Smasher:Light (Connecticut)

Light
Character info
Smash 4 main	Fox
Ultimate main	Fox
Team info
Sponsor(s)	Moist Esports
Former sponsor(s)	Rogue, Most Valuable Gaming
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	Panda Global Rankings 100: 43rd LumiRank 2024.1: 10th
Best historical ranking	PGR v5: 13th OrionRank 2022: 4th
Best tournament result	1st / 769 at Super Smash Con: Fall Fest
Personal and other info
Real name	Paris Ramirez Garcia
Birth date	October 22, 1999
Location	Waterbury, Connecticut

Light is a Smasher from Connecticut. He is considered one of the best Fox players across two different Smash titles, as well as one of the best players from New England.

Light made his debut in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U playing Fox. He was initially known as one of the best players in New England before breaking out onto the global scene with his performance at Shine 2017. He gained further recognition throughout 2018, where he was a contender for the top 10 for that year. He not only became the only player to dethrone Marss as the best player in New England, but also one of the few Fox players who challenged Larry Lurr's title as the best Fox player. As such, by the end of the game's competitive lifespan, Light was considered one of the greatest Fox players of all-time, ranking 43rd on the PGR 100.

Light is best known for his career in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where he is considered the greatest Fox player of all-time, as well as the only Fox player capable of consistently placing well at the top level; one of the greatest American players of all-time alongside Tweek; and one of the greatest Ultimate players of all-time, ranking in the top 10 for most of the game's competitive lifespan. Although not the first Fox player to win a major, Light remains the only Fox player who has won more than one, having won a total of four majors and a supermajor to date.

Outside of singles, Light is also considered one of the best, if not the best, doubles player in the world. He is best known for his partnership with fellow New England player Marss, and the two were considered the best doubles team at their peak, having won doubles at Super Smash Con 2019, GENESIS 7, and Frostbite 2020. Aside from Marss, Light has also seen great success with many other players, including Dark Wizzy and Cosmos, and had also frequently partnered with Don at smaller events.

Playstyle

Light is charactered by his aggressive, quick, and high-pressure playstyle, and has been the forerunner of Fox's metagame since the start of the game. Fox's incredible speed and overwhelming neutral game is complimented by Light's impressive reaction time. Many of Light's kills can be attributed to quick tech chase's or reactions to ledge getups, where Light has pioneered the dash attack into back air kill confirm. While initially having difficulty killing opponents, Light has developed a playstyle where he saves many of Fox's kill moves such as up smash or back air, deliberately not staling the move so they can reliably kill when he needs them to. His knowledge of specific kill percentages has also served him well, using Fox's laser to get opponents into the precise percentage where the neutral air up smash will finish his opponents.

Light in particular is known for his incredible ledge-trapping game. While early in the game Light had been known for two-framing his opponents with down smash, he has now developed a playstyle that involves cornering his opponents and overwhelming them with a flurry of back airs, reading or reacting to his opponents options to take the stock. Unlike other Fox players, if Light knows he can edgeguard bad recoveries, he would run off Nair or shine spike them for early gimps. Light is also known to mix up Fox's recovery well, despite Fox having an easily exploitable linear recovery. For example, he uses Fox's reflector to stall his momentum in the air and uses Fire Fox in unique angles so he can potentially get trades with his opponent trying to edgeguard him.

Tournament history

Regional threat

Light began actively playing Super Smash Bros. for Wii U in 2016, attending events in the New England area. His initial few results were largely unremarkable, with a couple of decent placements at regional-level events, and he notably complemented his Fox with other secondaries such as Marth. However, throughout the year he began making waves in his home state, first by appearing on the Connecticut Power Rankings for the spring rankings as 11th, and reaching the top of the rankings by the end of the year. This climb to the top of his home state coincided with noticeable improvements in his results as he began making frequent top 8 appearances at New England regionals while taking notable New England names along the way. His best performance of the year was at GUMS X, where after falling to Raffi-X in top 16, he made a strong loser's run defeating LingLing, Craftis, Raffi-X, and XL-XCVii, all of whom were some of New England's best players at that time. His run ended with Marss swiftly 3-0ing him in grand finals. Results like GUMS X improved his standings in the New England area: Light first appearing on the New England Power Rankings as 7th midway through the year, and ended the year at 3rd, ranking just under Marss and Pugwest, New England's two PGR reps at the time.

His climb in the New England scene continued the following year. Light began seeing more and more top 3 finishes at regionals, claiming a couple of wins over PGR-ranked players Pugwest and Mr.E. However, Light was often snubbed out of a victory by Marss, who by then had became his bracket demon. In addition, despite becoming a strong New England threat, Light failed to see much success on a national-level, having placed 65th at the previous year's Shine and 97th at GENESIS 4. Despite rising all the way to 2nd in New England by the spring of 2017, Light failed to make the PGR v3 and was ranked 79th on the ranking's X-Factor list.

Climb to the top 50

This small stagnation didn't last, and Light would finally have his breakout tournament at Shine 2017. After losing to Salem, Light went on to defeat Mr.E, JK, and VoiD before losing to Larry Lurr for 9th. Not only was he one set away from making top 8 at a major, but this was his first major where he garnered PGR wins that were outside of his region. This strong performance was followed by yet another strong showing at The Big House 7, where he claimed wins over DarkShad and NAKAT to finish 17th. These two strong performances, coupled with multiple PGR wins and with only 2 losses to players that weren't in the top 50, was enough for Light to place in the top 50 for the first time in his career, and he was ranked 47th on the PGR v4.

But this wasn't the end of Light's year, as the off-season became the highlight. He was voted into the Smash 4 Boot Camp, the game's equivalent to Melee's Smash Summit series, and although he was seeded 9th, Light managed to pull off multiple upsets over top players. Light went 2-1 in his round robin by defeating Cosmos and Tweek and losing to MkLeo; his head to head broke the tiebreaker between him and Tweek, leaving him first in his round robin. Light claimed an additional win over Mr.R before falling to Nairo and ZeRo to place 5th, his first top 8 at a major event. He followed this run with two victories at large regionals in and around his area. The first, Overclocked, saw him defeat CaptainZack and, after falling to Marss yet again, saw him double-eliminating Marss from the tournament in the runback, his first time double-eliminating Marss to win a regional. The second tournament was The Legend of Glentendo, a New York event that saw some of Tristate's best players in attendance. This tournament was much easier for Light compared to Overclocked, as he defeated everyone, including New Jersey's second-best player Shoyo James twice, while only dropping 3 games the entire event. This sudden explosion of results from Light gave him the throne on the year-end New England Power Rankings and foreshadowed what was to come.

Smash 4's best Fox?

Light left 2017 with his best year yet, and with a really strong off-season, Light was hoping for more in 2018. His start of the season, however, was rather lukewarm. Light's first major, Frostbite 2018, ended with a decent 17th, claiming no PGR wins along the way and falling to Samsora and Zinoto, while his next two regionals, while placing in the top 3, saw Light develop a new bracket demon in the form of Dabuz, who defeated Light at both regionals.

This small slump ended at the super regional Collision XV, where Light defeated both Dabuz and Nairo to advance to grand finals. Although Nairo double-eliminated him, this performance marked the spark that reignited Light's performances. For the rest of the season, Light saw strong run after strong run, and aside from disappointing 17th at CEO 2018, Light made every tournament run worth it by placing top 16 at everything. This included MomoCon 2018, where Light defeated Larry Lurr in the ditto to place 9th; Smash 'N' Splash 4, where Light finished 4th after defeating komorikiri and Elegant, his first top 8 at an open major; and ALPHA II, which saw his first ever PGR tournament win after denying Fatality a successful reset. His strong performances despite a relatively weak start propelled Light into the top 20 by the end of the season, placing 13th on the PGR v5 and outranking Larry Lurr by 3 places.

His performance in the fifth season, along with a decline in results for Larry Lurr, brought about questions as to whether Light could potentially be the best Fox player in the world at that moment. Indeed, there were arguments in favor of both. From a glance it looked like Larry Lurr had a rather similar season to Light, with both seeing weak lows while having high peaks. However, while Larry Lurr had a better head to head against the top 50 (21-20) compared to Light (14-19), Light edged Larry Lurr out in their head to head against the top 10 (with Light being at 5-7 and Larry Lurr being at 3-6). If Light was to prove that he was better, he'd have to end the year on a stronger note.

Unfortunately, it may seem like this question will remain up for debate, as with the announcement of Ultimate's release at the end of the year, the PGR decided not to rank the final season, but instead release an all-time ranking. Light only appeared in four PGR tournaments during this period. However, he made them count by placing in the top 4 at almost all of them, finishing 4th at both Smash Sounds and Shine 2018, as well as 2nd at the regional Escape From Yoshi's Island. Light's performance in the final few months was marred with a disappointing 97th finish at Super Smash Con 2018 after losing to Joe-J and BestNess, however aside from this misstep, Light ended his year - and Smash 4 career - on a high note. Due to his explosive performances throughout 2018, as well as strong results in the latter half of 2017, panelists on the PGR 100 ranked Light as the 43rd best player of all time, the second-highest Fox player on the list.

Ultimate and rise to the top 10

By the end of Smash 4, Light had established himself as one of the best Fox players in the world, and he hoped to keep that title in Ultimate. Not only was he able to establish that within the first few months, but he was also arguably one of the best players in the world during that time, placing 3rd place at Glitch 6 with an MkLeo win, having a strong start to the first PGRU season by placing top 8 at GENESIS 6, Frostbite 2019, and Collision 2019, as well as qualifying for Smash Ultimate Summit by winning Ultimate Nimbus. His best run of the season, however, was at 2GG: Prime Saga, where he defeated Glutonny, MkLeo, Ally, and Nairo en route to a 3rd place finish.

Unfortunately, this hot streak was cut short by a series of underperformances at the following few majors in the season. He missed top 8 at a major for the first time at Pound 2019, where he lost to Daybreak 2-1 and was reverse 3-0'd by Dark Wizzy to finish in 17th place. He would also finish outside of top 8 at MomoCon 2019, Smash 'N' Splash 5, and CEO 2019. Despite having a strong start of the season, his weaker performances in the second half of the season hurt his overall standing, and he was ranked 10th on the first PGRU season.

His second PGRU season was as inconsistent as the first. Light's peaks were very high; he finished 7th place at EVO 2019 and Super Smash Con 2019, the season's two biggest tournaments, as well as top 6 placements at most other majors he had attended, including Mainstage and 2GG: Kongo Saga. His best run of the season came at Glitch 7 - Minus World, where he defeated Dabuz twice and Samsora en route to a 2nd place finish, marking the his highest major placement yet.

However, with these highs came some lows. His first disappointment was at Low Tier City 7, where he lost to Meme and BestNess to place 17th. His second disappointment was also his worst performance to date: at Shine 2019, he fell to Juice and Suarez to ultimately place 25th. His final disappointment was at The Big House 9, where he lost to RFang and Tweek to place 13th. At all three tournaments, he saw at least one loss to players who were ultimately not ranked in the top 50 that season or failed to attain a win against a player of similar caliber. These mediocre results once again affected his overall standing by the end of the season: despite seeing some of his strongest results yet, he was ultimately ranked 10th yet again for that season.

Coming from a defining 2019, Light started the new year and the third PGRU season with high hopes, as expectations for how he would perform were high. Unfortunately, it seemed like nothing was going to change, as he once again saw a rather mixed season for a top 10 player. He started the season off with two lukewarm performances at Let's Make Big Moves and Glitch 8 - Missingno. In the former, despite seeing a decent run, he failed to place top 8, instead falling to Tea and Marss for 9th. In the latter, he saw his worst placement that season after being upset by Dill and Mr. E; this run, however, was compensated with a win over Maister, marking the first time he had defeated his bracket demon after Maister had 3-0'd him in their last two encounters. His performance at Frostbite 2020 was on a similar caliber: despite defeating Shuton, he fell to Nairo and rising star Toast to once again place 9th.

His mediocre major runs, however, were balanced out by a solid run at GENESIS 7, the second-largest tournament of the season. Despite being upset by Elegant in his first round of Winners Top 64, he managed to knock out Salem, Cosmos, and Tweek in his Loser's run, ultimately placing 7th after falling to Dark Wizzy. Furthermore, he was still able to claim the runner-up position in his region with his 2nd place finish at Overclocked Ultimate IV and winning a set against Marss, his only victory over New England's best player that season. These results showed that, although his status of a being top 10 player was questionable at the time, Light nonetheless proved that he could still keep up with the cream of the crop. Unfortunately, he was unable to prove his top 10 status as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down offline competitive play for over a year. Due to Fox being a weaker character online and Light's distaste for Ultimate's online mode, Light took a break from the game, only entering a couple of online tournaments in 2021 in preparation for and to participate in the SWT: NA Northeast Ultimate Online Qualifier, where he placed 33rd.

One of America's best

Despite a lack of results during the online metagame, people were adamant that Light would reach his peak form again when offline returned. However when offline did return, it was clear that a lack of practice had hurt him. At the 16-person invitational Momentous, Light placed 7th despite being seeded 3rd, losing to two other players who played Star Fox characters: rising star Tilde and familiar foe Jakal. He then saw his worst performance post-pandemic at at the Smash Ultimate Summit 3 qualifier Mega Smash Mondays 240, where despite coming in as the first seed, he lost to Ketchup and Scend to finish at 17th, a far cry from the performances he had pre-pandemic.

Despite these setbacks, players still had confidence that Light could return to the spotlight; a viral Tweet made by smith, effectively summarized Light's position in the metagame at that moment: many players believed that he was still good, but his mentality was holding him back. Light gave some of that hope back at Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code, where despite losing two close game 5 sets to ESAM and Maister, both of whom played characters considered some of Fox's worst matchups, he ended up placing 5th, his first top 8 at a major since GENESIS 7. He then pulled the best run of his career up to that point: although he was on the Loser's side because of his loss against Jakal, Light embarked one one of the most grueling top 8 runs in the game's history, winning game 5 sets against Marss, Kola, MVD, and Maister to make it to Grand Finals. There, he defeated Sparg0 3-0 in the first set of Grands and win yet another game 5 set to take his first major win. His victory at Super Smash Con: Fall Fest prove that despite losing faith in his main and having to play catchup, he was able to adapt to a new metagame and defeat rising stars and familiar foes along the way. Despite a decent run at Mainstage and not participating in the Smash World Tour 2021 Championships, Light solidified himself as a top 10 player in the United States with his S-tier placement - or top 7 - on the PGRUContenders North America, and as a top 20 player in the world, being ranked 15th on the OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse.

The end of 2021 began an upward trend for Light as he began seeing consistency that he had never seen before, and 2022 marked Light's best year yet. Following an underwhelming 13th-place finish at Glitch - Infinite losing to Jake and Vendetta, he would not place outside the top 8 until Ludwig Smash Invitational 8 months later; in fact, during this period he only placed outside the top 3 at 2 events -- Collision 2022 and GENESIS 8. Due to these absurdly consistent placements as well as Tweek's decline, many players called Light the best player in the United States; this was reflected in the rankings for the first half of the year, where he was ranked 4th on the PGRU v3 and 3rd on the OrionRank Mid-Year 2022, the highest-ranking player from the United States on both rankings. Some players even went as far as to call Light a contender for the best player in the world, especially following Sparg0's inactivity and MkLeo's decline in mid-2022.

However, a few factors ultimately kept him out of the number one spot. For one, despite his absurd consistency Light was only able to win one major/supermajor event -- MomoCon 2022. Conversely, both Sparg0 and MkLeo saw multiple major and supermajor wins, some of which were the most important events of the year. In addition, the summer saw the debut of acola on the national scene, and Fox was known to struggle against acola's main Steve. This was showcased in their sets: Light ultimately went 3-1 against acola, while acola notably kept Light from winning The Gimvitational. Due to those two factors, Light was ultimately ranked 4th on both the UltRank 2022 and the OrionRank 2022, behind the three players; although not what he wanted, this was still Light's best placement to date.

The beginning of 2023 continued Light's strong results from the previous year, with him most notably winning the major LVL UP EXPO 2023. However, his results began to noticeably falter after the major win: out of the nine major and supermajor events Light attended after LVL UP EXPO that year, Light only placed top 8 at three of them -- Get On My Level 2023, Tera, and Port Priority 8. Conversely, he also saw some of the worst performances since 2019, which includes placing 25th at Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2023 losing to WebbJP and ApolloKage, tying Shine 2019 as his worst placement at an Ultimate major. In addition, he was no longer considered the uncontested best player in the United States as he began trading more sets with Tweek, who began seeing a resurgence in late-2022, and Zomba -- who saw an explosion of top-level results in mid-2023. Not helping his situation was issues in his personal life, which took his attention out of competition.

Luckily, he also still had a lot going for him that helped keep his season afloat. For one, almost every player in the top 10 that year saw some notable underperformances, and compared to some of them, Light still came out of the year rather easily. In addition, Light still had a major win under his belt for the season, which helped him greatly as top level play became increasingly dominant by four players as the year went on. Finally, Light ended the year with a positive record against two of the four dominant players: Sparg0 and Sonix. As such despite the noticeable dips, his highs still allowed him to be ranked in the top 10, ranking 6th on both the LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 and the LumiRank 2023.

Rankings

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Panda Global Rankings

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
PGR v4	June 24th - December 3rd, 2017	47th		X-Factor: +13
PGR v5	December 23rd, 2017 - July 1st, 2018	13th		X-Factor: -3
PGR 100	January 20th, 2015 - November 18th, 2018	43rd

OrionRank

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
OrionRank 2017	December 24th, 2016 - December 24th, 2017	36th
OrionRank Mid-Spring 2018	January 1st - May 1st, 2018	13th
OrionRank 2018	January 1st - December 2nd, 2018	10th

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Panda Global Rankings Ultimate

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
Spring 2019 PGRU	February 1st - July 7th, 2019	10th
Fall 2019 PGRU	July 13th - December 15th, 2019	10th		Although ranked with Falco, Light saw very limited usage of the character in that season
PGRUContenders NA	2021	S (Top 7)
PGRU v3 NA	March 1st - June 13th, 2022	4th

LumiRank

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
UltRank 2022	June 18th - December 18th, 2022	4th
LumiRank Mid-Year 2023	December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023	6th
LumiRank 2023	December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023	6th
LumiRank 2024.1	December 18th, 2023 - July 15th, 2024	10th

OrionRank Ultimate

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In	January 5th - June 30th, 2019	5th
OrionRank 2019	January 5th - December 15th, 2019	8th
OrionRank Pre-Quarantine	December 27th, 2019 - March 15th, 2020	15th
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse	April 2020 - December 19th, 2021	15th		Although ranked with Sora, Light mostly used Sora at locals and as such did not properly main/secondary the character
OrionRank Mid-Year 2022	December 22nd, 2021 - June 26th, 2022	3rd
OrionRank 2022	December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022	4th

OrionRank North America

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
OrionRank North America Top 200	January 2019 - March 2020	7th
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse North America	June 2020 - December 19th, 2021	9th
OrionRank 2022 North America	December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022	3rd

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
GUMS 7	April 9th, 2016	17th	—	—
GUMS 8	June 4th, 2016	33rd	—	—
KTAR XVIII	June 11th, 2016	25th	13th	Don
Invasion 6	July 2nd, 2016	5th	9th	Don
GUMS 9	August 6th, 2016	5th	2nd	LingLing
Shine 2016	August 26th-28th, 2016	65th	7th	LingLing
GUMS X	September 17th, 2016	2nd	2nd	LingLing
Smash on the Hill Arcadian	October 1st, 2016	1st	3rd	Pugwest
Invasion 9	October 22nd, 2016	25th	4th	Don
GUTS 4	November 11th-13th, 2016	7th	2nd	LingLing
KTAR XIX	November 19th, 2016	17th	13th	Don
GUMS 12	January 7th, 2017	2nd	1st	LingLing
GENESIS 4	January 20th-24th, 2017	97th	65th	LingLing
The True King	January 28th, 2017	3rd	4th	Don
Invasion 12	February 4th, 2017	2nd	1st	Don
GUMS 13	February 11th, 2017	3rd	1st	MattyG
NES4 Invitational	February 18th, 2017	2nd	2nd	Pelca
MIT Pro Exhibition	March 4th, 2017	3rd	—	—
KTAR XX	April 1st-2nd, 2017	9th	7th	Don
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 4/11	April 11th, 2017	2nd	—	—
Sea Crest Smash	April 22nd, 2017	2nd	—	—
GUMS 15	May 6th, 2017	2nd	1st	Koolaid
The Establishment 2	May 20th, 2017	2nd	2nd	Don
Invasion 15	May 21st, 2017	2nd	2nd	Don
Smashadelphia 2017	June 23rd-25th, 2017	5th	4th	Don
ALPHA	July 1st, 2017	5th	2nd	LingLing
GUMS 16	July 8th, 2017	5th	2nd	Koolaid
Onslaught 85	July 11th, 2017	1st	1st	Kogarasuma
Super Smash Con 2017	August 10th-13th, 2017	25th	17th	6WX
The Forge Weekly #4	August 17th, 2017	2nd	—	—
Shine 2017	August 27th, 2017	9th	13th	Don
GUMS 17	September 9th, 2017	2nd	2nd	MattyG
Little Big House 3	October 5th, 2017	13th	—	—
The Big House 7	October 6th-8th, 2017	17th	2nd	Pugwest
Super FamiCon 2017	November 17th-19th, 2017	5th	1st	Darkshad
GUMS 19	December 2nd, 2017	2nd	1st	Marss
Smash 4 Boot Camp	December 7th-10th, 2017	5th	4th	Marss
Overclocked	December 16th, 2017	1st	2nd	Marss
The Legend of Glentendo	December 30th, 2017	1st	1st	Xion
TMPR: Frostbite Invitational	January 6th, 2018	2nd	—	—
ORION	January 13th, 2018	4th	4th	Chavo
XenoNinetyFive	January 31st, 2018	3rd	—	—
Frostbite 2018	February 9th-11th, 2018	17th	33rd	Don
XenoSaga XIII	February 17th, 2018	2nd	1st	Ralphie
New England Arcadian II	February 24th, 2018	—	1st	Don
XenoOneHundred	March 14th, 2018	2nd	2nd	Ralphie
Overclocked II	March 17th, 2018	3rd	1st	Koolaid
Collision XV	March 31st, 2018	2nd	4th	Don
SwitchFest	April 21st-22nd, 2018	13th	4th	Larry Lurr
Immortal Tech	April 28th, 2018	2nd	1st	Dark Wizzy
GUMS 20: Resurrection of GUMS	May 12th, 2018	2nd	1st	Marss
XenoSaga XV	May 12th, 2018	1st	1st	Mr E
MomoCon 2018	May 24th-27th, 2018	9th	—	—
Smash 'N' Splash 4	June 1st-3rd, 2018	4th	4th	Darkshad
ALPHA II	June 9th, 2018	1st	5th	Don
2GG: Hyrule Saga	June 23rd-24th, 2018	13th	3rd	Marss
Master Sword Monday	June 25th, 2018	5th	—	—
CEO 2018	June 29th-July 1st, 2018	17th	1st	Pugwest
Smash Sounds	July 7th-8th, 2018	4th	5th	Don
Overclocked III	July 14th, 2018	3rd	2nd	Koolaid
Aurora Blitz	July 21st, 2018	1st	1st	Showdown Dre
Final Smash Attack: Player's Ball	July 29th, 2018	1st	—	—
Super Smash Con 2018	August 9th-12th, 2018	97th	5th	SDX
Xenosaga XVI	August 18th, 2018	1st	2nd	Ralphie
Shine 2018	August 24th-26th, 2018	4th	9th	Don
Xenosaga XVII	September 22nd, 2018	2nd	2nd	Xion
Escape From Yoshi's Island	October 13th, 2018	2nd	1st	Don
Rowdy's Riverhawk Rumble II	October 27th, 2018	1st	1st	Don
Super Smash Fight Club 5	November 10th, 2018	4th	1st	Marss
Overclocked IV	November 17th, 2018	1st	1st	Marss
Ascendance 102	November 26th, 2018	1st	1st	Don

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Synthesis 1	December 10th, 2018	1st	—	—
Push The Limit	December 15th, 2018	3rd	2nd	Xion
Synthesis 2	December 17th, 2018	1st	—	—
NYXL Pop-Up!	December 22nd, 2018	1st	—	—
Synthesis 3	December 23rd, 2018	1st	1st	Don
Let's Make Moves	December 29th, 2018	5th	2nd	Xion
Synthesis 4	December 30th, 2018	1st	1st	Don
Orion 2019	January 5th, 2019	1st	1st	Venia
Synthesis 5	January 7th, 2019	1st	—	—
XenoSaga XXI	January 12th, 2019	7th	1st	Don
Synthesis 6	January 14th, 2019	1st	—	—
Glitch 6	January 19th-20th, 2019	3rd	7th	Pelca
Synthesis 7	January 21st, 2019	1st	—	—
Synthesis 8	January 28th, 2019	1st	—	—
GENESIS 6	February 1st-3rd, 2019	5th	2nd	Marss
Synthesis 10	February 11th, 2019	1st	—	—
Overclocked Ultimate	February 17th, 2019	3rd	2nd	Don
Synthesis 11	February 18th, 2019	1st	—	—
Frostbite 2019	February 22nd-24th, 2019	5th	25th	Don
Ultimate Nimbus	March 3rd, 2019	1st	—	—
Smash Ultimate Summit	March 8th-10th, 2019	9th	—	—
Collision 2019	March 16th-17th, 2019	4th	2nd	Marss
Synthesis 15	March 18th, 2019	2nd	—	—
Synthesis 16	March 25th, 2019	1st	—	—
Bum's Birthday Bash 2019	March 30th-31st, 2019	3rd	2nd	Don
Synthesis 17	April 1st, 2019	1st	—	—
Suplex City Smash	April 6th, 2019	5th	2nd	Marss
Synthesis 18	April 8th, 2019	2nd	—	—
2GG: Prime Saga	April 13th-14th, 2019	3rd	3rd	Marss
Pound 2019	April 19th-21st, 2019	17th	1st	Marss
Goodwill of Orange County's Charity Invitational	April 27th-28th, 2019	2nd	—	—
Imperial Smash 16	May 1st, 2019	1st	—	—
UltiMania	May 4th, 2019	7th	1st	LingLing
Synthesis 22	May 7th, 2019	2nd	—	—
Synthesis 23	May 13th, 2019	1st	—	—
Synthesis 24	May 20th, 2019	1st	—	—
MomoCon 2019	May 23rd-26th, 2019	13th	13th	Nairo
Synthesis 25	May 27th, 2019	1st	—	—
Smash 'N' Splash 5	May 31st-June 2nd, 2019	9th	7th	Cosmos
Overclocked Ultimate II	June 8th, 2019	2nd	1st	Marss
Smash at The Paramount	June 15th, 2019	3rd	—	—
CEO 2019	June 28th-30th, 2019	17th	—	—
Low Tier City 7	July 12th-14th, 2019	17th	1st	Marss
Defend the North 2019	July 19th-21st, 2019	5th	2nd	Don
EVO 2019	August 2nd-4th, 2019	7th	—	—
Super Smash Con 2019	August 8th-11th, 2019	7th	1st	Marss
MONZA Ignition Speed Festival	August 18th, 2019	9th	1st	Don
Shine 2019	August 23rd-25th, 2019	25th	2nd	Marss
2GG: SwitchFest 2019	August 31st-September 1st, 2019	5th	3rd	Marss
Glitch 7 - Minus World	September 14th-15th, 2019	2nd	2nd	Dark Wizzy
Mainstage	September 20th-22nd, 2019	4th	—	—
Retro Rumble 2019	September 28th-29th, 2019	1st	1st	Don
The Big House 9	October 4th-6th, 2019	13th	2nd	Marss
Smash Ultimate Summit 2	October 24th-27th, 2019	7th	—	—
New England Three Houses Invitational	November 8th-10th, 2019	2nd	1st	Marss
DreamHack Atlanta 2019	November 15th-17th, 2019	5th	1st	Cosmos
2GG: Kongo Saga	December 7th-8th, 2019	4th	3rd	Larry Lurr
Let's Make Big Moves	January 3rd-5th, 2020	9th	1st	Dark Wizzy
Overclocked Ultimate IV	January 11th, 2020	2nd	1st	Marss
Glitch 8 - Missingno	January 18th-19th, 2020	13th	4th	Dark Wizzy
GENESIS 7	January 24th-26th, 2020	7th	1st	Marss
Frostbite 2020	February 21st-23rd, 2020	9th	1st	Marss
SWT: NA Northeast Ultimate Online Qualifier	May 22nd-23rd, 2021	33rd	—	—
Momentous	June 12th, 2021	7th	—	—
Spoke + Spy Smash	June 18th, 2021	1st	—	—
World 2 Smash	June 26th, 2021	1st	—	—
World 2 Smash 2	July 3rd, 2021	1st	—	—
Encore Smash Monthly #14	July 17th, 2021	2nd	2nd	Don
Push the Limit 12	July 24th, 2021	1st	1st	Marss
Mega Smash Mondays 240	August 23rd, 2021	17th	—	—
CT Gamercon 4	September 18th-19th, 2021	1st	1st	Don
Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code	September 24th-26th, 2021	5th	1st	Marss
Super Smash Con: Fall Fest	October 15th-17th, 2021	1st	—	—
Hold The Line	October 22nd, 2021	7th	1st	Tilde
Mainstage 2021	November 12th-14th, 2021	7th	2nd	Marss
Nairo's Birthday Bash Invitational	November 28th, 2021	1st	—	—
Glitch - Infinite	February 18th-20th, 2022	13th	3rd	WaDi
Smash Ultimate Summit 4	March 3rd-6th, 2022	2nd	—	—
Collision 2022	March 12th-13th, 2022	5th	4th	Goblin
CT Gamercon 5	March 19th-20th, 2022	1st	2nd	Don
Board The Platforms!	March 27th, 2022	1st	—	—
Mash Harder 3	April 9th, 2022	1st	1st	Ling
GENESIS 8	April 15th-17th, 2022	4th	9th	Marss
Pound 2022	April 22nd-24th, 2022	3rd	—	—
MomoCon 2022	May 26th-29th, 2022	1st	—	—
The Gimvitational	June 16th-19th, 2022	2nd	—	—
Super Smash Con 2022	August 11th-14th, 2022	3rd	2nd	Marss
Shine 2022	August 26th-28th, 2022	2nd	1st	Marss
Almost Pro	September 2nd-4th, 2022	3rd	—	—
Smash Ultimate Summit 5	September 15th-18th, 2022	2nd	—	—
Glitch - Regen	September 23rd-25th, 2022	1st	—	—
The Big House 10	October 7th-9th, 2022	2nd	2nd	Marss
Ludwig Smash Invitational	October 21st-23rd, 2022	13th	—	—
Mainstage 2022	December 2nd-4th, 2022	4th	3rd	Cosmos
Scuffed World Tour	December 18th, 2022	5th	—	—
Let's Make Big Moves 2023	January 6th-8th, 2023	5th	9th	Cosmos
GENESIS 9	January 20th-22nd, 2023	3rd	3rd	Marss
LVL UP EXPO 2023	February 17th-19th, 2023	1st	1st	Cosmos
Collision 2023	March 10th-12th, 2023	9th	17th	Cosmos
CT Gamercon 6	March 18th-19th, 2023	1st	2nd	Don
Battle of BC 5	May 19th-21st, 2023	13th	—	—
MomoCon 2023	May 26th-28th, 2023	1st	7th	Cosmos
Crown the Third	June 3rd-4th, 2023	9th / 418	25th / 99	Cosmos
Get On My Level 2023	July 21st-23rd, 2023	7th / 877	—	—
Dream Championship Series 2023	July 29th-30th, 2023	1st / 184	—	—
Super Smash Con 2023	August 10th-13th, 2023	13th / 2,607	7th / 567	Marss
Shine 2023	August 25th-27th, 2023	1st / 396	—	—
Tera	September 1st-3rd, 2023	4th / 1,348	—	—
Mecha Noodle Bar, Round 2!	September 9th, 2023	2nd / 61	—	—
"Lit"vitational	September 22nd, 2023	1st / 16	—	—
CIRQUE Du CFL 2	September 23rd, 2023	2nd / 174	—	—
ReWired Fest 2023	October 6th-7th, 2023	2nd / 352	—	—
Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2023	October 27th-29th, 2023	25th / 387	25th / 73	Knite
Port Priority 8	November 11th-12th, 2023	5th / 710	3rd / 165	Cosmos
Ultra HoG 1	November 18th, 2023	2nd / 86	—	—
Watch The Throne	December 8th-10th, 2023	9th / 16	—	—
Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2024	January 5th-7th, 2024	7th / 891	17th / 130	Tilde
Push the Limit 28	January 27th, 2024	1st / 80	—	—
MECHA Gaming League: BOSTON	February 3rd, 2024	1st / 49	—	—
Mash Harder 8	February 10th, 2024	2nd / 129	—	—
GENESIS X	February 16th-18th, 2024	5th / 1,506	9th / 302	Tilde
Litvitational 2	March 8th, 2024	1st / 16	—	—
Cirque Du CFL 3	March 9th-10th, 2024	17th / 225	—	—
Collision 2024	March 15th-17th, 2024	5th / 714	5th / 108	Marss
CT Gamercon 7	April 6th-7th, 2024	1st / 196	2nd / 47	Don
The Luminosity Invitational	April 20th, 2024	5th / 10	—	—
LVL UP EXPO 2024	April 26th-28th, 2024	1st / 374	2nd / 63	Cosmos
SSBU Open at CECC May Madness 2024	May 4th-5th, 2024	33rd / 217 (DQ)	—	—
Ultra HoG 2	May 11th, 2024	1st / 89	1st / 18	Don
Get On My Level X	May 17th-19th, 2024	9th / 688	2nd / 122	Cosmos
MomoCon 2024	May 24th-26th, 2024	13th / 564	1st / 102	Cosmos
Defend The North X	August 2nd-4th, 2024	1st / 66	—	—
Supernova 2024	August 8th-11th, 2024	17th / 2,281	7th / 497	Marss
ReWired Fest 2024	August 16th, 2024	1st / 160	—	—
Riptide 2024	September 6th-8th, 2024	9th / 1,024	2nd / 145	Cosmos
Luminosity Invitational 2: Back to School	September 27th-29th, 2024	7th / 16	—	—
Wavelength 2024	October 5th-6th, 2024	1st / 230	2nd / 51	Marss
Litvitational 3	October 18th, 2024	1st / 16	—	—
Cirque 4	October 19th-20th, 2024	3rd / 145	4th / 29	Zomba
Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2024	November 1st-3rd, 2024	3rd / 365	—	—
The Throne II	November 8th-10th, 2024	2nd / 16	—	—

Trivia

• Light has the iconic habit to roll up his sleeves during sets, especially when he is in difficult situations and very close sets.
• Light is a fan of Toradora! and particularly Taiga Aisaka, the female protagonist of the show. Until recently, he often used "Palm Tiger" as his in-game tag, which is a derivation of Taiga's surname in the series ("Palmtop Tiger").
• Light has been the subject of a few memes and running gags in the Smash community:
  • During a part of Smash 4 and Ultimate's competitive lifespan, Light's ability to clutch off sets and being victorious in very unfavorable situations has led the community saying Light has a plot armor and is therefore the protagonist of the competitive scene.
  • Many players have called Light a "rap god" because his name, Paris Ramirez, fit perfectly into a rap beat.
  • A quote of Light stating that Wi-Fi is a sham spawned several video edits, particularly those with Fox's victory screen.
• Light is known for frequently taunting whenever he takes a stock.

External links

• Twitter account
• Twitch channel
• SSBWorld profile

Gameplay videos

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

• (Winners Quarters) - Marss (ZSS) vs Light (Fox)
• GUMS X Singles (Loser's Top 8) - Pugwest (Marth) vs 21S Light (Marth/Fox)
• The True King - Winners WaDi vs Light
• The True King - L.Semis Circa 6WX vs Light