Smasher:ANTi
| ANTi | |
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| ANTi.jpg | |
ANTi (right)
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| Character info | |
| Melee mains | Marth, Fox |
| Other Melee characters | Sheik, Peach |
| Brawl main | Meta Knight |
| Other Brawl characters | Snake, Falco, Marth |
| Smash 4 mains | Mario, Cloud |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Zero Suit Samus, Diddy Kong, Meta Knight, Rosalina & Luma, Sheik, Luigi, Charizard |
| Project M main | Mewtwo |
| Other Project M characters | Ness, Wario |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Immortals |
| Former crews | Dream Team |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  2014 SSBBRank: 11th  Panda Global SSB4 Rankings: 10thPanda Global SSB4 X-Factor: -1 |
| Winnings | ~$4,087.02 ~$12,143.77 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Jason Bates |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Copiague, NY 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Semi-professional Top professional Top professional  Professional
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ANTi is a professional smasher from New York. In Brawl, he mains Meta Knight and seconds Marth and Snake. He is well-known for using a variety of characters at a professional level. He is widely considered among the top five Meta Knight mains in the United States in Brawl, as well as one of the best in the world. In SSB4, he mains Mario and Cloud, and is regarded as the best Mario main in the United States, one of the best Mario mains in the world (alongside Ally), as well as arguably the most technical Mario main in the world. He is also considered to be a top Cloud player, as well as one of the best SSB4 players in the world. In the 3DS version of the game, he participated in online tournaments and used several characters, and played in the CLASH Invitational, a tournament hosted shortly after the Wii U was launched. While he mainly uses Mario, ANTi has several characters that he uses in tournament to counterpick other players. He is currently ranked 3rd on the New York Smash 4 Power Rankings and was formerly ranked 5th on the Tristate Brawl Power Rankings.
ANTi is the 8th player to take a tournament set off ZeRo in Smash 4, the 4th to eliminate him, and the 2nd to beat him in a best of 5 without losing a single game (after Mew2King).
Playing style
ANTi's playstyle usually focuses around exploiting the weaknesses of his opponent in the specific character matchup. In Brawl, he likes to utilize Meta Knight's effective tilt game; he makes special use of the combo forward tilt hit 1 → down tilt → X, where X is either a dash grab, down smash (usually at lower percentages), Mach Tornado, or forward aerial. In SSB4, ANTi has great mastery and creativity with Mario's combo game; while his punish game is not as deadly as fellow Mario main Zenyou, he is very well known for his consistency when leading Mario's moves into the other, and is often regarded as the most technical Mario main in Smash 4, though he sometimes has more trouble when KOing the opponent unlike fellow Mario main, Ally.
He is reputedly known for having among the best matchup knowledge of all players in Brawl against many characters, such as Olimar and Diddy Kong, to the extent that other top professionals, such as Mew2King and Ally used to study his matches closely to implement his strategies into their own plans during the Brawl days.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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| S.W.R Event V | January 3rd, 2009 | 17th | 3rd | Ether |
| Clash of the Titans IV | February 7th-8th, 2009 | 17th (forfeit) | 17th | Yes |
| Apex 2009 | May 9th-10th, 2009 | 4th | 4th | Judge |
| S.N.E.S. | August 21st-23rd, 2009 | — | 3rd | Hunger |
| Gauntlet | October 3rd, 2009 | 3rd | 2nd | Basic Sausage |
| Poly Brawl is Back | November 28th, 2009 | 3rd | 1st | Ally |
| Apex 2010 | August 6th-8th, 2010 | 9th | 13th | CO18 |
| KTAR 3 | September 25th, 2010 | 2nd | — | — |
| MLG DC 2010 | October 15th-17th, 2010 | 11th | 1st | Nairo |
| KTAR 4 | January 15th, 2011 | 5th | 1st | Gnes |
| Pound V | February 19th-21st, 2011 | 2nd | 1st | Mew2King |
| KTAR 5 | May 21st, 2011 | 2nd | 1st | Ally |
| Elite Four Johto: Champion | July 9th, 2011 | 2nd | 1st | Mew2King |
| GENESIS 2 | July 15th-17th, 2011 | — | 9th | Dekar |
| KTAR 6 | August 14th, 2011 | 2nd | 1st | Mew2King |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | — | 2nd | Mew2King |
| SKTAR | July 14th-15th, 2012 | 4th | 3rd | Boss |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 5th | 17th | ChuDat |
| KTAR 8 | December 28th, 2013 | 5th | 1st | Ally |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | — | 2nd | Ally |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 4th | 5th | Mike Haze |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collision XI | January 3rd, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| CLASH Online Invitational Finals | January 11th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shots Fired | February 28th-March 1st, 2015 | — | 3rd | Max Ketchum |
| CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 13th | 1st | Mr. R |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-18th, 2015 | — | Top 16 | ZeRo |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 4th | 2nd | Abadango |
| Smash the Record 2015 | October 23rd-25th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| KTAR XIV | November 7th, 2015 | — | 3rd | Angel Cortes |
| E2C20 | November 28th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | ZeRo |
| 2GGT: ESAM Saga | January 9th, 2016 | — | 1st | Xzax |
| PAX Arena | January 29th-31st, 2016 | 5th | 1st | Mew2King |
| Nebulous Prime Sm4sh #26 | February 7th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Dill |
| Winter Brawl X | February 26th-28th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shots Fired 2 | March 5th-6th, 2016 | 7th | 2nd | Mr. R |
| Do or DI | March 11th-13th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Hyuga |
| Final Round 19 | March 18th-20th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| OUTFOXX'D | March 26th, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | Mew2King |
| Canada Cup Vancouver | May 13th-15th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Big D |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | 7th | 1st | Ally |
| Wednesday Night Fights 2.5 | June 8th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Larry Lurr |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 13th | 4th | Ally |
| Shine 2016 | August 26th-28th, 2016 | 17th | 1st | Mew2King |
| Wednesday Night Fights 3.7 | September 14th-15th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGT: Abadango Saga | September 24th, 2016 | 9th | 5th | VoiD |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 2nd | 5th | Kameme |
| SoCal Regionals 2016 | October 15th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Olympus | October 28th-30th, 2016 | 4th | 3rd | Larry Lurr |
| Smash the Record 2016 | November 11th-14th, 2016 | 13th | 1st | Nairo |
| Smashdown World | November 26th-27th, 2016 | 2nd | 2nd | Mr. R |
| UGC Smash Open | December 2nd-4th, 2016 | 13th | 5th | Larry Lurr |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTAR 8 | December 28th, 2013 | 9th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 257th | — | — |
| PAX Arena | January 29th-31st, 2016 | 25th | — | — |
| Smash the Record 2016 | November 11th-14th, 2016 | — | 5th | PB&J |
Trivia
- ANTi is seen as one of the most brash and charismatic Smashers (as evidenced by his CEO 2016 entrance [1] and popoffs) and is considered something of a troll on social media.
- ANTi is a fan of fighting games outside of Smash, and is known to enter Street Fighter events along with Smash events.
- He famously defeated Street Fighter player LOWTI3RGOD in a friendly set, (including a perfect round), after the latter announced that no Smash player could ever beat him in Street Fighter. [2]
External links
Videos
- New York smashers
- Netplay smashers
- Meta Knight professionals (SSBB)
- Mewtwo professionals (PM)
- Mario professionals (SSB4)
- Cloud professionals (SSB4)
- Zero Suit Samus professionals (SSB4)
- Diddy Kong professionals (SSB4)
- Sheik professionals (SSB4)
- Luigi professionals (SSB4)
- Meta Knight professionals (SSB4)
- VIP players
