Smasher:Bum

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Bum "Bum1"
Bum NYC.jpg
Character info
Melee main Donkey Kong
Brawl main Donkey Kong
Smash 4 main Donkey Kong
Ultimate main Ridley
Team info
Crew(s) House of Chaos
Former crews The Blade Breakers
Personal info
Real name Johnathan Farley
Birth date (age 38)
Location Bronx, New York United States
Miscellaneous info
Skill Super Smash Bros. Melee Top professional (retired)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Top professional (retired)

Bum is a professional smasher and tournament organizer from New York who mained Donkey Kong in Super Smash Bros. Melee. He received praise for using Donkey Kong, a low-tier character, and beating many highly skilled players, including Isai and ChuDat, at the first stop on the MLG grassroots tour. Other people he beat in Melee include, Jman, Hax, PC Chris, Wes, DJ Nintendo, DA Dav3, KDJ, Zanguzen, Cort, Hayato, and Cactuar.

Bum played Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He placed well in large, early tourneys and ran a weekly tournament on Fridays. In Brawl, he has beaten players such as ANTi, Keitaro, Dabuz, Will, Wes, NinjaLink, Inui, Nairo, and ADHD.

Bum is currently retired from competitive Smash, and now mainly plays Overwatch and Dragon Ball FighterZ.

Tournament History

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
MLG Long Island 2007 May 5th-6th, 2007 4th 7th DA Dave
DA/EA Bi-Weekly 6/1 June 1st, 2007 2nd 2nd Wes
Killa Fleet Biweekly 6/8 June 8th, 2007 7th 5th Wes
Zenith July 2007 July 1st, 2007 3rd 7th DA Dave
Zenith September 2007 September 29th, 2007 1st

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
BX Weekly November 5th, 2008 1st 1st Snakeee
BX Weekly November 10th, 2008 1st 1st Hax
BX Weekly November 14th, 2008 1st 1st Snakeee
BX Weekly November 21st, 2008 1st 1st Homalon
Bronx Weekly November 28th, 2008 1st 1st ANTi
Bronx Weekly December 5th, 2008 1st 1st ANTi
Castle Smashfest December 15th, 2008 2nd 2nd ANTi
SWR Event V January 3rd, 2008 2nd 2nd teh_spammer
Bum's Gamer Tournament November 8th, 2009 13th 3rd Doom
Gamer's Tournament February 13th, 2010 4th 5th Blackanese
Poly Brawl 2 April 11th, 2011 3rd 4th Malcolm

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