Weston Dennis
Weston Dennis (born December 8, 1991), better known as Westballz, is an American professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player from Burbank, California.[1] He is currently ranked 2nd and 7th on the SoCal Melee and Project M Power Rankings, respectively, and 31st on the 2019 MPGR.[2] Westballz notably caused an upset at MLG Anaheim 2014, where he defeated Mango 3-0 in pool play, and defeated him again 3-1 in losers' quarters at MVG Sandstorm, where he also defeated Hungrybox in losers' semis 3-2. Additionally, he has beaten Leffen 3-1 at Dreamhack Winter 2015 and PPMD 3-1 at Battle of the 5 Gods. He is widely renowned as the most technical Melee Falco player in the world. Westballz is considered to be among the best Falco players in the world along with PPMD and Mango.[3][4] On July 2, 2015, Westballz was picked up by Tempo Storm alongside Jeffrey "Axe" Williamson.[5][6] On July 11, 2016 Westballz joined G2 Esports.[7] On March 31, 2019 Westballz left G2 esports, and became a free agent.[8]
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Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born | December 8, 1991 | ||||||||||||
Hometown | Burbank, California | ||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
Current team | G2 Esports | ||||||||||||
Games | Super Smash Bros. Melee | ||||||||||||
Career prize money | $46,289.61 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Tempo Storm | ||||||||||||
2016–2019 | G2 Esports | ||||||||||||
2019-present | Free agent | ||||||||||||
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Personal life
Dennis was born on December 8, 1991. He grew up in Burbank, California and attended John Burroughs High School [9]
References
- http://www.redbull.com/us/en/esports/stories/1331732594067/friendlies-westballz-the-challenger
- Lee, Daniel. "MPGR 2019". Panda Global. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2016/mar/18/westballz-defeats-ppmd-axes-epic-chain-grab-wobbles-amazing-wobble-and-more-battle-five-gods-day-2-highlights/
- http://www.thescoreesports.com/news/7984
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2016-06-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.thescoreesports.com/news/2758
- "G2 expands into Super Smash Bros Melee". G2 Esports. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- "Westballz leaves G2 Esports".
- http://espn.go.com/esports/story/_/id/16371193/westballz