Smasher:Junebug
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| Junebug | |
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Donkey Kong |
| Retired Melee character | Sheik |
| Brawl main | Lucario |
| Smash 4 main | Lucario |
| Project M main | Diddy Kong |
| Other Project M character | Sheik |
| Retired Project M character | Ganondorf |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Video Gamerz |
| Former crews | Living Studios |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  SSBMRank 2023: 40th  PMRank 2018: 34th
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| Best historical ranking | SSBMRank 2023: 40th PMRank 2016: 5th
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| Best tournament result | 1st / 115 at Xanadu Legends - Xanadu 500 Edition 1st / 188 at The Big Balc
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| Winnings | ~$7,788.40 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Arjun Rao |
| Location | Centreville, Virginia 
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Junebug is a smasher from Centreville, Virginia, who was widely considered to be the best Diddy Kong player in Project M from 2014-2016 and is still considered one of the best Diddy Kong players in Project M (along with BaconPancakes and Luck), and was considered to be the best Ganondorf player in Project M when he used to play him as a secondary. He also used to play Lucario in Brawl and was once considered the best before the rise of Trela, having defeated several top players including DEHF and Mew2King. More recently, Junebug has showed greater interest in Melee and is a strong Sheik player, having taken sets off players such as Colbol, Zain, lloD, and Syrox. Junebug was formerly ranked 2nd on the MD/VA Melee Power Rankings, 4th on the MD/VA Project M Power Rankings, 6th on the MD/VA Brawl Power Rankings, 17th on the MD/VA Smash 4 Power Rankings, 34th on the PMRank 2018, 40th on the SSBMRank 2023, and 76th on the 2014 SSBBRank.
Junebug is currently considered to be one of the best Project M players of all time and was generally considered to be the best throughout 2015 for his dominant and consistent record. However, after Olympus, Junebug decided to go on a hiatus from Project M. While he still plays the game, he has not returned to competing regularly. In late 2019, Junebug seemed to retire from competing in both Melee and Project M.
In recent years, Junebug has played primarily mid-tiers in an effort to collect information and clips for his YouTube videos and has seen notable success with them, such as placing 13th at Double Down 2022 with Dr. Mario. Most notably, he began playing Donkey Kong in 2023 and has established himself as the best Donkey Kong player in the world, ranking 40th on the SSBMRank 2023 and defeating players such as Magi, Ginger, Polish, MoG, Milkman, and Juicebox; his success with Donkey Kong, alongside an upswing of results from other Donkey Kong players, helped spur discussion on Donkey Kong's true potential.
Junebug is also notably proficient at analyzing the metagame and its competitive mentality; having succeeded in multiple Smash games for over a decade, he has a unique perspective when it comes to Smash and competition. He has coached notable Melee top professional Zain to massive success.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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| Zenith 2014 | August 2nd-3rd, 2014 | 49th | — | — |
| Xanadu Arcadian | May 16th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash | June 13th-14th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 65th | — | — |
| ARLO 2 | September 26th, 2015 | 2nd | 2nd | Oracle |
| Tipped Off 11 | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 25th | 17th | ESAM |
| Shots Fired 2 | March 5th-6th, 2016 | 9th | 3rd | Professor Pro |
| Frozen Phoenix | March 12th-13th, 2016 | 4th | 5th | Lain |
| S@X 153 | June 8th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash 2 | June 11th-12th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 49th | 17th | Aglet |
| ARLO 3 | August 20th-21st, 2016 | 3rd | 5th | Bizzarro Flame |
| The Fantastic Melee Weekly #9 | January 3rd, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Fantastic Melee Weekly #10 | January 10th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Atlantic Extravaganza | January 14th, 2017 | 3rd | 2nd | SmashG0D |
| The Fantastic Melee Weekly #12 | January 24th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| The Fantastic Melee Weekly #14 | February 7th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| The Fantastic Melee Weekly #16 | February 21st, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Fight Pitt 7 | April 15th, 2017 | 2nd | 7th | FendrickLamar |
| Royal Flush | May 12th-14th, 2017 | 25th | 7th | MilkMan |
| Smash 'N' Splash 3 | June 2nd-4th, 2017 | 33rd | 13th | Zain |
| Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 49th | 9th | Aglet |
| Shine 2017 | August 25th-27th, 2017 | 25th | 25th | Redd |
| The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| Salty Juans 4: Southwest Battle Royale | October 14th-15th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | NMW |
| MD/VA Melee Invitational | November 25th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| We Tech Those 3 | January 13th-14th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Xanadu - End of an Era | February 24th-25th, 2018 | — | 4th | Atomsk |
| Fight Pitt 8 | April 7th, 2018 | 5th | 3rd | lloD |
| S@X 246 | April 18th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | Hazy |
| S@X 247 | April 25th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| S@X 248 | May 2nd, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Pound Underground | May 12th-13th, 2018 | 3rd | 5th | Aglet |
| S@X 250 | May 16th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash 4 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | — | 13th | Aglet |
| OMEGA II | June 16th-17th, 2018 | 5th | 5th | AbsentPage |
| Smashadelphia 2018 | June 22nd-24th, 2018 | 4th | 3rd | Bones |
| The Even Bigger Balc | July 6th-8th, 2018 | 5th | 7th | lloD |
| Short Hops | July 21st, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Chillin |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 9th | 17th | Aglet |
| The JorHouse 3 - Free at Last | September 15th-16th, 2018 | 9th | 3rd | bobby big ballz |
| The Script 2 | February 16th-17th, 2019 | 9th | 4th | Rose-Colored Boy |
| NChi Ultra | March 16th-17th, 2019 | 9th | 1st | Redd |
| Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st | — | 13th | Rose-Colored Boy |
| Shell Shocked 20 | May 4th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | — | 9th | Chillin |
| VCU Multishine | February 22nd, 2020 | 2nd | 1st | Milkman |
| Double Down 2022 | July 8th-10th, 2022 | 13th | 17th | ShakeDrizzle |
| M Series #8 | January 28th, 2023 | 2nd / 132 | — | — |
| Dawnstar Day! | March 5th, 2023 | 2nd / 40 | 1st / 13 | MilkMan |
| Collision 2023 | March 10th-12th, 2023 | 17th / 494 | — | — |
| It's Not You, It's Melee #1 | March 26th, 2023 | 1st / 45 | — | — |
| It's Not You, It's Melee #2 | April 23rd, 2023 | 1st / 32 | 3rd / 11 | Yung John |
| Xanadu Legends - Xanadu 500 Edition | April 29th, 2023 | 1st / 115 | — | — |
| Creed II | May 13th, 2023 | 7th / 111 | — | — |
| No Jawns 3 | July 1st, 2023 | 7th / 97 | — | — |
| It's Not You, It's Melee #4 | July 30th, 2023 | 1st / 62 | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2023 | August 10th-13th, 2023 | 33rd / 860 | 13th / 161 | Jorge |
| The Big House 11 | October 20th-22nd, 2023 | 13th / 1,011 | — | — |
| Collision 2024 | March 15th-17th, 2024 | 17th / 494 | — | — |
| Tipped Off 15: Connected | June 15th-16th, 2024 | 33rd / 513 | — | — |
| Patchwork 2024 | July 6th-7th, 2024 | 1st / 109 | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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| Pound 4 | January 16th-18th, 2010 | 33rd | 25th | Hyro |
| C3 Jiggly January | January 31st, 2010 | 3rd | 4th | Tantalus |
| Level Up 2 | March 13th, 2010 | 5th | 4th | Logic |
| ATHF presents: $5 Venue Fee | April 24th, 2010 | 2nd | 2nd | Logic |
| Woodbridge Presents: Peons Only! | ca. May 1st, 2010 | 2nd | 5th | Aposl |
| GamePad Returns! | May 22nd, 2010 | 2nd | 2nd | BMX |
| UGZ: MLG Prep | May 29th, 2010 | 1st | 7th | Deez |
| Omni Presents: Xanadu Games | July 17th, 2010 | 9th | 1st | Korn |
| Apex 2010 | August 6th-8th, 2010 | 33rd | 2nd | ChuDat |
| MLG DC 2010 | October 15th-17th, 2010 | 17th | 17th | ChuDat |
| Baltimore Brawl | November 27th, 2010 | 5th | 2nd | Korn |
| KTAR 5 | May 21st, 2011 | 7th | 5th | Logic |
| KTAR 6 | August 14th, 2011 | 5th | 5th | Lie |
| The Real S@X | August 6th, 2013 | 4th | — | — |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 49th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 65th | 25th | Seagull Joe |
| Shots Fired | February 28th-March 1st, 2015 | 7th | 4th | Seagull Joe |
| Aftershock | March 28th-29th, 2015 | 13th | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash | June 13th-June 14th, 2015 | 13th | — | — |
| Tipped Off 11 | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 25th | 13th | Player-1 |
| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 6/7 | June 7th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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| Relay PM Competitive | March 30th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Project M Showdown 3.02 | May 17th, 2014 | 5th | 2nd | Pink Fresh |
| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 5/20 | May 20th, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 5/27 | May 27th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 9th | 7th | Seagull Joe |
| Thanks For Playing 7 | June 7th, 2014 | 2nd | 2nd | Pink Fresh |
| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 6/17 | June 17th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 6/24 | June 24th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 7/15 | July 15th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 7/29 | July 29th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Zenith 2014 | August 2nd-3rd, 2014 | 2nd | 2nd | Pink Fresh |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 4th | 3rd | Pink Fresh |
| Shell Shocked XVI | October 11th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Pink Fresh |
| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 11/25 | November 25th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesdays 12/30 | December 30th, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| Shots Fired | February 28th-March 1st, 2015 | 3rd | 4th | Pink Fresh |
| Aftershock | March 28th-29th, 2015 | 2nd | 9th | Pink Fresh |
| Smash 'N' Splash | June 13th-14th, 2015 | 3rd | 3rd | Pink Fresh |
| Low Tier City 3 | August 1st-2nd, 2015 | 1st | 4th | Ally |
| Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
| Blacklisted | August 15th-16th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | HAT |
| Show Me Your Moves 16 | August 29th-30th, 2015 | 1st | 13th | oro?! |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 5th | Top 6 | Pink Fresh |
| ARLO 2 | September 26th, 2015 | 1st | 4th | Luck |
| Tipped Off 11 | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 2nd | 4th | Nintendude |
| We Tech Those | November 14th-15th, 2015 | 1st | 3rd | Rolex |
| FinalBOSS | January 9th-10th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | iPunchKidsz |
| Shots Fired 2 | March 5th-6th, 2016 | 1st | 3rd | Professor Pro |
| Frozen Phoenix | March 12th-13th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Dirtboy |
| SuperNova | April 16th, 2016 | 9th | 9th | Seagull Joe |
| The Big Balc | May 27th-29th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Sosa |
| Smash 'N' Splash 2 | June 11th-12th, 2016 | 17th | 4th | Ripple |
| Low Tier City 4 | June 18th-19th, 2016 | 3rd | 3rd | Dirtboy |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| We Tech Those 2 | July 23rd-24th, 2016 | 4th | 5th | Hyperflame |
| ARLO 3 | August 20th-21st, 2016 | 3rd | 1st | Malachi |
| Olympus | October 28th-30th, 2016 | 5th | 3rd | Malachi |
| Smash 'N' Splash 3 | June 2nd-4th, 2017 | 17th | 1st | Plup |
| SuperNova 2 | July 29th-30th, 2017 | 5th | 17th | Loyal |
| Shine 2017 | August 25th-27th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Salty Juans 4: Southwest Battle Royale | October 14th-15th, 2017 | 7th | 3rd | Luck |
| We Tech Those 3 | January 13th-14th, 2018 | 9th | 4th | Lunchables |
| Project M Showdown 7 | April 21st, 2018 | — | 5th | Pink Fresh |
| Smash 'N' Splash 4 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Smashadelphia 2018 | June 22nd-24th, 2018 | 7th | 3rd | BaconPancakes |
| The Even Bigger Balc | July 6th-8th 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 9th | 7th | Plup |
| M Series #8 | January 28th, 2023 | 1st | — | — |
| Xanadu Legends - Xanadu 500 Edition | April 29th, 2023 | 5th | — | — |
