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TreK
Character info
Brawl mains	Diddy Kong, Luigi
Project M main	Ivysaur
Other Project M character	Donkey Kong
Team info
Crew(s)	Smash'n-Frag
Personal and other info
Location	Île-de-France
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Pro-amateur

Revision as of 12:59, May 16, 2016

TreK is a French Super Smash Bros Brawl and Project M player and tournament organiser in the Paris Smash scene. He started playing Smash competitively in early 2008, he then moved on to Super Smash Bros Brawl when it was released in Europe, and later started playing Project M, in the summer of 2013. He quit competitive Smash when Project M 3.6b was released, but still provides help as a TO as an individual, or as part of the Republic of Fighters association.

He was named manager for the Project M section of the United French Smashers association when it was created, in March 2015, and has worked towards improving the quality of the French Project M community. His responsibilities with United French Smashers included being in charge of the EU PM and the PM FR facebook groups, being in charge of the French Power Ranking, hosting tournaments in the region around Paris, recording sets and helping other TOs. He has also contributed to the creation of a unified ruleset for Project M in France.

Brawl career

TreK was one of the members of the highest ranked French crew, Smash'n-Frag, in which he was active from 2009 to 2012. He has been involved in a lot of projects, such as his crew's combo video.

Although he's never been considered a good player, TreK has contributed a lot to the metagame of his main character, Diddy Kong, by discovering several advanced techniques which eventually led to the discovery of the first of Diddy Kong's now numerous infinites. An infinite, which, quite ironically, he has never been able to pull off, leading him to put a temporary end to his Smash career in 2012.

Project M career

In Project M, TreK was one of the pioneers of the game in France. He traveled to a lot of events such as LAN parties and Super Smash Bros Melee tournaments, bringing setups with him to advertise the mod and grow the French community. He has hosted several of France's biggest Project M tournaments such as Republic of Fighters 3, hf.lan 7, hf.lan 8, and hf.lan : Melee Edition.

He was also considered a French top player, ranked between 3rd 5th in France throughout his career. He is most known for his Ivysaur, and his distaste for Melee top tiers remaining unchanged in Project M.

Recorded placements :

In 3.02

Tournament	Date	Placement	Notes and trivia
Smash Archy	March 29th, 2014	4th out of 24	—
Lan'Easter	May 5th, 2014	4th out of 18	—
Republic of Fighters 3	May 17th, 2014	13th out of 37	Was the main TO for Project M
hf.lan 7	June 6th, 2014	5th out of 20	Also placed 3rd in doubles with steakhouse
Gamer's Gathering 3	June 29th, 2014	7th out of 27	Was one killmove away from being the first French player to put Zen the Charizard into loser's brackets ever
Salty Arena Cup 10	October 11th, 2014	3rd out of 18	First cash prize in his Smash career. Spent it on a parking ticket.

In 3.5

Tournament	Date	Placement	Notes and trivia
hf.lan 8	November 23rd, 2014	9th out of 32	Was the main TO for Project M
Lan Fusion	December 5th, 2014	4th out of 16	—
GaLan	January 23rd, 2015	3rd out of 12	Won a set against Leon, the n°1 ranked French player
Salty Arena Cup 14	February 15th, 2015	5th out of 15	Was the PM co-TO and streamer
47 Faces of Smash	February 21th, 2015	4th out of 26	—
Smash'Archy Sauvage	March 29th, 2015	4th out of 22	—
hf.lan : Melee Edition	May 9th-10th, 2015	13th out of 56	Was the main PM TO
Epita Smash Arena : Reborn	May 15th-17th, 2015	5th out of 26	First PM tournament since Gamer's Gathering 3 where TreK did not lose to a Marth. He lost to a Fox instead.