Smasher:Forward
| Forward | |
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Forward on tour right after SMYM 7
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| Character info | |
| Melee mains | Falco, Fox |
| Other Melee characters | Sheik, Marth |
| Brawl mains | Ike, Meta Knight |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Winnings |  ~$5,731.35 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Sean Benner |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Mesa, Arizona 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top professional |
Forward is a smasher from Arizona, who at one time was one of the best Melee Falcos in the country. He is ranked 3rd on the Arizona Melee Power Rankings.
His name is based on Falco's forward B move, Falco Phantasm. He used to suicide with the move so much that he once came up with the name "Sean 'Forward' B".
During March of 2006, Forward embarked on a sort of "5 month smash tour" of the United States. Starting with Cataclysm 3, he just roamed from tournament to tournament, all across the United States, without a ticket home. He placed only 5th at Cataclysm 3, where players such as KoreanDJ, Mew2King, and PC Chris kept him from making any money. However, Forward made his way down to Virginia, where he won a tournament there, and then rode that momentum to Illinois where he won SMYM 7, and then to Tennesee where he won Innsomnia V as well. He is famous for the combo video "Forward's C.O.C.K" (Combos On Colorado Kids) produced by Chap. At OC3, Forward gave his controller to Bombsoldier and announced his retirement, but he still plays and goes to tournaments on occasion. Forward has influenced the Falco metagame, and traces of his style can be seen in nearly every top Falco player. Most notable is his creation of the aerial shine into platform waveland combo starter.
He attends Arizona tournaments and trains the new breed of players.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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| MOAST 3 | January 15th-16th, 2005 | 7th | — | — |
| Champ Combo: NorCal Edition | April 8th, 2006 | 5th | 2nd | Taj |
| MLG Dallas 2006 | May 19th-20th, 2006 | 25th | 9th | Taj |
| MLG Anaheim 2006 | June 23rd-24th, 2006 | 17th | 3rd | Taj |
| Zero Challenge 2 | August 15th-17th, 2006 | 13th | 7th | Taj |
| NorCal Tournament | October 28th, 2006 | 2nd | 2nd | Taj |
| Cataclysm 3 | March 3rd-4th, 2007 | 5th | 3rd | ChuDat |
| INNsomnia V | March 30th, 2007 | 1st | 3rd | Darkrain |
| Show Me Your Moves 7 | April 7th, 2007 | 1st | — | — |
| NorCal Biweekly feat. Forward | May 5th, 2007 | 1st | 2nd | Zelgadis |
| EVO East | May 25th-27th, 2007 | 5th | — | — |
| SMASHTALITY III | June 2nd-3rd, 2007 | 3rd | 2nd | Mew2King |
| Pound 2 | June 16th-17th, 2007 | 9th | 4th | Taj |
| MELEE-FC Diamond | July 12th-14th, 2007 | 25th | 13th | Taj |
| Zero Challenge 3 | July 20th-22nd, 2007 | 9th | 17th | Drephen |
| Super Champ Combo | September 29th-30th, 2007 | 7th | 9th | S-Royal |
| Pound 3 | February 2nd-3rd, 2008 | 9th | 2nd | Mango |
| Mango Juice | March 21st, 2009 | 5th | 3rd | Zhu |
| Pat's House | November 14th-15th, 2009 | 13th | — | — |
| Smash the Target | January 3rd, 2014 | 9th | — | Taj |
| Southwestern Justice 2 | February 22nd, 2014 | 2nd | 3rd | Jetfour |
| MVG Sandstorm | April 18th-19th, 2015 | 17th | 4th | Axe |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 49th | — | — |
| Rewired 2015 | November 14th-15th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Silly Kyle |
| Rewired 2016 | November 19th-21st, 2016 | 5th | 9th | Silly Kyle |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA VI: A New Hope | May 18th, 2008 | 9th | 17th | Jonny6 |
| Tucson Smash Tri-weekly | June 28th, 2008 | 1st | 1st | EoW |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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| Rewired 2016 | November 19th-21st, 2016 | ? | 9th | Silly Kyle |
