King Dedede Main Places Top Ten in Staten Island Smash Bros Tournament

Hayley placed 3rd in an offline Super Smash Bros Ultimate tournament hosted on Staten Island, New York.Hayley placed 3rd in an offline Super Smash Bros Ultimate tournament hosted on Staten Island, New York.

This was my third in-person Smash tournament in New York, and I am always the only female-presenting person competing. In a highly saturated, male-dominant industry, it is important to me to represent women in gaming. I play an extremely disadvantaged character, King Dedede, who ranks in a lower tier bracket than many characters being played at tournament level. I do this not only because I am loyal to my main, but I want to become a distinguished Smash competitor who is known to play a difficult character at a level that has never been seen before. I think about playing King Dedede as having my weights on. I look up to my fellow D3 player, Atomsk, and intend to play at his level and beyond.