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| image      = Mekos2016.jpeg
| image      = Mekos2016.jpeg
| mainssbu    = Lucas
| mainssbu    = Lucas
| otherssbu    = Ness
| 2ndotherssbu  = Fox
| moreotherssbu = {{SSBU|Young Link}}
| mainssb4    = Lucas
| mainssb4    = Lucas
| otherssb4  = Ness
| otherssb4  = Ness
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| mainssbb    = Lucas
| mainssbb    = Lucas
| otherssbb  = Ness
| otherssbb  = Ness
| skillssbb  = Top professional
| rankingssbb =  
| skillssb4  = Top professional
| skillssbu  = Professional
| rankingssbb = [[2014 SSBBRank]]: 69th
| rankingssbu =  
| rankingssbu =  
| sponsor    = FlySociety
| sponsor    = [[Team:Fly Society|Fly Society]]
| realname    = Chukwuemeka Anazia
| realname    = Chukwuemeka Anazia
| birthday    = 2
| birthday    = 2
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'''Mekos''' is a smasher from Greensboro, North Carolina. He was known as the best {{SSBB|Lucas}} in the world in ''[[Brawl]]'', and is currently considered the best {{SSB4|Lucas}} player in the world in ''[[Smash 4]]'' after {{Sm|Taiheita}}'s retirement. In ''Brawl'', he was known for his excellent control over Lucas's mobility, and usage of [[PK Fire]], jab and aerials to [[space]] against opponents, as well as using the [[Rope Snake]] to cancel Lucas's [[landing lag]] after aerials or empty jumps. He was known to play a very deadly spacing game, making the most of each of Lucas's moves's range to both [[edgeguard]] and put on [[pressure]].
'''Mekos''' is a smasher from Greensboro, North Carolina. He was known as the best {{SSBB|Lucas}} in the world in ''[[Brawl]]'' and was considered the best {{SSB4|Lucas}} player in the world in ''[[Smash 4]]'' after {{Sm|Taiheita}}'s retirement. In ''Brawl'', he was known for his excellent control over Lucas's mobility, and usage of [[PK Fire]], jab and aerials to [[space]] against opponents, as well as using the [[Rope Snake]] to cancel Lucas's [[landing lag]] after aerials or empty jumps. He was known to play a very deadly spacing game, making the most of each of Lucas's moves's range to both [[edgeguard]] and put on [[pressure]].


He was a notoriously vocal proponent of doubles play, considering it superior to singles play. He often preached about the necessity of true team work and team spacing in doubles, while denouncing the "separate 1v1 battles" that often occur when those inexperienced in doubles teaming. Although some saw him as overly vocal about the issue, Mekos was considered to be one of the top doubles players in the States, consistently placing high in doubles while using a low tier and teaming with numerous different players, and is commonly known as "The Doubles God" as a result. Despite preferring and often doing better in doubles, however, Mekos usually placed very well in singles, especially for using a low tiered character. His breakout performance came at {{Trn|SKTAR}}, where he defeated top {{SSBB|Falco}} player {{Sm|Pelca}}, defeated one of the best {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} players in the world, {{Sm|Tyrant}}, and defeating one of the best European and {{SSBB|Wario}} players in the world, {{Sm|Glutonny}}, before losing to {{Sm|Trela}} in winners quarterfinals, and losing to Tyrant in losers, overall securing a 9th placing (the highest a player placed with a low tier in a national tournament since {{Sm|San}} got 9th with the then low tier {{SSBB|Ike}} at {{Trn|Apex 2010}}).
He was a notoriously vocal proponent of doubles play, considering it superior to singles play. He often preached about the necessity of true team work and team spacing in doubles, while denouncing the "separate 1v1 battles" that often occur when those inexperienced in doubles teaming. Although some saw him as overly vocal about the issue, Mekos was considered to be one of the top doubles players in the States, consistently placing high in doubles while using a low tier and teaming with numerous different players, and is commonly known as "The Doubles God" as a result. Despite preferring and often doing better in doubles, however, Mekos usually placed very well in singles, especially for using a low tiered character. His breakout performance came at {{Trn|SKTAR}}, where he defeated top {{SSBB|Falco}} player {{Sm|Pelca}}, defeated one of the best {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} players in the world, {{Sm|Tyrant}}, and defeating one of the best European and {{SSBB|Wario}} players in the world, {{Sm|Glutonny}}, before losing to {{Sm|Trela}} in winners quarterfinals, and losing to Tyrant in losers, overall securing a 9th placing (the highest a player placed with a low tier in a national tournament since {{Sm|San}} got 9th with the then low tier {{SSBB|Ike}} at {{Trn|Apex 2010}}).
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In early 2016, Mekos [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6s28tAfkZE announced he was coming out of retirement] to main Lucas in ''Smash 4''. He has taken sets off of players such as {{Sm|Nairo}}, {{Sm|ScAtt}}, {{Sm|Tyroy}}, and {{Sm|saj}}.
In early 2016, Mekos [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6s28tAfkZE announced he was coming out of retirement] to main Lucas in ''Smash 4''. He has taken sets off of players such as {{Sm|Nairo}}, {{Sm|ScAtt}}, {{Sm|Tyroy}}, and {{Sm|saj}}.


Mekos was ranked 1st on the Carolina Brawl Power Rankings and 69th on the [[2014 SSBBRank]]. He was formerly ranked 0th on the [[North Carolina Power Rankings|North Carolina Smash 4 Power Rankings]].
Mekos was ranked 1st on the Carolina Brawl Power Rankings. He was formerly ranked 69th on the [[2014 SSBBRank]] and 0th on the [[North Carolina Power Rankings|North Carolina Smash 4 Power Rankings]].


Mekos continues to main {{SSBU|Lucas}} in ''[[Ultimate]]'', formerly ranked 10th on the [[North Carolina Power Rankings|North Carolina Smash Ultimate Power Rankings]].
Mekos continues to main {{SSBU|Lucas}} in ''[[Ultimate]]'', and is considered one of the best {{SSBU|Lucas}} in the world along with {{Sm|ChocoTaco}}. He was formerly ranked 2nd on the [[North Carolina Power Rankings|North Carolina Smash Ultimate Power Rankings]].


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
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|[[MLG Columbus 2010]]||June 4th-6th, 2010||65th||17th||{{Sm|Boss}}
|{{Trn|MLG Columbus 2010|g=SSBB}}||June 4th-6th, 2010||65th||17th||{{Sm|Boss}}
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|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||65th||17th||{{Sm|Amethia}}
|{{Trn|Pound V|g=SSBB}}||February 19th-21st, 2011||65th||17th||{{Sm|Amethia}}
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|-
|[[GENESIS 2]]||July 15th-17th, 2011||65th||13th||{{Sm|GimR}}
|{{Trn|GENESIS 2|g=SSBB}}||July 15th-17th, 2011||65th||13th||{{Sm|GimR}}
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|-
|[[KTAR 6]]||August 14th, 2011||33rd||7th||{{Sm|Pat G}}
|{{Trn|KTAR 6|g=SSBB}}||August 14th, 2011||33rd||7th||{{Sm|Pat G}}
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/clash-1-september-3rd-2011.310114/ CLASH 1]||September 3rd, 2011||7th||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/clash-1-september-3rd-2011.310114/ CLASH 1]||September 3rd, 2011||7th||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
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|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=315727 HOBO 34]||December 17th, 2011||7th||4th||{{Sm|Fino}}
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=315727 HOBO 34]||December 17th, 2011||7th||4th||{{Sm|Fino}}
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||—||17th||{{Sm|FOW}}
|{{Trn|Apex 2012|g=SSBB}}||January 6th-8th, 2012||—||17th||{{Sm|FOW}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=321771 Cheap Ash NJ Tourney]||April 28th, 2012||5th||1st||{{Sm|Nairo}}
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=321771 Cheap Ash NJ Tourney]||April 28th, 2012||5th||1st||{{Sm|Nairo}}
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|{{b|SKTAR|tournament}}||July 14th-15th, 2012||9th||5th||ESAM
|{{Trn|Collision III|g=SSBB}}||May 12th, 2012||13th / 25||2nd / 10||Mew2King
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|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||49th||17th||{{Sm|DEHF}}
|{{Trn|SKTAR|g=SSBB}}||July 14th-15th, 2012||9th||5th||ESAM
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|[[WHOBO 5]]||October 19th-20th, 2013||17th||4th||Mew2King
|{{Trn|Apex 2013|g=SSBB}}||January 11th-13th, 2013||49th||17th||{{Sm|DEHF}}
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|-
|[[WHOBO 5#Brawl mid+low tier singles|WHOBO 5 M+LT/LT]]||October 19th-20th, 2013||1st||5th||Mew2King
|{{Trn|WHOBO 5|g=SSBB}}||October 19th-20th, 2013||17th||4th||Mew2King
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|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||33rd||25th||DEHF
|{{Trn|WHOBO 5#Brawl mid+low tier singles|WHOBO 5 M+LT/LT|g=SSBB}}||October 19th-20th, 2013||1st||5th||Mew2King
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|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||17th||7th||{{Sm|9B}}
|{{Trn|Apex 2014|g=SSBB}}||January 17th-19th, 2014||33rd||25th||DEHF
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|{{Trn|SKTAR 3|g=SSBB}}||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||17th||7th||{{Sm|9B}}
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
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|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||65th||33rd||{{Sm|Day}}
|{{Trn|Pound 2016|g=SSB4}}||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||65th||33rd||{{Sm|Day}}
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|-
|[[Fusion 3]]||April 16th, 2016||17th||9th||{{Sm|Xanos}}
|{{Trn|Fusion 3|g=SSB4}}||April 16th, 2016||17th||9th||{{Sm|Xanos}}
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|[[Paradigm Shift]]||May 21st-22nd, 2016||7th||3rd||{{Sm|Leaf FC}}
|{{Trn|Paradigm Shift|g=SSB4}}||May 21st-22nd, 2016||7th||3rd||{{Sm|Leaf FC}}
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|-
|[[Road to Shine]]||August 6th-10th, 2016||2nd||—||—
|{{Trn|Road to Shine|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 6th-10th, 2016||2nd||—||—
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|[[Shine 2016]]||August 26th-28th, 2016||25th||3rd||{{Sm|Mr.E}}
|{{Trn|Shine 2016|g=SSB4}}||August 26th-28th, 2016||25th||3rd||{{Sm|Mr.E}}
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|[[Key to The PG House]]||September 8th-18th, 2016||49th||—||—
|{{Trn|Key to The PG House|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||September 8th-18th, 2016||49th||—||—
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|[[Glitch 2]]||September 24th-25th, 2016||13th||2nd||Mr.E
|{{Trn|Glitch 2|g=SSB4}}||September 24th-25th, 2016||13th||2nd||Mr.E
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|-
|[[UGC Online Open]]||November 1st-10th, 2016||33rd||—||—
|{{Trn|UGC Online Open|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||November 1st-10th, 2016||33rd||—||—
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|[[Hero to ZeRo]] (online)||November 5th-7th, 2016||17th||—||—
|{{Trn|Hero to ZeRo|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||November 5th-7th, 2016||17th||—||—
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|[[PG Key to GENESIS 4]]||January 1st-5th, 2017||7th||—||—
|{{Trn|PG Key to GENESIS 4|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||January 1st-5th, 2017||7th||—||—
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|-
|[[PG Key to 2GGC: Civil War]]||March 5th-8th, 2017||3rd||—||—
|{{Trn|PG Key to 2GGC: Civil War|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 5th-8th, 2017||3rd||—||—
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|-
|[[CEO Dreamland]]||April 14th-16th, 2017||33rd||4th||Mr.E
|{{Trn|CEO Dreamland|g=SSB4}}||April 14th-16th, 2017||33rd||4th||Mr.E
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|[[Glitch 3]]||May 6th, 2017||13th||2nd||Mr.E
|{{Trn|Glitch 3|g=SSB4}}||May 6th, 2017||13th||2nd||Mr.E
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|[[2GGC: Greninja Saga]]||May 20th, 2017||25th||4th||{{Sm|FOW}}
|{{Trn|2GGC: Greninja Saga|g=SSB4}}||May 20th, 2017||25th||4th||{{Sm|FOW}}
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|-
|[[MomoCon 2017]]||May 26th-28th, 2017||13th||9th||{{Sm|Wrath}}
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2017|g=SSB4}}||May 26th-28th, 2017||13th||9th||{{Sm|Wrath}}
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|[[2GGC: Nairo Saga]]||June 10th-11th, 2017||33rd||17th||FOW
|{{Trn|2GGC: Nairo Saga|g=SSB4}}||June 10th-11th, 2017||33rd||17th||FOW
|-
|-
|[https://challonge.com/MSM061717 Meteor Smash Monthly (June)]||June 17th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|Kadaj}}
|[https://challonge.com/MSM061717 Meteor Smash Monthly (June)]||June 17th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|Kadaj}}
|-
|-
|[[Naifu Wars: World War 2]]||June 23rd, 2017||9th||—||—
|{{Trn|Naifu Wars: World War 2|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 23rd, 2017||9th||—||—
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|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/just-roll-with-it-7/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/138795/387951 Just Roll With It! 7]||June 24th, 2017||7th||4th||Kadaj
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/just-roll-with-it-7/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/138795/387951 Just Roll With It! 7]||June 24th, 2017||7th||4th||Kadaj
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|-
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||97th||—||—
|{{Trn|EVO 2017|g=SSB4}}||July 14th-16th, 2017||97th||—||—
|-
|-
|[[DreamHack Atlanta 2017]]||July 21st-23rd, 2017||25th||13th||{{Sm|falln}}
|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2017|g=SSB4}}||July 21st-23rd, 2017||25th||13th||{{Sm|falln}}
|-
|-
|[[Low Tier City 5]]||August 5th-6th, 2017||17th||3rd||{{Sm|ESAM}}
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 5|g=SSB4}}||August 5th-6th, 2017||17th||3rd||{{Sm|ESAM}}
|-
|-
|[[Shine 2017]]||August 25th-27th, 2017||65th||13th||Mr.E
|{{Trn|Shine 2017|g=SSB4}}||August 25th-27th, 2017||65th||13th||Mr.E
|-
|-
|[[Naifu Wars: Civil War 1]]||September 15th, 2017||17th||—||—
|{{Trn|Naifu Wars: Civil War 1|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||September 15th, 2017||17th||—||—
|-
|-
|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||49th||13th||{{Sm|Ned}}
|{{Trn|The Big House 7|g=SSB4}}||October 6th-8th, 2017||49th||13th||{{Sm|Ned}}
|-
|-
|[[Clutch City Clash 2]]||October 28th-29th, 2017||13th||3rd||{{Sm|Elegant}}
|{{Trn|Clutch City Clash 2|g=SSB4}}||October 28th-29th, 2017||13th||3rd||{{Sm|Elegant}}
|-
|-
|[[Super FamiCon 2017]]||November 17th-19th, 2017||9th||5th||ESAM
|{{Trn|Super FamiCon 2017|g=SSB4}}||November 17th-19th, 2017||9th||5th||ESAM
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2018}}||February 9th-11th, 2018||65th||25th||{{Sm|Zenyou}}
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2018|g=SSB4}}||February 9th-11th, 2018||65th||25th||{{Sm|Zenyou}}
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/etsu-con-2018/events/smash-for-wii-u-singles/brackets/201037 ETSU-Con 2018]||February 17th, 2018||2nd||1st||{{Sm|ANTi}}
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/etsu-con-2018/event/smash-for-wii-u-singles/brackets/201037 ETSU-Con 2018]||February 17th, 2018||2nd||1st||{{Sm|ANTi}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 4}}||April 28th, 2018||17th||3rd||{{Sm|Vinnie}}
|{{Trn|Glitch 4|g=SSB4}}||April 28th, 2018||17th||3rd||{{Sm|Vinnie}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2018}}||May 24th-27th, 2018||33rd||9th||{{Sm|Koolaid}}
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2018|g=SSB4}}||May 24th-27th, 2018||33rd||9th||{{Sm|Koolaid}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 4}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||25th||9th||{{Sm|8BitMan}}
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 4|g=SSB4}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||25th||9th||{{Sm|8BitMan}}
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|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Hyrule Saga}}||June 23rd-24th, 2018||17th||13th||{{Sm|SDX}}
|{{Trn|2GG: Hyrule Saga|g=SSB4}}||June 23rd-24th, 2018||17th||13th||{{Sm|SDX}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2018}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||65th||17th||{{Sm|Waldo}}
|{{Trn|CEO 2018|g=SSB4}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||65th||17th||{{Sm|Waldo}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Factor 7}}||July 20th-22nd, 2018||49th||2nd||ANTi
|{{Trn|Smash Factor 7|g=SSB4}}||July 20th-22nd, 2018||49th||2nd||ANTi
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||65th||—||—
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018|g=SSB4}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||65th||—||—
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
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|{{Trn|Glitch 6}}||January 20th, 2019||33rd||25th||{{Sm|DJ Nintendo}}
|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 2|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||January 4th, 2019||5th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 6|g=SSBU}}||January 20th, 2019||33rd||25th||{{Sm|DJ Nintendo}}
|-
|{{Trn|Just Roll With It! 10|g=SSBU}}||February 9th, 2019||4th||1st||{{Sm|Puppeh}}
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2019|g=SSBU}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||65th||9th||Puppeh
|-
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 23rd-26th, 2019||49th||25th||{{Sm|Jtails}}
|-
|{{Trn|Just Roll With It! 11|g=SSBU}}||June 15th, 2019||17th||4th||{{Sm|NoTag}}
|-
|{{Trn|Off The Rails|g=SSBU}}||July 20th-21st, 2019||13th||7th||{{Sm|Peabnut}}
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 2nd-4th, 2019||129th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 7 - Minus World|g=SSBU}}||September 14th-15th, 2019||25th||7th||Puppeh
|-
|{{Trn|Don't Roll With It!|g=SSBU}}||November 2nd, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|MINTOS}}
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|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2019|g=SSBU}}||November 15th-17th, 2019||17th||17th||{{Sm|Mr E}}
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves|g=SSBU}}||January 3rd-5th, 2020||49th||17th||{{Sm|Laid}}
|-
|{{Trn|Just Roll With It! 12|g=SSBU}}||January 11th, 2020||7th||2nd||MINTOS
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 8 - Missingno|g=SSBU}}||January 18th-19th, 2020||65th||3rd||Puppeh
|-
|{{Trn|Clash Of The Carolinas III|g=SSBU}}||February 29th, 2020||13th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Mazer Gaming Smash|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 22nd, 2020||7th||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Just Roll With It! 10}}||February 9th, 2019||4th||1st||{{Sm|Puppeh}}
|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 9|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 17th, 2020||25th||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2019}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||65th||9th||Puppeh
|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 18th-19th, 2020||65th||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2019}}||May 23rd-26th, 2019||49th||25th||{{Sm|Jtails}}
|{{Trn|Pound Online|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 24th-26th, 2020||65th||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Just Roll With It! 11}}||June 15th, 2019||17th||4th||{{Sm|NoTag}}
|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 10|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 1st, 2020||25th||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2019}}||August 2nd-4th, 2019||129th||—||—
|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 2nd, 2020||17th||—||—
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|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 7 - Minus World}}||September 14th-15th, 2019||25th||7th||Puppeh
|{{Trn|The Box|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 8th-10th, 2020||129th||—||—
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|-
|{{Trn|Don't Roll With It!}}||November 2nd, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|MINTOS}}
|{{Trn|Mazer Gaming Gives Back|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 15th, 2020||17th||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2019}}||November 15th-17th, 2019||17th||17th||{{Sm|Mr E}}
|{{Trn|Ultimate Naifu Wars 13|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 27th, 2020||49th||—||—
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|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves}}||January 3rd-5th, 2020||49th||17th||{{Sm|Laid}}
|{{Trn|Kookus and the Money Machine 2|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||October 21st, 2020||7th||—||—
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|{{Trn|Just Roll With It! 12}}||January 11th, 2020||7th||2nd||MINTOS
|{{Trn|SWT: NA Southeast Ultimate Online Qualifier|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 15th-16th, 2021||33rd||—||—
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|{{Trn|Glitch 8 - Missingno}}||January 18th-19th, 2020||65th||3rd||Puppeh
|{{Trn|Just Roll With It! 13|g=SSBU}}||November 6th-7th, 2021||17th / 323||1st / 135||Puppeh
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[[Category:Lucas professionals (SSBB)]]
[[Category:Retired players]]
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[[Category:Lucas players (SSBB)]]
[[Category:Lucas professionals (SSBU)]]
[[Category:Lucas players (SSB4)]]
[[Category:2014 SSBBRank ranked players]]
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[[Category:VIP players]]

Latest revision as of 12:04, October 7, 2024

Mekos
Mekos2016.jpeg
Character info
Brawl main Lucas
Other Brawl character Ness
Smash 4 main Lucas
Other Smash 4 characters Ness, Mario
Ultimate main Lucas
Other Ultimate characters Ness, Fox, Young Link
Team info
Sponsor(s) Fly Society
Personal and other info
Real name Chukwuemeka Anazia
Birth date (age 34)
Location Greensboro, North Carolina USA

Mekos is a smasher from Greensboro, North Carolina. He was known as the best Lucas in the world in Brawl and was considered the best Lucas player in the world in Smash 4 after Taiheita's retirement. In Brawl, he was known for his excellent control over Lucas's mobility, and usage of PK Fire, jab and aerials to space against opponents, as well as using the Rope Snake to cancel Lucas's landing lag after aerials or empty jumps. He was known to play a very deadly spacing game, making the most of each of Lucas's moves's range to both edgeguard and put on pressure.

He was a notoriously vocal proponent of doubles play, considering it superior to singles play. He often preached about the necessity of true team work and team spacing in doubles, while denouncing the "separate 1v1 battles" that often occur when those inexperienced in doubles teaming. Although some saw him as overly vocal about the issue, Mekos was considered to be one of the top doubles players in the States, consistently placing high in doubles while using a low tier and teaming with numerous different players, and is commonly known as "The Doubles God" as a result. Despite preferring and often doing better in doubles, however, Mekos usually placed very well in singles, especially for using a low tiered character. His breakout performance came at SKTAR, where he defeated top Falco player Pelca, defeated one of the best Meta Knight players in the world, Tyrant, and defeating one of the best European and Wario players in the world, Glutonny, before losing to Trela in winners quarterfinals, and losing to Tyrant in losers, overall securing a 9th placing (the highest a player placed with a low tier in a national tournament since San got 9th with the then low tier Ike at Apex 2010).

In early 2016, Mekos announced he was coming out of retirement to main Lucas in Smash 4. He has taken sets off of players such as Nairo, ScAtt, Tyroy, and saj.

Mekos was ranked 1st on the Carolina Brawl Power Rankings. He was formerly ranked 69th on the 2014 SSBBRank and 0th on the North Carolina Smash 4 Power Rankings.

Mekos continues to main Lucas in Ultimate, and is considered one of the best Lucas in the world along with ChocoTaco. He was formerly ranked 2nd on the North Carolina Smash Ultimate Power Rankings.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
MLG Columbus 2010 June 4th-6th, 2010 65th 17th Boss
Pound V February 19th-21st, 2011 65th 17th Amethia
GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 65th 13th GimR
KTAR 6 August 14th, 2011 33rd 7th Pat G
CLASH 1 September 3rd, 2011 7th 1st Mew2King
Xanadu:X-Games December 3rd, 2011 9th 1st ESAM
HOBO 34 December 17th, 2011 7th 4th Fino
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 — 17th FOW
Cheap Ash NJ Tourney April 28th, 2012 5th 1st Nairo
Collision III May 12th, 2012 13th / 25 2nd / 10 Mew2King
SKTAR July 14th-15th, 2012 9th 5th ESAM
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 49th 17th DEHF
WHOBO 5 October 19th-20th, 2013 17th 4th Mew2King
WHOBO 5#Brawl mid+low tier singles October 19th-20th, 2013 1st 5th Mew2King
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 33rd 25th DEHF
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 17th 7th 9B

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Pound 2016 April 2nd-3rd, 2016 65th 33rd Day
Fusion 3 April 16th, 2016 17th 9th Xanos
Paradigm Shift May 21st-22nd, 2016 7th 3rd Leaf FC
Road to ShineOnline August 6th-10th, 2016 2nd — —
Shine 2016 August 26th-28th, 2016 25th 3rd Mr.E
Key to The PG HouseOnline September 8th-18th, 2016 49th — —
Glitch 2 September 24th-25th, 2016 13th 2nd Mr.E
UGC Online OpenOnline November 1st-10th, 2016 33rd — —
Hero to ZeRoOnline November 5th-7th, 2016 17th — —
PG Key to GENESIS 4Online January 1st-5th, 2017 7th — —
PG Key to 2GGC: Civil WarOnline March 5th-8th, 2017 3rd — —
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 33rd 4th Mr.E
Glitch 3 May 6th, 2017 13th 2nd Mr.E
2GGC: Greninja Saga May 20th, 2017 25th 4th FOW
MomoCon 2017 May 26th-28th, 2017 13th 9th Wrath
2GGC: Nairo Saga June 10th-11th, 2017 33rd 17th FOW
Meteor Smash Monthly (June) June 17th, 2017 1st 1st Kadaj
Naifu Wars: World War 2Online June 23rd, 2017 9th — —
Just Roll With It! 7 June 24th, 2017 7th 4th Kadaj
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 97th — —
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017 25th 13th falln
Low Tier City 5 August 5th-6th, 2017 17th 3rd ESAM
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 65th 13th Mr.E
Naifu Wars: Civil War 1Online September 15th, 2017 17th — —
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 49th 13th Ned
Clutch City Clash 2 October 28th-29th, 2017 13th 3rd Elegant
Super FamiCon 2017 November 17th-19th, 2017 9th 5th ESAM
Frostbite 2018 February 9th-11th, 2018 65th 25th Zenyou
ETSU-Con 2018 February 17th, 2018 2nd 1st ANTi
Glitch 4 April 28th, 2018 17th 3rd Vinnie
MomoCon 2018 May 24th-27th, 2018 33rd 9th Koolaid
Smash 'N' Splash 4 June 1st-3rd, 2018 25th 9th 8BitMan
2GG: Hyrule Saga June 23rd-24th, 2018 17th 13th SDX
CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 65th 17th Waldo
Smash Factor 7 July 20th-22nd, 2018 49th 2nd ANTi
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 65th — —

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Ultimate Naifu Wars 2Online January 4th, 2019 5th — —
Glitch 6 January 20th, 2019 33rd 25th DJ Nintendo
Just Roll With It! 10 February 9th, 2019 4th 1st Puppeh
Pound 2019 April 19th-21st, 2019 65th 9th Puppeh
MomoCon 2019 May 23rd-26th, 2019 49th 25th Jtails
Just Roll With It! 11 June 15th, 2019 17th 4th NoTag
Off The Rails July 20th-21st, 2019 13th 7th Peabnut
EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019 129th — —
Glitch 7 - Minus World September 14th-15th, 2019 25th 7th Puppeh
Don't Roll With It! November 2nd, 2019 1st 1st MINTOS
DreamHack Atlanta 2019 November 15th-17th, 2019 17th 17th Mr E
Let's Make Big Moves January 3rd-5th, 2020 49th 17th Laid
Just Roll With It! 12 January 11th, 2020 7th 2nd MINTOS
Glitch 8 - Missingno January 18th-19th, 2020 65th 3rd Puppeh
Clash Of The Carolinas III February 29th, 2020 13th — —
Mazer Gaming SmashOnline March 22nd, 2020 7th — —
Ultimate Naifu Wars 9Online April 17th, 2020 25th — —
The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1Online April 18th-19th, 2020 65th — —
Pound OnlineOnline April 24th-26th, 2020 65th — —
Ultimate Naifu Wars 10Online May 1st, 2020 25th — —
The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1Online May 2nd, 2020 17th — —
The BoxOnline May 8th-10th, 2020 129th — —
Mazer Gaming Gives BackOnline May 15th, 2020 17th — —
Ultimate Naifu Wars 13Online June 27th, 2020 49th — —
Kookus and the Money Machine 2Online October 21st, 2020 7th — —
SWT: NA Southeast Ultimate Online QualifierOnline May 15th-16th, 2021 33rd — —
Just Roll With It! 13 November 6th-7th, 2021 17th / 323 1st / 135 Puppeh

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