Smasher:Ryan Ford
| Ryan Ford "Unknown522" | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Fox |
| Other Melee characters | Falco, Mario |
| Project M mains | Fox, Marth |
| Other Project M character | Ganondorf |
| Team info | |
| Former crews | A&C, Roundbit, The Blade Breakers |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Ryan Ford |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Top professional  |
Ryan Ford (also known as Unknown522) is a Canadian smasher and Fox main who is currently ranked 5th on the Southern 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.
Biography
Controversies
Ford was 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 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. 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
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.
Notable tournament placings
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clash of the Sauga 2 | January 5th, 2008 | 5th | 4th | RunawayFire |
| Pound 3 | February 2nd-3rd, 2008 | — | 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 |
| Pound 4 | January 16th-18th, 2010 | 33rd | 13th | 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 |
| SWEET XX | April 4th, 2015 | 5th | 2nd | n0ne |
| Smash @ York #7 | April 11th, 2015 | 2nd | 2nd | RaynEX |
