Smasher:cody Schwab
iBDW | |
---|---|
Character info | |
Melee main | Fox |
Retired Melee character | Sheik |
Ultimate mains | Pyra, Mythra |
Project M mains | Wolf, Fox |
Team info | |
Sponsor(s) | Panda |
Former sponsor(s) | Mentality Esports, Polar Ace |
Rankings and results info | |
Most recent ranking | MPGRContenders North America: S+ Tier (Top 3) |
Personal and other info | |
Real name | Cody Schwab |
Birth date | |
Location | New York City, New York |
Miscellaneous info | |
Skill | Top professional Professional |
iBDW, often referred to by his first name, Cody, is a Melee smasher from Queens, New York, previously having attended college in Rochester, New York before graduating. He originally began competing out of curiosity for how far he could progress in late Spring of 2015, but after having difficulty finding practice in person he began grinding on Anther's Ladder, where he quickly rose to the top of the rankings. His play style makes heavy usage of Fox's up-air for juggles, his tilts and mobility for zoning and approaching, and quick out of shield options to create openings or end stocks. He is also famed for his heavy use of fulljumping to find openings and beat out approaches.
He is currently ranked S+Tier on MPGRContenders North America along with Mango and Zain, and was formerly ranked 1st on the New York City Melee Power Rankings and 3rd on the SoCal Melee Power Rankings.
In pools of Smash Summit 8, iBDW went 0-3 losing to Zain 1-3, Spud 2-3 and Ginger 1-3, earning himself the bottom seed in main bracket, but once in main bracket he would go on to beat S2J 3-0 before losing to Trif 2-3. In losers, iBDW would beat moky 3-2, Mango 3-1, aMSa 3-0, and Hungrybox 3-1, before finally falling to Wizzrobe 1-3, placing 4th.
In September 2021, after almost a year of exceptionally solid performances online, iBDW would claim his first ever major tournament win at Riptide. He defeated Hungrybox 3-1, and then Plup 3-2 and 3-1 in two back to back sets to win the tournament without dropping a set.
iBDW would later win his first supermajor at Smash Summit 12 in December 2021. He notably defeated Hungrybox 3-1, Leffen 3-2, aMSa 3-1, Zain 3-2, and Mango 3-0 to win the tournament without dropping a set, claiming his first set win over Zain in the process and finally defeating every player that was ranked above him on the 2019 MPGR.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
---|---|---|---|---|
We Tech Those | November 14th-15th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
Shots Fired 2 | March 5th-6th, 2016 | 9th | 5th | Pig |
Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
Shine 2016 | August 26th-28th, 2016 | 49th | 17th | Pig |
Smash Valley IV | September 10th, 2016 | 3rd | 2nd | Swedish Delight |
The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 65th | 33rd | Hungry Pigeon |
Smash Corner 51 | January 4th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | 2saint |
Apollo | January 7th-8th, 2017 | 13th | 9th | 2saint |
Smash Valley V | February 18th, 2017 | 9th | 7th | Ferriswheel |
Apollo III | March 11th, 2017 | 4th | 5th | R2DLiu |
Shuffle: Battle of the Midwest | April 1st-2nd, 2017 | 3rd | 4th | Cal |
BoroughCon | May 26th-27th, 2017 | 5th | 3rd | 2saint |
Nebs After Dark 68 | June 6th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
CEO 2017 | June 16th-18th, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
Apollo VII | July 1st, 2017 | 9th | 3rd | 2saint |
The Tunes Tuesday 36 | July 25th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
Tri-State Invitational | August 5th-6th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 33rd | 9th | 2saint |
Super AON | September 24th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Animal |
The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 65th | 25th | Tai |
Tipped Off 12 | November 11th-12th, 2017 | 7th | 5th | Darktooth |
Super AON | December 9th, 2017 | 1st | 3rd | Hax |
SCORPIUS | January 6th, 2018 | 17th (DQ) | 2nd | 2saint |
Emerald City 6 | January 13th, 2018 | 13th | 2nd | 2saint |
Pre-Genesis 5 Melee & Marvel | January 17th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 33rd | 33rd | 2saint |
Nebulous Melee 113 | February 10th, 2018 | 3rd | 1st | mayb |
Smash Valley: Lucky 7 | February 17th, 2018 | 9th | 5th | mayb |
Nebulous Melee 115 | February 24th, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | Kalvar |
Apollo XII | March 10th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | 2saint |
Maybulous! | April 10th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
GEMINI | April 14th, 2018 | 2nd | 4th | 2saint |
Apollo XIII | April 28th, 2018 | 3rd | 5th | dizzkidboogie |
Pound Underground | May 12th-13th, 2018 | 7th | 7th | Vortex |
Smash 'N' Splash 4 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 25th | 9th | Darktooth |
OMEGA II | June 16th-17th, 2018 | 4th | 4th | 2saint |
CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | 13th | 7th | 2saint |
Apollo XIV | July 30th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 13th | 5th | 2saint |
The Big House 8 | October 5th-7th, 2018 | 49th | 13th | 2saint |
Fireside Open 2018 | December 1st, 2018 | 1st | 1st | DJ Nintendo |
Don't Park on the Grass 2018 | December 15th-16th, 2018 | 9th | 3rd | Darkatma |
NYXL Pop-Up! | December 22nd, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
Super Smashed Out IV | December 30th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | 2saint |
AGDQ 2019 | January 10th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
Fight For Socal 2 | January 26th, 2019 | 2nd | 3rd | Captain Faceroll |
GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 25th | 7th | Swedish Delight |
The Script 2 | February 16th-17th, 2019 | 4th | 2nd | G$ |
Phantom 2019 | March 2nd-3rd, 2019 | 1st | 1st | SFAT |
Full Bloom 5 | March 23rd-24th, 2019 | 9th | 2nd | Rocky |
The Scarlet Classic V | April 14th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Swedish Delight |
Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 17th | 9th | 2saint |
Papercut | May 11th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | 100 Grand |
Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 9th | 4th | Rocky |
The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0 | June 8th-9th, 2019 | 33rd | 3rd | Armada |
Smash Summit 8 | June 13th-16th, 2019 | 4th | 3rd | Hungrybox |
CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 4th | 2nd | Plup |
Friday Night Turnip #125 | July 27th-28th, 2019 | — | 5th | Jisu |
Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 7th | 7th | dizzkidboogie |
Shine 2019 | August 23rd-25th, 2019 | 3rd | 2nd | Fiction |
Mainstage | September 20th-22nd, 2019 | 17th | 3rd | Fiction |
The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 7th | 2nd | Fiction |
UCI Esports Conference | October 10th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
Fight for SoCal 8 | October 26th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
The MMOM Memorial | November 9th-10th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | 2saint |
SteelCraft GG | November 30th, 2019 | — | 7th | Jisu |
Melee @ Verdugo West #94: Genabis | January 22nd, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 13th | 5th | Fiction |
Saving Mr. Lombardi 2 | February 1st, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
Smash Summit 9 | February 13th-16th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
Pound Online | April 24th-26th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
Get On My Line 2020 | July 18th-19th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2 | July 25th-26th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
Untitled EC #27 | September 15th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINE | September 19th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
THE CLG MIXUP | September 26th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 1 | October 11th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 2 | October 18th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 3 | October 25th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 4 | October 31st, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
Frame Perfect Series 3: ONLINE | November 7th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
Smash Summit 10 Online | November 19th-22nd, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3 | December 19th-20th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
Galint Melee Open: Spring Edition | March 19th-21st, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
The Allston Melee Bender | April 3rd-4th, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 1 | April 11th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
Pound 2021 Online: Melee Edition | June 26th-27th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
Smash Summit 11 | July 15th-18th, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
Riptide | September 10th-12th, 2021 | 1st | 3rd | SFAT |
SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals | October 30th-31st, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
Mainstage 2021 | November 12th-14th, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
Smash Summit 12 | December 9th-12th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
The Nightclub Online S1E2 | January 12th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 4 | January 29th-30th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
The Nightclub VIP: iBDW | April 3rd, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
GENESIS 8 | April 15th-17th, 2022 | 3rd | 9th | Fiction |
Project M
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shuffle: Battle of the Midwest | April 1st-2nd, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
U of R Monthly 10 | May 4th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
CGC 2017 | May 6th-7th, 2017 | 9th | 5th | Sven |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Box: Lunch Box 18 | January 26th, 2022 | 513th | — | — |
Trivia
- When he was younger, his Xbox tag was "iBDoiNWorK" which he then shortened to iBDW upon coming into the competitive Smash scene. He has confirmed that it now stands for nothing, and iBDW usually prefers people refer to him by his name, Cody.
- iBDW is colorblind, being a protanope (absence of red retinal photoreceptors, making him unable to see red and several shades of other colors).
- iBDW has defeated all of the 2019 MPGR top 8 in offline sets, defeating Mango, aMSa, and Hungrybox at Smash Summit 8, Leffen at Shine 2019, Wizzrobe at Smash Summit 9, Axe at Smash Summit 11, Plup at Riptide, and Zain at Smash Summit 12.