He parted ways with G2 Esports on March 31, 2019. Westballz has been banned from attending Genesis 8 : r/SSBM - Reddit This page was last edited on April 2, 2023, at 10:22. This was the last result anyone could have reasonably expected. He considers PPMD as his rival as all of their sets have been extremely close. He used Fox in the tournament, and won the Fan-Favorite Tournament after being eliminated in the quarterfinals. PPMD was also invited to participate in the E3 2014-held Super Smash Bros. Invitational tournament to play Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. However, Ludwig was first known for competing professionally in Super Smash Bros. Melee tournaments. Mango took their first game with a convincing two-stock. However, Westballz has a worse neutral game compared to his punish game. Additionally, while Westballz has more wins against top players like Mango and Leffen under his belt than most others of his caliber, he is rather inconsistent, and is infamous for losing games, or even sets, to players far below his skill level. He is famous for his flashy play and signature "Westballz pressure". But maybe the nature of my reality was never what I thought it was to begin with. PPMD wasn't able to make it through the Finals Bracket as PPMD was eliminated by every particular player he competed against at Playoffs Group. After his devastating loss at the Battle of the Five Gods, PPMD's condition worsened. June 1, 1926 Los Angeles California. PPMD was also a talented Brawl player, mainly playing Marth. But no. At the end, PPMD was later eliminated by Hungrybox in a convincing 3-0 loss, securing 3rd place. During Round Robin, PPMD managed to be seated at the Playoffs Group after defeating Ice 3-1 and PewPewU 3-0 before losing against Westballz 1-3. "They work at theme parks. He then eliminated Leffen 3-1 in losers' quarters, but was eliminated by Mew2King 2-3 in losers' semis, placing 4th overall. I know. Opting to stay Falco rather than switching to Fox, Westballz then counterpicked Hungrybox to Pokemon Stadium. As Marth, PPMD utilizes his impeccable dash dance spacing, precisely spaced down tilts, and timely rising forward aerials to completely wall his opponents out, making it far more difficult to hit him compared to the vast majority of other Marth mains. bobby big ballz is a Melee Falco main from Maryland, now residing in Texas. PPMD later placed 4th at Zenith 2013. Smasher:PPMD - SmashWiki, the Super Smash Bros. wiki During top 8 winners, despite PPMD's impressive Falco performance at Game 2 and having close games against Armada, Armada managed to take down PPMD in a 3-1 victory. It got so bad that, before sitting down to write a Westworld recap, I'd usually do at least three of the following things: Down five cups of coffee, listen to Rascal Flatts's "Life is a Highway" until I felt something resembling manic euphoria, peruse fan drawings of Pablo the penguin from the Backyardigans, and close my eyes and listen to the screaming white noise in my skull. PPMD's gamer tag is often used in combination with the. A game later, Westballz clutched out a last stock victory on Dreamland, causing a stubborn Mango to bring him back there for game four. PPMD, formerly known as Dr. PeePee, is a top professional and currently inactive Melee player who mains Marth and Falco. This earned a mildly disgusted look. Thanks for watching, and no hate intended to weston, I love his falco.Thanks to:Westballs: https://twitter.com/TempoWestBallzTempo Storm: https://twitter.com/Tempo_StormZaRD: https://twitter.com/ZachBosherKezzup: https://twitter.com/KezzupReviewsJimR: https://twitter.com/JimRSSBAngrod: https://twitter.com/angrod991Link: https://twitter.com/bringmelinkTheNZA: https://twitter.com/RBDTheNZA Before we get into the set itself, keep in mind a few external factors. He is considered the best Falco and Marth in the world against Peach, and the best Marth player in the Marth ditto and against Sheik, a character historically considered one of Marth's most difficult matchups in Melee. Blank look, no love for ERW. PPMD defeated Hax 2-1 but lost to Wobbles 2-0, advancing him to Losers Semis where he lost to Mango 2-0, securing 5th place. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Blip Blip, because Adderall jokes would be too easy, here is an accurate rep. This is not only completely unprofessional from the Genesis staff, but also disappointing that I've yet to see any top players/figures publicly speaking out against the decision. Westballz - Liquipedia Smash Wiki In 2021, many will know Ludwig as the Twitch streamer who set out on a subathon live stream. Eventually, Westballz 3-1d him, now facing Armada in grand finals. At Rubicon 2, he gained a 3-stock lead on KJH, but attempted to "style" on him with unsafe attacks for the rest of the game, allowing KJH to mount a 4-stock comeback. Little did anyone know that this set inadvertently launched the run of Westballzs life. Locked post. Idk westballz but from what I've seen of him recently I don't think he's been doing too well mentally. Westballz solidified himself as a top 10 player at MLG Anaheim 2014, where he upset Mango 3-0 in pool play. March 15, 2020. A lot has happened since Ludwig officially began his Twitch Subathon, there have been celebrity deaths, YouTuber controversy, and so much more. Because of winning SKTAR 3, PPMD successfully qualified for the championship bracket at MLG Anaheim 2014. As I queue up Season Four, Episode One of Westworld, I'm almost certain I'll never return to who I was before recapping the series. In March 2016, after Battle of the Five Gods, PPMD announced a hiatus from competitive play due to health issues, and has not entered a singles tournament since, although he did enter doubles at Bad Moon Rising 2. Born. The streamer had announced on his Twitter account that his massive month-long live stream will be coming to an end on April 13 at 9PM PT. There, PPMD made through Round 1 to 4 winners while defeating MT, Trail, Tope, and Colbol in a 2-1 fashioned. PPMD climbed into Winners as he met Leffen, who was recently claimed as a Godslayer after his victory against Mew2King, at Winners' Finals. For more information, please see our Another funny look. Hungrybox and Westballz started on Final Destination, with Westballz keeping it close after going down early, but still losing. In Losers finals, PPMD defeated Mew2King in a close 3-2 and made a rematch against Armada. He had beaten Mango before, 3-0ing him in pools at MLG Anaheim 2014, but defeating Mango in losers bracket, as Melee history has shown numerous times, was a whole different beast than beating him in winners bracket, let alone pools. Shortly after, he disactivated his Twitter account, nuked his Twitch VODs, and has gone silent. Bro Wes I'm sorry to hear you feel that way man. He beat SFAT, Westballz, PewPewU and Shroomed for the opportunity to play Leffen again, in which Hax won 3-1. A competitive Melee focused extension of the reddit Super Smash Brothers community. [5][6][7][8], Westballz grew up in Burbank, California and attended John Burroughs High School.[9]. But there's a moment I recall, clear as blue sky. After looking lost for moments of game one, Westballz had tied the set. [1] Widely considered one of the game's best and most technical Falco players, he has defeated several top professional players in tournament including Joseph "Mango" Marquez, Juan "Hungrybox" DeBiedma, Kevin "PPMD . He was formerly ranked 1st on the North Carolina Melee Power Rankings. He defeated him again 3-1 in losers' quarters at Sandstorm, where he also defeated Hungrybox in losers' semis 3-2. To give further context, losers semifinals in melee wasnt the only set being streamed. Here, Westballz lost to Jake13 in winners quarters (attempting to play Donkey Kong in the set) before blasting through Ripple, Hamyojo, Laudandus, Mojo and Wobbles to place second to Mew2King, even taking a game off the feared Marth on Final Destination. [2] In losers finals, Westballz had to play Axe, the local crowd favorite who had just defeated Mango earlier in bracket. On March 31st, 2019, Westballz left G2 Esports. Throughout GENESIS 3, PPMD managed to cruise through top 32 winners while defeating Swedish Delight 3-1, Lucky 3-2, and SFAT 3-1. I blurted, like a dumbass. Though Westballz hasnt been able to capture the magic of his run at MVG Sandstorm and still struggles with consistency to this day (65th at The Big House 7), hes still one of the worlds premier competitors. He was ranked 31st in MPGR 2019. Me? . He won his first national at Revival of Melee 3, and later won Pound V as well, winning two sets against Armada in grand finals. Awards And Honors. EVO 2013 represent a milestone to the competitive Smash community as it marks one of the critical factors for rising competitive Melee into the Platinum era. The other set, winners finals between Armada and Axe, had finished and MVG wanted to keep its primary viewers engaged rather than let Hungrybox and Westballz finish the set on their initial setup. Suburban Lawns: Suburban Lawns Album Review | Pitchfork "It's about the fragile nature of human consciousness!". Biography []. It's pretty non-definitive who the best Falco in the world is. The robots are tortured and abused, so they murder all the guests and the people who made them." He joined Even Matchup Gaming on February 6, 2020. See what's happening on his hands while he is pu. Actually, yeah. 8 Cinderella Run of All-Time: Hax at Pound 2016, No. Required fields are marked *. Though it seems unrelated, note all the flaws of MVG Sandstorm. Westballz' zero-to-death combo on Leffen's Fox in losers' finals of B.E.A.S.T 6 has become one of the most well-known combos in Melee history. PPMD started playing competitively in 2007 as a Mario main before his transition to Falco and Marth. In 2015, this appeared to be the case when Westballz once again had a roller coasters worth of performances at Paragon Orlando (4th), Apex 2015 (33rd) and Im Not Yelling (5th). Does it matter? Joe DiMaggio Facts | Britannica He made perhaps his best-ever placing at Sandstorm, where he placed 2nd behind Armada after defeating Hungrybox, Mango, Axe, and S2J, just a few days after he tweeted that he would be taking a break from playing after Sandstorm, citing his poor mentality. How Long Has He Been Live, Sub count, End Date - DualShockers During the second game, Hungrybox and Crunch managed to complete their first game in an another tense match. At MLG Anaheim 2014, PPMD only lost one set in his pool, to Leffen 2-3. PPMD is the only one of the Five Gods to never win a. Westworld Season 3 Caused My Pandemic Nightmares. Westballz has defeated 4 of the members of the 2015 top 6 players (all but. Into the winners bracket, PPMD managed to take down many notable players such as Wizzrobe 2-0, S2J 2-1, PewPewU 2-1, and Armada 3-2. So if Westworld's great experiment is to disorient its fans to the point of a similar sort of of existential crisis its robots face, then mission accomplished. "Evan Rachel Wood is in it." document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); No. Though Westballz was 3-0d to close his all-time great losers bracket run, MVG Sandstorm had one more surprise, to the hilarity of spectators. PPMD faced off against Armada in Grand Finals where, despite Armada resetting the bracket in a 3-2 first set, PPMD ultimately took Apex 2015 with a 3-0 victory in set 2. He notably won Apex 2015, one of the largest Melee tournaments at the time, using mostly Marth. He was formerly ranked 7th on the North Carolina Brawl Rankings. Westballz has spent the last several weeks preparing for Genesis 8 on stream. Also Known As. As Westworld gears up to premiere its fourth season this Sunday, I'm afraid I'll become that dude again. Blip Blip, because Adderall jokes would be too easy, here is an accurate representation of what is going on in Westballz' head. Many viewers were surprised to see PPMD competing at Bad Moon Rising 2 in doubles and were anticipated to see his return to the scene in over a year. He's also a PC enthusiast and is always looking for a reason to upgrade his rig. We've put together everything there is to know about the record-breaking live stream. Three weeks later, at EVO 2014, PPMD made it to winners' quarters against Hungrybox, but lost 1-2. Up until Season Three, Westworld was notoriously tricky to follow, developing a penchant for swapping robots' bodies and brains like crumpled Pokmon cards, torn . A free dating rule for you: Never talk about exes or Westworld. Super Smash Bros Melee is an extremely fast game and Tempo | Westballz is one of the more technical players. For its first half, neither player set the timer on. He explained that all members of his family choose that number when they played soccer and is referred as "the Nanney number." Many spectators began to questioned whether PPMD and LoZR could defeat Hungrybox and Crunch at Top 5 losers. Hax placed 4th at GENESIS 7 after being reverse 3-0'd by Hungrybox. Nevertheless, many professionals and viewers were overwhelmingly surprised to see PPMD's fantastic dominance throughout this tournament, despite his long hiatus. After PPMD's first post-EVO 2015 stream, he organized a Twitch raid on the. Westworld Season Three premiered on HBO as elected officials around the country close public facilities due to the coronavirus pandemic. He was seeded in winners' semis in the championship bracket, where he lost to Mango 2-3. The end date is finally in sight for Ludwig! As you learn more about Westballzs performance at this tournament, keep this in mind. From SmashWiki, the Super Smash Bros. wiki, 2013: Entering the Platinum Era: APEX 2013 and EVO 2013, 2014: Early Dominance, Apex 2014, and the Sudden Decline on Attendance, XLord Karnbro and Bilb Illbill's Adventures in Wonderbroland, gets excited for Twitch's victories during Bad Moon Rising, Pound V Melee GF: Dr. PeePee (Falco) Vs Armada (Peach) - SSBM, TO9: GF VGBC | Dr. PeePee vs CT Hungrybox, Super Smash Bros Melee Grand Final CT EMP Mew2King vs VGBC Dr PP - Apex 2014 Tournament, SKTAR 3 - EMP | Armada (Peach) Vs. EG | PPMD (Falco, Marth) SSBM Winners Semis - Smash Melee, SKTAR 3 - C9 Mango (Fox) Vs. EG | PPMD (Falco) SSBM Winners Finals - Smash Bros. Melee, EVO 2014 SSBM Losers Quarters - PPMD vs Mew2King, BMR2 - PPMD & LoZR vs HBOX & Crunch - Losers Quarters SSBM, http://www.thescoreesports.com/smash/news/8883-ppmd-will-not-attend-evo-2016-due-to-health-issues, https://www.ssbwiki.com/index.php?title=Smasher:PPMD&oldid=1786268. Throughout Winners, PPMD was able to defeat Swedish Delight 3-0 and Westballz in a close 3-2 before being eliminated by Armada 3-1. He became well-known in the Smash scene for his performance at Revival of Melee 2 in 2009, where his Falco placed higher than Mango's. TwitLonger When you talk too much for Twitter After looking lost for moments of game one, Westballz had tied the set. PPMD stated he probably wouldn't have maintained the energy to compete even if he did recover before the tournament. Throughout top eight, both sides of bracket were being concurrently shown by both MVG League and azprojectmelee to speed up the tournament. I meet thousands of people and hang out with anyone I think is chill. Westballz is a professional Melee Falco main with strong Fox and Captain Falcon secondaries from Burbank, California. [11] His ex-girlfriend also posted a statement in support of him,[12] as well as another person who had been mentioned in an earlier statement.[13]. Crisp, cool, a day that felt like spring. However, after SKTAR 3, PPMD wasn't able to keep his dominance as he couldn't win any single major until Apex 2015. Westballz then picked Final Destination, where Westballz showed his one-of-a-kind punish game on Fox. Daniel "ChuDat" Rodriguez is a top professional level Ice Climbers main who has primarily competed in his home region of Maryland and Virginia, but has also lived and competed in Southern California. In the middle of a tight game three, the television cut out, ending the game with no winner. At Apex 2012, he defeated several notable smashers like Silent Wolf, SFAT, and Wobbles, before losing to Armada and then being eliminated by JAVI 0-2 in losers' quarters, placing 5th overall. We were very much still in the small talk phase, friends and family, likes and interests. As part of this playstyle, PPMD almost never consciously makes a sub-par decision in a match in an attempt to gain advantage or "disrespect" his opponent, even when greatly ahead in a game. and some other tournaments. But as Hungrybox clutched another victory, the unexpected happened: he and Westballz were asked to move setups mid-set, from the side stream to the main stream. Westballz is a Falco main who resides in SoCal. Woody Harrelson Opens Up About His 'SNL' Monologue. The first major tournament of 2016, GENESIS 3 marked the revival of one of the most prolific tournament series in Smash history. ", which came from local dialect that slowly became associated with PPMD. [1] Since the Battle of the Five Gods, PPMD hasn't entered singles in over 5 years. Now, It's Back. Facts. After a year of hiatus, PPMD began to improve his condition as he managed to start a more active lifestyle, providing him enough strength to enter Bad Moon Rising 2. Central Park, the breeze, a second date where you're thinking more about an end-of-the-night kiss than how many brain orbs Dolores was packing in her pockets. Was it the pandemic? Throughout Melee history, Arizona players have a reputation for beating Falco. One of PPMD's most significant achievements throughout his Smash career was his fantastic performance at Apex 2014. Zain (Placeholder Account) (@SSBMZain) / Twitter In the mid-2010s, he was consistently ranked in the top 10 players in the world and was widely considered to be Melee's premier Falco main aside from PPMD. But to be 100 percent clear: there's a part of me that does love writing about Westworld. Sep 23, 2015. Melee - How fast is Westballz? - YouTube Your email address will not be published. Westballz is a Falco main who resides in SoCal. Leffen defeated Chillin 5-0 in a series of first-to-five Fox dittoes, winning both $100 and the exclusive rights to Fox's default color skin, prohibiting Chillin from ever using Vanilla Fox in tournament ever again. This was a devastating defeat from PPMD and this marked his worst placement ever since Pound 4, where he got 9th place. PPMD did not attend a noteworthy event afterward until EVO 2015, although he had planned on attending I'm Not Yelling! To date, this is a perfect example of how not to run a tournament. PPMD's most famous performance throughout his Smash career was his 1st place finish at Apex 2015. PPMD played soccer regularly with his siblings as well. asked this human I was very much beginning to like. He also occasionally becomes overwhelmed by pressure, making untimely self-destructs that lead to his defeat, such as in Loser's Semis at Pat's House 2 against Fly Amanita's lone Ice Climber in a last stock, last hit situation. His next opponent? Whether through changing his own gameplay, playing better or any other factor, Westballz ended up taking the last two games of the set, both in last-stock games. The Biggest Smash Underdog Came From Nowhere November 25, 1914 Martinez California. His 1st place finish at Apex 2014 brought great fame in his Smash career; PPMD was interviewed by ScrewAttack, was picked up by professional eSports organization Evil Geniuses on May 9th, 2014 (around the time of his sponsorship, he amended his tag from Dr. PeePee to PPMD). He replied saying he was innocent on all counts. Yet Westworld spun madly on for seven more weeks, each and every Sunday, as the locks on our doors grew tighter, our world shrank to the size of a bedroom, and Westworld episode by Westworld episode, the very thought of escape increasingly felt more like a dream than an inevitability. PPMD, formerly known as Dr. PeePee, is a top professional and currently inactive Melee player who mains Marth and Falco.He changed his tag in mid-2014, when he became sponsored by eSports organization Evil Geniuses.Before his hiatus, he was considered to be one of the top six players in the world, along with Armada, Mango, Hungrybox, Leffen, and Mew2King, and was one of the Five Gods of Melee. Players like Wobbles, Axe, Taj and Tai in particular boast quite a bit of experience against Falco and at various points have beaten some of the worlds best Falco players at tournaments. On August 17th, 2019, he joined Thunder Gaming,[2] but left on January 10th, 2020. Up until Season Three, Westworld was notoriously tricky to follow, developing a penchant for swapping robots' bodies and brains like crumpled Pokmon cards, torn at the edges, making you recall glossary terms like the Door, the Forge, and the Cradle critical to understanding what's going on. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. He was ranked 34th in SSBMRank 2022. bobby big ballz - Liquipedia Smash Wiki Weston Dennis, better known as Westballz, is an American professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player from Burbank, California. At game three, PPMD and LoZR took another game against Hungrybox and Crunch but at game four, Hungrybox and Crunch retaliate. Smasher:Westballz - SmashWiki, the Super Smash Bros. wiki In an interview, PPMD explains that his lack of energy caused by his depression is his main reason for continuing to develop his Marth for tournaments in recent years. The Battle of the Five Gods references the five "Gods" attending, including PPMD. "Westballz defeats PPMD, Axe's epic chain grab, Wobbles' amazing Wobble, and more: Battle of the Five Gods day 2 highlights", "Westballz: 'Recently, I've been focusing more outside the game than inside the game', "Westballz and Axe picked up by Tempo Storm", "Tempo Storm expands into Super Smash Bros. Melee with Westballz and Axe", "Westballz, MuteAce, and Ginger join Thunder Gaming", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westballz&oldid=1111805783, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 23 September 2022, at 01:15. For Super Smash Bros. Melee on the GameCube, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Tournament Discussion Thread 9/19/15-9/20/15 DreamHTC Edition" - Page 47. You know, it's increasingly tough to remember anything from this time when I was myself, firmly made of flesh and bone, a real boy! For viewers at the time, this was surely where Westballzs run would end, given how solidly he had lost his last two sets to Hungrybox, someone who is still thought of today as the Falco-slayer. 3 Months after EVO 2015, PPMD competed at Canada Cup 2015. While PPMD managed to make a reset against Armada in Grand Finals, PPMD lost in a 3-1 finish, pinning him at 2nd Place. [10] No matter his ups and lows, hes someone who carved his way into the Melee history books and whats even more exciting is that hes still writing his story today. As Falco, PPMD focuses on intelligent laser spacing and maintaining stage control with carefully spaced attacks, while punishing opponents who make mistakes with consistent shine combos and exceptional reads on the foe's movement. Although PPMD's technique is very refined, he is not known for his technical prowess as much as other top players such as Westballz and PewPewU. Was it both? He also lost to Jake13, a mid-level Falco, at Low Tier City 2, after sandbagging and losing with Donkey Kong in game 1. Known for its large prize pot and inviting selected professionals to compete the summit, PPMD was invited to the Smash Summit.
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