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'''KoreanDJ''' is a [[smasher]] who was known to be one of the best {{SSBM|Sheik}} and {{SSBM|Fox}} players in the United States in the 2006-2007 era, and still enters and places decently at ''[[Melee]]'' tournaments. He rose to fame by consistently placing in the top 8 of events during the [[MLG 2006 Pro Circuit]], becoming known for his Sheik play. He was also known for his notorious [[money match]]ing, in which he would repeatedly challenge top-level players to improve his own gameplay. KoreanDJ shocked the ''Smash'' community when he defeated {{Sm|Ken}} 3-1, solidifying his position as one of the best ''Melee'' players in the world. During the 2006-2007 era, he was the only player known to have a positive record over Ken.


'''KoreanDJ''' is a [[smasher]] who was known to be one of the best {{SSBM|Sheik}} and {{SSBM|Fox}} players in the United States. He was first known for his notorious money matching, where he would repeatedly challenge top-level players to improve his own gameplay. The start of his competitive career began at MLG New York 2006 winning the amateur tournament and beating {{Sm|Mew2King}} 3-0 in the pro tournament. KoreanDJ shocked the Smash world when he solidly defeated {{Sm|Ken}} 3-1 and made his bid as a real threat to the Smash hierarchy. He is the only player known to have more wins than losses over Ken.
He first got into competitive play when training with {{Sm|Jinx}}, and then becoming a part of the Ninja Turtlez crew. His skill quickly increased, and after he surpassed all of the members of the crew, he began traveling to compete against the nation's best players.


While he has maintained a consistently high level of play the entire season, Orlando proved to be KoreanDJ’s breakout performance, eventually beating rivals Mew2King and {{Sm|PC Chris}} and then sending Ken to his earliest exit of the season. As one of the most skilled, enthusiastic and optimistic players out there, KoreanDJ continues to awe the rest of the smash community with his ever-increasing skill.
He was one of the 16 players to be invited to participate in the [[E3 2014]]-held [[Super Smash Bros. Invitational]] tournament to play {{forwiiu}}.


He first got into competitive play when training with {{Sm|Jinx}}, then working toward becoming part of the Ninja Turtlez crew. When he started playing with the crew, he was mostly all technical. He lacked mind game. However, he became increasingly better after each session. He took his play style to a whole other level by combining mind game with his fast reflexes and technical skills. After successfully climbing his way to becoming better than all the members including {{Sm|Krazyjones}}, he began traveling to compete against the nation's best players.
==History==
KoreanDJ started his career with a 9th place finish at [[MLG New York Opener 2006]], only losing to {{Sm|Isai}} and {{Sm|Mew2King}}. He followed up by placing 4th at [[MLG Dallas 2006]], 5th at [[MLG Anaheim 2006]], and 7th at [[MLG Chicago 2006]]. He also placed 4th at [[Zero Challenge 2]], notably defeating {{Sm|PC Chris}} in winners' bracket.


==At tournaments==
However, his breakout performance occurred at MLG Orlando 2006, where he made it to winners' finals by defeating both Mew2King and Ken. He lost to {{Sm|Azen}} and then to {{Sm|ChuDat}} in losers' finals, placing 3rd. At [[MLG New York Playoffs 2006]], he defeated Mew2King before losing to Azen once again in winners' bracket, and then defeated Isai before losing to ChuDat in losers' bracket, placing 4th, and successfully qualifying for the MLG 2006 championship event.
Received 2nd at [[MLG]] nationals in November 2006 and 1st at MLG Long Island in May 2007. However, he has not been showing up to any of the major tournaments recently, such as *pound* 2, FC-Diamond, and OC3. His most recent appearance at a major tournament was Viva La Smashtaclysm, where he placed 3rd.


He loves to money match.
KoreanDJ eventually placed 2nd at [[MLG Las Vegas 2006]]. He defeated Mew2King and Ken in winners' bracket before losing to PC Chris in winners' finals, and then defeated Ken again in losers' finals. He won the first set of grand finals against PC Chris, but ended up losing the second set.


He won the Worcester regional Nintendo sponsored Brawl Tournament as Sheik.
KoreanDJ later attended [[Cataclysm 3]], where he placed 2nd, defeating {{Sm|Forward}}, PC Chris, and ChuDat in losers' bracket after losing to ChuDat in winners' semis. He lost to Mew2King in grand finals. He also won [[MLG Long Island 2007]] two months later, defeating ChuDat in winners' semis, and Mew2King in both winners' finals and grand finals. After not attending various nationals in the summer of 2007, he attended [[Viva La Smashtaclysm]] in November 2007, where he placed 3rd, losing to Azen in winners' quarters, and then sweeping through losers' bracket, defeating {{Sm|Chillin}}, {{Sm|Drephen}}, and Mew2King to make it to losers' finals, where he lost to ChuDat.
His final match was against Compton of Deadly Alliance, who played Lucas.  


He then won the New York City Grand Championship of the Nintendo sponsored Brawl tournament, defeating David from LA, then defeating Dire of Deadly Alliance, who played Ike. Although he did beat Dire in a huge upset it should be noted that many felt that Dire should have won due to the fact that KoreanDJ kept getting "lucky" with the items and that Dire was dominating the match until the items came into play. Once getting knocked into a "maxim tomato" and then a "heart container". His victory was secured when he got the "spicy curry" item. Yet his solid 2 stock victory may have not been due to luck.
In early 2008, KoreanDJ won the Worcester regional Nintendo sponsored ''[[Brawl]]'' tournament, playing as {{SSBB|Sheik}}. His final match was against Compton of Deadly Alliance, who played Lucas. He then won the New York City Grand Championship of the Nintendo sponsored ''Brawl'' tournament, defeating {{Sm|DireVulcan}} of Deadly Alliance, who played Ike. However, he has not entered any ''Brawl'' tournaments or made an effort to develop his skill since.


As of March 7th and 8th, 2009, KDJ tied for 9th in both singles and doubles at Revival of Melee in Nanuet, NY. It was his first time playing Melee since MLG Long Island.
In March 2009, KoreanDJ placed 9th in both singles and doubles at [[Revival of Melee]]. It was his first time entering a ''Melee'' tournament for over a year, since Viva La Smashtaclysm. After that, KoreanDJ continued to play ''Melee'' locally, although not nearly to the same level as before.


As of currently, he only plays ''Melee'' locally and is now currently starting to learn 2D and 3D fighting games such as ''Street Fighter 4'', ''Persona 4 Arena'', ''Tekken'', and '' Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3''. Still making a name for himself in these other fighting games, playing with local top players,SionHK and LuckyD. He also does violin covers of video game songs on Youtube.
On March 18, 2014, [[Team Liquid]], a ''StarCraft 2'' and ''Dota 2'' eSports organization, signed KoreanDJ and {{Sm|Ken}} up for their ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' team. KoreanDJ has since made a comeback in the ''Melee'' community, resuming his career with decent placings at nationals, such as 17th at [[Apex 2014]], 13th at [[SKTAR 3]], 29th at [[MLG Anaheim 2014]], 17th at [[CEO 2014]], and 65th at [[EVO 2014]].
 
On March 18, 2014, [[Team Liquid]], a ''StarCraft 2'' and ''Dota 2'' eSports organization, signed KoreanDJ and {{Sm|Ken}} up for their ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' team. He was also invited to participate in the [[E3 2014]]-held [[Super Smash Bros. Invitational]] tournament to play ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''.


==Notable tournament placings==
==Notable tournament placings==
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===''Melee''===
===''Melee''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
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|[[MLG New York Opener 2006]]||April 21st-23rd, 2006||9th|| ||  
|[[MLG New York Opener 2006]]||April 21st-23rd, 2006||9th||—||—
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|[[MLG Dallas 2006]]||May 19th-21st, 2006||4th||6th||{{Sm|JBlaze}}
|[[MLG Dallas 2006]]||May 19th-21st, 2006||4th||6th||{{Sm|JBlaze}}
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|[[MLG Las Vegas 2006]]||November 17th-19th, 2006||2nd||7th||JBlaze
|[[MLG Las Vegas 2006]]||November 17th-19th, 2006||2nd||7th||JBlaze
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|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=98317 Cataclysm 3]||March 3rd-4th, 2007||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Marcus}}
|[[Cataclysm 3]]||March 3rd-4th, 2007||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Marcus}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=100490 MLG Smash Series: Long Island]||May 5th-6th, 2007||1st|| ||  
|[[MLG Long Island 2007]]||May 5th-6th, 2007||1st||4th||{{Sm|Cactuar}}
|-
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=125583 Viva La Smashtaclysm]||November 10th-11th, 2007||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|ChuDat}}
|[[Viva La Smashtaclysm]]||November 10th-11th, 2007||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|ChuDat}}
|-
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|[[Revival of Melee]]||March 7th-8th, 2009||9th||9th||{{Sm|Cort}}
|[[Revival of Melee]]||March 7th-8th, 2009||9th||9th||{{Sm|Cort}}
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=350191 Game Over 6]||March 11th, 2014||1st||—||—
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=350191 Game Over 6]||March 11th, 2014||1st||—||—
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=345035 Northeastern Smash Attack 2]||March 29th, 2014||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Dazwa}}
|[[Northeastern Smash Attack 2]]||March 29th, 2014||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Dazwa}}
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=352809 Game Over 10]||April 15th, 2014||3rd||—||—
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=352809 Game Over 10]||April 15th, 2014||3rd||—||—
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|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||65th||5th||{{Sm|ZeRo}}
|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||65th||5th||{{Sm|ZeRo}}
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=361797/ Cold Hard Smash]||July 19th, 2014||1st||—||—
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===''Project M''===
===''Project M''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
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|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||33rd||—||—
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||33rd||—||—

Revision as of 13:00, August 9, 2014

Korean DJ "KDJ"
KoreanDJ.jpg
Character info
Melee mains Marth, Fox, Sheik
Other Melee characters Captain Falcon, Pichu
Project M main Zelda
Other Project M characters Mewtwo, Marth, Luigi
Team info
Crew(s) Team Liquid
Personal and other info
Real name Daniel Jung
Location Massachusetts United States
Miscellaneous info
Skill Other Top professional
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KoreanDJ is a smasher who was known to be one of the best Sheik and Fox players in the United States in the 2006-2007 era, and still enters and places decently at Melee tournaments. He rose to fame by consistently placing in the top 8 of events during the MLG 2006 Pro Circuit, becoming known for his Sheik play. He was also known for his notorious money matching, in which he would repeatedly challenge top-level players to improve his own gameplay. KoreanDJ shocked the Smash community when he defeated Ken 3-1, solidifying his position as one of the best Melee players in the world. During the 2006-2007 era, he was the only player known to have a positive record over Ken.

He first got into competitive play when training with Jinx, and then becoming a part of the Ninja Turtlez crew. His skill quickly increased, and after he surpassed all of the members of the crew, he began traveling to compete against the nation's best players.

He was one of the 16 players to be invited to participate in the E3 2014-held Super Smash Bros. Invitational tournament to play Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

History

KoreanDJ started his career with a 9th place finish at MLG New York Opener 2006, only losing to Isai and Mew2King. He followed up by placing 4th at MLG Dallas 2006, 5th at MLG Anaheim 2006, and 7th at MLG Chicago 2006. He also placed 4th at Zero Challenge 2, notably defeating PC Chris in winners' bracket.

However, his breakout performance occurred at MLG Orlando 2006, where he made it to winners' finals by defeating both Mew2King and Ken. He lost to Azen and then to ChuDat in losers' finals, placing 3rd. At MLG New York Playoffs 2006, he defeated Mew2King before losing to Azen once again in winners' bracket, and then defeated Isai before losing to ChuDat in losers' bracket, placing 4th, and successfully qualifying for the MLG 2006 championship event.

KoreanDJ eventually placed 2nd at MLG Las Vegas 2006. He defeated Mew2King and Ken in winners' bracket before losing to PC Chris in winners' finals, and then defeated Ken again in losers' finals. He won the first set of grand finals against PC Chris, but ended up losing the second set.

KoreanDJ later attended Cataclysm 3, where he placed 2nd, defeating Forward, PC Chris, and ChuDat in losers' bracket after losing to ChuDat in winners' semis. He lost to Mew2King in grand finals. He also won MLG Long Island 2007 two months later, defeating ChuDat in winners' semis, and Mew2King in both winners' finals and grand finals. After not attending various nationals in the summer of 2007, he attended Viva La Smashtaclysm in November 2007, where he placed 3rd, losing to Azen in winners' quarters, and then sweeping through losers' bracket, defeating Chillin, Drephen, and Mew2King to make it to losers' finals, where he lost to ChuDat.

In early 2008, KoreanDJ won the Worcester regional Nintendo sponsored Brawl tournament, playing as Sheik. His final match was against Compton of Deadly Alliance, who played Lucas. He then won the New York City Grand Championship of the Nintendo sponsored Brawl tournament, defeating DireVulcan of Deadly Alliance, who played Ike. However, he has not entered any Brawl tournaments or made an effort to develop his skill since.

In March 2009, KoreanDJ placed 9th in both singles and doubles at Revival of Melee. It was his first time entering a Melee tournament for over a year, since Viva La Smashtaclysm. After that, KoreanDJ continued to play Melee locally, although not nearly to the same level as before.

On March 18, 2014, Team Liquid, a StarCraft 2 and Dota 2 eSports organization, signed KoreanDJ and Ken up for their Super Smash Bros. Melee team. KoreanDJ has since made a comeback in the Melee community, resuming his career with decent placings at nationals, such as 17th at Apex 2014, 13th at SKTAR 3, 29th at MLG Anaheim 2014, 17th at CEO 2014, and 65th at EVO 2014.

Notable tournament placings

Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
MLG New York Opener 2006 April 21st-23rd, 2006 9th — —
MLG Dallas 2006 May 19th-21st, 2006 4th 6th JBlaze
MLG Anaheim 2006 June 23rd-25th, 2006 6th 9th Tope
MLG Chicago 2006 July 21st-23rd, 2006 7th 3rd Mew2King
Zero Challenge 2 August 15th-17th, 2006 4th 4th Mew2King
MLG Orlando 2006 August 25th-27th, 2006 3rd 5th JBlaze
MLG New York Playoffs 2006 October 13th-15th, 2006 4th 4th JBlaze
MLG Las Vegas 2006 November 17th-19th, 2006 2nd 7th JBlaze
Cataclysm 3 March 3rd-4th, 2007 2nd 2nd Marcus
MLG Long Island 2007 May 5th-6th, 2007 1st 4th Cactuar
Viva La Smashtaclysm November 10th-11th, 2007 3rd 3rd ChuDat
Revival of Melee March 7th-8th, 2009 9th 9th Cort
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 17th 9th th0rn
Game Over 5 March 4th, 2014 2nd — —
Smashing Grounds 3 March 6th, 2014 2nd — —
Game Over 6 March 11th, 2014 1st — —
Northeastern Smash Attack 2 March 29th, 2014 4th 2nd Dazwa
Game Over 10 April 15th, 2014 3rd — —
Mass Madness 12a May 10th, 2014 3rd — —
PCX May 25th, 2014 1st — —
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 13th 9th Ken
SSS Lock-In June 14th-15th, 2014 9th 5th Ken
MLG Anaheim 2014 June 20th-22nd, 2014 29th 9th Ken
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 17th 7th Ken
EVO 2014 July 11th-13th, 2014 65th 5th ZeRo
Cold Hard Smash July 19th, 2014 1st — —

Project M

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 33rd — —
Smashing Grounds 2 February 19th, 2014 1st — —
Smashing Grounds 3 March 5th, 2014 2nd — —
Smashing Grounds 4 March 12th, 2014 1st — —
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 13th 7th Ken
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