Editing Smasher:Tafokints

{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Tafokints
| image         = tafokints1.jpg
| mainssbm      = Sheik
| crew          = [[Melee It On Me]]
| skillssbm     = Top professional
| realname      = Daniel Lee
| rankingssbm   = [[2015 SSBMRank]]: 80th
| location      = Los Angeles, California
| country       = United States
}}
'''Tafokints''' is a {{SSBM|Sheik}} main, commentator, and writer from Cupertino, California currently residing in Los Angeles. He is currently ranked 13th on the [[SoCal Power Rankings|SoCal Melee Power Rankings]] and 80th on the [[2015 SSBMRank]]. He became a member of [[Melee It On Me]] in 2013. Tafokints fought {{Sm|Tian}} in a first-to-5 $1,000 [[money match]] at [[Apex 2014]]'s "Salty Suite," and ended up winning 5-1.

Tafokints started as a {{SSBM|Ness}} main, but quickly switched to Sheik after watching some {{Sm|Captain Jack}} and {{Sm|Isai}} videos. While attending UCLA, he trained with players such as {{sm|Aesis}} and {{sm|S2J}} to get better. In 2011, he started hosting a NorCal local tournament series in Campbell.

In 2014, Tafokints started "SSBMRank", a project inspired by ESPN.com's annual "NBARank" project, ranking active melee players based on their overall performance in the year. Shortly after, Tafokints joined the Melee It On Me team as a content-creator. He is well-known for his event previews, often-failed "Tafo-predictions", and general guides. At [[Apex 2015]], #Tafostats hashtag premiered on the [[VGBootCamp]] stream, featuring head-to-head stats from many of the top players. 

In recent months, Tafokints has aimed to improve the MeleeItOnMe channel with "Tafo Talks", which covers current events, player content, and historical analysis.

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Big House]]||October 22nd, 2011||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/pacwest-melee-nwm-impulse-circuit-results-are-up.320151/#post-14241548 Northwest Manifest]||March 24th-25th, 2012||9th||9th||{{Sm|Westballz}}
|-
|[[Kings of Cali]]||November 10th, 2012||25th||9th||{{Sm|Toph}}
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||33rd||25th||{{Sm|Milkman}}
|-
|[[EVO 2013]]||July 12th-14th, 2013||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Kings of Cali 3]]||December 14th-15th, 2013||25th||33rd||{{sm|Susa}}
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||25th||25th||{{Sm|ROFL}}
|-
|[[SoCal Regionals 2014]]||February 28th-March 1st, 2014||17th||7th||{{Sm|Tai}}
|-
|[[Pat's House 2]]||May 24th-25th, 2014||13th||9th||Tai
|-
|[[MLG Anaheim 2014]]||June 20th-22nd, 2014||45th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Big House 4]]||October 4th-5th, 2014||49th||13th||{{Sm|Redd}}
|-
|[[Super Smash Weekend]]||November 9th, 2014||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Do You Fox Wit It?]]||November 15th-16th, 2014||13th||9th||{{Sm|HomeMadeWaffles}}
|-
|[[Super Smash Sundays 30]]||December 21st, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||33rd||17th||Redd
|-
|[[Press Start]]||May 9th-10th, 2015||17th||9th||{{Sm|Mike Haze}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/may-2-2015-macd-presents-mayhem-melee-pasadena-ca.343347/ Mayhem June 2015]||June 6th, 2015||9th||7th||{{Sm|Peligro}}
|-
|[[CEO 2015]]||June 26th-28th, 2015||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/mayhem-7-11-15-results-south-pasadena-ca.409897/ Mayhem July 2015]||July 11th, 2015||9th||5th||{{Sm|Mike Haze}}
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||49th||13th||Redd
|-
|[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]||September 5th-6th, 2015||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||65th||33rd||{{Sm|Dr. Z}}
|-
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||97th||33rd||Redd
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-43/brackets/12580/26762/87920 Super Smash Sundays 43]||April 17th, 2016||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||33rd||13th||{{sm|Swiftbass}}
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||25th||13th||{{Sm|Mafia}}
|-
|[[Shine 2016]]||August 26th-28th, 2016||17th||9th||Swiftbass
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/get-smashed-100/brackets/17867/72455/230717 Get Smashed at the Foundry 100]||October 4th, 2016||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||97th||33rd||Swiftbass
|-
|[[SSS: Blood For Blood]]||October 15th, 2016||33rd||9th||Dr. Z
|}

==External links==
*[https://www.redbull.com/us/en/esports/stories/1331726806318/friendlies-tafokints-the-analyst "Friendlies: Tafokints, the Analyst" on Redbull eSports]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH5ApzKlcGU $1000 Money Match - Tian (Sheik) Vs. Tafokints (Sheik) SSBM - Smash Bros. Melee - YouTube]

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[[Category:2015 SSBMRank ranked players]]
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