Smasher:ESAM

ESAM SSB4 main Pikachu Other SSB4 characters Corrin, Samus Brawl mains Pikachu, Ice Climbers Other Brawl characters Samus, Bowser Melee main Samus Other Melee character Fox Project M main Samus Other Project M characters Pikachu, Donkey Kong Crew(s) Panda Global Gaming Former crews CLASH Tournaments, FBC, vVv Gaming Skill Top professional Top professional Top professional Top professional Ranking 2015 SSBMRank: 81st 2014 SSBBRank: 6th Winnings ~$10,403.25 ~$7,347.53 Additional info Real name Eric Lew Birth date November 17, 1992(1992-11-17) Location Clemson, South Carolina  ESAM is a player from Miami, Florida who is currently residing in Clemson, South Carolina, and is considered one of the best Brawl and Smash 4 players in the United States, the best Pikachu player in both games and one of the best Ice Climbers players in Brawl. He is also known for occasionally using Samus in Smash 4 tournaments and doing well with her; at CEO 2015, he took a game off of Larry Lurr's Luigi. He is Nick Riddle's younger brother. He is a member of the Brawl Back Room, a former member of the Unity Ruleset Committee, and used to host the Zero Ping monthly series (located in Hollywood, Florida). ESAM also frequently commentates on the live streams at tournaments. He teams with MVD in Brawl, Project M, and Smash 4 tournaments, and the two have achieved some strong results in doubles events, such as 2nd at WHOBO 4 in Brawl doubles, 4th at SKTAR 3 Project M doubles, and 3rd at Super Smash Con Smash 4 doubles. Despite being more well known as a top professional Brawl and Smash 4 player, ESAM is also a notable Melee Samus player. While he does not place as well in Melee as he does in Brawl or Smash 4, he is able to hold his own against top professional players, having defeated renowned Melee players such as Chillin and Javi in tournament. ESAM is also one of the best Project M Samus players (along with Plup), and has defeated players such as Armada, Zhime, and iPunchKidsz in tournaments. ESAM is currently ranked 4th on the South Florida Melee Power Rankings and was formerly ranked at the 0 position on the South Florida Smash 4 Power Rankings. He is also currently ranked at the 0 position on the Florida Brawl Power Rankings, was ranked at the 0 position on the North Carolina Melee Power Rankings, was formerly ranked 2nd on the North Carolina Melee Power Rankings, and was voted 93rd best Melee player in the world by panelists on the 2013 2013 SSBM Player Rankings. He was ranked 100th in the 2014 edition of the MIOM SSBM Player Rankings. In the 2015 SSBMRank ESAM was ranked 81st worldwide. Biography Origin of the name ESAM's gamertag comes from the first letter of his given name "Eric" (E), and the first three letters from his Melee and Project M main "Samus" (SAM). Tournament history 2010 MLG Pro Circuit ESAM rose to fame when he placed 4th at MLG Orlando 2010. He lost to ADHD early in winners' bracket, but made a long run through losers' bracket, defeating players such as Candy, Fatal, and DieSuperFly, before being eliminated by Tyrant in losers' semis. He placed 8th at MLG Columbus 2010, defeating CO18, Choice, and Tyrant in losers' bracket after losing to Lee Martin in winners' bracket, before being eliminated by Dojo in losers' top 8, and 9th at MLG Raleigh 2010, defeating MVD and CO18 in winners' bracket before losing to Felix and Nick Riddle. Lastly, he placed 4th at MLG DC 2010, losing to Havok in winners' bracket, but defeating Nick Riddle, Lee Martin, Tyrant, Ally, and mikeHAZE to make it to losers' semis, where he lost to Mew2King. By this time, ESAM had become recognized for his solid Pikachu play. Due to his great placings throughout the MLG 2010 circuit, ESAM received second seed in the championship bracket at MLG Dallas 2010, behind Ally. He lost to Gnes in winners' finals 1-3 and then proceeded to lose to Tyrant 1-3 in losers' finals, placing 3rd in the championship. 2011 to 2013 At Pound V, ESAM defeated Ally 2-1 in winners' bracket before losing to Anti 0-2 in winners' semis. He eliminated UltimateRazer 2-0 in losers' quarters, but lost to Ally 1-2 in a rematch in losers' semis, placing 4th. He placed 17th at WHOBO 3, losing to MVD 0-2 in winners' bracket and Illmatic in losers' bracket, and 9th at GENESIS 2, defeating Zex and Rich Brown in winners' bracket, before losing to Mew2King 1-3 in winners' bracket and Zex in a rematch in losers' bracket. ESAM placed 4th at Apex 2012, defeating RAIN in winners' bracket before losing to Otori. In losers' bracket, he defeated Gnes, UltimateRazer 2-1, and Kakera 2-1, before losing to Nietono 0-3 in losers' semis. The last two matches of his set against Kakera are known as two of the greatest Ice Climbers ditto matches in Brawl history. At SKTAR, ESAM defeated Salem 2-0, Nakat, Anti 2-1, and Ally 2-1 to make it to winners' finals, where he lost to Nairo 1-3. In losers' finals, he defeated Vinnie 3-0, including an Ice Climbers ditto victory. He lost to Nairo 0-3 in grand finals, placing 2nd. ESAM also won his first national in August 2012 at WHOBO 4. He defeated Denti, MJG, Kain, and Will in winners' bracket to make it to winners' finals, where he defeated Gnes 3-2. In grand finals, he defeated Ally 3-1. At Apex 2013, ESAM defeated Leon 2-1 in winners' bracket, before losing to Anti 1-2. He defeated Suinoko in losers' bracket before being eliminated by Mr. R, finishing at 13th place. He attended SKTAR 2 later that year, where he lost to Tyrant 1-2 early in winners' bracket, and then made a run through losers' bracket, defeating Atomsk, Xzax, and Ally 2-1, before being eliminated by ZeRo 0-2 in losers' top 8, placing 7th. Present At Apex 2014, ESAM defeated Salem and Tyrant in winners' bracket, and then defeated ZeRo 2-0 in winners' semis, including a 3-stock in game 2 whilst at only 22% damage. In winners' finals, he lost to Nairo 1-3, and he was then eliminated by ZeRo 0-3 in a rematch in losers' finals, placing 3rd. ESAM also entered Project M singles at the event, and placed 9th, defeating players such as OkamiBW, Eli, and Plup, before losing to Sethlon 0-2. ESAM placed 3rd once again in Brawl singles at SKTAR 3. In winners' bracket, he defeated Leon and V115 2-0, as well as Ally 2-1 in winners' semis, in a set that went down to the last 5 seconds of game 3, with ESAM getting the final KO with a forward smash. In winners' finals, he lost to 9B 2-3, and then he was eliminated by Nairo 1-3 in losers' finals. ESAM also placed 4th in Project M singles, defeating Mango, ZeRo, and Zhime 2-0 in winners' bracket, before losing to Emukiller 1-3 in winners' semis. He defeated Armada 2-0 in losers' quarters before being eliminated by Mew2King 0-3 in losers' semis. At CEO 2014, ESAM placed 9th in Project M singles, losing to Wizzrobe 0-2 in winners' bracket and Nick Riddle 0-2 in losers' bracket. At Super Smash Con, ESAM finished 2nd in Brawl singles. He beat MVD 3-0 in winners semis before losing to Mew2King 3-0 in winners finals. In losers' bracket, he defeated Nairo for the first time ever, 3-1 in losers finals. He lost 3-0 in a rematch with Mew2King in grand finals, where he went Samus in Game 2 and Bowser in Game 3. In Smash 4 singles, he lost to ZeRo in a very close set in winners finals, 3-2. He would then defeat Nairo 3-1 in losers finals before losing his rematch with ZeRo 3-0 in grand finals, where he used Yoshi in Game 2. He finished 3rd in Smash 4 singles at MLG World Finals 2015. In winners' bracket, he beat Nick Riddle 3-2 and Nairo's Dr. Mario 3-1 in winners semis before falling to ZeRo 3-1 in winners finals. He then lost a rematch with Nairo's Dr. Mario 3-0 in losers finals, where he switched to Samus in Game 3 after losing twice in a row with his Pikachu. ESAM placed 13th in GENESIS 3. In losers' bracket, he lost 3-2 to Nairo, who lost the first two games with Dr. Mario before winning three in a row with Zero Suit Samus. At B.E.A.S.T 6, he finished 3rd in Smash 4 singles, losing to Mr. R 3-2 in winners finals and iStudying 3-2 in losers finals. He also placed 9th in Melee singles and teamed with MVD to win Smash 4 doubles. Tournament placings Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner FAST 1 July 17th-20th, 2008 33rd 17th Nick Riddle MLG Orlando 2010 April 16th-18th, 2010 4th 13th MVD MLG Columbus 2010 June 4th-6th, 2010 8th 9th MVD MLG Raleigh 2010 August 27th-29th, 2010 9th 4th MVD MLG DC 2010 October 15th-17th, 2010 4th 5th MVD MLG Dallas 2010 November 5th-7th, 2010 3rd 4th MVD Pound V February 19th-21st, 2011 4th 3rd MVD WHOBO 3 March 18th-20th, 2011 17th 9th MVD WHOBO 3 LT March 18th-20th, 2011 7th 1st Poltergust GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 9th 4th MVD Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 4th 13th MVD SKTAR July 14th-15th, 2012 2nd 5th Mekos WHOBO 4 August 4th-5th, 2012 1st 2nd MVD WABA November 10th, 2012 1st 5th Mink Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 13th 17th MVD SKTAR 2 August 3rd-4th, 2013 7th 17th MVD Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 3rd 3rd MVD Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/6 May 6th, 2014 2nd — — NickRiddle & 8Bitman's May Brawl/PM Monthly May 17th, 2014 3rd — — SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 3rd 3rd MVD Final Battle January 17th, 2015 2nd (Split) 2nd (Split) MVD Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 129th — — Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 2nd 13th MVD Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner FAST 1 July 17th-20th, 2008 13th — — Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 33rd — — Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 49th — — Smash Carolina 3 March 1st, 2014 1st 1st Atlas Shell Shocked XV May 10th, 2014 4th — — CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 — 4th ZeRo Tipped Off 10 September 20th-21st, 2014 13th 3rd Axe DIME 15 June 13th, 2015 2nd — — Paragon Los Angeles 2015 September 5th-6th, 2015 17th — — The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 25th — — Frame Perfect Series November 21st, 2015 5th — — GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 65th — — B.E.A.S.T 6 February 19th-21st, 2016 9th Project M Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner Smash @ Xanadu Monthly - 2/23 February 23rd, 2013 — 1st PPMD Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 9th — — Smash Carolina 3 March 1st, 2014 1st 1st Atlas Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/6 May 6th, 2014 2nd — — Shell Shocked XV May 10th, 2014 1st 1st Seagull Joe NickRiddle & 8Bitman's May Brawl/PM Monthly May 17th, 2014 1st — — SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 4th 4th MVD 'No JEANS' June 7th, 2014 1st 3rd Teachable Infinity and Beyond! 58 June 11th, 2015 7th — — CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 9th 5th MVD Tipped Off 10 September 20th-21st, 2014 5th 2nd MVD Frame Perfect Series November 21st, 2015 4th — — Shots Fired 2 March 5th-6th, 2016 9th 5th Strong Bad Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner Xanadu Smash 4 Invitational November 6th, 2014 9th — — Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner Sky's Smash 4 Invitational November 20th-22nd, 2014 2nd 1st Nairo Sm4sh @ Arcade Oddyssey 11-28-14 November 28, 2014 1st — — Sm4sh @ Arcade Oddyssey 12-26-14 December 26, 2014 1st — — Kumite in Tennessee 15 January 9th-11th, 2015 2nd 1st Reflex Final Battle January 17th, 2015 5th 9th MVD Smash 4 Our Sins 2 March 21, 2015 1st — — Versus Smash 4 Weekly 5/7/15 May 7, 2015 1st — — 2015 Versus EVO Qualifier May 16th, 2015 1st 13th PRETTYWING Versus Smash 4 Weekly 5/21/15 May 21, 2015 2nd — — Versus Smash 4 Weekly 5/28/15 May 28, 2015 1st — — Tampa Never Sleeps May 31, 2015 1st — — Versus Smash 4 Weekly 6/4/15 June 4, 2015 2nd — — Shockwave 33 June 10th, 2015 1st — — Versus Smash 4 Weekly 6/18/15 June 18, 2015 2nd — — CEO 2015 June 26th-28th, 2015 5th 5th MVD EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 7th 17th MVD Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 2nd 3rd MVD Paragon Los Angeles 2015 September 5th-6th, 2015 13th — — Smashfield Weekly #9 October 1st, 2015 2nd — — The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 9th 4th MVD MLG World Finals 2015 October 16th-18th, 2015 3rd — — Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 2nd 2nd MVD Frame Perfect Series November 21st, 2015 4th 2nd MVD Hot Import Nights Tournament #4 December 26th, 2015 1st — — 2GGT: ESAM Saga January 9th, 2016 5th 2nd ZeRo GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 13th 17th MVD PAX Arena January 29th-31st, 2016 7th 5th MVD TGC 6 February 6th, 2016 Top 8 3rd MVD B.E.A.S.T 6 February 19th-21st, 2016 3rd 1st MVD Shots Fired 2 March 5th-6th, 2016 13th 4th MVD Tiger Smash 4 March 26th-27th, 2016 1st 1st Romano_Loxley Pound 2016 April 2nd-3rd, 2016 9th 4th MVD Trivia ESAM is also a top professional Divekick player, and won Divekick at CEO 2014. ESAM sometimes goes by the alias 'Mr. Clean'. External links SmashBoards public profile Twitter YouTube channel Twitch channel Interview with CyberSportsNetwork Interview with Daily Dot eSports Interview with Press Start TV ft. TSM ZeRo