| Maister "TWMaister" "SONIC4EVER" | |
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Maister at Frostbite 2020
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Mr. Game & Watch |
| Brawl mains | Lucas, Link |
| Other Brawl character | Mr. Game & Watch |
| Smash 4 main | Mr. Game & Watch |
| Ultimate main | Mr. Game & Watch |
| Team info | |
| Former sponsor(s) | Team Killjoystick, Nevermore eSports, Sinai Village, Anahuac Esports, Spacestation Gaming |
| Crew(s) | RF |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Panda Global Rankings 100: 81st  PGRUContenders North America: S Tier (Top 7) |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Enrique Hernández Solís |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Atizapán de Zaragoza, Estado de México 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top professional Top professional |
| NNID | Thewiimaister |
Maister is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Mr. Game & Watch main from Mexico, considered the best Mr. Game & Watch player in the world and a top 3 Mexican player after the online era alongside MkLeo and Sparg0. He is also widely known to be the player who proved Mr. Game and Watch's viability at a time when most pros were doubtful of the character. He is currently ranked 3rd on both the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v7 and the Mexican Power Rankings, 4th on OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse North America, S Tier on PGRUContenders North America, and 7th on OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse; he was also formerly ranked at the 0 position on the Chicago Ultimate Power Rankings.
In Smash 4, Maister was also a Mr. Game & Watch main, and was also considered to be the best Mr. Game & Watch player in the world. His breakout tournament was at GENESIS 5 where he placed 13th after beating top players like Pink Fresh, Mistake, and Fatality. He has also taken sets off of players such as Marss, Lima, SDX, ESAM, tyroy, Javi, Chag, and Cloudy. Maister was ranked 8th on the final Mexican Smash 4 Power Rankings and 81st on the Panda Global Rankings 100.
On October 16th, 2018, Maister was signed by Sinai Village and Team Killjoystick. [1] On July 1st, 2019, Maister and Sinai Village parted ways.[2] Maister would be picked up by Anahuac Esports on July 24th, 2019 [3] and later on, Nevermore on September 21st, 2019 [4]. He parted ways with Nevermore on December 10th, 2019.[5] On February 19th, 2020, Maister would be picked up by Spacestation Gaming.[6] On February 3rd, 2022 Maister and Spacestation Gaming parted ways.[7]
Tournament history
2018: The Rise
Maister first appeared in the competitive scene in 2017, where saw moderate success in his home country, eventually being ranked 32nd on the Mexican Power Rankings. It wouldn't be until 2018 where he would have his national breakthrough at GENESIS 5. Despite playing a character that was widely considered low-mid tier at best, Maister defeated top players such as Mistake and Fatality en route to a 13th place finish, the best performance of a Mr. Game & Watch player at a supermajor since fellow Mexican Regi Shikimi's run at EVO 2016.
His performance for the rest of the season, however, was marked with ups and downs. Following a disappointing 49th at Midwest Mayhem 11, he would surprisingly take first place at Combo Breaker 2018, defeating ESAM, Chag, and tyroy twice. He followed that run with a mediocre 49th at Smash 'N' Splash 4, but afterwards had yet another fantastic run at 2GG: Hyrule Saga, the largest tournament of the season, where he defeated Marss en route to a 17th place finish. Despite his inconsistent placements throughout the season as well as Combo Breaker 2018 not counting for the season's rankings, Maister's impressive wins and showings at GENESIS 5 and 2GG: Hyrule Saga, as well as solid placements back in Mexico, allowed him to be ranked 44th on the PGR v5, the only solo-Mr. Game & Watch player to be ranked on a Smash 4 Panda Global Rankings list.
Although he only attended a couple of PGR tournaments in the final season, Maister made each and every one of them count. His best performance of the season was at Midwest Mayhem 12, where he defeated EVO 2018 champion Lima as well as SDX, eventually placing 3rd, his first top 3 placement at a PGR tournament. Thanks to his performance in the game's final year, players considered Maister to be the best Mr. Game & Watch player in the world and one of the three best players in Mexico. By the end of the year, he would be ranked 81st on the PGR 100, Smash 4's all-time power ranking.
2019: Entering the Avatar State
Despite many players considering Mr. Game & Watch to be one of the worst characters in Ultimate's early metagame, Maister stuck with the character. He defied expectations by finding success in not just his home country, but Chicago as well, where he racked up 26 consecutive tournament set wins and was ranked in the 0th position on the Chicago Power Rankings.[8] However, he would struggle on a national level, placing 129th at GENESIS 6 and 49th at Smash 'N' Splash 5, the only 2 supermajors he attended that season. Although he was widely considered the second-best player in Mexico; had placed in the top 3 at all other PGR tournaments he attended that season, including defending his title at Combo Breaker 2019; and had multiple wins over ESAM and yeti, Maister would be left out of the Spring 2019 PGRU.
Even after he got the short end of the stick in the first season, Maister was still determined to prove himself in the second season. He began with a 3rd place at Smash Factor 8, double-eliminating Abadango and defeating Glutonny but fell to MkLeo twice, a player who eventually become his offline bracket demon. Although he had a respectable 17th placement at EVO 2019, it was quickly overshadowed by his performance at Super Smash Con 2019; he initially lost to Leffen early on in the tournament, but would make an impressive Loser's run, eliminating yeti, ESAM, and Light before falling to Marss and placing 5th. Although this was, at the time, the highest a Mr. Game & Watch player had placed at a supermajor, Maister would continue his streak of outstanding performances. From then on, he saw top 6 placements at every tournament he attended aside from Mainstage, including 3rd at the S-tiers The Big House 9 and 2GG: Kongo Saga. His impressive runs helped change the perception on Mr. Game & Watch, with players now considering the character to be a high tier, at the cost of gaining a negative reputation as a masher. Despite this, his performance would be rewarded at the end of the season where he was ranked 6th on the Fall 2019 PGRU.
2020: The Consistency Online
At the start of the third season, Maister continued his strong performances with a 7th place finish at the first national tournament of the season, Let's Make Big Moves. Although he faltered at Glitch 8 - Missingno, where he placed 17th, he followed it up with a quick return to form at the next two supermajors - GENESIS 7 and Frostbite 2020. In the latter tournament, he managed to reach Grand Finals on the Winner's side, but despite seeing some promise when he used Pichu, he was quickly 6-0'd by his bracket demon MkLeo.
Although offline play was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down all tournaments worldwide, Maister would continue to succeed in the online metagame. He started off on a decent note, with solid S-tier placements such as 3rd at The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1, 9th at Pound Online, and 13th at The Box. His best performance of the season was at Ultimate Naifu Wars 12, where he ran through Wi-Fi Warriors such as Lui$, Riddles, and Sonix to win the tournament, his first Wi-Fi Warrior Rank S-tier win. At the end of the season, he would be ranked 8th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5 with a 10-4 record against the list's top 10.
In the next season, Maister would see a performance similar to that of his second offline season. Although he did not claim victory at a single S-tier, he managed to place 2nd at the two he attended - Lockhart Series and Ultimate 32. His only major victory was at The Box: L4st's Box, where despite being disqualified in his first set, he tore through the entire tournament, eliminating Wi-Fi Warriors such as Yez, Chag, BestNess, and Chag in the process, before double-eliminating LeoN, marking one of, if not, the most brutal Loser's run during the COVID-19 period. By the end of the season, when ignoring full DQs, Maister had placed top 3 at all but four events. Due to all of the aforementioned, he would rise up to the runner-up position on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v6.
Playstyle
Maister, unlike most Mr. Game and Watch players, has a very aggressive and fast-paced playstyle, centred around quickly throwing an opponent into disadvantage and sealing out stocks while taking little retaliation in return by smothering all their options. His clever usage of throws and aerials, such as Mr. Game and Watch’s forward aerial, initially thought to be one of the worst moves in his kit, along with his proficiency in edgeguarding and very strong combo game, gives him one of the most, if not the most, oppressive neutral and advantage state of any player. He is also has a flexible disadvantage state, as he maintains great DI that allow him to commonly survive up to 150% or higher as the third lightest character in the game. Notably, he is one of the few players who uses GnW's smash attacks to bait and condition his opponent due to their low ending lag, playing them his overall strengths.
However, due to his risky and aggressive playstyle, he often overextends many of his attacks which can get him KO'd early due to Mr. Game & Watch's extremely light weight. Additionally, he often become very predictable since he tends to go for the same options in certain situations without mixing things up (for example, he almost always uses down air after an up special OoS which makes his landing easy to read and punish). Combined, these two factors can leave him susceptible to comebacks which has led to upsets from lower ranked players such as Yei, Chag, and Stroder. He also has some trouble in the Joker and Byleth matchups, having a 0-10 record against MkLeo offline as well as suffering a reverse 3-0 from Zackray at The Big House 9 when the latter switched to Joker.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash Factor 6 | August 4th-6th, 2017 | 65th | 25th | Topo |
| Smash Pendiente 97 | August 24th-25th, 2017 | 7th | 4th | Tori |
| GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| Smash Fest 3 | January 27th, 2018 | 4th | 9th | Topo |
| AtizaSmash x Rivals | February 24th, 2018 | 5th | 4th | Topo |
| Smash MX Online #5 | February 25th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Midwest Mayhem 11 | March 10th, 2018 | 49th | 9th | Nuhuh |
| Backthrow Thursdays 60 | May 24th, 2018 | 4th | 3rd | Nuhuh |
| Combo Breaker 2018 | May 25th-27th, 2018 | 1st | 5th | Nuhuh |
| Smash 'N' Splash 4 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 49th | 17th | Nuhuh |
| Mega Smash Mondays 151 | June 18th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| 2GG: Hyrule Saga | June 23rd-24th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| Smash Factor 7 | July 20th-22nd, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| Super Smash Fight Club 3 | August 18th, 2018 | 13th | 7th | Fatality |
| Little Big House 4 | October 4th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| The Big House 8 | October 5th-7th, 2018 | 13th | 7th | Nuhuh |
| Midwest Mayhem 12 | November 3rd, 2018 | 3rd | 9th | Nuhuh |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comeback Tournaments - Choose your character | December 15th, 2018 | 13th | 13th | Topo |
| SHFFL Anniversary #2 | December 15th-16th, 2018 | 3rd | 5th | Topo |
| Delfino Maza Ultimate | December 22nd-23rd, 2018 | 2nd | 9th | Topo |
| OVA IX | December 30th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Ignition 166 | January 17th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Retro Arena 64 | January 26th, 2019 | 2nd | 2nd | 8BitMan |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
| HEX: Smash Anniversary Edition | February 23rd, 2019 | 1st | 7th | Topo |
| Warlock Fighters: Mushroom Kingdom Saga | March 2nd, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Full Bloom 5 | March 23rd-24th, 2019 | 3rd | 4th | Nuhuh |
| Ragnarok | April 20th-21st, 2019 | 1st | 7th | 8BitMan |
| Combo Breaker 2019 | May 24th-26th, 2019 | 1st | 4th | Nuhuh |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 49th | 17th | Nuhuh |
| WeTecThose 9 | June 15th-16th, 2019 | 1st | 2nd | Rox |
| Smash Factor 8 | July 26th-28th, 2019 | 3rd | 17th | Topo |
| PSG Classic 2019 | July 31st-August 1st, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| GameWorks Pre-EVO 2019 | August 1st, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| EVO 2019 | August 2nd, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| S@X 314 | August 6th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 9th, 2019 | 5th | 17th | Pelca |
| Port Priority 5 | September 7th-8th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Mainstage | September 20th-22nd, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| Little Big House 5 | October 3rd, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 3rd | 17th | 8BitMan |
| 2GG: Nightmare on Smashville | October 20th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 2 | October 24th-27th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Delfino Maza 2 | November 2nd-3rd, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Javi |
| 2GG: Kongo Saga | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 3rd | 2nd | Zackray |
| Let's Make Big Moves | January 3rd-5th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| The Grind 110 | January 17th, 2020 | 1st | 1st | Skyjay |
| Glitch 8 - Missingno | January 18th-19th, 2020 | 17th | 2nd | Cosmos |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 5th | 9th | Chag |
| BIT MASTER MTY 9 | January 31st-February 1st, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Vertex | February 6th-9th, 2020 | 5th | 3rd | Javi |
| ChillHouse | February 16th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Ursa Minor 4 | February 20th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 2nd | 2nd | Zackray |
| RFTV DOJO - LA DESPEDIDA: Thanks For Playing | March 14th, 2020 | 1st | ??? | Topo |
Ultimate Naifu Wars 8 |
March 27th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| The Quarantine Series Opening Invitational |
March 29th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 9 |
April 17th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1 |
April 18th-19th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
| BESTNEXPO: MASH OFF |
April 24th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Pound Online |
April 24th-26th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| BUK CAKES INVITATIONAL 1 |
April 30th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 10 |
May 1st, 2020 | 4th | — | — |
| The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1 |
May 2nd, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Box |
May 8th-10th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
| Mazer Gaming Gives Back |
May 15th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 11 |
May 15th, 2020 | 193rd (DQ) | — | — |
| Collision Online |
May 23rd, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| King of WiFi Random Characters |
May 30th, 2020 | 65th | — | — |
| The Online Olympus |
May 31st, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Captain's Quarters 1 |
June 5th-6th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 12 |
June 12th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| The Top Low Tier |
June 20th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| Playing for Pride |
June 20th-21st, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 1 |
June 24th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 13 |
June 27th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| The Box: Juice Box #4 |
July 1st, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Box: The Cube Charity Doubles Invitational |
July 24th, 2020 | — | 3rd | MkLeo |
| The Box: Lunch Box 2 |
July 29th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| M-Kolosseum 1 |
August 1st-2nd, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Lockhart Series |
August 9th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Elympics 1 |
August 15th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Frame Perfect Series: ONLINE |
August 22nd, 2020 | 17th (DQ) | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 3 |
August 26th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Galaxy Gambit |
September 3rd, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| GOML North American Open: Mexico |
September 5th-6th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINE |
September 18th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Mashfest 2 |
September 26th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Galaxy Gambit 2 |
October 8th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Box: L4st's Box |
October 28th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Out Breast Cancer |
October 30th-31st, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Frame Perfect Series 3: ONLINE |
November 8th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| Ultimate 32 |
November 14th-15th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Galaxy Gambit 3 |
November 19th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 6 |
November 25th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| Juice Box 21 |
December 2nd, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Jingle Jairs |
December 5th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 7 |
December 23rd, 2020 | 4th | — | — |
| The Sephiroth Gimvitational |
Janurary 2nd-3rd, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
| Juice Box 25 |
January 13th, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
| Juice Box 26 |
January 20th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 8 |
January 27th, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
| TNS: Pandemic Monthly 7 |
January 28th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| The Airlock |
February 13th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| Mazer Gaming Gives Back 2 |
February 21st, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 9 |
February 24th, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
| Cure Rare Disease Charity Invitational |
February 27th-28th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
| SWT: Mexico Ultimate Online Qualifier |
March 13th-14th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 10 |
March 31st, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| CUP Smash’s Charity Tournament |
April 17th, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
| Weed Tank |
April 20th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| The Box: Juicebox+ |
April 21st, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| Proving Grounds Invitational |
April 22nd, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
| Collision Online 2021 |
April 24th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Box: Lunchbox+ |
April 28th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Airlock: Charity Smash Tourney |
May 15th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Maruchan Gaming Series |
May 28th-June 13th, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
| MUERTE AL ONLINE | June 26th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Cherry's Glasmine 001 | July 31st, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
| Warlock in The Multiverse of Hex | August 7th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| SWT: Central America Ultimate Regional Finals | August 21st-22nd, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 3 | August 26th-29th, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
| Riptide | September 10th-12th, 2021 | 5th | 3rd | Elegant |
| The Grind 156 | September 24th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code | September 24th-26th, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
| Low Tide City 2021 | October 1st-3rd, 2021 | 5th | 5th | BigBoss |
| Super Smash Con: Fall Fest | October 15th-17th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 16 |
October 27th, 2021 | 49th | — | — |
| Mainstage 2021 | November 12th-14th, 2021 | 13th | — | — |
| Under the Line: Resort Valley | December 14th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash World Tour 2021 Championships | December 17th-19th, 2021 | 13th | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 18 |
January 26th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 19 |
February 23rd, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 4 | March 3rd-6th, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
| G4 Smash Ultimate Invitational | March 7th, 2022 | 7th | — | — |
Trivia
- Maister was scheduled to money match Salem at Smash 'N' Splash 5 after a small encounter on Twitter, but Salem never went through with it.
- When playing in tournaments, Maister can frequently be seen leaning very far into the screen he's playing on. This often results in the player cam only showing the top of his head.
- When Maister starts to condition his opponent with Mr. Game & Watch's smash attacks or successfully hits a nine with Judge, the community likes to joke that Maister "has entered the Avatar State".
- This joke originated from a tweet written by Maister himself, where he was comparing himself to Aang, the protagonist of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Like him, Maister has usually a goofy personality but when playing, he becomes very serious and is almost playing unconsciously. When a set is over he is sometimes wondering what happened exactly, like Aang when he is back to his normal state. [9]
- This running joke has inspired some of Maister's Twitch emotes and other memes.
External links
Gameplay videos
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- GENESIS 5 Smash 4 Wave I Pools - EMG|Mistake (Bayonetta) vs SHFFL|Maister (Mr. Game & Watch)
- GENESIS 5 Smash 4 Losers Top 32 - SHFFL|Maister (Mr. Game & Watch) vs YP|Fatality (Captain Falcon)
- 2GG: Hyrule Saga Wave E Pools - Marss (Zero Suit Samus) vs KJS|Maister (Mr. Game & Watch)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
References
- ^ https://twitter.com/Maister_SSB/status/1052346949314248705
- ^ https://twitter.com/Maister_SSB/status/1145720904078569472?s=19
- ^ https://twitter.com/Maister_SSB/status/1154115019816222722
- ^ https://twitter.com/NevermoreUS/status/1175439913451495426
- ^ https://twitter.com/NevermoreUS/status/1204540354164219905
- ^ https://twitter.com/SpacestationGG/status/1230266533038870529
- ^ https://twitter.com/Spacestation/status/1489372262226669568?s=20&t=UuwFFTcmQFrvlMHO4liakA
- ^ Maister's 26 consecutive set wins.
- ^ [1]