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| name          = Duck
| name          = Duck
| image        = Duck.png
| image        = Duck.png
| mainssbm      = Samus
| mainssbm      = Sheik
| skillssbm    = Top professional
| otherssbm    = Marth
| 2ndotherssbm  = Samus
| mainpm        = Squirtle
| winningsssbm  = ~$6,119.65
| winningsssbm  = ~$6,119.65
| rankingssbm  = [[2016 SSBMRank]]: 15th
| rankingssbm  =  
| crew          =  
| sponsor      = eSports Ecosystem
| former crews  = [[Denial eSports]], [[Melee It On Me]]
| former sponsors = [[Melee It On Me]], [[Denial eSports]], [[Phoenix1]]
| alias        = Poor Duck
| alias        = Poor Duck
| realname      = James Ma
| realname      = James Ma
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| birthmonth    = 11
| birthmonth    = 11
| birthyear    = 1991
| birthyear    = 1991
| location      = Ann Arbor, Michigan
| location      = London, Ontario
| country      = United States
| country      = Canada
}}
}}
'''Duck''' is a {{SSBM|Samus}} main from Michigan who is considered to be one of the best Samus players in the world, along with {{Sm|Plup}} and {{Sm|HugS}}, with wins against other top players such as {{Sm|Leffen}} and {{Sm|Westballz}} under his belt. He is known for his safe and calculated style of play, getting 5th at [[The Big House]] and beating HugS, in pools at [[Kings of Cali 3]]. He also managed to take two sets off of {{Sm|KirbyKaze}}, at [[SWEET XIV]] and [[The Come Up 2014]], as well as eliminating Leffen from [[DreamHack Winter 2015]]. He placed 13th at [[EVO 2015]] and 9th at [[The Big House 5]]. His most notable performance was [[DreamHack Winter 2015]] where he placed 5th and defeated {{Sm|SFAT}}, {{Sm|Wizzrobe}}, {{Sm|Leffen}} and {{Sm|MacD}}. Duck is currently ranked 1st on the [[Michigan Melee Power Rankings]] and 15th on the [[2016 SSBMRank]].
{{for|the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' player from Japan''|Smasher:duck (Japan)}}
{{incomplete|Details on when he dropped samus (e.g. Twitter post)}}
'''Duck''' is a {{SSBM|Sheik}} main and former {{SSBM|Samus}} main from Ann Arbor, Michigan, who is currently residing in London, Ontario, and is considered to be the best Samus player in the world, with wins against other top players such as {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, {{Sm|Leffen}}, and {{Sm|Westballz}} under his belt. He is known for his safe and calculated style of play, getting 5th at [[The Big House]] and beating HugS, in pools at [[Kings of Cali 3]]. He also managed to take two sets off of {{Sm|KirbyKaze}}, at [[SWEET XIV]] and [[The Come Up 2014]], as well as eliminating Leffen from [[DreamHack Winter 2015]]. He placed 13th at [[EVO 2015]] and 9th at [[The Big House 5]]. His most notable performance was [[DreamHack Winter 2015]] where he placed 5th and defeated {{Sm|SFAT}}, {{Sm|Wizzrobe}}, Leffen, and {{Sm|MacD}}. Duck was formerly ranked at the 0 position on the [[Michigan Melee Power Rankings]] and 19th on the [[Summer 2019 MPGR]].


On August 15, 2016, Duck was signed onto [[Denial eSports]] but then left on January 5th, 2017.
On August 15, 2016, Duck was signed onto [[Denial eSports]], but left on January 5th, 2017.
 
On April 11, 2017, Duck was signed by [[Phoenix1]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://esports.yahoo.com/phoenix1-signs-duck-teams-first-super-smash-bros-melee-player-183419790.html|title=Phoenix1 signs Duck as the team's first Super Smash Bros. Melee player}}</ref>
 
On May 17, 2018, Duck announced he was no longer part of Phoenix1, thanking them for the support and opportunities they've given him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ssbDuck/status/997201474164846592?s=20|title=Duck and Phoenix1 part ways}}</ref>


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/lolis-legacy-of-legends-in-smash-i-ann-arbor-mi.249500// LoLiS I]||September 19th, 2009||17th||7th||{{Sm|Moose}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/sweet-iii-3rd-event-results-11-13-10-ann-arbor-mi.291302/ SWEET III]||November 13th, 2010||5th||4th||{{Sm|Kail}}
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/sweet-iii-3rd-event-results-11-13-10-ann-arbor-mi.291302/ SWEET III]||November 13th, 2010||5th||4th||{{Sm|Kail}}
|-
|-
|[[Show Me Your Moves 12]]||March 5th, 2011||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Show Me Your Moves 12]]||March 5th, 2011||7th||13th||{{Sm|Rat}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/good-s-stratford-3-19-11-ann-arbor-mi-results-130-combined-entrants.299954/ Good Shit Stratford]||March 19th, 2011||25th||9th||Rat
|-
|-
|[[BAMF1]]||May 14th, 2011||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Juggleguy}}
|[[BAMF1]]||May 14th, 2011||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Juggleguy}}
|-
|-
|[[The Big House]]||October 22nd, 2011||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/um-triweekly-3-results-6-25-11-ann-arbor-mi.306004/ UM Triweekly 3]||June 25th, 2011||5th||5th||Rat
|-
|[[The Big House]]||October 22nd, 2011||5th||9th||Rat
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||&mdash;||9th||{{Sm|Teczero}}
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||&mdash;||9th||{{Sm|Teczero}}
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|[[The Big House 2]]||October 6th-7th, 2012||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[The Big House 2]]||October 6th-7th, 2012||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[The Big House 3]]||October 12-13th, 2013||17th||17th||{{Sm|Moose}}
|[[The Big House 3]]||October 12-13th, 2013||17th||17th||Moose
|-
|-
|[[Kings of Cali 3]]||December 14th-15th, 2013||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Kings of Cali 3]]||December 14th-15th, 2013||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|-
|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||33rd||13th||{{Sm|Swedish Delight}}
|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||33rd||13th||{{Sm|Swedish Delight}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=364615 Carroll Fest 5]||August 16th, 2014||3rd||3rd||Moose
|-
|-
|[[The Shape of Melee to Come 5]]||September 27th, 2014||4th||1st||{{Sm|Armada}}
|[[The Shape of Melee to Come 5]]||September 27th, 2014||4th||1st||{{Sm|Armada}}
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|-
|[[SWEET Prologue]]||January 3rd-4th, 2015||3rd||3rd||Prince Abu
|[[SWEET Prologue]]||January 3rd-4th, 2015||3rd||3rd||Prince Abu
|-
|[http://challonge.com/GrandPrix3Melee GVGP 3]||January 18th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||33rd||17th||{{Sm|Darkatma}}
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||33rd||17th||{{Sm|Darkatma}}
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|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||13th||13th||Prince Abu
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||13th||13th||Prince Abu
|-
|-
|[[Super Smash Con]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||97th||7th||Prince Abu
|[[Super Smash Con 2015]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||97th||7th||Prince Abu
|-
|[[Beachin Biweekly 22]]||September 26th, 2015||2nd||1st||KJH
|-
|-
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||9th||&mdash;||Prince Abu
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||9th||&mdash;||Prince Abu
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|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||13th||9th||KJH
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||13th||9th||KJH
|-
|-
|[[Frosty Faustings VIII]]||January 22nd-23rd, 2016||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Frosty Faustings VIII]]||January 22nd-23rd, 2016||3rd||2nd||KJH
|-
|-
|[[Frostbite]]||February 13th, 2016||3rd||2nd||KJH
|[[Frostbite]]||February 13th, 2016||3rd||2nd||KJH
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|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||13th||17th||KJH
|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||13th||17th||KJH
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/frame-one/brackets/11179/25345/83320 Frame One]||April 9th-10th, 2016||5th||2nd||{{Sm|Colbol}}
|[https://start.gg/tournament/frame-one/brackets/11179/25345/83320 Frame One]||April 9th-10th, 2016||5th||2nd||{{Sm|Colbol}}
|-
|-
|[[Fight Pitt VI]]||April 16th-17th, 2016||3rd||1st||Colbol
|[[Fight Pitt VI]]||April 16th-17th, 2016||3rd||1st||Colbol
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|[[DreamHack Austin 2016]]||May 6th-8th, 2016||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[DreamHack Austin 2016]]||May 6th-8th, 2016||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Combo Breaker 2016]]||June 4th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Combo Breaker 2016]]||May 27th-29th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/rise-of-the-empire-melee-and-pm-ft-colbol-swedishdelight-1/event/melee-singles/brackets/39716/132797 Rise of the Empire]||June 4th, 2016||4th||1st||Colbol
|-
|-
|[[Smash 'N' Splash 2]]||June 11th-12th, 2016||9th||4th||{{Sm|SFAT}}
|[[Smash 'N' Splash 2]]||June 11th-12th, 2016||9th||4th||{{Sm|SFAT}}
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|[[Show Me Your Moves 17]]||September 3rd, 2016||1st||1st||Prince Abu
|[[Show Me Your Moves 17]]||September 3rd, 2016||1st||1st||Prince Abu
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/a-smash-hit-2-the-sequel/events/melee-singles/brackets?per_page=20&filter=%7B%22phaseId%22%3A75322%7D&sort_by=-startAt&order=-1&page=1A Smash Hit 2]||October 1st, 2016||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/a-smash-hit-2-the-sequel/event/melee-singles/brackets/75322 A Smash Hit 2]||October 1st, 2016||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||13th||13th||Prince Abu
|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||13th||13th||Prince Abu
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|[[UGC Smash Open]]||December 2nd-4th, 2016||17th||9th||Prince Abu
|[[UGC Smash Open]]||December 2nd-4th, 2016||17th||9th||Prince Abu
|-
|-
|[[Apollo (tournament)|Apollo]]||January 7th-8th, 2017||3rd||3rd||Swedish Delight
|{{b|Apollo|tournament}}||January 7th-8th, 2017||3rd||3rd||Swedish Delight
|-
|-
|[[SWEET XXV]]||January 14th, 2017||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Ice}}
|[[SWEET XXV]]||January 14th, 2017||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Ice}}
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|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-valley-v-featuring-lucky-abate-swedish-delight-wadi-more/events/melee-singles/brackets?filter=%7B%22phaseId%22%3A100373%7D Smash Valley V]||February 18th, 2017||7th||3rd||KJH
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-valley-v-featuring-lucky-abate-swedish-delight-wadi-more/event/melee-singles/brackets/100373 Smash Valley V]||February 18th, 2017||7th||3rd||KJH
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/boss-rush-duck/event/melee-singles/brackets/126024 Boss Rush: Duck]||March 11th, 2017||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Violence}}
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/boss-rush-duck/events/melee-singles/brackets/126024 Boss Rush: Duck]||March 11th, 2017||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Violence}}
|[[No Man's Lan 12]]||March 18th-19th, 2017||1st||2nd||KJH
|-
|-
|[[Full Bloom 3]]||March 25th, 2017||2nd||9th||Prince Abu
|[[Full Bloom 3]]||March 25th, 2017||2nd||9th||Prince Abu
|-
|-
|[[Smash Rivalries]]||April 8th-9th, 2017||13th||7th||{{Sm|Druggedfox}}
|[[Smash Rivalries]]||April 8th-9th, 2017||13th||7th||{{Sm|Druggedfox}}
|-
|[[CEO Dreamland]]||April 14th-16th, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[DreamHack Austin 2017]]||April 28th-30th, 2017||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[SWEET XXVIII]]||May 6th, 2017||2nd||2nd||Prince Abu
|-
|[[Runback 2017]]||May 20th-21st, 2017||4th||5th||{{Sm|Silly Kyle}}
|-
|[[Combo Breaker 2017]]||May 26th-28th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Smash 'N' Splash 3]]||June 2nd-4th, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Saints Gaming Live]]||June 10th-11th, 2017||5th||3rd||Prince Abu
|-
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Shine 2017]]||August 25th-27th, 2017||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Showdown: Battle Royale 2]]||September 23rd-24th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/corner-pressure-vi/event/melee-singles/brackets/157022 Corner Pressure VI]||September 30th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Canada Cup 2017]]||October 28th-30th, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Pat's House 3]]||December 2nd-3rd, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[The Holiday Bash Smash Invitational]]||December 15th-17th, 2017||7th||7th||{{Sm|HugS}}
|-
|[[SWEET 29]]||January 13th, 2018||2nd||1st||KJH
|-
|[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sweet-xxx-super-smash-bros-melee-tournament/event/melee-singles/brackets/196786 SWEET XXX]||February 10th, 2018||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Syphichan}}
|-
|[[Smash Valley: Lucky 7]]||February 17th, 2018||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/shogunate/event/melee-singles/brackets/214564 Shogunate]||February 24th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[EGLX 2018]]||March 9th-11th, 2018||9th||9th||KJH
|-
|{{Trn|SWEET 31|g=SSBM}}||March 17th, 2018||5th||1st||Colbol
|-
|{{Trn|Full Bloom 4|g=SSBM}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSBM}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Combo Breaker 2018|g=SSBM}}||May 25th-27th, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 4|g=SSBM}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||9th||7th||{{Sm|AbsentPage}}
|-
|{{Trn|Runback 2018|g=SSBM}}||July 14th-15th, 2018||7th||2nd||SFAT
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/aurora-blitz-a-super-smash-bros-melee-and-wii-u/event/melee-singles/brackets/317787 Aurora Blitz]||July 21st, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 24th-26th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 8|g=SSBM}}||October 5th-7th, 2018||13th||49th||Syphichan
|-
|{{Trn|Canada Cup 2018|g=SSBM}}||October 26th-28th, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Mang0: Homecoming|g=SSBM}}||November 10th-11th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/unite-a-michigan-smash-event/event/melee-singles/brackets/484395/845919 UNITE: A Michigan Smash Event]||January 20th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/hold-that-l/event/melee-singles/brackets/457751/813590 Hold That L]||January 26th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBM}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Full Bloom 5|g=SSBM}}||March 23rd-24th, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Camp: End of Summer|g=SSBM}}||September 14th-15th, 2019||33rd||9th||Kalamazhu
|-
|{{Trn|Mango's Birthday Bash|g=SSBM}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Camp 2022|g=SSBM}}||March 18th-20th, 2022||17th||2nd||{{Sm|Albert}}
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2022|g=SSBM}}||July 1st-3rd, 2022||17th||2nd||{{Sm|aMSa}}
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 10|g=SSBM}}||October 7th-9th, 2022||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
| [http://smashboards.com/threads/sweet-iii-3rd-event-results-11-13-10-ann-arbor-mi.291302/ SWEET III]||November 13th, 2010||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/sweet-iii-3rd-event-results-11-13-10-ann-arbor-mi.291302/ SWEET III]||November 13th, 2010||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/good-s-stratford-3-19-11-ann-arbor-mi-results-130-combined-entrants.299954/ Good Shit Stratford]||March 19th, 2011||1st (Split)||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/good-s-stratford-3-19-11-ann-arbor-mi-results-130-combined-entrants.299954/ Good Shit Stratford]||March 19th, 2011||17th||9th||{{Sm|Wes}}
|}
==={{for3ds}}===
==={{for3ds}}===
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|[[Fight Pitt V]]||November 1st-2nd, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Fight Pitt V]]||November 1st-2nd, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}
===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[The Big House 4]]||October 4th-5th, 2014||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/gvgp5pm GVGP 5]||September 19th, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBU}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||769th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Duck has a winning record against {{Sm|Leffen}} 3-1.
*Duck has an even record against {{Sm|Leffen}} 3-3.


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://reddit.com/user/ssbduck Reddit account]
*[https://twitter.com/ssbDuck Twitter account]
* [https://twitter.com/ssbDuck Twitter]
*[https://twitch.tv/ssbduck/profile Twitch channel]
*[http://reddit.com/user/ssbduck Reddit account]
 
==References==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Samus professionals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Samus players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Michigan smashers]]
[[Category:Michigan smashers]]
[[Category:2013 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:Ontario smashers]]
[[Category:2014 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:2015 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:2016 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:2015 SSBMRank top 25]]
[[Category:2016 SSBMRank top 25]]
[[Category:VIP players]]
[[Category:VIP players]]
[[Category:Back Room members]]
[[Category:Back Room members]]
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