​ Jason “Mew2King” Zimmerman was upset by Kevin “PewPewU” Toy at Super Smash Con in round two pools. This sent Mew2King into losers bracket for the top 24. One loss and Mew2King would be eliminated from the tournament. Mew2King’s history of mental focus has had him to go on tilt after early losses, but not at Super Smash Con.

Wait I just realized I made a sick losers run that's unusual — Jason Zimmerman (@MVG_Mew2King) August 14, 2016

He went on a hot streak in losers bracket to finish third, behind Juan "Hungrybox" DeBiedma and Joseph "Mang0" Marquez. He defeated Ryan "The Moon" Coker-Welch 3-2, Kalindi J. "KJH" Henderson 3-1, Colin "Colbol" Green 3-0, Weston "Westballz" Dennis 3-1, Zachary "SFAT" Cordoni 3-2 and Jeffrey "Axe" Williamson 3-2.





Mew2King, as he did at Clutch City Clash, is showing the world he's got an improved mentality, and he's close to dominating once again. Although he didn’t beat Hungrybox, his composure may prove lethal in the future.





Mew2King has suffered from mental focus issues, commonly tilting himself and being his own worst enemy. His Twitter and Facebook used to be home to several depressive and sad moments of introspection. Lately, we’ve seen less despair, and more happiness from Mew2King’s social media stream. His positive attitude reflected in his performance.

Ggs to every1 I played. I enjoyed a lot today surprisingly. Like the westballz/sfat/axe sets were fun. I'm just a very emotional/sad person. — Jason Zimmerman (@MVG_Mew2King) August 14, 2016

At Super Smash Con, he played confidently. He smiled during the high-stake matches while he spammed grounded needles at Axe.

He also fooled around with Sheik's chain, a classic gimmick from Mew2King.

He even taunted Westballz after a gimp.

That doesn’t mean that he’s entirely through with his sad tweets, but they appear more well-handled than previous times, even though he mentions quitting.

It honestly really saddens me, because 1 player-counter is in my way from winning the big events. I often feel like quitting. Hands or melee — Jason Zimmerman (@MVG_Mew2King) August 14, 2016

Super Smash Con was a small victory for Mew2King. While he’ll never be happy without first place, the progress he’s making sets him up for future success.





He has recent wins over both Adam "Armada" Lindgren and Hungrybox, win that elude him. His current success is hard to measure because Melee is seeing the rise of several God-slayers. Justin "Plup" McGrath, Zacahary "SFAT" Cordoni, Kevin "PewPewU" Toy, James "Swedish Delight" Liu, and Justin "Wizzrobe" Hallett are gaining on the gods. Mew2King’s improvement is coming at a time where cracks are forming in the top six Melee players.





The cracks are there, but that didn’t stop him from storming into third place at Super Smash Con. He tore through losers bracket, with three sets going to game five and ultimately falling to Hungrybox 0-3. His altered mindset is a pleasant gift for the Melee community and Mew2King fans.

I legitimately really did enjoy most of my sets today. I just wanna have fun and style and body people. — Jason Zimmerman (@MVG_Mew2King) August 14, 2016

Cover Photo: Screengrab from ​VGBootCamp VOD.