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{{smasher | |||
| name = Ken | |||
| main = Marth | |||
| 2ndmain = Fox | |||
| crew = Elite 5 | |||
| skill = Top Professional | |||
| alias = SephirothKen | |||
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Ken Hoang (born October 10, 1985) is an American professional smasher, who is currently the World Champion of SSBM, and has earned well over $20,000 USD playing it. Generally mains [[Marth]], but keeps a very good [[Fox]] on standby. Member of the [[Elite 5]]. He is the two-time national champion of Major League Gaming and is officially ranked as the best Super Smash Bros. Melee player in America. He is also widely regarded as the best player in the world, having defeated reputable players from around the globe, including top Japanese players such as [[Captain Jack]], [[Masashi]], [[Aniki]], [[Bombsoldier]], [[Korius]], and [[Mikael]] in the summer of 2005. In the competitive gaming community, he is known simply as "Ken" or by his gamer tag "sephirothken." | Ken Hoang (born October 10, 1985) is an American professional smasher, who is currently the World Champion of SSBM, and has earned well over $20,000 USD playing it. Generally mains [[Marth]], but keeps a very good [[Fox]] on standby. Member of the [[Elite 5]]. He is the two-time national champion of Major League Gaming and is officially ranked as the best Super Smash Bros. Melee player in America. He is also widely regarded as the best player in the world, having defeated reputable players from around the globe, including top Japanese players such as [[Captain Jack]], [[Masashi]], [[Aniki]], [[Bombsoldier]], [[Korius]], and [[Mikael]] in the summer of 2005. In the competitive gaming community, he is known simply as "Ken" or by his gamer tag "sephirothken." | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
[[Image:Ken.jpg|thumb|300px|right|World Champion Ken with a check for $5000.]] | |||
Ken started playing Super Smash Bros. when it was released for the Nintendo 64. He made his gamer tag "sephirothken" from his interest in Final Fantasy VII. He was naturally talented at the game and became fluent in the gameplay and style of Smash. However, he was never able to compete in major tournaments for the Nintendo 64 version of Super Smash Bros. due to the lack of a competitive scene. When Super Smash Bros. Melee was released for the Game Cube, 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 was hosted at a local gaming store known as Game Square and was nothing like the tournaments hosted today (which are 1v1, 4 stock, 8 minute time limit). It was a free-for-all tournament, which means that anybody could win by luck. Everyone teamed against Ken because he was considered the best. | Ken started playing Super Smash Bros. when it was released for the Nintendo 64. He made his gamer tag "sephirothken" from his interest in Final Fantasy VII. He was naturally talented at the game and became fluent in the gameplay and style of Smash. However, he was never able to compete in major tournaments for the Nintendo 64 version of Super Smash Bros. due to the lack of a competitive scene. When Super Smash Bros. Melee was released for the Game Cube, 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 was hosted at a local gaming store known as Game Square and was nothing like the tournaments hosted today (which are 1v1, 4 stock, 8 minute time limit). It was a free-for-all tournament, which means that anybody could win by luck. Everyone teamed against Ken because he was considered the best. |
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