Smasher:King Funk
King Funk | |
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Character info | |
Smash 64 main | Captain Falcon |
Melee main | Falco |
Brawl main | Falco |
Smash 4 main | Lucario |
Ultimate main | Yoshi |
Project M main | Meta Knight |
Rankings and results info | |
Most recent ranking | Danish Ultimate Power Rankings: 10th |
Personal and other info | |
Real name | Julius Vissing |
Birth date | |
Location | Copenhagen, Hovedstaden |
Julius Vissing, aka King Funk, is a smasher, tournament organizer and commentator currently residing in Copenhagen, Denmark. Formerly a SSB64 and Brawl player, Julius now plays Melee and Ultimate, as well as a variety of other fighting game titles (most notably Street Fighter 6, Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising & Tekken 8). He is currently ranked 2nd for SSBM on the Danish Power Rankings. He is also the main tournament organizer for Valhalla, Denmark's major European Smash tournament series.
King Funk started out with Brawl in Portugal in 2008, where he co-founded the competitive scene with Flayl and hosted the country's first few tournaments. In 2010, he moved to Denmark for his studies and quickly transitioned from Brawl to Melee as most players in Scandinavia favored the latter as their game of choice. He was also for a long time one of Europe's best SSB64 players until he quit the game in late 2012 to focus on other fighting games.
King Funk frequently commentates at European events such as DreamHack and hosts local and regional tournaments, such as the "Hive", "King Funk's Castle" and "Super Nørre Bros" series. In January 2018, he organized Denmark's first major tournament, Valhalla, which was followed by Valhalla II and Valhalla III in 2019 and 2020 with several hundred attendees from all over the world each year. After a long break due to the COVID-19 crisis and personal matters, King Funk returned to major tournament organization and hosted Valhalla IV in February 2024.
Tournament placingsEdit
Super Smash Bros.Edit
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 7th | 3rd | Sensei |
B.E.A.S.T 7 | February 17th-19th, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
Fête | August 2nd-4th 2019 | 13th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. MeleeEdit
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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Beauty | April 15th-17th, 2011 | 17th | 9th | VJ |
Beauty 2 | May 2nd-5th, 2011 | 13th | — | — |
Smashers' Reunion: Melee Grande | July 13th-15th, 2012 | — | 17th | Navn |
King Funk's Castle II: Måske | October 4th-7th, 2012 | 13th | 9th | Slynus |
B.E.A.S.T 3 | April 3rd-7th, 2013 | 33rd | 13th | Eagle |
B.E.A.S.T 4 | February 12th-15th, 2014 | 65th | 13th | Tomber |
The Hive #2 | March 29th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
Hestens Lade I | April 19th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
Jylland History 20XX | July 9th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
MUST 1 | August 16th, 2014 | 7th | — | — |
The Hive #4 | August 30th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
Hestens Lade II | October 18th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
DrømmeLAN 4.0 | November 8th, 2014 | 17th | 9th | Matsimilian |
B.E.A.S.T 5 | January 9th, 2015 | 49th | — | — |
Heart of Gold 1 | February 20th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
Mini-Hive #1 | March 24th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
Headstomper '15 | May 16th, 2015 | 5th | 1st | Leffen |
Stapla Upp Det | August 28th, 2015 | 3rd | 9th | Spider |
Helix | September 25th-27th, 2015 | 33rd | 9th | Eagle |
Sm@sh Ranbat 4 | October 4th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
Sm@sh Ranbat Finals | December 13th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
B.E.A.S.T 6 | February 19th-21st, 2016 | 65th | 17th | MISTRRLOVE |
Headstomper '16 | June 4th-5th, 2016 | – | 4th | Moe |
Heir 3 | August 19th-21st, 2016 | 49th | 33rd | JJLinyard |
Eclipse 2 | October 21st-23rd, 2016 | 33rd | 17th | VJ |
B.E.A.S.T 7 | February 17th-19th, 2017 | 65th | — | — |
DreamHack Summer 2017 | June 17th-18th, 2017 | — | 4th | Poopmaister6000 |
Azension II | July 21st-23rd, 2017 | 9th | 5th | Poopmaister6000 |
DreamHack Winter 2017 | December 2nd-3rd, 2017 | — | 7th | Poopmaister6000 |
Phoenix Blue | February 22nd-24th, 2018 | 17th | 9th | Poopmaister6000 |
Phoenix Blue 2 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 33rd | 9th | Poopmaister6000 |
XI Mansion 6: Farewell Zephyr Edition | February 14th-16th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
The Upset | February 27th-28th, 2021 | 33rd | — | — |
Phoenix Blue Online | March 26th-28th, 2021 | 25th | 13th | Moe |
Avant la Fête | May 14th, 2023 | 17th | 5th | Moe |
Fête 3: By the Sea | July 14th-16th, 2023 | 79th / 409 | 33rd / 128 | Moe |
Super Smash Bros. BrawlEdit
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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Smash Portugal National Tournament #1 | July 26th, 2009 | 5th | — | — |
Smash Portufal National Tournament #2 | October 3rd, 2009 | 7th | 2nd | Flayl |
Smash Portugal National Tournament #3 | December 22nd, 2009 | 1st | 1st | Flayl |
Extreme Freeplay Tournament 2010 | August 7th-8th, 2010 | 1st | — | — |
Project MEdit
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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King Funk's Castle II: Måske | October 4th-7th, 2012 | — | 4th | Kukzzzz |
B.E.A.S.T 4 | February 12th-15th, 2014 | 9th | — | — |
Azension II | July 21st-23rd, 2017 | 5th | 1st | Eagle |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DSEdit
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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DrømmeLAN 4.0 | November 7th-9th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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Phoenix Blue 2 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 17th | 9th | Vision |
TriviaEdit
- In Smash 64, King Funk was infamous for his creative and seemingly "random" use of the Falcon Dive, which he would generally use as an effective tool to punish shielding (in particular on platforms) as well as for tech-chasing purposes. While King Funk was in Japan in the summer of 2012, he demonstrated his uses of the Falcon Dive, which Japanese players would later affectionately name after him.