 6 Qualifier. As many of you know The Phoenix Saga Series is Michigan’s Crown Jewel of a Series. To begin the road to Phoenix Saga 6 in June those who place in the top 3 will get their Singles entry paid in full! And the highest Out of State Player will get their travel expenses paid for as well! Technical_Chase knows how to treat his attendees correctly! We are happy to be the first qualifying event!


This event will be using the Apex 2013 Ruleset and Stagelist

Schedule
• 10:00am: Doors Open
• 11:30am: Registration begins for Brawl Doubles/Brawl Singles/P:M Singles
• 12:00pm: Doubles begins. At this time we will also end Project M Sign-ups
• 12:30pm: Project Melee begins
• 2:30pm: Brawl Singles Registration ends
• 3:00pm: Brawl Singles Pools Wave 1 Begins
• 4:30pm: Brawl Singles Pools Wave 2 Begins
• 6:00pm: Brawl Singles Bracket Begins
• 11:00pm: Venue Closes 

This event will be livestreamed by Fish Flop Streams! Be sure to follow us on Twitch and Twitter throughout the day for constant updates!

Following the Tournament, as always, Michigan players will go to Buffalo Wild Wings for a post tournament celebration! Be sure to join for a good time.
Hope to see you all out there Saturday! And Hope all of you tune in on Twitch!

Links
• AllisBrawl
• Smashboards
• Twitch 
• Twitters: Fish Flop's|Ori_bro's

Hello everyone!

My good friend Yoshinendo and I were discussing a banner contest due to the fact that there hasn't been one for the site community in about two years now. Looking at Yoshinendo's blog (asking if anyone wanted another banner contest), the majority of you seems to be highly in favor of it and yes, I totally do agree that's it's way past due for some new banners. So without further delay, Yoshinendo and I now present to you the official 2013 Smash Community Banner Contest. In this contest, participants will compete to make the best looking banners and yes badges will be awarded for the winner, the runner up (second place) and all participants; so even if your entry does not win, you will still receive a badge for participation. So give it all you've got guys and good luck! Here are the rules and details below:

Rules:

(01) Banners must have the "All is Brawl" (AIB) logo featured on them.
(02) Banners must be Smash-related only.
(03) Banners should have a color scheme that fits for the skin that it was meant for.
(04) You may submit entries for any skin or all skins.
(05) If you do decide to submit an entry for all skins, only one entry will be allowed per skin.
(06) Do not make/submit any kind of entries that may be deemed inappropriate by the site rules.
(07) Only one entry submission is allowed per contestant.
(08) Banners must be 964 x 175 pixels.

Voting:

The voting process will be done by a panel of 5 judges and to them is where you will submit your entries. Below is a list of the judges:

Judges:

(01) Yoshinendo
(02) Horsy
(03) CutieMaple
(04) FF Ori_bro
(05) Black Star - Pavel
(06) luckylime

Be sure to privately message your entries to Yoshinendo (with your name included in the private message) with the topic "2013 Banner Contest". All entries will be reviewed by all judges when the deadline approaches so it doesn't matter who you send your entries to. You will have until March 12th at midnight EST (March 11th at 9:00 pm for those who reside on the West Coast) to get your entries in. Let's once again see the creative artistic talents of this wonderful community!


Post Script:

If you want access to top-quality, rendered pictures of Smash characters, check out this here link down below:
http://planetrenders.net

You can find the All is Brawl (AIB) logo here.

The New Ladder Has Arrived

Hey ladder participants and enthusiasts! Linkz here bringing you the news I’m sure you’ve all been anticipating: ladder playoffs and prizing! Back in December, around the end of the Fall ’12 Ladder season, we announced that playoffs would be canceled in order for us to restructure the ladder system. We wanted to explore ways to bring increased hype and activity and come up with a new plan moving forward. It’s taken a bit longer than we originally anticipated, but we’re finally ready to announce the new system.

Playoffs will now be running on a tier based system. Each tier has prizes associated with it, so the higher up the tiers you progress, the more prizes you win. Now, while we’re sure that this new system is bound to bring players back to the ladder, we decided to add another twist to how playoffs are going to run. Because more prizes will be available to more people, we’re reducing the number of people that can participate in playoffs.  The top 32 singles participants, and the top 16 doubles teams will be playoffs eligible. Since we’re reducing the number of participants, match requirements have been dropped.

At this point, I’m sure you’re interested in seeing what this tier system looks like, as well as learning about the prizes that are going to be available. So, without further ado, I present the tier system:

Singles
Tier I-Top 32
Prize: Special "Playoffs Badge" Stating Qualified for Ladder Playoffs (no name color)

Tier II- Top 16
Prize: Blue Name Badge

Tier III -Top 8
Prizes: Blue Name Badge
Trading Cards (cards will be out of a special booster pack)

Tier IV- Top 3
Prizes: White Name Badge
Trading Cards
Trophy

Tier V- 2nd Place
Prizes: White Name Badge
Trading Cards
Trophy
$50 Payout

Tier VI- 1st Place
Prizes: White Name Badge
Trading Cards
Trophy
$100 Payout
Personal Beach Ball

 

Doubles
Tier I- Top 16
Prize: Prize: Special "Playoffs Badge" Stating Qualified for Ladder Playoffs (no name color)

Tier II- Top 8
Prize: Blue Name Badge

Tier III- Top 4
Prizes: Blue Name Badge
Trading Cards (cards will be out of a special booster pack)

Tier IV- Top 3
Prizes: Blue Name Badge
Trading Cards
Team Trophy

Tier V-2nd Place
Prizes: White Name Badge
Trading Cards
Team Trophy
$50 Payout ($25 per player)

Tier VI- 1st Place
Prizes: White Name Badge
Trading Cards
Team Trophy
$100 Payout ($50 per player)
Team Beach Ball

Misc Tier - Trophies Awarded

*Full list to be released at a later date*-Description of system below

If you notice in the upper tiers there’s a trophy listed as a prize. Well aside from just going to the corresponding ladder playoff finisher. We are going to hand out trophies at the end of each season. These categories could include things such as “sickest combo, best spike, highest low tier finisher, etc.”. If a video is required the way it will work is that eligible participants will be able to send in replays of themselves or their team in order to receive consideration to earn a trophy for a certain category. Some categories will then be put up to a community vote, while others selected among staff or past ladder winners. You can expect full details and categories in the coming weeks.

 

That about covers the ladder tiered prizing. Just one last thing to mention, as far as prizes go, is JV and the AiB leadership plan to spend the next few months making a strong push for sponsors for our ladders. Anything we are able to do with sponsors will lead to increased prizing for ladder seasons. We hope to have more exciting news on this front in the coming months.

Hopefully you’re all as pumped as I am about getting the ball rolling with this new system. The system will go into effect immediately, so yes, this season’s playoffs will be the first to operate with the tier system. There’s still a little over a month left in this season, so that should be plenty of time for people to step up their game and make it into the playoffs and nab some prizes.

I look forward to seeing everyone in the ladders and ready for our brand new playoffs! And by all means let us know what you think of the new structure in the comment section. We think we have a really strong and exciting base going forward. But community input is going to be invaluable as we look to tweak the system to get as much activity and hype as possible for each and every ladder season we do.

Hello everyone, hope you've been having a good new year so far. As far as ladder goes, that hasn't changed much. Just as ladder has been dead, so has the productivity of the ladder articles. Despite this though, I put up an update for all of you, because I believe some of you still care about them. I have also decided to opt for something new, in which instead of me putting the names of the characters used, I put the little icon/image of them. Let me know if you guys like it this way, or if you prefer the names in text. 

*NOTE* If your main is not listed on here correctly, please post on this thread so that the update will be more accurate. 

I want to remind everyone that if you have any replays of your best ladder matches and you’d like to share it and have it featured on here for the ladder updates, feel free to send them to me or Trish via PMs.     

Side-note: These top rankings have been taken on 8:00 pm CST on Sunday [02/10/13].      

Current Rankings

Singles:      

[01] WaDiRob | Score: 2239 | Win/Loss Ratio: 40 - 1 | →   
[02] Raffi-X | Score: 2081 | Win/Loss Ratio: 59 - 31 | →       
[03] Iota | Score: 2068 | Win/Loss Ratio: 32 - 9 | →   
[04] CT ZeRo | Score: 2048 | Win/Loss Ratio: 16 - 1 | →      
[05] ikari Team hyuga | Score: 2010 | Win/Loss Ratio: 41 - 8 | →   
[06] Ryo_Guikido | Score: 1995 | Win/Loss Ratio: 20 - 4 | →  
[07] shadow1pj | Score: 1994 | Win/Loss Ratio: 15 - 2 | →     
[08] Mr.Eric | Score: 1991 | Win/Loss Ratio: 60 - 28 | → 
[09] Pentasalia | Score: 1986 | Win/Loss Ratio: 39 - 13 | →    
[10] Carne Asada Fries | Score: 1964 | Win/Loss Ratio : 32 - 7 | →     
[11] Anuar | Score: 1943 | Win/Loss Ratio: 40 - 5 | →      
[12] Inui | Score: 1939 | Win/Loss Ratio: 12 - 4 | →    
[13] Crow. | Score: 1929 | Win/Loss Ratio: 70 - 34 | →  
[14] WaDiKong | Score: 1919 | Win/Loss Ratio: 142 - 90 | → 
[15] The Legend of Henry | Score: 1859 | Win/Loss Ratio: 46 - 17 | → 
[16] promise | Score: 1855 | Win/Loss Ratio: 31 - 14 | →    
[17] Denti | Score: 1840 | Win/Loss Ratio: 15 - 3 | →     
[18] Maize | Score: 1821 | Win/Loss Ratio: 7 - 0 | →       
[19] JpIsCrAzY | Score: 1808 | Win/Loss Ratio: 50 - 10 | →     
[20] Prey | Score: 1805 | Win/Loss Ratio: 46 - 10 | →     
[21] Meek | Score: 1803 | Win/Loss Ratio: 17 - 9 | →     
[22] Black Heart | Score: 1781 | Win/Loss Ratio: 73 - 25 | → 
[23] SuperGirlKels | Score: 1766 | Win/Loss Ratio: 21 - 0 | →  
[24] KiraFlax | Score: 1763 | Win/Loss Ratio: 33 - 14 | → 
[25] Pargol | Score: 1761 | Win/Loss Ratio: 50 - 19 | →     
[26] Legit | Score: 1759 | Win/Loss Ratio: 11 - 8 | →      
[27] LOE1 | Score: 1757 | Win/Loss Ratio: 28 - 12 | →     
[28] HolyNightMare | Score: 1743 | Win/Loss Ratio: 9 - 0 | →    
[29] BrawlMasterX | Score: 1726 | Win/Loss Ratio: 90 -77 |  →      
[30] Raptor | Score: 1724 | Win/Loss Ratio: 24 - 8 | →     
[31] Royal James | Score: 1723 | Win/Loss Ratio: 21 - 5 | → 
[32] Remi | Score: 1714 | Win/Loss Ratio: 16 - 2 | →     

Doubles:      

[01] Zip Zap and a Hoe [Crow. / Raffi-X] | Score: 1840 | Win/Loss Ratio: 29 - 3 | → +     
[02] -Dynamic Duo- [Zodi / Negger] | Score: 1588 | Win/Loss Ratio: 20 - 9 | → + 
[03] FOR THE MONEY [WaDiRob / Meek] | Score: 1471 | Win/Loss Ratio: 7 - 2 | → +   
[04] Sonic_BladeZ [True Blue / Ryo_Guikido] | Score: 1419 | Win/Loss Ratio: 7 - 1 | → + 

             

Notes

Singles:      

- Maize, SuperGirlKels, and HolyNightMare currently have no losses so far. How long will they be able to keep it up?                   
- WaDiKong has played 232 matches so far, the most matches played in this ranking.  
- Lots of Warios this season.    
- Ryo decides to do more than just beast offline. He's now entered ladder with his Ike. Be afraid.
- There are two notable low tiers who are in this ranking. Congratulations to both promise (Zelda) and Raptor (Yoshi) for putting in the good work, and keep it up!                                  



Doubles:      

- As you have noticed, only top 4 is listed here instead of top 16. This is because Doubles Ladder is so dead, that there isn't really anything to say. Come on people, step it up.     
- If you're still having problems joining Doubles Ladder, please check out Mar's blog on how to get around the glitch until further notice.    

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Remember, this season’s ladder ends on March 31st. There’s plenty of time to join up if you haven't done already. We could definitely use more activity this season, so please join up and congratulations to everyone who has participated so far.

SoCal’s next regional, run of course by MikeHAZE, is next weekend! February 9th at Desu Nation you can go and compete with SoCal’s finest!

 
Now, for everyone who’s been keeping up with SoCal’s tournament track, it’s common knowledge that the E4 tournament track is fantastic. Just the announcement of another regional is reason enough to get hyped, but there are some extra exciting things about this event!
 
Out of Region Attendance – SoCal’s regionals often attract players from NorCal, Vegas, Tijuana, and Arizona, but next weekend you can also expect attendance from several players from slightly farther out. East coast’s Xzax and Chibosempai and Chile’s own Zero are all confirmed for E4U: Remix 3. Along with more hype from more regional events, this leads us to the next highlight.
 
Clash Tournaments Coverage – Chibosempai from Clash Tournaments will be streaming and recording the main matches of this tournament. All those unfortunate enough to miss out on this tournament can go onto the stream (which will be up on twitch.tv/clashtournaments) and watch from home.
 
Raffles! – Raffles are fun. Last time an E4 tournament held a raffle I won a tri-wing screwdriver. I used it to split open a silver and a black gamecube controller and I put them together and named it Obama and I still use it to this day. All sorts of stuff will be raffled off so a lot of people will walk home with something.
 
Frigate, Delfino, and Halberd are NOT legal at this event. I bring this up every time but it’s nice because there’s no dealing with sharking or untimely stage flips.
 
For more info involving E4U: Remix 3, check out these links!
 
Allisbrawl: http://allisbrawl.com/ttournament.aspx?id=13937
Smashboards: http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=332977
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/557891564239262/
Tournament Stream: www.twitch.tv/clashtournaments

The fighting game community is a rapidly growing community to which we belong. Yet we constantly alien ourselves from it and from each other, which removes what makes us a family. "Marvel is broken, Street Fighter is 'a real mans game', Smash Bros is for little kids." Attitudes like these are the things that keep us apart.

As Smash players, even within our own little niche that's been alienated from the majority of the FCG, we have two very different sides of the same coin that rival one another in some of the most childish and unnecessary ways. We squabble and bicker, belittle one another at every available opportunity, not realizing that to damage the community that we are a part of is to diminish our own existence.

But today we've proved that we're better than that. We've proved that we're more capable, more resourceful, and more willing to put aside our differences than we ever thought.

Can you believe that we, the fighting game community, raised a whopping grand total of:

$225,669.84

We've come a long way guys. Maybe its simply becuase we're older, or because our wallets are a little bigger. But I'd like to think its because we've grown. Not just in size, but in spirit. In hope and in heart. I know that sounds rather cheesy but it really does speak for itself how much we've matured over the years. Even though this was a competition, and we were rival factions all competing for that goal, in the end I feel like we've all won.

Can you remember only what was it... A week ago? My Little Pony was sitting in first place with over FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS in donations and we were just ASTOUNDED at the number? We nearly gave up! They had like a solid two or three thousand dollar lead over us. IT WAS CRAZY! But we continued onward. Each little contribution counted. Not everyone could make a grand donation. I know I sure couldn't. The $41 that my friends and I donated here was hardly a drop in the hat compaired to some of the insane amounts that others gave. But its all about the collective effort. And now here we stand with numbers easily 10 times what people expected in their wildest dreams we were going to do with this drive.

Only recently Video Games were being blamed for TERRIBLE things like the Aurora Theater shooting, or the New Town Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. People were pointing fingers at video games for that kind of behavior. Can you believe that? Yet here we stand today, united through competition and through those very video games, donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to save lives.

I'm not an emotional person, so I'm not really sure what exactly to say to you in this situation... But tonight gave me hope for us.

I've personally had 2 aunts, a grandmother and a good family friend die from breast cancer all in about the space of a year and a half of one another. And I know I'm not the only one. There are probably a ton of you on AiB who have had a family member or a friend suffer that same fate.

This is really what its about you guys. We may not be perfect, but when we work together its unbelieveable what can happen. We began by doing small things at a local level, like hosting tournaments or having community versus nights. Members hit other communities for support, twitter feeds, facebook accounts. We had live streams all week to show support and ralley contributors together. And this is the final result! It proves how change takes places in a huge community like ours. Not directly from within, but from many local actions occuring simultaneously.

I couldn't begin to give enough shoutouts to all the individuals who hosted streams, sent out messages and otherwise reached out to help us. So I'm just gonna end it with this.

I've always loved this community, but tonight there's just something... a little more.
You guys are incredible.






Final Numbers:

SSBM --- $94,605.03
Skullgirls --- $78,760.97
ST --- $39,567.56
MLP:FIM --- $5,280.19
DOA5 --- $1,900.69
GGXXAC+R --- $1,225.00
PSASBR --- $1,000.00
MBAAC --- $683.99
Divekick --- $650.00
VF5FS --- $605.00
SC5 --- $407.41
BBCP --- $265.00
CvS2 --- $260.00
SSBB --- $170.00
VS $131.00
3S --- $81.00
Injustice --- $77.00