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| winningspm = ~$2,431.85 | | winningspm = ~$2,431.85 | ||
| rankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 5th | | rankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2023]]: 5th | ||
| bestrankingssbm = [[MPGR 2018]]: 4th | | bestrankingssbm = [[MPGR 2018]]: 4th | ||
| bestresultssbm = 1st / 1365 at {{Trn|GENESIS 5|g=SSBM}} | | bestresultssbm = 1st / 1365 at {{Trn|GENESIS 5|g=SSBM}} | ||
| bestresultssb4 = 33rd / 837 at {{Trn|Apex 2015|g=SSB4}} | | bestresultssb4 = 33rd / 837 at {{Trn|Apex 2015|g=SSB4}} | ||
| bestresultssbu = 17th / 1017 at {{Trn|The Big House 9|g=SSBU}} | | bestresultssbu = 17th / 1017 at {{Trn|The Big House 9|g=SSBU}} | ||
| bestresultpm = | | bestresultpm = 13th / 382 at {{Trn|Apex 2014|g=PM}} | ||
| alias = Pluplue | | alias = Pluplue | ||
| realname = Justin McGrath | | realname = Justin McGrath | ||
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Best known for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', Plup is considered one of the greatest ''Melee'' players of all time. He originally gained prominence as a {{SSBM|Samus}} player, and quickly rose to become the best Samus player at the time. Plup relegated Samus to a counterpick in favor of {{SSBM|Sheik}} following {{Trn|Apex 2015}}, and added {{SSBM|Fox}} as a co-main the following year. Since then, he has come to be known as one of the greatest Sheik and Samus players of all time, while maintaining a top-level {{SSBM|Fox}}, winning tournaments including {{Trn|GENESIS 5}} and the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}}. He also became the second player (after {{Sm|Leffen}}) in competitive ''Melee'' history to take a set off of each of the "[[Five Gods]]" after defeating {{Sm|Armada}} at {{Trn|The Big House 7}}, and remains the last player to do so. He is a strong doubles player, frequently teaming with {{Sm|Hungrybox}} to form "{{Team|Plupbox}}", with the pair considered one of the greatest doubles teams of all time. Plup has sometimes demonstrated his competence with other characters as well, most famously using solo {{SSBM|Luigi}} at {{Trn|CEO Dreamland}} to place 5th, which remains the highest placing for a solo Luigi at a major. Renowned for his consistency and longevity, Plup ranked in the top 10 of every [[SSBMRank]]/[[MPGR]] from [[SSBMRank 2015|2015]] until [[SSBMRank 2024|2024]], where he didn't qualify due to low attendance. He last ranked 5th on the [[SSBMRank 2023]]. | Best known for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', Plup is considered one of the greatest ''Melee'' players of all time. He originally gained prominence as a {{SSBM|Samus}} player, and quickly rose to become the best Samus player at the time. Plup relegated Samus to a counterpick in favor of {{SSBM|Sheik}} following {{Trn|Apex 2015}}, and added {{SSBM|Fox}} as a co-main the following year. Since then, he has come to be known as one of the greatest Sheik and Samus players of all time, while maintaining a top-level {{SSBM|Fox}}, winning tournaments including {{Trn|GENESIS 5}} and the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}}. He also became the second player (after {{Sm|Leffen}}) in competitive ''Melee'' history to take a set off of each of the "[[Five Gods]]" after defeating {{Sm|Armada}} at {{Trn|The Big House 7}}, and remains the last player to do so. He is a strong doubles player, frequently teaming with {{Sm|Hungrybox}} to form "{{Team|Plupbox}}", with the pair considered one of the greatest doubles teams of all time. Plup has sometimes demonstrated his competence with other characters as well, most famously using solo {{SSBM|Luigi}} at {{Trn|CEO Dreamland}} to place 5th, which remains the highest placing for a solo Luigi at a major. Renowned for his consistency and longevity, Plup ranked in the top 10 of every [[SSBMRank]]/[[MPGR]] from [[SSBMRank 2015|2015]] until [[SSBMRank 2024|2024]], where he didn't qualify due to low attendance. He last ranked 5th on the [[SSBMRank 2023]]. | ||
Plup participates in ''[[Ultimate]]'' tournaments playing {{SSBU|Mega Man}} and {{SSBU|Ridley}}, and was considered one of the best Mega Man players in the early metagame, notably placing 17th at both {{Trn|EVO 2019}} and {{Trn|The Big House 9}}, and boasting wins over {{Sm|Salem}}, {{Sm|MVD}}, {{Sm|ZD}}, and {{Sm|Meme}}. His Ridley was also considered one of the best in North America before the pandemic and has defeated players such as {{Sm|Sonix}}. He also competes in ''[[Project M]]'' as a {{PM|Samus}} player with {{PM|Meta Knight}} and {{PM|Sheik}} secondaries, | Plup participates in ''[[Ultimate]]'' tournaments playing {{SSBU|Mega Man}} and {{SSBU|Ridley}}, and was considered one of the best Mega Man players in the early metagame, notably placing 17th at both {{Trn|EVO 2019}} and {{Trn|The Big House 9}}, and boasting wins over {{Sm|Salem}}, {{Sm|MVD}}, {{Sm|ZD}}, and {{Sm|Meme}}. His Ridley was also considered one of the best in North America before the pandemic and has defeated players such as {{Sm|Sonix}}. He also competes in ''[[Project M]]'' as a {{PM|Samus}} player with {{PM|Meta Knight}} and {{PM|Sheik}} secondaries, although not nearly to the activity or success as ''[[Melee]]''. | ||
On June 30th, 2015, Plup was signed by {{Team|Panda}}. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/panda_plup/status/615981769058316288|title= Just joined Panda Gaming!}}</ref> He left Panda on December 2nd, 2022, following his disapproval of Panda's actions that allegedly resulted in [[Tournament:Panda Cup#Controversy | the cancellation of the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships]]. | On June 30th, 2015, Plup was signed by {{Team|Panda}}. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/panda_plup/status/615981769058316288|title= Just joined Panda Gaming!}}</ref> He left Panda on December 2nd, 2022, following his disapproval of Panda's actions that allegedly resulted in [[Tournament:Panda Cup#Controversy | the cancellation of the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships]]. | ||
==Tournament history== | ==Tournament history== | ||
===2010-2015: Birth of a Sheikah=== | ===2010-2015: Birth of a Sheikah=== | ||
Initially starting as a {{SSBM|Samus}} player, Plup's first notable tournament was at {{Trn|CEO 2010}}, placing 13th out of 62 entrants. Starting with Advent II, Plup teamed with {{Sm|Hungrybox}} in doubles, placing 1st at many doubles events and would be his main doubles partner until 2015. Later in 2012, he attended {{Trn|Apex 2012}} and placed 33rd with a win over {{Sm|Cyrain}}. A year later, his next tournament was {{Trn|Apex 2013}} where he defeated {{Sm|Tai}}, and lost to {{Sm|KirbyKaze}} and {{Sm|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. | Initially starting as a {{SSBM|Samus}} player, Plup's first notable tournament was at {{Trn|CEO 2010}}, placing 13th out of 62 entrants. Starting with Advent II, Plup teamed with {{Sm|Hungrybox}} in doubles, placing 1st at many doubles events and would be his main doubles partner until 2015. Later in 2012, he attended {{Trn|Apex 2012}} and placed 33rd with a win over {{Sm|Cyrain}}. A year later, his next tournament was {{Trn|Apex 2013}} where he defeated {{Sm|Tai}}, and lost to {{Sm|KirbyKaze}} and {{Sm|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. | ||
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|[[SSBMRank 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023||5th||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|| | |[[SSBMRank 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023||5th||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|| | ||
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner | ||
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| | |[[NOOB 4]]||March 30th, 2013||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Wizzrobe}} | ||
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| | |[[Tipped Off 9]]||December 14th-15th, 2013||4th||—||— | ||
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|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/gaming-knights-january-gamefest-project-m-singles.130/ Gaming Knights January Gamefest]||January 12th, 2014||2nd||—||— | |[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/gaming-knights-january-gamefest-project-m-singles.130/ Gaming Knights January Gamefest]||January 12th, 2014||2nd||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||13th||—||— | ||
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| | |[[CEO 2014 Prologue]]||March 28th-29th, 2014||1st||—||— | ||
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=354121 Fear The Green Missile]||April 26th, 2014||2nd||—||— | |[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=354121 Fear The Green Missile]||April 26th, 2014||2nd||—||— | ||
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| | |[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||9th||1st||Wizzrobe | ||
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=366024 Simply Smashing]||August 30th, 2014||5th||—||— | |[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=366024 Simply Smashing]||August 30th, 2014||5th||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Tipped Off 10]]||September 20th-21st, 2014||4th||1st||Wizzrobe | ||
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| | |[[The Big House 4]]||October 4th-5th, 2014||17th||2nd||Wizzrobe | ||
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/cfl-smackdown-12-2-14.381059/ CFL Smackdown Weekly 11]||December 2nd, 2015||1st||—||— | |[https://smashboards.com/threads/cfl-smackdown-12-2-14.381059/ CFL Smackdown Weekly 11]||December 2nd, 2015||1st||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Paragon Orlando 2015]]||January 17th-18th, 2015||2nd||—||— | ||
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/cfl-smackdown-results-i-got-lazy-edition-3-24-3-31-4-7.398288/#post-18943255 CFL Smackdown Weekly 24]||April 4th, 2015||1st||—||— | |[https://smashboards.com/threads/cfl-smackdown-results-i-got-lazy-edition-3-24-3-31-4-7.398288/#post-18943255 CFL Smackdown Weekly 24]||April 4th, 2015||1st||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Smash 'N' Splash]]||June 13th-14th, 2015||2nd||2nd||Wizzrobe | ||
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| | |[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]||September 5th-6th, 2015||9th||Top 6||{{Sm|MrLz}} | ||
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|[https://t.polarity.gg/cfl-smackdown-48/pm-singles CFL Smackdown Weekly 48]||September 28th, 2015||2nd||—||— | |[https://t.polarity.gg/cfl-smackdown-48/pm-singles CFL Smackdown Weekly 48]||September 28th, 2015||2nd||—||— | ||
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|[https://t.polarity.gg/cfl-smackdown-98-melee-and-pm/pm-singles CFL Smackdown Weekly 98]||October 10th, 2016||1st||—||— | |[https://t.polarity.gg/cfl-smackdown-98-melee-and-pm/pm-singles CFL Smackdown Weekly 98]||October 10th, 2016||1st||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Runback 2017]]||May 20th-21st, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|Westballz}} | ||
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| | |[[Smash 'N' Splash 3]]||June 2nd-4th, 2017||33rd||1st||{{Sm|Junebug}} | ||
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| | |[[Smash 'N' Splash 5]]||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||—||7th||Junebug | ||
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