MLG Anaheim: New Bracket Videos and OnGamers Interviews
In addition to everything streamed on Day 3, there are also some never-before-seen sets, including Masaya 'aMSa' Chikamoto vs. Johnny 'S2J' Kim and Jeffrey 'Axe' Williamson vs. Joey 'Lucky' Aldama.
Some highlights:
aMSa (Yoshi) vs. S2J (Falcon) in Losers Bracket (for 17th place)—exciting 5 game set
Axe (Pikachu) vs. Lucky (Fox) in Losers Bracket (for 9th place)
William 'Leffen' Hjelte (Fox) vs. Aziz 'Hax' Al-Yami (Fox) in Losers Bracket (for 7th place)—both players are in contention for the title of "best non-Mang0 Fox," so this was an important set even outside the context of the tournament.
Weston 'Westballz' Dennis (Falco) with an amazing 3-0 on Joseph 'Mang0' Marquez (Fox/Falco). This was actually in Championship Pools, but still!
Jason 'Mew2King' Zimmerman (Sheik/Falcon) vs. Kevin 'PPMD' Nanney (Falco/Marth) in Losers Semifinals (for 4th place)—Yes, Mew2King played Captain Falcon, and it went better than anyone would have expected.
Grand Finals: absolute top-level Fox play by Mang0 (Fox) vs. Adam 'Armada' Lindgren's legendary Peach.
The rest of the videos, including all of Championship Pools and the East Coast vs. West Coast Crew Battle, can be found here. For the new Championship Bracket matches, click these shiny blue words.
OnGamers Interviews at MLG Anaheim
Our own Rod 'Slasher' Breslau got in contact with Wynton 'Prog' Smith to talk about the circumstances surrounding his retirement (and how he assures us he's still "not going anywhere").
The ever-confident MLG Anaheim Champion, Mang0, was probably the only satisfied Smash player we interviewed that day.
Slasher talks with Gonzalo 'Zero' Barrios about his performance, future goals, and the E3 Invitational.
The Team Liquid Smash Crew, Ken and Korean DJ, give their impressions of Smash 4 and discuss their eventual return to the top in Melee.
