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| name          = Vudujin
| image        = LuigiMains.jpg
| image        = LuigiMains.jpg
| caption      = Vudujin (left)
| caption      = Vudujin (left) with {{Sm|Eddy Mexico}} (right)
| mainssbm      = Luigi
| mainssbm      = Luigi
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| mainssb      = Luigi
| crew          =  
| crew          =  
| skillssbm    = Professional
| skillpm      = Semi-professional
| rankingssbm  = [[Pittsburgh Melee Power Rankings]]: 5th
| rankingssbm  = [[Pittsburgh Melee Power Rankings]]: 5th
| realname      = Jacob Raducz
| realname      = Jacob Raducz
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'''Vudujin''' is a smasher from Pittsburgh who mains {{SSBM|Luigi}} in ''[[Melee]]'' and is considered to be one of the best Luigi mains in the world along with {{Sm|Abate}}, {{Sm|Eddy Mexico}}, and {{Sm|Blea Gelo}}. Alongside {{Sm|The Lake}} and {{Sm|Nakamaru}}, he formed the backbone of the ''Melee'' scene in Butler, Pennsylvania before eventually merging with the rest of the Pittsburgh players. He was formerly ranked 5th on the [[Pittsburgh Melee Power Rankings]].
'''Vudujin''' is an American ''[[Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Luigi}} player from Pennsylvania, often considered one of the original Luigi players alongside {{Sm|Ka-master}}, as well as one of the best Luigi players in the United States.


He discovered and popularized the [[Vududash]], a technique that allows Luigi to keep momentum after [[wavedash]]ing off a platform. He is often credited for initially encouraging fellow Pittsburgh player Abate to solo main Luigi.
Alongside {{Sm|The Lake}} and {{Sm|Nakamaru}}, Vudujin formed the backbone of the ''Melee'' scene in Butler, Pennsylvania before eventually merging with the rest of the Pittsburgh players. He also discovered and popularized the [[Vududash]], a technique that allows Luigi to keep momentum after [[wavedash]]ing off a platform. He is often credited for initially encouraging fellow Pittsburgh player Abate to solo main Luigi.
 
Vudujin was formerly ranked 5th on the [[Pittsburgh Melee Power Rankings]].


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
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|[[Apex 2010]]||August 6th-8th, 2010||7th||—||—
|{{Trn|Apex 2010|g=SSB}}||August 6th-8th, 2010||7th||—||—
|-
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|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||33rd||—||—
|{{Trn|Apex 2012|g=SSB}}||January 6th-8th, 2012||33rd||—||—
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||65th||—||—
|{{Trn|GENESIS 3|g=SSB}}||January 15th-17th, 2016||65th||—||—
|}
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|[[Show Me Your Moves 11]]||March 10th, 2010||33rd||—||—
|{{Trn|Show Me Your Moves 11|g=SSBM}}||March 10th, 2010||33rd||—||—
|-
|-
|[[The Big House]]||October 22nd, 2011||33rd||9th||{{Sm|VaNz}}
|{{Trn|The Big House|g=SSBM}}||October 22nd, 2011||33rd||9th||{{Sm|VaNz}}
|-
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 4]]||November 19th-20th, 2011||33rd||13th||{{Sm|SwiftBass}}
|{{Trn|Revival of Melee 4|g=SSBM}}||November 19th-20th, 2011||33rd||13th||{{Sm|SwiftBass}}
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||49th||65th||{{Sm|Mafia}}
|{{Trn|Apex 2012|g=SSBM}}||January 6th-8th, 2012||49th||65th||{{Sm|Mafia}}
|-
|-
|[[Zenith 2012]]||May 26th-27th, 2012||33rd||13th||{{Sm|Lyme}}
|{{Trn|Zenith 2012|g=SSBM}}||May 26th-27th, 2012||33rd||13th||{{Sm|Lyme}}
|-
|-
|[[MELEE-FC10R Legacy]]||August 12th-14th, 2012||25th||—||—
|{{Trn|MELEE-FC10R Legacy|g=SSBM}}||August 12th-14th, 2012||25th||—||—
|-
|-
|[[The Big House 2]]||October 6th-7th, 2012||25th||13th||{{Sm|Renth}}
|{{Trn|The Big House 2|g=SSBM}}||October 6th-7th, 2012||25th||13th||{{Sm|Renth}}
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||65th||25th||{{Sm|MT}}
|{{Trn|Apex 2013|g=SSBM}}||January 11th-13th, 2013||65th||25th||{{Sm|MT}}
|-
|-
|[[Zenith 2013]]||June 1st-2nd, 2013||9th||17th||{{Sm|Abate}}
|{{Trn|Zenith 2013|g=SSBM}}||June 1st-2nd, 2013||9th||17th||{{Sm|Abate}}
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2013]]||July 12th-14th, 2013||65th||—||—
|{{Trn|EVO 2013|g=SSBM}}||July 12th-14th, 2013||65th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Fight Pitt III|g=SSBM}}||November 23rd, 2013||5th / 95||9th / 28||Lyme
|-
|-
|[[MoaL 50]]||April 17th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|The Lake}}
|[[MoaL 50]]||April 17th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|The Lake}}
|-
|-
|[[CEO 2015]]||June 26th-28th, 2015||49th||—||—
|{{Trn|CEO 2015|g=SSBM}}||June 26th-28th, 2015||49th||—||—
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||129th||17th||Abate
|{{Trn|GENESIS 3|g=SSBM}}||January 15th-17th, 2016||129th||17th||Abate
|-
|-
|[[Fight Pitt 7]]||April 15th, 2017||7th||—||—
|{{Trn|Fight Pitt 7|g=SSBM}}||April 15th, 2017||7th||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Fight Pitt 8}}||April 7th, 2018||33rd||9th||The Lake
|{{Trn|Fight Pitt 8|g=SSBM}}||April 7th, 2018||33rd||9th||The Lake
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/litt-smash-presents-homecooked/events/melee-singles/brackets/253191 Homecooked]||June 22nd, 2018||5th||3rd||{{Sm|Taki}}
|[https://start.gg/tournament/litt-smash-presents-homecooked/event/melee-singles/brackets/253191 Homecooked]||June 22nd, 2018||5th||3rd||{{Sm|Taki}}
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/pitt-smash-presents-that-damn-move/events/melee-singles/brackets/402925 That Damn Move]||September 22nd, 2018||9th||3rd||{{Sm|WORM_BREAKER}}
|[https://start.gg/tournament/pitt-smash-presents-that-damn-move/event/melee-singles/brackets/402925 That Damn Move]||September 22nd, 2018||9th||3rd||{{Sm|WORM_BREAKER}}
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/almost-heaven/events/melee-singles/brackets/402235 Almost Heaven]||September 29th, 2018||7th||7th||{{Sm|Majersk}}
|[https://start.gg/tournament/almost-heaven/event/melee-singles/brackets/402235 Almost Heaven]||September 29th, 2018||7th||7th||{{Sm|Majersk}}
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/pitt-smash-presents-an-exercise-in-formality/events/melee-singles/brackets/420467 An Exercise in Formality]||November 17th, 2018||7th||2nd||WORM_BREAKER
|[https://start.gg/tournament/pitt-smash-presents-an-exercise-in-formality/event/melee-singles/brackets/420467 An Exercise in Formality]||November 17th, 2018||7th||2nd||WORM_BREAKER
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Fight Pitt 9}}||April 6th, 2019||—||5th||{{Sm|Eddy Mexico}}
|{{Trn|Fight Pitt 9|g=SSBM}}||April 6th, 2019||—||5th||{{Sm|Eddy Mexico}}
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/bigfoot-is-real-bfir-1-ft-polish-genghis-connor-vudujin/events/melee-doubles/brackets/680484/1109618 Bigfoot is Real]||November 24th, 2019||—||1st||{{Sm|Ideas Guy}}
|[https://start.gg/tournament/bigfoot-is-real-bfir-1-ft-polish-genghis-connor-vudujin/event/melee-doubles/brackets/680484/1109618 Bigfoot is Real]||November 24th, 2019||—||1st||{{Sm|Ideas Guy}}
|}
|}


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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||49th||—||—
|{{Trn|Fight Pitt III|g=PM}}||November 23rd, 2013||3rd / 32||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2014|g=PM}}||January 17th-19th, 2014||49th||—||—
|}
|}
==Trivia==
*Vudujin is a proficient animator who has done work for the popular [[YouTube]] channel [https://www.youtube.com/@MeatCanyon MeatCanyon].


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Pennsylvania smashers]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania smashers]]
[[Category:Luigi professionals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Luigi players (SSBM)]]

Latest revision as of 02:48, April 29, 2024

Vudujin
LuigiMains.jpg
Vudujin (left) with Eddy Mexico (right)
Character info
Smash 64 main Luigi
Melee main Luigi
Other Melee characters Mario, Dr. Mario, Fox, Sheik
Project M main Wario
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee Pittsburgh Melee Power Rankings: 5th
Personal and other info
Real name Jacob Raducz
Location Butler, Pennsylvania USA

Vudujin is an American Melee Luigi player from Pennsylvania, often considered one of the original Luigi players alongside Ka-master, as well as one of the best Luigi players in the United States.

Alongside The Lake and Nakamaru, Vudujin formed the backbone of the Melee scene in Butler, Pennsylvania before eventually merging with the rest of the Pittsburgh players. He also discovered and popularized the Vududash, a technique that allows Luigi to keep momentum after wavedashing off a platform. He is often credited for initially encouraging fellow Pittsburgh player Abate to solo main Luigi.

Vudujin was formerly ranked 5th on the Pittsburgh Melee Power Rankings.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros.[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 7th
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 33rd
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 65th

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Show Me Your Moves 11 March 10th, 2010 33rd
The Big House October 22nd, 2011 33rd 9th VaNz
Revival of Melee 4 November 19th-20th, 2011 33rd 13th SwiftBass
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 49th 65th Mafia
Zenith 2012 May 26th-27th, 2012 33rd 13th Lyme
MELEE-FC10R Legacy August 12th-14th, 2012 25th
The Big House 2 October 6th-7th, 2012 25th 13th Renth
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 65th 25th MT
Zenith 2013 June 1st-2nd, 2013 9th 17th Abate
EVO 2013 July 12th-14th, 2013 65th
Fight Pitt III November 23rd, 2013 5th / 95 9th / 28 Lyme
MoaL 50 April 17th, 2015 1st 1st The Lake
CEO 2015 June 26th-28th, 2015 49th
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 129th 17th Abate
Fight Pitt 7 April 15th, 2017 7th
Fight Pitt 8 April 7th, 2018 33rd 9th The Lake
Homecooked June 22nd, 2018 5th 3rd Taki
That Damn Move September 22nd, 2018 9th 3rd WORM_BREAKER
Almost Heaven September 29th, 2018 7th 7th Majersk
An Exercise in Formality November 17th, 2018 7th 2nd WORM_BREAKER
Fight Pitt 9 April 6th, 2019 5th Eddy Mexico
Bigfoot is Real November 24th, 2019 1st Ideas Guy

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Fight Pitt III November 23rd, 2013 3rd / 32
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 49th

Trivia[edit]

  • Vudujin is a proficient animator who has done work for the popular YouTube channel MeatCanyon.

External links[edit]