Smasher:MkLeo

"Smasher:Leo" redirects here. For other players who use or have used the Leo tag, see Leo.

MkLeo "Leo"
MkLeo holding the GENESIS 6 trophy.
Character info
Melee main	Sheik
Other Melee characters	Falco, Marth
Brawl main	Meta Knight
Other Brawl character	Snake
Smash 4 mains	Marth, Cloud
Other Smash 4 characters	Bayonetta, Lucina
Retired Smash 4 characters	Meta Knight, Corrin
Ultimate main	Joker
Other Ultimate characters	Byleth, Pyra
Retired Ultimate characters	Ike, Lucina, Marth, Wolf, Cloud, Greninja
Project M main	Mewtwo
Other Project M character	Lucario
Team info
Sponsor(s)	T1
Former sponsor(s)	Echo Fox, Most Valuable Gaming
Former crews	Hydra Team, Rampage Zone, HDG, Smash Factor
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	Panda Global Rankings 100: 3rd Fall 2019 PGRU: 1st
Winnings	~$99,606.99 ~$115,790.90
Personal and other info
Real name	Leonardo Lopez Perez
Birth date	January 20, 2001
Location	Mexico City, Ciudad de México
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Semi-professional Professional Top professional Top professional Professional

MkLeo, also known simply as Leo, is a smasher from Mexico. He is widely considered to be the best Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player in the world, dominating the competitive scene since the game's release and being ranked 1st on the Fall 2019 PGRU. Originally playing Ike, he later found tournament success with Lucina and Wolf before picking up Joker shortly after the character's release. He also uses Byleth as a strong secondary. Although he performs worse on Wi-Fi, he has nonetheless placed highly at several large online tournaments and as such is ranked 6th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v6 with Byleth, Greninja, and Ike.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, MkLeo played Marth and Cloud, with Bayonetta, Meta Knight, Lucina, and Corrin as strong secondaries. He is his country's best player and was considered to be the best player in the world in 2018 after ZeRo's retirement. He is also widely considered the best Marth and Cloud player in the world, one of the two best Lucina players in the world (along with Mr E), one of the best Bayonetta players in the world, and formerly considered one of the best Corrin players and the best Meta Knight player prior to dropping both characters. Leo arguably popularized both Meta Knight and Marth, characters that had been seen as mediocre after their nerfs from Brawl, as top players such as Abadango have since used Meta Knight against other top players until his nerfs in game updates, as well as lower-leveled players picking up Marth due to his dominance with him. He is the youngest player to win a major Smash 4 tournament, doing so at only 15 years old, achieving this feat at 2GGT: ZeRo Saga. Due to his aggressive style and heavy punish game with Meta Knight and proving his skills surpass those of top players at a very young age, some compare him to Nairo's early Brawl career.

He is also a proficient doubles player and usually teams with komorikiri or his cousin Javi. Leo/komorikiri consists of Cloud/Cloud and have taken 1st at majors such as Super Smash Con 2017, 2GGC: SCR Saga, Shine 2017, and GameTyrant Expo 2017. They were considered to be the best team in the world throughout 2017. Leo/Javi generally consists of Cloud/Sheik or Cloud/Cloud and dominate the Mexican and American scenes, taking impressive first places at major tournaments such as 2GGC: Civil War, 2GGC: Nairo Saga, and Canada Cup 2016. The duo has wins over the likes of ZeRo and Nairo, Mew2King and Ally, and Larry Lurr and ANTi.

Leo was ranked 3rd on the Panda Global Rankings 100 and was formerly ranked 1st on the Mexican Smash 4 Power Rankings.

On January 4th, 2017, MkLeo was signed by Echo Fox and Most Valuable Gaming. On the 8th of November 2019, WIN.gg reported that an unnamed investor spokesperson for Echo Fox told them the organization had completely folded. While this has not been independently corroborated by any other sources, the organization has been completely inactive on social media since September 2019. MkLeo formally announced his free agent status on February 21st, 2020. Five days later, on February 26, 2020, MkLeo signed with T1.

Playstyle

Leo is known for his patient and calculative, yet aggressive, playstyle with most of the characters he plays with, which grants him a strong punish game, as well as being known for his intense mindgames. He is most infamously known for his immaculate spacing and microspacing in neutral, especially with characters with swords and other disjointed hit boxes. As his career progressed, his strong mindgames transferred to his strong mentality as he became the number 1 player at the of end of the competitive lifecycle of Smash 4 and in Ultimate. This is highlighted by some of his legendary loser's runs in multiple S tier tournaments most notably Evo 2019, Frostbite 2020, and Super Smash Con 2019 with multiple reverse 3-0 comebacks as well as the imfamous game 4 Leo.

In Smash 4

As Marth, he is well known for his masterful spacing of Marth's aerials, as well as a surprisingly aggressive approach with a character that is often played with a more patient and defensive playstyle. His Marth in particular has been very effective against Bayonetta as Leo is known to lab that matchup a lot. As Cloud, he is more known for his defensive spacing and reserved usage of Limit Break-boosted moves, though he does retain his signature aggressive playstyle with him whenever he has the advantage, allowing him to pressure the opponent very well. As Meta Knight, he is known for his mastery of Meta Knight's combos, his uncanny ability for reading the opponent's air dodges, and his proficiency at executing the Rufio, Meta Knight's famous death combo. His Bayonetta is noted for its comeback ability and above average combo game.

He is also notorious for his player knowledge, defeating his opponents convincingly after initially losing to them in their first encounter. However, he does have some problems on the Ryu match-up, having dropped sets to Darkshad, Trela, Venom, Klein, and takera (though he began showing improvement in the matchup lately, notably having a perfect record against Locus). He is also known to struggle against grab-focused characters such as Donkey Kong and Bowser; at 2GGC: MkLeo Saga, he said that the player he dislikes fighting the most is Tweek since he often plays Donkey Kong against Leo and has taken numerous sets off of him with the character.

In Ultimate

Leo's playstyle remains the same with the release of Ultimate. When he played Ike, he had a solid grasp on his fundamentals and bread and butter combos. After dropping Ike, the first DLC character for the first Fighters' Pass Joker was released and Leo was interested in learning the character. As Joker, Leo has a mastery on combos and tools. He also is notable for the usage of Joker's guns to edgeguard, escape pressure, and await opponents trying to punish his landing. Leo is also well known for the infamous forward air 1 to drag down up air to confirm into a down smash, or up smash if the opponent is on a platform. When Joker gets Arsene, Leo uses that advantage to quickly close out stocks with his precise timing of edgeguards and grab combos.

Tournament history

2008-2014: Pre-Smash 4

MkLeo's tournament record before Smash 4 is relatively unknown, though it was implied that he has been playing competitively since 2008. His first tournament victory came at Anime Expo Mexico TNT 2009, at only 8 years of age. 5 years later, he attended Smash Factor 3 in Project M singles, losing to his cousin Serge 0-3 in winners finals, but defeating Ally 3-2 in losers finals. He lost to Serge again 2-3 in grand finals to place 2nd.

2015-Early 2016: Growing Fame Outside of U.S.

In Smash 4, MkLeo began as a Meta Knight main. Despite the character's unpopularity due to the nerfs from Brawl, MkLeo quickly became known as the best player in Mexico. He burst into the international Smash scene when he won Smash Factor 4, Mexico's largest Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament at the time, and surprised everyone by defeating EVO 2015 runner-up Mr.R in Grand Finals 3-1, 2-stocking him in each game he won. Although Smash Factor 4 was the only PGR tournament he attended that season, MkLeo's stellar performance allowed him to be 19th for the first Panda Global Rankings. Later in the year, he would defeat Vinnie 3-1 in Grand Finals at True Combo, further proving his capabilities as a player. His victories not only created more interest in the Mexican Smash scene, but also helped popularize Meta Knight.

In 2016, Leo's usage of Meta Knight progressively decreased as he started to use Cloud and Marth instead. Following Meta Knight's nerfs and Marth's buffs in game update 1.1.5, MkLeo began to rely more on Marth and Cloud and would only use Meta Knight in specific match-ups such as Peach, Ryu, and Sonic.

Due to visa issues, Leo was unable to attend an American tournament for most of 2016. He received his Canadian visa after registration for Get On My Level 2016 had closed, but a decision was made by TOs to allow him to enter despite this, due to a widespread community approval. He defeated False and Nairo to reach top 8, but was defeated by Ally 1-3. In Loser's bracket he faced ZeRo in a highly anticipated set, which he narrowly lost 2-3 in a last hit, last stock situation, ending his run at 5th place. In the following few months, MkLeo would continue to rise as he would defeat Dabuz and Mr.R twice at Smash Factor 5 as well as Ally twice at Canada Cup 2016.

2016: USA Debut and Becoming Top 10

In October 2016, MkLeo's visa was approved, allowing him to travel to the United States. His first American tournament, KTAR XIX, saw him defeating Nairo a second time but falling to ZeRo 2-3 and Salem 1-3, placing 3rd. His next American tournament, UGC Smash Open, was his worst performance of the season as he would lose to Marss 2-3 and Darkshad 1-3, placing 13th.

Although he would claim victory at Showdown: Battle Royale, MkLeo's first major American victory was at 2GGT: ZeRo Saga. Despite being sent to losers by VoiD 2-3, MkLeo would make an impressive losers run, eliminating Dabuz, ANTi, and Ally along the way. He then met ZeRo for the third time that season and was able to defeat him 3-0, becoming the 16th player to defeat him. He then won the rematch against VoiD 3-0 in losers finals and double-eliminated Larry Lurr 3-1 and 3-2 to win his first American national tournament. With this victory, he became the youngest person ever to win a major Smash 4 tournament, a record that still stands today. His outstanding performance that season, culminating with his victory at 2GGT: ZeRo Saga, not only helped him rise up to 8th place on the Panda Global Rankings v2, but also helped him gain sponsorships from Echo Fox and Most Valuable Gaming.

2017: The Path to Top 3

With his new status as the youngest top 10 player, MkLeo went into the third season with hopes of becoming the best player in the world. His first tournament that season, 2GGC: GENESIS Saga, saw him lose to VoiD and Tweek, placing 5th. Despite this shortcoming, he would have a spectacular performance at GENESIS 4, defeating everyone in his path, including komorikiri, Mr.R, and Ally twice, to claim victory at his second supermajor ever.

His next few majors, however, would be marked with disappointments. At Frostbite 2018, he lost to kameme 1-3 and VoiD 1-3, placing 13th. Although he had a successful performance at Frame Perfect Series 2, he failed to claim victory as he was unable to take a single game off of ZeRo, who cemented himself as MkLeo's bracket demon. Finally, he saw his worst performance yet by being upset by Meteor 0-2 and AC 2-3 at 2GGC: Civil War, finishing 65th.

Despite these disappointments, MkLeo would see his most successful season yet. He had several stellar performances such as his victory at Umebura Japan Major and top 3 placements at DreamHack Austin 2017, 2GGC: Nairo Saga, and CEO 2017. He also introduced a new secondary - Corrin - whom he used to claim victory at The Arena 2017 and defeat Salem at CEO 2017. His consistent victories over everyone except for ZeRo helped him rise all the way to 2nd on the Panda Global Rankings v3.

The fourth season, however, would be challenging for MkLeo as he would see some of his worst performances yet. At EVO 2017, he drowned in pools by losing to false 1-2 and MuteAce 1-2, tying his worst placement at 65th. His next major, DreamHack Atlanta 2017, saw him losing to Vinnie 1-2 and ZeRo 0-3, placing 17th. Finally, MkLeo would perform abysmally at the invitational PAX Arena at PAX West 2017, where he was only able to defeat KOSSismoss. Although MkLeo found success at a few majors during this period, he would still struggle against ZeRo. With Salem's victories at EVO 2017 - double-eliminating ZeRo in the process - and DreamHack Atlanta 2017 shutting MkLeo out of the top 2, people began to wonder whether MkLeo would drop even further.

However, MkLeo would see some light at GameTyrant Expo 2017. Although he fell to Elegant 1-3, he saw his first victory against ZeRo since 2GGT: ZeRo Saga, eliminating him 3-1 using Meta Knight. He rematched Elegant in Grand Finals where he would barely double-eliminate him, with both sets going to the final game, claiming his first victory of the season.

The rest of a season saw a return to form for MkLeo. Although he would finish an underwhelming 9th place at 2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga, losing to komorikiri 2-3 and VoiD 2-3, and fall victim to the 2GG curse by placing 3rd at the 2GGC tournament honoring him, he would claim victory at the final 2 national tournaments of the season: IBP Masters Showdown and 2GG Championship. The latter tournament was MkLeo's best performance of the season: he defeated ZeRo in a very quick 3-0 using Meta Knight and, although losing the first set of Grand Finals, defeated ZeRo yet again 3-1. Due to his strong performances towards the latter half of the season, MkLeo would only see a small drop to 4th place on the Panda Global Rankings v4.

During the off-season, MkLeo was invited to Smash 4 Boot Camp. He lost to Tweek 1-2 and Cosmos 0-2 in his group pool, entering top 16 on Losers side. He beat Dabuz 3-1 but lost to Larry Lurr 1-3, placing 9th.

2018: Claiming the Throne

Following ZeRo's retirement, MkLeo would become one of the contenders for the top spot alongside Nairo. MkLeo would start off strong by defending his title at GENESIS 5 and winning EVO Japan 2018. Nairo would fire back by winning and defeating MkLeo at both Niconico Tokaigi 2018 and Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas. In turn, MkLeo would win and defeat Nairo at both SwitchFest and Get On My Level 2018, picking up Bayonetta along the way. Eventually, due to Nairo's declining results towards the end of the season, MkLeo would pull ahead, placing top 8 at the final 3 majors of the season. With victories at every non-major tournament he attended as well as relatively few losses - with his worst loss being the top Japanese player ZAKI at 2GG: Hyrule Saga - MkLeo was able to claim the vacant throne on the Panda Global Rankings v5.

MkLeo would also be invited to the Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 for the then-upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In the first round, MkLeo used Bayonetta and teamed with Mango to defeat Mr.R and Lucky. He then defeated Mango's Inkling with Sonic, but then lost to ZeRo's Sheik while using Snake. In Loser's Finals, MkLeo controversially swept Plup's Ridley with Bayonetta, causing discord in the audience due to Bayonetta's unpopularity in Smash 4. He would then rematch ZeRo in Grand Finals, resetting the bracket 2-0 with Bayonetta and Sonic over ZeRo's Mario and Sheik, but then losing 1-2, placing 2nd.

In the final season, MkLeo would only register for three major tournaments. He dropped out of EVO 2018 due to chickenpox but was able to come back strong by winning Super Smash Con 2018, only losing 3 games to WaDi, Nairo, and Samsora. At his final tournament, Shine 2018, he was upset 1-2 by JaKaL and performed one last Loser's run, defeating Dabuz and VoiD before falling to Tweek 2-3, finishing 5th.

Due to MkLeo's success throughout Smash 4's lifespan culminating in his dominance in the game's final years, MkLeo was ranked 3rd on the PGR 100, the all-time Smash 4 ranking, behind ZeRo and Nairo.

2019: The Ultimate Player

Following his performance at the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate invitational, MkLeo went into Ultimate with strong results, using a combination of Ike and Lucina. MkLeo's first national tournament for the new game was Smash Conference United where he would claim victory over Samsora 3-2. At GENESIS 6, the first Ultimate supermajor, MkLeo would be sent to Loser's by Samsora 2-3 in Winner Semis. However, he made an impressive losers run, defeating Light 3-2, Dabuz 3-1, Samsora 3-2 in a runback then VoiD 3-1 twice in grand finals to take his third GENESIS title in a row.

With his impressive showing at GENESIS 6, MkLeo was shaping up to potentially be the best player in the world. However, his Smash 4 rival Tweek would challenge that position at Frostbite 2019, where he would beat MkLeo twice in Winner's Finals and Grand Finals. During this time, MkLeo would also experience a character crisis as he believed that Ike was holding him back, and he would experiment with Wolf and Marth. He would also fail to claim victory at a major save for Smash Ultimate Summit, which didn't count for the Spring 2019 PGRU.

With the release of Joker in Challenger Pack 1, MkLeo devoted more time to the new character and picked him up as a main despite the character's lukewarm reception in regards to viability. His first tournament with Joker, Umebura Japan Major 2019, ended with a dud as he was upset by TKM and Umeki to place 33rd, his worst Ultimate placement to date. However, he would stick with Joker and eventually started to see success with the character when he placed 4th at Get On My Level 2019. This would be the last offline tournament that MkLeo would place outside of the top 2, and he would win the next three tournaments he participated in. MkLeo would showcase Joker's advantages with a commanding 3-stock on Samsora at Grand Finals of Smash 'N' Splash 5 as well as his run at CEO 2019, where he would only drop 2 games to ProtoBanham and Marss. At the end of the season, MkLeo took the top spot on the Spring 2019 PGRU, cementing himself as the best player in the world.

The following season continued MkLeo's dominance. He would have a weak start by losing to Marss twice at Smash Factor 8, the only Smash Factor tournament MkLeo attended and failed to win. Then, at EVO 2019, the largest Smash tournament to date, MkLeo would fall to kameme 0-2 in Winner's Top 24. This, however, didn't hold him back and he would make one of the best Loser's run of his career, defeating Maister, ScAtt, and Abadango to reach Top 8, and then zackray, Raito, Samsora, and Glutonny to reach Tweek in Grand Finals. Although Tweek would defeat MkLeo in the first 2 games, MkLeo held on, taking the third game. In the fourth game, MkLeo would make an impressive 3-stock comeback and would dominate Tweek in the remaining four games, winning EVO for the first time. The next week at Super Smash Con 2019 MkLeo would be in the exact same situation: after falling to Samsora in Winner Semi-Final, he would tear through the Loser's Bracket and defeat Samsora 3-2 and 3-0, claiming victory at his second Super Smash Con.

For the rest of the season, MkLeo would place 1st at every single tournament he attended aside from Shine 2019, Mainstage, and Mega Smash Mondays 213. He would only lose to 6 players at PGRU tournaments - Marss, kameme, Samsora, Nairo, Glutonny, and ESAM; Marss, Samsora, and Glutonny would also be the only players who would take more than one set off of him. MkLeo also became notorious for clutching out game 4 in sets against players while down 1-2, such as against Tweek at EVO 2019 and Samsora at Super Smash Con 2019, earning him the nickname "Game 4 Leo." The second PGRU season saw MkLeo ranked 1st once again.

2020: The Struggle Online

Leo's first tournament of the year was GENESIS 7 where he tried to defend his three-year winning streak. He was initially sent into Loser's bracket by Samsora in a game 5 set during top 8 and, after fighting through several top players, lost to Marss 0-3 in Grand Finals, ending the streak. He would bounce back next month with his victory at Frostbite 2020. Although he was upset 0-3 by Prodigy in winners Top 96, he tore through the Loser's bracket, defeating the likes of Salem, Dark Wizzy, Samsora, Nairo, Zackray, Dabuz, Tea, and Tweek to reach Grand Finals; many of these sets went to game 5, including a reverse 3-0 on Tweek and a last-hit scenario with Tea. In Grand Finals, he 6-0'd Maister to win the whole tournament, famously choosing Byleth for the final game.

With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down tournaments worldwide, MkLeo began to participate in online tournaments. However, he quickly realized that Joker performed noticeably worse online and attempted to find a new online main, using Byleth, Lucina, Cloud, Wolf, and Greninja throughout the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5 season. At the start of the season MkLeo would struggle to place top 8 at major online tournaments, falling to Wi-Fi Warriors such as IcyMist, BestNess, Epic_Gabriel, and Kola, as well as other players such as Hungrybox and rat. He also developed a bracket demon in Sonix, who held an 8-2 record over him by the end of the season. He would match his worst offline placement twice, first at The Box, losing to Jw and Prodigy, and then at The Box: Juice Box 8, losing to GamingHI9x9 and AoS.

Despite these early shortcomings, MkLeo eventually found some success. Towards the latter half of the online season, MkLeo would stick to Wolf, Cloud, and Greninja and started to consistently place in the top 8 at major tournaments. His best placement that season was at the S-Tier tournament The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1, where he only lost to Sonix in Winner's Finals and Grand Finals, placing 2nd. By the end of the season, he would have an even record against the entire top 10 and would be ranked 11th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5.

In the 6th season, MkLeo started to play more Byleth and produced solid results such as 5th at A-tier Zinc Tank 3 and 9th at S-tier Lockhart Series. However, throughout the first half of the season, MkLeo would fail to claim victory at any major online tournament and his only victory would be at the B-tier Frame Perfect Series: ONLINE. It wouldn't be until November when MkLeo would finally win a major tournament: the S-Tier tournament Ultimate 32. Starting off in the top 32, MkLeo defeated several top players including BestNess, Sharp, and Sparg0 as he used solo Byleth throughout most of the top 32 and top 8 brackets. Coming from Loser's side, he faced Maister in Grand Finals, where he lost the first two games. He then switched to Ike, considered one of Mr. Game & Watch's worst matchups, and pulled off a reverse 3-0 against Maister, resetting the bracket. He then defeated Maister 3-0 in the reset, winning the largest tournament of the season. Despite being an online tournament, several players compared MkLeo's performance to his runs at EVO 2019 and Super Smash Con 2019 and congratulated him on his victory.

Although MkLeo entered fewer tournaments than he did the previous season, his victory at Ultimate 32, as well as his overall outstanding results, brought his rank up to 6th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v6.

2021

In the 7th season, MkLeo would only make appearances at a couple online tournaments, notably placing 2nd at both the S-tier The Airlock, defeating everyone aside from Sonix, and the first Phase 1 Qualifier for the Smash World Tour 2021, playing the newly-released Pyra for most of the tournament. Following the latter tournament, MkLeo announced he was going to stop attending online tournaments, although he would attend two other tournaments: Ultimate @ Xanadu Online 400 due to its high prize pool and Frame Perfect Series 5: ONLINE.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Smash 'N' Chill Weekly #7	February 28th, 2017	3rd	—	—
Smash Factor 6	August 4th-6th, 2017	—	9th	Serge

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Anime Expo Mexico TNT 2009	June 19th-21st, 2009	1st	—	—
Smash Factor 2013	July 19th-21st, 2013	9th	?	?

Project M

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement
Smash Factor 3	August 1st-3rd, 2014	2nd

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Smash Factor 4	July 24th-26th, 2015	1st	1st	Javi
Thunderstruck 3	October 16th-18th, 2015	1st	—	—
True Combo	October 31st-November 1st, 2015	1st	1st	Javi
Bring It!	November 21st, 2015	1st	1st	Javi
Smash@Tier3 Volume 6	February 6th, 2016	2nd	—	—
Hail Smash	March 12th, 2016	1st	—	—
Smash Pendiente XXIV	March 18th, 2016	1st	—	—
StreetBros	March 19th, 2016	1st	—	—
Smash Pendiente XXV	March 24th, 2016	2nd	—	—
The Arena 2016	March 25th-27th, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente XXVI	March 31st, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente XXVII	April 7th, 2016	1st	—	—
Hail Smash II	April 16th, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Street Bros 2	April 30th, 2016	2nd	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente XXXI	May 5th, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Get On My Level 2016	May 20th-22nd, 2016	5th	—	—
Smash Pendiente XXXIV	May 26th, 2016	1st	—	—
Hail Smash III	May 28th-29th, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente XXXV	June 2nd, 2016	1st	—	—
Smash Pendiente XXXVI	June 9th, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente XXXVII	June 16th, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Factor Prelude	June 18th, 2016	2nd	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente XXXVIII	June 23rd, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente XXXIX	June 30th, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente 40	July 7th, 2016	1st	—	—
Smash Pendiente 41	July 14th, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Orbit	July 23rd, 2016	1st	1st	Angel
Smash Factor 5	July 29th-31st, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente 44	August 4th, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente 45	August 11th, 2016	1st	1st	Serge
Rio de Janeiro eGames Showcase 2016	August 15th-16th, 2016	3rd	—	—
Hail Smash V	August 20th-21st, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente 47	August 25th, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente 48	September 1st, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente 49	September 8th, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Thunderstruck 4	September 17th-18th, 2016	1st	—	—
Smash Pendiente 51	September 22nd, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente 52	September 29th, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente 53	October 6th, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente 54	October 13th, 2016	—	2nd	Lavi
Hail Smash VI	October 15th, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Canada Cup 2016	October 28th-30th, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente 58	November 10th, 2016	1st	1st	Javi
KTAR XIX	November 19th, 2016	3rd	2nd	Mr.E
Smash Attack 14	November 20th, 2016	1st	1st	Max Ketchum
The Break Weekly #388	November 22nd, 2016	1st	—	—
XenoSaga IV	November 26th, 2016	1st	1st	Gomamugitya
The Break Weekly #389	November 29th, 2016	1st	—	—
Poplar Creek Bowl Weekly #76	December 1st, 2016	1st	3rd	Rickles
UGC Smash Open	December 2nd-4th, 2016	13th	2nd	Day
Ignition #60	December 7th, 2016	1st	—	—
Poplar Creek Bowl Weekly #77	December 8th, 2016	1st	1st	Mr.R
FNSD 26	December 9th, 2016	1st	—	—
Showdown: Battle Royale	December 10th-11th, 2016	1st	1st	Ally
GGSW 11	December 13th, 2016	1st	—	—
Smashfield Weeklies #68	December 15th, 2016	1st	—	—
2GGT: ZeRo Saga	December 16th-18th, 2016	1st	5th	Dabuz
Smash Pendiente 64	December 22nd, 2016	—	1st	Lavi
Smash Pendiente 65	December 29th, 2016	1st	1st	Yura
Smash Pendiente 66	January 5th, 2017	1st	1st	BryanZ
2GGC: GENESIS Saga	January 14th, 2017	5th	1st	komorikiri
Mega Smash Mondays 81	January 16th, 2017	2nd	—	—
GENESIS 4	January 20th-22nd, 2017	1st	1st	Ally
Smash Pendiente 69	January 26th, 2017	1st	—	—
Smash Pendiente 70	February 2nd, 2017	—	1st	Javi
Austin's Really Feeling It 16	February 11th, 2017	2nd	—	—
The Smash Pack #7	February 11th, 2017	1st	1st	Hakii
Freezing Point: A Prelude to Frostbite	February 24th, 2017	1st	—	—
Frostbite 2017	February 25th-26th, 2017	13th	1st	Ally
Smash 'N' Chill Weekly #7	February 28th, 2017	1st	—	—
No Fun Allowed	March 4th, 2017	1st	1st	Cosmos
League of Shadows Season 7 Weekly 09	March 9th, 2017	1st	—	—
Smash 4 at KI Con	March 10th-12th, 2017	2nd	1st	Nairo
Frame Perfect Series 2	March 18th-19th, 2017	3rd	4th	Mew2King
2GGC: Civil War	March 24th-26th, 2017	65th	1st	Javi
Mega Smash Mondays 91	March 27th, 2017	2nd	—	—
Wednesday Night Fights Winter Season 1.7	March 29th, 2017	1st	—	—
KTAR XX	April 1st-2nd, 2017	3rd	1st	ZeRo
The Arena 2017	April 8th-9th, 2017	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente 80	April 20th, 2017	1st	2nd	Javi
DreamHack Austin 2017	April 28th-30th, 2017	2nd	1st	ZeRo
KSB 2017	May 4th-6th, 2017	1st	—	—
Umebura Japan Major 2017	May 6th-7th, 2017	1st	1st	Mew2King
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #2	May 10th, 2017	7th	—	—
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #3	May 17th, 2017	17th	—	—
Battle of BC 2	June 3rd-4th, 2017	1st	1st	Mew2King
Mega Smash Mondays 24 - The Lose Episode	June 5th, 2017	2nd	—	—
Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Spring Season 2.5	June 7th, 2017	1st	—	—
2GGC: Nairo Saga	June 10th-11th, 2017	3rd	1st	Javi
Mega Smash Mondays 100	June 12th, 2017	4th	—	—
Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Spring Season 2.6	June 14th, 2017	1st	—	—
CEO 2017	June 16th-18th, 2017	2nd	—	—
Smash Pendiente 89	June 29th, 2017	1st	1st	Javi
Mega Smash Mondays 104	July 10th, 2017	3rd	—	—
EVO 2017	July 14th-16th, 2017	65th	—	—
DreamHack Atlanta 2017	July 21st-23rd, 2017	17th	1st	Ally
International Gaming Expo	July 28th-30th, 2017	1st	1st	Locus
Smash Factor 6	August 4th-6th, 2017	1st	1st	Javi
Super Smash Con 2017	August 10th-13th, 2017	3rd	1st	komorikiri
Weds Night Fights 2017 Summer Season 3.3	August 16th, 2017	1st	—	—
2GGC: SCR Saga	August 19th-20th, 2017	2nd	1st	komorikiri
Shine 2017	August 25th-27th, 2017	5th	1st	komorikiri
PAX Arena at PAX West 2017	September 1st-4th, 2017	9th	—	—
Smash Pendiente 100	September 14th, 2017	1st	1st	Yura
GameTyrant Expo 2017	September 29th-October 1st, 2017	1st	1st	komorikiri
2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga	October 14th-15th, 2017	9th	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente 104	October 19th, 2017	1st	1st	Captain Levi
Canada Cup 2017	October 28th-30th, 2017	1st	1st	Mew2King
2GGC: MkLeo Saga	November 4th, 2017	3rd	2nd	Javi
IBP Masters Showdown	November 11th-12th, 2017	1st	—	—
Smash Pendiente 108	November 16th, 2017	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente 109	November 23rd, 2017	1st	1st	Javi
2GG Championship	December 1st-3rd, 2017	1st	—	—
Mega Smash Mondays 124	December 4th, 2017	1st	—	—
Smash 4 Boot Camp	December 7th-10th, 2017	9th	1st	Tweek
Smash Pendiente 113	December 21st, 2017	1st	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente 116	January 11th, 2018	1st	2nd	Yura
GENESIS 5	January 19th-21st, 2018	1st	1st	Javi
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #18	January 24th, 2018	2nd	—	—
EVO Japan 2018	January 26th-28th, 2018	1st	—	—
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1	February 3rd, 2018	1st	—	—
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #19	February 7th, 2018	1st	—	—
Niconico Tokaigi 2018	February 10th-11th, 2018	2nd	—	—
Smash Pendiente 121	February 15th, 2018	3rd	1st	Javi
Smash Pendiente 123	March 1st, 2018	1st	1st	Javi
Midwest Mayhem 11	March 10th, 2018	3rd	1st	CaptainZack
Smash Pendiente 125	March 15th, 2018	1st	4th	Yura
Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas	March 24th-25th, 2018	2nd	—	—
Mexcombat	April 1st, 2018	4th	—	—
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition	April 7th, 2018	1st	—	—
SwitchFest	April 21st-22nd, 2018	1st	1st	komorikiri
Arcane Tournaments 2018	April 27th-29th, 2018	1st	1st	Javi
Get On My Level 2018	May 18th-20th, 2018	1st	2nd	Mistake
Smash 'N' Splash 4	June 1st-3rd, 2018	3rd	3rd	komorikiri
2GG: Hyrule Saga	June 23rd-24th, 2018	7th	9th	Javi
CEO 2018	June 29th-July 1st, 2018	1st	—	—
Super Smash Con 2018	August 9th-12th, 2018	1st	1st	Cosmos
Shine 2018	August 24th-26th, 2018	5th	1st	ANTi
Super Smash Con 2019	August 8th-11th, 2019	—	2nd	Javi

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018	June 12th, 2018	2nd	—	—
Smash Mania 2	December 21st, 2018	1st	—	—
Smash Conference United	January 5th-6th, 2019	1st	2nd	Wizzrobe
Glitch 6	January 19th-20th, 2019	4th	1st	Ally
GENESIS 6	February 1st-3rd, 2019	1st	4th	Javi
Wednesday Night Fights 4.12	February 6th, 2019	1st	—	—
Heart of Battle	February 9th, 2019	1st	1st	WaDi
Mega Smash Mondays 176	February 11th, 2019	2nd	—	—
Frostbite 2019	February 22nd-24th, 2019	2nd	5th	Nairo
Smash Ultimate Summit	March 8th-10th, 2019	1st	—	—
2GG: Prime Saga Kickoff	April 12th, 2019	2nd	—	—
2GG: Prime Saga	April 13th-14th, 2019	7th	1st	Javi
Smash Ultimate MVG Round-Robin #3	April 16th, 2019	1st	—	—
Pound 2019	April 19th-21st, 2019	7th	5th	Mew2King
Umebura Japan Major 2019	May 1st-2nd, 2019	33rd	—	—
EGS Cup	May 6th, 2019	2nd	—	—
Toryumon Kiwami #18	May 8th, 2019	1st	—	—
Get On My Level 2019	May 17th-19th, 2019	4th	1st	Serge
MomoCon 2019	May 23rd-26th, 2019	1st	2nd	Marss
Smash 'N' Splash 5	May 31st-June 2nd, 2019	1st	13th	Mew2King
CEO 2019	June 28th-30th, 2019	1st	—	—
Turtul Returns	July 14th, 2019	1st	—	—
Smash Factor 8	July 26th-28th, 2019	2nd	1st	Javi
EVO 2019	August 2nd-4th, 2019	1st	—	—
S@X 314	August 6th, 2019	1st	—	—
Super Smash Con 2019	August 8th-11th, 2019	1st	2nd	Javi
Shine 2019	August 23rd-25th, 2019	2nd	1st	Dark Wizzy
Uprising 2019	August 31st-September 1st, 2019	1st	1st	Raito
Mainstage	September 20th-September 22nd, 2019	2nd	1st	Glutonny
Smash4Glory #6	October 3rd, 2019	1st	—	—
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019	October 4th-6th, 2019	1st	1st	Longo
Smash Ultimate Summit 2	October 24th-27th, 2019	1st	—	—
Mega Smash Mondays 213	October 28th, 2019	2nd	—	—
Wednesday Night Fights 3.13	October 31st, 2019	1st	—	—
Canada Cup 2019	November 1st-3rd, 2019	1st	—	—
Soda Smash XVI	November 17th, 2019	1st	—	—
Smash'n'Sip #31	November 19th, 2019	1st	—	—
VCA 2019	November 23rd-24th, 2019	1st	13th	Longo
Weicheischuppen Jr. #32	November 27th, 2019	1st	—	—
2GG: Kickoff - Kongo Saga	December 6th, 2019	1st	—	—
2GG: Kongo Saga	December 7th-8th, 2019	1st	1st	Glutonny
GENESIS 7	January 24th-26th, 2020	2nd	2nd	Glutonny
MKSunday #62	February 2nd, 2020	1st	—	—
Frostbite 2020	February 21st-23rd, 2020	1st	13th	Dark Wizzy
Ultimate Naifu Wars 8	March 27th, 2020	9th	—	—
The Quarantine Series Opening Invitational	March 29th, 2020	7th	—	—
Ultimate Naifu Wars 9	April 17th, 2020	13th	—	—
The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1	April 18th-19th, 2020	17th	—	—
Pound Online	April 24th-26th, 2020	17th	—	—
BUK CAKES INVITATIONAL 1	April 30th, 2020	5th	—	—
Ultimate Naifu Wars 10	May 1st, 2020	3rd	—	—
The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1	May 2nd, 2020	2nd	—	—
The Box	May 8th-10th, 2020	33rd	—	—
Ultimate Naifu Wars 11	May 15th, 2020	3rd	—	—
King of WiFi Random Characters	May 30th, 2020	2nd	—	—
Captain's Quarters 1	June 5th-6th, 2020	3rd	—	—
Ultimate Naifu Wars 12	June 12th, 2020	5th	—	—
Captain's Quarters 2	June 19th-20th, 2020	1st	—	—
Playing for Pride	June 20th-21st, 2020	4th	—	—
The Box: Lunch Box 1	June 24th 2020	9th	—	—
Ultimate Naifu Wars 13	June 27th, 2020	5th	—	—
Flat Realm #6	June 27th-28th, 2020	1st	—	—
Flat Realm 7	July 31st, 2020	3rd	—	—
Juice Box #8	August 5th, 2020	33rd	—	—
Epic_Tournament	August 7th-8th, 2020	7th	—	—
Lockhart Series	August 9th, 2020	9th	—	—
Elympics 1	August 15th, 2020	9th	—	—
The Collective 2	August 16th, 2020	7th	—	—
Zinc Tank 3	August 16th, 2020	5th	—	—
Juice Box 10	August 19th, 2020	1st	—	—
Frame Perfect Series: ONLINE	August 22nd, 2020	1st	—	—
THE 8.0 GIMVITATIONAL	August 23rd, 2020	3rd	—	—
The Box: Lunch Box 3	August 26th, 2020	2nd	—	—
Maister's RNG Invitational	September 25th, 2020	3rd	—	—
Frame Perfect Series 3: ONLINE	November 8th, 2020	17th	—	—
Ultimate 32	November 14th-15th, 2020	1st	—	—
The Sephiroth Gimvitational	Janurary 2nd-3rd, 2021	2nd	—	—
Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE	January 17th, 2021	7th	—	—
The Airlock	February 13th, 2021	2nd	—	—
SWT: Mexico Ultimate Online Qualifier	March 13th-14th, 2021	2nd	—	—
Frame Perfect Series 5: ONLINE	April 18th, 2021	1st	—	—

Trivia

• The "Mk" in his gamertag stands for "Monster Kingdom", which is the name of a local game store owned by his brother. Since Mk is also a common acronym for Meta Knight and that MkLeo started his rise while maining Meta Knight in Smash 4, many have incorrectly assumed that is what his gamertag means.
• Prior to Smash@Tier3 Volume 6, he had won every single Mexican Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament that he had entered. However, Serge (his cousin) managed to double-eliminate him at said tournament, ending his 6-months streak.
• 2GGC: Civil War and EVO 2017 stand as MkLeo's worst tournaments, placing 65th at both.
• MkLeo is also a very skillful doubles player, especially with set partners.
  • MkLeo and his cousin Javi have only ever lost five doubles tournaments teaming together. As such, they are considered to be one of the best doubles teams in the world, winning the "Best Doubles Team in Smash 4" award at Super Smash Con 2017.
  • In addition, prior to Cloud's ban from doubles, MkLeo and komorikiri had never lost a doubles tournament, notably winning Super Smash Con 2017, 2GGC: SCR Saga, Shine 2017, and GameTyrant Expo 2017 As a result, they were widely considered to be one of the greatest Smash 4 doubles teams of all time.
  • In Ultimate, MkLeo enters doubles with Glutonny in majors, winning doubles at Mainstage and 2GG: Kongo Saga and finishing 2nd at GENESIS 7.
• MkLeo has won the largest cashprize for both Smash 4 and Ultimate tournaments. He won $20,000 at 2GG Championship and later won $21,204 at EVO 2019.
• MkLeo did not place below 2nd at any tournament during the Fall 2019 PGRU season.
  • Additionally, only six players managed to take sets against him in the entire season, with these players being Samsora, Nairo, Marss, Glutonny, kameme, and ESAM; Samsora, Marss, and Glutonny (even though he only won one set against MkLeo's Joker) were the only ones who took multiple sets against him.
  • He also has the highest win rate at 81.3% which beats out Zackray's score of 68.4% by 12.9%.
• MkLeo has a great friendship with the European scene. After becoming friends with Glutonny at Smash Ultimate Summit, Leo went to Europe twice and became friends with several other top players from there.
• MkLeo is known for being a fan of Korean culture and K-pop bands, notably the girl group Twice.
• The only players that MkLeo holds negative records against in Ultimate are Shuton (0-2), KEN (0-2), Jw (0-1), kameme (0-1), and Prodigy (0-1), while the only players that MkLeo holds tied records against in Ultimate are ESAM (2-2) and TKM (1-1).

External links

• Twitter account
• Mkgming Twitter account
• Twitch channel
• Mkgming Twitch channel
• YouTube channel
• Mkgming YouTube channel
• Facebook page
• Mkgming Facebook page
• SSBWorld profile
• Smashdata profile (Smash 4)
• Smashdata profile (Ultimate)
• SmashBoards interview

Gameplay videos

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

• MKLeo vs Mr. R - Smash Factor 4 - Grand Finals - Smash Wii U
• IQHQ Vinnie RZ Leo Grand Finals
• HY M(k) Leo vs SC Serge - GRAND FINALS - Smash@Tier3 Vol6
• SF5 Smash 4 - SF HDG | MKLeo (Marth, Metaknight) Vs. Mr. R (Sheik) SSB4 Grand Finals - Smash Wii U
• SF5 Smash 4 - dT Dabuz (Rosalina, Olimar) Vs. SF | MKLeo (Metaknight, Cloud) SSB4 LF - Smash Wii U
• KTAR XIX - NRG Nairo (ZSS) vs MKLeo (Marth/MK)
• 2GGT: ZeRo Saga - SF | MKLeo (Marth) Vs. TSM | ZeRo (Diddy Kong) Losers Semis - Smash Wii U
• Genesis 4 Smash 4 - C9 | Ally (Mario) Vs. FOX MVG | MkLeo (Marth) SSB4 Winners Finals - Smash Wii U

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

• CEO 2019 SSBU - FOX | MKLeo (Joker) Vs. PG | Marss (ZSS, Falcon) Smash Ultimate Grand Finals
• EVO 2019 Smash Ultimate Grand Finals - TSM | Tweek (Pokemon Trainer) Vs. FOX | MKLeo (Joker)
• SSC 2019 Smash Ultimate Grand Finals - eUnited | Samsora (Peach) VS FOX MVG | MKLeo (Joker)