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| {{Infobox Smasher | | {{Infobox Smasher |
| | name = Toph | | | name = Toph |
| | image = Toph.jpg | | | image = Toph.jpg |
| | mainssbm = Fox | | | mainssbm = Fox |
| | otherssbm = Sheik | | | otherssbm = Sheik |
| | 2ndotherssbm = Falco | | | 2ndotherssbm = Falco |
| | moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Marth}} | | | crew = [[Melee It On Me]], [[Twitch]] |
| | mainssbu = Inkling
| | | skillssbm = Top professional |
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| | | rankingssbm = [[2015 SSBMRank]]: 97th |
| | former sponsors = {{Team|Golden Guardians}}
| | | realname = Kris Aldenderfer |
| | crew = [[Melee It On Me]]
| | | location = San Jose, California |
| | crew2 = [[Twitch]]
| | | country = United States |
| | rankingssbm = [[NorCal Power Rankings#Spring-Summer_2019_.282.2F4.2F2019-7.2F14.2F2019.29|NorCal Rankings Spring-Summer 2019]]: 16th | |
| | bestrankingssbm = [[NorCal Power Rankings#January_2015|NorCal Rankings January 2015]]: 7th | |
| | bestresultssbm = 17th / 483 at {{Trn|CEO 2015|g=SSBM}}
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| | birthday = 6
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| | birthmonth = 4
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| | birthyear = 1989
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| | realname = Kris Aldenderfer | |
| | location = San Jose, California | |
| | country = United States | |
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| '''Toph''' is a professional ''[[Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Fox}} player from Singapore who currently resides in Daly City, California. He has wins over {{Sm|Umarth}}, {{Sm|Far!}}, {{Sm|Chango}}, {{Sm|Sp1nda}}, {{Sm|dunk}}, and {{Sm|Atrioc}}. He was formerly ranked 97th on the [[2015 SSBMRank]] and 16th on the [[NorCal Melee Power Rankings]]. He is mostly known for being a [[commentator]], with his static commentating partner being {{Sm|Scar}}. | | '''Toph''' is a professional ''[[Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Fox}} player from Honolulu County, Hawaii who currently resides in Daly City, California and is ranked 8th on the [[NorCal Power Rankings|NorCal Melee Power Rankings]] and 97th on the [[2015 SSBMRank]]. He is mostly known for being a commentator, and his static commentating partner is {{Sm|Scar}}. |
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| Toph is fluent in Japanese, and he helped to provide Japanese commentary for the Top 8 of ''Melee'' at [[Apex 2014]] alongside {{Sm|Kounotori}} on [[CLASH Tournaments]]'s live stream. He also speaks Japanese for interviews. | | Toph is fluent in Japanese, and he helped to provide Japanese commentary for the Top 8 of Melee at Apex 2014 alongside {{Sm|Kounotori}} on [[CLASH Tournaments]]'s live stream. He also speaks Japanese for interviews. |
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| Toph was also invited to participate in the [[E3 2014]]-held [[Super Smash Bros. Invitational]] tournament to play {{forwiiu}}, in which he used {{SSB4|Pit}}. Toph and {{Sm|Scar}} appeared as commentators in Nintendo's ''Smash 4'' event at San Diego Comic Con. The two also commentated together for the Top 8 bracket at [[EVO 2015]], [[EVO 2016]], [[The Big House 4]], [[The Big House 5]], and [[The Big House 6]]. He is also a co-host of the Scar and Toph Show, where the two discuss the state of the community and other topics. Since April of 2017, Toph has hosted (along with Scar) [[The Reads]], produced by ''Cross Counter TV''. On this show, Toph and Scar have a different guest every month, and they release 4 consecutive episodes weekly. | | Toph was also invited to participate in the [[E3 2014]]-held [[Super Smash Bros. Invitational]] tournament to play {{Forwiiu}}, in which he used {{SSB4|Pit}}. Toph and {{Sm|Scar}} appeared as commentators in Nintendo's ''Smash 4'' event at San Diego Comic Con. The two also commentated together for the Top 8 bracket at [[EVO 2015]]. He is also a co-host of the Toph and Scar Show (also known as the Scar and Toph Show), where the two discuss the state of the community and other topics. |
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| On September 8th, 2015, Toph was hired by [[Twitch]] as another representative of the Smash community, along with Scar, {{Sm|D1}}, and {{Sm|TheCrimsonBlur}}. | | On September 8th, 2015, Toph was hired by [[Twitch]] as another representative of the Smash community, along with Scar, {{Sm|D1}}, and {{Sm|TheCrimsonBlur}}. |
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| ==Tournament placings== | | ==Tournament placings== |
| ===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
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| !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner | | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner |
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| |[[CAST4]]||November 22nd-23rd, 2008||25th||—||— | | |[[CAST4]]||November 22nd-23rd, 2008||25th||—||— |
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| |[[Mango Juice]]||March 21st, 2009||—||17th||{{Sm|MacD}}
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| |[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||211th||—||— | | |[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||211th||—||— |
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| |[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||97th||—||— | | |[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||97th||—||— |
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| |{{Trn|Sumabato DX 17|g=SSBM}}||July 2nd, 2011||9th / 58||—||—
| | |[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||65th||17th||{{Sm|Hyuga}} |
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| |{{Trn|GENESIS 2|g=SSBM}}||July 15th-17th, 2011||57th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Sumabato DX 9|g=SSBM}}||August 21st, 2010||17th / 52||—||—
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| |[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||65th||17th||{{Sm|Dr. Z}} | |
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| |[[Northwest Manifest]]||March 24th-25th, 2012||9th||9th||{{Sm|Shoyo}} | | |[http://smashboards.com/threads/pacwest-melee-nwm-impulse-circuit-results-are-up.320151/#post-14241548 Northwest Manifest]||March 24th-25th, 2012||9th||9th||Shoyo |
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| |[[IMPULSE]]||June 30th-July 1st, 2012||17th||5th||{{Sm|Mew2King}} | | |[[IMPULSE]]||June 30th-July 1st, 2012||17th||5th||{{Sm|Mew2King}} |
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| |[https://smashboards.com/threads/rule-6-norcal-regional-results-shoutouts.325901/ Rule 6: NorCal Regional]||July 29th, 2012||17th||9th||{{Sm|Silent Wolf}}
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| |{{Trn|Sumabato DX Melee 5}}||August 4th, 2012||3rd / 92||—||—
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| |[http://smashbrothers.info/tournament/dx/melee/06/ Sumabato DX Melee 6]||December 24th, 2012||5th||—||—
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| |[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||129th||25th||{{Sm|Tai}} | | |[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||129th||25th||{{Sm|Tai}} |
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| |[[Kings of Cali 3]]||December 14th-15th, 2013||33rd?||—||— | | |[[Kings of Cali 3]]||December 14th-15th, 2013||33rd?||—||— |
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| |[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||65th||7th||Silent Wolf | | |[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||65th||7th||{{Sm|Silent Wolf}} |
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| |[[Revival of Melee 7]]||March 8th-9th, 2014||17th||5th||{{Sm|Weon-X}} | | |[[Revival of Melee 7]]||March 8th-9th, 2014||17th||5th||{{Sm|Weon-X}} |
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| |[[NorCal Regionals 2014]]||April 18th-20th, 2014||13th||—||—
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| |[[Northwest Majors VI]]||May 2nd-4th, 2014||13th||3rd||Silent Wolf | | |[[Northwest Majors VI]]||May 2nd-4th, 2014||13th||3rd||Silent Wolf |
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| |[[NorCal Regionals 2015]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2015||4th||—||— | | |[[NorCal Regionals 2015]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2015||4th||—||— |
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| |[[I'm Not Yelling!]]||April 11th-12th, 2015||49th||—||— | | |[[I'm Not Yelling!]]||April 11th-12th, 2016||49th||—||— |
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| |[[Get On My Level 2015]]||May 30th-31st, 2015||13th||9th||{{Sm|EWC}} | | |[[Get On My Level 2015]]||May 30th-31st, 2015||13th||9th||{{Sm|EWC}} |
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| |[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||65th||—||— | | |[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||65th||—||— |
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| |[[Super Smash Con 2015]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||33rd||—||— | | |[[Super Smash Con]]||August 6th-9th, 2016||33rd||—||— |
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| |[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]||September 5th-6th, 2015||49th||—||— | | |[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]||September 5th-6th, 2015||49th||—||— |
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| |[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||49th||25th||{{Sm|G$}} | | |[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||49th||25th||{{Sm|G$}} |
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| |[[Canada Cup 2015]]||October 30th-November 1st, 2015||9th||—||— | | |[http://smashboards.com/rankings/rubicon-6-top-32-197-total-entrants.11170/event?id=2 Rubicon 6]||January 10th, 2016||9th||—||— |
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| |[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/rubicon-6-top-32-197-total-entrants.11170/?id=2 Rubicon 6]||January 10th, 2016||9th||—||—
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| |[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||65th||33rd||Silent Wolf | | |[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||65th||33rd||Silent Wolf |
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| |[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||129th||33rd||{{Sm|aMSa}}
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| |[[Northwest Majors VIII]]||April 29th-May 1st, 2016||4th||1st||Silent Wolf | | |[[Northwest Majors VIII]]||April 29th-May 1st, 2016||4th||1st||Silent Wolf |
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| |[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||49th||13th||{{Sm|Kalamazhu}} | | |[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||49th||13th||{{Sm|Kalamazhu}} |
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| |[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||97th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/norcal-loves-teams/event/melee-singles/brackets/67172 NorCal Loves Teams]||September 10th, 2016||17th||9th||Dr. Z
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| |[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||65th||33rd||{{Sm|Scar}}
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| |[[SSS: Blood For Blood]]||October 15th, 2016||17th||9th||Kalamazhu
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| |[[Canada Cup 2016]]||October 28th-30th, 2016||13th||5th||{{Sm|KirbyKaze}}
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/get-smashed-105-special-pre-genesis-4-foundry-event/event/melee-singles/brackets Get Smashed at the Foundry 105]||January 17th, 2017||9th||—||—
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| |[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||257th||—||—
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| |[[DreamHack Summer 2017]]||June 17th-18th, 2017||17th||—||—
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| |[[GENESIS: RED]]||July 9th, 2017||33rd||—||—
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| |[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||97th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sss-blood-for-blood-2/event/melee-singles/brackets/183348/468435 SSS: Blood For Blood 2]||December 9th, 2017||17th||9th||Dr. Z
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| |[[EGLX 2018]]||March 9th-11th, 2018||33rd||—||—
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| |{{Trn|The Mango|g=SSBM}}||March 18th, 2018||49th||25th||{{Sm|Vish}}
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| |{{Trn|EVO 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||129th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|The Roast of Hugo Gonzalez|g=SSBM}}||September 22nd, 2018||33rd||25th||{{Sm|Ludwig}}
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| |{{Trn|The Big House 8|g=SSBM}}||October 5th-7th, 2018||65th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Wombo Combo: 10 Year Anniversary|g=SSBM}}||December 8th, 2018||49th||17th||{{Sm|Atrioc}}
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-x-oakland-2019-s2ep04/event/melee-single/brackets/521757/890780 Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2019 S2EP04]||January 23rd, 2019||5th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Pre-Genesix|g=SSBM}}||January 31st, 2019||25th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBM}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||65th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Battle of BC 3|g=SSBM}}||March 30th-31st, 2019||49th||5th||{{Sm|Lovage}}
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-x-oakland-spring-2019-season-2-5/event/melee/overview Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2019 Spring Season 2.5]||June 5th-6th, 2019||5th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0|g=SSBM}}||June 8th-9th, 2019||49th||9th||Lovage
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| |{{Trn|Low Tier City 7|g=SSBM}}||July 12th-14th, 2019||25th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Paradigm Shift 2019|g=SSBM}}||July 20th-21st, 2019||9th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|The Big House 9|g=SSBM}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||129th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBM}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||129th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINE|g=SSBM}}||September 19th, 2020||33rd||—||—
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| |{{Trn|5 Days of Melee|g=SSBM}}||December 16th-17th, 2020||9th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Slime's Commentator Invitational|g=SSBM}}||January 23rd-24th, 2021||5th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Riptide|g=SSBM}}||September 10th-12th, 2021||129th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|GENESIS 8|g=SSBM}}||April 15th-17th, 2022||65th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Get On My Level 2022|g=SSBM}}||July 1st-3rd, 2022||65th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Battle GateWay 38|g=SSBM}}||February 12th, 2023||9th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Combo Breaker 2023|g=SSBM}}||May 26th-28th, 2023||17th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-x-oakland-2019-s2ep03/event/smash-ultimate/brackets/513059/879847 Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2019 S2EP03]||January 16th, 2019||25th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/fastfall-fridays-5/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/501866/866808 Fastfall Fridays #5]||January 18th, 2019||17th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-x-oakland-2019-s2ep04/event/smash-ultimate/brackets/521763/890789 Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2019 S2EP04]||January 23rd, 2019||49th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Pre-Genesix|g=SSBU}}||January 31st, 2019||65th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBU}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||769th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-x-oakland-winter-2019-season-1-2/event/smash-bros-ultimate/brackets/536338/912054 Weds Night Fights x Oakland Winter 2019 Season 1.2]||February 20th, 2019||25th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-x-oakland-winter-2019-season-1-3/event/smash-bros-ultimate/brackets/544209/921225 Weds Night Fights x Oakland Winter 2019 Season 1.3]||February 27th, 2019||49th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/bonus-stage-smash-ultimate-tournament-6/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/560563/942475 Bonus Stage: Smash Ultimate Tournament 6]||March 19th, 2019||17th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/combat-for-a-cause-mental-health/event/super-smash-bros-ultimate-singles/brackets/534673/909838 Combat for a Cause]||March 23rd, 2019||33rd||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Battle of BC 3|g=SSBU}}||March 30th-31st, 2019||97th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/bonus-stage-26-smash-bros-ultimate-1/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/565479/949177 Bonus Stage #26]||April 2nd, 2019||13th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/bonus-stage-27-smash-bros-ultimate-1/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/570786/956538 Bonus Stage #27]||April 9th, 2019||13th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/bonus-stage-28-smash-bros-ultimate-1/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/574426/961829 Bonus Stage #28]||April 16th, 2019||9th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/njoycon-2/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/564536/947933 nJoyCon #2]||April 20th, 2019||25th||7th||{{Sm|Laudandus}}
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/bonus-stage-29-smash-bros-ultimate/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/575730/963327 Bonus Stage #29]||April 30th, 2019||3rd||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Low Tier City 7|g=SSBU}}||July 12th-14th, 2019||129th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Paradigm Shift 2019|g=SSBU}}||July 20th-21st, 2019||65th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|EVO 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 2nd-4th, 2019||769th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/bonus-stage-43-smash-bros-ultimate/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/634362/1044404 Bonus Stage #43]||August 13th, 2019||17th||—||—
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| |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/north-bay-knockout/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/608198/1006807 North Bay Knockout]||August 17th-18th, 2019||65th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|Mainstage|g=SSBU}}||September 20th-22nd, 2019||129th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|The Big House 9|g=SSBU}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||257th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga|g=SSBU}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||257th||—||—
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| |{{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBU}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||385th||—||—
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| ==={{forwiiu}}===
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| |[[Super Smash Bros. Invitational]]||June 10th, 2014||9th||—||—
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Toph is also a top ''{{iw|wikipedia|Catherine|video game}}'' player. He notably placed 2nd at [[EVO 2016]], 3rd at [[GENESIS 4]], and 5th at [http://ceogaming.org/ceotaku CEOtaku].
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| ==External links==
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| *[https://twitter.com/toph_bbq Twitter account]
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| *[https://www.twitch.tv/tophbbq Twitch channel]
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| *[https://www.youtube.com/user/Oosanbashi YouTube channel]
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