Smasher:AOB

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AOB
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Character info
Melee mains Donkey Kong, Jigglypuff
Personal and other info
Real name Andy O'Brien
Location Champaign, IL United states
Miscellaneous info
Skill Super Smash Bros. Melee Professional (retired)

Andy O'Brien, also known as AOB, is an American smasher well-known for being a prominent Jigglypuff and Donkey Kong player in his earlier days, and for having hosted the Show Me Your Moves (SMYM) tournament series in Champaign, Illinois since 2004.

Background

Andy's first experience in competitive Smash was in March of 2003, when he and longtime friend Amorasaki attended Snexus 1. He proved to be an upstart at Flame of Bowser 1 in October 2003, where he breezed through then-notable players Asmog, Fusegen, and KishCubed to take third place. His subsequent release of match videos and a widely-watched Jigglypuff demonstration video titled PuffStuff at a time when comparatively few Melee videos were available led to the common (but mistaken) belief that he was one of the better players nationwide. Still, he became one of the first and most influential Jigglypuff idols, although his tournament performance was overshadowed by Zulu, KillaOR, and KishPrime. More recently, he also enjoyed renown with Donkey Kong before being overshadowed by Bum.

Andy pursued Home-run Contest in 2003 and reached a total score of 100,380.6 feet. He held the Yoshi world record for a short time at 5129.7 feet.

Through his early roots and successful tournament series, Andy has attained a certain degree of influence in the Midwest Melee community. He continues to host Show Me Your Moves, which has become the most prominent Melee tournament series in the Midwest. SMYM 11 took place on March 13, 2010.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Snexus 2 July 12th, 2003 9th
MLG Chicago 2004 June 19th-20th, 2004 17th 21st Dyluck
MELEE-FC1 July 9th-10th, 2004 25th 7th KishPrime
MOAST 3 January 15th-16th, 2005 17th
Gettin' Schooled 2 June 25th-26th, 2005 17th 12th Leprechaun
MELEE-FC3 July 10th-12th, 2005 81st
SMYM 4 September 24, 2005 25th ? ?
MLG Chicago 2005 December 16th-18th, 2005 33rd
MLG Chicago 2006 July 21st-22nd, 2006 33rd
SMYM 6 November 4th, 2006 17th
UOI September 29th, 2007 5th
UOI August 27th, 2007 4th
SMYM 9 February 7th, 2009 25th
SMYM 10 August 1st, 2009 33rd
Kentucky Smash Championship December 14th, 2013 13th

Videos

External links

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