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Before the Tournament

　　Empire Arcadia's Jason 'Mew2King' Zimmerman can't seem to stop laughing:

　　ClashTournaments' Gonzalo 'ZeRo' Barrios talks about moving from Brawl to Melee, the E3 Invitational, and his infamous scarf:

　　Team Curse's Juan 'Hungrybox' DeBiedma on his performance at MLG Anaheim, the growth of sponsorships in the Smash community, and taking on the other four "Smash Gods:"

The Aftermath

　　Toronto Joe catches up with Axe again, who seems even more excited after the tournament than before:

　　Jeremy 'Fly Amanita' Westfahl talks about some of the biggest upsets at the tournament (most of which were also pointed out in this article) and some of the ins and outs of Ice Climbers as a character:

　　William 'Leffen' Hjelte talks about how other Fighting games complement his Melee playstyle and his role as a "villain" in the Melee community:

　　Joseph 'Mang0' Marquez, EVO 2014 Champion, is "doing great, obviously!" and wants to take a short break from Melee after achieving his dream:

　　Otto 'Silent Wolf' Bisno talks about his crazy EVO bracket run, maintaining focus, and how he got his Smash bros. tag:

　　Infamous Smash commentator D'ron 'D1' Maingrette on Melee's incredible depth and how it felt casting with Prog for the last time during Top 8:

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