Smasher:Anther
| Anther | |
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Pikachu |
| Brawl main | Pikachu |
| Other Brawl characters | Lucario, Ice Climbers |
| Project M main | Pikachu |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Antoine Sledge |
| Location | Michigan 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Top professional  Top professional  Top professional
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Anther is a Michigan smasher who mains Pikachu in Melee, Brawl, and Project M.
Anther entered his first Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament on February 24th, 2007, and was an active tournament participant for some time. Though only infamously known in Melee for having a uniquely fast and flashy playstyle with Pikachu, he quickly moved up the tournament rankings in Michigan and became one of the top 8 in Michigan's competitive smash scene by 2008.
At his first national tournament, Pound 2, he only barely made it to the second round of pools, in which he lost 0-8 to names such as PC Chris, Wife, Chinesah, Korn, Linguini, and Joe Bushman.
Seven months later when Anther entered Pound 3 he caused an upset by making it to bracket using mainly Pikachu and placing 25th out of 224 (He also used Falco and Ice Climbers, though didn't win any matches with them). He was also able to make it into doubles brackets with his partner Shaeden, a Falco/Fox main, and placed 17th.
Soon afterwards, Anther became a very tough contender in Michigan's competitive scene until Super Smash Bros. Brawl was released. Starting off strong by placing 2nd behind Mikey Lenetia at his first official Brawl tournament, Anther soon became the dominant force in the midwest from May 2008 until near May 2009, winning nearly every tournament he entered, and placing first in the Midwest Circuit for Singles and Doubles, and also winning several large tournaments in the Chicago area. During this time he made over $10,000 USD, which he largely used to fund college. Even after that, he has been able to win games against top players like Mew2King.
Anther quit playing smash competitively early in 2010 to better pursue his career as a programmer. Shortly after getting married in August 2013, his interest in smash was reawakened by Project M, and he has been consistently attending Brawl and Melee tournaments ever since. Anther also uses Pikachu in Project M, and has had great results in Project M tournaments, taking sets off of notable smashers such as Axe and Kels.
Additionally, he is the creator and developer of Anther's Ladder, a matchmaking and ranking site for Project M, Melee, "Brawl" and Smash 64 netplay, as well as Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U online play, which he launched in March 2014.
Tournament placings
Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rofa's Midwest Circuit Event | August 15th, 2008 | 2nd | 2nd | lain |
| Well Thought Out Name | September 13th, 2008 | 1st | 2nd | lain |
| Midwest Circuit Championship | January 17th, 2009 | 1st | 1st | lain |
| Clash of the Titans IV | February 7th-8th, 2009 | 13th | 17th | lain |
| Clash of Brokenness! II - Round 2! | February 28th, 2009 | 1st | 1st | lain |
| Clash Of Brokeness III, Vayseth's Revenge! | March 28th, 2009 | 1st | 1st | Omniswell |
| C4 Galore | April 11th, 2009 | 2nd | 3rd | Samurai Panda |
| Clash of Brokeness! IV Battle of Truthiness! | April 25th, 2009 | 4th | 2nd | lain |
| Apex 2009 | May 9th, 2009 | 7th | 5th | Samurai Panda |
| Clash of Brokeness V - Where did Webster go? | May 30th, 2009 | 3rd | 2nd | lain |
| Clash of Brokenness VI - Fight for Royalty | June 27th, 2009 | 3rd | 1st | Ally |
| Clash of Brokenness VII - Championship Event | July 25th, 2009 | 4th | 4th | Bowyer |
| S.N.E.S. | August 21st, 2009 | 5th | 4th | Judge |
| MLG Columbus 2010 | June 4th, 2010 | 49th | 7th | Judge |
| Phoenix Saga: Part 1 | December 10th, 2011 | 5th | 5th | WTP |
| Youmacon 2013 | November 2nd, 2013 | 7th | — | — |
| Phoenix Saga: Part 6 | December 7th, 2013 | 13th | 13th | Xatic |
| Rise of the Phoenix | July 5th, 2014 | — | 3rd | lain |
Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound 3 | February 2nd, 2008 | 25th | 17th | Shaeden |
| Clash Of Brokeness III, Vayseth's Revenge! | March 28th, 2009 | 4th | — | — |
| Apex 2009 | May 9th, 2009 | 9th | — | — |
| Clash of Brokenness VI - Fight for Royalty | June 27th, 2009 | 2nd | — | — |
| Clash of Brokenness VII - Championship Event | July 25th, 2009 | 5th | — | — |
| The Big House 3 | October 12th-13th, 2013 | 81st | 17th | Bowyer |
| Youmacon 2013 | November 2nd, 2013 | 5th | 5th | Zinoto |
| SWEET Prologue | January 3rd-4th, 2015 | 17th | 33rd | lain |
| SWEET XVII | January 24th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| Shuffle VII | May 23rd-24th, 2015 | 13th | 5th | lain |
| Summit 2015 | August 15th-16th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| Frostbite | February 13th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Shuffle VIII | March 12th-13th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Saga: Part 6 | December 7th, 2013 | 1st | — | — |
| Shuffle V | February 22nd-23rd, 2014 | 17th | 5th | Xzax |
| Super SWEET | June 7th-8th, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| Rise of the Phoenix | July 5th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | lain |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 33rd | 17th | Bap Deezy |
| SWEET Prologue | January 3rd-4th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| Shuffle VII | May 23rd-24th, 2015 | 2nd | 5th | lain |
| Summit 2015 | August 15th-16th, 2015 | 3rd | 4th | Yata! |
| Shuffle VIII | March 12th-13th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
