Smasher:Professor Pro
| Professor Pro | |
|---|---|
| Character info | |
| Melee main | Fox |
| Other Melee characters | Peach, Falco |
| Project M main | Snake |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | VwS Gaming |
| Former crews | Out of Control, Team Toast |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Aaron Thomas |
| Birth date | |
| Location | London 
|
| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Top professional  |
Professor Pro is an English smasher from London who mains Fox in Melee, currently ranked 2nd on the UK Melee Power Rankings. He quit maining Peach back in 2008 and now has gone on to main Fox exclusively, since becoming known as one of the better Fox players in Europe, as well as one of the most technical. He is, however, more well known around the world for his performance with his Snake in Project M, achieving strong tournament placings and increasing the metagame.
He started playing Smash when the game came out with his friend Andre, but when he found out the advanced techniques in around April 2007, his friend decided to retire from smash, while he carried on playing it and joined in with the competitive side of the game.
He has caught the eyes of VwS Gaming (previously known as Reign eSports) and they have picked him up on their team, where he hopes to expand his Smash career.
He got his name from when a friend called him 'Professor' for knowing how to transform from Zelda to Sheik at the beginning of a game in Melee, and then he created an account on SmashBoards called 'Professor Smash' but he forgot the password for it and ended up creating 'Professor Pro'.
Tournament history
Professor Pro gained recognition as a top professional Project M player at B.E.A.S.T 4, where he took 2nd place in the Project M tournament after defeating Leffen 3-2 in losers' finals and bringing Armada to game 5 in grand finals before losing the set 2-3. He then became the first player ever to take a set off of Armada in a Project M tournament during Smash or DI winners' finals, which he won 3-1, although Armada still ended up defeating him 3-1 in two consecutive sets of grand finals to take the tournament.
Professor Pro later attended his first North American tournament at SKTAR 3, where he took 3rd place in Project M singles, defeating players such as Junebug and Strong Bad in winners' bracket, and also taking out Mew2King 3-2 in winners' semis, before losing to Emukiller 1-3 in winners' finals and then to Mew2King 0-3 in a rematch in losers' finals. He also placed 7th in Project M doubles with Strong Bad. One notable event that occurred at the tournament was a $100 money match between Professor Pro and Rolex, in which Professor Pro ended up winning 4-2, solidifying his position as the best Project M Snake player in the world.
Professor Pro's second North American tournament was The Big House 4 five months later. In the top 32 bracket of Project M singles, he swept through winners', defeating Westballz 2-0, Oro?! 3-0, ZeRo 3-2, and Mew2King 3-0 to make it to grand finals against ZeRo. After losing a very close first set 2-3, he lost the second set 0-3, placing 2nd in the tournament. In Project M doubles, he teamed with Armada and made it to the top 8 bracket from winners' before losing to Junebug & Pink Fresh 0-2 and then to Oro?! & Ripple 0-2, placing 5th.
Notable tournament placings
Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash Needs You | August 10th-12th, 2010 | 17th | 5th | Fuzzyness |
| B.E.A.S.T 4 | February 12th-15th, 2014 | 9th | 7th | VA |
| EDentines' Day | March 2nd, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| Smash Ain't Dead 3 | March 15th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Smash Down South 2 | March 30th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash or DI | May 3rd, 2014 | 2nd | 3rd | Alpha Dash |
| Smash Down South 3 | April 26th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Republic of Fighters 3 | May 17th-18th, 2014 | 9th | 4th | VA |
| The Break Smash Weekly #16 | May 30th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 17th | 13th | Alpha Dash |
| Smash or DI 2 | July 5th, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Sodium Showdown | August 3rd, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Heir to the Throne | August 30th, 2014 | 3rd | 1st | VA |
| Beauty 8 | September 12th-14th, 2014 | 5th | 1st | Leffen |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 33rd | 17th | Jolteon |
| Beauty 9 | December 5th-7th, 2014 | 5th | 4th | Fuzzyness |
| B.E.A.S.T 5 | January 9th-11th, 2015 | 5th | 7th | VA |
| The Flex Zone | January 18th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| Super Nebulous 2 | January 24th, 2015 | 4th | 4th | Fuzzyness |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 81st | 9th | Fuzzyness |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.E.A.S.T 4 | February 12th-15th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| EDentines' Day | March 2nd, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Ain't Dead 3 | March 15th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Down South 2 | March 30th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash or DI | May 3rd, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Down South 3 | April 26th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Republic of Fighters 3 | May 17th-18th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 3rd | 7th | Strong Bad |
| Smash or DI 2 | July 5th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | |
| Super Sodium Showdown | August 3rd, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Heir to the Throne | August 30th, 2014 | 1st | 2nd | Willz |
| Beauty 8 | September 12th-14th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | Armada |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 2nd | 5th | Armada |
| B.E.A.S.T 5 | January 9th-11th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Flex Zone | January 18th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
