Westballz

Weston Dennis, better known as Westballz, is an American professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player from Burbank, California.[2] He is currently ranked 2nd and 7th on the SoCal Melee and Project M Power Rankings, respectively, and 31st on the 2019 MPGR.[3] 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.[4][5] On July 2, 2015, Westballz was picked up by Tempo Storm alongside Axe.[6][7] On July 11, 2016 Westballz joined G2 Esports.[8] On March 31, 2019 Westballz left G2 Esports, and became a free agent.[9]

Westballz
Weston Dennis
Westballz in 2017
Personal information
HometownBurbank, California
NationalityAmerican
Career information
Current teamG2 Esports
GamesSuper Smash Bros. Melee
Career prize money$45,672.11 (2017)[1]
Career history
2015–2016Tempo Storm
2016–2019G2 Esports
2019-presentFree agent

Personal life

Westballz grew up in Burbank, California and attended John Burroughs High School.[10]

References
  1. Stubbsy, Mike (February 14, 2017). "The highest earning Melee players of all time". Red Bull. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. Womack, Barrett (June 30, 2015). "Friendlies: Westballz, the Challenger". Red Bull.
  3. Nestico, Andrew (January 21, 2020). "#MPGR2019: 40-31". Red Bull. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. Rosen, Daniel (May 24, 2016). "Westballz: 'Recently, I've been focusing more outside the game than inside the game'". theScore eSports.
  6. 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.
  7. Rosen, Daniel (July 3, 2015). "Tempo Storm expands into Super Smash Bros. Melee with Westballz and Axe". theScore eSports.
  8. "G2 expands into Super Smash Bros Melee". G2 Esports. Archived from the original on July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  9. @G2Westballz (March 31, 2019). "After an amazing 2+ years with @G2esports we have decided to part ways. Just wanna thank them for all the support and I will be a free agent moving forward" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. Smith, Wynton (June 20, 2016). "The road to greatness: Westballz". ESPN.
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