Editing Smasher:Ken

{{disambig2|the American Melee smasher|other uses|Ken (disambiguation)}}
{{redirect|The King of Smash|the Chilean tournament|Tournament:The King of Smash}}
{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Ken
| image         = Sken.jpg
| mainssbu      = Simon
| mainssb4      = Ganondorf
| otherssb4     = Marth
| 2ndotherssb4  = Roy
| mainssbb      = Marth
| mainssbm      = Marth
| otherssbm     = Fox
| mainssb       = Captain Falcon
| mainpm        = Marth
| otherpm       = Roy
| former sponsors = {{Team|Team Liquid}}
| crew          =
| former crews  = [[Socal Elite 4]], [[Melee Hell]]
| rankingssbm   = [[SSBMRank 2016]]: 87th
| bestrankingssbm = [[RetroSSBMRank 2006]]: 1st
| bestresultssb = 65th / 185 at {{Trn|g=SSB|GENESIS 4}}
| bestresultssbm  = 1st / 192 at {{Trn|g=SSBM|Zero Challenge 2}}
| bestresultssbb = 2nd / 110 at {{Trn|EVO 2008}}
| bestresultssb4 = 65th / 313 at {{trn|g=SSB4|DreamHack Austin 2017}}
| bestresultpm    = 25th / 255 at {{Trn|g=PM|CEO 2014}}
| winningsssbm  = ~$43,058
| alias         = SephirothKen
| alias2        = The King of Smash
| realname      = {{iw|wikipedia|Ken Hoang}}
| birthday      = 10
| birthmonth    = 10
| birthyear     = 1985
| location      = Westminster, California
| country       = United States
}}
{{art-wikipedia|Ken Hoang}}

'''Ken Hoang''', often referred to as just '''Ken''' or sometimes '''SephirothKen''', is an American ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' player of Vietnamese descent who mains {{SSBM|Marth}}. Ken is considered one of the greatest ''Melee'' players of all time, being the undisputed best player in the world from 2003 to 2006. Well-known for his consistency, he was one of the most dominant ''Melee'' players of all time during his prime, winning almost every event he entered, including {{Trn|EVO World 2007}} and becoming a two-time national champion of [[Major League Gaming]]; his impressive track record gave him the nickname "The King of Smash". One of the greatest Marth players of all time, Ken was the founding father of much of Marth's metagame, including a highly influential [[Ken Combo|combo named after him]]. He was also one-half of the [[doubles]] team {{Team|El Chocolate Diablo}}, alongside {{Sm|Isai}}, which was considered the best doubles team in the world while they were active, only failing to win three tournaments.

Ken had a brief stint in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', where he also played {{SSBB|Marth}} and placed 2nd at the inaugural {{Trn|EVO 2008}}. However, he would announce his hiatus from all ''Smash'' titles immediately following this, citing needing a "big break from gaming". Ken would briefly return to ''Melee'' competition in 2012 and full-time competition in 2013, almost six years since his last ''Melee'' tournament. Although not nearly as successful as he was before, Ken still managed to obtain notable results, peaking at 52nd on the [[SSBMRank 2015]] and last ranked 87th on the [[SSBMRank 2016]]. Ken re-entered hiatus following [[GENESIS 5]] in January 2018 and has since been inactive from all ''Smash'' competition.

For his accomplishments, Ken was nominated as one of five members of "The Dangerous Five" by ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' in September 2006; he was notable as being one of only two gamers on the list who did not specialize in the ''Halo'' games, alongside Michael Brandt, who played Tekken. Ken was referred to as "The Duper" due to his quick, smart, and aggressive playstyle.  

Outside of ''Smash'', Ken competed in the 17th season of '''''Survivor'''''<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5043019/smash-bros-champ-joins-survivor-cast Smash Bros. Champ Joins Survivor Cast]</ref>, ultimately placing 5th in the final standings. He is {{Sm|Manacloud}}'s younger brother. 

== Biography ==
[[File:Ken.jpg|thumb|300px|World Champion Ken (left, holding two trophies) with a check for $5000.]]
Ken started playing ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' when it was released for the [[Nintendo 64]]. He made his gamertag "sephirothken" after [[Sephiroth|the main villain]] of ''[[wikipedia:Final Fantasy VII|Final Fantasy VII]]''. He was able to learn the ropes of ''Smash'' quickly and became fluent in its gameplay. However, he was never able to compete in major tournaments for it due to the lack of a competitive scene. When ''Melee'' was released for the [[Gamecube]], Ken initially did not enjoy it, but the game grew on him after a period of a few months. By the time he attended his first tournament, he had already built up an impressive reputation in his town as the best ''Smash'' player. This tournament, hosted at a local gaming store known as Game Square, employed completely different rules from today's [[tournament legal (SSBM)|standardized rules]]. It was a free-for-all tournament, and everybody else teamed up against Ken because he was considered the best. Despite the combined efforts of the other participants, however, Ken still ended up winning the tournament.

In 2002, a moderator on [[SmashBoards]] by the handle of {{Sm|Matt Deezie}} hosted the [[Tournament Go]] (TG series), which was one of the first lines of major tournaments. Up to that point, there had been three installments in the TG series, with each new incarnation being more popular than the last. {{Sm|Recipherus}}, a {{SSBM|Sheik}} main, was the favorite to win the fourth installment that would come in early 2003. However, interests turned as Matt Deezie read posts by Ken, who boasted that he was unbeatable at ''Melee'' due to his tournament win at Game Square. Matt Deezie and Recipherus challenged Ken to a $200 [[money match]], and while the two competitive smashers were more versed in advanced, technical aspects of the game, Ken was more adept in adaptation, and defeated the duo. After the money match, Ken learned of the Tournament Go series, and planned to travel to Northern California to claim his first major tournament win.

Ken later attended Tournament Go 4, where even with his lack of experience in any strong competitive scene, he managed to defeat players who had attended previous TGs and take first out of a record 89 players at that time. He also placed second in teams with his brother {{Sm|Manacloud}}, losing to TG1 and TG2 singles winners J.R. Castillo and Justin Junio.

Seven months later, in August 2003, Ken attended and won TG5. This was the first tournament where he teamed with {{Sm|Isai}} for doubles (otherwise known as "Malva00"), who was considered one of the best ''Super Smash Bros.'' players in the country in his prime. Their victory in the doubles tournament started a two-and-a-half year winning streak. They won every doubles tournament they entered until [[MLG Chicago 2006]] in July, where they were defeated by {{Sm|Azen}} and {{Sm|Chillindude829}} in the finals and received second place. However, they reclaimed their title later that year in August at [[MLG Orlando 2006]] where they defeated Azen and Chillindude829 6-3 in the finals.

For the next two years, Ken continued to win nearly every competition he entered. The worst loss he ever garnered in this timespan was in August 2004 at TG6 where he placed 9th out of approximately 128 competitors. After that, he did not place below 2nd until MLG Orlando 2006 in August where he placed 5th and then [[MLG New York Playoffs 2006]] where he placed 7th, and in teams he got 3rd teaming with Isai making it his all-time low in singles and doubles at MLG events.

Ken briefly joined the tournament scene for ''Brawl'', with respectable standings, including a second place finish at EVO 2008. EVO 2008, however, proved to be his last ''Brawl'' tournament; his AllisBrawl profile listed him as inactive, and [https://web.archive.org/web/20190731084530/https://www.espn.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/24213 in a Q&A session with ESPN], Ken stated that he needed "a big break from gaming", and that he needed to pursue his career in illustration. Ken, however, also suggested that there existed a potential for him in joining the ''Brawl'' tournament scene if it got picked up by the MLG again. Several years later in 2010 MLG did have ''Brawl'' on its Pro Circuit, though Ken did not participate.

After five years away from competitive ''Smash'', Ken temporarily chose to rejoin the scene in the 2012 tournament of [[Kings of Cali]]. In his return to ''Melee'', however, Ken underperformed in singles, getting a 33rd place finish. His doubles run, however, ended in a third place finish with Dr. Peepee, and he provided the deciding KO in the NorCal - Socal 8 on 8 battle against PewPewU; Ken was initially not supposed to appear in the battle for SoCal, but a six stock lead by his team caused team captain Mango to switch out Lucky for him.

Although still no longer as active in the ''Melee'' scene as before, Ken has made a handful of appearances since Kings of Cali; while unable to continue his previously dominant standings from the past, Ken continues to be seen in the top 64 of finalists in singles sets, along with solid doubles standings.

On March 18th, 2014, [[Team Liquid]], an eSports team in the Netherlands famous for its ''StarCraft II'' and ''Dota 2'' teams, opened a ''Melee'' team and signed Ken and {{Sm|KoreanDJ}} as its first members, with ''[[The Smash Brothers]]'' director Samox producing Team Liquid's official announcement video.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUT1FGLODm4 Liquid ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' - Video Announcement] YouTube (produced by Team Liquid)</ref><ref>[http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/smash-bros/446516-liquid-smash-brothers-melee Liquid ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' - Written Announcement by Liquid'Nazgul & Forum Discussion] TeamLiquid.net.</ref>

He was also invited to participate in the [[E3 2014]]-held [[Super Smash Bros. Invitational]] tournament to play ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. He used {{SSB4|Marth}} in the tournament.

In 2014, Ken made a resurgence in many tournaments, including [[EVO 2014]], [[MLG Anaheim 2014]], [[SSS Lock-In]], [[SKTAR 3]], [[CEO 2014]] and [[Kings of Cali 4]]. In each, he has finished with decent placing, as well as holding set wins over the likes of {{Sm|MacD}}, {{Sm|Lucky}}, {{Sm|Westballz}}, {{Sm|DEHF}}, {{Sm|Bizzarro Flame}}, {{Sm|Fly Amanita}} and more, with close set losses and game wins against the likes of {{Sm|S2J}}, fellow top Marth mains {{Sm|The Moon}} and {{Sm|PewPewU}}, and even one of the world's best {{Sm|Armada}} at CEO. He also regularly attended [[Super Smash Sundays]] throughout the year, consistently placing top 8 or 9th place in singles and Top 8 in doubles. At [[EVO 2015]], Ken unexpectedly placed 13th, marking his highest placement at a major tournament since [[Super Champ Combo]] in 2007.

==Rankings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
====[[RetroSSBMRank]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[RetroSSBMRank 2001-2003]]||2001-2003||1st||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[RetroSSBMRank 2004]]||2004||1st||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[RetroSSBMRank 2005]]||2005||1st||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[RetroSSBMRank 2006]]||2006||1st||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[RetroSSBMRank 2007]]||2007||3rd||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|}

====[[SSBMRank]]/[[MPGR]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2013]]||January - November 2013||100th||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2014]]||January - October 2014||58th||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2015]]||January - November 2015||52nd||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2016]]||January 15th - December 4th, 2016||87th||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|}

====[[Top 100 Melee Players of All Time]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[Top 100 Melee Players of All Time#Top 100 Melee Players of All Time|First List]]||January 10th, 2004 - January 21st, 2018||3rd||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[Top 100 Melee Players of All Time#All-Time Melee Top 100: One Year Later|Second List]]||January 10th, 2004 - February 3rd, 2019||4th||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[Top 100 Melee Players of All Time#All-Time Melee Top 100: Another Year|Third List]]||January 10th, 2004 - February 16th, 2020||4th||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[Top 100 Melee Players of All Time#The Melee Stats All-Time Top 100|Fourth List]]||January 10th, 2004 - September 12th, 2021||4th||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|}

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/s-n-l-ssb64-tournament-results.30921/ S.N.L]||August, 2003||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|'''''[[GENESIS 4]]'''''||January 20th-22nd, 2017||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner!!Earnings
|-
|{{Trn|Tournament Go 4|g=SSBM}}||January 19th, 2003||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Manacloud}}||$900
|-
|SoCal Inland Empire SSB:M||||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|Tavos Tournament 4||June 1st, 2003||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Tournament Go 5|g=SSBM}}||August 2nd-3rd, 2003||1st||1st||{{Sm|Isai}}||$1,000
|-
|S.N.L.||August, 2003||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Game Over|g=SSBM}}||January 10th, 2004||1st||1st||Isai||$765
|-
|{{Trn|Zero Challenge 1|g=SSBM}}||January 17th-18th, 2004||1st||1st||Manacloud||$650
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Chicago 2004|g=SSBM}}||June 19th-20th, 2004||1st||1st||Isai||
|-
|{{Trn|MELEE-FC1|g=SSBM}}||July 9th-10th, 2004||1st||1st||Isai||$500
|-
|{{Trn|Tournament Go 6|g=SSBM}}||August 21st-22nd, 2004||9th||1st||Isai||
|-
|{{Trn|MLG San Francisco 2004|g=SSBM}}||September 11th-12th, 2004||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;||$200
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Los Angeles 2004|g=SSBM}}||September 25th-26th, 2004||1st||1st||Isai||
|-
|{{Trn|MLG New York 2004|g=SSBM}}||October 24th, 2004||1st||1st||Isai||$2,000
|-
|{{Trn|MOAST 3|g=SSBM}}||January 16th, 2005||2nd||1st||Isai||$360
|-
|{{Trn|MLG DC 2005|g=SSBM}}||January 29th-30th, 2005||1st||1st||Isai||$1,000
|-
|{{Trn|MLG San Francisco 2005|g=SSBM}}||February 26th-27th, 2005||1st||1st||Isai||$500
|-
|{{Trn|Gettin' Schooled 2|g=SSBM}}||June 25th-26th, 2005||1st||1st||Isai||
|-
|{{Trn|MELEE-FC3|g=SSBM}}||July 10th-12th, 2005||1st||1st||Isai||
|-
|{{Trn|Jack Garden Tournament|g=SSBM}}||August 20th, 2005||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Los Angeles 2005|g=SSBM}}||October 14th-16th, 2005||2nd||1st||Isai||$1,000
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Atlanta 2005|g=SSBM}}||November 25th-27th, 2005||1st||1st||Isai||$2,000
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Chicago 2005|g=SSBM}}||December 16th-18th, 2005||1st||2nd||{{Sm|ChuDat}}||$2,000
|-
|{{Trn|MLG New York 2005|g=SSBM}}||February 24th-26th, 2006||1st||1st||Isai||$5,000
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=7 Champ Combo: Yayuhzzz Edition]||March 25th, 2006||1st||1st||Isai||
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=5 Champ Combo: NorCal Edition]||April 8th, 2006||1st||1st||Isai||
|-
|{{Trn|MLG New York Opener 2006|g=SSBM}}||April 21st-23rd, 2006||2nd||1st||Isai||$1,200
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Dallas 2006|g=SSBM}}||May 19th-21st, 2006||1st||1st||Isai||$2,000
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Anaheim 2006|g=SSBM}}||June 23rd-25th, 2006||1st||1st||Isai||$2,000
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Chicago 2006|g=SSBM}}||July 21st-23rd, 2006||1st||2nd||Isai||$2,000
|-
|{{Trn|Zero Challenge 2|g=SSBM}}||August 15th-17th, 2006||1st||7th||{{Sm|Rob$}}||$1,200
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Orlando 2006|g=SSBM}}||August 25th-27th, 2006||5th||1st||Isai||$300
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=16 SoCal BiWeekly 9/16]||September 19th, 2006||1st||1st||Manacloud||
|-
|{{Trn|MLG New York Playoffs 2006|g=SSBM}}||October 13th-15th, 2006||7th||3rd||Isai||$1,375
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=74 Super Smash Royale 2]||October 21st, 2006||1st||1st||{{Sm|Arash}}||
|-
|{{Trn|NorCal Tournament 2|g=SSBM}}||October 28th, 2006||1st||1st||Isai||$1,161
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=74 San Diego TriWeekly X]||November 3rd, 2006||1st||1st||Arash||
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Las Vegas 2006|g=SSBM}}||November 17th-19th, 2006||3rd||1st||Isai||$8,000
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=6 CAOTIC's Farewell BiWeekly]||December 9th, 2006||1st||2nd||{{Sm|CAOTIC}}||
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=42 SoCal BiWeekly 12/30]||December 30th, 2006||2nd||1st||Arash||
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=41 SoCal BiWeekly 1/13]||January 13th, 2007||1st||1st||Arash||
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=51 ThomaSexy's Low Tier Tourney]||January 27th, 2007||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=55 SoCal BiWeekly 2/3]||February 3rd, 2007||1st||1st||Arash||
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=58 San Diego TriWeekly XI]||February 10th, 2007||1st||1st||Arash||
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/westminster-may-5th-biweekly.51422/page-83#post-2143286 Westminster Biweekly 2/17]||February 17th, 2007||1st||1st||Arash||
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=88 SoCal BiWeekly 3/3]||March 3rd, 2007||1st||1st||Arash||
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=98 San Diego TriWeekly XII]||March 10th, 2007||1st||1st||Arash||
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/3-30-buy-com-lan-2007-smash-results-anaheim.100529/ Buy.com LAN 2007]||March 30th, 2007||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=125 SoCal BiWeekly 4/14]||April 14th-15th, 2007||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=141 Super Smash Royale III]||April 28th, 2007||1st||1st||Isai||$324
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=152 UCLA Monthlies III]||May 26th, 2007||1st||1st||Arash||
|-
|{{Trn|Comrades 2|g=SSBM}}||June 9th, 2007||1st||1st||CAOTIC||$208
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=183 Sushiman's Westminster Tournament]||July 14th, 2007||1st||1st||Manacloud||
|-
|{{Trn|Zero Challenge 3|g=SSBM}}||July 20th-22nd, 2007||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Bombsoldier}}||
|-
|{{Trn|EVO World 2007|g=SSBM}}||August 24th-26th, 2007||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||$5,000
|-
|{{Trn|Super Champ Combo|g=SSBM}}||September 29th-30th, 2007||7th||7th||Isai||
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/newegg-com-lanfest-2k7-ontario-ca-october-6.114988/page-2 Newegg LANfest 2007]||October 6th, 2007||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Kings of Cali|g=SSBM}}||November 10th, 2012||33rd||3rd||{{Sm|Dr. PeePee}}||$32
|-
|{{Trn|Kings of Cali 2|g=SSBM}}||April 13th-14th, 2013||&mdash;||17th||{{Sm|Hairynipples}}||
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2013|g=SSBM}}||July 12th-14th, 2013||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Kings of Cali 3|g=SSBM}}||December 14th-15th, 2013||25th||5th||{{Sm|HugS}}||$93
|-
|{{Trn|SoCal Regionals 2014|g=SSBM}}||February 28th-March 2nd, 2014||9th||9th||{{Sm|Santiago}}||
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/super-smash-sundays-singles-5-18-2014.1131/ Super Smash Sundays 5-18-2014]||May 18th, 2014||9th||1st||{{Sm|Fiction}}||
|-
|{{Trn|Pat's House 2|g=SSBM}}||May 24th-25th, 2014||17th||9th||HugS||
|-
|{{Trn|SKTAR 3|g=SSBM}}||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||25th||9th||{{Sm|KoreanDJ}}||
|-
|{{Trn|SSS Lock-In|g=SSBM}}||June 14th-15th, 2014||9th||5th||KoreanDJ||
|-
|{{Trn|MLG Anaheim 2014|g=SSBM}}||June 20th-22nd, 2014||21st||9th||KoreanDJ||
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2014|g=SSBM}}||June 27th-29th, 2014||33rd||7th||KoreanDJ||
|-
|{{Trn|Kings of Cali 4|g=SSBM}}||July 5th-6th, 2014||13th||4th||{{Sm|Larry Lurr}}&mdash;||$19
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2014|g=SSBM}}||July 11th-13th, 2014||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Sundays 29|g=SSBM}}||December 7th, 2014||9th||5th||Larry Lurr||
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2015|g=SSBM}}||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||81st||25th||KoreanDJ||
|-
|{{Trn|I'm Not Yelling!|g=SSBM}}||April 11th-12th, 2015||25th||5th||Santiago||
|-
|{{Trn|Sandstorm|g=SSBM}}||April 18th-19th, 2015||17th||9th||{{Sm|OkamiBW}}||
|-
|{{Trn|Press Start|g=SSBM}}||May 9th-10th, 2015||25th||7th||{{Sm|Kira}}||
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2015|g=SSBM}}||June 26th-28th, 2015||33rd||7th||ChuDat||
|-
|{{Trn|Mayhem July 2015|g=SSBM}}||July 11th, 2015||5th||3rd||Kira||$41
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2015|g=SSBM}}||July 17th-19th, 2015||13th||17th||Santiago||
|-
|{{Trn|Paragon Los Angeles 2015|g=SSBM}}||September 4th-6th, 2015||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|HTC Throwdown|g=SSBM}}||September 19th, 2015||17th||5th||{{Sm|Axe}}||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-39/brackets/11212/4439/17966 Super Smash Sundays 39]||January 10th, 2016||17th||7th||Santiago||
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 3|g=SSBM}}||January 15th-17th, 2016||33rd||17th||Santiago||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-40/brackets/11317/5228/20371 Super Smash Sundays 40]||January 24th, 2016||7th||5th||{{Sm|HugS}}||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-43/brackets/12580/26762/87920 Super Smash Sundays 43]||April 17th, 2016||7th||1st||Santiago||
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2016|g=SSBM}}||May 6th-8th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-48/brackets/14220/52212/171724 Super Smash Sundays 48]||July 10th, 2016||9th||2nd||Santiago||
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2016|g=SSBM}}||July 15th-17th, 2016||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-52/event/melee-singles/brackets/70435 Super Smash Sundays 52]||September 11th, 2016||9th||3rd||{{Sm|Lobo}}||
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/uci-quarterly-1/event/melee-singles/brackets?per_page=20&filter=%7B%22phaseId%22%3A66769%7D&sort_by=-startAt&order=-1&page=1 UCI Quarterly 1]||November 12th, 2016||5th||1st||Santiago||$70
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 4|g=SSBM}}||January 20th-22nd, 2017||97th||7th||Santiago||$95
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/zotcade-17/event/melee-singles/brackets/114375 Zotcade 17]||April 15th, 2017||9th||1st||Santiago||$84
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2017|g=SSBM}}||April 28th-30th, 2017||25th||9th||Santiago||
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2017|g=SSBM}}||July 14th-16th, 2017||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 5|g=SSBM}}||January 19th-21st, 2018||65th||13th||Santiago||
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2008|g=SSBB}}||August 8th-10th, 2008||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-  
|{{Trn|Super Smash Bros. Invitational|g=SSB4}}||June 10th, 2014||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-  
|{{Trn|Apex 2015|g=SSB4}}||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||97th||25th||{{Sm|KoreanDJ}}
|-  
|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2017|g=SSB4}}||April 28th-30th, 2017||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fight-2018-season-1-5/event/smash-for-wii-u/brackets/219447/520879 Weds Night Fights 2018 Season 1.5]||March 7th, 2018||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Project M]]''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
||{{Trn|CEO 2014|g=PM}}||June 27th-29th, 2014||25th||7th||{{Sm|KoreanDJ}}
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner   
|-  
|{{Trn|The Box}}||May 8th-10th, 2020||4,097th<!--Ken lost to NaterTater in Winners. "DQ" should only be listed if they DQed from both winners and losers.-->||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==Trivia==
*Ken appeared in the Guinness World Records 2016 Gamer’s Edition for highest-earning ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' player, despite {{Sm|Armada}}, {{Sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|Mango}} and {{Sm|Hungrybox}} earning more than him.
*Ken is known to have coined the terms "[[Wobbling]]" and "[[Stock#JV|JV]]".
*Ken was glad to see {{SSBU|Sephiroth}} revealed for ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', saying he would be his new main.<ref> https://twitter.com/liquidken/status/1337219682273611776?s=21</ref> His original gamertag was SephirothKen.
*In 2019, Ken guest-starred on a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlLI1q3FTrE REACT "Secret Pro Gamer" episode], in which he played ''Ultimate'' against and easily defeated the reactors, without them initially knowing who he was.
*Ken is widely known outside the ''Smash'' community for his appearance on [[wikipedia:Survivor: Gabon|season 17]] of ''{{iw|wikipedia|Survivor|American TV series}}'' in 2008, in which he finished 5th place and became a fan favorite. Due to this, he is also featured on the YouTube video essay about the show House [https://youtu.be/K7jUw0GCWCk?si=uncyuHkla8uz3eq7&t=3633 An Autopsy of House M.D.], where a clip of him performing his [[Ken Combo]] on a Fox player is shown.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://twitter.com/LiquidKen Twitter account]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=9491 SmashBoards profile]
*[http://dpad.gotfrag.com/portal/story/32773/?spage=2 News Article, GotFrag DPad]
*[http://twitch.tv/liquidken Twitch channel]
*[https://www.esportsearnings.com/players/4412-ken-hoang Earnings]

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