Smasher:Tafokints

Tafokints is a Melee main, commentator, analyst and writer from Cupertino, California currently residing in Los Angeles. He was formerly ranked 13th on the SoCal Melee Power Rankings. He became a member of Melee It On Me in 2013 as a content creator.

Tafokints started as a main, but quickly switched to Sheik after watching some  and  videos. While attending UCLA, he trained with players such as and  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. 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 Melee It On Me channel with "Tafo Talks", which covers current events, player content, and historical analysis.

On December 30th, 2016, Tafokints joined Cloud9 as 's official coach. In late April of 2018, Tafokints and Cloud9 parted ways. This departure allowed Tafokints to become a business development manager for Counter Logic Gaming.

Trivia

 * Tafokints fought in a first-to-5 $1,000 money match at Apex 2014's "Salty Suite" and ended up winning 5-1. This is the most money won in a Melee money match tied with 's money matches with Mang0 and  and 's money match with.
 * Tafokints won the Puzzle Fighters side event at EVO 2018.
 * Tafokints is known to be of a high skill level in other puzzle games, such as Tetris.

Gameplay videos

 * $1000 Money Match - Tian (Sheik) Vs. Tafokints (Sheik) SSBM - Smash Bros. Melee - YouTube