Smasher:Leffen
| Leffen | |
|---|---|
| leffen.jpg | |
| Character info | |
| Smash 64 main | Yoshi |
| Melee mains | Fox, Falco |
| Other Melee character | Yoshi |
| Brawl main | Lucario |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | William Hjelte |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Stockholm 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Top professional  |
Leffen is a professional Smasher from Stockholm, Sweden. He is known to be one of the best Smashers in Sweden, and even in the world, especially with his extremely powerful and technical Fox and Falco. He has managed to place very well in tournaments; he took 17th at Apex 2013, and then proceeded to take 9th place out of 696 entrants at EVO 2013, the largest Melee tournament in the world.
Controversy
Despite being one of the strongest Smashers, Leffen's conduct during and outside of tournaments has been reported to be notoriously rude. Many people, especially new Smashers, have stated that Leffen deliberately sandbags in tournaments by playing low tier characters (such as Yoshi) against less experienced players, but still winning and making fun of them for it. Leffen has also been known for spreading exaggerated rumors, making the targets in question seem incompetent. He has also made very rude and vocal comments on friendly discussions in Smashboards which decreased his popularity amongst the competitive Melee community. All of these negative portrayals of his character accumulated and sparked a huge outburst against him in Apex 2013, where the crowd violently chanted against Leffen[citation needed].
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 and Norway. The collaborators put together a large list of unacceptable behaviors he was guilty of, including the aforementioned defamation and sandbagging, as proof for his ban, and stated 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 will change the behavior in the future. On the 21st of March, shortly before BEAST 3 (the first tournament he was banned from,) he did indeed made a public statement asking for forgiveness[citation needed]- but since his behavior hasn't changed at all, many question if the apology was sincere.
Results history
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex 2013 | January 11-13, 2013 | 17th | 5th | Ice |
| EVO 2013 | July 12-14, 2013 | 9th | 5th | Ice |
