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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name         = Sol
| name         = Sol
| image         = sol.jpg
| image       = sol.jpg
| mainssb4     = Little Mac
| mainssb4     = Little Mac
| crew         = Noble eSports
| mainssbu    = Little Mac
| former crews = [[Most Valuable Gaming]]
| crew         = Noble eSports
| skillssb4     = Top professional
| former crews = [[Most Valuable Gaming]]
| realname      = Jon Lackey
| realname     = Jon Lackey
| alias        =
| location     = Gainesville, Florida
| location     = Gainesville, Florida
| birthday     = 17
| birthday     = 17
| birthmonth   = 9
| birthmonth   = 9
| birthyear   = 1989
| birthyear     = 1989
| country     = United States
| country       = United States
}}
}}


'''Sol''' is a smasher most well known for  [[main]]ing {{SSB4|Little Mac}}. He is also widely considered one of the best Little Mac players in the world despite {{forwiiu}} being his first competitive ''Smash'' game. He was officially nominated to the #1 seed by Smashboards in late 2015. He was mentored by and actively trains with {{Sm|Ryo}} and sometimes {{Sm|Mew2King}}. Sol was at the spearhead for the wired controller clause initiative, allowing for pro controllers users to officially attend  nationals. He notably plays using a [[Wii U Pro Controller]] and has no secondaries, though has expressed interest in Mewtwo and Bowser Jr. <!--Please do not include money matches here.-->He has won various [[tournament]] sets against notable players such as {{Sm|Day}}, {{Sm|MVD}}, {{sm|Fatality}}, {{Sm|Seibrik}}, {{Sm|DJ Jack}}, {{Sm|Gnes}}, {{Sm|Saj}}, {{Sm|Myran}}, {{Sm|Dyr}} and {{Sm|Ryo}}. Impressively, he is entirely funded through his Smash 4 career as of 2016, when he signed with his current sponsor Noble eSports.
'''Sol''' was a ''[[SSB4]]'' {{SSB4|Little Mac}} player from Florida, and is considered one of the best Little Mac players in the world. Sol was ranked in the #1 PR spot for Mac Nation from 2015-2017. Presently, he has renounced PR status on all local and national levels. He has taken tournament sets off of players such as {{Sm|Locus}}, {{Sm|Fatality}}, {{Sm|MVD}}, {{Sm|K9sbruce}}, {{Sm|saj}}, {{Sm|dyr}}, {{Sm|Ryo}}, {{Sm|Sinji}} and {{Sm|Salem}}.
 
Sol was the spearhead for the wired controller clause initiative, allowing for [[Wii U Pro Controller]]s, which he himself uses, to be utilised in tournament.
 
On December 31st, 2015, Sol was signed by Noble eSports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NobleGG/status/682761425341685760|title=Noble eSports signs Sol}}</ref>


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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|[[Frame Perfect Series]]||November 21st, 2015||9th||4th||Ryo
|[[Frame Perfect Series]]||November 21st, 2015||9th||4th||Ryo
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|[[TGC 5]]||December 5th, 2015||17th||25th||{{Sm|Mawlerz}}
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|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-18th, 2016||129th||9th||Ryo
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-18th, 2016||129th||9th||Ryo
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|[https://t.polarity.gg/cfl-smackdown-february-monthly-smash-4/smash-4-singles CFL Smackdown February Monthly]||February 6th, 2016||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|dyr}}
|[https://t.polarity.gg/cfl-smackdown-february-monthly-smash-4/smash-4-singles CFL Smackdown February Monthly]||February 6th, 2016||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|dyr}}
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|[[Kings of the South 2]]||February 20th-21st, 2016||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Day}}
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/kings-of-the-south-2-1k-pot-bonus/event/wii-u-singles/overview Kings of the South 2]||February 20th-21st, 2016||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Day}}
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|[[Tampa Never Sleeps 6]]||February 27th-28th, 2016||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-fbc-presents-come-to-papa-1/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/19346 Come to Papa]||March 19th-20th, 2016||13th||3rd||{{Sm|Ryo}}
|-
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|[[TGC 7]]||April 9th, 2016||17th||33rd||{{Sm|True Blue}}
|[[TGC 7]]||April 9th, 2016||17th||33rd||{{Sm|True Blue}}
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|[[Texas Showdown 2016]]||April 22nd-24th, 2016||5th||1st||ThisGuy
|[http://shoryuken.com/2016/04/24/texas-showdown-2016-day-1-streaming-live-from-houston-texas/ Texas Showdown 2016]||April 22nd-24th, 2016||5th||1st||{{Sm|ThisGuy}}
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/coffee-boys-3-north-fl-caffeine-championship/event/wii-u-singles/overview Coffee Boys 3]||May 15th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Coffee Boys 3]]||May 15th||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|CEO 2016 Prologue|g=SSB4}}||May 21st-22nd, 2016||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
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|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[2GGT: KTAR Saga]]||July 23rd, 2016||25th||2nd||Marss
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||65th||17th||Ryo
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/afterglow-throwdown/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/77907 Afterglow Throwdown]||October 8th, 2016||3rd||1st||Ryo
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-fbc-presents-come-to-papa-2/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/80832 Come To Papa 2]||October 22nd-23rd, 2016||25th||7th||Ryo
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|[http://smashunited.challonge.com/SFC68 Super SFC 68]||October 29th, 2016||4th||3rd||ThisGuy
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|[[Aftershock 2016]]||November 5th-6th, 2016||9th||7th||ThisGuy
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/coffee-boys-10/event/wii-u-singles/brackets Coffee Boys 10]||January 15th, 2017||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||257th||65th||Ryo
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/gator-gaming-winter-party-2017/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/102192 Gatorlan 2017]||February 18th, 2017||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[CEO Dreamland]]||April 14th-16th, 2017||33rd||65th||{{Sm|Alex Jebailey}}
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/fisticuffs-3-0/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/125293 Fisticuffs 3.0]||April 29th, 2017||7th||3rd||{{Sm|Vash}}
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|[[CEO 2017]]||June 16th-18th, 2017||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[2GGC: ARMS Saga]]||July 8th-9th, 2017||25th||17th||{{Sm|pu55yk1ng}}
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|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/igx-international-gaming-expo/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/143653 IGX 2017]||July 28th-30th, 2017||5th||2nd||Ryo
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|[[Super Smash Con 2017]]||August 10th-13th, 2017||97th||129th||{{Sm|xaltis}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/swampcon-voyage-smash-4-melee/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/191937/481264 SwampCon: Voyage]||January 13th-14th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[EVO Japan 2018]]||January 26th-28th, 2018||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sumabato-x-cyclops-39/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/203353/499724 Sumabato x Cyclops #39]||February 9th, 2018||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Sumabato 23]]||February 17th, 2018||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sumabato-x-cyclops-40-1/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/204087 Sumabato x Cyclops #40]||February 23rd, 2018||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|CEO 2018|g=SSB4}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||129th||49th||pu55yk1ng
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|[[SoCal Regionals 2018]]||September 14th-16th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


==External Links==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/smashlan-d-45/events/ultimate-singles SMASHLAN’D #45]||December 28th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/ultimate-proving-ground/events/ultimate-singles Ultimate Proving Ground]||January 9th, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBU}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||257th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/smashlan-d-68/events/ultimate-singles SMASHLAN’D #68]||June 6th, 2019||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|COST 2019|g=SSBU}}||June 8th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2019|g=SSBU}}||June 28th-30th, 2019||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/gainesville-stock-exchange-118/event/singles Gainesville Stock Exchange 118]||February 21st, 2020||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
==Trivia==
*His knowledge of the {{uv|Punch-Out!!}} series transfers to the original games as well, having beaten ''{{s|wikipedia|Punch-Out!! (Wii)}}'' while blindfolded.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtJqMRO__uA|title=MVG Sol's AMAZING Blindfolded Contender Run (+Glass Joe Gag)}}</ref>
*He attended {{Trn|CEO 2015}} in his breakout debut on a week-old fractured spine.
*Prior to his professional career as a ''Smash 4'' player, Sol was a training boxer and a clinical surgical technologist.
*In 2019, Sol had decided to put ''Smash'' on hiatus, citing the drama of the community as his reason for stepping away. In February 2020, he attempted a return to the competitive scene by attending Gainesville Stock Exchange 118, one month before the [[COVID-19_pandemic_and_its_impact_on_competitive_Smash|COVID-19 quarantine]]. Currently, he has no interest in returning to ''Smash''.
**During his hiatus, he began playing ''{{s|wikipedia|Beat Saber}}'' as part of physical therapy for his spine. Within the first few months, he rapidly rose through the game's online rankings and at one point managed to place within the Top 100 players in the U.S. and one of the Top 300 players globally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Solreth/status/1169440718869409794|title=Sol becomes Top 100 Beat Saber player in U.S.}}</ref>
 
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/solreth Twitter account] (deactivated)
*[https://twitch.tv/fightsolfight Twitch channel]
*[https://twitch.tv/fightsolfight Twitch channel]
*[https://twitter.com/solreth Twitter account]
*[https://youtube.com/c/solreth Youtube channel]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/1099/sol SSBWorld profile]
 
==Gameplay videos==
==={{forwiiu}}===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_W08CMmYLw MVG|Sol (Little Mac) vs. DJ Jack (Ryu) - Pools - FPS]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_W08CMmYLw MVG|Sol (Little Mac) vs. DJ Jack (Ryu) - Pools - FPS]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z88-33jHGw MVG|Sol (Little Mac) vs. Wizzrobe (Sheik) - CFL Smackdown]
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
[[Category:Florida smashers]]
[[Category:Florida smashers]]
[[Category:Little Mac professionals (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Retired players]]
[[Category:Little Mac players (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Little Mac players (SSBU)]]

Latest revision as of 18:44, April 15, 2024

Sol
Sol.jpg
Character info
Smash 4 main Little Mac
Ultimate main Little Mac
Team info
Crew(s) Noble eSports
Former crews Most Valuable Gaming
Personal and other info
Real name Jon Lackey
Birth date (age 35)
Location Gainesville, Florida United States

Sol was a SSB4 Little Mac player from Florida, and is considered one of the best Little Mac players in the world. Sol was ranked in the #1 PR spot for Mac Nation from 2015-2017. Presently, he has renounced PR status on all local and national levels. He has taken tournament sets off of players such as Locus, Fatality, MVD, K9sbruce, saj, dyr, Ryo, Sinji and Salem.

Sol was the spearhead for the wired controller clause initiative, allowing for Wii U Pro Controllers, which he himself uses, to be utilised in tournament.

On December 31st, 2015, Sol was signed by Noble eSports.[1]

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
CEO 2015 June 26th-27th, 2015 33rd 9th Ryo
CFL Smackdown September Monthly September 13th, 2015 9th 1st Ryo
MLG World Finals 2015 October 16th-18th, 2015 33rd — —
Smash the Record 2015 October 23rd-25th, 2015 17th — —
Frame Perfect Series November 21st, 2015 9th 4th Ryo
TGC 5 December 5th, 2015 17th 25th Mawlerz
GENESIS 3 January 15th-18th, 2016 129th 9th Ryo
CFL Smackdown February Monthly February 6th, 2016 3rd 2nd dyr
Kings of the South 2 February 20th-21st, 2016 3rd 2nd Day
Tampa Never Sleeps 6 February 27th-28th, 2016 9th — —
Come to Papa March 19th-20th, 2016 13th 3rd Ryo
TGC 7 April 9th, 2016 17th 33rd True Blue
Texas Showdown 2016 April 22nd-24th, 2016 5th 1st ThisGuy
Coffee Boys 3 May 15th, 2016 1st — —
CEO 2016 Prologue May 21st-22nd, 2016 25th — —
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 65th — —
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 97th — —
2GGT: KTAR Saga July 23rd, 2016 25th 2nd Marss
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 65th 17th Ryo
Afterglow Throwdown October 8th, 2016 3rd 1st Ryo
Come To Papa 2 October 22nd-23rd, 2016 25th 7th Ryo
Super SFC 68 October 29th, 2016 4th 3rd ThisGuy
Aftershock 2016 November 5th-6th, 2016 9th 7th ThisGuy
Coffee Boys 10 January 15th, 2017 3rd — —
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 257th 65th Ryo
Gatorlan 2017 February 18th, 2017 5th — —
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 33rd 65th Alex Jebailey
Fisticuffs 3.0 April 29th, 2017 7th 3rd Vash
CEO 2017 June 16th-18th, 2017 49th — —
2GGC: ARMS Saga July 8th-9th, 2017 25th 17th pu55yk1ng
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 129th — —
IGX 2017 July 28th-30th, 2017 5th 2nd Ryo
Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 97th 129th xaltis
SwampCon: Voyage January 13th-14th, 2018 17th — —
EVO Japan 2018 January 26th-28th, 2018 97th — —
Sumabato x Cyclops #39 February 9th, 2018 7th — —
Sumabato 23 February 17th, 2018 49th — —
Sumabato x Cyclops #40 February 23rd, 2018 7th — —
CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 129th 49th pu55yk1ng
SoCal Regionals 2018 September 14th-16th, 2018 17th — —

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
SMASHLAN’D #45 December 28th, 2018 1st — —
Ultimate Proving Ground January 9th, 2019 5th — —
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 257th — —
SMASHLAN’D #68 June 6th, 2019 3rd — —
COST 2019 June 8th, 2019 17th — —
CEO 2019 June 28th-30th, 2019 129th — —
Gainesville Stock Exchange 118 February 21st, 2020 7th — —

Trivia[edit]

  • His knowledge of the Punch-Out!! series transfers to the original games as well, having beaten Punch-Out!! (Wii) while blindfolded.[2]
  • He attended CEO 2015 in his breakout debut on a week-old fractured spine.
  • Prior to his professional career as a Smash 4 player, Sol was a training boxer and a clinical surgical technologist.
  • In 2019, Sol had decided to put Smash on hiatus, citing the drama of the community as his reason for stepping away. In February 2020, he attempted a return to the competitive scene by attending Gainesville Stock Exchange 118, one month before the COVID-19 quarantine. Currently, he has no interest in returning to Smash.
    • During his hiatus, he began playing Beat Saber as part of physical therapy for his spine. Within the first few months, he rapidly rose through the game's online rankings and at one point managed to place within the Top 100 players in the U.S. and one of the Top 300 players globally.[3]

External links[edit]

Gameplay videos[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Noble eSports signs Sol.
  2. ^ MVG Sol's AMAZING Blindfolded Contender Run (+Glass Joe Gag).
  3. ^ Sol becomes Top 100 Beat Saber player in U.S..
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