Smasher:ANTi
| ANTi | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Melee mains | Marth, Fox |
| Other Melee characters | Sheik, Peach |
| Brawl main | Meta Knight |
| Other Brawl characters | Snake, Falco, Marth |
| Smash 4 mains | Mario, Zero Suit Samus, Cloud |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Meta Knight, Diddy Kong, Sheik, Bayonetta, Rosalina & Luma, Luigi, Charizard, Sonic, Wii Fit Trainer |
| Project M main | Mewtwo |
| Other Project M characters | Ness, Wario |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Immortals |
| Former sponsor(s) | Dream Team |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  2016-2017 SSBBRank: 7th  Panda Global Rankings v4: 20th (X-Factor: -3) |
| Winnings | ~$4,347.02 ~$17,736.22 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Jason Bates |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Copiague, NY 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Semi-professional Top professional Top professional  Professional
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ANTi is a Super Smash Bros. 4 Mario, Zero Suit Samus, and Cloud player from Copiague, New York. He is considered to be the second best Mario player in the world behind Ally. He is well known for his extensive character roster, and regularly employs counter-picking in tournament to secure more advantageous match-ups. He notably won CEO 2016 and was considered a top 10 player in 2015 and 2016. ANTi is currently ranked 2nd on the New York Smash 4 Power Rankings and 20th on Panda Global Rankings v4.
In Brawl, ANTi was a Meta Knight player, and was considered one of the best Meta Knight players in the world. He was well known, much like in Smash 4, for his significant character pool. ANTi is currently ranked 7th on the 2016-2017 SSBBRank and was ranked 5th on the final Tristate Brawl Power Rankings.
He is the 8th player to take a set off of ZeRo, the 4th to eliminate him, and the 2nd to defeat him in a Best of 5 without losing a single game, doing so at WNF 2.5.
On June 22nd, 2016, both ANTi and Dabuz were signed by Dream Team.[1] On August 22nd, amidst allegations of mispayment, ANTi and Dream Team would part ways.[2][3] On September 13th, ANTi was signed by Immortals.[4]
Tag origin
ANTi's tag is derived from a website, the name of which he can't recall.[5]
Playstyle
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
ANTi's playstyle focuses on his exceptional capability to manifest and maintain pressure situations, being especially proficient at following his opponent's movement, retreating, and defensive options. In doing so, this enables him access to his unique form of aerial and ground based movement pressure, often running circles or tomahawk jumping around his opponents. These pressure microcosms he establishes provides him the ability to pressure his opponents into reacting, allowing him to punish when they overextend. ANTi is adept at following his opponent's aerial drift, allowing him to react and cover landing options, pressure from below, or extend juggling situations. ANTi is very perceptive of airdodge and shield habits, and will exploit them to extend combos, obtain grabs, or kill.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
ANTi specialises in utilising Meta Knight's effective tilt game. He will typically string single hits of tilts together, which further combo into different moves, which he determines based on his opponent's percent.
He is reputedly known for having among the best matchup knowledge of all players in Brawl against many characters, such as Olimar and Diddy Kong, to the extent that other top professionals, such as Mew2King and Ally used to study his matches closely to implement his strategies into their own plans during the Brawl days.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 257th | — | — |
| PAX Arena | January 29th-31st, 2016 | 25th | — | — |
| Smash the Record 2016 | November 11th-14th, 2016 | — | 5th | PB&J |
| Smash Factor Toluca | April 29th-30th, 2017 | — | 3rd | The Moon |
| GEMINI | April 14th, 2018 | 17th | 9th | G$ |
| Flatiron 3 | April 21st, 2018 | 49th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLY BRAWL 1 | November 1st, 2008 | 2nd | 2nd | blackanese |
| S.W.R Event V | January 3rd, 2009 | 17th | 3rd | Ether |
| Road To Viridian City | January 31st, 2009 | 13th | 2nd | ADHD |
| G.I.M.P.E.D. 1 | February 21st, 2009 | 9th | 5th | ADHD |
| Clash of the Titans IV | February 7th-8th, 2009 | 17th (forfeit) | 17th | Yes |
| Road To Viridian City 2 | March 7th, 2009 | 9th | 9th | Izumi |
| Poly Brawl 2 | April 11th, 2009 | 2nd | 2nd | ADHD |
| Viridian City #3 | April 18th, 2009 | 2nd | 5th | ADHD |
| Apex 2009 | May 9th-10th, 2009 | 4th | 4th | Judge |
| Viridian City #4 | June 20th, 2009 | 1st | 1st | Ksizzle |
| S.N.E.S. | August 21st-23rd, 2009 | — | 3rd | Hunger |
| Viridian City 5 | August 29th, 2009 | ? | 3rd | Basic Sausage |
| Gauntlet | October 3rd, 2009 | 3rd | 2nd | Basic Sausage |
| Viridian City #6 | October 24th, 2009 | 4th | 1st | Ally |
| Poly Brawl is Back | November 28th, 2009 | 3rd | 1st | Ally |
| Viridian City #7 | February 27th, 2010 | — | 4th | Cable |
| Apex 2010 | August 6th-8th, 2010 | 9th | 13th | CO18 |
| KTAR 3 | September 25th, 2010 | 2nd | 3rd | Malcolm |
| MLG DC 2010 | October 15th-17th, 2010 | 11th | 1st | Nairo |
| Viridian City #8 | October 23rd, 2010 | 3rd | 1st | ADHD |
| Poly Brawl 5 | November 24th-27th, 2010 | 3rd | 1st | Ally |
| KTAR 4 | January 15th, 2011 | 5th | 1st | Gnes |
| Uprise of Long Island | January 22nd, 2011 | 3rd | 1st | John Numbers |
| Viridian City #9 | January 29th, 2011 | 3rd | 2nd | Nairo |
| Pound V | February 19th-21st, 2011 | 2nd | 1st | Mew2King |
| Uprise of Long Island #2 | April 16th, 2011 | 1st | 2nd | Vinnie |
| KTAR 5 | May 21st, 2011 | 2nd | 1st | Ally |
| Uprise of Long Island #4 | May 28th, 2011 | 3rd | 1st | ADHD |
| Uprise of Long Island #5 | June 18th, 2011 | 1st | 1st | ADHD |
| Elite Four Johto: Champion | July 9th, 2011 | 2nd | 1st | Mew2King |
| GENESIS 2 | July 15th-17th, 2011 | — | 9th | Dekar |
| L.I.R.R. | July 30th, 2011 | 2nd | 1st | Mew2King |
| KTAR 6 | August 14th, 2011 | 2nd | 1st | Mew2King |
| Concentrate II | October 30th, 2011 | — | 2nd | Salem |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | — | 2nd | Mew2King |
| Uprise of Long Island #7 | March 3rd, 2012 | 2nd | 1st | Dabuz |
| Uprise #10 | June 9th, 2012 | 2nd | 1st | Nairo |
| SKTAR | July 14th-15th, 2012 | 4th | 3rd | Boss |
| L.I.R.R. 2 | July 28th, 2012 | 1st | 1st | Vinnie |
| Uprise 11 | December 29th, 2012 | 3rd | 2nd | ZeRo |
| Collision VI | January 5th, 2013 | 1st | 2nd | Mew2King |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 5th | 17th | ChuDat |
| CROSSFIRE 3 | October 5th, 2013 | 9th | 1st | Nairo |
| KTAR 8 | December 28th, 2013 | 5th | 1st | Ally |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | — | 2nd | Ally |
| Super Smash Sundays East Coast #1 | March 23rd, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 4th | 5th | Mike Haze |
| Get On My Level 2017 | July 28th-30th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTAR 8 | December 28th, 2013 | 9th | — | — |
| Super Smash Sundays East Coast #1 | March 23rd, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collision XI | January 3rd, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| CLASH Online Invitational Finals | January 11th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shots Fired | February 28th-March 1st, 2015 | — | 3rd | Max Ketchum |
| CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 13th | 1st | Mr.R |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-18th, 2015 | — | Top 16 | ZeRo |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 4th | 2nd | Abadango |
| Smash the Record 2015 | October 23rd-25th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| KTAR XIV | November 7th, 2015 | — | 3rd | Angel Cortes |
| E2C20 | November 28th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | ZeRo |
| 2GGT: ESAM Saga | January 9th, 2016 | — | 1st | Xzax |
| PAX Arena | January 29th-31st, 2016 | 5th | 1st | Mew2King |
| Nebulous Prime Sm4sh #26 | February 7th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Dill |
| Winter Brawl X | February 26th-28th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shots Fired 2 | March 5th-6th, 2016 | 7th | 2nd | Mr.R |
| Do or DI | March 11th-13th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Hyuga |
| Final Round 19 | March 18th-20th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| OUTFOXX'D | March 26th, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | Mew2King |
| Canada Cup Vancouver | May 13th-15th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Big D |
| Battle of BC | May 14th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Big D |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | 7th | 1st | Ally |
| Wednesday Night Fights 2.5 | June 8th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Larry Lurr |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 13th | 4th | Ally |
| Shine 2016 | August 26th-28th, 2016 | 17th | 1st | Mew2King |
| Wednesday Night Fights 3.7 | September 14th-15th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGT: Abadango Saga | September 24th, 2016 | 9th | 5th | VoiD |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 2nd | 5th | Kameme |
| SoCal Regionals 2016 | October 14th-16th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Olympus | October 28th-30th, 2016 | 4th | 3rd | Larry Lurr |
| Smash the Record 2016 | November 11th-14th, 2016 | 13th | 1st | Nairo |
| Smashdown World | November 26th-27th, 2016 | 2nd | 2nd | Mr.R |
| UGC Smash Open | December 2nd-4th, 2016 | 13th | 5th | Larry Lurr |
| 2GGT: ZeRo Saga | December 16th-18th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| Kumite in Tennessee 2017 | January 6th-8th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Dabuz |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 9th | 3rd | Salem |
| Winter Brawl 11 | February 17th-19th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Pro Exhibition | March 4th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| PAX Arena at PAX East 2017 | March 12th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Rise 2017 | March 18th-19th, 2017 | 3rd | 1st | JK |
| Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Winter Season 1.6 | March 22nd, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| 2GGC: Civil War | March 24th-26th, 2017 | 25th | 5th | Larry Lurr |
| CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | 13th | 5th | Fatality |
| Smash Factor Toluca | April 29th-30th, 2017 | 7th | 3rd | NAKAT |
| Royal Flush | May 12th-14th, 2017 | 13th | 3rd | Zinoto |
| 2GGC: Greninja Saga | May 20th, 2017 | 4th | 3rd | Edge |
| Battle of BC 2 | June 3rd-4th, 2017 | 5th | 2nd | Abadango |
| 2GGC: Nairo Saga | June 10th-11th, 2017 | 33rd | 5th | KEN |
| CEO 2017 | June 16th-18th, 2017 | 25th | — | — |
| EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 25th | — | — |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2017 | July 21st-23rd, 2017 | 5th | 9th | Samsora |
| Get On My Level 2017 | July 28th-30th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Mistake |
| Smash Factor 6 | August 4th-6th, 2017 | 13th | 3rd | Kameme |
| 2GGC: SCR Saga | August 19th-20th, 2017 | 13th | 9th | Larry Lurr |
| Shine 2017 | August 25th-27th, 2017 | 17th | 33rd | Larry Lurr |
| PAX Arena at PAX West 2017 | September 1st-4th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| DreamHack Montreal 2017 | September 8th-10th, 2017 | 5th | 1st | Mistake |
| GameTyrant Expo 2017 | September 29th-October 1st, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 49th | 5th | Tweek |
| Super FamiCon 2017 | November 17th-19th, 2017 | 4th | 4th | WaDi |
| PAX Arena at PAX South 2018 | January 12th-14th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 33rd | 7th | Dabuz |
| EVO Japan 2018 | January 26th-28th, 2018 | 49th | — | — |
| XenoNinetyFive | January 31st, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Esports Arizona: Talking Stick Resort 3 | February 10th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| XenoNinetySeven | February 14th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| ETSU-Con 2018 | February 17th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Mekos |
| EGLX 2018 | March 9th-11th, 2018 | 7th | 4th | Fatality |
| Full Bloom 4 | March 24th-25th, 2018 | 9th | 1st | tyroy |
| Collision XV | March 31st, 2018 | — | 3rd | Nairo |
| Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition | April 7th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Flatiron 3 | April 21st, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| Port Priority 3: Tristate Throwdown | May 5th, 2018 | 2nd | 3rd | Ralphie |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 17th | 3rd | Samsora |
| MomoCon 2018 | May 24th-27th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| DreamHack Austin 2018 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Saints Gaming Live 2018 | June 9th-10th, 2018 | 9th | 1st | Samsora |
| 2GG: Hyrule Saga | June 23rd-24th, 2018 | 4th | 5th | Koolaid |
Trivia
- ANTi is recognised for his vibrant and brash personality, most evidenced by his social media presence, and in his CEO 2016 Top 8 entrance.[6]
- He is prominent for introducing several trademark phrases and memes to the scene. For instance, he and fellow Mario player Ally jokingly claim that Mario is not a good character, despite their prominent tournament success. His usage of phrases such as "lavish" and "OD" have become fairly common throughout the community, as has his usage of "Jims," to derogatorily refer to those in the community without social etiquette.
- ANTi is frequently known to enter Street Fighter events, and to pay close attention to their scene.
- He famously defeated Street Fighter player LOWTI3RGOD in an online set, including a perfect round, after the latter claimed that a Smash player would never beat him in Street Fighter.[7]
External links
- Twitter account
- Twitch channel
- Brawl Twitch channel
- SSBWorld profile
- Facebook profile
- Instagram account
Gameplay videos
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Anti vs Dabuz (Uprise of Long Island 7)
- Pound V Brawl: Anti (Meta Knight) vs. ESAM (Pikachu)
- Apex 2013 - ESAM vs Anti - SSBB
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- The Big House 5 - ZeRo (Sheik) vs ANTi (WFT, Mario)
- WNF 2.5 - ANTi vs ZeRo - Grand Finals
- CEO 2016 SSB4 Top 8 - ANTi vs Mr. R
- CEO 2016 SSB4 Grand Finals - ANTi vs Zinoto
References
- ^ Dabuz and ANTi join Dream Team.
- ^ Dream Team fails to pay ANTi, Dabuz and HugS on time.
- ^ ANTi announces departure from Dream Team.
- ^ ANTi joins Immortals.
- ^ ANTi is confident that he could go pro at Street Fighter 5 if he wanted to, given time; offers to be trained by Arturo, Bum, and Alucard.
- ^ ANTi's entrance at CEO 2016.
- ^ ANTi defeats LOWTI3RGOD.
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