Editing Smasher:Abate

{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Abate
| image         = Abate.png
| mainssbm      = Luigi
| otherssbm     = Falco
| 2ndotherssbm  = Captain Falcon
| moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Fox}}
| mainpm        = Luigi
| otherpm       = Mewtwo
| 2ndotherpm    = Ganondorf
| rankingssbm     = [[MPGR 2018]]: 67th
| bestrankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2015]]: 33rd
| realname      = Stephen Abate
| crew          = Knights
| former crews  = Blackcraft Gaming
| birthday      = 17
| birthmonth    = 3
| birthyear     = 1989
| location      = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| country       = United States
}}
'''Abate''' is a [[smasher]] from Pittsburgh and originally from New Jersey who [[main]]s {{SSBM|Luigi}} in ''[[Melee]]''. Originally a {{SSBM|Falco}} player, he began using Luigi when he counterpicked him against {{Sm|Forward}} after losing the first two games in convincing fashion. After taking inspiration from fellow Pittsburgh Luigi player, {{Sm|Vudujin}}, he has made Luigi his main character. 

Abate has taken sets off of top smashers, including {{Sm|Westballz}}, {{Sm|Axe}}, {{Sm|Duck}}, {{Sm|DruggedFox}}, {{Sm|S2J}}, {{Sm|Mike Haze}}, {{Sm|Hax}}, {{Sm|n0ne}}, and {{Sm|Cactuar}}. His best result was at [[The Big House 5]] (the 5th largest ''Melee'' tournament of all time) where he placed 7th. He is currently considered one of the best ''Melee'' Luigi players in the world along with {{Sm|Ka-Master}} and {{Sm|Eddy Mexico}}.

Abate was formerly ranked 2nd on the [[Pittsburgh Melee Power Rankings]] and 63rd on the [[2018 MPGR]].

On Dec. 1st, 2017, Abate was sponsored by Knights, becoming their first Smasher and first player overall.

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Zenith 2011]]||May 28th-29th, 2011||13th||9th||{{Sm|GSO}}
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||49th||65th||GSO
|-
|[[Zenith 2013]]||June 1st-2nd, 2013||7th||17th||{{Sm|Vudujin}}
|-
|[[KTAR 7]]||July 6th-7th, 2013||4th||2nd||{{Sm|OTG}}
|-
|[[Pound V.5]]||November 9th, 2013||4th||5th||{{Sm|Green Ranger}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=345799 SWEET XIII]||January 11th, 2014||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|The Lake}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=341572 Y-Town Throwdown I]||February 8th, 2014||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Mango}}
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 7]]||March 8th-9th, 2014||9th||17th||GSO
|-
|[[Fight Pitt IV]]||April 19th, 2014||9th||3rd||Green Ranger
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=362792 Scenic City]||July 26th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|s0ft}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/viva-la-laser-melee-singles.1817/?id=2 Viva La Laser]||August 8th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Shape of Melee to Come 5]]||September 27th, 2014||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|4%}}
|-
|[[The Big House 4]]||October 4th-5th, 2014||17th||17th||{{Sm|KirbyKaze}}
|-
|[[Fight Pitt V]]||November 1st-2nd, 2014||3rd||2nd||Green Ranger
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX05202015SSBM1v1 S@X 98]||May 20th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Midwest Championships 2015]]||May 29th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Scenic City Smash IV]]||June 6th, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[CEO 2015]]||June 26th-28th, 2015||13th||11th||Vudujin
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/mayhem-9-12/brackets Mayhem 20]||September 12th, 2015||7th||2nd||{{Sm|MikeHaze}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-32/brackets Super Smash Sundays 32]||September 13th, 2015||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Eddy Mexico}}
|-
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||25th||17th||Vudujin
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/pgh-neoh-invitational-arcadian/brackets PGH NEOH Arcadian]||January 30th, 2016||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Beanwolf}}
|-
|[[Kickstart 6]]||February 14th, 2016||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Professor Pro}}
|-
|[[B.E.A.S.T 6]]||February 19th-21st, 2016||9th||5th||{{Sm|Blayd}}
|-
|[[Fight Pitt VI]]||April 16th-17th, 2016||7th||4th||{{Sm|Borp}}
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||17th||13th||{{Sm|PGH Carroll}}
|-
|[https://www.facebook.com/events/554804764680757 200 BPM]||September 3rd, 2016||4th||1st||{{Sm|dizzkidboogie}}
|-
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||25th||17th||Eddy Mexico
|-
|[[King of the Springs 2]]||February 14th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|Iori}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-valley-v-featuring-lucky-abate-swedish-delight-wadi-more/event/melee-singles/brackets/100373 Smash Valley V]||February 18th, 2017||7th||1st||{{Sm|Lucky}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smashville-6/event/melee-singles/brackets/136425 Smashville 6]||June 10th, 2017||5th||1st||{{Sm|Colbol}}
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2017]]||July 28th-30th, 2017||17th||9th||{{Sm|n0ne}}
|-
|[https://moal.challonge.com/MoaL173MeleeSingles Man on a Ledge 173]||September 8th, 2017||1st||1st||Vudujin
|-
|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||65th||25th||PGH Carroll
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ksu-smash-presents-redacted/event/melee-singles/brackets/147361 KSU Smash Presents: REDACTED]||December 2nd, 2017||1st||1st||Colbol
|-
|[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||25th||49th||{{Sm|Qerb}}
|-
|[[Smash Valley: Lucky 7]]||February 17th, 2018||17th||2nd||Lucky
|-
|{{Trn|Full Bloom 4|g=SSBM}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||33rd||33rd||{{Sm|Dr. Greenthumb}}
|-
|{{Trn|Fight Pitt 8|g=SSBM}}||April 7th, 2018||7th||7th||Green Ranger
|-
|{{Trn|Aegis|g=SSBM}}||April 21st, 2018||4th||5th||{{Sm|Majersk}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smashville 7|g=SSBM}}||June 16th, 2018||7th||1st||n0ne
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/litt-smash-presents-homecooked/event/melee-singles/brackets/253191 Homecooked]||June 22nd, 2018||2nd||1st||Dr. Greenthumb
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/pitt-smash-presents-that-damn-move/event/melee-singles/brackets/402925 That Damn Move]||September 22nd, 2018||2nd||1st||{{Sm|lloD}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/pitt-smash-presents-an-exercise-in-formality/event/melee-singles/brackets/420467 An Exercise in Formality]||November 17th, 2018||2nd||3rd||Majersk
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/room-49-the-lost-tournament/event/melee-doubles/brackets/234285/542373 ROOM 49: The Lost Tournament]||January 12th, 2019||&mdash;||3rd||MF Greenthumb
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/pitt-smash-presents-a-close-2-0/event/melee-singles/brackets/512709/879464 A Close 2-0]||February 9th, 2019||3rd||2nd||Dr. Greenthumb
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/litt-smash-presents-homecooked2/event/melee-doubles/brackets/569736/955376 HOMECOOKED2]||July 27th, 2019||&mdash;||2nd||MF Greenthumb
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 9|g=SSBM}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||&mdash;||33rd||MF Greenthumb
|}

===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[The Big House 4]]||October 4th-5th, 2014||49th||5th||{{Sm|KOKingpin}}
|-
|[[Midwest Championships 2015]]||May 29th, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Scenic City Smash IV]]||June 6th, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[B.E.A.S.T 6]]||February 19th-21st, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[King of the Springs 2]]||February 14th, 2017||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/pitt-smash-presents-a-close-2-0/event/melee-singles/brackets/512709/879464 A Close 2-0]||February 9th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==Trivia==
*By placing 7th at [[Zenith 2013]], Abate became the first {{SSBM|Luigi}} main to make it into Top 8 at a national ''[[Melee]]'' tournament.
*Abate's rise is documented in Sam DeGregorio's 2016 documentary [[Steel City Smash]].

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/AbateSmash Twitter account]

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