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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Ka-master
| name          = Ka-Master
| mainssbm      = Luigi
| mainssbm      = Luigi
| image        =
| otherssbm    = Captain Falcon
| otherssbm    = Captain Falcon
| 2ndotherssbm  = Falco
| mainpm        = Luigi
| crew          = [[Combo Status]]
| crew          = [[Combo Status]]
| skillssbm    = Professional
| rankingssbm  = [[MPGR 2019]]: 74th
| bestrankingssbm = [[RetroSSBMRank 2008]]: 9th
| realname      = Ammon Styles
| realname      = Ammon Styles
| birthday      = 11
| birthday      = 11
| birthmonth    = 4
| birthmonth    = 4
| birthyear    = 1991
| birthyear    = 1991
| location      = Utah
| location      = Monroe, Washington
| country      = United States
| country      = United States
| alias        = Luigi Ka-Master
  }}
  }}
'''Ka-master''' is an American [[smasher]] from the Washington area who was known in the 2007 era for his success in tournaments using {{SSBM|Luigi}}, and for his knowledge of the [[space animal]] matchups. He has released two very well-received combo videos and was widely considered the best Luigi player in the world before the rise of {{Sm|Eddy Mexico}} and {{Sm|Abate}}.
'''Ka-Master''', also known as '''Luigi Ka-Master''', is an American ''Melee'' {{SSBM|Luigi}} player from the Washington area.


Ka-master was formerly ranked 1st on the regional [[Washington Power Rankings]] for competitive ''Melee''.
Ka-master was known in the 2007 era as the best ''Melee'' Luigi player in the world, thanks to his success in tournaments with what was considered at the time a low tier character, and for his knowledge of the [[space animal]] matchups. He has released two very well-received combo videos.


==Notable tournament placings==
Ka-master originally retired in 2010, but later returned in 2015 and quickly climbed the ranks back before resuming a hiatus in 2020. He has taken sets off of players such as {{Sm|Fiction}}, {{Sm|HugS}}, {{Sm|Lucky}}, {{Sm|MacD}}, {{Sm|Ryan Ford}}, {{Sm|Westballz}}, and {{Sm|Zhu}}. He also has a strong Captain Falcon secondary, having taken sets off {{Sm|Bladewise}} and {{Sm|Iceman}}.
 
Ka-Master was formerly ranked 1st on the [[Utah Power Rankings|Utah Melee Power Rankings]], 4th on the [[Washington Melee Power Rankings]], and 74th on the [[MPGR 2019]].
 
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|[[MELEE-FC Diamond]]||July 12th-14th, 2007||9th||17th||{{Sm|Eggz}}
|{{Trn|MELEE-FC Diamond|g=SSBM}}||July 12th-14th, 2007||9th||17th||{{Sm|Eggz}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=151379 UCLA Monthlies V: Melee Strikes Back]||March 1st, 2008||2nd||2nd||Eggz
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=236923 TourneyPlay 2]||June 6th-7th, 2009||—||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 4|g=SSBM}}||January 16th-18th, 2010||17th||25th||Eggz
|-
|{{Trn|Northwest Majors: Drop Zone|g=SSBM}}||November 20th-22nd, 2015||5th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 3|g=SSBM}}||January 15th-17th, 2016||49th||33rd||{{Sm|C!Z}}
|-
|[http://vegassmash.challonge.com/plras19_MeleeSingles PLRAS 19]||March 19th, 2016||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Logos|p=Utah}}
|-
|{{Trn|Runback 2016|g=SSBM}}||May 14th-15th, 2016||4th||4th||Logos
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-46/brackets/13642/45267/150591/standings Super Smash Sundays 46]||June 19th, 2016||2nd||5th||Logos
|-
|[http://utahsmash.challonge.com/20160706slwssbm Smash Labs Weekly 7/6]||July 6th, 2016||2nd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2016|g=SSBM}}||July 15th-17th, 2016||97th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Labs Weekly - SSBM @ 801 Labs|g=SSBM}}||August 30th, 2016||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Labs Weekly - SSBM @ 801 Labs|g=SSBM}}||September 7th, 2016||1st||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/salt-ain-t-pretty/event/melee-singles/brackets/67219 Salt Ain't Pretty]||September 10th-11th, 2016||2nd||2nd||Logos
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 6|g=SSBM}}||October 7th-9th, 2016||49th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Labs Weekly - SSBM @ 801 Labs|g=SSBM}}||November 2nd, 2016||7th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Labs Weekly - SSBM @ 801 Labs|g=SSBM}}||November 15th, 2016||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Rewired 2016|g=SSBM}}||November 19th-21st, 2016||5th||5th||{{Sm|Dai|p=Texas}}
|-
|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass|g=SSBM}}||December 17th-18th, 2016||33rd||33rd||{{Sm|NoobKing}}
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 4|g=SSBM}}||January 20th-22nd, 2017||97th||33rd||Logos
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Labs Weekly - SSBM @ 801 Labs|g=SSBM}}||February 22nd, 2017||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Labs Weekly - SSBM @ 801 Labs|g=SSBM}}||March 1st, 2017||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Labs Weekly - SSBM @ 801 Labs|g=SSBM}}||March 8th, 2017||1st||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/elements-fighting-game-challenge-5-melee-and-smash-64/event/melee-singles/brackets/128604 Elements Fighting Game Challenge #5]||April 15th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|NMW}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/bridgetown-blitz/event/melee-singles/brackets/128350 Bridgetown Blitz]||May 6th, 2017||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Bladewise}}
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 2|g=SSBM}}||June 3rd-4th, 2017||9th||5th||{{Sm|DMW}}
|-
|{{Trn|Nemesis|g=SSBM}}||July 8th, 2017||2nd||4th||{{Sm|Oreo}}
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2017|g=SSBM}}||July 14th-15th, 2017||25th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 7|g=SSBM}}||October 6th-8th, 2017||33rd||25th||Bladewise
|-
|{{Trn|Salty Juan's 4: Southwest Battle Royale|g=SSBM}}||October 14th-15th, 2017||2nd||2nd||Dai
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/bridgetown-resurrection/event/melee-singles/brackets/176161/457988 Bridgetown Resurrection]||November 18th, 2017||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Iceman}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/cascade/event/melee-singles/overview Cascade]||November 25th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|Webwipe}}
|-
|{{Trn|Pat's House 3|g=SSBM}}||December 2nd-3rd, 2017||33rd||13th||Dai
|-
|{{Trn|Poi Poundaz|g=SSBM}}||January 6th, 2018||5th||2nd||Bladewise
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ubc-cup-2018-super-smash-bros/event/melee-singles/brackets/209160 UBC Cup 2018]||February 17th, 2018||2nd||5th||{{Sm|BOR}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/BracketsnBrews127Melee Brackets & Brews #127: Last Call]||February 21st, 2018||3rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Flatiron 3|g=SSBM}}||April 21st, 2018||13th||7th||Logos
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/center-stage-2/event/melee-singles/brackets/200695 Center Stage]||May 26th, 2018||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Pride}}
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2018|g=SSBM}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||7th||3rd||{{Sm|ChuDat}}
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||65th||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/emerald-city-7/event/melee-singles/brackets/415487 Emerald City 7]||September 29th, 2018||5th||9th||NoobKing
|-
|{{Trn|GameTyrant Expo 2018|g=SSBM}}||November 2nd-4th, 2018||13th||5th||Pride
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/evergreen-rising-4-1/event/melee-singles/brackets/443242/795675 Evergreen Rising #4]||November 24th, 2018||5th||1st||{{Sm|Aura}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/bridgetown-hyper-blitz/event/melee-singles/brackets/407898/754035 Bridgetown Hyper Blitz]||December 8th, 2018||9th||9th||Pride
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-parking-lot-feat-professor-pro-spud-nicki-frenzy-fatgoku/event/melee-singles-tuesday-12-11/brackets/466008/823627 The Parking Lot - Tuesday]||December 11th, 2018||9th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018|g=SSBM}}||December 15th-16th, 2018||7th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBM}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||49th||65th||Pride
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 3|g=SSBM}}||March 30th-31st, 2019||9th||13th||{{Sm|Blunted_Object10}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/house-of-paign-21/details House of Paign 21]||April 20th, 2019||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|ORLY}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/super-smashnest-v20/details Super SmashNest v20]||May 4th, 2019||5th||7th||{{Sm|ijw}}
|-
|{{Trn|Emerald City 8|g=SSBM}}||May 25th, 2019||5th||1st||NMW
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/hold-that-l-4/event/melee-singles/overview Hold That L 4]||July 27th, 2019||3rd||9th||{{Sm|Flashburn 117}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/that-s-not-safe-94/event/melee-singles/brackets/640697/1053198 That's Not Safe #94]||August 19th, 2019||2nd||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/diamond-in-the-puff/event/melee-singles/overview Diamond in the Puff]||August 24th, 2019||3rd||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/that-s-not-safe-100-1/event/melee-singles/brackets/666779/1090772 That's Not Safe #100]||September 30th, 2019||4th||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/lkg-resurrection-of-melee/event/melee-singles/brackets/672262/1098819 LKG Resurrection of Melee]||October 18th, 2019||2nd||1st||Logos
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/portland-retro-gaming-expo-2019/event/melee-singles/overview Portland Retro Gaming Expo]||October 18th-20th, 2019||3rd||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/fall-brawl-2019/event/melee-singles/overview FALL BRAWL 2019]||October 26th-27th, 2019||3rd||—||—
|-
|[https://challonge.com/bns35 Bangers and Smash 35]||March 3rd, 2020||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINE|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||September 19th, 2020||17th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Last Chance Qualifier|g=SSBM}}||December 17th, 2021||Top 8||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships|g=SSBM}}||December 17th-19th, 2021||33rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Emerald City X|g=SSBM}}||April 30th, 2022||7th||4th||Bladewise
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 4|g=SSBM}}||June 10th-12th, 2022||25th||7th||NoobKing
|-
|{{Trn|Crown 2|g=SSBM}}||June 18th-19th, 2022||3rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Summer Crusade|g=SSBM}}||July 16th, 2022||4th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 6|g=SSBM}}||March 29th-31st, 2024||25th / 398||—||—
|}
 
===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Rewired 2016]]||November 19th-21st, 2016||33rd||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||17th||25th||Eggz
|[[Nemesis]]||July 8th, 2017||17th||13th||{{Sm|Oreo}}
|-
|-
|[[Northwest Majors: Drop Zone]]||November 20th-22nd, 2015||5th||||
|[[Salty Juans 4: Southwest Battle Royale]]||October 14th-15th, 2017||33rd||9th||{{Sm|Chevy}}
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||49th||33rd||{{Sm|C!Z}}
|[[Poi Poundaz]]||January 6th, 2018||5th||5th||{{Sm|Shoyo}}
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|[[Runback 2016]]||May 14th-15th, 2016||4th||4th||{{sm|Logos}}
|{{Trn|Emerald City 8|g=SSBU}}||May 25th, 2019||—||25th||{{Sm|Pride}}
|}
|}
==Trivia==
*Ka-Master made his name when was 15, coming from the Nickelodeon show ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KaBlam! KaBlam!]'' and a strong desire to prove himself a master of Luigi.<ref>https://mainframe.gg/blogs/news/interview-with-pro-ssbm-player-ammon-ka-master-styles</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
'''[[SmashBoards]]'''
*[https://twitter.com/luigi_kamaster Twitter account]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=22857 '''Luigi Ka-master''' Public Profile]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=22857 Smashboards Public profile]
*[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=21710623 '''Luigi Ka-master@Myspace''']
*[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=21710623 MySpace page]
*[http://kamaster.com Website]


[[Category:Luigi professionals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Washington smashers]]
[[Category:Hawaii smashers]]
[[Category:Hawaii smashers]]
[[Category:Washington smashers]]
[[Category:Utah smashers]]
[[Category:Luigi players (SSBM)]]

Latest revision as of 18:57, September 25, 2024

Ka-Master "Luigi Ka-Master"
Character info
Melee main Luigi
Other Melee character Captain Falcon
Project M main Luigi
Team info
Crew(s) Combo Status
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee MPGR 2019: 74th
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2008: 9th
Personal and other info
Real name Ammon Styles
Birth date (age 33)
Location Monroe, Washington United States

Ka-Master, also known as Luigi Ka-Master, is an American Melee Luigi player from the Washington area.

Ka-master was known in the 2007 era as the best Melee Luigi player in the world, thanks to his success in tournaments with what was considered at the time a low tier character, and for his knowledge of the space animal matchups. He has released two very well-received combo videos.

Ka-master originally retired in 2010, but later returned in 2015 and quickly climbed the ranks back before resuming a hiatus in 2020. He has taken sets off of players such as Fiction, HugS, Lucky, MacD, Ryan Ford, Westballz, and Zhu. He also has a strong Captain Falcon secondary, having taken sets off Bladewise and Iceman.

Ka-Master was formerly ranked 1st on the Utah Melee Power Rankings, 4th on the Washington Melee Power Rankings, and 74th on the MPGR 2019.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
MELEE-FC Diamond July 12th-14th, 2007 9th 17th Eggz
UCLA Monthlies V: Melee Strikes Back March 1st, 2008 2nd 2nd Eggz
TourneyPlay 2 June 6th-7th, 2009 — 1st Mew2King
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 17th 25th Eggz
Northwest Majors: Drop Zone November 20th-22nd, 2015 5th — —
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 49th 33rd C!Z
PLRAS 19 March 19th, 2016 1st 3rd Logos
Runback 2016 May 14th-15th, 2016 4th 4th Logos
Super Smash Sundays 46 June 19th, 2016 2nd 5th Logos
Smash Labs Weekly 7/6 July 6th, 2016 2nd — —
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 97th — —
Smash Labs Weekly - SSBM @ 801 Labs August 30th, 2016 1st — —
Smash Labs Weekly - SSBM @ 801 Labs September 7th, 2016 1st — —
Salt Ain't Pretty September 10th-11th, 2016 2nd 2nd Logos
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 49th — —
Smash Labs Weekly - SSBM @ 801 Labs November 2nd, 2016 7th — —
Smash Labs Weekly - SSBM @ 801 Labs November 15th, 2016 1st — —
Rewired 2016 November 19th-21st, 2016 5th 5th Dai
Don't Park on the Grass December 17th-18th, 2016 33rd 33rd NoobKing
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 97th 33rd Logos
Smash Labs Weekly - SSBM @ 801 Labs February 22nd, 2017 1st — —
Smash Labs Weekly - SSBM @ 801 Labs March 1st, 2017 1st — —
Smash Labs Weekly - SSBM @ 801 Labs March 8th, 2017 1st — —
Elements Fighting Game Challenge #5 April 15th, 2017 1st 1st NMW
Bridgetown Blitz May 6th, 2017 3rd 2nd Bladewise
Battle of BC 2 June 3rd-4th, 2017 9th 5th DMW
Nemesis July 8th, 2017 2nd 4th Oreo
EVO 2017 July 14th-15th, 2017 25th — —
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 33rd 25th Bladewise
Salty Juan's 4: Southwest Battle Royale October 14th-15th, 2017 2nd 2nd Dai
Bridgetown Resurrection November 18th, 2017 3rd 2nd Iceman
Cascade November 25th, 2017 1st 1st Webwipe
Pat's House 3 December 2nd-3rd, 2017 33rd 13th Dai
Poi Poundaz January 6th, 2018 5th 2nd Bladewise
UBC Cup 2018 February 17th, 2018 2nd 5th BOR
Brackets & Brews #127: Last Call February 21st, 2018 3rd — —
Flatiron 3 April 21st, 2018 13th 7th Logos
Center Stage May 26th, 2018 2nd 2nd Pride
DreamHack Austin 2018 June 1st-3rd, 2018 7th 3rd ChuDat
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 65th — —
Emerald City 7 September 29th, 2018 5th 9th NoobKing
GameTyrant Expo 2018 November 2nd-4th, 2018 13th 5th Pride
Evergreen Rising #4 November 24th, 2018 5th 1st Aura
Bridgetown Hyper Blitz December 8th, 2018 9th 9th Pride
The Parking Lot - Tuesday December 11th, 2018 9th — —
Don't Park on the Grass 2018 December 15th-16th, 2018 7th — —
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 49th 65th Pride
Battle of BC 3 March 30th-31st, 2019 9th 13th Blunted_Object10
House of Paign 21 April 20th, 2019 3rd 3rd ORLY
Super SmashNest v20 May 4th, 2019 5th 7th ijw
Emerald City 8 May 25th, 2019 5th 1st NMW
Hold That L 4 July 27th, 2019 3rd 9th Flashburn 117
That's Not Safe #94 August 19th, 2019 2nd — —
Diamond in the Puff August 24th, 2019 3rd — —
That's Not Safe #100 September 30th, 2019 4th — —
LKG Resurrection of Melee October 18th, 2019 2nd 1st Logos
Portland Retro Gaming Expo October 18th-20th, 2019 3rd — —
FALL BRAWL 2019 October 26th-27th, 2019 3rd — —
Bangers and Smash 35 March 3rd, 2020 1st — —
Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINEOnline September 19th, 2020 17th — —
Smash World Tour 2021 Last Chance Qualifier December 17th, 2021 Top 8 — —
Smash World Tour 2021 Championships December 17th-19th, 2021 33rd — —
Emerald City X April 30th, 2022 7th 4th Bladewise
Battle of BC 4 June 10th-12th, 2022 25th 7th NoobKing
Crown 2 June 18th-19th, 2022 3rd — —
Summer Crusade July 16th, 2022 4th — —
Battle of BC 6 March 29th-31st, 2024 25th / 398 — —

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Rewired 2016 November 19th-21st, 2016 33rd — —
Nemesis July 8th, 2017 17th 13th Oreo
Salty Juans 4: Southwest Battle Royale October 14th-15th, 2017 33rd 9th Chevy
Poi Poundaz January 6th, 2018 5th 5th Shoyo

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Emerald City 8 May 25th, 2019 — 25th Pride

Trivia[edit]

  • Ka-Master made his name when was 15, coming from the Nickelodeon show KaBlam! and a strong desire to prove himself a master of Luigi.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://mainframe.gg/blogs/news/interview-with-pro-ssbm-player-ammon-ka-master-styles

External links[edit]

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