Once teammate Patrick Eby was defeated for the last time and disconnected his controller from the console on April 1, Dean Donato shook his head a little.
“To win the match, I had to take six stalks and these guys were very good,” said the mild-mannered and smiling Stafford Intermediate School student, part of a four-man crew competing in the Garden State Esports Middle School Super Smash Bros. Winter Championship semifinals at Kean University for the first time.
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