Editing Smasher:Stroder Ame

{{Infobox Smasher
| name            = Stroder Ame
| alias           = Stroder
| alias2          = Saikoro
| image           = Stroder2019.jpg
| mainssbu        = Greninja
| 2ndmainssbu     = Sora
| otherssbu       = Roy
| 2ndotherssbu    = Mario
| moreotherssbu   = {{SSBU|Joker}} <!--Please do not add Fox or Sephiroth until Stroder uses them in more tournaments.-->
| mainssb4        = Greninja
| otherssb4       = Cloud
| 2ndotherssb4    = Fox
| moreotherssb4   = {{SSB4|Sheik}}, {{SSB4|Roy}}
| mainssbm        = Mario
| skillssb4       = Upper high level {{retired}}
| skillssbu       = Upper high level
| rankingssbu     = [[Arizona Power Rankings]]: 2nd
| former crews    = A2
| sponsor         = Team Checkmate
| former sponsors = {{Team|Tuxedo Esports}}, {{Team|team ZENMA}}, {{Team|Nevermore International}}
| realname        = Guillermo A. Martinez Jr.
| birthday        = 12
| birthmonth      = 2
| birthyear       = 2001
| location        = Arizona
| country         = United States
}}

'''Stroder Ame''', or just '''Stroder''', is a smasher from Arizona who plays a variety of characters, including {{SSBU|Greninja}}, {{SSBU|Sora}}, {{SSBU|Roy}}, and {{SSBU|Mario}}. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', he is considered one of the best Greninja players in the world and has defeated players such as {{Sm|Tweek}}, {{Sm|Samsora}}, {{Sm|Maister}}, {{Sm|Cosmos}}, {{Sm|Goblin}}, {{Sm|Elegant}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, and {{Sm|Lea}}. He is currently ranked 2nd on the [[Arizona Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Arizona Ultimate Power Rankings]] and was formerly ranked 29th on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]].

In {{forwiiu}}, Stroder also mained {{SSB4|Greninja}}, and was considered the best Greninja player in the United States and one of the best Greninja players in the world. Stroder first made his breakout performance at {{Trn|Rise 2016}} where he secured a 3rd place by beating players such as {{Sm|Saiki}} and {{Sm|JK}}. At {{Trn|2GGT: Mexico Saga}}, he notably took {{Sm|ZeRo}} to last game using Greninja. He gained notoriety in {{Trn|2GGC: West Side Saga}} when he defeated {{Sm|Nairo}} with a [[JV]]2. He is currently ranked 1st on the Arizona Smash 4 Power Rankings and formerly ranked in the "Area 51" spot on the [[Panda Global Rankings v4]]. He has notable wins on {{Sm|Nairo}}, {{Sm|Elegant}}, {{Sm|Charlie}}, {{Sm|Falln}}, {{Sm|Luhtie}}, {{Sm|K9sbruce}}, and Tweek.

He is well known for having an extremely large variety of characters at a regional level, including {{SSBU|Luigi}}, {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}, {{SSBU|Pichu}}, {{SSBU|Little Mac}}, {{SSBU|Falco}}, {{SSBU|Wolf}}, {{SSBU|Lucina}}, {{SSBU|Meta Knight}}, and {{SSBU|Incineroar}}.

Stroder joined {{Team|team ZENMA}} on August 15th, 2019, along with many other smashers. Approximately two weeks later, on August 30th, 2019, Stroder, along with many of the other smashers signed by team ZENMA, announced that he was leaving the organization due to controversies with its CEO, {{Sm|false}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/StroKaze/status/1167522971117871105|title=Stroder announces that he is leaving team ZENMA}}</ref>. On July 25th, 2020, he joined {{Team|Nevermore International}}.

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/final-destination-13-14-days-to-genesis/event/brawl/brackets/99215 Final Destination 13]||January 7th, 2017||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://challonge.com/SmashPad4pm The Smash Pad #4]||December 29th, 2015||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" 
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Rise 2016]]||April 16th-17th, 2016||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|Pollo|p=Nevada}}
|-
|[[2GGT: Fresh Saga]]||May 7th, 2016||25th||17th||{{Sm|Saiki}}
|-
|[[2GGT: Mexico Saga]]||June 4th, 2016||17th||7th||Saiki
|-
|[[The Final Emblem]]||July 1st, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''''[[EVO 2016]]'''''||July 14th-16th, 2016||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Road to Shine]]{{OnlineIcon}}||August 6th-10th, 2016||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/FD10Singles Final Destination 10]||September 17th, 2016||4th||2nd||Saiki
|-
|'''[[2GGT: Abadango Saga]]'''||September 24th, 2016||33rd||33rd||Saiki
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/final-destination-11-1/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/80038 Final Destination 11]||October 22nd, 2016||7th||4th||Saiki
|-
|[[Rewired 2016]]||November 19th-21st, 2016||3rd||1st||Saiki
|-
|[[PG Key to GENESIS 4]]{{OnlineIcon}}||January 1st-5th, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''[[2GGC: GENESIS Saga]]'''||January 14th, 2017||65th||13th||Saiki
|-
|[http://challonge.com/MLSmash4 Martin Luther Smash Day]||January 16th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Dreamleague January 2017]]||January 27th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''[[2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga]]'''||February 11th, 2017||25th||25th||{{Sm|Luhtie}}
|-
|Sink or Swim 23||March 9th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Rise 2017]]||March 18th-19th, 2017||9th||5th||Saiki
|-
|Sink or Swim 25||March 23rd, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Naifu Wars: World War 1]]{{OnlineIcon}}||May 5th, 2017||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''[[2GGC: Greninja Saga]]'''||May 20th, 2017||49th||25th||{{Sm|Charliedaking}}
|-	
|'''[[2GGC: ARMS Saga]]'''||July 8th-9th, 2017||33rd||13th||{{Sm|Eon}}
|-
|'''''[[EVO 2017]]'''''||July 14th-16th, 2017||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''''[[2GGC: SCR Saga]]'''''||August 19th-20th, 2017||25th||17th||Eon
|-
|'''[[2GGC: West Side Saga]]'''||September 9th, 2017||13th||9th||{{Sm|Apa~}}
|-
|[[PG Key: WiFi Warriors - September]]{{OnlineIcon}}||September 16th, 2017||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''''[[2GGC: MkLeo Saga]]'''''||November 4th, 2017||33rd||9th||{{Sm|Elegant}}
|-
|[[Naifu Wars: World War 3]]{{OnlineIcon}}||November 18th, 2017||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/downtown-throwdown-9/event/wii-u-singles/brackets Downtown Throwdown 9]||November 25th, 2017||3rd||1st||{{Sm|JK}}
|-
|'''''[[GENESIS 5]]'''''||January 19th-21st, 2018||33rd||5th||Elegant
|-
|{{Trn|Rise 2018}}||March 17th-18th, 2018||7th||1st||Elegant
|-
|{{Trn|Triforce Friday}}||June 22nd, 2018||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Hyrule Saga}}||June 23rd-24th, 2018||33rd||1st||Elegant
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/master-sword-monday/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/278320 Master Sword Monday]||June 25th, 2018||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/revolt-2018/event/smash-wii-u-singles/brackets/307532 Revolt 2018]||July 21st-22nd, 2018||2nd||1st||{{Sm|K9sbruce}}
|-
|{{Trn|SoCal Regionals 2018}}||September 14th-16th, 2018||13th||1st||Elegant
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2018}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Eclipse Smash 50: RobinGG Edition}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 18th-19th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GameTyrant Expo 2018}}||November 2nd-4th, 2018||4th||3rd||Elegant
|-
|[[Port Priority: 4Ever]]||November 10th, 2018||5th||1st||{{Sm|BestNess}}
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|SoCal Chronicles}}||January 5th, 2019||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/taiyou-con-rumble/event/super-smash-bros-ultimate-singles/brackets/393292/737854 Taiyou Con Rumble]||January 11th-13th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|- 
|{{Trn|Ascension}}||January 19th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|BassMage}}
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||33rd||13th||{{Sm|BestNess}}
|-
|{{Trn|Heart of Battle}}||February 9th, 2019||7th||3rd||{{Sm|Razo}}
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension II}}||February 16th, 2019||1st||1st||BassMage
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Nimbus}}||March 3rd, 2019||5th||1st||{{Sm|Pandarian}}
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension III}}||March 16th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Junior Z}}
|-
|{{Trn|Uprising}}||March 23rd, 2019||1st||3rd||{{Sm|AZ}}
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga Kickoff}}||April 12th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga}}||April 13th-14th, 2019||13th||9th||Pandarian
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension IV}}||April 20th, 2019||1st||1st||Pandarian
|-
|{{Trn|Goodwill of Orange County's Charity Invitational}}||April 27th-28th, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smashpoint}}||May 10th-12th, 2019||1st||1st||Pandarian
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension V}}||May 18th, 2019||1st||2nd||Pandarian
|-
|{{Trn|Emerald City 8}}||May 25th, 2019||17th (DQ)||1st||Pandarian
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||33rd||5th||Pandarian
|-
|{{Trn|Crown}}||June 9th, 2019||1st||2nd||Pandarian
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 5}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 21st, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension VI}}||June 22nd, 2019||&mdash;||5th||{{Sm|Android 17}}
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 7}}||July 12th-14th, 2019||17th||3rd||{{Sm|Elegant}}
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension VII}}||July 20th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Prodigy}}
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2019}}||August 2nd-4th, 2019||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||65th||13th||Pandarian
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension VIII}}||August 17th, 2019||1st||1st||Pandarian
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2019}}||August 23rd-25th, 2019||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Standoff 2019}}||August 30th-September 1st, 2019||5th||1st||{{Sm|MuteAce}}
|-
|{{Trn|Port Priority 5}}||September 7th-8th, 2019||5th||4th||Pandarian
|-
|{{Trn|Mainstage}}||September 20th-22nd, 2019||9th||5th||{{Sm|Lui$}}
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension IX}}||September 28th, 2019||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Eon}}
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 9}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||129th||7th||Prodigy
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||65th||9th||Pandarian
|-
|{{Trn|Super Ascension}}||December 14th-15th, 2019||2nd||3rd||BestNess
|-
|{{Trn|The Grind 110}}||January 17th, 2020||65th (DQ)||3rd||{{Sm|Jw}}
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 8 - Missingno}}||January 18th-19th, 2020||5th||7th||Jw
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 7}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||49th||5th||Elegant
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension 2020: Back to Basics}}||February 15th, 2020||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Silver|p=Arizona}}
|-
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2020}}||February 21st-23rd, 2020||25th||17th||{{Sm|RFang}}
|-
|{{Trn|Mazer Gaming Smash}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 22nd, 2020||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Steal the Show 2: The Pulse}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 25th-26th, 2020||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Pelca}}
|-
|{{Trn|bunker down (4)}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 12th, 2020||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Box}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 8th-10th, 2020||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash the Router 2}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 16th, 2020||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Southlake Series}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 17th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|King of WiFi Random Characters}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 30th, 2020||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Fight For Rights: A West Coast Edition Charity Event}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 15th, 2020||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash the Router 3}}{{OnlineIcon}}||July 26th, 2020||17th (DQ)||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Box: Lunch Box 2}}{{OnlineIcon}}||July 29th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Galaxy}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 1st-2nd, 2020||17th (DQ)||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Flat Realm 8}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 28th, 2020||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ribbon's Rainbow Rumble}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 30th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Maister's RNG Invitational}}{{OnlineIcon}}||September 25th, 2020||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GG West Coast Invitational}}{{OnlineIcon}}||November 29th, 2020||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Box: Lunch Box 9}}{{OnlineIcon}}||February 24th, 2021||33rd (DQ)||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Speedy Summit 3}}||May 15th, 2021||4th||1st||{{Sm|CRUP!!!}}
|-
|{{Trn|Almost Ascension}}||June 14th-20th, 2021||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|No Man's Land|Ultimate}}||July 24th-25th, 2021||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|jonhy}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash:Reach}}||August 8th-9th, 2021||3rd (DQ)||1st||{{Sm|Skarm}}
|-
|{{Trn|Arizona Smash League 2021 Summer Season}}||July 13th-August 15th, 2021||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Riptide}}||September 10th-12th, 2021||25th||5th||{{Sm|Goblin}}
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tide City 2021}}||October 1st-3rd, 2021||33rd||5th||Elegant
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension: Welcome Home}}||October 23rd, 2021||4th||1st||Silver
|-
|{{Trn|Port Priority 6}}||October 30th-31st, 2021||25th||5th||Elegant
|-
|{{Trn|Mainstage 2021}}||November 12th-14th, 2021||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension: Harvest Festival}}||November 20th, 2021||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension: Smash the Halls}}||December 18th, 2021||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Skylar}}
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2022}}||January 7th-9th, 2022||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/fire-fox-fridays-62/event/double-elimination-singles/brackets/1069913/1674514 Fire Fox Fridays #62]||February 4th, 2022||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension: Stroder Beloved}}||February 12th, 2022||7th||5th||{{Sm|JumboJack}}
|-
|{{Trn|LEVELUP Arena 4}}||March 19th-20th, 2022||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Zomba}}
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 8}}||April 15th-17th, 2022||65th||9th||{{Sm|Riddles}}
|-
|{{Trn|Ascension: Inferno}}||June 11th, 2022||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Crown 2}}||June 18th-19th, 2022||33rd||4th||CaptainCRUP!!!
|-
|{{Trn|Double Down 2022}}||July 8th-10th, 2022||65th||3rd||{{Sm|Chase}}
|-
|{{Trn|Port Priority 7}}||November 12th-13th, 2022||65th||2nd||BassMage 
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2023}}||January 6th-8th, 2023||49th||13th||BassMage
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 9}}||January 20th-22nd, 2023||65th||9th||{{Sm|Kurama}}
|-
|{{Trn|Crown the Third}}||June 3rd-4th, 2023||33rd / 418||9th / 99||CaptainCRUP!!!
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}}||August 10th-13th, 2023||257th / 2,607||17th / 567||CaptainCRUP!!!
|-
|{{Trn|ECLIPSE}}||September 16th-17th, 2023||5th / 154||1st / 35||CaptainCRUP!!!
|-
|{{Trn|Rise 'N Grind 2023}}||October 13th-15th, 2023||49th / 443||5th / 75||CaptainCRUP!!!
|}

==Controversies==
On July 19th, 2019, {{Sm|Ryuga}} posted screenshots of Stroder and {{Sm|Bocchi}} using racial slurs in a private server on the platform [[Discord]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/trueRyuga/status/1152414428324909057|title=Ryuga calls out Bocchi and Stroder}}</ref> Stroder would later tweet hours later acknowledging his comments and apologizing for his usage of the slurs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/StroderAZ/status/1152428122031046656|title=Stroder apologizes for his use of racist language}}</ref> This incident resulted in {{Team|Down B Collaborations}} rescinding Stroder's invitation to the Minnesota regional {{Trn|Overextend}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DownB_/status/1152440994895470592|title=Down B Collaboration's rescinds Stroder's invitation to Overextend}}</ref>

His comments also resulted in his parting ways with his sponsor, {{Team|Tuxedo Esports}}, on July 23rd, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TuxedoEsports/status/1153519758848847872|title=Stroder parts ways with Tuxedo Esports}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*At 2GGC: West Side Saga, Stroder notably competed wearing a frog onesie. He wore it again for 2GGC: MkLeo Saga, only for doubles.
*Stroder is also an accomplished player in ''{{iw|wikipedia|Rivals of Aether}}'', being ranked #33 on the [https://rivalsofaether.com/season-four-rankings-40-31/ Season 4 Rankings].
*Stroder frequently DQ's from events while in winners.

==Gameplay videos==
==={{forwiiu}}===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5A6KvHr-AQ Stroder vs JK at Rise 2016]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ispICoGWP2M Stroder vs Nairo at 2GGC: West Side Saga]

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
*[https://youtu.be/XN8SAWuGOXI Stroder vs K9sbruce at Sink or Swim 118]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links== 
*[https://twitter.com/StroderAme Twitter account]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/StroderAweMay Twitch channel]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/1127/stroder SSBWorld profile]
*[https://gamesensed.com/esports/ssbu/stroderame GameSensed coaching page]

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