How Jacksonville Won the Josh Allen Bowl

The most viewed set of Super Smash Bros. Melee of all time isn't a Grand Finals or a matchup between two of the fighting game's top competitors. Instead, it's a measly side event, a money match that took place at Apex 2015 between Sweden's William "Leffen" Hjelte and America's Kashan "Chillin" Khan. Leffen and Chillin are two longtime veterans of the fighting game community who both play the same character: Fox, titular character of Nintendo franchise "Star Fox" and Melee's all-around best character. After over a year of trash talk and back-and-forths, the two agreed to allow one set to settle their rivalry once and for all. Fox vs. Fox. First to win five games. Winner walks away with $100. Loser is never allowed to use the default Fox skin in tournament ever again, a status symbol in fighting games preventing the loser from ever calling themselves a "real" Fox player. Leffen went on to wipe the floor with Chillin, coasting to a 5-0 victory. The set is now referred to among Melee fans as "The 5-0," or simply "My B," Chillin's post-match apology to Leffen for wasting his time for over a year.

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