Smasher:Cody Schwab

Cody Schwab "Cody"
Character info
Melee main	Fox
Other Melee character	Sheik
Project M mains	Wolf, Fox
Team info
Sponsor(s)	Lucky 7s
Former sponsor(s)	Mentality Esports, Polar Ace, Panda, Counter Logic Gaming, Eggdog Esports, Coffee Crisp, 69% Apparel, Nouns Esports
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	SSBMRank 2025: 2nd
Best historical ranking	SSBMRank 2023: 1st
Best tournament result	1st / 1,011 at The Big House 11
Winnings	~$90,152.84
Personal and other info
Real name	Cody Jerome Schwab
Former tags	iBDW
Birth date	January 15, 1995
Location	Michigan

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Cody Schwab, formerly known as iBDW and often referred to as just Cody, is a Super Smash Bros. Melee player from Queens, New York who is considered one of the greatest Fox players of all time and the best in the post-Slippi era. His competitive career began in 2015, and he was first ranked on the SSBMRank in 2017 before entering the top 10 for the MPGR 2019 season. He then improved greatly in the Slippi era thanks to exceptionally strong performances online, before claiming his first ever major tournament win at Riptide and his first supermajor win a few months later at Smash Summit 12. Since then, he has been considered one of the best players in the post-Slippi era, and was the best in 2023, after winning a first-to-10 match between him and Zain, and in the first half of 2025. In doubles, Cody regularly teams with Jmook, and they are considered the best doubles team in the post-Slippi era, as well as one of the greatest doubles teams of all time.

Despite his skill, Cody infamously had little luck securing a sponsor after Panda's collapse, though he was temporarily sponsored by several organizations such as Eggdog Esports and Nestlé's Canadian chocolate bar Coffee Crisp. He was eventually signed by Nouns Esports on March 1st, 2024, alongside Aklo. On December 19th, 2024, it was announced that Nouns would part ways with Cody on December 31st due to a shift of focus within the company.

Rankings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

SSBMRank/MPGR

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
SSBMRank 2017	December 10th, 2016 - December 10th, 2017	84th
Summer 2018 MPGR	December 15th, 2017 - July 1st, 2018	32nd
MPGR 2018	December 15th, 2017 - December 16th, 2018	34th
Summer 2019 MPGR	December 17th, 2018 - June 30th, 2019	10th
MPGR 2019	December 17th, 2018 - December 8th, 2019	9th
MPGRContenders North America	2021	S+ (Top 3)
MPGR Summer 2022	March 1st - July 11th, 2022	2nd
SSBMRank 2022	March 1st - December 18th, 2022	4th
SSBMRank Summer 2023	December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023	2nd
SSBMRank 2023	December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023	1st
SSBMRank Summer 2024	December 18th, 2023 - July 14th, 2024	2nd
SSBMRank 2024	December 18th, 2023 - December 15th, 2024	2nd
SSBMRank Summer 2025	December 16th, 2024 - July 6th, 2025	1st
SSBMRank 2025	December 16th, 2024 - December 14th, 2025	2nd

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner	Earnings
Syracuse Smash Biweekly #5	September 6th, 2015	9th	—	—
We Tech Those	November 14th-15th, 2015	9th	—	—
Cusetown Beatdown 5	February 20th, 2016	9th	—	—
Shots Fired 2	March 5th-6th, 2016	9th	5th	Pig
Super Smash Con 2016	August 11th-14th, 2016	33rd	—	—
Shine 2016	August 26th-28th, 2016	49th	17th	Pig
Smash Valley IV	September 10th, 2016	3rd	2nd	Swedish Delight
The Big House 6	October 7th-9th, 2016	65th	33rd	Hungry Pigeon
Cusetown Beatdown @ RetroGameCon 2016	November 5th, 2016	4th	1st	DJ Nintendo
No Friendlies 3	December 3rd, 2016	3rd	2nd	Ferris
Smash Corner 51	January 4th, 2017	1st	1st	2saint
Apollo	January 7th-8th, 2017	13th	9th	2saint
Smash Valley V	February 18th, 2017	9th	7th	Ferriswheel
Apollo III	March 11th, 2017	4th	5th	R2DLiu
Shuffle: Battle of the Midwest	April 1st-2nd, 2017	3rd	4th	Cal
BoroughCon	May 26th-27th, 2017	5th	3rd	2saint
Nebs After Dark 68	June 6th, 2017	1st	—	—
CEO 2017	June 16th-18th, 2017	13th	—	—
Apollo VII	July 1st, 2017	9th	3rd	2saint
The Tunes Tuesday 36	July 25th, 2017	1st	—	—
Tri-State Invitational	August 5th-6th, 2017	9th	—	—
Super Smash Con 2017	August 10th-13th, 2017	33rd	9th	2saint
Super AON	September 24th, 2017	2nd	1st	Animal
The Big House 7	October 6th-8th, 2017	65th	25th	Tai
Tipped Off 12	November 11th-12th, 2017	7th	5th	Darktooth
Super AON	December 9th, 2017	1st	3rd	Hax
SCORPIUS	January 6th, 2018	17th (DQ)	2nd	2saint
Emerald City 6	January 13th, 2018	13th	2nd	2saint
Pre-Genesis 5 Melee & Marvel	January 17th, 2018	5th	—	—
GENESIS 5	January 19th-21st, 2018	33rd	33rd	2saint
Nebulous Melee 113	February 10th, 2018	3rd	1st	mayb
Smash Valley: Lucky 7	February 17th, 2018	9th	5th	mayb
Nebulous Melee 115	February 24th, 2018	2nd	2nd	Kalvar
Apollo XII	March 10th, 2018	2nd	1st	2saint	$165
Maybulous!	April 10th, 2018	9th	—	—
GEMINI	April 14th, 2018	2nd	4th	2saint
Apollo XIII	April 28th, 2018	3rd	5th	dizzkidboogie	$153
Pound Underground	May 12th-13th, 2018	7th	7th	Vortex	$54
Smash 'N' Splash 4	June 1st-3rd, 2018	25th	9th	Darktooth
OMEGA II	June 16th-17th, 2018	4th	4th	2saint	$267
CEO 2018	June 29th-July 1st, 2018	13th	7th	2saint
Apollo XIV	July 30th, 2018	2nd	—	—	$172
Super Smash Con 2018	August 9th-12th, 2018	13th	5th	2saint
The Big House 8	October 5th-7th, 2018	49th	13th	2saint
Fireside Open 2018	December 1st, 2018	1st	1st	DJ Nintendo	$632
Don't Park on the Grass 2018	December 15th-16th, 2018	9th	3rd	Darkatma	$54
NYXL Pop-Up!	December 22nd, 2018	1st	—	—	$792
Super Smashed Out IV	December 30th, 2018	1st	1st	2saint	$240
AGDQ 2019	January 10th, 2019	1st	—	—
Fight For Socal 2	January 26th, 2019	2nd	3rd	Captain Faceroll
GENESIS 6	February 1st-3rd, 2019	25th	7th	Swedish Delight
The Script 2	February 16th-17th, 2019	4th	2nd	G$
Phantom 2019	March 2nd-3rd, 2019	1st	1st	SFAT
Full Bloom 5	March 23rd-24th, 2019	9th	2nd	Rocky
The Scarlet Classic V	April 14th, 2019	1st	1st	Swedish Delight
Pound 2019	April 19th-21st, 2019	17th	9th	2saint
Papercut	May 11th, 2019	1st / 61	1st / 12	100 Grand	$244
Smash 'N' Splash 5	May 31st-June 2nd, 2019	9th	4th	Rocky
The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0	June 8th-9th, 2019	33rd	3rd	Armada
Smash Summit 8	June 13th-16th, 2019	4th	3rd	Hungrybox	$2,209
CEO 2019	June 28th-30th, 2019	4th	2nd	Plup	$231
Friday Night Turnip #125	July 27th-28th, 2019	—	5th	Jisu
Super Smash Con 2019	August 8th-11th, 2019	7th	7th	dizzkidboogie	$127
Shine 2019	August 23rd-25th, 2019	3rd	2nd	Fiction	$661
Mainstage	September 20th-22nd, 2019	17th	3rd	Fiction
The Big House 9	October 4th-6th, 2019	7th	2nd	Fiction	$272
UCI Esports Conference	October 10th, 2019	1st	—	—	$296
Fight for SoCal 8	October 26th, 2019	2nd	—	—
The MMOM Memorial	November 9th-10th, 2019	1st	1st	2saint
SteelCraft GG	November 30th, 2019	—	7th	Jisu
Melee @ Verdugo West #94: Genabis	January 22nd, 2020	2nd	—	—
GENESIS 7	January 24th-26th, 2020	13th	5th	Fiction	$75.29
Saving Mr. Lombardi 2	February 1st, 2020	2nd	—	—
Smash Summit 9	February 13th-16th, 2020	5th	—	—	$4,161
Pound Online	April 24th-26th, 2020	9th	—	—
Get On My Line 2020	July 18th-19th, 2020	2nd	—	—
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2	July 25th-26th, 2020	3rd	—	—	$2,750.11
Untitled EC #27	September 15th, 2020	1st	—	—
Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINE	September 19th, 2020	1st	—	—
THE CLG MIXUP	September 26th, 2020	2nd	—	—	$500
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 1	October 11th, 2020	3rd	—	—	$400
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 2	October 18th, 2020	3rd	—	—	$400
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 3	October 25th, 2020	3rd	—	—	$400
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 4	October 31st, 2020	5th	—	—	$250
Frame Perfect Series 3: ONLINE	November 7th, 2020	1st	—	—
Smash Summit 10 Online	November 19th-22nd, 2020	3rd	—	—	$1,842.12
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3	December 19th-20th, 2020	2nd	—	—
Galint Melee Open: Spring Edition	March 19th-21st, 2021	2nd	—	—	$801
The Allston Melee Bender	April 3rd-4th, 2021	7th	—	—
Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 1	April 11th, 2021	3rd	—	—	$160
Pound 2021 Online: Melee Edition	June 26th-27th, 2021	1st	—	—
Smash Summit 11	July 15th-18th, 2021	5th	—	—	$9,322.32
Riptide	September 10th-12th, 2021	1st	3rd	SFAT
SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals	October 30th-31st, 2021	2nd	—	—	$800
Mainstage 2021	November 12th-14th, 2021	5th	—	—
Smash Summit 12	December 9th-12th, 2021	1st	—	—	$17,066.70
The Nightclub Online S1E2	January 12th, 2022	1st	—	—
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 4	January 29th-30th, 2022	5th	—	—	$1,800
The Nightclub VIP: iBDW	April 3rd, 2022	2nd	—	—	$504
GENESIS 8	April 15th-17th, 2022	3rd	9th	Fiction
Pound 2022	April 22nd-24th, 2022	9th	4th	Fiction
The Function 2	May 7th, 2022	9th	—	—
Smash Summit 13	May 12th-15th, 2022	1st	—	—	$8,898.90
Get On My Level 2022	July 1st-3rd, 2022	5th	1st	Jmook	$521.01
Double Down 2022	July 8th-10th, 2022	1st	—	—
Phantom 2022	July 16th-17th, 2022	1st	—	—
The Big House 10	October 7th-9th, 2022	3rd	1st	Jmook	$2,378
Ludwig Smash Invitational	October 21st-23rd, 2022	9th	—	—	$1,050
Smash Summit 14	November 3rd-6th, 2022	2nd	—	—	$7,965
Apex 2022	November 18th-20th, 2022	4th	1st	Jmook
Galint Melee Open 2022: Fall Edition	November 26th-28th, 2022	1st	—	—
Mainstage 2022	December 2nd-4th, 2022	2nd	—	—
Scuffed World Tour	December 18th, 2022	7th	—	—
Redemption Rumble	December 30th-31st, 2022	3rd	—	—
GENESIS 9	January 20th-22nd, 2023	2nd	2nd	Jmook
The Coinbox #48	February 8th, 2023	1st	—	—	$1200
Kill Roy: Volume 6	March 4th, 2023	1st	1st	Zamu
The Coinbox #52	March 7th, 2023	1st	—	—	$1,200
Collision 2023	March 10th-12th, 2023	3rd	1st	Jmook	$898
The Coinbox #54	March 21th, 2023	1st	—	—	$1,200
MAJOR UPSET	April 1st-2nd, 2023	1st	—	—	$1,700
The Coinbox #56	April 4th, 2023	1st	—	—	$1,200
The Coinbox #58	April 18th, 2023	1st	—	—	$1,200
Scarlet Classic VIII	April 22nd, 2023	1st	—	—	$1,638
Wisdom Melee	May 6th, 2023	1st	—	—	$523
The Coinbox #61	May 16th, 2023	1st	—	—	$2,400
Battle of BC 5	May 19th-21st, 2023	1st	1st	Jmook	$2,454
The Coinbox #63	May 31th, 2023	1st	—	—	$1,200
Tipped Off 14: Resurgence	June 3rd-4th, 2023	13th / 344	1st / 79	Jmook
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 5	July 7th-9th, 2023	3rd / 16	—	—	$5,000
Get On My Level 2023	July 21st-23rd, 2023	5th / 764	2nd / 121	Jmook
Super Smash Con 2023	August 10th-13th, 2023	3rd / 860	—	—	$946
Shine 2023	August 25th-27th, 2023	1st / 683	5th / 158	Jmook	$4,263.65
The Off-Season 2	September 23rd-24th, 2023	2nd / 263	1st / 59	Jmook	$5,500
The Big House 11	October 20th-22nd, 2023	1st / 1,011	—	—	$3,639.60
Arcamelee 4	November 18th-19th, 2023	1st / 279	1st / 89	Jmook
Santa Paws	December 8th-10th, 2023	1st / 127	1st / 23	Jmook	$2,877
The Match: The Fight For No. 1	December 15th, 2023	Win	—	—
Eggdog Scramble 2	January 13th, 2024	17th / 137	—	—
GENESIS X	February 16th-18th, 2024	1st / 1,544	—	—	$9,264
Collision 2024	March 15th-17th, 2024	3rd / 494	1st / 85	Jmook	???
Battle of BC 6	March 29th-31st, 2024	1st / 398	1st / 78	Jmook	???
Pat's House 4	April 27th-28th, 2024	3rd / 307	—	—	???
Get On My Level X	May 17th-19th, 2024	13th / 770	2nd / 128	Jmook	???
Tipped Off 15: Connected	June 15th-16th, 2024	2nd / 513	—	—
The Works 2024	June 29th-30th, 2024	1st / 46	—	—	$190
Gridiron Gateway 2024	July 6th-7th, 2024	1st / 156	5th / 35	KJH	$1,016
Warehouse War 4	July 26th-27th, 2024	1st / 251	1st / 49	Jmook
Supernova 2024	August 8th-11th, 2024	2nd / 905	4th / 175	Jmook	$2,437.50
Eggdog Invitational	August 29th-September 1st, 2024	1st / 20	—	—	$4,364.50
Riptide 2024	September 6th-8th, 2024	2nd / 601	1st / 117	Jmook	$2,271
Don't Park on the Grass 2024	November 16th-17th, 2024	7th / 888	1st / 195	Jmook	???
LACS Rivals	November 23rd-24th, 2024	2nd / 8	—	—
Nounsvitational 2024	December 7th-8th, 2024	7th / 16	—	—	$661.93
Platfight Gaming Championships	December 13th-15th, 2024	1st / 77	1st /16	Jmook	???
GENESIS X2	February 14th-16th, 2025	5th / 1,074	1st / 218	Jmook	???
Beak Bonk 2025	March 1st, 2025	1st / 36	—	—	???
The Hungry Games	March 4th-5th, 2025	2nd / 373	—	—	$200
Altitude Sickness 2	March 8th, 2025	1st / 235	1st / 84	Jmook	???
Battle of BC 7	March 28th-30th, 2025	2nd / 360	1st / 74	Jmook	C$1,450 (~$1,008.31)
Nouns Bowl 2025	April 26th-27th, 2025	1st / 196	1st / 46	Jmook	???
Full House 2025	May 16th-18th, 2025	1st / 16	—	—	$2,202
Tipped Off 16: Safari	June 7th-8th, 2025	1st / 469	—	—	???
Get On My Level: Forever	July 4th-6th, 2025	5th / 775	—	—	???
Let's Drink The Pool	July 11th-13th, 2025	1st / 213	2nd / 51	Makenshi	???
S Factor 12	July 26th-27th, 2025	1st / 199	—	—	???
Supernova 2025	August 7th-10th, 2025	2nd / 2,422	5th / 212	dizzkidboogie	???
Riptide 2025	September 5th-7th, 2025	2nd / 489	1st / 100	Jmook	???
Québecup 2025	October 4th, 2025	1st / 169	1st / 41	SDJ	???
Nounsvitational Tokyo 2025	December 6th-7th, 2025	1st / 16	—	—	$1,600
GENESIS X3	February 13th-15th, 2026	1st / 981	1st / 194	Jmook	???
Full House: Siege	April 24th-26th, 2026	1st / 16	—	—	???

Project M

Tournament	Date	1v1 Placement	2v2 Placement	Partner
Shuffle: Battle of the Midwest	April 1st-2nd, 2017	17th	—	—
U of R Monthly 10	May 4th, 2017	2nd	—	—
CGC 2017	May 6th-7th, 2017	9th	5th	Sven

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament	Date	1v1 Placement	2v2 Placement	Partner
The Box: Lunch Box 18	January 26th, 2022	513th	—	—
The Coinbox #106 - FINAL SMASH FIESTA	June 26th, 2024	257th / 593	—	—

Trivia

• When he was younger, his Xbox tag was "iBDoiNWorK", which he then shortened to iBDW upon coming into the competitive Smash scene. He confirmed that it did not stand for anything, and he usually preferred for people to refer to him by his name, Cody. He officially changed his tag to his real name, Cody Schwab, following GENESIS 9.
• Cody Schwab is colorblind, being a protanope (absence of red retinal photoreceptors, making him unable to see red and several shades of other colors).
  • Despite having trouble distinguishing between green and red Fox, Cody mains green Fox instead of white or blue (either color would guarantee he can distinguish himself from his opponent in Fox dittos).
• Cody Schwab has defeated all of the 2019 MPGR top 8 in offline sets, defeating Mango, aMSa, and Hungrybox at Smash Summit 8; Leffen at Shine 2019; Wizzrobe at Smash Summit 9; Axe at Smash Summit 11; Plup at Riptide; and Zain at Smash Summit 12.
• Cody Schwab is the first solo Fox player to be ranked number 1 in the entirety of Melee's history.

Gameplay videos

• iBDW vs Dizzkidboogie
• iBDW vs Professor Pro
• iBDW vs aMSa
• iBDW vs Mang0
• iBDW vs Hungrybox

External links

• Twitter account
• Twitch channel
• YouTube channel
• Smashboards public profile