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Julius Vissing aka '''King Funk''' is a [[smasher]], tournament organizer and commentator currently residing in Copenhagen, Denmark, who is a member of the livestreaming group [[Salty Playground]] and the manager of the Karnage eSports ''Melee'' division. Formerly a [[SSB64]] and [[Brawl]] player, Julius now exclusively plays [[Melee]] as well as a variety of other fighting game titles such as Ultra Street Fighter IV, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and The King of Fighters XIII.

King Funk started out with [[Brawl]] in Portugal in 2008, where he co-founded the competitive scene with {{Sm|Flayl}} and hosted the country's first few tournaments. In 2010, he moved to Denmark for his studies and quickly transitioned from Brawl to Melee as most players in Scandinavia favored the latter as their game of choice. Julius was also for a long time one of Europe's best [[SSB64]] players until he quit the game in late 2012 to focus on other fighting games.

* 7th in [[SSB64]] singles at [[Apex 2012]], 3rd in doubles with {{Sm|Sensei}}

* 9th in [[Project M]] singles at [[B.E.A.S.T 4]]

* 13th in [[SSBM]] doubles at [[B.E.A.S.T 4]] with {{Sm|Tomber}}

* In [[SSB64]], King Funk was infamous for his creative and seemingly "random" use of [[Falcon Dive]], which he would generally use as an effective tool to punish [[shielding]] (in particular on platforms) as well as for [[tech-chasing]] purposes. While King Funk was in Japan in the summer of 2012, he demonstrated his uses for [[Falcon Dive]] which [http://smashboards.com/threads/social-thread-talk-about-anything-you-are-allowed-to-talk-about.216422/page-603#post-15751967 Japanese players would later affectionately name after him].