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  • Saleem Akiel Young
  • USA

: 13+
: Aug 1, 1994 (31)
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92

61%

0%100%

Steve
Link
Hero
Snake
Shulk
Bayonetta
Samus/Dark Samus
CharacterWin rateTotal usage
Steve68 %25
Link55 %20
Hero57 %14
Snake55 %11
Shulk71 %7
Bayonetta50 %2
Samus/Dark Samus0 %1

Peach / Daisy
Zelda
Diddy Kong
Fox
Sonic
Wolf
Joker
Mario
Mega Man
Olimar
CharacterWin rateTotal usage
Peach / Daisy54 %13
Zelda75 %8
Diddy Kong60 %5
Fox40 %5
Sonic60 %5
Wolf60 %5
Joker25 %4
Mario75 %4
Mega Man75 %4
Olimar25 %4

 

Saleem Akiel Young also known as "Salem" is a Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Melee, Ultimate, and Wii U player from the USA. Salem plays Hero and Snake as mains with Bayonetta, Lucina, and Shulk as secondary characters. Salem was hailed as the best Link player before he switched characters.

Ranked at 6th place on the PGR100 and 30th place in the PGRU Fall 2019, Salem was a part of CLASH Tournaments and Team Liquid before signing to Most Valuable Gaming.

Salem Smash Ultimate doubles matches were often fought alongside Ryuga and current teammate Dark Wizzy. At Frostbite 2019, Salem and Dark Wizzy ranked 9-12th but they won first place at Genesis 6 and Super Smash Conference.

In SSBU singles, Salem has taken 1st place at Aurora Blitz 2, Paradigm Shift, Port Priority 5, & The Host Up Invitational, 3rd place at 2GG: Nightmare on Smashville & Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE, 5th place at Pound 2019, and 13th place at Genesis 6 among other tournaments.

Salem was implicated in a Smash Twitter controversy and was banned from online tournaments in March 2021, after being accused of covering up Nairo's alleged sexual misconduct against CaptainZack