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Hax
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Player Information
Name:
Abdulaziz Al-Yami
Nationality:
Born:
May 7, 1994
Died:
March 25, 2025 (aged 30)
Years Active:
2008 - 2021,
2023 - 2024
2023 - 2024
Alternate IDs:
Hax$
Approx. Total Winnings:
$36,792
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Current Mains:
Former Mains:
Links
History
| 2013-07-03 — 2014-01-?? | CLASH Tournaments |
| 2014-01-17 — 2015-05-18 | VGBootCamp |
| 2017-07-28 — 2017-07-30 | Even Matchup Gaming |
| 2019-01-29 — 2021-01-27 | Even Matchup Gaming |
Abdulaziz "Hax" Al-Yami (May 7, 1994 – March 25, 2025) was a Fox and Captain Falcon player from New York, peaking at 6th on SSBMRank and being known for his deep analysis of game mechanics, innovative Fox play, and popularizing box controllers for melee.
Biography
[edit]Hax is a player based in Manhattan. He started performing well at a very young age, reaching Top 8 at GENESIS when he was only 15 years old. These high placing finishes continued at multiple major tournaments across the country, including Top 8 finishes at Pound V, Apex 2012, and Apex 2013.
He was considered the best Captain Falcon player in the world after defeating Darkrain at MELEE-FC10R Legacy in 2012. After finishing 5th at The Big House 3, Hax decided that Captain Falcon was limiting him as a player, and switched to Fox. This transition led to some below average results, including a 17th place finish at Apex 2014. However, his improvement as a Fox player proved to be quite rapid, and on May 4, 2014, Hax successfully won a set against Mango in the Grand Finals of WHOBO MLG, although he was unable to repeat the feat in the second set. Similarly, Hax reset the bracket against Mew2King in the Grand Finals of Zenith 2014, but faltered in the second set. Hax's status as one of the premier Fox mains in America was cemented by his performance in the 2015 California tournament Do You Fox Wit It?. In addition to his first place finish at this event, Hax boasted an impressive 5-0 record in the Fox Round Robin exhibition, defeating other prominent players including SFAT, Lucky, and Silent Wolf.
On July 3, 2013, he was sponsored by CLASH Tournaments.[1] On January 17, 2014, he joined VGBootCamp.[2] It is unknown when his sponsorship with CLASH Tournaments ended.
On January 1, 2015, Hax announced that he would be taking an indefinite hiatus from Smash as a result of a hand injury.[3] He made his return to Smash after recovering from his hand surgery at Super Nebulous 3, where he took 4th. However, Hax has also struggled with severe insomnia since March 2014, which has impacted both his performance in and ability to enter tournaments.[4] As a result, his hiatus from the competitive scene will continue until this issue has been resolved. During this period, his sponsorship with VGBootCamp lapsed.
Hax began working to introduce and legalize Hitbox-style controllers to mitigate his hand problems, popularizing these box controllers with his brand BOXX.[5][6]
He was sponsored by Even Matchup Gaming for the duration of Get On My Level 2017.[7] Hax joined Even Matchup Gaming officially on January 29, 2019.[8] He parted ways with Even Matchup Gaming on January 27, 2021.[9]
Hax passed away on March 25, 2025, due to health complications following a suicide attempt that happened because of being banned from tournaments. The community has increasingly come to consider the ban wrong, with many top players stating they regret not doing more to reverse it. [10]
Trivia
[edit]- In 2013, Hax talked/joked about the future of Melee where players had become so good that the only viable character would be Fox. Matches would be decided through a game of rock-paper-scissors to determine port priority. This joke spawned the "20XX" meme, which is ubiquitous in the community.
Controversy
[edit]On June 4, 2021, Hax released 2.5 hour video titled "Evidence.zip 2", claiming that Leffen was a threat to the Melee community.[11][12] An accompanying 136 page manifesto was also released.[13][14] Public reception was initially mixed, but over time the consensus has been that Hax was a victim of bullying and correct to speak out. Some individuals in the initial Reddit threads found the examples used to be outlandish, and voiced concern for Hax's mental health due to the radical nature of the text.[11][12] Leffen issued a statement that the allegations were baseless, and that he now feared for his safety at events following the release of the video; many saw Leffen's response as dishonest and manipulative.[15] PracticalTAS summarized the manifesto's contents and concluded that the majority of claims in the document were unreasonable, although this opinion was considered biased by some people, given his ongoing feuds about melee modifications that Hax had proposed. PracticalTAS later stated there was more validity to the claims than he initially felt.[16]
On June 9, 2021, Hax was banned by Beyond The Summit from attending Smash Summit 11 in any capacity.[17][18]
On June 11, 2021, Hax privated the original video and released an edited version to address "presentational flaws".[19][20][21]
On June 18, 2021, Hax released a twitlonger further explaining his intentions.[22] His claims included that the truth was being covered up and various documentaries about Leffen contained revisionist history, such as Metagame being edited to remove Leffen's bullying, immediately after Leffen complained across social media about the documentary.[23] Other points from the video were also reiterated.
On June 21, 2021, iBDW accused Hax of writing misinfo about iBDW's history of being sexually abused. In the Discord screenshot provided by iBDW, Hax states that iBDW "faked that story"; iBDW confessed many times that his story was exaggerated and Hax felt there was more lying in their personal interactions. Hax responded to iBDW's tweet, calling it "highly deceptive".[24] Shortly afterward, they stated the situation was a misunderstanding and wanted to move past it as friends.
On June 23, 2021, Hax announced that he was "going to take some time off".[25]
On June 24, 2021, Hax was indefinitely banned from events hosted by over 20 tournament organizers.[26][27][28]
On September 19, 2022, it was announced that Hax would be conditionally unbanned from NYC Melee events, taking effect on January 1, 2023.[29][30]
Results
[edit]Melee
[edit]| Date | Place | Event | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-12-07 | 2nd | Xanadu Legends - The Last Hurrah | 1 : 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-07-14 | 2nd | S Factor 11 | 1 : 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-12-17 | 1st | DreamHack Atlanta 2023 | 3 : 2 | $800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-12-02 | 1st | Fireside Open 2023 | 2 : 3 3 : 2 | $400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-11-14 | 3rd | The FINAL Melee Coinbox | 2 : 3 | $900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-11-11 | 4th | The Function 3 | 2 : 3 | $194 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-10-31 | 9 - 12th | The Coinbox #82 | 1 : 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-10-17 | 9 - 12th | The Coinbox #80 | 2 : 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-10-07 | 1st | The Factory #2 | 3 : 0 3 : 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-10-03 | 9 - 12th | The Coinbox #78 | 1 : 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-09-24 | 9 - 12th | The Off-Season 2 | 1 : 3 | $250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-09-19 | 4th | The Coinbox #76 | 0 : 3 | $600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-09-16 | 2nd | GIGASCHWAB (Subathon) | 3 : 2 1 : 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-08-22 | 3rd | The Coinbox #74 | 2 : 3 | $450 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-08-08 | 4th | The Coinbox #72 | 2 : 3 | $360 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-07-30 | 2nd | Smash Factor X | 3 : 2 0 : 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-07-25 | 5 - 6th | The Coinbox #70 | 1 : 3 | $150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-07-11 | 1st | The Coinbox #68 | 3 : 0 3 : 0 | $1,200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-07-01 | 2nd | No Jawns 3 | 0 : 3 | $488 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-06-27 | 2nd | The Coinbox #66 | 1 : 3 | $1,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recent Notable Wins
Wins over players ranked in SSBMRank 2023:
Rank 16 - S2J- 2024-07-14 |
| 3 : 1 at S Factor 11
- 2024-07-14 |
- 2024-07-14 |
Rankings
[edit]Melee
[edit]SSBMRank
[edit]| Ranking Series | Rank |
|---|---|
| MPGR 2019 | 19 |
| MPGR 2019 Summer | 25 |
| MPGR 2018 | 38 |
| SSBMRank 2017 | 45 |
| SSBMRank 2015 | 19 |
| SSBMRank 2015 Summer | 15 |
| SSBMRank 2014 | 8 |
| SSBMRank 2014 Summer | 7 |
| SSBMRank 2013 | 6 |
All-Time
[edit]| Ranking Series | Rank |
|---|---|
| All-Time Top 100 | 19 |
Tristate
[edit]| Ranking Series | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | 5 |
| June 4, 2014 | 2 |
| February 9, 2014 | 2 |
| November 17, 2013 | 2 |
| August 13, 2013 | 2 |
| February 2010 | 2 |
New York City
[edit]Matches
[edit]2014
[edit]- 2014-03-09 |
Hax vs.
Zhu at Revival of Melee 7
References
[edit]- ↑ CLASH Tournaments sponsors Hax
- ↑ VGBootCamp sponsors Hax
- ↑ SmashCapps (2015-01-01). "Hax On "Indefinite Hiatus" Due To Hand Injury". SmashBoards. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
- ↑ Hax: Why I've Been Out
- ↑ Boxx controllers
- ↑ Tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurkey (2017-01-14). "Hax$ has been using the SmashBox and is planning on coming back full time!". Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- ↑ EMG sponsors Hax for GOML 2017
- ↑ Hax joins Even Matchup Gaming
- ↑ Hax and Even Matchup Gaming part ways
- ↑ Jeanette Ustin. "In Memory of Abdulaziz “HAX$” Al-Yami". Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 ssbmhax (2021-06-04). "Evidence.zip 2". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 ObitoHanShinobi (2021-06-04). "Smash player Hax$ releases a two-and-a-half hour long video comparing another Smash player to a totalitarian regime". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ Aran-man16 (2021-06-04). "Evidence.zip 2 manifesto page length". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ justalazygamer (2021-06-04). "Video breakdown and mention of manifesto". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ TSM_Leffen (2021-06-04). "Leffen's response to Evidence.zip 2". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ PracticalTAS (2021-06-09). "PracticalTAS's summary of Evidence.zip 2". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ BTSsmash (2021-06-09). "BTSsmash bans Hax from Smash Summit 11". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ fabrikt (2021-06-09). "Hax barred from attending Summit 11". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ Aziz Al-Yami (2021-06-11). "Evidence.zip 2 (revised)". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ ssbmhax (2021-06-11). "Evidence.zip 2 (revised version)". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ ProfXavier (2021-06-11). "Hax$ has made "Evidence.zip 2" private on YouTube". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ ssbmhax (2021-06-18). "Why I created Evidence.zip 2 / My closing thoughts for the time being". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ thatsamoxguy (2020-12-12). "Samox editing Metagame documentary after social media complaints about bad behavior from Leffen and Mango being shown".
- ↑ ssbmhax (2021-06-21). "Hax's response to iBDW". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ ssbmhax (2021-06-23). "Hax goes on hiatus". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ SmashEurope (2021-06-24). "The undersigned have agreed to indefinitely ban Aziz “Hax” Al-Yami". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ micks1412 (2021-06-24). "Hax banned indefinitely by multiple tournaments.". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ "Aziz "Hax" Al-Yami". 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ↑ nycmelee (2022-09-19). "NYC Melee's Statement on Aziz "Hax$" al-Yami". Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ↑ nycmelee (2022-09-19). "NYC Melee Statement on Aziz "Hax$" Al-Yami". Retrieved 2022-09-24.