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Zain won Shine, should be the most notable doc kid.
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'''''Doc Kids''''' are the new generation of players who, as {{Sm|Tafokints}} put it, [https://twitter.com/tafokints/status/798669118169722880 "basically represent people who got into the game after Aug 2013 in light of the Smash Documentary"]. With the end of the documentary based around EVO 2013, the tournament marked the dawn of a new age in Melee. The media interest in the event as well as the documentary helped draw in members to the Melee community almost exponentially. {{Sm|Fiction}} theorized that - given 3 years of directed effort - a player could reach [[SSBMRank|'top-100']] status. This has been proven by several players who began playing post-documentary, namely; | '''''Doc Kids''''' are the new generation of players who, as {{Sm|Tafokints}} put it, [https://twitter.com/tafokints/status/798669118169722880 "basically represent people who got into the game after Aug 2013 in light of the Smash Documentary"]. With the end of the documentary based around EVO 2013, the tournament marked the dawn of a new age in Melee. The media interest in the event as well as the documentary helped draw in members to the Melee community almost exponentially. {{Sm|Fiction}} theorized that - given 3 years of directed effort - a player could reach [[SSBMRank|'top-100']] status. This has been proven by several players who began playing post-documentary, namely; | ||
*{{Sm|Zain}} (The first 'Doc Kid' to win a major tournament, doing so at {{Trn|Shine 2018}}. Began playing in May of 2014 - Ranked 9th in 2018) | |||
*{{Sm|FatGoku}} (Began playing in 2013 - Ranked 69th in 2017) | *{{Sm|FatGoku}} (Began playing in 2013 - Ranked 69th in 2017) | ||
*{{Sm|Captain Faceroll}} (Began playing in September of 2013 - Ranked 52nd in 2017) | *{{Sm|Captain Faceroll}} (Began playing in September of 2013 - Ranked 52nd in 2017) | ||
*{{Sm|AbsentPage}} (Began playing in August of 2014 - Ranked 74th in 2017) | *{{Sm|AbsentPage}} (Began playing in August of 2014 - Ranked 74th in 2017) | ||
*{{Sm|IBDW}} (Began playing in Spring 2015 - Ranked 84th in 2017) | *{{Sm|IBDW}} (Began playing in Spring 2015 - Ranked 84th in 2017) | ||