Editing Smasher:Amsah

{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Amsah
| image         = Amsah.JPG
| mainssbm      = Sheik
| otherssbm     = Fox
| 2ndotherssbm  = Marth
| mainpm        = Ivysaur
| crew          = Asterion
| skillssbm     = Top professional
| rankingssbm   = [[2017 SSBMRank]]: 39th
| alias         = Nihonjin
| realname      = Amsah D. Augustuszoon
| birthday      = 23
| birthmonth    = 12
| birthyear     = 1986
| location      = Amsterdam
| country       = The Netherlands
}}

:''For the similarly named Japanese {{SSBM|Yoshi}} player, see {{Sm|aMSa}}.''

'''Amsah''' is a [[smasher]] from Amsterdam, The Netherlands who [[mains]] {{SSBM|Sheik}} in ''[[Melee]]''. He is currently ranked 1st on the [[Dutch Melee Power Rankings]], 5th on the [[European Melee Power Rankings]], and 39th on the [[2017 SSBMRank]], and was considered to be best European smasher before {{Sm|Armada}} and the second-best in the 2009-2011 era, and is still considered one of the greatest European players of all time.

Amsah is sponsored by Asterion since January 19th, 2017<ref>http://asterion.pro/2017/01/19/asterion-signs-international-super-smash-bros-melee-star-amsah/</ref>.

==Tournament history==
Amsah entered the Dutch ''Smash'' scene in March 2005. After seeing some videos of professional Japanese Sheik player {{Sm|Captain Jack}}, he claimed to not be impressed by his skills in a now legendary post. Amsah attended [[Dutch Tournament|Dutch Tournament 10]] and played against Captain Jack in friendlies, but was 3-stocked multiple times (including being 3-stocked by Captain Jack's {{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}). Amsah did do surprisingly well in the tournament itself, however, where he took 9th place after losing to {{Sm|Kirby Squad}} and {{Sm|Marc}}.

However, Amsah soon started attending a number of following tournaments, in which he showed that he was making impressive progress. Soon he was able to take on some of the best Dutch players at the time. He finished second at several tournaments, often losing to players such as {{Sm|Remen}} or Kirby Squad. He won his first tournament, [[JST4]], in July 2005, defeating {{Sm|Utto}} in grand finals.

After this, Amsah's skill level skyrocketed and he managed to place higher than Remen at [[ATM2]] in November 2005, thus claiming the title of the best Dutch smasher. However, he didn't play against Remen at any point during the tournament. Amsah finally managed to defeat Remen in tournament in February 2006, winning [[ATM3]] and establishing himself as the best Dutch smasher.

This was not the end of Amsah's spectacular improvement. In April 2006, he took on Captain Jack again in grand finals at [[XTC3]]. Captain Jack still won, though the defeat was significantly closer than at DT10, with Amsah winning the first set of grand finals after coming out of the losers' bracket. 

In the summer of 2006, Amsah traveled to Sweden to attend The Renaissance of Smash 3, where he faced the best Swedish player of the time, {{Sm|Ek}}. They met in winners' finals, which was a close and intense set. The final match of the set, however, is regarded by many to be one of the greatest matches ever recorded, being one of the greatest comebacks of all time in smash. With the score tied 3-3, Ek managed to gain a two-stock lead whilst only taking 7% damage. Ek soon had a three-stock lead whilst at 140% damage. Amsah managed to start a comeback, taking two stocks off of Ek, though when Ek still had two fresh stocks, Amsah was on his last stock with 108% damage. This made it seem even more impossible to win, though Amsah's smart play allowed him to take Ek to his last stock. After barely surviving some of Ek's moves, Amsah managed to continue his comeback and win the match with 162% damage on his last stock. This became the origin of a popular European expression, 'pulling an Amsah'. Afterwards, Amsah defeated Ek once again in grand finals, and won the tournament. Amsah was considered by many to be the best player in Europe after RoS3.

In December 2006, Amsah got a chance to meet Captain Jack again, at [[JST5]]. He lost to Captain Jack in winners' finals, but after eliminating Ek in losers' finals, Amsah managed to win both sets of grand finals against Captain Jack, winning the tournament. In July 2007, Amsah also won [[The Renaissance of Smash 4]], winning both sets of grand finals against {{Sm|Aldwyn}}. In February 2008, at [[Epita Smash Arena 2]], Amsah defeated Japanese smasher {{Sm|Masashi}} in winners' semis, and then proceeded to once again defeat Captain Jack in both winners' finals and grand finals.

Amsah lost his title of the best European smasher in 2009. At [[SMASH ATTACK]] in April 2009, Amsah lost to {{Sm|Zgetto}} in winners' semis, and was then eliminated by {{Sm|Armada}} 0-4 in losers' finals. Shortly after, at [[Epita Smash Arena 3]], he lost to Armada 0-4 once again in grand finals. After Armada attended [[GENESIS]] and placed 2nd, he said that Amsah would have also made it into top 3 if he had attended. Amsah proved this in January 2010, when he attended [[Pound 4]]. He managed to defeat top American players such as {{Sm|Jman}} and {{Sm|Zhu}}, and even managed to eliminate Armada 3-1 in losers' semis. He was then eliminated by {{Sm|Hungrybox}} 0-3 in losers' finals. Amsah's losses to Armada in European tournaments remained consistent, however, as he lost to Armada in grand finals 1-4 at Berlin Calling, 0-4 at [[Epita Smash Arena 4]], and 0-4 at [[B.E.A.S.T]]. Amsah later attended [[Pound V]] and [[Apex 2012]], where he placed 9th and 33rd in ''Melee'' singles, respectively.

Amsah soon became somewhat inactive in the European scene, only showing up to Dutch regional tournaments. He made his first international appearance in more than two years at [[Republic of Fighters 3]], where he placed 9th in ''Melee'' singles. He also placed 3rd in doubles with {{Sm|Faab}}.

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Dutch Tournament 10]]||March 5th-6th, 2005||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[XTC2]]||May 3rd, 2005||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Renaissance of Smash 2]]||June 30th-July 3rd, 2005||9th||5th||{{Sm|MrSilver}}
|-
|[[ATM1]]||September 17th, 2005||2nd||1st||MrSilver
|-
|[[ATM2]]||November 19th, 2005||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Helios}}
|-
|[[RoofSM]]||January 4th-8th, 2006||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[ATM3]]||February 18th-19th, 2006||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Zeta}}
|-
|[[XTC3]]||April 15th-16th, 2006||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Renaissance of Smash 3]]||July 4th-7th, 2006||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[TNOT]]||August 23rd, 2006||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[ZEST]]||September 30th-October 1st, 2006||1st||1st||Zeta
|-
|[[JST5]]||December 2nd-3rd, 2006||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=93078/ LostHost]||March 17th, 2007||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Rinda}}
|-
|[[Epita Smash Arena]]||April 7th-8th, 2007||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[ZEST2]]||April 28th, 2007||1st||1st||{{Sm|Nnja}}
|-
|[[The Renaissance of Smash 4]]||July 3rd-6th, 2007||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Faab}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=113121/ Ushost3]||September 8th, 2007||1st||3rd||Zeta
|-
|[[ZEST3]]||November 10th, 2007||1st||1st||Zeta
|-
|[[Epita Smash Arena 2]]||February 23rd-24th, 2008||1st||5th||Zeta
|-
|[[SMASH ATTACK]]||April 3rd-5th, 2009||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Adam}}
|-
|[[Epita Smash Arena 3]]||April 11th-12th, 2009||2nd||3rd||Adam
|-
|[[Super Lion 4]]||August 7th-9th, 2009||1st||3rd||Adam
|-
|[[ZEST4]]||August 29th, 2009||3rd||1st||Adam
|-
|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||3rd||9th||Adam
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/berlin-calling-results-shoutouts.271132/ Berlin Calling]||April 2nd-4th, 2010||2nd||4th||{{Sm|Remen}}
|-
|[http://allisbrawl.com/event.aspx?id=9068 ZEST5]||May 1st, 2010||3rd||2nd||Remen
|-
|[[Epita Smash Arena 4]]||June 26th-27th, 2010||2nd||4th||Remen
|-
|[[B.E.A.S.T]]||January 7th-9th, 2011||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Zgetto}}
|-
|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||9th||5th||Remen
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||33rd||13th||{{Sm|Ice}}
|-
|[[Avalon I]]||October 5th, 2013||3rd||2nd||Faab
|-
|[[Avalon II]]||November 9th, 2013||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Marc}}
|-
|[[Avalon III]]||March 8th, 2014||3rd||3rd||Marc
|-
|[[Republic of Fighters 3]]||May 17th-18th, 2014||9th||3rd||Faab
|-
|[[Avalon IV]]||July 12th, 2014||1st||1st||Faab
|-
|[[Hall of Melee 5]]||August 16th, 2014||1st||3rd||Faab
|-
|[[Avalon V]]||September 6th, 2014||1st||2nd||Faab
|-
|[[Avalon VI]]||November 29th, 2014||2nd||4th||{{Sm|Ser}}
|-
|[[B.E.A.S.T 5]]||January 9th-11th, 2015||5th||9th||{{Sm|Jeapie}}
|-
|[[Avalon VII]]||January 31st, 2015||2nd||1st||Faab
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/avalon-viii-april-4th-2015-melee-smash-4-the-netherlands-europe.397674/ Avalon VIII]||April 4th, 2015||3rd||5th||Faab
|-
|[[HFLAN Melee Edition]]||May 9th-10th, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Vanity Angel}}
|-
|[[JST7]]||May 23rd-24th, 2015||2nd||2nd||Ice
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/avalon-ix-june-13th-2015-melee-smash-4-the-netherlands-europe.406167/ Avalon IX]||June 13th, 2015||4th||2nd||Remen
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/avalon-x-september-5th-2015-melee-smash-4-the-netherlands-europe.416619/ Avalon X]||September 5th, 2015||1st||2nd||Remen
|-
|[[DreamHack London 2015]]||September 19th-20th, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Avalon M]]||October 3rd, 2015||1st||1st||Jeapie
|-
|[[DreamHack Winter 2015]]||November 26th-29th, 2015||17th||9th||Jeapie
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/avalon-m-ii-january-9th-2016-the-netherlands-europe.427922/ Avalon M-II]||January 9th, 2016||1st||2nd||Faab
|-
|[[B.E.A.S.T 6]]||February 19th-21st, 2016||7th||4th||Vanity Angel
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/avalon-m-iii-march-5th-2016-the-netherlands-europe.432494/ Avalon M-III]||March 5th, 2016||4th||2nd||Marc
|-
|[http://www.smash-bros.nl/forum/discussion/comment/63320/#Comment_63320 Mission Complete #1]||March 26th, 2016||1st||1st||Zgetto
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX03302016SSBM Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 3/30]||March 30th, 2016||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||33rd||13th||Zgetto
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/avalon-m-iv-may-7th-2016-the-netherlands-europe.436341/ Avalon M-IV]||May 7th, 2016||2nd||1st||Marc
|-
|[http://challonge.com/qgeox1su Mission Complete #2]||May 30th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[DreamHack Summer 2016]]||June 18th-21st, 2016||5th||1st||{{Sm|Android}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/melee-avalon-m-v-july-2nd-2016-the-netherlands-europe.438870/ Avalon M-V]||July 2nd, 2016||1st||1st||Marc
|-
|[http://challonge.com/hyperfocushypemeleesingles Hyperfocus]||July 23rd, 2016||1st||2nd||{{Sm|epikfaal}}
|-
|[[Heir 3]]||August 19th-21st, 2016||9th||5th||Jeapie
|-
|[[Syndicate 2016]]||September 10th-11th, 2016||9th||7th||Marc
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/kickstart-11/brackets/16533/62911/203207 Kickstart 11]||September 17th, 2016||5th||1st||Zgetto
|-
|[http://challonge.com/aj9foyiy Mission Complete #3]||October 22nd, 2016||1st||1st||epikfaal
|-
|[http://challonge.com/AvalonMVIsingles Avalon M-VI]||November 5th, 2016||1st||2nd||Marc
|-
|[http://challonge.com/tuk1213 Tuk House 12/13]||December 13th, 2016||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/tuk1215 Tuk House 12/15]||December 15th, 2016||5th||3rd||{{Sm|Rustin}}
|-
|[[Don't Park on the Grass]]||December 17th-18th, 2016||17th||17th||{{Sm|Rudolph}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/AvalonMVIIsingles Avalon M-VII]||January 7th, 2017||1st||1st||Zgetto
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/arcamelee-2/events/melee-singles/brackets/85299 Arcamelee #2]||January 14th-15th, 2017||4th||1st||{{Sm|The Moon}}
|-
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/MC4MeleeSingles Mission Complete 4]||January 28th, 2017||1st||2nd||Faab
|-
|[[B.E.A.S.T 7]]||February 17th-19th, 2017||5th||4th||Jeapie
|-
|[http://challonge.com/AvalonMVIIIsingles Avalon M-VIII]||March 4th, 2017||1st||2nd||Marc
|-
|[[HFLAN Melee Edition 2017]]||April 15th-16th, 2017||4th||4th||{{Sm|Professor Pro}}
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/mission-complete-5/events/melee-singles/brackets Mission Complete 5]||May 27th, 2017||2nd||5th||Faab
|-
|[[DreamHack Summer 2017]]||June 17th-18th, 2017||3rd||1st||Professor Pro
|-
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Heir 4]]||August 17th-21st, 2017||4th||2nd||Professor Pro
|-
|[[Syndicate 2017]]||September 23rd-24th, 2017||5th||4th||Professor Pro
|-
|[[GameTyrant Expo 2017]]||September 29th-October 1st, 2017||33rd||7th||Professor Pro
|-
|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||33rd||17th||Professor Pro
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/sector-z/events/ssbm-singles/brackets/160924 Sector Z]||November 12th, 2017||1st||9th||{{Sm|Nuckels}}
|-
|[[DreamHack Winter 2017]]||December 2nd-3rd, 2017||7th||3rd||Professor Pro
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 4}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||33rd||7th||{{Sm|Bladewise}}
|-
|{{Trn|Awakening 2018}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||1st||5th||Professor Pro
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-session/events/melee-singles/brackets/268457 Smash Session]||July 21st, 2018||1st||1st||{{Sm|Happymealz}}
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2018}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||33rd||2nd||{{Sm|AbsentPage}}
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||33rd||49th||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Avalon III]]||March 8th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Republic of Fighters 3]]||May 17th-18th, 2014||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Avalon IV]]||July 12th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[B.E.A.S.T 5]]||January 9th-11th, 2015||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[JST7]]||May 23rd-24th, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Heir 3]]||August 19th-21st, 2016||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[|[http://challonge.com/MC4PMSinglesTop16 Mission Complete 4]||January 28th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[|[http://challonge.com/a94j5f9t Amsterdam Smash Event 3]||April 30th, 2017||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/SPS2Singles32 SuperPharmaSmash 2]||August 4th-6th, 2017||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Epikfaal}}
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/sector-z/events/pm-singles/brackets/160922 Sector Z]||November 12th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==Trivia==
*Throughout his entire ''[[Melee]]'' career, Amsah's {{SSBM|Sheik}} was notably never 4-stocked by anyone in any tournament match, though after nearly 10 years this streak finally came to an end at [[B.E.A.S.T 5]], when {{Sm|Armada}} four-stocked his Sheik with {{SSBM|Peach}} during game 2 of their losers' quarters set.
*Amsah likes to team up with smashers who are far below his own skill level. For instance, he teamed up with his own friend {{Sm|Natta}}, {{Sm|Linkje}} and Utto's sister {{Sm|Rinda}}. These people function as "tank" for Amsah, giving him stocks when he gets KO'd.
*Due to the similarities of their tags, Amsah and Japanese {{SSBM|Yoshi}} player {{Sm|aMSa}} played [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPrVPumdqXU a best of 5 "grudge match"] in friendlies at [[Pound 2016]], with Amsah winning 3-2 after several close games.

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

==Gameplay videos==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAeAlUmgLvM Amsah pulling an amazing comeback versus Ek at RoS3]
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFGVy0aZWVc A different version with reactions afterwards]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Dutch smashers]]
[[Category:Sheik professionals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:VIP players]]
[[Category:2010 RetroSSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:2015 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:2016 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:2017 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:Smashboards moderators]]
[[Category:Back Room members]]
[[Category:Panelists]]
[[Category:Project M developers]]
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