Smasher:MkLeo
- "Smasher:Leo" redirects here. For other players who use or have used the Leo tag, see Leo.
| MkLeo "Leo" | |
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MkLeo holding the GENESIS 6 trophy.
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Sheik |
| Other Melee characters | Falco, Marth |
| Brawl main | Meta Knight |
| Other Brawl character | Snake |
| Smash 4 mains | Marth, Cloud |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Bayonetta, Lucina |
| Retired Smash 4 characters | Meta Knight, Corrin |
| Ultimate main | Joker |
| Other Ultimate characters | Byleth, Pyra |
| Retired Ultimate characters | Ike, Lucina, Marth, Wolf, Cloud, Greninja |
| Project M main | Mewtwo |
| Other Project M character | Lucario |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | T1 |
| Former sponsor(s) | Echo Fox, Most Valuable Gaming |
| Former crews | Hydra Team, Rampage Zone, HDG, Smash Factor |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Panda Global Rankings 100: 3rd  Fall 2019 PGRU: 1st |
| Winnings | ~$99,606.99 ~$115,790.90 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Leonardo Lopez Perez |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Mexico City, Ciudad de México 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Semi-professional  Professional Top professional Top professional  Professional
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MkLeo, also known simply as Leo, is a smasher from Mexico. He is widely considered to be the best Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player in the world, dominating the competitive scene since the game's release and being ranked 1st on the Fall 2019 PGRU. Originally playing Ike, he later found tournament success with Lucina and Wolf before picking up Joker shortly after the character's release. He also uses Byleth as a strong secondary. Although he performs worse on Wi-Fi, he has nonetheless placed highly at several large online tournaments and as such is ranked 6th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v6 with Byleth, Greninja, and Ike.
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, MkLeo played Marth and Cloud, with Bayonetta, Meta Knight, Lucina, and Corrin as strong secondaries. He is his country's best player and was considered to be the best player in the world in 2018 after ZeRo's retirement. He is also widely considered the best Marth and Cloud player in the world, one of the two best Lucina players in the world (along with Mr E), one of the best Bayonetta players in the world, and formerly considered one of the best Corrin players and the best Meta Knight player prior to dropping both characters. Leo arguably popularized both Meta Knight and Marth, characters that had been seen as mediocre after their nerfs from Brawl, as top players such as Abadango have since used Meta Knight against other top players until his nerfs in game updates, as well as lower-leveled players picking up Marth due to his dominance with him. He is the youngest player to win a major Smash 4 tournament, doing so at only 15 years old, achieving this feat at 2GGT: ZeRo Saga. Due to his aggressive style and heavy punish game with Meta Knight and proving his skills surpass those of top players at a very young age, some compare him to Nairo's early Brawl career.
He is also a proficient doubles player and usually teams with komorikiri or his cousin Javi. Leo/komorikiri consists of Cloud/Cloud and have taken 1st at majors such as Super Smash Con 2017, 2GGC: SCR Saga, Shine 2017, and GameTyrant Expo 2017. They were considered to be the best team in the world throughout 2017. Leo/Javi generally consists of Cloud/Sheik or Cloud/Cloud and dominate the Mexican and American scenes, taking impressive first places at major tournaments such as 2GGC: Civil War, 2GGC: Nairo Saga, and Canada Cup 2016. The duo has wins over the likes of ZeRo and Nairo, Mew2King and Ally, and Larry Lurr and ANTi.
Leo was ranked 3rd on the Panda Global Rankings 100 and was formerly ranked 1st on the Mexican Smash 4 Power Rankings.
On January 4th, 2017, MkLeo was signed by Echo Fox[1] and Most Valuable Gaming. On the 8th of November 2019, WIN.gg reported[2] that an unnamed investor spokesperson for Echo Fox told them the organization had completely folded. While this has not been independently corroborated by any other sources, the organization has been completely inactive on social media since September 2019. MkLeo formally announced his free agent status on February 21st, 2020. Five days later, on February 26, 2020, MkLeo signed with T1.[3]
Playstyle
Leo is known for his patient and calculative, yet aggressive, playstyle with most of the characters he plays with, which grants him a strong punish game, as well as being known for his intense mindgames. He is most infamously known for his immaculate spacing and microspacing in neutral, especially with characters with swords and other disjointed hit boxes. As his career progressed, his strong mindgames transferred to his strong mentality as he became the number 1 player at the of end of the competitive lifecycle of Smash 4 and in Ultimate. This is highlighted by some of his legendary loser's runs in multiple S tier tournaments most notably Evo 2019, Frostbite 2020, and Super Smash Con 2019 with multiple reverse 3-0 comebacks as well as the imfamous game 4 Leo.
In Smash 4
As Marth, he is well known for his masterful spacing of Marth's aerials, as well as a surprisingly aggressive approach with a character that is often played with a more patient and defensive playstyle. His Marth in particular has been very effective against Bayonetta as Leo is known to lab that matchup a lot. As Cloud, he is more known for his defensive spacing and reserved usage of Limit Break-boosted moves, though he does retain his signature aggressive playstyle with him whenever he has the advantage, allowing him to pressure the opponent very well. As Meta Knight, he is known for his mastery of Meta Knight's combos, his uncanny ability for reading the opponent's air dodges, and his proficiency at executing the Rufio, Meta Knight's famous death combo. His Bayonetta is noted for its comeback ability and above average combo game.
He is also notorious for his player knowledge, defeating his opponents convincingly after initially losing to them in their first encounter. However, he does have some problems on the Ryu match-up, having dropped sets to Darkshad, Trela, Venom, Klein, and takera (though he began showing improvement in the matchup lately, notably having a perfect record against Locus). He is also known to struggle against grab-focused characters such as Donkey Kong and Bowser; at 2GGC: MkLeo Saga, he said that the player he dislikes fighting the most is Tweek since he often plays Donkey Kong against Leo and has taken numerous sets off of him with the character.[4]
In Ultimate
Leo's playstyle remains the same with the release of Ultimate. When he played Ike, he had a solid grasp on his fundamentals and bread and butter combos. After dropping Ike, the first DLC character for the first Fighters' Pass Joker was released and Leo was interested in learning the character. As Joker, Leo has a mastery on combos and tools. He also is notable for the usage of Joker's guns to edgeguard, escape pressure, and await opponents trying to punish his landing. Leo is also well known for the infamous forward air 1 to drag down up air to confirm into a down smash, or up smash if the opponent is on a platform. When Joker gets Arsene, Leo uses that advantage to quickly close out stocks with his precise timing of edgeguards and grab combos.
Tournament history
2008-2014: Pre-Smash 4
MkLeo's tournament record before Smash 4 is relatively unknown, though it was implied that he has been playing competitively since 2008. His first tournament victory came at Anime Expo Mexico TNT 2009, at only 8 years of age.[5] 5 years later, he attended Smash Factor 3 in Project M singles, losing to his cousin Serge 0-3 in winners finals, but defeating Ally 3-2 in losers finals. He lost to Serge again 2-3 in grand finals to place 2nd.
2015-Early 2016: Growing Fame Outside of U.S.
In Smash 4, MkLeo began as a Meta Knight main. Despite the character's unpopularity due to the nerfs from Brawl, MkLeo quickly became known as the best player in Mexico. He burst into the international Smash scene when he won Smash Factor 4, Mexico's largest Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament at the time, and surprised everyone by defeating EVO 2015 runner-up Mr.R in Grand Finals 3-1, 2-stocking him in each game he won. Although Smash Factor 4 was the only PGR tournament he attended that season, MkLeo's stellar performance allowed him to be 19th for the first Panda Global Rankings. Later in the year, he would defeat Vinnie 3-1 in Grand Finals at True Combo, further proving his capabilities as a player. His victories not only created more interest in the Mexican Smash scene, but also helped popularize Meta Knight.
In 2016, Leo's usage of Meta Knight progressively decreased as he started to use Cloud and Marth instead. Following Meta Knight's nerfs and Marth's buffs in game update 1.1.5, MkLeo began to rely more on Marth and Cloud and would only use Meta Knight in specific match-ups such as Peach, Ryu, and Sonic.
Due to visa issues, Leo was unable to attend an American tournament for most of 2016. He received his Canadian visa after registration for Get On My Level 2016 had closed, but a decision was made by TOs to allow him to enter despite this, due to a widespread community approval. He defeated False and Nairo to reach top 8, but was defeated by Ally 1-3. In Loser's bracket he faced ZeRo in a highly anticipated set, which he narrowly lost 2-3 in a last hit, last stock situation, ending his run at 5th place. In the following few months, MkLeo would continue to rise as he would defeat Dabuz and Mr.R twice at Smash Factor 5 as well as Ally twice at Canada Cup 2016.
2016: USA Debut and Becoming Top 10
In October 2016, MkLeo's visa was approved, allowing him to travel to the United States. His first American tournament, KTAR XIX, saw him defeating Nairo a second time but falling to ZeRo 2-3 and Salem 1-3, placing 3rd. His next American tournament, UGC Smash Open, was his worst performance of the season as he would lose to Marss 2-3 and Darkshad 1-3, placing 13th.
Although he would claim victory at Showdown: Battle Royale, MkLeo's first major American victory was at 2GGT: ZeRo Saga. Despite being sent to losers by VoiD 2-3, MkLeo would make an impressive losers run, eliminating Dabuz, ANTi, and Ally along the way. He then met ZeRo for the third time that season and was able to defeat him 3-0, becoming the 16th player to defeat him. He then won the rematch against VoiD 3-0 in losers finals and double-eliminated Larry Lurr 3-1 and 3-2 to win his first American national tournament. With this victory, he became the youngest person ever to win a major Smash 4 tournament, a record that still stands today. His outstanding performance that season, culminating with his victory at 2GGT: ZeRo Saga, not only helped him rise up to 8th place on the Panda Global Rankings v2, but also helped him gain sponsorships from Echo Fox and Most Valuable Gaming.
2017: The Path to Top 3
With his new status as the youngest top 10 player, MkLeo went into the third season with hopes of becoming the best player in the world. His first tournament that season, 2GGC: GENESIS Saga, saw him lose to VoiD and Tweek, placing 5th. Despite this shortcoming, he would have a spectacular performance at GENESIS 4, defeating everyone in his path, including komorikiri, Mr.R, and Ally twice, to claim victory at his second supermajor ever.
His next few majors, however, would be marked with disappointments. At Frostbite 2018, he lost to kameme 1-3 and VoiD 1-3, placing 13th. Although he had a successful performance at Frame Perfect Series 2, he failed to claim victory as he was unable to take a single game off of ZeRo, who cemented himself as MkLeo's bracket demon. Finally, he saw his worst performance yet by being upset by Meteor 0-2 and AC 2-3 at 2GGC: Civil War, finishing 65th.
Despite these disappointments, MkLeo would see his most successful season yet. He had several stellar performances such as his victory at Umebura Japan Major and top 3 placements at DreamHack Austin 2017, 2GGC: Nairo Saga, and CEO 2017. He also introduced a new secondary - Corrin - whom he used to claim victory at The Arena 2017 and defeat Salem at CEO 2017. His consistent victories over everyone except for ZeRo helped him rise all the way to 2nd on the Panda Global Rankings v3.
The fourth season, however, would be challenging for MkLeo as he would see some of his worst performances yet. At EVO 2017, he drowned in pools by losing to false 1-2 and MuteAce 1-2, tying his worst placement at 65th. His next major, DreamHack Atlanta 2017, saw him losing to Vinnie 1-2 and ZeRo 0-3, placing 17th. Finally, MkLeo would perform abysmally at the invitational PAX Arena at PAX West 2017, where he was only able to defeat KOSSismoss. Although MkLeo found success at a few majors during this period, he would still struggle against ZeRo. With Salem's victories at EVO 2017 - double-eliminating ZeRo in the process - and DreamHack Atlanta 2017 shutting MkLeo out of the top 2, people began to wonder whether MkLeo would drop even further.
However, MkLeo would see some light at GameTyrant Expo 2017. Although he fell to Elegant 1-3, he saw his first victory against ZeRo since 2GGT: ZeRo Saga, eliminating him 3-1 using Meta Knight. He rematched Elegant in Grand Finals where he would barely double-eliminate him, with both sets going to the final game, claiming his first victory of the season.
The rest of a season saw a return to form for MkLeo. Although he would finish an underwhelming 9th place at 2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga, losing to komorikiri 2-3 and VoiD 2-3, and fall victim to the 2GG curse by placing 3rd at the 2GGC tournament honoring him, he would claim victory at the final 2 national tournaments of the season: IBP Masters Showdown and 2GG Championship. The latter tournament was MkLeo's best performance of the season: he defeated ZeRo in a very quick 3-0 using Meta Knight and, although losing the first set of Grand Finals, defeated ZeRo yet again 3-1. Due to his strong performances towards the latter half of the season, MkLeo would only see a small drop to 4th place on the Panda Global Rankings v4.
During the off-season, MkLeo was invited to Smash 4 Boot Camp. He lost to Tweek 1-2 and Cosmos 0-2 in his group pool, entering top 16 on Losers side. He beat Dabuz 3-1 but lost to Larry Lurr 1-3, placing 9th.
2018: Claiming the Throne
Following ZeRo's retirement, MkLeo would become one of the contenders for the top spot alongside Nairo. MkLeo would start off strong by defending his title at GENESIS 5 and winning EVO Japan 2018. Nairo would fire back by winning and defeating MkLeo at both Niconico Tokaigi 2018 and Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas. In turn, MkLeo would win and defeat Nairo at both SwitchFest and Get On My Level 2018, picking up Bayonetta along the way. Eventually, due to Nairo's declining results towards the end of the season, MkLeo would pull ahead, placing top 8 at the final 3 majors of the season. With victories at every non-major tournament he attended as well as relatively few losses - with his worst loss being the top Japanese player ZAKI at 2GG: Hyrule Saga - MkLeo was able to claim the vacant throne on the Panda Global Rankings v5.
MkLeo would also be invited to the Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 for the then-upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In the first round, MkLeo used Bayonetta and teamed with Mango to defeat Mr.R and Lucky. He then defeated Mango's Inkling with Sonic, but then lost to ZeRo's Sheik while using Snake. In Loser's Finals, MkLeo controversially swept Plup's Ridley with Bayonetta, causing discord in the audience due to Bayonetta's unpopularity in Smash 4. He would then rematch ZeRo in Grand Finals, resetting the bracket 2-0 with Bayonetta and Sonic over ZeRo's Mario and Sheik, but then losing 1-2, placing 2nd.
In the final season, MkLeo would only register for three major tournaments. He dropped out of EVO 2018 due to chickenpox but was able to come back strong by winning Super Smash Con 2018, only losing 3 games to WaDi, Nairo, and Samsora. At his final tournament, Shine 2018, he was upset 1-2 by JaKaL and performed one last Loser's run, defeating Dabuz and VoiD before falling to Tweek 2-3, finishing 5th.
Due to MkLeo's success throughout Smash 4's lifespan culminating in his dominance in the game's final years, MkLeo was ranked 3rd on the PGR 100, the all-time Smash 4 ranking, behind ZeRo and Nairo.
2019: The Ultimate Player
Following his performance at the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate invitational, MkLeo went into Ultimate with strong results, using a combination of Ike and Lucina. MkLeo's first national tournament for the new game was Smash Conference United where he would claim victory over Samsora 3-2. At GENESIS 6, the first Ultimate supermajor, MkLeo would be sent to Loser's by Samsora 2-3 in Winner Semis. However, he made an impressive losers run, defeating Light 3-2, Dabuz 3-1, Samsora 3-2 in a runback then VoiD 3-1 twice in grand finals to take his third GENESIS title in a row.
With his impressive showing at GENESIS 6, MkLeo was shaping up to potentially be the best player in the world. However, his Smash 4 rival Tweek would challenge that position at Frostbite 2019, where he would beat MkLeo twice in Winner's Finals and Grand Finals. During this time, MkLeo would also experience a character crisis as he believed that Ike was holding him back, and he would experiment with Wolf and Marth. He would also fail to claim victory at a major save for Smash Ultimate Summit, which didn't count for the Spring 2019 PGRU.
With the release of Joker in Challenger Pack 1, MkLeo devoted more time to the new character and picked him up as a main despite the character's lukewarm reception in regards to viability. His first tournament with Joker, Umebura Japan Major 2019, ended with a dud as he was upset by TKM and Umeki to place 33rd, his worst Ultimate placement to date. However, he would stick with Joker and eventually started to see success with the character when he placed 4th at Get On My Level 2019. This would be the last offline tournament that MkLeo would place outside of the top 2, and he would win the next three tournaments he participated in. MkLeo would showcase Joker's advantages with a commanding 3-stock on Samsora at Grand Finals of Smash 'N' Splash 5 as well as his run at CEO 2019, where he would only drop 2 games to ProtoBanham and Marss. At the end of the season, MkLeo took the top spot on the Spring 2019 PGRU, cementing himself as the best player in the world.
The following season continued MkLeo's dominance. He would have a weak start by losing to Marss twice at Smash Factor 8, the only Smash Factor tournament MkLeo attended and failed to win. Then, at EVO 2019, the largest Smash tournament to date, MkLeo would fall to kameme 0-2 in Winner's Top 24. This, however, didn't hold him back and he would make one of the best Loser's run of his career, defeating Maister, ScAtt, and Abadango to reach Top 8, and then zackray, Raito, Samsora, and Glutonny to reach Tweek in Grand Finals. Although Tweek would defeat MkLeo in the first 2 games, MkLeo held on, taking the third game. In the fourth game, MkLeo would make an impressive 3-stock comeback and would dominate Tweek in the remaining four games, winning EVO for the first time. The next week at Super Smash Con 2019 MkLeo would be in the exact same situation: after falling to Samsora in Winner Semi-Final, he would tear through the Loser's Bracket and defeat Samsora 3-2 and 3-0, claiming victory at his second Super Smash Con.
For the rest of the season, MkLeo would place 1st at every single tournament he attended aside from Shine 2019, Mainstage, and Mega Smash Mondays 213. He would only lose to 6 players at PGRU tournaments - Marss, kameme, Samsora, Nairo, Glutonny, and ESAM; Marss, Samsora, and Glutonny would also be the only players who would take more than one set off of him. MkLeo also became notorious for clutching out game 4 in sets against players while down 1-2, such as against Tweek at EVO 2019 and Samsora at Super Smash Con 2019, earning him the nickname "Game 4 Leo." The second PGRU season saw MkLeo ranked 1st once again.
2020: The Struggle Online
Leo's first tournament of the year was GENESIS 7 where he tried to defend his three-year winning streak. He was initially sent into Loser's bracket by Samsora in a game 5 set during top 8 and, after fighting through several top players, lost to Marss 0-3 in Grand Finals, ending the streak. He would bounce back next month with his victory at Frostbite 2020. Although he was upset 0-3 by Prodigy in winners Top 96, he tore through the Loser's bracket, defeating the likes of Salem, Dark Wizzy, Samsora, Nairo, Zackray, Dabuz, Tea, and Tweek to reach Grand Finals; many of these sets went to game 5, including a reverse 3-0 on Tweek and a last-hit scenario with Tea. In Grand Finals, he 6-0'd Maister to win the whole tournament, famously choosing Byleth for the final game.
With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down tournaments worldwide, MkLeo began to participate in online tournaments. However, he quickly realized that Joker performed noticeably worse online and attempted to find a new online main, using Byleth, Lucina, Cloud, Wolf, and Greninja throughout the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5 season. At the start of the season MkLeo would struggle to place top 8 at major online tournaments, falling to Wi-Fi Warriors such as IcyMist, BestNess, Epic_Gabriel, and Kola, as well as other players such as Hungrybox and rat. He also developed a bracket demon in Sonix, who held an 8-2 record over him by the end of the season. He would match his worst offline placement twice, first at The Box, losing to Jw and Prodigy, and then at The Box: Juice Box 8, losing to GamingHI9x9 and AoS.
Despite these early shortcomings, MkLeo eventually found some success. Towards the latter half of the online season, MkLeo would stick to Wolf, Cloud, and Greninja and started to consistently place in the top 8 at major tournaments. His best placement that season was at the S-Tier tournament The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1, where he only lost to Sonix in Winner's Finals and Grand Finals, placing 2nd. By the end of the season, he would have an even record against the entire top 10 and would be ranked 11th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5.
In the 6th season, MkLeo started to play more Byleth and produced solid results such as 5th at A-tier Zinc Tank 3 and 9th at S-tier Lockhart Series. However, throughout the first half of the season, MkLeo would fail to claim victory at any major online tournament and his only victory would be at the B-tier Frame Perfect Series: ONLINE. It wouldn't be until November when MkLeo would finally win a major tournament: the S-Tier tournament Ultimate 32. Starting off in the top 32, MkLeo defeated several top players including BestNess, Sharp, and Sparg0 as he used solo Byleth throughout most of the top 32 and top 8 brackets. Coming from Loser's side, he faced Maister in Grand Finals, where he lost the first two games. He then switched to Ike, considered one of Mr. Game & Watch's worst matchups, and pulled off a reverse 3-0 against Maister, resetting the bracket. He then defeated Maister 3-0 in the reset, winning the largest tournament of the season. Despite being an online tournament, several players compared MkLeo's performance to his runs at EVO 2019 and Super Smash Con 2019 and congratulated him on his victory.
Although MkLeo entered fewer tournaments than he did the previous season, his victory at Ultimate 32, as well as his overall outstanding results, brought his rank up to 6th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v6.
2021
In the 7th season, MkLeo would only make appearances at a couple online tournaments, notably placing 2nd at both the S-tier The Airlock, defeating everyone aside from Sonix, and the first Phase 1 Qualifier for the Smash World Tour 2021, playing the newly-released Pyra for most of the tournament. Following the latter tournament, MkLeo announced he was going to stop attending online tournaments,[6] although he would attend two other tournaments: Ultimate @ Xanadu Online 400 due to its high prize pool[7] and Frame Perfect Series 5: ONLINE.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash 'N' Chill Weekly #7 | February 28th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Smash Factor 6 | August 4th-6th, 2017 | — | 9th | Serge |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anime Expo Mexico TNT 2009 | June 19th-21st, 2009 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Factor 2013 | July 19th-21st, 2013 | 9th | ? | ? |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement |
|---|---|---|
| Smash Factor 3 | August 1st-3rd, 2014 | 2nd |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash Factor 4 | July 24th-26th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Thunderstruck 3 | October 16th-18th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| True Combo | October 31st-November 1st, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Bring It! | November 21st, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash@Tier3 Volume 6 | February 6th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Hail Smash | March 12th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Pendiente XXIV | March 18th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| StreetBros | March 19th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Pendiente XXV | March 24th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Arena 2016 | March 25th-27th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente XXVI | March 31st, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente XXVII | April 7th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Hail Smash II | April 16th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Street Bros 2 | April 30th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente XXXI | May 5th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash Pendiente XXXIV | May 26th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Hail Smash III | May 28th-29th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente XXXV | June 2nd, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Pendiente XXXVI | June 9th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente XXXVII | June 16th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Factor Prelude | June 18th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente XXXVIII | June 23rd, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente XXXIX | June 30th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente 40 | July 7th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Pendiente 41 | July 14th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Orbit | July 23rd, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Angel |
| Smash Factor 5 | July 29th-31st, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente 44 | August 4th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente 45 | August 11th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Serge |
| Rio de Janeiro eGames Showcase 2016 | August 15th-16th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Hail Smash V | August 20th-21st, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente 47 | August 25th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente 48 | September 1st, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente 49 | September 8th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Thunderstruck 4 | September 17th-18th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Pendiente 51 | September 22nd, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente 52 | September 29th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente 53 | October 6th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente 54 | October 13th, 2016 | — | 2nd | Lavi |
| Hail Smash VI | October 15th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Canada Cup 2016 | October 28th-30th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente 58 | November 10th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| KTAR XIX | November 19th, 2016 | 3rd | 2nd | Mr.E |
| Smash Attack 14 | November 20th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Max Ketchum |
| The Break Weekly #388 | November 22nd, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| XenoSaga IV | November 26th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Gomamugitya |
| The Break Weekly #389 | November 29th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Poplar Creek Bowl Weekly #76 | December 1st, 2016 | 1st | 3rd | Rickles |
| UGC Smash Open | December 2nd-4th, 2016 | 13th | 2nd | Day |
| Ignition #60 | December 7th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Poplar Creek Bowl Weekly #77 | December 8th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Mr.R |
| FNSD 26 | December 9th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Showdown: Battle Royale | December 10th-11th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Ally |
| GGSW 11 | December 13th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Smashfield Weeklies #68 | December 15th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGT: ZeRo Saga | December 16th-18th, 2016 | 1st | 5th | Dabuz |
| Smash Pendiente 64 | December 22nd, 2016 | — | 1st | Lavi |
| Smash Pendiente 65 | December 29th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Yura |
| Smash Pendiente 66 | January 5th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | BryanZ |
| 2GGC: GENESIS Saga | January 14th, 2017 | 5th | 1st | komorikiri |
| Mega Smash Mondays 81 | January 16th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Ally |
| Smash Pendiente 69 | January 26th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Pendiente 70 | February 2nd, 2017 | — | 1st | Javi |
| Austin's Really Feeling It 16 | February 11th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Smash Pack #7 | February 11th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Hakii |
| Freezing Point: A Prelude to Frostbite | February 24th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Frostbite 2017 | February 25th-26th, 2017 | 13th | 1st | Ally |
| Smash 'N' Chill Weekly #7 | February 28th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| No Fun Allowed | March 4th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Cosmos |
| League of Shadows Season 7 Weekly 09 | March 9th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4 at KI Con | March 10th-12th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Nairo |
| Frame Perfect Series 2 | March 18th-19th, 2017 | 3rd | 4th | Mew2King |
| 2GGC: Civil War | March 24th-26th, 2017 | 65th | 1st | Javi |
| Mega Smash Mondays 91 | March 27th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Wednesday Night Fights Winter Season 1.7 | March 29th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| KTAR XX | April 1st-2nd, 2017 | 3rd | 1st | ZeRo |
| The Arena 2017 | April 8th-9th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente 80 | April 20th, 2017 | 1st | 2nd | Javi |
| DreamHack Austin 2017 | April 28th-30th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | ZeRo |
| KSB 2017 | May 4th-6th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Umebura Japan Major 2017 | May 6th-7th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #2 | May 10th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #3 | May 17th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| Battle of BC 2 | June 3rd-4th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King |
| Mega Smash Mondays 24 - The Lose Episode | June 5th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Spring Season 2.5 | June 7th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGC: Nairo Saga | June 10th-11th, 2017 | 3rd | 1st | Javi |
| Mega Smash Mondays 100 | June 12th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Spring Season 2.6 | June 14th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| CEO 2017 | June 16th-18th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Pendiente 89 | June 29th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Mega Smash Mondays 104 | July 10th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 65th | — | — |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2017 | July 21st-23rd, 2017 | 17th | 1st | Ally |
| International Gaming Expo | July 28th-30th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Locus |
| Smash Factor 6 | August 4th-6th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 3rd | 1st | komorikiri |
| Weds Night Fights 2017 Summer Season 3.3 | August 16th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGC: SCR Saga | August 19th-20th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | komorikiri |
| Shine 2017 | August 25th-27th, 2017 | 5th | 1st | komorikiri |
| PAX Arena at PAX West 2017 | September 1st-4th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Smash Pendiente 100 | September 14th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Yura |
| GameTyrant Expo 2017 | September 29th-October 1st, 2017 | 1st | 1st | komorikiri |
| 2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga | October 14th-15th, 2017 | 9th | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente 104 | October 19th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Captain Levi |
| Canada Cup 2017 | October 28th-30th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King |
| 2GGC: MkLeo Saga | November 4th, 2017 | 3rd | 2nd | Javi |
| IBP Masters Showdown | November 11th-12th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Pendiente 108 | November 16th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente 109 | November 23rd, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| 2GG Championship | December 1st-3rd, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 124 | December 4th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4 Boot Camp | December 7th-10th, 2017 | 9th | 1st | Tweek |
| Smash Pendiente 113 | December 21st, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente 116 | January 11th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | Yura |
| GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #18 | January 24th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| EVO Japan 2018 | January 26th-28th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1 | February 3rd, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #19 | February 7th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Niconico Tokaigi 2018 | February 10th-11th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Pendiente 121 | February 15th, 2018 | 3rd | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Pendiente 123 | March 1st, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Midwest Mayhem 11 | March 10th, 2018 | 3rd | 1st | CaptainZack |
| Smash Pendiente 125 | March 15th, 2018 | 1st | 4th | Yura |
| Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas | March 24th-25th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Mexcombat | April 1st, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition | April 7th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| SwitchFest | April 21st-22nd, 2018 | 1st | 1st | komorikiri |
| Arcane Tournaments 2018 | April 27th-29th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | Mistake |
| Smash 'N' Splash 4 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 3rd | 3rd | komorikiri |
| 2GG: Hyrule Saga | June 23rd-24th, 2018 | 7th | 9th | Javi |
| CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Cosmos |
| Shine 2018 | August 24th-26th, 2018 | 5th | 1st | ANTi |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | — | 2nd | Javi |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 | June 12th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Mania 2 | December 21st, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Conference United | January 5th-6th, 2019 | 1st | 2nd | Wizzrobe |
| Glitch 6 | January 19th-20th, 2019 | 4th | 1st | Ally |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 1st | 4th | Javi |
| Wednesday Night Fights 4.12 | February 6th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Heart of Battle | February 9th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | WaDi |
| Mega Smash Mondays 176 | February 11th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Frostbite 2019 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 2nd | 5th | Nairo |
| Smash Ultimate Summit | March 8th-10th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GG: Prime Saga Kickoff | April 12th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| 2GG: Prime Saga | April 13th-14th, 2019 | 7th | 1st | Javi |
| Smash Ultimate MVG Round-Robin #3 | April 16th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 7th | 5th | Mew2King |
| Umebura Japan Major 2019 | May 1st-2nd, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| EGS Cup | May 6th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Toryumon Kiwami #18 | May 8th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 4th | 1st | Serge |
| MomoCon 2019 | May 23rd-26th, 2019 | 1st | 2nd | Marss |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 1st | 13th | Mew2King |
| CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Turtul Returns | July 14th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Factor 8 | July 26th-28th, 2019 | 2nd | 1st | Javi |
| EVO 2019 | August 2nd-4th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| S@X 314 | August 6th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 1st | 2nd | Javi |
| Shine 2019 | August 23rd-25th, 2019 | 2nd | 1st | Dark Wizzy |
| Uprising 2019 | August 31st-September 1st, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Raito |
| Mainstage | September 20th-September 22nd, 2019 | 2nd | 1st | Glutonny |
| Smash4Glory #6 | October 3rd, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Longo |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 2 | October 24th-27th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays 213 | October 28th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Wednesday Night Fights 3.13 | October 31st, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Canada Cup 2019 | November 1st-3rd, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Soda Smash XVI | November 17th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash'n'Sip #31 | November 19th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| VCA 2019 | November 23rd-24th, 2019 | 1st | 13th | Longo |
| Weicheischuppen Jr. #32 | November 27th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GG: Kickoff - Kongo Saga | December 6th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GG: Kongo Saga | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Glutonny |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 2nd | 2nd | Glutonny |
| MKSunday #62 | February 2nd, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 1st | 13th | Dark Wizzy |
Ultimate Naifu Wars 8 |
March 27th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| The Quarantine Series Opening Invitational |
March 29th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 9 |
April 17th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
| The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1 |
April 18th-19th, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| Pound Online |
April 24th-26th, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| BUK CAKES INVITATIONAL 1 |
April 30th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 10 |
May 1st, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1 |
May 2nd, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Box |
May 8th-10th, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 11 |
May 15th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| King of WiFi Random Characters |
May 30th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Captain's Quarters 1 |
June 5th-6th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 12 |
June 12th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| Captain's Quarters 2 |
June 19th-20th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Playing for Pride |
June 20th-21st, 2020 | 4th | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 1 |
June 24th 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 13 |
June 27th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| Flat Realm #6 |
June 27th-28th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Flat Realm 7 |
July 31st, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Juice Box #8 |
August 5th, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
| Epic_Tournament |
August 7th-8th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| Lockhart Series |
August 9th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| Elympics 1 |
August 15th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| The Collective 2 |
August 16th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| Zinc Tank 3 |
August 16th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| Juice Box 10 |
August 19th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Frame Perfect Series: ONLINE |
August 22nd, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| THE 8.0 GIMVITATIONAL |
August 23rd, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 3 |
August 26th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Maister's RNG Invitational |
September 25th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Frame Perfect Series 3: ONLINE |
November 8th, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| Ultimate 32 |
November 14th-15th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| The Sephiroth Gimvitational |
Janurary 2nd-3rd, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
| Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE |
January 17th, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
| The Airlock |
February 13th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
| SWT: Mexico Ultimate Online Qualifier |
March 13th-14th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
Trivia
- The "Mk" in his gamertag stands for "Monster Kingdom", which is the name of a local game store owned by his brother. Since Mk is also a common acronym for Meta Knight and that MkLeo started his rise while maining Meta Knight in Smash 4, many have incorrectly assumed that is what his gamertag means[8].
- Prior to Smash@Tier3 Volume 6, he had won every single Mexican Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament that he had entered. However, Serge (his cousin) managed to double-eliminate him at said tournament, ending his 6-months streak.
- 2GGC: Civil War and EVO 2017 stand as MkLeo's worst tournaments, placing 65th at both.
- MkLeo is also a very skillful doubles player, especially with set partners.
- MkLeo and his cousin Javi have only ever lost five doubles tournaments teaming together. As such, they are considered to be one of the best doubles teams in the world, winning the "Best Doubles Team in Smash 4" award at Super Smash Con 2017.
- In addition, prior to Cloud's ban from doubles, MkLeo and komorikiri had never lost a doubles tournament, notably winning Super Smash Con 2017, 2GGC: SCR Saga, Shine 2017, and GameTyrant Expo 2017 As a result, they were widely considered to be one of the greatest Smash 4 doubles teams of all time.
- In Ultimate, MkLeo enters doubles with Glutonny in majors, winning doubles at Mainstage and 2GG: Kongo Saga and finishing 2nd at GENESIS 7.
- MkLeo has won the largest cashprize for both Smash 4 and Ultimate tournaments. He won $20,000 at 2GG Championship and later won $21,204 at EVO 2019.
- MkLeo did not place below 2nd at any tournament during the Fall 2019 PGRU season.
- Additionally, only six players managed to take sets against him in the entire season, with these players being Samsora, Nairo, Marss, Glutonny, kameme, and ESAM; Samsora, Marss, and Glutonny (even though he only won one set against MkLeo's Joker) were the only ones who took multiple sets against him.
- He also has the highest win rate at 81.3% which beats out Zackray's score of 68.4% by 12.9%.
- MkLeo has a great friendship with the European scene. After becoming friends with Glutonny at Smash Ultimate Summit, Leo went to Europe twice and became friends with several other top players from there.
- MkLeo is known for being a fan of Korean culture and K-pop bands, notably the girl group Twice.
- The only players that MkLeo holds negative records against in Ultimate are Shuton (0-2), KEN (0-2), Jw (0-1), kameme (0-1), and Prodigy (0-1), while the only players that MkLeo holds tied records against in Ultimate are ESAM (2-2) and TKM (1-1).
External links
- Twitter account
- Mkgming Twitter account
- Twitch channel
- Mkgming Twitch channel
- YouTube channel
- Mkgming YouTube channel
- Facebook page
- Mkgming Facebook page
- SSBWorld profile
- Smashdata profile (Smash 4)
- Smashdata profile (Ultimate)
- SmashBoards interview
Gameplay videos
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- MKLeo vs Mr. R - Smash Factor 4 - Grand Finals - Smash Wii U
- IQHQ Vinnie RZ Leo Grand Finals
- HY M(k) Leo vs SC Serge - GRAND FINALS - Smash@Tier3 Vol6
- SF5 Smash 4 - SF HDG | MKLeo (Marth, Metaknight) Vs. Mr. R (Sheik) SSB4 Grand Finals - Smash Wii U
- SF5 Smash 4 - dT Dabuz (Rosalina, Olimar) Vs. SF | MKLeo (Metaknight, Cloud) SSB4 LF - Smash Wii U
- KTAR XIX - NRG Nairo (ZSS) vs MKLeo (Marth/MK)
- 2GGT: ZeRo Saga - SF | MKLeo (Marth) Vs. TSM | ZeRo (Diddy Kong) Losers Semis - Smash Wii U
- Genesis 4 Smash 4 - C9 | Ally (Mario) Vs. FOX MVG | MkLeo (Marth) SSB4 Winners Finals - Smash Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- CEO 2019 SSBU - FOX | MKLeo (Joker) Vs. PG | Marss (ZSS, Falcon) Smash Ultimate Grand Finals
- EVO 2019 Smash Ultimate Grand Finals - TSM | Tweek (Pokemon Trainer) Vs. FOX | MKLeo (Joker)
- SSC 2019 Smash Ultimate Grand Finals - eUnited | Samsora (Peach) VS FOX MVG | MKLeo (Joker)
References
- ^ https://esports.yahoo.com/echo-fox-signs-justin-wong-momochi-tokido-sonic-fox-and-mkleo-in-stunning-fgc-move-180138360.html
- ^ https://win.gg/news/2920/echo-fox-investors-confirm-echo-fox-is-100-percent-dissolved
- ^ https://twitter.com/Mkleosb/status/1230901342664896512
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7xBpm3i2i4
- ^ MkLeo's first victory.
- ^ MkLeo quitting online tournaments.
- ^ MkLeo attending Xanadu 400.
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