Smasher:Leffen

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Leffen
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Character info
Melee main Fox
Other Melee characters Falco, Marth, Yoshi
Smash 4 mains Diddy Kong, Pikachu
Project M mains Captain Falcon, Fox, Zero Suit Samus
Other Project M character Mewtwo
Team info
Crew(s) Team SoloMid
Personal and other info
Real name William Hjelte
Birth date (age 30)
Location Stockholm Sweden
Miscellaneous info
Skill Other Top professional
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Leffen is a professional Smasher from Stockholm, Sweden. He started off as a Falco main, but later switched to Fox, and is now known as one of the most technical and powerful Fox mains in the world. He places very well in tournaments, consistently placing within the top 3 at even the largest tournaments in the world. He is currently ranked 2nd on the European Melee Power Rankings, and is considered to be one of the six best players in the world along with Armada and the four top players in the United States: PPMD, Mango, Mew2King, and Hungrybox (the five latter are known as The Five Gods), with many ranking him as high as at least Top 3. He is also the only player in competitive Melee history to have taken sets off of each of the Five Gods.

Tournament history

Emergence as a top 6 player

At Apex 2014, Leffen defeated Hungrybox 2-1 in winners' quarters, before losing to Mew2King 1-3 in winners' semis. He eliminated Colbol 2-0 in losers' quarters, and then had a close and intense set with Mango in losers' semis, but was ultimately eliminated 2-3.

Leffen won his first national at B.E.A.S.T 4. He lost to Ice 2-3 in winners' semis, but then eliminated Fuzzyness 3-0 in losers' quarters, Overtriforce 3-1 in losers' semis, and Ice 3-2 in a rematch in losers' finals. In grand finals, he managed to win two sets against Armada, 3-0 and 3-1, respectively. Later, Leffen won Republic of Fighters 3, qualifying for the MLG Anaheim 2014 championship bracket. He defeated Ice 3-1 in winners' semis, but lost to Armada 0-3 in winners' finals. After eliminating aMSa 3-2 in losers' finals, he came back and won 6-0 against Armada in two best of 5 sets.

In his pool at MLG Anaheim 2014, Leffen defeated PPMD 3-2, Axe 3-1, Colbol 3-1, s0ft 3-0, and Remen 3-0, but lost to Mew2King 1-3 and Hax 2-3. Seeded in losers' bracket in the championship bracket, he defeated both Westballz and Hax 3-2, before losing to PPMD 1-3 in losers' quarters, placing 5th overall. At EVO 2014, Leffen defeated Lambchops 2-1, OkamiBW 2-0, and S2J 2-0 in the winners' quarters pools, but lost to Mew2King 0-2. In losers' bracket, he was eliminated by Silent Wolf 1-2, finishing off at an underwhelming 9th place overall.

At COMEBACK I, Leffen defeated Android 3-0 in winners' semis to make it to winners' finals against Armada, in which he lost 1-3. After defeating Android 3-1 in losers' finals, he lost again to Armada in grand finals, this time 2-3, placing 2nd in Melee singles. Leffen also won Melee doubles with Beat, defeating Dev and Kuja 3-1 in winners' semis, Android and Zoler 3-1 in winners' finals, and Armada and C 3-1 in grand finals.

At The Big House 4, Leffen defeated Hungrybox 3-2 in winners' quarters to advance to winners' semis. He then faced off against Armada in another close set, ultimately managing to clench out a victory 3-2 and advance to winners finals for the first time at an American national. However, he lost 0-3 to Mew2King in winners finals and 1-3 to Mango in losers finals, with a 4 stock to close out the set.

At B.E.A.S.T 5, Leffen managed to solidly defeat Armada 3-1 in winners semis to advance to winners' finals. He managed to take his first victory over Mango in a 3-2 set to advance to grand finals, where he would once again face Armada. Despite a closely fought set from both players (with Armada notably 4-stocking Leffen Game 4), Leffen managed to win grand finals 3-2, earning his first national victory with at least 2 of the "gods" present.

At CEO 2015, Leffen earned 1st in singles, making it his first American national victory. He had a close set with Plup in winners quarters but ultimately won 2-1, and proceeded to sweep the rest of the tournament, beating Shroomed 3-0 and Armada twice in winners finals and grand finals; each set was 3-0 and 3-1, respectively, in Leffen's favor. In doubles, Leffen teamed with Hungrybox, placing 2nd; they had managed to trade sets with PewPewU and SFAT and take a set off of Armada and Shroomed, but they ultimately lost a close second set 2-3.

At FC Smash 15XR: Return, Leffen once again earned 1st in singles. He defeated Swedish Delight 3-0 in winners quarters, he then beat Hungrybox 3-1 in winners semis and Armada 3-1 in winners finals, including a 4-stock in game 1 on Final Destination. In grand finals; he met Hungrybox once again and beat him 3-1.

Notable tournament placings

Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
STIIG July 13th-20th, 2010 4th AJP
SKN2 October 8th-10th, 2010 7th 7th AJP
B.E.A.S.T January 7th-9th, 2011 9th 13th AJP
SKN3 February 11th-13th, 2011 3rd 3rd AJP
Tampora 2 April 29th-May 1st, 2011 2nd 3rd AJP
GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 17th 13th AJP
B.E.A.S.T II August 10th-14th, 2011 4th 5th AJP
Tampora 3 November 25th-27th, 2011 4th 3rd Zoler
Beauty 3 December 2nd-4th, 2011 2nd 2nd Zoler
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 33rd 25th Zoler
Gamers Meetup STHLM February 18th-19th, 2012 2nd 1st Fuzzyness
Epita Smash Arena 5 April 20th-23rd, 2012 5th 2nd Fuzzyness
Haags Kwartiertje 6 June 16th, 2012 4th 4th Beat
Smashers' Reunion: Melee Grande July 13th-15th, 2012 3rd 2nd Dr. PeePee
King Funk's Castle II: Måske October 4th-7th, 2012 3rd 2nd Ice
hf.lan 4 December 1st-2nd, 2012 2nd 3rd NMW
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 17th 5th Ice
EVO 2013 July 12th-14th, 2013 9th 5th Ice
hf.lan 6 December 14th-15th, 2013 2nd 1st Ice
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 4th 9th Dr. PeePee
B.E.A.S.T 4 February 12th-16th, 2014 1st 2nd Ice
Republic of Fighters 3 May 17th-18th, 2014 1st 2nd Fuzzyness
MLG Anaheim 2014 June 20th-22nd, 2014 5th 5th Hax
EVO 2014 July 11th-13th, 2014 9th 3rd Ice
COMEBACK I August 1st-3rd, 2014 2nd 1st Beat
Hit & Stun Tournament 2 September 6th-7th, 2014 3rd 2nd Ice
Beauty 8 September 12th-14th, 2014 2nd 1st Professor Pro
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 3rd 3rd Hax
DrømmeLAN 4.0 November 7th-9th, 2014 2nd 2nd Ice
hf.lan 8 November 22nd-23rd, 2014 1st 1st Ice
Beauty 9 December 5th-7th, 2014 2nd 2nd Pop
B.E.A.S.T 5 January 9th-11th, 2015 1st 2nd Ice
Paragon Orlando 2015 January 17th-18th, 2015 3rd 3rd MacD
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 3rd 3rd Ice
Cannes Winter Clash February 27th-March 1st, 2015 1st
NeoNebulous 7 March 28th, 2015 1st 1st G$
Beauty 10 April 2nd-6th, 2015 2nd 2nd Professor Pro
I'm Not Yelling! April 11th-12th, 2015 3rd 1st MacD
MVG Sandstorm April 18th-19th, 2015 5th 1st MacD
DrømmeLAN 4.5 April 24th-26th, 2015 2nd 2nd Fuzzyness
Press Start May 9th-10th, 2015 9th 2nd MacD
Battle Arena Melbourne 7 May 22th-24th, 2015 2nd 1st Blue2ez
CEO 2015 June 26th-28th, 2015 1st 2nd Hungrybox
FC Smash 15XR: Return July 4th-5th, 2015 1st
WTFox July 10th-11th, 2015 1st 2nd Mango
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 5th
Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 1st 1st MacD
Heir II the Throne August 14th-16th, 2015 5th 2nd Ice
PAX Prime 2015 August 28th-30th, 2015 2nd 1st MacD
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 September 5th-6th, 2015 5th

Project M

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
King Funk's Castle II: Måske October 4th-7th, 2012 2nd 1st Fuzzyness
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 9th
B.E.A.S.T 4 February 12th-16th, 2014 3rd
COMEBACK I August 1st-3rd, 2014 2nd
Hit & Stun Tournament 2 September 6th-7th, 2014 2nd
Beauty 8 September 12th-14th, 2014 3rd
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 33rd
DrømmeLAN 4.0 November 7th-9th, 2014 2nd
hf.lan 8 November 22nd-23rd, 2014 1st
B.E.A.S.T 5 January 9th-11th, 2015 4th
Beauty 10 April 2nd-6th, 2015 1st
DrømmeLAN 4.5 All-Star April 24th-26th, 2015 1st

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
DrømmeLAN 4.0 November 7th-9th, 2014 1st

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Beauty 9 December 5th-7th, 2014 1st
B.E.A.S.T 5 January 9th-11th, 2015 3rd
Paragon Orlando 2015 January 17th-18th, 2015 9th
DrømmeLAN 4.5 April 24th-26th, 2015 1st

Controversy

Despite being considered one of the best professional smashers in Melee, Leffen has led a controversial career as a smasher, stemming from his reportedly rude conduct during and outside of tournaments. Several players, including lower-leveled smashers new to the scene (who were usually the victims of his bullying), accused him of:

  • deliberately sandbagging in tournaments by playing low tier characters against less-experienced players, insulting and berating their skill throughout and after the match.
  • spreading exaggerated rumors about other players.
  • making rude and acerbic comments on friendly discussions in SmashBoards and deliberately starting arguments with users.
  • further blaming other people when confronted about his actions, using his status as a top professional player to decrease his punishments.

This behavior became noticed by Swedish tournament organizers and Melee professionals, both of whom gave him repeated warnings concerning his behavior; in August 2012, he was eventually threatened with a ban from tournaments if he did not improve his attitude. Leffen did not take the claim seriously; as a consequence, the Swedish community continued to discuss banning him. On February 9th, 2013, after a lengthy online discussion about his poor behavior within the Melee community, Leffen was nationally banned from Swedish tournaments, and was later internationally banned in Finland. Several members of the community compiled many pieces of evidence concerning his behavior into a downloadable archive, and demanded that the only way Leffen's ban would be lifted was for him to create a lengthy apology stating everything he has done wrong in the past and how he would change his behavior in the future.

On March 21st, 2013, shortly before B.E.A.S.T 3 (the first major tournament he was banned from), Leffen made a public statement asking for forgiveness; despite this, he was not immediately unbanned, and he ended up missing both B.E.A.S.T 3 and almost one year's worth of tournaments. On January 24th, 2014, it was announced by Armada that the Swedish ban on Leffen was no longer in place [1]. However, Leffen still remains a relatively controversial figure in the community, especially on social media such as Twitter and Facebook due to his strong comments.

At European tournament Heir II the Throne, Leffen was banned from commentary on all future European Smash Circuit events for saying that it wasn't a 'serious' tournament and players were playing their secondaries and not trying.

Trivia

  • At Apex 2015, Leffen defeated Mew2King in tournament for the first time in his career, which marked Leffen as the first, and currently only player, to have won at least one tournament set against each of The Five Gods.
    • Also at Apex 2015's Salty Suite exhibition, Leffen won a $100 money match against Chillin in Fox dittos; after winning all five games of the set, Leffen won both $100 USD and the "rights" to use Fox's default costume.
  • Leffen is commonly considered a villain in the smash community due to his reportedly rude conduct and his skill equaling that of the Five Gods. He reports that he enjoys his given title due to the community's occasional stagnation in games, although there is common controversy over whether he should embrace his title or not.
    • Ironically, his surname is Swedish for "hero".
  • At FC Smash 15XR: Return, Leffen became the first player to four stock Armada in bracket, in game 1 of winners finals on Final Destination.

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