Smasher:Infinity (Ontario)
- Not to be confused with the Smasher also named Infinity, a American Brawl and Project M Meta Knight player.
| Infinity "INFINITY" | |
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Infinity at The Come Up Series
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| Character info | |
| Smash 4 main | Cloud |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Rosalina & Luma, Meta Knight, Bayonetta, Sheik, Zero Suit Samus, Diddy Kong, Sonic, Shulk |
| Ultimate main | Olimar |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Team Sonic |
| Former sponsor(s) | Variant, Evolution |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Southern Ontario Power Rankings: 4th  British Columbia Ultimate Power Rankings: 7th |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Benjamin Li |
| Location | British Columbia 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top professional (retired) Professional |
Infinity is a Canadian gaming prodigy and professional Ultimate Olimar player, and is considered the best Olimar player in Canada. He notably won Revenge of the 6ix: July Arcadian. He has wins over players such as Lemmon, Captain L, Locus, tamim, V115, Runes, and Spencer. Infinity is currently ranked 7th on the British Columbia Ultimate Power Rankings.
In Smash 4, Infinity was a Cloud player with strong secondaries like Rosalina & Luma, Bayonetta, and Sonic from Ontario, Canada. He is considered one of the two best Cloud players in Canada (along with Blacktwins). Infinity is currently ranked 4th on the Southern Ontario Power Rankings, 1st on the York Region Power Rankings, and 2nd on the Team Sonic Power Rankings. He has wins over players such as NAKAT, Ryuga, Blacktwins, Thunder, Poke, NinjaLink, Chrim Foish, V115, Yoh, Daybreak, smasher1001, Runes, and Blade. He has notably taken two sets over tamim. On August 30th, 2018, Infinity announced his retirement from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Personal life
Infinity is currently an undergraduate student pursuing a double major in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of British Columbia and is interested in research in probability theory, statistical distributions, and the measurement of high range intelligence.
Tournament history
Infinity entered the competitive scene when he was 13 years old. Attending his first local tournament, he won without dropping a single game. With his intelligent and calculating play style, he swiftly dominated his local scene and then became a major threat at the national level.
From Ontario to British Columbia
Following his transition to British Columbia to attend the University of British Columbia, he immediately began to dominate local tournaments at UBC and is considered to be one of the best players among University Students in North America.
Becoming an Olimar Prodigy
Infinity first picked up Olimar during Ultimate's release and quickly became the best Olimar player in Canada. After being inactive for months, he attended an Arcadian in July 2019, in Ontario and took it over Brawl Legend V115 in grand finals with a reverse 3-0.
Tournament placings
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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| HYPECENTRAL 30 | December 20th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| HYPECENTRAL 31 | December 27th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| HYPECENTRAL 32 | January 4th, 2016 | 1st | 3rd | MarioMario |
| HYPECENTRAL 39 | February 21st, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| HYPECENTRAL 40 | February 28th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Come Up 2016 | April 23rd-24th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| Well Played Toronto Monthly | June 18th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| Road to Shine | August 6th-10th, 2016 | 97th | — | — |
| Well Played August | August 20th-21st 2016 | — | 7th | Ridlay |
| Key to The PG House | September 9th-19th 2016 | ? | — | — |
| Ontario Esports Series Championship 2016 | October 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 4th | — | — |
| Canada Cup 2016 | October 28th-30th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| The Come Up 2017 | April 22nd-23rd, 2017 | 17th | 1st | Blacktwins |
| Counterpick 2017 - Ontario Spring Regional | May 20th-21st 2017 | 3rd | 1st | Mistake |
| Get On My Level 2017 | July 28th-30th, 2017 | 17th | 3rd | Blacktwins |
| Canada Cup 2017 | October 28th-30th, 2017 | 17th | 4th | Max Ketchum |
| Naifu Wars #22 | December 23rd, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
| Terminus 2017 | December 30th, 2017 | 5th | 3rd | Riddles |
| Naifu Wars #23 | January 6th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| Revenge of the 6ix: Episode III | February 24th-25th 2018 | 4th | 13th (DQ) | Aden |
| EGLX 2018 | March 9th-11th, 2018 | 33rd | 17th | Max Ketchum |
| NCG Presents: The Lab | March 18th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| LanwarX Spring 2018 | March 31st-April 1st, 2018 | 7th | 3rd | Blacktwins |
| Revenge of the 6ix: Episode IV | April 28th-29th, 2018 | 5th | 3rd | Soarin |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 33rd | 25th | Riddles |
| Smash @ Humber Seasonal - Summer 2018 | July 7th, 2018 | 3rd | 5th | Jandell |
| Friday Night Smash Delight : A Mini Showdown 3 | July 13th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Showdown: Battle Royale 3 | July 14th-15th 2018 | 9th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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| Homecoming - Ontario Smash Ultimate Kick-off | December 15th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| The Weekly Wave #2 - Ultimate | December 20th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Weekly Wave #3 - Ultimate | December 27th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Ursa Minor 3 | February 21st, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
| Frostbite 2019 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 129th | 65th | Serge |
| OctoBair | October 12th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Play With Heart | November 30th-December 1st, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| HABBY Birthday 2019 | December 28th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| Raccoon Cup 2020 | February 19th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Cascadia Cup 2020: UBC vs SFU | March 1st, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
External links
Trivia
- Infinity was a provincial level Tennis player, winning MVP for his High School Team for 4 years, finishing second place at club level junior tournaments, and winning doubles and singles competitions at the Unionville Tennis Club. He has won an Antique Bronze medal at OFSAA 2018 for doubles and has won YRAA high school competition in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
- Infinity is a member of many High IQ societies such as the International Society for Philosophical Enquiry and Global Genius Generation Group and has an IQ>160 sd15
- Aside from his achievements in gaming, he has multiple achievements in Tennis, Chess, Music, Mathematics at regional and provincial level.
