Smasher:Plup

Plup "Pluplue"
Character info
Melee mains	Sheik, Fox
Other Melee character	Samus
Smash 4 main	Pikachu
Ultimate mains	Mega Man, Ridley
Project M main	Meta Knight
Other Project M characters	Samus, Sheik
Team info
Sponsor(s)	Nouns Esports
Former sponsor(s)	Panda, Eggdog Esports, Red Bull
Former crews	Versus
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	SSBMRank 2023: 5th
Best historical ranking	MPGR 2018: 4th
Best tournament result	1st / 1365 at GENESIS 5 33rd / 837 at Apex 2015 17th / 1017 at The Big House 9 13th / 382 at Apex 2014
Winnings	~$119,462.91 ~$2,431.85
Personal and other info
Real name	Justin McGrath
Birth date	November 24, 1993 (age 31)
Location	Oregon

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Plup is a smasher from Florida who is currently residing in Oregon, and is considered to be one of the best Melee players in the world. He is one of the best Sheik players in the world, a top Fox player, one of the best Samus players in the world, and one of the best Luigi players in the world. He has strong placings in nationals, including 1st at GENESIS 5 and DreamHack Atlanta 2017, 2nd at The Big House 7 and Smash Summit 9, 3rd at EVO 2016, 4th at CEO 2016, and 5th at EVO 2017, Smash Summit 2, and Smash Summit 3. He is also the second player in competitive Melee history to take a set off of each of the Five Gods, after defeating Armada at The Big House 7. He is a strong doubles player, frequently teaming with Hungrybox, with the pair (collectively referred to as "Plupbox") currently considered the best doubles team in the world. He is currently ranked 5th on the SSBMRank 2023.

After Apex 2015, Plup switched from Samus to Sheik while still using Samus as an occasional counterpick. Plup has also demonstrated his competence with other characters, such as Luigi which he used exclusively at CEO Dreamland, defeating Nintendude and Druggedfox, and placing 5th, the highest placing a solo Luigi has received at a major. He placed 3rd at CFL Smackdown 72 by playing exclusively Young Link. He also won CFL Smackdown 132 going exclusively Falco. In 2016, Plup showed early success with Fox, winning Frame One and defeating Wizzrobe, Axe, and Colbol in the process.

Plup is also a professional Project M Samus player, with secondaries Meta Knight and Sheik. He took 1st place in CEO 2014 Project M doubles with fellow Florida smasher Wizzrobe. He also participates in Ultimate tournaments playing Mega Man and Ridley with a Greninja secondary, and has wins on Sonix, Salem, MVD, ZD, Meme, Pelca, Atomsk, and PsyKoD.

On June 30th, 2015, Plup was signed by Panda. ^[1] He left Panda on December 2nd, 2022, following his disapproval of Panda's actions that allegedly resulted in the cancellation of the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships.

Tournament history[edit]

2010-2015: Birth of a Sheikah[edit]

Initially starting as a Samus player, Plup's first notable tournament was at CEO 2010, placing 13th out of 62 entrants. Starting with Advent II, Plup teamed with Hungrybox in doubles, placing 1st at many doubles events and would be his main doubles partner until 2015. Later in 2012, he attended Apex 2012 and placed 33rd with a win over Cyrain. A year later, his next tournament was Apex 2013 where he defeated Tai, and lost to KirbyKaze and PewPewU. He placed 17th at the event, a notable improvement over last year. After a few years of sparse results outside of locals, Plup started to make a name for himself by attending more major tournaments as well as improving his results.

At Apex 2014, he placed 13th with wins over Chillindude and darkatma and losses to MacD and Fiction. Later on, at CEO 2014 Prologue, this was one of the first few tournaments where he started to use Fox, mainly as a counterpick for the Jigglypuff matchup. Despite this decision, he lost to Hungrybox in winners and grand finals. CEO 2014 was notable as his first top 8 at a major tournament. After being sent to losers bracket by Porkchops, he defeated ChuDat and Fiction until being eliminated by Mew2King, placing 5th. The latter half of the year would have Plup improve in results, but was just shy of making another top 8 at a notable event. At EVO 2014, he would lose to Armada, albeit with notable wins in losers bracket over Lucky and Hax$ before losing to Axe at 9th place. The Big House 4 would also be a 9th place finish for Plup and was his last tournament of 2014. However, with more notable placements and wins under his belt, he was ranked 16th on the 2014 SSBMRank.

At Apex 2015, he used a combination of Samus and now Sheik, being the first notable tournament where he used the latter character. However, Plup placed 49th at the tournament, being his worst placement in Melee singles to date. After Apex 2015, Plup started to use Fox and Sheik more frequently, with Samus no longer being his most notable character. The rest of the year would be better in terms of results and Plup has never placed outside of top 48 since Apex 2015. His notability with Sheik was first seen at Smash 'N' Splash. He placed 2nd with solo Sheik, taking out Hanky Panky, Junebug, and Dart! in the process. He only lost to Mew2King in both winners and grand finals. He then placed 7th at CEO 2015 and his Sheik took more sets off of top level players, defeating ChuDat, Westballz, and Zhu before losing to both Leffen and Mango in very close sets. Plup would end up having a runback on both players at EVO 2015 and ultimately won over both players, with his losers set with Leffen in particular becoming one of Plup's most famous sets. He also took additional sets over Wizzrobe and Ken at this event before losing 2-0 to both PPMD and Hungrybox and placed 4th in the tournament. Plup was invited to the first Smash Summit and would remain one of the invites for almost every future Smash Summit. In winners, he beat Shroomed before Mew2King sent him to losers. His losers run was notable however, defeating S2J, Lucky, and PPMD, defeating another one of the Five Gods and placed 4th after losing a set to Mango. At DreamHack Winter 2015, he placed 3rd with wins over MacD, Mango, Duck, and Westballz, with Plup 3-0ing the former in the Samus ditto. He only lost to Armada in both winners quarter-finals and losers finals. By the end of the year, Plup was ranked 7th on the 2015 SSBMRank, with this being his first top 10 placement on the rankings, only being ranked below the Five Gods and Leffen.

2016-2018: The Rise of the Jorts[edit]

At Battle of the Five Gods, he defeated PPMD and Mew2King, with his losses being against Armada and Mango, ending in 5th place. He placed 1st at CEO 2016 Prologue, defeating Colbol in both winners and grand finals, then placed 4th at CEO 2016, 3rd at EVO 2016, and 7th at Shine 2016, 17th at The Big House 6, and 5th at Smash Summit 3, which would be his would be his last tournament of the year outside of locals. With more consistent placements compared to 2015, he placed one spot higher of 6th on the 2016 SSBMRank.

Plup garnered strong results in 2017, starting the year by winning Norcal Validated. Plup would go on to place 5th at GENESIS 4, Smash Summit Spring 2017, and CEO Dreamland, with the latter tournament being notable for his use of solo Luigi. He eventually placed 2nd at CEO 2017, losing to Hungrybox. While Plup has won tournaments at this point, DreamHack Atlanta 2017 was his first truly notable win in Melee singles, as this was the first tournament won by a non-God with multiple Gods in attendance since Leffen's win at BEAST 5. Shortly after, Plup placed 5th at Super Smash Con 2017 and Shine 2017. Notably at The Big House 7, he defeated Armada, the only God up to this point he never beat in bracket, becoming the second player to win a set against all of Melee's Five Gods, after Leffen. It was also the first time Armada lost to a Sheik player since 2010 where Amsah defeated him at Pound 4. For the event itself, he placed 2nd behind Hungrybox. He would later go on to place 5th at Smash Summit 5. With his tournament and player wins, as well as his notable top 8 placements in account, he was ranked 5th on the 2017 SSBMRank, only being ranked below the active Melee Gods.

For Plup's career, 2018 is considered his best year in Melee singles. GENESIS 5 is considered his strongest tournament run in Melee singles, as he went on to take win sets against HugS, Mango, Armada, and Hungrybox to became the champion of GENESIS 5. He then went on a dominant streak of placing 2nd at both Get On My Level 2018 and CEO 2018, and won another event in DreamHack Austin 2018. With his wins at GENESIS 5 and Austin 2018, as well as placing top 8 in every tournament he attended in throughout early 2018, Plup jumped to 2nd on the Summer 2018 MPGR, his best placement on the rankings and the first time he outplaced Armada, Mew2King, and Mango. In the second half of 2018, Plup took two consecutive top placements at notable tournaments, with him placing 3rd at EVO 2018 and 4th at Shine 2018 respectively. He would go on to place 2nd after losing to Hungrybox at The Big House 8. This streak throughout the year would end at Smash Summit 7 where he was knocked out at 9th place. This was also only time he didn't appear in top 8 at a notable tournament in 2018. Despite the weaker result at Smash Summit 7, 2018 was undoubtedly a very strong year in terms of placements and wins over MPGR players. On the 2018 MPGR, he was ranked 4th and is currently his best placement with the whole year in account.

2019-present: Soft Decline and the Era of the Spoonfed Fish[edit]

Going into 2019, Plup took 3rd place at GENESIS 6 and Pound 2019. In the next two months, he had two fifth place finishes at both Smash 'N' Splash 5 and CEO 2019. Due to not starting off as strong as the previous year, having slightly less notable wins, and stiff competition, his ranking dropped to 7th on the Summer 2019 MPGR. Unfortunately, the second half of the year became a slump in Plup's career. At Super Smash Con 2019, he fell to both Swedish Delight and Axe to place 17th at the event. Shine 2019 was the next tournament he attended, he progressed in winners side of pools and defeated HugS 3-0, but unfortunately DQ'd in 17th place due to sickness.^[2] His next tournament was The Big House 9 almost two months later and would place 9th after losing to SFAT and Fiction. He ended the year with a 7th place finish at Mango's Birthday Bash, losing to both Swedish Delight and Hungrybox in 3-1 sets. Despite his shaky performance by the end of the year, his top 3 finishes at majors and top 8 placements throughout the year were strong enough for him to be ranked 8th on the 2019 MPGR, albeit this was his lowest ranking since 2015. Starting in 2020, Plup attended GENESIS 7, playing primarily Fox. However, he lost in notable upsets from both PewPewU and ARMY. These losses put him in a lackluster result of 25th, being his worst placement in singles since The Big House 6. His next tournament was Smash Summit 9. He went on to dominate the winners bracket before being sent to losers by Hungrybox, eliminating Mango in losers, and faced Hungrybox once again in grand finals and placed 2nd despite resetting the bracket. In contrast to GENESIS 7, this is currently his best Summit placement, his best performance at Smash Summit since its inception at the time. In late 2021, when offline Melee tournaments were available again, Plup largely continued to maintain consistent tournament placings. He finished first in the SWT: NA West Melee Regional Finals before going on to win the Smash World Tour 2021 Championships, and would eventually place second at Riptide 2022, Lost Tech City 2022, and MAJOR UPSET, and win both CEO 2022 and CEO 2023.

Other Smash games[edit]

Outside of Melee, Plup has competed in other Smash games. He slightly dabbled into Smash 4 during the game's early days, only competing in CFL weeklies and a very rare major in the case of Apex 2015 where he placed 33rd. In Project M, he played Samus in the game's heyday. He teamed up with Wizzrobe in doubles when he was an active player for the game, placing 1st at both CEO 2014 and Tipped Off 10 and a second place finish at both The Big House 4 and Smash 'N' Splash, placing behind Mew2King and ZeRo and Mew2King and Ally, respectively.

In Ultimate, he primarily plays Mega Man and Ridley and is one of the best Ultimate players who are more known for Melee, considered only behind Leffen. With Mega Man, he has taken sets off of Salem, MVD, and Meme. As Ridley, he solely used the character at Super Smash Con 2019 and placed 49th at the event, being the highest placement for a solo Ridley player at an supermajor before Mezcaul's appearance in the competitive scene. He had notable performances of 17th at two Ultimate supermajors at EVO 2019 and The Big House 9, and was voted in for the first Smash Ultimate Summit although he only placed 13th. He occasionally used Greninja and Mii Brawler as counterpicks before retiring the characters. After offline tournaments returned, he rarely competes in Ultimate anymore and never has reached the peaks he did in 2019.

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

SSBMRank/MPGR[edit]

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
SSBMRank 2013	January - November 2013	27th
Summer 2014 SSBMRank	January - May 2014	23rd
SSBMRank 2014	January - October 2014	16th
Summer 2015 SSBMRank	January - July 2015	7th
SSBMRank 2015	January - November 2015	7th
SSBMRank 2016	January 15th - December 4th, 2016	6th
Summer 2017 SSBMRank	December 10th, 2016 - June 18th, 2017	6th
SSBMRank 2017	December 10th, 2016 - December 10th, 2017	5th
Summer 2018 MPGR	December 15th, 2017 - July 1st, 2018	2nd
MPGR 2018	December 15th, 2017 - December 16th, 2018	4th
Summer 2019 MPGR	December 17th, 2018 - June 30th, 2019	7th
MPGR 2019	December 17th, 2018 - December 8th, 2019	8th
MPGR Summer 2022	March 1st - July 11th, 2022	7th
SSBMRank 2022	March 1st - December 18th, 2022	8th
SSBMRank Summer 2023	December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023	9th
SSBMRank 2023	December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023	5th

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament	Date	1v1 Placement	2v2 Placement	Partner	Earnings
Gigabits 6/27	June 27th, 2009	7th	—	—
NOOB 1	February 20th, 2010	7th	—	—
NOOB 2	April 17th, 2010	5th	4th	Nasty
CEO 2010	June 5th-6th, 2010	13th	9th	Nasty
WATO 12	September 4th, 2010	5th	3rd	Apollo
NOOB 3	January 15th, 2011	5th	4th	Nicaboy	$15
Advent II	October 8th, 2011	2nd	1st	Hungrybox
Advent IV	December 10th, 2011	3rd	1st	Hungrybox
Apex 2012	January 6th-8th, 2012	33rd	2nd	Hungrybox
Apex 2013	January 11th-13th, 2013	17th	2nd	Hungrybox
NOOB 4	March 30th, 2013	2nd	—	—
MICE	August 17th, 2013	2nd	1st	Hungrybox	$177
Tipped Off 9	December 14th-15th, 2013	7th	1st	Hungrybox
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	13th	3rd	Hungrybox
CEO 2014 Winterfest	February 1st, 2014	3rd	1st	Hungrybox	$97
CEO 2014 Prologue	March 28th-29th, 2014	2nd	—	—
Fear The Green Missile	April 26th, 2014	2nd	1st	Hungrybox	$140
Super Smash Sundays 20	May 18th, 2014	7th	4th	HugS
VGC EVO Sponsorship Tournament	June 14th-15th, 2014	1st	—	—
MLG Anaheim 2014	June 20th-22nd, 2014	9th	5th	Hungrybox
CEO 2014	June 27th-29th, 2014	5th	2nd	Hungrybox	$41
EVO 2014	July 11th-13th, 2014	9th	1st	Hungrybox
Smash the Record	August 22nd-25th, 2014	7th	1st	Hungrybox
Simply Smashing	August 30th, 2014	2nd	—	—
Tipped Off 10	September 20th-21st, 2014	5th	1st	Hungrybox	$131
The Big House 4	October 4th-5th, 2014	9th	2nd	Hungrybox
CFL Smackdown 6	October 14th, 2014	2nd	—	—
CFL Smackdown 8	November 11th, 2014	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 10	November 25th, 2014	2nd	—	—
CFL Smackdown 12	December 9th, 2014	2nd	—	—
CFL Smackdown Monthly 7	December 20th, 2014	1st	—	—
WATO FP	January 3rd, 2015	2nd
CFL Smackdown 13	January 13th, 2015	2nd	—	—
Paragon Orlando 2015	January 17th-18th, 2015	5th	1st	Hungrybox	$181
CFL Smackdown 14	January 27th, 2015	2nd	—	—
Apex 2015	January 30th-February 1st, 2015	49th	13th	Colbol
CFL Smackdown 17	February 17th, 2015	2nd	—	—
CFL Smackdown 18	February 24th, 2015	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 19	March 3rd, 2015	2nd	—	—
CFL Smackdown 20	March 10th, 2015	2nd	—	—
Bad Moon Rising	March 14th-15th, 2015	2nd	4th	DruggedFox	$560
CFL Smackdown 21	March 17th, 2015	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 22	March 24th, 2015	2nd	—	—
CFL Smackdown 23	March 31st, 2015	1st	1st	Pi
CFL Smackdown 24	April 4th, 2015	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown Monthly 9	April 12th, 2015	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 25	April 14th, 2015	2nd	—	—
CFL Smackdown 26	April 21st, 2015	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 27	April 28th, 2015	1st	—	—
2015 Versus EVO Qualifier	May 2nd, 2015	1st	—	—	$50
CFL Smackdown 30	May 26th, 2015	4th	—	—
CFL Smackdown 32	June 9th, 2015	1st	—	—
Smash 'N' Splash	June 13th-14th, 2015	2nd	2nd	Wizzrobe	$543
CFL Smackdown 34	June 23rd, 2015	1st	—	—
CEO 2015	June 26th-28th, 2015	7th	7th	DruggedFox	$78
CFL Smackdown 36	July 7th, 2015	3rd	—	—
CFL Smackdown 37	July 14th, 2015	1st	—	—
EVO 2015	July 17th-19th, 2015	4th	3rd	Hungrybox	$747
CFL Smackdown 39	July 28th, 2015	2nd	—	—
CFL Smackdown 41	August 11th, 2015	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 42	August 18th, 2015	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 44	September 1st, 2015	2nd	—	—
Paragon Los Angeles 2015	September 5th-6th, 2015	9th	—	—
HTC Throwdown	September 19th, 2015	25th	7th	Wizzrobe
CFL Smackdown 47	September 21st, 2015	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 48	September 28th, 2015	2nd	—	—
The Big House 5	October 2nd-4th, 2015	13th	7th	DruggedFox
CFL Smackdown 50	October 12th, 2015	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 51	October 19th, 2015	1st	—	—
Smash the Record 2015	October 23rd-25th, 2015	17th	—	—
CFL Smackdown 52	November 2nd, 2015	1st	—	—
Smash Summit	November 7th-8th, 2015	4th	5th	PPMD	$2,469
Eclipse	November 14th-15th, 2015	4th	1st	Axe	$789
Kickstart 4	November 22nd, 2015	1st	1st	Westballz	$425
DreamHack Winter 2015	November 26th-29th, 2015	3rd	7th	Wizzrobe	$2,000
CFL Smackdown 57	December 7th, 2015	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 58	December 14th, 2015	2nd	—	—
CFL Smackdown 59	January 4th, 2016	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 60	January 11th, 2016	1st	—	—
GENESIS 3	January 15th-17th, 2016	9th	25th	M00NShoez	$218
CFL Smackdown 62	January 25th, 2016	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 63	February 1st, 2016	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 64	February 8th, 2016	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 66	February 22nd, 2016	1st	—	—
Tampa Never Sleeps 6	February 27th-28th, 2016	3rd	—	—
CFL Smackdown 67	February 29th, 2016	?	—	—
CFL Smackdown 68	March 7th, 2016	1st	2nd	Pengie
CFL Smackdown 69	March 14th, 2016	1st	—	—
Battle of the Five Gods	March 17th-19th, 2016	5th	—	—	$750
CFL Smackdown 70	March 21st, 2016	1st	1st	Pengie
CFL Smackdown 71	March 28th, 2016	1st	—	—
Pound 2016	April 2nd-3rd, 2016	5th	1st	Hungrybox	$420
CFL Smackdown 72	April 5th, 2016	3rd	—	—
Frame One	April 9th-10th, 2016	1st	1st	Wizzrobe	$432
CFL Smackdown 74	April 18th, 2016	1st	1st	—
Smash Summit 2	April 21st-24th, 2016	5th	2nd	Hungrybox	$1,166
CFL Smackdown Weekly 76	May 2nd, 2016	1st	1st	Pengie
CFL Smackdown 77	May 9th, 2016	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 78	May 16th, 2016	2nd	1st	Pengie
CEO 2016 Prologue	May 21st-22nd, 2016	1st	—	—	$444
CFL Smackdown 79	May 23rd, 2016	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 80	May 30th, 2016	2nd	1st	Oaty
CFL Smackdown 82	June 13th, 2016	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 83	June 20th, 2016	1st	7th	Snowdrops
CEO 2016	June 24th-26th, 2016	4th	2nd	Axe	$339
CFL Smackdown 86	July 11th, 2016	1st	—	—
EVO 2016	July 15th-17th, 2016	3rd	—	—	$2,372
CFL Smackdown 87	July 25th, 2016	1st	1st	Oaty
CFL Smackdown 88	August 1st, 2016	2nd	—	—
CFL Smackdown 89	August 8th, 2016	9th (Forfeit)	—	—
Unrivaled	August 20th, 2016	1st	1st	Derdian	$207
CFL Smackdown 91	August 22nd, 2016	2nd	—	—
Shine 2016	August 26th-28th, 2016	7th	1st	Mew2King	$306
Smash Conference LXVI	September 9th, 2016	2nd	1st	Gahtzu	$76
CFL Smackdown 94	September 12th, 2016	1st	1st	Pengie
Unrivaled II: Doubles Edition	September 17th, 2016	1st	1st	Gahtzu	$180
CFL Smackdown 95	September 19th, 2016	1st	1st	Pengie
The Smash House	September 23rd-25th, 2016	1st	1st	Gahtzu
CFL Smackdown 96	September 26th, 2016	1st	1st	Colbol
CFL Smackdown 97	October 3rd, 2016	1st	1st	Oaty
The Big House 6	October 7th-9th, 2016	17th	5th	Westballz
CFL Smackdown 98	October 10th, 2016	2nd	—	—
Smash Conference LXVIII	October 14th, 2016	1st	—	—	$315
CFL Smackdown 99	October 17th, 2016	1st	—	—
Come To Papa 2	October 22nd-23rd, 2016	1st	1st	Mew2King
CFL Smackdown 100	October 24th, 2016	1st	1st	The Author
CFL Smackdown 101	October 31st, 2016	1st	1st	Gahtzu
Smash Summit 3	November 3rd-6th, 2016	5th	5th	Hungrybox	$972
CFL Smackdown 104	November 28th, 2016	1st	2nd	Oaty
CFL Smackdown 106	December 12th, 2016	2nd	1st	Hungrybox
Unrivaled IV: Dash Dancing Through the Snow	December 17th, 2016	1st	1st	Oaty
CFL Smackdown 108	January 2nd, 2017	1st	1st	Oaty
Norcal Validated	January 14th, 2017	1st	9th	Liz	$300
Get Smashed at the Foundry 105	January 17th, 2017	1st	—	—	$405
GENESIS 4	January 20th-22nd, 2017	5th	4th	Axe	$511
Unrivaled V	January 28th, 2017	1st	1st	Oaty
CFL Smackdown 115	February 20th, 2017	2nd	1st	Oaty
Smash Summit Spring 2017	March 2nd-5th, 2017	5th	5th	Westballz	$2,314
CEO Dreamland	April 14th-16th, 2017	5th	5th	Axe	$166
DreamHack Austin 2017	April 28th-30th, 2017	5th	2nd	Mew2King	$500
CFL Smackdown 125	May 2nd, 2017	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 126	May 8th, 2017	2nd	2nd	Derdian
Unrivaled VII: Peak Performance	May 13th, 2017	1st	1st	Oaty
Runback 2017	May 20th-21st, 2017	1st	1st	Westballz
Smash 'N' Splash 3	June 2nd-4th, 2017	5th	4th	Axe	$674
CFL Smackdown 131	June 13th, 2017	1st	—	—
CEO 2017	June 16th-18th, 2017	2nd	—	—	$584
CFL Smackdown 132	June 20th, 2017	1st	2nd	Druggedfox
CFL Smackdown 133	June 27th, 2017	2nd	1st	Oaty
Bad Moon Rising 2	July 1st, 2017	13th	1st	Druggedfox	$10
EVO 2017	July 14th-16th, 2017	5th	—	—	$287
FUSE	July 16th, 2017	—	3rd	Axe
Unrivaled VIII: Defend Florida	July 29th, 2017	—	1st	Slox
DreamHack Atlanta 2017	July 21st-23rd, 2017	1st	1st	Mew2King	$4,700
CFL Smackdown 136	July 24th, 2017	3rd	2nd	Oaty
CFL Smackdown 137	July 31st, 2017	1st	1st	Oaty
Super Smash Con 2017	August 10th-13th, 2017	3rd	2nd	Mew2King	$1,201
Shine 2017	August 25th-27th, 2017	5th	4th	Swedish Delight
Smash the Record 2017	September 14th-17th, 2017	2nd	1st	MacD
GameTyrant Expo 2017	September 29th-October 1st, 2017	5th	3rd	Mew2King	$1,200
The Big House 7	October 6th-8th, 2017	2nd	5th	Mew2King	$3,044
Too Hot to Handle	October 28th-29th, 2017	3rd	1st	Crush	$675
Smash Summit 5	November 2nd-5th, 2017	5th	2nd	Mew2King	$3,769.11
CFL Smackdown 155	December 14th, 2017	1st	1st	Oaty
Melee at The MADE #54	January 12th, 2018	1st	3rd	Liz
Pre-Genesis 5 Melee & Marvel	January 17th, 2018	Top 4	—	—
GENESIS 5	January 19th-21st, 2018	1st	1st	Mew2King	$6,125
CFL Smackdown 163	February 12th, 2018	1st	1st	Oaty
CFL Smackdown 166	March 5th, 2018	2nd	2nd	Crudo
EGLX 2018	March 9th-11th, 2018	2nd	1st	Mew2King	$1,054.66
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition	April 7th, 2018	2nd	—	—	$1,164
Aegis	April 21st, 2018	1st	1st	Cal
Smash Summit 6	May 3rd-6th, 2018	5th	3rd	Mew2King	$990
Get On My Level 2018	May 18th-20th, 2018	2nd	1st	Mew2King	$699.88
DreamHack Austin 2018	June 1st-3rd, 2018	1st	1st	Mike Haze	$4,700
CEO 2018	June 29th-July 1st, 2018	2nd	1st	Mew2King	$880
CFL Smackdown 184	July 9th, 2018	1st	1st	Oaty
CFL Smackdown 185	July 16th, 2018	1st	—	—
CFL Smackdown 186	July 23rd, 2018	3rd	1st	Oaty
EVO 2018	August 3rd-5th, 2018	3rd	—	—	$1,353
Shine 2018	August 24th-26th, 2018	4th	2nd	Swedish Delight
Unrivaled XI: This One Goes to 11	September 8th, 2018	1st	1st	Oaty
The Big House 8	October 5th-7th, 2018	2nd	3rd	Westballz	$2,064
Smash Summit 7	November 15th-18th, 2018	9th	1st	Mew2King	$567
GENESIS 6	February 1st-3rd, 2019	3rd	3rd	Mew2King
Come to Papa 3	April 27th-28th, 2019	—	1st	Zain
Pound 2019	April 19th-21st, 2019	3rd	1st	Mew2King	$811
Get On My Level 2019	May 17th-19th, 2019	9th	4th	Wizzrobe
Smash 'N' Splash 5	May 31st-June 2nd, 2019	5th	3rd	Mew2King
Smash Summit 8	June 13th-17th, 2019	7th	2nd	Zain	$1,104
CEO 2019	June 28th-30th, 2019	5th	2nd	IBDW	$99
Super Smash Con 2019	August 8th-11th, 2019	17th	2nd	Mew2King
Shine 2019	August 23rd-25th, 2019	17th (DQ)	1st	Mew2King
The Big House 9	October 4th-6th, 2019	9th	1st	Mew2King	$90
Mango's Birthday Bash	December 7th-8th, 2019	7th	1st	Mango	$142.31
CFL Smackdown Melee 261	January 13th, 2020	1st	1st	Moses
CFL Smackdown Melee 262	January 20th, 2020	1st	1st	Envy
GENESIS 7	January 24th-26th, 2020	25th	1st	Mew2King
Smash Summit 9	February 13th-16th, 2020	2nd	—	—	$13,178
Pound Online	April 24th-26th, 2020	5th	—	—	$250
Rona Rumble: Southeast III	June 7th, 2020	9th	—	—
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2	July 25th-26th, 2020	4th	—	—	$1,750.07
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 1	October 11th, 2020	5th	—	—	$250
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 2	October 18th, 2020	5th	—	—	$250
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 3	October 25th, 2020	5th	—	—	$250
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 4	October 31st, 2020	3rd	—	—	$400
Smash Summit 10 Online	November 19th-22nd, 2020	17th	—	—
Tournament:LEVO 12 SCL Qualifier|LEVO #12 | SCL Qualifier]]	April 10th, 2021	1st	—	—
Frame Perfect Series 5: ONLINE	April 17th, 2021	1st	—	—
Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 4	May 9th, 2021	5th	—	—	$120
Smash Summit 11	July 15th-18th, 2021	4th	—	—	$15,537.20
Riptide	September 10th-12th, 2021	2nd	1st	Hungrybox
SWT: NA West Melee Regional Finals	October 23rd-24th, 2021	1st	—	—	$1,600
Smash World Tour 2021 Championships	December 17th-19th, 2021	1st	—	—	$20,000
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 4	January 29th-30th, 2022	4th	—	—	$2,700
GENESIS 8	April 15th-17th, 2022	13th	1st	aMSa
Smash Summit 13	May 12th-15th, 2022	2nd	—	—
CEO 2022	June 24th-26th, 2022	1st	—	—	$1,120
Riptide 2022	September 9th-11th, 2022	2nd	1st	Hungrybox
Lost Tech City 2022	September 30th-October 2nd, 2022	2nd	1st	Hungrybox
Smash Summit 14	November 3rd-6th, 2022	9th	—	—	$1,062
Scuffed World Tour	December 18th, 2022	9th	—	—
GENESIS 9	January 20th-22nd, 2023	4th	1st	Hungrybox	$1,221.68
EugeneBound	February 4th, 2023	9th (DQ)	—	—
MAJOR UPSET	April 1st-2nd, 2023	2nd	1st	Hungrybox	$950
CEO 2023	June 23rd-25th, 2023	1st / 212	1st / 39	Oaty
Riptide 2023	September 8th-10th, 2023	1st / 477	—	—
The Big House 11	October 20th-22nd, 2023	2nd / 1,011	2nd / 221	Joshman
Tipped Off 15: Connected	June 15th-16th, 2024	3rd / 513	3rd / 116	Oaty	???
Supernova 2024	August 8th-11th, 2024	9th / 905	1st / 175	Mang0	$745.25
Riptide 2024	September 6th-8th, 2024	5th / 601	3rd / 117	Hungrybox	$626.25
LACS Rivals	November 23rd-24th, 2024	5th / 8	—	—	—
Nounsvitational 2024	December 7th-8th, 2024	5th / 16	—	—	$760

Project M[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018	June 12th, 2018	3rd	—	—
GENESIS 6	February 1st-3rd, 2019	49th	—	—
Frostbite 2019	February 22nd-24th, 2019	49th	17th	Mew2King
Smash Ultimate Summit	March 8th-10th, 2019	13th	—	—
Pound 2019	April 19th-21st, 2019	65th	—	—
Come to Papa 3	April 27th-28th, 2019	97th (DQ)	—	—
Get On My Level 2019	May 17th-19th, 2019	17th	—	—
Smash 'N' Splash 5	May 31st-June 2nd, 2019	81st	—	—
CEO 2019	June 28th-30th, 2019	65th	—	—
EVO 2019	August 3rd-5th, 2019	17th	—	—
Super Smash Con 2019	August 8th-11th, 2019	49th	—	—
Shine 2019	August 23rd-25th, 2019	129th (DQ)	—	—
The Big House 9	October 4th-6th, 2019	17th	17th	Armada
Mango's Birthday Bash	December 7th-8th, 2019	—	2nd	ESAM
GENESIS 7	January 24th-26th, 2020	49th	—	—
Frostbite 2020	February 21st-23rd, 2020	65th	33rd	Comet
The Quarantine Series Opening Invitational	March 29th, 2020	13th	—	—
Block'd In	April 14th, 2020	9th	—	—
The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1	April 18th-19th, 2020	25th	—	—
Pound Online	April 24th-26th, 2020	49th	—	—
The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1	May 2nd, 2020	65th	—	—
King of WiFi Random Characters	May 30th, 2020	13th	—	—
Smash Ultimate Online: East Coast	August 3rd, 2020	5th	—	—
Mega Smash Mondays Online 14	August 4th, 2020	97th	—	—
Bamboo Battles: Smash Ultimate #1	February 1st, 2021	1st	—	—
Mega Smash Mondays Online 43	February 23rd, 2021	65th	—	—
Riptide	September 10th-12th, 2021	257th	—	—
The Box: Lunch Box 18	January 26th, 2022	65th	—	—
CEO 2022	June 24th-26th, 2022	65th	—	—
Riptide 2022	September 9th-11th, 2022	97th	—	—
Lost Tech City 2022	September 30th-October 2nd, 2022	—	5th	Marss
Jaiden's Ridley Rumble	November 26th, 2022	9th	—	—

Trivia[edit]

• Plup has an even record with Leffen (8-8).
• Plup humorously forgot to receive his medal on stage with the other top 8 finishers at EVO 2015.
• Plup dropped and broke his 1st place trophy at DreamHack Atlanta 2017, which was later replaced.
• Plup has taken at least 1 set off of each of the members of the 2015 top 6. He first defeated Hungrybox at Advent II, Leffen at Paragon Orlando 2015, Mango at EVO 2015, PPMD at Smash Summit, Mew2King at Battle of the Five Gods, and Armada at The Big House 7.
• By placing 5th at CEO Dreamland while using only Luigi, Plup became the highest placing Luigi ever at a major Melee tournament, beating Abate's 7th place finish at The Big House 5.
• Plup is the second player to defeat each of the Five Gods in a tournament set at least once (after Leffen).
  • Plup is also the only player that has taken multiple sets off of each of the Five Gods.
• In a set against Chillin at Get On My Level 2019, Chillin's Fox beat out Plup's Sheik in the first game. This prompted Plup to switch to Fox to close out the set, and he ended up going only Fox for the rest of the tournament. This prompted various memes afterward that "Chillin retired Plup's Sheik" that the Smash community has joked about.
• In 2019, Plup guest-starred on a REACT "Secret Pro Gamer" episode, in which he played Ultimate against and easily defeated the reactors, initially with reactor Eric posing as Plup, with the latter hidden behind a curtain.
• Since winning the Smash World Tour 2021 Championships, Plup is commonly associated with a GIF (and emote, known as plupYUMYUM) of a koi fish being spoonfed.^[3] This emote is often spammed in tournament stream chats whenever Plup is playing to cheer him on, alluding to him "consuming" or "devouring" his opponents.
  • The ubiquity of the fish (accredited to the efforts of Melee/Minecraft player NotEnder) has led to Hungrybox, Armada, Riddles, and others to make their own spins on the emote.
• Plup is the second player to complete Melee's All-Star gameplay mode on the Very Hard difficulty with every character (after Canadian Fox player Laser).^[4] The feat (which does not involve the use of continues) took him over two years to accomplish.
  • Plup is also the only player to have beaten All-Star, Very Hard with every character, plus Giga Bowser.
• Plup is the subject of a satirical feud with YouTube content creator AsumSaus, stemming from a video the latter made on the importance of port priority.
• After leaving Panda, Plup switched to using Sheik's blue-themed costume.

External links[edit]

• Twitter account
• Twitch channel
• YouTube channel
• SmashBoards public profile

References[edit]