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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name         = Angel Cortes
| name         = Angel Cortes
| image         = AngelCortes.jpg
| image       = AngelCortes.jpg
| mainssbm     = Jigglypuff
| mainssbm     = Jigglypuff
| mainssbb     = Ice Climbers
| mainssbb     = Ice Climbers
| otherssbb    = Diddy Kong
| otherssbb   = Diddy Kong
| mainssb4      = Diddy Kong
| mainssb4     = Diddy Kong
| otherssb4     = Sheik
| mainssbu    = Diddy Kong
| crew         = [[Astral Authority]]
| otherssb4   = Roy
| former crews = Hitbox Arena
| 2ndotherssb4 = Sheik
| alias         = iKon
| moreotherssb4 = {{SSB4|Wario}}
| skillssbb    = Professional
| crew         = [[Astral Authority]]
| skillssb4    = Top professional
| former crews = Hitbox Arena
| rankingssb4  = [[Panda Global SSB4 Rankings]]: 38th<br>[[Panda Global SSB4 Rankings|Panda Global SSB4 X-Factor]]: -6
| alias       = iKon
| realname     = Angel Cortes
| rankingssb4  = [[New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings]]: 4th
| birthday     = 4
| realname     = Angel Cortes
| birthmonth   = 12
| birthday     = 4
| birthyear     = 1994
| birthmonth   = 12
| location     = New Jersey
| birthyear   = 1994
| country       = United States
| location     = New Jersey
| country     = United States
}}
}}
'''Angel Cortes''', formerly known as '''iKon''', is an American professional [[smasher]] from New Jersey who mains {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} in ''Smash 4'' and {{SSBB|Ice Climbers}} in ''Brawl''. He is regarded as one of the best solo Diddy Kong mains in the world. Angel Cortes is currently ranked 4th on the New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings. In Smash 4, he has beaten top players such as {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|Nairo}}, {{Sm|9B}}, {{Sm|Tweek}}, {{Sm|Vinnie}}, {{Sm|Pink Fresh}}, and {{Sm|Nietono}}.
'''Angel Cortes''', formerly known as '''iKon''', is an American professional [[smasher]] from New Jersey who mains {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} in ''[[Smash 4]]'' and {{SSBB|Ice Climbers}} in ''[[Brawl]]''. He is regarded as one of the best Diddy Kong mains in the Tri-state area, and one of the best solo Diddy Kong mains in the world during the early [[metagame]]. Angel Cortes is currently ranked 4th on the [[New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings]] and was formerly ranked 38th on the [[Panda Global Rankings v1]]. In ''Smash 4'', he has beaten top players such as {{Sm|Nairo}}, {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|Tweek}}, {{Sm|WaDi}}, {{Sm|Vinnie}}, {{Sm|Pink Fresh}}, {{Sm|9B}}, and {{Sm|Nietono}}.


==Results==
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|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
|-
|-
|[[SKTAR (tournament)|SKTAR]]||July 14th-15th, 2012||49th||17th||{{Sm|RJ}}
|{{Trn|KTAR|g=SSBB}}||December 6th, 2009||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|SKTAR|g=SSBB}}||July 14th-15th, 2012||49th||17th||{{Sm|RJ}}
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Collision II|g=SSBB}}||March 17th, 2012||9th / 23||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2013|g=SSBB}}||January 11th-13th, 2013||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2014|g=SSBB}}||January 17th-19th, 2014||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Xanadu - End of an Era|g=SSBB}}||February 24th-25th, 2018||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Collision XI|g=SSB4}}||January 3rd, 2015||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Smash @ Xanadu #100]]||June 2nd, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|'''[[Apex 2015]]'''||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||17th||33rd||{{Sm|Rich Brown}}
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX06022015SSB41v1 S@X 100]||June 2nd, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Super Smash Con]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Collision XII|g=SSB4}}||June 6th, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''''[[EVO 2015]]'''''||July 17th-19th, 2015||17th||33rd||{{Sm|Rich Brown}}
|-
|'''[[Super Smash Con 2015]]'''||August 6th-9th, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Nebulous Prime 1]]||August 14th-16th, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Nebulous Prime 1]]||August 14th-16th, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX08252015SSB4 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 8/25]||August 25th, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX08252015SSB4 S@X 112]||August 25th, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[SKTAR 4]]||August 22nd-23rd, 2015||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Nairo}}
|[[SKTAR 4]]||August 22nd-23rd, 2015||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Nairo}}
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|[[KTAR XVI]]||January 9th, 2016||5th||5th||Max Ketchum
|[[KTAR XVI]]||January 9th, 2016||5th||5th||Max Ketchum
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||33rd||49th||Max Ketchum
|'''''[[GENESIS 3]]'''''||January 15th-17th, 2016||33rd||49th||Max Ketchum
|-
|-
|[[Do or DI]]||March 11th-13th, 2016||5th||5th||{{Sm|Pugwest}}
|[[Do or DI]]||March 11th-13th, 2016||5th||5th||{{Sm|Pugwest}}
|-
|-
|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||17th||25th||Max Ketchum
|'''''[[Pound 2016]]'''''||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||17th||25th||Max Ketchum
|-
|-
|[[Collision XIII]]||April 16th, 2016||7th||5th||Max Ketchum
|[[Collision XIII]]||April 16th, 2016||7th||5th||Max Ketchum
|-
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX05242016SSB4 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 5/24]||May 24th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX05242016SSB4 S@X 151]||May 24th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX05312016SSB4 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 5/31]||May 31st, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX05312016SSB4 S@X 152]||May 31st, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[KTAR XVIII]]||June 11th, 2016||17th||3rd||Tweek
|[[Midwest Mayhem 3]]||June 4th, 2016||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Ksev}}
|-
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06212016SSB4 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 6/21]||June 21st, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[KTAR XVIII]]||June 11th, 2016||17th||3rd||{{Sm|Tweek}}
|-
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06282016SSB4 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 6/28]||June 28th, 2016||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06212016SSB4 S@X 155]||June 21st, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX07052016SSB4 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 7/5]||July 5th, 2016||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[2GGT: KTAR Saga]]||July 23rd, 2016||49th||13th||{{Sm|TLTC}}
|-
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX07122016SSB4 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 7/12]||July 12th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06282016SSB4 S@X 156]||June 28th, 2016||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/invasion-6/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/36299 Invasion 6]||July 2nd, 2016||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Fabled}}
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX07052016SSB4 S@X 157]||July 5th, 2016||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX07122016SSB4 S@X 158]||July 12th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''''[[EVO 2016]]'''''||July 15th-17th, 2016||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://thecavessb.challonge.com/bgik07y1/ Smash @ The Cave #34]||August 11th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://thecavessb.challonge.com/bgik07y1/ Smash @ The Cave #34]||August 11th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|'''''[[Super Smash Con 2016]]'''''||August 11th-14th, 2016||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/mid-south-championships-in-little-rock-ar-1/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/69290 Mid-South Championships]||September 10th-11th, 2016||1st||?||{{Sm|Nico}}
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/invasion-9/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/65276 Invasion 9]||October 22th, 2016||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/invasion-9/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/65276 Invasion 9]||October 22nd, 2016||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Olympus]]||October 28th-30th, 2016||9th||7th||{{Sm|Nurse Debby}}
|[[Olympus]]||October 28th-30th, 2016||9th||7th||{{Sm|Nurse Debby}}
|-
|-
|[[KTAR XIX]]||November 19th, 2016||17th||13th||Max Ketchum
|'''[[KTAR XIX]]'''||November 19th, 2016||17th||13th||Max Ketchum
|-
|[http://xenozero.challonge.com/xs4s XenoSaga IV]||November 26th, 2016||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-true-king-750-pot-bonus/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/59428 The True King]||January 28th, 2017||1st||2nd||Max Ketchum
|-
|[https://www.facebook.com/events/957683847701889/ Smash With BAE 14]||January 29th, 2017||2nd||?||?
|-
|'''''[[2GGC: Civil War]]'''''||March 24th-26th, 2017||65th||33rd||{{Sm|Das}}
|-
|[http://xenozero.challonge.com/xs8s XenoSaga VIII]||April 22nd, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/anomaly-2/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/132484 Anomaly 2]||May 20th, 2017||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Gen}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-frenzzy-11/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/138258 Super Smash Frenzzy #11]||June 22nd, 2017||2nd||3rd||Max Ketchum
|-
|[[ALPHA]]||July 1st, 2017||5th||5th||Max Ketchum
|-
|[[Suburban Showdown]]||July 8th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2017]]||July 28th-30th, 2017||7th||7th||Max Ketchum
|-
|[http://smashleague.challonge.com/tfw4 The Forge Weekly #4]||August 17th, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Legend of Glentendo]]||December 30th, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/invasion-21-1/events Invasion 21]||January 6th, 2018||2nd||3rd||Max Ketchum
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/orion/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/194814/485979 ORION]||January 13th, 2018||13th||7th||{{Sm|John Numbers}}
|-
|{{Trn|Xanadu - End of an Era|g=SSB4}}||February 24th-25th, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/anomaly-winter-2018/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/195132 Anomaly Winter 2018]||March 10th, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://xenozero.challonge.com/x100 XenoOneHundred]||March 14th, 2018||65th (DQ)||5th||Max Ketchum
|-
|{{Trn|Collision XV|g=SSB4}}||March 31st, 2018||17th||9th||Max Ketchum
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-4-xanadu-244/event/smash-4-singles/standings S@X 244]||April 3rd, 2018||4th||3rd||Max Ketchum
|-
|{{Trn|The Scarlet Classic IV|g=SSB4}}||April 15th-16th, 2018||7th||5th||Max Ketchum
|-
|{{Trn|Final Smash Attack: Player's Ball|g=SSB4}}||July 29th, 2018||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|NYXL Pop-Up!|g=SSBU}}||December 22nd, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Moves|g=SSBU}}||December 29th, 2018||49th||17th||{{Sm|VikkiKitty}}
|-
|{{Trn|Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2024|g=SSBU}}||January 5th-7th, 2024||193rd / 891||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*On May 2015, Angel called several players out in a [http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1smd0lo TwitLonger post], which led to the creation of the "exposed" meme that is closely associated with him.
*In May 2015, Angel called several players out in a [http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1smd0lo TwitLonger post], which led to the creation of the "exposed" meme that is closely associated with him.
*Angel Cortes is the younger brother of {{Sm|Bleachigo}}.


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/_AngelCortes_ Twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/_AngelCortes_ Twitter account]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/2/angel-cortes SSBWorld profile]


[[Category:Ice Climbers professionals (SSBB)]]
[[Category:Diddy Kong professionals (SSB4)]]
[[Category:New Jersey smashers]]
[[Category:New Jersey smashers]]
[[Category:Ice Climbers players (SSBB)]]
[[Category:Diddy Kong players (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Diddy Kong players (SSBU)]]

Latest revision as of 16:28, March 11, 2024

Angel Cortes "iKon"
AngelCortes.jpg
Character info
Melee main Jigglypuff
Brawl main Ice Climbers
Other Brawl character Diddy Kong
Smash 4 main Diddy Kong
Other Smash 4 characters Roy, Sheik, Wario
Ultimate main Diddy Kong
Team info
Crew(s) Astral Authority
Former crews Hitbox Arena
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings: 4th
Personal and other info
Real name Angel Cortes
Birth date (age 30)
Location New Jersey United States

Angel Cortes, formerly known as iKon, is an American professional smasher from New Jersey who mains Diddy Kong in Smash 4 and Ice Climbers in Brawl. He is regarded as one of the best Diddy Kong mains in the Tri-state area, and one of the best solo Diddy Kong mains in the world during the early metagame. Angel Cortes is currently ranked 4th on the New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings and was formerly ranked 38th on the Panda Global Rankings v1. In Smash 4, he has beaten top players such as Nairo, Dabuz, Tweek, WaDi, Vinnie, Pink Fresh, 9B, and Nietono.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
KTAR December 6th, 2009 13th — —
SKTAR July 14th-15th, 2012 49th 17th RJ
Collision II March 17th, 2012 9th / 23 — —
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 65th — —
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 49th — —
Xanadu - End of an Era February 24th-25th, 2018 4th — —

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 13th — —

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Collision XI January 3rd, 2015 25th — —
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 33rd — —
S@X 100 June 2nd, 2015 2nd — —
Collision XII June 6th, 2015 5th — —
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 17th 33rd Rich Brown
Super Smash Con 2015 August 6th-9th, 2015 5th — —
Nebulous Prime 1 August 14th-16th, 2015 5th — —
S@X 112 August 25th, 2015 3rd — —
SKTAR 4 August 22nd-23rd, 2015 9th 2nd Nairo
KTAR XIV November 7th, 2015 7th 3rd ANTi
KTAR XV December 5th, 2015 5th 33rd Max Ketchum
KTAR XVI January 9th, 2016 5th 5th Max Ketchum
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 33rd 49th Max Ketchum
Do or DI March 11th-13th, 2016 5th 5th Pugwest
Pound 2016 April 2nd-3rd, 2016 17th 25th Max Ketchum
Collision XIII April 16th, 2016 7th 5th Max Ketchum
S@X 151 May 24th, 2016 1st — —
S@X 152 May 31st, 2016 1st — —
Midwest Mayhem 3 June 4th, 2016 3rd 5th Ksev
KTAR XVIII June 11th, 2016 17th 3rd Tweek
S@X 155 June 21st, 2016 2nd — —
2GGT: KTAR Saga July 23rd, 2016 49th 13th TLTC
S@X 156 June 28th, 2016 7th — —
Invasion 6 July 2nd, 2016 3rd 5th Fabled
S@X 157 July 5th, 2016 5th — —
S@X 158 July 12th, 2016 17th — —
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 65th — —
Smash @ The Cave #34 August 11th, 2016 17th — —
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 65th — —
Mid-South Championships September 10th-11th, 2016 1st ? Nico
Invasion 9 October 22nd, 2016 9th — —
Olympus October 28th-30th, 2016 9th 7th Nurse Debby
KTAR XIX November 19th, 2016 17th 13th Max Ketchum
XenoSaga IV November 26th, 2016 5th — —
The True King January 28th, 2017 1st 2nd Max Ketchum
Smash With BAE 14 January 29th, 2017 2nd ? ?
2GGC: Civil War March 24th-26th, 2017 65th 33rd Das
XenoSaga VIII April 22nd, 2017 9th — —
Anomaly 2 May 20th, 2017 2nd 2nd Gen
Super Smash Frenzzy #11 June 22nd, 2017 2nd 3rd Max Ketchum
ALPHA July 1st, 2017 5th 5th Max Ketchum
Suburban Showdown July 8th, 2017 1st — —
Get On My Level 2017 July 28th-30th, 2017 7th 7th Max Ketchum
The Forge Weekly #4 August 17th, 2017 7th — —
The Legend of Glentendo December 30th, 2017 7th — —
Invasion 21 January 6th, 2018 2nd 3rd Max Ketchum
ORION January 13th, 2018 13th 7th John Numbers
Xanadu - End of an Era February 24th-25th, 2018 33rd — —
Anomaly Winter 2018 March 10th, 2018 5th — —
XenoOneHundred March 14th, 2018 65th (DQ) 5th Max Ketchum
Collision XV March 31st, 2018 17th 9th Max Ketchum
S@X 244 April 3rd, 2018 4th 3rd Max Ketchum
The Scarlet Classic IV April 15th-16th, 2018 7th 5th Max Ketchum
Final Smash Attack: Player's Ball July 29th, 2018 13th — —

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
NYXL Pop-Up! December 22nd, 2018 17th — —
Let's Make Moves December 29th, 2018 49th 17th VikkiKitty
Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2024 January 5th-7th, 2024 193rd / 891 — —

Trivia[edit]

  • In May 2015, Angel called several players out in a TwitLonger post, which led to the creation of the "exposed" meme that is closely associated with him.

External links[edit]

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