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| name          = Spin-Dash
{{redirect|Spin-Dash|Sonic's [[side special]] move|Spin Dash}}
 
{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Kuraudo
| image        = Spindash.jpg
| image        = Spindash.jpg
| main          = Link
| mainssbb      = Sonic
| 2ndmain      =  
| mainssbm      = Ganondorf
| other        = Ganondorf
| 2ndmainssbm  =  
| 2ndother      = Marth
| otherssbm    = Link
| crew          = [[The n00b School Bus]]
| alias        = Spin-Dash
| skill        = Pro-Am
| alias2        = Spandish
| alias        =  
| alias3        = Spandex
| alias4        = Cloud
| realname      = Brandon Olson
| realname      = Brandon Olson
| birthdate     = September 5, 1989<br>''(age '''18''')''
| birthday      = 5
| location      = Edmonton, AB
| birthmonth    = 9
| birthyear     = 1989
| location      = Spruce Grove, AB
| country      = Canada
| country      = Canada
  }}
  }}
'''Spin-Dash''' (born September 5, 1989) is a Canadian smasher from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He mains with [[Link (SSBM)|Link]], leaving [[Ganondorf (SSBM)|Ganondorf]] and [[Marth (SSBM)|Marth]] to fall back to as his secondaries in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]. Spin-Dash currently mains [[Sonic (SSBB)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], while [[Pokémon Trainer (SSBB)|Pokémon Trainer]], and [[King Dedede (SSBB)|King Dedede]] are his secondaries to fall back on in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]].
'''Spin-Dash''' is a Canadian smasher from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In ''Melee'', he mained {{SSBM|Ganondorf}} with a {{SSBM|Link}} secondary, while in ''Brawl'', a game for which he had decent regional results, he mained {{SSBB|Sonic}}. He was once ranked 9th on the ''Brawl'' [[Alberta Power Rankings]].
 
Spin-Dash is a member of [[The n00b School Bus]], and currently ranks as 11th on the Alberta Brawl Power Rankings.
 
== Tournament Activity ==
While having practiced advanced techniques and competitive gameplay since mid-2006, Spin-Dash did not have the convenience of being close enough to other competitive Smashers due to residing in Spruce Grove, Alberta (a mere 10 minutes outside of Edmonton to which he associates himself with regardless), coupled with a lack of transportation, currently. This in turn had once caused him to resort to computers as opponents and the occasional player in his town.
 
Spin-Dash's first tournament experience was in the year of 2007 at Animethon XIV, his Singles record lost in the midst of gameplay. His Doubles performance showed to be more potent, forming the temporary team of Star Fox with [[Fox (SSBM)|Fox]] as a former main. Advancing to the finals, his run would end when playing [[Stevo]], a professional in the Canadian Smash Bros. community; here was where Spin-Dash obtained his first glimpse into what higher competition truly held for him.
 
Hitting the large tournament scene officially during [[At Melee's End]], Spin-Dash proved himself to be a moderately impressive newcomer, easily adapting to the amplified atmosphere that the tournament provided while surprising the competition, which in turn allowed for a significant degree of improvement in his skill by the end of the tournament.
 
While generally lacking in the diversity that [[At Melee's End]]'s roster of players provided, Spin-Dash nonetheless attended the Western Canadian Championships' first day to compete in the Doubles competition; forming the Blind Walruses once more with his partner of the previous tournament, [[Frio]], they would prove to be an overall improved duo, clenching 4th place in the competitive crowd to establish a substantial amount of development in their overall skill.
 
On May 31st, 2008, Spin-Dash made his [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] debut, all the while leaving a considerate impact on fellow players' perspectives on the capabilities of Sonic (a character often joked about and considered to be garbage in contrast to the rest of the cast.) Having played against and beaten many formidable players such as [[MagnuM]], [[Beeble]], [[FalseFalco]], [[SHWN]], and many others in the Singles and/or Doubles events of Brawl, the mountain to climb in his first Brawl tournament was steep. It wasn't until [[SuPeRbOoM]] eliminated him for good that Spin-Dash's run in CT4 Singles would come to a halt. He took 9th place in Brawl Singles, meanwhile in both Doubles events, the Blind Walruses returned to clench 5th place in both tournaments.
 
Like many others, Spin-Dash was a sad panda that there was no time for Melee Singles; he had substantially improved his prowess as a Link user, only to have it put to the test in many friendlies at CT4.


== Tournament Placings ==
==Tournament placings==
'''2007'''
{{LostResults}}
* 2nd - Animethon XIV (Melee Doubles) - Spin-Dash & RB
===''[[Super Smash Bros. 64]]''===
* 33rd - [[At Melee's End]] (Melee Singles)
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
* 10th - [[At Melee's End]] (Melee Doubles) - Spin-Dash & [[Frio]]
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
* 7th - [[At Melee's End]] (Melee Crews) - [[The n00b School Bus]]
|-
* 9th - [[At Melee's End]] (64 Singles)
|{{Trn|At Melee's End: Pro Impact CCSC Championship}}||December 15th-16th, 2007||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}


'''2008'''
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
* 4th - Western Canadian Championships (Melee Doubles) - Spin-Dash & [[Frio]]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
* 9th - CT4 (Brawl Singles)
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
* 5th - CT4 (Brawl Doubles) - Spin-Dash & [[Frio]]
|-
* 5th - CT4 (Melee Doubles) - Spin-Dash & [[Frio]]
|{{Trn|Animethon XIV|g=SSBM}}||2007||&mdash;||2nd||{{Sm|RB}}
|-
|{{Trn|At Melee's End: Pro Impact CCSC Championship|g=SSBM}}||December 15th-16th, 2007||33rd||10th||{{Sm|Frio}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=145766 Western Canadian Championships]||February 16th-17th, 2008||&mdash;||4th||Frio
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=173391 CT4]||May 31st, 2008||&mdash;||5th||Frio
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=242635 ADAT 2]||July 25th, 2009||33rd||13th||Frio
|-
|{{Trn|Edmonton December Spesho|g=SSBM}}||2009||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}


===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=173391 CT4]||May 31st, 2008||9th||5th||{{Sm|Frio}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=239339 Sou Kawaii 2]||2009||5th||3rd||{{Sm|Colin}}
|-
|{{Trn|HSI 2009|g=SSBB}}||2009||Last||5th||{{Sm|Dookdiggity}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=242635 ADAT 2]||July 25th, 2009||7th||2nd||{{Sm|MurdaMoe}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=246224 Sou Kawaii 4]||2009||9th||2nd||Frio
|-
|{{Trn|Brawl Monthlies 6|g=SSBB}}||2009||9th||9th||{{Sm|Holy}}
|-
|{{Trn|Brawl Monthlies 7|g=SSBB}}||2009||7th||7th||{{Sm|Zero}}
|-
|{{Trn|Edmonton December Spesho|g=SSBB}}||2009||9th||7th||Zero
|}


== Trivia ==
* Spin-Dash began playing video games at the age of 2, beginning with Sonic the Hedgehog for the SEGA Genesis in 1991.
* Top Professional Smash Bros. player, [[Aniki]], is known to be the drive behind Spin-Dash's will to continue playing as [[Link (SSBM)|Link]] in Melee.
* A quirk that is often routine for Spin-Dash is that he carries a Chaos Emerald about with him, not only as a die-hard Sonic the Hedgehog fan, but also as a form of good luck when he is playing.
* Spin-Dash is intending to attend the Grant MacEwan College located in Edmonton, Alberta, in the near future; in hopes of pursuing his dream of Theatrical Arts and expanding that into a career of voice acting.
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Latest revision as of 23:16, February 13, 2024

"Spin-Dash" redirects here. For Sonic's side special move, see Spin Dash.
Kuraudo "Spin-Dash" "Spandish" "Spandex" "Cloud"
Spindash.jpg
Character info
Melee main Ganondorf
Other Melee character Link
Brawl main Sonic
Personal and other info
Real name Brandon Olson
Birth date (age 34)
Location Spruce Grove, AB Canada

Spin-Dash is a Canadian smasher from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In Melee, he mained Ganondorf with a Link secondary, while in Brawl, a game for which he had decent regional results, he mained Sonic. He was once ranked 9th on the Brawl Alberta Power Rankings.

Tournament placings[edit]

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Super Smash Bros. 64[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
At Melee's End: Pro Impact CCSC Championship December 15th-16th, 2007 9th — —

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Animethon XIV 2007 — 2nd RB
At Melee's End: Pro Impact CCSC Championship December 15th-16th, 2007 33rd 10th Frio
Western Canadian Championships February 16th-17th, 2008 — 4th Frio
CT4 May 31st, 2008 — 5th Frio
ADAT 2 July 25th, 2009 33rd 13th Frio
Edmonton December Spesho 2009 9th — —

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
CT4 May 31st, 2008 9th 5th Frio
Sou Kawaii 2 2009 5th 3rd Colin
HSI 2009 2009 Last 5th Dookdiggity
ADAT 2 July 25th, 2009 7th 2nd MurdaMoe
Sou Kawaii 4 2009 9th 2nd Frio
Brawl Monthlies 6 2009 9th 9th Holy
Brawl Monthlies 7 2009 7th 7th Zero
Edmonton December Spesho 2009 9th 7th Zero
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