Smasher:Sam (British Columbia)
| Sam | |
|---|---|
| Character info | |
| Ultimate main | Steve |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  British Columbia Power Rankings: 11th |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Sam M. |
| Location | Richmond, British Columbia 
|
Sam is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament organizer from British Columbia. She was best known for her work for Galint Gaming, as the team's VIP Manager, and worked as a director for the Battle of BC tournament series. In particular, she was responsible for inviting many international players, especially from Japan, to attend Battle of BC 5's Ultimate event, resulting in the Pacific Northwest's first P-tier event. Although Sam ceased her work with Galint partway through work on Battle of BC 6, she is also responsible for the event's similarly large roster of JP talent.
Outside of Battle of BC, Sam has worked for a number of major tournaments, and is considered to have systematized the role of "hospitality/VIP management" as a formal position in Smash tournament organization. She has worked this role for many major events, most notably Apex 2022, Smash World Tour 2022, Rise 'N Grind 2023, Super Smash Con 2023, Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2024, Supernova 2024, GENESIS X2, and LVL UP EXPO 2025, among others. Sam also conceptualized the PNW's premier invitational series, Cascadia Clash, and directed both of its iterations.
In addition to event organization and management, Sam is a Steve player in Ultimate and was ranked as high as 7th on the British Columbia Power Rankings, with notable wins over players such as Jogibu at Get On My Level X, Toriguri at UBC's Battle of BC 6 Pre-Local, and Maipan at KOWLOON 9 with Sumabato. She also holds wins over several of British Columbia's best players, such as Big D, Lemmon, and Captain L.
Previously, she worked as a freelance talent manager for both Onin and Ouch!?. During this time, she organized Out of Pocket for Onin's birthday, the name being a reference to their old tag, Pocket.
Tournament placings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pregame - BOBC6 Pre-Event | March 28th, 2024 | 9th / 22 | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle 2018 | December 28th-29th, 2018 | 97th | 17th | legit247 |
| UBC CUP 2019 | February 16th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| Battle of BC 3 | March 30th-31st, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
| Heroes VS Villains 2019 | June 15th, 2019 | 49th | — | — |
| The Pinnacle 2019 | July 5th-7th, 2019 | 97th | 33rd | legit247 |
| Extra Angle 3: An SFU eSports Smash Event | August 24th-26th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| Port Priority 5 | September 7th-8th, 2019 | 193rd | — | — |
| Play With Heart | November 30th-December 1st, 2019 | 97th | — | — |
| BashFest 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 65th | — | — |
Salt Flats 2021 |
February 14th, 2021 | 17th | — | — |
| SWT: NA Northwest Ultimate Online Qualifier |
May 8th-9th, 2021 | 65th | — | — |
| Pinnacle 2021 | October 8th-10th, 2021 | 33rd | 9th | legit247 |
| Mairch | March 27th, 2022 | 9th | 5th | legit247 |
| Emerald City X | April 30th, 2022 | 49th | 7th | legit247 |
| Bamboo Battles: Smash Ultimate 67 |
May 9th, 2022 | 25th | — | — |
| Domino Effect 21 | May 28th, 2022 | 65th | — | — |
| Battle of BC 4 | June 10th-12th, 2022 | 33rd | 33rd | legit247 |
| Get On My Level 2022 | July 1st-3rd, 2022 | 97th | — | — |
| Grandslam 6 | July 17th, 2022 | 17th | — | — |
| Heroes VS Villains 2022 | August 6th, 2022 | 33rd | 9th | legit247 |
| Border Brawl! | August 27th, 2022 | 9th | 7th | legit247 |
| GrandSlam 7 | September 11th, 2022 | 25th | — | — |
| Back in Blood 5 | October 15th, 2022 | 33rd | — | — |
| Ludwig Smash Invitational Last Chance Qualifier | October 22nd-23rd, 2022 | 33rd | — | — |
| Panda Cup Online Qualifier: Northwest NA Regional Finals |
November 6th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
| GrandSlam 8 | November 6th, 2022 | 13th | 9th | legit247 |
| Port Priority 7 | November 12th-13th, 2022 | 25th | 33rd | legit247 |
| Apex 2022 | November 18th-20th, 2022 | 33rd | — | — |
| Mainstage 2022 | December 2nd-4th, 2022 | 65th | — | — |
| GrandSlam 9 | December 11th, 2022 | 17th | 9th | legit247 |
| GrandSlam 10 | January 15th, 2023 | 17th | — | — |
| GENESIS 9 | January 20th-22nd, 2023 | 129th | — | — |
| GrandSlam 11 | March 5th, 2023 | 33rd | — | — |
| GrandSlam 12 | May 7th, 2023 | 25th | — | — |
| Battle of BC 5 | May 19th-21st, 2023 | 97th | — | — |
| GrandSlam 13 | July 16th, 2023 | 25th / 176 | 7th / 40 | Nemu |
| Get On My Level 2023 | July 21st-23rd, 2023 | 129th / 877 | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2023 | August 10th-13th, 2023 | 257th / 2,607 | — | — |
| Cascadia Clash 2023 | September 2nd-3rd, 2023 | 5th / 16 | — | — |
| Keep it Chill 5: FIGHT! | September 23rd, 2023 | 9th / 96 | 9th / 26 | Kantrip |
| Octobair 2023 | October 28th, 2023 | 17th / 143 | 9th / 30 | Nemu |
| Little League: Port Priority Pre-Local | November 10th, 2023 | 25th / 196 | — | — |
| Port Priority 8 | November 11th-12th, 2023 | 97th / 710 | — | — |
| GrandSlam 14 | November 18th, 2023 | 25th / 224 | 5th / 44 | legit247 |
| Domino Effect 2023 | December 2nd, 2023 | 13th / 160 | 4th / 32 | Ouch!? |
| Umebura SP 10 | January 6th-8th, 2024 | 193rd / 1,275 | — | — |
| Cafeteria Cup | January 10th-11th, 2024 | 13th / 16 | — | — |
| KOWLOON 9 with Sumabato | January 13th-14th, 2024 | 193rd / 895 | — | — |
| Janairy 2024 | January 28th, 2024 | 17th / 124 | 4th / 27 | legit247 |
| GENESIS X | February 16th-18th, 2024 | 129th / 1,506 | — | — |
| UBC's Battle of BC 6 Pre-Local | March 27th, 2024 | 5th / 102 | — | — |
| The Pregame - BOBC6 Pre-Event | March 28th, 2024 | 33rd / 173 | — | — |
| Battle of BC 6 | March 29th-31st, 2024 | 65th / 494 | 13th / 98 | legit247 |
| Get On My Level X | May 17th-19th, 2024 | 33rd / 688 | — | — |
| Supernova 2024 | August 8th-11th, 2024 | 193rd / 2,281 | — | — |
| Don't Park on the Grass 2024 | November 16th-17th, 2024 | 33rd / 344 | 17th / 71 | legit247 |
| Maesuma'TOP 1 | January 4th-5th, 2025 | 65th / 579 | — | — |
| Seibugeki 18 | January 12th, 2025 | 97th / 477 | — | — |
| Y to Jump | January 25th, 2025 | 7th / 71 | 3rd / 14 | Zookalooza |
| GENESIS X2 | February 14th-16th, 2025 | 257th / 924 | — | — |
| Battle of BC 7 | March 28th-30th, 2025 | 129th / 433 | — | — |
| Get On My Level: Forever | July 4th-6th, 2025 | 97th / 751 | — | — |
| Supernova 2025 | August 7th-10th, 2025 | 193rd / 2,432 | 33rd / 434 | Opsine |
Trivia[edit]
- While responsible for arranging his North American debut at Battle of BC 6, Sam was also the first non-JP player to win a bracket set against Toriguri, which happened at the prelocal event.
- Outside of Smash, Sam is a hobbyist collector of games and arcade cabinets. Presently, she owns 75 arcade cabinets, many of which she has refurbished herself.
- In secondary school, Sam founded a collegiate smash league (MVSSEA) in the greater Vancouver area. This league was responsible for the introduction of many younger players into BC's local scene, most notably Ouch!?.
- Sam is of Peruvian descent.
- She is credited as having pioneered "The Sam", a Steve-specific ledgetrapping technique wherein the player places TNT at ledge, then reads the opponent's jump with a B-Air.
- While not technically a bracket set, Sam does hold a try-hard BO3 win over Ouch!? from Thug Finals of Out of Pocket.
