Smasher:Kage

Kage
Character info
Smash 64 main	Captain Falcon
Melee main	Ganondorf
Other Melee character	Captain Falcon
Smash 4 main	Captain Falcon
Project M mains	Ganondorf, Captain Falcon
Team info
Sponsor(s)	Mirage
Former crews	Synthetik Gaming, Smash Studios, Melee Hell
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	2017 SSBMRank: 46th
Winnings	~$4,813.80 ~$800.90
Personal and other info
Real name	Roustane Benzeguir
Birth date	October 29, 1985
Location	Montreal, Québec
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Top professional Top professional

Kage The Warrior (pronounced "kaw-gay") is a Ganondorf player from Canada who is considered to the best in the world with that character. Kage rose to notoriety for his upset at Revival of Melee 2 where he double eliminated Mango, who was considered the best player in the world in the time, with a 2-0 victory in Winners Quarters (with a 3-stock against Mango's Falcon) and a 2-1 victory in Losers Semifinals. However, he lost to Hungrybox in Winners Semis and PPMD in Losers Finals. Kage continues to be a threat in the Melee scene, consistently placing high at tournaments even with a mid-tier character. He is ranked 2nd on the Montreal Power Rankings for Melee and was formerly ranked 3rd for Project M. On the 2017 SSBMRank, he was ranked 46th. At EVO 2015, he and Bizzarro Flame finally had their $100 money match at the Salty Suite, with Kage taking a convincing 5-0 victory. After EVO 2016, he announced his intentions to focus more on his other characters, and less on Ganondorf, but still continues to primarily play Ganondorf and Captain Falcon. On July 29th 2016, he was picked up by Synthetik Gaming, but left them on June 19th, 2017. On February 18th, 2018, he joined Mirage.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament	Date	1v1 Placement	2v2 Placement	Partner
Smash 'Til You Drop 2	February 24th, 2007	30th	—	—
Twilight of Smash 3	May 12th, 2007	7th	4th	Damax
TransCanada Tournament	June 30th-July 1st, 2007	17th	4th	PKMVodka
Smash For Fun 2	October 20th, 2007	4th	3rd	Matt
Twilight of Smash 4	December 1st, 2007	5th	2nd	Damax
At Melee's End	December 15th-16th, 2007	1st	1st	Hitsugaya
Clash of the Sauga 2	January 5th, 2008	3rd	1st	WarranThad
Pound 3	February 2nd-3rd, 2008	33rd	7th	DragonHawk
Smash For Fun 3	March 1st, 2008	4th	3rd	Matt
TGMTSBCO	June 7th-8th, 2008	9th	4th	KirbyKaze
CAST4	November 22nd-23rd, 2008	7th	2nd	Diakonos
Tipped Off 4	January 17th-18th, 2009	9th	—	—
Starfurry 3	February 21st, 2009	7th	3rd	chesterr01
Revival of Melee	March 7th-8th, 2009	5th	3rd	Vwins
Starfurry 5	May 2nd, 2009	4th	1st	Vwins
Apex 2009	May 9th-10th, 2009	5th	2nd	Darc
TourneyPlay #2	June 6th, 2009	4th	2nd	Hitsugaya
GENESIS	July 10th-12th, 2009	17th	—	—
BISB 2	October 16th-17th, 2009	2nd	—	—
Revival of Melee 2	November 21st-22nd, 2009	3rd	7th	PKMVodka
Pound 4	January 16th-18th, 2010	17th	9th	PKMVodka
Revolution	February 27th, 2010	1st	2nd	Matt
Mass Madness 20​	May 29, 2010	5th	2nd	Hax
Smash t'ill you Crash	July 19th, 2010	3rd	2nd	PKMVodka
Apex 2010	August 6th-8th, 2010	17th	13th	Diakonos
Revival of Melee 3	November 20th-21st, 2010	17th	17th	Tag
No Johns Monthlies	January 15th, 2011	5th	1st	Vwins
Gaming Ottawa	May 7th, 2011	7th	—	—
Zenith 2011	May 28th, 2011	5th	1st	Axe
GENESIS 2	July 15th-17th, 2011	17th	33rd	Fuzzyness
MIST	August 6th, 2011	2nd	1st	Tink
Smash t'ill U Crash 2	August 20th, 2011	5th	1st	Mew2King
Revival of Melee 4	November 19th-20th, 2011	5th	1st	Mew2King
Apex 2012	January 6th-8th, 2012	33rd	5th	ChuDat
Polybash XI	March 3rd-4th, 2012	2nd	1st	Bam
Smash Till You Crash 3	June 2nd-3rd, 2012	4th	2nd	Ryan Ford
IMPULSE	June 30th-July 1st, 2012	7th	2nd	Hungrybox
MELEE-FC10R Legacy	August 12th-14th, 2012	5th	3rd	Axe
Apex 2013	January 11th-13th, 2013	17th	9th	Eggm
La Mega Fromage!	September 7th, 2013	3rd	—	—
The Big House 3	October 12th-13th, 2013	9th	4th	VaNz
Revival of Melee 6	November 16th-17th, 2013	9th	4th	Toph
Melee Night in Canada	December 27th, 2013	4th	1st	Vwins
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	25th	9th	Axe
Polybash XIII	March 1st-2nd, 2014	9th	3rd	Bam
Get On My Level 2014	May 10th-11th, 2014	9th	5th	Loki
The Come Up	December 6th-7th, 2014	9th	5th	HungryHurricane
McSmashter 4	February 21st-22nd, 2015	4th	2nd	Vwins
Lan ETS 2015	March 7th-8th, 2015	3rd	1st	Vwins
SWEET XIX	March 14th, 2015	3rd	1st	Vwins
No Man's LAN 10	March 15th, 2015	5th	1st	Vwins
BUST 2	April 11th, 2015	2nd	1st	Vwins
Enthusiast Gaming Live	May 16th-17th, 2015	4th	2nd	Vwins
Get On My Level 2015	May 30th-31st, 2015	17th	2nd	Vwins
Montreal ComicCup	July 4th, 2015	2nd	—	—
EVO 2015	July 17th-19th, 2015	65th	7th	Bizzarro Flame
The Big House 5	October 2nd-4th, 2015	25th	17th	KirbyKaze
Smash Summit	November 7th-8th, 2015	13th	5th	Axe
Smash INTENSIFIES 2	November 28th-29th, 2015	2nd	1st	Ryan Ford
Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 2/24	February 24th, 2016	1st	—	—
Frozen Phoenix	March 12th-13th, 2016	3rd	2nd	chesterr01
Battlegrounds 2	March 26th, 2016	1st	1st	jake13
Get On My Level 2016	May 20th-22nd, 2016	25th	13th	Weon-X
EVO 2016	June 15th-17th, 2016	65th	—	—
Smasherade	June 25th-26th, 2016	1st	1st	UltimaScout
DreamHack Montreal 2016	August 12th-14th, 2016	3rd	1st	Ryan Ford
Shine 2016	August 26th-28th, 2016	33rd	7th	Axe
The Big House 6	October 7th-9th, 2016	49th	17th	ESAM
Eclipse 2	October 21st-23rd, 2016	5th	13th	Toa
Canada Cup 2016	October 28th-30th, 2016	13th	3rd	Prince Abu
LanETS 2017	February 9th-11th, 2017	4th	2nd	Ryan Ford
Super Smash Geek 6	March 11th-12th, 2017	1st	—	—
The Come Up 2017	April 22nd, 2017	4th	1st	Ryan Ford
EVO 2017	July 14th-16th, 2017	49th	—	—
Get On My Level 2017	July 28th-30th, 2017	25th	5th	Ryan Ford
DreamHack Montreal 2017	September 8th-10th, 2017	2nd	3rd	Ryan Ford
The Big House 7	October 6th-8th, 2017	17th	9th	Jamrun
Canada Cup 2017	October 28th-30th, 2017	5th	4th	Weon-X
GENESIS 5	January 19th-21st, 2018	49th	9th	Nintendude
EGLX 2018	March 9th-11th, 2018	17th	9th	Legend
FastFall Melee Edition	March 24th, 2018	1st	—	—
Press Less	March 31st, 2018	3rd	1st	Legend
Push More Buttons 2018	May 12th-13th, 2018	3rd	1st	Spark
Get On My Level 2018	May 18th-20th, 2018	17th	5th	Legend
Shine 2018	August 24th-26th, 2018	65th	9th	Legend
DreamHack Montreal 2018	September 7th-9th, 2018	17th	—	—
Smash ULtime 5	October 13th, 2018	2nd	—	—
FastFall Automne 2018	October 20th, 2018	2nd	—	—

Project M

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
GENESIS 2	July 15th-17th, 2011	1st	—	—
MELEE-FC10R Legacy	August 12th-14th, 2012	3rd	2nd	Hungrybox
Apex 2013	January 11th-13th, 2013	5th	—	—
Melee Night in Canada	December 27th, 2013	3rd	—	—
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	49th	—	—
Polybash XIII	March 1st-2nd, 2014	9th	—	—
McSmashter 4	February 21st-22nd, 2015	3rd	2nd	Vwins
Lan ETS 2015	March 7th-8th, 2015	3rd	2nd	Vwins
Smash INTENSIFIES 2	November 28th-29th, 2015	5th	—	—
Frozen Phoenix	March 12th-13th, 2016	13th	5th	chesterr01
Smasherade	June 25th-26th, 2016	4th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament	Date	1v1 Placement	2v2 Placement	Partner
Smash For Fun 3	March 1st, 2008	1st	—	—
OBScene 1.0	February 28th, 2009	9th	13th	Bento
Apex 2009	May 9th-10th, 2009	65th	25th	Holy
Smash t'ill you Crash	July 19th, 2010	5th	—	—
Quebec's Revival	November 14th, 2010	13th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament	Date	1v1 Placement	2v2 Placement	Partner
S@X 138	February 23rd, 2016	33rd	—	—

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament	Date	1v1 Placement	2v2 Placement	Partner
Ultimate Weekly #1	December 13th, 2018	17th	—	—

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• Interview at APEX 2010