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{{ | :''Not to be confused with {{Sm|KEN}}, a Japanese ''[[SSBU]]'' {{SSBU|Sonic}} player. | ||
{{ | :''Not to be confused with [[Ken]], a character from {{uv|Street Fighter}}, and a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. | ||
:''Not to be confused with Ken Huang, the Donkey Kong and Lucas player who is known as {{Sm|ShiNe}}. | |||
:''The King of Smash redirects here. For the Chilean tournament, see {{Trn|The King of Smash}}.'' | |||
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{{Infobox Smasher | {{Infobox Smasher | ||
| name = Ken | | name = Ken | ||
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| mainssbm = Marth | | mainssbm = Marth | ||
| otherssbm = Fox | | otherssbm = Fox | ||
| 2ndotherssbm = Captain Falcon | |||
| moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Roy}}, {{SSBM|Ganondorf}} | |||
| mainssb = Captain Falcon | | mainssb = Captain Falcon | ||
| mainpm = Marth | | mainpm = Marth | ||
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| crew = | | crew = | ||
| former crews = [[Socal Elite 4]], [[Melee Hell]] | | former crews = [[Socal Elite 4]], [[Melee Hell]] | ||
| | | skillssbm = Top professional {{retired}} | ||
| skillpm = Professional {{retired}} | |||
| winningsssbm = ~$53,264.10 | |||
| | |||
| winningsssbm = ~$ | |||
| alias = SephirothKen | | alias = SephirothKen | ||
| alias2 = The King of Smash | | alias2 = The King of Smash | ||
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| country = United States | | country = United States | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Ken Hoang''', also referred to as just '''Ken''', '''SephirothKen''', or '''The King of Smash''', is an American professional [[smasher]] of Vietnamese descent who mains {{SSBM|Marth}}, ever since his debut in {{Trn|Tournament Go 4}}. He is {{Sm|Manacloud}}'s younger brother. Well known for being the World Champion of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' during his prime, Ken was officially [[Smash Panel Power Rankings|ranked]] the best ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player in America during his heyday, being a two-time national champion of [[Major League Gaming]], two-time winner of {{Trn|Tournament Go}} and winning many other notable tournaments, and was also widely regarded as the best player in the world, having defeated reputable players from around the globe, including top Japanese players such as {{Sm|Captain Jack}}, {{Sm|Masashi}}, {{Sm|Aniki}}, {{Sm|Bombsoldier}}, and {{Sm|Korius}} in the summer of 2005. | '''Ken Hoang''', also referred to as just '''Ken''', '''SephirothKen''', or '''The King of Smash''', is an American professional [[smasher]] of Vietnamese descent who mains {{SSBM|Marth}}, ever since his debut in {{Trn|Tournament Go 4}}. He is {{Sm|Manacloud}}'s younger brother. Well known for being the World Champion of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' during his prime, Ken was officially [[Smash Panel Power Rankings|ranked]] the best ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player in America during his heyday, being a two-time national champion of [[Major League Gaming]], two-time winner of {{Trn|Tournament Go}} and winning many other notable tournaments, and was also widely regarded as the best player in the world, having defeated reputable players from around the globe, including top Japanese players such as {{Sm|Captain Jack}}, {{Sm|Masashi}}, {{Sm|Aniki}}, {{Sm|Bombsoldier}}, and {{Sm|Korius}} in the summer of 2005. | ||
Ken was considered the most consistent player during his prime, earning over $50,000 USD throughout his entire career, and had the most impressive tournament track record earning him the nickname "The King of Smash" within the community. Aside from his personal achievements, Ken is a former member of [[El Chocolate Diablo]], which was the top-ranking [[doubles]] team, and a member of the [[Socal Elite 4]]. Ken is also notable for innovating a highly influential [[Ken Combo|combo named after him]]. | Ken was considered the most consistent player during his prime, earning over $50,000 USD throughout his entire career, and had the most impressive tournament track record earning him the nickname "The King of Smash" within the community. Aside from his personal achievements, Ken is a former member of [[El Chocolate Diablo]], which was the top-ranking [[doubles]] team, and a member of the [[Socal Elite 4]]. Ken is also notable for innovating a highly influential [[Ken Combo|combo named after him]]. | ||
Ken is also notable for having fame outside of the ''Smash'' games. In September 2006, Ken was nominated as one of five members of "The Dangerous Five" by ''Electronic Gaming Monthly''; he was notable as being one of only two gamers on the list who did not | Ken is also notable for having fame outside of the ''Smash'' games. In September 2006, Ken was nominated as one of five members of "The Dangerous Five" by ''Electronic Gaming Monthly''; he was notable as being one of only two gamers on the list who did not specialise in the ''Halo'' games, alongside Michael Brandt, who played Tekken. Ken was referred to as "The Duper", due to his quick, smart, and aggressive playstyle. Additionally, Ken managed to land a spot as a contestant on the 17th season of '''''Survivor'''''<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5043019/smash-bros-champ-joins-survivor-cast Smash Bros. Champ Joins Survivor Cast]</ref>; in the final standings, he won fifth place. | ||
Ken is currently | As of present days, Ken is currently in a semi-active state, only entering major tournaments, though he still places decent in them, for instance placing 49th at {{Trn|EVO 2017}}. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
[[File:Ken.jpg|thumb|300px|World Champion Ken (left, holding two trophies) with a check for $5000.]] | [[File:Ken.jpg|thumb|300px|right|World Champion Ken (left, holding two trophies) with a check for $5000.]] | ||
Ken started playing ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' when it was released for the [[Nintendo 64]]. He made his gamertag "sephirothken" after [[Sephiroth|the main villain]] of ''[[wikipedia:Final Fantasy VII|Final Fantasy VII]]''. He was able to learn the ropes of ''Smash'' quickly and became fluent in its gameplay. However, he was never able to compete in major tournaments for it due to the lack of a competitive scene. When ''Melee'' was released for the [[Gamecube]], Ken initially did not enjoy it, but the game grew on him after a period of a few months. By the time he attended his first tournament, he had already built up an impressive reputation in his town as the best ''Smash'' player. This tournament, hosted at a local gaming store known as Game Square, employed completely different rules from today's [[tournament legal (SSBM)|standardized rules]]. It was a free-for-all tournament, and everybody else teamed up against Ken because he was considered the best. Despite the combined efforts of the other participants, however, Ken still ended up winning the tournament. | Ken started playing ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' when it was released for the [[Nintendo 64]]. He made his gamertag "sephirothken" after [[Sephiroth|the main villain]] of ''[[wikipedia:Final Fantasy VII|Final Fantasy VII]]''. He was able to learn the ropes of ''Smash'' quickly and became fluent in its gameplay. However, he was never able to compete in major tournaments for it due to the lack of a competitive scene. When ''Melee'' was released for the [[Gamecube]], Ken initially did not enjoy it, but the game grew on him after a period of a few months. By the time he attended his first tournament, he had already built up an impressive reputation in his town as the best ''Smash'' player. This tournament, hosted at a local gaming store known as Game Square, employed completely different rules from today's [[tournament legal (SSBM)|standardized rules]]. It was a free-for-all tournament, and everybody else teamed up against Ken because he was considered the best. Despite the combined efforts of the other participants, however, Ken still ended up winning the tournament. | ||
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For the next two years, Ken continued to win nearly every competition he entered. The worst loss he ever garnered in this timespan was in August 2004 at TG6 where he placed 9th out of approximately 128 competitors. After that, he did not place below 2nd until MLG Orlando 2006 in August where he placed 5th and then [[MLG New York Playoffs 2006]] where he placed 7th, and in teams he got 3rd teaming with Isai making it his all-time low in singles and doubles at MLG events. | For the next two years, Ken continued to win nearly every competition he entered. The worst loss he ever garnered in this timespan was in August 2004 at TG6 where he placed 9th out of approximately 128 competitors. After that, he did not place below 2nd until MLG Orlando 2006 in August where he placed 5th and then [[MLG New York Playoffs 2006]] where he placed 7th, and in teams he got 3rd teaming with Isai making it his all-time low in singles and doubles at MLG events. | ||
Ken briefly joined the tournament scene for ''Brawl'', with respectable standings, including a second place finish at EVO 2008. EVO 2008, however, proved to be his last ''Brawl'' tournament; his AllisBrawl profile listed him as inactive, and [ | Ken briefly joined the tournament scene for ''Brawl'', with respectable standings, including a second place finish at EVO 2008. EVO 2008, however, proved to be his last ''Brawl'' tournament; his AllisBrawl profile listed him as inactive, and [http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/24213 in a Q&A session with ESPN], Ken stated that he needed "a big break from gaming", and that he needed to pursue his career in illustration. Ken, however, also suggested that there existed a potential for him in joining the ''Brawl'' tournament scene if it got picked up by the MLG again. Several years later in 2010 MLG did have ''Brawl'' on its Pro Circuit, though Ken did not participate. | ||
After five years away from competitive ''Smash'', Ken temporarily chose to rejoin the scene in the 2012 tournament of [[Kings of Cali]]. In his return to ''Melee'', however, Ken underperformed in singles, getting a 33rd place finish. His doubles run, however, ended in a third place finish with Dr. Peepee, and he provided the deciding KO in the NorCal - Socal 8 on 8 battle against PewPewU; Ken was initially not supposed to appear in the battle for SoCal, but a six stock lead by his team caused team captain Mango to switch out Lucky for him. | After five years away from competitive ''Smash'', Ken temporarily chose to rejoin the scene in the 2012 tournament of [[Kings of Cali]]. In his return to ''Melee'', however, Ken underperformed in singles, getting a 33rd place finish. His doubles run, however, ended in a third place finish with Dr. Peepee, and he provided the deciding KO in the NorCal - Socal 8 on 8 battle against PewPewU; Ken was initially not supposed to appear in the battle for SoCal, but a six stock lead by his team caused team captain Mango to switch out Lucky for him. | ||
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==Tournament placings== | ==Tournament placings== | ||
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''=== | ===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''=== | ||
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Tournament Go 4]]||January 19th, 2003||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Manacloud}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|SoCal Inland Empire SSB:M||||1st||—||— | |SoCal Inland Empire SSB:M||||1st||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Tournament Go 5]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2003||1st||1st||{{Sm|Isai}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{b|Game Over|tournament}}||January 10th, 2004||1st||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Zero Challenge 1]]||January 17th-18th, 2004||1st||1st||Manacloud | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MLG Chicago 2004]]||June 19th-20th, 2004||1st||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MELEE-FC1]]||July 9th-10th, 2004||1st||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Tournament Go 6]]||August 21st-22nd, 2004||9th||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MLG San Francisco 2004]]||September 11th-12th, 2004||3rd||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MLG Los Angeles 2004]]||September 25th-26th, 2004||1st||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MLG New York 2004]]||October 24th, 2004||1st||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MOAST 3]]||January 16th, 2005||2nd||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MLG DC 2005]]||January 29th-30th, 2005||1st||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MLG San Francisco 2005]]||February 26th-27th, 2005||1st||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Gettin' Schooled 2]]||June 25th-26th, 2005||1st||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MELEE-FC3]]||July 10th-12th, 2005||1st||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Jack Garden Tournament]]||August 20th, 2005||1st||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MLG Los Angeles 2005]]||October 14th-16th, 2005||2nd||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MLG Atlanta 2005]]||November 25th-27th, 2005||1st||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MLG Chicago 2005]]||December 16th-18th, 2005||1st||2nd||{{Sm|ChuDat}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MLG New York 2005]]||February 24th-26th, 2006||1st||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=7 Champ Combo: Yayuhzzz Edition]||March 25th, 2006||1st||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id= | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=5 Champ Combo: NorCal Edition]||April 8th, 2006||1st||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[ | |[[MLG New York Opener 2006]]||April 21st-23rd, 2006||2nd||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MLG Dallas 2006]]||May 19th-21st, 2006||1st||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MLG Anaheim 2006]]||June 23rd-25th, 2006||1st||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MLG Chicago 2006]]||July 21st-23rd, 2006||1st||2nd||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Zero Challenge 2]]||August 15th-17th, 2006||1st||7th||{{Sm|Rob$}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MLG Orlando 2006]]||August 25th-27th, 2006||5th||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=16 SoCal BiWeekly 9/16]||September 19th, 2006||1st||1st||Manacloud | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[ | |[[MLG New York Playoffs 2006]]||October 13th-15th, 2006||7th||3rd||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=74 Super Smash Royale 2]||October 21st, 2006||1st||1st||{{Sm|Arash}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[ | |[[NCT2: The Big One]]||October 28th, 2006||1st||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=74 San Diego TriWeekly X]||November 3rd, 2006||1st||1st||Arash | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[ | |[[MLG Las Vegas 2006]]||November 17th-19th, 2006||3rd||1st||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=6 CAOTIC's Farewell BiWeekly]||December 9th, 2006||1st||2nd||{{Sm|CAOTIC}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id= | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=42 SoCal BiWeekly 12/30]||December 30th, 2006||2nd||1st||Arash | ||
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|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id= | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=41 SoCal BiWeekly 1/13]||January 13th, 2007||1st||1st||Arash | ||
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|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id= | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=51 ThomaSexy's Low Tier Tourney]||January 27th, 2007||1st||—||— | ||
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|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id= | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=55 SoCal BiWeekly 2/3]||February 3rd, 2007||1st||1st||Arash | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id= | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=58 San Diego TriWeekly XI]||February 10th, 2007||1st||1st||Arash | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id= | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=88 SoCal BiWeekly 3/3]||March 3rd, 2007||1st||1st||Arash | ||
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|[ | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=98 San Diego TriWeekly XII]||March 10th, 2007||1st||1st||Arash | ||
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|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id= | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=125 SoCal BiWeekly 4/14]||April 14th-15th, 2007||1st||—||— | ||
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|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id= | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=141 Super Smash Royale III]||April 28th, 2007||1st||1st||Isai | ||
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|[ | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=152 UCLA Monthlies III]||May 26th, 2007||1st||1st||Arash | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[ | |[[Comrades 2]]||June 9th, 2007||1st||1st||CAOTIC | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id= | |[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=183 Sushiman's Westminster Tournament]||July 14th, 2007||1st||1st||Manacloud | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[ | |[[Zero Challenge 3]]||July 20th-22nd, 2007||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Bombsoldier}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[EVO World 2007]]||August 24th-26th, 2007||1st||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[ | |[[Super Champ Combo]]||September 29th-30th, 2007||7th||7th||Isai | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://smashboards.com/threads/newegg-com-lanfest-2k7-ontario-ca-october-6.114988/page-2 Newegg LANfest 2007]||October 6th, 2007||1st||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Kings of Cali]]||November 10th, 2012||33rd||3rd||{{Sm|Dr. PeePee}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Kings of Cali 2]]||April 13th-14th, 2013||—||17th||{{Sm|Hairynipples}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[ | |[[EVO 2013]]||July 12th-14th, 2013||49th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Kings of Cali 3]]||December 14th-15th, 2013||25th||5th||{{Sm|HugS}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[SoCal Regionals 2014]]||February 28th-March 2nd, 2014||9th||9th||{{Sm|Santiago}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[http://smashboards.com/rankings/super-smash-sundays-singles-5-18-2014.1131/event Super Smash Sundays 5-18-2014]||May 18th, 2014||9th||1st||{{Sm|Fiction}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Pat's House 2]]||May 24th-25th, 2014||17th||9th||HugS | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||25th||9th||{{Sm|KoreanDJ}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[ | |[[SSS Lock-In]]||June 14th-15th, 2014||9th||5th||KoreanDJ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MLG Anaheim 2014]]||June 20th-22nd, 2014||21st||9th||KoreanDJ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||33rd||7th||KoreanDJ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Kings of Cali 4]]||July 5th-6th, 2014||13th||4th||{{Sm|Larry Lurr}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||33rd||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Super Smash Sundays 29]]||December 7th, 2014||9th||5th||Larry Lurr | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||81st||25th||KoreanDJ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[I'm Not Yelling!]]||April 11th-12th, 2015||25th||5th||Santiago | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[MVG Sandstorm]]||April 18th-19th, 2015||17th||9th||{{Sm|OkamiBW}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Press Start]]||May 9th-10th, 2015||25th||7th||{{Sm|Kira}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[CEO 2015]]||June 26th-28th, 2015||33rd||7th||ChuDat | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Mayhem July 2015]]||July 11th, 2015||5th||3rd||Kira | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||13th||17th||Santiago | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]||September 4-6, 2015||33rd||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[HTC Throwdown]]||September 19th, 2015||17th||5th||{{Sm|Axe}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-39/brackets/11212/4439/17966 Super Smash Sundays 39]||January 10th, 2016||17th||7th||Santiago | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||33rd||17th||Santiago | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-40/brackets/11317/5228/20371 Super Smash Sundays 40]||January 24th, 2016||7th||5th||{{Sm|HugS}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-43/brackets/12580/26762/87920 Super Smash Sundays 43]||April 17th, 2016||7th||1st||Santiago | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[DreamHack Austin 2016]]||May 6th-8th, 2016||17th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-48/brackets/14220/52212/171724 Super Smash Sundays 48]||July 10th, 2016||9th||2nd||Santiago | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[ | |[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||49th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-52/events/melee-singles/brackets/70435 Super Smash Sundays 52]||September 11th, 2016||9th||3rd||{{Sm|Lobo}} | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/uci-quarterly-1/events/melee-singles/brackets?per_page=20&filter=%7B%22phaseId%22%3A66769%7D&sort_by=-startAt&order=-1&page=1 UCI Quarterly 1]||November 12th, 2016||5th||1st||Santiago | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||97th||7th||Santiago | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/zotcade-17/events/melee-singles/brackets/114375 Zotcade 17]||April 15th, 2017||9th||1st||Santiago | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[ | |[[DreamHack Austin 2017]]||April 28th-30th, 2017||25th||9th||Santiago | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||49th||—||— | ||
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|[ | |[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||65th||13th||Santiago | ||
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===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''=== | |||
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[EVO 2008]]||August 8th-10th, 2008||2nd||—||— | ||
|} | |||
===''[[Project M]]''=== | |||
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||25th||7th||{{Sm|KoreanDJ}} | ||
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===''[[Super Smash Bros. | ===''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''=== | ||
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||65th||—||— | ||
|} | |} | ||
=== | ==={{forwiiu}}=== | ||
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Super Smash Bros. Invitational]]||June 10th, 2014||9th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||97th||25th||{{Sm|KoreanDJ}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[DreamHack Austin 2017]]||April 28th-30th, 2017||65th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|| | |[https://smash.gg/tournament/weds-night-fight-2018-season-1-5/events/smash-for-wii-u/brackets/219447/520879 Weds Night Fights 2018 Season 1.5]||March 7th, 2018||13th||—||— | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Ken is one of the four {{SSBM|Marth}} players that has been able to take a set off of {{Sm|Fly Amanita}}'s {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}} in tournament, with the others being {{Sm|PewPewU}}, {{Sm|The Moon}}, and {{Sm|Azen}}. | |||
*Ken appeared in the Guinness World Records 2016 Gamer’s Edition for highest-earning ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' player, despite {{Sm|Armada}}, {{Sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|Mango}} and {{Sm|Hungrybox}} earning more than him. | *Ken appeared in the Guinness World Records 2016 Gamer’s Edition for highest-earning ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' player, despite {{Sm|Armada}}, {{Sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|Mango}} and {{Sm|Hungrybox}} earning more than him. | ||
*Ken is known to have coined the terms "[[Wobbling]]" and "[[Stock#JV|JV]]". | *Ken is known to have coined the terms "[[Wobbling]]" and "[[Stock#JV|JV]]". | ||
*Ken was glad to see {{SSBU|Sephiroth}} revealed for ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', saying he would be his new main.<ref> https://twitter.com/liquidken/status/1337219682273611776?s=21</ref> His original gamertag was SephirothKen. | *Ken was glad to see {{SSBU|Sephiroth}} revealed for ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', saying he would be his new main.<ref> https://twitter.com/liquidken/status/1337219682273611776?s=21</ref> His original gamertag was SephirothKen. | ||
**Sephiroth and {{SSBU|Ken}} are both ''Ultimate'' newcomers, the second fighters to join from their third-party series, characters that debuted in the same game as their series' first fighter, and the only two third-party characters mentioned in a ''Smash'' game before their debut ''Smash'' game. | |||
**''[[Metagame (documentary)|Metagame]]'' premiered the next day, mentioning his original tag. | |||
*In 2019, Ken guest-starred on a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlLI1q3FTrE REACT "Secret Pro Gamer" episode], in which he played ''Ultimate'' against and easily defeated the reactors, without them initially knowing who he was. | *In 2019, Ken guest-starred on a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlLI1q3FTrE REACT "Secret Pro Gamer" episode], in which he played ''Ultimate'' against and easily defeated the reactors, without them initially knowing who he was. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[https://twitter.com/LiquidKen Twitter | *[https://twitter.com/LiquidKen Twitter Account] | ||
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=9491 SmashBoards profile] | *[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=9491 SmashBoards profile] | ||
*[http://dpad.gotfrag.com/portal/story/32773/?spage=2 News Article, GotFrag DPad] | *[http://dpad.gotfrag.com/portal/story/32773/?spage=2 News Article, GotFrag DPad] | ||
*[http://twitch.tv/liquidken Twitch | *[http://twitch.tv/liquidken Twitch Channel] | ||
*[https://www.esportsearnings.com/players/4412-ken-hoang Earnings] | *[https://www.esportsearnings.com/players/4412-ken-hoang Earnings] | ||
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