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'''Trade War''' is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Corrin}} player and [[tournament director]] from Chicago who is known throughout the scene for his community work. Trade War is a statistician and writer who has worked with organizations like {{Team|Panda}}, {{Team|Counter Logic Gaming}}, and {{Team|Luminosity Gaming}} before on different content pieces and rankings. He is also known for running the organization {{Team|Tuesday Morning Mythra}}, through which he writes weekly columns about the general scene, maintains the game of [https://jvgrid.com/ jvgrid], and sponsors players to attend tournaments. | |||
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As a tournament director, Trade War has run weekly tournaments and larger, also volunteering at many major and super major events across the USA. Notably, Trade War was the head TO for {{Trn|ICCS 5: New Age of Heroes}}, which drew over 150 entrants. | As a tournament director, Trade War has run weekly tournaments and larger, also volunteering at many major and super major events across the USA. Notably, Trade War was the head TO for {{Trn|ICCS 5: New Age of Heroes}}, which drew over 150 entrants. | ||
Revision as of 23:18, October 3, 2023
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Marth |
| Ultimate main | Corrin |
| Other Ultimate character | Rosalina & Luma |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Tuesday Morning Mythra |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Hugh-Jay Yu |
| Location | Chicago, IL 
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| Skill |  Low level |
Trade War is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Corrin player and tournament director from Chicago who is known throughout the scene for his community work. Trade War is a statistician and writer who has worked with organizations like Panda, Counter Logic Gaming, and Luminosity Gaming before on different content pieces and rankings. He is also known for running the organization Tuesday Morning Mythra, through which he writes weekly columns about the general scene, maintains the game of jvgrid, and sponsors players to attend tournaments.
As a tournament director, Trade War has run weekly tournaments and larger, also volunteering at many major and super major events across the USA. Notably, Trade War was the head TO for ICCS 5: New Age of Heroes, which drew over 150 entrants.
In addition, Trade War has formed a close friendship with Neo, and was responsible for funding Neo's trip to Super Smash Con 2023.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainstage 2021 | November 12th-14th, 2021 | 385th / 830 | — | — |
| Frosty Faustings XIV 2022 | January 28th-29th, 2022 | 129th / 272 | — | — |
| Glitch - Infinite | February 18th-20th, 2022 | 513th / 616 | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2023 | August 10th-13th, 2023 | 2,049th / 2,607 | — | — |
Trivia
- Trade War commonly finds himself as the butt of many jokes including "NO notable wins" aimed at his lack of tournament results, and his losing record in money matches against Chicago Pokémon Trainer player BobbyTime.
- Along with Neo, Trade War has also sponsored a handful of players like Vidrocker and AndrewT to attend tournaments.
- Tuesday Morning Mythra is a spin-off of the Melee Stats weekly column of a similar name, Monday Morning Marth.
