Westballz

Westballz
Westballz in 2017
Personal information
NameWeston Dennis
NationalityAmerican
Career information
GameSuper Smash Bros. Melee
Team history
2015–2016Tempo Storm
2016–2019G2 Esports
2019-2020Thunder Gaming

Weston Dennis, better known as Westballz, is an American professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player from Burbank, California.[1] Widely considered one of the game's best and most technical Falco players, he has defeated several top professional players in tournament including Joseph "Mango" Marquez, Juan "Hungrybox" DeBiedma, Kevin "PPMD" Nanney and William "Leffen" Hjelte.[2][3] A 2021 list compiled by PGstats ranked Dennis as the 26th-greatest Melee player of all time.[4]

Dennis has previously been sponsored by Tempo Storm, G2 Esports and Thunder Gaming.[5][6][7][8]

Personal life

Westballz grew up in Burbank, California and attended John Burroughs High School.[9]

References

  1. ^ Womack, Barrett (June 30, 2015). "Friendlies: Westballz, the Challenger". Red Bull.
  2. ^ Chavez, Steven (March 18, 2016). "Westballz defeats PPMD, Axe's epic chain grab, Wobbles' amazing Wobble, and more: Battle of the Five Gods day 2 highlights". EventHubs.
  3. ^ Rosen, Daniel (May 24, 2016). "Westballz: 'Recently, I've been focusing more outside the game than inside the game'". theScore eSports.
  4. ^ "The Melee Stats Top 100: 30-21". PGstats. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. ^ Khan, Imad (July 5, 2015). "Westballz and Axe picked up by Tempo Storm". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  6. ^ Rosen, Daniel (July 3, 2015). "Tempo Storm expands into Super Smash Bros. Melee with Westballz and Axe". theScore eSports.
  7. ^ "G2 expands into Super Smash Bros Melee". G2 Esports. Archived from the original on July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "Westballz, MuteAce, and Ginger join Thunder Gaming". dailyesports. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  9. ^ Smith, Wynton (June 20, 2016). "The road to greatness: Westballz". ESPN.