| Gnes | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Brawl main | Diddy Kong |
| Other Brawl characters | Toon Link, Fox, Meta Knight, Peach |
| Smash 4 mains | Toon Link, Cloud |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Roy, Shulk, Mario |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Winnings |  ~$14,159.60 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Keith Garmond |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Missouri City, Texas 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top professional  Professional |
Gnes is a smasher from Missouri City, Texas, who is mostly known for playing Diddy Kong in Brawl. Along with ADHD and Zinoto, the former of which he defeated at KTAR 4, he was considered to be one of the top three Brawl Diddy Kong players in the United States. He is currently ranked 2nd on the Texas Brawl Power Rankings, and was formerly ranked 21st on the 2014 SSBBRank and 8th on the Houston Smash 4 Power Rankings.
Gnes's tag is short for Greatness.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOBO 8 | July 26th, 2008 | 5th | 4th | Gea |
| HOBO 10 | September 6th, 2008 | 5th | 3rd | Gea |
| WHOBO | April 10th-12th, 2009 | — | 5th | Fliphop |
| HOBO 16 | May 2nd, 2009 | 2nd | 13th | Fliphop |
| HOBO 16 LT | May 2nd, 2009 | — | 2nd | Dphat |
| HOBO 18 | September 5th, 2009 | 2nd | 4th | PhantomX |
| Winterfest | December 18th-20th, 2009 | 5th | 2nd | UltimateRazer |
| WHOBO 2 | April 2nd-4th, 2010 | 5th | 2nd | Dojo |
| MLG Columbus 2010 | June 4th-6th, 2010 | 6th | 3rd | Dojo |
| Apex 2010 | August 6th-8th, 2010 | 13th | 3rd | UltimateRazer |
| MLG Dallas 2010 | November 5th-7th, 2010 | 1st | 3rd | DEHF |
| KTAR 4 | January 15th, 2011 | 2nd | 1st | Anti |
| Pound V | February 19th-21st, 2011 | 7th | 5th | UltimateRazer |
| Nikefest 3 | March 5th-6th, 2011 | 1st | 1st | UltimateRazer |
| WHOBO 3 | March 18th-20th, 2011 | 17th | 2nd | UltimateRazer |
| GENESIS 2 | July 15th-17th, 2011 | 4th | 2nd | UltimateRazer |
| LSC Championships | November 12th, 2011 | 2nd | 2nd | UltimateRazer |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 9th | 3rd | UltimateRazer |
| HOBO 35 | February 11th, 2012 | 1st | 1st | UltimateRazer |
| HOBO 36 | March 17th, 2012 | 2nd | 1st | UltimateRazer |
| HOBO 37 | April 14th, 2012 | 1st | 1st | Zori |
| Ascension | June 30, 2012 | 2nd | 1st | PJ |
| WHOBO 4 | August 4th-5th, 2012 | 3rd | 4th | UltimateRazer |
| Ascension 3 | November 3rd, 2012 | 3rd | 2nd | Zori |
| WHOBO 5 | October 19th-20th, 2013 | 5th | 1st | UltimateRazer |
| WHOBO MLG | May 3rd-4th, 2014 | 3rd | 1st | UltimateRazer |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TGC 2 | April 25th, 2015 | 9th | 4th | Zori |
| Come and Take it! | May 30th-31st, 2015 | 5th | 5th | Dao |
| TGC 3 | June 20th, 2015 | 7th | 3rd | Zori |
| TGC 4 | August 15th, 2015 | 17th | 5th | Zori |
| TGC 5 | December 5th, 2015 | 25th | 9th | Fliphop |
| Austin's Really Feeling It #12 | March 19th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| TGC 7 | April 9th, 2016 | 25th | 5th | Espy |
| CATI#3 | May 28th, 2016 | 7th | 2nd | GrimTurtle |
| Low Tier City 4 | June 18th-19th, 2016 | — | 9th | MJG |
| TGC 8 | June 4th, 2016 | 17th | 2nd | GrimTurtle |
| Impact | July 9th, 2016 | 9th | 4th | Jerm |
| Clutch City Clash | August 6th-7th, 2016 | 17th | 7th | Fliphop |
| Impact 2 | October 22nd, 2016 | 17th | 2nd | Lucy |
| TGM 9 | December 3rd, 2016 | 5th | 3rd | GrimTurtle |
| SurGGe | January 7th, 2017 | 25th | 4th | Karna |
| Austin's Really Feeling It 16 | February 11th, 2017 | — | 3rd | Jerm |
| No Fun Allowed | March 4th, 2017 | 7th | 5th | GrimTurtle |
| Smash Fight Club 85 | March 12th, 2017 | — | 1st | ThisGuy |
| DreamHack Austin 2017 | April 28th-30th, 2017 | 25th | 7th | ThisGuy |
| Battlegrounds 4 | June 3rd, 2017 | (DQ) | 1st | ThisGuy |
| CATI #4 | October 14th, 2017 | — | 2nd | Trela |
| Clutch City Clash 2 | October 28th-29th, 2017 | — | 5th | ThisGuy |
| No Fun Allowed 2 | February 24th, 2018 | — | 3rd | ThisGuy |
| Super Smash Fight Club 3 | August 18th, 2018 | — | 5th | ThisGuy |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TGC Returns | January 12th, 2019 | — | 9th | ThisGuy |
Trivia
- Gnes received the biggest prize check in Brawl tournament history by placing 1st at MLG Dallas 2010, earning $12,500, which was also the biggest prize check for the overall Smash series for over 5 years before being surpassed by Hungrybox's win at Battle of the Five Gods, earning $13,000.