Smasher:Kort
| Kort | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Smash 64 mains | Link, Kirby |
| Other Smash 64 characters | Pikachu, Captain Falcon, Yoshi |
| Melee mains | Fox, Falco |
| Project M mains | Falco, Fox |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Cafil |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Tomas Keselik |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Cafil, Rio de Janeiro 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Top professional  Professional  Pro-Am  Semi-Professional
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Kort, also known in the Smash community as The Brazilian Isai, is Ranked #2 on SSB64 in Brazil and undoubtedly considered the best Link player from South America and also the best Kirby in Brazil according to his twitter page. [1] Along with #1 ranked Brazil player Banze, a popular pikachu player, they represent one of the strongest communities from South America that will be competing at GENESIS 3 thanks to an online crowdfunding by generous donors who try to sponsor travel expenses for international players. [2]
He is known for utilizing and popularizing an edgeguarding technique called the black-cat setup/combo.[3] The technique requires Link to throw a bomb on stage opposite to where the enemy is (preferably when the enemy is offstage), followed by a toss of a boomerang against the bomb, causing the boomerang to 1) ricochet flying in the opposite direction towards the enemy, 2) accelerate at a faster speed then the previous speed then initially thrown, and finally 3) will go through Link without causing Link to catch the boomerang, allowing for Link to reduce lag caused by the grab of a returning boomerang.
As a technical player, he utilizes a combination of skills such as Bomb recovery, Invisibomb glitch and maintaining heavy chain attacks of up-air and up-tilts with great fluidity. Kort also mains a few top tier ssb characters as counter-picks when faced with any issues as a Link main.
Notable tournament placings
Smash 64
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torneio Maroto de Smash no Sítio 2 | May 3rd, 2014 | 5th | — | — | |||||
| Don't lose the hype 4 | June 29th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — | |||||
| Don't lose the hype 6 | September 28th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — | |||||
| Jab In Rio Tournament | December 13th, 2014 | 2nd | — | —
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Torneio Calouro & Friends | May 6th, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
| Torneio Pré-Apex | January 18th, 2015 | 5th | — | — | |||||
| KINGS OF CAFEX | March 14th, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |||||
| Torneio Maroto de Smash no Sítio 3 | May 6th, 2015 | 4th | — | — | |||||
| VaiBH! | August 22nd, 2015 | 3rd | — | — | |||||
| Rio Strikes Back | September 12th, 2015 | 4th | — | — | |||||
| Lorenzo's Garden Tournament[4] | October 15th, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |||||
| Cafil Cup #3[5] | October 23rd, 2015 | 2nd | — | — | |||||
| VaiBH! 2 | October 31st, 2015 | 2nd | — | — | |||||
| UFSmash | November 20th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jab In Rio Tournament | December 13th, 2014 | 9th | — | — |
| Torneio Pré-Apex | January 18th, 2015 | 13th | — | — |
| VaiBH! | August 22nd, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| Rio Strikes Back | September 12th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| VaiBH! 2 | October 31st, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KINGS OF CAFEX | March 14th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Torneio Maroto de Smash no Sítio 3 | May 6th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| VaiBH! | August 22nd, 2015 | 12th | — | — |
| Rio Strikes Back | September 12th, 2015 | 13th | — | — |
| VaiBH! 2 | October 31st, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
Trivia
- GENESIS 3 will be the first time that Kort will be competing in a professional North American Region. So far he has only competed in local and majors that are only in Brazil.
- Currently Kort is inactive on Smashboard and is not officially part of a Power Ranking or Elo Rating list. Currently he has only a 1upsmash account, a Brazilian version of Smashboard.
- According to a Genesis 3 promo video, Kort started playing Smash 64 in 2012 [6] With that, he began his first tournament starting in 2014.
- Other top profession Link players include Sekirei and Isai.
- Out of all the 12 characters in Smash 64, Ness is the only character Kort doesn't play at competitive level.
References
- ^ "Kort's reddit page"
- ^ "A donation site for those entering GENESIS 3"
- ^ "The popularized black-cat setup by Kort"
- ^ ["Also known as CAFIL Night Show"]
- ^ ["Also known as CAFIL Night Show 2"]
- ^ "Genesis promo video link"
