Smasher:Professor Pro

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Professor Pro
ProfessorPro.jpg
Character info
MeleemainFox
OtherMeleecharacterSamus
Project MmainSnake
OtherProject McharacterFox
Team info
FormercrewsOut of Control, Team Toast,VwS Gaming
Rankings and results info
Most recent rankingSuper Smash Bros. MeleeSSBMRank 2023: 72nd
Project MPMRank 2016: 12th
Best historical rankingSuper Smash Bros. MeleeSSBMRank 2016: 24th
Project MPMRank 2016: 12th
Best tournament resultSuper Smash Bros. Melee 5th / 255 atUGC Smash Open
Project M 1st / 193 atTipped Off 11
WinningsSuper Smash Bros. Melee ~$4,918.98
Project M ~$5,797.27
Personal and other info
Real nameAaron Thomas
Birth date(age 34)
LocationLondon, England England

Professor Pro is an Englishsmasher fromLondon who mainsFox inMelee, currently ranked 1st on theLondon Power Rankings, 2nd on theUnited Kingdom Melee Power Rankings, 6th on theEURank 2023, and 72nd on theSSBMRank 2023. He quit mainingPeach in 2008 and has gone on to main Fox exclusively. Since then, he became known as one of the best Fox players in Europe, as well as one of the most technical. He had a notable set win atParagon Los Angeles 2015 againstHungrybox, winning 2-1, and also defeatedLeffen 3-2 in winners finals ofKickstart 7, although he lost the following two sets in Grand Finals. His other notable wins includeS2J,Fiction,Swedish Delight,ChuDat,Ice, andn0ne.

Professor Pro is also well known around the world for his performance with hisSnake inProject M, achieving strong tournament placings and pushing thePM Snakemetagame. He is considered to be the bestProject M player outside the United States. Professor Pro was formerly ranked 12th on thePMRank 2016.

He started playingMelee when the game came out with his friend Andre, but when he found out the advanced techniques in around April 2007, his friend decided to retire fromSmash, while he carried on playing it and joined in with the competitive side of the game. He caught the eyes of VwS Gaming (previously known as Reign eSports) and was picked up by their team, where he further expanded hisSmash career. He left VwS Gaming on January 3rd, 2017[1].

Professor Pro retired from active competition on August 6th, 2023.

Tournament history[edit]

Professor Pro gained recognition as a top professionalProject M player atB.E.A.S.T 4, where he took 2nd place in theProject M tournament after defeatingLeffen 3-2 in losers' finals and bringingArmada to game 5 in grand finals before losing the set 2-3. He then became the first player ever totake a set off of Armada in aProject M tournament during Smash or DI winners' finals, which he won 3-1, although Armada still ended up defeating him 3-1 in two consecutive sets of grand finals to take the tournament.

Professor Pro later attended his first North American tournament atSKTAR 3, where he took 3rd place inProject M singles, defeating players such asJunebug andStrong Bad in winners' bracket, and also taking outMew2King 3-2 in winners' semis, before losing toEmukiller 1-3 in winners' finals and then to Mew2King 0-3 in a rematch in losers' finals. He also placed 7th inProject M doubles with Strong Bad. One notable event that occurred at the tournament was a $100money match between Professor Pro andRolex, in which Professor Pro ended up winning 4-2, solidifying his position as the bestProject M Snake player in the world at the time. In addition, he managed to place 17th in Melee, defeatingFlow,CIZ andQerb.

Professor Pro's second North American tournament wasThe Big House 4 five months later. In the top 32 bracket ofProject M singles, he swept through winners', defeatingWestballz 2-0,Oro?! 3-0,ZeRo 3-2, and Mew2King 3-0 to make it to grand finals against ZeRo. After losing a very close first set 2-3, he lost the second set 0-3, placing 2nd in the tournament. InProject M doubles, he teamed with Armada and made it to the top 8 bracket from winners' before losing toJunebug &Pink Fresh 0-2 and then to Oro?! &Ripple 0-2, placing 5th. In Melee he notably defeatedKels in winners before losing toHax andBladewise.

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

SSBMRank/MPGR[edit]

RankingRankCharacter(s)Notes
SSBMRank 201534thFox (SSBM)
SSBMRank 201624thFox (SSBM)
SSBMRank Summer 201729thFox (SSBM)
SSBMRank 201741stFox (SSBM)
Summer 2018 MPGR48thFox (SSBM)
MPGR 201856thFox (SSBM)
2019 MPGR34thFox (SSBM)
MPGR Summer 202250thFox (SSBM)
SSBMRank 202249thFox (SSBM)
SSBMRank 202372ndFox (SSBM)

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

TournamentDate1v1 Placement2v2 PlacementPartner
Smash Needs YouAugust 10th-12th, 201017th5thFuzzyness
B.E.A.S.T 4February 12th-15th, 20149th7thVanity Angel
EDentines' DayMarch 2nd, 20143rd
Smash Ain't Dead 3March 15th, 20144th
Smash Down South 2March 30th, 20141st
Smash Down South 3April 26th, 20141st
Smash or DIMay 3rd, 20142nd3rdAlpha Dash
Republic of Fighters 3May 17th-18th, 20149th4thVanity Angel
The Break Smash Weekly #16May 30th, 20141st
SKTAR 3May 31st-June 1st, 201417th13thAlpha Dash
Smash or DI 2July 5th, 20143rd
Super Sodium ShowdownAugust 3rd, 20141st
Heir to the ThroneAugust 30th, 20143rd1stVanity Angel
Beauty 8September 12th-14th, 20145th1stLeffen
The Big House 4October 4th-5th, 201433rd17thJolteon
Beauty 9December 5th-7th, 20145th4thFuzzyness
B.E.A.S.T 5January 9th-11th, 20155th7thVanity Angel
The Flex ZoneJanuary 18th, 20157th
Super Nebulous 2January 24th, 20154th4thFuzzyness
Apex 2015January 30th-February 1st, 201581st9thFuzzyness
Beauty 10April 2nd-6th, 20153rd2ndLeffen
HFLAN Melee EditionMay 9th-10th, 20153rd3rdFuzzyness
JST7May 23rd-24th, 20153rd1stJeapie
Heir II the ThroneAugust 14th-16th, 20157th4thTekk
Paragon Los Angeles 2015September 5th-6th, 20159th
DreamHack London 2015September 19th-20th, 20159th
The Big House 5October 2nd-4th, 201533rd
GastonOctober 16th-18th, 20152nd2ndOvertriforce
Tipped Off 11November 7th-8th, 20155th9thOvertriforce
We Tech ThoseNovember 14th-15th, 20151st
Kings of the North 4November 21st-22nd, 20152nd1stThe Moon
DreamHack Winter 2015November 26th-29th, 201517th7thTekk
Kickstart 5January 24th, 20163rd2ndLeffen
Kickstart 6February 14th, 20165th2ndAbate
B.E.A.S.T 6February 19th-21st, 20165th3rdFuzzyness
Shots Fired 2March 5th-6th, 20164th3rdJunebug
Kickstart 7March 13th, 20162nd3rdR23
Super Nebulous 4March 27th, 20165th
Rold Gold: Guaranteed Fresh 3March 31st, 20162nd2nddizzkidboogie
Pound 2016April 2nd-3rd, 20169th
Just The Tip 3April 18th, 20162nd1stManyula
Get On My Level 2016May 20th-26th, 201613th9thDruggedfox
Kickstart 8June 12th, 20161st1stFuzzyness
DreamHack Summer 2016June 18th-21st, 20163rd
Kickstart 9July 19th, 20161st1stFuzzyness
Summit 2016August 6th-7th, 20161st3rdCoffeeblack
Kickstart 10August 13th, 20162nd3rdX1
Heir 3August 19th-21st, 20165th2ndIce
Shine 2016August 26th-28th, 201613th3rdSilent Wolf
The Smashing Illini Weekly 9/2September 2nd, 20162nd
Show Me Your Moves 17September 3rd, 20165th2ndDruggedfox
Syndicate 2016September 10th-11th, 20165th2ndWestballz
Kickstart 11September 17th, 20165th3rdIce
The Big House 6October 7th-9th, 201649th9thVanity Angel
Kickstart 12October 15th-16th, 20162nd2ndCharlon
Eclipse 2October 21st-23rd, 20164th4thChillin
OlympusOctober 28th-30th, 20164th4thMike Haze
Kings of the North VNovember 19th-20th, 20161st1stPrince Abu
DreamHack Winter 2016November 25th-26th, 20165th
UGC Smash OpenDecember 2nd-4th, 20165th9thChuDat
EdenDecember 10th, 201617th1stIce
Tuk House 12/13December 13th, 20164th
Tuk House 12/15December 15th, 20164th
Don't Park on the GrassDecember 17th-18th, 201617th4thThe Moon
Smash Conference LXIXJanuary 7th, 20177th2ndMew2King
GENESIS 4January 20th-22nd, 201725th17thSilent Wolf
SchismFebruary 4th-5th, 20171st2ndDraz
Kickstart 14February 12th, 20173rd1stZgetto
B.E.A.S.T 7February 17th-19th, 20179th5thThe Moon
Kickstart 15March 25th, 20171st1stJolteon
HFLAN Melee Edition 2017April 15th-16th, 20175th4thAmsah
Ghost Pepper SmashApril 22nd, 20171st1st2Saint
Royal FlushMay 12th-14th, 201713th9thRyan Ford
Kickstart 16May 20th, 20171st1stOkameed
Smash 'N' Splash 3June 2nd-4th, 201725th7thHungrybox
Saints Gaming LiveJune 10th-11th, 20179th2ndn0ne
DreamHack Summer 2017June 17th-18th, 20177th1stAmsah
Albion 2July 1st-2nd, 20171st2ndAlpha Dash
Dash Dancers DawnJuly 22nd, 20172nd2ndReaper
Heir 4August 17th-21st, 20175th2ndAmsah
Syndicate 2017September 23rd-24th, 20175th4thAmsah
GameTyrant Expo 2017September 29th-October 1st, 201717th7thAmsah
The Big House 7October 6th-8th, 201733rd17thAmsah
Awakening IIIOctober 21st-22nd, 20172nd4thFrenzy
DreamHack Winter 2017December 2nd-3rd, 20175th3rdAmsah
ValhallaJanuary 4th-8th, 20185th3rdFrenzy
Schism 2February 10th-11th, 20182nd2ndVanity Angel
RegenFebruary 17th, 20181st2ndsleepywaifu
Phoenix BlueFebruary 22nd-24th, 20184th2ndZorc
Equinox - EmberMarch 10th, 20181st2ndAlpha Dash
Awakening 2018June 29th-July 1st, 20185th5thAmsah
Heir 5August 17th-19th, 20187th4thAmsah
HTS Smash 2October 27th, 20185th1stFrenzy
VCA 2018November 17th-18th, 20185th2ndFrenzy
Bridgetown Hyper BlitzDecember 8th, 20182nd5thFrenzy
The Parking Lot - TuesdayDecember 11th, 20181st
The Parking Lot - WednesdayDecember 12th, 20181st
The Parking Lot - ThursdayDecember 13th, 20189th
The Parking Lot - FridayDecember 14th, 20183rd
Don't Park on the Grass 2018December 15th-16th, 201849th17thFrenzy
Valhalla IIJanuary 3rd-7th, 20195th2ndAmsah
Spiked JanuaryJanuary 12th, 20191st1stMordo
QUARTERED 12: RESOLUTIONFebruary 3rd, 20191stMordo
Schism 3February 16th-17th, 20193rd2ndFrenzy
Spiked 4February 24th, 20191stSetchi
20OxOx 2: The Roast of CPMMarch 2nd, 20191st1stSetchi
RUNWAY 3: TURBULENCEMarch 10th, 20191st
MURKED 4 THE PEOPLEMarch 30th, 20191st2ndAlpha Dash
QUARTERED 13: TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIAApril 7th, 20191st
Nangest Regionals 2April 13th, 20192nd
HFLAN Melee Edition 2019April 20th-21st, 20193rd1stAmsah
Regen 2019April 27th-28th, 20192nd3rdSetchi
Battle Arena Melbourne 11May 17th-19th, 20192nd1stVincessant
Omega IIIJune 8th-9th, 20194th
20OxOx3June 15th, 20192nd1stIce
Short Hop Pear 10June 23rd, 20191st2ndCptNebula
Nangest 3July 13th, 20191st
Maximum Melee SquaredJuly 27th, 20191st2ndSetchi
RUNWAY 4July 28th, 20191st3rdZhulong
FêteAugust 2nd-4th, 20199th4thTimi
Awakening 5August 16th-18th, 20194th1stAmsah
BattleBourneSeptember 7th, 20191st1stEcho
Murked 5-A-SideSeptember 14th, 20191st
QUARTERED 16: CASCADESeptember 29th, 20191st
Sector Z #6.0October 6th, 20191st2ndNicki
RUNWAY 5October 13th, 20191st2ndACS
DreamHack RotterdamOctober 18th-20th, 20192nd2ndAmsah
Syndicate 2019October 25th-27th, 20191st4thSetchi
Arcamelee #3October 25th-27th, 20192nd3rdTekk
QUARTERED 17: HAIKUNovember 24th, 20191st1stmax
20OxOXmasDecember 21st, 20191st1stFrenzy
Valhalla IIIJanuary 9th-13th, 20202nd2ndKellner
The People's Tuesday #30: G7 PrepJanuary 21st, 20201st
Wednesday Night Fights 2020 x Oakland Episode 3January 22nd-23rd, 20202nd
Melee @ The Made: The Warm UpJanuary 23rd, 20202nd
GENESIS 7January 24th-26th, 202025th17thPrince Abu
Nimbus #70January 30th, 20207th
Saving Mr. Lombardi 2February 1st, 20204th
Brighton Stock LXX: THE BRIGHTONINGFebruary 16th, 20202nd1stBrownie
Long Live London 181March 4th, 20201st
Nang 4March 7th, 20203rd
Cannon Fodder II: ShipwrecktMarch 14th, 20201st1stCPM
Battle of the Armada - Melee Edition 2OnlineAugust 15th, 20207th
Red Bull Front Runners Online - Final ChampionshipOnlineSeptember 6th, 20203rd
Poilon Arena 1OnlineOctober 29th, 20203rd
Poilon Arena 2OnlineNovember 5th, 20203rd
Poilon Arena 3OnlineNovember 12th, 20202nd
5 Days of MeleeOnlineDecember 14th-15th, 20202nd
Poilon Arena 4OnlineNovember 19th, 202017th (DQ)
The UpsetOnlineFebruary 27th-28th, 2021257th (DQ)9thLaurster
Phoenix Blue OnlineOnlineMarch 26th-28th, 20219th (DQ)
Regen OnlineOnlineApril 24th-25th, 20219th
Poilon ColosseumOnlineMay 8th-9th, 20212nd
Smash Sauna OnlineOnlineMay 21st-23rd, 20213rd
TeaghlachOnlineAugust 21st-22nd, 20213rd
Nang: Home Sweet HomeSeptember 18th, 20211st
MYTHOctober 16th, 20212nd1stFrenzy
SWT: Europe Melee Regional FinalsOctober 23rd-24th, 20214th
SAME 2021 FinaleOnlineNovember 5th-7th, 20212nd
HFLAN Melee Edition 2020+1November 20th-21st, 20213rd1stFrenzy
QUARTERED 19: FAMILYNovember 28th-29th, 20211st1stZepple
Short Hop Pear 11December 5th, 20212nd1stFrenzy
Nang: Nothing Great About NintendoDecember 11th, 20211st
JRGB Fight Night #25December 15th, 20211st
Smash World Tour 2021 ChampionshipsDecember 17th-19th, 202117th
Bunny HoodFebruary 26th, 20221st5thKade
MYTH 2March 5th, 20221st1stFrenzy
QUARTERED 20: TAG TEAMApril 16th, 20221st1stGG
Phat ProgsApril 16th, 20221st
Klash at KongsMay 8th, 20221st1stFrenzy
Nang: Upon ReflectionMay 28th, 20221st
AthinaJune 4th, 20221st
The VaultJune 11th, 20221st1stFrenzy
Moky's Dojo x Pit SmashJune 30th, 20224th
Get On My Level 2022July 1st-3rd, 202217th5thFrenzy
Double Down 2022July 8th-10th, 202217th3rdFrenzy
London Never DiesJuly 26th, 20221st
Fête 2July 29th-31st, 20225th1stSpark
LenniedAugust 20th, 20224th
Front Runners #1September 16th, 20222nd
South Coast Regionals: ReloadedSeptember 17th, 202217th (DQ)1st23
QUARTERED 21September 25th, 20221st
Pre-Hack RTMOctober 13th, 20221st
DreamHack Rotterdam 2022October 14th-16th, 20222nd3rdFrenzy
Smash Summit 14November 3rd-6th, 202213th
HFLAN 2022: Golden Melee EditionNovember 11th-13th, 20222nd2ndmax
Galint Melee Open 2022: Fall Edition EUOnlineNovember 26th-27th, 20222nd
Mainstage 2022December 2nd-4th, 202225th7thFrenzy
Scuffed World TourDecember 18th, 202213th
Avant la FêteMay 14th, 20235th1stmax
Fête 3: By the SeaJuly 14th-16th, 202313th / 4094th / 128max
Arcamelee 4November 18th-19th, 202317th / 2795th / 89max
Santa PawsDecember 8th-10th, 20237th / 1277th / 23Frenzy
Let's Drink The PoolJuly 11th-13th, 202513th / 213

Project M /Project+[edit]

TournamentDate1v1 Placement2v2 PlacementPartner
B.E.A.S.T 4February 12th-15th, 20142nd
EDentines' DayMarch 2nd, 20141st
Smash Ain't Dead 3March 15th, 20142nd
Smash Down South 2March 30th, 20141st
Smash Down South 3April 26th, 20141st
Smash or DIMay 3rd, 20142nd
Republic of Fighters 3May 17th-18th, 20141st
SKTAR 3May 31st-June 1st, 20143rd7thStrong Bad
Smash or DI 2July 5th, 20142nd1st
Super Sodium ShowdownAugust 3rd, 20141st
Heir to the ThroneAugust 30th, 20141st2ndWillz
Beauty 8September 12th-14th, 20142nd1stArmada
The Big House 4October 4th-5th, 20142nd5thArmada
B.E.A.S.T 5January 9th-11th, 20152nd
The Flex ZoneJanuary 18th, 20152nd
Beauty 10April 2nd-6th, 20152nd
HFLAN Melee EditionMay 9th-10th, 20152nd
JST7May 23rd-24th, 20151st
Heir II the ThroneAugust 14th-16th, 20151st
Paragon Los Angeles 2015September 5th-6th, 201517th17thLeffen
Project M in The Big HouseOctober 3rd, 20154th
Tipped Off 11November 7th-8th, 20151st17thKOKingpin
We Tech ThoseNovember 14th-15th, 20155th1stSeagull Joe
Kings of the North 4November 21st-22nd, 20152nd1stThe Moon
B.E.A.S.T 6February 19th-21st, 20161st
Shots Fired 2March 5th-6th, 20162nd3rdJunebug
Nebulous Prime PM #33March 25th, 20163rd
Pound 2016April 2nd-3rd, 20161st
Summit 2016August 6th-7th, 20162nd3rdRyan Ford
Heir 3August 19th-21st, 20161st
Project M in The Big House 2October 7th-8th, 20165th
Project CLASH 14October 27th, 20165th
OlympusOctober 28th-30th, 20169th17thLucky
Kings of the North VNovember 19th-20th, 20169th
Cashed OutJanuary 21st, 201713th
SchismFebruary 4th-5th, 20171st
Smash 'N' Splash 3June 2nd-4th, 201717th2ndSwitch
Syndicate 2017September 23rd-24th, 20171st
Tyrants and KingsSeptember 29th-30th, 20171st
On The HouseOctober 7th, 20175th
Awakening IIIOctober 21st-22nd, 20171st
Schism 2February 10th-11th, 20181st
Awakening 2018June 29th-July 1st, 20184th
Valhalla IIJanuary 3rd-7th, 20191st
Battle Arena Melbourne 11May 17th-19th, 20193rd
Awakening 5August 16th-18th, 20195th
Regen OnlineOnlineApril 24th, 20215th
Arcamelee 4November 18th-19th, 20232nd / 60

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

TournamentDate1v1 placement2v2 placementPartner
Valhalla IIJanuary 3rd-7th, 201965th

Trivia[edit]

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Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Project M[edit]

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