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'''Abate''' is a [[smasher]] from New Jersey currently residing in Pittsburgh who [[main]]s {{SSBM|Luigi}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee|Melee]]''. He is considered one of the best Luigi mains in the world along with {{Sm|Eddy Mexico}}, {{Sm|Blea Gelo}} and {{Sm|Vudujin}}. Originally a {{SSBM|Falco}} main, he used Luigi as a counterpick character. After taking inspiration from fellow Pittsburgh Luigi player, Vudujin, he has used Luigi as his main character of choice, overthrowing his inspiration as the best Luigi. He has placed consistently high at most tournaments he participates in and has taken sets off of top smashers, including {{Sm|Hax}}, {{Sm|Cactuar}}, {{Sm|Westballz}}, {{Sm|VaNz}}, {{Sm|Axe}}, {{Sm|Duck}}, and {{Sm|S2J}}. Abate is currently ranked 1st on the Pittsburgh Melee Power Rankings and is also ranked 34th on the [[2014 SSBM Player Rankings]]. | '''Abate''' is a [[smasher]] from New Jersey currently residing in Pittsburgh who [[main]]s {{SSBM|Luigi}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee|Melee]]''. He is considered one of the best Luigi mains in the world along with {{Sm|Eddy Mexico}}, {{Sm|Blea Gelo}} and {{Sm|Vudujin}}. Originally a {{SSBM|Falco}} main, he used Luigi as a counterpick character. After taking inspiration from fellow Pittsburgh Luigi player, Vudujin, he has used Luigi as his main character of choice, overthrowing his inspiration as the best Luigi. He has placed consistently high at most tournaments he participates in and has taken sets off of top smashers, including {{Sm|Hax}}, {{Sm|Cactuar}}, {{Sm|Westballz}}, {{Sm|VaNz}}, {{Sm|Axe}}, {{Sm|Duck}}, and {{Sm|S2J}}. Abate is currently ranked 1st on the Pittsburgh Melee Power Rankings and is also ranked 34th on the [[2014 SSBM Player Rankings]]. His most stellar performance was at [[The Big House 5]] (the 2nd largest [[Melee]] tournament of all time) where he placed 7th and defeated players such as {{Sm|Axe}} and {{Sm|S2J}}. Because of this performance, many have come to think that he is the greatest [[Melee]] {[SSBM|Luigi}} player in the world. | ||
==Notable tournament placings== | ==Notable tournament placings== | ||
Revision as of 23:19, October 4, 2015
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| Melee main | Luigi |
| Other Melee character | Captain Falcon |
| Project M main | Mewtwo |
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| Real name | Stephen Abate |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 
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| Skill |  Top professional  |
Abate is a smasher from New Jersey currently residing in Pittsburgh who mains Luigi in Melee. He is considered one of the best Luigi mains in the world along with Eddy Mexico, Blea Gelo and Vudujin. Originally a Falco main, he used Luigi as a counterpick character. After taking inspiration from fellow Pittsburgh Luigi player, Vudujin, he has used Luigi as his main character of choice, overthrowing his inspiration as the best Luigi. He has placed consistently high at most tournaments he participates in and has taken sets off of top smashers, including Hax, Cactuar, Westballz, VaNz, Axe, Duck, and S2J. Abate is currently ranked 1st on the Pittsburgh Melee Power Rankings and is also ranked 34th on the 2014 SSBM Player Rankings. His most stellar performance was at The Big House 5 (the 2nd largest Melee tournament of all time) where he placed 7th and defeated players such as Axe and S2J. Because of this performance, many have come to think that he is the greatest Melee {[SSBM|Luigi}} player in the world.
Notable tournament placings
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 49th | 65th | GSO |
| Zenith 2013 | June 1st-2nd, 2013 | 7th | 17th | Vudujin |
| Pound V.5 | November 9th, 2013 | 4th | 5th | Green Ranger |
| SWEET XIII | January 11th, 2014 | 2nd | 3rd | The Lake |
| Y-Town Throwdown I | February 8th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | Mango |
| Revival of Melee 7 | March 8th-9th, 2014 | 9th | 17th | GSO |
| Fight Pitt IV | April 19th, 2014 | 9th | 3rd | Green Ranger |
| Scenic City | July 26th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | s0ft |
| The Shape of Melee to Come 5 | September 27th, 2014 | 3rd | 3rd | 4% |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 17th | 17th | KirbyKaze |
| Fight Pitt V | November 1st-2nd, 2014 | 3rd | 2nd | Green Ranger |
| CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 13th | 11th | Vudujin |
| S@X | May 25th, 2015 | 1st | - | - |
| Super Smash Sundays 32 | September 13th, 2015 | 7th | 2nd | Eddy Mexico |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 7th | - | - |
Trivia
- Abate was named the hottest male smasher in the world a series of Valentine's Day twitter posts.[1]
- Abate is currently the first and only Luigi main to make it into Top 8 in a national tournament.
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