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* liquipedia1Find me on 1 other wiki too! Smash Also on Apex 2015 on 1 other wikis MainWikis AlphaWikis SportWikis Pre AlphaWikis Favorites0 Fighting Games Dota 2 VALORANT Counter-Strike Rocket League Mobile Legends League of Legends Apex Legends Rainbow Six Overwatch StarCraft II PUBG Mobile Age of Empires Smash Fighting Games Honor of Kings PUBG Warcraft Brawl Stars Brood War Wild Rift EA SPORTS FC Heroes Hearthstone Artifact Commons Esports World of Tanks Stormgate Trackmania Call of Duty Free Fire Fortnite Pokémon Teamfight Tactics Halo Clash of Clans Clash Royale World of Warcraft Arena FPS Team Fortress Tetris Paladins Sideswipe Formula 1 DeadlockNEW GeoGuessr CrossFire osu! SMITE Brawlhalla Sim Racing Zula Splatoon Omega Strikers Naraka: Bladepoint Splitgate Critical Ops Runeterra Battalion 1944 Autochess Magic Dota Underlords Squadrons Battlerite GOALS Illuvium * Trending Major Tournaments: UltimateLitvitational 3LumiRankMajor Tournaments: MeleeSSBMRank * Tournaments * Upcoming * Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2024 * DELTA #9 * Sumabato SP52 * Cirque du CFL 4 * Pataka Esports Festival * Litvitational 3 * SIRIUS * Ongoing * Completed * Wavelength 2024 * The Luminosity Invitational: Back 2 School * SoCal Star League: Season 1 Championship * Sumabato SP51 * Ultimate Fighting Arena 2024 * Umebura SP11 * Riptide 2024 [ edit ] * Contribute Edit an ArticleCreate an ArticleHelp PortalNotability GuidelinesFeedback ThreadChat With UsMain TwitterSmash Twitter * * * * * Page * Talk * Edit * History * * Share Twitter Facebook Reddit Tencent QQ VK Weibo WhatsApp Other Copy Link * Tools GENERAL Recent changes Pending changes Random page Stream Page Betting Preferences SPECIFIC What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Page information What links here globally CONTENTS * 1 Tournaments * 2 Results * 2.1 Singles * 2.2 Doubles * 3 Controversies * 3.1 Project M * 3.2 Nintendo Sponsorship * 3.3 Alex Strife * 3.4 Venue Issue * 3.5 Delayed Finals * 4 References Close top ad APEX 2015 From Liquipedia Smash Wiki < Apex * v * d * e Apex Series * Apex 2009 * Apex 2010 * Apex 2012 * Apex 2013 * Apex 2014 * Apex 2015 * Apex 2016 * Apex 2022 * Wii U * Brawl * Melee * 64 * Overview [e][h]Apex 2015 League Information Series: Apex Sponsor(s): VGBootCamp bifuteki Twitch Astro Gaming Smashboards Play-Asia.com Nintendo ScrewAttack All sponsors are listed on the Apex website Type: Offline Location: Somerset Start Date: January 31, 2015 End Date: February 1, 2015 Links Chronology Apex 2014 Apex 2016 Apex 2015 was the 6th installment in the Apex series and was originally scheduled to take place in Secaucus, New Jersey from January 30 to February 1, 2015. Due to venue issues, the event was moved to the Garden State Convention Center in Somerset, New Jersey in the morning of the first day. It was the largest Melee tournament ever by number of players, with 1037 registered entrants, as well as the first Melee tournament with over 1,000 entrants. Apex 2015 featured the largest prize pool recorded in Melee Singles, exceeding $18,000[1], surpassing the previous record holder, 2006 MLG Las Vegas. Apex 2015 was also the largest North American Smash 64 tournament, with 188 entrants.[2] On January 20, 2015, amidst allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct, Apex staff announced that founder of Apex, Alex Strife, would be stepping down from his duties as director of Apex.[3] CONTENTS * 1 Tournaments * 2 Results * 2.1 Singles * 2.2 Doubles * 3 Controversies * 3.1 Project M * 3.2 Nintendo Sponsorship * 3.3 Alex Strife * 3.4 Venue Issue * 3.5 Delayed Finals * 4 References TOURNAMENTS[EDIT] Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. for Wii U RESULTS[EDIT] SINGLES[EDIT] Tournament Prize pool P# Winner Runner-Up Super Smash Bros.$2,130188 SuPeRbOoMfAn tacos Super Smash Bros. Melee$18,0701,037 PPMD Armada Super Smash Bros. Brawl$1,960176 Ally Nairo Super Smash Bros. for Wii U$15,055837 ZeRo Dabuz DOUBLES[EDIT] Tournament Prize pool P# Winner Runner-Up Super Smash Bros.82 JaimeHR SuPeRbOoMfAn The Z tacos Super Smash Bros. Melee$2,640528 Mew2King Hungrybox Armada Android Super Smash Bros. Brawl$41082 Nairo Ally Salem Mew2King Super Smash Bros. for Wii U179 Mew2King ZeRo MJG FOW CONTROVERSIES[EDIT] Apex 2015 and its staff faced several controversies prior to and during the event. PROJECT M[EDIT] On November 7, 2014, Apex announced the game lineup for Apex 2015, which included Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64, Melee, Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and other non-Smash games.[4] Notably absent, however, was Project M, the popular mod for Brawl that was the second largest event at Apex 2014 by number of entrants. Some speculated that the removal was due to Nintendo sponsoring the event, although that had not been confirmed when the lineup was announced. The head of Apex, Alex Strife, faced death threats over the removal of Project M from the event.[5] Later, Nintendo was announced as a sponsor for Apex 2015[6], but it was not confirmed that this was the reason Project M was removed from the lineup. NINTENDO SPONSORSHIP[EDIT] On January 9, 2015, Apex announced that Nintendo would be sponsoring Apex 2015, making it the second-ever Super Smash Bros. tournament to be sponsored by Nintendo, following EVO 2014.[6] Nintendo's sponsorship became controversial because many community members saw it as having a detrimental effect on the community. Many viewed Nintendo as the reason why Project M was removed from the event, and Alex Strife ordered the removal of texture mods of Melee being used at B.E.A.S.T 5, an Apex World Circuit event, in fear of Nintendo's disapproval of a modded version of their game making an appearance at a tournament they indirectly sponsored.[7] After the tournament, Nintendude explained that Nintendo provided consoles and equipment for the tournament in collaboration with Gaming Generations.[8] ALEX STRIFE[EDIT] On January 20, 2015, several members of the community accused Apex head Alex Strife of sexually harassing and blackmailing female and transgender members of the community.[9][10][11][12][13][14] The same day, Chia, owner of CLASH Tournaments, posted on Reddit about Alex Strife's repeated unscrupulous behavior as organizer of Apex and other tournaments.[15] She claimed that Alex Strife organized for international players at Apex 2010 to be transported in the back of a Uhaul van along with CRT televisions, quit Apex multiple times internally, at one point due to being upset that EVO 2013 broke the record for largest Melee tournament instead of an Apex event, signed a contract giving Clash Tournaments to main stream of Apex 2015 then reneged on his promise, and continually harassed and bullied Chia and her girlfriend online, among other accusations. Apex announced on the same day that Alex Strife would be stepping down from his duties at Apex.[3] VENUE ISSUE[EDIT] A few days before the event was scheduled to start, a blizzard hit the Northeastern United States, delaying several players' flights, including Armada.[16] On January 30, 2015, Apex staff announced that the tournament was on hold due to safety issues with the venue and fire marshals.[17] The venue had been damaged by the aforementioned blizzard, threatening the safety of the players. After a few hours, the Garden State Convention Center in Somerset, New Jersey was announced as the new venue for the event.[18][19] Apex staff also announced that no competition would take place on what was scheduled to be the first day of the event as they relocated to the new venue.[20] Apex staff were able to reschedule the event for two days without cutting any events.[21] Juggleguy, organizer of The Big House series of tournaments, criticized the original choice of venue, saying "This venue shouldn't have been used for a tourney even half of Apex's size."[22] Apex announced that there would be a shuttle bus transporting players from the old venue to the new venue[23] but miscommunication led to players expecting more buses, which caused many players to be disqualified due to not being able to make it to the new venue.[24] It is estimated that only 850 players ended up being able to participate in the tournament due to the venue change and the condensed schedule.[25] DELAYED FINALS[EDIT] Controversy began over the delayed beginning of Melee top 8. The top 8 for Melee began much later than originally scheduled, and finished at 3 AM local time. Some spectators chanted "Melee!" after the conclusion of Smash for Wii U finals which immediately preceded Melee top 8, sparking controversy between the Melee and Wii U communities.[26] Nintendude and GimR explained that the delayed finals was mostly due to Wii U doubles.[27][28] REFERENCES[EDIT] 1. ↑ Official Smashboards Payout Announcement 2. ↑ "Apex Smash 64 entrants.". Twitter.com. 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-23. 3. ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Alex Strife steps down from Apex 4. ↑ Four Generations of Smash: Here is your Apex 2015 Line Up 5. ↑ Fighting game organizer targeted with death threats 6. ↑ Jump up to: 6.0 6.1 Apex announces Nintendo sponsorship 7. ↑ Leffen announces Alex Strife ordered the removal of Melee texture mods at B.E.A.S.T 5 8. ↑ Nintendude explains Nintendo sponsorship 9. ↑ EmilyKiwi: The Truth About APEX Tournament Host Alex Strife 10. ↑ Emily's blog post about Alex Strife from 2010 11. ↑ The Truth about Alex Strife part 2: Nyani edition. 12. ↑ Kay's testimony on Alex Strife 13. ↑ Warchamp's testimony on Alex Strife 14. ↑ Alex Strife: The Tiger Edition 15. ↑ It's time for me to share my side of the Alex Strife drama as well. All 6+ years of it. 16. ↑ https://twitter.com/ArmadaUGS/status/559810460628037633 17. ↑ Apex2015 is on hold 18. ↑ D1 announces the new venue for Apex 2015 19. ↑ Apex 2015 Update--New Venue Approaching! 20. ↑ Apex announces no tournament on Friday 21. ↑ New Apex Schedule Announced With No Cuts! 22. ↑ Juggleguy on Apex venue 23. ↑ Official Apex 2015 Emergency Updates 24. ↑ Disappointed: 23 Seats, 200 Smashers, 1 Hour 25. ↑ Juggleguy on Apex entrant numbers 26. ↑ Compilation of posts about Melee vs Smash for Wii U 27. ↑ Nintendude's thoughts on some of Apex 2015's issues 28. ↑ GimR explains delayed finals Retrieved from "https://liquipedia.net/smash/index.php?title=Apex/2015&oldid=420174" Categories: * American Tournaments * Tournaments * Offline Tournaments Hidden category: * Pages with dead links * Send an email * Chat with us * Contact * * * * * * AboutAffiliated Sites ABOUT * Privacy policy * About Liquipedia Smash Wiki * Disclaimers * API * * AFFILIATED SITES * TL.net * This page was last edited on 21 May 2023, at 20:47. * Text/code is available under CC-BY-SA. 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