Magi

Sasha Italia Sullivan, known by her gaming handle Magi, is an American professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Sullivan began her competitive gaming career in 2015. Mainly using the character Falco Lombardi, Sullivan's improving tournament placements led her to be ranked as a top 100 Melee player in the world by 2018, according to power rankings presented by Red Bull and esports team Panda. She is the first woman to appear on formal power rankings of Melee players. competed in Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game tournaments at a young age, during which she started to go by the handle "Magi". Her interest in playing the fighting game Super Smash Bros. Melee grew in January 2014 after she watched The Smash Brothers, a documentary series on the history of professional Melee competition. She then began to attend tournaments for Project M, a fan-made modification of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, She rose to 43rd place on Panda's power rankings for the following year; the entry on her power ranking highlighted her victory against Mang0 and four tournament placements earlier that year: 7th place at CEO 2019, 1st place at We Need Some Space II, 2nd place at DreamHack Dallas 2019, and 2nd place at Fortcon 2019.

In 2020, Sullivan placed 13th at two events, Smash Summit 9 and Smash Summit 10 Online, both invitational tournaments consisting of a small group of top Melee players. The latter tournament was held online amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the pandemic, there were no formal player rankings released from 2019 to 2021. In 2021, Sullivan placed 4th at Low Tide City 2021, 13th at Mainstage 2021, 7th at Smash Summit 12, and 9th at the Smash World Tour 2021 Championships. She also secured a sponsorship from esports organization Beastcoast, which sponsored top professional Johnny "S2J" Kim and match commentator Brandon "HomeMadeWaffles" Collier. At CEO 2022, she notably defeated top player Justin "Plup" McGrath before reaching the grand finals. Panda later ranked Sullivan as the 21st best Melee player through early 2022. She finished in 2nd place at the Melee event at Combo Breaker 2024 in Chicago.

Personal life Sullivan is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sullivan spoke in an online panel discussion at the 2021 Athena Film Festival about how she found an online community where she could comfortably express herself when she was young. She has also said success in her gaming career "transformed my life completely" and has allowed her to live on her own, independent of her family.