Smasher:Aklo
| Aklo | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Fox |
| Other Melee characters | Link, Young Link |
| Ultimate main | Fox |
| Project M mains | Link, Fox |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Chilly Mountain |
| Crew(s) | Brotherhood |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  MPGRContenders North America: B Tier (Top 20) |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Dawud Rahman |
| Location | Long Island, New York 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top professional  Professional  Top professional
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Aklo is a smasher from Long Island, New York who mains Fox in Melee with a Link secondary. He is currently ranked 1st on the New York City Melee Power Rankings and B Tier on MPGRContenders North America. He is also currently considered one of the two best Link players in the world, along with Sixx. He co-mains Link and Fox in Project M. He also plays Fox in Ultimate.
In Melee, he has defeated players such as Axe, iBDW, 2saint, Rishi, Slox, Captain Smuckers, and TheSWOOPER; in addition, he has wins in online tournaments over players such as S2J, moky, n0ne, Hungrybox, and Ginger.
In Project M, he notably attended both iterations of The Flex Zone, placing 7th at both. At The Flex Zone, he was sent to losers early by POOB, but made a loser's bracket run through DJ Nintendo, Shiny Zubat, The Moon, and Envy to make it to top 8, where he lost to POOB again. He also made a big impact at The Flex Zone 2, where he defeated 3 PMRanked players in the form of Gallo, Kycse, and Zhime, only losing to Flipp in winners and then Switch in a game 5 last stock scenario in top 8.
In Ultimate, he has wins over players such as Zenkai, Stocktaker69, Kofi, and ZeroTwoNone.
On October 29th, 2021, Aklo signed with hometown NYC-based organization Chilly Mountain.[1]
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Flex Zone | January 18th, 2015 | 25th | — | — |
| Scorpious 2019 | January 12th, 2019 | 2nd | 1st | Foxy Grandpa |
| Omega III | June 8th-9th, 2019 | 9th | 3rd | Foxy Grandpa |
| Concrete Throwdown - Smash Edition 2 | July 28th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Hax's Nightclub #10 | November 20th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Hax's Nightclub S0E15 | December 18th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| Hax's Nightclub S1E1 | January 1st, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Scorpious 2020 | January 4th, 2020 | 1st | 2nd | Foxy Grandpa |
| Hax's Nightclub S1E2 | January 8th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Hax's Nightclub S1E3 | January 15th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Hax's Nightclub S1E5 | January 29th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Hax's Nightclub S1E6 | February 5th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| Hax’s Nightclub S1E7 | February 12th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| Hax's Nightclub S1E10 | March 4th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
Pound Online  |
April 24th-26th, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| Get On My Line 2020 |
July 18th-19th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2 |
July 25th-26th, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
| Rollback Rumble: Summit X Qualifier |
November 14th 2020 | 4th | — | — |
| Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3 |
December 19th-20th, 2020 | 25th | — | — |
| Galint Melee Open |
January 9th-10th, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
| Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE |
January 16th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| Four Loko Fight Night |
March 6th-7th, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
| Galint Melee Open: Spring Edition |
March 19th-21st, 2021 | 17th | — | — |
| The Allston Melee Bender |
April 3rd-4th, 2021 | 4th | 2nd | Foxy Grandpa |
| Get On My Line 2021 North America |
June 19th-20th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| Pound 2021 Online: Melee Edition |
June 26th-27th, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
| Smash Summit 11 | July 15th-18th, 2021 | 13th | — | — |
| Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition |
July 23rd-25th, 2021 | 5th | 4th | Foxy Grandpa |
| SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals | October 30th-31st, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
| Smash World Tour 2021 Championships | December 17th-19th, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
| The Nightclub Online S1E2 |
January 12th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Nightclub VIP: iBDW | April 3rd, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| Pound 2022 | April 22nd-24th, 2022 | 7th | 3rd | bobby big ballz |
| The Function 2 | May 7th, 2022 | 13th | — | — |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Flex Zone | January 18th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| The Flex Zone 2 | February 18th, 2017 | 7th | 25th | Vidiot |
| Resting Stitch Face 2 | October 26th, 2019 | 7th | 9th | Foxy Grandpa |
| THE YERR | January 12th, 2020 | 1st | 2nd | Foxy Grandpa |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete Throwdown #2 | May 26th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| AON #025 | May 31st, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| AON #031 | July 12th, 2019 | 17th | 5th | Killacubs |
| AON #032 | July 19th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| AON #033 | July 26th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Concrete Throwdown - Smash Edition 2 | July 28th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| AON #036 | August 16th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| AON #51 | November 29th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| AON #52 | December 6th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| AON #54 | December 20th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| AON #55 | December 27th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| AON #56 | January 3rd, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| AON #59 | January 24th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Mind Over Meta | February 29th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
| AON #065 | March 6th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| Domics' Atomic Arena |
June 19th-21st, 2020 | 193rd | — | — |
| King 2021 |
May 2nd, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
| SWT: NA Northeast Ultimate Online Qualifier |
May 22nd-23rd, 2021 | 385th | — | — |
| Pound 2022 | April 22nd-24th, 2022 | 193rd (DQ) | — | — |
Trivia
- Aklo has played Melee since he was a toddler, and grew up alongside a family of brothers who all retain an active competitive interest in the game. His brothers' tags are Killacubs, Foxy Grandpa, and Vidiot.
- They all attended The Flex Zone and caused some significant upsets, in which:
- Aklo notably won the 25th and final Uncle Sam's Maple Syrup online Melee bracket using only Link.
- Smash Summit 11 was Aklo's first in-person Smash major outside of his home state of New York.
- Aklo got his tag from Melee's random name generator.
