Smasher:ESAM: Difference between revisions

| image          = ESAM with Pikachu.jpg

| mainssbu        = Pikachu

| retiredssbu    = Samus

| 2ndretiredssbu  = Ice Climbers

| mainssb        = Samus

| otherssb        = Pikachu

| otherssbm      = Fox

| 2ndotherssbm    = Pikachu

| mainssb4        = Pikachu

| otherssb4      = Samus

| winningsssbm    = ~$1,975.86

| winningsssbb    = ~$10,403.25

| winningsssbu    = ~$23,869.91

| rankingssb4    = [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 17th

| realname        = Eric Lew

| birthday        = 17

| country        = USA

}}

In ''[[Project M]]'', ESAM is also a {{PM|Samus}} and {{PM|Pikachu}} player, and was considered one of the best Samus players in the world, alongside {{Sm|Plup}}.

==Tournament history==

===2010 MLG Pro Circuit===

ESAM rose to fame when he placed 4th at [[MLG Orlando 2010]]. He lost to {{Sm|ADHD}} early in winners' bracket, but made a long run through losers' bracket, defeating players such as {{Sm|Candy}}, {{Sm|Fatal}}, and {{Sm|DieSuperFly}}, before being eliminated by {{Sm|Tyrant}} in losers' semis. He placed 8th at [[MLG Columbus 2010]], defeating {{Sm|CO18}}, {{Sm|Choice}}, and Tyrant in losers' bracket after losing to {{Sm|Lee Martin}} in winners' bracket, before being eliminated by {{Sm|Dojo}} in losers' top 8, and 9th at [[MLG Raleigh 2010]], defeating {{Sm|MVD}} and CO18 in winners' bracket before losing to {{Sm|Felix}} and {{Sm|NickRiddle}}. Lastly, he placed 4th at [[MLG DC 2010]], losing to {{Sm|Havok}} in winners' bracket, but defeating NickRiddle, Lee Martin, Tyrant, {{Sm|Ally}}, and {{Sm|mikeHAZE}} to make it to losers' semis, where he lost to {{Sm|Mew2King}}.

At [[Super Smash Con]], ESAM finished 2nd in ''Brawl'' singles. He beat MVD 3-0 in winners semis before losing to Mew2King 3-0 in winners finals. In losers' bracket, he defeated Nairo for the first time ever, 3-1 in losers finals. He lost 3-0 in a rematch with Mew2King in grand finals, where he went Samus in Game 2 and Bowser in Game 3.

At [[Super Smash Con 2015]], ESAM defeated {{Sm|DKwill}} 2-0, and {{Sm|Nairo}} 3-2 before losing to ZeRo in a very close set in winners finals, 2-3. He would then defeat Nairo 3-1 in losers finals before losing his rematch with ZeRo 0-3 in grand finals, where he used Yoshi in Game 2. ESAM later traveled to California for [[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]], where he defeated {{Sm|Angbad}} 2-0 and Zex 2-0 before losing to {{Sm|6WX}} 0-2. In losers he defeated {{Sm|AC}} 2-0 before losing to {{Sm|SlayerZ}} 1-2 and finishing at 13th place. In October, ESAM traveled to Michigan for [[The Big House 5]]; he also entered Smashfield Weeklies 9 which was happening before the event. At the weekly, he defeated {{Sm|Megafox}} 2-1, Abadango 2-0, and {{Sm|Ally}} 3-2 before Ally defeated him 3-1 in both sets of grand finals. At The Big House 5 itself ESAM defeated {{Sm|smasher1001}} 2-0, and {{Sm|Shel}} 2-0 to make it into top 32. In Top 32, ESAM defeated Trela 2-0 before losing to Dabuz 0-3 and being eliminated by ZeRo 1-3 and ultimately finishing at 9th place.

To start out 2016, ESAM was flown out to California to attend [[2GGT: ESAM Saga]]. At the tournament, he defeated {{Sm|Aarvark}} 2-0 and {{Sm|S2H}} 2-0 to make top 16. In top 16 he defeated {{Sm|falln}} 2-1 before losing to {{Sm|K9sbruce}} 1-3 in winners semis. ESAM was then defeated by {{Sm|Tyrant}} 2-3 and placed 5th place at his own tournament. At [[GENESIS 3]], ESAM defeated {{Sm|Rice}} 2-0 before being upset by {{Sm|Teb}} 1-2 in round 2 pools. In losers' bracket, he defeated {{Sm|J!}} 2-1 and {{Sm|Seagull Joe}} 2-0 to make top 32. In top 32 he eliminated {{Sm|RIN}} 3-0 and {{Sm|Manny}} 3-0 before losing 3-2 to Nairo, who lost the first two games with Dr. Mario before winning three in a row with Zero Suit Samus. At [[PAX Arena]], ESAM was upset 1-3 by {{Sm|Jbandrew}} in top 32. In losers bracket he defeated {{Sm|Mew2King}} 3-2 to make top 8 losers side. In top 8 he lost to Vinnie 1-3 and finished in 7th place. At [[TGC 6]] ESAM defeated {{Sm|Mew2}} 2-0 and Jbandrew 2-0 to make top 8 winners side, however top 8 was canceled and the pot was split evenly among the remaining 8 competitors.

At [[B.E.A.S.T 6]], he finished 3rd in ''Smash 4'' singles defeating {{Sm|vyQ}} 2-1. and {{Sm|cyve}} 2-0 to make top 8 winners side. In winners semis he defeated {{Sm|wilksy15}} 2-0 before losing to Mr. R 2-3 in winners finals and being upset by {{Sm|iStudying}} 2-3 in losers finals. He also placed 9th in ''Melee'' singles defeating {{Sm|Vanity Angel}} 2-1 in winners and {{Sm|Baxon}} 3-1 in losers. He also teamed with {{Sm|MVD}} to win ''Smash 4'' doubles over Mr. R and cyve.

His short win streak was ended at [[Midwest Mayhem 3]], where he lost to Tyroy 0-2 in winners quarters. In losers bracket he defeated MVD 2-1, {{Sm|BoScotty}} 3-0, and {{Sm|Ksev}} 3-1 before being eliminated by {{Sm|False}} 2-3 and ultimately finishing in 4th place. At [[Low Tier City 4]] ESAM lost to {{Sm|Hyuga}} 1-2 in bracket. In losers he defeated {{Sm|Aerolink}} and {{Sm|MJG}} to make top 8 losers side. In top 8 he defeated {{Sm|P2P with Gibus}} 3-0 before being eliminated by Hyuga 1-3. At [[CEO 2016]] ESAM defeated {{Sm|Mister Eric}} 2-0 to make it out of pools. In top 64 he defeated {{Sm|Wrath}} 2-1 before losing to Dabuz 0-2 and being eliminated by {{Sm|Saj}} 1-2 and placing 17th. At [[EVO 2016]] ESAM was upset by {{Sm|NickC}} 1-2 in pools. In losers he eliminated {{Sm|Sinji}} 2-0, Falln 2-0, {{Sm|DJ Jack}} 2-0, and {{Sm|HIKARU}} 2-0 before being eliminated by Trela 1-2 and finishing at a disappointing 25th place. At Trail Gaming League 8, ESAM took the tournament defeating {{Sm|Seibrik}}, NickRiddle, and MVD, but not before MVD reset the bracket. At [[Super Smash Con 2016]], ESAM defeated {{Sm|Rayquaza07}} 2-1 in round 2 pools before losing 0-2 to {{Sm|Ryo}} and {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}, finishing at an all time low of 33rd place. However, he performed well in Melee, getting 13th and defeating {{Sm|lloD}}, {{Sm|Zhu}}, and {{Sm|Westballz}}.

At [[Don't Park on the Grass]], ESAM was upset by {{Sm|Snickeldorf}} 0-2 in pools and after a long losers bracket run was eliminated by {{Sm|Captain L}} 0-3 finishing out the year at 9th place.

At the start of 2017, ESAM attended [[Smash Conference LXIX]] where he defeated {{Sm|Myran}} 2-0 before losing to {{Sm|Samsora}} 1-2 in winners quarters. In losers bracket ESAM defeated {{Sm|Child}} 2-1, NickRiddle 2-1, {{Sm|Wormynugget}} 2-0, and Mew2King 3-2, before being eliminated by Samsora 1-3 starting off the year with a solid 3rd place.

In February ESAM was invited to [[Niconico Tokaigi 2017]]. At the event he defeated {{Sm|Kameme}} 2-0 before falling to {{Sm|Kirihara}} 1-2 and {{Sm|KEN}} 0-2 to finish 9th.

ESAM notably won [[Smashadelphia 2017]], defeating Dabuz 3-1 in winners finals. In grand finals, he lost the first set to Dabuz 1-3, but ultimately won the second set 3-2.

==Playstyle==

==Tournament placings==

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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=334453 Smash @ Xanadu Monthly - 2/23]||February 23rd, 2013||—||1st||{{Sm|PPMD}}

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|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=349367/ Smash Carolina 3]||March 1st, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Atlas}}

|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355730/ NickRiddle & 8Bitman's May Brawl/PM Monthly]||May 17th, 2014||1st||—||—

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|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=357523/ 'No JEANS']||June 7th, 2014||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Teachable}}

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|[http://challonge.com/SatX07062016PM Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 7/6]||July 6th, 2016||1st||—||—

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|[http://smashcarolina.challonge.com/sc5smash43ds Smash Carolina V]||October 4th, 2014||1st||—||—

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|[http://shoryuken.com/2015/01/11/kumite-in-tennessee-15-streaming-live-from-murfreesboro-tennessee/ Kumite in Tennessee 15]||January 9th-11th, 2015||2nd||1st||{{sm|Reflex}}

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|[http://tloc.challonge.com/sw33 Shockwave 33]||June 10th, 2015||1st||—||—

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||[http://pulse-gaming.challonge.com/SFW9 Smashfield Weekly #9]||October 1st, 2015||2nd||—||—

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|[http://challonge.com/HiNsmash Hot Import Nights Tournament #4]||December 26th, 2015||1st||—||—

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|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX07052016SSB4 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 7/5]||July 5th, 2016||1st||—||—

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|[http://challonge.com/tgl8smash4pro Trail Gaming League 8]||August 6th, 2016||1st||—||—

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|[http://versus.challonge.com/s4_081816 VSGC Weekly 8/18]||August 18th, 2016||4th||—||—

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|[http://challonge.com/Tgl9smash4singles Trail Gaming League 9]||September 10th, 2016||1st||1st||MVD

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|[http://challonge.com/tgl10smash4singles Trail Gaming League 10]||October 15th, 2016||3rd||1st||MVD

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|[http://urt.challonge.com/ignition55 Ignition #55]||November 2nd, 2016||1st||—||—

|[http://e2c.challonge.com/755b081w Poplar Creek Bowl Weekly #72]||November 3rd, 2016||1st||1st||MVD

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|[http://versus.challonge.com/s4_122216 VSGC Weekly 12/22]||December 22nd, 2016||1st||—||—

|[http://versus.challonge.com/s4_122916 VSGC Weekly 12/29]||December 29th, 2016||1st||—||—

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|[http://versus.challonge.com/s4_022317 VSGC Weekly 2/23]||February 23rd, 2017||1st||—||—

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|[http://versus.challonge.com/s4_031617 VSGC Weekly 3/16]||March 16th, 2017||1st||—||—

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|[http://versus.challonge.com/s4_040617 VSGC Weekly 4/6]||April 6th, 2017||1st||—||—

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|[http://hptournaments.challonge.com/BTT12 Backthrow Thursdays #12]||May 25th, 2017||2nd||1st||MVD

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|{{b|UNLOCKED|tournament}}||July 1st, 2017||2nd||—||—

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|[http://challonge.com/toryumon_studiosky18T Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #18]||January 24th, 2018||7th||—||—

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|[https://smashok.challonge.com/NMJ36 No Moore Johns 36]||April 27th, 2018||1st||1st||MVD

|[https://smashok.challonge.com/NMJSingles38 No Moore Johns 38]||May 11th, 2018||2nd||—||—

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|[https://smashok.challonge.com/NMJ41Sing No Moore Johns 41]||June 8th, 2018||1st||—||—

|[https://smashok.challonge.com/NMJ43Singles No Moore Johns 43]||June 22nd, 2018||3rd||—||—

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|[https://smashok.challonge.com/NMJ46 No Moore Johns 46]||July 13th, 2018||1st||—||—

|[https://smashok.challonge.com/NMJ47Singles No Moore Johns 47]||July 20th, 2018||2nd||1st||MVD

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|[https://smashok.challonge.com/SSD72Smash4 Sooner Smash Dojo #72]||August 31st, 2018||2nd||1st||MVD

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|[https://smashok.challonge.com/SSD75 Sooner Smash Dojo #75]||September 28th, 2018||1st||—||—

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|[https://smashok.challonge.com/SSD77Singles Sooner Smash Dojo #77]||October 12th, 2018||2nd||—||—

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|[https://challonge.com/sws173u Salt Water Smash 173]||February 20th, 2020||1st||—||—

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==Trivia==

*ESAM is {{Sm|NickRiddle}}'s younger brother.

**Ironically enough, he sometimes uses said hashtag to denote how his opinion might not be widely shared in its entirety.

**He also has a noted tendency to have his opinions be reversed on him, especially in regards to his opinions on characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://youtu.be/YqvuRRu3Pxg|title=#ESAMOpinions}}</ref>

*On April 19th, 2019, ESAM infamously lost a $500 money match against {{Sm|Samsora}} at {{Trn|Pound 2019}}, with Samsora winning 10-1 and both competitors subsequently joking about the match together on [[Twitter]].

**In the singles bracket at the same tournament, he lost to {{Sm|MuteAce}} 1-2 in Winners and lost to {{Sm|LingLing}} 2-3 in Losers, meaning he lost 15 total games to Peach at one tournament.

==External links==

*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=92614 SmashBoards public profile]

*[https://ssbworld.com/players/84/esam SSBWorld profile]

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