Editing Smasher:Axe

{{Infobox Smasher
| name            = Axe
| image           = Axe.png
| mainssbu        = Young Link
| mainssbm        = Pikachu
| otherssbm       = Fox
| 2ndotherssbm    = Falco
| moreotherssbm   = {{SSBM|Young Link}}, {{SSBM|Marth}}, {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}, {{SSBM|Pichu}}
| mainpm          = Marth
| 2ndmainpm       = Pikachu
| otherpm         = Falco
| mainssbb        = Toon Link
| 2ndmainssbb     = Meta Knight
| otherssbb       = Ice Climbers
| sponsor         = [[Tempo Storm]]
| former crews    = AGC
| former sponsors = [[Mortality eSports]], Most Valuable Gaming
| skillssbm       = Top level
| skillpm         = Top level
| rankingssbm     = [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 10th
| winningsssbm    = ~$64,829.91
| realname        = Jeffrey Williamson
| birthday        = 7
| birthmonth      = 4
| birthyear       = 1991
| location        = Avondale, Arizona
| country         = United States
}}
{{art-wikipedia|Axe (gamer)|Axe}}
{{disambig2|the smasher known as Axe|the similarly-named smasher|Smasher:Ax|Ax}}

'''Axe''' is a smasher from Sierra Vista, Arizona, who currently lives in Avondale, Arizona and is considered to be one of the best ''[[Melee]]'' players in the world. He primarily [[mains]] {{SSBM|Pikachu}}, being widely recognized as the best ''Melee'' Pikachu player as well as the best {{SSBM|Young Link}} player in the world; he also uses {{SSBM|Falco}}, {{SSBM|Marth}}, and {{SSBM|Fox}}(Most notably as a secondary for {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, his bracket demon) at a professional level. Since his first national in 2009, [[GENESIS]], Axe's play with Pikachu has drawn a lot of attention, as he has placed in the top eight of large nationals several times and has beaten many of the best players in the world with Pikachu. Axe is widely credited for Pikachu's movement up the [[tier list]] from a mid-low tier character to a solid mid-high tier character. He was also the first ever Pikachu player to win a major ''Melee'' tournament. He is currently ranked 10th on the [[SSBMRank 2022]] and was formerly ranked 1st on the [[Arizona Melee Power Rankings]].

Axe also plays {{PM|Pikachu}} in ''[[Project M]]'', and is considered to be one of the best Pikachu players along with {{Sm|Anther}}.

Axe was picked up by [[Mortality eSports]] on July 9th, 2014, but ultimately left the team on April 9th, 2015. He was picked up by [[Tempo Storm]] alongside {{Sm|Westballz}} on July 2nd, 2015.

==Tournament history==
===2009-2010===
Axe's breakout performance occurred at [[GENESIS]] in 2009, where he defeated {{Sm|Jman}} 2-1 in the second round of winners' bracket, who was considered one of the best players in the United States at the time. However, he did not make a long run after that, losing to {{Sm|Raistlin}} and then to {{Sm|Linguini}}, placing 33rd at the tournament. Axe later surprised many by placing 17th at [[Pound 4]], where he defeated {{Sm|PPMD}} (then known as Dr. PeePee) 2-0 in winners' bracket, before losing to {{Sm|Mango}} and then to Linguini once again.

Axe later attended [[Apex 2010]] and defeated {{Sm|Blunted Object}} in winners' bracket before losing to {{Sm|Armada}} 0-2. He made a stellar run through losers' bracket, defeating {{Sm|RaynEX}}, {{Sm|Cyrain}}, {{Sm|DaShizWiz}}, and Jman before losing to Armada 1-2 in losers' quarters, ending his run at 5th place. By this time, Axe had surprised many by taking sets off of top players using what was usually considered a mid-low tier character at the time.

===2011-2013===
Axe placed 4th at [[Pound V]], defeating {{Sm|Colbol}}, {{Sm|Remen}}, and {{Sm|Cactuar}} 2-0 in winners' bracket before losing to Armada 1-3 in winners' semis. He defeated {{Sm|Hax}} 2-1 in losers' quarters, with a 3-stock victory in game 3, before losing to {{Sm|Hungrybox}} 0-3 in losers' semis.

Axe did not perform as well at the nationals he later attended, although he was still able to hold his own against top players. He placed 17th at [[GENESIS 2]], losing to {{Sm|MacD}} 1-2 in the first round of winners' bracket, and then defeating {{Sm|PewPewU}} 2-0 before losing to {{Sm|Shroomed}} 0-2, and 33rd at [[Apex 2012]], losing to {{Sm|StriCNYN3}} 1-2 in the first round of winners' bracket, and then defeating Linguini in losers' bracket before losing to {{Sm|Darc}} 0-2.

Later in 2012, he placed very highly at [[MELEE-FC10R Legacy]], where he reached 3rd place. At said tournament, he made it to the final round-robin bracket, where he defeated {{Sm|SFAT}} 3-0, {{Sm|Kage}} 3-2, {{Sm|Kels}} 3-1, {{Sm|Darkrain}} 3-1, and {{Sm|Hax}} 3-1, but lost to Hungrybox 0-3 and Mango 0-3. He once again placed 3rd at [[Kings of Cali]], where he made a long run through losers' bracket after losing to {{Sm|Westballz}} 0-2 in the third round of winners', defeating {{Sm|Lucky}}, {{Sm|Fiction}}, SFAT 2-1, {{Sm|S2J}} 2-1, PewPewU 3-0 (with a 4-stock lead at the end of game 3), and Shroomed 3-1, before being taken out by PPMD 2-3 in a last game, last stock situation in losers' finals.

At [[Apex 2013]], Axe defeated {{Sm|G$}} and then S2J 2-0 in winners' bracket before losing to {{Sm|Overtriforce}} 0-2. He then took out {{Sm|Tope}} and {{Sm|JAVI}} 2-0 in losers' bracket before losing to Hax 0-2, placing 9th. He also placed 7th at [[Kings of Cali 2]], losing to {{Sm|Fly Amanita}} 2-3 in winners' quarters and to SFAT 2-3 in losers' top 8.

At [[EVO 2013]], Axe defeated {{Sm|Reno}} 2-0 and {{Sm|Bladewise}} 2-0 in the winners' quarterfinals pool, before losing to Mango 1-2. He then defeated Fiction 2-0 in the losers' quarterfinals pool to secure a spot in the losers' semifinals pool, where he was knocked out by Shroomed 1-2, ending his run at 13th place.

===Pre-summer 2014 season===
Axe placed 9th at [[Apex 2014]], defeating {{Sm|Zhu}} 2-0 and PewPewU 2-0 in the second round of pools after losing to {{Sm|Leffen}} 1-2. He was taken out by Hungrybox 0-2 in losers' finals of the pool.

Axe later placed 7th at [[Pat's House 2]], losing to {{Sm|Mew2King}} 0-3 in winners' bracket and to SFAT 0-3 in losers' top 8, and 4th at [[Super SWEET]], defeating {{Sm|KirbyKaze}} 3-1 in winners' quarters before losing to Mango 1-3 in winners' semis, and then defeating Kels 3-0 in losers' quarters before losing to Mew2King 0-3 in losers' semis.

===MLG Anaheim 2014 and EVO 2014===
Although Axe had previously maintained high placings at nationals, he surprised many with an extremely stellar performance at [[MLG Anaheim 2014]] in the summer of 2014. In the open winners' bracket, he defeated {{Sm|Ken}} 2-0 to secure one of the four available spots in the championship pools. In his pool, he defeated Hax 3-1, Colbol 3-0, Remen 3-0, {{Sm|s0ft}} 3-0, and Mew2King 3-2 in a large upset, although he lost to Leffen 1-3 and PPMD 2-3. Seeded in losers' bracket in the championship bracket, he secured a spot in the top 8 by defeating Lucky 3-0. However, Axe's largest upset came shortly after; in losers' top 8, after losing the first game against Hungrybox, he closed out the set 3-1, before losing to Mew2King 0-3 in a rematch in losers' quarters, ending his run at 5th place.

Axe managed to repeat this performance at [[EVO 2014]]. In the winners' quarterfinals pool, he defeated {{Sm|HugS}} 2-0, {{Sm|J666}} 2-0, and {{Sm|ChuDat}} 2-0, before losing to Mango 1-2 in a set that went down to the last stock. He made it into the top 8 by defeating {{Sm|Plup}} 2-0, and then proceeded to eliminate {{Sm|Silent Wolf}} 2-1 in losers' top 8, including a 4-stock in game 3 that took only 55.51 seconds to complete. Axe then lost to Armada 1-2 in losers' quarters in a set that went down to the last stock, placing 5th once again. By this time, many considered Axe to be one of the "Demi-Gods" (along with players such as Leffen, Hax, and Westballz), as he had taken sets off of three of the "Five Gods" (PPMD, Hungrybox and Mew2King), and individual games off of the other two (Mango and Armada).

===Post-summer 2014 season===
At [[Zenith 2014]], Axe placed 4th in ''Melee'' singles. He lost to {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} 1-2 in winners' quarters, though he still managed to defeat {{Sm|Swedish Delight}} 2-0, {{Sm|The Moon}} 2-1, and {{Sm|Nintendude}} 2-1 to make it to losers' semis, where he lost a close set to {{Sm|Zhu}} 2-3. Axe also placed 2nd in ''Melee'' doubles with {{Sm|ZeRo}}, losing to Mew2King and Hax in winners' finals, then winning a close set against Zhu and {{Sm|Cactuar}} in losers' finals before losing to Mew2King and Hax again in grand finals.

At the [[Apex 2015]] qualifier [[Tipped Off 10]], Axe placed 5th in Melee singles and 4th in Melee doubles, teaming with {{Sm|ESAM}}. In Melee singles, Axe beat Wizzrobe 3-1 to enter Top 8 in winners' side, but later lost to {{Sm|Hungrybox}} 1-3 in winners' semis, and to {{Sm|Colbol}} 0-3 in losers' quarters to end his run.

At the Midwest major [[The Big House 4]], Axe placed rather low at 9th in Melee singles, 5th in Melee doubles (teaming with {{Sm|SFAT}}), and 13th in Project M singles. In Melee singles, Axe defeated Colbol 2-1 to reach winners' quarters, but then lost to {{Sm|Mew2King}} 0-3. In the losers bracket, {{Sm|Kels}} performed a surprising upset on Axe, where Axe fell 1-3 and did not reach top 8. In Melee doubles, Axe and SFAT faced Colbol and {{Sm|DoH}} in winners' quarters and lost 0-2. They then defeated {{Sm|Zhu}} and {{Sm|Cactuar}} 2-0 to reach top 8, and {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} and {{Sm|Gahtzu}} 2-0 to reach losers' quarters. The team then lost to {{Sm|Leffen}} and {{Sm|Hax}} 1-3. In Project M singles, Axe was sent to losers' bracket by {{Sm|Hungrybox}} 1-2. He defeated {{Sm|DJ Nintendo}} 2-0 and {{Sm|VaNz}} 2-1 to reach top 16, but was then beaten by {{Sm|Seibrik}} 0-2.

===Early 2015===
At the [[Apex 2015]] qualifier [[Paragon Orlando 2015]], Axe placed 7th in Melee singles and 7th in Melee doubles with {{Sm|Westballz}}. Axe was able to reach winners' quarters by beating {{Sm|Shroomed}} 2-0. He then faced {{Sm|Mew2King}}, where he lost 0-2 and was sent to the losers bracket. He was able to eliminate {{Sm|SFAT}} to reach top 8, but was later eliminated himself, by {{Sm|Leffen}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-LDZQBI4fg in a close 2-3 set]. In Melee doubles, Axe and Westballz reached winners' quarters only to lose to Leffen and {{Sm|MacD}} 0-2. They defeated {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} and {{Sm|Gahtzu}} 2-0 to reach top 8, but then they were eliminated by {{Sm|Colbol}} and {{Sm|Harriettheguy}}.

At a local tournament held by MVG, Axe reached winners' finals against {{Sm|Mew2King}} in Melee singles, and lost 1-3. He reached grand finals for a rematch, and was able to take 2 consecutive sets off of Mew2King, the second set being a 3-0.

At [[Apex 2015]], Axe placed a somewhat disappointing 13th place in Melee singles. He lost early in bracket to {{Sm|SFAT}}, beat {{Sm|Colbol}} 2-1, but then lost to {{Sm|Shroomed}} 0-2, being double eliminated by NorCal residents.

At [[Sandstorm]], Axe placed a phenomenal 3rd place in Melee singles, and 4th in Melee doubles with {{Sm|Forward}}. He was able to take down {{Sm|Leffen}} for the first time in winners' quarters 3-1. He then made an unexpected feat by defeating {{Sm|Mango}} 3-2 in Top 8. Axe was then defeated 0-3 by {{Sm|Armada}}, and eliminated by {{Sm|Westballz}} in a 1-3 set. In Melee doubles, Axe and Forward defeated {{Sm|Hungrybox}} and {{Sm|Silly Kyle}} 2-1 to reach top 8. The team was later defeated 0-3 by Leffen and {{Sm|MacD}} and sent to the losers bracket. Axe and Forward then beat {{Sm|Taj}} and {{Sm|Wobbles}} 2-0, and then were eliminated by Hungrybox and Silly Kyle in a losers' semis rematch.

===Late 2015===
At the [[Eclipse]] tournament, Axe faced {{Sm|Armada}} in Top 8. He won the first and third game in a best out of 5 set, he went to game 5 to a last-stock match and was defeated 2-3. He finished 3rd in what was the largest European tournament of all time. Despite this he won the doubles tournament along side {{Sm|Plup}} in which they won 3-1 against Leffen and {{Sm|Ice}}.

At [[DreamHack Winter 2015]], he paired up with {{Sm|Hungrybox}} to win the doubles tournament.

===2019===
Axe was finally able to take his first major tournament win at {{Trn|Smash Summit 8}}. This also marked the first major where a solo Pikachu main (or Pikachu in general) won a major.

==Playstyle==
As the best Melee Pikachu in the world, Axe is an aggressive and technical player. Axe pursues options that will pressure the opponent off center stage. He will often pursue horizontal combos that push the opponent offstage, where Axe's technicality shines. Specifically, his precision of Pikachu's up air hitboxes allow him to safely edgeguard and semispike opponents. In stages with three platforms, Axe's punish game provide a mixup where a string of up airs can force the opponent to the top platform and net a kill with up smash. 

While this playstyle can net quick and easy kills, it has polarizing weaknesses. Opponents who can wall out Axe can often stuff out his aggressive approach. Opponents that can match Axe's speed and precision will often space out Axe's aggressive options then punish accordingly. These weaknesses, however, are also attributable to Pikachu, as Pikachu has low range.

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/arizona-t5-results.101615/ Arizona T5]||April 14th, 2007||7th||9th||{{Sm|V3ctorman}}
|-
|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||33rd||33rd||{{Sm|Tag|p=USA}}
|-
|[[Pat's House]]||November 14th-15th, 2009||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||17th||13th||{{Sm|Taj}}
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/forum/topic.aspx?pid=1429833 Nice Shot Hugo]||March 27th, 2010||3rd||4th||{{Sm|MacD}}
|-
|[[Apex 2010]]||August 6th-8th, 2010||5th||7th||Taj
|-
|[[Don't Go Down There Jeff]]||December 18th, 2010||17th||5th||Taj
|-
|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||4th||13th||{{Sm|Pluto the Planet}}
|-
|[[Zenith 2011]]||May 28th-29th, 2011||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Kage}}
|-
|[[GENESIS 2]]||July 15th-17th, 2011||17th||5th||Taj
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/pre-apex-2012-f-your-johns-results-january-5-2012.316571/ Fuck Your Johns]||January 5th, 2012||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||33rd||13th||Pluto the Planet
|-
|[[Northwest Manifest]]||March 24th-25th, 2012||5th||2nd||{{Sm|SFAT}}
|-
|[[MELEE-FC10R Legacy]]||August 12th-14th, 2012||3rd||3rd||Kage
|-
|[[Kings of Cali]]||November 10th, 2012||3rd||5th||{{Sm|OkamiBW}}
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||9th||25th||Pluto the Planet
|-
|[[Kings of Cali 2]]||April 13th-14th, 2013||7th||4th||OkamiBW
|-
|[[NorCal Regionals 2013]]||August 26th-28th, 2013||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=336891 Project AZ Melee]||June 1st, 2013||1st||2nd||Pluto the Planet
|-
|[[EVO 2013]]||July 12th-14th, 2013||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=342931 Southwestern Justice]||November 24th, 2013||1st||2nd||Pluto the Planet
|-
|[[Kings of Cali 3]]||December 14th-15th, 2013||4th||3rd||OkamiBW
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||9th||9th||Kage
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=348893 Southwestern Justice 2]||February 22nd, 2014||1st||5th||Tag
|-
|[[SoCal Regionals 2014]]||February 28th-March 2nd, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=349834 Mayhem 3-8]||March 8th, 2014||1st||2nd||OkamiBW
|-
|[[Pat's House 2]]||May 24th-25th, 2014||7th||4th||OkamiBW
|-
|[[Super SWEET]]||June 7th-8th, 2014||4th||5th||{{Sm|Drephen}}
|-
|[[MLG Anaheim 2014]]||June 20th-22nd, 2014||5th||9th||OkamiBW
|-
|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||5th||13th||Pluto the Planet
|-
|[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||4th||2nd||{{Sm|ZeRo}}
|-
|Monday Night Smash 3||August 11th, 2014||2nd||||
|-
|[[Tipped Off 10]]||September 20th-21st, 2014||5th||3rd||{{Sm|ESAM}}
|-
|[[The Big House 4]]||October 4th-5th, 2014||9th||5th||{{Sm|SFAT}}
|-
|[[Forte 2]]||December 20th-21st, 2014||2nd||4th||{{Sm|Tai}}
|-
|[[Smash the Target]]||January 3rd, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Medz}}
|-
|[[Paragon Orlando 2015]]||January 17th-18th, 2015||7th||7th||{{Sm|Westballz}}
|-
|MVG Super Smash Bros. Tournament||January 25th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||13th||17th||{{Sm|Tagless Kyle}}
|-
|[[Aftershock]]||March 28th-29th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Wobbles}}
|-
|[http://tloc.challonge.com/mnm22 Monday Night Melee 22]||March 30th, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Sandstorm]]||April 18th-19th, 2015||3rd||4th||{{Sm|Forward}}
|-
|[[Press Start]]||May 9th-10th, 2015||3rd||5th||Medz
|-
|{{Trn|Revelation 2}}||May 16th-17th, 2015||2nd||2nd||Medz
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||7th||5th||Medz
|-
|[[Smash Factor 4]]||July 24th-26th, 2015||2nd||2nd||Medz
|-
|[[Low Tier City 3]]||August 1st-2nd, 2015||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|[https://tloc.challonge.com/mnm40 Monday Night Melee 40]||August 3rd, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Super Smash Con]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]||September 5th-6th, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[HTC Throwdown]]||September 19th, 2015||9th||5th||{{Sm|Ken}}
|-
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||17th||9th||Sm|Westballz
|-
|[[MLG World Finals 2015]]||October 16th-18th, 2015||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Chillin}}
|-
|[[Smash Summit]]||November 7th-8th, 2015||7th||5th||Kage
|-
|[[Eclipse]]||November 14th-15th, 2015||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Plup}}
|-
|[[Kickstart 4]]||November 22nd, 2015||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Siren}}
|-
|[[DreamHack Winter 2015]]||November 26th-29th, 2015||9th||1st||{{Sm|Hungrybox}}
|-
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||4th||4th||Hungrybox
|-
|[[PAX Arena]]||January 29th-31st, 2016||4th||4th||{{Sm|Gahtzu}}
|-
|[[Rubicon 7]]||February 27th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Prince Abu}}
|-
|[[Battle of the Five Gods]]||March 17th-19th, 2016||11th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/battlefield7meleesingles Battlefield 7]||March 28th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||25th||5th||{{Sm|DoH}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/frame-one/brackets/11179/25345/83320 Frame One]||April 9th-10th, 2016||3rd||5th||{{Sm|HugS}}
|-
|[[Full Bloom 2]]||April 16th, 2016||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Voorhese}}
|-
|[[Smash Summit 2]]||April 21st-24th, 2016||7th||5th||Wobbles
|-
|[[Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo]]||April 29th-May 1st, 2016||5th||7th||Prince Abu
|-
|[[DreamHack Austin 2016]]||May 6th-8th, 2016||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/runback-2016/brackets/12717/35222/118367 Runback 2016]||May 15th, 2016||1st||2nd||Wobbles
|-
|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||5th||2nd||Plup
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||17th||13th||Medz
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||4th||17th||Wobbles
|-
|[[Shine 2016]]||August 26th-28th, 2016||5th||7th||Kage
|-
|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||65th||13th||Taj
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/battlefield-9/events/melee-singles/brackets/83691 Battlefield 9]||October 29th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Smash Summit 3]]||November 3rd-6th, 2016||5th||7th||{{Sm|Duck}}
|-
|[[Rewired 2016]]||November 19th-21st, 2016||2nd||1st||Medz
|-
|[[UGC Smash Open]]||December 2nd-4th, 2016||13th||5th||{{Sm|Swedish Delight}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/battlefield-10-7-days-to-genesis/events/melee-singles/brackets/104916 Battlefield 10: 7 Days to GENESIS]||January 14th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||7th||4th||Plup
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/boss-rush-shroomed/events/melee-singles/brackets/118219/343019 Boss Rush: Shroomed]||February 11th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Smash Summit Spring 2017]]||March 2nd-5th, 2017||5th||5th||Hungrybox
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/boss-rush-duck/events/melee-singles/brackets/126024 Boss Rush: Duck]||March 11th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Full Bloom 3]]||March 25th, 2017||4th||9th||{{Sm|Trix}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/boss-rush-sfat/events/melee-singles/brackets/128442 Boss Rush: SFAT]||April 1st, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Smash Rivalries]]||April 8th-9th, 2017||5th||5th||Westballz
|-
|[[CEO Dreamland]]||April 14th-16th, 2017||9th||5th||Plup
|-
|[[DreamHack Austin 2017]]||April 28th-30th, 2017||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|- 
|[[Runback 2017]]||May 20th-21st, 2017||5th||2nd||Medz
|-
|[[Smash 'N' Splash 3]]||June 2nd-4th, 2017||7th||4th||Plup
|-
|[[CEO 2017]]||June 16th-18th, 2017||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/boss-rush-smashg0d/events/melee-singles/brackets/141035 Boss Rush: SmashG0D]||July 8th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[FUSE]]||July 16th, 2017||&mdash;||3rd||Plup
|-
|[[DreamHack Atlanta 2017]]||July 21st-23rd, 2017||4th||7th||{{Sm|Vro}}
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2017]]||August 10th-13th, 2017||5th||3rd||Westballz
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/boss-rush-the-moon/events/melee-singles/brackets/151840 Boss Rush: The Moon]||September 16th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GameTyrant Expo 2017]]||September 29th-October 1st, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[DreamHack Denver 2017]]||October 20th-22nd, 2017||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/boss-rush-mexico/events/melee-singles/brackets/167640 Boss Rush: Mexico]||October 28th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Smash Summit 5]]||November 2nd-5th, 2017||5th||3rd||{{Sm|aMSa}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Camp}}||December 9th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||7th||7th||Medz
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/esports-arizona-talking-stick-resort-2/events/super-smash-bros-melee-singles/brackets/205652 Esports Arizona: Talking Stick Resort (February 2018)]||February 10th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[EGLX 2018]]||March 9th-11th, 2018||9th||3rd||aMSa
|-
|{{Trn|Full Bloom 4}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/boss-rush-captain-jack/events/melee-singles/brackets/247508 Boss Rush: Captain Jack]||April 14th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Flatiron 3}}||April 21st, 2018||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|S2J}}
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|{{Trn|Smash Summit 6}}||May 3rd-6th, 2018||9th||5th||aMSa
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|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||3rd||4th||aMSa
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/esports-arizona-talking-stick-resort-4/events/super-smash-bros-melee-singles/brackets/277369 Esports Arizona: Talking Stick Resort 4]||June 23rd, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Runback 2018}}||July 14th-15th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|EVO 2018}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|The Big House 8}}||October 5th-7th, 2018||7th|||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|GameTyrant Expo 2018}}||November 2nd-4th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|The Mang0: Homecoming}}||November 10th-11th, 2018||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Smash Summit 7}}||November 15th-18th, 2018||5th||4th||aMSa
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|{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series}}{{OnlineIcon}}||December 29th-30th, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Smash Camp 2019}}||January 5th-6th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||2nd||33rd||Taj
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/poop-house-invitational/events/melee-singles/brackets/530028/900960 Poop House Invitational]||February 23rd, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/battlefield-11/events/melee-singles/overview Battlefield 11]||February 24th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/suit-tie/events/melee-singles/brackets/562196/944913 Suit & Tie]||March 23rd, 2019||5th||1st||Taj
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|{{Trn|Battle of BC 3}}||March 30th-31st, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/the-nick-yingling-dave-busters-melee-experience/events/singles/brackets/572857/959596 The Nick Yingling Dave & Busters Melee Experience]||April 13th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2019}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/infinite-melee-endgame/details Infinite Melee: Endgame]||April 27th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||2nd||2nd||aMSa
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|{{Trn|The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0}}||June 8th-9th, 2019||&mdash;||7th||{{Sm|PewPewU}}
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|{{Trn|Smash Summit 8}}||June 13th-17th, 2019||1st||5th||aMSa
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension VII}}||July 20th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||13th||4th||aMSa
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension VIII}}||August 17th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Smash Camp: End of Summer}}||September 14th-15th||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Mainstage}}||September 20th-22nd, 2019||2nd||5th||aMSa
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/settle-it-pizza-bites-vs-chicken-nuggets/events/melee-singles/overview Settle It! - Pizza Bites vs. Chicken Nuggets]||January 18th-19th, 2020||1st||1st||Taj
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 7}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Smash Summit 9}}||February 13th-16th, 2020||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Pound Online}} {{OnlineIcon}}||April 24th-26th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Smash is RAD}} {{OnlineIcon}}||May 9th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Get On My Line 2020}} {{OnlineIcon}}||July 18th-19th, 2020||65th (DQ)||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2}} {{OnlineIcon}}||July 25th-26th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/east-park-rollback/event/melee-singles/brackets/847151/1354532 East Park Rollback] {{OnlineIcon}}||August 16th, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINE}} {{OnlineIcon}}||September 19th, 2020||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 1}} {{OnlineIcon}}||October 11th, 2020||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 10 Online}} {{OnlineIcon}}||November 19th-22nd, 2020||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3}} {{OnlineIcon}}||December 19th-20th, 2020||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE}} {{OnlineIcon}}||January 16th, 2021||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Four Loko Fight Night}} {{OnlineIcon}}||March 6th-7th, 2021||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Galint Melee Open: Spring Edition}} {{OnlineIcon}}||March 19th-21st, 2021||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Get On My Line 2021}} North America{{OnlineIcon}}||June 19th-20th, 2021||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2021 Online: Melee Edition}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 26th-27th, 2021||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Smash Summit 11}}||July 15th-18th, 2021||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Riptide}}||September 10th-12th, 2021||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Low Tide City 2021}}||October 1st-4th, 2021||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Mainstage 2021}}||November 12th-14th, 2021||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Last Chance Qualifier}}||December 17th, 2021||Top 8||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}}||December 17th-19th, 2021||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 8}}||April 15th-17th, 2022||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Pound 2022}}||April 22nd-24th, 2022||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Low Tide City 2022}}||April 29th-May 1st, 2022||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022}}||August 11th-14th, 2022||5th||7th||{{Sm|n0ne}}
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|{{Trn|Shine 2022}}||August 26th-28th, 2022||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Riptide 2022}}||September 9th-11th, 2022||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Drephen}}
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|{{Trn|Lost Tech City 2022}}||September 30th-October 2nd, 2022||9th||3rd||aMSa
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|{{Trn|The Big House 10}}||October 7th-9th, 2022||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|The Off-Season}}||October 15th-16th, 2022||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ludwig Smash Invitational}}||October 21st-23rd, 2022||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Smash Summit 14}}||November 3rd-6th, 2022||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Mainstage 2022}}||December 2nd-4th, 2022||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Scuffed World Tour}}||December 18th, 2022||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 9}}||January 20th-22nd, 2023||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Arizona Melee Championship 2023}}||February 18th, 2023||17th (DQ)||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Collision 2023}}||March 10th-12th, 2023||9th||2nd||aMSa
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|{{Trn|MAJOR UPSET}}||April 1st-2nd, 2023||7th||2nd||aMSa
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|{{Trn|DreamHack San Diego 2023}}||April 7th-9th, 2023||2nd||1st||aMSa
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|{{Trn|Smash Camp 2023}}||April 16th-17th, 2023||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Low Tide City 2023}}||May 13th-14th, 2023||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Project M]]''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
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|[[MELEE-FC10R Legacy]]||August 12th-14th, 2012||4th||1st||{{Sm|Vro}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=336891 Project AZ]||June 1st, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=337844 Salvation]||June 22nd-23rd, 2013||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=342931 Southwestern Justice]||November 24th, 2013||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Neon}}
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=348893 Southwestern Justice 2]||February 22nd, 2014||2nd||1st||{{Sm|K9}}
|-
|[[Super SWEET]]||June 7th-8th, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Big House 4]]||October 4th-5th, 2014||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Forte 2]]||December 20th-21st, 2014||&mdash;||4th||{{Sm|Tai}}
|-
|[http://tloc.challonge.com/iab48 Infinity and Beyond! 48]||March 26th, 2015||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Westballz}}
|-
|[[Aftershock]]||March 28th-29th, 2015||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Aero}}
|-
|[[Sandstorm]]||April 18th-19th, 2015||Top 3||5th||{{Sm|Medz}}
|-
|[[Dismantle]]||May 31st, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Low Tier City 3]]||August 1st-2nd, 2015||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|iPunchKidsz}}
|-
|[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]||September 5th-6th, 2015||49th (DQ)||(DQ)||Aero
|-
|[https://challonge.com/Battlefield4pm Battlefield 4]||December 13th, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 6}}||January 19th-20th, 2019||97th||33rd||{{Sm|Rishi}}
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/results-3-31-2012-tucson-monthlies-%E3%83%84%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%EF%BC%81.320441/ Tuscon Monthly March 2012]||March 31st, 2012||&mdash;||4th||{{Sm|OkamiBW}}
|-
|[[MELEE-FC10R Legacy]]||August 12th-14th, 2012||&mdash;||3rd||{{Sm|PikaChad}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=337844 Salvation]||June 22nd-23rd, 2013||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=342931 Southwestern Justice]||November 24th, 2013||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==Trivia==
*It was a joke within the Arizona and California ''Smash'' communities that there needs to be a tournament match to decide the best person named Jeff - {{Sm|SilentSpectre}} or Axe.
*Axe is the subject of a meme in the ''Melee'' community concerning his resemblance to pop artist [[wikipedia:Drake (musician)|Drake]]. This came about when someone in the Arizona region took a picture of Axe working at the department store [[wikipedia:Walgreens|Walgreens]], then used that picture to make a page on Facebook entitled "Walgreens Drake", proclaiming that the two look very similar. People familiar with the ''Smash'' scene quickly found that page and pointed out that it was in fact the professional ''Melee'' player, and linked to that page on other social media, causing the moniker "Walgreens Drake" to become very widespread.
:*After Axe 4-stocked {{Sm|Silent Wolf}} at [[EVO 2014]], commentator {{Sm|Prog}} made a reference to this meme: "''That was emphatic... that was amazing. [[Mortality eSports|Mortality]]! Are you watching? This boy, Walgreens Drake, says [[wikipedia:Take Care (album)|Take Care]]; you guys can [[wikipedia:Thank Me Later|Thank Me Later]]!''"
*Axe has defeated 5 of the members of the [[2018 MPGR]] top 6 (all but {{Sm|Armada}}), defeating {{Sm|Mew2King}} at [[Zenith 2011]], {{Sm|Hungrybox}} at [[MLG Anaheim 2014]], both {{Sm|Leffen}} and {{Sm|Mango}} at [[Sandstorm]], and {{Sm|Plup}} at [[GENESIS 6]].
**He has also defeated {{Sm|PPMD}} at [[Pound 4]], but PPMD was not in contention for "god status" at the time, with [https://twitter.com/TempoAxe/status/556216820450209793 Axe also not counting the win].
*Axe's father, Johnny Williamson, is a professional martial artist.
*Axe did not lose to a {{SSBM|Marth}} player in a full tournament set with {{SSBM|Pikachu}} from 2013 when he lost to {{Sm|PewPewU}} at {{Trn|NorCal Regionals 2013}} to 2022 when he lost to {{Sm|Zain}} at {{Trn|Shine 2022}}.

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/TempoAxe Twitter account]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/AZaxe YouTube channel]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/az_axe Twitch channel]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=51748 SmashBoards public profile]

==Gameplay videos==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGTWI2f6AIE "The AXE Effect"], an Axe combo video
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ftEbCQ6Ec] Axe vs Wizzrobe

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