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60Connor

Rank
Connor “Connor” Nguyen
 Score
60 Main(s) Peach/Fox 7.188
Region: SoCal
Tourney Results High placings at Socal Locals
Summary:
Formerly known as Marth/Falco Pro on Smashboards, Connor has come a long way since his pre-puberscent days of playing at Ken’s biweeklies in the early days of melee. Currently, Connor dual mains Peach and Fox and has placed in the top 3 for several of the Super Smash Sundays biweeklies, beating many of California’s elite players such as Lucky, SFAT, and Fiction.

59Fuzzyness

Rank
Charles “Fuzzyness” Kimmelman
 Score
59 Main(s) Fox 7.189
Region: United Kingdom
Tourney Results 17th at Evo 2013
9th at B.E.A.S.T 3
Summary:
A former Captain Falcon main, Fuzzyness, has moved onto playing Fox at a very high level. Fuzzyness has solid spacing fundamentals and has taken a win in a very stacked NorCal tournament in the past, beating out players such as Shroomed, Scar, SilentSpectre, and HMW. He’s had strong performances internationally, including many top 10 performances, representing the United Kingdom very well.

58Abate

Rank
Stephen “Abate” Abate
 Score
58 Main(s) Luigi 7.231
Region: Pittsburgh
Tourney Results 49th at Apex 2013
7th at Zenith 2013
4th at Pound V.5
Summary:
Originally from New Jersey, Abate resides in Pittsburgh, PA. Beginning in just 2010 originally with Falco, Abate has quickly evolved as a player, and is now widely recognized as the best, and most consistent Luigi player. Deciding to try his hand at Luigi as a counterpick, and winning against Forward at a No Johns in mid 2011, Abate quickly realized Luigi’s potential, and has played him ever since, with Vudujin as his inspiration. He has notable victories over Hax$, Cactuar, Westballz, and VaNz.

57Cyrain

Rank
Cameron “Cyrain” Smucker
 Score
57 Main(s) Fox/Falco 7.270
Region: Maryland/Virginia
Tourney Results 33rd at EVO 2013
33rd at Apex 2013
Summary:
In early 2008, Cyrain was en-route to being one of the best players in the world. A brief hiatus from the scene halted that rise, though, and now he is back to working his way up the ranks. Although he is an exceptional singles player, his real strength lies in his unbelievable team play, and he is often seen with either Chillindude829 or Milkman as his teammate. Previously, he would team with Tope to form the team “OMFG Tope”, a legendary team that would dominate and place very well.

56Tope

Rank
Matthew “Tope” Jewell
 Score
56 Main(s) Sheik 7.276
Region: New England
Tourney Results 17th at Apex 2013
7th at ROM 6
Summary:
His tournament showings are sometimes unpredictable, but his placements are not. Top 8 regular Tope knows how to adapt his style on the fly to meet new demands. He is also one of the best resources for a new player looking for someone to identify their bad habits, since he very rarely, if ever, flubs a punish, or drops a combo.

55HMW

Rank
Brandon “HomeMadeWaffles” Collier
 Score
55 Main(s) Falco 7.282
Region: NorCal
Tourney Results 7th at LanHammer
9th at NCR
Summary:
Heard over 3 million times on YouTube as the main commentator of the infamous “Wombo Combo” video, HMW is a Doc/Falco main from Norcal. With his YouTube channel “TheWaffle77,” he helped launch the revival of Melee in 2008/2009 with consistent uploads of tournaments including Armada’s first appearance in the US at Genesis. HMW still participates in NorCal locals and does exceptionally well, even beating Shroomed and SFAT at a LanHammer.

54Eggm

Rank
Timothy “Eggm” Cody
 Score
54 Main(s) Fox 7.286
Region: Tri-State
Tourney Results 17th at Apex 2013
Summary:
Eggm is an old school player who was formerly a Falco main from New Jersey. He has mained Fox ever since the original Revival of Melee in 2009. Eggm is known for his technical and stylistic gameplay, and was one of the first Fox mains to consistently waveshine out of shield in tournament.

53Redd

Rank
Austin “Redd” Self
 Score
53 Main(s) Fox 7.321
Region: Maryland/Virginia
Tourney Results 33rd at EVO 2013
49th at Apex 2013
Summary:
Despite being located in the somewhat isolated region of Southwest VA, Redd has shown a willingness to travel extensively for the sake of his Melee career. His determination has clearly paid off, as he is capable of playing several characters at tournament level, and regularly places alongside some of the long-time veterans in the MD/VA area.

52SKels

Rank
Kelly “Kels” Smith
 Score
52 Main(s) Fox 7.363
Region: Midwest
Tourney Results 1st at SMYM 14
65th at EVO 2013
13th at TBH3
Summary:
Whether winning or losing, Kels is known to keep a positive attitude and an even keel, often joking around with his opponents. Kels has dominated the Midwest scene, winning the vast majority of their regional tournaments and famously rising near the top of the now-defunct SSBPD. Unfortunately, Kels has had a difficult time replicating his results on the national stage.

51SS

Rank
Jeff “SilentSpectre” Leung
 Score
51 Main(s) Captain Falcon 7.387
Region: NorCal
Tourney Results 33rd at EVO 2013
13th at LanHammer
Summary:
 A long time veteran, Silentspectre has been using his trademark green Captain Falcon since the early days of MLG. Known for his unorthodox playstyle, he was one of the first players to upset Armada back at Pound 4. To this day, he is the only player who has a winning record in singles against Armada and has been an inspiration to hundreds of rising Captain Falcon players.