Smasher:Ek

Ek is a and  player from Kungälv, Sweden, who was generally considered to be among the best players in Europe in his prime. During the 2005-2006 era, he was commonly considered to be the European equivalent of. He became widely known in the community after complimented him, saying he's "as good as Ken" after narrowly defeating him in grand finals at RoofSM in January 2006. Ek regularly teamed with in doubles tournaments. Ek was one of 's inspirations in continuing to play Melee competitively and even resulted in the latter picking up as his main, albeit only for a brief period of time.