Heir (tournament)

Heir is an annual British Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament that began in 2014. The event has also featured a Project M tournament on several editions.

History

The Heir to the Thrones tournament series began on the weekend of 28 August 2014 in Birmingham. It featured Super Smash Bros.Melee, Project M, and Super Smash Bros.Brawl.^{[citation needed]}

Heir II The Throne was held on the weekend of 14 August 2015 in Nottingham. The Project M tournament was the biggest in European history, and the whole competition attracted players from 13 different countries.^[1]

Heir 3 was won by Armada again, followed by American players The Moon and ChuDat.^{[citation needed]}

Heir 4 was deemed to be the last in the series, and only featured Super Smash Bros. Melee. It was held on 17–21 August 2017 at the university of Nottingham. The tournament format didn't change: first, a night out on the Thursday, then side events such as international crew battles on the Friday, and finally the main tournament on the weekend. During the crew battles, Sweden won the competition. Leffen won the Singles tournament, beating American player S2J and Spanish player Trif.^[2]

In 2018, Heir 5 was organised with a high emphasis on its grassroot identity. Beer cans and pizza boxes made up the biggest part of communication tools^{[clarification needed]}. The tournament was moved to the university of Leicester.^[3] With 752 players, it was the largest Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament in European history^[4] and it sold out in under 12 hours.^[5] Armada dropped out from the tournament in Singles, blaming a burn-out due to the "Summer of Smash". Leffen considered doing the same, but then took part in the tournament, which he won, beating American players Westballz and S2J.^[6]

Results

Melee Singles

2014: 1st: Fuzzyness, 2nd: Vanity Angel, 3rd: Professor Pro
2015: 1st: Armada, 2nd: Lucky, 3rd: Tekk^{[citation needed]}
2016: 1st: Armada, 2nd: The Moon, 3rd: ChuDat^{[citation needed]}
2017: 1st: Leffen, 2nd: S2J, 3rd: Trif
2018: 1st: Leffen, 2nd: Westballz, 3rd: S2J

References

^ "Tournament Preview: Heir II The Throne". Melee It on Me. 2015-06-22. Archived from the original on 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
^ "Heir 4: Europe's biggest Smash Melee event takes over Nottingham". British Esports. Archived from the original on 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
^ "The Heir 5 Smash Bros tournament will be happening in 2018 after all - Esports News UK". Esports News UK. 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2018-08-23. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "TSM | Leffen Captures European Glory At Heir 5". 20 August 2018.
^ "Heir 5 becomes EU's biggest and fastest selling Super Smash Bros. tournament". AllGamers.
^ "Top European Melee Players Are Feeling Serious Burnout After The Summer of Smash". GameTyrant. 2018-08-18. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[1] "Tournament Preview: Heir II The Throne". Melee It on Me. 2015-06-22. Archived from the original on 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2018-08-23.

[:1-2] "Heir 4: Europe's biggest Smash Melee event takes over Nottingham". British Esports. Archived from the original on 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2018-08-23.

[3] "The Heir 5 Smash Bros tournament will be happening in 2018 after all - Esports News UK". Esports News UK. 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2018-08-23. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[:2-4] "TSM | Leffen Captures European Glory At Heir 5". 20 August 2018.

[5] "Heir 5 becomes EU's biggest and fastest selling Super Smash Bros. tournament". AllGamers.

[6] "Top European Melee Players Are Feeling Serious Burnout After The Summer of Smash". GameTyrant. 2018-08-18. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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