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SuperGirlKels

Kelsy Medeiros (born May 20, 1995), known professionally as SuperGirlKels, is a Canadian professional Super Smash Bros. player. Medeiros's competitive gaming career spanned from 2014 until her retirement in 2023, during which she competed in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments using the character Sonic the Hedgehog.

SuperGirlKels
A woman with black hair wears a black sports jersey and baseball cap
Medeiros in 2021
Personal information
NameKelsy Medeiros
Born (1995-05-20) May 20, 1995 (age 29)
NationalityCanadian
Career information
Game
Playing career2014–present

Biography

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Kelsy Medeiros was born on May 20, 1995.[1] From a young age, Medeiros played video games like Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Smash Bros. with her family.[2][3]: 196  When she was 16 years old, she decided to attend the Super Smash Bros. tournament Apex 2012 while her family was taking a vacation in New York. As she was too young to travel to tournaments, she spent the following three years training through the game's online multiplayer services.[2][3]: 197 [4]

In addition to her activities as a competitive Super Smash Bros. player, Medeiros previously worked full-time for French game developer Ubisoft.[5] Her younger brother, Jayson "Soar" Medeiros, has also played Super Smash Bros. competitively and was previously sponsored by Quebec team Mirage Esports. The siblings have competed as a team for doubles events.[6][7][8]

Career

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

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Medeiros formally began competing in tournaments in 2014.[9] Competing in the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U event at Apex 2015, she placed within the top 64 of competitors.[4] Returning to the same event at Apex 2016, she defeated top professional Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman in an upset victory and ultimately placed in 5th.[2][10] Later that year, she won the Super Smash Bros. event held at Lan ETS[5] and placed 33rd at Super Smash Con.[11]

2017 saw Medeiros place 2nd at Lan ETS,[5] 5th at Royal Flush,[12] 65th at Evo 2017,[13] and 7th at DreamHack Montreal.[14] In 2018, she took 1st place at Lan ETS[15] and placed 5th at DreamHack Montreal.[16] 2018 power rankings presented by esports team Panda Global[a] ranked Medeiros as the 100th best Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player of all time.[3]: 197 [18]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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Medeiros signed with esports team Iceberg Competitive Esports in February 2018. After the organization dissolved later that year, Medeiros told CBC News in 2019 that it had failed to fulfill the terms of her contract, including salary payments.[19] In 2019, Medeiros provided commentary for Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship.[20] At the tournament Frostbite 2020, she placed 97th individually and teamed with her brother to place 13th in the doubles event.[6] When a wave of sexual abuse allegations emerged in the competitive community in 2020, Medeiros spoke to CBC News on the need for greater awareness of the issue of abuse within the community.[21] Medeiros announced her retirement from Super Smash Bros. competition in 2023.[22]

Style of play

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Medeiros primarily competed in Super Smash Bros. tournaments using the character Sonic the Hedgehog.[2][10] A profile by esports publication The Meta described her play style as "always on the attack, probing her opponent's defenses and lunging for the carotid the moment she detects an opening." Medeiros cited professional Super Smash Bros. Melee competitor Jeffrey "Axe" Williamson, who plays the game with a similar "in-your-face" style, as an inspiration.[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ The Panda Global Rankings are peer-administered power rankings of Super Smash Bros. players generally respected by the competitive gaming community.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "SuperGirlKels (@SuperGirlKels)". Twitter. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021. Born May 20, 1995
  2. ^ a b c d Stewart, Sam (July 5, 2016). "Smash 4's SuperGirlKels: 'I had a goal to be one of the best Sonics'". ESPN. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Chaloner, Paul (May 28, 2020). This is esports (and how to spell it): an insider's guide to the world of pro gaming. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472977779.
  4. ^ a b Smith, Wynton (July 26, 2017). "SuperGirlKels lights the way in Smash 4". Red Bull. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Villeneuve, Alix (February 14, 2017). "Une étoile montante de Super Smash Bros. à Montréal" [A rising star of Super Smash Bros. in Montreal] (in Canadian French). Société Radio-Canada. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Nolet, Fred (February 26, 2020). "Deux Québécois au Frostbite 2020 et MkLeo se rattrape pour 2019". RDS Jeux vidéo (in Canadian French). Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  7. ^ Deachman, Bruce (January 2, 2016). "Hundreds gather in Market for a Smash-ing good time". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  8. ^ Quénoi, Alban (September 5, 2019). "DreamHack Montréal 2019, le programme!". RDS Jeux vidéo (in Canadian French). Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  9. ^ Rabinovitch, David (January 23, 2018). "Here's 6 Canadians destined to shake up esports in 2018". Red Bull. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c Groot, Justin (July 17, 2016). "SuperGirlKels is playing Smash 4 at the speed of sound". The Meta. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  11. ^ Shaw, Marc (August 25, 2016). "There's A Rising Star in Canada's Competitive Smash Bros. Scene". Waypoint. Vice Media. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  12. ^ Quénoi, Alban (May 16, 2017). "L'UdeM et SuperGirlKels s'illustrent cette fin de semaine" (in Canadian French). Réseau des sports. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  13. ^ Quénoi, Alban (July 21, 2017). "Le marathon estival a commencé dans le monde du sport électronique (eSport)" [The summer marathon has started in the world of electronic sports (eSports)] (in Canadian French). Réseau des sports. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  14. ^ Quénoi, Alban (September 13, 2017). "DreamHack Montréal : du très haut niveau" (in Canadian French). Réseau des sports. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  15. ^ Quénoi, Alban (February 14, 2018). "Lan ETS 2018 : les bons et les mauvais coups" [Lan ETS 2018: the good and the bad] (in Canadian French). Réseau des sports. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  16. ^ Quénoi, Alban (September 13, 2018). "La DreamHack Montréal sur le toit du monde esports". RDS Jeux vidéo (in Canadian French). Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  17. ^ Van Allen, Eric (January 21, 2018). "The Competitive Smash 4 Scene Is Anxiously Awaiting Nintendo's Next Big Move". Kotaku Australia. Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  18. ^ PGstats.com [@pgstats] (December 3, 2018). "Congratulations to these twenty-five Smash Wii U competitors who made it onto the #PGR100 All Time! With 76-100 unveiled, who do you expect to see in the top 75?" (Tweet). Retrieved October 23, 2021 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Carter, Adam (July 15, 2019). "Man behind Toronto WNBA bid still owes money from failed esports venture". Toronto: CBC News. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  20. ^ Tate, Dylan (May 22, 2019). "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship commentary lineup set". Upcomer. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  21. ^ Weaver, Jackson (July 9, 2020). "How one video game community is trying to 'police itself' amid sexual assault allegations". CBC News. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  22. ^ @SuperGirlKels (May 19, 2023). "I am officially retiring from professional Super Smash Bros. esports. 2012-2023. Please Listen 💙 I love you forever Smash Bros. Thank You" (Tweet). Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Twitter.

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