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| [[File:Ssbpro1.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Professionals playing ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. From left to right: {{Sm|Ken}}, {{Sm|Isai}}, {{Sm|Oro}}, {{Sm|Azen}}.]] | |
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| A '''professional''' [[smasher]], commonly shortened to '''pro''', is a person who plays a ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' game at a very high level of skill and often makes a living or acquires income from playing the game. In general, professionals regularly make money off of playing the game in [[tournament]]s and/or is recruited and sponsored by a notable organization, such as [[Major League Gaming]] or [[Cloud9]]. A professional is also commonly considered the person at the top of the [[metagame]] of that said character, such as {{Sm|Armada}} for {{SSBM|Peach}} or {{Sm|Axe}} for {{SSBM|Pikachu}}.
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| ==Other types of professionals==
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| ===Semi-professional===
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| A '''semi-professional''', or a '''semi-pro''', is a player with above-average skill who can rank high and win money in local tournaments, but lacks the overall prowess to place well at regionals and nationals.
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| ===Top professional===
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| A '''top professional''' is a player who is among the very best in the world for their respective games. Notable examples include {{Sm|ZeRo}}, {{Sm|Ally}}, and {{Sm|Nairo}} for ''[[SSB4]]''; {{Sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|ANTi}}, and Ally for ''[[Brawl]]''; Mew2King, {{Sm|Mango}}, and Armada for ''[[Melee]]''; and {{Sm|Isai}}, {{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn}}, and {{Sm|Jousuke}} for ''[[Smash 64]]''. These players consistently place high at any tournament, and have the potential to win [[national tournament]]s.
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| ==Income and standard of living==
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| Being a professional Smasher is widely considered to not be very lucrative given the time commitment. In a [[Reddit]] post, {{sm|Hungrybox}} speculates that Mango is the highest earning Smasher and earns $70,000 a year from tournament winnings, Twitch subscriptions/donations/ads, and Cloud9 stipend. Outside of the top 10-20 ''Melee'' players, it is not sustainable as a full time job.{{fact}}
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| ZeRo revealed that he made around $40,000 in 2014.<ref>http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/05/feature_the_poor_career_choice_of_super_smash_bros_professionals</ref> S2J said he used to make 1k+ a month from getting 1st-3rd at [[Super Smash Sundays]]/[[Mayhem]]s.<ref>http://ask.fm/S2JFALCON</ref>
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| ==References==
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| <references/>
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| [[Category:Competitive play]]
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| [[Category:Smashers]]
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