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{{Infobox Smasher
| name         = Ryan Ford
| name           = Ryan Ford
| image         = unknown522.jpg
| image           = unknown522.jpg
| mainpm       = Fox
| mainpm         = Fox
| 2ndmainpm     = Marth
| 2ndmainpm       = Marth
| otherpm       = Ganondorf
| otherpm         = Ganondorf
| mainssbm     = Fox
| mainssbm       = Fox
| 2ndmainssbm   = Falco
| otherssbm      = Sheik
| otherssbm    = Mario
| 2ndotherssbm    = Dr. Mario
| former crews = A&C, Roundbit, The Blade Breakers
| moreotherssbm   = {{SSBM|Falco}}, {{SSBM|Mario}}, {{SSBM|Marth}}, {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}
| skill        = Top professional
| former crews   = [https://www.facebook.com/Earthrootofficial/ Earthroot Gaming], A&C, Roundbit, The Blade Breakers
| alias         = Unknown522
| crew            =
| realname     = Ryan Ford
| rankingssbm    = [[2019 MPGR]]: 71st
| birthday     = 5
| bestrankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2013]]: 15th
| birthmonth   = 6
| bestresultssbm  = 7th / 402 at {{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2017|g=SSBM}}
| birthyear     = 1990
| alias           = Unknown522
| location     = Toronto, Ontario
| realname       = Ryan Ford
| country       = Canada
| birthday       = 5
| birthmonth     = 6
| birthyear       = 1990
| location       = Toronto, Ontario
| country         = Canada
}}
}}
'''Ryan Ford''' (also known as '''Unknown522''') is a Canadian [[smasher]] and {{SSBM|Fox}} [[main]] who was formerly ranked 1st on the Ontario Power Rankings and is widely considered one of the country's best Fox players. Ford was also ranked as the world's 15th best smasher on the [[2013 SSBM Player Rankings]].
'''Ryan Ford''' (formerly known as '''Unknown522''') is a Canadian ''[[Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Fox}} [[main]] who is widely considered one of the country's best Fox players. Ford is currently ranked 3rd on the [[Southern Ontario Melee Power Rankings]] and 71st on the [[2019 MPGR]]. He has wins on {{Sm|n0ne}}, {{Sm|Drephen}}, {{Sm|Jakenshaken}}, {{Sm|billybopeep}}, {{Sm|Fizz}}, {{Sm|MoG}}, {{Sm|Soonsay}}, and {{Sm|Wevans}}.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Controversies===
===Controversies===
Ford was [http://smashboards.com/threads/concerning-kirbykaze-and-unknown522.342033/ banned from ''Melee'' tournaments in Canada for one year starting in November 2013], primarily due to his sometimes violent conduct at tournaments. He has also been banned from [[Apex (tournament series)|the Apex tournament series]] starting with [[Apex 2013]], following an incident where he placed American smasher {{Sm|Inui}} in a choke-hold in response to his constant heckling at NEC 13. Additionally, Ford caused further controversy with American smasher {{Sm|Mew2King}} in the semi-finals for [[Revival of Melee 5]], in relation to splitting and accused [[bracket manipulation]].
Ford was [http://smashboards.com/threads/concerning-kirbykaze-and-unknown522.342033/ banned from ''Melee'' tournaments in Canada for one year starting in November 2013], primarily due to his sometimes violent conduct at tournaments and his domestic abuse aimed at {{Sm|KirbyKaze}}, who stated that Ryan had physically assaulted him upwards of six times on five separate instances while they were in an intimate relationship. He was also been banned from [[Apex (tournament series)|the Apex tournament series]] starting with [[Apex 2013]], following an incident where he placed American smasher {{Sm|Inui}} in a choke-hold in response to his constant heckling at NEC 13, which reportedly involved a racial slur. Additionally, Ford caused further controversy with American smasher {{Sm|Mew2King}} in the semi-finals for [[Revival of Melee 5]], in relation to splitting and accused [[bracket manipulation]].


===Return to ''Melee''===
===Return to ''Melee''===
After a long period of not attending tournaments and a discussion between Toronto's top players and TOs, it was decided on March 14th, 2015 that the ban on Ryan Ford should finally be lifted and he was once again allowed to attend Ontario events. Since then, he has made a strong comeback onto Toronto's scene, winning the first weekly he attended (with {{Sm|n0ne}} in attendance) and placing very high at SWEET XX and Smash @ York #7, keeping up with Ontario's other top players. He has also since picked up new pocket characters, such as {{SSBM|Mario}}, and regularly goes to various venues for friendlies, as well as hosting his own.
After a long period of not attending tournaments and a discussion between Toronto's top players and TOs regarding his resolved anger issues, it was decided on March 14th, 2015 that the ban on Ryan Ford should finally be lifted and he was once again allowed to attend Ontario events. Despite being out of commission in tournaments for nearly a year and a half, he continued honing his ''Melee'' prowess throughout that entire period, and showed his progress by winning the first weekly he attended since his ban (with {{Sm|n0ne}} in attendance) and placing very high at [[SWEET XX]] and Smash @ York #7, keeping up with Ontario's other top players. During his down time, he also picked up new pocket characters, such as {{SSBM|Mario}}, and since then has been going to various venues for friendlies, in addition to hosting his own friendlies, which are usually streamed on his Twitch account.


==Notable 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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|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=135096 Clash of the Sauga 2]||January 5th, 2008||5th||4th||{{Sm|RunawayFire}}
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=135096 Clash of the Sauga 2]||January 5th, 2008||5th||4th||{{Sm|RunawayFire}}
|-
|-
|[[Pound 3]]||February 2nd-3rd, 2008||—||9th||{{Sm|RaynEX}}
|'''''[[Pound 3]]'''''||February 2nd-3rd, 2008||113th||9th||{{Sm|RaynEX}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=168405 Combo Breaker]||May 11th, 2008||1st||—||—
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=168405 Combo Breaker]||May 11th, 2008||1st||—||—
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=174894 TGMTSBCO]||June 7th-8th, 2008||17th||9th||RaynEX
|[[TGMTSBCO]]||June 7th-8th, 2008||17th||9th||RaynEX
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=222653 Starfurry 3]||February 21st, 2009||5th||2nd||RaynEX
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=222653 Starfurry 3]||February 21st, 2009||5th||2nd||RaynEX
|-
|-
|[[Revival of Melee]]||March 7th-8th, 2009||33rd||13th||RaynEX
|'''''[[Revival of Melee]]'''''||March 7th-8th, 2009||33rd||13th||RaynEX
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=232618 Starfurry 5]||May 2nd, 2009||5th||3rd||RaynEX
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=232618 Starfurry 5]||May 2nd, 2009||5th||3rd||RaynEX
|-
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 2]]||November 21st-22nd, 2009||13th||9th||RaynEX
|'''[[Revival of Melee 2]]'''||November 21st-22nd, 2009||13th||9th||RaynEX
|-
|-
|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||33rd||13th||RaynEX
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/new-bark-town-an-oakville-tournament-results-thread.258352/ New Bark Town]||December 12th, 2009||3rd||1st||RaynEX
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2010]]||August 6th-8th, 2010||25th||5th||RaynEX
|'''''[[Pound 4]]'''''||January 16th-18th, 2010||33rd||13th||RaynEX
|-
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 3]]||November 20th-21st, 2010||17th||9th||{{Sm|RockCrock}}
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=264324 PWG - LBT2 Unity]||February 6th, 2010||4th||1st||RaynEX
|-
|'''''[[Apex 2010]]'''''||August 6th-8th, 2010||25th||5th||RaynEX
|-
|'''[[Revival of Melee 3]]'''||November 20th-21st, 2010||17th||9th||{{Sm|RockCrock}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=292907 SWEET IV]||December 4th, 2010||1st||—||—
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=292907 SWEET IV]||December 4th, 2010||1st||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||13th||9th||RaynEX
|'''''[[Pound V]]'''''||February 19th-21st, 2011||13th||9th||RaynEX
|-
|-
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=309364 Smash t'ill U Crash 2]||August 20th, 2011||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|KirbyKaze}}
|[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=309364 Smash t'ill U Crash 2]||August 20th, 2011||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|KirbyKaze}}
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|[[The Big House]]||October 22nd, 2011||5th||2nd||RaynEX
|[[The Big House]]||October 22nd, 2011||5th||2nd||RaynEX
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||9th||25th||{{Sm|I.B}}
|'''''[[Apex 2012]]'''''||January 6th-8th, 2012||9th||25th||{{Sm|I.B}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=323363 Smash Till You Crash 3]||June 2nd-3rd, 2012||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Kage}}
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=323363 Smash Till You Crash 3]||June 2nd-3rd, 2012||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Kage}}
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=335359 SWEET XII]||March 30th, 2013||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Idea}}
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=335359 SWEET XII]||March 30th, 2013||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Idea}}
|-
|-
|[[Zenith 2013]]||June 1st-2nd, 2013||17th||3rd||{{Sm|PPMD}}
|'''[[Zenith 2013]]'''||June 1st-2nd, 2013||17th||3rd||{{Sm|PPMD}}
|-
|-
|[[IMPULSE 2013]]||June 15th-16th, 2013||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Mango}}
|[[IMPULSE 2013]]||June 15th-16th, 2013||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Mango}}
|-
|-
|[[Smash Till You Crash 4]]||August 24th-25th, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|Vwins}}
|[[Smash Till You Crash 4]]||August 24th-25th, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|Vwins}}
|-
|[[LAN WAR X]]||March 20th-22nd, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|-
|[[SWEET XX]]||April 4th, 2015||5th||2nd|||{{Sm|n0ne}}
|[[SWEET XX]]||April 4th, 2015||5th||2nd|||{{Sm|n0ne}}
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/say7m Smash @ York #7]||April 11th, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|RaynEX}}
|[http://challonge.com/say7m Smash @ York #7]||April 11th, 2015||2nd||2nd||RaynEX
|-
|[http://sheridansmash.challonge.com/imnotyelling Smash at Sheridan 5/15]||May 15th, 2015||2nd||—||—
|-
|[[Enthusiast Gaming Live]]||May 16th-17th, 2015||9th||1st||RaynEX
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2015]]||May 30th-31st, 2015||7th||3rd||RaynEX
|-
|[[EXP 2015]]||July 4th-5th, 2015||5th||2nd||RaynEX
|-
|[[Summit 2015]]||August 15th-16th, 2015||2nd||1st||RaynEX
|-
|'''''[[The Big House 5]]'''''||October 2nd-4th, 2015||33rd||25th||I.B
|-
|[[Canada Cup 2015]]||October 30th-November 1st, 2015||5th||2nd||RaynEX
|-
|[[Smash INTENSIFIES 2]]||November 28th-29th, 2015||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Kage}}
|-
|'''''[[GENESIS 3]]'''''||January 15th-17th, 2016||65th||25th||KirbyKaze
|-
|[[Frozen Phoenix]]||March 12th-13th, 2016||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Trulliam}}
|-
|'''[[Pound 2016]]'''||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||49th||17th||n0ne
|-
|'''[[Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo]]'''||April 29th-May 1st, 2016||17th||7th||n0ne
|-
|'''''[[Get On My Level 2016]]'''''||May 20th-22nd, 2016||17th||7th||RaynEX
|-
|[[Summit 2016]]||August 6th-7th, 2016||4th||1st||Trulliam
|-
|[[DreamHack Montreal 2016]]||August 12th-14th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Kage}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-ultime-le-troisi-me-feat-ryan-ford-holy-and/event/melee-singles/brackets/70136 Smash ULtime: Le Troisième]||September 16th-18th, 2016||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Legend}}
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|'''''[[The Big House 6]]'''''||October 7th-9th, 2016||25th||17th||Trulliam
|-
|[[Canada Cup 2016]]||October 28th-30th, 2016||9th||2nd||Trulliam
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/lan-war-x-1000-pot-bonus-for-melee-smash-4/event/melee-singles/brackets/89518 LAN WAR X]||November 26th-27th, 2016||2nd||—||—
|-
|[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||2nd||—||—
|-
|'''''[[GENESIS 4]]'''''||January 20th-22nd, 2017||97th||25th||{{Sm|G$}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-at-york-15-melee-wii-u-singles-waseda-doubles/event/melee-singles/brackets/123076/354197 Smash at York 15]||February 17th, 2017||3rd||—||—
|-
|[[No Man's Lan 12]]||March 18th-19th, 2017||2nd||1st||Trulliam
|-
|[[Frozen Phoenix 2017]]||March 25th-26th, 2017||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Lucky}}
|-
|[https://t.polarity.gg/cfl-smackdown-123-melee CFL Smackdown 123]||April 17th, 2017||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Donb}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-come-up-2017-ontario-smash-regional/event/melee-singles/brackets/131047 The Come Up 2017]||April 22nd, 2017||1st||1st||Kage
|-
|[[SWEET XXVIII]]||May 6th, 2017||5th||9th||{{Sm|Jamrun}}
|-
|{{Trn|Royal Flush|g=SSBM}}||May 12th-14th, 2017||17th||9th||{{Sm|Professor Pro}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/downfall/event/melee-singles/overview Downfall]||May 20th, 2017||2nd||2nd||Trulliam
|-
|[http://challonge.com/ubcprebobc2 UBC Melee Pre-Battle of BC 2 Weekly]||June 1st, 2017||2nd||—||—
|-
|[[Battle of BC 2]]||June 3rd-4th, 2017||9th||1st||{{Sm|ChuDat}}
|-
|[[Saints Gaming Live]]||June 10th-11th, 2017||7th||5th||RaynEX
|-
|[[TGL Divided]]||July 8th, 2017||1st||—||—
|-
|'''''[[EVO 2017]]'''''||July 14th-16th, 2017||17th||—||—
|-
|'''[[DreamHack Atlanta 2017]]'''||July 21st-23rd, 2017||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Colbol}}
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2017]]||July 28th-30th, 2017||9th||5th||Kage
|-
|[http://challonge.com/hccpsmps Counterpick Summer]||August 12th-13th, 2017||2nd||—||—
|-
|'''[[Shine 2017]]'''||August 25th-27th, 2017||17th||9th||KirbyKaze
|-
|'''''[[The Big House 7]]'''''||October 6th-8th, 2017||17th||25th||Trulliam
|-
|[[Canada Cup 2017]]||October 28th-30th, 2017||9th||3rd||Trulliam
|-
|[[Tipped Off 12]]||November 11th-12th, 2017||9th||2nd||n0ne
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/rise-melee-regional/event/melee-singles/brackets/179587 RISE Melee Regional]||November 25th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|Swedish Delight}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/apollo-xi/event/melee-singles/brackets/182004/466581 Apollo XI]||December 2nd, 2017||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|BIG KID}}
|-
|'''''[[GENESIS 5]]'''''||January 19th-21st, 2018||25th||7th||{{Sm|Bladewise}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/revenge-of-the-6ix-episode-iii-ssbm-smash4/event/melee-singles/brackets/214566 Revenge of the 6ix: Episode III]||February 24th-25th, 2018||1st||1st||Trulliam
|-
|'''[[EGLX 2018]]'''||March 9th-11th, 2018||7th||7th||Trulliam
|-
|{{Trn|Full Bloom 4|g=SSBM}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||33rd||4th||{{Sm|Crush}}
|-
|{{Trn|Aegis|g=SSBM}}||April 21st, 2018||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|moky}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/revenge-of-the-6ix-episode-iv-ssbm-smash4/event/melee-singles/brackets/231314 Revenge of the 6ix: Episode IV]||April 28th-29th, 2018||2nd||1st||moky
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSBM}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||17th||7th||Trulliam
|-
|{{Trn|Saints Gaming Live 2018|g=SSBM}}||June 9th-10th, 2018||2nd||2nd||Trulliam
|-
|{{Trn|Summer Storm|g=SSBM}}||July 14th-15th, 2018||1st||1st||{{Sm|W3EM}}
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 24th-26th, 2018||17th||13th||n0ne
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Montreal 2018|g=SSBM}}||September 7th-9th, 2018||5th||2nd||Trulliam
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 8|g=SSBM}}||October 5th-7th, 2018||49th||17th||{{Sm|ARMY}}
|-
|{{Trn|Canada Cup 2018|g=SSBM}}||October 26th-28th, 2018||9th||1st||moky
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/fight-for-socal/event/melee-singles/brackets/450749/804537 Fight For SoCal]||December 2nd, 2018||4th||2nd||{{Sm|OkamiBW}}
|-
|{{Trn|Wombo Combo: 10 Year Anniversary|g=SSBM}}||December 8th, 2018||5th||4th||{{Sm|Spark}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-parking-lot-feat-professor-pro-spud-nicki-frenzy-fatgoku/event/melee-singles-thursday-12-13/brackets/466010/823629 The Parking Lot - Thursday]||December 13th, 2018||4th||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-parking-lot-feat-professor-pro-spud-nicki-frenzy-fatgoku/event/melee-singles-friday-12-14/brackets/481652/842537 The Parking Lot - Friday]||December 14th, 2018||13th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018|g=SSBM}}||December 15th-16th, 2018||33rd||5th||moky
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/revenge-of-the-6ix-the-moon-strikes-back-january-19/event/melee-singles/overview Revenge of the 6ix: The Moon Strikes Back]||January 19th-20th, 2019||7th||1st||moky
|-
|{{Trn|Frostfire 2019|g=SSBM}}||January 26th-27th, 2019||2nd||1st||moky
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|{{Trn|LAN ETS 2019|g=SSBM}}||February 8th-10th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Marko}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/toronto-stock-exchange-14/event/melee-singles/overview Toronto Stock Exchange #14]||March 2nd, 2019||1st||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/kent-combo-99/event/melee-singles/brackets/555669/936058 Kent Combo 99]||March 15th, 2019||1st||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ksu-smash-presents-sapocalypse/event/melee-singles/brackets/557629/938486 Sapocalypse]||March 16th, 2019||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Dempt}}
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/geek-it-smash-tournament/event/melee-singles/overview GEEK-IT]||April 6th, 2019||1st||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/kent-combo-100-1/event/melee-singles/overview Kent Combo 100]||April 13th, 2019||2nd||2nd||Dempt
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-21/event/melee-singles/overview House of Paign 21]||April 20th, 2019||5th||1st||{{Sm|Prince Abu}}
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/click-deez-nutz/event/melee-singles/overview Click Deez Nuts]||April 28th, 2019||1st||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-night-before-goml/event/melee-singles/overview The Night Before GOML]||May 11th, 2019||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019|g=SSBM}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||25th||3rd||moky
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/toronto-stock-exchange-16/event/melee-singles/overview Toronto Stock Exchange #16]||May 25th, 2019||1st||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/toronto-stock-exchange-17/event/melee-singles/overview Toronto Stock Exchange #17]||June 29th, 2019||1st||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/click-commander/event/melee-singles/overview Click Commander]||August 3rd, 2019||3rd||1st||moky
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/district-beta-melee/event/district-beta-melee-singles/overview District Beta Melee]||August 16th, 2019||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Montreal 2019|g=SSBM}}||September 6th-8th, 2019||5th||2nd||{{Sm|Damian Tyson}}
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/battle-of-waterloo-2/event/melee-singles/overview Battle of Waterloo]||September 14th, 2019||1st||—||—
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|{{Trn|The Big House 9|g=SSBM}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||33rd||3rd||moky
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|{{Trn|Rising Stars at EGLX 2019|g=SSBM}}||October 18th-20th, 2019||7th||3rd||moky
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/down-to-clown-3/event/melee-singles/overview Down to Clown 3]||October 27th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|JOATguy}}
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/toronto-stock-exchange-20/event/melee-singles/overview Toronto Stock Exchange #20]||November 2nd, 2019||2nd||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/bair-on-the-beltline-20/event/melee-singles/overview Bair on the Beltline 18]||November 13th, 2019||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Soap}}
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2019|g=SSBM}}||November 15th-17th, 2019||13th||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|{{Trn|Mango's Birthday Bash|g=SSBM}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||17th||4th||moky
|-
|{{Trn|Frostfire 2020|g=SSBM}}||February 1st-2nd, 2020||2nd||1st||Damian Tyson
|-
|{{Trn|Float|g=SSBM}}||February 8th, 2020||2nd||1st||Jamrun
|-
|[https://smashloft.challonge.com/ssbmmtl359 SmashLoft Melee Weekly #359]||February 12th, 2020||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|LAN ETS 2020|g=SSBM}}||February 14th-16th, 2020||1st||1st||{{Sm|Lunar Dusk}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/revenge-of-the-6ix-february-2020-edition/event/melee-singles/overview Revenge of the 6ix: February Edition]||February 29th, 2020||2nd||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/battle-of-brampton-5/event/melee-singles/brackets/750055/1202864 Battle of Brampton 5]||March 14th, 2020||1st||1st||{{Sm|Coffeeblack}}
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Line 2020|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||July 18th-19th, 2020||17th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||December 19th-20th, 2020||25th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2022|g=SSBM}}||July 1st-3rd, 2022||25th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Revenge of the 6ix: 2024 Test Launch|g=SSBM}}||March 2nd-3rd, 2024||5th / 29||—||—
|}
 
===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|[[Summit 2016]]||August 6th-7th, 2016||—||3rd||{{Sm|Professor Pro}}
|}
|}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/Unknown522 Twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/Ryan_Ford522 Twitter account]
*[http://smashboards.com/members/unknown522.21791/ SWF Public Profile]
*[https://twitch.tv/ryan_ford522 Twitch channel]
*[http://smashboards.com/posts/14146220/ Ontario Power Rankings - Smashboards]
*[http://smashboards.com/members/unknown522.21791/ SmashBoards Public Profile]
*[http://twitch.com/Unknown522 Twitch]
*[https://smashboards.com/threads/greater-toronto-area-thread-the-other-other-other-other-other-other-other-other-pokemon-thread.89713/page-995#post-15856112 SmashBoards thread]


[[Category:Fox professionals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Ontario smashers]]
[[Category:Ontario smashers]]
[[Category:Fox players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Tournament organizers]]
[[Category:Back Room members]]

Latest revision as of 09:58, May 16, 2024

Ryan Ford "Unknown522"
Unknown522.jpg
Character info
Melee main Fox
Other Melee characters Sheik, Dr. Mario, Falco, Mario, Marth, Captain Falcon
Project M mains Fox, Marth
Other Project M character Ganondorf
Team info
Former crews Earthroot Gaming, A&C, Roundbit, The Blade Breakers
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee 2019 MPGR: 71st
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2013: 15th
Best tournament result Super Smash Bros. Melee 7th / 402 at DreamHack Atlanta 2017
Personal and other info
Real name Ryan Ford
Birth date (age 34)
Location Toronto, Ontario Canada

Ryan Ford (formerly known as Unknown522) is a Canadian Melee Fox main who is widely considered one of the country's best Fox players. Ford is currently ranked 3rd on the Southern Ontario Melee Power Rankings and 71st on the 2019 MPGR. He has wins on n0ne, Drephen, Jakenshaken, billybopeep, Fizz, MoG, Soonsay, and Wevans.

Biography[edit]

Controversies[edit]

Ford was banned from Melee tournaments in Canada for one year starting in November 2013, primarily due to his sometimes violent conduct at tournaments and his domestic abuse aimed at KirbyKaze, who stated that Ryan had physically assaulted him upwards of six times on five separate instances while they were in an intimate relationship. He was also been banned from the Apex tournament series starting with Apex 2013, following an incident where he placed American smasher Inui in a choke-hold in response to his constant heckling at NEC 13, which reportedly involved a racial slur. Additionally, Ford caused further controversy with American smasher Mew2King in the semi-finals for Revival of Melee 5, in relation to splitting and accused bracket manipulation.

Return to Melee[edit]

After a long period of not attending tournaments and a discussion between Toronto's top players and TOs regarding his resolved anger issues, it was decided on March 14th, 2015 that the ban on Ryan Ford should finally be lifted and he was once again allowed to attend Ontario events. Despite being out of commission in tournaments for nearly a year and a half, he continued honing his Melee prowess throughout that entire period, and showed his progress by winning the first weekly he attended since his ban (with n0ne in attendance) and placing very high at SWEET XX and Smash @ York #7, keeping up with Ontario's other top players. During his down time, he also picked up new pocket characters, such as Mario, and since then has been going to various venues for friendlies, in addition to hosting his own friendlies, which are usually streamed on his Twitch account.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Clash of the Sauga 2 January 5th, 2008 5th 4th RunawayFire
Pound 3 February 2nd-3rd, 2008 113th 9th RaynEX
Combo Breaker May 11th, 2008 1st — —
TGMTSBCO June 7th-8th, 2008 17th 9th RaynEX
Starfurry 3 February 21st, 2009 5th 2nd RaynEX
Revival of Melee March 7th-8th, 2009 33rd 13th RaynEX
Starfurry 5 May 2nd, 2009 5th 3rd RaynEX
Revival of Melee 2 November 21st-22nd, 2009 13th 9th RaynEX
New Bark Town December 12th, 2009 3rd 1st RaynEX
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 33rd 13th RaynEX
PWG - LBT2 Unity February 6th, 2010 4th 1st RaynEX
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 25th 5th RaynEX
Revival of Melee 3 November 20th-21st, 2010 17th 9th RockCrock
SWEET IV December 4th, 2010 1st — —
Pound V February 19th-21st, 2011 13th 9th RaynEX
Smash t'ill U Crash 2 August 20th, 2011 2nd 3rd KirbyKaze
The Big House October 22nd, 2011 5th 2nd RaynEX
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 9th 25th I.B
Smash Till You Crash 3 June 2nd-3rd, 2012 3rd 2nd Kage
IMPULSE June 30th-July 1st, 2012 7th 4th RaynEX
The Big House 2 October 6th-7th, 2012 5th 3rd DoH
Revival of Melee 5 November 17th-18th, 2012 2nd 4th Weon-X
SWEET XII March 30th, 2013 2nd 1st Idea
Zenith 2013 June 1st-2nd, 2013 17th 3rd PPMD
IMPULSE 2013 June 15th-16th, 2013 2nd 1st Mango
Smash Till You Crash 4 August 24th-25th, 2013 1st 1st Vwins
LAN WAR X March 20th-22nd, 2015 1st — —
SWEET XX April 4th, 2015 5th 2nd n0ne
Smash @ York #7 April 11th, 2015 2nd 2nd RaynEX
Smash at Sheridan 5/15 May 15th, 2015 2nd — —
Enthusiast Gaming Live May 16th-17th, 2015 9th 1st RaynEX
Get On My Level 2015 May 30th-31st, 2015 7th 3rd RaynEX
EXP 2015 July 4th-5th, 2015 5th 2nd RaynEX
Summit 2015 August 15th-16th, 2015 2nd 1st RaynEX
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 33rd 25th I.B
Canada Cup 2015 October 30th-November 1st, 2015 5th 2nd RaynEX
Smash INTENSIFIES 2 November 28th-29th, 2015 3rd 1st Kage
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 65th 25th KirbyKaze
Frozen Phoenix March 12th-13th, 2016 1st 2nd Trulliam
Pound 2016 April 2nd-3rd, 2016 49th 17th n0ne
Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo April 29th-May 1st, 2016 17th 7th n0ne
Get On My Level 2016 May 20th-22nd, 2016 17th 7th RaynEX
Summit 2016 August 6th-7th, 2016 4th 1st Trulliam
DreamHack Montreal 2016 August 12th-14th, 2016 1st 1st Kage
Smash ULtime: Le Troisième September 16th-18th, 2016 1st 2nd Legend
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 25th 17th Trulliam
Canada Cup 2016 October 28th-30th, 2016 9th 2nd Trulliam
LAN WAR X November 26th-27th, 2016 2nd — —
Get Smashed at the Foundry 105 January 17th, 2017 2nd — —
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 97th 25th G$
Smash at York 15 February 17th, 2017 3rd — —
No Man's Lan 12 March 18th-19th, 2017 2nd 1st Trulliam
Frozen Phoenix 2017 March 25th-26th, 2017 2nd 1st Lucky
CFL Smackdown 123 April 17th, 2017 3rd 5th Donb
The Come Up 2017 April 22nd, 2017 1st 1st Kage
SWEET XXVIII May 6th, 2017 5th 9th Jamrun
Royal Flush May 12th-14th, 2017 17th 9th Professor Pro
Downfall May 20th, 2017 2nd 2nd Trulliam
UBC Melee Pre-Battle of BC 2 Weekly June 1st, 2017 2nd — —
Battle of BC 2 June 3rd-4th, 2017 9th 1st ChuDat
Saints Gaming Live June 10th-11th, 2017 7th 5th RaynEX
TGL Divided July 8th, 2017 1st — —
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 17th — —
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017 7th 2nd Colbol
Get On My Level 2017 July 28th-30th, 2017 9th 5th Kage
Counterpick Summer August 12th-13th, 2017 2nd — —
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 17th 9th KirbyKaze
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 17th 25th Trulliam
Canada Cup 2017 October 28th-30th, 2017 9th 3rd Trulliam
Tipped Off 12 November 11th-12th, 2017 9th 2nd n0ne
RISE Melee Regional November 25th, 2017 1st 1st Swedish Delight
Apollo XI December 2nd, 2017 2nd 3rd BIG KID
GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 25th 7th Bladewise
Revenge of the 6ix: Episode III February 24th-25th, 2018 1st 1st Trulliam
EGLX 2018 March 9th-11th, 2018 7th 7th Trulliam
Full Bloom 4 March 24th-25th, 2018 33rd 4th Crush
Aegis April 21st, 2018 2nd 2nd moky
Revenge of the 6ix: Episode IV April 28th-29th, 2018 2nd 1st moky
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 17th 7th Trulliam
Saints Gaming Live 2018 June 9th-10th, 2018 2nd 2nd Trulliam
Summer Storm July 14th-15th, 2018 1st 1st W3EM
Shine 2018 August 24th-26th, 2018 17th 13th n0ne
DreamHack Montreal 2018 September 7th-9th, 2018 5th 2nd Trulliam
The Big House 8 October 5th-7th, 2018 49th 17th ARMY
Canada Cup 2018 October 26th-28th, 2018 9th 1st moky
Fight For SoCal December 2nd, 2018 4th 2nd OkamiBW
Wombo Combo: 10 Year Anniversary December 8th, 2018 5th 4th Spark
The Parking Lot - Thursday December 13th, 2018 4th — —
The Parking Lot - Friday December 14th, 2018 13th — —
Don't Park on the Grass 2018 December 15th-16th, 2018 33rd 5th moky
Revenge of the 6ix: The Moon Strikes Back January 19th-20th, 2019 7th 1st moky
Frostfire 2019 January 26th-27th, 2019 2nd 1st moky
LAN ETS 2019 February 8th-10th, 2019 1st 1st Marko
Toronto Stock Exchange #14 March 2nd, 2019 1st — —
Kent Combo 99 March 15th, 2019 1st — —
Sapocalypse March 16th, 2019 1st 2nd Dempt
GEEK-IT April 6th, 2019 1st — —
Kent Combo 100 April 13th, 2019 2nd 2nd Dempt
House of Paign 21 April 20th, 2019 5th 1st Prince Abu
Click Deez Nuts April 28th, 2019 1st — —
The Night Before GOML May 11th, 2019 1st — —
Get On My Level 2019 May 17th-19th, 2019 25th 3rd moky
Toronto Stock Exchange #16 May 25th, 2019 1st — —
Toronto Stock Exchange #17 June 29th, 2019 1st — —
Click Commander August 3rd, 2019 3rd 1st moky
District Beta Melee August 16th, 2019 1st — —
DreamHack Montreal 2019 September 6th-8th, 2019 5th 2nd Damian Tyson
Battle of Waterloo September 14th, 2019 1st — —
The Big House 9 October 4th-6th, 2019 33rd 3rd moky
Rising Stars at EGLX 2019 October 18th-20th, 2019 7th 3rd moky
Down to Clown 3 October 27th, 2019 1st 1st JOATguy
Toronto Stock Exchange #20 November 2nd, 2019 2nd — —
Bair on the Beltline 18 November 13th, 2019 2nd 1st Soap
DreamHack Atlanta 2019 November 15th-17th, 2019 13th 1st Mew2King
Mango's Birthday Bash December 7th-8th, 2019 17th 4th moky
Frostfire 2020 February 1st-2nd, 2020 2nd 1st Damian Tyson
Float February 8th, 2020 2nd 1st Jamrun
SmashLoft Melee Weekly #359 February 12th, 2020 1st — —
LAN ETS 2020 February 14th-16th, 2020 1st 1st Lunar Dusk
Revenge of the 6ix: February Edition February 29th, 2020 2nd — —
Battle of Brampton 5 March 14th, 2020 1st 1st Coffeeblack
Get On My Line 2020Online July 18th-19th, 2020 17th — —
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3Online December 19th-20th, 2020 25th — —
Get On My Level 2022 July 1st-3rd, 2022 25th — —
Revenge of the 6ix: 2024 Test Launch March 2nd-3rd, 2024 5th / 29 — —

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Summit 2016 August 6th-7th, 2016 — 3rd Professor Pro

External links[edit]

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