Smasher:ESAM: Difference between revisions

| 2ndotherssb4    = Mewtwo

| retiredssb4    = Corrin

| winningsssbm    = ~$1,975.86

| winningsssbb    = ~$10,403.25

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

| rankingssbu    = [[OrionRank 2022]]: 82nd

| realname        = Eric Lew

| birthday        = 17

| country        = USA

}}

In {{forwiiu}}, ESAM was also a {{SSB4|Pikachu}} main, considered the best Pikachu player in the world; he also had a {{SSB4|Samus}} secondary, and was one of the best Samus players in the world alongside {{Sm|IcyMist}}. ESAM was ranked 1st on the final [[Oklahoma Power Rankings|Oklahoma ''Smash 4'' Power Rankings]] and 17th on the [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]]; he was also formerly ranked 2nd on the [[South Florida Smash 4 Power Rankings]].

ESAM regularly teams with {{Sm|MVD}} in [[doubles]], and the pair are considered one of the best doubles teams in the world. They formerly lived in the same city in Oklahoma and regularly practice against each other.

==Tournament history==

At the beginning of ''[[Smash 4]]'', ESAM was invited to [[Sky's Smash 4 Invitational]] where he lost to {{Sm|FOW}} 0-2 in winners. In losers he defeated {{Sm|Trela}} 2-1, {{Sm|Zinoto}} 2-0, FOW 3-0, and {{Sm|ZeRo}} 3-1 before losing to {{Sm|Mr. R}} 1-3 and placing second.

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.

==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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===Hypocrisy allegations===

Throughout the years 2012 to 2014, ESAM would say multiple racial slurs on websites such as Smashboards and on {{Sm|NAKAT}}'s stream [https://smashboards.com/threads/pgd-happy-birthday-red.229275/post-14019802]. One of the comments, "go boxing ring", has since become a meme in the community. Since then, however, ESAM has harassed multiple people for doing similar acts. This includes Bocchi, who was 15 when she said slurs, whereas ESAM was 22. ESAM also notably called for people to harass {{Sm|Kiyarash}} over a screenshot of someone using his username to say multiple slurs. In the past, he had done the same thing to {{Sm|FOW}} and {{Sm|MJG}} when false allegations were made about them. After the Kiyarash incident, ESAM then made a tweet criticizing other ''Smash'' players for "supporting cancel culture" and for trying to actively harm someone's image despite his previous actions [https://twitter.com/imESAM/status/1271807872976986114].

==Trivia==

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

*ESAM is the subject of a number of memes within the ''Smash'' community in reference to his bald head; he has sometimes gone by the alias "Mr. Clean", and it is common for spectators in tournament streams to point out his presence by merely mentioning that "ESAM is bald".

**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.

==References==

[[Category:Newfoundland smashers]]

[[Category:Wi-Fi Warriors]]

[[Category:Arcade controller players]]

[[Category:VIP players]]

[[Category:Livestream commentators]]

[[Category:YouTubers]]

[[Category:Back Room members]]