Smasher:Lampadaires

Lampadaires "PKMVodka"
Character info
Melee main	Marth
Other Melee characters	Captain Falcon, Donkey Kong, Link
Team info
Crew(s)	No Mercy feat. pkmvodka
Personal and other info
Location	Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Professional

PKMVodka, now known as Lampadaires, is a Canadian professional smasher native to Saint-Jérôme, Québec, and is considered one of the best players in Canada. His main character is Marth, although he frequently plays many other characters. He was often referred to simply as "PKM" or "Vodka", and is occasionally called "The Canadian Azen". He is currently ranked 4th on the Montreal Melee Power Rankings.

History

pkmvodka first began playing Super Smash Bros. Melee on December 3, 2001, the day of its release in North America. Having previously played the Nintendo 64's Super Smash Bros. with a friend, he was highly awaiting its sequel in order to obtain and master its gameplay. It was not until 2003 when he was exposed to the advanced techniques of the game. After watching Taka's 11k Ganon video, his dream was to achieve such a high score, which is presumably where pkmvodka became a dedicated smasher. The following summer, he got his first gasp of competition outside of Saint-Jérôme at La Ronde, where he failed miserably. However, he was determined to get better at the game.

In spring 2004, pkmvodka met smashers Chesterr01 and Testrider at a smashfest, only to learn that Testrider was the very player who defeated him in summer 2003. From then on, pkmvodka got exponentially better, meeting with various other players from around Montréal. He quickly became one of the best players in the city.

In August 2005, pkmvodka attended his first out of state tournament, in Toronto, Ontario. Accompanied by chesterr01, they played against many veteran smashers known from the community including MetaKnight0, jv3x3 and sprocket. pkmvodka ranked fifth in the tournament, bested by jv3x3 in the winner's bracket, and by chesterr01 in loser's bracket. By then, he realized how traveling and tournament presence is important to the evolution of a smasher's skill.

In December 2005, pkmvodka attended No Mercy vs the World, Montreal's first true tournament. This was also the foundation of the crew No Mercy feat. pkmvodka. He ranked first in singles, fourth in doubles (teaming with a friend who at the time was a casual gamer) and first in crews. This was the beginning of his winning streak; pkmvodka went on to rank first in singles for three tournaments in a row.

In August 2006, pkmvodka attended his first American tournament, the Zero Challenge 2, in Fountain Valley, California. He was accompanied by chesterr01 and Vwins. He ranked 25th in singles, out of 192 entrants. He was defeated by SOS in the winner's bracket, and by Manacloud in the loser's bracket.

Notable tournament placings

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Zero Challenge 2	August 15th-17th, 2006	25th	17th	Vwins
TransCanada Tournament	June 30th-July 1st, 2007	5th	4th	Kage
MELEE-FC Diamond	July 12th-14th, 2007	57th	13th	Chesterr01
Zero Challenge 3	July 20th-22nd, 2007	9th	25th	Chesterr01
Viva La Smashtaclysm	November 10th-11th, 2007	33rd	—	—
CAST 4	November 22nd-23rd, 2008	—	1st	Bam
GENESIS	July 10th-12th, 2009	65th	9th	Vwins
Revival of Melee 2	November 21st-22nd, 2009	25th	7th	Kage
Starfurry 5	May 2nd, 2009	5th	2nd	KirbyKaze
Pound 4	January 16th-18th, 2010	65th	9th	Kage
Smash t'ill you Crash	July 19th, 2010	2nd	2nd	Kage
Smash Till You Crash 4	August 24th-25th, 2013	7th	3rd	Europhoria
Polybash XIII	March 1st-2nd, 2014	5th	4th	Diakonos