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Apex 2012
Apex was an annual esports tournament held in New Jersey that was focused on ''Super Smash Bros.'' The event's first incarnation was in 2009 with Jesus "Jman" Fernandez as the champion of ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and Elliot "Ally" Carroza-Oyarce as champion of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. Each year the event grew with more competitors entering. Apex 2014 garnered 629 entrants and was the 2nd largest tournament for ''Melee'' at the time after EVO 2013. Though the tournament initially focused on ''Brawl'', the feature game has since switched to ''Melee'' due to its popularity. In 2010, an event for ''Super Smash Bros.'' for the Nintendo 64 was added. In 2014, the fan modification of ''Brawl'', ''Project M'' was added for singles only. ''Project M'' has recently been removed as an official event out copyright concerns under Nintendo of America sponsorship and Third Party relations. Apex 2015 was officially sponsored by Nintendo of America and was the largest tournament for ''Sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mew2King
Jason Sheldon Zimmerman (born February 5, 1989), known by his gamertag Mew2King, commonly shortened to M2K, is an Americans, American professional ''Super Smash Bros. (series), Super Smash Bros.'' professional Super Smash Bros. competition, player from Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey, Cinnaminson, New Jersey. He has won more than 70 tournaments during his career, primarily in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. Zimmerman is one of the "Five Gods" of ''Melee'', along with Juan Debiedma, Juan "Hungrybox" Debiedma, Adam Lindgren, Adam "Armada" Lindgren, Kevin Nanney, Kevin "PPMD" Nanney, and Joseph Marquez, Joseph "Mang0" Marquez and is also widely considered one of the greatest ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' players of all time. He has also competed at a top-level in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' and ''Project M''. In ''Melee'', Zimmerman primarily plays Marth (Fire Emblem), Marth, Princess Zelda#Sheik, Sheik, and Fox McCloud, Fox, while he plays Meta Knight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarion Hotel
Choice Hotels International, Inc. is an American multinational hospitality company based in Rockville, Maryland. The company, which is one of the largest hotel chains in the world, owns several hotel brands ranging from upscale to economy. As of 2020, Choice Hotels franchises more than 7,100 hotels in more than 40 countries and territories worldwide, representing nearly 600,000 rooms, in addition to 1,035 hotels under construction with more than 85,000 rooms. History Founding and early years Quality Courts United, Inc., which began as a nonprofit referral chain of seven motels in Florida, was founded in 1939. It would undergo several name changes before becoming what is known today as Choice Hotels International. The chain initially remained east of the Mississippi River. By the early 1960s, Quality Courts United had approximately 600 members. All of its hotels needed to meet certain quality standards and offer amenities like air conditioning, telephones, swimming pools, paved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset, New Jersey
Somerset is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32) , August 2012. Accessed January 13, 2013. As of the , the CDP's population was 22,083. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DoubleTree
DoubleTree by Hilton is an American hotel chain managed by Hilton Worldwide. DoubleTree has been the fastest growing Hilton brand by number of properties since 2007, and by number of rooms from 2007 to 2015. As of December 31, 2019, it has 587 properties with 135,745 rooms in 47 countries and territories, including 122 that are managed with 35,122 rooms. DoubleTree competes in the full service category, alongside sister chain Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Among the many signature things that DoubleTree is known for are their chocolate chip cookies, which were originally made in the early 1980s for VIPs but now given to all guests and made by Nashville-based Christie Cookie Company for over 30 years. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic the brand published a home-adapted recipe for their cookies. History The first DoubleTree hotel opened in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 1969. It was located on the grounds of Scottsdale Fashion Square and was built by Sam Kitchell. The DoubleTree Hotels Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isai Alvarado
Joel Isai Alvarado, professionally known as Isai (pronounced "Isaiah"), is an American '' Super Smash Bros. 64'' player widely regarded as the game's greatest player of all time. He is credited with developing the modern ''Smash 64'' metagame and is renowned for his ability to play the game's entire character roster at a top professional level. His major tournament victories include Apex 2014. Alvarado also formerly competed in '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'', where he was regarded as one of the best players in the world and the world's best Captain Falcon player during the early years of the game's competitive scene in the early to mid-2000s. He was regarded as one of the best ''Melee'' team players in the world, often teaming with his partner Ken Hoang under the name "El Chocolate Diablo". The team was renowned for its dominance and won the Major League Gaming Las Vegas 2006 ''Melee'' doubles championship. Alvarado retired from professional ''Melee'' competition in 2007, citing de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nairoby Quezada
Nairoby Quezada, better known as Nairo, is an American streamer and retired professional '' Super Smash Bros.'' competitive player. He is widely considered one of the best players in the history of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. After starting his career on ''Brawl'' in 2011, he establishing himself as one of the best players in the United States in 2011, and became regarded as one of the best ''Brawl'' players in the world the following year; he would remain seen as a top ''Brawl'' player for the rest of his career, and would achieve similar success on ''Wii U'' and ''Ultimate'' following their respective releases. Nairo won a total of eighteen major tournaments: seven for ''Brawl'', nine for ''Wii U'', and two for ''Ultimate''. He also won eighteen Doubles Majors: four for ''Brawl'', twelve for ''Wii U'', and two for ''Ultimate''; his frequent ''Wii U'' Doubles partner was ZeRo, while he teamed with a variety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mang0
Joseph Manuel Marquez, known by his gamertag Mango (stylized MaNg0 or Mang0), is an American professional '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player and streamer from Norwalk, California. Known for his aggressive, high-risk playstyle, he is widely considered one of the game's greatest players of all time, and is one of the "Five Gods" of ''Melee'', along with Juan "Hungrybox" Debiedma, Adam "Armada" Lindgren, Kevin "PPMD" Nanney, and Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman. Marquez began his career playing Jigglypuff, however he has primarily played Falco and Fox since 2011. He has been part of the Cloud9 esports team since 2014. Marquez has won several major tournaments, including GENESIS 2009, EVO 2013 and 2014, The Big House in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2019 and Smash Summit 11 in 2021. Marquez was ranked as one of the top five ''Melee'' players in the world every year since formal rankings began in 2013 until 2022, and was ranked the best ''Melee'' player in the world in 2013 and 2014. A 2021 l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutgers University
Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, Dutch Reformed Church. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States, the second-oldest in New Jersey (after Princeton University), and one of the nine U.S. colonial colleges that were chartered before the American Revolution.Stoeckel, Althea"Presidents, professors, and politics: the colonial colleges and the American revolution", ''Conspectus of History'' (1976) 1(3):45–56. In 1825, Queen's College was renamed Rutgers College in honor of Colonel Henry Rutgers, whose substantial gift to the school had stabilized its finances during a period of uncertainty. For most of its existence, Rutgers was a Private university, private liberal arts college but it has evolved int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axe (gamer)
Jeffrey Williamson (born 1991), known professionally as Axe, is an American professional '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player. , he is ranked as the fourth best ''Melee'' player in the world and has finished in the top ten of formal rankings presented by Red Bull and esports team Panda Global every year since 2016. Some of his notable tournament placements at major ''Melee'' tournaments include first place at Smash Summit 8, second place at GENESIS 6, and fifth place at EVO 2014. Williamson has primarily competed using Pikachu and is widely considered to be the best ''Melee'' Pikachu player of all time. Commentators have noted his fast-paced style of play. He has been sponsored by the esports team Tempo Storm since 2015. A 2021 list published by Panda Global ranked Axe as the twelfth-greatest ''Melee'' player of all time. Career Early career and sponsorship (2007–2015) Williamson started playing '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' upon its release in 2001. He would only discover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Nanney
Kevin Nanney, also known by his gamer tag of PPMD and formerly known as Dr. PeePee, is an inactive American professional '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player. Nanney is one of the "Five Gods" of Melee, alongside Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman, Joseph "Mango" Marquez, Adam "Armada" Lindgren, and Juan "Hungrybox" DeBiedma. He is a two-time champion of the Apex tournament series and was ranked as one of the top six players in the world from 2010 to 2015, after which he was removed from rankings due to inactivity. Nanney uses Falco and Marth and is known for his intelligent and patient playstyle. A 2021 list compiled by Melee Stats, which was hosted on PGstats, ranked Nanney as the seventh-greatest ''Melee'' player of all time. Nanney entered into a hiatus from professional competition in 2016, citing health issues, and has not entered a singles tournament since. However, Nanney has remained active on social media and Twitch and has insisted that he has not permanently retired from compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Lindgren
Adam Lindgren (born 28 March 1993), known by his handle Armada, is a Swedish professional '' Super Smash Bros.'' player from Gothenburg. He is widely considered one of the greatest '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' players of all time and the greatest ''Melee'' Peach player of all time. Lindgren has won several major tournaments: he is a three-time champion of GENESIS, two-time champion of EVO, two-time champion of Apex and one-time champion of The Big House. Considered one of the "Five Gods" of ''Melee'', alongside Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman, Joseph "Mango" Marquez, Juan "Hungrybox" DeBiedma, and Kevin "PPMD" Nanney, Lindgren was ranked one of the top two ''Melee'' players in the world every year from the beginning of formal rankings in 2013 until his retirement from singles tournaments in 2018, with Lindgren ranked as the number one ''Melee'' player in the world in 2015 and 2016. A 2021 list by PGstats ranked Lindgren as the second-greatest ''Melee'' player of all time. Lindgren re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungrybox
Juan Manuel DeBiedma (; born June 21, 1993), better known by his alias Hungrybox, is an Argentine-American professional '' Super Smash Bros.'' player and streamer. Recognized as one of the best and most successful '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' players of all time, he is one of the "Five Gods" of ''Melee'' along with Adam "Armada" Lindgren, Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman, Joseph "Mang0" Marquez, and Kevin "PPMD" Nanney, and is regarded as the best Jigglypuff player in ''Melee'' history. He is also an active competitor in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', and he has been a member of Team Liquid since 2015. In December 2021 Hungrybox became co-owner of Team Liquid. Hungrybox has won several major ''Melee'' Singles tournaments, including Apex 2010, MLG World Finals 2015, EVO 2016, The Big House 7 (2017), The Big House 8 (2018), GENESIS 6 (2019), and 2017, 2018, and 2020 editions of Smash Summit. He has been ranked one of the top five ''Melee'' players in the world every year since formal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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