Smasher:trade war
| trade war | |
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Marth |
| Ultimate main | Corrin |
| Other Ultimate character | Rosalina & Luma |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Tuesday Morning Mythra |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Hugh-Jay Yu |
| Location | Chicago, IL 
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trade war is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Corrin player and tournament organizer from Chicago who is known throughout the scene for his community work. trade war is a statistician and writer who has worked with organizations like Panda, Counter Logic Gaming, and Luminosity Gaming on different content pieces and rankings. He is also known for forming and running the organization Tuesday Morning Mythra.
As a tournament organizer, trade war has run weekly tournaments and larger, also volunteering at many major and super major events across the USA. Notably, trade war was the head TO for ICCS 5: New Age of Heroes, which drew over 150 entrants.
In addition, trade war has formed a close friendship with Neo, and was responsible for funding Neo's trip to Super Smash Con 2023.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of BC 6 | March 29th-31st, 2024 | 257th / 398 | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainstage 2021 | November 12th-14th, 2021 | 385th / 830 | — | — |
| Frosty Faustings XIV 2022 | January 28th-29th, 2022 | 129th / 272 | — | — |
| Glitch - Infinite | February 18th-20th, 2022 | 513th / 616 | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2023 | August 10th-13th, 2023 | 2,049th / 2,607 | — | — |
| Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2024 | January 5th-7th, 2024 | 769th / 891 | — | — |
| Battle of BC 6 | March 29th-31st, 2024 | 385th / 494 | — | — |
Trivia
- trade war commonly finds himself as the butt of many jokes including "NO notable wins" aimed at his lack of tournament results, and his losing record in money matches against Chicago Pokémon Trainer player BobbyTime.
- Along with Neo, trade war has also sponsored a handful of players like Vidrocker and AndrewT to attend tournaments.
- Tuesday Morning Mythra is a spin-off of the Melee Stats weekly column of a similar name, Monday Morning Marth.
