Team Dignitas Signs Pro Players For New Smash Bros. Melee Team
By TJ Denzer ·
Team Dignitas and Super Smash Bros. Melee have been around quite awhile, but now Dignitas is entering the well-established ring, signing two noted pro players just in time for tournament action.
Super Smash Bros. Melee has been around for more than a decade and a half now, but the fire and dedication fans, players, and competitors have to the game is still high and electric. The game is a constant fixture in fighting game tournaments, including the illustrious annual Evolution Championship Series in Las Vegas, Nevada. Team Dignitas has a similarly long history of competition and now it would seem they’ve chosen to step foot into the Melee arena. The team signed two high-quality Melee players to represent Dignitas in future events.
According to a recent press release, the first of Dignitas’s signings was Hugo “HugS” Gonzales who mains Samus and is ranked 23rd in the world on the official SSBMRank system presented by RedBull. HugS has been well aware of Team Dignitas for sometime and intends to ensure a great relationship between the team and the Melee community.
“There are many fans of Team Dignitas within the Smash Brothers Community,” claims HugS. “And I am thrilled to help introduce the team to this passionate group of people.”
The second signing to the team is Jose “Lucky” Aldama. Lucky has been on a meteoric rise through the Smash community, keeping up top level play wherever he goes over the course of many years. He is 17th on the SSBMRank system and is considered to be one of the best Fox mains in the world. His journey has seen him take top-tier finishes at tournaments throughout the United States. Lucky commented that his arrival at this point has been beyond what he could have possibly imagined for himself.
“Melee has taken me above and beyond when it has come to making my dreams come true,” Lucky stated. “Being able to work with Team Dignitas and the Philadelphia 76ers is proof of that. I look forward to this opportunity and can't express how excited I am for the future.”
Both players are slated for immediate action under the Dignitas mantle. They’ll be representing the team in official capacity starting on January 19, 2018 at the Smash Bros. Melee leg of the GENESIS 5 gaming tournament in Oakland, California.
Notably, this marks the first signing of a Melee team for Team Dignitas, despite the 14 year history of the esports team and the similarly lengthy existence of the competitive Melee circuit. It will remain to be seen if the investment pays off and if we can expect to see Dignitas’s logo in top-level finishes in high-profile Smash Bros. events.