I reccently had a chance to sit down with winner of the Fall '10 AiB Singles Ladder, Ally, who also managed to pull off 2nd place in the AiB Fall '10 Doubles Ladder, along side his brother HolyNightmare, to talk about his achievements as well as some of his plans for the future.

Sumer: I’d like to start off the interview by thanking you for taking the time to do this interview and to congratulate you on your recent accomplishments in the AiB Singles and Doubles Playoff tournaments.
We can start with an introduction for those who don’t know you and for others to become more familiar with you. Who are you on AiB and what character(s) do you main?

Ally: I am Ally, Mad Ally on Smashboards, I use Snake since I unlocked him from Brawl but Metaknight is sharing my main spot with Snake right now.

Sumer: I know you've pulled out your Wario against Mew2King in tourney before, and you're probably the best Falcon in North America. lol Are there any other characters you've been experimenting with, or might consider using in tourney soon, or do you think Meta Knight and Snake are more than enough?

Ally: I've been practicing some Marth and Ice climbers, and I could probably use a ton more characters but I'm really not confident enough to use em. Metaknight and Snake will most likely suffice.

Sumer: For those who are unaware, you teamed up with your brother HolyNightmare for this last playoff season, and managed to place 2nd in the Doubles Playoffs. I’d like to ask what you think helped you do so well in the Doubles Playoffs aside from both of your obviously impressive singles skills, and if perhaps any offline practice or strategies helped get you so far in the bracket?

Ally: Nothing really, we don't even play much together except if it's a tourney doubles tourney (offline) What didn't help us though is the lag coming from various people. Especially when we get WC people. It's unplayable =l johns lol

Sumer: lol Speaking of that.
Your team managed to beat the team of Tairbair and ChocoNaner in the Winner’s Bracket, but they ended up taking the tourney in the continuation set of Grand Finals. I’m sure lag was a huge factor in this outcome with both of them being West Coast players, but do you think any other factors like their team work or frustration from having to play so many sets resulted in the final outcome?

Ally: No, it was just lag, there was one game where we were winning with a big lead, lag came out , like REALLY bad + lag spikes and I think I couldn't do much for the whole stock till I died. Same happened some game where I buffered a BAIR and then a fair after being pushed off stage.

Sumer: You guys still did great regardless, although that's unfortunate. @.@
 
Ally: Yeah, it's w-e.

Sumer: Let’s move on to the Singles Bracket. You managed to take first place in this tournament. You haven’t played too much online since the last Winter Playoffs on AiB I believe, and yet you started late into this season and ended up getting first on the ladder and in the Playoffs. What do you think helped you pull this off, and was it as easy or hard as you thought it would be?

Ally: Ummm I did start kinda late, almost end of the ladder like usual, I didn't play much wifi until 3 days before Ladder finished. After that, I guess I got lucky for not choking.
I don't think anything really helped me.

Sumer: Nice.
Some people believe that a few of your past national performances weren’t as good as your previous ones due to you quitting wifi, but some are optimistic that you’ll start placing at the top consistently like you were in your prime when you were a top contender both online and offline. Do you think you’re future national and regional performances will benefit from you getting back into practicing regularly online and offline again?

Ally: Maybe, I will find out by playing wifi of course, I'm taking a break right now though and will be coming back on SiiS4 Ohio tournament 8th of January, I hope I win but I won't have practiced for it for sure.

Sumer: I'll probably be attending that as well, so we might get a chance to play against each other there. lol

Ally: Oh right, you're going. XD Michigan. Forgot you were from there.

Sumer: XD
It seemed like you and your brother did pretty well when you teamed at the last APEX, so I think you’d easily place in the top again if you teamed at a large offline tournament again. Are you planning to team up with him in any upcoming offline tournaments and maybe carry your online success from this playoff season offline? Or are there any other top players you’d like to or look forward to teaming with in any future tournaments?

Ally: If I do well through this year, I will probably team with my brother again for Apex 2012. I still team with him for Canadian tourneys and always win doubles nowadays. I don't know about teammates, I don't really have someone I want to team but I do like teaming with M2K, Anti, ADHD. Lee is awesome with me in teams too. Hmm I'm probably forgetting someone else... but that's all I remember.

Sumer: Those all sound like great team combinations. lol
I remember playing you and M2K first round of MLG Columbus. @.@
You mentioned attending SiiS4 next month, but which other upcoming offline tournaments currently have your attention and have you considering attending them? And is there any reason for this other than it probably having a large number of players so a possibility of winning more money? Maybe it being in a state you’ve never been in before or to see some friends from another coast that you don’t see too often?

Ally: lol it sucks for me because I have to bus everywhere, it costs me minimum 124$ RT the bus ticket to go to ANY U.S tournaments, so yes, attendance is important for me. If I was a millionaire, I wouldn't mind flying to Delaware and meet that one smasher. But that's not the case. My schedule right now is SiiS4 then KTAR4 then Pharaoh's tournament (Canada) then VC9 for January.

Sumer: Sounds like a busy schedule. lol

Ally: Nah, not that bad :-P

Sumer: Would you have any tips or advice you’d like to share with up-and-coming smashers to the scene or veteran players who are trying to improve in either singles or doubles play?

Ally: Yeah, expect cheap things to happen in tournaments, a lot of players play to win. Also if you think you've got all of your technical down. Try learning players habits if possible and possibly abusing them, you will get much more chances of winning, same goes with being patient sometimes and read.

Sumer: Sounds like some pretty good advice. :3
Thanks for taking the time to do this interview, and good luck in all of your future online and offline competitions! Would you like to share any shout outs to any players you respect or would like to acknowledge for helping you get to where you are today or for any other reason?

Ally: hmmm..Shoutouts to everybody who housed me/helped me with rides and fed me, I don't think I'm a big disturbance anyhow to house ;)
AND
SHOUT OUT TO THE ALLIED STATUS.
the end

It’s that time of the year again, when you come together with your family and friends to share in the wonders of the Holidays.

We here at AllisBrawl would like to wish each and every one of you who make up our amazing and unique community a safe and Merry Christmas! We hope your year so far has been better than you hoped and that you look forward to an even better upcoming year; but for now, enjoy the time with you get to spend with the people you care about as well as a few new presents and some time off of school to kick back and unwind.

Feel free to stop by here on AiB after your holiday festivities to share your experiences, relax after a big meal, or spend time with your friends from AiB that you won’t have a chance to see in person today.

Hey there, All is Brawl! This is Midnite, bringing you an interview with Nairo, who placed 5th in the Fall '10 Singles ladder and 5th in the playoffs. Now, before I start, I want to give a brief background of Nairo. He is Ksizzle's younger brother, and some of the major feats he has accomplished are placing first in doubles at MLG DC, 2nd in Viridian City 8 Singles, and 3rd in Viridian City 8 Doubles. Now, without further ado, here's the interview!


Continue reading Fall Ladder '10 Interview with Nairo

Seasons greetings, All is Brawl! Put your holiday shopping, decorating, and baking (unless it's for the Holiday Cookie Competition) on hold, because there's another contest to take care of!

Last edition's results: Who was the user? *dramatic pause* It's Cyo! He joined the site on Independence Day of 2009, mains Meta Knight, likes to use Rosalina, and has attended nine tournaments. New winners were PentaSalad, ChocoNaner, Frosty the Tallman, nidolord, Afiari, and Zodi the Wifi Wolf, and old were jarvitz, dippin dots, .Zorai.Kun., and VickiIcarusChan. A filled quota and more newbies than oldies...excellent! I was feeling generous with that WTU Winner badge, you know. lol

1. I will tell you all a holiday tale about a particular user. 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 the story, 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 (general information, 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 (PST) to message me. Any answer sent in after that will not be counted.
6. The first ten that send the correct username get the WTU Winner badge!

Now my pretties, let us begin!

This user spent Christmas with ______ family on the roof. No, it isn't because ______ dad locked them out of the house. This user wanted to meet Santa Claus, so they all went up there with a camera, snacks, blankets, and plenty of cheer. Oh what fun this user and ______ family had on the roof! They played cards, drank hot chocolate, gazed at the stars, and played pranks that aroused enough laughter and screams to wake half the neighborhood. Countless hours were spent waiting for Saint Nick to show, but to no avail. (I bet it's because they forgot to add milk and cookies to the snackage.) As they all began their descent, this user pulled a prank on ______ parents by pretending to almost fall to certain doom. They weren't pleased with it, but ______ wasn't punished because of the holiday (however, it was just put off until New Years'). But all in all, this user had tons of fun for the holidays, as everyone should in their own special way. :)

In addition to the story above, this user...
-is in the group All is Melee.
-has an "m" somewhere in the username or location.
-joined the site in Winter 2009 (December, January, or February).
-has a Brawl friend code in which all of the numbers make a sum of 41.

And the questions you need to answer are as follows:
1. When exactly did this user join the site?
2. What are this user's favorite cards? (Note: if they are changed during the contest, and they were right before, your answer will still be correct.)

So ho ho, tell me…WHO’S THAT USER?! Good luck to all, use your time wisely, pay attention to the clues/questions, and Happy Holidays! >;D

By the way, if you want to try to be featured in an article of “Who’s That User?”, just send me a PM with a cool, unique thing about yourself that possibly no one knows about you. However, just make sure this thing can’t be found anywhere on your profile (About Me, videos, blogs, tournaments, etc.) There’s no guarantee that you’ll be chosen, but if the random name picker I’ll use selects your name, you shall receive the WTU Featured User badge (as long as you don’t say anything to the other users)! The deadline to send is midnight Friday (PST), so what are you waiting for? Send in for play, and maybe get featured one day! ^^ (Note: those that already sent in something do not need to resend.)

Greetings, AiB! The Brawl Fall '10 playoffs have come to an end for both Singles and Doubles, and I'm here to bring you all up to speed on it. Let's look at the results, with the final brackets for each. (Note that they may not be entirely accurate, as some couldn't make it to their matches.)



Continue reading Fall Playoffs Aftermath!

Hey there AllisBrawl reader, it’s that time of the year again, and I hope you’re enjoying it as much as I am. The time to relax from school, spend time with family and friends, and check out AiB for the latest contests and competitions to take part in with all your new found free time.

Following suite with all of the Halloween contests we hosted not too long ago, we here on the AiB staff are proud to bring you all a slew of fun and entertaining contests this holiday season as well! Whether you’re into arts and crafts, a puzzle solver, or someone who likes creating things, we’ve got something for everyone to take part in that I’ll be talking about for this AiB Holiday Contests write up!

First up, the traditional contests we see frequently while visiting AiB are having a holiday themed twist thrown on to them.

Weekly Screenshot Contest

First up on the line up of contests is the ever popular Screenshot of the Week contest. If you think you have an artistic eye, or enjoy taking snapshots and pictures whenever the urge hits you, then this is definitely the contest for you. Screenshot of the Week #39 will be sporting a Holiday theme brought to you by Admiral Arban.

Signature of the Week

If you’re big on graphics design, and like making your own art work and signatures, then the Signature of the Week contest is where you’ll want to compete. Doro will be hosting SotW #59 with a Holiday theme this time around, so show off your best artistic skills in this week’s competition.

Texture of the Week

There’s a hacker in all of us, and whether you’re a seasoned haxor or a homebrew rookie, you might be interested in this week’s Texture of the Week #15 is giving you a chance to make some holiday themed textures to enjoy while battling it out with your friends. Look forward to texture experts Silent Nite and HyperKeeby to host a great competition and to possibly include some awe-inspiring submissions themselves.

Who's That User?

Jingleboy is back with another Who’s that User? Contest, but this time around is a little different. He’ll be sharing the holiday story from one lucky user with all of us. If you have a hilarious or amazing story to share from a past holiday experience then make sure to drop Jingleboy a PM with your story so it has a chance to be chosen when this edition is published.

With the regular contests out of the way, time to get to talking about the not so frequent contests that we’re hosting specifically for the holiday season here on AiB!

Holiday Cookie Competition

Jingleboy is introducing a new contest this year unique to these AiB Holiday Contests. This will be a Holiday Cookie Contest where members will be asked to create a cookie desert item of their choice in this competition for a chance at some brand new badges! If you’re into baking or making Holiday treats that you’d enjoy eating after all the hard work you put into it then feel free to give this competition a shot.

AiB Winter Banner Contest

We all enjoyed the Halloween banner contest, but I think we’ve all enjoyed the winning banners from that contest for a while now. Zolga is bringing us all a Winter Banner Contest for us to enjoy some Winter themed banners for this time of the year. If you want your banner to be seen by everyone on the site, then don’t hesitate to enter this contest for any or all five of the current AiB skins.

Stage Contest

Jarvitz is bringing back the Stage Builder Contest that we all enjoyed for Halloween, but this time we’re presented with a Holiday Custom Stage Contest. Just like last time, there will be two different categories you can enter to win in, a regular stage contest and a contest with hacks. If you enjoy making your own stages, or want to give it a shot, then you’ll enjoy this contest.

Decorative Profile Event

The Decorative Profile Contest started last year for the Holidays, and it makes its grand return with the ’10 Holiday Decorative Profile Contest. Check out the group to sign up to have your profile judged by Miles of SmashWiki and this season’s other judges, as well as read the rules for this season’s competition. Take the chance to get into the spirit of the Holidays by decorating your profile for this contest.

AiB Karaoke Contest

A contest we’ve only held once so far is being brought back with a Holiday spin on it. I’m talking about the AiB Karaoke Contest! Shiro The SnowWolf will be hosting a Holiday edition of the Karaoke contest where everyone will be asked to sing their favorite Holiday song. Check out his blog about it for more details regarding this contest, and to enter for your chance to win.

‘Tis the season for giving, and the AiB staff is being extremely generous this year with so many different opportunity for our members to compete and win so many badges and prizes, it’s almost impossible to not get into the Holiday spirit because of this.

We hope to see everyone compete, have fun, and enjoy themselves this Holiday season! ^^

Arban here, bringing you another Pokémon Updates and Analysis for this week! In this edition, we have rankings updates, tournament updates/placings, analysis written on Gigigear by Midnite, and a quick mini-guide on Rain by Pizza.
 

 
Pokémon Rankings Updates

In this update, we have no changes on rankings just yet. But within the next 2 weeks, all rankings will be reset to which it will now reflect off the 5th Generation Pokémon tournaments! Stay tuned for that.
 
Tournament Placings

This week's tournament updates will include only Midnite's 5th gen Pokemon Online Tournament #3, and #4.
 
Midnite's 5th gen Pokemon Online Tournament #3:
1.) Req
2.) IblisStarEvan
3.) Zekey
4.) Albinos Shizo
 
Midnite's 5th gen Pokemon Online Tournament #4:
1.) Hawkstar
2.) Jon777
3.) UzimakiBarrage
4.) Silent Nite
 
Congrats to the top placers!
 
Pokémon Analysis

In this update, we have Midnite's analysis on Gigigear, and Pizza's analysis on Rain.
 

Let's see, Gigigear. Useable Attack? Check with Base 100. A boosting move that raises Attack while doubling that average Base 90 Speed? Check in Gear Change. A nice STAB move that can hit through Substitutes? Check in Gear Saucer. Other options that can compliment Gear Change? Um, not exactly. Gigigear was made with an amazing stat distribution for a physical sweeper, an amazing boosting move that makes Dragon Dance look silly, and a great STAB to utilize these tools. However, its movepool falls flat on its face after those two moves, having only Return and Rock Smash as its only other usable physical attacks. While its Base 70 Sp. Attack isn't the best out there, Gigigear can utilize it to become a potential mixed Sweeper in conjunction with Gear Change.
 
Gigigear @ Life Orb/Leftovers; Clear Body
Rash; 120 Attack, 252 Sp. Attack, 136 Speed
Gear Change
Gear Saucer
Thunderbolt
Hidden Power (Ground)
 
A Gigigear without Gear Change and Gear Saucer is like a cookie jar without cookies. Gear Change raises Gigigear's Attack by one stage and its speed by two. Gear Saucer is Gigigear's STAB of choice. It strikes with two Base 50 (75 factoring STAB) blows that can pierce through Substitutes. Thunderbolt handles water types and Hidden Power (Ground) takes care of Fire and Steel types that resist Gear Saucer.
 
Next up, we have Pizza's analysis on Rain.
 
Singing in the Rain

One major concept in Generation 5, with the additions of Drizzle and Drought into the OU metagame, is controlling the weather. In this 4 part series, I’ll tell you how to use the weather to your advantage. First, I’m going to start off with Rain.

Rain has been a dominant UU weather for generations, but with the prevalence of infinite Hail/Sandstorm, it was never truly able to jump over the bar and make it a true OU team design. However, everything changed when Politoed received the Dream World ability Drizzle. Now, Rain lasts until a different weather is used, not just the 8 turns you’d get with a Damp Rock. But, Rain didn’t get any truly amazing Rain abusers this gen. This means that almost all of the Rain abusers you’ll see are going to be mainstays from previous generations. Let me go in detail about these Pokemon that are amazing in Rain.

Sweepers

Kingdra – Ah yes, probably the greatest Rain sweeper ever. Its amazing typing and STAB type coverage, coupled with Swift Swim and the ability to run Physical, Special, or Mixed make this a force to be reckoned with. This is an amazing Pokemon for any Rain team, and a Pokemon every team should be able to counter.

Dragonite – I’m assuming you’re reaction here is going to be “LOLWUT?” However, hear me out. Dragonite didn’t get an amazing Rain ability this gen, but he did get one of the best moves in the game. Hurricane is a Special Flying 140 Base Power move, and its 70 accuracy gets boosted to 100 in Rain. Along with a 100% Accurate Thunder and a Boosted Surf, Dragonite is a special threat this Gen in Rain.

Omastar – Shell Break. Simply, Shell Break. The move is amazing. Use this, please.
Kabutops – Kabutops loves Rain. It boosts it’s mediocre Speed, and boosts it’s STAB Water moves. He gets amazing Dual STAB in Waterfall/Stone Edge. An excellent Pokemon.
On the Defensive...

Nattorei – The bulkier, better stat distributed, younger brother of Forretress. This thing can actually take a Fire hit, outside of Rain. Inside of Rain, this thing will last for days. The ability Iron Barbs and the item Rugged Helmet means any Poke trying to spoil your fun by hitting you with a move that makes contact is taking at least 20% damage. It can support with Rocks, Spikes, and Leech Seed, but it CANNOT Rapid Spin. That's the only thing Forretress has over this guy.

Politoed – The Drizzler himself. Aside from setting you up with Rain, he can spread status around like crazy. He’s bulky enough to take a lot of hits, and can spread sleep, toxic, encore, the list goes on.

Vaporeon – Hydration Rest alone makes this Pokemon amazing. It can amazingly tank already, and Rest is basically a Full Restore every time you use it, with no drawback whatsoever. This thing will live for days.
In the next part of my series on Gen 5 weather, I’m gonna be covering Sandstorm. See you then.
 
That wraps up this week's Pokemon Updates and Analysis. Thanks to Midnite, and Pizza for the analysis, and stay tuned for the newly updated rankings, as well as for the next update! If you would like to submit a Pokémon Analysis that you would like to have on an article, submit one by sending me a PM.

Well, the Volcanic and Toxic skins are nearing their debut on the site, but the community will decide on the final touches. These are the FINAL banners that remain in the contest to be voted on! Voting will last for 7 days (starting from Tuesday) and end on December 21st at 12:00 A.M. PST. Good luck to the participants who’ve made it this far (and they will all get finalist badges)! The names and badges will not be mentioned or done until the contest is over. This is to avoid having a bunch of friends vote for the same banner. The winners will be announced on the day after the voting ends.


VOTE ACCORDING TO NUMBER

i.e. Toxic---2, Volcanic---1 


Happy voting ♥



TOXIC---1


TOXIC---2


TOXIC---3


TOXIC---4


VOLCANIC---1


VOLCANIC---2


VOLCANIC---3



***I’ll still count votes if they’re cast tonight.***

Continue reading New Skins + Banner Contest Updates!

Greetings everyone, and welcome to the fifteenth edition of "Who's That User?"! In the spirit of this month, all WTUs during the time will give a little something to the users. To see what I mean, scroll down to the rules...but for now, let's reveal the previous featured user and winners.

Hey! The holiday edition of WTU is coming up, and I need entries. What do I need, you ask? Just simply send in a message talking about a memorable holiday experience (the crazy gifts you got, stakeouts for Santa, etc.) Send quickly, because I plan to have #16 posted next Saturday or Sunday!

Last edition's results: Who was that user? *dramatic pause* It's LinkElfice10! He joined the site on September 10, 2008, mains Toon Link, and has attended three tournaments in his site life. The new winners are Toni and _iFox7i_, and the old are Deneb, jarvitz, and Admiral Arban. Congrats to those that won and nice try to those that didn't, and I hope to see everyone continue to compete! By the way, if you wish to see the results of the contest the day after, check this group out!

Rules:
1. I will tell you the Halloween story that this user sent to me and have you try to guess who it is. 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 (PST) to message me. Any answer sent in after that will not be counted.
6. You better not pout. You better not cry. You better not shout, and I'll tell you why: the cutoff for winners has been extended to ten again! As that say, "It's better to give than to receive." This is why I'm giving all of you a greater chance to receive the WTU Winner badge (if you're new) and a pack of cards. You're welcome.

So kiddies, let's get this game going!

This user hopes is in love with cartoons and comics. It all started with classics such as "Calvin and Hobbes" and "The Far Side". While this user would love to take up a cartoonist job with newspapers, ______ would prefer to go with animation because ______ thinks it opens up more jobs. In addition, ______ father knows someone from Pixar, and after college ______ may be introduced into the profession. I wish him the best of luck in ______ endeavorsand I can't wait to see ______ work, whether it's in the Sunday paper or on the boob tube.

In addition to the fact above, this user...
-is friends with i1337.
-has a "y" somewhere in the username, name, or location.
-joined the site in summer 2009 (June, July, or August)
-has a SSBB friend code in which all of the numbers make a sum of 64.

And the questions you need to answer about this user are as follows:
1. When exactly did the user join the site?
2. Who does this user main in SSBB?
3. Who does this user main in MKW?
4. How many tournaments has this user been to?

So tell me…WHO’S THAT USER?! Good luck to all, use your time wisely, and pay attention to the clues/questions! >;D

Continue reading Who's That User? #15

Welcome to the seventeenth edition of the AllisBrawl Scavenger Hunt. I loved the turnout last week with many participants. There was a possible instance of cheating.I let it slide this time, but next time I won't. I will catch you, so do not try it. The answers will be in the AiB Scavenger Hunt group sometime tomorrow. Also remember, these articles are written solely to provide something fun and different to the AiB community members, as well as to allow members to get a better feel around the site itself; but don’t forget, with every week also comes a chance to earn the Scavenger Hunt Badge!

Continue reading All is Brawl Scavenger Hunt #17

Hey, everyone! Are you guys beginning to get into the holiday spirit? Well, the time is now! The playoffs have arrived, and today's the day we shall congratulate the players and teams who have made it this far! For this fall season's ladders, we would like to congratulate our champion of the singles ladder, Ally; and the champions of the doubles ladder, Flame and Debom of "u lose to us Y"! Great job to you guys for making it to the top! As always, determined by rank, badges will be given out momentarily to these champions as well as to those who made it to the top 64 in singles and top 32 in doubles, but I would like to re-cap on those badges that are distributed (and yes, these come with the blue color for your usernames; though the top 8 are likely getting a different name color).


Singles:

• 1st Place → 2010 Fall Ladder Champion
• 2nd to 4th Place → 2010 Fall Ladder Top 4
• 5th to 8th Place → 2010 Fall Ladder Top 8
• 9th to 16th Place → 2010 Fall Ladder Top 16
• 17th to 32nd Place → 2010 Fall Ladder Top 32
• 33rd to 64th Place → 2010 Fall Ladder Top 64

Doubles:

• 1st Place → 2010 Fall Doubles Ladder Champion
• 2nd to 4th Place → 2010 Fall Doubles Ladder Top 4
• 5th to 8th Place → 2010 Fall Doubles Ladder Top 8
• 9th to 16th Place → 2010 Fall Doubles Ladder Top 16
• 17th to 32nd Place → 2010 Fall Doubles Ladder Top 32

As this still goes, for all those who finished in the top 8 of the singles ladder will be given invitations to the AllisBrawl Pro Lounge. In addition, the top 4 players and top 2 teams will receive first round byes as they participate in the playoffs. We had 2,313 players on the singles ladder; and 394 teams (788 players) on the doubles ladder! Though there were actually still more players and teams during the last ladder season, this somewhat remained a heavy competition, wasn't it?

Let's check out the statistics for both ladders!




Singles:

• Total Participants → 2,313 players
• Best Win Streak Among the Top 64 → 39 wins by LukeMoonWalker
• Most Wins in Top 64 → megafox112 (325 wins), 5th Best In Wisconsin (291 wins), Amaterasu Okami (273 wins), -lloD (148 wins), and raytay824 (146 wins).
• Highest Win Percentages (%) → LukeMoonWalker and Orion tie with a percentage of 1.000, Sake (.980), xxpatgxx (.974), Bizkit (.958), and Rich Brown (.939).
• Most Matches Played → megafox112 (480 matches), 5th Best In Wisconsin (466 matches), Amaterasu Okami (343 matches), HyperKeeby (240 matches), and PentaSalad (219 matches).

Doubles:

• Total Participants → 394 teams (788 players)
• Best Win Streak Among the Top 32 → 31 wins by "u lose to us Y"
• Most Wins in Top 32 → "I hope you like pain" (87 wins), "DLK" (77 wins), "Green Team" (75 wins), "Team Red" (46 wins), and "If You Seek Aimeeee" (38 wins).
• Highest Win Percentages (%) → We technically have 6 teams who were undefeated, so they have the highest percentages. They will still be recognized! These teams are as follows: "u lose to us Y", "Turnado", "IMA BAN YOU", "Unholy Allies", "Fix Your Connection", and "Cura's Team".
• Most Matches Played → "I hope you like pain" (129 matches), "Green Team" (99 matches), "DLK" (92 matches), "Team Red" (76 matches), and "**** THE PERSON WHO WRITES THESE ARTICLES, THEY'RE ****TY" (44 matches).

There's no surprise we've got a veteran champion on here we all know, and it's none other than Ally! He has been crowed the singles ladder champ for the fifth time as of now. We also send our congrats to Flame and Debom of "u lose to us Y" for also being crowned as doubles ladder champs (and for being undefeated this season)! Debom is a veteran champion in this category, though this will be Flame's first time to earn his Fall Doubles Ladder Champion badge. Nicely done! Anyway, let's move on to the final standings! (Obviously, even on a congrats article, my apology still remains up here if I somehow don't get your mains correctly. Luckily this time around, I've received some assistance mostly for the singles part. I thank 5th Best-- I mean... Kenniswag for this one! ^^)


Singles:

1. Ally (56 - 12) → Snake / Meta Knight
2. ANTi (38 - 8) → Meta Knight
3. hyperdabuz (57 - 7) → Olimar
4. -lloD- (148 - 20) → Peach
5. Nairo The Booty Warrior (38 - 12) → Meta Knight
6. LukeMoonWalker (39 - 0) → Meta Knight
7. Salem (34 - 9) → Zero Suit Samus
8. The Addy (39 - 8) → King Dedede
9. xxpatgxx (37 - 1) → Zero Suit Samus
10. Tairbair (82 - 16) → Mr. Game & Watch
11. Sake (50 - 1) → Snake / Marth
12. ADHD (65 - 16) → Diddy Kong
13. -DracoBlaze- (83 - 17) → Meta Knight
14. Zebro (141 - 37) → Wario
15. Ghost Nappa (62 - 31) → R.O.B.
16. Zak (33 - 15) → Meta Knight / Snake
17. MeroKnight (66 - 13) → Meta Knight
18. Amaterasu Okami (273 - 70) → Snake
19. raytay824 (146 - 53) → Marth
20. SlayerZ (50 - 9) → Peach
21. chiiiiiiiii (26 - 6) → Meta Knight
22. Bizkit (23 - 1) → Snake
23. Ramona Flowers (57 - 11) → Meta Knight
24. Hedi_ (121 - 44) → Mr. Game & Watch / Wolf
25. pkmonftw (145 - 60) → Olimar
26. Kamii (67 - 20) → Lucario
27. FishBait73 (54 - 15) → Meta Knight / Lucario
28. Big_M (68 - 43) → Snake
29. 5th Best In Wisconsin (291 - 175) → Sheik / Meta Knight
30. Flame (41 - 17) → Falco / Meta Knight
31. Don Papi DivA (63 - 26) → Meta Knight
32. Mampam (33 - 3) → Diddy Kong
33. mikeray4 (53 - 14) → Snake
34. megafox112 (325 - 155) → Falco / Fox
35. Atomsk (38 - 24) → Meta Knight
36. Zazen Agenite (41 - 8) → Meta Knight
37. Lingx2 (82 - 24) → King Dedede
38. Smetsys (104 - 30) → Meta Knight
39. PentaSalad (143 - 76) → Mr. Game & Watch
40. HyperKeeby (132 - 108) → Kirby
41. ccst (34 - 4) → R.O.B.
42. HolyNightmare (20 - 4) → R.O.B.
43. SoPelca (62 - 35) → Meta Knight / Falco
44. Rich Brown (31 - 2) → Olimar / Meta Knight
45. YoshQ (59 - 18) → Luigi / Meta Knight
46. Player-1 (64 - 26) → Diddy Kong
47. Triple R (93 - 89) → Kirby
48. Renegade TX2000 (46 - 14) → Snake
49. Rayquaza07 (16 - 2) → Snake
50. Orion (12 - 0) → Meta Knight
51. Pikabunz (25 - 5) → Pikachu
52. chuky (89 - 61) → Mr. Game & Watch
53. ven (72 - 51) → Zelda
54. Captain L (80 - 24) → Pikachu
55. AfroChimp (56 - 17) → Diddy Kong
56. booty (75 - 25) → Olimar / Peach
57. vVv Fino (131 - 49) → Olimar / Ice Climbers
58. judge (50 - 19) → Wario
59. Snopy (44 - 6) → Mr. Game & Watch / Pit
60. DOOM PUERTO RICO (21 - 4) → Snake
61. Waymas (39 - 4) → Wario
62. KillLock (12 - 11) → Snake
63. Death_Alex (94 - 18) → Olimar
64. Vato_break (64 - 20) → Mario / Meta Knight

Doubles:

1. u lose to us Y [Flame / Debom] (31 - 0) → Snake / Meta Knight
2. DLK [LukeMoonWalker / M to the Ekos] (77 - 15) → Ness / Lucas
3. Turnado [Auro / SlayerZ] (21 - 0) → Meta Knight / Peach
4. **** THE PERSON WHO WRITES THESE ARTICLES, THEY'RE ****TY [mikeray4 / hinkage] (34 - 10) → Snake / Meta Knight
5. If You Seek Aimeeee [FAE / Kamii] (38 - 5) → Lucas / Lucario
6. IMA BAN YOU [Tairbair / ChocoNaner] (11 - 0) → Meta Knight / Diddy Kong
7. I hope you like pain [HyperKeeby / Admiral Arban] (87 - 42) → Kirby / Diddy Kong / Meta Knight
8. Green Team [Amaterasu Okami / BF-HCS] (75 - 24) → Snake / Ness
9. Unholy Allies [HolyNightmare / Ally] (6 - 0) → R.O.B. / Snake
10. Supers [Smash God / -lloD-] (15 - 3) → Meta Knight / Peach
11. we rage hard at wifi [hyperdabuz / Ghost Nappa] (8 - 1) → Olimar / R.O.B.
12. Blast it with Piss [Izumi / Sakram3nt] (18 - 9) → Random? / Donkey Kong
13. Team Red [SuperMarioMC / SkOaRaAn] (46 - 30) → Mr. Game & Watch / Marth
14. Yummeh [joe ST / BengalsRZ] (8 - 2) → Meta Knight / Marth
15. The Real We Red [Legan / Smetsys] (13 - 8) → Marth / Lucario / Meta Knight
16. WE MADE IT INTO THE PLAYOFFS, PLAYING ON THE LAST DAY ONLY!!!!!! [Ryu92 / Salem] (13 - 2) → ? / ?
17. Space dat tilt and b air [Rayquaza07 / Hedi_] (13 - 2) → Meta Knight / Wolf
18. hai sexy~~ [booty / Negga] (9 - 4) → ? / ?
19. We Main Low Tiers [Shiro H / Lucar] (21 - 6) → Wolf / Fox
20. Another Reflection. [Kyleisreal / Zebro] (15 - 10) → Snake / Wario
21. The Avatar and The Firelord [Chimpakt / LightSide] (11 - 2) → Diddy Kong / Random?
22. Fix Your Connection [NAKAT / MegaPlox] (9 - 0) → Fox / Meta Knight
23. Rape At Night [Solid Soul / pkmonftw] (19 - 6) → Meta Knight / Snake
24. LATA'S [ThuG85 / uncleNG] (22 - 18) → Mr. Game & Watch / Meta Knight
25. Sexy Beasts [AfroTwist VanillaPie / GardoTwist ChocolatePie] (26 - 8) → Link / ?
26. Brick's team [Brick / Z] (12 - 4) → Pikachu
27. Secret Lovers [mura / YoshQ] (12 - 4) → Peach / Luigi
28. Smexeon Twins [-DracoBlaze- / -Randum-] (17 - 9) → Meta Knight
29. Cura's team [Cura / judge] (7 - 0) → Random? / Wario
30. Yum [Meekspeedy / SonicMaster5] (4 - 1) → Sonic
31. U.S.S Constitution! [CsxMark / Masho] (15 - 22) → Random?
32. FROM WHO!?! [milesg2g / UrbanMenace] (6 - 10) → ? / Pikachu

These players and teams listed above (who are in the top 60 in singles and top 30 in doubles) have made it to the playoffs, and will be competing for over a total of $525 in prize money. The playoffs definitely begin tonight! While you're reading this, you shall refer to Enrish's article for the complete details and brackets right here. And for a few similar reminders, it is mandatory for all participants to be on time for their matches and to send PMs of their results to their respective hosts (which is Enrish for both singles and doubles)! If for some reason some of you cannot make it to the scheduled times, then you should send a PM to your host and your opponent about your situation. Of course, you'll be allowed to try to get matches in as early as possible (this especially goes for you Europeans out there!), so there are no worries. To conclude this, we congratulate every participant once more for making it this far! We wish you all the best of luck! Have fun~! :3

Playoffs have come once again and will be as exciting as ever. After many months of epic battles and stunning upsets, 60 of our finest singles ladder participants and 30 of our best doubles teams are ready and eager to duke it out vs each other to show us all who's really the best.

So without further ado, here are the cold hard facts about how this will get done.

Important pre-words:
It is every players/teams own responsibility to schedule their own matches before the deadline of every round. If you are not able to schedule your match before the set time for chat, then you MUST be in chat to play your match(es). Failure to do so will put you in risk of being disqualified and thus given a loss for the round in question.
In addition to this, it is also the responsibility of ALL ladder players/teams to send the host of his/her playoffs event(Enrish) a PM about the outcome of the match right after it gets done. Even if the host is in the singles chat with you, you must PM him the results (not chat PM). We need to be certain that nothing is overlooked or forgotten. Failure in sending this PM can result in reprimands as stated above.
Also, please make sure your inbox/outbox always has room. I will be updating everyone after every round (except days where there are two rounds) telling you who you play, when I expect the matches to be done, and more. If you are only in the Doubles playoffs, then the captains will be receiving the PMs.
I, and nobody else is your babysitter. Because of this, I will most likely NOT be in the chat rooms most nights. I will try to have at least two staff members in the room at all times, but there shouldn't be a need for it. All you have to do is contact your opponent(s), schedule a time that works for both/all of you, play the set and PM me the results before the deadline. That's four easy steps. You don't only have a good 23 to 95 hours to get the match done, we scheduled a special hour just for you to get it done. If no referees are in the room when the scheduled time is up, your opponent isn't there and he/she didn't PM beforehand, please take a screenshot of the chat so we have proof they weren't there. Be warned though, if we find out you lied about their presence you will be disqualified.

Bracket images.
The bracket images for each playoffs event will be updated daily. In order to see the latest update, you will have to press ctrl+F5 while looking at the brackets. Don't forget this.

Europeans, we know this set schedule doesn't really work for you. Because of this, it is your job to get your matches in as early as possible so you can advance as far as possible.

Every season, we look for ways on how to make the playoffs better for all and I think this time around we found some good ideas.

1. Volunteered staff members will be monitoring the chats to prevent confusions. As stated about, they should not be needed, but in case of emergency there will, or should be 2-5 people in the chat rooms during the playoffs. They will, or should be the only people in their with bold referee name colors, so memorize the referee badge color so you know who to contact. Please keep in mind though that they are volunteers, and that there is no need to harass them if they weren't there to help you at the time. 
2. To prevent some chaos and confusion, I have decided to divide up the two events into two different chat rooms. From now on, or at least for this playoffs season, singles playoffs will take place in Tournament Chat 3 from 8pm to 9pm EST and doubles playoffs will take place in Tournament Chat 4 from 9pm to 10pm EST. 
3. Two very special people have volunteered to record playoff matches. We will aim to have the finals recorded, but if you, whether you're a viewer or participant, have a match you would like to have recorded, please PM kyleisreal or Nicki Minaj beforehand. Please give them as much time as possible to know about your request. Just like the staff members, they are voluntarily doing this, so please don't get mad if they're not there to record your matches. Also, besides the fact that they'll most likely have multiple requests if participants in the match don't approve of their recording, then they obviously can't get into the room to record it. 
4. On days there are two rounds that need to be played, there are two deadlines. The first match is expected to be done within thirty minutes of starting time, and the second round should be done within the hour. That would be 8:30pm EST and 9pm EST for singles, and 9:30pm EST and 10pm EST for doubles. If you have not appeared in the chat twenty minutes after the round was scheduled to start, you will be disqualified from that round. People who have opponents who are MIA(Missing In Action) at such time must screenshot it, send it to me through a PM, and inform the chat watcher. For days where there is only one round, if you have not appeared after 30 minutes of the scheduled time, you will be disqualified. Please follow the same procedure. If you are unable to make it, please PM me and your opponent(s) of that day. Falling three rounds behind could still get you disqualified.
5. This was always suggested behind the scenes, but now it's time to leave it out in the open. If you are a participant in either playoffs please do not change your name until the playoffs are over. It makes it far more difficult to contact you.

Events specifics

Allisbrawl Fall Ladder 2010 Singles.
Host: Enrish
Send Enrish a PM on AiB Via clicking this text
Link to Singles Playoffs bracket: http://allisbrawl.com/brackets/bracket9766.gif


All players meet up in Tournament Chat 3 at 8 PM EST  the following dates:

Monday December 6th. Round 1 and round 2 of the singles bracket will be played out.

Tuesday December 7th. Round 3 and round 4 of the singles bracket will be played.

Wednesday December 8th. Round 5 of the singles bracket will be played.

Thursday December 9th. Round 6 of the single bracket will be played.

Monday December 13th. Round 7 and 8 of the singles bracket will be played.

Tuesday December 14th. Round 9 and 10 of the singles bracket will be played.

Wednesday December 15th. Losers finals will be played.

Thursday December 16th. Grandfinals!!!





Allisbrawl Fall Ladder 2010 Doubles.
Host: Enrish
Send Enrish a PM on AiB Via clicking this text
Link to Doubles Playoffs bracket: http://allisbrawl.com/brackets/bracket9767.gif



All players meet up in Tournament Chat 4 at 9 PM EST the following dates:

Monday December 6th. Round 1 and round 2 of the doubles bracket will be played out.

Tuesday December 7th. Round 3 and round 4 of the doubles bracket will be played.

Wednesday December 8th. Round 5 of the doubles bracket will be played.

Thursday December 9th. Round 6 of the doubles bracket will be played.

Monday December 13th. Round 7 of the doubles bracket will be played.

Tuesday December 14th. Round 8 of the doubles bracket will be played.

Wednesday December 15th. Losers finals will be played.

Thursday December 16th. Grandfinals!!!


And with that, let's wish all of the competitors good luck! I'm sure I'm not the only one who is looking forward to following the playoffs as they progress.

Continue reading Fall Playoffs Are Here!!!

Hello everyone, and welcome to Pokémon Updates and Analysis #6! In this edition, we have rankings updates stored for you, tournament updates, tournament placings, analysis on Furiijio and Birijion, and helpful guides written by Faketime and Dashing Professor Beef.

Continue reading Pokémon Updates and Analysis #6

Hey everyone, I’m Shiro, and in this article I’ll be discussing three upcoming SoCal tourneys this month. They are the UCSB tourney, the 2GG revival tourney, and the NoHo Winter Tourney.


2nd Valley College Fundraising Event! - Public :o
    
This event will be on Dec. 3rd (A Friday!). The host Senior Campos has put a lot of effort in hyping this. He’s been blogging, leaving people shout outs, and he even passed out flyers at other tourneys. SoCal was in a slump and is slowly coming back. These can be monthlies people! SoCal step it up and go to this. The venue is at a University, so expect a pretty chill environment. SoCal should show your support and go to this! The venue fee is $5. There will be Singles for $6 and Doubles for $6 (per person). This might be a Metaknight banned tourney depending on a poll being run, so make your opinion heard, vote and attend!


http://allisbrawl.com/ttournament.aspx?id=10893


Battle Frontier presents 2GG - It's About Time

December 11th Guys it’s been a while! 2GG is back it had taken a summer break, but now it’s back and better than ever! Champ is really stepping it up. This tourney is at CSULB, and from what I've seen in the past, this is a very nice and spacious venue. We know Champ won’t let the community down. This tourney is also going to have a variety of games as well.


The events are:

Venue is $5!


Melee 1v1 & 2v2 (Run by Nealdt)
Brawl 1v1 (Run by Nealdt)
Pokemon 6v6 (Run by Zekey)
Super Street Fighter IV 1v1 (Run by Champ)
Tatsunoko VS Capcom 1v1 (Run by Royalflushz and Champ)
Tekken 6 (Run by MatrixMatt & Champ)
Blazblue: Continuum Shift (Run by Champ)


Sadly there will not be any doubles but it’s still going to be a hype tourney. The venue no longer closes at 8! It closes at 10 now and that gives two extra hours to run this. SoCal you have all the tools you just need to, so use them!


http://allisbrawl.com/ttournament.aspx?id=10699


NoHo Winter Tourney

The date for this tourney is still undecided, so go vote if you’re interested in attending! It’ll be hosted in North Hollywood, pretty underground. This has to be on a weekday though! So if your free go vote on the day that is best for you! The venue is pretty expensive for a back yard tourney, so bring some set ups people! ($3 for a backyard venue). The date of this tourney will be from the 27th – 30th, so go to the polls and vote!

http://allisbrawl.com/ttournament.aspx?id=11140

This is all that has been posted for December, but look forward to something huge coming up in January!


Winter Game Fest!

Hey, everyone. I got a chance to sit down with 2nd place finisher at the MLG Dallas Championship tourney, Tyrant, for an interview on his performance, his views on MLG, and a few other things. Hope you enjoy the interview! Like, comment, and tell me if you'd like to see more interviews like this on AiB!

http://allisbrawl.com/video/video.aspx?id=34355

Original Image © MLG

Alrighty, it's that time again. Welcome to the fifth and final ladder update of the fall season! I hope you guys have enjoyed stuffing yourselves during Thanksgiving. xD Anyway, seeing as my access is currently limited for a little while due to some terrible technical difficulties, the rankings still had to be taken the night before, so please bear with me. Though, I will most likely consider taking the rankings at a very later time for the next season. So, with the ladder closing very soon, many players have decided to step things up in their game. What suprises await us? What has been expected from this update overall? We shall see whose wishes have come true! Then again, I've got quite a few singles videos in my disposal.

In the spectator's corner, there were only 2 singles videos sent to my inbox by Kyleisreal. Though these actually seem more like friendlies (after a ladder set, that is) than ladder matches, it's better than nothing. Despite the top tiers galore, I'd say these are worth to watch, even though Ally isn't using his Snake in these matches. I think this is pretty well evened out. (Texture/music hacks are definitely used for your viewing pleasure. :3)

Video 1: Kyleisreal (Snake) vs. Ally (Meta Knight) [Round 1]
Video 2: Kyleisreal (Snake) vs. Ally (Meta Knight) [Round 2]

And with that being shown, some of you can hopefully be able to submit some cool ladder replays if you wish to see a few in the next update. All you have to do is to drop a PM in my AiB inbox. Nothing else. If you're not sure whether you'd like to show off a few moves or not, you have time to think about it. But in this case, submissions are now CLOSED until the next ladder season so please do not send any! Okay, we can now go on to the top rankings for this week! (As always, inform me if I still remain inaccurate with your use of primaries/secondaries/etc. I only get what the feedbacks and main profiles give me.)

Side-note: These top rankings have been taken at 9:00 pm PST on Friday [11/26/10].




Singles:

[01] | [01] : ANTi (33 - 5) → Meta Knight
[02] | [06] : -lloD- (137 - 18) → Peach
[03] | [29] : The Addy (38 - 5) → King Dedede
[04] | [NR] : Ally (33 - 9) → Meta Knight
[05] | [02] : hyperdabuz (46 - 6) → Olimar
[06] | [07] : xxpatgxx (37 - 1) → Zero Suit Samus
[07] | [03] : Nairo The Booty Warrior (31 - 10) → Meta Knight
[08] | [05] : LukeMoonWalker (33 - 0) → Meta Knight
[09] | [04] : Zebro (138 - 32) → Wario
[10] | [14] : RaffiX (60 - 27) → R.O.B.
[11] | [NR] : Tairbair (74 - 14) → Mr. Game & Watch
[12] | [08] : -DracoBlaze- (83 - 17) → Meta Knight
[13] | [22] : MeroKnight (66 - 13) → Zero Suit Samus / Random?
[14] | [09] : Amaterasu Okami (272 - 70) → Snake
[15] | [31] : ADHD (53 - 15) → Diddy Kong
[16] | [NR] : Salem (16 - 3) → Zero Suit Samus
[17] | [20] : Sake (36 - 0) → Snake
[18] | [10] : raytay824 (145 - 53) → Marth
[19] | [11] : chiiiiiiiii (26 - 6) → Meta Knight
[20] | [19] : Hedi_ (121 - 44) → Wolf
[21] | [21] : Ramona Flowers (56 - 11) → Meta Knight
[22] | [12] : Big_M (66 - 40) → Snake
[23] | [23] : Flame (40 - 14) → Falco / Snake
[24] | [17] : SlayerZ (48 - 9) → Peach
[25] | [32] : Kamicario (65 - 19) → Lucario
[26] | [27] : megafox112 (324 - 153) → Fox / Snake / Marth / Falco
[27] | [26] : 5th Best In Wisconsin (278 - 165) → Sheik / Meta Knight
[28] | [16] : Meri Pam (33 - 3) → Diddy Kong
[29] | [NR] : pkmonftw (135 - 54) → Meta Knight / Olimar
[30] | [NR] : PentaSalad (140 - 71) → Mr. Game & Watch
[31] | [15] : Smetsys (104 - 26) → Meta Knight
[32] | [NR] : HyperKeeby (129 - 101) → Kirby


Doubles:

[01] | [01] : u lose to us Y [Flame / Debom] (31 - 0) → Snake / Meta Knight
[02] | [02] : we lost to them Y [HappyMedium / Limit] (27 - 1) → Meta Knight
[03] | [03] : DLK [LukeMoonWalker / M to the Ekos] (75 - 14) → Ness / Lucas
[04] | [04] : If You Seek Aimeeee [FAE / Kamicario] (38 - 5) → Lucas / Lucario
[05] | [06] : Metaknight, ace character, always gets the gimp [Worst Random Unknown Player In New England / hinkage] (29 - 8) → Snake / Meta Knight
[06] | [07] : Green Team [Amaterasu Okami / BF-HCS] (74 - 24) → Snake / Ness
[07] | [05] : I hope you like pain [HyperKeeby / Admiral Arban] (81 - 37) → Kirby / Diddy Kong / Meta Knight
[08] | [NR] : we rage hard at wifi [hyperdabuz / RaffiX] (8 - 1) → Olimar / R.O.B.
[09] | [NR] : Kawaii Desu~ [Auro / SlayerZ] (15 - 0) → Meta Knight
[10] | [11] : Team Red [SuperMarioMC / SkOaRaAn] (46 - 30) → Mr. Game & Watch / Marth
[11] | [12] : We Main Low Tiwes [Shiro H / Lucar] (21 - 5) → Wolf / Fox
[12] | [09] : The Real We Red [Legan / Smetsys] (13 - 8) → Marth / Lucario / Meta Knight
[13] | [15] : Space dat tilt and b air [Rayquaza07 / Hedi_] (13 - 2) → Meta Knight / Wolf
[14] | [08] : Blast it with Piss [Izumi / Sakkym3nt] (14 - 8) → ? / Donkey Kong
[15] | [10] : LATA'S [ThuG85 / uncleNG] (22 - 15) → Mr. Game & Watch / Meta Knight
[16] | [12] : Supers [Smash God / -lloD-] (13 - 3) → ? / ?




Singles:

• Well, what do you know... Ally decided to stick to his word as he makes it to this final ladder update, currently ranking in 4th!
• The Addy definitely has the most decent jump in the rankings. He was in 29th place about two weeks ago, and with some serious catch up, he is currently placing 3rd with his King Dedede. Nicely done!
• Since October 18th, chiiiiiiiii hasn't been remaining active on this ladder. Yet, despite suffering some decay, he is barely moving down the rankings. I do feel that he'd do pretty well if he plays again.
• These following players have been dropped from the last update's rankings: [13]Pikabunz, [18]Death_Alex, [24]Captain L, [25]YoshQ, [28]Zazen Agenite, and [30]Renegade TX2000.
• Top 5 Players with the Most Wins → megafox112 (324), 5th Best In Wisconsin (278), Amaterasu Okami (272), raytay824 (145), and PentaSalad (140).
• Top 7 Players with the Highest Win % → LukeMoonWalker and Sake tie with a percentage of 1.000, xxpatgxx (.974), Meri Pam (.917), dabuz (.885), and -lloD- and The Addy tie with a percentage of .884.

Doubles:

• Ouch... the win streak for "we lost to them Y" has finally been shattered by one loss. Despite that, they still remain in 2nd place, which is still a good thing!
• Actually, taking another glance at the rankings, the top 4 positions remain unchanged while 5th, 6th, and 7th place positions are switching with each other. This is a little interesting...
• These following teams have been dropped from the last update's rankings: [13]Rape At Night and [14]Cura's team.
• Top 5 Teams with the Most Wins → "Black Ppl Dont Exist" (81), "DLK" (75), "Green Team" (74), "Team Red" (46), and "If You Seek Aimeeee" (38).
• Top 6 Teams with the Highest Win % → "u lose to us Y" and "Kawaii Desu~" tie with a percentage of 1.000, "we lost to them Y" (.964), "we rage hard at wifi" (.889), "If You Seek Aimeeee" (.884), and "Space dat tilt and b air" (.867).

With this being posted, we have 3 days remaining until the fall ladders close! I'm not sure how well you guys will do in terms of catching up, but we will see what happens. Don't forget that there is actually prize money to be won at the end of the ladder season if you manage to survive! In the meantime, work hard and keep your flame of competition lighting up! Congrats to the current top 32 players and 16 teams who made it to this final bi-weekly update. We wish you all the best of luck for anyone seeking to be at the top and making it to the playoffs! Until next time (which is somewhat a little sooner than you think), see ya~ :]

Welcome to the sixteenth edition of the AllisBrawl Scavenger Hunt. Last edition turned out nicely. I apologize for question number 8 and making it a hidden bonus. I messed up on that one with my wording, my bad. There is some discussion of making these weekly. If you want weekly scavenger hunts, please comment saying so. For those of you who do not know, the answers and winners will be posted in the official AiB Scavenger Hunt group sometime tomorrow. Also remember, these articles are written solely to provide something fun and different to the AiB community members as well as to allow members to get a better feel around the site itself; but don’t forget, with every week also comes a chance to earn the Scavenger Hunt Badge!
 
Last Edition had 4 veteran winners and 1 new winner.
 
The veteran winners were:
Arban
Yoshinendo
RaffiX
Hotdogturtle
 
The new winner was:
peterdinosaurous

RULES

1. You are only allowed 1 chance, to prevent people from guessing until they get it right.
2. You are to send me your answers to my AiB Inbox. You are not to post your answers on here. They will be deleted and I will not accept any more answers from you. Any message you send me, whether it having 1 answer or all 10, counts as 1 chance!
3. All the answers are found on AiB only! Not on any other Allis website.
4. I will not tell you if you won or not. You will find out when I post the results. It creates more suspense.
5. First 5 who get all the questions right win. As of now, there are no prizes for anyone else who wins.
6. DO NOT message me for hints.
7. If something happens the day this is posted that affects the answers I have, I will use the most current answers available, but if you submitted your answer before any changes are made and it matches the old answer yours will still be correct.
8. You only have until 12:00AM PST to turn in answers. Anything after that will not be accepted.

Time for the questions! Some are harder than others, but who said this would be easy? If you know your way around the site, and are fairly active, you shouldn’t have a problem in solving all of these questions. Don’t forget to give the bonus question a shot if you think you might need the extra point. Good luck, have fun, and happy hunting to all the participants!
 
Questions
 
1. What are the 4 Thanksgiving 2010 promos?
 
2. According to the last ladder Update, who did the person in 19th place main?
 
3. Name a stadium record where the time of the record is 1:47.95
 
4. Who wrote Choosing Your Starter for Dummies?
 
5. Who is the biggest Lady GaGa fan on AiB ?
 
6. Name one of AiB's retail partners?
 
7. Who came up with the idea for the Wii Brick ball?
 
8. Who is a cute little heartbreaker?
 
9. Who won the Halloween Signature of the Week?
 
10. What is Snake's new advanced technique called?
 
Bonus. What exactly are advanced slob picks?
 
After 5 people get all of the answers I’ll have a results post made to congratulate them, and reveal the answers to anyone still itching to know what they were.

Also, if you’d like to have one of your questions featured in a future AiB Scavenger Hunt; feel free to send me a PM with your suggestion. If I like it, it just might show up in the next addition. However, if I use your question, you won’t be able to participate in the next scavenger hunt. Sorry. ^^

Good afternoon, AiB! I hope you all enjoyed your bags of candy and are preparing for an imminent feast of turkey, ham, or whatever else you voted for/mentioned in the recent poll topic. Before that feast, though, I'd like to present you with another contest to whet your appetites.

Last edition's results: Who was the user featured in the Halloween Hunt? *dramatic pause* It's Surreal! He joined the site on July 26, 2009, used to have Falco as his main on the SSBB module (it's now Marth), and used to have Falco, Ganondorf, Ice Climbers, and CD as his favorite cards. Awesomeguy1 was the new winner, and jarvitz, RaffiX, zae26, and Purin the Stalker of Stalkers were the vets. Congrats, and I hope to see your names again in future editions! By the way, if you wish to see the results of the contest the day after, check this group out!

Rules:
1. I will tell you the Halloween story that this user sent to me and have you try to guess who it is. 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 (PST) 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, as well as a pack of cards! Keep in mind, however, that some veterans may come back to compete. Work fast, but don’t give up!

Okay folks, it's time for the main course of this article. Let's dig in!

This user is fascinated with literature, and is a unique one indeed. When _____ was only three years old, ______ taught ______self how to read rather challenging books. That's right, I'm not talking about Dr. Seuss stories or any other children book. I'm talking about books that most of us would begin to read in elementary to middle school. In addition, this user wrote a full-length novel at the age of fourteen. I don't know about you, but I don't know anyone that's ever done that. Sadly, the manuscript got lost and was never published. I hope ______ can find it, remember what ______ wrote, or come up with a new idea and have that published. Who knows? Maybe the next book you read will be by this user!

In addition to the fact above, this user...
-is in the group All is Mario Kart Racers of AIB.
-has an "f" somewhere in the username, name, or location.
-has a friend code on the profile in which the numbers make a sum of 45.
-joined in fall 2008.

And the questions you need to answer are as follows:
1. When exactly did the user join the site?
2. Who does this user main in SSBB?
3. How many tournaments has this user attended?

So tell me…WHO’S THAT USER?! Good luck to all, use your time wisely, and pay attention to the clues/questions! >;D

By the way, if you want to try to be featured in an article of “Who’s That User?”, just send me a PM with a cool, unique thing about yourself that possibly no one knows about you. However, just make sure this thing can’t be found anywhere on your profile (About Me, videos, blogs, tournaments, etc.) There’s no guarantee that you’ll be chosen, but if the random name picker I’ll use selects your name, you shall receive the WTU Featured User badge (as long as you don’t say anything to the other users)! So what are you waiting for? Send in for play, and maybe get featured one day! ^^ (Note: those that already sent in something do not need to resend.)

Hey everyone, and welcome to the first installment of the AiB Featured Content Update Series! I’m Sumer, and I’ll be bringing you all of the updates on all the new featured content on the site, as well as discuss the recent happenings taking place from contests, to big events, to what people are blogging about. With that being said, let’s get to the good stuff!

Featured Site content

In this edition we have a ton of new updates to talk about, with a bunch of new videos, some upcoming tournaments, and new stages as well!

Videos

First up for videos, we have Kyleisreal’s Brawl Frenzy IV montage, featuring some of the most talented players on the site. A ton of players submitted clips to be included in this montage, and Kyleisreal gathered all of them together into an enjoyable montage. Check out a ton of AiB members representing the site we all enjoying being a part of right here:

http://allisbrawl.com/video/video.aspx?id=33749

Next up we have a German Snake Combo video, “League of Solids”. I’m not sure how much time was put into making this, but it sees like a lot of time and effort went into making this video a great collection of footage from the top Snake players in Germany. A lot of tricky set ups, C4 sticks, and spikes turn out with some epic combos. Check out the combos and more for yourself:

http://allisbrawl.com/video/video.aspx?id=33802

Last on our list of featured videos is a documentary from our very own Vato_break for the past Halloween themed San Diego tourney featuring out of region players M2K, Lee Martin, and Atomsk. This looked like a very fun and funny tourney to be a part of and it makes me miss being in SoCal and going to San Diego tourneys myself. Check out footage of gameplay and Shenanigans at the tourney as well as some player interview in the video:

http://allisbrawl.com/video/video.aspx?id=33787

Tourneys

With the end of the Brawl MLG Season this opens up time for us to attend more local and regional tourneys, and because of that I’ve decide to start featuring more to give people an idea of tourneys going on around them. The first one we have is being hosted by our very own Super Mod Inui on November 20th. This tourney will be hosted in Neptune City, New Jersey, so any players from around this area should know what there’s doing come that Saturday.

http://allisbrawl.com/ttournament.aspx?id=10606

The next weekend on the east coast, for those who can’t make it out to Inui’s Tourney, God-is-my-Rock will be hosting a tourney in Baltimore, Maryland on the 27th. This is a VGBootCamp sponsored tourney, so it’s sure to be a great one.

http://allisbrawl.com/ttournament.aspx?id=10983

Over in the Midwest this same weekend, we have Technical_Chase hosting his third GameYard tournament in Garden City, Michigan. I made it out to the last one, which had special guest Tyrant preset, who I had the pleasure to team with. The last Game Yard was a lot of fun, and this one is looking to have even more out of state players preset, so this tourney is a must go to for Midwest smashers.

http://allisbrawl.com/ttournament.aspx?id=10806

Finally, on the west coast, we have Champ bringing back 2GG gaming tourneys to SoCal. This tourney’s date is still to be decided, but it’s looking to be around the beginning of December, so look out for updates to this tourney. It’ll be hosted in Long beach California, and if you haven’t made it to a 2GG event yet, you’re definitely missing out.

http://allisbrawl.com/ttournament.aspx?id=10699

Stages

Our last bit of updates for this edition comes from the stages area. We have some pretty great featured stages to choose from right now. First up is a Shandera (5th Gen Pokémon for those who aren’t up to date) themed stage that has been constructed beautifully by IsmaR.


Next up is a Boo themed stage created from the Halloween hype going on around AiB during that time. Probably one of the better structured Boo stages I’ve seen myself.


Mario fans will enjoy this next featured stage as it has been constructed to resemble a Blooper, which is a common enemy found in many Mario games.



What’s New On AiB?

With this last section of the updates article, I’ll be joined by peterdinosaurous in a video discussion of some of the past recommended blogs we’ve seen on the site, as well as talk about a few of the other things happening on AiB. All blogs we reference are linked below for you to take a look at yourself. Please like, comment, and subscribe to the channel if you like the video and would enjoy listening to more in the future. ^^

Video Discussion Part 1: http://allisbrawl.com/video/video.aspx?id=34201

Video Discussion Part 2: http://allisbrawl.com/video/video.aspx?id=34202

Saturday 11/13/10:

Okami and BF's Rules for dubz night!

http://allisbrawl.com/blogpost.aspx?id=92742

The ADHD Chronicles (it's getting hot in here)

http://allisbrawl.com/blogpost.aspx?id=92805

Sunday 11/14/10:

If Historical Events had Facebook Statuses....

http://allisbrawl.com/blogpost.aspx?id=92830

"Staring You Down" a Sig Tutorial By ColdDegree

http://allisbrawl.com/blogpost.aspx?id=92851

Monday 11/15/10:

Smashers and driving.

http://allisbrawl.com/blogpost.aspx?id=92970

New on TES! MLG Dallas Tournament Report- What happened?

http://allisbrawl.com/blogpost.aspx?id=92987

Tuesday 11/16/10:

In This Place That Is Circling All Around The Sun

http://allisbrawl.com/blogpost.aspx?id=93123

Wednesday 11/17/10:

WCG Wants you to Decide Which Games will be on their Circuit!

http://allisbrawl.com/blogpost.aspx?id=93200

Found the most amazing thing in the trash.

http://allisbrawl.com/blogpost.aspx?id=93229

Thursday 11/18/10:

TP Portland = West Coast Regional on Dec 18th ($18k Prizes)

http://allisbrawl.com/blogpost.aspx?id=93319

tier list on how hype a match is

http://allisbrawl.com/blogpost.aspx?id=93372

I hope you enjoyed this edition of the AiB Featured Content Update, and please stayed tuned for the next edition soon! You can even be a part of the next edition if you submit content to AiB that we feel is worthy of being featured, so I look forward to seeing all of the new content we get to talk about next time!

Arban here bringing you "Pokémon Updates and Analysis #5"! This edition will be covering the rankings, as well as Midnite's analysis on the 5th Generation Pokémon, Shinpora!

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