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{{disambig2|the Wisconsin/Minnesota player|the Oklahoma player|Smasher:ben (Oklahoma)}}
{{disambig2|the Minnesota player|the Oklahoma player|Smasher:ben (Oklahoma)}}
{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name           = Ben
| name         = Ben
| image           = BenStrandmark.jpg
| image         =  
| mainssbm       = Sheik
| mainssbm     = Sheik
| otherssbm       = Luigi
| otherssbm     = Luigi
| 2ndotherssbm   = Marth
| 2ndotherssbm = Marth
| mainpm         = Sheik
| mainpm       = Sheik
| sponsor         = University of Wisconsin–River Falls Esports
| sponsor       = Impulse Esports
| former sponsors = Impulse Esports
| rankingssbm   = [[SSBMRank Summer 2023]]: 31st
| rankingssbm     = [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 30th
| skillssbm    = Upper high level
| bestrankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 30th
| skillpm      =  
| realname       = Benjamin Strandmark
| realname     = Benjamin Strandmark
| location       = Prescott, Wisconsin
| location     = Minnesota
| country         = United States
| country       = United States
}}
}}
'''Ben''' is a top {{SSBM|Sheik}} [[main]] from western Wisconsin<!----Ben is from Prescott, Wisconsin; do not edit to say Minnesota unless he has moved residencies.!----> who has a {{SSBM|Luigi}} secondary. Having started playing competitively in August 2015, he first appeared on the [[Minnesota_Power_Rankings#September_3rd.2C_2017|Minnesota Power Rankings]] in September 2017 as an honorable mention.
'''Ben''' is the top solo {{SSBM|Sheik}} [[main]] in Minnesota, using {{SSBM|Marth}} as a secondary. Having started playing competitively in August 2015, he first appeared on the [[Minnesota_Power_Rankings#September_3rd.2C_2017|Minnesota Power Rankings]] in September 2017 as an honorable mention.


Ben is currently ranked 2nd on the [[Minnesota_Power_Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Melee rankings|Minnesota Melee Power Rankings]] and 30th on the [[SSBMRank 2023]]. He has notable offline wins on {{Sm|Wizzrobe}}, {{Sm|AbsentPage}}, {{Sm|Polish}}, {{Sm|Zamu}}, and {{Sm|Drephen}}; in addition, he has wins in online tournaments over notable players such as {{Sm|S2J}}, {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, {{Sm|Ginger}}, and {{Sm|n0ne}}.
Ben is currently ranked 1st on the [[Minnesota_Power_Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Melee rankings|Minnesota Melee Power Rankings]] and 31st on the [[SSBMRank Summer 2023]]. He has notable offline wins on {{Sm|Wizzrobe}}, {{Sm|AbsentPage}}, {{Sm|Polish}}, {{Sm|Zamu}}, and {{Sm|Drephen}}; in addition, he has wins in online tournaments over notable players such as {{Sm|S2J}}, {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, {{Sm|Ginger}}, and {{Sm|n0ne}}.


He was picked up by Impulse Esports on December 10th, 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/_ImpulseEsports/status/1337220776383148033|title=Joining Impulse Tweet}}</ref> and had a stay of a year and a half before they parted ways on June 22nd, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x.com/Ben_SSBM/status/1539819178441510912|title=Leaving Impulse Tweet}}</ref> He is now sponsored by the University of Wisconsin–River Falls Esports.
He was picked up by Impulse Esports on December 10th, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/_ImpulseEsports/status/1337220776383148033|title=Twitter announcement}}</ref>
 
==Rankings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
====[[SSBMRank]]/[[MPGR]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[MPGR Summer 2022]]||March 1st - July 11th, 2022||39th||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2022]]||March 1st - December 18th, 2022||59th||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank Summer 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023||31st||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023||30th||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank Summer 2024]]||December 18th, 2023 - July 14th, 2024||23rd||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====[[Minnesota Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Melee|Minnesota Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|January 2018||4th||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|June 2018||3rd||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|November 2018||2nd||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|March 2019||2nd||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|June 2019||2nd||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|September 2019||1st||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|December 2019||3rd||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|March 2020||3rd||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|September 2021||1st||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|December 2021||5th||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|May 2022||1st||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|January-April 2023||2nd||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|May-August 2023||1st||{{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|September-December 2023||1st||{{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|January-April 2024||2nd||{{head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{head|Luigi|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|}


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 4|g=SSBM}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|'''''{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 4}}'''''||June 1st-3rd, 2018||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://challonge.com/nzzqdhbw The Goat 7]||January 27th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://challonge.com/nzzqdhbw The Goat 7]||January 27th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/roll-toms-i/event/melee-singles/standings Roll Toms I]||February 2nd, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/roll-toms-i/event/melee-singles/standings Roll Toms I]||February 2nd, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Be Mine?|g=SSBM}}||February 16th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Be Mine?}}||February 16th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/roll-toms-ii/event/melee-singles/standings Roll Toms II]||March 2nd, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/roll-toms-ii/event/melee-singles/standings Roll Toms II]||March 2nd, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|-
|[https://challonge.com/gvkt2cdl/standings The Goat 9]||April 20th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://challonge.com/gvkt2cdl/standings The Goat 9]||April 20th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Papercut|g=SSBM}}||May 11th, 2019||13th / 61||9th / 12||{{Sm|ATM}}
|-
|-
|[https://challonge.com/rtmphj2y/standings The Goat 10]||May 18th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://challonge.com/rtmphj2y/standings The Goat 10]||May 18th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5|g=SSBM}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|'''''{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}'''''||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/pmml-at-gameworks-1/event/melee-singles/standings PMML 1]||June 15th, 2019||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/pmml-at-gameworks-1/event/melee-singles/standings PMML 1]||June 15th, 2019||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://challonge.com/y0byfvte/standings The Goat 11]||July 13th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://challonge.com/y0byfvte/standings The Goat 11]||July 13th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Paradigm Shift 2019|g=SSBM}}||July 20th-21st, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Paradigm Shift 2019}}||July 20th-21st, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://challonge.com/9r83s8as/standings The Goat 12]||August 24th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://challonge.com/9r83s8as/standings The Goat 12]||August 24th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[https://start.gg/tournament/garbage-connection-30/events Garbage Connection #30] {{OnlineIcon}}||September 23rd, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://start.gg/tournament/garbage-connection-30/events Garbage Connection #30] {{OnlineIcon}}||September 23rd, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|THE CLG MIXUP|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||September 26th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|THE CLG MIXUP}} {{OnlineIcon}}||September 26th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/east-park-rollback-2/events East Park Rollback 2] {{OnlineIcon}}||September 27th, 2020||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://start.gg/tournament/east-park-rollback-2/events East Park Rollback 2] {{OnlineIcon}}||September 27th, 2020||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 3: ONLINE|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||November 7th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 3: ONLINE}} {{OnlineIcon}}||November 7th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||December 19th-20th, 2020||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3}} {{OnlineIcon}}||December 19th-20th, 2020||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||January 16th, 2021||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE}} {{OnlineIcon}}||January 16th, 2021||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Galint Melee Open: Spring Edition|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||March 19th-21st, 2021||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Galint Melee Open: Spring Edition}} {{OnlineIcon}}||March 19th-21st, 2021||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|The Allston Melee Bender|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||April 3rd-4th, 2021||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|The Allston Melee Bender}} {{OnlineIcon}}||April 3rd-4th, 2021||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 5: ONLINE|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 15th-18th, 2021||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 5: ONLINE}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 15th-18th, 2021||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|LG Ginger's Pot O' Gold: May|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||May 16th, 2021||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|LG Ginger's Pot O' Gold: May}} {{OnlineIcon}}||May 16th, 2021||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Netplay for Palestine|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||May 21st, 2021||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Netplay for Palestine}} {{OnlineIcon}}||May 21st, 2021||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2021 Online: Melee Edition|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 26th-27th, 2021||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Pound 2021 Online: Melee Edition}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 26th-27th, 2021||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 6: ONLINE|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||July 3rd, 2021||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 6: ONLINE}}{{OnlineIcon}}||July 3rd, 2021||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Hold That L 6|g=SSBM}}||August 14th, 2021||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Hold That L 6}}||August 14th, 2021||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Riptide|g=SSBM}}||September 10th-12th, 2021||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|'''{{Trn|Riptide}}'''||September 10th-12th, 2021||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals|g=SSBM}}||October 30th-31st, 2021||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|'''{{Trn|SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals}}'''||October 30th-31st, 2021||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships|g=SSBM}}||December 17th-19th, 2021||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|'''{{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}}'''||December 17th-19th, 2021||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/200-taipan-smash-singles-40-both-melee-and-ultimate/event/melee-singles/overview Taipan Smash Singles 40] {{OnlineIcon}}||January 10th, 2022||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://start.gg/tournament/200-taipan-smash-singles-40-both-melee-and-ultimate/event/melee-singles/overview Taipan Smash Singles 40] {{OnlineIcon}}||Janurary 10th, 2022||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 8|g=SSBM}}||April 15th-17th, 2022||33rd||25th||{{Sm|RanD}}
|'''''{{Trn|GENESIS 8}}'''''||April 15th-17th, 2022||33rd||25th||{{Sm|RanD}}
|-
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/hold-that-l-7/event/melee-singles Hold That L #7]||June 4th, 2022||1st||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/hold-that-l-7/event/melee-singles Hold That L #7]||June 4th, 2022||1st||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2022|g=SSBM}}||July 1st-3rd, 2022||13th||17th||{{Sm|Preeminent}}
|'''{{Trn|Get On My Level 2022}}'''||July 1st-3rd, 2022||13th||17th||{{Sm|Preeminent}}
|-
|{{Trn|Double Down 2022|g=SSBM}}||July 8th-10th, 2022||49th||13th||Preeminent
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022|g=SSBM}}||August 11th-14th, 2022||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Lost Tech City 2022|g=SSBM}}||September 30th-October 2nd, 2022||17th||7th||RanD
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 10|g=SSBM}}||October 7th-9th, 2022||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 9|g=SSBM}}||January 20th-22nd, 2023||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|BODIED 2: Another War Over Washtenaw|g=SSBM}}||February 25th, 2023||5th||4th||RanD
|-
|{{Trn|Collision 2023|g=SSBM}}||March 10th-12th, 2023||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Out of the Blue|g=SSBM}}||April 22nd, 2023||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|'''{{Trn|Double Down 2022}}'''||July 8th-10th, 2022||49th||13th||Preeminent
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Wisdom Melee|g=SSBM}}||May 6th, 2023||9th||5th||RanD
|'''{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022}}'''||August 11th-14th, 2022||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Combo Breaker 2023|g=SSBM}}||May 26th-28th, 2023||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|'''{{Trn|Lost Tech City 2022}}'''||September 30th-October 2nd, 2022||17th||7th||RanD
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Invincible VII|g=SSBM}}||July 15th-16th, 2023||2nd / 146||3rd / 23||{{Sm|Wizzrobe}}
|'''''{{Trn|The Big House 10}}'''''||October 7th-9th, 2022||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2023|g=SSBM}}||July 21st-23rd, 2023||17th / 764||&mdash;||&mdash;
|'''''{{Trn|GENESIS 9}}'''''||January 20th-22nd, 2023||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2023|g=SSBM}}||August 25th-27th, 2023||33rd / 683||7th / 158||{{Sm|Joshman}}
|{{Trn|BODIED 2: Another War Over Washtenaw}}||February 25th, 2023||5th||4th||RanD
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Riptide 2023|g=SSBM}}||September 8th-10th, 2023||5th / 477||9th / 101||{{Sm|Slowking}}
|'''{{Trn|Collision 2023}}'''||March 10th-12th, 2023||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Rise 'N Grind 2023|g=SSBM}}||October 13th-15th, 2023||7th / 80||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Out of the Blue}}||April 22nd, 2023||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 11|g=SSBM}}||October 20th-22nd, 2023||33rd / 1,011||33rd / 221||RanD
|{{Trn|Wisdom Melee}}||May 6th, 2023||9th||5th||RanD
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Santa Paws|g=SSBM}}||December 8th-10th, 2023||13th / 127||9th / 23||{{Sm|Eddy Mexico}}
|{{Trn|Combo Breaker 2023}}||May 26th-28th, 2023||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Altitude Sickness|g=SSBM}}||February 10th, 2024||5th / 227||13th / 69||RanD
|'''''{{Trn|Get On My Level 2023}}'''''||July 21st-23rd, 2023||17th / 764||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS X|g=SSBM}}||February 16th-18th, 2024||25th / 1,544||25th / 305||RanD
|'''{{Trn|Shine 2023}}'''||August 25th-27th, 2023||33rd / 683||7th / 158||{{Sm|Joshman}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level X|g=SSBM}}||May 17th-19th, 2024||25th / 770||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Riptide 2023}}||September 8th-10th, 2023||5th / 477||9th / 101||{{Sm|Slowking}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|COMBO BREAKER 2024|g=SSBM}}||May 24th-26th, 2024||5th / 197||1st / 24||Preeminent
|{{Trn|Rise 'N Grind 2023}}||October 13th-15th, 2023||7th / 80||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Out of the Blue 3|g=SSBM}}||June 8th, 2024||3rd / 249||4th / 32||{{Sm|lexor}}
|'''''{{Trn|The Big House 11}}'''''||October 20th-22nd, 2023||33rd / 1,011||33rd / 221||RanD
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Go Springfield 5|g=SSBM}}||June 22nd, 2024||3rd / 81||4th / 19||{{Sm|Ashes}}
|{{Trn|Santa Paws}}||December 8th-10th, 2023||13th / 127||9th / 23||{{Sm|Eddy Mexico}}
|}
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[[Category:Sheik players (SSBM)]]
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[[Category:Luigi players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Marth players (SSBM)]]
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