Smasher:Samuel Felinton

Samuel Felinton (formerly known as TheSamFZ) is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament Organizer from West Virginia, who mains. He is most known for being the co-founder and majority owner of the disbanded esports organization.

On April 3rd, 2021, Samuel Felinton held his first tournament. As of January 1st, 2022, Samuel Felintonhas hosted hundreds and distributed over $10,000 in prize pools. Out of these tournaments, his most popular series are the Taipan Smash Singles, Smash After Dark, and the Taipan Holiday Tournaments. As of November 17th, 2021, Samuel Felinton became an official Trolli League tournament organizer. On September 12th, 2022, Samuel Felinton along side [Keeg] closed Taipan Esports' operations until further notice.

Outside of tournament organizing, Samuel Felinton has a minor broadcasting career. On June 11th, 2021, Samuel Felinton became a streamer for the. Three months later, on September 1st, 2021, he streamed his final crew battle. Within that period, he could stream upwards of 100 crew battles, including a Smashcords Team Hero v.s. Team Shulk crew battle.

Besides Taipan Esports, Samuel Felinton has also founded many other projects including WV board of Esports, and the Team FZ. He also has won many awards for his young entrepreneurial talent, like the ECS Young Entrepreneur of the year award.

Trivia

 * Samuel Felinton is a current contributor to SmashWiki and Liquipedia.
 * The first two tournaments Samuel Felinton ran were private tournaments exclusive to Taipan Esports-sponsored players and crew members.
 * Samuel Felinton also has released and published Teenager Business, a book on basics of entrepreneurship.