Editing Smasher:ESAM

{{Infobox Smasher
| name            = ESAM
| image           = ESAM with Pikachu.jpg
| mainssbu        = Pikachu
| otherssbu       = Min Min
| 2ndotherssbu    = <!--Do not add Mii Brawler until ESAM uses him in more tournaments-->
| retiredssbu     = Samus
| 2ndretiredssbu  = Ice Climbers
| mainssb         = Samus
| otherssb        = Pikachu
| mainssbm        = Samus
| otherssbm       = Fox
| 2ndotherssbm    = Pikachu
| mainssbb        = Pikachu
| 2ndmainssbb     = Ice Climbers
| otherssbb       = Bowser
| 2ndotherssbb    = Samus
| moreotherssbb   = {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}}
| mainpm          = Samus
| 2ndmainpm       = Pikachu
| otherpm         = Donkey Kong
| mainssb4        = Pikachu
| otherssb4       = Samus
| 2ndotherssb4    = Mewtwo
| retiredssb4   = Corrin
| sponsor         = [[Panda]]
| former sponsors = [[CLASH Tournaments]], FBC, vVv Gaming
| skillssbm       = Top professional <small>(semi-retired)</small>
| skillssbb       = Top professional <small>(retired)</small>
| skillssb4       = Top professional <small>(retired)</small>
| skillpm         = Top professional <small>(retired)</small>
| skillssbu       = Top professional
| winningsssbm    = ~$1,975.86
| winningsssbb    = ~$10,403.25
| winningsssb4    = ~$31,261.55
| winningsssbu    = ~$23,869.91
| rankingssb4     = [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 17th
| rankingssbu     = [[Fall 2019 PGRU]]: 14th
| realname        = Eric Lew
| birthday        = 17
| birthmonth      = 11
| birthyear       = 1992
| location        = Central Florida
| country         = USA
}}
'''ESAM''' is an ''[[SSBU]]'' {{SSBU|Pikachu}} player from Miami, Florida who is considered the best Pikachu player in the world. He is also a notable [[commentator]], member of the [[Smash Back Room]], a former member of the [[Unity Ruleset Committee]], and a former [[tournament organizer]], having previously hosted the Zero Ping series. ESAM is currently ranked 1st on the [[Oklahoma Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Oklahoma Ultimate Power Rankings]], 18th on the [[Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v7]], and 14th on the [[Fall 2019 PGRU]].

In {{forwiiu}}, ESAM was also a {{SSB4|Pikachu}} main with strong {{SSB4|Samus}}, {{SSB4|Mewtwo}}, and {{SSB4|Corrin}} secondaries, considered the best Pikachu player in the world and one of the best Samus players in the world alongside {{Sm|IcyMist}}. ESAM was ranked 2nd on the [[South Florida Smash 4 Power Rankings]] and 17th on the [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]].

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ESAM was also a {{SSBB|Pikachu}} and {{SSBB|Ice Climbers}} co-main, and was considered the best Pikachu player in the world, and one of the best Ice Climbers players in the world. ESAM was ranked at the 0 position on the [[Florida Power Rankings|Florida Brawl Power Rankings]], 6th on the [[2014 SSBBRank]], and was formerly ranked at the 0 position on the Carolina Brawl Power Rankings. He quit the game when Smash 4 was released.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', he is a {{SSBM|Samus}} player with a {{SSBM|Fox}} secondary and is considered one of the best Samus players in the United States. ESAM was formerly ranked 4th on the [[Florida Power Rankings|South Florida Melee Power Rankings]].

In ''[[Project M]]'', ESAM is also a {{PM|Samus}} and {{PM|Pikachu}} player, and was considered one of the best Samus players in the world, alongside {{Sm|Plup}}.

ESAM regularly teams with {{Sm|MVD}} in [[Doubles]], and the pair are considered one of the best Doubles teams in the world. They formerly lived in the same city in Oklahoma and regularly practice against each other.

On June 24th, 2015, alongside MVD and {{Sm|SS}}, ESAM was signed by {{Team|Panda}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://panda.gg/articles/news/general/1/learn-about-panda-global-gaming-|title=Learn About Panda Global Gaming!}}</ref>

==Tournament history==
===2010 MLG Pro Circuit===
ESAM rose to fame when he placed 4th at [[MLG Orlando 2010]]. He lost to {{Sm|ADHD}} early in winners' bracket, but made a long run through losers' bracket, defeating players such as {{Sm|Candy}}, {{Sm|Fatal}}, and {{Sm|DieSuperFly}}, before being eliminated by {{Sm|Tyrant}} in losers' semis. He placed 8th at [[MLG Columbus 2010]], defeating {{Sm|CO18}}, {{Sm|Choice}}, and Tyrant in losers' bracket after losing to {{Sm|Lee Martin}} in winners' bracket, before being eliminated by {{Sm|Dojo}} in losers' top 8, and 9th at [[MLG Raleigh 2010]], defeating {{Sm|MVD}} and CO18 in winners' bracket before losing to {{Sm|Felix}} and {{Sm|NickRiddle}}. Lastly, he placed 4th at [[MLG DC 2010]], losing to {{Sm|Havok}} in winners' bracket, but defeating NickRiddle, Lee Martin, Tyrant, {{Sm|Ally}}, and {{Sm|mikeHAZE}} to make it to losers' semis, where he lost to {{Sm|Mew2King}}.

By this time, ESAM had become recognized for his solid Pikachu play. Due to his great placings throughout the MLG 2010 circuit, ESAM received second seed in the championship bracket at [[MLG Dallas 2010]], behind Ally. He lost to {{Sm|Gnes}} in winners' finals 1-3 and then proceeded to lose to {{Sm|Tyrant}} 1-3 in losers' finals, placing 3rd in the championship.

===2011 to 2013===
At [[Pound V]], ESAM defeated Ally 2-1 in winners' bracket before losing to {{Sm|Anti}} 0-2 in winners' semis. He eliminated {{Sm|UltimateRazer}} 2-0 in losers' quarters, but lost to Ally 1-2 in a rematch in losers' semis, placing 4th. He placed 17th at [[WHOBO 3]], losing to MVD 0-2 in winners' bracket and {{Sm|Illmatic}} in losers' bracket, and 9th at [[GENESIS 2]], defeating {{Sm|Zex}} and {{Sm|Rich Brown}} in winners' bracket, before losing to Mew2King 1-3 in winners' bracket and Zex in a rematch in losers' bracket.

ESAM placed 4th at [[Apex 2012]], defeating {{Sm|RAIN}} in winners' bracket before losing to {{Sm|Otori}}. In losers' bracket, he defeated {{Sm|Gnes}}, UltimateRazer 2-1, and {{Sm|Kakera}} 2-1, before losing to {{Sm|Nietono}} 0-3 in losers' semis. The last two matches of his set against Kakera are known as two of the greatest Ice Climbers [[ditto match]]es in ''Brawl'' history.

At {{b|SKTAR|tournament}}, ESAM defeated {{Sm|Salem}} 2-0, {{Sm|Nakat}}, Anti 2-1, and Ally 2-1 to make it to winners' finals, where he lost to {{Sm|Nairo}} 1-3. In losers' finals, he defeated {{Sm|Vinnie}} 3-0, including an Ice Climbers ditto victory. He lost to Nairo 0-3 in grand finals, placing 2nd. ESAM also won his first national in August 2012 at [[WHOBO 4]]. He defeated {{Sm|Denti}}, {{Sm|MJG}}, {{Sm|Kain}}, and {{Sm|Will}} in winners' bracket to make it to winners' finals, where he defeated Gnes 3-2. In grand finals, he defeated Ally 3-1.

At [[Apex 2013]], ESAM defeated {{Sm|Leon}} 2-1 in winners' bracket, before losing to Anti 1-2. He defeated {{Sm|Suinoko}} in losers' bracket before being eliminated by {{Sm|Mr. R}}, finishing at 13th place. He attended [[SKTAR 2]] later that year, where he lost to Tyrant 1-2 early in winners' bracket, and then made a run through losers' bracket, defeating {{Sm|Atomsk}}, {{Sm|Xzax}}, and Ally 2-1, before being eliminated by {{Sm|ZeRo}} 0-2 in losers' top 8, placing 7th.

===2014 to 2015===
At [[Apex 2014]], ESAM defeated Salem and Tyrant in winners' bracket, and then defeated ZeRo 2-0 in winners' semis, including a 3-stock in game 2 whilst at only 22% damage. In winners' finals, he lost to Nairo 1-3, and he was then eliminated by ZeRo 0-3 in a rematch in losers' finals, placing 3rd. ESAM also entered ''Project M'' singles at the event, and placed 9th, defeating players such as {{Sm|OkamiBW}}, {{Sm|Eli}}, and {{Sm|Plup}}, before losing to {{Sm|Sethlon}} 0-2.

ESAM placed 3rd once again in ''Brawl'' singles at [[SKTAR 3]]. In winners' bracket, he defeated Leon and {{Sm|V115}} 2-0, as well as Ally 2-1 in winners' semis, in a set that went down to the last 5 seconds of game 3, with ESAM getting the final KO with a forward smash. In winners' finals, he lost to {{Sm|9B}} 2-3, and then he was eliminated by Nairo 1-3 in losers' finals. ESAM also placed 4th in ''Project M'' singles, defeating {{Sm|Mango}}, ZeRo, and Zhime 2-0 in winners' bracket, before losing to {{Sm|Emukiller}} 1-3 in winners' semis. He defeated Armada 2-0 in losers' quarters before being eliminated by Mew2King 0-3 in losers' semis.

At [[CEO 2014]], ESAM placed 9th in ''Project M'' singles, losing to {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} 0-2 in winners' bracket and NickRiddle 0-2 in losers' bracket.

At [[Super Smash Con]], ESAM finished 2nd in ''Brawl'' singles. He beat MVD 3-0 in winners semis before losing to Mew2King 3-0 in winners finals. In losers' bracket, he defeated Nairo for the first time ever, 3-1 in losers finals. He lost 3-0 in a rematch with Mew2King in grand finals, where he went Samus in Game 2 and Bowser in Game 3.

===Smash 4===
At the beginning of ''[[Smash 4]]'', ESAM was invited to [[Sky's Smash 4 Invitational]] where he lost to {{Sm|FOW}} 0-2 in winners. In losers he defeated {{Sm|Trela}} 2-1, {{Sm|Zinoto}} 2-0, FOW 3-0, and {{Sm|ZeRo}} 3-1 before losing to {{Sm|Mr. R}} 1-3 and placing second.

To start out 2015, ESAM entered [[Tournament:Final Battle|Final Battle]] where he defeated {{Sm|Rich Brown}} in winners before losing to {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}. In losers, he defeated {{Sm|Bloodcross}} and {{Sm|SlayerZ}} before being eliminated by {{Sm|Zex}} and placing 5th. His next major event was [[CEO 2015]], where he defeated Trela 2-0 and {{Sm|Dabuz}} 2-1 before being sent to losers 1-3 by ZeRo and eliminated by Larry Lurr 1-3 and netting another 5th place finish. He later attended [[EVO 2015]], the largest smash tournament at the time where he defeated {{Sm|8BitMan}} 2-0 and {{Sm|Regi}} 2-1 before being sent to losers by {{Sm|Abadango}} 1-2. In losers, he defeated {{Sm|SS}} 2-0 before being elimnated by {{Sm|Ally}} 1-2 and finishing at 7th place.

At [[Super Smash Con 2015]], ESAM defeated {{Sm|DKwill}} 2-0, and {{Sm|Nairo}} 3-2 before losing to ZeRo in a very close set in winners finals, 2-3. He would then defeat Nairo 3-1 in losers finals before losing his rematch with ZeRo 0-3 in grand finals, where he used Yoshi in Game 2. ESAM later traveled to California for [[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]], where he defeated {{Sm|Angbad}} 2-0 and Zex 2-0 before losing to {{Sm|6WX}} 0-2. In losers he defeated {{Sm|AC}} 2-0 before losing to {{Sm|SlayerZ}} 1-2 and finishing at 13th place. In October, ESAM traveled to Michigan for [[The Big House 5]]; he also entered Smashfield Weeklies 9 which was happening before the event. At the weekly, he defeated {{Sm|Megafox}} 2-1, Abadango 2-0, and {{Sm|Ally}} 3-2 before Ally defeated him 3-1 in both sets of grand finals. At The Big House 5 itself ESAM defeated {{Sm|smasher1001}} 2-0, and {{Sm|Shel}} 2-0 to make it into top 32. In Top 32, ESAM defeated Trela 2-0 before losing to Dabuz 0-3 and being eliminated by ZeRo 1-3 and ultimately finishing at 9th place.

He finished 3rd in ''Smash 4'' singles at [[MLG World Finals 2015]]. In winners' bracket, he beat {{Sm|NickRiddle}} 3-2, {{Sm|GrimTurtle}} 3-0, and Nairo's Dr. Mario 3-1 in winners semis before falling to ZeRo 3-1 in winners finals. He then lost a rematch with Nairo's Dr. Mario 3-0 in losers finals, where he switched to Samus in Game 3 after losing twice in a row with his Pikachu.

At [[Tipped Off 11]], he defeated {{Sm|iPunchKidsz}} 2-0, and {{Sm|Leaf FC}} 2-0 to make it out of pools. In top 32 he defeated {{Sm|Kodystri}} 2-0, {{Sm|ScAtt}} 2-0, and {{Sm|Vinnie}} 3-1 before losing to ZeRo 1-3 in winners finals. In losers finals, he defeated Vinnie 3-1 again before being eliminated by ZeRo 3-0 and ultimately finishing 2nd.

To finish off the year, ESAM entered [[Frame Perfect Series]] where he defeated {{Sm|Day}} 2-0 to make it out of pools. In bracket ESAM lost to {{Sm|DJ Jack}} 1-2. In losers ESAM defeated Day 2-0 again, {{Sm|Ryo}} 2-1, {{Sm|Manny}} 3-2, and {{Sm|Fatality}} 3-1 before being eliminated by DJ Jack 3-1 finishing in 4th place.

To start out 2016, ESAM was flown out to California to attend [[2GGT: ESAM Saga]]. At the tournament, he defeated {{Sm|Aarvark}} 2-0 and {{Sm|S2H}} 2-0 to make top 16. In top 16 he defeated {{Sm|falln}} 2-1 before losing to {{Sm|K9sbruce}} 1-3 in winners semis. ESAM was then defeated by {{Sm|Tyrant}} 2-3 and placed 5th place at his own tournament. At [[GENESIS 3]], ESAM defeated {{Sm|Rice}} 2-0 before being upset by {{Sm|Teb}} 1-2 in round 2 pools. In losers' bracket, he defeated {{Sm|J!}} 2-1 and {{Sm|Seagull Joe}} 2-0 to make top 32. In top 32 he eliminated {{Sm|RIN}} 3-0 and {{Sm|Manny}} 3-0 before losing 3-2 to Nairo, who lost the first two games with Dr. Mario before winning three in a row with Zero Suit Samus. At [[PAX Arena]], ESAM was upset 1-3 by {{Sm|Jbandrew}} in top 32. In losers bracket he defeated {{Sm|Mew2King}} 3-2 to make top 8 losers side. In top 8 he lost to Vinnie 1-3 and finished in 7th place. At [[TGC 6]] ESAM defeated {{Sm|Mew2}} 2-0 and Jbandrew 2-0 to make top 8 winners side, however top 8 was canceled and the pot was split evenly among the remaining 8 competitors.

[[File:ESAM at BEAST 6.jpg|thumb|150px|ESAM at B.E.A.S.T. 6]]

At [[B.E.A.S.T 6]], he finished 3rd in ''Smash 4'' singles defeating {{Sm|vyQ}} 2-1. and {{Sm|cyve}} 2-0 to make top 8 winners side. In winners semis he defeated {{Sm|wilksy15}} 2-0 before losing to Mr. R 2-3 in winners finals and being upset by {{Sm|iStudying}} 2-3 in losers finals. He also placed 9th in ''Melee'' singles defeating {{Sm|Vanity Angel}} 2-1 in winners and {{Sm|Baxon}} 3-1 in losers. He also teamed with {{Sm|MVD}} to win ''Smash 4'' doubles over Mr. R and cyve.

At [[Shots Fired 2]], ESAM defeated {{Sm|Venom}} 2-1 to make top 32. In top 32 he lost to {{Sm|ANTi}} 2-0 and in losers he defeated {{Sm|C3PO}} 2-0 before being eliminated by {{Sm|Ranai}} 1-3. At [[Pound 2016]] ESAM defeated {{Sm|Camalange}} 2-1 to make it to round 2 pools. In round 2 he defeated {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} 2-1 before losing to {{Sm|Marss}} 1-2. In losers bracket he defeated {{Sm|Raptor}} 2-0 to make top 16 where he defeated {{Sm|NAKAT}} 3-0 and was eliminated by {{Sm|Ally}} 2-3 and placing 9th. At [[TGC 7]], ESAM was upset by {{Sm|CaptainZack}} 0-2 in pools. In top 32 he defeated {{Sm|RunC.T.}} 2-0, {{Sm|GrimTurtle}} 2-0, {{Sm|L.U.C.Y}} 2-0, {{Sm|Pugwest}} 2-0, and {{Sm|Karna}} 2-0 before being eliminated by his teammate MVD 0-2 and finishing in 5th place.

ESAM was able to end his losing streak by taking first at [[Paradigm Shift]], defeating Fatality 3-0 in winners finals and grand finals. He also won [[Combo Breaker 2016]] defeating {{Sm|smasher1001}} 2-0, {{Sm|Skorpio}} 2-0, {{Sm|Dekillsage}} 3-0, {{Sm|JJROCKETS}} 3-2, and {{Sm|Tyroy}} 3-2.

His short win streak was ended at [[Midwest Mayhem 3]], where he lost to Tyroy 0-2 in winners quarters. In losers bracket he defeated MVD 2-1, {{Sm|BoScotty}} 3-0, and {{Sm|Ksev}} 3-1 before being eliminated by {{Sm|False}} 2-3 and ultimately finishing in 4th place. At [[Low Tier City 4]] ESAM lost to {{Sm|Hyuga}} 1-2 in bracket. In losers he defeated {{Sm|Aerolink}} and {{Sm|MJG}} to make top 8 losers side. In top 8 he defeated {{Sm|P2P with Gibus}} 3-0 before being eliminated by Hyuga 1-3. At [[CEO 2016]] ESAM defeated {{Sm|Mister Eric}} 2-0 to make it out of pools. In top 64 he defeated {{Sm|Wrath}} 2-1 before losing to Dabuz 0-2 and being eliminated by {{Sm|Saj}} 1-2 and placing 17th. At [[EVO 2016]] ESAM was upset by {{Sm|NickC}} 1-2 in pools. In losers he eliminated {{Sm|Sinji}} 2-0, Falln 2-0, {{Sm|DJ Jack}} 2-0, and {{Sm|HIKARU}} 2-0 before being eliminated by Trela 1-2 and finishing at a disappointing 25th place. At Trail Gaming League 8, ESAM took the tournament defeating {{Sm|Seibrik}}, NickRiddle, and MVD, but not before MVD reset the bracket. At [[Super Smash Con 2016]], ESAM defeated {{Sm|Rayquaza07}} 2-1 in round 2 pools before losing 0-2 to {{Sm|Ryo}} and {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}, finishing at an all time low of 33rd place. However, he performed well in Melee, getting 13th and defeating {{Sm|lloD}}, {{Sm|Zhu}}, and {{Sm|Westballz}}.

ESAM saw a return to form starting at [[Shine 2016]], where he defeated {{Sm|Manny}} 3-0 to make top 8 winners side. In winners semis he defeated Mew2King 3-1 to move onto winners finals where he lost to {{Sm|ZeRo}} 1-3. In losers finals he defeated {{Sm|Dath}} 3-2 before being eliminated by ZeRo 0-3 in grand finals. At Trail Gaming League 9 he defeated {{Sm|True Blue}}, {{Sm|Saj}} 2-0, {{Sm|Wormynugget}} 2-1, {{Sm|dyr}} 3-0 and {{Sm|Zinoto}} 3-1 en route to a first place finish. However ESAM fell back down in results at [[The Big House 6]] where he lost to {{Sm|Frozen}} 1-2 in round 1 pools. In losers he eliminated {{Sm|Puppeh}} 2-0 and {{Sm|Ned}} 2-1 before losing to {{Sm|CaptainZack}} 1-2 and placing yet another 33rd place. At Trail Gaming League 10, ESAM defeated  {{Sm|Xaltis}} 2-0 and {{Sm|Child}} 2-0 before falling to False 0-3 in winners finals and MVD 1-3 in losers finals. At [[Midwest Mayhem 5]], ESAM was upset by {{Sm|JDB!}} 2-3 in winners quarters. In losers bracket, he eliminated {{Sm|Seth}} 3-1 to make top 8 losers side. In top 8, he eliminated {{Sm|Nero}} 3-0, {{Sm|JJROCKETS}} 3-2, and MVD 3-2 before falling to Zinoto 1-3 in losers finals.

Late November and early December, ESAM had by far his best performance of the year. At Kings of the North, he took first place defeating {{Sm|Skorpio}} 2-0, {{Sm|yeti}} 3-1, and JJROCKETS 3-0 and 3-1. At [[UGC Smash Open]], he defeated {{Sm|James}} 2-0 and {{Sm|Salem}} 3-1 to make it out of pools. In top 48 he defeated {{Sm|VoiD}} 3-2 and CaptainZack 3-0 to make top 8 winners side. In winners semis he narrowly lost to Abadango 2-3. In losers quarters he defeated VoiD 3-2 again and Nairo 3-1 before being eliminated by Abadango 3-0 finishing with a very respectable 3rd place.

At [[Don't Park on the Grass]], ESAM was upset by {{Sm|Snickeldorf}} 0-2 in pools and after a long losers bracket run was eliminated by {{Sm|Captain L}} 0-3 finishing out the year at 9th place.

At the start of 2017, ESAM attended [[Smash Conference LXIX]] where he defeated {{Sm|Myran}} 2-0 before losing to {{Sm|Samsora}} 1-2 in winners quarters. In losers bracket ESAM defeated {{Sm|Child}} 2-1, NickRiddle 2-1, {{Sm|Wormynugget}} 2-0, and Mew2King 3-2, before being eliminated by Samsora 1-3 starting off the year with a solid 3rd place.

ESAM later traveled to California for [[2GGC: GENESIS Saga]] and [[GENESIS 4]]. At 2GGC: GENESIS Saga ESAM was defeated by {{Sm|Zenyou}} 1-2 in winners finals of their pool. In losers he defeated {{Sm|Jingen}} 3-0 before being eliminated by Dabuz 0-3 and finishing at 25th place. At a pre-GENESIS 4 [[Mega Smash Mondays]], he lost to Tyrant 1-2 and was sent to losers. In losers, he defeated Marss 2-1, {{Sm|Javi|p=Smash 4}} 2-1, and Tyrant 2-1, before losing to {{Sm|MkLeo}} 0-3 and finishing in 4th place. At GENESIS 4, ESAM was upset by AeroLink 0-2 in winners finals of their round 1 pools. In losers, ESAM went on a losers bracket run defeating False 2-0, {{Sm|Mr. ConCon}} 2-1, Samsora 2-1, {{Sm|Ito}} 2-0, {{Sm|Earth}} 3-1, and {{Sm|Chag}} 3-0 before losing to {{Sm|ZeRo}} 1-3 and finishing at 13th place.

In February ESAM was invited to [[Niconico Tokaigi 2017]]. At the event he defeated {{Sm|Kameme}} 2-0 before falling to {{Sm|Kirihara}} 1-2 and {{Sm|KEN}} 0-2 to finish 9th.

ESAM was invited to [[PAX Arena at PAX East 2017]] where he lost  to Larry Lurr 2-3 in winners. In losers he defeated {{Sm|Pink Fresh}} 3-2 and Marss 3-1 before losing to Dabuz 1-3 en route to a 4th place finish.

At [[Frame Perfect Series 2]], ESAM defeated dyr 2-0 and {{Sm|Cashmere}} 3-1 on his way to winners quarters. His run ended at 9th place with back to back losses to {{Sm|Kirihara}} 0-3 and Salem 2-3.

At [[2GGC: Civil War]], ESAM placed 17th, outplacing many upset top players. His run started with a very close 2-1 victory over {{Sm|Raffi-X}} to make it out of pools. In top 96 ESAM lost to Kirihara 0-3 sending him to the losers bracket where he defeated {{Sm|ImHip}} 3-0 to make it into top 32. His true accomplishment at the tournament was that he finally took a set from {{Sm|Ally}}. After losing game 1 with Mewtwo, he then opted with the low-tier character Samus, and took 3 straight games from Ally in dominant fashion. His run was then ended by HIKARU's Donkey Kong in a 1-3 set loss.

At Dubai x VG Bootcamp, ESAM placed 1st, defeating {{Sm|Fairess}} 2-0, Pugwest 3-0, Marss 3-1 and MVD 3-2.

At the Florida national [[CEO Dreamland]], ESAM defeated {{Sm|Bloodcross}} and {{Sm|NAKAT}} 2-1 as well as Larry Lurr 3-1 and VoiD 3-2 to make top 8 winners side. Once in top 8 ESAM fell to {{Sm|ZeRo}} and Dabuz both 1-3 and ultimately finished in 5th place.

ESAM notably won [[Smashadelphia 2017]], defeating Dabuz 3-1 in winners finals. In grand finals, he lost the first set to Dabuz 1-3, but ultimately won the second set 3-2.

==Playstyle==
ESAM is characterized for heavy aggression, with the ability to quickly switch into a campy and defensive playstyle. He is also known for his prowess in [[edge guarding]] and [[combo]] game with Pikachu, who he has mained across most of the ''Smash'' titles.

In neutral, ESAM plays aggressively due to the plethora of quick and safe options that often lead into a combo, which he will take to the furthest hit. His movement is also exemplary and improved upon in Smash 4 using [[Bidou]], with emphasis on [[perfect pivoting]] and [[Quick Attack]] canceling. This, along with his aggressiveness, allows him to continously pressure his opponent and force them offstage to where, with Pikachu's many options, he will edgeguard them and attempt to take their stock. However, if he cannot play aggressively, usually against players that can counter his aggression or stall the match to their pace, he can play campy and spammy, utilizing Pikachu's [[Thunder Jolt]] to limit his opponents options and force them to approach.
However, this limits himself as well as he cannot utilize his aggression to full potential resulting in him being suppressed and unable to take back control of the match. When he cannot find an opening or cannot edgeguard, ESAM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE1IyGZgLOs lacks the ability to find a way back into the match] unless he regains the momentum to quickly fight back. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lqgPD_-rnQ His edge guarding and edge trapping ability] is phenomenal especially against characters with weak or lackluster recoveries. He utilizes [[Thunder]] to limit his opponent's options and Pikachu's quick multi-hit aerials to cover large spaces to where the opponent is continuously forced stage. Now in ''Ultimate'' with the inclusion of Pikachu's [[down air]] [[spike]], ESAM has another option to finish off an opponent.

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[FAST 1]]||July 17th-20th, 2008||33rd||17th||{{Sm|NickRiddle}}
|-
|[[Zero Ping Monthlies]]||August 15th, 2009||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/winterfest-results-kissimmee-florida.259361/ Winterfest]||December 18th-20th, 2009||17th||7th||{{Sm|MVD}}
|-
|[[MLG Orlando 2010]]||April 16th-18th, 2010||4th||13th||MVD
|-
|[[MLG Columbus 2010]]||June 4th-6th, 2010||8th||9th||MVD
|-
|[[MLG Raleigh 2010]]||August 27th-29th, 2010||9th||4th||MVD
|-
|[[MLG DC 2010]]||October 15th-17th, 2010||4th||5th||MVD
|-
|[[MLG Dallas 2010]]||November 5th-7th, 2010||3rd||4th||MVD
|-
|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||4th||3rd||MVD
|-
|[[WHOBO 3]]||March 18th-20th, 2011||17th||9th||MVD
|-
|WHOBO 3 LT||March 18th-20th, 2011||7th||1st||{{Sm|Poltergust}}
|-
|[[GENESIS 2]]||July 15th-17th, 2011||9th||4th||MVD
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||4th||13th||MVD
|-
|{{Trn|SKTAR}}||July 14th-15th, 2012||2nd||5th||{{Sm|Mekos}}
|-
|[[Smashed Together]]||July 28th, 2012||1st||2nd||MVD
|-
|[[WHOBO 4]]||August 4th-5th, 2012||1st||2nd||MVD
|-
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=329664 WABA]||November 10th, 2012||1st||5th||{{Sm|Mink}}
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||13th||17th||MVD
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/xanadu-games-harlem-shake-edition-ft-dr-peepee-mew2king-esam-bloodcross-ct-zero-chillindude.334453/ Xanadu Games Harlem Shake Edition]||February 23rd, 2013||2nd||1st||{{Sm|ZeRo}}
|-
|[[SKTAR 2]]||August 3rd-4th, 2013||7th||17th||MVD
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||3rd||3rd||MVD
|-
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=354646/ Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/6]||May 6th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355730/ NickRiddle & 8Bitman's May Brawl/PM Monthly]||May 17th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||3rd||3rd||MVD
|-
|[[Tournament:Final Battle|Final Battle]]||January 17th, 2015||2nd (Split)||2nd (Split)||MVD
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2015]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||2nd||13th||MVD
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=133718 Doodah 3]||December 29th, 2007||4th||7th||{{Sm|Phanna}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/fl-gigabits-1-12-full-results.137097/ Gigabits 1/12]||January 12th, 2008||9th||7th||Phanna
|-
|[[FAST 1]]||July 17th-20th, 2008||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/winterfest-results-kissimmee-florida.259361/ Winterfest]||December 18th-20th, 2009||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 2}}||July 15th-17th, 2011||41st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=342003 Geeksboro 3]||November 2nd, 2013||2nd||1st||{{Sm|PPMD}}
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=349367/ Smash Carolina 3]||March 1st, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Starlord}}
|-
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355005/ Shell Shocked XV]||May 10th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||&mdash;||4th||{{Sm|ZeRo}}
|-
|[[Tipped Off 10]]||September 20th-21st, 2014||13th||3rd||{{Sm|Axe}}
|-
|[[DIME 15]]||June 13th, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]||September 5th-6th, 2015||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Tipped Off 11]]||November 7th-8th, 2015||5th||17th||{{Sm|Junebug}}
|-
|[[Frame Perfect Series]]||November 21st, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[B.E.A.S.T 6]]||February 19th-21st, 2016||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Tiger Smash 4]]||March 26th-27th, 2016||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Starlord}}
|-
|[[TGC 7]]||April 9th, 2016||1st||&mdash;|||&mdash;
|-
|[[Smash Summit 2]]||April 21st-24th, 2016||13th||7th||{{Sm|Ice}}
|-
|[[DreamHack Austin 2016]]||May 6th-8th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Combo Breaker 2016]]||May 27th-29th, 2016||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Low Tier City 4]]||June 18th-19th, 2016||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Hungrybox}}
|-
|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX07062016SSBM Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 7/6]||July 6th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||513th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Smash House]]||September 23rd-25th, 2016||5th||4th||{{Sm|FlaminRoy}}
|-
|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||&mdash;||17th||{{Sm|Kage}}
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/gamers-fight-cancer-ft-c9-ally-pg-esam-pg-mvd/events/melee-singles/brackets/71555/228093 Gamers Fight Cancer]||October 22nd-23rd, 2016||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Mojo}}
|-
|[[Smash the Record 2016]]||November 11th-14th, 2016||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/ashwit85melee ASH@WIT #85]||November 18th, 2016||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Smash Conference LXIX]]||January 7th, 2017||&mdash;||5th||Hungrybox
|-
|[[DreamHack Austin 2017]]||April 28th-30th, 2017||&mdash;||5th||Hungrybox
|-
|[[DreamHack Montreal 2017]]||September 8th-10th, 2017||9th||4th||{{Sm|Dizzkidboogie}}
|-
|[[DreamHack Denver 2017]]||October 20th-22nd, 2017||&mdash;||13th||{{Sm|Joey|p=Melee}}
|-
|{{Trn|Flatiron 3}}||April 21st, 2018||33rd||17th||Joey
|-
|{{Trn|Combo Breaker 2018}}||May 25th-27th, 2018||&mdash;||4th||Joey
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2018}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 7}}||July 12th-14th, 2019||&mdash;||13th||Joey
|}

===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=334453 Smash @ Xanadu Monthly - 2/23]||February 23rd, 2013||&mdash;||1st||{{Sm|PPMD}}
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=349367/ Smash Carolina 3]||March 1st, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Atlas}}
|-
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=354646/ Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/6]||May 6th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355005/ Shell Shocked XV]||May 10th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Seagull Joe}}
|-
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355730/ NickRiddle & 8Bitman's May Brawl/PM Monthly]||May 17th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||4th||4th||{{Sm|MVD}}
|-
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=357523/ 'No JEANS']||June 7th, 2014||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Teachable}}
|-
|[[Infinity and Beyond! 58]]||June 11th, 2015||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||9th||5th||MVD
|-
|[[Tipped Off 10]]||September 20th-21st, 2014||5th||2nd||MVD
|-
|[[Frame Perfect Series]]||November 21st, 2015||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Shots Fired 2]]||March 5th-6th, 2016||9th||5th||{{Sm|Strong Bad}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/SatX07062016PM Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 7/6]||July 6th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Smash 'N' Splash 3]]||June 2nd-4th, 2017||97th (DQ)||17th||MVD
|-
|[[Smashadelphia 2017]]||June 23rd-25th, 2017||17th||9th||Pixel
|}

==={{for3ds}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[http://smashcarolina.challonge.com/sc5smash43ds Smash Carolina V]||October 4th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Xanadu Smash 4 Invitational]]||November 6th, 2014||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Sky's Smash 4 Invitational]]||November 20th-22nd, 2014||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Nairo}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/sm4sh-arcade-oddyssey-11-28-14.3893/event?id=8 Sm4sh @ Arcade Oddyssey 11-28-14]||November 28th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/smash-4-arcade-oddyssey-12-26.3900/event?id=8 Sm4sh @ Arcade Oddyssey 12-26-14]||December 26th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://shoryuken.com/2015/01/11/kumite-in-tennessee-15-streaming-live-from-murfreesboro-tennessee/ Kumite in Tennessee 15]||January 9th-11th, 2015||2nd||1st||{{sm|Reflex}}
|-
|[[Tournament:Final Battle|Final Battle]]||January 17th, 2015||5th||9th||{{Sm|MVD}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/smash-4-our-sins-2-singles.6654/event?id=8 Smash 4 Our Sins 2]||March 21st, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/versus-smash-4-weekly-5-7-15.6678/event?id=8 Versus Smash 4 Weekly 5/7/15]||May 7th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/2015-versus-evo-qualifier-smash-4-singles.6683/event 2015 Versus EVO Qualifier]||May 16th, 2015||1st||13th||{{Sm|PRETTYWING}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/versus-smash-4-weekly-5-21-15.6685/event?id=8 Versus Smash 4 Weekly 5/21/15]||May 21st, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/versus-smash-4-weekly-5-28-15.6687/event?id=8 Versus Smash 4 Weekly 5/28/15]||May 28th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/tampa-never-sleeps-super-smash-bros-4-singles.6804/event?id=8 Tampa Never Sleeps]||May 31st, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/versus-smash-4-weekly-6-4-15.6723/event?id=8 Versus Smash 4 Weekly 6/4/15]||June 4th, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://tloc.challonge.com/sw33 Shockwave 33]||June 10th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/versus-smash-4-weekly-6-18-15.6979/event?id=8 Versus Smash 4 Weekly 6/18/15]||June 18th, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[CEO 2015]]||June 26th-28th, 2015||5th||5th||MVD
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||7th||17th||MVD
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2015]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||2nd||3rd||MVD
|-
|[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]||September 5th-6th, 2015||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
||[http://pulse-gaming.challonge.com/SFW9 Smashfield Weekly #9]||October 1st, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||9th||4th||MVD
|-
|[[MLG World Finals 2015]]||October 16th-18th, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Tipped Off 11]]||November 7th-8th, 2015||2nd||2nd||MVD
|-
|[[Frame Perfect Series]]||November 21st, 2015||4th||2nd||MVD
|-
|[http://challonge.com/HiNsmash Hot Import Nights Tournament #4]||December 26th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[2GGT: ESAM Saga]]||January 9th, 2016||5th||2nd||{{Sm|ZeRo}}
|-
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||13th||17th||MVD
|-
|[[PAX Arena]]||January 29th-31st, 2016||7th||5th||MVD
|-
|[[TGC 6]]||February 6th, 2016||Top 8||3rd||MVD
|-
|[[B.E.A.S.T 6]]||February 19th-21st, 2016||3rd||1st||MVD
|-
|[[Shots Fired 2]]||March 5th-6th, 2016||13th||4th||MVD
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/salt-in-the-city-3-smash-4-singles.12394/event Salt in the City 3]||March 12th, 2016||1st||4th||Starlord
|-
|[[Tiger Smash 4]]||March 26th-27th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Romano_Loxley}}
|-
|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||9th||4th||MVD
|-
|[[TGC 7]]||April 9th, 2016||5th||2nd||MVD
|-
|[[Paradigm Shift]]||May 21st-22nd, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|NickRiddle}}
|-
|[[Combo Breaker 2016]]||May 27th-29th, 2016||1st||1st||MVD
|-
|[[Midwest Mayhem 3]]||June 4th, 2016||4th||1st||MVD
|-
|[[Low Tier City 4]]||June 18th-19th, 2016||5th||3rd||MVD
|-
|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||17th||13th||MVD
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX07052016SSB4 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 7/5]||July 5th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/tgl8smash4pro Trail Gaming League 8]||August 6th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||33rd||17th||MVD
|-
|[http://versus.challonge.com/s4_081816 VSGC Weekly 8/18]||August 18th, 2016||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Shine 2016]]||August 26th-28th, 2016||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|ZeRo}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/Tgl9smash4singles Trail Gaming League 9]||September 10th, 2016||1st||1st||MVD
|-
|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||33rd||7th||MVD
|-
|[http://challonge.com/tgl10smash4singles Trail Gaming League 10]||October 15th, 2016||3rd||1st||MVD
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/gamers-fight-cancer-ft-c9-ally-pg-esam-pg-mvd/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/71568 Gamers Fight Cancer]||October 22nd-23rd, 2016||3rd||2nd||MVD
|-
|[http://urt.challonge.com/ignition55 Ignition #55]||November 2nd, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://e2c.challonge.com/755b081w Poplar Creek Bowl Weekly #72]||November 3rd, 2016||1st||1st||MVD
|-
|[[Midwest Mayhem 5]]||November 5th, 2016||3rd||1st||MVD
|-
|[[Smash the Record 2016]]||November 11th-14th, 2016||1st||2nd||MVD
|-
|[[Kings of the North V]]||November 19th-20th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|JJROCKETS}}
|-
|[[UGC Smash Open]]||December 2nd-4th, 2016||3rd||7th||MVD
|-
|[[Don't Park on the Grass]]||December 17th-18th, 2016||9th||1st||MVD
|-
|[http://versus.challonge.com/s4_122216 VSGC Weekly 12/22]||December 22nd, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://versus.challonge.com/s4_122916 VSGC Weekly 12/29]||December 29th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Smash Conference LXIX]]||January 7th, 2017||3rd||3rd||MVD
|-
|[[2GGC: GENESIS Saga]]||January 14th, 2017||25th||2nd||MVD
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/mega-smash-mondays-81/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/104571 Mega Smash Mondays 81]||January 16th, 2017||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||13th||7th||MVD
|-
|[[Niconico Tokaigi 2017]]||February 11th-12th, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://versus.challonge.com/s4_022317 VSGC Weekly 2/23]||February 23rd, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Choctaw Festival of Gaming}}||March 3rd-5th, 2017||1st||???||???
|-
|[[PAX Arena at PAX East 2017]]||March 12th, 2017||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://versus.challonge.com/s4_031617 VSGC Weekly 3/16]||March 16th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Frame Perfect Series 2]]||March 18th-19th, 2017||9th||3rd||MVD
|-
|[[2GGC: Civil War]]||March 24th-26th, 2017||17th||7th||MVD
|-
|{{Trn|Dubai X VGBootcamp}}||March 31st-April 1st, 2017||1st||1st||MVD
|-
|[http://versus.challonge.com/s4_040617 VSGC Weekly 4/6]||April 6th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[CEO Dreamland]]||April 14th-16th, 2017||5th||7th||MVD
|-
|[[DreamHack Austin 2017]]||April 28th-30th, 2017||5th||3rd||MVD
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/tgl-monthly-15/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/132867 TGL Monthly 15]||May 6th-7th, 2017||1st||1st||MVD
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-south-presents-riot-250-pot-bonus/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/134172 Riot]||May 20th, 2017||1st||1st||MVD
|-
|[http://hptournaments.challonge.com/BTT12 Backthrow Thursdays #12]||May 25th, 2017||2nd||1st||MVD
|-
|[[Combo Breaker 2017]]||May 26th-28th, 2017||1st||1st||MVD
|-
|[[Smash 'N' Splash 3]]||June 2nd-4th, 2017||5th||3rd||MVD
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/tgl-monthly-16/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/134450 TGL Monthly 16]||June 10th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|MuteAce}}
|-
|[[CEO 2017]]||June 16th-18th, 2017||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Smashadelphia 2017]]||June 23rd-25th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|WaDi}}
|-
|{{b|UNLOCKED|tournament}}||July 1st, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Divided]]||July 8th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[DreamHack Atlanta 2017]]||July 21st-23rd, 2017||9th||5th||MVD
|-
|[[Low Tier City 5]]||August 5th-6th, 2017||4th||3rd||{{Sm|Mekos}}
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2017]]||August 10th-13th, 2017||13th||7th||MVD
|-
|[[Shine 2017]]||August 25th-27th, 2017||13th||5th||MVD
|-
|[[DreamHack Montreal 2017]]||September 8th-10th, 2017||2nd||4th||MVD
|-
|[[Smash the Record 2017]]||September 14th-17th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GameTyrant Expo 2017]]||September 29th-October 1st, 2017||17th||7th||MVD
|-
|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||25th||5th||MVD
|-
|[[DreamHack Denver 2017]]||October 20th-22nd, 2017||5th||1st||MVD
|-
|[[Too Hot to Handle]]||October 28th-29th, 2017||3rd||2nd||MVD
|-
|[[2GGC: MkLeo Saga]]||November 4th, 2017||17th||7th||MVD
|-
|[[Super FamiCon 2017]]||November 19th, 2017||2nd||5th||Mekos
|-
|[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||7th||2nd||MVD
|-
|[http://challonge.com/toryumon_studiosky18T Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #18]||January 24th, 2018||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[EVO Japan 2018]]||January 26th-28th, 2018||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2018}}||February 9th-11th, 2018||65th (DQ)||9th||MVD
|-
|{{Trn|EGLX 2018}}||March 9th-11th, 2018||3rd||2nd||MVD
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/courtyard-clash-1/events/illegal-stages-singles/brackets/234435 Courtyard Clash #1]||March 26th, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/courtyard-clash-2/events/smash-4-singles/brackets/238699 Courtyard Clash #2]||April 9th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Flatiron 3}}||April 21st, 2018||1st||1st||MVD
|-
|[https://smashok.challonge.com/NMJ36 No Moore Johns 36]||April 27th, 2018||1st||1st||MVD
|-
|[https://smashok.challonge.com/NMJSingles38 No Moore Johns 38]||May 11th, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||13th||4th||MVD
|-
|{{Trn|Combo Breaker 2018}}||May 25th-27th, 2018||3rd||1st||MVD
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2018}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||2nd||2nd||MVD
|-
|[https://smashok.challonge.com/NMJ41Sing No Moore Johns 41]||June 8th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashok.challonge.com/NMJ43Singles No Moore Johns 43]||June 22nd, 2018||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2018}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||33rd||5th||MVD
|-
|[https://smashok.challonge.com/NMJ46 No Moore Johns 46]||July 13th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashok.challonge.com/NMJ47Singles No Moore Johns 47]||July 20th, 2018||2nd||1st||MVD
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 6}}||July 27th-29th, 2018||3rd||3rd||MVD
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2018}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2018]]||August 9th-12th, 2018||33rd||7th||MVD
|-
|[https://smashok.challonge.com/SSD72Smash4 Sooner Smash Dojo #72]||August 31st, 2018||2nd||1st||MVD
|-
|[[DreamHack Montreal 2018]]||September 7th-9th, 2018||4th||5th||MVD
|-
|[https://smashok.challonge.com/SSD75 Sooner Smash Dojo #75]||September 28th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Big House 8]]||October 5th-7th, 2018||2nd||5th||MVD
|-
|[https://smashok.challonge.com/SSD77Singles Sooner Smash Dojo #77]||October 12th, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2018}}||November 16th-18th, 2018||5th||3rd||{{Sm|Fatality}}
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018}}||December 15th-16th, 2018||2nd||1st||{{Sm|MVD}}
|-
|{{Trn|Resurgence 3}}||December 26th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/the-grind-fridays-60/events/smash-ultimate-singles/standings The Grind Fridays 60]||January 18th, 2019||1st||2nd||MVD
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 6}}||January 20th, 2019||13th||3rd||MVD
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||7th||3rd||MVD
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ultimate-shockwave-11/events/ultimate-singles/overview Ultimate Shockwave 11]||February 20th, 2019||2nd||1st||MVD
|-
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2019}}||February 22nd-24th, 2019||65th||2nd||MVD
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Nimbus}}||March 3rd, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/mega-smash-mondays-179/events/ultimate-singles/overview Mega Smash Mondays 179]||March 3rd, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Full Bloom 5}}||March 23rd-24th, 2019||4th||2nd||MVD
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|{{Trn|Battle of BC 3}}||March 30-31st, 2019||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Captain L}}
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|{{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga}}||April 13th-14th, 2019||33rd||17th||{{Sm|VoiD}}
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|{{Trn|Pound 2019}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||25th||7th||MVD
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|{{Trn|Goodwill of Orange County's Charity Invitational}}||April 27th-28th, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Thunder Smash}}||May 5th, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||3rd||3rd||MVD
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|{{Trn|Combo Breaker 2019}}||May 24th-26th, 2019||5th||1st||MVD
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|{{Trn|DreamHack Dallas 2019}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||3rd||1st||MVD
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|{{Trn|CEO 2019}}||June 28th-30th, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Low Tier City 7}}||July 12th-14th, 2019||17th||4th||MVD
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|{{Trn|EVO 2019}}||August 2nd-4th, 2019||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||9th||4th||MVD
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|{{Trn|Shine 2019}}||August 23rd-25th, 2019||9th||9th||MVD
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|{{Trn|DreamHack Montreal 2019}}||September 6th-8th, 2019||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Marss}}
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/the-grind-fridays-92/events/smash-ultimate-singles/brackets/659093/1078226 The Grind 92]||September 13th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Glitch 7 - Minus World}}||September 14-15th, 2019||1st||3rd||MVD
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|{{Trn|The Big House 9}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||13th||33rd||MVD
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/thunder-smash-thursday-20/events/ultimate-singles/overview Thunder Smash Thursday! #20]||October 10th, 2019||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Thunder Smash 3: Clash of the Pandas}}||October 12th-13th, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Rising Stars at EGLX 2019}}||October 18th-20th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|tamim}}
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|{{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 2}}||October 24th-27th, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2019}}||November 15th-17th, 2019||9th||5th||MVD
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|{{Trn|Mango's Birthday Bash}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Plup}}
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|{{Trn|The Grind 110}}||January 17th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Glitch 8 - Missingno}}||January 18th-19th, 2020||3rd||1st||MVD
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 7}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||4th||7th||MVD
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|[https://challonge.com/sws173u Salt Water Smash 173]||February 20th, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series Opening Invitational}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 29th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 18th-19th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|BUK CAKES INVITATIONAL 1}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 30th, 2020||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 2nd, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|The Box}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 8th-10th, 2020||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|King of WiFi Random Characters}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 30th, 2020||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Fight For Rights: An East Coast Edition Charity Event}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 14th, 2020||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Get On My Line 2020}}{{OnlineIcon}}||July 25th-26th, 2020||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Maister's RNG Invitational}}{{OnlineIcon}}||September 25th, 2020||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|GOML North American Open: Southeast USA}}{{OnlineIcon}}||September 26th-27th, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|GOML North American Open: Finale}}{{OnlineIcon}}||November 7th, 2020||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Gaming For Tots}}{{OnlineIcon}}||December 12th, 2020||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|The Host Up Invitational 2}}{{OnlineIcon}}||February 27th, 2021||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Return to Subspace: ONLINE}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 10th, 2021||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|CUP Smash’s Charity Tournament}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 17th, 2021||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Proving Grounds Invitational}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 22nd, 2021||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Collision Online 2021}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 24th, 2021||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|King 2021}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 2nd, 2021||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|SWT: NA Southeast Ultimate Online Qualifier}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 15th-16th, 2021||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Pandemic Anniversary Series: Finale}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 29th, 2021||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|The Grind 156}}||September 24th, 2021||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code}}||September 24th-26th, 2021||1st||4th||{{Sm|Zomba}}
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con: Fall Fest}}||October 15th-17th, 2021||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|SWT: NA East Ultimate Regional Finals}}||November 6th-7th, 2021||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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==Trivia==
*ESAM is {{Sm|NickRiddle}}'s younger brother.
*In ESAM's [[YouTube]] video "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Why Samus?", he explains that his tag comes from a combination of his name "Eric" and "Samus" since Samus was the first character he mained in ''[[Melee]]'' and is one of his favorite video game characters.
*When ESAM was around the age of 5, he used to bond with his father by watching him play Super Metroid, which birthed his love for both the Metroid series and [[Samus]].
*ESAM started taking Smash Bros. seriously and competing in 2005 with ''Melee''.
*ESAM is also a top {{s|wikipedia|Divekick}} player. He won the ''Divekick'' event at {{Trn|CEO 2014}}.
*ESAM sometimes goes by the alias "Mr. Clean", a reference to his bald head.
*According to the 100,000 subscriber special on ESAM's YouTube channel, his favorite Pokémon is Dragonair. 
*Due to his attitude and tendency to immerse himself in drama, ESAM is seen as a controversial figure in the Smash community. He is well noted for starting confrontations with other players in social media, and for having questionable or unpopular opinions, particularly his insistence on {{SSB4|Pikachu}} being one of the best characters in ''[[SSB4]]''. The latter point has also started a meme in the ''Smash'' community as "#ESAMOpinions", being used to refer to any stance that is not widely shared.
**Ironically enough, he sometimes uses said hashtag to denote how his opinion might not be widely shared in its entirety.
**He also has a noted tendency to have his opinions be reversed on him, especially in regards to his opinions on characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://youtu.be/YqvuRRu3Pxg|title=#ESAMOpinions}}</ref>
*ESAM is the most prominent user of the [[Bidou]] control scheme in ''Smash 4''; however, since he does not use Bidou for any character other than Pikachu, this sometimes causes him to have multiple control schemes in tournament, especially when controlling other characters such as {{SSB4|Samus}}.
*ESAM is a member of a YouTube channel called Games Over Easy, where he plays games alongside fellow smash professional MVD.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1-QqL9jxX5T8YcYXTUEnLw|title=Games Over Easy}}</ref> As of December 2018, the channel has not uploaded any videos since ''Ultimate'''s release.
*On April 19th, 2019, ESAM infamously lost a $500 money match against {{Sm|Samsora}} at {{Trn|Pound 2019}}, with Samsora winning 10-1 and both competitors subsequently joking about the match together on [[Twitter]].
**In the singles bracket at the same tournament, he lost to {{Sm|MuteAce}} 1-2 in Winners and lost to {{Sm|LingLing}} 2-3 in Losers, meaning he lost 15 total games to Peach at one tournament.
*On September 15th, 2019, ESAM won his first major, being {{Trn|Glitch 7}}. Coincidentally, {{s|bulbapedia|Ash Ketchum}} from the {{uv|Pokémon}} [[bulbapedia:Pokémon anime|anime]] won a [[bulbapedia:Manalo Conference|Pokémon Championship League]] for the first time ever <!--this is excluding the Orange League, which was exclusive to the anime--> in the 22 years of the anime's run on the same day, making comparisons between him and Ash very widespread across the ''Smash'' scene on Twitter, due to both ESAM and Ash using [[Pikachu]] primarily.
*ESAM is one of only six players to have a positive record on {{Sm|MkLeo}} in ''Ultimate'' (4-2), with the others being {{Sm|Shuton}} (2-0), {{Sm|KEN}} (2-0), {{Sm|jw}} (1-0), {{Sm|kameme}} (1-0), and {{Sm|Kurama}} (1-0).
*At {{Trn|Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code}}, ESAM ended a two year streak for MkLeo, being that MkLeo hasn’t lost game four in a reverse 3-0 set in two years. ESAM remarkably managed to do this in Top 32 as well as Grand Finals.

==Controversy==

===Hypocritical Statements===
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Despite being considered one of the best professional smashers in nearly every game, ESAM has led a controversial career as a smasher, due to a vast majority of statements that he said being marked as "hypocritical" by numerous amount of smash players. On July 16th, 2020. Technicals would make a video about ESAM describing some of these instances.

Throughout the years 2012 and 2014. ESAM would say multiple racial slurs on websites such as smash boards and on {{Sm|NAKAT}}'s stream. One of the comments "go boxing ring" has since become a meme in the community. Since then, however, ESAM has harassed multiple people for doing similar acts. This includes Bocchi who was 15 when she said slurs whereas ESAM was 22. ESAM also notably sent hundreds of people to harass {{Sm|Kiyarash}} over a screenshot of someone using his username to say multiple slurs. In the past, he had done the same thing to {{Sm|FOW}} and {{Sm|MJG}} when false allegations were made about them. After the Kiyarash incident, ESAM then made a tweet criticizing other smash players for "supporting cancel culture" and for trying to actively harm someone's image despite his previous actions [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foN-L_y-r_w].

ESAM would eventually make a video called "Accountability" apologizing for his actions [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqi-LihivaQ&t=292s]. He would also make a Twitter thread where he would apologize to MJG and FOW for promoting the false claims made about them. This section, in particular, was criticized heavily as ESAM also mentioned that he will keep believing every victim who makes a story [https://twitter.com/imESAM/status/1278088286398005248].


On November 17th, 2020, ESAM would reply to {{Sm|Epic_Gabriel}} sending an extremely vulgar tweet in response to him winning an offline local during a pandemic. [https://twitter.com/imESAM/status/1328790769310822400] After tweeting this, he received a huge amount of backlash for "being too harsh" on Gabe and for not saying anything when his brother {{Sm|NickRiddle}} was also attending locals during the pandemic.

===Libel Allegations===
In Early July, {{Sm|D1}} would released [https://medium.com/@dron.maingrette/my-statement-4ab2a242e4a3 a statement via Medium], as well as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYppIgN5P4o a video version] on [[YouTube]], to address the allegations against him. This statement contained extensive amounts of evidence that aimed to provide full context to each situation that was presented, as well as an open letter to KTDominate. In the document, he also provided screenshots of both ESAM and {{Sm|MVD}} manipulating D1 into admitting KTDominate's original story without the context that he made [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13zRBNSJcYUH2vRMGM30etCREr9k5cEVz/view] [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rqdy8Yq1nlnpQTzp873oUm2XNFdaEcO7/view] [https://drive.google.com/file/d/16MO7z00sFnRJw3ZbHi4wSHQRQ9wiVIUy/view].

ESAM has yet to respond to these allegations.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/imESAM Twitter account]
*[http://www.twitch.tv/pgESAM Twitch channel]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/imESAM YouTube channel]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=92614 SmashBoards public profile]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/84/esam SSBWorld profile]
*[https://www.speedrun.com/user/imESAM Speedrun.com profile]

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