Smasher:Yei
| Yei | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Smash 4 mains | Lucina, Marth |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Meta Knight, Corrin, Olimar |
| Ultimate main | Palutena |
| Other Ultimate characters | Meta Knight, Sephiroth, Cloud, Corrin, Byleth |
| Retired Ultimate characters | Lucina, Chrom, Wario |
| Team info | |
| Former sponsor(s) | Fatal Ambition, BlaZe Esports |
| Crew(s) | SweetSpot, Pacific Sun |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Costa Rican Power Rankings: 1st  UltRank 2022: 85th |
| Best tournament result | 13th / 719 at Smash Factor 9 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Jason Valverde Mora |
| Location | San José, Costa Rica 
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Yei (pronounced "Jay") is a Smasher from Costa Rica known for having a diverse roster in all Smash games he plays. He is considered the greatest Costa Rican player of all time and one of the greatest Central American players of all time, being the region's best player in Smash 4 and early-Ultimate.
He first made his debut in Smash 4, where he mainly played Lucina and Marth. He first broke out onto the scene after placing 9th at Smash Factor 7, defeating notable Mexican players such as Rox and Cloudy to place 9th.
Yei became better known internationally for his performances in Ultimate, where he was best known for playing Meta Knight, though he had also played Wario, Lucina, Chrom, and Palutena extensively throughout his career. He was considered the best Meta Knight main in the early metagame, especially following his performances at the major Smash Factor 8, where he placed 7th after defeating Mr. E, and the Mexican invitational Smash Vertex, where he used Meta Knight to defeat players such as Maister, Joker, and Meme. Outside of these performances, he also defeated Chag at SWT: Central America Ultimate Regional Finals with Meta Knight.
Yei joined the Costa Rican organization OG Esports (not to be confused with the famous Danish organization OG) on July 9th, 2019[1]. The organization eventually merged with the American team Fatal Ambition in early 2021 and Yei was kept in the roster. However, the organization became inactive in early 2022 and Yei removed Fatal Ambition's tags from his socials since then.
Starting January 21st, 2023, Yei was banned from attending tournaments in Costa Rica for a year due to alleged poor behavior,[2] though he remained active in other Central American regions.
Playstyle[edit]
Yei is a versatile player, able to switch playstyles quickly when necessary. His most consistent approach, however, is to maintain an aggressive, yet calculated and patient neutral game. From his aggression, he will go for deep edgeguards, juggles, and early kills.
For Palutena, he pairs a strong neutral and consistent punish game, and often uses Palutena's tools to go for quick kills or capitalize as much as he can. For Meta Knight, he plays for combos, spacing, and quick edgeguarding, while also using Meta Knight’s jumps to make his landings difficult to punish. He is highly proficient in Meta Knight's ladder combo, able to consistently ladder and finish off his opponents even at higher percents when the combo is DI-prone and much harder to complete.
Tournament placings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Johns #1 | April 22nd, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
Naifu Wars: World War 1 |
May 5th, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
| No Johns #2 | May 20th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | JM |
| No Johns #3 | June 17th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Naifu Wars: World War 2 |
June 23rd, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Subs Not Scrubs: EE |
June 26th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| OnettBoyz Mega Monthly 4 |
June 28th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Subs Not Scrubs: Smash Studios |
June 30th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| No Johns #4 | July 29th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| No Johns #5 | September 23rd, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| No Johns #6 | October 21st, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Delfino |
| No Johns #7 | November 11th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Carl's PTY | November 19th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Tavo |
| Gameshow Smash Legends | November 26th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| No Johns #8 | December 9th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| No Johns #09 | January 13th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Naifu Wars: Civil War 2 |
February 17th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| No Johns #10 | February 24th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| No Johns #11 | March 17th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| SweetSpot's Summer Invitational | April 28th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| No John's #12 | May 26th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| No John's #13 | June 16th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Naifu Wars: World War 4 |
July 14th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| Smash Factor 7 | July 20th-22nd 2018 | 9th | 9th | Emile |
| Furia Tica 2018 | August 11th-12th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| GAME ON! | September 30th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | EDKILL |
| No John's #16 | October 20th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Fiesta at SweetSpot | December 8th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| No Mercy #01 | January 20th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| No John's #18 | January 26th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| No Mercy #02 | February 17th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Empire Play | March 2nd-3rd, 2019 | 1st / 113 | — | — |
| No John's #20 | March 16th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| No Mercy #03 | March 31st, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| No John's 21 @ Festival 1Up | April 13th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Easter Tournament | April 21st, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| No Mercy #04 | April 28th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | ~SynKratos~ |
| No John's #22 | May 18th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| No Mercy #05 | May 26th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| No John's #23 | June 8th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| No Mercy #06 | June 29th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| SweetSpot Summer Invitational 2019 | July 13th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| No Mercy #07 | July 20th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Factor 8 | July 26th-28th, 2019 | 7th | 17th | LumaKing |
| No Mercy Nivelado e Invitacional | September 7th-9th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Zafarrancho Pro Circuit | September 15th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Fede's #2 | September 19th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| No John's 26 | September 21st, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Fede's 3 | October 3rd, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Zafarrancho Pro Circuit 2 | October 13th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash@Fede's #4 | October 17th-18th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| No John's #27 | October 19th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| GAME ON! 2019 | October 26th-27th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | ShinyMark |
| No John's #28 | November 23rd, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| No Mercy #09 | December 7th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Legends 2 | December 14th-15th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | AnDy |
| Zafarrancho Pro Circuit 4 | January 11th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| SweetSpot Winter Invitational 2020 | January 18th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| No Mercy #10 | January 26th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Vertex | February 6th-9th, 2020 | 2nd | 7th | JoJoseph VolG |
| Zafarrancho Pro Circuit 5 | February 15th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| No Mercy #11 | February 29th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Chill in Smash |
April 10th-13th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 11 |
May 15th, 2020 | 65th | — | — |
| The Online Olympus |
May 31st, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 12 |
June 12th, 2020 | 49th | — | — |
| The Top Low Tier |
June 20th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Blink Esports Battleground |
August 22nd, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| Blink Esports Battleground 2 |
September 19th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| Blink Esports Battleground 4 |
November 21st, 2020 | 4th | — | — |
| SWT: Central America South Ultimate Online Qualifier |
March 27th-28th, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
| SWT: Central America South Ultimate Online Qualifier Last Chance Qualifier |
March 28th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Weed Tank |
April 20th, 2021 | 13th | — | — |
| SWT: Central America Ultimate Regional Finals | August 21st-22nd, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
| Anime World Coliseum | December 12th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 18 |
January 26th, 2022 | 13th | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 19 |
February 23rd, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
| Lagn't 2 | March 6th, 2022 | 1st | 1st | Brandon |
| Delfino Maza RETA 2022 | April 1st-3rd, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
| Lagn't 3 | July 10th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| Factor Prelude | July 24th, 2022 | 5th | 1st | Keen |
| Smash Factor 9 | July 29th-31st, 2022 | 13th | 9th | Genialo |
| Smash Legends 3 | October 16th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| CUMBRE | November 4th-6th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
| La Super Liga: Bloom To Fight | April 30th, 2023 | 1st | — | — |
Trivia[edit]
- Currently, Yei does not have a visa and therefore cannot attend tournaments in the United States.
- Yei won every Central American tournament he attended since Smash 4 until No Mercy #11, where he lost to Emile and Nacho.
Gameplay videos[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
- Smash Factor 8 - Yei (Chrom, Meta Knight) vs. Mr E (Lucina)
- Smash Vertex Winners Semis - Maister (Mr. Game & Watch) vs. Yei (Meta Knight)
