Live: Watch the Super Smash Bros. Melee Finals from Evo 2015

Time for a champion to be crowned

by Thomas Whitehead Sun 19th Jul 2015

Evo 2015 (Evolution Championship Series) is reaching its big conclusion - ZeRo has already triumphed in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and today brings the grand finale of the Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament. Join us for the action!

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23:41

ThomasBW84 said:

Thank you everyone, it's been a blast over the weekend, sorry I wasn't able to live blog a bit more than I did, but I've enjoyed your company when I could make it. Keep chatting away but I'm offski. Adios!

23:39

Incredible numbers were watching the stream too, a massive year for Evo

23:38

There it is, a wonderful moment for Armada

23:35

ThomasBW84 said:

I'm no Smash Bros. expert, but that was really exciting to watch, thanks for joining us to watch it!

23:34

Commentators speak fondly of Iwata-san, top players await the ceremony

23:32

That's it, Armada wins Evo 2015!

23:31

Armada in charge of this round, close to clinching Evo 2015

23:29

2-2, all very tense. Pretty sure Hungrybox's hands were shaking in between rounds

23:26

Yikes, Hungrybox is 2-1 up, pressure on Armada

23:25

ThomasBW84 said:

Nice and close final, Hungrybox has come back well after a tough first round.

23:23

Well, 1-1, Hungrybox discovers the power of standing

23:18

Armada's looking in top form, goes 1-0 up, strong start in second bout

23:15

Here we go, Armada vs Hungrybox, best of five, Grand Finals

23:14

Hungrybox takes the win 3-0 in the Losers Finals

23:00

Losers Finals now, Hungrybox vs PPMD

22:53

ThomasBW84 said:

That crowd is amazing

22:51

Plup vs Hungrybox, 2 out of 3 for a spot in Grand Finals

22:50

3-0, comprehensive win for Armada

22:46

2-0 to Armada, he's in control and needs just one more round.

22:38

PPMD vs Armada now, chasing 3 out of 5 for a spot in the final match.

22:37

Winners Finals next, we're in the business end here

22:36

Hungrybox goes through, it's getting emotional and intense here!

22:35

ThomasBW84 said:

Insane numbers watching this on Twitch, nearly 180K! I think that adds embeds like this, not sure.

22:33

Alright, getting into the business end with Loser Semis, Hungerbox vs Mango

21:25

Armada vs Hungrybox, plenty of big matches to come

21:25

The Melee finals are underway, perhaps the purist's choice for Smash Bros.

this isn't smash bros.

PlywoodStick said:

peace out

PlywoodStick said:

"firebrend"

PlywoodStick said:

"OH MY GOD you know what time it is!" lol those commentators

PlywoodStick said:

lol MvC3, the game where you press one button to do all the best combos

PlywoodStick said:

lol the stream is still going

PlywoodStick said:

THE PALE WHITE HORSE!

Fee said:

Baseless though of course.

Fee said:

Ah, it was Westballz accused of taking Adderall.

PlywoodStick said:

O_O that was a while ago

not that he needed to know, he 2-0'd everyone

Fee said:

Sorry I forgot his name I'm new to this competitive smash stuf

One last true story: I taught mango how to score pool results by hand when he was 15 or 16

Fee said:

adderall(I think) lol

PlywoodStick said:

lol steroids for playing smash bros?

Fee said:

His GF accused what's his face of taking drugs when he lost to him(mang0's)

LinkSword said:

so glad he's not winning a thing these days. Hopefully the salt will keep piling up

PlywoodStick said:

fits in more at apex than evo

i dont like mango :/

PlywoodStick said:

typical mango

LinkSword said:

in other breaking news, Mango is an utter manchild... who knew

LinkSword said:

I'm a bit sad HungryBox didn't win it because he was this close to it, but Armada was amazing as well and I like both, so I like the result

PlywoodStick said:

thanks for stream!

ThomasBW84 said:

Thank you everyone, it's been a blast over the weekend, sorry I wasn't able to live blog a bit more than I did, but I've enjoyed your company when I could make it. Keep chatting away but I'm offski. Adios!

LinkSword said:

the grand finals were great

Fee said:

It should be there since it's third most popular.

melee not kicked out, just threatened to be ended by nintendo. poor press from readers like you guys changed that!

PlywoodStick said:

melee got kicked out of Evo years ago, nice to see it's back

yay sweden ^_^

Fee said:

hungrybox? Whatever.

PEACE OUT BRO!!!!!

Fee said:

or is it Hungrybox

Fee said:

I wish Hungry box won.

Screenshot said:

This was amazing, and I like that Scar/Toph decided to keep Iwata in our memory

PlywoodStick said:

hard to believe they made those nice glass plates for smash bros melee tournament

part of the esports struggle to find legitimacy is reflected in moments like that. cmon plup

how ridiculous that a top .01% player in the world wouldnt show up on the stage for a medal

PlywoodStick said:

they just werent cool with evo up until 2014

Screenshot said:

I don't like that Mang0 did that AT ALL

PlywoodStick said:

oh wait nvm nintendo sponsored evo 2014

not sure what I think of mango doing that

Screenshot said:

Oh

Screenshot said:

Mang0 isn't there

cant believe chu dat is still playing...and still looks exactly the same

PlywoodStick said:

didn't nintendo not really approve of EVO involvement last year?

classy discussing iwata here

I'm sure he could beat the Broncos too

except against Reggie

Hbox still did better than Reggie

Screenshot said:

The sickening part is that Leffen is being respectful

HBox: Smash's Sequoia. #2 in everything

PlywoodStick said:

lol yep

Hungrybox, forever and ever the bridesmaid, never the bride

Cool, thanks for the info

PlywoodStick said:

he did the shia lebouf pose Lol

ken placed top 32, bit of a comeback for him

Screenshot said:

Ken got top 32 this EVO

MasterGraveheart said:

I don't like alleged top-tier characters like Fox.

(curious: anyone know if Ken played in this year's Evo?)

PlywoodStick said:

JUST DO IT

armada's first emotion this week

Screenshot said:

HE EARNED IT BUT STILL

LegoNintendo12 said:

Gg

pherret022 said:

Dang it!

YEAH!!!!

Screenshot said:

WHY NO UGH NO WHY NO

MasterGraveheart said:

Booooooooooooo!

PlywoodStick said:

OMG DONT GET NOOOOO

BOOYAH!!!!

PlywoodStick said:

DONT GET UP AIRED

Admittedly, I roll dodge a lot too. In Sm4sh, people HATE when I play Dark Pit

Lel, yup

this is it!

PlywoodStick said:

lots of mind games and darting back and forth at high speed

PlywoodStick said:

at the high level yeah

I never knew Melee was this intense

two stocks from the grand champion

PlywoodStick said:

oh so Boxy is an obstacle now

Screenshot said:

That hbox will lose

noooo the streaam!

PlywoodStick said:

and sweaty hands

scared for what exactly?

PlywoodStick said:

lol scared

Screenshot said:

2-2 so far, I'm getting scared

will we get another set?!

PlywoodStick said:

NOOOOOOOOOO you didnt tilt your head hard enough

PlywoodStick said:

dat horizontal air

PlywoodStick said:

dam son

PlywoodStick said:

jeez he slid like michael jackson in a parabolic arc upwards

PlywoodStick said:

didnt even need to meteor

PlywoodStick said:

that was amazing

hbox coming back from behind twice, wow

Screenshot said:

YES

lol

PlywoodStick said:

LMAO

PlywoodStick said:

nice meteor

PlywoodStick said:

these guys are really railing on Boxy

PlywoodStick said:

he'll do OK if he keeps it horizontal

okay, I laughed

Screenshot said:

no SDI on the uair tho

PlywoodStick said:

lololololololol

Screenshot said:

THAT IS AMAZING, HBOX WAS JUST TALL ENOUGH TO WIN

PlywoodStick said:

REST OP

PlywoodStick said:

doing well horizontal air though

commentators not giving hbox enough credit for how close he's kept it

PlywoodStick said:

yeah jumped into jump up aerial

PlywoodStick said:

LOL

Screenshot said:

*up is

kk

Fox: Armada

Screenshot said:

The year is 20Hbox, standing up the new meta, Kirby can be top tier if you stand up tall enough, height is the only deciding factor

PlywoodStick said:

hungry box = puff

whos who?

PlywoodStick said:

he keeps running into up smash

PlywoodStick said:

nice

MasterGraveheart said:

Fox OP plz nerf.

PlywoodStick said:

"i play better when i'm standing!"

standing up: hbox's secret weapon?

Screenshot said:

The missed reset is what cost him the game

PlywoodStick said:

wow double shine xD

Screenshot said:

I really want Hbox to win but I can see this EVO going to Armada

PlywoodStick said:

fox too fast

MasterGraveheart said:

Go Jiggly!

pherret022 said:

Lol

PlywoodStick said:

NO ITEMS, FOX ONLY, FINAL DESTINATION

Thanks

Screenshot said:

Bo5

What's this? Best of what?

Go Armada!

(not really)

the finals: peach vs puff at dreamland!

Screenshot said:

That was a brilliant set from both players

MasterGraveheart said:

Wow!

PlywoodStick said:

oH SNAP

Screenshot said:

PP probably shouldn't have risked the Dancing Blade, even if Hbox didn't CC it if PP had mistimed the button press he would've used the second hit of Dancing Blade and left himself open

PlywoodStick said:

nice use of aerials

PlywoodStick said:

that sword knockback with a backward slide was amazing

PlywoodStick said:

dat rest

Screenshot said:

I'd imagine stick jump from Reggie, based on the fact that he doesn't up B

all pp can do is fall on sports cliches now

PlywoodStick said:

LMAO

PlywoodStick said:

stick gets saved for aerials

PlywoodStick said:

x jump probably

Think he X jumps or stick jumps?

PlywoodStick said:

LOL

pherret022 said:

Does Reggie even now how to jump in Smash!

PlywoodStick said:

league of legends recently got into $millions of prize money, which is comparable to physical sports, so who knows ;P

Screenshot said:

Mang0 is able to live a reasonable life from Smash, but that's mostly from his stream

Thomas with the alley-oop

PlywoodStick said:

OH SNAP

ThomasBW84 said:

As your article showed Alan, there's not enough money in competitive Smash yet.

Screenshot said:

Smash IS a sport at this point

"the best player in the world will stop playing when he gets a job", and other sad realities

Screenshot said:

Watching competitive Smash is amazing

MasterGraveheart said:

Would Falco even need to get amputated, though? How much blood, if any, actually goes into a bird's feet/lower legs?

PlywoodStick said:

not any more*

PlywoodStick said:

No more boring than watching sports...

MasterGraveheart said:

I wanna put my Jigglypuff Amiibo against HBox's Jigglypuff so she can learn. XD

rishisquid said:

does anyone else find watching smash is pretty boring?

Screenshot said:

Nah, hbox is going to start a job in Autumn which will stop him from playing Smash as much as he does, so I want to see him go out with a bang.

wouldnt mind seeing hungrybox go down

Screenshot said:

That accidental chain was really sad to see happen actually, especially considering how close that was

dont normally see a chain misfire this late in the tourny

Screenshot said:

I wish Armada would have busted out that amazing Peach of his at some point in Top 8, although sticking to Fox has paid off for him

Screenshot said:

Oh it could be Plup-PP losers finals actually

The melee metagame is such that you can be the best high tier character player in the world (armada's peach) and you don't even see it used in top 8 matches

LegoNintendo12 said:

Same

Screenshot said:

Really sad about PP and Hbox losers finals, I want both of them to win so much

armada takes it!

PP's usage of Marth's B attack is so inventive and

Screenshot said:

Nice tipper there from PP

wow armada!

True story: I went to a tournament a year ago and Axe was PUMPED to meet me. Couldnt believe it!

Oh, nvm. ignore that question

Your pro?

I would never miss evo finals! even though they make me sick to my stomach with nostalgia that I traded in my pro days for being "an adult"

I just love PPMD's name. No clue what jhe's like though Go Armada

ThomasBW84 said:

Pandaman! My man!

wow

YEEESSS

Fededx said:

Well done Mango with that Jiggly!

Screenshot said:

SO MUCH YES

best of 3? woo!

Screenshot said:

YES

or... they're people like me, who are watching this on the side and plauying D&D >_>

Screenshot said:

This game could decide whether mang0 gets the 3peat or not

ahh interesante

ThomasBW84 said:

There are plenty here watching, so says my magic code, just not chatty types

Screenshot said:

This is so hype

sure thang!

ThomasBW84 said:

Righto, thanks.

Losers semifinals

ThomasBW84 said:

So, what round are we on?

ThomasBW84 said:

Works on my laptop, huzzah! Prob a Windows 8 issue of something.

ThomasBW84 said:

It cuts to load an ad and just buffers forever, will try switching to my laptop.

That's poopy :/

ThomasBW84 said:

I'm back to watch but, like yesterday, I'm having trouble seeing the stream, here and on Twitch. Annoying!

i'm from NL

LegoNintendo12 said:

Ikr

It makes me sad that barely anyone from NL is watching this

(I'm watching this on mute)

is Mango intentionally being beaten so that he can fight Chu one-to-one?

Screenshot said:

Yeah hbox lost

ColdingLight said:

Did HungryBox lose?

Yeah Chu!

Screenshot said:

Chu is doing much better than I expected

LegoNintendo12 said:

Dang, was hoping for Axe to win this one

ohh i see

Screenshot said:

We're still in top 8

Screenshot said:

No

is this the final?

MysteriousBebsi said:

Rather tedious and obnoxious imo. But idk..

Screenshot said:

It's an amazing strategy against Jigglypuff

MysteriousBebsi said:

constant shooting from a distant is a strategy? sigh...

Screenshot said:

Hbox has already lost

Fededx said:

Nice Jigglypuff there!

Screenshot said:

I loved it but it's hilarious hearing the crowd boo him over playing well

ThomasBW84 said:

Glad the stream is running ok, I'll be around a bit later to watch the final matches

LegoNintendo12 said:

I really like these commentators

Screenshot said:

SO HAPPY IT'S SCAR/TOPH COMMENTATING

Screenshot said:

20XX CONFIRMED

epicmartin7 said:

HERE WE GO!

LinkSword said:

aw yeah, a countdown~

Screenshot said:

45 SECONDS

LinkSword said:

so impatient for this to kick off

LegoNintendo12 said:

Thanks

LegoNintendo12 said:

OH ok

Screenshot said:

*He

Screenshot said:

HHe can

LegoNintendo12 said:

I'm new to this but does that mean he can't win it all from losers bracket?

LegoNintendo12 said:

Oh

Screenshot said:

Mango is top 8 losers side

LegoNintendo12 said:

I thought Mango was in the losers bracket as part of the top 8

Screenshot said:

I'm rooting for Chu, Plup and Leffen ("#yearoftheleffeb"-Leffen, 2015)

LinkSword said:

also, I think Plup eliminated Mango, which is greeeeat

LegoNintendo12 said:

I either want ChuDat HungryBox or PPMD

LinkSword said:

I'm cheering for HungryBox all the way

SlicingScyther said:

Top 8 for Melee will be starting soon

LinkSword said:

does it start after this?