Smasher:Swedish Delight
| Swedish Delight | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Sheik |
| Other Melee characters | Peach, Luigi, Falco |
| Project M mains | Mario, Mr. Game & Watch |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Renegades |
| Former crews | Rutgers Maylay, MGFC, BERT Gaming |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  2016 SSBMRank: 11th |
| 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 a top Melee Sheik main from New Jersey. He is the best player of the Tristate Area and considered among the strongest smashers in the United States.
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 at numerous majors and taking wins over many top players. By late 2016, he was placing consistently in the top 12 at major tournaments including CEO 2016, EVO 2016, Shine 2016, and The Big House 6.
Swedish Delight is currently ranked 11th on the 2016 SSBMRank and at the 0 position on the New Jersey Melee Power Rankings.
Tournament history
Swedish Delight placed 13th at the second largest Melee tournament at the time, The Big House 5, beating 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.
Swedish Delight and doubles partner Slox emerged as a formidable duo in 2016. At GENESIS 3, they took two sets, 2-0 and 3-2, off of Hungrybox and Axe, placing 3rd. They followed this with 4th and 5th place finishes at Pound 2016 and CEO 2016 respectively.
One of his most impressive performances was at 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. In losers' semis, Mango clutched it out in a nailbiter set 3-2, ending his run at 4th place.
Smash 'N' Splash 2 was one of his best performances 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. He interestingly opted to use Luigi against Hungrybox in grand finals.
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.
At Shine 2016, he again impressed with a 5th place finish, with wins over Nintendude, Westballz, and HugS. He was sent to losers by Mew2King and eliminated by Mango.
He placed 9th at The Big House 6, falling to Armada 0-3 in winners, then eliminating a sandbagging Leffen 3-0 and Shroomed 3-0 before being eliminated by Hungrybox 2-3 in losers.
Tournament placings
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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 |
| SWEET XXIII | March 12th, 2016 | 3rd | 3rd | Yoyo |
| 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 | — | — |
| Rise of the Empire | June 4th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Prince Abu |
| 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 | — | — |
| New Jersey Quarterly Rapport 2 | August 7th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Slox |
| Shine 2016 | August 26-28, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 9th | 13th | Druggedfox |
| Nebulous Prime Melee #64 | November 5th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Slox |
| Smash the Record 2016 | November 11th-14th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| UGC Smash Open | December 2nd-4th, 2016 | 7th | 5th | Axe |
| Eden | December 10th-11th, 2016 | 13th | 3rd | Slox |
| Don't Park on the Grass | December 17th-18th, 2016 | 9th | 3rd | Hungrybox |
| Apollo (tournament) | January 7th-8th, 2017 | 2nd | 3rd | Duck |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
| Smash Valley V | February 18th, 2017 | 3rd | 4th | Colbol |
| Apollo III | March 11th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Slox |
| Full Bloom 3 | March 25th, 2017 | 9th | 2nd | The Moon |
| Smash Rivalries | April 8th-9th, 2017 | 7th | 5th | The Moon |
| CEO Dreamland | April 15th-16th, 2017 | 4th | 4th | Slox |
| Flatiron 2 | April 22nd, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Bladewise |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash the Record 2016 | November 11th-14th, 2016 | 129th | — | — |
Affiliations
He was a founding officer of Scarlet Smash, a Smash club at Rutgers University. He is affiliated with BERTGaming, a crew of primarily Rutgers smashers along with Qerb and a few others.
On October 6th 2016, he was picked up by the eSports team Renegades, along with Dabuz.
Trivia
- Swedish Delight is the younger brother of Mr. F.
