Keitaro
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Character info
Melee main Marth
Brawl mains Falco, Diddy Kong
Smash 4 main Falco
Other Smash 4 characters Diddy Kong, Rosalina & Luma, Mii Brawler, Link
Project M main Marth
Team info
Crew(s) Counter Logic Gaming
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2014 SSBBRank: 80th
Personal and other info
Real name Richard King Jr.
Birth date (age 37)
Location Los Angeles, California USA
Miscellaneous info
Skill Super Smash Bros. Melee Semi-professional
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Professional
Super Smash Bros. 4 Professional
Project M Semi-professional

Keitaro is a Falco main and tournament host from New Jersey who is currently residing in Los Angeles, California. He is known mostly for hosting the KTAR and SKTAR tournament series. He is also a member of the Brawl Back Room and a former member of the Unity Ruleset Committee. He also plays a competent Falco in Brawl, and has taken sets off top players such as Salem. He also is the overall best Falco main in Smash 4, having defeated people like Seagull Joe to back that up. Keitaro was formerly ranked 7th and 10th on the Tristate Brawl Power Rankings and New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings, respectively. He uploads Smash content on the channel Rush Hour Smash.

On March 9th, 2016, Keitaro was officially announced as the video production specialist of Counter Logic Gaming.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 722nd
Smash the Record 2016 November 11th-14th, 2016 97th 25th Xatic

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Apex 2009 May 9th-10th, 2009 ? 17th Xzax
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 49th 13th Xzax
KTAR 2 March 20th, 2010 7th
MLG Columbus 2010 June 4th-6th, 2010 33rd 25th Xzax
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 33rd
MLG DC 2010 October 15th-17th, 2010 17th
KTAR 6 August 14th, 2011 13th GDX
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 25th False
Clash of the Titans 6 June 2nd, 2012 13th 9th Xzax
SKTAR July 14th-15th, 2012 33rd
KTAR 7 July 6th-7th, 2013 7th 13th Tron_Kat
SKTAR 2 August 3rd-4th, 2013 33rd 17th Zeton
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 25th (Forfeit) 13th JoeST
Forest Temple January 11th, 2014 9th

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
KTAR XI November 22nd, 2014 5th
Final Battle January 17th, 2015 13th
KTAR XII March 21st, 2015 25th 2nd Dapuffster
KTAR XIII July 12th, 2015 25th
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 65th
The Break Weekly #319 July 28th, 2015 2nd
SKTAR 4 August 22nd-23rd, 2015 17th
KTAR XIV November 7th, 2015 17th
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 11/24 November 24th, 2015 3rd
KTAR XVI January 9th, 2016 33rd
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 129th
KTAR XVII February 13th, 2016 25th
2GGT: FOW Saga March 26th, 2016 25th 13th Cyro
Pound 2016 April 2nd-3rd, 2016 193rd
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 129th
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 769th
2GGT: KTAR Saga July 23rd, 2016 49th
Smash Factor 5 July 29th-31st, 2016 25th
OVA #2: "El Salto de Fé" October 22th, 2016 17th ? NAKAT
Smash the Record 2016 November 11th-14th, 2016 33rd 13th Xatic

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