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'''Tope''' is a {{SSBM|Sheik}} main from Richmond, Virginia who currently resides in Pensacola, Florida. He often teams with {{Sm|Cyrain}} at nationals, and has done so to great success, placing 5th in ''Melee'' doubles at [[Apex 2014]]. | '''Tope''' is a {{SSBM|Sheik}} main from Richmond, Virginia who currently resides in Pensacola, Florida. He is a former member of the US Military. He often teams with {{Sm|Cyrain}} at nationals, and has done so to great success, placing 5th in ''Melee'' doubles at [[Apex 2014]]. | ||
Tope is known for being one of if not the first Sheik player to popularize tech-chasing against fast-falling characters like Fox and Falco, a strategy that is now commonly used by nearly every Sheik player. At the time in which this was the case, they called it "Tope-chasing". | Tope is known for being one of if not the first Sheik player to popularize tech-chasing against fast-falling characters like Fox and Falco, a strategy that is now commonly used by nearly every Sheik player. At the time in which this was the case, they called it "Tope-chasing". | ||