Smasher:KEN

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Not to be confused with Ken, an American SSBM Marth player.
KEN
KEN.jpg
Character info
Smash 4 main Sonic
Other Smash 4 character Cloud
Ultimate main Sonic
Other Ultimate character Sephiroth
Team info
Sponsor(s) SBI e-Sports
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 Panda Global Rankings 100: 9th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2024.1: 28th
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 PGR v4: 8th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2023: 16th
Best tournament result Super Smash Bros. 4 2nd / 313 at 2GGC: MkLeo Saga
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1st / 408 at Battle of BC 4
Personal and other info
Real name Kengo Suzuki
Birth date (age 29)
Location Tokyo, Kanto Japan

KEN is an Ultimate Sonic player with a Sephiroth secondary from Tokyo, Japan. He is considered the second best Sonic player of all-time after Sonix but was the definitive best from 2019 to 2021; he was also the best Sephiroth player in the world in 2022. KEN is currently ranked 6th on OrionRank 2022 Japan and 16th on the LumiRank 2023; he was also ranked 12th on the old Experimental Smash Player Rankings.

In Smash 4, KEN was also a Sonic player, and was considered the best Sonic player of all-time. He began his competitive career in Japan's online metagame, mainly through Tamisuma and Smashmate. He made his first offline appearance at Umebura 15 and slowly climbed to the top level, culminating in his victory at Umebura S.A.T., the first and only major victory for a Smash 4 Sonic player. Since then, he became known as one of the best Smash 4 players of all-time, ranking 9th on the Panda Global Rankings 100.

On October 14th, 2020, KEN announced that he was signed by SBI e-Sports as their first Super Smash Bros. player.[1]

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Panda Global Rankings[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
PGR v2 May 13th - December 18th, 2016 19th Sonic (SSB4)
PGR v3 January 7th - June 18th, 2017 16th Sonic (SSB4)
PGR v4 June 24th - December 3rd, 2017 8th Sonic (SSB4)
PGR v5 December 23rd, 2017 - July 1st, 2018 30th Sonic (SSB4)
PGR 100 January 20th, 2015 - November 18th, 2018 9th Sonic (SSB4)

OrionRank[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank 2016 March 15th - December 18th, 2016 22nd Sonic (SSB4)
OrionRank 2017 December 24th, 2016 - December 24th, 2017 8th Sonic (SSB4)
OrionRank Mid-Spring 2018 January 1st - May 1st, 2018 19th Sonic (SSB4)
OrionRank 2018 January 1st - December 2nd, 2018 18th Sonic (SSB4)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Panda Global Rankings Ultimate[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
Fall 2019 PGRU July 13th - December 15th, 2019 16th Sonic (SSBU)
PGRU v3 NA March 1st - June 13th, 2022 11th Sonic (SSBU)
PGRU v3: Japan Top 50 Players to Watch March 1st - June 13th, 2022 Top 10 Sonic (SSBU)

LumiRank[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
UltRank 2022 June 18th - December 18th, 2022 29th Sonic (SSBU)Sephiroth (SSBU)
LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023 21st Sonic (SSBU)Sephiroth (SSBU)
LumiRank 2023 December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 16th Sonic (SSBU)Sephiroth (SSBU)
LumiRank 2024.1 December 18th, 2023 - July 15th, 2024 28th Sonic (SSBU)

OrionRank Ultimate[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In January 5th - June 30th, 2019 58th Sonic (SSBU)
OrionRank 2019 January 5th - December 15th, 2019 22nd Sonic (SSBU)
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse April 2020 - December 19th, 2021 16th Sonic (SSBU)
OrionRank Mid-Year 2022 December 22nd, 2021 - June 26th, 2022 20th Sephiroth (SSBU)Sonic (SSBU)
OrionRank 2022 December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 17th Sonic (SSBU)Sephiroth (SSBU)

OrionRank Japan[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank Japan Top 150 January 2019 - June 2021 5th Sonic (SSBU)
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse Japan June 2020 - December 19th, 2021 6th Sonic (SSBU)
OrionRank 2022 Japan December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 6th Sonic (SSBU)Sephiroth (SSBU)

LumiRank Japan[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
LumiRank 2023 Japan December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 7th Sonic (SSBU)Sephiroth (SSBU)

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Umebura 15 May 16th, 2015 33rd / 183
Umebura 16 June 6th, 2015 17th / 162
Umebura 18 August 8th, 2015 7th
Umebura F.A.T. September 21st-22nd, 2015 25th
Rikabura 3 November 22nd, 2015 1st
Umebura Niconico Qualifiers November 29th, 2015 17th
Umebura 20 December 27th, 2015 2nd
Umebura Genesis Cup January 11th, 2016 7th 5th T
SHI-G Tournament February 7th, 2016 5th 13th Kisa
Umebura 21 February 11th, 2016 13th
Rikabura 4 March 20th, 2016 4th
Umebura 22 April 24th, 2016 1st
KSB 2016 April 29th-May 1st, 2016 3rd
Umebura 23 May 21st, 2016 17th
Rikabura 5 June 26th, 2016 3rd
PSG Classic 2016 July 13th, 2016 3rd
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 13th
Umebura 24 July 24th, 2016 5th
Umebura S.A.T. August 20th-21st, 2016 1st
Umebura 25 September 10th, 2016 9th
Karisuma 9 September 17th, 2016 3rd DIO
Toryumon 1 October 10th, 2016 3rd
Rikabura 6 October 30th, 2016 2nd
Waseda Festival 2016 November 5th, 2016 1st
DNG Kanto Invitational November 19th, 2016 8th
Umebura BenQ ZOWIE Cup December 18th, 2016 2nd
SGC 2017 January 7th-8th, 2017 1st
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifiers February 4th, 2017 2nd
Niconico Tokaigi 2017 February 11th-12th, 2017 2nd
Gamer's Gauntlet Weekly #21 February 21st, 2017 7th
Smashfield Weeklies #78 February 23rd, 2017 4th
Frostbite 2017 February 25th-26th, 2017 17th 7th Tsu-
Umebura 26 March 20th, 2017 5th
Rikabura 7 March 26th, 2017 1st
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #1 April 26th, 2017 17th
KSB 2017 May 4th-6th, 2017 9th
Umebura Japan Major 2017 May 6th-7th, 2017 2nd 7th Tsu-
2GGC: Nairo Saga June 10th-11th, 2017 9th 5th ANTi
Mega Smash Mondays 100 June 12th, 2017 1st
Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Spring Season 2.6 June 14th, 2017 4th
CEO 2017 June 16th-18th, 2017 5th
Umebura 27 July 1st, 2017 7th
2GGC: ARMS Saga July 8th-9th, 2017 3rd 5th Eim
Mega Smash Mondays 104 July 10th, 2017 1st
4th Annual PSG Classic July 12th, 2017 1st
Summer School July 13th, 2017 2nd
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 5th
Umebura 28 August 12th, 2017 1st
Dubai Dojo 2 August 25th-26th, 2017 1st 9th King Wario
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #10 August 30th, 2017 13th
2GGC: West Side Saga September 9th, 2017 4th 3rd Tsu-
Mega Smash Mondays 113 September 11th, 2017 1st
Syndicate 2017 September 23rd-24th, 2017 2nd 1st Mr.R
2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga October 14th-15th, 2017 17th 9th Shuton
Mega Smash Mondays 118 October 16th, 2017 3rd
Umebura 29 October 28th, 2017 5th
2GGC: MkLeo Saga November 4th, 2017 2nd 5th Tsu-
Mega Smash Mondays 120 November 6th, 2017 9th
IBP Masters Showdown November 11th-12th, 2017 3rd
Umebura 30 November 18th, 2017 5th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #16 November 22nd, 2017 4th
Rikabura 8 November 25th, 2017 1st
2GG Championship December 1st-3rd, 2017 5th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #17 December 20th, 2017 13th
Umebura T.A.T. December 23rd-24th, 2017 1st 4th Tsu-
Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifiers 1 January 6th, 2018 1st
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #18 January 24th, 2018 1st
EVO Japan 2018 January 26th-28th, 2018 5th
Niconico Tokaigi 2018 February 10th-11th, 2018 3rd
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #20 February 21st, 2018 17th
Spring Fist March 17th, 2018 3rd Tsu-
Rikabura 9 March 18th, 2018 1st
Umebura 31 March 21st, 2018 7th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #22 April 11th, 2018 13th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #23 April 25th, 2018 9th
Umeki Project April 29th, 2018 5th 1st Kirihara
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #24 May 2nd, 2018 9th
Umebura 32 May 12th, 2018 7th
Sumabato 27 August 12th, 2018 2nd
WeeklySmashParty 007 August 17th, 2018 9th
Umebura 34 August 25th, 2018 1st
WeeklySmashParty 008 August 31st, 2018 9th
WeeklySmashParty 010 September 28th, 2018 5th
WeeklySmashParty 011 October 5th, 2018 2nd
Sumabato Smash 4 Final October 21st, 2018 4th
Toryumon 40 November 28th, 2018 1st
Umebura Smash 4 Final December 1st-2nd, 2018 5th 3rd Tsu-
Wave 3 December 11th, 2022 1st
Kyojin Dojo December 30th, 2022-January 1st, 2023 2nd
for Final OnlineOnline April 8th, 2024 7th / 64

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Toryumon Kiwami #1 December 12th, 2018 5th
WeeklySmashParty 017 December 14th, 2018 2nd
Umebura SP December 16th, 2018 17th
Toryumon Kiwami #2 December 19th, 2018 9th
Backthrow Thursdays 90 December 27th, 2018 2nd
Tripoint Smash 41 December 28th, 2018 1st
Midwest Mayhem Ultimate December 29th, 2018 1st
Toryumon Kiwami #3 January 2nd, 2019 2nd
Toryumon Kiwami #4 January 9th, 2019 5th
Toryumon Kiwami #5 January 23rd, 2019 9th
Ueno Smash Ultimate Weekly 2 January 29th, 2019 7th
Toryumon Kiwami #6 February 6th, 2019 3rd
Toryumon Kiwami #7 February 13th, 2019 5th
Toryumon Kiwami #9 February 27th, 2019 5th
Umebura SP 3 April 13th, 2019 3rd
Umebura Japan Major 2019 May 1st-2nd, 2019 65th
EGS Cup May 6th, 2019 1st
Toryumon Kiwami #18 May 8th, 2019 7th
Sumabato SP 6 July 13th, 2019 1st
Sumabato SP 7 August 11th, 2019 5th
Umebura SP 4 August 17th, 2019 4th
Ueno Smash Ultimate Weekly 24 August 29th, 2019 3rd
Toryumon Kiwami #35 September 11th, 2019 1st
Umebura SP 5 September 28th, 2019 17th
Umebura SP 6 October 22nd, 2019 4th
Waseda Festival 2019 November 3rd, 2019 5th
Sumabato SP 9 November 10th, 2019 3rd
Umebura SP 7 November 16th, 2019 2nd
2GG: Kongo Saga December 7th-8th, 2019 65th 5th Tsu
Sumabato SP 10 December 15th, 2019 7th
Sumabato SP 11 December 28th, 2019 13th
Toryumon Kiwami #51 January 8th, 2020 3rd
EGS Cup 3 January 13th, 2020 13th
EVO Japan 2020 January 24th-26th, 2020 7th
Sumabato SP 12 February 8th, 2020 7th
Maesuma TOP 2 March 1st, 2020 9th
Voyage Qualifier 2Online May 3rd, 2020 17th
Voyage Qualifier 3Online May 4th, 2020 5th
VoyageOnline May 5th, 2020 9th
Eastern Powerhouse Invitational FINAL October 24th, 2020 3rd
Mēsuma November 29th, 2020 2nd
Kagaribi December 13th, 2020 1st
Tamisuma Championship 1Online February 17th, 2021 9th
Tamisuma Championship 2Online March 18th, 2021 1st
Kagaribi 3 March 27th, 2021 17th
SWT: Japan Ultimate Online QualifierOnline April 17th-18th, 2021 1st
Winner! June 21st, 2021 2nd
Kagaribi 4 June 26th-27th, 2021 17th
GI Carnival July 3rd, 2021 3rd
MaeTami Summer FestivalOnline August 15th, 2021 7th
Smash Ultimate Summit 3 August 26th-29th, 2021 13th
Temple: Hermès Edition September 1st-5th, 2021 3rd
Seibugeki 8 October 10th, 2021 13th
Maesuma TOP 6 October 22nd, 2021 17th
Ryusou Tiger Fight 2 October 24th, 2021 5th
Kagaribi 5 October 30th-31st, 2021 9th
Mjolner 0 November 4th, 2021 13th
Seibugeki 9 November 7th, 2021 2nd
Mjolner 1 November 21st, 2021 1st
SWT: East Asia Ultimate Regional Finals November 27th-28th, 2021 2nd
Eastern Powerhouse Invitational 2 December 11th, 2021 3rd
Smash World Tour 2021 Championships December 17th-19th, 2021 7th
Kagaribi 6 January 8th-9th, 2022 9th
Smash OPEN in Akihabara esports Japan March 12th, 2022 4th
Sumabato SP 25 April 2nd, 2022 1st
WINNER! -Next Gen- April 9th, 2022 3rd
Pound 2022 April 22nd-24th, 2022 13th
Maesuma TOP 7 May 1st, 2022 7th
Kagaribi 7 May 4th-5th, 2022 17th
Shinosuma HEROES 1 May 21st, 2022 3rd
Shin-Ken League May 16th-June 4th, 2022 3rd
Battle of BC 4 June 10th-12th, 2022 1st 3rd Tea
King's Court: Crown 2 Pre-Local June 17th, 2022 3rd
Crown 2 June 18th-19th, 2022 5th 5th Tea
Seibugeki 11 July 2nd, 2022 7th
Double Down 2022 July 8th-10th, 2022 5th 9th Kome
Kagaribi 8 July 30th-31st, 2022 4th
Maesuma TOP 9 August 27th, 2022 5th
Wave 2 September 4th, 2022 2nd
The Grind 201 - Pre-Glitch Regen September 23rd, 2022 3rd
Glitch - Regen September 23rd-25th, 2022 9th 3rd YOC
L'Odyssée - Chant I October 15th-16th, 2022 13th
Ludwig Smash Invitational October 21st-23rd, 2022 23rd
Port Priority 7 November 12th-13th, 2022 4th
WINNER! -Next 1- November 27th, 2022 17th
Mainstage 2022 December 2nd-4th, 2022 33rd
JAPAN 24 December 24th-25th, 2022 9th
Kyojin Dojo December 30th, 2022-January 1st, 2023 2nd 4th Nabtah
Umebura SP 9 January 7th-8th, 2023 9th
DELTA 2 January 29th, 2023 9th
Kagaribi 9 February 4th-5th, 2023 5th
WINNER! -Next 2- February 18th, 2023 4th
WAVE CHAMPIONS 1 February 26th, 2023 3rd
Maesuma TOP 11 March 5th, 2023 2nd
Gen 1.1 April 16th, 2023 17th
Wave 4 April 22nd, 2023 7th
Maesuma TOP 12 April 30th, 2023 9th
Kagaribi 10 May 6th-7th, 2023 9th
Battle of BC 5 May 19th-21st, 2023 25th
Crown the Third June 3rd-4th, 2023 13th / 418 7th / 99 Sonix
Maesuma TOP 13 June 24th-25th, 2023 25th / 541
Seibugeki 14 July 1st, 2023 5th / 272
WAVE Champions 3 July 8th, 2023 3rd / 88
Super Smash Con 2023 August 10th-13th, 2023 5th / 2,607 5th / 567 Sonix
Delfino Maza 2023 August 18th-20th, 2023 5th / 347 7th / 104 Gackt
DELTA 5 September 23rd-24th, 2023 5th / 292
Kagaribi 11 October 7th-8th, 2023 9th / 1,472
WAVE Champions 5 October 22nd, 2023 2nd / 66
Seibugeki 15 October 28th, 2023 4th / 300
Port Priority 8 November 11th-12th, 2023 4th / 710 5th / 165 Sonix
WAVE Champions 6 November 23rd, 2023 1st / 67
Watch The Throne December 8th-10th, 2023 5th / 16
Umebura SP 10 January 6th-8th, 2024 5th / 1,275
KOWLOON 9 with Sumabato January 13th-14th, 2024 9th / 895
Pre-Genesis X at Guildhouse (Thursday) February 15th, 2024 3rd / 160
GENESIS X February 16th-18th, 2024 9th / 1,506 5th / 302 zackray
JINGI 3 April 28th, 2024 5th / 192
DELTA 8 May 3rd, 2024 9th / 516
Kagaribi 12 May 5th-6th, 2024 7th / 2,030
Seibugeki 17 July 15th, 2024 33rd / 295
Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi July 27th-28th, 2024 33rd / 1,428
Dr Insanos Bonfire August 7th, 2024 3rd / 24
Supernova 2024 August 8th-11th, 2024 13th / 2,281 25th / 497 Sonix
DELTA 8.5 August 25th, 2024 2nd / 195
Umebura SP 11 September 14th-15th, 2024 17th / 1,023
Sumabato SP 51 September 22nd, 2024 49th / 375
SIRIUS October 14th, 2024 2nd / 128
Sumabato SP 52 October 20th, 2024 9th / 337
THE SHIBUYA "FIST" TOURNAMENTS 1 October 25th, 2024 3rd / 16
DELTA 9 October 27th, 2024 9th / 380
Togenkyo ~Shin Toryumon Gaiden~ November 10th, 2024 9th / 28
Don't Park on the Grass 2024 November 16th-17th, 2024 4th / 344
Kyokkan 8 December 7th, 2024 1st / 219

Trivia[edit]

  • During his childhood, KEN spent four years living in the United States, living in Illinois and Oregon for two years each.
  • KEN enjoys playing Super Mario Maker 2, and is often seen streaming the game.
  • Along with Hyuga and Taiheita, KEN is one of the three players on the Panda Global Rankings v2 not to attend 2GGC: Civil War.
  • KEN has an even record with Nairo (5-5) and a vastly positive record on Dabuz (6-1) in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. KEN also played Nairo in a first to 10 at a special event in Japan where KEN won 10-7.

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