![]() He was not yet elite, but with performances that started to gain attention, PC was well on his way to getting there – particularly with a victory over Isai and a third place finish at MLG New York 2005 (ironically held in February 2006). As if going into MD/VA’s turf and placing top eight wasn’t impressive enough, PC did it again at BOMB 4, getting seventh, while also getting a respectable 13th at the Midwest national FC3 a few months before. ![]() The high finish came as a surprise, as he finished above established players like Isai, KrazyJones, Husband, KillaOR and Eddie. To be fair, this was partially due to his lack of social awareness and relatively young age back then, but between him and the more laid back PC, who often didn’t even come across like a stereotypical gamer, the choice was frankly easy for people in the scene to predict who could lift Tri-State.Īt the first tourney the two attended together, Getting’ Schooled 2, Mew2King placed a solid 17th, but PC placed fifth in singles. ![]() It didn’t help that his seemingly unpredictable and sometimes standoffish personality sometimes alienated other players. Mew2King was one of them, but back then, he was more known for his knowledge of obscure frame data rather than his skill against other players. Tri-State essentially had two possible choices for which of their younger players had the potential to carry the region’s mantle. Even players from New England, like KrazyJones, Hayato, UnknownForce and a very young KoreanDJ were starting to get better. This included the dominant MD/VA motley of smashers, who even outside of the usual suspects (Azen, Chu Dat and Chillin) were starting to look like the next up-and-comers (NEO, Wife, Husband). New York City – and arguably Tri-State – needed a new figurehead to represent them against not just the West Coast, but their neighbors. However, by 2005 or so, those players were not as prominent as they were before. That’s true, but his actual impact in Melee’s scene goes further than just one upset.īefore PC became a top player, his region, New York City, was mostly led by the older members of the Deadly Alliance crew, with players like Wes, Mike G and Dave. Melee – chances are that you already know PC Chris as the “revolutionary.” You probably also think of him as the cool skateboard-riding, Port Chester-raised dudebro that defeated Ken at an old MLG tournament. If you’re a documentary kid – someone who’s watched Samox’s “smash documentary” on some of the best players to ever play Super Smash Bros. of titles: 4 (MLG New York Opener 2006, FC6, MLG Las Vegas 2006, Zero Challenge 3) of years ranked as RetroSSBMRank/SSBMRank’s No. of years ranking in the Top 5 of RetroSSBMRank/SSBMRank: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008) of years ranking in the Top 10 of RetroSSBMRank/SSBMRank: 4 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) ![]() The Best SSBM UpsetĬlawing his way back into the pro bracket, at one of the most stacked Melee tournaments ever, and fighting against an opponent who repeatedly had his number, the odds were not at all in Azen’s favor and when he went down 1-2 in the set against Ken, Game 4 was looking like yet another dominating victory for Ken.No. Unsurprisingly, Azen won the open bracket, which set him up for a showdown against Ken in the first round. However, because he had attended so few events in the season, he would have to enter an open bracket to fight for the final spot in the pro bracket the New York playoffs. He came out of retirement in time for MLG 2006, where he placed 4th overall (although him and Chillin did famously break the winning streak of Ken and Isai in doubles.) Azen would return to glory when he won the next event at MLG Orlando. While he notably lost an unexpected finals match to PC Chris in the season opener, he continued to either win or place extremely well at every event of the season.īecause of Azen’s hiatus, he missed the first three events of the season. Ken, on the other end hand, had just come off his second consecutive year as the MLG champion for Melee. To understand this, we need to take a look at what happened before the MLG season began.Īzen had decided to go on hiatus from competitive Melee, having lost interest in the game. When Ken faced off against Azen in the Major League Gaming playoffs in New York, it was an unusual matchup Ken was the 1st seed in the bracket, while Azen was the 8th seed. ![]()
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