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{{Smasher Infobox
{{Infobox Smasher
| name         = Ice
| name           = Ice
| image         = SmIce.jpg
| image           = SmIce.jpg
| mainssbm     = Fox
| mainssbb        = Bowser
| otherssbm     = Sheik
| mainssbm       = Fox
| 2ndotherssbm  = Marth
| otherssbm       = Sheik
| moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSBM|Zelda}}
| moreotherssbm   = {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSBM|Marth}}
| mainpm       = Fox
| mainpm         = Fox
| otherpm       = Captain Falcon
| otherpm         = Captain Falcon
| crew          = [[mYinsanity]]
| sponsor        =
| former crews = [[Germany's Star Fighters]]
| former sponsors = {{Team|mYinsanity}}, {{Team|Luminosity Gaming}}, {{Team|Cologne Gaming Network}}, {{Team|Poilon Software}}, {{Team|Red Bull}}
| skill        = Top professional
| former crews   = [[Germany's Star Fighters]]
| realname     = Mustafa Akcakaya
| winningsssbm    = ~$8,513.24
| birthdate    = July 1, 1991
| rankingssbm    =  
| location     = Berlin, Germany
| realname       = Mustafa Akçakaya
| country       = Germany
| birthday        = 1
| birthmonth      = 7
| birthyear      = 1991
| location       = Berlin, Germany
| country         = Germany
}}
}}


'''Ice''' is a German [[smasher]] located in the Berlin area. He is a major competitor in German tournaments, but has gone international and made strong impacts; his most notable showing was a 7th place finish at [[EVO 2013]]. He was considered to be one of the best ''Melee'' {{SSBM|Sheik}} mains in the world along with {{Sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|KirbyKaze}}, and {{Sm|Overtriforce}} before his switch to {{SSBM|Fox}}. He is known for his prowess in the Fox, Falco, and Sheik matchups, and has taken sets off of top professionals such as {{Sm|Zhu}}, {{Sm|Hax}}, Overtriforce, {{Sm|Mango}}, {{Sm|Westballz}}, and even {{Sm|Leffen}} in Fox [[Ditto match|dittos]] in tournament. Ice is currently ranked 1st on the [[German Melee Power Rankings]], 3rd on the [[European Melee Power Rankings]], and was ranked 13th in the world on the [[2013 SSBM Player Rankings]] after his excellent performance at EVO that year.
'''Ice''' is a German [[smasher]] located in the Berlin area, regarded as the best German player of all time. He was a major competitor in German tournaments before going international and making strong impacts; his most notable showings were a 7th place finish at {{Trn|EVO 2013}} and {{Trn|GENESIS 3}} and 3rd at {{Trn|The Big House 6}}, the latter being his best performance at an international tournament so far. He was considered to be one of the best ''Melee'' {{SSBM|Sheik}} mains in the world along with {{Sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|KirbyKaze}}, and {{Sm|Overtriforce}} before his switch to {{SSBM|Fox}}. He is known for his prowess in the Fox, Marth, and Sheik matchups, and has taken sets off of top professionals such as {{Sm|Zhu}}, {{Sm|Hax}}, Overtriforce, {{Sm|Mango}}, {{Sm|Westballz}}, and even {{Sm|Leffen}} in Fox [[Ditto match|dittos]] in tournament. Ice was most recently ranked 2nd on the [[German Melee Power Rankings]] and 3rd on the [[European Melee Power Rankings]]; he was also formerly ranked in the S Tier on [[MPGRContenders Europe]].


==Notable tournament placings==
On October 21st 2016, [[Luminosity Gaming]] picked up Ice as their first [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] player and second overall Smash player. Ice left the team on October 19, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Ice_Fights/status/920941997761982465|title=Ice leaves Luminosity Gaming}}</ref> On March 2nd, 2018, Ice was picked up as a {{Team|Red Bull}} athlete.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Ice_Fights/status/969645910547460099|title=Ice picked up by Red Bull Esports}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/de-de/mustafa-ice-akcakaya-interview|title="Mustafa "Ice" Akcakaya - Interview mit dem Smash-Profi" - Red Bull Esports}}</ref> He joined Cologne Gaming Network on December 8th, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Ice_Fights/status/1203730085557293056|title="Ice joins Cologne Gaming Network"}}</ref>
===''Melee''===
 
Ice quietly retired from competitive ''Smash'' after the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}} (citing lack of motivation, stemming from the quality of top-level practice readily available to North American players compared to Europeans); in the post-[[Slippi]] era, he continues to recreationally practice ''Melee'' with Europe's top players.
 
==Playing style==
Informally known as the "European {{Sm|Mew2King}}", Ice is one of the top Fox mains in the world, and used to be one of the best Sheik and Marth mains in Europe. Between all of his characters, Ice is extremely smooth and consistent in his [[tech skill]], rarely missing inputs or SDing. As Sheik and Marth, Ice is known for creative and lethal punishes, solid movement, consistent edgeguards, and proficient [[tech chase]]s and [[chaingrab]]s. Ice's Sheik in particular was much more aggressive than those of other Sheik mains, as he frequently opted for dash attack and down tilt reads that would lead into highly damaging strings. As Fox, Ice retains his powerful punishes, edgeguarding, and general aggression, but also showcases his extremely high technical proficiency to the fullest extent, especially with [[shine]] and aerial pressure on the opponent's shield. He has also one of the best tech reactions in the game, as pointed out by {{Sm|TheCrimsonBlur}} at [[The Big House 6]] (he called Ice "The Best Techer in Smash").
 
Ice used to have a lackluster neutral game compared to other top players, and performed poorly against top professional players of lesser-played characters because he did not know how to properly punish them. For example, he was defeated twice by {{Sm|s0ft}}'s {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}} at [[Apex 2014]], showing a lack of knowledge of how to properly punish [[Rest]] with Sheik. He also could not take a game from {{Sm|aMSa}}'s {{SSBM|Yoshi}} at [[Republic of Fighters 3]] due to his failure to combat Yoshi's egg camping and [[DI]] away from his combos. However, after picking up Fox and addressing various issues in his gameplay, including his matchup problems, these upsets have been minimized, shown by Ice defeating aMSa 2-1 in Grand Finals at a Xanadu event two years later.
 
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/never-gonna-smash-you-up-feat-rick-astley-berlin-germany.138969/page-2 Never gonna smash you up]||March 28th-30th, 2008||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[SMASH ATTACK]]||April 3rd-5th, 2009||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Epita Smash Arena 3]]||April 11th-12th, 2009||9th||4th||{{Sm|Remen}}
|[[Epita Smash Arena 3]]||April 11th-12th, 2009||9th||4th||{{Sm|Remen}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=271132 Berlin Calling]||April 2nd-4th, 2010||4th||7th||{{Sm|Luma}}
|[[Super Lion 4]]||August 7th-9th, 2009||7th||5th||{{sm|Luma}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/osts-alliance-results-the-netherlands.259240/ OSTS]||December 19th-20th, 2009||5th||5th||{{Sm|Pamaro}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=271132 Berlin Calling]||April 2nd-4th, 2010||4th||7th||Luma
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=274005 ZEST5]||May 1st, 2010||5th||5th||{{Sm|Baxon}}
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=274005 ZEST5]||May 1st, 2010||5th||5th||{{Sm|Baxon}}
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|-
|[[Republic of Fighters 3]]||May 17th-18th, 2014||4th||1st||Armada
|[[Republic of Fighters 3]]||May 17th-18th, 2014||4th||1st||Armada
|-
|[https://www.facebook.com/events/335765539913831/ Prinnys Path to EVO]||July 9th,2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||33rd||3rd||Leffen
|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||33rd||3rd||Leffen
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|-
|[[DrommeLAN 4.0]]||November 7th-9th, 2014||5th||2nd||Leffen
|[[DrommeLAN 4.0]]||November 7th-9th, 2014||5th||2nd||Leffen
|-
|[http://challonge.com/hflan_8 hf.lan 8]||November 22nd-23rd, 2014||2nd||1st||Leffen
|-
|-
|[[Avalon VI]]||November 29th, 2014||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Adam}}
|[[Avalon VI]]||November 29th, 2014||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Adam}}
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|[[B.E.A.S.T 5]]||January 9th-11th, 2015||4th||2nd||Leffen
|[[B.E.A.S.T 5]]||January 9th-11th, 2015||4th||2nd||Leffen
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/supernebs2pro Super Nebulous 2]||January 24th, 2015||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|Swedish Delight}}
|[http://nebulous.challonge.com/supernebs2pro Super Nebulous 2]||January 24th, 2015||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|Swedish Delight}}
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||13th||3rd||Leffen
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||13th||3rd||Leffen
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/avalon-viii-april-4th-2015-melee-smash-4-the-netherlands-europe.397674/ Avalon VIII]||April 4th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Prosmashertim}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/tsu5m TSU 5]||May 17th, 2015||1st||1st||Luma
|-
|-
|[[JST7]]||May 23rd-24th, 2015||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Amsah}}
|[[JST7]]||May 23rd-24th, 2015||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Amsah}}
|-
|-
|Avalon IX [http://smashboards.com/threads/avalon-ix-june-13th-2015-melee-smash-4-the-netherlands-europe.406167/]||June 13th||1st||1st||{{Sm|Nintendude}}
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/avalon-ix-june-13th-2015-melee-smash-4-the-netherlands-europe.406167/ Avalon IX]||June 13th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Nintendude}}
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||9th||2nd||Armada
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||9th||2nd||Armada
|-
|-
|[[Heir II the Throne]]||August 14th-16th, 2015||7th||2nd||Leffen
|[[Heir II the Throne]]||August 14th-16th, 2015||7th||2nd||Leffen
|-
|[[How Dair You]]||September 4th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|SchlimmShady}}
|-
|-
|[[DreamHack London 2015]]||September 19th-20th, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[DreamHack London 2015]]||September 19th-20th, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/tsu7msp TSU 7]||October 11th, 2015||1st||1st||Luma
|-
|[[Tipped Off 11]]||November 7th-8th, 2015||13th||1st||{{Sm|Nintendude}}
|-
|[[Eclipse]]||November 14th-15th, 2015||5th||2nd||Leffen
|-
|[[DreamHack Winter 2015]]||November 26th-29th, 2015||9th||5th||Leffen
|-
|[[DG Winter]]||December 5th-6th, 2015||1st||1st||SchlimmShady
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/avalon-m-ii-january-9th-2016-the-netherlands-europe.427922/ Avalon M-II]||January 9th, 2016||2nd||4th||SchlimmShady
|-
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/kickstart-6/event/melee-singles/brackets/5962 Kickstart 6]||February 14th, 2016||2nd||4th||SchlimmShady
|-
|[[B.E.A.S.T 6]]||February 19th-21st, 2016||4th||1st||Leffen
|-
|[http://teamoso.challonge.com/mmm2pro Meltdown Melee Biweekly 2]||February 29th, 2016||1st||1st||Luma
|-
|[[Battle of the Five Gods]]||March 17th-19th, 2016||16th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Smash Summit 2]]||April 21st-24th, 2016||9th||7th||{{Sm|ESAM}}
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2016]]||May 20th-22nd, 2016||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[DreamHack Summer 2016]]||June 18th-19th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-48/brackets/14220/52212/171724 Super Smash Sundays 48]||July 10th, 2016||1st||3rd||{{Sm|HugS}}
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Clutch City Clash]]||August 6th-7th, 2016||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX08102016SSBM Smash @ Xanadu 8/10]||August 10th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|MikeHaze}}
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||13th||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|[[Heir 3]]||August 19th-21st, 2016||17th <!--Ice lost to Android in Winners. "Forfeit" should only be listed if they forfeited in both Winners and Losers.-->||2nd||{{Sm|Professor Pro}}
|-
|[[Syndicate 2016]]||September 10th-11th, 2016||3rd||3rd||reaper
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/kickstart-11/brackets/16533/62911/203207 Kickstart 11]||September 17th, 2016||1st||3rd||Professor Pro
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/mmbm-7/event/melee-singles/brackets/75615 Meltdown Melee Biweekly 7]||October 2nd, 2016||1st||1st||Luma
|-
|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|MacD}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/kickstart-12/event/melee-singles/brackets/79573 Kickstart 12]||October 15th-16th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Mahie}}
|-
|[[Eclipse 2]]||October 21st-23rd, 2016||2nd||2nd||Leffen
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-den-1-1/event/melee-singles/brackets/84332 The Den #1]||November 12th-13th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Kellner}}
|-
|[[DreamHack Winter 2016]]||November 24th-27th, 2016||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[UGC Smash Open]]||December 2nd-4th, 2016||9th||2nd||Leffen
|-
|[[Eden]]||December 10th-11th, 2016||2nd||1st||Professor Pro
|-
|[[Don't Park on the Grass]]||December 17th-18th, 2016||7th||2nd||Leffen
|-
|[[SWEET XXV]]||January 14th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|Duck}}
|-
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||25th||2nd||Leffen
|-
|[[B.E.A.S.T 7]]||February 17th-19th, 2017||3rd||2nd||Leffen
|-
|[[Smash Summit Spring 2017]]||March 2nd-5th, 2017||9th||2nd||Leffen
|-
|[[Full Bloom 3]]||March 25th, 2017||9th||5th||Leffen
|-
|[[Royal Flush (tournament)|Royal Flush]]||May 12th-14th, 2017||17th||2nd||Leffen
|-
|[[Smash 'N' Splash 3]]||June 2nd-4th, 2017||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GENESIS: RED]]||July 9th, 2017||4th||1st||Leffen
|-
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[FUSE]]||July 16th, 2017||&mdash;||7th||Leffen
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2017]]||July 28th-30th, 2017||13th||1st||Leffen
|-
|[[Shine 2017]]||August 25th-27th, 2017||9th||3rd||Leffen
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/balance-patch-melee-2/events Balance Patch Melee 2]||August 30th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ppm-melee-berlin-2/event/melee-doubles/brackets/149521 PPM Melee Berlin 2]||September 30th, 2017||&mdash;||2nd||{{Sm|Stivo}}
|-
|[[Awakening III]]||October 21st-22nd, 2017||2nd||2nd||SchlimmShady
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/pixelpokal/event/melee-singles/brackets/171543 Pixelpokal]||December 17th, 2017||&mdash;||1st||reaper
|-
|[[Trophy Garden]]||January 27th-28th, 2018||2nd||1st||sixx
|-
|[[EGLX 2018]]||March 9th-11th, 2018||13th||4th||{{Sm|La Luna}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/respawn-6/event/melee-singles/brackets/174379 Respawn 6]||March 31st-April 2nd, 2018||2nd||1st||{{Sm|ChuDat}}
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSBM}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||13th||2nd||Swedish Delight
|-
|{{Trn|Awakening 2018|g=SSBM}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||2nd||1st||Sixx
|-
|{{Trn|Lighthouse|g=SSBM}}||July 13th-15th, 2018||2nd||2nd||SchlimmShady
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||13th||5th||Overtriforce
|-
|{{Trn|Heir 5|g=SSBM}}||August 17th-19th, 2018||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|HTS Smash 2|g=SSBM}}||October 27th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ssbm-tournament-at-red-bull-ewknd/event/melee-singles/brackets/420844/769844 Red Bull EWKND]||November 1st-3rd, 2018||2nd||1st||{{Sm|ImperfeCt}}
|-
|{{Trn|VCA 2018|g=SSBM}}||November 17th-18th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/hts-smash-3/event/melee-singles/brackets/453469/807810 HTS Smash 3]||December 8th, 2018||1st||1st||Kellner
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/hts-smash-4/event/melee-singles/brackets/484409/845949 HTS Smash 4]||February 16th, 2019||1st||1st||Kellner
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/pratershine-2/event/melee-doubles/brackets/553948/933763 Pratershine 2]||April 13th, 2019||&mdash;||1st||{{Sm|Timi}}
|-
|{{Trn|HFLAN Melee Edition 2019|g=SSBM}}||April 20th-21st, 2019||2nd||2nd||Timi
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/20oxox3-let-s-buff-fox/event/melee-singles/brackets/560453/942333 20OxOx3]||June 15th, 2019||1st||1st||Professor Pro
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/viennality-2k19-4/event/super-smash-bros-melee/brackets/612760/1013052 viennality 2k19]||July 5th-7th, 2019||1st||1st||Timi
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/melee-evangelion/event/melee-singles/brackets/609913/1009069 Melee Evangelion]||July 13th, 2019||1st||1st||Sixx
|-
|{{Trn|SUPERBOU 3|g=SSBM}}||August 30th-September 1st, 2019||7th||1st||{{Sm|Pipsqueak}}
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Rotterdam|g=SSBM}}||October 18th-20th, 2019||5th||4th||Sixx
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/wednesday-night-fights-2020-x-oakland-episode-3/event/super-smash-bros-melee/brackets/736654/1184862 Wednesday Night Fights 2020 x Oakland Episode 3]||January 22nd-23rd, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/melee-the-made-the-warm-up/event/made-remix-singles/brackets/734266/1181839 Melee @ The Made: The Warm Up]||January 23rd, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBM}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||17th||33rd||{{Sm|Nicki}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/melee-verdugo-west-95/event/melee-singles/brackets/742929/1193688 Melee @ Verdugo West #95]||January 29th, 2020||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Saving Mr. Lombardi 2|g=SSBM}}||February 1st, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/gmc-finals-the-german-national-arcadian/event/gmc-singles/overview GMC Finals]||February 8th, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of the Armada - Melee Edition 2|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||August 15th, 2020||5th (DQ)||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Phoenix Blue Online|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 26th-28th, 2021||3rd||1st||Sixx
|-
|{{Trn|Regen Online|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 24th-25th, 2021||5th||2nd||Sixx
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Sauna Online|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 21st-23rd, 2021||2nd||1st||Sixx
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Line 2021|g=SSBM}} Europe{{OnlineIcon}}||June 19th-20th, 2021||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Bou Online|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||July 31st-August 1st, 2021||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SWT: Europe Melee Regional Finals|g=SSBM}}||October 23rd-24th, 2021||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships|g=SSBM}}||December 17th-19th, 2021||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


===''Project M''===
===''[[Project M]]''===
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
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|[[No Birds Allowed]]||October 3rd-5th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[No Birds Allowed]]||October 3rd-5th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}
==Trivia==
*Although Ice was once considered one of the best Sheik mains in the world in the space animal and ditto matchups, he performed poorly against top professional players of different characters. For example, he was defeated twice by {{Sm|s0ft}}'s {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}} at [[Apex 2014]], and could not take a game from {{Sm|aMSa}}'s {{SSBM|Yoshi}} at [[Republic of Fighters 3]].


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://twitter.com/ice_fights Ice's twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/Ice_Fights Twitter account]
*[http://twitch.tv/Icefights Twitch channel]


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==References==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:German smashers]]
[[Category:German smashers]]
[[Category:Sheik professionals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Fox players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Marth professionals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Sheik players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Fox professionals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Marth players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Captain Falcon professionals (PM)]]
[[Category:Captain Falcon players (PM)]]
[[Category:VIP players]]
[[Category:VIP players]]
[[Category:2013 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:Back Room members]]
[[Category:2014 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:Panelists]]
[[Category:2013 SSBMRank top 25]]
[[Category:2014 SSBMRank top 25]]

Latest revision as of 15:01, August 16, 2024

Ice
SmIce.jpg
Character info
Melee main Fox
Other Melee character Sheik, Captain Falcon, Marth
Brawl main Bowser
Project M main Fox
Other Project M character Captain Falcon
Team info
Former sponsor(s) mYinsanity, Luminosity Gaming, Cologne Gaming Network, Poilon Software, Red Bull
Former crews Germany's Star Fighters
Rankings and results info
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Melee ~$8,513.24
Personal and other info
Real name Mustafa Akçakaya
Birth date (age 33)
Location Berlin, Germany Germany

Ice is a German smasher located in the Berlin area, regarded as the best German player of all time. He was a major competitor in German tournaments before going international and making strong impacts; his most notable showings were a 7th place finish at EVO 2013 and GENESIS 3 and 3rd at The Big House 6, the latter being his best performance at an international tournament so far. He was considered to be one of the best Melee Sheik mains in the world along with Mew2King, KirbyKaze, and Overtriforce before his switch to Fox. He is known for his prowess in the Fox, Marth, and Sheik matchups, and has taken sets off of top professionals such as Zhu, Hax, Overtriforce, Mango, Westballz, and even Leffen in Fox dittos in tournament. Ice was most recently ranked 2nd on the German Melee Power Rankings and 3rd on the European Melee Power Rankings; he was also formerly ranked in the S Tier on MPGRContenders Europe.

On October 21st 2016, Luminosity Gaming picked up Ice as their first Super Smash Bros. Melee player and second overall Smash player. Ice left the team on October 19, 2017.[1] On March 2nd, 2018, Ice was picked up as a Red Bull athlete.[2][3] He joined Cologne Gaming Network on December 8th, 2019.[4]

Ice quietly retired from competitive Smash after the Smash World Tour 2021 Championships (citing lack of motivation, stemming from the quality of top-level practice readily available to North American players compared to Europeans); in the post-Slippi era, he continues to recreationally practice Melee with Europe's top players.

Playing style[edit]

Informally known as the "European Mew2King", Ice is one of the top Fox mains in the world, and used to be one of the best Sheik and Marth mains in Europe. Between all of his characters, Ice is extremely smooth and consistent in his tech skill, rarely missing inputs or SDing. As Sheik and Marth, Ice is known for creative and lethal punishes, solid movement, consistent edgeguards, and proficient tech chases and chaingrabs. Ice's Sheik in particular was much more aggressive than those of other Sheik mains, as he frequently opted for dash attack and down tilt reads that would lead into highly damaging strings. As Fox, Ice retains his powerful punishes, edgeguarding, and general aggression, but also showcases his extremely high technical proficiency to the fullest extent, especially with shine and aerial pressure on the opponent's shield. He has also one of the best tech reactions in the game, as pointed out by TheCrimsonBlur at The Big House 6 (he called Ice "The Best Techer in Smash").

Ice used to have a lackluster neutral game compared to other top players, and performed poorly against top professional players of lesser-played characters because he did not know how to properly punish them. For example, he was defeated twice by s0ft's Jigglypuff at Apex 2014, showing a lack of knowledge of how to properly punish Rest with Sheik. He also could not take a game from aMSa's Yoshi at Republic of Fighters 3 due to his failure to combat Yoshi's egg camping and DI away from his combos. However, after picking up Fox and addressing various issues in his gameplay, including his matchup problems, these upsets have been minimized, shown by Ice defeating aMSa 2-1 in Grand Finals at a Xanadu event two years later.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Never gonna smash you up March 28th-30th, 2008 13th — —
SMASH ATTACK April 3rd-5th, 2009 17th — —
Epita Smash Arena 3 April 11th-12th, 2009 9th 4th Remen
Super Lion 4 August 7th-9th, 2009 7th 5th Luma
OSTS December 19th-20th, 2009 5th 5th Pamaro
Berlin Calling April 2nd-4th, 2010 4th 7th Luma
ZEST5 May 1st, 2010 5th 5th Baxon
B.E.A.S.T January 7th-9th, 2011 3rd 4th Luma
B.E.A.S.T II August 11th-14th, 2011 2nd 2nd Fuzzyness
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 33rd 13th Amsah
Epita Smash Arena 5 April 20th-23rd, 2012 2nd 1st Armada
Smashers' Reunion: Melee Grande July 13th-15th, 2012 4th 1st Armada
OSmash #2 August 3rd-5th, 2012 1st 1st Z
King Funk's Castle II: Måske October 4th-7th, 2012 4th 2nd Leffen
hf.lan 4 December 1st-2nd, 2012 4th — —
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 25th 5th Leffen
B.E.A.S.T 3 April 3rd-7th, 2013 2nd 3rd Fuzzyness
hf.lan 5 June 1st-2nd, 2013 1st 1st Remen
EVO 2013 July 12th-14th, 2013 7th 5th Leffen
Republic of Fighters #2 September 14th-15th, 2013 1st 1st Overtriforce
Avalon I October 5th, 2013 1st 1st Remen
OSmash#3 October 25th-27th, 2013 1st 1st .tea
Avalon II November 9th, 2013 1st 1st Remen
hf.lan 6 December 14th-15th, 2013 1st 1st Leffen
Apex 2014 January 17-19th, 2014 9th 4th Armada
B.E.A.S.T 4 February 12th-16th, 2014 3rd 2nd Leffen
Smash Ain't Dead 3 March 15th, 2014 2nd — —
OSmash#4 April 18th-20th, 2014 1st 1st Sixx
Republic of Fighters 3 May 17th-18th, 2014 4th 1st Armada
Prinnys Path to EVO July 9th,2014 2nd — —
EVO 2014 July 11th-13th, 2014 33rd 3rd Leffen
SUPER Brawl in Berlin August 15th-17th, 2014 1st 1st reaper
OMD#3 August 30th-31st, 2014 1st 1st quiKsilver
Hit & Stun Tournament 2 September 6th-7th, 2014 2nd 2nd Leffen
No Birds Allowed October 3rd-5th, 2014 1st 1st Sixx
DrommeLAN 4.0 November 7th-9th, 2014 5th 2nd Leffen
hf.lan 8 November 22nd-23rd, 2014 2nd 1st Leffen
Avalon VI November 29th, 2014 3rd 2nd Adam
B.E.A.S.T 5 January 9th-11th, 2015 4th 2nd Leffen
Super Nebulous 2 January 24th, 2015 3rd 3rd Swedish Delight
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 13th 3rd Leffen
Avalon VIII April 4th, 2015 1st 1st Prosmashertim
TSU 5 May 17th, 2015 1st 1st Luma
JST7 May 23rd-24th, 2015 1st 2nd Amsah
Avalon IX June 13th, 2015 1st 1st Nintendude
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 9th 2nd Armada
Heir II the Throne August 14th-16th, 2015 7th 2nd Leffen
How Dair You September 4th, 2015 1st 1st SchlimmShady
DreamHack London 2015 September 19th-20th, 2015 3rd — —
Helix September 26th-27th, 2015 3rd 1st Armada
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 9th — —
TSU 7 October 11th, 2015 1st 1st Luma
Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 13th 1st Nintendude
Eclipse November 14th-15th, 2015 5th 2nd Leffen
DreamHack Winter 2015 November 26th-29th, 2015 9th 5th Leffen
DG Winter December 5th-6th, 2015 1st 1st SchlimmShady
Avalon M-II January 9th, 2016 2nd 4th SchlimmShady
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 7th — —
Kickstart 6 February 14th, 2016 2nd 4th SchlimmShady
B.E.A.S.T 6 February 19th-21st, 2016 4th 1st Leffen
Meltdown Melee Biweekly 2 February 29th, 2016 1st 1st Luma
Battle of the Five Gods March 17th-19th, 2016 16th — —
Smash Summit 2 April 21st-24th, 2016 9th 7th ESAM
Get On My Level 2016 May 20th-22nd, 2016 9th — —
DreamHack Summer 2016 June 18th-19th, 2016 2nd — —
Super Smash Sundays 48 July 10th, 2016 1st 3rd HugS
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 17th — —
Clutch City Clash August 6th-7th, 2016 5th — —
Smash @ Xanadu 8/10 August 10th, 2016 1st 1st MikeHaze
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 13th 1st Mew2King
Heir 3 August 19th-21st, 2016 17th 2nd Professor Pro
Syndicate 2016 September 10th-11th, 2016 3rd 3rd reaper
Kickstart 11 September 17th, 2016 1st 3rd Professor Pro
Meltdown Melee Biweekly 7 October 2nd, 2016 1st 1st Luma
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 3rd 3rd MacD
Kickstart 12 October 15th-16th, 2016 1st 1st Mahie
Eclipse 2 October 21st-23rd, 2016 2nd 2nd Leffen
The Den #1 November 12th-13th, 2016 1st 1st Kellner
DreamHack Winter 2016 November 24th-27th, 2016 7th — —
UGC Smash Open December 2nd-4th, 2016 9th 2nd Leffen
Eden December 10th-11th, 2016 2nd 1st Professor Pro
Don't Park on the Grass December 17th-18th, 2016 7th 2nd Leffen
SWEET XXV January 14th, 2017 1st 1st Duck
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 25th 2nd Leffen
B.E.A.S.T 7 February 17th-19th, 2017 3rd 2nd Leffen
Smash Summit Spring 2017 March 2nd-5th, 2017 9th 2nd Leffen
Full Bloom 3 March 25th, 2017 9th 5th Leffen
Royal Flush May 12th-14th, 2017 17th 2nd Leffen
Smash 'N' Splash 3 June 2nd-4th, 2017 17th — —
GENESIS: RED July 9th, 2017 4th 1st Leffen
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 33rd — —
FUSE July 16th, 2017 — 7th Leffen
Get On My Level 2017 July 28th-30th, 2017 13th 1st Leffen
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 9th 3rd Leffen
Balance Patch Melee 2 August 30th, 2017 2nd — —
PPM Melee Berlin 2 September 30th, 2017 — 2nd Stivo
Awakening III October 21st-22nd, 2017 2nd 2nd SchlimmShady
Pixelpokal December 17th, 2017 — 1st reaper
Trophy Garden January 27th-28th, 2018 2nd 1st sixx
EGLX 2018 March 9th-11th, 2018 13th 4th La Luna
Respawn 6 March 31st-April 2nd, 2018 2nd 1st ChuDat
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 13th 2nd Swedish Delight
Awakening 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 2nd 1st Sixx
Lighthouse July 13th-15th, 2018 2nd 2nd SchlimmShady
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 33rd — —
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 13th 5th Overtriforce
Heir 5 August 17th-19th, 2018 4th — —
HTS Smash 2 October 27th, 2018 1st — —
Red Bull EWKND November 1st-3rd, 2018 2nd 1st ImperfeCt
VCA 2018 November 17th-18th, 2018 1st — —
HTS Smash 3 December 8th, 2018 1st 1st Kellner
HTS Smash 4 February 16th, 2019 1st 1st Kellner
Pratershine 2 April 13th, 2019 — 1st Timi
HFLAN Melee Edition 2019 April 20th-21st, 2019 2nd 2nd Timi
20OxOx3 June 15th, 2019 1st 1st Professor Pro
viennality 2k19 July 5th-7th, 2019 1st 1st Timi
Melee Evangelion July 13th, 2019 1st 1st Sixx
SUPERBOU 3 August 30th-September 1st, 2019 7th 1st Pipsqueak
DreamHack Rotterdam October 18th-20th, 2019 5th 4th Sixx
Wednesday Night Fights 2020 x Oakland Episode 3 January 22nd-23rd, 2020 1st — —
Melee @ The Made: The Warm Up January 23rd, 2020 9th — —
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 17th 33rd Nicki
Melee @ Verdugo West #95 January 29th, 2020 5th — —
Saving Mr. Lombardi 2 February 1st, 2020 17th — —
GMC Finals February 8th, 2020 1st — —
Battle of the Armada - Melee Edition 2Online August 15th, 2020 5th (DQ) — —
Phoenix Blue OnlineOnline March 26th-28th, 2021 3rd 1st Sixx
Regen OnlineOnline April 24th-25th, 2021 5th 2nd Sixx
Smash Sauna OnlineOnline May 21st-23rd, 2021 2nd 1st Sixx
Get On My Line 2021 EuropeOnline June 19th-20th, 2021 2nd — —
Super Bou OnlineOnline July 31st-August 1st, 2021 3rd — —
SWT: Europe Melee Regional Finals October 23rd-24th, 2021 5th — —
Smash World Tour 2021 Championships December 17th-19th, 2021 13th — —

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
B.E.A.S.T 4 February 12th-16th, 2014 7th — —
Smash Ain't Dead 3 March 15th, 2014 4th — —
OSmash#4 April 18th-20th, 2014 3rd — —
SUPER Brawl in Berlin August 15th-17th, 2014 2nd — —
OMD#3 August 30th-31st, 2014 1st — —
Hit & Stun Tournament 2 September 6th-7th, 2014 3rd — —
No Birds Allowed October 3rd-5th, 2014 1st — —

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ice leaves Luminosity Gaming.
  2. ^ Ice picked up by Red Bull Esports.
  3. ^ "Mustafa "Ice" Akcakaya - Interview mit dem Smash-Profi" - Red Bull Esports.
  4. ^ "Ice joins Cologne Gaming Network".
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