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*making rude and acerbic comments on friendly discussions in [[SmashBoards]] and deliberately starting arguments with users. | *making rude and acerbic comments on friendly discussions in [[SmashBoards]] and deliberately starting arguments with users. | ||
*further blaming other people when confronted about his actions, using his status as a top professional player to decrease his punishments. | *further blaming other people when confronted about his actions, using his status as a top professional player to decrease his punishments. | ||
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This behavior became noticed by Swedish tournament organizers and ''Melee'' professionals, both of whom gave him repeated warnings concerning his behavior; in August 2012, he was eventually threatened with a ban from tournaments if he did not improve his attitude. Leffen did not take the claim seriously; as a consequence, the Swedish community continued to discuss banning him. On February 9th, 2013, after a lengthy online discussion about his poor behavior within the ''Melee'' community, Leffen was [http://www.smashboards.com/threads/leffen-is-banned.333990/ nationally banned from Swedish tournaments], and was later internationally banned in Finland. Several members of the community compiled many pieces of evidence concerning his behavior into a downloadable archive, and demanded that the only way Leffen's ban would be lifted was for him to create a lengthy apology stating everything he has done wrong in the past and how he would change his behavior in the future. | This behavior became noticed by Swedish tournament organizers and ''Melee'' professionals, both of whom gave him repeated warnings concerning his behavior; in August 2012, he was eventually threatened with a ban from tournaments if he did not improve his attitude. Leffen did not take the claim seriously; as a consequence, the Swedish community continued to discuss banning him. On February 9th, 2013, after a lengthy online discussion about his poor behavior within the ''Melee'' community, Leffen was [http://www.smashboards.com/threads/leffen-is-banned.333990/ nationally banned from Swedish tournaments], and was later internationally banned in Finland. Several members of the community compiled many pieces of evidence concerning his behavior into a downloadable archive, and demanded that the only way Leffen's ban would be lifted was for him to create a lengthy apology stating everything he has done wrong in the past and how he would change his behavior in the future. | ||
On March 21st, 2013, shortly before [[B.E.A.S.T 3]] (the first major tournament he was banned from), [http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rjbt3e Leffen made a public statement asking for forgiveness]; despite this, he was not immediately unbanned, and he ended up missing both B.E.A.S.T 3 and almost one year's worth of tournaments. On January 24th, 2014, it was announced by {{Sm|Armada}} that the Swedish ban on Leffen was no longer in place [https://www.facebook.com/events/182185045312694/permalink/206413366223195/?stream_ref=2]. However, Leffen still remains a relatively controversial figure in the community, especially on social media such as Twitter and Facebook due to his strong comments. | On March 21st, 2013, shortly before [[B.E.A.S.T 3]] (the first major tournament he was banned from), [http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rjbt3e Leffen made a public statement asking for forgiveness]; despite this, he was not immediately unbanned, and he ended up missing both B.E.A.S.T 3 and almost one year's worth of tournaments. On January 24th, 2014, it was announced by {{Sm|Armada}} that the Swedish ban on Leffen was no longer in place [https://www.facebook.com/events/182185045312694/permalink/206413366223195/?stream_ref=2]. However, Leffen still remains a relatively controversial figure in the community, especially on social media such as Twitter and Facebook due to his strong comments. | ||
At European tournament [[Heir II the throne]], Leffen was banned from commentary on all future European Smash Circuit events for saying that it wasn't a 'serious' tournament and players were playing their secondaries and not trying. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*At [[Apex 2015]], Leffen defeated {{Sm|Mew2King}} in tournament for the first time in his career, which marked Leffen as the first, and currently only player, to have won at least one tournament set against each of [[The Five Gods]]. | *At [[Apex 2015]], Leffen defeated {{Sm|Mew2King}} in tournament for the first time in his career, which marked Leffen as the first, and currently only player, to have won at least one tournament set against each of [[The Five Gods]]. | ||