A History In Melee ​

Uuaa and ESAM vs Hungrybox and QVDS In 2009

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The Case For ESAM ​

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As Smash Summit 2 heads into its voting phase, players will be paying with their wallets on which six players will be invited to attend the event alongside those ten already invited. Smashboards is giving the opportunity to all those involved to come here and make the case for why they should make it in. Whenbegun to place high during the nominations phase it lead to a lot of controversy among Melee fans . He gained his eligibility by coming in 25th at The Big House 5 and has gotten a massive swing in both nominations and votes from his Smash 4 fans for this Melee event. So why should this top Smash 4 player have a shot at Smash Summit 2? Here is the case for ESAM.While many assume ESAM may have started playing Smash in Brawl, this seriously isn't the case. He began playing competitive Melee all the way back in 2005.He took Melee very seriously as well, managing to make the Florida Power rankings for Melee many times before Brawl's release and he wasn't just good in singles either.he told us.He has always played as Samus in Melee, so much so that it's in his name.he said jokinglyHis love stemmed from watching his Dad play Super Metroid.While he loves Melee he never really considered dropping Brawl for it full time and doesn't intend to do so for Smash 4 either.he explained.He also wanted to make it clear that Melee is something very important to him.It was his training partners that really inspired him to focus more on Brawl.ESAM at one point on Twitter had said to not give him the votes but went on to change his mind part way through the nominations phase. What were his motivations in joining the Smash Summit? At first he definitely wanted to go but he was worried of the exact kind of adverse reaction he relieved from the Melee community.In the end he decided to enter for himself.So for those who think another Melee star deserves the spot, why pick ESAM? In his own mind, he can't force people to. "I can't convince people that don't like me to suddenly like me. I am rarely Melee player's favorite as I do not stream it/make videos/live in an exposed area. I don't want those people's votes, I just want them to not hate me because I'm a 'Smash 4 player' when I'm just a 'Smash player'. It's a skill + Popularity contest. I made it to the opting in phase, so people cannot deny my skill. This part is a popularity contest, and I am extremely popular....just not necessarily with the die-hard Melee fans. And that's OK by me because if I make it I'm sure I'll gain quite a few new fans."ESAM also firmly beleived that his attendance at Smash Summit 2 might bring in new players from Smash 4 who've never taken Melee seriously to be invested in watching.he explained.ESAM also believes he has what it takes to beat some of the players already nominated to attend. "I've taken out a decent number of names Including but not limited to The Moon, Soft, Porkchops, Blea Gelo, and Alex19. With just a few tournaments under my belt, I still got number 81 on MIOM, but my potential RIGHT NOW is already much higher than that."For those wanting to see ESAM playing Melee in action be sure to check him out at Tiger Smash which will feature Redd and Milkman and is set to be streamed this weekend by ClashKingStudios . Did ESAM make a good case? If so be sure to go vote for his entry into the Smash Summit . Disagree with his case? Tell us in the comments below and don't forget to stay tuned to Smashboards as other stars make their case to enter Smash Summit 2.