Casey

Head TO of Smash Valley. Melee and Ult player

[Casey @FaderDB]

Idk why more TOs don’t do this

[Casey @FaderDB]

Wemby got nothing on pride month KAT 😼

[Casey @FaderDB]

Overall, quite proud of my last season in central. Could have done better towards the middle, but I was still able to fight on par with a lot of incredible players. Happy to be a part of the strongest pr there yet :)

[Central PA Smash @PACentralSmash]

Congratulations to the top 15 of Central Pennsylvania in H1 of 2026:
1. Beast
2. Thass
3. ChewyHobo
4. Dovidio
5. Swan
6. Astrum
7. ETanked
8. Fader
9. Kale
10. Spig!
11. TD
12. JaxAttack
13. Onex
14. Smoops
15. Parathion

Hidden Boss: Spiro

[Casey @FaderDB]

7th in melee and 3rd in beer ball at Bingus Bash

I have some ideas for a new melee training regiment I want to try after coming back from Japan

For now, I had a beautiful time with great friends

:)

[Casey @FaderDB]

@cakedtx Why are Connecticut and Rhode Island evil and grey

[Casey @FaderDB]

Got thwacked 4 times and crit killed at 20%

Need a new religion

[Casey @FaderDB]

Probably gonna take a mini break from tournaments. I need to sit back and consider where I should go with my gameplay from here. There are definitely a lot of punish/pressure ideas I can implement. I also really want to work to make my G&W strong and continue improving my mental

[Casey @FaderDB]

Got 5th at Hard Read and 3rd at Over the Moon, my last central PA brackets

I did not play as clean as I wanted, but the performances were solid regardless

I cannot express how much I owe to central. It's truly an incredible region

I hope to represent them well in the future :)

[Casey @FaderDB]

@SlashShinobi I knew this would happen the second you started charging rofllllllllll. I think up smash has a 1% hit rate from behind unless its against rob

[Casey @FaderDB]

@Skewersewer I think he complements Sonic, Sora, and Fox as a secondary really well (provided you can deal with Pikachu) for example

As long as you have solid fundies and know how to play around parry, he’s a really solid pickup imo

[Casey @FaderDB]

I find it so funny that in the year of our lord 2026 people still consider Shulk to be "potential man".

What potential lol? He's Ike with some colors

Shulk is carried by the fear of things he is simply not capable of. People hear the words dial storage and start shaking

😂

[Casey @FaderDB]

@Skewersewer Shulk doesnt lose a lot of matchups, but the ones he does lose are common meta characters like Snake, ROB, and Diddy. I think hes best as a main with a secondary to cover those few MUs

He can be solid as a secondary if you lose to rushdown, swordies, FGCs, and anti-meta chars

[Casey @FaderDB]

Second straight fusion top 8 beating Kouhai and Synnister

Thought my play overall was really good. I felt strong in a lot of areas I’ve been working on too

Played a bit too passive, esp vs Deltaforce

Thanks to everyone for being so nice. This bracket was super fun

Ggs :)

[Casey @FaderDB]

@ThassGamer I’ll never forget our convo at friendlies before I started waking up at 5am

“What are you going to do if you fail”
“I won’t”
“How do you know that”
“Because I have to wake up at 5am”

And then I woke up every day at 5am

[Casey @FaderDB]

@ThassGamer This is assuming I can get to bed at a reasonable time

[Casey @FaderDB]

@ThassGamer Maybe I’m too world warrior pilled, but I think the time spent in transit is pretty irrelevant for me

Playing at a decent level, I am equally tired getting back from a tournament I walked to vs one I drove 2.5 hours to each way

Same for being the driver vs being driven

[Casey @FaderDB]

7th at Encore (4-2) beating H-Meister

Entered this tournament with a new positive mental and I felt great. My spacing and hit confirms were also very strong

Ledge trapping and clutch factor needed work

Nonetheless, excited to be in tristate long term. Hoping to do well

:)

[Casey @FaderDB]

@ThassGamer

[Casey @FaderDB]

@aFx_Punky @KilogramHours Melee locals have definitely taken a noticeable hit since the pandemic, and that’s from a game that had 20 years of history

Since rollback has become popular most other FGC locals have completely died. Smash would likely not be an exception