Editing Smasher:Abate

{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Abate
| image         = Abate.png
| mainssbm      = Luigi
| otherssbm     = Falco
| 2ndotherssbm  = Captain Falcon
| moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Fox}}
| mainpm        = Luigi
| otherpm       = Mewtwo
| 2ndotherpm    = Ganondorf
| rankingssbm     = [[MPGR 2018]]: 63rd
| bestresultssbm = 7th / 1,317 at {{Trn|The Big House 5|g=SSBM}}
| bestrankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2015]]: 33rd
| realname      = Stephen Abate
| former crews  = Knights, Blackcraft Gaming
| birthday      = 17
| birthmonth    = 3
| birthyear     = 1989
| location      = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| country       = United States
}}
'''Abate''' is a [[smasher]] from [[Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] and originally from [[New Jersey]] who [[main]]s {{SSBM|Luigi}} in ''[[Melee]]''. Initially a {{SSBM|Falco}} player, he began using Luigi when he used him as a counterpick against {{Sm|Forward}}. After being inspired by a fellow Pittsburgh Luigi player, {{Sm|Vudujin}}, he decided to main Luigi himself going forward.

Abate has taken sets off several top smashers, including {{Sm|Westballz}}, {{Sm|Axe}}, {{Sm|Duck}}, {{Sm|DruggedFox}}, {{Sm|S2J}}, {{Sm|Mike Haze}}, {{Sm|Hax}}, {{Sm|n0ne}}, and {{Sm|Cactuar}}. At [[Zenith 2013]], he would place 7th, becoming the first Luigi main to make Top 8 at a major ''[[Melee]]'' tournament. He is considered one of the best ''Melee'' Luigi players globally alongside {{Sm|Ka-Master}} and {{Sm|Eddy Mexico}}.

Abate was formerly ranked 2nd on the [[Pittsburgh Melee Power Rankings]] and 63rd on the [[2018 MPGR]].

On Dec. 1st, 2017, Abate was sponsored by Knights, becoming their first Smasher and first player overall.

==Rankings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
====[[SSBMRank]]/[[MPGR]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2013]]||January - November 2013||58th||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2014]]||January - October 2014||34th||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2015]]||January - November 2015||33rd||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2016]]||January 15th - December 4th, 2016||40th||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2017]]||December 10th, 2016 - December 10th, 2017||56th||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[MPGR 2018]]||December 15th, 2017 - December 16th, 2018||63rd||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|}

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Zenith 2011|g=SSBM}}||May 28th-29th, 2011||13th||9th||{{Sm|GSO}}
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2012|g=SSBM}}||January 6th-8th, 2012||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2013|g=SSBM}}||January 11th-13th, 2013||49th||65th||GSO
|-
|{{Trn|Zenith 2013|g=SSBM}}||June 1st-2nd, 2013||7th||17th||{{Sm|Vudujin}}
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR 7|g=SSBM}}||July 6th-7th, 2013||4th||2nd||{{Sm|OTG}}
|-
|{{Trn|Pound V.5|g=SSBM}}||November 9th, 2013||4th||5th||{{Sm|Green Ranger}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=345799 SWEET XIII]||January 11th, 2014||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|The Lake}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=341572 Y-Town Throwdown I]||February 8th, 2014||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Mango}}
|-
|{{Trn|Revival of Melee 7|g=SSBM}}||March 8th-9th, 2014||9th||17th||GSO
|-
|{{Trn|Fight Pitt IV|g=SSBM}}||April 19th, 2014||9th||3rd||Green Ranger
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=362792 Scenic City]||July 26th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|s0ft}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/viva-la-laser-melee-singles.1817/?id=2 Viva La Laser]||August 8th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Shape of Melee to Come 5|g=SSBM}}||September 27th, 2014||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|4%}}
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 4|g=SSBM}}||October 4th-5th, 2014||17th||17th||{{Sm|KirbyKaze}}
|-
|{{Trn|Fight Pitt V|g=SSBM}}||November 1st-2nd, 2014||3rd||2nd||Green Ranger
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX05202015SSBM1v1 S@X 98]||May 20th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Midwest Championships 2015|g=SSBM}}||May 29th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Scenic City Smash IV|g=SSBM}}||June 6th, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2015|g=SSBM}}||June 26th-28th, 2015||13th||11th||Vudujin
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/mayhem-9-12/brackets Mayhem 20]||September 12th, 2015||7th||2nd||{{Sm|MikeHaze}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-32/brackets Super Smash Sundays 32]||September 13th, 2015||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Eddy Mexico}}
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 5|g=SSBM}}||October 2nd-4th, 2015||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 3|g=SSBM}}||January 15th-17th, 2016||25th||17th||Vudujin
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/pgh-neoh-invitational-arcadian/brackets PGH NEOH Arcadian]||January 30th, 2016||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Beanwolf}}
|-
|{{Trn|Kickstart 6|g=SSBM}}||February 14th, 2016||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Professor Pro}}
|-
|{{Trn|B.E.A.S.T 6|g=SSBM}}||February 19th-21st, 2016||9th||5th||{{Sm|Blayd}}
|-
|{{Trn|Fight Pitt VI|g=SSBM}}||April 16th-17th, 2016||7th||4th||{{Sm|Borp}}
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016|g=SSBM}}||August 11th-14th, 2016||17th||13th||{{Sm|PGH Carroll}}
|-
|[https://www.facebook.com/events/554804764680757 200 BPM]||September 3rd, 2016||4th||1st||{{Sm|dizzkidboogie}}
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 4|g=SSBM}}||January 20th-22nd, 2017||25th||17th||Eddy Mexico
|-
|{{Trn|King of the Springs 2|g=SSBM}}||February 14th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|Iori}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-valley-v-featuring-lucky-abate-swedish-delight-wadi-more/event/melee-singles/brackets/100373 Smash Valley V]||February 18th, 2017||7th||1st||{{Sm|Lucky}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smashville-6/event/melee-singles/brackets/136425 Smashville 6]||June 10th, 2017||5th||1st||{{Sm|Colbol}}
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2017|g=SSBM}}||July 28th-30th, 2017||17th||9th||{{Sm|n0ne}}
|-
|[https://moal.challonge.com/MoaL173MeleeSingles Man on a Ledge 173]||September 8th, 2017||1st||1st||Vudujin
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 7|g=SSBM}}||October 6th-8th, 2017||65th||25th||PGH Carroll
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ksu-smash-presents-redacted/event/melee-singles/brackets/147361 KSU Smash Presents: REDACTED]||December 2nd, 2017||1st||1st||Colbol
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 5|g=SSBM}}||January 19th-21st, 2018||25th||49th||{{Sm|Qerb}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Valley: Lucky 7|g=SSBM}}||February 17th, 2018||17th||2nd||Lucky
|-
|{{Trn|Full Bloom 4|g=SSBM}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||33rd||33rd||{{Sm|Dr. Greenthumb}}
|-
|{{Trn|Fight Pitt 8|g=SSBM}}||April 7th, 2018||7th||7th||Green Ranger
|-
|{{Trn|Aegis|g=SSBM}}||April 21st, 2018||4th||5th||{{Sm|Majersk}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smashville 7|g=SSBM}}||June 16th, 2018||7th||1st||n0ne
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/litt-smash-presents-homecooked/event/melee-singles/brackets/253191 Homecooked]||June 22nd, 2018||2nd||1st||Dr. Greenthumb
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/pitt-smash-presents-that-damn-move/event/melee-singles/brackets/402925 That Damn Move]||September 22nd, 2018||2nd||1st||{{Sm|lloD}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/pitt-smash-presents-an-exercise-in-formality/event/melee-singles/brackets/420467 An Exercise in Formality]||November 17th, 2018||2nd||3rd||Majersk
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/room-49-the-lost-tournament/event/melee-doubles/brackets/234285/542373 ROOM 49: The Lost Tournament]||January 12th, 2019||&mdash;||3rd||MF Greenthumb
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/pitt-smash-presents-a-close-2-0/event/melee-singles/brackets/512709/879464 A Close 2-0]||February 9th, 2019||3rd||2nd||Dr. Greenthumb
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/litt-smash-presents-homecooked2/event/melee-doubles/brackets/569736/955376 HOMECOOKED2]||July 27th, 2019||&mdash;||2nd||MF Greenthumb
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 9|g=SSBM}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||&mdash;||33rd||MF Greenthumb
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/raise-the-bar-40/event/melee-singles/brackets/1864999/2747537 Raise The Bar]||February 1st, 2025||1st / 48||1st / 17||Dr. Greenthumb
|-
|{{Trn|Fight Pitt 10|g=SSBM}}||March 1st, 2025||25th / 214||5th / 69||Dr. Greenthumb
|}

===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[The Big House 4]]||October 4th-5th, 2014||49th||5th||{{Sm|KOKingpin}}
|-
|[[Midwest Championships 2015]]||May 29th, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Scenic City Smash IV]]||June 6th, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[B.E.A.S.T 6]]||February 19th-21st, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[King of the Springs 2]]||February 14th, 2017||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/pitt-smash-presents-a-close-2-0/event/melee-singles/brackets/512709/879464 A Close 2-0]||February 9th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==Gameplay videos==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW_m7kvGVXc The Big House 5 - Abate (Luigi) Vs. S2J (Captain Falcon, Falco) - Winners Top 64 Round 2]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0JN9QnR1Tg The Big House 5 - Abate (Luigi) Vs. Axe (Pikachu) - Winners Top 64 Round 1]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ESD9mEnTfY The Big House 5 - Abate (Luigi) Vs. Duck (Samus) - Top 8 Qualifier]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PWtj2DzaK8 The Big House 5 - Abate (Luigi) Vs. Shroomed (Sheik) - Top 8]

==Trivia==
*Abate's rise is documented in Sam DeGregorio's 2016 documentary [[Steel City Smash]].
* Abate is married to {{Sm|Dr. Greenthumb}}.

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/AbateSmash Twitter account]

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