Smasher:Tafokints

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Tafokints
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Character info
Melee main Sheik
Team info
Crew(s) Melee It On Me
Personal and other info
Real name Daniel Lee
Location Los Angeles, California United States
Miscellaneous info
Skill Other Professional
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Tafokints is a Sheik main, commentator, and writer from Cupertino, California currently residing in Los Angeles. He is currently ranked 15th on the SoCal Melee Power Rankings. He became a member of Melee It On Me in 2013. Tafokints fought Tian in a first-to-5 $1,000 money match at Apex 2014's "Salty Suite," and ended up winning 5-1.

Tafokints started as a Ness main, but quickly switched to Sheik after watching some Captain Jack and Isai videos. While attending UCLA, he trained with players such as Aesis and s2j to get better. In 2011, he started hosting a NorCal local tournament series in Campbell.

In 2014, Tafokints started "SSBMRank", a project inspired by ESPN.com's annual "NBARank" project, ranking active melee players based on their overall performance in the year. Shortly after, Tafokints joined the Melee It On Me team as a content-creator. He is well-known for his event previews, often-failed "Tafo-predictions", and general guides. At Apex 2015, #Tafostats hashtag premiered on the VGbootcamp stream, featuring head-to-head stats from many of the top players.

In recent months, Tafokints has aimed to improve the MeleeItOnMe channel with "Tafo Talks", which covers current events, player content, and historical analysis.

Notable tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
The Big House October 22nd, 2011 17th
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 33rd 25th Milkman
EVO 2013 July 12th-14th, 2013 49th
Kings of Cali 3 December 14th-15th, 2013 25th
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 25th 25th ROFL
Pat's House 2 May 24th-25th, 2014 13th 9th Tai
EVO 2014 July 11th-13th, 2014 49th
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 13th Redd
Do You Fox Wit It? November 15th-16th, 2014 13th 9th HomeMadeWaffles
Super Smash Sundays 30 December 21st, 2014 5th
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 33rd 17th Redd
Press Start May 9th-10th, 2015 17th 9th Mike Haze
CEO 2015 June 26th-28th, 2015 25th
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 49th 13th Redd

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