Editing Smasher:Afro Smash

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:''For the Cyprus smasher, see [[Smasher:Afro]].''
{{Infobox Smasher
| name        = Afro Smash
| mainssb4    = Samus
| mainssbu    = Incineroar
| otherssbu   = Samus
| 2ndotherssbu= Dark Samus
| former sponsors = London Esports
| rankingssb4 = [[European Smash 4 Power Rankings]]: 37th
| rankingssbu = [[England Power Rankings]]: 13th
| realname        = Alan Gardner
| location    = England
| country     = England
}}

'''Afro Smash''' is an English ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Incineroar}} player who formerly played {{SSBU|Samus}} and {{SSBU|Dark Samus}}. He is currently on a semi-active status since ''Ultimate'' launch due to not liking the game, often citing the riddance of Perfect Pivot and the general movement issues as his main grip with the game. Despite his limited activity, he has defeated {{Sm|Zone}}, {{Sm|RobbieAK47}}, {{Sm|Crispy}}, {{Sm|aperture}}, and {{Sm|Magi|p=UK}} and he is currently ranked 1st on the [[South West England Power Rankings]] and 13th on the [[England Power Rankings]].

In ''Smash 4'', he mained {{SSB4|Samus}} and is ranked 7th on the [[United Kingdom Power Rankings]] and 37th on the [[European Smash 4 Power Rankings]]. He has defeated {{Sm|Ixis}}, {{Sm|iStudying}}, {{Sm|aperture}}, {{Sm|J.Miller}}, and {{Sm|NickRiddle}}.

He joined London Esports on March 11th, 2019.<ref>https://twitter.com/LDN_Esports/status/1105151612950073346?s=20</ref> However he left London Esports in early February 2020.<ref>https://twitter.com/Sam_bitious/status/1226106555503915009</ref> 

==Tournament placings==
==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|DAT BlastZone 7|g=SSB4}}||October 3rd-4th, 2015||9th||7th||{{Sm|Willz}}
|-
|{{Trn|B.E.A.S.T 6|g=SSB4}}||February 19th-21st, 2016||49th||65th||{{Sm|Bulby}}
|-
|{{Trn|Albion|g=SSB4}}||May 7th-8th, 2016||7th||9th||Bulby
|-
|{{Trn|Key to The PG House|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||September 8th-18th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Syndicate 2016|g=SSB4}}||September 10th-11th, 2016||13th||9th||{{Sm|SilentDoom}}
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 4|g=SSB4}}||January 20th-22nd, 2017||129th||33rd||SilentDoom
|-
|{{Trn|SALT|g=SSB4}}||June 3rd-4th, 2017||25th||33rd||SilentDoom
|-
|{{Trn|Albion 2|g=SSB4}}||July 1st-2nd, 2017||9th||5th||{{Sm|J.Miller}}
|-
|{{Trn|Respawn 5|g=SSB4}}||August 7th-13th, 2017||7th||7th||J.Miller
|-
|{{Trn|DAT BlastZone 25: The Silver Anniversary|g=SSB4}}||January 27th, 2018||7th||7th||J.Miller
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smashdash-25-1/event/wii-u-singles/overview SmashDash #25]||April 7th, 2018||2nd||5th||{{Sm|FROG}}
|-
|{{Trn|European Smash 4 Pro Circuit Invitational Final Event|g=SSB4}}||July 7th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Albion 3|g=SSB4}}||July 14th-15th, 2018||33rd||7th||J.Miller
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|DAT BlastZone 28|g=SSBU}}||December 22nd, 2018||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DAT BlastZone 29: The Premiere Premier|g=SSBU}}||January 26th, 2019||9th||1st||{{Sm|S1}}
|-
|{{Trn|WaveSmash Ultimate: Circuit Edition|g=SSBU}}||March 2nd, 2019||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga Kickoff|g=SSBU}}||April 12th, 2019||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga|g=SSBU}}||April 13th-14th, 2019||65th||17th||{{sm|YB}}
|-
|{{Trn|Regen 2019|g=SSBU}}||April 27th-28th, 2019||9th||3rd||{{Sm|Kylethh}}
|-
|{{Trn|Albion 4|g=SSBU}}||July 6th-7th, 2019||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|South West Annual Takeover|g=SSBU}}||September 14th, 2019||5th||1st||{{Sm|Zone}}
|-
|{{Trn|UKIE Ultimate Circuit Finale|g=SSBU}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||13th||3rd||Zone
|-
|{{Trn|Red Bull Front Runners Online - Final Championship|g=SSBU}} Last Chance Qualifier{{OnlineIcon}}||September 4th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DAT BlastZone 31|g=SSBU}}||October 30th, 2021||13th||4th||Zone
|-
|{{Trn|Den of Dragons: The Beasts Awaken|g=SSBU}}||December 3rd, 2022||7th / 131||2nd / 27||{{Sm|Jaman}}
|}

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/TheAfroSmash Twitter page]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/2205/afro-smash SSBWorld page]

[[Category:English smashers]]
[[Category:Samus players (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Incineroar players (SSBU)]]
[[Category:Samus players (SSBU)]]
[[Category:Dark Samus players (SSBU)]]
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