aMSa
aMSa in 2017
Current team
TeamGolden Guardians
GameSuper Smash Bros. Melee
Personal information
NameMasaya Chikamoto
Born (1991-10-27) October 27, 1991
Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Career highlights and awards

Masaya Chikamoto (Japanese: 近本 昌也, Hepburn: Chikamoto Masaya, born October 27, 1991), better known by his alias aMSa (あむさ, Amusa), is a Japanese professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player. He is known for being the only top player to play Yoshi. In 2022, he was ranked the second best player in the world after winning major tournaments Apex and The Big House.

Career

aMSa was born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on October 27, 1991.[1] He stated that he has been a fan of Yoshi since his childhood and that, since the release of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Yoshi was his favorite character. Yoshi is considered a bad character for competitive play due to aspects such as his large hitbox, poor defensive options, and lack of recovery when knocked off stage. For a time, he was considered the fourth worst character in the game.[2] aMSa started his professional career in 2013, having decent results, including a win against Mew2King, ranked third in the world at the time. In 2014, he finished ninth place at Apex and, next year, finished fifth.[2] In 2019, due to aMSa's performances, Yoshi went on to be considered the twelfth best character in the game.[2]

In February 2019, aMSa signed with Red Bull.[3] He moved to Vancouver, Canada, in 2022, to compete in more North American tournaments.[4][5] On October 10, 2022, he won his first major tournament, The Big House 10, after beating Mang0; this was considered one of the most "stacked" tournaments of Melee's history. This was the first time a Yoshi won a major in the history of Melee.[6][7] By the end of the year, he also won majors Apex and Scuffed World Tour,[8] and was considered the second best Melee player as ranked by SSBMRank.[9] In March 2023, aMSa joined esports organization Golden Guardians.[10]

Notable tournament placings

Only Majors and Supermajors are listed.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament[11]Date1v1 Placement2v2 PlacementPartner
EVO 2013July 12–14, 201325th——
Apex 2014January 17–19, 20149th65thV3ctorman
MLG Anaheim 2014June 20–22, 201417th25thPL
CEO 2014June 27–29, 201433rd9thPL
Kings of Cali 4July 5–6, 20145th7thPL
EVO 2014July 11–13, 201417th33rdPL
Apex 2015January 30 – February 1, 20155th——
EVO 2015July 17–19, 201525th——
Pound 2016April 2–3, 201613th33rdToph
Super Smash Con 2016August 11–14, 20169th17thMr.II
EVO 2017July 14–16, 201717th——
The Big House 7October 6–8, 201713th25thSanne
Smash Summit 5November 2–5, 201713th3rdAxe
GENESIS 5January 19–21, 20189th17thSanne
Full Bloom 4March 24–25, 20187th——
Smash Summit 6May 3–6, 20187th5thAxe
Get On My Level 2018May 18–20, 20185th4thAxe
EVO 2018August 3–5, 201833rd4thSanne
Super Smash Con 2018August 9–12, 20185th17thSanne
Smash Summit 7November 15, 20185th4thAxe
GENESIS 6February 1–3, 20192nd——
Get On My Level 2019May 17–19, 20199th2ndAxe
Smash 'N' Splash 5May 31 – June 2, 20195th——
Smash Summit 8June 13–16, 20197th5thAxe
GENESIS 7January 24–26, 20209th13thSanne
Smash Summit 9February 13–16, 20209th——
Smash Summit 11July 15–18, 20219th——
Smash Summit 12December 9–12, 20215th——
GENESIS 8April 15–17, 20225th1stPlup
Pound 2022April 22–24, 20223rd——
Battle of BC 4June 10–12, 20224th2ndmoky
Get On My Level 2022July 1–3, 20229th2ndDuck
Double Down 2022July 8–10, 20222nd——
Lost Tech City 2022September 30–October 2, 20224th3rdAxe
The Big House 10October 7–9, 20221st4thSluG
Ludwig Smash InvitationalOctober 21–23, 20227th——
Smash Summit 14November 3–6, 20223rd——
Apex 2022November 18–20, 20221st2ndAxe
Mainstage 2022December 2–4, 20223rd——
Scuffed World TourDecember 18, 20221st——
GENESIS 9January 20–22, 20239th3rdMango
Collision 2023March 10–12, 202313th2ndAxe
MAJOR UPSETApril 1–2, 20233rd2ndAxe
Battle of BC 5May 19–21, 20232nd2ndAxe
Tipped Off 14June 3–4 20234th2ndAxe
Get On My Level 2023July 21–23, 20234th1stAxe
The Big House 11October 20–22, 20235th——

References

  1. ↑ "Masaya "aMSa" Chikamoto". Red Bull. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Popko, John (February 21, 2021). "A boy and his dino: the love story of aMSa and Yoshi". InvenGlobal. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  3. ↑ D'Orazio, Nick (February 5, 2019). "The Infamous Red Yoshi, aMSa, joins Red Bull esports as a Super Smash Bros. Melee competitor". InvenGlobal. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ Richman, Olivia. ""I want to say the best player in the world is a Yoshi main": aMSa After DreamHack Melee Victory". Esports Illustrated. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ Lee-Ash, Jonah; Akshon Esports. "How aMSa became a Smash Melee player you absolutely need to watch out for". Red Bull. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ Tate, Dylan. "aMSa makes Melee history with The Big House 10 win". Upcomer. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  7. ↑ Michael, Cale (October 9, 2022). "AMSa makes Super Smash Bros. Melee history with Yoshi at The Big House 10". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  8. ↑ Michael, Cale (December 19, 2022). "Scuffed or not: aMSa closes out 2022 with another Melee Major victory amid Smash community drama". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  9. ↑ Tate, Dylan. "Best 100 Super Smash Bros. Melee players in the world, ranked (2023)". Upcomer. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  10. ↑ Michael, Cale (March 30, 2023). "Golden Guardians expands Smash Melee roster, signs aMSa one day after losing Zain". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Melee - aMSa". SmashBoards. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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