Editing Smasher:Axe

| mainssbu        = Young Link

| mainssbm        = Pikachu

| 2ndotherssbm    = Young Link

| mainpm          = Marth

| 2ndmainpm      = Pikachu

| otherpm        = Falco

| mainssbb        = Toon Link

| sponsor        = [[Tempo Storm]]

| former crews    = AGC

| former sponsors = [[Mortality eSports]], Most Valuable Gaming

| realname        = Jeffrey Williamson

| birthday        = 7

| country        = United States

}}

{{disambig2|the smasher known as Axe|the similarly-named smasher|Smasher:Ax|Ax}}

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

==Tournament history==

===2009-2010===

===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.

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 [[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===

===MLG Anaheim 2014 and EVO 2014===

===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 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.

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

==Tournament placings==

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===

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|[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]||September 5th-6th, 2015||49th (DQ)||(DQ)||Aero

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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner

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|[[MELEE-FC10R Legacy]]||August 12th-14th, 2012||—||3rd||{{Sm|PikaChad}}

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==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]]!''"

**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.

==External links==

*[https://twitter.com/TempoAxe Twitter account]

*[https://www.twitch.tv/az_axe Twitch channel]

*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=51748 SmashBoards public profile]

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