Xin

biggests fan of @tata_ssbm, demisexual, he/him, ssbm commentator rapid firing shitty jokes, #7 NL, #46 EU, Best pika EU

[Xin @Xinithi]

Had a bunch of clips laying around so I decided to make a little clip compilation. Here's some of them :)

[schnitte brand account @meleeschnitte]

wow yippie THUNDR was a goo time!

[Xin @Xinithi]

Here are the pictures made at THUNDR by @yung_drerrie !

https://t.co/Q22UBSbwJD

[Xin @Xinithi]

The storm has passed, THUNDR has concluded! Exciting things happened in the bracket, like the up and coming German fox AlwaysAirways upsetting RestlessWhale early in the bracket and RestlessWhale making a massive losers run afterwards. Ultimately, @skullbro weathered the storm.

[Xin @Xinithi]

Thank you to all the participants for coming.
Thank you to all the TO's and volunteers for making this tournament come to life
SPECIAL thanks to @tata_ssbm for running the kitchen and making the event feel special

FUN FACT: More than 100 free tosti's were eaten

[Xin @Xinithi]

The storm has passed, THUNDR has concluded! Exciting things happened in the bracket, like the up and coming German fox AlwaysAirways upsetting RestlessWhale early in the bracket and RestlessWhale making a massive losers run afterwards. Ultimately, @skullbro weathered the storm.

[Xin @Xinithi]

Singles:
🥇@skullbro
🥈@restlesswhale
🥉Dr. J

Doubles:
🥇Team bring the steam - RestlessWhale & DestiKnee
🥈Hornbach Soundboard - skullbro & NVZ
🥉wobbling? - katyushas & Valou

[Tempo🌩️| Axe @TempoAxe]

Not sure why people blindly believe this but I never mained Fox lol. I've been a Pikachu main since day 1.

On paper you would think that if I put more time into a high tier, I would be a better player. But in practice it didn't turn out that way.

For the first ~10 years of my career, I spent much more time playing Falco than any other character. But when I entered tournaments, he couldn't perform to the heights of my Pikachu. I spent an absurd amount of time grinding out Fox as well, but for whatever reason my Pikachu still performed better even though I didn't play him as much.

Eventually I leaned into playing Pikachu a lot more and I think he's the character I have the highest potential with. It might sound crazy because he's a lower tier, but sometimes you have to be the one to write the book if it's something you believe in. Years ago I sort of carried him from near bottom tier to high-mid tier, and I think he can go higher thanks to the other amazing Pikachu players that exist now.

There is definitely still a use for other characters as secondaries though. I don't think all of the time I put into practicing them was meaningless. They help in certain matchups, whether against certain characters, stages, or specific players.

But to those saying I would be a better player if I just stuck to a high tier the whole time, I personally think that's wrong even though it might seem right on paper. I think certain people just have a knack for obscure characters and different mechanics that the current top tiers don't provide, and I happen to be one of those people.

[Xin @Xinithi]

@fredmelee 🤝

[Xin @Xinithi]

@GG_SSBM this is fucked up

[Xin @Xinithi]

https://t.co/ClSnEWI2BC

[Xin @Xinithi]

Lightning has struck, dead smack in the middle of the Netherlands! a new tournament series appears in the Dutch Melee scene;
⚡️THUNDR ⚡️

Amersfoort, Netherlands May 16th

Startgg link in comments

[Xin @Xinithi]

@Kipkin_ssb So yea, my favorite out of all of them was the LBX. but that is discontinued so tough luck there.
I now have a heavy frame 1 on the way with the board swapped for nerfware. Hopefully that one will work..

[Xin @Xinithi]

In 2025 I went from 1 working box, to 4 broken boxxes. All malfunctioning in different ways. Despite that I still decided to keep showing up. Even though I knew my results would dwindle. Proud of myself for that! I'm certain I'll bounce back when I get this shit sorted 😎

[EURank Melee @EURank_Melee]

EURank 2025 will start releasing right now, as today we present ranks 50 to 41 - featuring a number of veterans and newcomers!

Remember that we will continue to show 10 players every day this week at 18:00 UTC, up to the Top 10 release on Friday.

Read up below:

[Xin @Xinithi]

@Kipkin_ssb OF1; Bought this after the lbx stopped working on pc. It arrived slightly bent in the mail and the housing was chipped on 2 corners.
Some of the switches keep losing contact while playing. For example; im holding the shield button but my shield flickers on and off

[Xin @Xinithi]

@iuguns1998 not even close homie 😂 but I did hit this today

[SmashNL @Smash_NL]

The Dutch Melee Power Rankings of 2025 are here! Congrats to everyone who made it 👊

Panel: nago, noon, Noxxa, Nuckels, Rabbitalex, RestlessWhale, rua

Shoutouts to @Salevits for the artwork!

[Rabbitalex @Rabbitalex1]

After a decade of playing I've finaly made it to the Dutch PR 🎉
There hasnt been a samus rep on there since 2019 🫨

[Xin @Xinithi]

Also, big shoutouts to everyone that worked on getting another top 50 EURank. Especially to @NoxxaPlus for the very nice blurb and all the work they put into structuring all the statistics of EU melee ♥️