Smasher:Axe

Axe
Character info
Melee main	Pikachu
Other Melee characters	Fox, Young Link
Retired Melee character	Falco
Brawl main	Toon Link
Ultimate main	Young Link
Project M mains	Marth, Pikachu
Other Project M character	Falco
Team info
Sponsor(s)	Tempo Storm
Former sponsor(s)	Mortality eSports, Most Valuable Gaming
Former crews	AGC
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	SSBMRank 2023: 21st
Winnings	~$62,385.93
Personal and other info
Real name	Jeffrey Williamson
Birth date	April 7, 1991
Location	Avondale, Arizona
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Top level Upper high level

Axe is a smasher born in Germany who is currently living in Avondale, Arizona, and is considered to be one of the best Melee players in the world. He mains Pikachu, being widely recognized as the best Melee Pikachu player of all-time, in addition to being the best Young Link player in the world, and he used to employ a strong Falco secondary as well. Since his first major in 2009, GENESIS, Axe's play with Pikachu has drawn a lot of attention, as he has placed in the top eight of large nationals several times and has beaten many of the best players in the world with Pikachu. Axe is widely credited for Pikachu's movement up the tier list from a mid-low tier character to a solid mid-high tier character. He was also the first ever Pikachu player to win a major Melee tournament. He is currently ranked 21st on the SSBMRank 2023 and was formerly ranked 1st on the Arizona Melee Power Rankings.

Axe also plays Pikachu in Project M, and is considered to be one of the best Pikachu players along with Anther.

Axe was picked up by Mortality eSports on July 9th, 2014, but ultimately left the team on April 9th, 2015. He was picked up by Tempo Storm alongside Westballz on July 2nd, 2015.

Tournament history

2009-2010

Axe's breakout performance occurred at GENESIS in 2009, where he defeated Jman 2-1 in the second round of winners' bracket, who was considered one of the best players in the United States at the time. However, he did not make a long run after that, losing to Raistlin and then to Linguini, placing 33rd in the tournament. Axe later surprised many by placing 17th at Pound 4, where he defeated PPMD (then known as Dr. PeePee) 2-0 in the winners' bracket, before losing to Mango and then to Linguini once again.

Axe later attended Apex 2010 and defeated Blunted Object in winners' bracket before losing to Armada 0-2. He made a stellar run through the losers' bracket, defeating RaynEX, Cyrain, DaShizWiz, and Jman before losing to Armada 1-2 in losers' quarters, ending his run at 5th place. By this time, Axe had surprised many by taking sets off of top players using what was usually considered a mid-low tier character at the time.

2011-2013

Axe placed 4th at Pound V, defeating Colbol, Remen, and Cactuar 2-0 in winners' bracket before losing to Armada 1-3 in winners' semis. He defeated Hax 2-1 in losers' quarters, with a 3-stock victory in game 3, before losing to Hungrybox 0-3 in losers' semis.

Axe did not perform as well at the nationals he later attended, although he was still able to hold his own against top players. He placed 17th at GENESIS 2, losing to MacD 1-2 in the first round of the winners' bracket, and then defeating PewPewU 2-0 before losing to Shroomed 0-2, and 33rd at Apex 2012, losing to StriCNYN3 1-2 in the first round of winners' bracket and then defeating Linguini in losers' bracket before losing to Darc 0-2.

Later in 2012, he placed very highly at MELEE-FC10R Legacy, where he reached 3rd place. At said tournament, he made it to the final round-robin bracket, where he defeated SFAT 3-0, Kage 3-2, Kels 3-1, Darkrain 3-1, and Hax 3-1, but lost to Hungrybox 0-3 and Mango 0-3. He once again placed 3rd at Kings of Cali, where he made a long run through losers' bracket after losing to Westballz 0-2 in the third round of winners', defeating Lucky, Fiction, SFAT 2-1, S2J 2-1, PewPewU 3-0 (with a 4-stock lead at the end of game 3), and Shroomed 3-1, before being taken out by PPMD 2-3 in a last game, last stock situation in losers' finals.

At Apex 2013, Axe defeated G$ and then S2J 2-0 in winners' bracket before losing to Overtriforce 0-2. He then took out Tope and JAVI 2-0 in the losers' bracket before losing to Hax 0-2, placing 9th. He also placed 7th at Kings of Cali 2, losing to Fly Amanita 2-3 in winners' quarters and to SFAT 2-3 in losers' top 8.

At EVO 2013, Axe defeated Reno 2-0 and Bladewise 2-0 in the winners' quarterfinals pool, before losing to Mango 1-2. He then defeated Fiction 2-0 in the losers' quarterfinals pool to secure a spot in the losers' semifinals pool, where he was knocked out by Shroomed 1-2, ending his run at 13th place.

Pre-summer 2014 season

Axe placed 9th at Apex 2014, defeating Zhu 2-0 and PewPewU 2-0 in the second round of pools after losing to Leffen 1-2. He was taken out by Hungrybox 0-2 in the losers' finals of the pool.

Axe later placed 7th at Pat's House 2, losing to Mew2King 0-3 in the winners' bracket and to SFAT 0-3 in the losers' top 8, and 4th at Super SWEET, defeating KirbyKaze 3-1 in winners' quarters before losing to Mango 1-3 in winners' semis, and then defeating Kels 3-0 in losers' quarters before losing to Mew2King 0-3 in losers' semis.

MLG Anaheim 2014 and EVO 2014

Although Axe had previously maintained high placings at nationals, he surprised many with an extremely stellar performance at MLG Anaheim 2014 in the summer of 2014. In the open winners' bracket, he defeated Ken 2-0 to secure one of the four available spots in the championship pools. In his pool, he defeated Hax 3-1, Colbol 3-0, Remen 3-0, s0ft 3-0, and Mew2King 3-2 in a large upset, although he lost to Leffen 1-3 and PPMD 2-3. Seeded in the losers' bracket in the championship bracket, he secured a spot in the top 8 by defeating Lucky 3-0. However, Axe's largest upset came shortly after; in losers' top 8, after losing the first game against Hungrybox, he closed out the set 3-1, before losing to Mew2King 0-3 in a rematch in the losers' quarters, ending his run at 5th place.

Axe managed to repeat this performance at EVO 2014. In the winners' quarterfinals pool, he defeated HugS 2-0, J666 2-0, and ChuDat 2-0, before losing to Mango 1-2 in a set that went down to the last stock. He made it into the top 8 by defeating Plup 2-0 and then proceeded to eliminate Silent Wolf 2-1 in losers' top 8, including a 4-stock in game 3 that took only 55.51 seconds to complete. Axe then lost to Armada 1-2 in losers' quarters in a set that went down to the last stock, placing 5th once again. By this time, many considered Axe to be one of the "Demi-Gods" (along with players such as Leffen, Hax, and Westballz), as he had taken sets off of three of the "Five Gods" (PPMD, Hungrybox, and Mew2King), and individual games off of the other two (Mango and Armada).

Post-summer 2014 season

At Zenith 2014, Axe placed 4th in Melee singles. He lost to Wizzrobe 1-2 in winners' quarters, though he still managed to defeat Swedish Delight 2-0, The Moon 2-1, and Nintendude 2-1 to make it to losers' semis, where he lost a close set to Zhu 2-3. Axe also placed 2nd in Melee doubles with ZeRo, losing to Mew2King and Hax in winners' finals, then winning a close set against Zhu and Cactuar in losers' finals before losing to Mew2King and Hax again in grand finals.

At the Apex 2015 qualifier Tipped Off 10, Axe placed 5th in Melee singles and 4th in Melee doubles, teaming with ESAM. In Melee singles, Axe beat Wizzrobe 3-1 to enter Top 8 in the winners' side, but later lost to Hungrybox 1-3 in winners' semis, and to Colbol 0-3 in losers' quarters to end his run.

At the Midwest major The Big House 4, Axe placed rather low at 9th in Melee singles, 5th in Melee doubles (teaming with SFAT), and 13th in Project M singles. In Melee singles, Axe defeated Colbol 2-1 to reach winners' quarters, but then lost to Mew2King 0-3. In the losers bracket, Kels performed a surprising upset on Axe, where Axe fell 1-3 and did not reach top 8. In Melee doubles, Axe and SFAT faced Colbol and DoH in winners' quarters and lost 0-2. They then defeated Zhu and Cactuar 2-0 to reach top 8, and Wizzrobe and Gahtzu 2-0 to reach losers' quarters. The team then lost to Leffen and Hax 1-3. In Project M singles, Axe was sent to losers' bracket by Hungrybox 1-2. He defeated DJ Nintendo 2-0 and VaNz 2-1 to reach top 16, but was then beaten by Seibrik 0-2.

Early 2015

At the Apex 2015 qualifier Paragon Orlando 2015, Axe placed 7th in Melee singles and 7th in Melee doubles with Westballz. Axe was able to reach winners' quarters by beating Shroomed 2-0. He then faced Mew2King, where he lost 0-2 and was sent to the losers bracket. He was able to eliminate SFAT to reach top 8, but was later eliminated himself, by Leffen in a close 2-3 set. In Melee doubles, Axe and Westballz reached winners' quarters only to lose to Leffen and MacD 0-2. They defeated Wizzrobe and Gahtzu 2-0 to reach top 8, but then they were eliminated by Colbol and Harriettheguy.

At a local tournament held by MVG, Axe reached winners' finals against Mew2King in Melee singles and lost 1-3. He reached the grand finals for a rematch and was able to take 2 consecutive sets off of Mew2King, the second set being a 3-0.

At Apex 2015, Axe placed a somewhat disappointing 13th place in Melee singles. He lost early in the bracket to SFAT, beat Colbol 2-1, but then lost to Shroomed 0-2, being double eliminated by NorCal residents.

At Sandstorm, Axe placed a phenomenal 3rd place in Melee singles, and 4th in Melee doubles with Forward. He was able to take down Leffen for the first time in winners' quarters 3-1. He then made an unexpected feat by defeating Mango 3-2 in Top 8. Axe was then defeated 0-3 by Armada, and eliminated by Westballz in a 1-3 set. In Melee doubles, Axe and Forward defeated Hungrybox and Silly Kyle 2-1 to reach top 8. The team was later defeated 0-3 by Leffen and MacD and sent to the losers bracket. Axe and Forward then beat Taj and Wobbles 2-0, and then were eliminated by Hungrybox and Silly Kyle in a losers' semis rematch.

Late 2015

At the Eclipse tournament, Axe faced Armada in Top 8. He won the first and third games in a best of 5 set, he went to game 5 to a last-stock match and was defeated 2-3. He finished 3rd in what was the largest European tournament of all time. Despite this, he won the doubles tournament along side Plup in which they won 3-1 against Leffen and Ice.

At DreamHack Winter 2015, he paired up with Hungrybox to win the doubles tournament.

2019

Axe was finally able to take his first major tournament win at Smash Summit 8. This also marked the first major where a solo Pikachu main (or Pikachu in general) won a major.

Playstyle

As the best Melee Pikachu in the world, Axe is an aggressive and technical player. Axe pursues options that will pressure the opponent off center stage. He will often pursue horizontal combos that push the opponent offstage, where Axe's technicality shines. Specifically, his precision of Pikachu's up air hitboxes allows him to safely edgeguard and semispike opponents. In stages with three platforms, Axe's punish game provides a mixup where a string of up airs can force the opponent to the top platform and net a kill with an up smash.

While this playstyle can net quick and easy kills, it has polarizing weaknesses. Opponents who can wall out Axe can often stuff out his aggressive approach. Opponents that can match Axe's speed and precision will often space out Axe's aggressive options and then punish accordingly. These weaknesses, however, are also attributable to Pikachu, as Pikachu has low range.

Rankings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

SSBMRank/MPGR

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
SSBMRank 2013	January 2013 - December 2013	11th
Summer 2014 SSBMRank	January 2014 - July 2014	17th
SSBMRank 2014	January 2014 - December 2014	7th
Summer 2015 SSBMRank	January 2015 - July 2015	8th
SSBMRank 2015	January 2015 - December 2015	9th
SSBMRank 2016	January 2016 - December 2016	9th
Summer 2017 SSBMRank	December 2016 - June 2017	9th
SSBMRank 2017	December 2016 - December 2017	7th
Summer 2018 MPGR	December 2017 - July 2018	10th
MPGR 2018	December 2017 - December 2018	10th
Summer 2019 MPGR	December 2018 - July 2019	3rd
MPGR 2019	December 2018 - December 2019	4th
MPGR Summer 2022	March 2022 - July 2022	29th
SSBMRank 2022	March 2022 - December 2022	10th
SSBMRank Summer 2023	December 2022 - July 2023	17th
SSBMRank 2023	December 2022 - December 2023	21st

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner	Earnings
Arizona T5	April 14th, 2007	7th	9th	V3ctorman
GENESIS	July 10th-12th, 2009	33rd	33rd	Tag
Pat's House	November 14th-15th, 2009	9th	—	—
Pound 4	January 16th-18th, 2010	17th	13th	Taj
Nice Shot Hugo	March 27th, 2010	3rd	4th	MacD
Apex 2010	August 6th-8th, 2010	5th	7th	Taj	$132
Don't Go Down There Jeff	December 18th, 2010	17th	5th	Taj
Pound V	February 19th-21st, 2011	4th	13th	Pluto the Planet	$291
Zenith 2011	May 28th-29th, 2011	3rd	1st	Kage	$110
GENESIS 2	July 15th-17th, 2011	17th	5th	Taj
Fuck Your Johns	January 5th, 2012	1st	—	—
Apex 2012	January 6th-8th, 2012	33rd	13th	Pluto the Planet
Northwest Manifest	March 24th-25th, 2012	5th	2nd	SFAT
MELEE-FC10R Legacy	August 12th-14th, 2012	3rd	3rd	Kage	$250
Kings of Cali	November 10th, 2012	3rd	5th	OkamiBW	$171
Apex 2013	January 11th-13th, 2013	9th	25th	Pluto the Planet
Kings of Cali 2	April 13th-14th, 2013	7th	4th	OkamiBW	$27
NorCal Regionals 2013	August 26th-28th, 2013	9th	—	—
Project AZ Melee	June 1st, 2013	1st	2nd	Pluto the Planet
EVO 2013	July 12th-14th, 2013	13th	—	—
Southwestern Justice	November 24th, 2013	1st	2nd	Pluto the Planet
Kings of Cali 3	December 14th-15th, 2013	4th	3rd	OkamiBW	$186
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	9th	9th	Kage
Southwestern Justice 2	February 22nd, 2014	1st	5th	Tag	$231
SoCal Regionals 2014	February 28th-March 2nd, 2014	4th	—	—
Mayhem 3-8	March 8th, 2014	1st	2nd	OkamiBW	$215
Pat's House 2	May 24th-25th, 2014	7th	4th	OkamiBW
Super SWEET	June 7th-8th, 2014	4th	5th	Drephen	$160
MLG Anaheim 2014	June 20th-22nd, 2014	5th	9th	OkamiBW	$1,000
EVO 2014	July 11th-13th, 2014	5th	13th	Pluto the Planet	$194
Zenith 2014	August 2nd-3rd, 2014	4th	2nd	ZeRo	$162
Monday Night Smash 3	August 11th, 2014	2nd
Tipped Off 10	September 20th-21st, 2014	5th	3rd	ESAM	$131
The Big House 4	October 4th-5th, 2014	9th	5th	SFAT
Forte 2	December 20th-21st, 2014	2nd	4th	Tai	$881
Smash the Target	January 3rd, 2015	1st	1st	Medz
Paragon Orlando 2015	January 17th-18th, 2015	7th	7th	Westballz	$91
MVG Super Smash Bros. Tournament	January 25th, 2015	1st	—	—
Apex 2015	January 30th-February 1st, 2015	13th	17th	Tagless Kyle
Aftershock	March 28th-29th, 2015	1st	1st	Wobbles
Monday Night Melee 22	March 30th, 2015	2nd	—	—
Sandstorm	April 18th-19th, 2015	3rd	4th	Forward	$519
Press Start	May 9th-10th, 2015	3rd	5th	Medz	$750
Revelation 2	May 16th-17th, 2015	2nd	2nd	Medz
EVO 2015	July 17th-19th, 2015	7th	5th	Medz	$186
Smash Factor 4	July 24th-26th, 2015	2nd	2nd	Medz
Low Tier City 3	August 1st-2nd, 2015	3rd	1st	Mew2King	$464
Monday Night Melee 40	August 3rd, 2015	2nd	—	—
Super Smash Con	August 6th-9th, 2015	3rd	—	—	$2,076
Paragon Los Angeles 2015	September 5th-6th, 2015	5th	—	—	$373
HTC Throwdown	September 19th, 2015	9th	5th	Ken
The Big House 5	October 2nd-4th, 2015	17th	9th	Westballz
MLG World Finals 2015	October 16th-18th, 2015	3rd	2nd	Chillin	$1,200
Smash Summit	November 7th-8th, 2015	7th	5th	Kage	$987
Eclipse	November 14th-15th, 2015	3rd	1st	Plup	$1,184
Kickstart 4	November 22nd, 2015	2nd	3rd	Siren	$212
DreamHack Winter 2015	November 26th-29th, 2015	9th	1st	Hungrybox
GENESIS 3	January 15th-17th, 2016	4th	4th	Hungrybox	$1,312
PAX Arena	January 29th-31st, 2016	4th	4th	Gahtzu	$350
Rubicon 7	February 27th, 2016	1st	1st	Prince Abu	$576
Battle of the Five Gods	March 17th-19th, 2016	11th	—	—
Battlefield 7	March 28th, 2016	1st	—	—
Pound 2016	April 2nd-3rd, 2016	25th	5th	DoH
Frame One	April 9th-10th, 2016	3rd	5th	HugS	$162
Full Bloom 2	April 16th, 2016	2nd	3rd	Voorhese	$590
Smash Summit 2	April 21st-24th, 2016	7th	5th	Wobbles	$777
Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo	April 29th-May 1st, 2016	5th	7th	Prince Abu	$180
DreamHack Austin 2016	May 6th-8th, 2016	7th	—	—	$300
Runback 2016	May 15th, 2016	1st	2nd	Wobbles
CEO 2016	June 24th-26th, 2016	5th	2nd	Plup	$101
EVO 2016	July 15th-17th, 2016	17th	13th	Medz
Super Smash Con 2016	August 11th-14th, 2016	4th	17th	Wobbles	$470
Shine 2016	August 26th-28th, 2016	5th	7th	Kage	$504
The Big House 6	October 7th-9th, 2016	65th	13th	Taj
Battlefield 9	October 29th, 2016	1st	—	—
Smash Summit 3	November 3rd-6th, 2016	5th	7th	Duck	$972
Rewired 2016	November 19th-21st, 2016	2nd	1st	Medz	$560
UGC Smash Open	December 2nd-4th, 2016	13th	5th	Swedish Delight	$89
Battlefield 10: 7 Days to GENESIS	January 14th, 2017	2nd	—	—
GENESIS 4	January 20th-22nd, 2017	7th	4th	Plup	$340
Boss Rush: Shroomed	February 11th, 2017	1st	—	—
Smash Summit Spring 2017	March 2nd-5th, 2017	5th	5th	Hungrybox	$2,314
Boss Rush: Duck	March 11th, 2017	1st	—	—
Full Bloom 3	March 25th, 2017	4th	9th	Trix	$252
Boss Rush: SFAT	April 1st, 2017	1st	—	—
Smash Rivalries	April 8th-9th, 2017	5th	5th	Westballz	$250
CEO Dreamland	April 14th-16th, 2017	9th	5th	Plup
DreamHack Austin 2017	April 28th-30th, 2017	17th	—	—
Runback 2017	May 20th-21st, 2017	5th	2nd	Medz
Smash 'N' Splash 3	June 2nd-4th, 2017	7th	4th	Plup	$337
CEO 2017	June 16th-18th, 2017	3rd	—	—	$379
Boss Rush: SmashG0D	July 8th, 2017	1st	—	—
EVO 2017	July 14th-16th, 2017	9th	—	—
FUSE	July 16th, 2017	—	3rd	Plup
DreamHack Atlanta 2017	July 21st-23rd, 2017	4th	7th	Vro	$700
Super Smash Con 2017	August 10th-13th, 2017	5th	3rd	Westballz	$327
Boss Rush: The Moon	September 16th, 2017	1st	—	—
GameTyrant Expo 2017	September 29th-October 1st, 2017	9th	—	—	$600
The Big House 7	October 6th-8th, 2017	17th	—	—
DreamHack Denver 2017	October 20th-22nd, 2017	3rd	—	—	$1,000
Boss Rush: Mexico	October 28th, 2017	1st	—	—
Smash Summit 5	November 2nd-5th, 2017	5th	3rd	aMSa	$3,769.11
Smash Camp	December 9th, 2017	1st	—	—
GENESIS 5	January 19th-21st, 2018	7th	7th	Medz	$245
Esports Arizona: Talking Stick Resort (February 2018)	February 10th, 2018	1st	—	—
EGLX 2018	March 9th-11th, 2018	9th	3rd	aMSa
Full Bloom 4	March 24th-25th, 2018	25th	—	—
Boss Rush: Captain Jack	April 14th, 2018	1st	—	—
Flatiron 3	April 21st, 2018	2nd	2nd	S2J
Smash Summit 6	May 3rd-6th, 2018	9th	5th	aMSa	$440
Get On My Level 2018	May 18th-20th, 2018	3rd	4th	aMSa	$489.91
Esports Arizona: Talking Stick Resort 4	June 23rd, 2018	5th	—	—
Runback 2018	July 14th-15th, 2018	1st	—	—
EVO 2018	August 3rd-5th, 2018	17th	—	—
The Big House 8	October 5th-7th, 2018	7th	—	—	$309.60
GameTyrant Expo 2018	November 2nd-4th, 2018	9th	—	—
The Mang0: Homecoming	November 10th-11th, 2018	49th	—	—
Smash Summit 7	November 15th-18th, 2018	5th	4th	aMSa	$2,552
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series	December 29th-30th, 2018	2nd	—	—
Smash Camp 2019	January 5th-6th, 2019	2nd	—	—
GENESIS 6	February 1st-3rd, 2019	2nd	33rd	Taj
Poop House Invitational	February 23rd, 2019	2nd	—	—
Battlefield 11	February 24th, 2019	2nd	—	—
Suit & Tie	March 23rd, 2019	5th	1st	Taj
Battle of BC 3	March 30th-31st, 2019	1st	—	—
The Nick Yingling Dave & Busters Melee Experience	April 13th, 2019	2nd	—	—
Pound 2019	April 19th-21st, 2019	7th	—	—	$135
Infinite Melee: Endgame	April 27th, 2019	1st	—	—
Get On My Level 2019	May 17th-19th, 2019	2nd	2nd	aMSa	$936.06
The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0	June 8th-9th, 2019	—	7th	PewPewU
Smash Summit 8	June 13th-17th, 2019	1st	5th	aMSa	$10,417
Ascension VII	July 20th, 2019	1st	—	—
Super Smash Con 2019	August 8th-11th, 2019	13th	4th	aMSa
Ascension VIII	August 17th, 2019	1st	—	—
Smash Camp: End of Summer	September 14th-15th	25th	—	—
Mainstage	September 20th-22nd, 2019	2nd	5th	aMSa
Settle It! - Pizza Bites vs. Chicken Nuggets	January 18th-19th, 2020	1st	1st	Taj
GENESIS 7	January 24th-26th, 2020	33rd	—	—
Smash Summit 9	February 13th-16th, 2020	5th	—	—	$4,161
Pound Online	April 24th-26th, 2020	17th	—	—
Smash is RAD	May 9th, 2020	9th	—	—
Get On My Line 2020	July 18th-19th, 2020	65th (DQ)	—	—
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2	July 25th-26th, 2020	9th	—	—
East Park Rollback	August 16th, 2020	1st	—	—
Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINE	September 19th, 2020	5th	—	—
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 1	October 11th, 2020	5th	—	—	$250
Smash Summit 10 Online	November 19th-22nd, 2020	13th	—	—	$191.89
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3	December 19th-20th, 2020	4th	—	—
Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE	January 16th, 2021	9th	—	—
Four Loko Fight Night	March 6th-7th, 2021	9th	—	—
Galint Melee Open: Spring Edition	March 19th-21st, 2021	7th	—	—
Get On My Line 2021 North America	June 19th-20th, 2021	9th	—	—
Pound 2021 Online: Melee Edition	June 26th-27th, 2021	9th	—	—
Smash Summit 11	July 15th-18th, 2021	7th	—	—	$4,661.16
Riptide	September 10th-12th, 2021	5th	—	—
Low Tide City 2021	October 1st-4th, 2021	2nd	—	—
Mainstage 2021	November 12th-14th, 2021	7th	—	—
Smash World Tour 2021 Last Chance Qualifier	December 17th, 2021	Top 8	—	—
Smash World Tour 2021 Championships	December 17th-19th, 2021	25th	—	—	$500
GENESIS 8	April 15th-17th, 2022	13th	—	—
Pound 2022	April 22nd-24th, 2022	13th	—	—
Low Tide City 2022	April 29th-May 1st, 2022	3rd	—	—
Super Smash Con 2022	August 11th-14th, 2022	5th	7th	n0ne	$213
Shine 2022	August 26th-28th, 2022	4th	—	—	$498
Riptide 2022	September 9th-11th, 2022	7th	2nd	Drephen
Lost Tech City 2022	September 30th-October 2nd, 2022	9th	3rd	aMSa
The Big House 10	October 7th-9th, 2022	13th	—	—
The Off-Season	October 15th-16th, 2022	3rd	—	—	$3,000
Ludwig Smash Invitational	October 21st-23rd, 2022	9th	—	—	$1,050
Smash Summit 14	November 3rd-6th, 2022	7th	—	—	$1,593
Mainstage 2022	December 2nd-4th, 2022	13th	—	—
Scuffed World Tour	December 18th, 2022	4th	—	—
GENESIS 9	January 20th-22nd, 2023	13th	—	—
Arizona Melee Championship 2023	February 18th, 2023	17th (DQ)	—	—
Collision 2023	March 10th-12th, 2023	9th	2nd	aMSa
MAJOR UPSET	April 1st-2nd, 2023	7th	2nd	aMSa	$100
The Coinbox #56	April 4th, 2023	7th	—	—	$75
DreamHack San Diego 2023	April 7th-9th, 2023	2nd	1st	aMSa	$1,250
Smash Camp 2023	April 16th-17th, 2023	1st	—	—
Low Tide City 2023	May 13th-14th, 2023	4th	—	—
Battle of BC 5	May 19th-21st, 2023	13th	2nd	aMSa
Tipped Off 14: Resurgence	June 3rd-4th, 2023	9th / 344	2nd / 79	aMSa
Wavedash 2023	June 16th-18th, 2023	25th / 234	3rd / 36	Spark
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 5	July 7th-9th, 2023	12th / 16	—	—	$625
Get On My Level 2023	July 21st-23rd, 2023	9th / 764	1st / 121	aMSa
Super Smash Con 2023	August 10th-13th, 2023	13th / 860	1st / 161	aMSa
Shine 2023	August 25th-27th, 2023	5th / 683	2nd / 158	aMSa
Riptide 2023	September 8th-10th, 2023	5th / 477	1st / 101	aMSa
ECLIPSE	September 16th-17th, 2023	1st / 82	—	—
The Big House 11	October 20th-22nd, 2023	13th / 1,011	—	—

Project M

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
MELEE-FC10R Legacy	August 12th-14th, 2012	4th	1st	Vro
Project AZ	June 1st, 2013	1st	—	—
Salvation	June 22nd-23rd, 2013	2nd	—	—
Southwestern Justice	November 24th, 2013	3rd	2nd	Neon
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	17th	—	—
Southwestern Justice 2	February 22nd, 2014	2nd	1st	K9
Super SWEET	June 7th-8th, 2014	5th	—	—
The Big House 4	October 4th-5th, 2014	13th	—	—
Forte 2	December 20th-21st, 2014	—	4th	Tai
Infinity and Beyond! 48	March 26th, 2015	2nd	1st	Westballz
Aftershock	March 28th-29th, 2015	4th	2nd	Aero
Sandstorm	April 18th-19th, 2015	Top 3	5th	Medz
Dismantle	May 31st, 2015	9th	—	—
Low Tier City 3	August 1st-2nd, 2015	3rd	2nd	iPunchKidsz
Paragon Los Angeles 2015	September 5th-6th, 2015	49th (DQ)	(DQ)	Aero
Battlefield 4	December 13th, 2015	3rd	—	—

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Glitch 6	January 19th-20th, 2019	97th	33rd	Rishi

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Tuscon Monthly March 2012	March 31st, 2012	—	4th	OkamiBW
MELEE-FC10R Legacy	August 12th-14th, 2012	—	3rd	PikaChad
Salvation	June 22nd-23rd, 2013	25th	—	—
Southwestern Justice	November 24th, 2013	4th	—	—

Trivia

• It was a joke within the Arizona and California Smash communities that there needs to be a tournament match to decide the best person named Jeff - SilentSpectre or Axe.
• Axe is the subject of a meme in the Melee community concerning his resemblance to pop artist Drake. This came about when someone in the Arizona region took a picture of Axe working at the department store Walgreens, then used that picture to make a page on Facebook entitled "Walgreens Drake", proclaiming that the two look very similar. People familiar with the Smash scene quickly found that page and pointed out that it was in fact the professional Melee player, and linked to that page on other social media, causing the moniker "Walgreens Drake" to become very widespread.

• After Axe 4-stocked Silent Wolf at EVO 2014, commentator Prog made a reference to this meme: "That was emphatic... that was amazing. Mortality! Are you watching? This boy, Walgreens Drake, says Take Care; you guys can Thank Me Later!"

• Axe has defeated 5 of the members of the 2018 MPGR top 6 (all but Armada), defeating Mew2King at Zenith 2011, Hungrybox at MLG Anaheim 2014, both Leffen and Mango at Sandstorm, and Plup at GENESIS 6.
  • He has also defeated PPMD at Pound 4, but PPMD was not in contention for "god status" at the time, with Axe also not counting the win.
• Axe's father, Johnny Williamson, is a professional martial artist.
• Axe did not lose to a Marth player in a full tournament set with Pikachu from 2013 when he lost to PewPewU at NorCal Regionals 2013 to 2022 when he lost to Zain at Shine 2022.

External links

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

Gameplay videos

Super Smash Bros. Melee

• "The AXE Effect", an Axe combo video
• [1] Axe vs Wizzrobe