Smasher:lain

lain is a banned Brawl Meta Knight and Ice Climbers player from Garland, Texas who is currently residing in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He has defeated many top players such as Mew2King, Ally, Anther, Dojo, and is currently ranked #14 on the 2023 SSBBRank. At the end of Brawl's lifespan in 2014, he was ranked 3rd on the Michigan Brawl Power Rankings. He is known for his consistency with chain grabs.

He also plays Melee, in which he mains Falco.

RankingsEdit

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
2023 SSBBRank	March 4th - November 25th, 2023	14

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
BAMF1	May 14th, 2011	5th	1st	Mew2King
GVGP	October 11th, 2014	1st	—	—
GVGP 2	November 16th, 2014	3rd	—	—
GVGP 4	February 8th, 2015	5th	—	—
SWEET XVIII	February 21st, 2015	9th	—	—
SWEET XX	April 4th, 2015	9th	—	—
GVGP 7	January 16th, 2016	9th	—	—
Frozen Phoenix	March 12th-13th, 2016	9th	5th	Junebug
SWEET XXV	January 14th, 2017	33rd	7th	crip
Showdown: Battle Royale 2	September 23rd-24th, 2017	13th	—	—
Corner Pressure VI	September 30th, 2017	9th	—	—
SWEET XXX	February 10th, 2018	13th	—	—
Shogunate	February 24th, 2018	—	5th	Morsecode762
SWEET 31	March 17th, 2018	17th	5th	Kuyashi
Smash 'N' Splash 4	June 1st-3rd, 2018	385th (DQ)	—	—
Don't Park on the Grass 2018	December 15th-16th, 2018	97th	49th	Megi
The Big House 9	October 4th-6th, 2019	193rd	—	—
Super Smash Con 2022	August 11th-14th, 2022	65th	65th	TBird
BODIED 2: Another War Over Washtenaw	February 25th, 2023	33rd	—	—

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Test Your Might III	December 26th, 2008	1st	—	—
Clash of the Titans IV	February 7th-8th, 2009	9th	17th	Anther
WHOBO	April 10th-12th, 2009	25th	7th	CO18
Apex 2009	May 9th-10th, 2009	3rd	—	—
GENESIS	July 10th-12th, 2009	9th	—	—
EVO 2009	July 17th-19th, 2009	5th	5th	MoJoe
S.N.E.S.	August 21st-23rd, 2009	4th	13th	Meepxzero
Pound 4	January 16th-18th, 2010	9th	17th	Dekar
MLG Orlando 2010	April 16th-18th, 2010	17th	9th	Will
Player's Bowl 2010	May 15th, 2010	5th	1st	Mew2King
MLG Columbus 2010	June 4th-6th, 2010	25th	49th	Kel
Apex 2010	August 6th-8th, 2010	6th	17th	Jerm
School is in Session 3	September 11th, 2010	3rd	2nd	Judge
Pound V	February 19th-21st, 2011	25th	13th	Shugo
BAMF1	May 14th, 2011	2nd	1st	Mew2King
School is in Session 5	June 11th-12th, 2011	3rd	3rd	Shugo
Apex 2012	January 6th-8th, 2012	65th	—	—
Outrage 2	May 11th, 2013	9th	—	—
Showdown: Battle Royale 2	September 23rd-24th, 2017	1st	—	—
Smash 'N' Splash 4	June 1st-3rd, 2018	3rd	—	—
Showdown: Battle Royale 3	July 14th-15th, 2018	2nd	—	—
The Big House 9	October 4th-6th, 2019	2nd	—	—
Super Smash Con 2022	August 11th-14th, 2022	9th	3rd	Player-1
The Big House 11	October 21st, 2023	7th / 30

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Outrage 2	May 11th, 2013	4th	—	—
GVGP	October 11th, 2014	5th	—	—
GVGP 2	November 16th, 2014	9th	—	—
GVGP 4	February 8th, 2015	2nd	—	—
Project M in The Big House	October 3rd, 2015	13th	—	—
GVGP 7	January 16th, 2016	5th	—	—
Frozen Phoenix	March 12th-13th, 2016	7th	3rd	Yata!
Showdown: Battle Royale	December 10th-11th, 2016	4th	—	—
Showdown: Battle Royale 2	September 23rd-24th, 2017	13th	3rd	Lordy
Smash 'N' Splash 4	June 1st-3rd, 2018	33rd	13th	Lordy
Showdown: Battle Royale 3	July 14th-15th, 2018	9th	4th	Toph

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
The Big House 9	October 4th-6th, 2019	385th	—	—

lain is infamous for being late to tournaments and causing delays between tournament sets via smoke breaks.
lain often uses King Dedede against Snake players or when the stage is unfavorable for ICs.