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La Luna "The Moon"
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Character info
Melee main Marth
Other Melee character Fox
Ultimate main Palutena
Project M main Marth
Team info
Former sponsor(s) Control Gaming (CTRL), CLASH Tournaments, Kingsmen, Misfits Gaming
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee 2018 MPGR: 32nd
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Melee ~$10,763.77
Project M ~$390.75
Personal and other info
Real name Ryan Coker-Welch
Birth date (age 33)
Location New York City, NY United states
Miscellaneous info
Skill Super Smash Bros. Melee Top professional
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Professional
Project M Professional

La Luna (formerly known as The Moon) is a Marth main from New York. He is considered one of the rising stars in the region; he had only started playing around 2011 under DJ Nintendo, but has climbed the ranks quickly. His breakout performance came at Revival of Melee 6, where he beat very strong players such as DJ Nintendo and Chillindude829 in Losers' bracket to secure 3rd place. He is currently ranked 3rd on the NYC Metropolitan Area Melee Power Rankings and 32nd on the 2018 MPGR. He boasts high-level wins over Leffen, SFAT, S2J, Druggedfox, Westballz, and Shroomed.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Zenith 2012 May 26th-27th, 2012 17th 13th Mark
MELEE-FC10R Legacy August 12th-14th, 2012 33rd 5th Hax
Revival of Melee 5 November 17th-18th, 2012 25th — —
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 65th 17th G$
Zenith 2013 June 1st-2nd, 2013 9th 13th G$
Smash Brothers University 2.0 November 10th, 2013 4th 2nd DJ Nintendo
Revival of Melee 6 November 16th-17th, 2013 3rd 9th Slox
Northeastern Smash Attack November 22nd, 2013 2nd — —
No Johns 1/4 January 4th, 2014 2nd 2nd DJ Nintendo
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 25th 17th DJ Nintendo
Shuffle V February 22nd-23rd, 2014 3rd 4th Tian
Revival of Melee 7 March 8th-9th, 2014 13th 3rd DJ Nintendo
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 3rd 2nd DJ Nintendo
Northeastern Smash Attack 2 March 29th, 2014 5th 1st DJ Nintendo
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
Justice 3 May 24th, 2014 2nd — —
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 17th 7th DJ Nintendo
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 9th 7th DJ Nintendo
EVO 2014 July 11th-13th, 2014 25th 25th DJ Nintendo
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 7th 5th DJ Nintendo
Nebulous 9 August 9th, 2014 2nd — —
Nebulous 10 August 16th, 2014 4th — —
GUTS 3 September 19th-21st, 2014 3rd 2nd DJ Nintendo
CROSSFIRE 4 September 27th, 2014 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 13th 9th DJ Nintendo
Justice 4 October 11th, 2014 4th 2nd DJ Nintendo
SmashLeague: New York October 25th, 2014 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
Super Nebulous November 29th, 2014 9th 1st DJ Nintendo
The Flex Zone January 18th, 2015 5th — —
Super Nebulous 2 January 24th, 2015 1st 1st DJ Nintendo
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 13th 25th DJ Nintendo
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 2nd 2nd DJ Nintendo
FINAL ROUND 18 March 20th-22nd, 2015 2nd — —
NeoNebulous 7 March 28th, 2015 2nd 2nd DJ Nintendo
Super Nebulous 3 April 25th-26th, 2015 9th 3rd DJ Nintendo
BLUE FISH May 2nd, 2015 1st 1st DJ Nintendo
Combo Breaker 2015 May 22nd-24th, 2015 3rd 1st DJ Nintendo
Get On My Level 2015 May 30th-31st, 2015 17th 5th DJ Nintendo
CEO 2015 June 26th-28th, 2015 7th 9th DJ Nintendo
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 33rd 17th DJ Nintendo
Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 9th 3rd DJ Nintendo
Nebulous Prime 1 August 14th-16th, 2015 2nd 2nd DJ Nintendo
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 33rd 5th DJ Nintendo
Smash the Record 2015 October 23rd-25th, 2015 7th — —
Canada Cup 2015 October 30th-November 1st, 2015 4th 1st DJ Nintendo
Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 7th 7th DJ Nintendo
Kings of the North 4 November 21st-22nd, 2015 1st 1st Professor Pro
Smash INTENSIFIES 2 November 28th-29th, 2015 1st 2nd DJ Nintendo
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 65th 13th DJ Nintendo
Smash Haven 29 March 3rd, 2016 2nd — —
Shots Fired 2 March 5th-6th, 2016 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
Do or DI March 11th-13th 2016 1st 1st DJ Nintendo
FINAL ROUND 19 March 18th-20th, 2016 1st — —
Super Nebulous 4 March 27th, 2016 5th 2nd DJ Nintendo
Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 3/30 March 30th, 2016 2nd — —
Pound 2016 April 2nd-3rd, 2016 49th 7th DJ Nintendo
Quarterly Report 1 April 17th, 2016 1st 1st DJ Nintendo
DreamHack Austin 2016 May 6th-8th, 2016 13th — —
Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo April 29th-May 1st, 2016 13th 4th DJ Nintendo
Get On My Level 2016 May 20th-22nd, 2016 9th 5th DJ Nintendo
KTAR XVIII June 11th, 2016 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
Apex 2016 June 17th-19th, 2016 3rd 1st DJ Nintendo
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 17th 9th DJ Nintendo
WTFox 2 July 1st-3rd, 2016 5th 5th Druggedfox
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 17th 9th DJ Nintendo
Clutch City Clash August 6th-7th, 2016 7th 2nd DJ Nintendo
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 17th 5th DJ Nintendo
Heir 3 August 19th-21st, 2016 2nd 5th n0ne
Shine 2016 August 26th-28th, 2016 17th 13th DJ Nintendo
Collision XIV September 3rd, 2016 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
NorCal Loves Teams September 10th, 2016 9th 1st S2J
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 9th 9th DJ Nintendo
SSS: Blood For Blood October 15th, 2016 5th 2nd Westballz
Olympus October 28th-30th, 2016 2nd 3rd DJ Nintendo
Smash Summit 3 November 3rd-6th, 2016 9th 5th Shroomed
Smash the Record 2016 November 11th-14th, 2016 5th 4th DJ Nintendo
KTAR XIX November 19th, 2016 Top 2 1st DJ Nintendo
UGC Smash Open December 2nd-4th, 2016 17th 7th n0ne
Eden December 10th, 2016 4th 4th DJ Nintendo
Don't Park on the Grass December 17th-18th, 2016 13th 4th Professor Pro
Smash Conference LXIX January 7th, 2017 5th 1st SFAT
Arcamelee #2 January 14th-15th, 2017 1st 1st Amsah
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 65th 17th DJ Nintendo
SoCal Colosseum 7 January 28th, 2017 5th 3rd DonB
Apollo 2 February 11th, 2017 1st 2nd DJ Nintendo
B.E.A.S.T 7 February 17th-19th, 2017 4th 5th Professor Pro
Frame Perfect Series 2 March 18th-19th, 2017 3rd 3rd A Rookie
Full Bloom 3 March 25th, 2017 5th 2nd Swedish Delight
Shuffle: Battle of the Midwest April 1st-2nd, 2017 1st 1st Lucky
Smash Rivalries April 8th-9th, 2017 13th 5th Swedish Delight
Smash Factor Toluca April 29th-30th, 2017 1st 3rd ANTi
Royal Flush May 12th-14th, 2017 7th 4th DJ Nintendo
MomoCon 2017 May 26th-28th, 2017 7th 1st Colbol
Battle of BC 2 June 3rd-4th, 2017 13th 4th Reno
CEO 2017 June 16th-18th, 2017 17th — —
OMEGA June 24th-25th, 2017 2nd 3rd DJ Nintendo
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 7th — —
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017 7th 9th DJ Nintendo
Get On My Level 2017 July 28th-30th, 2017 3rd 4th DJ Nintendo
Smash Factor 6 August 4th-6th, 2017 2nd 1st SFAT
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 17th 7th Lucky
DreamHack Montreal 2017 September 8th-10th, 2017 4th 1st DJ Nintendo
Boss Rush: The Moon September 16th, 2017 2nd 2nd Forward
GameTyrant Expo 2017 September 29th-October 1st, 2017 33rd 7th Lucky
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 65th 17th G$
Super FamiCon 2017 November 17th-19th, 2017 1st 5th Westballz
The Holiday Bash Smash Invitational December 15th-17th, 2017 11th 5th Lucky
GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 13th 5th Lucky
Esports Arizona: Talking Stick Resort 3 February 10th, 2018 2nd 2nd Tai
No Fun Allowed 2 February 24th, 2018 2nd 1st Swedish Delight
EGLX 2018 March 9th-11th, 2018 17th 4th Ice
Full Bloom 4 March 24th-25th, 2018 25th 5th Swedish Delight
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition April 7th, 2018 9th — —
GEMINI April 14th, 2018 5th 5th DJ Nintendo
Apollo XIII April 28th, 2018 1st 1st DJ Nintendo
Pound Underground May 12th-13th, 2018 4th 9th G$
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 13th 7th G$
MomoCon 2018 May 24th-27th, 2018 5th 2nd Colbol
DreamHack Austin 2018 June 1st-3rd, 2018 2nd 2nd DJ Nintendo
Esports Arizona: Talking Stick Resort 4 June 23rd, 2018 4th 1st AbsentPage
CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 49th 5th DJ Nintendo
The Even Bigger Balc July 6th-8th, 2018 7th 2nd MikeHaze
Gaming Day Pre Factor Party Tournament July 19th, 2018 5th — —
Smash Factor 7 July 20th-22nd, 2018 9th 3rd DJ Nintendo
Apollo XIV July 29th, 2018 1st 1st DJ Nintendo
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 33rd — —
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 17th 13th G$
Shine 2018 August 24th-26th, 2018 25th 5th DJ Nintendo
DreamHack Montreal 2018 September 7th-9th, 2018 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
The Big House 8 October 5th-7th, 2018 13th 13th DJ Nintendo
The Script - Episode 1 October 13th-14th, 2018 4th 2nd Hax
See Me On LAN 2 November 10th, 2018 4th 1st DJ Nintendo
DIME 28 December 15th, 2018 2nd 1st DJ Nintendo
Monday Night Melee 211 December 17th, 2018 1st 1st DJ Nintendo
NYXL Pop-Up! December 22nd, 2018 4th — —
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 25th 17th DJ Nintendo

Project M

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Smash Brothers University 2.0 November 10th, 2013 — 5th D1
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 7th 3rd DJ Nintendo
GUTS 3 September 19th-21st, 2014 25th 5th DJ Nintendo
Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 25th Top 3 DJ Nintendo
Kings of the North 4 November 21st-22nd, 2015 17th 1st Professor Pro
Smash INTENSIFIES 2 November 28th-29th, 2015 5th — —
Do or DI March 11th-13th, 2016 13th 1st DJ Nintendo

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Don't Park on the Grass December 17th-18th, 2016 — 17th DKwill
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 769th 65th DJ Nintendo

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 49th 193rd DJ Nintendo

Trivia

  • La Luna is one of the four Marth players that has been able to take a set off of Fly Amanita's Ice Climbers in tournament, with the others being PewPewU, Ken, and Azen.
  • La Luna has been notably upset by a few mid and low-tier mains, including Phish-It's Donkey Kong at Zenith 2012, Qerb's Mr. Game and Watch in locals, Saus' Link at Get On My Level 2015, Kage's Ganondorf at The Big House 5, and Green Ranger's Donkey Kong at Nebulous Prime.
  • He is also known for being the origin of a commentator meme in the Melee community. Years ago, when he was not as well-known as a player, he claimed that one of Falco's most popular ledge getup options (the ledge hop double laser) was actually an "unsafe" option, contrary to popular opinion. This was brushed off at the time, but frame data and advancements in the metagame have since shown that he was actually correct. As such, when modern Falco mains perform this technique and are punished for it, commentators will often reference La Luna and quote the history of his claim.
  • La Luna almost always plays white Marth, but switches to black Marth when in grand finals of a tournament. When he was called The Moon, he referred to this as "the dark side of the moon".

External links

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