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After this 1st place finish at a major, there was one achievement left before Leffen could indisputably be considered in the same tier as the "gods": defeating Mew2King, the only one he had not beaten. | After this 1st place finish at a major, there was one achievement left before Leffen could indisputably be considered in the same tier as the "gods": defeating Mew2King, the only one he had not beaten. | ||
This set the stage for [[Apex 2015]], | This set the stage for [[Apex 2015]], a highly anticipated tournament for Leffen as he had two notable sets that would take place that tournament: a [[Leffen vs. Chillin (Apex 2015|salty suite]] against {{Sm|Chillin}} and a match against Mew2King in winners' quarterfinals. First came the salty suite, which Leffen infamously won in a dominant 5-0 fashion; following the money match, Mango challenged Leffen to a $1,000 money match if they ever met in bracket that tournament. | ||
In the main bracket, Leffen easily made it to winners' quarterfinals to face Mew2King. In a momentous 2-1 victory, including a dominant 3-stock in game 3, Leffen defeated Mew2King, becoming the first player to take a tournament set from all five "gods" of ''Melee''. He then went on to defeat Mango 3-1, winning the money match and proving that his previous victory against Mango was no fluke. Looking poised to take the tournament, Leffen ultimately fell to PPMD 2-3 and Armada 1-3, earning 3rd place. He outplaced three of the five "gods" and cemented himself as one of what was now the "top six," a player able to beat any other ''Melee'' player and take major tournaments. As the "Five Gods" is a historical term, the community gave Leffen the title of "Godslayer." | |||
Leffen continued to develop as a top-level threat. At [[CEO 2015]], Leffen earned 1st in singles--his first American national victory. He had a close set with {{Sm|Plup}} in winners' quarters but ultimately won 2-1, and proceeded to sweep the rest of the tournament, beating {{Sm|Shroomed}} 3-0 and Armada twice in winners' finals and grand finals; each set was 3-0 and 3-1, respectively. In doubles, Leffen teamed with Hungrybox, placing 2nd; they had managed to trade sets with {{Sm|PewPewU}} and {{Sm|SFAT}} and take a set off of Armada and Shroomed, but they ultimately lost a close second set 2-3. | Leffen continued to develop as a top-level threat. At [[CEO 2015]], Leffen earned 1st in singles--his first American national victory. He had a close set with {{Sm|Plup}} in winners' quarters but ultimately won 2-1, and proceeded to sweep the rest of the tournament, beating {{Sm|Shroomed}} 3-0 and Armada twice in winners' finals and grand finals; each set was 3-0 and 3-1, respectively. In doubles, Leffen teamed with Hungrybox, placing 2nd; they had managed to trade sets with {{Sm|PewPewU}} and {{Sm|SFAT}} and take a set off of Armada and Shroomed, but they ultimately lost a close second set 2-3. | ||
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At [[Super Smash Con 2019]], Leffen took 1st place, notably 6-0'ing Hungrybox. | At [[Super Smash Con 2019]], Leffen took 1st place, notably 6-0'ing Hungrybox. | ||
===Post Pandemic Era=== | ===Post Pandemic Era=== | ||