Smasher:Swedish Delight
| Swedish Delight | |
|---|---|
| SwedishDelight.png | |
| Character info | |
| Melee main | Sheik |
| Other Melee character | Luigi, Peach |
| Project M mains | Mario, Mr. Game & Watch |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | MGFC, BERT Gaming |
| Former crews | Rutgers Maylay |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  2015 SSBMRank: 31st |
| Winnings | ~$7,171.44 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | James Liu |
| Location | New Jersey 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top professional |
Swedish Delight is one of the top smashers in the Tristate Area, and is the younger brother of Mr. F. He is consistently rated as among the strongest smashers in New Jersey, and is also considered one of the best Melee Sheik players in the world. He is known for his prowess against Captain Falcon, having taken sets off of top Falcon players such as S2J, Hax, and Scar (including a 4-stock against the latter at Zenith 2013).
He was a founding officer of Scarlet Smash, the Smash Bros club at Rutgers University. He currently plays under BERT Gaming, a crew of primarily Rutgers smashers along with Qerb and a few others. He is currently ranked 1st on the New Jersey Melee Power Rankings, and 31st on the 2015 SSBMRank.
He solidified his top professional status by placing 25th at EVO 2014, where he defeated s0ft and Lucien in the losers' quarterfinals pool after losing to Javi, before being knocked out by aMSa. From late 2015 to 2016, he emerged as a strong contender, placing high in numerous majors and taking wins over many top players.
He placed 13th at the second largest tournament of all time (at the time), The Big House 5, winning vs. Westballz in top 64 winners before losing to SFAT. He then won vs Zhu before losing to Duck. Along with his partner, Nintendude, this was also the highest placing of any Atlantic North smasher at this event outside of Abate.
During 2016, he, along with doubles partner Slox, have emerged as a formidable duo. At Genesis 3, they took two sets, 2-0 and 3-2, off of Hungrybox and Axe, and placed 3rd. They followed this with 4th and 5th place finishes at Pound 2016 and CEO 2016 respectively.
One of his most impressive performances was Pound 2016, where he made Top 32 in winners' side. His first set in the bracket was against Laudandus, where he defeated him 2-0. Next came his set against Professor Pro, where the latter lost 3-2. Entering winners' semis, he was pitted against Hungrybox, where he was defeated 3-0, knocking him into losers' bracket. After being knocked out, he was pitted against Laudandus again, this time defeating him 3-0. Unfortunately, in losers' semis, Mango clutched it out in a nailbiter set 3-2, ending his run at 4th place.
Smash 'N' Splash 2 was inarguably his best performance at a national, defeating S2J and Westballz, as well as winning two sets against Mew2King, only losing twice to Hungrybox to earn a strong 2nd place finish.
At CEO 2016, he displayed consistency by placing 9th, with wins over Nintendude and DJ Nintendo, and followed this with a strong 9th place finish at the largest tournament of all time, EVO 2016.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 65th | — | — |
| Zenith 2012 | May 26th-27th, 2012 | 25th | — | — |
| Zenith 2013 | June 1st-2nd, 2013 | 9th | 13th | Mr. F |
| EVO 2013 | July 12th-14th, 2013 | 49th | — | — |
| COA IV | December 20th, 2013 | 3rd | — | — |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 49th | — | — |
| Shuffle V | February 22nd-23rd, 2014 | 5th | 13th | ADHD |
| KTAR 9 | March 22nd, 2014 | 2nd | 3rd | ADHD |
| EVO 2014 | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 25th | 17th | Duck |
| Zenith 2014 | August 2nd-3rd, 2014 | 9th | 5th | Nintendude |
| KTAR XI | November 22nd, 2014 | 5th | 3rd | Jsex |
| KING OF GARDEN STATE | January 17th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Nebulous 2 | January 24th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| Bad Moon Rising | March 14th-15th, 2015 | 9th | 2nd | Nintendude |
| Super Nebulous 3 | April 25th-26th, 2015 | 9th | 4th | Nintendude |
| FC Smash 15XR: Return | July 4th-5th, 2015 | 9th | 5th | Nintendude |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 33rd | 7th | Nintendude |
| Nebulous Prime 1 | August 14th-16th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Slox |
| SKTAR 4 | August 22nd-23rd, 2015 | 2nd | 2nd | C!Z |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 13th | 9th | Nintendude |
| Smash Summit | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 13th | 7th | Alex19 |
| BUST3 | November 21, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | Jsex |
| KTAR XV | December 5th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Jsex |
| Kings of Garden State 2 | December 27th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| KTAR XVI | January 9th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 33rd | 3rd | Slox |
| Super Nebulous 4 | March 26th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Hungrybox |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 4th | 4th | Slox |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | 13th | 9th | Prince Abu |
| Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 6/1 | June 1st, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash 2 | June 11th-12th, 2016 | 2nd | 5th | N0ne |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 9th | 5th | Slox |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
