Smasher:PPMD
| PPMD "Dr. PeePee" | |
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| Character info | |
| Melee mains | Marth, Falco |
| Other Melee characters | Fox, Mario, Captain Falcon |
| Brawl main | Marth |
| Other Brawl character | Mario |
| Project M main | Marth |
| Other Project M character | Falco |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Evil Geniuses |
| Former crews | VGBootCamp |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  2015 SSBMRank: 6th |
| Winnings | ~$36,358.00 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Kevin Nanney |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Raleigh, North Carolina 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top professional |
PPMD, formerly known as Dr. PeePee, is a top professional Melee player who mains Marth and Falco. He is 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 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 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 (along with Mew2King) as well (having taken sets off of Armada, Mew2King, and Leffen with Marth and predominantly using Marth to win Apex 2015).
Tournament history
Dr. Peepee started playing competitively in 2007 as a Mario main. He became famous in the Smash scene for his performance at Revival of Melee 2 in 2010, where his Falco placed higher than 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 Everlasting Yayhuzz and LOZR in the teams known as "Catfish". At Apex 2012, he defeated several notable smashers such as Silent Wolf, SFAT, and Wobbles, before losing to Armada and then being eliminated by 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.
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 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 Final Destination during the second game of winners' finals).
Dr. Peepee was picked up by professional eSports organization Evil Geniuses on May 9th, 2014, and is currently sponsored by them. Around the time of his sponsorship he changed his tag to PPMD.
PPMD later won SKTAR 3, defeating Armada 2-1 in winners' semis, Mango 3-1 in winners' finals, and Mew2King 3-1 once again in grand finals (with another 4-stock in the final game). Because of winning SKTAR 3, PPMD successfully qualified for the championship bracket at MLG Anaheim 2014.
At MLG Anaheim 2014, PPMD only lost one set in his pool, to Leffen 2-3. He was seeded in winners' semis in the championship bracket, where he lost to Mango 2-3. He then eliminated Leffen 3-1 in losers' quarters, but was eliminated by Mew2King 2-3 in losers' semis, placing 4th overall. Three weeks later, at EVO 2014, PPMD made it to the finals of the winners' quarters pool against Hungrybox, but lost 1-2. He defeated PewPewU 2-0 in losers' bracket to make it into the top 8, where he eliminated Fly Amanita 2-1 and Mew2King 2-0 before being eliminated by Armada 0-2, placing 4th overall.
PPMD was also invited to participate in the E3 2014-held Super Smash Bros. Invitational tournament to play Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. He used Fox in the tournament, and won the Fan-Favorite Tournament after being eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Despite being one of the best Melee players of all time, PPMD is known for rarely going to tournaments (outside of small NC locals) - he has recently only traveled to the largest tournaments, such as Apex 2014, MLG Anaheim 2014, and EVO 2014. PPMD has revealed that this is mainly due to personal issues, specifically depression. [2] Despite his inactivity, he still managed to claim 1st place at Apex 2015, defeating Armada 3-2 in winners' semis, and Leffen 3-2 in winners' finals. In grand finals, he lost the first set to Armada 2-3, but defeated him in the second set 3-0 to win the tournament. He did not attend a single event afterward until EVO 2015, although he had planned on attending I'm Not Yelling! and some other tournaments. At EVO he finished 3rd after being eliminated by Hungrybox. At Get Smashed at the Foundry #69 PPMD won, playing mostly Mario, Fox, and Falcon.
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 way 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.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipped Off 4 | January 17th-18th, 2009 | 4th | 1st | LoZR |
| HERB1 | March 21st-22nd, 2009 | 5th | 2nd | LoZR |
| HERB2 | July 25th-26th, 2009 | 4th | 2nd | LoZR |
| Tipped Off 5 | September 5th-6th, 2009 | 3rd | 3rd | LoZR |
| Revival of Melee 2 | November 21st-22nd, 2009 | 2nd | 13th | tag$ |
| Pound 4 | January 16th-18th, 2010 | 9th | 3rd | LoZR |
| HERB3 | March 27th-28th, 2010 | 1st | 1st | LoZR |
| CEO 2010 | June 5th-6th, 2010 | 3rd | 2nd | everlasting yayuhzz |
| Apex 2010 | August 6th-8th, 2010 | 4th | 5th | everlasting yayuhzz |
| Tipped Off 6 | October 16th-17th, 2010 | 2nd | 9th | everlasting yayuhzz |
| Revival of Melee 3 | November 20th-21st, 2010 | 1st | 3rd | everlasting yayuhzz |
| Winter Game Fest VI | January 22nd-24th, 2011 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King |
| Pound V | February 19th-21st, 2011 | 1st | 4th | LoZR |
| GENESIS 2 | July 15th-17th, 2011 | 7th | 2nd | Mew2King |
| Revival of Melee 4 | November 19th-20th, 2011 | 2nd | 5th | everlasting yayuhzz |
| Tipped Off 7 | December 3rd-4th, 2011 | 1st | 1st | Hungrybox |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 5th | 3rd | LoZR |
| Northwest Manifest | March 24th-26th, 2012 | 1st | 1st | Cyrain |
| Civil War 4 | April 28th-29th, 2012 | 1st | 1st | Cactuar |
| Zenith 2012 | May 26th-27th, 2012 | 1st | 2nd | everlasting yayuhzz |
| IMPULSE | June 30th-July 1st, 2012 | 2nd | 1st | Mango |
| Smashers' Reunion: Melee Grande | July 13th-15th, 2012 | 2nd | 2nd | Leffen |
| Kings of Cali | November 10th, 2012 | 1st | 3rd | Ken |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 2nd | 7th | LoZR |
| Smash @ Xanadu Monthly - 2/23 | February 23rd, 2013 | 1st | 2nd | Mahone |
| Rock'em Sock'em - March 2013 | March 16th, 2013 | 1st | 1st | Twitch |
| Zenith 2013 | June 1st-2nd, 2013 | 4th | 3rd | Unknown522 |
| EVO 2013 | July 12th-14th, 2013 | 5th | — | — |
| Carolina Clash #2 | August 31st, 2013 | 1st | 1st | Lord Karn |
| The Fall Classic 2013 | September 14th-15th, 2013 | 3rd | 1st | Hungrybox |
| The Big House 3 | October 12th-13th, 2013 | 3rd | 2nd | Hax |
| Geeksboro 3 | November 2nd, 2013 | 1st | 1st | ESAM |
| Tipped Off 9 | December 14th-15th, 2013 | 1st | 2nd | DruggedFox |
| Geeksboro 4 | January 5th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | BlackChris |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 1st | 9th | Leffen |
| NCSU 2014 | February 1st, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Lord Karn |
| Heroes of Smash | February 15th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Sky |
| Midstate Massacre 3 | March 29th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Sky |
| Civil War VI | April 12th-13th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| UNC Gamefest 2014 | April 19th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Geeksboro Smash Weekend 2 | April 26th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Fiz |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 1st | 2nd | Mango |
| MLG Anaheim 2014 | June 20th-22nd, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| EVO 2014 | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| UNC Fall Gamefest 2014 | September 13th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Mahone |
| Midstate Massacre 4 | September 28th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Stuff N' Such Weekly | October 19th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Fiz |
| Stuff N' Such Weekly | November 2nd, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Fiz |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Stuff N' Such Smash Weekly | March 8th, 2015 | — | 1st | Dark Hart |
| Bad Moon Rising | March 14th-15th, 2015 | — | 5th | LoZR |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
| Canada Cup 2015 | October 30th-31st, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Get Smashed at the Foundry 69 | November 3rd, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Summit | November 5th-8th, 2015 | 5th | 5th | Plup |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 6th | — | — |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash @ Xanadu Monthly - 2/23 | February 23rd, 2013 | 1st | 1st | ESAM |
| Tipped Off 9 | December 14th-15th, 2013 | 1st | — | — |
| Geeksboro 4 | January 5th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| NCSU 2014 | February 1st, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Heroes of Smash | February 15th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Smith |
| Midstate Massacre 3 | March 29th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| UNC Gamefest 2014 | April 19th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| UNC Fall Gamefest 2014 | September 13th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Midstate Massacre 4 | September 28th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
Trivia
- PPMD's gamertag is often used together with the "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.
- One of PPMD's Twitch subscription emotes is of his own face emulating the "Kreygasm" emote.
- After PPMD's first post-EVO 2015 stream, he organized a Twitch raid on the 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. [1] 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.
- 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 gets excited for Twitch's victories during Bad Moon Rising.
Gameplay videos
- PPMD (combo video)
- Pound V Melee GF: Dr. PeePee (Falco) Vs Armada (Peach) - SSBM
- TO9: GF VGBC | Dr. PeePee vs CT Hungrybox
- Super Smash Bros Melee Grand Final CT EMP Mew2King vs VGBC Dr PP - Apex 2014 Tournament
- SKTAR 3 - EMP | Armada (Peach) Vs. EG | PPMD (Falco, Marth) SSBM Winners Semis - Smash Melee
- SKTAR 3 - C9 Mango (Fox) Vs. EG | PPMd (Falco) SSBM Winners Finals - Smash Bros. Melee
- EVO 2014 SSBM Losers Quarters - PPMD vs Mew2King
External links
References
- Marth professionals (SSBM)
- Falco professionals (SSBM)
- Fox professionals (SSBM)
- Marth professionals (PM)
- Falco professionals (PM)
- Marth professionals (SSBB)
- North Carolina smashers
- VIP players
- Livestream commentators
- 2013 SSBMRank ranked players
- 2014 SSBMRank ranked players
- 2015 SSBMRank ranked players
- 2013 SSBMRank top 25
- 2014 SSBMRank top 25
- 2015 SSBMRank top 25
