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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name        = Konga
| name        = Konga
| mainssbu    = Donkey Kong
| mainssb4    = Donkey Kong
| mainssb4    = Donkey Kong
| former crews = Team Pacific Northwest Pride
| former crews = Team Pacific Northwest Pride
| skillssb4    = Top professional
| rankingssb4  = [[Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 76th
| rankingssb4  = [[Washington Power Rankings]]: 2nd
| rankingssbu  =
| realname    = Calib Byers
| realname    = Calib Byers
| birthday    = 23
| birthday    = 23
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| country      = USA
| country      = USA
}}
}}
'''Konga''' is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Donkey Kong}} main from Washington. He was ranked 2nd on the Winter 2019-2020 [[Washington Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Washington Ultimate Power Rankings]] and has defeated players such as {{Sm|Chronos}}, {{Sm|loaf}}, {{Sm|Ludo}}, and {{Sm|frawg}}.


'''Konga''' is an American ''[[Smash 4]]'' {{SSB4|Donkey Kong}} main from Washington, who is widely regarded as one of the best Donkey Kong players in the United States, alongside {{Sm|Tweek}}. He has wins over notable players such as {{Sm|MkLeo}}, {{Sm|Tweek}}, {{Sm|VoiD}}, {{Sm|ANTi}}, {{Sm|Umeki}}, {{Sm|Locus}}, {{Sm|Samsora}}, and {{Sm|Ned}}.
In [[Smash 4]], he was ranked 1st on the [[Washington_Power_Rankings#Lifetime_PR|Western Washington Smash 4 Lifetime PR]] and 76th on the [[Panda Global Rankings 100]]. He was widely regarded as one of the best Donkey Kong players in the world, alongside {{Sm|Tweek}} and {{Sm|HIKARU}}. He has wins over top players such as {{Sm|MkLeo}}, Tweek, {{Sm|VoiD}}, {{Sm|ANTi}}, {{Sm|Samsora}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|Locus}}, {{Sm|Ned}}, and {{Sm|Umeki}}.


Konga is currently ranked 1st on the [[Washington Power Rankings|Western Washington Smash 4 Power Rankings]].
Konga announced his first retirement on September 7th, 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KongaSSB/status/1170494590480027648|title=Konga quitting}}</ref> but eventually returned to competitive play. After a second hiatus during the online metagame, he eventually returned in early-2023.


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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|[http://challonge.com/SSC_EP5S Super Smash Clash - Episode 5]||May 21st, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|J^2}}
|[http://challonge.com/SSC_EP5S Super Smash Clash - Episode 5]||May 21st, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|J^2}}
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/emerald-city-iii/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/45146 Emerald City III]||June 18th, 2016||5th||3rd||{{Sm|KaZaK}}
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/emerald-city-iii/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/45146 Emerald City III]||June 18th, 2016||5th||3rd||{{Sm|KaZaK}}
|-
|-
|[http://gameworksseattle.challonge.com/Orbitar9 Orbitar 9]||July 22nd, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://gameworksseattle.challonge.com/Orbitar9 Orbitar 9]||July 22nd, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Clutch City Clash]]||August 6th-7th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Clutch City Clash]]||August 6th-7th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/orbitar-11/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/61170 Orbitar 11]||August 19th-20th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/orbitar-11/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/61170 Orbitar 11]||August 19th-20th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://cacaw.challonge.com/SSN10S4ST24 Super SmashNest v10]||August 27th, 2016||2nd||5th||KaZaK
|[http://cacaw.challonge.com/SSN10S4ST24 Super SmashNest v10]||August 27th, 2016||2nd||5th||KaZaK
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/mid-south-championships-in-little-rock-ar-1/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/69290 Mid-South Championships]||September 10th-11th, 2016||9th||&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||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/orbitar-12/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/68853 Orbitar 12]||September 16th, 2016||1st||2nd||J^2
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/orbitar-12/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/68853 Orbitar 12]||September 16th, 2016||1st||2nd||J^2
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/orbitar-13/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/77679 Orbitar 13]||October 14th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/orbitar-13/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/77679 Orbitar 13]||October 14th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/orbitar-14/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/82029 Orbitar 14]||November 11th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/orbitar-14/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/82029 Orbitar 14]||November 11th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smashnest-v12/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/82927 Super SmashNest v12]||November 12th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smashnest-v12/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/82927 Super SmashNest v12]||November 12th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/orbitar-15/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/88776 Orbitar 15]||November 25th, 2016||2nd||1st||KaZaK
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/orbitar-15/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/88776 Orbitar 15]||November 25th, 2016||2nd||1st||KaZaK
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/orbitar-16/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/93090 Orbitar 16]||December 9th, 2016||1st||2nd||KaZaK
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/orbitar-16/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/93090 Orbitar 16]||December 9th, 2016||1st||2nd||KaZaK
|-
|-
|[[Don't Park on the Grass]]||December 17th-18th, 2016||2nd||7th||KaZaK
|[[Don't Park on the Grass]]||December 17th-18th, 2016||2nd||7th||KaZaK
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/orbitar-17/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/100388 Orbitar 17]||January 16th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/orbitar-17/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/100388 Orbitar 17]||January 16th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/orbitar-19/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/111561 Orbitar 19]||February 3rd, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|GENESIS 4|g=SSB4}}||January 20th-22nd, 2017||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smashnest-v13/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/100542 Super SmashNest v13]||February 11th, 2017||2nd||1st||KaZaK
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/orbitar-19/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/111561 Orbitar 19]||February 3rd, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/orbitar-20/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/118662 Orbitar 20]||February 17th, 2017||1st||1st||KaZaK
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smashnest-v13/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/100542 Super SmashNest v13]||February 11th, 2017||2nd||1st||KaZaK
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/orbitar-21/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/126269 Orbitar 21]||March 17th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/orbitar-20/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/118662 Orbitar 20]||February 17th, 2017||1st||1st||KaZaK
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/orbitar-22/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/127749 Orbitar 22]||March 31st, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/orbitar-21/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/126269 Orbitar 21]||March 17th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[2GGC: Civil War]]||March 24th-26th, 2017||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|'''''[[2GGC: Civil War]]'''''||March 24th-26th, 2017||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-clash-season-finale-ssc-season-2/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/126954 Super Smash Clash - Season Finale - Season 2]||April 1st-2nd, 2017||3rd||1st||KaZaK
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/orbitar-22/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/127749 Orbitar 22]||March 31st, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-clash-season-finale-ssc-season-2/events/invitational-bracket/brackets/126955 Super Smash Clash - Season Finale - Season 2 (invitational)]||April 1st-2nd, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-clash-season-finale-ssc-season-2/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/126954 Super Smash Clash - Season Finale - Season 2]||April 1st-2nd, 2017||3rd||1st||KaZaK
|-
|-
|[[DreamHack Austin 2017]]||April 28th-30th, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-clash-season-finale-ssc-season-2/event/invitational-bracket/brackets/126955 Super Smash Clash - Season Finale - Season 2 (invitational)]||April 1st-2nd, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/orbitar-24/events/wii-u-singles/brackets?filter=%7B%22phaseId%22%3A133019%7D Orbitar 24]||May 12th, 2017||3rd||1st||Shinkou
|'''[[DreamHack Austin 2017]]'''||April 28th-30th, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/elements-fighting-game-challenge-6-smash-4/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/130969 Elements Fighting Game Challenge #6]||May 13th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/orbitar-24/event/wii-u-singles/brackets?filter=%7B%22phaseId%22%3A133019%7D Orbitar 24]||May 12th, 2017||3rd||1st||Shinkou
|-
|-
|[[Port Priority]]||May 27th, 2017||2nd||4th||KaZaK
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/elements-fighting-game-challenge-6-smash-4/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/130969 Elements Fighting Game Challenge #6]||May 13th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Port Priority: A Pacific Northwest Regional]]||May 27th, 2017||2nd||4th||KaZaK
|-
|-
|[[Battle of BC 2]]||June 3rd-4th, 2017||9th||9th||{{Sm|Pferschaw}}
|[[Battle of BC 2]]||June 3rd-4th, 2017||9th||9th||{{Sm|Pferschaw}}
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|'''''[[EVO 2017]]'''''||July 14th-16th, 2017||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/igx-international-gaming-expo/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/143653 IGX 2017]||July 28th-30th, 2017||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[International Gaming Expo]]||July 28th-30th, 2017||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Low Tier City 5]]||August 5th-6th, 2017||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Low Tier City 5]]||August 5th-6th, 2017||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2017]]||August 10th-13th, 2017||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|'''''[[Super Smash Con 2017]]'''''||August 10th-13th, 2017||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''[[PAX Arena at PAX West 2017]]'''||September 1st-4th, 2017||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''[[2GGC: West Side Saga]]'''||September 9th, 2017||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Clutch City Clash 2]]||October 28th-29th, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Port Priority 2: Midwest Invasion]]||November 11th, 2017||2nd||5th||KaZaK
|-
|'''''[[GENESIS 5]]'''''||January 19th-21st, 2018||25th||7th||{{Sm|Captain L}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas|g=SSB4}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition|g=SSB4}}||April 7th, 2018||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/orbitar-46-you-must-preregister/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/257104 Orbitar 46]||May 4th, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Port Priority 3: Tristate Throwdown|g=SSB4}}||May 5th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2018|g=SSB4}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Cascade 2]]||July 28th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''''[[EVO 2018]]'''''||August 3rd-5th, 2018||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''''[[Super Smash Con 2018]]'''''||August 9th-12th, 2018||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Shine Con 2018]]||August 17th-19th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/emerald-city-7/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/415260 Emerald City 7]||September 29th, 2018||2nd||1st||Captain L
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018|g=SSBU}}||December 15th-16th, 2018||3rd||7th||{{Sm|Boba}}
|-
|{{Trn|The Pinnacle 2018|g=SSBU}}||December 28th-29th, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBU}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||129th||257th||{{Sm|Pferschaw}}
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 2nd-4th, 2019||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Port Priority 5|g=SSBU}}||September 7th-8th, 2019||49th||25th||{{Sm|J^2}}
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga|g=SSBU}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBU}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|MAJOR UPSET|g=SSBU}}||April 1st-2nd, 2023||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 5|g=SSBU}}||May 19th-21st, 2023||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023|g=SSBU}}||August 10th-13th, 2023||129th / 2,607||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Little League: Port Priority Pre-Local|g=SSBU}}||November 10th, 2023||33rd / 196||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Port Priority 8|g=SSBU}}||November 11th-12th, 2023||97th / 710||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS X|g=SSBU}}||February 16th-18th, 2024||257th / 1,506||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[PAX Arena at PAX West 2017]]||September 1st-4th, 2017||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2024|g=SSBU}}||November 16th-17th, 2024||65th / 344||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/DonkeyKong98123 Twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/kongassb Twitter account]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/3090/konga SSBWorld profile]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/3090/konga SSBWorld profile]


[[Category:Washington smashers]]
[[Category:Washington smashers]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong professionals (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong players (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong players (SSBU)]]

Latest revision as of 12:14, November 18, 2024

Konga
Character info
Smash 4 main Donkey Kong
Ultimate main Donkey Kong
Team info
Former crews Team Pacific Northwest Pride
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 Panda Global Rankings 100: 76th
Personal and other info
Real name Calib Byers
Birth date (age 26)
Location Seattle, Washington USA

Konga is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Donkey Kong main from Washington. He was ranked 2nd on the Winter 2019-2020 Washington Ultimate Power Rankings and has defeated players such as Chronos, loaf, Ludo, and frawg.

In Smash 4, he was ranked 1st on the Western Washington Smash 4 Lifetime PR and 76th on the Panda Global Rankings 100. He was widely regarded as one of the best Donkey Kong players in the world, alongside Tweek and HIKARU. He has wins over top players such as MkLeo, Tweek, VoiD, ANTi, Samsora, ESAM, Locus, Ned, and Umeki.

Konga announced his first retirement on September 7th, 2019,[1] but eventually returned to competitive play. After a second hiatus during the online metagame, he eventually returned in early-2023.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
GameClucks Monthly 4/12 April 12th, 2015 3rd
Orbitar 7 February 26th, 2016 1st
Orbitar 8 April 28th, 2016 2nd
Northwest Majors VIII April 29th-May 1st, 2016 4th
Super Smash Clash - Episode 5 May 21st, 2016 1st 1st J^2
Emerald City III June 18th, 2016 5th 3rd KaZaK
Orbitar 9 July 22nd, 2016 2nd
Clutch City Clash August 6th-7th, 2016 17th
Orbitar 11 August 19th-20th, 2016 1st
Super SmashNest v10 August 27th, 2016 2nd 5th KaZaK
Mid-South Championships September 10th-11th, 2016 9th
Orbitar 12 September 16th, 2016 1st 2nd J^2
Orbitar 13 October 14th, 2016 2nd
Orbitar 14 November 11th, 2016 2nd
Super SmashNest v12 November 12th, 2016 2nd
Orbitar 15 November 25th, 2016 2nd 1st KaZaK
Orbitar 16 December 9th, 2016 1st 2nd KaZaK
Don't Park on the Grass December 17th-18th, 2016 2nd 7th KaZaK
Orbitar 17 January 16th, 2017 1st
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 193rd
Orbitar 19 February 3rd, 2017 1st
Super SmashNest v13 February 11th, 2017 2nd 1st KaZaK
Orbitar 20 February 17th, 2017 1st 1st KaZaK
Orbitar 21 March 17th, 2017 1st
2GGC: Civil War March 24th-26th, 2017 49th
Orbitar 22 March 31st, 2017 1st
Super Smash Clash - Season Finale - Season 2 April 1st-2nd, 2017 3rd 1st KaZaK
Super Smash Clash - Season Finale - Season 2 (invitational) April 1st-2nd, 2017 2nd
DreamHack Austin 2017 April 28th-30th, 2017 7th
Orbitar 24 May 12th, 2017 3rd 1st Shinkou
Elements Fighting Game Challenge #6 May 13th, 2017 1st
Port Priority: A Pacific Northwest Regional May 27th, 2017 2nd 4th KaZaK
Battle of BC 2 June 3rd-4th, 2017 9th 9th Pferschaw
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 33rd
International Gaming Expo July 28th-30th, 2017 3rd
Low Tier City 5 August 5th-6th, 2017 17th
Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 129th
PAX Arena at PAX West 2017 September 1st-4th, 2017 5th
2GGC: West Side Saga September 9th, 2017 25th
Clutch City Clash 2 October 28th-29th, 2017 9th
Port Priority 2: Midwest Invasion November 11th, 2017 2nd 5th KaZaK
GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 25th 7th Captain L
Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas March 24th-25th, 2018 17th
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition April 7th, 2018 4th
Orbitar 46 May 4th, 2018 2nd
Port Priority 3: Tristate Throwdown May 5th, 2018 9th
DreamHack Austin 2018 June 1st-3rd, 2018 5th
Cascade 2 July 28th, 2018 1st
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 49th
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 25th
Shine Con 2018 August 17th-19th, 2018 1st
Emerald City 7 September 29th, 2018 2nd 1st Captain L

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Don't Park on the Grass 2018 December 15th-16th, 2018 3rd 7th Boba
The Pinnacle 2018 December 28th-29th, 2018 5th
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 129th 257th Pferschaw
EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019 97th
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 97th
Port Priority 5 September 7th-8th, 2019 49th 25th J^2
2GG: Kongo Saga December 7th-8th, 2019 65th
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 97th
MAJOR UPSET April 1st-2nd, 2023 17th
Battle of BC 5 May 19th-21st, 2023 129th
Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th, 2023 129th / 2,607
Little League: Port Priority Pre-Local November 10th, 2023 33rd / 196
Port Priority 8 November 11th-12th, 2023 97th / 710
GENESIS X February 16th-18th, 2024 257th / 1,506
Don't Park on the Grass 2024 November 16th-17th, 2024 65th / 344

External links[edit]