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 has competed in several Smash titles.
He is best known for his performances in Project M, where he played Diddy Kong and had a Ganondorf secondary. He is considered one of the best players of all time, and was generally considered to be the definitive best throughout 2015 for his dominant and consistent record. He went on a hiatus from the game after Olympus, and has made infrequent appearances since.
Junebug is also known for his performances in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Initially playing Sheik and defeating players such as Zain at The Big House 7 and Colbol at Royal Flush, he later shifted his focus towards Melee's mid-tiers to collect information and clips for his YouTube videos. He became especially known for his Donkey Kong, whom he began playing in 2023. He not only established himself as the best Donkey Kong player in the world, defeating players such as Magi and Ginger at The Big House 11, but also became the leader of the "Donkey Kong" renaissance, with his success, alongside an upswing of results from other Donkey Kong players, spurring discussion on Donkey Kong's true potential. He is ranked 40th on the SSBMRank 2023, making him the first Donkey Kong player ranked in the top 50 in a modern Melee global ranking.
Junebug was a Lucario player in both Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4; in the former, he was once considered the best Lucario player before Trela's rise, notably having wins over Mew2King and DEHF.
In addition to competitive play, 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[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
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This Smasher article or section lacks a complete results table. You can help SmashWiki by adding the missing results. The editor who added this tag elaborates: Brawl results from 2012-2014 |
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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 Juan's 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 | — | — |
