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{{for|the term|Spacing}}
{{for|the American smasher|Smasher:Space (New England)}}
{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
|name = Space
|name = Space
|image = Space.jpg
|image = Space.jpg
|mainssbu = Inkling
|mainssbu = Pyra
|otherssbu = Joker
|2ndmainssbu = Mythra
|2ndotherssbu = Hero
||moremainssbu = {{SSBU|Inkling}}
|moreotherssbu = {{SSBU|Pichu}}
|retiredssbu = Joker
|mainssb4 = Corrin
|mainssb4 = Corrin
|otherssb4 = Bayonetta
|otherssb4 = Bayonetta
|2ndotherssb4 = Rosalina
|2ndotherssb4 = Rosalina & Luma
|moreotherssb4 = {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}
|moreotherssb4 = {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}
|sponsor = mCon
|former sponsors = GRIP
|former sponsors = GRIP
|skillssbu = Top professional
|skillssb4 = Professional
|rankingssb4 = [[European Smash 4 Power Rankings]]: 14th
|rankingssb4 = [[European Smash 4 Power Rankings]]: 14th
|rankingssbu = [[European Smash Rankings]]: 3rd
|rankingssbu = [[LumiRank 2023]]: 110th
|bestrankingssbu = [[OrionRank 2019]]: 40th
|realname = Alain Balemba
|realname = Alain Balemba
| birthday        = 21
| birthday        = 21
| birthmonth      = 11
| birthmonth      = 11
| birthyear      = 1997
| birthyear      = 1999
|location = Hulst, Zeeland
|location = Hulst, Zeeland
|country = Netherlands
|country = Netherlands
}}
}}
'''Space''' is  a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Inkling}} player with a strong {{SSBU|Joker}} secondary from the Netherlands. He is considered one of the best active Inkling players in the world after {{Sm|Cosmos}} dropped the character. He rose to prominence with its notable performance at {{Trn|Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019}}, where he sent both {{Sm|Glutonny}} and {{Sm|kameme}} to the Losers Bracket before losing to MkLeo in Winners Finals (taking one game off of him) and Glutonny in Losers Finals, finishing at 3rd place. He also took additional sets of players such as {{Sm|Mr.R}}, {{Sm|Armada}}, {{Sm|Supahsemmie}}, {{Sm|cyve}}, {{Sm|Oryon}}, and {{Sm|Meru}}. He is currently ranked 1st on the [[Dutch Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Dutch Ultimate Power Rankings]] and 3rd on the [[European Smash Rankings]].  
'''Space''' is  a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Pyra}}, {{SSBU|Mythra}}, and {{SSBU|Inkling}} player from the Netherlands. He is considered one of the best active Inkling players in the world alongside {{Sm|Shirayuki}} and is also the best Pyra and Mythra player in Europe. He rose to prominence with his notable performance at {{Trn|Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019}}, where he sent both {{Sm|Glutonny}} and {{Sm|kameme}} to the Losers Bracket before losing to {{Sm|MkLeo}} in Winners Finals and Glutonny in Losers Finals, finishing at 3rd place. He also took additional sets of players such as {{Sm|Jake}}, {{Sm|Mr.R}}, {{Sm|quiK}}, {{Sm|Fatality}}, {{Sm|Supahsemmie}}, and {{Sm|Oryon}}. He is currently ranked 2nd on the [[Dutch Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Dutch Ultimate Power Rankings]], 7th on the [[OrionRank 2022/Europe|OrionRank 2022 Europe]], 11th on the [[European Ultimate Power Rankings]], and 110th on the [[LumiRank 2023]].  


In {{forwiiu}}, Space was a {{SSB4|Corrin}} main, considered one of the best Corrin mains in Europe alongside {{Sm|Ramses}}, a player who he frequently teams with. Space is ranked 7th on the [[Dutch Power Rankings]] and 14th on the [[European Smash 4 Power Rankings]]. He has taken sets off of players such as Glutonny, Meru, {{Sm|S1}}, {{Sm|wusi}}, {{Sm|Tatuman}}, and Supahsemmie.
In {{forwiiu}}, Space was a {{SSB4|Corrin}} main, considered one of the best Corrin mains in Europe alongside {{Sm|Ramses}}, a player who he frequently teams with. Space is ranked 7th on the [[Dutch Power Rankings]] and 14th on the [[European Smash 4 Power Rankings]]. He has taken sets off of players such as Glutonny, Meru, {{Sm|S1}}, {{Sm|wusi}}, {{Sm|Tatuman}}, and Supahsemmie.
==Rankings==
==={{forwiiu}}===
====[[European Smash 4 Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|||June 3rd, 2017 - June 3rd, 2018||14th||{{head|Corrin|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{head|Rosalina|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|}
====[[Dutch_Power_Rankings#Super_Smash_Bros._4_rankings|Dutch Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)
|-
|January-July 2017||January 2017 - July 2017||7th||{{head|Corrin|g=SSB4|s=20px}}
|-
|September 2017-February 2018||September 2017 - February 2018||4th||{{head|Corrin|g=SSB4|s=20px}}
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
====[[Panda Global Rankings Ultimate]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[PGRUContenders#Europe_2|PGRUContenders EU]]||2021||A (Top 15)||{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[PGRU v3 EU]]||March 1st - June 13th, 2022||11th||{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
====[[LumiRank]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[UltRank 2022]]||June 18th - December 18th, 2022||81st||{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[LumiRank Mid-Year 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023||111th-120th||{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[LumiRank 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023||110th||{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
====[[OrionRank|OrionRank Ultimate]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank 2019]]||January 5th - December 15th, 2019||40th||{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]||April 2020 - December 19th, 2021||80th||{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank Mid-Year 2022]]||December 22nd, 2021 - June 26th, 2022||87th||{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank 2022]]||December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022||70th||{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
====OrionRank Europe====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank Europe Top 75]]||January 2019 - March 2020||7th||{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse/Europe|OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse Europe]]||June 2020 - December 19th, 2021||11th||{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank 2022/Europe|OrionRank 2022 Europe]]||December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022||7th||{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
====LumiRank Europe====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[LumiRank 2023/Europe Top 100|LumiRank 2023 Europe]]||December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023||12th||{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
====[[European Ultimate Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|European Smash Rankings||January 3rd, 2019 - January 13th, 2020||3rd||{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|2023.01||January 1st - June 25th, 2023||6th||{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|2023||January 1st - December 17th, 2023||11th||{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|2024.1||January 6th - June 29th, 2024||25th||{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
====[[Dutch Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Dutch Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)
|-
|Season 1||December 2018 - April 2019||1st||{{head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{head|Pichu|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
|-
|Season 2||May 2019 - October 2019||1st||{{head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{head|Pichu|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
|-
|Season 3||October 25th, 2019 - February 29th, 2020||1st||{{head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{head|Hero|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
|-
|Season 4||October 31st, 2021 - May 28th, 2022||3rd||{{head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
|-
|Season 5||June 18th, 2022 - November 13th, 2022||2nd||{{head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
|-
|Season 6||January 7th, 2023 - March 9th, 2024||1st||{{head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
|}


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Key to The PG House}}||September 8th-18th, 2016||5th||—||—
|{{Trn|Key to The PG House|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||September 8th-18th, 2016||5th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Naifu Wars: World War 2|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 23rd, 2017||49th||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Naifu Wars: World War 2}}||June 23rd, 2017||49th||—||—
|{{Trn|Elysium|g=SSB4}}||July 15th, 2017||7th||7th|||{{Sm|Ramses}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Elysium}}||July 15th, 2017||7th||7th|||{{Sm|Ramses}}
|{{Trn|Final Stage 2017|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 15th-17th, 2017||5th||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Naifu Wars: Civil War 1}}||September 15th, 2017||5th||—||—
|{{Trn|Naifu Wars: Civil War 1|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||September 15th, 2017||5th||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Syndicate 2017}}||September 23rd-24th, 2017||17th||2nd||Ramses
|{{Trn|Syndicate 2017|g=SSB4}}||September 23rd-24th, 2017||17th||2nd||Ramses
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Fortuna}}||November 25th, 2017||2nd||1st||Ramses
|{{Trn|Fortuna|g=SSB4}}||November 25th, 2017||2nd||1st||Ramses
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Ys}}||April 28th, 2018||5th||1st||Ramses
|{{Trn|Ys|g=SSB4}}||April 28th, 2018||5th||1st||Ramses
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Elysium II}}||June 28th, 2018||3rd||4th||Ramses
|{{Trn|Elysium II|g=SSB4}}||June 28th, 2018||3rd||4th||Ramses
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/ega-x-byoc-fight-night-elysium-edition/details Fight Night Elysium Edition]||July 27th, 2018||1st||—||—
|[https://start.gg/tournament/ega-x-byoc-fight-night-elysium-edition/details Fight Night Elysium Edition]||July 27th, 2018||1st||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Session: Final Encore}}||November 17th, 2018||3rd||2nd||Ramses
|{{Trn|Smash Session: Final Encore|g=SSB4}}||November 17th, 2018||3rd||2nd||Ramses
|}
|}


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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|{{Trn|GGWP: Ultimate}}||January 12th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Ramses}}  
|{{Trn|GGWP: Ultimate|g=SSBU}}||January 12th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Ramses}}  
|-
|{{Trn|Tech Republic IV|g=SSBU}}||March 1st-3rd, 2019||3rd||9th||{{Sm|Azrael}}
|-
|{{Trn|Elysium: Yggdrasil|g=SSBU}}||March 9th, 2019||4th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Heroes of Dutch Comic Con Spring 2019|g=SSBU}}||March 23rd-24th, 2019||1st||5th||Jesse
|-
|{{Trn|Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2019|g=SSBU}}||April 5th-7th, 2019||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Patrino}}
|-
|{{Trn|DoKomi 2019|g=SSBU}}||June 8th-9th, 2019||5th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|The Ultimate Performance|g=SSBU}}||June 29th, 2019||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Albion 4|g=SSBU}}||July 6th-7th, 2019||13th||13th||Jesse
|-
|{{Trn|Pixelpokal Summer 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 10th, 2019||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Lightning: Strikes Twice|g=SSBU}}||September 7th, 2019||9th||2nd||Jesse
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019|g=SSBU}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||3rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Smashwick 4|g=SSBU}}||October 19th-20th, 2019||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Syndicate 2019|g=SSBU}}||October 25th-27th, 2019||3rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|The Ultimate Performance 2|g=SSBU}}||November 16th, 2019||2nd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Heroes of Dutch Comic Con Winter Edition|g=SSBU}}||November 23rd-24th, 2019||2nd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Winter 2019|g=SSBU}}||November 29th-December 2nd, 2019||3rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Lightning: Volume 3|g=SSBU}}||December 7th, 2019||7th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Valhalla III|g=SSBU}}||January 9th-13th, 2020||4th||4th||Jesse
|-
|{{Trn|The Ultimate Performance 3|g=SSBU}}||February 22nd, 2020||9th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|FCW : Special Edition - European Scale|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||July 18th-19th, 2020||13th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Bearded Beatdown|g=SSBU}}||September 6th, 2020||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Contest: DoKomi 2020|g=SSBU}}||September 26th-27th, 2020||3rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|EnvySnakes Crew Collab Edition|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 14th, 2021||25th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|FCW x GlobalClan: Special Edition 2|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 20th, 2021||33rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Temple: Hermès Edition|g=SSBU}}||September 1st-5th, 2021||17th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|AOMA Esports Unleashed|g=SSBU}}||October 31st, 2021||3rd||—||— 
|-
|{{Trn|VCA 2021|g=SSBU}}||November 20th-21st, 2021||5th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Glory 2.0|g=SSBU}}||March 12th-13th, 2022||17th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Esports Game Arena: Fight Night-XL|g=SSBU}}||April 2nd, 2022||3rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|BOSS BATTLES: For Glory|g=SSBU}}||April 30th, 2022||7th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|The Ultimate Performance 3.5|g=SSBU}}||May 8th, 2022||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Esports Game Arena: Fight Night-XL 2|g=SSBU}}||June 18th, 2022||2nd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|E-Caribana|g=SSBU}}||June 19th, 2022||9th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|COLOSSEL 2022|g=SSBU}}||July 2nd-3rd, 2022||13th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2022|g=SSBU}}||July 23rd-24th, 2022||7th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|The Ultimate Performance 5|g=SSBU}}||July 31st, 2022||3rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate WANTED 4|g=SSBU}}||August 25th-28th, 2022||9th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Only The Best IV|g=SSBU}}||September 10th-11th, 2022||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Weijie01}}
|-
|{{Trn|Luxembourg Gaming Xperience 2022|g=SSBU}}||September 24th-25th, 2022||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|VCA 2022|g=SSBU}}||October 1st-2nd, 2022||7th||4th||{{Sm|Shaneak}}
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Rotterdam 2022|g=SSBU}}||October 14th-16th, 2022||9th||9th||Ramses
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Fighting Arena 2022|g=SSBU}}||November 11th-13th, 2022||7th||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Tech Republic IV}}||March 1st-3rd, 2019||3rd||9th||{{Sm|Azrael}}
|{{Trn|The Smashing Future|g=SSBU}}||January 7th, 2023||2nd||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Elysium: Yggdrasil}}||March 9th, 2019||4th||—||—
|{{Trn|Shonen WAR 2|g=SSBU}}||April 8th, 2023||9th||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Heroes of Dutch Comic Con Spring 2019}}||March 23rd-24th, 2019||1st||5th||Jesse
|{{Trn|ICARUS 2023|g=SSBU}}||June 3rd-4th, 2023||7th / 390||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2019}}||April 5th-7th, 2019||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Patrino}}
|{{Trn|King Of Fields 95 3|g=SSBU}}||June 24th-25th, 2023||5th / 512||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|DoKomi 2019}}||June 8th-9th, 2019||5th||—||—
|{{Trn|Smash Contest: DoKomi 2023|g=SSBU}}||June 30th-July 2nd, 2023||1st / 333||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|The Ultimate Performance}}||June 29th, 2019||1st||—||—
|{{Trn|Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2023|g=SSBU}}||July 14th-16th, 2023||4th / 60||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Albion 4}}||July 6th-7th, 2019||13th||13th||Jesse
|{{Trn|Regen 2023|g=SSBU}}||August 18th-20th, 2023||5th / 453||2nd / 84||{{Sm|Longo}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Pixelpokal Summer 2019}}||August 10th, 2019||1st||—||—
|{{Trn|Tera|g=SSBU}}||September 1st-3rd, 2023||17th / 1,348||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Lightning: Strikes Twice}}||September 7th, 2019||9th||2nd||Jesse
|{{Trn|The Smashing Future 2|g=SSBU}}||October 14th, 2023||3rd / 136||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||3rd||—||—
|{{Trn|Tech Republic VII|g=SSBU}}||November 3rd-5th, 2023||7th / 266||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Smashwick 4}}||October 19th-20th, 2019||1st||—||—
|{{Trn|Samsung Super Smash}}||November 18th, 2023||4th / 96||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Syndicate 2019}}||October 25th-27th, 2019||3rd||—||—
|{{Trn|Ultimate Fighting Arena 2023|g=SSBU}}||November 24th-26th, 2023||17th / 1,013||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|The Ultimate Performance 2}}||November 16th, 2019||2nd||—||—
|{{Trn|King Con|g=SSBU}}||February 24th-25th, 2024||25th / 840||4th / 128||Longo
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Heroes of Dutch Comic Con Winter Edition}}||November 23rd-24th, 2019||2nd||—||—
|{{Trn|Grand Conquest 2024|g=SSBU}}||March 2nd-3rd, 2024||5th / 178||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Winter 2019}}||November 29th-December 2nd, 2019||3rd||—||—
|{{Trn|Olympus|Netherlands|g=SSBU}}||March 9th, 2024||4th / 174||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Lightning: Volume 3}}||December 7th, 2019||7th||—||—
|{{Trn|NRW Cup - Rise of Germany|g=SSBU}}||April 20th-21st, 2024||7th / 396||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Valhalla III}}||January 9th-13th, 2020||4th||4th||Jesse
|{{Trn|Regen 2024|g=SSBU}}||August 23rd-25th, 2024||5th / 571||5th / 99||Longo
|-
|-
|{{Trn|The Ultimate Performance 3}}||February 22nd, 2020||9th||—||—
|{{Trn|Ultimate Fighting Arena 2024|g=SSBU}}||September 13th-15th, 2024||13th / 567||—||—
|}
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Space is notorious for retweeting a lot of anime girls drawings on his Twitter, even in between top eights sets of major tournaments.
*Space was notorious for retweeting a lot of anime girl drawings on his [[Twitter]], including in between top eights sets of major tournaments.
*Space was one of the few pros playing ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' with a [[Wii Remote]] and [[Nunchuk]].
*Space was one of the few pros playing ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' with a [[Wii Remote]] and [[Nunchuk]]. He has since switched for a [[Nintendo Switch Pro Controller|Pro Controller]].
*Space is also considered as a top European ''GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-'' player. He constantly places in top 8 of major online tournaments, and he notably got a reverse 3-0 over {{IW|wikipedia|SonicFox}} in an Europe VS East Coast crew battle.


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Dutch smashers]]
[[Category:Dutch smashers]]
[[Category:Joker professionals (SSBU)]]
[[Category:Inkling players (SSBU)]]
[[Category:Inkling professionals (SSBU)]]
[[Category:Joker players (SSBU)]]
[[Category:Corrin professionals (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Pyra and Mythra players (SSBU)]]
[[Category:Corrin players (SSB4)]]

Latest revision as of 10:49, December 16, 2024

For the term, see Spacing.
For the American smasher, see Smasher:Space (New England).
Space
Space.jpg
Character info
Smash 4 main Corrin
Other Smash 4 characters Bayonetta, Rosalina & Luma, Captain Falcon
Ultimate mains Pyra, Mythra, Inkling
Retired Ultimate character Joker
Team info
Sponsor(s) mCon
Former sponsor(s) GRIP
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 European Smash 4 Power Rankings: 14th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2023: 110th
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank 2019: 40th
Personal and other info
Real name Alain Balemba
Birth date (age 25)
Location Hulst, Zeeland Netherlands

Space is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Pyra, Mythra, and Inkling player from the Netherlands. He is considered one of the best active Inkling players in the world alongside Shirayuki and is also the best Pyra and Mythra player in Europe. He rose to prominence with his notable performance at Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019, where he sent both Glutonny and kameme to the Losers Bracket before losing to MkLeo in Winners Finals and Glutonny in Losers Finals, finishing at 3rd place. He also took additional sets of players such as Jake, Mr.R, quiK, Fatality, Supahsemmie, and Oryon. He is currently ranked 2nd on the Dutch Ultimate Power Rankings, 7th on the OrionRank 2022 Europe, 11th on the European Ultimate Power Rankings, and 110th on the LumiRank 2023.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Space was a Corrin main, considered one of the best Corrin mains in Europe alongside Ramses, a player who he frequently teams with. Space is ranked 7th on the Dutch Power Rankings and 14th on the European Smash 4 Power Rankings. He has taken sets off of players such as Glutonny, Meru, S1, wusi, Tatuman, and Supahsemmie.

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

European Smash 4 Power Rankings[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
June 3rd, 2017 - June 3rd, 2018 14th Corrin (SSB4)Bayonetta (SSB4)Rosalina (SSB4)

Dutch Power Rankings[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s)
January-July 2017 January 2017 - July 2017 7th Corrin (SSB4)
September 2017-February 2018 September 2017 - February 2018 4th Corrin (SSB4)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Panda Global Rankings Ultimate[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
PGRUContenders EU 2021 A (Top 15) PyraMythra (SSBU)Inkling (SSBU)
PGRU v3 EU March 1st - June 13th, 2022 11th Inkling (SSBU)

LumiRank[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
UltRank 2022 June 18th - December 18th, 2022 81st PyraMythra (SSBU)Inkling (SSBU)
LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023 111th-120th PyraMythra (SSBU)
LumiRank 2023 December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 110th PyraMythra (SSBU)Inkling (SSBU)

OrionRank Ultimate[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank 2019 January 5th - December 15th, 2019 40th Inkling (SSBU)Joker (SSBU)
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse April 2020 - December 19th, 2021 80th Inkling (SSBU)PyraMythra (SSBU)
OrionRank Mid-Year 2022 December 22nd, 2021 - June 26th, 2022 87th Inkling (SSBU)
OrionRank 2022 December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 70th Inkling (SSBU)PyraMythra (SSBU)

OrionRank Europe[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank Europe Top 75 January 2019 - March 2020 7th Inkling (SSBU)Joker (SSBU)
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse Europe June 2020 - December 19th, 2021 11th Inkling (SSBU)PyraMythra (SSBU)
OrionRank 2022 Europe December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 7th Inkling (SSBU)PyraMythra (SSBU)

LumiRank Europe[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
LumiRank 2023 Europe December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 12th PyraMythra (SSBU)Inkling (SSBU)

European Ultimate Power Rankings[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
European Smash Rankings January 3rd, 2019 - January 13th, 2020 3rd Inkling (SSBU)Joker (SSBU)
2023.01 January 1st - June 25th, 2023 6th PyraMythra (SSBU)Inkling (SSBU)
2023 January 1st - December 17th, 2023 11th PyraMythra (SSBU)Inkling (SSBU)
2024.1 January 6th - June 29th, 2024 25th PyraMythra (SSBU)Inkling (SSBU)

Dutch Power Rankings[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s)
Season 1 December 2018 - April 2019 1st Inkling (SSBU)Pichu (SSBU)
Season 2 May 2019 - October 2019 1st Inkling (SSBU)Pichu (SSBU)Joker (SSBU)
Season 3 October 25th, 2019 - February 29th, 2020 1st Inkling (SSBU)Hero (SSBU)Joker (SSBU)
Season 4 October 31st, 2021 - May 28th, 2022 3rd Inkling (SSBU)Palutena (SSBU)PyraMythra (SSBU)
Season 5 June 18th, 2022 - November 13th, 2022 2nd Inkling (SSBU)PyraMythra (SSBU)
Season 6 January 7th, 2023 - March 9th, 2024 1st PyraMythra (SSBU)Inkling (SSBU)

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Key to The PG HouseOnline September 8th-18th, 2016 5th — —
Naifu Wars: World War 2Online June 23rd, 2017 49th — —
Elysium July 15th, 2017 7th 7th Ramses
Final Stage 2017Online August 15th-17th, 2017 5th — —
Naifu Wars: Civil War 1Online September 15th, 2017 5th — —
Syndicate 2017 September 23rd-24th, 2017 17th 2nd Ramses
Fortuna November 25th, 2017 2nd 1st Ramses
Ys April 28th, 2018 5th 1st Ramses
Elysium II June 28th, 2018 3rd 4th Ramses
Fight Night Elysium Edition July 27th, 2018 1st — —
Smash Session: Final Encore November 17th, 2018 3rd 2nd Ramses

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
GGWP: Ultimate January 12th, 2019 1st 1st Ramses
Tech Republic IV March 1st-3rd, 2019 3rd 9th Azrael
Elysium: Yggdrasil March 9th, 2019 4th — —
Heroes of Dutch Comic Con Spring 2019 March 23rd-24th, 2019 1st 5th Jesse
Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2019 April 5th-7th, 2019 7th 2nd Patrino
DoKomi 2019 June 8th-9th, 2019 5th — —
The Ultimate Performance June 29th, 2019 1st — —
Albion 4 July 6th-7th, 2019 13th 13th Jesse
Pixelpokal Summer 2019 August 10th, 2019 1st — —
Lightning: Strikes Twice September 7th, 2019 9th 2nd Jesse
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019 October 4th-6th, 2019 3rd — —
Smashwick 4 October 19th-20th, 2019 1st — —
Syndicate 2019 October 25th-27th, 2019 3rd — —
The Ultimate Performance 2 November 16th, 2019 2nd — —
Heroes of Dutch Comic Con Winter Edition November 23rd-24th, 2019 2nd — —
DreamHack Winter 2019 November 29th-December 2nd, 2019 3rd — —
Lightning: Volume 3 December 7th, 2019 7th — —
Valhalla III January 9th-13th, 2020 4th 4th Jesse
The Ultimate Performance 3 February 22nd, 2020 9th — —
FCW : Special Edition - European ScaleOnline July 18th-19th, 2020 13th — —
Bearded Beatdown September 6th, 2020 1st — —
Smash Contest: DoKomi 2020 September 26th-27th, 2020 3rd — —
EnvySnakes Crew Collab EditionOnline March 14th, 2021 25th — —
FCW x GlobalClan: Special Edition 2Online March 20th, 2021 33rd — —
Temple: Hermès Edition September 1st-5th, 2021 17th — —
AOMA Esports Unleashed October 31st, 2021 3rd — —
VCA 2021 November 20th-21st, 2021 5th — —
Glory 2.0 March 12th-13th, 2022 17th — —
Esports Game Arena: Fight Night-XL April 2nd, 2022 3rd — —
BOSS BATTLES: For Glory April 30th, 2022 7th — —
The Ultimate Performance 3.5 May 8th, 2022 1st — —
Esports Game Arena: Fight Night-XL 2 June 18th, 2022 2nd — —
E-Caribana June 19th, 2022 9th — —
COLOSSEL 2022 July 2nd-3rd, 2022 13th — —
Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2022 July 23rd-24th, 2022 7th — —
The Ultimate Performance 5 July 31st, 2022 3rd — —
Ultimate WANTED 4 August 25th-28th, 2022 9th — —
Only The Best IV September 10th-11th, 2022 2nd 3rd Weijie01
Luxembourg Gaming Xperience 2022 September 24th-25th, 2022 1st — —
VCA 2022 October 1st-2nd, 2022 7th 4th Shaneak
DreamHack Rotterdam 2022 October 14th-16th, 2022 9th 9th Ramses
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2022 November 11th-13th, 2022 7th — —
The Smashing Future January 7th, 2023 2nd — —
Shonen WAR 2 April 8th, 2023 9th — —
ICARUS 2023 June 3rd-4th, 2023 7th / 390 — —
King Of Fields 95 3 June 24th-25th, 2023 5th / 512 — —
Smash Contest: DoKomi 2023 June 30th-July 2nd, 2023 1st / 333 — —
Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2023 July 14th-16th, 2023 4th / 60 — —
Regen 2023 August 18th-20th, 2023 5th / 453 2nd / 84 Longo
Tera September 1st-3rd, 2023 17th / 1,348 — —
The Smashing Future 2 October 14th, 2023 3rd / 136 — —
Tech Republic VII November 3rd-5th, 2023 7th / 266 — —
Samsung Super Smash November 18th, 2023 4th / 96 — —
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2023 November 24th-26th, 2023 17th / 1,013 — —
King Con February 24th-25th, 2024 25th / 840 4th / 128 Longo
Grand Conquest 2024 March 2nd-3rd, 2024 5th / 178 — —
Olympus March 9th, 2024 4th / 174 — —
NRW Cup - Rise of Germany April 20th-21st, 2024 7th / 396 — —
Regen 2024 August 23rd-25th, 2024 5th / 571 5th / 99 Longo
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2024 September 13th-15th, 2024 13th / 567 — —

Trivia[edit]

  • Space was notorious for retweeting a lot of anime girl drawings on his Twitter, including in between top eights sets of major tournaments.
  • Space was one of the few pros playing Super Smash Bros. for Wii U with a Wii Remote and Nunchuk. He has since switched for a Pro Controller.
  • Space is also considered as a top European GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- player. He constantly places in top 8 of major online tournaments, and he notably got a reverse 3-0 over SonicFox in an Europe VS East Coast crew battle.

External links[edit]

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