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{{Infobox Smasher | {{Infobox Smasher | ||
| name = Junebug | | name = Junebug | ||
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| mainssbb = Lucario | | mainssbb = Lucario | ||
| mainssb4 = Lucario | | mainssb4 = Lucario | ||
| crew = Video Gamerz | | crew = Video Gamerz | ||
| former crews = [[Living Studios]] | | former crews = [[Living Studios]] | ||
| winningspm = ~$7,788.40 | | winningspm = ~$7,788.40 | ||
| rankingssbm = [[SSBMRank | | rankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 40th | ||
| rankingpm = [[PMRank 2018]]: 34th | | rankingpm = [[PMRank 2018]]: 34th | ||
| bestrankingpm = [[PMRank 2016]]: 5th | | bestrankingpm = [[PMRank 2016]]: 5th | ||
| bestrankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 40th | | bestrankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 40th | ||
| bestresultpm = 1st / 188 at {{Trn|The Big Balc|g=PM}} | | bestresultpm = 1st / 188 at {{Trn|The Big Balc|g=PM}} | ||
| bestresultssbm = | | bestresultssbm = 1st / 115 at {{Trn|Xanadu Legends - Xanadu 500 Edition|g=SSBM}} | ||
| realname = Arjun Rao | | realname = Arjun Rao | ||
| location = Centreville, Virginia | | location = Centreville, Virginia | ||
| country = USA | | country = USA | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Junebug''' is a smasher from Centreville, [[Virginia]], who was widely considered to be the best {{PM|Diddy Kong}} player in ''[[Project M]]'' from 2014-2016 and is still considered one of the best {{PM|Diddy Kong}} players in ''Project M'' (along with {{Sm|BaconPancakes}} and {{Sm|Luck}}), and was considered to be the best {{PM|Ganondorf}} player in ''Project M'' when he used to play him as a secondary. He also used to play {{SSBB|Lucario}} in ''[[Brawl]]'' and was once considered the best before the rise of {{Sm|Trela}}, having defeated several top players including {{Sm|DEHF}} and {{Sm|Mew2King}}. More recently, Junebug has showed greater interest in ''[[Melee]]'' and is a strong {{SSBM|Sheik}} player, having taken sets off players such as {{sm|Colbol}}, {{Sm|Zain}}, {{Sm|lloD}}, and {{sm|Syrox}}. Junebug was formerly ranked 2nd on the [[MD/VA Power Rankings|MD/VA Melee Power Rankings]], 4th on the MD/VA Project M Power Rankings, 6th on the MD/VA Brawl Power Rankings, 17th on the MD/VA Smash 4 Power Rankings, 34th on the [[PMRank 2018]], 40th on the [[SSBMRank 2023]], and 76th on the [[2014 SSBBRank]]. | |||
Junebug is | Junebug is currently considered to be one of the best ''Project M'' players of all time and was generally considered to be the best throughout 2015 for his dominant and consistent record. However, after {{Trn|Olympus}}, Junebug decided to go on a hiatus from ''Project M''. While he still plays the game, he has not returned to competing regularly. In late 2019, Junebug seemed to retire from competing in both ''Melee'' and ''Project M''. | ||
Junebug | In recent years, Junebug has played primarily mid-tiers in an effort to collect information and clips for his YouTube videos and has seen notable success with them, such as placing 13th at {{Trn|Double Down 2022}} with {{SSBM|Dr. Mario}}. Most notably, he began playing {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}} in 2023 and has established himself as the best Donkey Kong player in the world, ranking 40th on the [[SSBMRank 2023]] and defeating players such as {{Sm|Magi}}, {{Sm|Ginger}}, {{sm|Polish}}, {{sm|MoG}}, {{sm|Milkman}}, and {{sm|Juicebox}}; his success with Donkey Kong, alongside an upswing of results from other Donkey Kong players, helped spur discussion on Donkey Kong's true potential. | ||
Junebug is also notably proficient at analyzing the metagame and its competitive mentality; having succeeded in multiple Smash games for over a decade, he has a unique perspective when it comes to Smash and competition. He has coached notable ''Melee'' top professional {{Sm|Zain}} to massive success. | |||
==Tournament placings== | ==Tournament placings== | ||
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | ||
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| | |[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||49th||—||— | ||
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|[https://xanaduarcadian.challonge.com/meleetop16 Xanadu Arcadian]||May 16th, 2015||1st||—||— | |[https://xanaduarcadian.challonge.com/meleetop16 Xanadu Arcadian]||May 16th, 2015||1st||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Smash 'N' Splash]]||June 13th-14th, 2015||7th||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Super Smash Con 2015]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||65th||—||— | ||
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|ARLO 2||September 26th, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Oracle}} | |ARLO 2||September 26th, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Oracle}} | ||
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| | |[[Tipped Off 11]]||November 7th-8th, 2015||25th||17th||{{Sm|ESAM}} | ||
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| | |[[Shots Fired 2]]||March 5th-6th, 2016||9th||3rd||{{Sm|Professor Pro}} | ||
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| | |[[Frozen Phoenix]]||March 12th-13th, 2016||4th||5th||{{Sm|Lain}} | ||
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|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06082016SSBM S@X 153]||June 8th, 2016||7th||—||— | |[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06082016SSBM S@X 153]||June 8th, 2016||7th||—||— | ||
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| | |'''[[Smash 'N' Splash 2]]'''||June 11th-12th, 2016||33rd||—||— | ||
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| | |'''[[Super Smash Con 2016]]'''||August 11th-14th, 2016||49th||17th||{{Sm|Aglet}} | ||
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| | |[[ARLO 3]]||August 20th-21st, 2016||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Bizzarro Flame}} | ||
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| | |[[The Fantastic Melee Weekly #9]]||January 3rd, 2017||3rd||—||— | ||
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| | |[[The Fantastic Melee Weekly #10]]||January 10th, 2017||1st||—||— | ||
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/atlantic-extravaganza-1/event/melee-singles/brackets/52319 Atlantic Extravaganza]||January 14th, 2017||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|SmashG0D}} | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/atlantic-extravaganza-1/event/melee-singles/brackets/52319 Atlantic Extravaganza]||January 14th, 2017||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|SmashG0D}} | ||
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| | |[[The Fantastic Melee Weekly #12]]||January 24th, 2017||1st||—||— | ||
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| | |[[The Fantastic Melee Weekly #14]]||February 7th, 2017||1st||—||— | ||
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| | |[[The Fantastic Melee Weekly #16]]||February 21st, 2017||1st||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Fight Pitt 7]]||April 15th, 2017||2nd||7th||{{Sm|FendrickLamar}} | ||
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|{{Trn|Royal Flush|g=SSBM}}||May 12th-14th, 2017||25th||7th||{{Sm|MilkMan}} | |{{Trn|Royal Flush|g=SSBM}}||May 12th-14th, 2017||25th||7th||{{Sm|MilkMan}} | ||
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| | |'''[[Smash 'N' Splash 3]]'''||June 2nd-4th, 2017||33rd||13th||{{Sm|Zain}} | ||
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| | |'''[[Super Smash Con 2017]]'''||August 10th-13th, 2017||49th||9th||Aglet | ||
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| | |'''[[Shine 2017]]'''||August 25th-27th, 2017||25th||25th||{{Sm|Redd}} | ||
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| | |'''''[[The Big House 7]]'''''||October 6th-8th, 2017||17th||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Salty Juans 4: Southwest Battle Royale]]||October 14th-15th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|NMW}} | ||
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|[http://tournamentscheduler.net/schedule/NTA0NDA1NTkwMQ/results MD/VA Melee Invitational]||November 25th, 2017||2nd||—||— | |[http://tournamentscheduler.net/schedule/NTA0NDA1NTkwMQ/results MD/VA Melee Invitational]||November 25th, 2017||2nd||—||— | ||
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| | |[[We Tech Those 3]]||January 13th-14th, 2018||1st||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Xanadu - End of an Era]]||February 24th-25th, 2018||—||4th||{{Sm|Atomsk}} | ||
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|{{Trn|Fight Pitt 8|g=SSBM}}||April 7th, 2018||5th||3rd||{{Sm|lloD}} | |{{Trn|Fight Pitt 8|g=SSBM}}||April 7th, 2018||5th||3rd||{{Sm|lloD}} | ||
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|{{Trn|Tipped Off 15: Connected|g=SSBM}}||June 15th-16th, 2024||33rd / 513||—||— | |{{Trn|Tipped Off 15: Connected|g=SSBM}}||June 15th-16th, 2024||33rd / 513||—||— | ||
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | ||
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| | |'''[[Pound 4]]'''||January 16th-18th, 2010||33rd||25th||{{Sm|Hyro}} | ||
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|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=263565 C3 Jiggly January]||January 31st, 2010||3rd||4th||{{Sm|Tantalus}} | |[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=263565 C3 Jiggly January]||January 31st, 2010||3rd||4th||{{Sm|Tantalus}} | ||
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/omni-presents-xanadu-games.281168/ Omni Presents: Xanadu Games]||July 17th, 2010||9th||1st||{{Sm|Korn}} | |[https://smashboards.com/threads/omni-presents-xanadu-games.281168/ Omni Presents: Xanadu Games]||July 17th, 2010||9th||1st||{{Sm|Korn}} | ||
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| | |'''''[[Apex 2010]]'''''||August 6th-8th, 2010||33rd||2nd||{{Sm|ChuDat}} | ||
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| | |'''[[MLG DC 2010]]'''||October 15th-17th, 2010||17th||17th||ChuDat | ||
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/vgbc-xanadu-results-baltimore-md-11-27-2010-d3-in-the-building.292402/ Baltimore Brawl]||November 27th, 2010||5th||2nd||Korn | |[https://smashboards.com/threads/vgbc-xanadu-results-baltimore-md-11-27-2010-d3-in-the-building.292402/ Baltimore Brawl]||November 27th, 2010||5th||2nd||Korn | ||
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| | |[[KTAR 5]]||May 21st, 2011||7th||5th||Logic | ||
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| | |[[KTAR 6]]||August 14th, 2011||5th||5th||{{Sm|Lie}} | ||
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|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/the-real-s-x-brawl-8-6-2013.214/?league=3 The Real S@X]||August 6th, 2013||4th||—||— | |[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/the-real-s-x-brawl-8-6-2013.214/?league=3 The Real S@X]||August 6th, 2013||4th||—||— | ||
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| | |'''[[SKTAR 3]]'''||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||49th||—||— | ||
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| | |'''[[Super Smash Con 2015]]'''||August 6th-9th, 2015||9th||—||— | ||
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | ||
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| | |'''''[[Apex 2015]]'''''||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||65th||25th||{{Sm|Seagull Joe}} | ||
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| | |[[Shots Fired]]||February 28th-March 1st, 2015||7th||4th||Seagull Joe | ||
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| | |[[Aftershock]]||March 28th-29th, 2015||13th||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Smash 'N' Splash]]||June 13th-June 14th, 2015||13th||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Tipped Off 11]]||November 7th-8th, 2015||25th||13th||{{Sm|Player-1}} | ||
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|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06072016SSB4 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 6/7]||June 7th, 2016||17th||—||— | |[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06072016SSB4 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 6/7]||June 7th, 2016||17th||—||— | ||
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|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/relay-pm-competitive.721/ Relay PM Competitive]||March 30th, 2014||1st||—||— | |[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/relay-pm-competitive.721/ Relay PM Competitive]||March 30th, 2014||1st||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Project M Showdown 3.02]]||May 17th, 2014||5th||2nd||{{Sm|Pink Fresh}} | ||
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|[http://smashboards.com/threads/s-x-weekly-5-20-results-baltimore-md.355866/ Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 5/20]||May 20th, 2014||3rd||—||— | |[http://smashboards.com/threads/s-x-weekly-5-20-results-baltimore-md.355866/ Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 5/20]||May 20th, 2014||3rd||—||— | ||
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|[http://smashboards.com/threads/smash-xanadu-5-27-weekly-results-baltimore-md.356655/ Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 5/27]||May 27th, 2014||1st||—||— | |[http://smashboards.com/threads/smash-xanadu-5-27-weekly-results-baltimore-md.356655/ Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 5/27]||May 27th, 2014||1st||—||— | ||
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| | |'''''[[SKTAR 3]]'''''||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||9th||7th||{{Sm|Seagull Joe}} | ||
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|[http://smashboards.com/threads/thanks-for-playing-7-md-va-tournament.357587/ Thanks For Playing 7]||June 7th, 2014||2nd||2nd||Pink Fresh | |[http://smashboards.com/threads/thanks-for-playing-7-md-va-tournament.357587/ Thanks For Playing 7]||June 7th, 2014||2nd||2nd||Pink Fresh | ||
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|[http://smashboards.com/threads/smash-xanadu-7-29-weekly-baltimore-md-85-entrants-ft-md-vas-finest.362836/ Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 7/29]||July 29th, 2014||1st||—||— | |[http://smashboards.com/threads/smash-xanadu-7-29-weekly-baltimore-md-85-entrants-ft-md-vas-finest.362836/ Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 7/29]||July 29th, 2014||1st||—||— | ||
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| | |'''[[Zenith 2014]]'''||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||2nd||2nd||Pink Fresh | ||
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| | |'''''[[The Big House 4]]'''''||October 4th-5th, 2014||4th||3rd||Pink Fresh | ||
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|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/shell-shocked-xvi-projectm-singles.2466/ Shell Shocked XVI]||October 11th, 2014||1st||1st||Pink Fresh | |[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/shell-shocked-xvi-projectm-singles.2466/ Shell Shocked XVI]||October 11th, 2014||1st||1st||Pink Fresh | ||
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|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/s-x12-30-2014ssbpm.3775/ Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 12/30]||December 30th, 2014||3rd||—||— | |[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/s-x12-30-2014ssbpm.3775/ Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 12/30]||December 30th, 2014||3rd||—||— | ||
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| | |'''[[Shots Fired]]'''||February 28th-March 1st, 2015||3rd||4th||Pink Fresh | ||
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| | |[[Aftershock]]||March 28th-29th, 2015||2nd||9th||Pink Fresh | ||
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| | |[[Smash 'N' Splash]]||June 13th-14th, 2015||3rd||3rd||Pink Fresh | ||
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| | |[[Low Tier City 3]]||August 1st-2nd, 2015||1st||4th||{{Sm|Ally}} | ||
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| | |[[Super Smash Con 2015]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||3rd||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Blacklisted]]||August 15th-16th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|HAT}} | ||
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|[http://smashingillini.challonge.com/SMYM16projectm Show Me Your Moves 16]||August 29th-30th, 2015||1st||13th||{{Sm|oro?!}} | |[http://smashingillini.challonge.com/SMYM16projectm Show Me Your Moves 16]||August 29th-30th, 2015||1st||13th||{{Sm|oro?!}} | ||
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| | |'''''[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]'''''||September 5th-6th, 2015||5th||Top 6||Pink Fresh | ||
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|ARLO 2||September 26th, 2015||1st||4th||{{Sm|Luck}} | |ARLO 2||September 26th, 2015||1st||4th||{{Sm|Luck}} | ||
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| | |[[Tipped Off 11]]||November 7th-8th, 2015||2nd||4th||{{Sm|Nintendude}} | ||
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| | |'''[[We Tech Those]]'''||November 14th-15th, 2015||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Rolex}} | ||
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| | |'''[[FinalBOSS]]'''||January 9th-10th, 2016||1st||2nd||{{Sm|iPunchKidsz}} | ||
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| | |[[Shots Fired 2]]||March 5th-6th, 2016||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Professor Pro}} | ||
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| | |[[Frozen Phoenix]]||March 12th-13th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Dirtboy}} | ||
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| | |'''[[SuperNova]]'''||April 16th, 2016||9th||9th||Seagull Joe | ||
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| | |'''[[The Big Balc]]'''||May 27th-29th, 2016||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Sosa}} | ||
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| | |'''[[Smash 'N' Splash 2]]'''||June 11th-12th, 2016||17th||4th||{{Sm|Ripple}} | ||
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| | |'''[[Low Tier City 4]]'''||June 18th-19th, 2016||3rd||3rd||Dirtboy | ||
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| | |[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||2nd||—||— | ||
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| | |'''[[We Tech Those 2]]'''||July 23rd-24th, 2016||4th||5th||{{Sm|Hyperflame}} | ||
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| | |[[ARLO 3]]||August 20th-21st, 2016||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Malachi}} | ||
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| | |'''''[[Olympus]]'''''||October 28th-30th, 2016||5th||3rd||Malachi | ||
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| | |'''[[Smash 'N' Splash 3]]'''||June 2nd-4th, 2017||17th||1st||{{Sm|Plup}} | ||
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| | |'''[[SuperNova 2]]'''||July 29th-30th, 2017||5th||17th||{{Sm|Loyal}} | ||
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| | |[[Shine 2017]]||August 25th-27th, 2017||3rd||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Salty Juans 4: Southwest Battle Royale]]||October 14th-15th, 2017||7th||3rd||{{Sm|Luck}} | ||
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| | |'''[[We Tech Those 3]]'''||January 13th-14th, 2018||9th||4th||{{Sm|Lunchables}} | ||
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|{{Trn|Project M Showdown 7|g=PM}}||April 21st, 2018||—||5th||Pink Fresh | |{{Trn|Project M Showdown 7|g=PM}}||April 21st, 2018||—||5th||Pink Fresh | ||
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|{{Trn|Smashadelphia 2018|g=PM}}||June 22nd-24th, 2018||7th||3rd||{{Sm|BaconPancakes}} | |{{Trn|Smashadelphia 2018|g=PM}}||June 22nd-24th, 2018||7th||3rd||{{Sm|BaconPancakes}} | ||
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| | |'''''[[The Even Bigger Balc]]'''''||July 6th-8th 2018||17th||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5|g=PM}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||9th||7th||Plup | |{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5|g=PM}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||9th||7th||Plup |