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| otherssbm = Link | | otherssbm = Link | ||
| 2ndotherssbm = Young Link | | 2ndotherssbm = Young Link | ||
| | | skillpm = Top professional | ||
| | | skillssbm = Top professional | ||
| sponsor = | | skillssbu = Professional | ||
| rankingssbm = [[MPGRContenders North America]]: B Tier (Top 20) | |||
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| former sponsors = Chilly Mountain | | former sponsors = Chilly Mountain | ||
| crew = Brotherhood | | crew = Brotherhood | ||
| realname = Dawud Rahman | | realname = Dawud Rahman | ||
| location = Long Island, New York | | location = Long Island, New York | ||
| country = United States | | country = United States | ||
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'''Aklo''' is a [[smasher]] from Long Island, New York who mains {{SSBM|Fox}} in ''[[Melee]]'' with a {{SSBM|Link}} secondary. He is currently ranked 1st on the [[New York City Power Rankings|New York City Melee Power Rankings]] and | '''Aklo''' is a [[smasher]] from Long Island, New York who mains {{SSBM|Fox}} in ''[[Melee]]'' with a {{SSBM|Link}} secondary. He is currently ranked 1st on the [[New York City Power Rankings|New York City Melee Power Rankings]] and B Tier on [[MPGRContenders North America]]. He is also currently considered one of the two best Link players in the world, along with {{Sm|Sixx}}. He co-mains {{PM|Link}} and {{PM|Fox}} in ''[[Project M]]''. He also plays {{SSBU|Fox}} in ''[[Ultimate]]''. | ||
In ''Melee'', | In ''Melee'', he has defeated players such as {{Sm|Axe}}, {{Sm|iBDW}}, {{Sm|2saint}}, {{Sm|Rishi}}, {{Sm|Slox}}, {{Sm|Captain Smuckers}}, and {{Sm|TheSWOOPER}}; in addition, he has wins in online tournaments over players such as {{Sm|S2J}}, {{Sm|moky}}, {{Sm|n0ne}}, {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, and {{Sm|Ginger}}. | ||
In ''Project M'', he notably attended both iterations of The Flex Zone, placing 7th at both. At {{Trn|The Flex Zone}}, he was sent to losers early by {{Sm|POOB}}, but made a loser's bracket run through {{Sm|DJ Nintendo}}, {{Sm|Shiny Zubat}}, {{Sm|The Moon}}, and {{Sm|Envy}} to make it to top 8, where he lost to POOB again. He also made a big impact at {{Trn|The Flex Zone 2}}, where he defeated 3 PMRanked players in the form of {{Sm|Gallo}}, {{Sm|Kycse}}, and {{Sm|Zhime}}, only losing to {{Sm|Flipp}} in winners and then {{Sm|Switch}} in a game 5 last stock scenario in top 8 | In ''Project M'', he notably attended both iterations of The Flex Zone, placing 7th at both. At {{Trn|The Flex Zone}}, he was sent to losers early by {{Sm|POOB}}, but made a loser's bracket run through {{Sm|DJ Nintendo}}, {{Sm|Shiny Zubat}}, {{Sm|The Moon}}, and {{Sm|Envy}} to make it to top 8, where he lost to POOB again. He also made a big impact at {{Trn|The Flex Zone 2}}, where he defeated 3 PMRanked players in the form of {{Sm|Gallo}}, {{Sm|Kycse}}, and {{Sm|Zhime}}, only losing to {{Sm|Flipp}} in winners and then {{Sm|Switch}} in a game 5 last stock scenario in top 8. | ||
In ''[[Ultimate]]'', he has wins over players such as {{Sm|Zenkai}}, {{Sm|Stocktaker69}}, {{Sm|Kofi}}, and {{Sm|ZeroTwoNone}}. | In ''[[Ultimate]]'', he has wins over players such as {{Sm|Zenkai}}, {{Sm|Stocktaker69}}, {{Sm|Kofi}}, and {{Sm|ZeroTwoNone}}. | ||
On October 29th, 2021, Aklo signed with hometown NYC-based organization Chilly Mountain.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Chilly_Mountain/status/1454154141257904131 Chilly Mountain signs Aklo.]</ref> He would part ways with Chilly Mountain on October 9th, 2022. | On October 29th, 2021, Aklo signed with hometown NYC-based organization Chilly Mountain.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Chilly_Mountain/status/1454154141257904131 Chilly Mountain signs Aklo.]</ref> He would part ways with Chilly Mountain on October 9th, 2022. | ||
==Tournament placings== | ==Tournament placings== | ||
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | ||
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| | |[[The Flex Zone]]||January 18th, 2015||25th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/scorpius-2019/events/super-smash-bros-melee-singles/brackets/511570/878034 Scorpious 2019]||January 12th, 2019||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Foxy Grandpa}} | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/omega-iii/events/super-smash-bros-melee-singles/overview Omega III]||June 8th-9th, 2019||9th||3rd||Foxy Grandpa | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/concrete-throwdown-smash-edition-2-fting-smash-ultimate-melee/events/melee-singles/brackets/620091/1022752 Concrete Throwdown - Smash Edition 2]||July 28th, 2019||3rd||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/hax-s-nightclub-operating-system-nyc-11/events/melee-singles/brackets/701905/1138469 Hax's Nightclub #10]||November 20th, 2019||3rd||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/hax-s-nightclub-operating-system-nyc-s0e15/events/melee-singles/brackets/716749/1158647 Hax's Nightclub S0E15]||December 18th, 2019||7th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/hax-s-nightclub-operating-system-nyc-s1e1/events/melee-singles/brackets/720855/1164194 Hax's Nightclub S1E1]||January 1st, 2020||3rd||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/scorpius-2020/events/super-smash-bros-melee-singles/brackets/691363/1123789 Scorpious 2020]||January 4th, 2020||1st||2nd||Foxy Grandpa | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/hax-s-nightclub-operating-system-nyc-s1e2/events/melee-singles/brackets/726578/1171568 Hax's Nightclub S1E2]||January 8th, 2020||2nd||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/hax-s-nightclub-os-nyc-s1e3/events/melee-singles/brackets/731206/1177674 Hax's Nightclub S1E3]||January 15th, 2020||3rd||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/hax-s-nightclub-os-nyc-s1e5/events/melee-singles/brackets/741761/1191681 Hax's Nightclub S1E5]||January 29th, 2020||2nd||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/hax-s-nightclub-os-nyc-s1e6/events/melee-singles/brackets/745767/1197475 Hax's Nightclub S1E6]||February 5th, 2020||5th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/hax-s-nightclub-os-nyc-s1e7/events/melee-singles/brackets/751289/1204629/overview Hax’s Nightclub S1E7]||February 12th, 2020||9th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/hax-s-nightclub-os-nyc-s1e10/events/melee-singles/brackets/768045/1236950 Hax's Nightclub S1E10]||March 4th, 2020||1st||—||— | ||
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| | |{{Trn|Pound Online}} {{OnlineIcon}}||April 24th-26th, 2020||17th||—||— | ||
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| | |{{Trn|Get On My Line 2020}} {{OnlineIcon}}||July 18th-19th, 2020||9th||—||— | ||
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| | |{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2}} {{OnlineIcon}}||July 25th-26th, 2020||33rd||—||— | ||
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| | |{{Trn|Rollback Rumble: Summit X Qualifier}} {{OnlineIcon}}||November 14th 2020||4th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3}} {{OnlineIcon}}||December 19th-20th, 2020||25th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{Trn|Galint Melee Open}} {{OnlineIcon}}||January 9th-10th, 2021||4th||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE}} {{OnlineIcon}}||January 16th, 2021||3rd||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Four Loko Fight Night}} {{OnlineIcon}}||March 6th-7th, 2021||7th||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Galint Melee Open: Spring Edition}} {{OnlineIcon}}||March 19th-21st, 2021||17th||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|The Allston Melee Bender}} {{OnlineIcon}}||April 3rd-4th, 2021||4th||2nd||Foxy Grandpa | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Get On My Line 2021}} North America {{OnlineIcon}}||June 19th-20th, 2021||3rd||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Pound 2021 Online: Melee Edition}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 26th-27th, 2021||9th||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Smash Summit 11}}||July 15th-18th, 2021||13th||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition}} {{OnlineIcon}}||July 23rd-25th, 2021||5th||4th||Foxy Grandpa | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals}}||October 30th-31st, 2021||7th||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}}||December 17th-19th, 2021||9th||—||— | |||
|{{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships | |||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-online-s1e2/event/melee-singles/overview The Nightclub Online S1E2] {{OnlineIcon}}||January 12th, 2022||2nd||—||— | |[https://start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-online-s1e2/event/melee-singles/overview The Nightclub Online S1E2] {{OnlineIcon}}||January 12th, 2022||2nd||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|The Nightclub VIP: iBDW | |{{Trn|The Nightclub VIP: iBDW}}||April 3rd, 2022||1st||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|Pound 2022 | |{{Trn|Pound 2022}}||April 22nd-24th, 2022||7th||3rd||{{Sm|bobby big ballz}} | ||
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|{{Trn|The Function 2 | |{{Trn|The Function 2}}||May 7th, 2022||13th||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|The Big House 10 | |{{Trn|The Big House 10}}||October 7th-9th, 2022||17th||—||— | ||
|} | |} | ||
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|[[The Flex Zone]]||January 18th, 2015||7th||—||— | |[[The Flex Zone]]||January 18th, 2015||7th||—||— | ||
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| | |[[The Flex Zone 2]]||February 18th, 2017||7th||25th||{{Sm|Vidiot}} | ||
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| | |{{Trn|Resting Stitch Face 2}}||October 26th, 2019||7th||9th||{{Sm|Foxy Grandpa}} | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/the-yerr-first-edition-100-pot-bonus-at-32-entrants-1/events/singles/brackets/717213/1159193 THE YERR]||January 12th, 2020||1st||2nd||Foxy Grandpa | ||
|} | |} | ||
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''=== | ===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''=== | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/aon-smash-ultimate-036/event/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/640585/1053019 AON #036]||August 16th, 2019||5th||—||— | |[https://start.gg/tournament/aon-smash-ultimate-036/event/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/640585/1053019 AON #036]||August 16th, 2019||5th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/aon-smash-ultimate-051/events/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/706788/1144822 AON #51]||November 29th, 2019||3rd||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/aon-smash-ultimate-052/events/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/710147/1149851 AON #52]||December 6th, 2019||13th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/aon-smash-ultimate-054/events/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/718115/1160329 AON #54]||December 20th, 2019||9th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/aon-smash-ultimate-055/events/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/721821/1165599 AON #55]||December 27th, 2019||13th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/aon-smash-ultimate-056/events/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/723183/1167493 AON #56]||January 3rd, 2020||1st||—||— | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/aon-smash-ultimate-59-1/event/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/734431/1182038 AON #59]||January 24th, 2020||3rd||—||— | |[https://start.gg/tournament/aon-smash-ultimate-59-1/event/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/734431/1182038 AON #59]||January 24th, 2020||3rd||—||— | ||
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/aon-smash-ultimate-065/event/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/772543/1243136 AON #065]||March 6th, 2020||7th||—||— | |[https://start.gg/tournament/aon-smash-ultimate-065/event/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/772543/1243136 AON #065]||March 6th, 2020||7th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Domics' Atomic Arena | |{{Trn|Domics' Atomic Arena}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 19th-21st, 2020||193rd||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|King 2021}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 2nd, 2021||9th||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|SWT: NA Northeast Ultimate Online Qualifier}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 22nd-23rd, 2021||385th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{Trn|Pound 2022}}||April 22nd-24th, 2022||193rd (DQ)||—||— | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Aklo has played ''Melee'' since he was a toddler, and grew up alongside a family of brothers who all retain an active competitive interest in the game. His brothers' tags are {{Sm|Killacubs}}, {{Sm|Foxy Grandpa}}, and {{Sm|Vidiot}}. | *Aklo has played ''Melee'' since he was a toddler, and grew up alongside a family of brothers who all retain an active competitive interest in the game. His brothers' tags are {{Sm|Killacubs}}, {{Sm|Foxy Grandpa}}, and {{Sm|Vidiot}}. | ||
** | **They all attended {{Trn|The Flex Zone}} and caused some significant upsets, in which: | ||
***Killacubs sent {{Sm|Gallo}} to | ***Killacubs sent {{Sm|Gallo}} to losers. | ||
***Foxy Grandpa sent {{Sm|dvd}} to | ***Foxy Grandpa sent {{Sm|dvd}} to losers. | ||
***Vidiot eliminated {{Sm|Malachi}} at 33rd place. | ***Vidiot eliminated {{Sm|Malachi}} at 33rd place. | ||
***All 3 of them were eliminated by the same player, {{Sm|Animal}}. | ***All 3 of them were eliminated by the same player, {{Sm|Animal}}. | ||
*Aklo notably won the 25th and final Uncle Sam's Maple Syrup online ''Melee'' bracket using only | *Aklo notably won the 25th and final Uncle Sam's Maple Syrup online ''Melee'' bracket using only Link. | ||
*[[Smash Summit 11]] was Aklo's first in-person ''Smash'' major outside of his home state of New York. | *[[Smash Summit 11]] was Aklo's first in-person ''Smash'' major outside of his home state of New York. | ||
*Aklo | *Aklo got his tag from ''Melee'''s random name generator. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:New York smashers]] | [[Category:New York smashers]] | ||
[[Category:Link | [[Category:Link professionals (PM)]] | ||
[[Category:Fox | [[Category:Fox professionals (PM)]] | ||
[[Category:Fox | [[Category:Fox professionals (SSBM)]] | ||
[[Category:Link | [[Category:Link professionals (SSBM)]] | ||
[[Category:Young Link | [[Category:Young Link professionals (SSBM)]] | ||
[[Category:Fox | [[Category:Fox professionals (SSBU)]] | ||
[[Category:MPGRContenders ranked players]] |