Smasher:Amsah

Amsah "Nihonjin"
Character info
Melee main	Sheik
Other Melee characters	Fox, Marth
Project M main	Ivysaur
Team info
Former sponsor(s)	Asterion
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	2019 MPGR: 91st
Best historical ranking	RetroSSBMRank 2010: 7th
Best tournament result	1st / 231 at Epita Smash Arena 2
Personal and other info
Real name	Amsah D. Augustuszoon
Birth date	December 23, 1986
Location	Amsterdam

For the similarly named Japanese Yoshi player, see aMSa.

Amsah is a smasher from Amsterdam, The Netherlands who mains Sheik in Melee. He was formerly ranked 1st on the Dutch Melee Power Rankings, 4th on the discontinued European Melee Power Rankings, and 91st on the 2019 MPGR. He was considered to be the best European smasher before Armada and the second-best in the 2009-2011 era, and is still considered one of the greatest European players of all time.

Amsah was sponsored by Asterion since January 19th, 2017. He left Asterion on February 6th, 2019.

Tournament history

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Dutch Tournament 10	March 5th-6th, 2005	9th	—	—
XTC2	May 3rd, 2005	9th	—	—
The Renaissance of Smash 2	June 30th-July 3rd, 2005	9th	5th	MrSilver
ATM1	September 17th, 2005	2nd	1st	MrSilver
ATM2	November 19th, 2005	1st	3rd	Helios
RoofSM	January 4th-8th, 2006	4th	—	—
ATM3	February 18th-19th, 2006	1st	2nd	Zeta
XTC3	April 15th-16th, 2006	2nd	—	—
The Renaissance of Smash 3	July 4th-7th, 2006	1st	—	—
TNOT	August 23rd, 2006	1st	—	—
ZEST	September 30th-October 1st, 2006	1st	1st	Zeta
JST5	December 2nd-3rd, 2006	1st	—	—
THOG 2	January 27th, 2007	1st	1st	Linkje
LostHost	March 17th, 2007	1st	3rd	Rinda
Epita Smash Arena	April 7th-8th, 2007	1st	—	—
ZEST2	April 28th, 2007	1st	1st	Nnja
The Renaissance of Smash 4	July 3rd-6th, 2007	1st	2nd	Faab
Ushost3	September 8th, 2007	1st	3rd	Zeta
ZEST3	November 10th, 2007	1st	1st	Zeta
Epita Smash Arena 2	February 23rd-24th, 2008	1st	5th	Zeta
SMASH ATTACK	April 3rd-5th, 2009	3rd	2nd	Adam
Epita Smash Arena 3	April 11th-12th, 2009	2nd	3rd	Adam
Super Lion 4	August 7th-9th, 2009	1st	3rd	Adam
ZEST4	August 29th, 2009	3rd	1st	Adam
Pound 4	January 16th-18th, 2010	3rd	9th	Adam
Berlin Calling	April 2nd-4th, 2010	2nd	4th	Remen
ZEST5	May 1st, 2010	3rd	2nd	Remen
Epita Smash Arena 4	June 26th-27th, 2010	2nd	4th	Remen
B.E.A.S.T	January 7th-9th, 2011	2nd	2nd	Zgetto
Pound V	February 19th-21st, 2011	9th	5th	Remen
ñGamers	July 8th, 2011	1st	1st	Faab
Apex 2012	January 6th-8th, 2012	33rd	13th	Ice
Avalon I	October 5th, 2013	3rd	2nd	Faab
Avalon II	November 9th, 2013	2nd	3rd	Marc
Avalon III	March 8th, 2014	3rd	3rd	Marc
Republic of Fighters 3	May 17th-18th, 2014	9th	3rd	Faab
Avalon IV	July 12th, 2014	1st	1st	Faab
Hall of Melee 5	August 16th, 2014	1st	3rd	Faab
Avalon V	September 6th, 2014	1st	2nd	Faab
Avalon VI	November 29th, 2014	2nd	4th	Ser
B.E.A.S.T 5	January 9th-11th, 2015	5th	9th	Jeapie
Avalon VII	January 31st, 2015	2nd	1st	Faab
Avalon VIII	April 4th, 2015	3rd	5th	Faab
HFLAN Melee Edition	May 9th-10th, 2015	2nd	2nd	Vanity Angel
JST7	May 23rd-24th, 2015	2nd	2nd	Ice
Avalon IX	June 13th, 2015	4th	2nd	Remen
Avalon X	September 5th, 2015	1st	2nd	Remen
DreamHack London 2015	September 19th-20th, 2015	5th	—	—
Avalon M	October 3rd, 2015	1st	1st	Jeapie
DreamHack Winter 2015	November 26th-29th, 2015	17th	9th	Jeapie
Avalon M-II	January 9th, 2016	1st	2nd	Faab
B.E.A.S.T 6	February 19th-21st, 2016	7th	4th	Vanity Angel
Avalon M-III	March 5th, 2016	4th	2nd	Marc
Mission Complete #1	March 26th, 2016	1st	1st	Zgetto
Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 3/30	March 30th, 2016	7th	—	—
Pound 2016	April 2nd-3rd, 2016	33rd	13th	Zgetto
Avalon M-IV	May 7th, 2016	2nd	1st	Marc
Mission Complete #2	May 30th, 2016	1st	—	—
DreamHack Summer 2016	June 18th-21st, 2016	5th	1st	Android
Avalon M-V	July 2nd, 2016	1st	1st	Marc
Hyperfocus	July 23rd, 2016	1st	2nd	epikfaal
Heir 3	August 19th-21st, 2016	9th	5th	Jeapie
Syndicate 2016	September 10th-11th, 2016	9th	7th	Marc
Kickstart 11	September 17th, 2016	5th	1st	Zgetto
Mission Complete #3	October 22nd, 2016	1st	1st	epikfaal
Avalon M-VI	November 5th, 2016	1st	2nd	Marc
Tuk House 12/13	December 13th, 2016	3rd	—	—
Tuk House 12/15	December 15th, 2016	5th	3rd	Rustin
Don't Park on the Grass	December 17th-18th, 2016	17th	17th	Rudolph
Avalon M-VII	January 7th, 2017	1st	1st	Zgetto
Arcamelee #2	January 14th-15th, 2017	4th	1st	The Moon
GENESIS 4	January 20th-22nd, 2017	49th	—	—
Mission Complete 4	January 28th, 2017	1st	2nd	Faab
B.E.A.S.T 7	February 17th-19th, 2017	5th	4th	Jeapie
Avalon M-VIII	March 4th, 2017	1st	2nd	Marc
HFLAN Melee Edition 2017	April 15th-16th, 2017	4th	4th	Professor Pro
Mission Complete 5	May 27th, 2017	2nd	5th	Faab
DreamHack Summer 2017	June 17th-18th, 2017	3rd	1st	Professor Pro
EVO 2017	July 14th-16th, 2017	33rd	—	—
Heir 4	August 17th-21st, 2017	4th	2nd	Professor Pro
Syndicate 2017	September 23rd-24th, 2017	5th	4th	Professor Pro
GameTyrant Expo 2017	September 29th-October 1st, 2017	33rd	7th	Professor Pro
The Big House 7	October 6th-8th, 2017	33rd	17th	Professor Pro
Sector Z	November 12th, 2017	1st	9th	Nuckels
DreamHack Winter 2017	December 2nd-3rd, 2017	7th	3rd	Professor Pro
Get On My Level 2018	May 18th-20th, 2018	17th	—	—
Smash 'N' Splash 4	June 1st-3rd, 2018	33rd	7th	Bladewise
Awakening 2018	June 29th-July 1st, 2018	1st	5th	Professor Pro
Smash Session	July 21st, 2018	1st	1st	Happymealz
EVO 2018	August 3rd-5th, 2018	33rd	2nd	AbsentPage
Super Smash Con 2018	August 9th-12th, 2018	33rd	49th	AbsentPage*
Heir 5	August 17th-19th, 2018	9th	4th	Professor Pro
Spice #14	September 2nd, 2018	1st	2nd	Nuckels
Spice #15	September 30th, 2018	1st	4th	Nuckels
Sector Z #1.5	October 13th, 2018	1st	5th	Nuckels
Spice #16	October 27th, 2018	1st	1st	Nuckels
Red Bull EWKND	November 1st-3rd, 2018	3rd	2nd	nebbii
Sector Z #2.5	December 2nd, 2018	1st	2nd	Nuckels
Valhalla II	January 3rd-7th, 2019	4th	2nd	Professor Pro
DSEA Winter 2019	January 12th, 2019	1st	7th	Friso
Sector Z #3.0	January 27th, 2019	1st	1st	Faab
Spice #19	February 2nd, 2019	1st	2nd	Friso
Spice #20	March 2nd, 2019	1st	1st	Nuckels
Sector Z #4.0	March 24th, 2019	1st	1st	$tijn
Spice #21	April 14th, 2019	1st	1st	$tijn
HFLAN Melee Edition 2019	April 20th-21st, 2019	5th	1st	Professor Pro
Sector Z #4.5	May 5th, 2019	1st	2nd	$tijn
TSEA Link Summer Smash	May 12th, 2019	1st	1st	Nuckels
DSEA Spring 2019	May 18th, 2019	1st	1st	Nuckels
Sector Z #5.0	June 2nd, 2019	1st	1st	Faab
Start 11	June 29th-30th, 2019	1st	—	—
Ranked Smash Tourney #6	July 28th, 2019	1st	1st	Friso
Awakening 5	August 16th-18th, 2019	7th	1st	Professor Pro
SUPERBOU 3	August 30th-September 1st, 2019	3rd	2nd	Frenzy
Sector Z #6.0	October 6th, 2019	2nd	1st	Zgetto
DreamHack Rotterdam	October 18th-20th, 2019	9th	2nd	Professor Pro
Syndicate 2019	October 25th-27th, 2019	5th	1st	Faab
Mission Complete Mini	November 22nd-23rd, 2019	1st	1st	Nuckels
Sector Z #7.0	February 2nd, 2020	2nd	1st	Nuckels
Minneapolis Charity Netplay Event: Europe Edition	June 6th, 2020	5th	—	—
Battle of the Armada - Melee Edition 2	August 15th, 2020	9th	—	—
Poilon Arena 1	October 29th, 2020	5th	—	—
Poilon Arena 2	November 5th, 2020	7th	—	—
Poilon Arena 3	November 12th, 2020	4th	—	—
Poilon Arena 4	November 19th, 2020	3rd	—	—
The Upset	February 27th-28th, 2021	—	4th	Nuckels

*Amsah was poised to play doubles with AbsentPage at Super Smash Con 2018, however missed out after oversleeping. Amsah, in dismay, later tweeted about it.

Project M

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Avalon III	March 8th, 2014	3rd	—	—
Republic of Fighters 3	May 17th-18th, 2014	13th	—	—
Avalon IV	July 12th, 2014	1st	—	—
B.E.A.S.T 5	January 9th-11th, 2015	13th	—	—
JST7	May 23rd-24th, 2015	5th	—	—
Heir 3	August 19th-21st, 2016	25th	—	—
Mission Complete 4	January 28th, 2017	2nd	—	—
Amsterdam Smash Event 3	April 30th, 2017	4th	—	—
SuperPharmaSmash 2	August 4th-6th, 2017	2nd	2nd	Epikfaal
Sector Z	November 12th, 2017	2nd	—	—

Trivia

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

External links

• Twitter account

Gameplay videos

Super Smash Bros. Melee

• Amsah pulling an amazing comeback versus Ek at RoS3
  • A different version with reactions afterwards