Smasher:Leon
Leon "Nassim" | |
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Character info | |
Melee main | Marth |
Other Melee character | Sheik |
Retired Melee character | Roy |
Brawl main | Marth |
Other Brawl character | Diddy Kong |
Retired Brawl character | Peach |
Smash 4 main | Zero Suit Samus |
Ultimate main | Lucina |
Other Ultimate characters | Chrom, Wolf |
Project M mains | Snake, Marth |
Team info | |
Former sponsor(s) | Neokan Gaming, Solary |
Former crews | Even Matchup Gaming |
Rankings and results info | |
Most recent ranking | UltRank 2022: 77th OrionRank 2022: 85th |
Personal and other info | |
Real name | Nassim Laïb |
Birth date | |
Location | Vitry-sur-Seine, Île-de-France |
Miscellaneous info | |
Skill | Professional Top professional Professional Top professional |
Leon is a French Ultimate Lucina player from Vitry-sur-Seine, Greater Paris Area, who is considered the second best Lucina player in the world, after ProtoBanham, and one of the best smashers in France. Leon was originally a Brawl veteran who skipped most of Smash 4's competitive lifespan and came back in the spotlight with Ultimate's release. Despite the hiatus, he quickly prove that he was still able to hold his own against Europe's best players. He has defeated several top players including Glutonny, Riddles, Fatality, Scend, Mr. E, Charliedaking, Flow, and Oryon and is currently ranked 10th on the OrionRank 2022 Europe, 77th on the UltRank 2022, and 85th on the OrionRank 2022. Despite being considered as a legendary Brawl Marth player, he prefers using Lucina in this game. His Lucina’s playstyle is known for its patient movement and spacing, in addition to retaining some of his aggressive play from Brawl.
Leon made his debut in Melee, maining Roy. He surprised many players at Epita Smash Arena, his first tournament. While he was not aware of advanced techniques at the time, he had developed his own playstyle and combos with Roy, and managed to reach a decent place.
His golden era occurred in Brawl. He originally mained Peach and was often referred as the French Brawl Champion, since he placed first in most of the Brawl tournaments in France in 2008 (and thus placed 1st in the 2008 Rankings) with her. Counting tournaments in anime conventions, Leon won 9 tournaments in 2008, 7 in a row, 3 being Bushido Impact events. His undisputed #1 spot in France then suffered from the debuts of Glutonny, who three-stocked him in WF at Bushido Impact 8th Impact, Glutonny's first tournament. As time passed by, he progressively started to play Marth, as a co-main to his Peach at first, before solo-maining the swordsman around 2010. He continued to place high in tournaments that he enters, though his extremely aggressive playstyle occasionally works to his detriment, as seen here. Leon frequently attended major tournaments in North America, such as SKTAR and the Apex tournament series, where he has achieved significant placings. He has taken sets off of top players such as DEHF. He moved to Toronto after Apex 2014, but moved back to France after 5 months. Leon was ranked at the 0 position on the Brawl Southern Ontario Power Rankings. He was formerly a member of the Bushido Impact staff starting in July 2009. He was previously ranked 7th on the French Power Rankings and 22nd on the 2014 SSBBRank.
Even though he was inactive in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Leon gave the game a chance upon its release, playing Zero Suit Samus main. He was previously ranked 1st on the French Power Rankings before his inactivity.
He also still plays Project M, and is currently ranked 4th on the French Project M Power Rankings.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros.
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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I Got 64 Problems But A Flaoc Aint 1 | April 13th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
Honorable Roll #2 | May 5th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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Epita Smash Arena | April 7th-8th, 2007 | 33rd | — | — |
Epita Smash Arena 2 | February 23rd-24th, 2008 | 65th | — | — |
Super Lion 4 | August 7th-9th, 2009 | 17th | 17th | Cyr |
Bushido Nibai Impact II | August 29th-30th, 2009 | 1st | — | — |
NST III | October 31st-November 1st, 2009 | 13th | 5th | Bjay |
Avalon I | October 5th, 2013 | 13th | — | — |
Avalon II | November 9th, 2013 | 17th | 13th | Soreru |
Salty Arena Cup #10 | October 11th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
HFLAN Melee Edition | May 9th-10th, 2015 | 25th | 9th | Charlon |
Neokan Party 2 | July 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 3rd | 5th | Rach |
Neokan Party 3 | September 3rd-4th, 2016 | 3rd | 1st | BSeeD |
Forward Smash Tournament 1 | September 19th, 2016 | 4th | — | — |
Forward Smash Tournament 2 | October 29th-30th, 2016 | 7th | 3rd | Willy |
TOAST | November 12th-13th, 2016 | 3rd | 1st | Impade |
HFLAN Melee Edition 2017 | April 15th-16th, 2017 | 17th | 17th | JiM |
HFLAN Melee Edition 2019 | April 20th-21st, 2019 | 33rd | 5th | JiM |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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Bushido Impact 6 | August 23rd, 2008 | 1st | — | — |
Gnouz Ranking 2 | October 26th, 2008 | 2nd | — | — |
Bushido Impact 7 | November 11th, 2008 | 1st | — | — |
Bushido Impact at Chibi Japan Expo 2008 | October 31st-November 2nd, 2008 | 1st | 3rd | Neji9 |
Gnouz Ranking 3 | November 22nd, 2008 | 1st | — | — |
Bushido Impact 8 | February 1st, 2009 | 3rd | 5th | Neji9 |
Shinigami Tournament 1 | March 7th, 2009 | 3rd | — | — |
Bushido Nibaï Impact | April 11th, 2009 | 5th | — | — |
Bushido Nibaï Impact II | August 29th-30th, 2009 | 3rd | — | — |
Super Lion 4 | August 7th-9th, 2009 | 9th | 4th | King |
NST III | October 31st-November 1st, 2009 | 2nd | 1st | Bjay |
Bushido Impact 9 | November 15th, 2009 | 4th | — | — |
Geneva Brawl Garden 2 | November 28th-29th, 2009 | 2nd | 1st | Bjay |
Bushido Impact 10 | December 20th, 2009 | 2nd | — | — |
Bushido Nibaï Impact III | January 30th-31st, 2010 | 2nd | 2nd | Bjay |
Bushido Nibaï Impact IV | February 27th-28th, 2010 | 2nd | ? | ? |
Bushido Impact 11 | April 3rd, 2010 | 5th | — | — |
Bushido Impact 12 | May 8th, 2010 | 5th | ? | ? |
Bushido Impact 13 | June 13th, 2010 | 2nd | ? | ? |
Bushido Brawl Impact | July 23rd-25th, 2010 | 4th | 4th | Bjay |
Bushido Brawl Impact LT | July 23rd-25th, 2010 | 5th | — | — |
Bushido Impact 14 | September 5th, 2010 | 3rd | ? | ? |
ñGamers | July 8th, 2011 | 3rd | 7th (DQ) | Bjay |
Bushido Impact 16 | July 10th, 2011 | 2nd | 3rd | Deimos |
Waku Waku Smash 1 | July 22nd-24th, 2011 | 3rd | — | — |
Brawl in Berlin 2 | July 29th-August 1st, 2011 | 5th | — | — |
OSTS: Archer | August 27th, 2011 | 2nd | 1st | Bjay |
House is in Session | 1st | — | — | |
Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 33rd | 17th | ChiboSempai |
SKTAR | July 14th-15th, 2012 | 13th | 9th | Glutonny |
Bushido Brawl Impact 2 | August 25th-26th, 2012 | 4th | 1st | Bjay |
Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 25th | 17th | Bjay |
IMPULSE 2013 | June 15th-16th, 2013 | 4th | 2nd | Dabuz |
Avalon II | November 9th, 2013 | 3rd | 2nd | Dany |
Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 13th | 17th | Bjay |
Dynasty Battles Special 2 | February 15th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Toronto Joe |
Dynasty Battles 4 | March 22nd, 2014 | 5th | 3rd | Toronto Joe |
Shuffle V | February 22nd-23rd, 2014 | 9th | 5th | Player_1 |
Polybash XIII | March 1st-2nd, 2014 | 2nd | 4th | pidgezero_one |
A-GAME! Brawl Tournament | March 29th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
Get On My Level 2014 | May 10th-11th, 2014 | 9th | 2nd | Toronto Joe |
SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 9th | 7th | V115 |
Dynasty Battles 5 | June 14th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Chris Fisch |
SUPER Brawl in Berlin | August 15th-17th, 2014 | 3rd | 1st | S!C |
Project M
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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Dynasty Battles Special 2 | February 15th, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
Dynasty Battles 4 | March 22nd, 2014 | 2nd | 2nd | MorKs |
SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 65th | 13th | Ally |
Gamer's Gathering 3 | June 27th-29th, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
Neokan Party 2 | July 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 3rd | 2nd | Steakhouse |
Neokan Party 3 | September 3rd-4th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
TOAST | November 12th-13th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
PM SUCC | May 13th-14th, 2017 | 2nd | 2nd | Kaos |
Lan Archi Numerisque | May 20th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
Hack 'n' Slash 2 | October 7th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
Wanted 2 | October 28th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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Neokan Party 2 | July 2nd-3rd, 2016 | — | 25th | VinS |
SALT | June 3rd-4th, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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Stunfest 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
Salty Arena Cup Ultimate 3 | June 8th, 2019 | 17th | 1st | Glutonny |
Albion 4 | July 6th-7th, 2019 | 65th | 2nd | Glutonny |
BURST 4 | July 20th-21st, 2019 | 17th | 1st | Glutonny |
ECLA ESPORT SMASH EDITION | August 10th-11th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
Pop-Off Arena | September 14th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
Solary Circuit: Isula Gamefest | September 28-29th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 17th | 17th | quiK |
Syndicate 2019 | October 25th-27th, 2019 | 17th | 1st | Glutonny |
Salty Arena Cup Ultimate 4 | November 2nd, 2019 | 4th | 1st | Glutonny |
European SEL Clash | November 30th-December 1st, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
Ultimate WANTED 2 | December 27th-31st, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
Valhalla III | January 9th-13th, 2020 | 17th | 9th | Flow |
Massilia Winter Smash 2020 | January 18th-19th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
4 Seasons Tournament: Winter 2020 | January 25th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
Smash4Glory - Ultimate Edition | February 1st, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
Salty Arena Cup Ultimate 5 | February 22nd, 2020 | 5th | 1st | Oryon |
Le Colossel de M3R | March 7th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
Super Smash Stadium 1 | July 25th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
Bour'pif Arena 6 | August 30th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
TWELVE I - 2020 | September 26th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
WANTED SAISON 4 - Episode 1 | October 10th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
Super Smash Stadium Édition Battlefield | May 29th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
Super Smash Stadium Édition Peach Castle | May 30th, 2021 | 13th | — | — |
Super Smash Stadium Édition Ligue Pokémon de Kalos | June 12th, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
Super Smash Stadium Édition Stade Pokémon | June 13th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
WANTED SAISON 4 - Chapter 2 | June 20th, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
TWELVE II - 2021 | June 26th-27th, 2021 | 5th | 1st | Glutonny |
Coupe DitootiD 2 | July 3rd-4th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
Helios Session 3 | July 9th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
Super Smash Stadium Édition Football | July 10th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
Ultimate WANTED 3 | August 12th-15th, 2021 | 13th | 1st | Glutonny |
Bour'pif Arena 7 | August 28th-29th, 2021 | 2nd | 2nd | Mika |
Temple: Hermès Edition | September 1st-5th, 2021 | 17th | — | — |
Kings of Fields 95 | October 16th-17th, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
Slam Basket | October 24th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
WANTED X ZEVENT | October 29th-31st, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
VCA 2021 | November 20th-21st, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
DOSE2SEL INVASION 2021.11 | November 27th, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
KRBanger 01 | December 4th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
WANTED PREDAT8RS - Offline | December 22nd, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
WANTED PREDAT8RS - Offline Invitational | December 23rd, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
LOSC ESPORT FIGHTERS 1 | February 5th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
Glitch - Infinite | February 18th-20th, 2022 | 9th | 5th | Glutonny |
DOSE2SEL x Revival of Lyon | February 26th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
Glory 2.0 | March 12th-13th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
WANTED S4 C4 - Free Agent Edition | March 26th, 2022 | 4th | — | — |
Arts'Cade Open Cup 1 | March 26th-27th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
Slam Basket 2 | April 2nd, 2022 | 13th | — | — |
GENESIS 8 | April 15th-17th, 2022 | 49th | 9th | Glutonny |
Thonon Gaming Fest 1 | April 30th-May 1st, 2022 | 4th | — | — |
Stunfest 2022 | May 21st-22nd, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
DOSE2SEL 2022.04 | June 3rd-4th | 1st | — | — |
Battle of BC 4 | June 10th-12th, 2022 | 25th | 7th | Glutonny |
E-Caribana | June 19th, 2022 | 13th | — | — |
95 Kings of Fields 2 | June 25th-26th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
COLOSSEL 2022 | July 2nd-3rd, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
Ultimate WANTED 4 | August 25th-28th, 2022 | 25th | — | — |
EURO STEP | September 11th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
DOSE2SEL IS BACK ! | September 17th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
Hylian Zone | September 18th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
VCA 2022 | October 1st-2nd, 2022 | 5th | 1st | Mr. R |
Occitania Gaming Convention 2022 | October 8th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
DreamHack Rotterdam 2022 | October 14th-16th, 2022 | 5th | 5th | PeW |
BDE Last Stock | October 23rd, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
DOSE2SEL HALLOWEEN • 2022.06 | October 28th-29th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
Underground Championship Series 2022 | November 3rd-5th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2022 | November 11th-13th, 2022 | 17th | 1st | Oryon |
GENESIS 9 | January 20th-22nd, 2023 | 25th | 33rd | Flow |
Pepite Stadium - Ultimate Edition 8 | February 2nd, 2023 | 2nd | — | — |
Hylian Zone 2 | February 11th, 2023 | 5th | — | — |
Trivia
- As he chose his tag shortly after Brawl was released, most Melee players still know him as Nassim, his real name.
- His tag is a reference to Leon Scott Kennedy from Resident Evil 4.[1]
- Leon is the only player ranked on the European Smash Rankings to have never been ranked at the national scale in Ultimate, being absent from the only iteration of French Ultimate Power Rankings.
References
External links
- French smashers
- Ontario smashers
- Roy professionals (SSBM)
- Marth professionals (SSBB)
- Peach professionals (SSBB)
- Snake professionals (PM)
- Zero Suit Samus professionals (SSB4)
- Lucina professionals (SSBU)
- 2014 SSBBRank ranked players
- PGRUContenders Europe ranked players
- UltRank 2022 ranked players
- VIP players
- Tournament directors
- VIP tournament directors