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{{smasherbeta
{{Infobox Smasher
| name         = Amsah
| name           = Amsah
| image         = Amsah.png
| image           = Amsah.JPG
| main          = Sheik
| mainssbm        = Sheik
| crew         = None
| otherssbm      = Fox
| skill         = Top Professional
| 2ndotherssbm    = Marth
| alias         = Nihonjin
| mainpm         = Ivysaur
| realname     = Amsah Daniel Augustuszoon
| sponsor         =
| birthdate    = December 23rd, 1986  
| former sponsors = Asterion
| location     = Amsterdam
| rankingssbm    = [[2019 MPGR]]: 91st
| country       = the Netherlands
| bestrankingssbm = [[RetroSSBMRank 2010]]: 7th
| bestresultssbm  = 1st / 231 at '''{{Trn|Epita Smash Arena 2}}'''
| alias           = Nihonjin
| realname       = Amsah D. Augustuszoon
| birthday        = 23
| birthmonth      = 12
| birthyear      = 1986
| location       = Amsterdam
| country         = The Netherlands
}}
}}


'''Amsah''' is a [[smasher]] from Amsterdam, Holland of the Netherlands who [[main]]s [[Sheik]]. He often uses the nickname  '''Nihonjin'''. He is ranked first on the [[Dutch Power Rankings]] and is one of the top European Smashers, possibly the best.
:''For the similarly named Japanese {{SSBM|Yoshi}} player, see {{Sm|aMSa}}.''


==History==
'''Amsah''' is a [[smasher]] from Amsterdam, The Netherlands who [[mains]] {{SSBM|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 {{Sm|Armada}} and the second-best in the 2009-2011 era, and is still considered one of the greatest European players of all time.


Amsah's career in the community has been relatively short, but very turbulent. He entered the scene in march 2005. He registered on [[Smashboards]] and  saw some videos of [[Captain Jack]]. In a legendary post, he claimed not to be impressed by his skills. He attended [[Dutch Tournament]] 10 (which participants included Captain Jack), where he was 4-stocked by Captain Jack in friendlies various times (including a 4-stock by CJ's [[Game & Watch]]). After this, nobody expected him to show up again.
Amsah was sponsored by Asterion since January 19th, 2017<ref>http://asterion.pro/2017/01/19/asterion-signs-international-super-smash-bros-melee-star-amsah/</ref>. He left Asterion on February 6th, 2019.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheRealAmsah/status/1093228808453480448</ref>


However, he attended a number of following tournament, in which he already showed an impressive kind of progress. Soon he was able to beat some of the best players of the Dutch Community, including [[MrSilver]], [[Ivo]] and [[Goat]]. He finished second several times, often being beaten by either [[Remen]] or [[Kirby_Squad]]. He won his first tournament ([[JST]]4) in juli 2005, beating [[Utto]] in the finals.
==Tournament history==
Amsah entered the Dutch ''Smash'' scene in March 2005. After seeing some videos of professional Japanese Sheik player {{Sm|Captain Jack}}, he claimed to not be impressed by his skills in a now legendary post. Amsah attended [[Dutch Tournament|Dutch Tournament 10]] and played against Captain Jack in friendlies, but was 3-stocked multiple times (including being 3-stocked by Captain Jack's {{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}). Amsah did do surprisingly well in the tournament itself, however, where he took 9th place after losing to {{Sm|Kirby Squad}} and {{Sm|Marc}}.


After this, his skill-level skyrocketed and he managed to finish higher than Remen at [[ATM]]2 in november 2005, thus claiming the title of best Dutch smasher. However, he didn't actually meet Remen in the tournament, for he was defeated by [[Helios]] and [[Joanna Dark]]. He finally managed to beat Remen in february 2006, claiming first place at ATM3 and definately establishing himself as the best Dutch smasher.
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 {{Sm|Remen}} or Kirby Squad. He won his first tournament, [[JST4]], in July 2005, defeating {{Sm|Utto}} in grand finals.


This however was not the end of Amsah's spectacular improvement. In april 2006 he took on Captain Jack again at [[XTC]]3. He lost again, although the beat was not by far as embarrassing as the one at DT10. In the summer of 2006 he traveled to Sweden to face the best Swedish player, [[Ek]] (together with Amsah generally considered to be the best European smasher), at [[RoS]]3. In a thrilling match in the winners bracket Amsah pulled what is considered by many European smashers to be the most spectacular comeback in the community ever. With a score of 3-3 Ek killed amsah two times on [[Fountain of Dreams]], while getting only 7 percent damage himself. Amsah took one stock of Ek, after which Ek took one of Amsah's stocks again. Subsequently Ek damaged Amsah heavily, almost guaranteeing himself the win. However, Amsah managed to get Ek down to one stock and finally won the match with only one stock and about 150% damage left. This is the origin of the popular European expression 'pulling an Amsah'. Afterwards, Amsah defeated Ek again in the finals and won the tournament.
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.


In december 2006, Amsah again got a chance to meet Captain Jack at JST5. After being defeated by CJ in the winners finals and beating Ek again in the losers finals, Amsah finally managed to beat Captain Jack in the finals, only one and a half year after he claimed not to be impressed by his skills. However, he remains very modest, stating that he does not consider himself to actually be better than Captain Jack. Apparently, his humiliating defeat at DT10 has turned him into a modest guy for the rest of his life.
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.  


Currently there seems to be no limit to what Amsah can do or reach. He stated that he has a lot to learn and can still improve. Therefore, a face-off with the best American and Japanese smashers seems inevitable. One smasher the European players would very much like to see face Amsah is [[PC Chris]], since he is extremely popular in Europe. Amsah however seems more keen to battle [[Ken]].
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, {{Sm|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 {{Sm|Aldwyn}}. In February 2008, at [[Epita Smash Arena 2]], Amsah defeated Japanese smasher {{Sm|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 {{Sm|Zgetto}} in winners' semis, and was then eliminated by {{Sm|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 {{Sm|Jman}} and {{Sm|Zhu}}, and even managed to eliminate Armada 3-1 in losers' semis. He was then eliminated by {{Sm|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 {{Sm|Faab}}.
 
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Dutch Tournament 10]]||March 5th-6th, 2005||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[XTC2]]||May 3rd, 2005||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Renaissance of Smash 2]]||June 30th-July 3rd, 2005||9th||5th||{{Sm|MrSilver}}
|-
|[[ATM1]]||September 17th, 2005||2nd||1st||MrSilver
|-
|[[ATM2]]||November 19th, 2005||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Helios}}
|-
|[[RoofSM]]||January 4th-8th, 2006||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[ATM3]]||February 18th-19th, 2006||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Zeta}}
|-
|[[XTC3]]||April 15th-16th, 2006||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Renaissance of Smash 3]]||July 4th-7th, 2006||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[TNOT]]||August 23rd, 2006||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[ZEST]]||September 30th-October 1st, 2006||1st||1st||Zeta
|-
|[[JST5]]||December 2nd-3rd, 2006||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/thog-2-results.95651/ THOG 2]||January 27th, 2007||1st||1st||{{Sm|Linkje}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=93078/ LostHost]||March 17th, 2007||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Rinda}}
|-
|[[Epita Smash Arena]]||April 7th-8th, 2007||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[ZEST2]]||April 28th, 2007||1st||1st||{{Sm|Nnja}}
|-
|[[The Renaissance of Smash 4]]||July 3rd-6th, 2007||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Faab}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=113121/ 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||{{Sm|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
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/berlin-calling-results-shoutouts.271132/ Berlin Calling]||April 2nd-4th, 2010||2nd||4th||{{Sm|Remen}}
|-
|[http://allisbrawl.com/event.aspx?id=9068 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||{{Sm|Zgetto}}
|-
|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||9th||5th||Remen
|-
|{{Trn|ñGamers|g=SSBM}}||July 8th, 2011||1st||1st||Faab
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||33rd||13th||{{Sm|Ice}}
|-
|[[Avalon I]]||October 5th, 2013||3rd||2nd||Faab
|-
|[[Avalon II]]||November 9th, 2013||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|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||{{Sm|Ser}}
|-
|[[B.E.A.S.T 5]]||January 9th-11th, 2015||5th||9th||{{Sm|Jeapie}}
|-
|[[Avalon VII]]||January 31st, 2015||2nd||1st||Faab
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/avalon-viii-april-4th-2015-melee-smash-4-the-netherlands-europe.397674/ Avalon VIII]||April 4th, 2015||3rd||5th||Faab
|-
|[[HFLAN Melee Edition]]||May 9th-10th, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Vanity Angel}}
|-
|[[JST7]]||May 23rd-24th, 2015||2nd||2nd||Ice
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/avalon-ix-june-13th-2015-melee-smash-4-the-netherlands-europe.406167/ Avalon IX]||June 13th, 2015||4th||2nd||Remen
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/avalon-x-september-5th-2015-melee-smash-4-the-netherlands-europe.416619/ Avalon X]||September 5th, 2015||1st||2nd||Remen
|-
|[[DreamHack London 2015]]||September 19th-20th, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Avalon M]]||October 3rd, 2015||1st||1st||Jeapie
|-
|[[DreamHack Winter 2015]]||November 26th-29th, 2015||17th||9th||Jeapie
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/avalon-m-ii-january-9th-2016-the-netherlands-europe.427922/ Avalon M-II]||January 9th, 2016||1st||2nd||Faab
|-
|[[B.E.A.S.T 6]]||February 19th-21st, 2016||7th||4th||Vanity Angel
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/avalon-m-iii-march-5th-2016-the-netherlands-europe.432494/ Avalon M-III]||March 5th, 2016||4th||2nd||Marc
|-
|[http://www.smash-bros.nl/forum/discussion/comment/63320/#Comment_63320 Mission Complete #1]||March 26th, 2016||1st||1st||Zgetto
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX03302016SSBM Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 3/30]||March 30th, 2016||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||33rd||13th||Zgetto
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/avalon-m-iv-may-7th-2016-the-netherlands-europe.436341/ Avalon M-IV]||May 7th, 2016||2nd||1st||Marc
|-
|[http://challonge.com/qgeox1su Mission Complete #2]||May 30th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[DreamHack Summer 2016]]||June 18th-21st, 2016||5th||1st||{{Sm|Android}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/melee-avalon-m-v-july-2nd-2016-the-netherlands-europe.438870/ Avalon M-V]||July 2nd, 2016||1st||1st||Marc
|-
|[http://challonge.com/hyperfocushypemeleesingles Hyperfocus]||July 23rd, 2016||1st||2nd||{{Sm|epikfaal}}
|-
|[[Heir 3]]||August 19th-21st, 2016||9th||5th||Jeapie
|-
|[[Syndicate 2016]]||September 10th-11th, 2016||9th||7th||Marc
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/kickstart-11/brackets/16533/62911/203207 Kickstart 11]||September 17th, 2016||5th||1st||Zgetto
|-
|[http://challonge.com/aj9foyiy Mission Complete #3]||October 22nd, 2016||1st||1st||epikfaal
|-
|[http://challonge.com/AvalonMVIsingles Avalon M-VI]||November 5th, 2016||1st||2nd||Marc
|-
|[http://challonge.com/tuk1213 Tuk House 12/13]||December 13th, 2016||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/tuk1215 Tuk House 12/15]||December 15th, 2016||5th||3rd||{{Sm|Rustin}}
|-
|[[Don't Park on the Grass]]||December 17th-18th, 2016||17th||17th||{{Sm|Rudolph}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/AvalonMVIIsingles Avalon M-VII]||January 7th, 2017||1st||1st||Zgetto
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/arcamelee-2/event/melee-singles/brackets/85299 Arcamelee #2]||January 14th-15th, 2017||4th||1st||{{Sm|The Moon}}
|-
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/MC4MeleeSingles Mission Complete 4]||January 28th, 2017||1st||2nd||Faab
|-
|[[B.E.A.S.T 7]]||February 17th-19th, 2017||5th||4th||Jeapie
|-
|[http://challonge.com/AvalonMVIIIsingles Avalon M-VIII]||March 4th, 2017||1st||2nd||Marc
|-
|[[HFLAN Melee Edition 2017]]||April 15th-16th, 2017||4th||4th||{{Sm|Professor Pro}}
|-
|{{Trn|Mission Complete 5|g=SSBM}}||May 27th, 2017||2nd||5th||Faab
|-
|[[DreamHack Summer 2017]]||June 17th-18th, 2017||3rd||1st||Professor Pro
|-
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[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
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sector-z/event/ssbm-singles/brackets/160924 Sector Z]||November 12th, 2017||1st||9th||{{Sm|Nuckels}}
|-
|[[DreamHack Winter 2017]]||December 2nd-3rd, 2017||7th||3rd||Professor Pro
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSBM}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 4|g=SSBM}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||33rd||7th||{{Sm|Bladewise}}
|-
|{{Trn|Awakening 2018|g=SSBM}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||1st||5th||Professor Pro
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-session/event/melee-singles/brackets/268457 Smash Session]||July 21st, 2018||1st||1st||{{Sm|Happymealz}}
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||33rd||2nd||{{Sm|AbsentPage}}
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||33rd||49th||AbsentPage*
|-
|{{Trn|Heir 5|g=SSBM}}||August 17th-19th, 2018||9th||4th||Professor Pro
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/spice-14/event/melee-singles/brackets/389529/732937 Spice #14]||September 2nd, 2018||1st||2nd||Nuckels
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/spice-15/event/melee-singles/brackets/416031/764382 Spice #15]||September 30th, 2018||1st||4th||Nuckels
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sector-z-1-5/event/melee-singlez/brackets/428118/778091 Sector Z #1.5]||October 13th, 2018||1st||5th||Nuckels
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/spice-16/event/melee-singles/brackets/445360/798206 Spice #16]||October 27th, 2018||1st||1st||Nuckels
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ssbm-tournament-at-red-bull-ewknd/event/melee-singles/brackets/420844/769844 Red Bull EWKND]||November 1st-3rd, 2018||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|nebbii}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sector-z-2-5/event/melee-singlez/brackets/452032/806163 Sector Z #2.5]||December 2nd, 2018||1st||2nd||Nuckels
|-
|{{Trn|Valhalla II|g=SSBM}}||January 3rd-7th, 2019||4th||2nd||Professor Pro
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/dsea-winter-2019/event/melee-singles/overview DSEA Winter 2019]||January 12th, 2019||1st||7th||{{Sm|Friso}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sector-z-3-0-ntsc/event/melee-singlez/brackets/465557/823091 Sector Z #3.0]||January 27th, 2019||1st||1st||Faab
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/spice-19-ntsc/event/melee-singles/overview Spice #19]||February 2nd, 2019||1st||2nd||Friso
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/spice-20-ntsc/event/melee-singles/overview Spice #20]||March 2nd, 2019||1st||1st||Nuckels
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sector-z-4-0-ntsc/event/melee-singlez/overview Sector Z #4.0]||March 24th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|$tijn}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/spice-21-ntsc/event/melee-singles/overview Spice #21]||April 14th, 2019||1st||1st||$tijn
|-
|{{Trn|HFLAN Melee Edition 2019|g=SSBM}}||April 20th-21st, 2019||5th||1st||Professor Pro
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sector-z-4-5-ntsc/event/melee-singlez/overview Sector Z #4.5]||May 5th, 2019||1st||2nd||$tijn
|-
|{{Trn|TSEA Link Summer Smash|g=SSBM}}||May 12th, 2019||1st||1st||Nuckels
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/dsea-spring-2019-1/event/melee-singles/overview DSEA Spring 2019]||May 18th, 2019||1st||1st||Nuckels
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sector-z-5-0-ntsc/event/melee-singlez/overview Sector Z #5.0]||June 2nd, 2019||1st||1st||Faab
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/start-11/event/start-singles/overview Start 11]||June 29th-30th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ranked-smash-tourney-6/event/ranked-smash-tourney-singles/overview Ranked Smash Tourney #6]||July 28th, 2019||1st||1st||Friso
|-
|{{Trn|Awakening 5|g=SSBM}}||August 16th-18th, 2019||7th||1st||Professor Pro
|-
|{{Trn|SUPERBOU 3|g=SSBM}}||August 30th-September 1st, 2019||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Frenzy}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sector-z-6-0/event/melee-singlez/overview Sector Z #6.0]||October 6th, 2019||2nd||1st||Zgetto
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Rotterdam|g=SSBM}}||October 18th-20th, 2019||9th||2nd||Professor Pro
|-
|{{Trn|Syndicate 2019|g=SSBM}}||October 25th-27th, 2019||5th||1st||Faab
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/mission-complete-mini/event/melee-singles/overview Mission Complete Mini]||November 22nd-23rd, 2019||1st||1st||Nuckels
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sector-z-7-0/event/melee-singlez/overview Sector Z #7.0]||February 2nd, 2020||2nd||1st||Nuckels
|-
|{{Trn|Minneapolis Charity Netplay Event: Europe Edition|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 6th, 2020||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of the Armada - Melee Edition 2|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 15th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Poilon Arena 1|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||October 29th, 2020||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Poilon Arena 2|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||November 5th, 2020||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Poilon Arena 3|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||November 12th, 2020||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Poilon Arena 4|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||November 19th, 2020||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|The Upset|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||February 27th-28th, 2021||&mdash;||4th||Nuckels
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Amsah was poised to play doubles with AbsentPage at Super Smash Con 2018, however missed out after oversleeping. Amsah, in dismay, later [https://twitter.com/TheRealAmsah/status/1028456754533810176 tweeted] about it.
 
===''[[Project M]]''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
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|[[Avalon III]]||March 8th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Republic of Fighters 3]]||May 17th-18th, 2014||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Avalon IV]]||July 12th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[B.E.A.S.T 5]]||January 9th-11th, 2015||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[JST7]]||May 23rd-24th, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Heir 3]]||August 19th-21st, 2016||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[|[http://challonge.com/MC4PMSinglesTop16 Mission Complete 4]||January 28th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[|[http://challonge.com/a94j5f9t Amsterdam Smash Event 3]||April 30th, 2017||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://challonge.com/SPS2Singles32 SuperPharmaSmash 2]||August 4th-6th, 2017||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Epikfaal}}
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sector-z/event/pm-singles/brackets/160922 Sector Z]||November 12th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Throughout his entire ''[[Melee]]'' career, Amsah's {{SSBM|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 {{Sm|Armada}} four-stocked his Sheik with {{SSBM|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 {{Sm|Natta}}, {{Sm|Linkje}} and Utto's sister {{Sm|Rinda|p=Netherlands}}. 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 {{SSBM|Yoshi}} player {{Sm|aMSa}} played [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPrVPumdqXU a best of 5 "grudge match"] in friendlies at [[Pound 2016]], with Amsah winning 3-2 after several close games.


* Is a vegetarian.
==External links==
* Likes to team up with smashers who are far below his own skilllevel. For instance, he teamed up with his own friend [[Natta]], [[Linkje]] and Utto's sister [[Rinda]]. These people function as 'tanks' for Amsah, giving him lives when he dies.
*[https://twitter.com/therealamsah Twitter account]
* He has a T-shirt that says 'Official SSBM whore' on the front and 'n00b' on the back, and nearly always wears it to tournaments.


==External links==
==Gameplay videos==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAeAlUmgLvM Amsah pulling an amazing comeback versus Ek at RoS3]
**[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFGVy0aZWVc A different version with reactions afterwards]


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAeAlUmgLvM Amsah pulling an amazing comeback versus Ek at RoS3]
==References==
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[[Category:Sheik players (SSBM)]]
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[[Category:VIP players]]
[[Category:Pros]]
[[Category:Sheik Professionals]]
[[Category:Smashboards moderators]]
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[[Category:Panelists]]
[[Category:Project M developers]]

Latest revision as of 11:49, February 29, 2024

Amsah "Nihonjin"
Amsah.JPG
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 Super Smash Bros. Melee 2019 MPGR: 91st
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2010: 7th
Best tournament result Super Smash Bros. Melee 1st / 231 at Epita Smash Arena 2
Personal and other info
Real name Amsah D. Augustuszoon
Birth date (age 37)
Location Amsterdam The Netherlands
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[1]. He left Asterion on February 6th, 2019.[2]

Tournament history[edit]

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[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

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 EditionOnline June 6th, 2020 5th — —
Battle of the Armada - Melee Edition 2Online August 15th, 2020 9th — —
Poilon Arena 1Online October 29th, 2020 5th — —
Poilon Arena 2Online November 5th, 2020 7th — —
Poilon Arena 3Online November 12th, 2020 4th — —
Poilon Arena 4Online November 19th, 2020 3rd — —
The UpsetOnline 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[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Gameplay videos[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://asterion.pro/2017/01/19/asterion-signs-international-super-smash-bros-melee-star-amsah/
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/TheRealAmsah/status/1093228808453480448
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