Smasher:ESAM

ESAM
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Character info
Smash 64 main	Samus
Melee main	Samus
Other Melee character	Fox
Brawl mains	Pikachu, Ice Climbers
Other Brawl characters	Samus, Bowser
Smash 4 main	Pikachu
Other Smash 4 characters	Samus, Mewtwo, Corrin, Yoshi, Mario, Diddy Kong
Project M main	Samus
Other Project M characters	Pikachu, Donkey Kong
Team info
Sponsor(s)	Panda Global
Former sponsor(s)	CLASH Tournaments, FBC, vVv Gaming
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	2014 SSBBRank: 6th Panda Global Rankings v4: 21st (X-Factor: +4)
Winnings	~$1,975.86 ~$10,403.25 ~$17,217.57
Personal and other info
Real name	Eric Lew
Birth date	November 17, 1992
Location	Norman, Oklahoma
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Top professional Top professional (retired) Top professional Top professional

ESAM is a Super Smash Bros. 4 Pikachu player with a strong Samus secondary from Miami, Florida who is currently living in Norman, Oklahoma, and is considered the best Pikachu player in the world. He is also a notable commentator, member of the Smash Back Room, a former member of the Unity Ruleset Committee, and a former tournament organizer, having previously hosted the Zero Ping series. ESAM is currently ranked 1st on the South Florida Smash 4 Power Rankings and 21st on the Panda Global Rankings v4.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, ESAM was also a Pikachu and Ice Climbers co-main, and was considered the best Pikachu player in the world, and one of the best Ice Climbers players in the world. ESAM was ranked at the 0 position on the Florida Brawl Power Rankings, 6th on the 2014 SSBBRank, and was formerly ranked at the 0 position on the Carolina Brawl Power Rankings. He quit the game when Smash 4 was released.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, he is a Samus player, and is considered one of the best Samus players in the United States. ESAM was formerly ranked 4th on the South Florida Melee Power Rankings.

In Project M, ESAM is also a Samus player, and was considered one of the best Samus players in the world, alongside Plup.

ESAM regularly teams with MVD in Doubles, and the pair are considered one of the best Doubles teams in the world.

On June 24th, 2015, alongside MVD and SS, ESAM was signed by Panda Global.

Tag origin

ESAM's tag is derived from his first initial 'E', and the first three letters from his Melee and PM main Samus 'SAM'.

Tournament history

2010 MLG Pro Circuit

ESAM rose to fame when he placed 4th at MLG Orlando 2010. He lost to ADHD early in winners' bracket, but made a long run through losers' bracket, defeating players such as Candy, Fatal, and DieSuperFly, before being eliminated by Tyrant in losers' semis. He placed 8th at MLG Columbus 2010, defeating CO18, Choice, and Tyrant in losers' bracket after losing to Lee Martin in winners' bracket, before being eliminated by Dojo in losers' top 8, and 9th at MLG Raleigh 2010, defeating MVD and CO18 in winners' bracket before losing to Felix and Nick Riddle. Lastly, he placed 4th at MLG DC 2010, losing to Havok in winners' bracket, but defeating Nick Riddle, Lee Martin, Tyrant, Ally, and mikeHAZE to make it to losers' semis, where he lost to Mew2King.

By this time, ESAM had become recognized for his solid Pikachu play. Due to his great placings throughout the MLG 2010 circuit, ESAM received second seed in the championship bracket at MLG Dallas 2010, behind Ally. He lost to Gnes in winners' finals 1-3 and then proceeded to lose to Tyrant 1-3 in losers' finals, placing 3rd in the championship.

2011 to 2013

At Pound V, ESAM defeated Ally 2-1 in winners' bracket before losing to Anti 0-2 in winners' semis. He eliminated UltimateRazer 2-0 in losers' quarters, but lost to Ally 1-2 in a rematch in losers' semis, placing 4th. He placed 17th at WHOBO 3, losing to MVD 0-2 in winners' bracket and Illmatic in losers' bracket, and 9th at GENESIS 2, defeating Zex and Rich Brown in winners' bracket, before losing to Mew2King 1-3 in winners' bracket and Zex in a rematch in losers' bracket.

ESAM placed 4th at Apex 2012, defeating RAIN in winners' bracket before losing to Otori. In losers' bracket, he defeated Gnes, UltimateRazer 2-1, and Kakera 2-1, before losing to Nietono 0-3 in losers' semis. The last two matches of his set against Kakera are known as two of the greatest Ice Climbers ditto matches in Brawl history.

At SKTAR, ESAM defeated Salem 2-0, Nakat, Anti 2-1, and Ally 2-1 to make it to winners' finals, where he lost to Nairo 1-3. In losers' finals, he defeated Vinnie 3-0, including an Ice Climbers ditto victory. He lost to Nairo 0-3 in grand finals, placing 2nd. ESAM also won his first national in August 2012 at WHOBO 4. He defeated Denti, MJG, Kain, and Will in winners' bracket to make it to winners' finals, where he defeated Gnes 3-2. In grand finals, he defeated Ally 3-1.

At Apex 2013, ESAM defeated Leon 2-1 in winners' bracket, before losing to Anti 1-2. He defeated Suinoko in losers' bracket before being eliminated by Mr. R, finishing at 13th place. He attended SKTAR 2 later that year, where he lost to Tyrant 1-2 early in winners' bracket, and then made a run through losers' bracket, defeating Atomsk, Xzax, and Ally 2-1, before being eliminated by ZeRo 0-2 in losers' top 8, placing 7th.

2014 to 2015

At Apex 2014, ESAM defeated Salem and Tyrant in winners' bracket, and then defeated ZeRo 2-0 in winners' semis, including a 3-stock in game 2 whilst at only 22% damage. In winners' finals, he lost to Nairo 1-3, and he was then eliminated by ZeRo 0-3 in a rematch in losers' finals, placing 3rd. ESAM also entered Project M singles at the event, and placed 9th, defeating players such as OkamiBW, Eli, and Plup, before losing to Sethlon 0-2.

ESAM placed 3rd once again in Brawl singles at SKTAR 3. In winners' bracket, he defeated Leon and V115 2-0, as well as Ally 2-1 in winners' semis, in a set that went down to the last 5 seconds of game 3, with ESAM getting the final KO with a forward smash. In winners' finals, he lost to 9B 2-3, and then he was eliminated by Nairo 1-3 in losers' finals. ESAM also placed 4th in Project M singles, defeating Mango, ZeRo, and Zhime 2-0 in winners' bracket, before losing to Emukiller 1-3 in winners' semis. He defeated Armada 2-0 in losers' quarters before being eliminated by Mew2King 0-3 in losers' semis.

At CEO 2014, ESAM placed 9th in Project M singles, losing to Wizzrobe 0-2 in winners' bracket and Nick Riddle 0-2 in losers' bracket.

At Super Smash Con, ESAM finished 2nd in Brawl singles. He beat MVD 3-0 in winners semis before losing to Mew2King 3-0 in winners finals. In losers' bracket, he defeated Nairo for the first time ever, 3-1 in losers finals. He lost 3-0 in a rematch with Mew2King in grand finals, where he went Samus in Game 2 and Bowser in Game 3.

Smash 4

At the beginning of Smash 4, ESAM was invited to Sky's Smash 4 Invitational where he lost to FOW 0-2 in winners. In losers he defeated Trela 2-1, Zinoto 2-0, FOW 3-0, and ZeRo 3-1 before losing to Mr. R 1-3 and placing second.

To start out 2015, ESAM entered Final Battle where he defeated Rich Brown in winners before losing to Larry Lurr. In losers, he defeated Bloodcross and SlayerZ before being eliminated by Zex and placing 5th. His next major event was CEO 2015, where he defeated Trela 2-0 and Dabuz 2-1 before being sent to losers 1-3 by ZeRo and eliminated by Larry Lurr 1-3 and netting another 5th place finish. He later attended EVO 2015, the largest smash tournament at the time where he defeated 8BitMan 2-0 and Regi 2-1 before being sent to losers by Abadango 1-2. In losers, he defeated SS 2-0 before being elimnated by Ally 1-2 and finishing at 7th place.

At Super Smash Con 2015, ESAM defeated DKwill 2-0, and Nairo 3-2 before losing to ZeRo in a very close set in winners finals, 2-3. He would then defeat Nairo 3-1 in losers finals before losing his rematch with ZeRo 0-3 in grand finals, where he used Yoshi in Game 2. ESAM later traveled to California for Paragon Los Angeles 2015, where he defeated Angbad 2-0 and Zex 2-0 before losing to 6WX 0-2. In losers he defeated AC 2-0 before losing to SlayerZ 1-2 and finishing at 13th place. In October, ESAM traveled to Michigan for The Big House 5; he also entered Smashfield Weeklies 9 which was happening before the event. At the weekly, he defeated Megafox 2-1, Abadango 2-0, and Ally 3-2 before Ally defeated him 3-1 in both sets of grand finals. At The Big House 5 itself ESAM defeated smasher1001 2-0, and Shel 2-0 to make it into top 32. In Top 32, ESAM defeated Trela 2-0 before losing to Dabuz 0-3 and being eliminated by ZeRo 1-3 and ultimately finishing at 9th place.

He finished 3rd in Smash 4 singles at MLG World Finals 2015. In winners' bracket, he beat Nick Riddle 3-2, GrimTurtle 3-0, and Nairo's Dr. Mario 3-1 in winners semis before falling to ZeRo 3-1 in winners finals. He then lost a rematch with Nairo's Dr. Mario 3-0 in losers finals, where he switched to Samus in Game 3 after losing twice in a row with his Pikachu.

At Tipped Off 11, he defeated iPunchKidsz 2-0, and Leaf FC 2-0 to make it out of pools. In top 32 he defeated Kodystri 2-0, ScAtt 2-0, and Vinnie 3-1 before losing to ZeRo 1-3 in winners finals. In losers finals, he defeated Vinnie 3-1 again before being eliminated by ZeRo 3-0 and ultimately finishing 2nd.

To finish off the year, ESAM entered Frame Perfect Series where he defeated Day 2-0 to make it out of pools. In bracket ESAM lost to DJ Jack 1-2. In losers ESAM defeated Day 2-0 again, Ryo 2-1, Manny 3-2, and Fatality 3-1 before being eliminated by DJ Jack 3-1 finishing in 4th place.

To start out 2016, ESAM was flown out to California to attend 2GGT: ESAM Saga. At the tournament, he defeated Aarvark 2-0 and S2H 2-0 to make top 16. In top 16 he defeated falln 2-1 before losing to K9sbruce 1-3 in winners semis. ESAM was then defeated by Tyrant 2-3 and placed 5th place at his own tournament. At GENESIS 3, ESAM defeated Rice 2-0 before being upset by Teb 1-2 in round 2 pools. In losers' bracket, he defeated J! 2-1 and Seagull Joe 2-0 to make top 32. In top 32 he eliminated RIN 3-0 and Manny 3-0 before losing 3-2 to Nairo, who lost the first two games with Dr. Mario before winning three in a row with Zero Suit Samus. At PAX Arena, ESAM was upset 1-3 by Jbandrew in top 32. In losers bracket he defeated Mew2King 3-2 to make top 8 losers side. In top 8 he lost to Vinnie 1-3 and finished in 7th place. At TGC 6 ESAM defeated Mew2 2-0 and Jbandrew 2-0 to make top 8 winners side, however top 8 was canceled and the pot was split evenly among the remaining 8 competitors.

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ESAM at B.E.A.S.T. 6

At B.E.A.S.T 6, he finished 3rd in Smash 4 singles defeating vyQ 2-1. and cyve 2-0 to make top 8 winners side. In winners semis he defeated wilksy15 2-0 before losing to Mr. R 2-3 in winners finals and being upset by iStudying 2-3 in losers finals. He also placed 9th in Melee singles defeating Vanity Angel 2-1 in winners and Baxon 3-1 in losers. He also teamed with MVD to win Smash 4 doubles over Mr. R and cyve.

At Shots Fired 2, ESAM defeated Venom 2-1 to make top 32. In top 32 he lost to ANTi 2-0 and in losers he defeated C3PO 2-0 before being eliminated by Ranai 1-3. At Pound 2016 ESAM defeated Camalange 2-1 to make it to round 2 pools. In round 2 he defeated Wizzrobe 2-1 before losing to Marss 1-2. In losers bracket he defeated Raptor 2-0 to make top 16 where he defeated NAKAT 3-0 and was eliminated by Ally 2-3 and placing 9th. At TGC 7, ESAM was upset by CaptainZack 0-2 in pools. In top 32 he defeated RunC.T. 2-0, GrimTurtle 2-0, L.U.C.Y 2-0, Pugwest 2-0, and Karna 2-0 before being eliminated by his teammate MVD 0-2 and finishing in 5th place.

ESAM was able to end his losing streak by taking first at Paradigm Shift, defeating Fatality 3-0 in winners finals and grand finals. He also won Combo Breaker 2016 defeating smasher1001 2-0, Skorpio 2-0, Dekillsage 3-0, JJROCKETS 3-2, and Tyroy 3-2.

His short win streak was ended at Midwest Mayhem 3, where he lost to Tyroy 0-2 in winners quarters. In losers bracket he defeated MVD 2-1, BoScotty 3-0, and Ksev 3-1 before being eliminated by False 2-3 and ultimately finishing in 4th place. At Low Tier City 4 ESAM lost to Hyuga 1-2 in bracket. In losers he defeated Aerolink and MJG to make top 8 losers side. In top 8 he defeated P2P with Gibus 3-0 before being eliminated by Hyuga 1-3. At CEO 2016 ESAM defeated Mister Eric 2-0 to make it out of pools. In top 64 he defeated Wrath 2-1 before losing to Dabuz 0-2 and being eliminated by Saj 1-2 and placing 17th. At EVO 2016 ESAM was upset by NickC 1-2 in pools. In losers he eliminated Sinji 2-0, Falln 2-0, DJ Jack 2-0, and HIKARU 2-0 before being eliminated by Trela 1-2 and finishing at a disappointing 25th place. At Trail Gaming League 8, ESAM took the tournament defeating Seibrik, NickRiddle, and MVD, but not before MVD reset the bracket. At Super Smash Con 2016, ESAM defeated Rayquaza07 2-1 in round 2 pools before losing 0-2 to Ryo and Dark Wizzy, finishing at an all time low of 33rd place. However, he performed well in Melee, getting 13th and defeating lloD, Zhu, and Westballz.

ESAM saw a return to form starting at Shine 2016, where he defeated Manny 3-0 to make top 8 winners side. In winners semis he defeated Mew2King 3-1 to move onto winners finals where he lost to ZeRo 1-3. In losers finals he defeated Dath 3-2 before being eliminated by ZeRo 0-3 in grand finals. At Trail Gaming League 9 he defeated True Blue, Saj 2-0, Wormynugget 2-1, Dyr 3-0 and Zinoto 3-1 en route to a first place finish. However ESAM fell back down in results at The Big House 6 where he lost to Frozen 1-2 in round 1 pools. In losers he eliminated Puppeh 2-0 and Ned 2-1 before losing to CaptainZack 1-2 and placing yet another 33rd place. At Trail Gaming League 10, ESAM defeated Xaltis 2-0 and Child 2-0 before falling to False 0-3 in winners finals and MVD 1-3 in losers finals. At Midwest Mayhem 5, ESAM was upset by JDB! 2-3 in winners quarters. In losers bracket, he eliminated Seth 3-1 to make top 8 losers side. In top 8, he eliminated Nero 3-0, JJROCKETS 3-2, and MVD 3-2 before falling to Zinoto 1-3 in losers finals.

Late November and early December, ESAM had by far his best performance of the year. At Kings of the North, he took first place defeating Skorpio 2-0, yeti 3-1, and JJROCKETS 3-0 and 3-1. At UGC Smash Open, he defeated James 2-0 and Salem 3-1 to make it out of pools. In top 48 he defeated VoiD 3-2 and CaptainZack 3-0 to make top 8 winners side. In winners semis he narrowly lost to Abadango 2-3. In losers quarters he defeats VoiD 3-2 again and eliminates Nairo 3-1 before being eliminated by Abadango 3-0 finishing with a very respectable 3rd place.

At Don't Park on the Grass, ESAM was upset by Snickeldorf 0-2 in pools and after a long losers bracket run was eliminated by Captain L 0-3 finishing out the year at 9th place.

At the start of 2017, ESAM attended Smash Conference LXIX where he defeated Myran 2-0 before losing to Samsora 1-2 in winners quarters. In losers bracket ESAM defeated Child 2-1, Nick Riddle 2-1, Wormynugget 2-0, and Mew2King 3-2, before being eliminated by Samsora 1-3 starting off the year with a solid 3rd place.

ESAM later traveled to California for 2GGC: GENESIS Saga and GENESIS 4. At 2GGC: GENESIS Saga ESAM was defeated by Zenyou 1-2 in winners finals of their pool. In losers he defeated Jingen 3-0 before being eliminated by Dabuz 0-3 and finishing at 25th place. At a pre-GENESIS 4 Mega Smash Mondays, he lost to Tyrant 1-2 and was sent to losers. In losers, he defeated Marss 2-1, Javi (Smash 4) 2-1, and Tyrant 2-1, before losing to MkLeo 0-3 and finishing in 4th place. At GENESIS 4, ESAM was upset by AeroLink 0-2 in winners finals of their round 1 pools. In losers, ESAM went on a losers bracket run defeating False 2-0, Mr. ConCon 2-1, Samsora 2-1, Ito 2-0, Earth 3-1, and Chag 3-0 before losing to ZeRo 1-3 and finishing at 13th place.

In February ESAM was invited to Niconico Tokaigi 2017. At the event he defeated Kameme 2-0 before falling to Kirihara 1-2 and KEN 0-2 to finish 9th.

ESAM was invited to PAX Arena at PAX East 2017 where he lost to Larry Lurr 2-3 in winners. In losers he defeated Pink Fresh 3-2 and Marss 3-1 before losing to Dabuz 1-3 en route to a 4th place finish.

At Frame Perfect Series 2, ESAM defeated dyr 2-0 and Cashmere 3-1 on his way to winners quarters. His run ended at 9th place with back to back losses to Kirihara 0-3 and Salem 2-3.

At 2GGC: Civil War, ESAM placed 17th, outplacing many upset top players. His run started with a very close 2-1 victory over Raffi-X to make it out of pools. In top 96 ESAM lost to Kirihara 0-3 sending him to the losers bracket where he defeated ImHip 3-0 to make it into top 32. His true accomplishment at the tournament was that he finally took a set from Ally. After losing game 1 with Mewtwo, he then opted with the low-tier character Samus, and took 3 straight games from Ally in dominant fashion. His run was then ended by HIKARU's Donkey Kong in a 1-3 set loss.

At Dubai x VG Bootcamp, ESAM placed 1st, defeating Fairess 2-0, Pugwest 3-0, Marss 3-1 and MVD 3-2.

At the Florida national CEO Dreamland, ESAM defeated Bloodcross and NAKAT 2-1 as well as Larry Lurr 3-1 and VoiD 3-2 to make top 8 winners side. Once in top 8 ESAM fell to ZeRo and Dabuz both 1-3 and ultimately finished in 5th place.

ESAM notably won Smashadelphia 2017, defeating Dabuz 3-1 in winners finals. In grand finals, he lost the first set to Dabuz 1-3, but ultimately won the second set 3-2.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
FAST 1	July 17th-20th, 2008	33rd	17th	Nick Riddle
Zero Ping Monthlies	August 15th 2009	3rd	—	—
MLG Orlando 2010	April 16th-18th, 2010	4th	13th	MVD
MLG Columbus 2010	June 4th-6th, 2010	8th	9th	MVD
MLG Raleigh 2010	August 27th-29th, 2010	9th	4th	MVD
MLG DC 2010	October 15th-17th, 2010	4th	5th	MVD
MLG Dallas 2010	November 5th-7th, 2010	3rd	4th	MVD
Pound V	February 19th-21st, 2011	4th	3rd	MVD
WHOBO 3	March 18th-20th, 2011	17th	9th	MVD
WHOBO 3 LT	March 18th-20th, 2011	7th	1st	Poltergust
GENESIS 2	July 15th-17th, 2011	9th	4th	MVD
Apex 2012	January 6th-8th, 2012	4th	13th	MVD
SKTAR	July 14th-15th, 2012	2nd	5th	Mekos
Smashed Together	July 28th, 2012	1st	2nd	MVD
WHOBO 4	August 4th-5th, 2012	1st	2nd	MVD
WABA	November 10th, 2012	1st	5th	Mink
Apex 2013	January 11th-13th, 2013	13th	17th	MVD
SKTAR 2	August 3rd-4th, 2013	7th	17th	MVD
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	3rd	3rd	MVD
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/6	May 6th, 2014	2nd	—	—
NickRiddle & 8Bitman's May Brawl/PM Monthly	May 17th, 2014	3rd	—	—
SKTAR 3	May 31st-June 1st, 2014	3rd	3rd	MVD
Final Battle	January 17th, 2015	2nd (Split)	2nd (Split)	MVD
Super Smash Con 2015	August 6th-9th, 2015	2nd	13th	MVD
Super Smash Con 2016	August 11th-14th, 2016	65th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Doodah 3	December 29th, 2007	4th	7th	Phanna
Gigabits 1/12	January 12th, 2008	9th	7th	Phanna
FAST 1	July 17th-20th, 2008	13th	—	—
Apex 2013	January 11th-13th, 2013	33rd	—	—
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	49th	—	—
Smash Carolina 3	March 1st, 2014	1st	1st	Starlord
Shell Shocked XV	May 10th, 2014	4th	—	—
CEO 2014	June 27th-29th, 2014	—	4th	ZeRo
Tipped Off 10	September 20th-21st, 2014	13th	3rd	Axe
DIME 15	June 13th, 2015	2nd	—	—
Paragon Los Angeles 2015	September 5th-6th, 2015	17th	—	—
The Big House 5	October 2nd-4th, 2015	25th	—	—
Tipped Off 11	November 7th-8th, 2015	5th	17th	Junebug
Frame Perfect Series	November 21st, 2015	5th	—	—
GENESIS 3	January 15th-17th, 2016	65th	—	—
B.E.A.S.T 6	February 19th-21st, 2016	9th	—	—
Tiger Smash 4	March 26th-27th, 2016	2nd	3rd	Starlord
TGC 7	April 9th, 2016	1st	—	—
Smash Summit 2	April 21st-24th, 2016	13th	7th	Ice
DreamHack Austin 2016	May 6th-8th, 2016	17th	—	—
Combo Breaker 2016	May 27th-29th, 2016	4th	—	—
Low Tier City 4	June 18th-19th, 2016	4th	2nd	Hungrybox
CEO 2016	June 24th-26th, 2016	65th	—	—
Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 7/6	July 6th, 2016	1st	—	—
EVO 2016	July 15th-17th, 2016	513th	—	—
Super Smash Con 2016	August 11th-14th, 2016	13th	—	—
The Smash House	September 23rd-25th, 2016	5th	4th	FlaminRoy
The Big House 6	October 7th-9th, 2016	—	17th	Kage
Gamers Fight Cancer	October 22nd-23rd, 2016	2nd	1st	Mojo
Smash the Record 2016	November 11th-14th, 2016	65th	—	—
ASH@WIT #85	November 18th, 2016	3rd	—	—
Smash Conference LXIX	January 7th, 2017	—	5th	Hungrybox
DreamHack Austin 2017	April 28th-30th, 2017	—	5th	Hungrybox
DreamHack Montreal 2017	September 8th-10th, 2017	9th	4th	Dizzkidboogie
DreamHack Denver 2017	October 20th-22nd, 2017	—	13th	Joey
Flatiron 3	April 21st, 2018	33rd	17th	Joey
Combo Breaker 2018	May 25th-27th, 2018	—	4th	Joey
DreamHack Austin 2018	June 1st-3rd, 2018	13th	—	—

Project M

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Smash @ Xanadu Monthly - 2/23	February 23rd, 2013	—	1st	PPMD
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	9th	—	—
Smash Carolina 3	March 1st, 2014	1st	1st	Atlas
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/6	May 6th, 2014	2nd	—	—
Shell Shocked XV	May 10th, 2014	1st	1st	Seagull Joe
NickRiddle & 8Bitman's May Brawl/PM Monthly	May 17th, 2014	1st	—	—
SKTAR 3	May 31st-June 1st, 2014	4th	4th	MVD
'No JEANS'	June 7th, 2014	1st	3rd	Teachable
Infinity and Beyond! 58	June 11th, 2015	7th	—	—
CEO 2014	June 27th-29th, 2014	9th	5th	MVD
Tipped Off 10	September 20th-21st, 2014	5th	2nd	MVD
Frame Perfect Series	November 21st, 2015	4th	—	—
Shots Fired 2	March 5th-6th, 2016	9th	5th	Strong Bad
Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 7/6	July 6th, 2016	1st	—	—
Smash 'N' Splash 3	June 2nd-4th, 2017	97th (DQ)	17th	MVD
Smashadelphia 2017	June 23rd-25th, 2017	17th	9th	Pixel

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Smash Carolina V	October 4th, 2014	1st	—	—
Xanadu Smash 4 Invitational	November 6th, 2014	9th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Sky's Smash 4 Invitational	November 20th-22nd, 2014	2nd	1st	Nairo
Sm4sh @ Arcade Oddyssey 11-28-14	November 28, 2014	1st	—	—
Sm4sh @ Arcade Oddyssey 12-26-14	December 26, 2014	1st	—	—
Kumite in Tennessee 15	January 9th-11th, 2015	2nd	1st	Reflex
Final Battle	January 17th, 2015	5th	9th	MVD
Smash 4 Our Sins 2	March 21, 2015	1st	—	—
Versus Smash 4 Weekly 5/7/15	May 7, 2015	1st	—	—
2015 Versus EVO Qualifier	May 16th, 2015	1st	13th	PRETTYWING
Versus Smash 4 Weekly 5/21/15	May 21, 2015	2nd	—	—
Versus Smash 4 Weekly 5/28/15	May 28, 2015	1st	—	—
Tampa Never Sleeps	May 31, 2015	1st	—	—
Versus Smash 4 Weekly 6/4/15	June 4, 2015	2nd	—	—
Shockwave 33	June 10th, 2015	1st	—	—
Versus Smash 4 Weekly 6/18/15	June 18, 2015	2nd	—	—
CEO 2015	June 26th-28th, 2015	5th	5th	MVD
EVO 2015	July 17th-19th, 2015	7th	17th	MVD
Super Smash Con 2015	August 6th-9th, 2015	2nd	3rd	MVD
Paragon Los Angeles 2015	September 5th-6th, 2015	13th	—	—
Smashfield Weekly #9	October 1st, 2015	2nd	—	—
The Big House 5	October 2nd-4th, 2015	9th	4th	MVD
MLG World Finals 2015	October 16th-18th, 2015	3rd	—	—
Tipped Off 11	November 7th-8th, 2015	2nd	2nd	MVD
Frame Perfect Series	November 21st, 2015	4th	2nd	MVD
Hot Import Nights Tournament #4	December 26th, 2015	1st	—	—
2GGT: ESAM Saga	January 9th, 2016	5th	2nd	ZeRo
GENESIS 3	January 15th-17th, 2016	13th	17th	MVD
PAX Arena	January 29th-31st, 2016	7th	5th	MVD
TGC 6	February 6th, 2016	Top 8	3rd	MVD
B.E.A.S.T 6	February 19th-21st, 2016	3rd	1st	MVD
Shots Fired 2	March 5th-6th, 2016	13th	4th	MVD
Salt in the City 3	March 12th, 2016	1st	4th	Starlord
Tiger Smash 4	March 26th-27th, 2016	1st	1st	Romano_Loxley
Pound 2016	April 2nd-3rd, 2016	9th	4th	MVD
TGC 7	April 9th, 2016	5th	2nd	MVD
Paradigm Shift	May 21st-22nd, 2016	1st	1st	Nick Riddle
Combo Breaker 2016	May 27th-29th, 2016	1st	1st	MVD
Midwest Mayhem 3	June 4th, 2016	4th	1st	MVD
Low Tier City 4	June 18th-19th, 2016	5th	3rd	MVD
CEO 2016	June 24th-26th, 2016	17th	13th	MVD
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 7/5	July 5th, 2016	1st	—	—
EVO 2016	July 15th-17th, 2016	25th	—	—
Trail Gaming League 8	August 6th, 2016	1st	—	—
Super Smash Con 2016	August 11th-14th, 2016	33rd	17th	MVD
VSGC Weekly 8/18	August 18th, 2016	4th	—	—
Shine 2016	August 26th-28th, 2016	2nd	2nd	ZeRo
Trail Gaming League 9	September 10th, 2016	1st	1st	MVD
The Big House 6	October 7th-9th, 2016	33rd	7th	MVD
Trail Gaming League 10	October 15th, 2016	3rd	1st	MVD
Gamers Fight Cancer	October 22nd-23rd, 2016	3rd	2nd	MVD
Ignition #55	November 2nd, 2016	1st	—	—
Poplar Creek Bowl Weekly #72	November 3rd, 2016	1st	1st	MVD
Midwest Mayhem 5	November 5th, 2016	3rd	1st	MVD
Smash the Record 2016	November 11th-14th, 2016	1st	2nd	MVD
Kings of the North V	November 19th-20th, 2016	1st	1st	JJROCKETS
UGC Smash Open	December 2nd-4th, 2016	3rd	7th	MVD
Don't Park on the Grass	December 17th-18th, 2016	9th	1st	MVD
VSGC Weekly 12/22	December 22nd, 2016	1st	—	—
VSGC Weekly 12/29	December 29th, 2016	1st	—	—
Smash Conference LXIX	January 7th, 2017	3rd	3rd	MVD
2GGC: GENESIS Saga	January 14th, 2017	25th	2nd	MVD
Mega Smash Mondays 81	January 16th, 2017	4th	—	—
GENESIS 4	January 20th-22nd, 2017	13th	7th	MVD
Niconico Tokaigi 2017	February 11th-12th, 2017	9th	—	—
VSGC Weekly 2/23	February 23rd, 2017	1st	—	—
PAX Arena at PAX East 2017	March 12th, 2017	4th	—	—
VSGC Weekly 3/16	March 16th, 2017	1st	—	—
Frame Perfect Series 2	March 18th-19th, 2017	9th	3rd	MVD
2GGC: Civil War	March 24th-26th, 2017	17th	7th	MVD
Dubai x VG Bootcamp	March 31st-April 1st, 2017	1st	1st	MVD
VSGC Weekly 4/6	April 6th, 2017	1st	—	—
CEO Dreamland	April 14th-16th, 2017	5th	7th	MVD
DreamHack Austin 2017	April 28th-30th, 2017	5th	3rd	MVD
TGL Monthly 15	May 6th-7th, 2017	1st	1st	MVD
Riot	May 20th, 2017	1st	1st	MVD
Backthrow Thursdays #12	May 25th, 2017	2nd	1st	MVD
Combo Breaker 2017	May 26th-28th, 2017	1st	1st	MVD
Smash 'N' Splash 3	June 2nd-4th, 2017	5th	3rd	MVD
TGL Monthly 16	June 10th, 2017	1st	1st	MuteAce
CEO 2017	June 16th-18th, 2017	17th	—	—
Smashadelphia 2017	June 23rd-25th, 2017	1st	1st	WaDi
UNLOCKED	July 1st, 2017	2nd	—	—
Divided	July 8th, 2017	2nd	—	—
EVO 2017	July 14th-16th, 2017	49th	—	—
DreamHack Atlanta 2017	July 21st-23rd, 2017	9th	5th	MVD
Low Tier City 5	August 5th-6th, 2017	4th	3rd	Mekos
Super Smash Con 2017	August 10th-13th, 2017	13th	7th	MVD
Shine 2017	August 25th-27th, 2017	13th	5th	MVD
DreamHack Montreal 2017	September 8th-10th, 2017	2nd	4th	MVD
Smash the Record 2017	September 14th-17th, 2017	2nd	—	—
GameTyrant Expo 2017	September 29th-October 1st, 2017	17th	7th	MVD
The Big House 7	October 6th-8th, 2017	25th	5th	MVD
DreamHack Denver 2017	October 20th-22nd, 2017	5th	1st	MVD
Too Hot to Handle	October 28th-29th, 2017	3rd	2nd	MVD
2GGC: MkLeo Saga	November 4th, 2017	17th	7th	MVD
Super FamiCon 2017	November 19th, 2017	2nd	5th	Mekos
GENESIS 5	January 19th-21st, 2018	7th	2nd	MVD
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #18	January 24th, 2018	7th	—	—
EVO Japan 2018	January 26th-28th, 2018	13th	—	—
Frostbite 2018	February 9th-11th, 2018	65th (DQ)	9th	MVD
EGLX 2018	March 9th-11th, 2018	3rd	2nd	MVD
Courtyard Clash #1	March 26th, 2018	2nd	—	—
Courtyard Clash #2	April 9th, 2018	1st	—	—
Flatiron 3	April 21st, 2018	1st	1st	MVD
Get On My Level 2018	May 18th-20th, 2018	13th	4th	MVD
Combo Breaker 2018	May 25th-27th, 2018	3rd	1st	MVD
DreamHack Austin 2018	June 1st-3rd, 2018	2nd	2nd	MVD

Trivia

• ESAM is Nick Riddle's younger brother.
• ESAM is also a top Divekick player. He won the Divekick event at CEO 2014.
• ESAM sometimes goes by the alias "Mr. Clean", a reference to his bald head.
• Due to his attitude and tendency to immerse himself in drama, ESAM is seen as a controversial figure in the Smash community. He is well noted for starting confrontations with other players in social media, and for having questionable or unpopular opinions, particularly his insistence on Pikachu being one of the best characters in SSB4. The latter point has also started a meme in the Smash community as "#ESAMOpinions", being used to refer to any stance that is not widely shared.
  • Ironically enough, he sometimes uses said hashtag to denote how his opinion might not be widely shared in its entirety.
  • He also has a noted tendency to have his opinions be reversed on him, especially in regards to his opinions on characters.
• ESAM is the most prominent user of the Bidou control scheme in Smash 4; however, since he does not use Bidou for any character other than Pikachu, this sometimes causes him to have multiple control schemes in tournament, especially when controlling other characters such as Samus.
• ESAM, as of June 2018, is a member of the YouTube channel Friends Without Benefits

External links

• Twitter account
• Twitch channel
• YouTube channel
• SmashBoards public profile
• SSBWorld profile