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'''Team Ben''' is a [[crew]] founded in 2003 by high school friends from Ellicott City, MD. They stood out from other crews not only for their success in tournaments, but also for the number of tournaments they attended and the distance they were willing to travel in order to attend them. Husband was the overall most traveled Smasher during 2005 & 2006, while Bach and Oro went abroad to Sweden and Japan. Other claims to fame include Wife for his commentary and later for his narration in ''[[The Smash Brothers]]'' documentary, Husband for his public callouts, and Bach for his tournament montages.  
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'''Team Ben''' is a [[crew]] from Maryland, founded in 2003 by [[Smasher:Wife|Wife]], [[Smasher:Oro|Oro]] and [[Smasher:Kenny Johnson|Kenny Johnson]], three childhood friends. At their debut tournament, Live or Die, Kenny Johnson was caught unprepared when asked what the crew's name was, so he spurted out that they were called "Team Ben", in memory of a dear departed friend who played the game with them. The crew didn't start to gain notoriety until [[Smasher:Husband|Husband]], a friend of Wife and Oro, joined in 2005, at which point Husband, Wife and Oro began traveling all over America to attend as many large tournaments as possible, enjoying great success wherever they went. They stood out from other crews not only for their success in tournaments, but also for the number of tournaments they attended and the distance they were willing to travel in order to attend them.


At the 2006 season premier of Major League Gaming, the crew had the most members it has ever had at one time, they were backed by a sponsorship deal with White Castle, and they had come to be known to smashers all across the nation for their skill and fierce competitiveness - it was probably the prime of Team Ben's career.
Coinciding with the Golden Age of Melee, the crew would grow grew to many as six members, earn a sponsorship from White Castle, and enjoy brief affiliation with Team Carbon. In the Platinum Age, Team Ben has only two active members: Husband and Wife.
[[File:Teamben1.jpg|From left: Oro, Neo, Wife & Husband |thumb|300px]]
[[File:teamben2.jpg|From left: Wife, Oro, Husband, Bach, Neo & Chillin |thumb|300px]]


==Members==
==Members==
===Current Members===
===Current Members===
*[[Smasher:Husband|Husband]] - joined the crew in 2005
*{{Sm|Husband}} - founding member
*[[Smasher:InfernoOmni|InfernoOmni]] - joined the crew in 2007
*{{Sm|Wife}} - founding member
*[[Smasher:Wife|Wife]] - one of the founding members
*{{Sm|Oro}} - founding member (inactive)


===Former Members===
===Former Members===
<!-- the exact year that people left the crew would be useful, and exact time of year would be even better -->
*{{Sm|Neo}}
*[[Smasher:Chillindude829|Chillindude829]] - joined the crew in 2006 but left in 2006/7 to return to his previous crew, [[Ha Ha You Lose|H2YL]]
*{{Sm|Bach}}
*[[Smasher:Neo|Neo]] - joined the crew in 2006 and retired in 2006/7
*{{Sm|Chillin}}
*[[Smasher:Oro|Oro]] - one of the founding members, he retired in 2006/7
*{{Sm|Azen}}
*[[Smasher:Kenny Johnson|Kenny Johnson]] - one of the founding members and also the crew's former manager, he is currently retired from professional ''Smash''
*{{Sm|InfernoOmni}}
 
===Associated Smashers===
*[[Smasher:Bach|Bach]] - made several montages for the crew before going on to work for the Video On Demand section for [[Major League Gaming]]
*Bibbed - often travels with the crew
*[[Smasher:Jerzy Dan|Jerzy Dan]] - often travels with the crew


==Rival Crews==
==Rival Crews==
*[[Deadly Alliance|DA]]
*[[Deadly Alliance]]
*[[Ha Ha You Lose|H2YL]]
*[[Ha Ha You Lose]]
*[[Team Arlington]]
*[[Team Arlington]]
[[Category:Crews|Benteam]]
 
==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX861nIQIHw A segment of ''The Smash Brothers'', a competitive ''Melee'' documentary, detailing the origins of the name of Team Ben]
*[http://www.teambenthebook.tumblr.com Team Ben The Book: an autobiographical history of Team Ben, written by Wife]
[[Category:American crews]]
[[Category:American crews]]

Latest revision as of 19:03, February 17, 2018

Team Ben is a crew founded in 2003 by high school friends from Ellicott City, MD. They stood out from other crews not only for their success in tournaments, but also for the number of tournaments they attended and the distance they were willing to travel in order to attend them. Husband was the overall most traveled Smasher during 2005 & 2006, while Bach and Oro went abroad to Sweden and Japan. Other claims to fame include Wife for his commentary and later for his narration in The Smash Brothers documentary, Husband for his public callouts, and Bach for his tournament montages.

Coinciding with the Golden Age of Melee, the crew would grow grew to many as six members, earn a sponsorship from White Castle, and enjoy brief affiliation with Team Carbon. In the Platinum Age, Team Ben has only two active members: Husband and Wife.

From left: Oro, Neo, Wife & Husband
From left: Wife, Oro, Husband, Bach, Neo & Chillin

Members[edit]

Current Members[edit]

  • Husband - founding member
  • Wife - founding member
  • Oro - founding member (inactive)

Former Members[edit]

Rival Crews[edit]

External links[edit]