Smasher:Light (Connecticut): Difference between revisions

| sponsor      = {{Team|Moist Esports}}

| former sponsors  = {{Team|Rogue}}, [[Most Valuable Gaming]]

| rankingssb4  = [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 43rd

| birthday    = 22

| birthmonth  = 10

| country      = United States

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In {{forwiiu}}, Light was also a {{SSB4|Fox}} player, and is also considered one of the best Fox players in the world along with {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}. He has taken sets from Tweek, {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|Nairo}}, {{Sm|Cosmos}}, {{Sm|Mr.R}}, {{Sm|VoiD}}, {{Sm|komorikiri}}, and Larry Lurr. Light is currently ranked 1st on the [[Connecticut Power Rankings|Connecticut Smash 4 Power Rankings]], 2nd on the [[New England Power Rankings|NER 2017-2018]], and 43rd on the [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]].

On February 8th, 2018, Light was signed by [[Most Valuable Gaming]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MVGLeague/status/962087102983884801|title=MVG signs Light}}</ref> Months later, on September 26th, 2018, MVG released Light from his contract for unknown reasons.<ref>https://twitter.com/MVGLeague/status/1045094065346416640</ref> On February 21st, 2019, Light was signed by Rogue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Rogue/status/1098765361246175232|title=Rogue signs Light}}</ref> Light left Rogue on March 31st, 2020. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Rogue/status/1245063450000265217|title=Rogue and Light depart}}</ref> He was signed by {{Team|Moist Esports}} on September 15th, 2021, an eSports team created by {{Sm|Cr1TiKaL}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MoistCr1TiKaL/status/1438174206857039874|title=Moist Esports signs Light}}</ref>

==Playstyle==

==Tournament history==

Light began actively playing {{forwiiu}} in 2016, attending events in the New England area. His initial few results were largely unremarkable, with a couple of decent placements at regional-level events, and he notably complemented his {{SSB4|Fox}} with other secondaries such as {{SSB4|Marth}}. However, throughout the year he began making waves in his home state, first by appearing on the [[Connecticut Power Rankings]] for the spring rankings as 11th, and reaching the top of the rankings by the end of the year. This climb to the top of his home state coincided with noticeable improvements in his results as he began making frequent top 8 appearances at New England regionals while taking notable New England names along the way. His best performance of the year was at {{Trn|GUMS X}}, where after falling to {{Sm|Raffi-X}} in top 16, he made a strong loser's run defeating {{Sm|LingLing}}, {{Sm|Craftis}}, Raffi-X, and {{Sm|XL-XCVii}}, all of whom were some of New England's best players at that time. His run ended with {{Sm|Marss}} swiftly 3-0ing him in grand finals. Results like GUMS X improved his standings in the New England area: Light first appearing on the [[New England Power Rankings]] as 7th midway through the year, and ended the year at 3rd, ranking just under Marss and Pugwest, New England's two [[PGR]] reps at the time.

===Climb to the top 50===

But this wasn't the end of Light's year, as the off-season became the highlight. He was voted into the {{Trn|Smash 4 Boot Camp}}, the game's equivalent to ''Melee''{{'}}s {{Trn|Smash Summit|series}} series, and although he was seeded 9th, Light managed to pull off multiple upsets over top players. Light went 2-1 in his round robin by defeating {{Sm|Cosmos}} and {{Sm|Tweek}} and losing to {{Sm|MkLeo}}; his head to head broke the tiebreaker between him and Tweek, leaving him first in his round robin. Light claimed an additional win over {{Sm|Mr.R}} before falling to {{Sm|Nairo}} and {{Sm|ZeRo}} to place 5th, his first top 8 at a major event. He followed this run with two victories at large regionals in and around his area. The first, {{Trn|Overclocked}}, saw him defeat {{Sm|CaptainZack}} and, after falling to Marss yet again, saw him double-eliminating Marss from the tournament in the runback, his first time double-eliminating Marss to win a regional. The second tournament was {{Trn|The Legend of Glentendo}}, a New York event that saw some of Tristate's best players in attendance. This tournament was much easier for Light compared to Overclocked, as he defeated everyone, including New Jersey's second-best player {{Sm|Shoyo James}} twice, while only dropping 3 games the entire event. This sudden explosion of results from Light gave him the throne on the year-end [[New England Power Rankings]] and foreshadowed what was to come.

His mediocre major runs, however, were balanced out by a solid run at {{Trn|GENESIS 7}}, the second-largest tournament of the season. Despite being upset by {{Sm|Elegant}} in his first round of Winners Top 64, he managed to knock out {{Sm|Salem}}, {{Sm|Cosmos}}, and {{Sm|Tweek}} in his Loser's run, ultimately placing 7th after falling to {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}. Furthermore, he was still able to claim the runner-up position in his region with his 2nd place finish at {{Trn|Overclocked Ultimate IV}} and winning a set against Marss, his only victory over New England's best player that season. These results showed that, although his status of a being top 10 player was questionable at the time, Light nonetheless proved that he could still keep up with the cream of the crop. Unfortunately, he was unable to prove his top 10 status as the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] shut down offline competitive play for over a year. Due to Fox being a weaker character online and Light's distaste for ''Ultimate''{{'}}s online mode, Light took a break from the game, only entering a couple of online tournaments in 2021 in preparation for and to participate in the {{Trn|SWT: NA Northeast Ultimate Online Qualifier}}, where he placed 33rd.

Despite a lack of results during the online metagame, people were adamant that Light would reach his peak form again when offline returned. However when offline did return, it was clear that a lack of practice had hurt him. At the 16-person invitational {{Trn|Momentous}}, Light placed 7th despite being seeded 3rd, losing to two other players who played ''Star Fox'' characters: rising star {{Sm|Tilde}} and familiar foe {{Sm|Jakal}}. He then saw his worst performance post-pandemic at at the {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 3}} qualifier {{Trn|Mega Smash Mondays 240}}, where despite coming in as the first seed, he lost to {{Sm|Ketchup}} and {{Sm|Scend}} to finish at 17th, a far cry from the performances he had pre-pandemic.

   

Despite these setbacks, players still had confidence that Light could return to the spotlight; [https://twitter.com/AgentSmithhhh/status/1438559487808266240 a viral Tweet made by smith], effectively summarized Light's position in the metagame at that moment: many players believed that he was still good, but his mentality was holding him back. Light gave some of that hope back at {{Trn|Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code}}, where despite losing two close game 5 sets to {{Sm|ESAM}} and {{Sm|Maister}}, both of whom played characters considered some of Fox's worst matchups, he ended up placing 5th, his first top 8 at a major since {{Trn|GENESIS 7}}. He then pulled the best run of his career up to that point: although he was on the Loser's side because of his loss against Jakal, Light embarked one one of the most grueling top 8 runs in the game's history, winning game 5 sets against {{Sm|Marss}}, {{Sm|Kola}}, {{Sm|MVD}}, and {{Sm|Maister}} to make it to Grand Finals. There, he defeated {{Sm|Sparg0}} 3-0 in the first set of Grands and win yet another game 5 set to take his first major win. His victory at Super Smash Con: Fall Fest prove that despite losing faith in his main and having to play catchup, he was able to adapt to a new metagame and defeat rising stars and familiar foes along the way. Despite a decent run at {{Trn|Mainstage}} and not participating in the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}}, Light solidified himself as a top 10 player in the United States with his S-tier placement - or top 7 - on the [[PGRUContenders North America]], and as a top 20 player in the world, being ranked 15th on the [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]].

==Tournament placings==

|[[GUMS 8]]||June 4th, 2016||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;

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|[[GUMS 9]]||August 6th, 2016||5th||2nd||{{Sm|LingLing}}

|[[GUMS X]]||September 17th, 2016||2nd||2nd||LingLing

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|[[GUTS 4]]||November 11th-13th, 2016||7th||2nd||LingLing

|'''''[[GENESIS 4]]'''''||January 20th-24th, 2017||97th||65th||LingLing

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|[http://challonge.com/invasion12doubles Invasion 12]||February 4th, 2017||2nd||1st||Don

|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX04112017SSBWiiU Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 4/11]||April 11th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;

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|[[GUMS 15]]||May 6th, 2017||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Koolaid}}

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|[[Smashadelphia 2017]]||June 23rd-25th, 2017||5th||4th||Don

|[[GUMS 16]]||July 8th, 2017||5th||2nd||Koolaid

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|'''''[[Super Smash Con 2017]]'''''||August 10th-13th, 2017||25th||17th||{{Sm|6WX}}

|[[The Legend of Glentendo]]||December 30th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|Xion}}

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|[http://xenozero.challonge.com/x95 XenoNinetyFive]||January 31st, 2018||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;

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|[[XenoSaga XIII]]||February 17th, 2018||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Ralphie}}

|[https://xenozero.challonge.com/x100 XenoOneHundred]||March 14th, 2018||2nd||2nd||Ralphie

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|[[Overclocked III]]||July 14th, 2018||3rd||2nd||Koolaid

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|'''''[[Super Smash Con 2018]]'''''||August 9th-12th, 2018||97th||5th||{{Sm|SDX}}

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|[[Escape From Yoshi's Island]]||October 13th, 2018||2nd||1st||Don

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|[[Super Smash Fight Club 5]]||November 10th, 2018||4th||1st||Marss

|[[Overclocked IV]]||November 17th, 2018||1st||1st||Marss

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|[https://start.gg/tournament/synthesis-1/events Synthesis 1]||December 10th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

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|[https://start.gg/tournament/synthesis-3/events Synthesis 3]||December 23rd, 2018||1st||1st||{{Sm|Don}}

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|[https://start.gg/tournament/synthesis-5/events Synthesis 5]||January 7th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

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|[https://start.gg/tournament/synthesis-6/events Synthesis 6]||January 14th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

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|[https://start.gg/tournament/spoke-spy-smash/event/ultimate-singles/overview Spoke + Spy Smash]||June 18th, 2021||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[https://start.gg/tournament/encore-smash-monthly-14-4/event/ultimate-singles-bracket/overview Encore Smash Monthly #14]||July 17th, 2021||2nd||2nd||Don

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**A quote of Light stating that Wi-Fi is a sham<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SooooCerulean/status/1396543798612660226|title=Light's infamous Wi-Fi quote}}</ref> spawned several video edits, particularly those with Fox's victory screen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mirai_requiem/status/1396831070922977282|title=Light's victory screen}}</ref>

*Light is known for frequently [[Taunt|taunting]] whenever he takes a stock.

==References==