![]() He had a great start for Cloud9, winning the Canadian MLG qualifier Get On My Level 2014. Mang0 was signed up by Cloud9 on May 6, 2014. This tournament victory also qualified Mang0 for MLG Anaheim 2014. Although Hax defeated him in winners finals in a Fox mirror match, Mang0 took 2 sets from Hax using Falco in grand finals, both 3-0. In May, Mang0 defeated Hax to win WHOBO MLG in Texas. One of his most notable sets of the tournament was versus Leffen, where Mang0 took game 5 with a 4-stock. In his few tournament appearances between EVO and Apex, he mostly played Captain Falcon and Marth.Ģ014 Cloud9 and MLG Anaheim Īt Apex 2014 in January, Mang0 finished 3rd. He double-eliminated Wobbles in grand finals to take the tournament, securing rank #1 in the inaugural SSBMRank.Īfter EVO, he took a break to care for his pregnant girlfriend and to move to Ohio, where he was ranked at the 0 position on the Northeastern Ohio Melee Power Rankings. PeePee, Armada, and Hungrybox along the way. After defeating SFAT 2-1, Mang0 would not drop another game until the second set of grand finals, defeating Ice, Dr. However, Wobbles defeated Mang0 1-2, sending him to the losers bracket before top 8. Mang0 advanced to top 16 with relative ease, with only Axe being able to take a game from him. With most top players in attendance, the winner of EVO would be the de-facto best player in the world. The importance of the tournament even convinced Armada to return from retirement. Mang0 also won Zenith 2013, which had four of the Five Gods present.Īfter a long hiatus, Melee would once again be on the main stage at EVO. Europe's first big Armada-less tournament proved to be a victory for Mang0, though Ice put up a fight, taking a set from him in grand finals. In 2013, Mang0 went to Europe with Scar for B.E.A.S.T 3. Mang0's return to form continued with tournament wins at MELEE-FC10R Legacy and The Big House 2. Armada won the tournament 3-2 over Mang0's Fox. However, Mang0 was able to regroup, and met Armada in grand finals from losers side. Mang0 played Fox and Falco at GENESIS 2, but was upset by Taj 3-2 in winners semis. Mang0 continued to exclusively play secondaries in tournaments such as Pound V and Revival of Melee 3, falling short of top 8 both times. "Scorpion Master" entered Apex 2010 and finished 25th, losing to Wobbles and Eggz. However, the deception was quickly discovered. His skill was backed up video, and by players who were in on the joke. In response, Mang0 decided to prank the community by claiming to be a player from Mexico named Joshua Lopez using the tag ScorpionMaster94, or ScorpionMaster. Mang0 was banned from Smashboards in 2010. In the end, Armada would lead in lifetime sets. ![]() This kicked off the Mang0-Armada rivalry that would span nearly ten years from 2009 to 2018. Mang0 took the first set 3-2 and the second set 3-0, winning what is considered one of the greatest grand finals in Melee history. He lost the first game using Falco before switching to Jigglypuff for the remaining games. ![]() After a quick 3-0 win against Hungrybox, Mang0 earned a rematch with Armada in grand finals. Īt GENESIS, he played Falco in winners finals against Armada, widely considered the best European player at the time. Between Pound 3 and Revival of Melee, Mang0 picked up Falco to prove that he could win without using Jigglypuff. He cemented himself as a top player after winning Revival of Melee in 2009 over Mew2King. This was the first notable losers bracket run in his career, and included victories over Azen, ChuDat, PC Chris, and finally Mew2King in 2 grand finals sets. He won his first major at Pound 3 at the age of 16. Mang0 finished 3rd, losing to HugS in winners finals, then to Ken in a rematch in losers finals. ![]() His breakout tournament was EVO World 2007, where he defeated both Mew2King and Ken. However, he was originally a Jigglypuff player, and used the character from 2007 to 2009. Mang0 is a Melee player from Norwalk, California, and is best known for his success with Falco and Fox.
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