Northern NM Melee Top 10

Northern New Mexico Melee Top 10

The cities that had players considered for this include Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe, Socorro, Taos and surrounding areas of those cities.

10) Mac - Fox

9) Gil - Jigglypuff

8) Z Rock - Fox

7) Wave Trash - Jigglypuff

6) Goop - Sheik/Peach

5) Twin 1 - Jigglypuff

Twin 1 is the gatekeeper for the top 5 in the state. Despite his lack of technical skill, he uses Puffs defensive capabilities and tricks to defeat his opponents. Playing against him may be one of the most frustrating things you ever experience at our locals. Yet he can keep up with the best and still manage to always place just outside of the top 3.

At Evo 2015 he put his skills on display by placing 65th after losing to Wizrobe and Fat Goku.

4) Wretched - Fox/Falco

Wretched is a high tech skill Fox and Falco main who moved here from Missouri within the last year. After coming to Santa Fe, he has begun building up their melee scene. Regularly traveling to Albuquerque, he has yet to drop a set to anyone outside of the top 5. He has even gone so far to defeat Filthy Casual in tournament in a nail biting match up. 

If you ever have the chance, play a set against him. The fast paced movement and amazing fundamentals is rare to find in this state.

"Dollar ice tea money match?!"

3) Twin A - Sheik

A powerful Sheik main who almost always lands in the top 3 at locals. One of the few who have taken sets off of both Light and Filthy Casual. Although Sheik is his main, he has defeated people with a wide slew of characters including, Fox, Falco, Marth and even Peach, 

Wide known and respected in the professional melee community, he has shown zero signs of slowing down any time soon. Taking the top 3 spot from him will not come easily.

He and Light make up the best melee team in the state. Together they have even defeated many of the top teams in Arizona and around the U.S.

2) Filthy Casual - Fox

Neil is by far the most technical player in the state. You would be hard pressed to find anyone here who will disagree. He can use nearly any character successfully in tournament with style and speed. Yet it is his Fox that will show you what he can do. Being the only player in the state who can truly go even with the best. 

Although he is more known for his Project M prowess (see pic above), everyone hopes that he will start travelling for melee as well. 

With his hard punishes and flashy play, Neil will always be a crowd favorite.

1) Light - Peach

Originally coming here from Arizona, this Peach main is truly someone to learn from. Although his technical skills are rather low, his knowledge and patience have defeated many players who rank in the top 100 in the world (including Axe, Tai, Wobbles, Lucky, Scar and more). At Evo 2015, he showcased these abilities by making one of the largest upsets at the whole event when he defeated Amsa. He placed 49th at the event by slamming through Chroma, DizzKidBoogie and many more before losing to Hugz and Frootloop.

After just the one event, he was given the MIOM rank of 112. 

Even with these great accomplishments, he is still being pushed by our local scene.