Salem
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Player Information
Name:
Saleem Akiel Young
Nationality:
Location:
Florida
Born:
August 1, 1994 (age 31)
Years Active:
2012 - 2021
Approx. Total Winnings:
$60,065
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Current Mains:
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Current Mains:
Project M
Current Mains:
Secondaries:
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Current Mains:
Secondaries:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Current Mains:
Former Mains:
Secondaries:
Links
Achievements
Brawl:
Wii U:
History
| 2013-05-16 — 2016-10-08 | CLASH Tournaments |
| 2016-10-08 — Present | Most Valuable Gaming |
| 2018-02-09 — 2019-02-27 | Team Liquid |
Saleem "Salem" Akiel Young is a former Ultimate Steve, Wii U Bayonetta, and Brawl Zero Suit Samus player from Florida, USA. He is ranked as the 6th best player of all time on the PGR100. In Wii U, he was considered one of the best Bayonetta mains in the world along with Tweek, Mistake, and CaptainZack. In Ultimate, he was ranked 30th in PGRU Fall 2019.
Biography
[edit]In 2011, Salem entered his first offline tournament, placing 5th at Concentrate II.[1] At Apex 2013, Salem made one of the biggest wins of his career when he unexpectedly took the tournament's Brawl event. He defeated top players such as MikeHaze, Mr.R, Otori, Dojo, Mikeneko, and Mew2King in both winners and grand finals. His grand finals set versus Mew2King is known as the best Brawl set of all time.[citation needed] He had never won a tournament prior to Apex 2013.
On May 16, 2013, Salem was sponsored by CLASH Tournaments.[2]
At EVO 2017, Salem won his first ever major tournament in Smash 4. After being sent to the losers bracket by Larry Lurr in winners semi-finals, he went on to beat KEN, Tweek, and Larry Lurr, and then had a 10-game set versus ZeRo to take the tournament, crowning himself as the EVO 2017 champion.
Salem was signed by Most Valuable Gaming on October 8th, 2016.[3]. On February 9, 2018, it was announced that he joined Team Liquid.[4] Team Liquid parted ways with Salem on February 27, 2019.[5]
In July 2020, Salem was accused of condoning the sexual relationship between Nairo and Captain Zack despite knowing the former was an adult and the latter a minor.[6] Salem issued a statement explaining his actions and denying knowledge of their ages.[7] On March 20, 2021, Salem was banned from events organized by Cagt, Grayola, and L4st due to "his involvement during what occurred in July as well as multiple concerning instances".[8] On March 21, 2021, Salem issued another statement in response his ban, again explaining his role in the situation involving Nairo and Captain Zack.[9]
Results
[edit]Ultimate
[edit]Recent Notable Wins
Wins over players ranked in PGRU Fall 2019:
Rank 25 - Kome- 2020-02-23 | 3 : 1 at Frostbite 2020
- 2020-01-19 | 3 : 1 at Tampa Never Sleeps 8
Wii U
[edit]Recent Notable Wins
Wins over players ranked in PGR v5:
Rank 2 - Tweek
- 2018-08-26 |
| 3 : 2 at Shine 2018
- 2018-08-26 |
| 3 : 1 at Shine 2018 - 2018-08-26 |
| 3 : 2 at Shine 2018
Rank 17 - ANTi
- 2018-08-26 |
| 3 : 2 at Shine 2018
- 2018-08-12 |
| 3 : 1 at Super Smash Con 2018
Brawl
[edit]Project M
[edit]Rankings
[edit]Ultimate
[edit]Global
[edit]| Ranking Series | Rank |
|---|---|
| PGRU Fall 2019 | 30 |
| PGRU Spring 2019 | 22 |
OrionRank
[edit]| Ranking Series | Rank |
|---|---|
| NA January 2019 - March 2020 | 10 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| Six Months In | 16 |
Wii U
[edit]New Jersey
[edit]| Ranking Series | Rank |
|---|---|
| July - December 2016 | 3 |
| January - June 2016 | 5 |
Central Florida
[edit]| Ranking Series | Rank |
|---|---|
| Spring 2017 | 2 |
Brawl
[edit]Tristate
[edit]| Ranking Series | Rank |
|---|---|
| July 25, 2013 | 4 |
| March 14th, 2013 | 4 |
| December 2013 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Juice Gaming presents: Concentrate II Results!
- ↑ CLASH Tournaments picks up Salem
- ↑ Salem joins MVG
- ↑ Salem joins Liquid
- ↑ Team Liquid parts ways with Salem
- ↑ Balls (2020-07-04). "Statement against Salem". Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ↑ Salem (2020-07-06). "This is my "statement."". Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ↑ Cagt (2021-03-20). "Salem banned from select events". Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ↑ Salem (2021-03-21). "Here goes". Retrieved 2021-03-21.
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