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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name           = Fly Amanita
| name         = Fly Amanita
| image           = Fly amanita 2.png
| image         = Fly amanita 2.png
| mainssbm       = Ice Climbers
| mainssbm     = Ice Climbers
| otherssbm       = Sheik
| otherssbm     = Sheik
| mainpm         = King Dedede
| mainpm       = King Dedede
| otherpm         = Sheik
| otherpm       = Sheik
| rankingssbm     = [[SSBMRank 2015]]: 30th
| rankingssbm   = [[2015 SSBMRank]]: 30th
| bestrankingssbm = [[RetroSSBMRank 2011]]: 6th
| skillssbm    = Top professional
| realname       = Jeremy Westfahl
| skillpm      = Top professional
| location       = Claremont, California
| realname     = Jeremy Westfahl
| country         = United States
| location     = Claremont, California
| country       = United States
  }}
  }}
'''Fly Amanita''' is an American [[smasher]] who [[main]]s {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}} with a strong Sheik secondary in ''[[Melee]]'', and is considered to be one of the best Ice Climbers players in the world, along with {{Sm|ChuDat}}, {{Sm|Nintendude}}, {{Sm|dizzkidboogie}}, and {{Sm|Wobbles}}. Fly Amanita was formerly ranked 11th on the [[SoCal Melee Power Rankings]] and 30th on [[SSBMRank 2015]]. He went on hiatus to focus on his math doctorate and has since unofficially retired, citing a lack of interest in competing.
'''Fly Amanita''' is an American [[smasher]] who uses {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}} in ''[[Melee]]'', and is considered to be one of the best Ice Climbers players in the world, along with {{Sm|Wobbles}}, {{Sm|Nintendude}}, and {{Sm|ChuDat}}. He is known for his technical playstyle and utilization of grab combos that usually do not consist of [[wobbling]], unlike most Ice Climbers professionals. He is also known for his play with [[Sopo]], and for his excellent prowess in the {{SSBM|Marth}} matchup. Fly Amanita was formerly ranked 10th on the [[SoCal Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Melee rankings|SoCal Melee Power Rankings]] and is currrently ranked 30th on the [[2015 SSBMRank]].


At [[EVO 2014]], Fly Amanita managed to place 7th in ''Melee'' singles. He defeated {{Sm|Ice}} 2-1 and {{Sm|Nintendude}} 2-0 in the winners' quarters pool before losing to {{Sm|Armada}} 0-2, and then defeated {{Sm|Chillin}} 2-0 in the losers' bracket to make into the top 8 bracket from losers'. In losers' top 8, he brought {{Sm|PPMD}} down to the last stock of game 3, but eventually lost 1-2. Fly Amanita's best placing ever was at [[Press Start]] placing 2nd losing 6-0 to {{Sm|Mango}}.
At [[EVO 2014]], Fly Amanita managed to place 7th in ''Melee'' singles. He defeated {{Sm|Ice}} 2-1 and {{Sm|Nintendude}} 2-0 in the winners' quarters pool before losing to {{Sm|Armada}} 0-2, and then defeated {{Sm|Chillin}} 2-0 in the losers' bracket to make into the top 8 bracket from losers'. In losers' top 8, he brought {{Sm|PPMD}} down to the last stock of game 3, but eventually lost 1-2. Fly Amanita's best placing ever was at [[Press Start]] placing 2nd losing 6-0 to {{Sm|Mango}}.


Fly Amanita is also a former member of the ''[[Project M]]'' Backroom, having assisted in the new redesign of the {{PM|Ice Climbers}}. Despite this, he does not use the Ice Climbers in ''Project M'' tournaments, but rather uses {{PM|King Dedede}} instead. He is considered one of the best King Dedede players in the world, and placed 5th at [[Apex 2014]]'s ''Project M'' event using only him. He was formerly ranked 2nd on the SoCal Project M Power Rankings.
Fly Amanita is also a former member of the Project M Backroom, having assisted in the new redesign of the {{PM|Ice Climbers}}. Despite this, he does not use the Ice Climbers in ''Project M'' tournaments, but rather uses {{PM|King Dedede}} instead. He is considered one of the best King Dedede players in the world, and placed 5th at [[Apex 2014]]'s ''Project M'' event using only him. He was formerly ranked 2nd on the SoCal Project M Power Rankings.
 
==Playstyle==
Fly Amanita has been well-known to not be proficient at [[wobbling]], which somewhat limits his punishes at the highest level. This is because in a tournament setting, he typically cannot react to landing a grab quickly enough and will mess up the wobble timing, whereas he can continue his punish more organically with hand-off combos, which are ironically much more difficult technically than wobbling. However, he will refuse to enter majors that ban wobbling out of principle, notably not attending [[The Big House 4]].
 
To compensate for this, Fly Amanita developed strong fundamentals and a unique, unusual approach to the Ice Climbers' otherwise lackluster [[neutral game]]. At the beginning of his career, he built his game plan around completely shutting down his opponent's options, but has since developed a more well-rounded playstyle<ref name="Hi, this is Fly Amanita. AMA!">https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2bwelm/hi_this_is_fly_amanita_ama/cj9m5fs/</ref>. His [[Sopo]] is also known to be one of the best in the world, famously clutching out a win against {{Sm|Silent Wolf}} at [[Kings of Cali 3]].


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
===''Melee''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|SCSA West Coast Circuit|g=SSBM}}||December 6th, 2008||7th||13th||{{Sm|Nate}}
|-
|[[Mango Juice]]||March 21st, 2009||&mdash;||25th||{{Sm|Azn Lep}}
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Active Gamers]]||September 26th-27th, 2009||5th||4th||{{Sm|Julian}}
|[[Don't Go Down There Jeff]]||December 18th-20th, 2010||5th||13th||{{Sm|Azn Lep}}
|-
|[[Pat's House]]||November 14th-15th, 2009||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[R3]]||December 19th-20th, 2009||17th||3rd||{{Sm|Replicate}}
|-
|[[Good Shit German]]||July 24th-25th, 2010||7th||5th||Replicate
|-
|[[Don't Go Down There Jeff]]||December 18th-20th, 2010||5th||13th||Azn Lep
|-
|[[Winter Game Fest VI]]||January 22nd-23rd, 2011||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS 2]]||July 15th-17th, 2011||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[GENESIS 2]]||July 15th-17th, 2011||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|-
|[[Kings of Cali 2]]||April 13th-14th, 2013||5th||5th||{{Sm|Shroomed}}
|[[Kings of Cali 2]]||April 13th-14th, 2013||5th||5th||{{Sm|Shroomed}}
|-
|[[NorCal Regionals 2013]]||April 26th-28th, 2013||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2013]]||July 12th-14th, 2013||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[EVO 2013]]||July 12th-14th, 2013||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[LanHammer 2013]]||August 17th-18th, 2013||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Kings of Cali 3]]||December 14th-15th, 2013||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Kings of Cali 3]]||December 14th-15th, 2013||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Tipped Off 11]]||November 7th, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Tipped Off 11]]||November 7th, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/mayhem-26/brackets/12594/28972/96618 Mayhem 26]||April 23rd, 2016||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/mayhem-26/brackets/12594/28972/96618 Mayhem 26]||April 23rd, 2016||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-44/brackets/12728/33244/111571 Super Smash Sundays 44]||May 15th, 2016||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-44/brackets/12728/33244/111571 Super Smash Sundays 44]||May 15th, 2016||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-47/brackets/13923/50092/165487 Super Smash Sundays 47]||July 3rd, 2016||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-47/brackets/13923/50092/165487 Super Smash Sundas 47]||July 3rd, 2016||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/ccw32317 Claremont College Paid Weekly 3/22/17]||March 22nd, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


===''[[Project M]]''===
===''Project M''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
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|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/super-smash-sundays-project-m-singles-2-16-14.457/ Super Smash Sundays 2-16-2014]||February 16th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/super-smash-sundays-project-m-singles-2-16-14.457/event Super Smash Sundays 2-16-2014]||February 16th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||17th||||
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||17th||||
|}
|}
 
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|[[AxisGaming]]||August 30, 2008||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[AxisGaming]]||August 30, 2008||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SCSA West Coast Circuit|g=SSBB}}||December 6th, 2008||5th||4th||{{Sm|Hall}}
|-
|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}
 
[[Category:Ice Climbers professionals (SSBM)]]
==References==
[[Category:Sheik professionals (SSBM)]]
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[[Category:King Dedede professionals (PM)]]
 
[[Category:Sheik professionals (PM)]]
[[Category:Southern California smashers]]
[[Category:Southern California smashers]]
[[Category:Ice Climbers players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Sheik players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:King Dedede players (PM)]]
[[Category:Sheik players (PM)]]
[[Category:VIP players]]
[[Category:VIP players]]
[[Category:Smashboards moderators]]
[[Category:2013 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:Project M developers]]
[[Category:2014 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:Panelists]]
[[Category:2015 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:Retired players]]
[[Category:2013 SSBMRank top 25]]
[[Category:2014 SSBMRank top 25]]

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