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'''A Rookie''' is a ''[[SSBM]]'' {{SSBM|Mario}} player from Southern California, currently residing in Pensacola, Florida. He is considered the best Mario player in the world, and remains one of the only prominent Mario players. He is currently ranked 1st on the [https://smash.gg/rankings/melee/series/pensacola-fl Pensacola Melee Power Rankings], and was formerly ranked 24th on the [[SoCal Power Rankings|SoCal Melee Power Rankings]]. He has taken sets of off {{Sm|Redd}}, {{Sm|Kalvar}}, {{Sm|Squid}}, {{Sm|Alex19}}, {{Sm|NMW}}, {{Sm|Lucky}}, {{Sm|Kira}}, {{Sm|Wobbles}}, {{Sm|Tafokints}}, {{Sm|Porkchops}}, {{Sm|Captain Faceroll}} and {{Sm|Rudolph}}.


==Controversy==
'''A Rookie''' is a ''[[Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Mario}} player from Southern California, currently residing in Pensacola, Florida. He is considered the best Mario player in the world, and remains one of the only prominent Mario players. He is currently ranked 1st on the [https://start.gg/rankings/melee/series/pensacola-fl Pensacola Melee Power Rankings], and was formerly ranked 24th on the [[SoCal Power Rankings|SoCal Melee Power Rankings]]. He has taken sets of off {{Sm|Redd}}, {{Sm|Kalvar}}, {{Sm|Squid}}, {{Sm|Alex19}}, {{Sm|NMW}}, {{Sm|Lucky}}, {{Sm|Kira}}, {{Sm|Wobbles}}, {{Sm|Tafokints}}, {{Sm|Porkchops}}, {{Sm|Captain Faceroll}} and {{Sm|Rudolph}}; in addition, he has also defeated {{Sm|Justus}}, {{Sm|Chevy}}, {{Sm|ZeRo}}, {{Sm|NoFluxes}}, {{Sm|DaShizWiz}}, and {{Sm|Mekk}} online.
On July 2nd, 2020, a former tournament organizer known as Sheik shared her account of why she left the ''Smash'' community. She claimed that A Rookie began to make uncomfortably romantic advances towards her after just a short time of knowing her. One day, after seeing a photo of her at the beach, A Rookie sent her an unsolicited, sexually explicit photo of himself. The co-owners of her tournament series refused to ban him for this offense, resulting in her leaving the scene.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/sheik____/status/1278762157140836353|title=Sheik's initial statement}}</ref>
 
A Rookie would soon make a response to her statement, arguing that he only pursued them because he read Sheik as reciprocating interest in him. He also claimed that she had sent the beach picture directly to him with a winking emoji, leading him to "really... [think] she was into it" and send the explicit photo.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/SFS_A_Rookie/status/1278887080429527040|title=A Rookie's response}}</ref>
 
Sheik later made a final statement that disproved the last point, stating that the photo she posted was on her public Snapchat story and not for only him to see.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/sheik____/status/1279143748191096834|title=Sheik's final response}}</ref>
 
On July 3rd, 2020, the Pensacola ''Melee'' community indefinitely banned A Rookie from their regional events. They cited the aforementioned misconduct situation, as well as his dismissive and belittling attitude towards serious community issues, as reasons for his ban.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/Logan_SSBM/status/1279149211133583365|title=Pensacola ''Melee'' community statement}}</ref>


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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|[[The Next Episode]]||March 22nd-23rd, 2014||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[The Next Episode]]||March 22nd-23rd, 2014||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Kings of Cali 4]]||July 5th-6th, 2014||17th||9th||{{Sm|dayman}}
|[[Kings of Cali 4]]||July 5th-6th, 2014||17th||9th||{{Sm|dayman|p=Florida}}
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|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||65th||33rd||{{Sm|J666}}
|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||65th||33rd||{{Sm|J666}}
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|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||25th||25th||{{Sm|DP's Mario}}
|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||25th||25th||{{Sm|DP's Mario}}
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/the-fbc-presents-come-to-papa-2/events/melee-singles/brackets/80690 Come to Papa 2]||October 22nd-23rd, 2016||9th||7th||{{Sm|Aly}}
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-fbc-presents-come-to-papa-2/event/melee-singles/brackets/80690 Come to Papa 2]||October 22nd-23rd, 2016||9th||7th||{{Sm|Aly}}
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|[[Smash the Record 2016]]||November 11th-14th, 2016||25th||7th||{{Sm|Oppa}}
|[[Smash the Record 2016]]||November 11th-14th, 2016||25th||7th||{{Sm|Oppa}}
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|[[CEO Dreamland]]||April 14th-16th, 2017||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[CEO Dreamland]]||April 14th-16th, 2017||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/function-2-recursion-monthly-series/events/melee-singles/brackets/132574 Function(2)]||May 6th, 2017||9th||9th||{{Sm|Green Mario}}
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/function-2-recursion-monthly-series/event/melee-singles/brackets/132574 Function(2)]||May 6th, 2017||9th||9th||{{Sm|Green Mario}}
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|[[The Bigger Balc]]||May 27th-28th, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[The Bigger Balc]]||May 27th-28th, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[CEO 2017]]||June 16th-18th, 2017||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[CEO 2017]]||June 16th-18th, 2017||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/function-3-recursion-series/events Function(3)]||July 8th, 2017||7th||5th||Green Mario
|[https://start.gg/tournament/function-3-recursion-series/events Function(3)]||July 8th, 2017||7th||5th||Green Mario
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|[[DreamHack Atlanta 2017]]||July 21st-23rd, 2017||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[DreamHack Atlanta 2017]]||July 21st-23rd, 2017||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/training-mode-tuesdays-25/events Training Mode Tuesdays #25]||September 26th, 2017||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://start.gg/tournament/training-mode-tuesdays-25/events Training Mode Tuesdays #25]||September 26th, 2017||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-power-9-50/events/melee-singles/standings Smash at Power 9 #50]||September 28th, 2017||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-power-9-50/event/melee-singles/standings Smash at Power 9 #50]||September 28th, 2017||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||129th||49th||{{Sm|Wreck}}
|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||129th||49th||{{Sm|Wreck}}
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|[[Tipped Off 12]]||November 11th-12th, 2017||9th||9th||DP's Mario
|[[Tipped Off 12]]||November 11th-12th, 2017||9th||9th||DP's Mario
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/golden-daze/events Golden Daze]||November 17th-19th, 2017||1st||1st||Oppa
|[https://start.gg/tournament/golden-daze/events Golden Daze]||November 17th-19th, 2017||1st||1st||Oppa
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-power-9-62/events The Last Smash at Power 9]||December 28th, 2017||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|KoopaTroopa895}}
|[https://start.gg/tournament/smash-power-9-62/events The Last Smash at Power 9]||December 28th, 2017||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|KoopaTroopa895}}
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|[[National Melee Arcadian]]||March 11th, 2018||5th||17th||Wreck
|[[National Melee Arcadian]]||March 11th, 2018||5th||17th||Wreck
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|[https://challonge.com/seeyouonthecourt Hidden Power March 2018]||March 17th, 2018||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Sam}}
|[https://challonge.com/seeyouonthecourt Hidden Power March 2018]||March 17th, 2018||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Sam|p=NorCal}}
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|{{Trn|Low Tier City 6}}||July 27th-29th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 6|g=SSBM}}||July 27th-29th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|EVO 2018}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||33rd||13th||J666
|{{Trn|EVO 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||33rd||13th||J666
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|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2018}}||November 16th-18th, 2018||25th||9th||{{Sm|unchosen}}
|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2018|g=SSBM}}||November 16th-18th, 2018||25th||9th||{{Sm|unchosen}}
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||65th||65th||{{Sm|Pimp Jong Illest}}
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBM}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||65th||65th||{{Sm|Pimp Jong Illest}}
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/vortex-monthly-1/events/melee-singles/brackets/528486/898983 Vortex Monthly #1]||February 9th, 2019||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/vortex-monthly-1/event/melee-singles/brackets/528486/898983 Vortex Monthly #1]||February 9th, 2019||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Come to Papa 3}}||April 27th-28th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Come to Papa 3|g=SSBM}}||April 27th-28th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/nimbus-44/events/melee-singles/brackets/584361/974605 Nimbus #44]||May 2nd, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/nimbus-44/event/melee-singles/brackets/584361/974605 Nimbus #44]||May 2nd, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|The Second National Melee Arcadian}}||May 5th, 2019||17th||25th||J666
|{{Trn|The Second National Melee Arcadian|g=SSBM}}||May 5th, 2019||17th||25th||J666
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|{{Trn|MomoCon 2019}}||May 23rd-26th, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2019|g=SSBM}}||May 23rd-26th, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|CEO 2019}}||June 28th-30th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|CEO 2019|g=SSBM}}||June 28th-30th, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Shine 2019}}||August 23rd-25th, 2019||33rd||33rd||{{Sm|Palika}}
|{{Trn|Shine 2019|g=SSBM}}||August 23rd-25th, 2019||33rd||33rd||{{Sm|Palika}}
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/fanaticon-super-robot-rumble/events/melee-singles/brackets/639886/1052015 Fanaticon: Super Robot Rumble]||October 5th-6th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/fanaticon-super-robot-rumble/event/melee-singles/brackets/639886/1052015 Fanaticon: Super Robot Rumble]||October 5th-6th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2019}}||November 15th-17th, 2019||9th||13th||{{Sm|Logan}}
|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2019|g=SSBM}}||November 15th-17th, 2019||9th||13th||{{Sm|Logan|p=Pensacola}}
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/sono-con-x-new-challenger-approaching/events/meele-singles/brackets/695059/1129657 Sono Con X New Challenger Approaching]||December 14th-15th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sono-con-x-new-challenger-approaching/event/meele-singles/brackets/695059/1129657 Sono Con X New Challenger Approaching]||December 14th-15th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Tampa Never Sleeps 8}}||January 18th-19th, 2020||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Tampa Never Sleeps 8|g=SSBM}}||January 18th-19th, 2020||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/sweet-revenge-12-presented-by-level-up-gaming/events/melee-singles/brackets/737962/1186552 Sweet Revenge #12]||February 8th, 2020||1st||1st||Logan
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sweet-revenge-12-presented-by-level-up-gaming/event/melee-singles/brackets/737962/1186552 Sweet Revenge #12]||February 8th, 2020||1st||1st||Logan
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|{{Trn|CEO Dreamland 2020}}||March 13th-15th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|CEO Dreamland 2020|g=SSBM}}||March 13th-15th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Pound Online}}||April 24th-26th, 2020||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Pound Online|g=SSBM}}||April 24th-26th, 2020||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/the-freedom-series/event/the-freedom-series-250-pot-bonus-all-welcome/brackets/1057816/1658302 The Freedom Series]{{OnlineIcon}}||January 16th, 2022||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://challonge.com/manamonthly1 Mana Monthly]{{OnlineIcon}}||July 21st, 2023||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://challonge.com/manamonthly2 Mana Monthly 2]{{OnlineIcon}}||August 25th, 2023||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://challonge.com/manamonthly3 Mana Monthly 3]{{OnlineIcon}}||September 29th, 2023||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://challonge.com/manamonthly4 Mana Monthly 4]{{OnlineIcon}}||November 3rd, 2023||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://challonge.com/manamonthly5 Mana Monthly 5]{{OnlineIcon}}||December 1st, 2023||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://challonge.com/manamonthly6 Mana Monthly 6]{{OnlineIcon}}||January 26th, 2024||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://challonge.com/manamonthly_7 Mana Monthly 7]{{OnlineIcon}}||March 1st, 2024||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/coffee-boys-10/events/pm-singles/brackets/99471/300737 Coffee Boys 10]||January 15th, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/coffee-boys-10/event/pm-singles/brackets/99471/300737 Coffee Boys 10]||January 15th, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[The Bigger Balc]]||May 27th-28th, 2017||&mdash;||33rd||{{Sm|J666}}
|[[The Bigger Balc]]||May 27th-28th, 2017||&mdash;||33rd||{{Sm|J666}}
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/golden-daze/events Golden Daze]||November 17th-19th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://start.gg/tournament/golden-daze/events Golden Daze]||November 17th-19th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://smash.gg/tournament/baited-2/events/pm-singles-1/brackets/224068/526821 Baited 2]||April 28th, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/baited-2/event/pm-singles-1/brackets/224068/526821 Baited 2]||April 28th, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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==Controversy==
On July 2nd, 2020, a former tournament organizer known as Sheik shared her account of why she left the ''Smash'' community. She claimed that A Rookie began to make uncomfortably romantic advances towards her after just a short time of knowing her. One day, after seeing a photo of her at the beach, A Rookie sent her an unsolicited, sexually explicit photo of himself. The co-owners of her tournament series refused to ban him for this offense, resulting in her leaving the scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/sheik____/status/1278762157140836353|title=Sheik's initial statement}}</ref>
A Rookie would soon make a response to her statement, arguing that he made advances because he thought Sheik reciprocated interest in him. He also claimed that she had sent the beach picture directly to him with a winking emoji, leading him to "really... [think] she was into it" and send the explicit photo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SFS_A_Rookie/status/1278887080429527040|title=A Rookie's response}}</ref>
Sheik later made a final statement that disproved the last point, stating that the photo she posted was on her public Snapchat story and not for only him to see.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/sheik____/status/1279143748191096834|title=Sheik's final response}}</ref>
On July 3rd, 2020, the Pensacola ''Melee'' community indefinitely banned A Rookie from their regional events. They cited the aforementioned misconduct situation, as well as his dismissive and belittling attitude towards serious community issues, as reasons for his ban.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Logan_SSBM/status/1279149211133583365|title=Pensacola ''Melee'' community statement}}</ref>{{dead link}} The Louisiana ''Melee'' community would follow suit, banning him from all online events and in-person events upon being resumed. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://twitter.com/Bonsai_Warrior/status/1279225397524213761 |title=Louisiana ''Melee'' community statement}}</ref>.
On October 8th, 2021, A Rookie posted screenshots of him making a secondary account called "Ayy Rooks Apology" since Sheik had blocked A Rookie prior to posting her 1st twitlonger. As A Rookie's name suggested, he DM'd Sheik via Twitter and she met him with no response to his message, just a block.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://twitter.com/The_A_Rookie/status/1446404622516641794|title=A Rookie's apology}}</ref>
On November 10th, 2021, A Rookie would follow up with a final video addressing why he was banned from tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9JCnH-wE38|title=A Rookie's final response}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/SFS_A_Rookie Twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/The_A_Rookie Twitter account]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/AyRookie Twitch channel]  
*[https://www.twitch.tv/AyRookie Twitch channel]  
*[https://www.youtube.com/ayrookie YouTube channel]  
*[https://www.youtube.com/ayrookie YouTube channel]  
*[https://www.instagram.com/ayrookie Instagram channel]
*[https://www.instagram.com/ayrookie Instagram account]
 
==References==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Southern California smashers]]
[[Category:Southern California smashers]]
[[Category:Mario professionals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Mario players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Netplay smashers]]

Latest revision as of 18:30, July 5, 2024

A Rookie
A Rookie.png
Character info
Melee main Mario
Other Melee character Fox
Team info
Crew(s) SFS
Personal and other info
Real name Albert Suafa
Birth date (age 32)
Location Pensacola, Florida USA

A Rookie is a Melee Mario player from Southern California, currently residing in Pensacola, Florida. He is considered the best Mario player in the world, and remains one of the only prominent Mario players. He is currently ranked 1st on the Pensacola Melee Power Rankings, and was formerly ranked 24th on the SoCal Melee Power Rankings. He has taken sets of off Redd, Kalvar, Squid, Alex19, NMW, Lucky, Kira, Wobbles, Tafokints, Porkchops, Captain Faceroll and Rudolph; in addition, he has also defeated Justus, Chevy, ZeRo, NoFluxes, DaShizWiz, and Mekk online.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
GENESIS July 10th-12th, 2009 65th — —
2GG Battle Frontier December 13th, 2010 ? — —
Kings of Cali 2 April 13th-14th, 2013 — 7th Manacloud
Kings of Cali 3 December 14th-15th, 2013 25th 9th Manacloud
SoCal Regionals 2014 February 28th-March 2nd, 2014 13th 17th Khepri
The Next Episode March 22nd-23rd, 2014 33rd — —
Kings of Cali 4 July 5th-6th, 2014 17th 9th dayman
EVO 2014 July 11th-13th, 2014 65th 33rd J666
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 49th — —
I'm Not Yelling! April 11th-12th, 2015 65th 9th J666
Press Start May 9th-10th, 2015 17th 13th J666
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 65th 65th soju
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 25th 25th DP's Mario
Come to Papa 2 October 22nd-23rd, 2016 9th 7th Aly
Smash the Record 2016 November 11th-14th, 2016 25th 7th Oppa
Smash Conference LXIX January 7th, 2017 17th 5th Dingo
Tampa Never Sleeps 7 February 25th-26th, 2017 7th — —
Frame Perfect Series 2 March 18th-19th, 2017 13th 3rd The Moon
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 33rd — —
Function(2) May 6th, 2017 9th 9th Green Mario
The Bigger Balc May 27th-28th, 2017 7th — —
CEO 2017 June 16th-18th, 2017 13th — —
Function(3) July 8th, 2017 7th 5th Green Mario
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017 33rd — —
Training Mode Tuesdays #25 September 26th, 2017 5th — —
Smash at Power 9 #50 September 28th, 2017 3rd — —
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 129th 49th Wreck
Tipped Off 12 November 11th-12th, 2017 9th 9th DP's Mario
Golden Daze November 17th-19th, 2017 1st 1st Oppa
The Last Smash at Power 9 December 28th, 2017 3rd 2nd KoopaTroopa895
National Melee Arcadian March 11th, 2018 5th 17th Wreck
Hidden Power March 2018 March 17th, 2018 2nd 3rd Sam
Low Tier City 6 July 27th-29th, 2018 17th — —
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 33rd 13th J666
DreamHack Atlanta 2018 November 16th-18th, 2018 25th 9th unchosen
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 65th 65th Pimp Jong Illest
Vortex Monthly #1 February 9th, 2019 3rd — —
Come to Papa 3 April 27th-28th, 2019 17th — —
Nimbus #44 May 2nd, 2019 9th — —
The Second National Melee Arcadian May 5th, 2019 17th 25th J666
MomoCon 2019 May 23rd-26th, 2019 9th — —
CEO 2019 June 28th-30th, 2019 33rd — —
Shine 2019 August 23rd-25th, 2019 33rd 33rd Palika
Fanaticon: Super Robot Rumble October 5th-6th, 2019 2nd — —
DreamHack Atlanta 2019 November 15th-17th, 2019 9th 13th Logan
Sono Con X New Challenger Approaching December 14th-15th, 2019 1st — —
Tampa Never Sleeps 8 January 18th-19th, 2020 5th — —
Sweet Revenge #12 February 8th, 2020 1st 1st Logan
CEO Dreamland 2020 March 13th-15th, 2020 17th — —
Pound Online April 24th-26th, 2020 33rd — —
The Freedom SeriesOnline January 16th, 2022 9th — —
Mana MonthlyOnline July 21st, 2023 4th — —
Mana Monthly 2Online August 25th, 2023 2nd — —
Mana Monthly 3Online September 29th, 2023 4th — —
Mana Monthly 4Online November 3rd, 2023 2nd — —
Mana Monthly 5Online December 1st, 2023 1st — —
Mana Monthly 6Online January 26th, 2024 3rd — —
Mana Monthly 7Online March 1st, 2024 5th — —

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Coffee Boys 10 January 15th, 2017 7th — —
The Bigger Balc May 27th-28th, 2017 — 33rd J666
Golden Daze November 17th-19th, 2017 2nd — —
Baited 2 April 28th, 2018 5th — —

Controversy[edit]

On July 2nd, 2020, a former tournament organizer known as Sheik shared her account of why she left the Smash community. She claimed that A Rookie began to make uncomfortably romantic advances towards her after just a short time of knowing her. One day, after seeing a photo of her at the beach, A Rookie sent her an unsolicited, sexually explicit photo of himself. The co-owners of her tournament series refused to ban him for this offense, resulting in her leaving the scene.[1]

A Rookie would soon make a response to her statement, arguing that he made advances because he thought Sheik reciprocated interest in him. He also claimed that she had sent the beach picture directly to him with a winking emoji, leading him to "really... [think] she was into it" and send the explicit photo.[2]

Sheik later made a final statement that disproved the last point, stating that the photo she posted was on her public Snapchat story and not for only him to see.[3]

On July 3rd, 2020, the Pensacola Melee community indefinitely banned A Rookie from their regional events. They cited the aforementioned misconduct situation, as well as his dismissive and belittling attitude towards serious community issues, as reasons for his ban.[4](dead link) The Louisiana Melee community would follow suit, banning him from all online events and in-person events upon being resumed. [5].

On October 8th, 2021, A Rookie posted screenshots of him making a secondary account called "Ayy Rooks Apology" since Sheik had blocked A Rookie prior to posting her 1st twitlonger. As A Rookie's name suggested, he DM'd Sheik via Twitter and she met him with no response to his message, just a block.[6]

On November 10th, 2021, A Rookie would follow up with a final video addressing why he was banned from tournaments.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sheik's initial statement.
  2. ^ A Rookie's response.
  3. ^ Sheik's final response.
  4. ^ Pensacola Melee community statement.
  5. ^ Louisiana Melee community statement.
  6. ^ A Rookie's apology.
  7. ^ A Rookie's final response.

External links[edit]

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