How a Swedish teacher became the God-King of Smash Bros. Melee

I profiled Adam “Armada” Lindgren for Glixel, Rolling Stone’s video game vertical, in 2016. Since then, the site has vanished beneath the internet’s tempestuous waves, so I republished the article on Medium. Check it out here:

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Between May 2011 and January 2013, Sweden’s Adam “Armada” Lindgren won every major Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament he entered, 13 in all. Seven days after his 13th straight victory, Lindgren logged onto the community forum Smashboards and announced his retirement.