Smasher:ANTi

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ANTi
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ANTi at Shine 2018
Character info
Melee mains Marth, Fox
Brawl main Meta Knight
Other Brawl characters Snake, Wario
Smash 4 main Mario
Other Smash 4 characters Cloud, Zero Suit Samus, Meta Knight
Retired Smash 4 characters Sheik, Diddy Kong
Ultimate mains Snake, Mario
Retired Ultimate character Lucario
Project M main Wario
Other Project M character Fox
Team info
Former sponsor(s) Dream Team, Immortals, T1
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 Panda Global Rankings 100: 14th
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Brawl ~$5,571.38
Super Smash Bros. 4 ~$28,300.46
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ~$4,313.46
Personal info
Real name Jason Bates
Birth date (age 30)
Location New York United States

ANTi was an Ultimate Snake and Mario main from the Tristate Area. He was considered one of the best Snake and Mario players in the United States prior to his retirement.

In Smash 4, ANTi was a Mario main with Cloud and Zero Suit Samus secondaries. He was considered to be the best Mario player in the world at the end of the game's lifespan and the second best of all time after Ally. He is well known for his extensive character roster, and regularly employs counter-picking in tournament to secure more advantageous matchups. He notably won CEO 2016 and was considered a top 10 player in 2015 and 2016. ANTi was formerly ranked 2nd on the New York Smash 4 Power Rankings, and was ranked 14th on the Panda Global Rankings 100.

In Brawl, ANTi was a Meta Knight player, and is considered one of the best Meta Knight players in the world. He is well known, much like in Smash 4, for his significant character pool. ANTi was formerly ranked 2nd on the 2018-2019 SSBBRank and was ranked 5th on the final Tristate Brawl Power Rankings.

On June 22nd, 2016, both ANTi and Dabuz were signed by Dream Team.[1] On August 22nd, amidst allegations of mispayment, ANTi and Dream Team would part ways.[2][3] On September 13th, ANTi was signed by Immortals.[4] Nearly two years later, on September 10th, 2018, ANTi announced his departure from Immortals.[5] On April 17th, 2019, both ANTi and Larry Lurr joined T1.[6] Pending sexual assault allegations levied towards him, on July 2nd, 2020, ANTi announced that T1 dropped him from the team.[7]

Playstyle[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

ANTi specialises in utilising Meta Knight's effective tilt game. He will typically string single hits of tilts together, which further combo into different moves, which he determines based on his opponent's percent.

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.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

ANTi's playstyle focuses on his exceptional capability to manifest and maintain pressure situations, being especially proficient at following his opponent's movement, retreating, and defensive options. In doing so, this enables him access to his unique form of aerial and ground based movement pressure, often running circles or tomahawk jumping around his opponents. These pressure microcosms he establishes provide him the ability to pressure his opponents into reacting, allowing him to punish when they overextend. ANTi is adept at following his opponent's aerial drift, allowing him to react and cover landing options, pressure from below, or extend juggling situations. ANTi is very perceptive of airdodge and shield habits, and will exploit them to extend combos, obtain grabs, or kill.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

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
Smash Factor Toluca April 29th-30th, 2017 3rd The Moon
GEMINI April 14th, 2018 17th 9th G$
Flatiron 3 April 21st, 2018 49th

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
POLY BRAWL 1 November 1st, 2008 2nd 2nd blackanese
S.W.R Event V January 3rd, 2009 17th 3rd Ether
Road To Viridian City January 31st, 2009 13th 2nd ADHD
G.I.M.P.E.D. 1 February 21st, 2009 9th 5th ADHD
Clash of the Titans IV February 7th-8th, 2009 17th (forfeit) 17th Yes
Road To Viridian City 2 March 7th, 2009 9th 9th Izumi
Poly Brawl 2 April 11th, 2009 2nd 2nd ADHD
Viridian City #3 April 18th, 2009 2nd 5th ADHD
Apex 2009 May 9th-10th, 2009 4th 4th Judge
Viridian City #4 June 20th, 2009 1st 1st Ksizzle
S.N.E.S. August 21st-23rd, 2009 3rd Hunger
Viridian City 5 August 29th, 2009 ? 3rd Basic Sausage
Gauntlet October 3rd, 2009 3rd 2nd Basic Sausage
Viridian City #6 October 24th, 2009 4th 1st Ally
Poly Brawl is Back November 28th, 2009 3rd 1st Ally
Viridian City #7 February 27th, 2010 4th Cable
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 9th 13th CO18
KTAR 3 September 25th, 2010 2nd 3rd Malcolm
MLG DC 2010 October 15th-17th, 2010 11th 1st Nairo
Viridian City #8 October 23rd, 2010 3rd 1st ADHD
Poly Brawl 5 November 24th-27th, 2010 3rd 1st Ally
KTAR 4 January 15th, 2011 5th 1st Gnes
Uprise of Long Island January 22nd, 2011 3rd 1st John Numbers
Viridian City #9 January 29th, 2011 3rd 2nd Nairo
Pound V February 19th-21st, 2011 2nd 1st Mew2King
Uprise of Long Island #2 April 16th, 2011 1st 2nd Vinnie
KTAR 5 May 21st, 2011 2nd 1st Ally
Uprise of Long Island #4 May 28th, 2011 3rd 1st ADHD
Uprise of Long Island #5 June 18th, 2011 1st 1st ADHD
Elite Four Johto: Champion July 9th, 2011 2nd 1st Mew2King
GENESIS 2 July 15th-17th, 2011 9th Dekar
L.I.R.R. July 30th, 2011 2nd 1st Mew2King
KTAR 6 August 14th, 2011 2nd 1st Mew2King
Concentrate II October 30th, 2011 2nd Salem
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 2nd Mew2King
Uprise of Long Island #7 March 3rd, 2012 2nd 1st Dabuz
Uprise #10 June 9th, 2012 2nd 1st Nairo
Collision IV July 7th, 2012 4th 1st Mew2King
SKTAR July 14th-15th, 2012 4th 3rd Boss
L.I.R.R. 2 July 28th, 2012 1st 1st Vinnie
Impact IV August 25th, 2012 1st (Split) 1st Fatal
Uprise 11 December 29th, 2012 3rd 2nd ZeRo
Collision VI January 5th, 2013 1st / 32 2nd / 11 Mew2King
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 5th 17th ChuDat
CROSSFIRE 3 October 5th, 2013 9th 1st Nairo
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 5th 1st Ally
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 2nd Ally
Super Smash Sundays East Coast #1 March 23rd, 2014 2nd
Get On My Level 2016 May 20th-22nd, 2016 3rd
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 4th 5th Mike Haze
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 3rd Dabuz
Get On My Level 2017 July 28th-30th, 2017 1st
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 5th
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 1st Nairo
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 1st 1st ADHD

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Collision XI January 3rd, 2015 1st
CLASH Online Invitational FinalsOnline 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
Battle of BC May 14th, 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 14th-16th, 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
2GGT: ZeRo Saga December 16th-18th, 2016 7th
Kumite in Tennessee 2017 January 6th-8th, 2017 2nd 1st Dabuz
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 9th 3rd Salem
Winter Brawl 11 February 17th-19th, 2017 1st
MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Pro Exhibition March 4th, 2017 7th
PAX Arena at PAX East 2017 March 12th, 2017 7th
Rise 2017 March 18th-19th, 2017 3rd 1st JK
Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Winter Season 1.6 March 22nd, 2017 9th
2GGC: Civil War March 24th-26th, 2017 25th 5th Larry Lurr
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 13th 5th Fatality
Smash Factor Toluca April 29th-30th, 2017 7th 3rd NAKAT
Royal Flush May 12th-14th, 2017 13th 3rd Zinoto
2GGC: Greninja Saga May 20th, 2017 4th 3rd Edge
Battle of BC 2 June 3rd-4th, 2017 5th 2nd Abadango
2GGC: Nairo Saga June 10th-11th, 2017 33rd 5th KEN
CEO 2017 June 16th-18th, 2017 25th
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 25th
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017 5th 9th Samsora
Get On My Level 2017 July 28th-30th, 2017 1st 1st Mistake
Smash Factor 6 August 4th-6th, 2017 13th 3rd Kameme
2GGC: SCR Saga August 19th-20th, 2017 13th 9th Larry Lurr
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 17th 33rd Larry Lurr
PAX Arena at PAX West 2017 September 1st-4th, 2017 7th
DreamHack Montreal 2017 September 8th-10th, 2017 5th 1st Mistake
GameTyrant Expo 2017 September 29th-October 1st, 2017 5th
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 49th 5th Tweek
2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga October 14th-15th, 2017 5th Abadango
Super FamiCon 2017 November 17th-19th, 2017 4th 4th WaDi
PAX Arena at PAX South 2018 January 12th-14th, 2018 13th
GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 33rd 7th Dabuz
EVO Japan 2018 January 26th-28th, 2018 49th
XenoNinetyFive January 31st, 2018 7th
Esports Arizona: Talking Stick Resort 3 February 10th, 2018 1st
XenoNinetySeven February 14th, 2018 9th
ETSU-Con 2018 February 17th, 2018 1st 1st Mekos
EGLX 2018 March 9th-11th, 2018 7th 4th Fatality
Full Bloom 4 March 24th-25th, 2018 9th 1st tyroy
Collision XV March 31st, 2018 3rd Nairo
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition April 7th, 2018 2nd
Flatiron 3 April 21st, 2018 5th
Port Priority 3: Tristate Throwdown May 5th, 2018 2nd 3rd Ralphie
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 17th 3rd Samsora
MomoCon 2018 May 24th-27th, 2018 13th
DreamHack Austin 2018 June 1st-3rd, 2018 3rd
Saints Gaming Live 2018 June 9th-10th, 2018 9th 1st Samsora
2GG: Hyrule Saga June 23rd-24th, 2018 4th 5th Koolaid
CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 25th 3rd Fatality
Smash Factor 7 July 20th-22nd, 2018 1st 2nd Mekos
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 25th
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 13th 3rd Elegant
Xenosaga XVI August 18th, 2018 2nd 1st Mr E
Shine 2018 August 24th-26th, 2018 9th 1st MkLeo
DreamHack Montreal 2018 September 7th-9th, 2018 7th 25th MkLeo
Escape From Yoshi's Island October 13th, 2018 3rd
Canada Cup 2018 October 26th-28th, 2018 2nd 1st Mistake
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 5th Etsuji

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Let's Make Moves December 29th, 2018 3rd Nairo
Orion 2019 January 5th, 2019 5th 2nd Mr E
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 97th 9th WaDi
Smashdown March 23rd-24th, 2019 1st
Pound 2019 April 19th-21st, 2019 25th
Get On My Level 2019 May 17th-19th, 2019 25th
Combo Breaker 2019 May 24th-26th, 2019 7th 2nd Pelca
DreamHack Dallas 2019 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 2nd 2nd Larry Lurr
Smash at The Paramount June 15th, 2019 9th
CEO 2019 June 28th-30th, 2019 49th
Defend the North 2019 July 19th-21st, 2019 13th
EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019 65th
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 33rd
GENESIS: BLACK November 9th-10th, 2019 5th
Mango's Birthday Bash December 7th-8th, 2019 7th 1st Blacktwins
Let's Make Big Moves January 3rd-5th, 2020 17th 3rd WaDi
EVO Japan 2020 January 24th-26th, 2020 17th
DreamHack Anaheim 2020 February 21st-23rd, 2020 3rd
The Quarantine Series Opening InvitationalOnline March 29th, 2020 9th
Pound OnlineOnline April 24th-26th, 2020 65th
Ultimate Naifu Wars 10Online May 1st, 2020 33rd
The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1Online May 2nd, 2020 65th
OS x Redbull Smash Invitational 2Online May 14th, 2020 5th
King of WiFi Random CharactersOnline May 30th, 2020 17th
OS NYC x Redbull Invitational 4Online June 18th, 2020 1st

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 9th
Super Smash Sundays East Coast #1 March 23rd, 2014 5th

Sexual assault controversy[edit]

In early July 2020, amidst a wave of sexual harassment allegations in the community, several users came out accusing ANTi for sexually assaulting them: Kassandra Ramos stated that ANTi forced her to drink liquor despite being underage and tried to make out with her[8] while a few others have stated that ANTi had/tried to forcefully kissed them.[9][10][11] One of those that accused ANTi was a girl named Samantha who stated that ANTi had sex with her when she was only 16.

ANTi later responded to the accusations in a TwitLonger, claiming that Samantha lied that she was 18 when they had sex and that many women in the community wanted to attack him since they had complaints against him, concluding that he has distanced himself from the community.[12] He later deleted the TwitLonger in favor of speaking to a lawyer.[13]

Months later, on January 14th, 2021, ANTi released a video where he apologized for both his inappropriate conduct in tournaments and how he handled the accusations in July. Although he maintained his statement on not knowing Samantha's actual age, stated how his actions were not illegal under a Florida law, and denied forcing her to drink alcohol, he nevertheless apologized to her, stating that he should have done more to know her actual age such as checking her ID. He also dispelled rumors about his group chat with ZeRo and Nairo, stating that he only used it to keep himself in check and to make sure the other two did not do anything extreme.[14]

Trivia[edit]

ANTi's entrance at CEO 2016.
  • ANTi is unable to recall the true origin of his tag.[15]
  • ANTi is the eighth player to take a set off of ZeRo in Smash 4, the fourth to eliminate him, and the second to defeat him in a Best of 5 without losing a single game, doing so at WNF 2.5.
  • ANTi is recognised for his vibrant and brash personality, most evidenced by his social media presence, and in his CEO 2016 Top 8 entrance.[16]
  • He is prominent for introducing several trademark phrases and memes to the scene. For instance, he and fellow Mario player Ally jokingly claim that Mario is not a good character, despite their prominent tournament success. His usage of phrases such as "lavish" and "OD" have become fairly common throughout the community, as has his usage of "Jims," to derogatorily refer to those in the community without social etiquette.
    • Moreover, ANTi and Ally being known as one of the two best Mario mains in the world. Ally usually wins the Mario mirror match aganist ANTi. At Canada Cup 2018, ANTi managed to take a set off of Ally in the mirror match, the last time ANTi took a set off of Ally was at Shots Fired 2, which was almost 3 years ago.
  • ANTi is frequently known to enter Street Fighter events, and to pay close attention to their scene.
    • He famously defeated Street Fighter player LOWTI3RGOD in multiple online sets, including a perfect round, after the latter claimed that a Smash player would never beat him in Street Fighter.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Gameplay videos[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]