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'''PPMD''', formerly known as '''Dr. PeePee''', is a top professional ''[[Melee]]'' player who mains {{SSBM|Marth}} and {{SSBM|Falco}}. He is {{Sm|Twitch}}'s older brother. His smasher tag was known as "Dr. PeePee" until mid-2014, when he became sponsored by eSports organization [[Evil Geniuses]] and changed his tag to "PPMD". PPMD is currently ranked at the 0 position on the [[North Carolina Melee Power Rankings]] and 6th on the [[2015 SSBMRank]], and was formerly ranked 7th on the North Carolina Brawl Rankings. He teams with {{Sm|LoZR}}, the 4th best player in North Carolina; the duo have shown to be powerful with excellent teamwork~~. PPMD has also recently been the only Falco player that can beat {{Sm|Hungrybox}}'s Jigglypuff (as Mango usually uses Fox against Hungrybox and formerly did Jigglypuff dittos)~~. He is considered to be one of the top six players in the world; he is widely viewed as one of the top Falco players in the world, and is also considered one of the best Marth players in the world, alongside {{Sm|Mew2King}}, having taken sets off of {{Sm|Armada}}, {{Sm|Mew2King}}, and {{Sm|Leffen}} and winning [[Apex 2015]] predominantly using Marth.

'''PPMD''', formerly known as '''Dr. PeePee''', is a top professional ''[[Melee]]'' player who mains {{SSBM|Marth}} and {{SSBM|Falco}}. He is {{Sm|Twitch}}'s older brother. His smasher tag was known as "Dr. PeePee" until mid-2014, when he became sponsored by eSports organization [[Evil Geniuses]] and formally changed his tag to his former abbreviation "PPMD". PPMD is currently ranked at the 0 position on the [[North Carolina Melee Power Rankings]] and 6th on the [[2015 SSBMRank]], and was formerly ranked 7th on the North Carolina Brawl Rankings. He teams with {{Sm|LoZR}}, the 4th best player in North Carolina; the duo have shown to be powerful with excellent teamwork. He is considered to be one of the top six players in the world; he is widely viewed as one of the top Falco players in the world, and is also considered one of the best Marth players in the world, alongside {{Sm|Mew2King}}, having taken sets off of {{Sm|Armada}}, {{Sm|Mew2King}}, and {{Sm|Leffen}} and winning [[Apex 2015]] predominantly using Marth.

PPMD has also recently been the only Falco player that can beat {{Sm|Hungrybox}}'s Jigglypuff (as Mango usually uses Fox against Hungrybox and formerly did Jigglypuff dittos). He is also considered the best Marth player against [[floaty]] characters, as seen by his strong results against {{Sm|Armada}}'s {{SSBM|Peach}} with his Marth.

==Tournament history==

PPMD started playing competitively in 2007 as a Mario main before his transition to Falco and Marth. He became famous in the ''Smash'' scene for his performance at [[Revival of Melee 2]] in 2010, where his Falco placed higher than {{Sm|Mango}}'s. He won his first national at [[Revival of Melee 3]], and later won [[Pound V]] as well, winning two sets against Armada in grand finals. Early in his career he frequently teamed with {{sm|Everlasting Yayhuzz}} and {{sm|LOZR}} in the teams known as "Catfish". At [[Apex 2012]], he defeated several notable smashers such as {{Sm|Silent Wolf}}, {{Sm|SFAT}}, and {{Sm|Wobbles}}, before losing to Armada and then being eliminated by {{Sm|Javi}} 0-2 in losers' quarters, placing 5th overall. He also placed 1st at [[Zenith 2012]], winning two sets against Mew2King in grand finals, 2nd at the European tournament [[Smashers' Reunion: Melee Grande]], taking a set off of Armada in grand finals before losing an extremely close second set 3-4, and 1st at [[Kings of Cali]], defeating Mango in two sets of grand finals.

Around this time, due to growing troubles against Mew2King on [[Final Destination]], PPMD began developing his Marth. While at Zenith 2012 Mew2King managed to defeat him in Marth dittos, PPMD [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmAYz6NTLao 3-0ed Mew2King in a Marth ditto set] several months later, and has since maintained a largely positive record against him in that matchup.

At [[Apex 2013]], PPMD placed 2nd, losing to Armada 0-3 in winners' finals and then winning the first set of grand finals against him 3-2, but once again losing the second set, 1-3. Starting with Tipped Off 9 in late 2013, PPMD had a dominant period where he managed to win every tournament he entered for half a year; he won [[Apex 2014]] without dropping a set, defeating {{Sm|aMSa}} 2-0 to make into the top 8, then defeating Mango 3-1 in winners' semis, and Mew2King 3-0 and 3-1 in winners' finals and grand finals, respectively (including two 4-stocks against Mew2King, with one being a Marth ditto on {{SSBM|Final Destination}} during the second game of winners' finals).

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PPMD did not attend [[EVO 2016]] due to health issues involving physical fatigue and low testosterone. PPMD stated he probably wouldn't have had the energy to compete even if he did recover before the tournament. <ref>http://www.thescoreesports.com/smash/news/8883-ppmd-will-not-attend-evo-2016-due-to-health-issues</ref>

==Playing ~~Style~~==

==Playing style==

PPMD ~~has developed a mildly aggressive play-style that is very conservative and methodical compared to other top players. Although his~~ technique is very refined ~~and is considered one of the best players on both of his main characters~~, ~~PPMD~~ is not known for his technical prowess as much as other top players such as Westballz and ~~Mew2King~~. ~~Instead PPMD~~ is ~~known mainly~~ for his strong mental game and extremely threatening dash dance that ~~separates him from~~ other top players. PPMD ~~is one of the few melee pros who~~ almost never consciously makes a sub-par ~~choice~~ in a match in an attempt to gain advantage or ~~potentially~~ disrespect his opponent, even when greatly ahead in a game. ~~Other~~ players ~~note~~ that PPMD was very hard on himself after a loss or making a mistake, ~~not unlike several~~ other top players. However, after having issues with depression, PPMD has ~~lately~~ changed his mindset to what he describes as 'acceptance~~'. In a recent interview~~, ~~PPMD explains that his lack~~ of ~~energy caused by his depression is his main reason for picking up Marth for~~ tournament ~~in recent years~~. ~~He feels that Marth better suits~~ his ~~play style when~~ he ~~has low energy. Regardless, PPMD frequently plays both characters~~ in ~~tournament, and still plays fairly aggressive most of the time~~.

Although PPMD's technique is very refined, he is not known for his technical prowess as much as other top players such as {{Sm|Westballz}} and {{Sm|PewPewU}}. Rather, he is renowned for his strong mental game and extremely threatening and precise [[dash dance]] spacing, both of which are part of his mildly aggressive play-style that is very conservative and methodical compared to other top players. As part of this playstyle, PPMD almost never consciously makes a sub-par decision in a match in an attempt to gain advantage or "disrespect" his opponent, even when greatly ahead in a game. This leads to PPMD having what is arguably the best [[neutral game]] play in the world, and even top players, such as {{Sm|Armada}}, have commented on how difficult it is to get an opening against him.

As Falco, PPMD focuses on intelligent laser spacing and maintaining stage control with carefully spaced attacks, while punishing opponents who make mistakes with consistent [[shine]] combos and exceptional reads on the foe's movement. As Marth, PPMD utilizes his impeccable dash dance spacing, precisely spaced down tilts, and timely rising forward aerials to completely wall his opponents out, making it far more difficult to hit him compared to the vast majority of other Marth mains. This playstyle has seen him great success against [[floaty]] characters that most Falco and Marth mains have recently struggled with. He is considered the best Falco and Marth in the world against {{SSBM|Peach}}, and the best Marth player in the Marth [[ditto]] and against {{SSBM|Sheik}}, a character historically considered one of Marth's most difficult matchups in ''Melee''. His prowess against floaty characters with Marth has seen him [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6EBl0sdURk taken a best-of-5 set against Hungrybox] in ''Project M'', using exclusively Marth.

While PPMD is one of the best in the world at the neutral game, he does not have as strong of a punish or edgeguarding game compared to other top players such as {{Sm|Mango}} and {{Sm|Mew2King}}, although it still remains quite strong. This is especially prevalent in the Marth v.s. Fox matchup, where PPMD often does not convert openings or [[grab]]s to lethal edgeguarding situations like Mew2King will. He was additionally susceptible to psychological pressure despite being a very psychological player himself, especially after he became known as one of the best in the world. PPMD was very hard on himself after a loss or making a mistake, and would grow anxious during tournaments where he was the favorite to win against other top players, which adversely affected his tournament results. However, after having issues with depression, PPMD has changed his mindset to what he describes as "acceptance," where he would respect any outcome of a tournament, even if he does not win or place as well as projected. This has overall stabilized his tournament placings and he is no longer as susceptible to sporadic tournament placements while actively participating in tournaments.

==Tournament placings==

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==Trivia==

*PPMD's gamertag is often used together with the [http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/emoticons/v1/41/1.0 "~~Kreygasm~~"] Twitch emote in ''Melee'' streams; this originated with Mango posting "PPMD ~~Kreygasm~~" whenever he was seen in the chatroom due to his uncommon tournament appearances, starting in the later half of 2014 and eventually carrying over to the first half of 2015. PPMD only attended Apex and EVO in the span of seven months. PPMD's presence tends to elicit this meme, whether playing on stream, interacting with the chat (during which he will often analyze the matches at hand), or streaming on his own channel.

*PPMD's gamertag is often used together with the [http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/emoticons/v1/41/1.0 ""] Twitch emote in ''Melee'' streams; this originated with Mango posting "PPMD " whenever he was seen in the chatroom due to his uncommon tournament appearances, starting in the later half of 2014 and eventually carrying over to the first half of 2015. PPMD only attended Apex and EVO in the span of seven months. PPMD's presence tends to elicit this meme, whether playing on stream, interacting with the chat (during which he will often analyze the matches at hand), or streaming on his own channel.

**One of PPMD's Twitch subscription emotes is of his own face emulating the "~~Kreygasm~~" emote.

**One of PPMD's Twitch subscription emotes is of his own face emulating the "" emote.

**After PPMD's first post-EVO 2015 stream, he organized a Twitch raid on the [http://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick Games Done Quick channel] during their 2015 Summer event, which resulted in a massive "PPMD ~~Kreygasm~~" spam in its chat that lasted for over thirty minutes until the channel's moderators censored the word "PPMD". Games Done Quick's staff made a remark about that particular event on their Twitter account. <ref>[https://twitter.com/GamesDoneQuick/status/625513073567100928]</ref> They eventually turned off the censor, and PPMD's name would still occasionally pop up in the chat, since PPMD hosted the stream on his channel from the time of the raid until the event ended.

**After PPMD's first post-EVO 2015 stream, he organized a Twitch raid on the [http://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick Games Done Quick channel] during their 2015 Summer event, which resulted in a massive "PPMD " spam in its chat that lasted for over thirty minutes until the channel's moderators censored the word "PPMD". Games Done Quick's staff made a remark about that particular event on their Twitter account. <ref>[https://twitter.com/GamesDoneQuick/status/625513073567100928]</ref> They eventually turned off the censor, and PPMD's name would still occasionally pop up in the chat, since PPMD hosted the stream on his channel from the time of the raid until the event ended.

*In an interview, PPMD explains that his lack of energy caused by his depression is his main reason for continuing to develop his Marth for tournaments in recent years. He feels that Marth better suits his playstyle when he has "low energy," while Falco matches his style when he has "high energy," mostly due to the different technical precision required to play those characters.

*PPMD is well known for keeping his composure during matches, although he is a much more outgoing person than his Smash sets let on, as seen when he [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-HwvtRjDEI gets excited for Twitch's victories during Bad Moon Rising].

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-'''PPMD''', formerly known as '''Dr. PeePee''', is a top professional ''[[Melee]]'' player who mains {{SSBM|Marth}} and {{SSBM|Falco}}. He is {{Sm|Twitch}}'s older brother. His smasher tag was known as "Dr. PeePee" until mid-2014, when he became sponsored by eSports organization [[Evil Geniuses]] and changed his tag to "PPMD". PPMD is currently ranked at the 0 position on the [[North Carolina Melee Power Rankings]] and 6th on the [[2015 SSBMRank]], and was formerly ranked 7th on the North Carolina Brawl Rankings. He teams with {{Sm|LoZR}}, the 4th best player in North Carolina; the duo have shown to be powerful with excellent teamwork. PPMD has also recently been the only Falco player that can beat {{Sm|Hungrybox}}'s Jigglypuff (as Mango usually uses Fox against Hungrybox and formerly did Jigglypuff dittos). He is considered to be one of the top six players in the world; he is widely viewed as one of the top Falco players in the world, and is also considered one of the best Marth players in the world, alongside {{Sm|Mew2King}}, having taken sets off of {{Sm|Armada}}, {{Sm|Mew2King}}, and {{Sm|Leffen}} and winning [[Apex 2015]] predominantly using Marth.
+'''PPMD''', formerly known as '''Dr. PeePee''', is a top professional ''[[Melee]]'' player who mains {{SSBM|Marth}} and {{SSBM|Falco}}. He is {{Sm|Twitch}}'s older brother. His smasher tag was known as "Dr. PeePee" until mid-2014, when he became sponsored by eSports organization [[Evil Geniuses]] and formally changed his tag to his former abbreviation "PPMD". PPMD is currently ranked at the 0 position on the [[North Carolina Melee Power Rankings]] and 6th on the [[2015 SSBMRank]], and was formerly ranked 7th on the North Carolina Brawl Rankings. He teams with {{Sm|LoZR}}, the 4th best player in North Carolina; the duo have shown to be powerful with excellent teamwork. He is considered to be one of the top six players in the world; he is widely viewed as one of the top Falco players in the world, and is also considered one of the best Marth players in the world, alongside {{Sm|Mew2King}}, having taken sets off of {{Sm|Armada}}, {{Sm|Mew2King}}, and {{Sm|Leffen}} and winning [[Apex 2015]] predominantly using Marth.
+PPMD has also recently been the only Falco player that can beat {{Sm|Hungrybox}}'s Jigglypuff (as Mango usually uses Fox against Hungrybox and formerly did Jigglypuff dittos). He is also considered the best Marth player against [[floaty]] characters, as seen by his strong results against {{Sm|Armada}}'s {{SSBM|Peach}} with his Marth.
 ==Tournament history==
 PPMD started playing competitively in 2007 as a Mario main before his transition to Falco and Marth. He became famous in the ''Smash'' scene for his performance at [[Revival of Melee 2]] in 2010, where his Falco placed higher than {{Sm|Mango}}'s. He won his first national at [[Revival of Melee 3]], and later won [[Pound V]] as well, winning two sets against Armada in grand finals. Early in his career he frequently teamed with {{sm|Everlasting Yayhuzz}} and {{sm|LOZR}} in the teams known as "Catfish". At [[Apex 2012]], he defeated several notable smashers such as {{Sm|Silent Wolf}}, {{Sm|SFAT}}, and {{Sm|Wobbles}}, before losing to Armada and then being eliminated by {{Sm|Javi}} 0-2 in losers' quarters, placing 5th overall. He also placed 1st at [[Zenith 2012]], winning two sets against Mew2King in grand finals, 2nd at the European tournament [[Smashers' Reunion: Melee Grande]], taking a set off of Armada in grand finals before losing an extremely close second set 3-4, and 1st at [[Kings of Cali]], defeating Mango in two sets of grand finals.
+Around this time, due to growing troubles against Mew2King on [[Final Destination]], PPMD began developing his Marth. While at Zenith 2012 Mew2King managed to defeat him in Marth dittos, PPMD [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmAYz6NTLao 3-0ed Mew2King in a Marth ditto set] several months later, and has since maintained a largely positive record against him in that matchup.
 At [[Apex 2013]], PPMD placed 2nd, losing to Armada 0-3 in winners' finals and then winning the first set of grand finals against him 3-2, but once again losing the second set, 1-3. Starting with Tipped Off 9 in late 2013, PPMD had a dominant period where he managed to win every tournament he entered for half a year; he won [[Apex 2014]] without dropping a set, defeating {{Sm|aMSa}} 2-0 to make into the top 8, then defeating Mango 3-1 in winners' semis, and Mew2King 3-0 and 3-1 in winners' finals and grand finals, respectively (including two 4-stocks against Mew2King, with one being a Marth ditto on {{SSBM|Final Destination}} during the second game of winners' finals).
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 PPMD did not attend [[EVO 2016]] due to health issues involving physical fatigue and low testosterone. PPMD stated he probably wouldn't have had the energy to compete even if he did recover before the tournament. <ref>http://www.thescoreesports.com/smash/news/8883-ppmd-will-not-attend-evo-2016-due-to-health-issues</ref>
-==Playing Style==
+==Playing style==
-PPMD has developed a mildly aggressive play-style that is very conservative and methodical compared to other top players.   Although his technique is very refined and is considered one of the best players on both of his main characters, PPMD is not known for his technical prowess as much as other top players such as Westballz and Mew2King.  Instead PPMD is known mainly for his strong mental game and extremely threatening dash dance that separates him from other top players.  PPMD is one of the few melee pros who almost never consciously makes a sub-par choice in a match in an attempt to gain advantage or potentially disrespect his opponent, even when greatly ahead in a game.  Other players note that PPMD was very hard on himself after a loss or making a mistake, not unlike several other top players.  However, after having issues with depression, PPMD has lately changed his mindset to what he describes as 'acceptance'.  In a recent interview, PPMD explains that his lack of energy caused by his depression is his main reason for picking up Marth for tournament in recent years.  He feels that Marth better suits his play style when he has low energy.  Regardless, PPMD frequently plays both characters in tournament, and still plays fairly aggressive most of the time.
+Although PPMD's technique is very refined, he is not known for his technical prowess as much as other top players such as {{Sm|Westballz}} and {{Sm|PewPewU}}. Rather, he is renowned for his strong mental game and extremely threatening and precise [[dash dance]] spacing, both of which are part of his mildly aggressive play-style that is very conservative and methodical compared to other top players. As part of this playstyle, PPMD almost never consciously makes a sub-par decision in a match in an attempt to gain advantage or "disrespect" his opponent, even when greatly ahead in a game. This leads to PPMD having what is arguably the best [[neutral game]] play in the world, and even top players, such as {{Sm|Armada}}, have commented on how difficult it is to get an opening against him.
+As Falco, PPMD focuses on intelligent laser spacing and maintaining stage control with carefully spaced attacks, while punishing opponents who make mistakes with consistent [[shine]] combos and exceptional reads on the foe's movement. As Marth, PPMD utilizes his impeccable dash dance spacing, precisely spaced down tilts, and timely rising forward aerials to completely wall his opponents out, making it far more difficult to hit him compared to the vast majority of other Marth mains. This playstyle has seen him great success against [[floaty]] characters that most Falco and Marth mains have recently struggled with. He is considered the best Falco and Marth in the world against {{SSBM|Peach}}, and the best Marth player in the Marth [[ditto]] and against {{SSBM|Sheik}}, a character historically considered one of Marth's most difficult matchups in ''Melee''. His prowess against floaty characters with Marth has seen him [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6EBl0sdURk taken a best-of-5 set against Hungrybox] in ''Project M'', using exclusively Marth.
+While PPMD is one of the best in the world at the neutral game, he does not have as strong of a punish or edgeguarding game compared to other top players such as {{Sm|Mango}} and {{Sm|Mew2King}}, although it still remains quite strong. This is especially prevalent in the Marth v.s. Fox matchup, where PPMD often does not convert openings or [[grab]]s to lethal edgeguarding situations like Mew2King will. He was additionally susceptible to psychological pressure despite being a very psychological player himself, especially after he became known as one of the best in the world. PPMD was very hard on himself after a loss or making a mistake, and would grow anxious during tournaments where he was the favorite to win against other top players, which adversely affected his tournament results. However, after having issues with depression, PPMD has changed his mindset to what he describes as "acceptance," where he would respect any outcome of a tournament, even if he does not win or place as well as projected. This has overall stabilized his tournament placings and he is no longer as susceptible to sporadic tournament placements while actively participating in tournaments.
 ==Tournament placings==
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 ==Trivia==
-*PPMD's gamertag is often used together with the [http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/emoticons/v1/41/1.0 "Kreygasm"] Twitch emote in ''Melee'' streams; this originated with Mango posting "PPMD Kreygasm" whenever he was seen in the chatroom due to his uncommon tournament appearances, starting in the later half of 2014 and eventually carrying over to the first half of 2015. PPMD only attended Apex and EVO in the span of seven months. PPMD's presence tends to elicit this meme, whether playing on stream, interacting with the chat (during which he will often analyze the matches at hand), or streaming on his own channel.
+*PPMD's gamertag is often used together with the [http://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/emoticons/v1/41/1.0 ""] Twitch emote in ''Melee'' streams; this originated with Mango posting "PPMD " whenever he was seen in the chatroom due to his uncommon tournament appearances, starting in the later half of 2014 and eventually carrying over to the first half of 2015. PPMD only attended Apex and EVO in the span of seven months. PPMD's presence tends to elicit this meme, whether playing on stream, interacting with the chat (during which he will often analyze the matches at hand), or streaming on his own channel.
-**One of PPMD's Twitch subscription emotes is of his own face emulating the "Kreygasm" emote.
+**One of PPMD's Twitch subscription emotes is of his own face emulating the "" emote.
-**After PPMD's first post-EVO 2015 stream, he organized a Twitch raid on the [http://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick Games Done Quick channel] during their 2015 Summer event, which resulted in a massive "PPMD Kreygasm" spam in its chat that lasted for over thirty minutes until the channel's moderators censored the word "PPMD". Games Done Quick's staff made a remark about that particular event on their Twitter account. <ref>[https://twitter.com/GamesDoneQuick/status/625513073567100928]</ref> They eventually turned off the censor, and PPMD's name would still occasionally pop up in the chat, since PPMD hosted the stream on his channel from the time of the raid until the event ended.
+**After PPMD's first post-EVO 2015 stream, he organized a Twitch raid on the [http://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick Games Done Quick channel] during their 2015 Summer event, which resulted in a massive "PPMD " spam in its chat that lasted for over thirty minutes until the channel's moderators censored the word "PPMD". Games Done Quick's staff made a remark about that particular event on their Twitter account. <ref>[https://twitter.com/GamesDoneQuick/status/625513073567100928]</ref> They eventually turned off the censor, and PPMD's name would still occasionally pop up in the chat, since PPMD hosted the stream on his channel from the time of the raid until the event ended.
+*In an interview, PPMD explains that his lack of energy caused by his depression is his main reason for continuing to develop his Marth for tournaments in recent years. He feels that Marth better suits his playstyle when he has "low energy," while Falco matches his style when he has "high energy," mostly due to the different technical precision required to play those characters.
 *PPMD is well known for keeping his composure during matches, although he is a much more outgoing person than his Smash sets let on, as seen when he [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-HwvtRjDEI gets excited for Twitch's victories during Bad Moon Rising].