| Space | |
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| Character info | |
| Smash 4 main | Corrin |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Bayonetta, Rosalina, Captain Falcon |
| Ultimate main | Inkling |
| Other Ultimate characters | Joker, Hero, Palutena |
| Retired Ultimate character | Pichu |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | mCon |
| Former sponsor(s) | GRIP |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  European Smash 4 Power Rankings: 14th  European Smash Rankings: 3rd |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Alain Balemba |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Hulst, Zeeland 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Professional Top professional |
Space is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Inkling player with a strong Joker secondary from the Netherlands. He is considered one of the best active Inkling player in the world alongside Bedgar. He rose to prominence with his notable performance at Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019, where he sent both Glutonny and kameme to the Losers Bracket before losing to MkLeo in Winners Finals (taking one game off of him) and Glutonny in Losers Finals, finishing at 3rd place. He also took additional sets of players such as Mr.R, Armada, Supahsemmie, cyve, Oryon, and Meru. He is currently ranked 1st on the Dutch Ultimate Power Rankings and 3rd on the European Smash Rankings.
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Space was a Corrin main, considered one of the best Corrin mains in Europe alongside Ramses, a player who he frequently teams with. Space is ranked 7th on the Dutch Power Rankings and 14th on the European Smash 4 Power Rankings. He has taken sets off of players such as Glutonny, Meru, S1, wusi, Tatuman, and Supahsemmie.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Key to The PG House |
September 8th-18th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Naifu Wars: World War 2 |
June 23rd, 2017 | 49th | — | — |
| Elysium | July 15th, 2017 | 7th | 7th | Ramses |
| Final Stage 2017 |
August 15th-17th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Naifu Wars: Civil War 1 |
September 15th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Syndicate 2017 | September 23rd-24th, 2017 | 17th | 2nd | Ramses |
| Fortuna | November 25th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Ramses |
| Ys | April 28th, 2018 | 5th | 1st | Ramses |
| Elysium II | June 28th, 2018 | 3rd | 4th | Ramses |
| Fight Night Elysium Edition | July 27th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Session: Final Encore | November 17th, 2018 | 3rd | 2nd | Ramses |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GGWP: Ultimate | January 12th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Ramses |
| Tech Republic IV | March 1st-3rd, 2019 | 3rd | 9th | Azrael |
| Elysium: Yggdrasil | March 9th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Heroes of Dutch Comic Con Spring 2019 | March 23rd-24th, 2019 | 1st | 5th | Jesse |
| Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2019 | April 5th-7th, 2019 | 7th | 2nd | Patrino |
| DoKomi 2019 | June 8th-9th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| The Ultimate Performance | June 29th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Albion 4 | July 6th-7th, 2019 | 13th | 13th | Jesse |
| Pixelpokal Summer 2019 | August 10th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Lightning: Strikes Twice | September 7th, 2019 | 9th | 2nd | Jesse |
| Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Smashwick 4 | October 19th-20th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Syndicate 2019 | October 25th-27th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Ultimate Performance 2 | November 16th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Heroes of Dutch Comic Con Winter Edition | November 23rd-24th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| DreamHack Winter 2019 | November 29th-December 2nd, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Lightning: Volume 3 | December 7th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| Valhalla III | January 9th-13th, 2020 | 4th | 4th | Jesse |
| The Ultimate Performance 3 | February 22nd, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| FCW : Special Edition - European Scale |
July 18th-19th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
| Bearded Beatdown | September 6th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Contest: DoKomi 2020 | September 26th-27th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| EnvySnakes Crew Collab Edition |
March 14th, 2021 | 25th | — | — |
| FCW x GlobalClan: Special Edition 2 |
March 20th, 2021 | 33rd | — | — |
Trivia
- Space is notorious for retweeting a lot of anime girl drawings on his Twitter, even in between top eights sets of major tournaments.
- Space was one of the few pros playing Super Smash Bros. for Wii U with a Wii Remote and Nunchuk.
- Space is also considered as a top European player in GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, constantly placing top 8 in online European tournaments and notably reverse 3-0ing SonicFox in an Europe VS East Coast crew battle.