Smasher:Professor Pro
| Professor Pro | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Fox |
| Other Melee characters | Peach, Falco |
| Project M main | Snake |
| Other Project M character | Fox |
| Team info | |
| Former crews | Out of Control, Team Toast, VwS Gaming |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Summer 2017 SSBMRank: 29th  PMRank 2016: 12th
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| Winnings | ~$4,918.98 ~$5,797.27 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Aaron Thomas |
| Birth date | |
| Location | London, England 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top professional Top professional
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Professor Pro is an English smasher from London who mains Fox in Melee, currently ranked 1st on the United Kingdom Melee Power Rankings, 4th on the European Melee Power Rankings, and 29th on the Summer 2017 SSBMRank. He quit maining Peach in 2008 and has gone on to main Fox exclusively. Since then, he became known as one of the best Fox players in Europe, as well as one of the most technical. He had a notable set win at Paragon Los Angeles 2015 against Hungrybox, winning 2-1, and also defeated Leffen 3-2 in winners finals of Kickstart 7, although he lost the following two sets in Grand Finals.
Professor Pro is also well known around the world for his performance with his Snake in Project M, achieving strong tournament placings and pushing the PM Snake metagame. He is considered to be the best Project M player outside the United States. Professor Pro is currently ranked 12th on the PMRank 2016.
He started playing Melee when the game came out with his friend Andre, but when he found out the advanced techniques in around April 2007, his friend decided to retire from Smash, while he carried on playing it and joined in with the competitive side of the game. He has caught the eyes of VwS Gaming (previously known as Reign eSports) and they have picked him up on their team, where he hopes to expand his Smash career. He left VwS Gaming on January 3rd, 2017[1].
Tournament history
Professor Pro gained recognition as a top professional Project M player at B.E.A.S.T 4, where he took 2nd place in the Project M tournament after defeating Leffen 3-2 in losers' finals and bringing Armada to game 5 in grand finals before losing the set 2-3. He then became the first player ever to take a set off of Armada in a Project M tournament during Smash or DI winners' finals, which he won 3-1, although Armada still ended up defeating him 3-1 in two consecutive sets of grand finals to take the tournament.
Professor Pro later attended his first North American tournament at SKTAR 3, where he took 3rd place in Project M singles, defeating players such as Junebug and Strong Bad in winners' bracket, and also taking out Mew2King 3-2 in winners' semis, before losing to Emukiller 1-3 in winners' finals and then to Mew2King 0-3 in a rematch in losers' finals. He also placed 7th in Project M doubles with Strong Bad. One notable event that occurred at the tournament was a $100 money match between Professor Pro and Rolex, in which Professor Pro ended up winning 4-2, solidifying his position as the best Project M Snake player in the world at the time.
Professor Pro's second North American tournament was The Big House 4 five months later. In the top 32 bracket of Project M singles, he swept through winners', defeating Westballz 2-0, Oro?! 3-0, ZeRo 3-2, and Mew2King 3-0 to make it to grand finals against ZeRo. After losing a very close first set 2-3, he lost the second set 0-3, placing 2nd in the tournament. In Project M doubles, he teamed with Armada and made it to the top 8 bracket from winners' before losing to Junebug & Pink Fresh 0-2 and then to Oro?! & Ripple 0-2, placing 5th.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash Needs You | August 10th-12th, 2010 | 17th | 5th | Fuzzyness |
| B.E.A.S.T 4 | February 12th-15th, 2014 | 9th | 7th | Vanity Angel |
| EDentines' Day | March 2nd, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| Smash Ain't Dead 3 | March 15th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Smash Down South 2 | March 30th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash or DI | May 3rd, 2014 | 2nd | 3rd | Alpha Dash |
| Smash Down South 3 | April 26th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Republic of Fighters 3 | May 17th-18th, 2014 | 9th | 4th | Vanity Angel |
| The Break Smash Weekly #16 | May 30th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 17th | 13th | Alpha Dash |
| Smash or DI 2 | July 5th, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Sodium Showdown | August 3rd, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Heir to the Throne | August 30th, 2014 | 3rd | 1st | Vanity Angel |
| Beauty 8 | September 12th-14th, 2014 | 5th | 1st | Leffen |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 33rd | 17th | Jolteon |
| Beauty 9 | December 5th-7th, 2014 | 5th | 4th | Fuzzyness |
| B.E.A.S.T 5 | January 9th-11th, 2015 | 5th | 7th | Vanity Angel |
| The Flex Zone | January 18th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| Super Nebulous 2 | January 24th, 2015 | 4th | 4th | Fuzzyness |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 81st | 9th | Fuzzyness |
| Beauty 10 | April 2nd-6th, 2015 | 3rd | 2nd | Leffen |
| HFLAN Melee Edition | May 9th-10th, 2015 | 3rd | 3rd | Fuzzyness |
| JST7 | May 23rd-24th, 2015 | 3rd | 1st | Jeapie |
| Heart of Melee 2 | August 3rd, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Heir II the Throne | August 14th-16th, 2015 | 7th | 4th | Tekk |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| DreamHack London 2015 | September 19th-20th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 33rd | — | — |
| Gaston | October 16th-18th, 2015 | 2nd | 2nd | Overtriforce |
| Tipped Off 11 | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 5th | 9th | Overtriforce |
| We Tech Those | November 14th-15th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Kings of the North 4 | November 21st-22nd, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | The Moon |
| DreamHack Winter 2015 | November 26th-29th, 2015 | 17th | 7th | Tekk |
| Kickstart 5 | January 24th, 2016 | 3rd | 2nd | Leffen |
| Kickstart 6 | February 14th, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | Abate |
| B.E.A.S.T 6 | February 19th-21st, 2016 | 5th | 3rd | Fuzzyness |
| Shots Fired 2 | March 5th-6th, 2016 | 4th | 3rd | Junebug |
| Kickstart 7 | March 13th, 2016 | 2nd | 3rd | R23 |
| Super Nebulous 4 | March 27th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Rold Gold: Guaranteed Fresh 3 | March 31st, 2016 | 2nd | 2nd | dizzkidboogie |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Just The Tip 3 | April 18th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Manyula |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-26th, 2016 | 13th | 9th | Druggedfox |
| Kickstart 8 | June 12th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Fuzzyness |
| DreamHack Summer 2016 | June 18th-21st, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Kickstart 9 | July 19th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Fuzzyness |
| Summit 2016 | August 6th-7th, 2016 | 1st | 3rd | Coffeeblack |
| Kickstart 10 | August 13th, 2016 | 2nd | 3rd | X1 |
| Heir 3 | August 19th-21st, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | Ice |
| Shine 2016 | August 26th-28th, 2016 | 13th | 3rd | Silent Wolf |
| The Smashing Illini Weekly 9/2 | September 2nd, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Show Me Your Moves 17 | September 3rd, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | Druggedfox |
| Syndicate 2016 | September 10th-11th, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | Westballz |
| Kickstart 11 | September 17th, 2016 | 5th | 3rd | Ice |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 49th | 9th | Vanity Angel |
| Kickstart 12 | October 15th-16th, 2016 | 2nd | 2nd | Charlon |
| Eclipse 2 | October 21st-23rd, 2016 | 4th | 4th | Chillin |
| Olympus | October 28th-30th, 2016 | 4th | 4th | Mike Haze |
| Kings of the North V | November 19th-20th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Prince Abu |
| DreamHack Winter 2016 | November 25th-26th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| UGC Smash Open | December 2nd-4th, 2016 | 5th | 9th | ChuDat |
| Eden | December 10th, 2016 | 17th | 1st | Ice |
| Tuk House 12/13 | December 13th, 2016 | 4th | — | — |
| Tuk House 12/15 | December 15th, 2016 | 4th | — | — |
| Don't Park on the Grass | December 17th-18th, 2016 | 17th | 4th | The Moon |
| Smash Conference LXIX | January 7th, 2017 | 7th | 2nd | Mew2King |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 25th | 17th | Silent Wolf |
| Schism | February 4th-5th, 2017 | 1st | 2nd | Draz |
| B.E.A.S.T 7 | February 17th-19th, 2017 | 9th | 5th | The Moon |
| HFLAN Melee Edition 2017 | April 15th-16th, 2017 | 5th | 4th | Amsah |
| Ghost Pepper Smash | April 22nd, 2017 | 1st | 1st | 2Saint |
| Royal Flush | May 12th-14th, 2017 | 13th | 9th | Ryan Ford |
| Long Live London 51 | May 24th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | CptNebula |
| Smash 'N' Splash 3 | June 2nd-4th, 2017 | 25th | 7th | Hungrybox |
| Saints Gaming Live | June 10th-11th, 2017 | 9th | 2nd | n0ne |
| DreamHack Summer 2017 | June 17th-18th, 2017 | 7th | 1st | Amsah |
| Dash Dancers Dawn | July 22nd, 2017 | 2nd | 2nd | Reaper |
| Heir 4 | August 17th-21st, 2017 | 5th | 2nd | Amsah |
| Syndicate 2017 | September 23rd-24th, 2017 | 5th | 4th | Amsah |
| GameTyrant Expo 2017 | September 29th-October 1st, 2017 | 17th | 7th | Amsah |
| The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 33rd | 17th | Amsah |
| Awakening III | October 21st-22nd, 2017 | 2nd | 4th | Frenzy |
| DreamHack Winter 2017 | December 2nd-3rd, 2017 | 5th | 3rd | Amsah |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.E.A.S.T 4 | February 12th-15th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| EDentines' Day | March 2nd, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Ain't Dead 3 | March 15th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Down South 2 | March 30th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Down South 3 | April 26th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash or DI | May 3rd, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Republic of Fighters 3 | May 17th-18th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 3rd | 7th | Strong Bad |
| Smash or DI 2 | July 5th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | |
| Super Sodium Showdown | August 3rd, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Heir to the Throne | August 30th, 2014 | 1st | 2nd | Willz |
| Beauty 8 | September 12th-14th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | Armada |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 2nd | 5th | Armada |
| B.E.A.S.T 5 | January 9th-11th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Flex Zone | January 18th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Beauty 10 | April 2nd-6th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| HFLAN Melee Edition | May 9th-10th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| JST7 | May 23rd-24th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Heir II the Throne | August 14th-16th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 17th | 17th | Leffen |
| Project M in The Big House | October 3rd, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
| Tipped Off 11 | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 1st | 17th | KOKingpin |
| We Tech Those | November 14th-15th, 2015 | 5th | 1st | Seagull Joe |
| Kings of the North 4 | November 21st-22nd, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | The Moon |
| B.E.A.S.T 6 | February 19th-21st, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Shots Fired 2 | March 5th-6th, 2016 | 2nd | 3rd | Junebug |
| Nebulous Prime PM #33 | March 25th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Summit 2016 | August 6th-7th, 2016 | 2nd | 3rd | Ryan Ford |
| Heir 3 | August 19th-21st, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Project M in The Big House 2 | October 7th-8th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Project CLASH 14 | October 27th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Olympus | October 28th-30th, 2016 | 9th | 17th | Lucky |
| Kings of the North V | November 19th-20th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Cashed Out | January 21st, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
| Schism | February 4th-5th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash 3 | June 2nd-4th, 2017 | 17th | 2nd | Switch |
| Syndicate 2017 | September 23rd-24th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Tyrants and Kings | September 29th-30th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| On The House | October 7th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Awakening III | October 21st-22nd, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
Trivia
- Professor Pro is well recognized for his proficiency in the Ice Climbers matchup in Melee, with a 3-1 set record in his favor against Nintendude, as well as wins over Wobbles and Fly Amanita.
External links
Gameplay videos
Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Paragon LA - Liquid'Hungrybox (Jigglypuff) Vs. VWS Professor Pro (Fox)
- Leffen (Fox) vs Professor Pro (Fox), WF - Kickstart 7
Project M
- SKTAR 3 - Professor Pro vs Rolex - Money Match - Project M
- SKTAR 3 - P4K EMP Mew2King vs Reign Professor Pro - Winners Semis - Project M
- BEAST#4 - Professor Pro vs Leffen - Losers Final P:M
