Republic of Fighters 3 – Event Profile

Start Date: May 17, 2014 10:00 AM
End Date: May 18, 2014 09:00 PM
Time zone: Europe/Amsterdam +02:00 CEST 
Location: ESIEE 2, boulevard Blaise Pascal Noisy-le-Grand, France 93160

RoF3 will be Europe’s 2nd biggest Smash tournament with an estimated amount of 200 players entering Melee Singles.
This event will serve as a 5k qualifier for MLG Anaheim 2014 securing the winner a spot in Pools Play and giving MLG Pro Points up to the 64th place. Point distribution will be:

• 1st = 5000
• 2nd = 3000
• 3rd = 2200
• 4th = 1800
• 5th – 6th = 1600
• 7th – 8th = 1400
• 9th – 12th = 1100
• 13th – 16th = 900
• 17th – 24th = 600
• 25th – 32nd = 400
• 33rd – 48th = 300
• 49th – 64th = 200

The Melee segment of the Event will be streamed by Salty Playground. You can find more information on the Stream (Links, Schedule) on RoFs Homepage.

Also make sure to follow SYPG on Twitter @SaltyPlayground and myself at @TeroLawliet since I will be posting pictures and updates on both accounts.

Featured Players

VGBC|aMSa

Currently ranked (Japan): N/A
Latest results: Apex 2014 – 9th, Sumabato 11 – 13th

You will never witness a meaner dinosaur. Japanese prodigy aMSa made a huge splash in the Melee community when he attended Evolution 2013 and placed a very impressive 25th place (even taking a game off Mew2King), surprising everyone with his amazingly technical play and mastery of all of Yoshi’s tools, most notably parries, eggs and shield drops. He then followed it up with an incredible 9th place performance at Apex 2014, proving he wasn’t just a fluke. He is a fan favorite not only for his play, but for his cheerful demeanor, positive attitude and sportsmanship.

Baxon

Currently ranked (France): 1st
Latest Results: BEAST4 – 13th

Baxon has been one of the top French players for many years. He has a very aggressive,  combo-oriented playestyle and loves to ride the hype and please the crowd.

Salepate 

Currently ranked (France): 2nd
Latest Results: BEAST4 – 17th

Salepâte is known for his unorthodox playstyle, impressive reaction time and his amazing powershielding game. Like Baxon he has also been a top French player for quite a long time now. Definitely not a textbook Marth, but a force to be reckoned with.

Cyr

Currently ranked (France): 3rd
Latest results: Republic of Fighters #2 – 3rd, HF-lan6 – 4th

This Parisian player is one of France’s greatest even though he never travels outside of France. Cyr is considered by many to be Europe’s best Samus, his smart and calculated play having taken him very far on many occasions. An eternal silver medalist, he is said to have a curse of almost always getting 2nd place at French tournaments, often losing to different opponents in Grand Finals. Nevertheless, Cyr is often the one to perform best among the French in European scale events. His secondaries are quite solid, in particular his Falcon which he likes to use in harder matchups or for fun.

Tekk

Currently ranked (France): 4th
Latest results:B.E.A.S.T 4 – 5th place

The Puff from the South of France is one of the country’s most dangerous players and is seen by most to be Europe’s best Jigglypuff (his rival being Thomas from Norway). Tekk’s aggressive play and read-heavy playstyle, as well as his unique arsenal of Puff technology have gotten him many fans. After a hiatus from European tournaments, he came back with amazing performance at B.E.A.S.T 4 where he placed 5th and upset many opponents, in particular Rocky and Android.

Ice

Currently ranked (Germany): 1st
Latest Results: BEAST4 – 3rd

Ice – often referred to as the european Mew2king – is the undisputed german Melee champion and considered one of the premiere Sheik players in the world.  His playstyle is technical yet efficient and he has an impressive combo game.

Däumling

Currently ranked (Germany): 2nd
Latest Results: BEAST4 – 13th

Däumling is being discussed as Europes #1 Ice Climber player, outplacing his rival Tomber at the last BEAST. Despite his character being labelled as bad in teams Däumlings team game is amazing. And so is his SoPo, one should never consider the stock as done after he managed to get rid of Nana.

Pasi 

Currently ranked (Germany): 5th
Latest Results: Osmash#4 (Germany) – 3rd

Former european top player Pasi has been on hiatus for quite a while now (since the first edition of BEAST to be exact). The current hype around the so called “Platinum Age” brought him back and he is better than ever. He is certainly an underdog for this tournament but also an extremely smart player that can adapt really fast.

Armada

Currently ranked (Sweden): N/A
Latest Results: BEAST4 – 2nd, Avalon III – 1st

The so called “Beast from Sweden” used to be former Melee world champion until he retired after APEX 2013. Coming out of retirement for BEAST4 he had to pass the crown of Sweden (and Europe) to his nemesis Leffen who defeated Armada 3-0 and 3-1 in Grand Finals. Armada is eager to get the crown back and claim his spot for MLG Anaheim.

 Leffen

Currently ranked (Sweden): N/A
Latest Results: BEAST4 – 1st

After an impressive showing at APEX 2014 and winning BEAST4 Leffen needs to prove that he is worthy of being Europes #1. However that is not enough. His goal is to win MLG, EVO and CEO and he needs to get at least 2nd place in order to qualify for MLG Pools Play, since he won’t be able to attend any other qualifiers.

Android

Currently ranked (Sweden): N/A
Latest results: B.E.A.S.T 4 – 7th

Android spent many years under the shadow of his older brothers Armada and Aniolas, but he has recently proven to be a threat of his own by placing 7th at the last two B.E.A.S.T tournaments. He sports strong fundamentals and a great understanding of the game and matchups. Android is also excellent at teams like his brother, where he displays an incredible ability to recognize situations and support his team mates.

Over

Currently ranked (Spain): 1st
Latest results: BEAST4 – 4th

Over has been a top european player since he entered the european scene in 2008 (he actually went to american tournaments before he attended european tournaments outside of Spain). He is know for his fluid movement and techchase game.

Trif

Currently ranked (Spain): 2nd
Latest results: B.E.A.S.T 4 – 9th

Trif is one of Spain’s strongest players. As someone who has almost never traveled outside of Spain, he surprised many at B.E.A.S.T 4 with his very solid Peach play, scoring a 9th place at his first European major.

Fuzzyness

Currently Ranked (UK): 1st
Latest Result: BEAST4 – 5th

Fuzzyness is a player who for around the last half decade has been able to call himself the number one player in his country. His Fox is very fast, aggressive and technical.

Professor Pro 

Currently Ranked (UK): 2nd
Latest Result: BEAST4 – 9th

Professor Pro is possibly one of the most technical fox players in Europe. However he is known to most of the smash community because of his Project M Snake.

Jeapie

Currently ranked (Netherlands): N/A
Latest results: BEAST4 – 7th

Jeapie is known for his extremely technical and stylish way of playing utilizing every movement option available. His Captain Falcon is fast and his combos are on point making him the best Falcon player in Europe.

Amsah

Currently ranked (Netherlands): N/A
Latest results: Avalon III – 3rd

One of Europe’s greatest players of all time, Amsah was for a long time considered the second best in the continent. Because he’s only been attending tournaments in his home country recently, seeing him in Paris is a rare occasion. Amsah sports quite the unique Sheik, with a very interesting neutral game and smart decision making. He is excellent at manipulating his opponents into doing what he wants and capitalizing on their mistakes.

Faab

Currently ranked (Netherlands): N/A
Latest results: Avalon III – 7th

Faab aka Virusbluemage aka Europe’s biggest troll is also one of Holland’s finest players. His very slow, strange yet methodical Falco play has often led him to top 8’s at European tournaments and he is considered by many to be a specialist in floatie matchups such as Peach. He is also one of the strongest doubles players in Europe, where he pairs up with Zgetto. Their incredible synergy and team play have gotten praise even from Armada himself.

Adam

Currently ranked (Netherlands): N/A
Latest results: Avalon II – 9th

Adam is one of the Netherlands strongest players. He plays a variety of characters at a very high level and displays excellent fundamentals. His results may not be the most consistent, but he has the ability to upset the best of the best when he is on point.

  Zgetto

Currently ranked (Netherlands): N/A
Latest results: Avalon III – 2nd

Often referred to as one of the most handsome smash players, his Fox shares similar qualities. Though he did not attend B.E.A.S.T 4, he tends to have consistent results at European tournaments, always placing in top 6. With his speedy, smooth and extremely aggressive playstyle, he overwhelms his opponent with creative pressure patterns and mixups.