PPMD
Character info
Meleemains	Falco,Marth
RetiredMeleecharacters	Fox,Mario
Brawlmain	Marth
OtherBrawlcharacter	Mario
Project Mmain	Marth
OtherProject Mcharacters	Falco,Mario
Team info
Former sponsor(s)	VGBootCamp,Evil Geniuses,Golden Guardians
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	SSBMRank 2015: 6th NC Power Rankings June 2013: 7th NC Power Rankings November 2014: 1st
Best historical ranking	RetroSSBMRank 2012: 2nd NC Power Rankings November 2009: 1st NC Power Rankings November 2014: 1st
Best tournament result	1st / 1,037 atApex 2015 7th / 42 atHERB1 1st / 61Midstate Massacre 4
Winnings	~$31,807
Personal and other info
Real name	Kevin Nanney
Former tags	Dr. PeePee
Birth date	September 25, 1990(age 35)
Location	Raleigh, North Carolina

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PPMD, formerly known asDr. PeePee, is aMelee player from Raleigh,North Carolina. In a career spanning a decade, PPMD is best known as one ofMelee's "Five Gods", who dominatedMelee competition from 2008-2018. Beginning as aMario player in 2007, PPMD later transitioned toFalco andMarth, and is considered one of the greatest all-time players of both characters. Known for his intelligent and patient playstyle, PPMD has often been contrasted with fellow member of the "Five Gods" ofMelee,Mango, for their seemingly opposite playstyles. From 2010 to 2015, PPMD never ranked below 6th on theRetroSSBMRank/SSBMRank, peaking at 2nd in 2012 and even ranking as the best player in thefirst half of 2014. His best performance came atApex 2015, the largestMelee tournament at the time, where he won using mostly Marth. Despite being the only god to have never ranked first on a full-year global ranking, PPMD's consistency at the top have led him to be considered one of the greatestMelee players of all time.

In March 2016, afterBattle of the Five Gods, PPMD announced a hiatus from competitive play due to health issues, and has not entered a singles tournament since (although he did enter doubles atBad Moon Rising 2). However, he has remained active inMelee, having resumed streamingMelee on Twitch in April of 2019 and appeared at several majorMelee events as a spectator or commentator, such as atGENESIS 7 andLudwig Ahgren Championship Series 3.

On January 15th, 2021, PPMD parted ways with his long time sponsorEvil Geniuses. On April 2nd, 2021, he would joinGolden Guardians alongsiden0ne andToph, before the organization disbanded in November 2023.

He isTwitch's older brother.

Tournament history[edit]

2007-2012: The Rise to Fame[edit]

PPMD started playing competitively in 2007 as a Mario main before his transition to Falco and Marth. He became well-known in theSmash scene for his performance atRevival of Melee 2 in 2009, where his Falco placed higher than Mango's.

He won his first national atRevival of Melee 3, and later wonPound V as well, winning two sets against Armada in grand finals.

Early in his career he frequently teamed withEverlasting Yayhuzz andLoZR in the teams known as "Catfish."

AtApex 2012, he defeated several notable smashers likeSilent Wolf,SFAT, andWobbles, before losing toArmada and then being eliminated byJAVI 0-2 in losers' quarters, placing 5th overall.

He on top placed 1st atZenith 2012, winning two sets against Mew2King in grand finals, 2nd at the European tournamentSmashers' Reunion: Melee Grande, taking a set off of Armada in grand finals before losing the second set 2-4, and 1st atKings of Cali, defeatingMango in two sets of grand finals.

Around this time, due to growing troubles against Mew2King onFinal Destination, PPMD began developing his Marth. While at Zenith 2012 Mew2King managed to defeat him in Marth dittos, PPMD3-0ed Mew2King in a Marth ditto set several months later, and has since maintained a overwhelmingly positive record against him in that matchup.

2013: Entering the Platinum Era: APEX 2013 and EVO 2013[edit]

PPMD first competed atApex 2013. There, PPMD made through Round 1 to 4 winners while defeating MT, Trail, Tope, andColbol in a 2-1 fashioned. In Round 5 and 6, PPMD took downHax 2-0 andMew2King 3-1 before losing to Armada 3-0 in Winners Finals. In Losers finals, PPMD defeated Mew2King in a close 3-2 and made a rematch against Armada. While PPMD managed to make a reset against Armada in Grand Finals, PPMD lost in a 3-1 finish, pinning him at 2nd Place.

After his 2nd place at APEX 2013, PPMD competed atZenith 2013 where he swept through the winners bracket while defeatingDJ Nintendo andDaShizWiz before losing toHungrybox. PPMD later placed 4th at Zenith 2013.

EVO 2013 represent a milestone to the competitive Smash community as it marks one of the critical factors for rising competitive Melee into the Platinum era. At EVO 2013, PPMD swept through pools and notably defeated Armada in a 2-0 victory at Winners Round 3. PPMD defeated Hax 2-1 but lost toWobbles 2-0, advancing him to Losers Semis where he lost to Mango 2-0, securing 5th place.

AtBig House 3, PPMD made it through Round 4 Winners until was stopped by Mew2King. Into losers, PPMD managed to defeatNintendude andSFAT but lost to Hungrybox, securing 3rd place.

2014: Early Dominance, Apex 2014, and the Sudden Decline on Attendance[edit]

Starting withTipped Off 9 in late 2013, PPMD had a dominant period where he managed to win every tournament he entered for half a year; simultaneously, PPMD is known for rarely going to tournaments (outside of small NC locals) - in 2014, he only traveled to the most significant tournaments, such asApex 2014,MLG Anaheim 2014, andEVO 2014.

PPMD, formerly Dr. Pee Pee, winning Apex 2014 after defeating Mew2King

One of PPMD's most significant achievements throughout his Smash career was his fantastic performance at Apex 2014. Without dropping a set, PPMD swept through winners while defeatingKage,HugS, andaMSa in a 2-0 fashion to make into top 8. In top 8, PPMD defeatedMango 3-1 in winners' semis and Mew2King 3-0 and 3-1 in winners' finals and Grand Finals respectively (including two 4-stocks against Mew2King, with one being a Marth ditto on Final Destination during the second game of winners' finals). His 1st place finish at Apex 2014 brought great fame in his Smash career; PPMD was interviewed by ScrewAttack, was picked up by professional eSports organizationEvil Geniuses on May 9th, 2014 (around the time of his sponsorship, he amended his tag from Dr. PeePee to PPMD).

PPMD later wonSKTAR 3, defeating Armada 2-1 in winners' semis, Mango 3-1 in winners' finals, and Mew2King 3-1 once again in grand finals (with another 4-stock in the final game). Because of winning SKTAR 3, PPMD successfully qualified for the championship bracket at MLG Anaheim 2014. As a result of his performances, he was ranked 1st on theSummer 2014 SSBMRank.

However, after SKTAR 3, PPMD wasn't able to keep his dominance as he couldn't win any single major untilApex 2015. At MLG Anaheim 2014, PPMD only lost one set in his pool, toLeffen 2-3. He was seeded in winners' semis in the championship bracket, where he lost to Mango 2-3. He then eliminated Leffen 3-1 in losers' quarters, but was eliminated by Mew2King 2-3 in losers' semis, placing 4th overall. Three weeks later, at EVO 2014, PPMD made it to winners' quarters against Hungrybox, but lost 1-2. He defeatedPewPewU 2-0 in losers' bracket to make it into the top 8, where he eliminatedFly Amanita 2-1 and Mew2King 2-0 before being eliminated by Armada 0-2, placing 4th overall.

PPMD was also invited to participate in theE3 2014-heldSuper Smash Bros. Invitational tournament to playSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U. He usedFox in the tournament, and won the Fan-Favorite Tournament after being eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Later on, PPMD announced his reason of his inactive appearance in 2014, revealing that this mainly due to personal issues, specifically depression.[3] Until Apex 2015, PPMD hadn't return to the competitive scene in over 5 months.

2015: The Apex 2015 Champion[edit]

PPMD winning Apex 2015 after successfully defeating Armada.

PPMD's most famous performance throughout his Smash career was his 1st place finish atApex 2015. Despite his long breaks since EVO 2014 due to personal issues, PPMD managed to deliver himself up to attend Apex 2015. Nevertheless, many professionals and viewers were overwhelmingly surprised to see PPMD's fantastic dominance throughout this tournament, despite his long hiatus. Into the winners bracket, PPMD managed to take down many notable players such asWizzrobe 2-0,S2J 2-1, PewPewU 2-1, and Armada 3-2. PPMD climbed into Winners as he met Leffen, who was recently claimed as a Godslayer after his victory against Mew2King, at Winners' Finals. While using predominantly Marth, PPMD managed to clutch the set against Leffen in a 3-2 victory. After PPMD's win against Leffen at Winners Finals, Armada swept through losers and indeed took down Leffen at Losers Finals in a 3-1 victory. PPMD faced off against Armada in Grand Finals where, despite Armada resetting the bracket in a 3-2 first set, PPMD ultimately took Apex 2015 with a 3-0 victory in set 2.

PPMD did not attend a noteworthy event afterward untilEVO 2015, although he had planned on attendingI'm Not Yelling! and some other tournaments. At EVO 2015, PPMD swept through pools and made it through Winners Finals after defeating SFAT 2-1, HugS 2-1, andPlup 2-0. In Winners Finals, PPMD faced off against Armada where he was eliminated 3-0. At the end, PPMD was later eliminated by Hungrybox in a convincing 3-0 loss, securing 3rd place.

3 Months after EVO 2015, PPMD competed atCanada Cup 2015. PPMD was able to win in Grand Finals through winners side while defeatingRyan Ford and double eliminatingDuck.

PPMD's final tournament at 2015 wasSmash Summit. Known for its large prize pot and inviting selected professionals to compete the summit, PPMD was invited to the Smash Summit. Throughout Winners, PPMD was able to defeatSwedish Delight 3-0 andWestballz in a close 3-2 before being eliminated by Armada 3-1. Unfortunately, PPMD lost against Plup 3-2, securing 5th place.

2016: PPMD's Final Year Before Hiatus[edit]

The first major tournament of 2016,GENESIS 3 marked the revival of one of the most prolific tournament series in Smash history. It was also one of PPMD's last singles tournament until his long hiatus. Throughout GENESIS 3, PPMD managed to cruise through top 32 winners while defeating Swedish Delight 3-1,Lucky 3-2, and SFAT 3-1. During top 8 winners, despite PPMD's impressive Falco performance at Game 2 and having close games against Armada, Armada managed to take down PPMD in a 3-1 victory. PPMD landed at 5th place after losing to Mango in a convincing 3-0 defeat.

PPMD's final and most devastating singles performance wasBattle of the Five Gods. The Battle of the Five Gods references the five "Gods" attending, including PPMD. During Round Robin, PPMD managed to be seated at the Playoffs Group after defeatingIce 3-1 and PewPewU 3-0 before losing against Westballz 1-3. PPMD wasn't able to make it through the Finals Bracket as PPMD was eliminated by every particular player he competed against at Playoffs Group. PPMD lost to Silent Wolf 1-3, Plup 1-3,MacD 0-3, and Wobbles 0-3, securing 10th place. This was a devastating defeat from PPMD and this marked his worst placement ever since Pound 4, where he got 9th place.

After his devastating loss at the Battle of the Five Gods, PPMD's condition worsened. PPMD did not attend EVO 2016 due to health issues involving physical fatigue and low testosterone. PPMD stated he probably wouldn't have maintained the energy to compete even if he did recover before the tournament.^[1] Since the Battle of the Five Gods, PPMD hasn't entered a singles bracket.

2017: Bad Moon Rising 2[edit]

After a year of hiatus, PPMD began to improve his condition as he managed to start a more active lifestyle, providing him enough strength to enterBad Moon Rising 2. Many viewers were surprised to see PPMD competing at Bad Moon Rising 2 in doubles and were anticipated to see his return to the scene in over a year. With his partner, LoZR, PPMD and his teammate successfully swept through Phase 1 of Pools until Top 32 where they met against Colbol anddizzkidboogie. In a hard-fought match, PPMD and LoZR were sent to losers at a 2-1 defeat but later made into top 8 losers. Many spectators began to questioned whether PPMD and LoZR could defeat Hungrybox andCrunch at Top 5 losers. In top 5 losers, PPMD and LoZR first takes a close first game against Hungrybox and Crunch after LoZR made a clutch upsmash against Hungrybox. During the second game, Hungrybox and Crunch managed to complete their first game in an another tense match. At game three, PPMD and LoZR took another game against Hungrybox and Crunch but at game four, Hungrybox and Crunch retaliate. At game five, PPMD and LoZR ended in a fantastic finish against Hungrybox and Crunch by an up throw to Fox's up-air and Falco's down-air on Hungrybox and a quick edgeguard against Crunch. After winning against Hungrybox and Crunch, PPMD and LoZR faced a rematch against Colbol and dizzkidboogie. Despite PPMD's and LoZR's efforts, they nonetheless lost in a 3-0 defeat, securing 4th place at Bad Moon Rising 2 doubles.

After this foray, PPMD would immediately resume competitive inactivity, not competing in any sort of tournament since.

Playstyle[edit]

Although PPMD's technique is very refined, he is not known for his technical prowess as much as other top players such asWestballz andPewPewU. Rather, he is renowned for his strong mental game and extremely threatening and precisedash dance spacing, both of which are part of his mildly aggressive play-style that is very conservative and methodical compared to other top players. As part of this playstyle, PPMD almost never consciously makes a sub-par decision in a match in an attempt to gain advantage or "disrespect" his opponent, even when greatly ahead in a game. This leads to PPMD having what is arguably the bestneutral game play in the world, and even top players, such asArmada, have commented on how difficult it is to get an opening against him.

As Falco, PPMD focuses on intelligent laser spacing and maintaining stage control with carefully spaced attacks, while punishing opponents who make mistakes with consistentshine combos and exceptional reads on the foe's movement. As Marth, PPMD utilizes his impeccable dash dance spacing, precisely spaced down tilts, and timely rising forward aerials to completely wall his opponents out, making it far more difficult to hit him compared to the vast majority of other Marth mains. This playstyle has seen him great success againstfloaty characters that most Falco and Marth mains have recently struggled with. He is considered the best Falco and Marth in the world againstPeach, and the best Marth player in the Marthditto and againstSheik, a character historically considered one of Marth's most difficult matchups inMelee. His prowess against floaty characters with Marth has seen himtaken a best-of-5 set against Hungrybox inProject M, using exclusively Marth.

While PPMD is one of the best in the world at the neutral game, he does not have as strong of a punish or edgeguarding game compared to other top players such asMango andMew2King. This is especially prevalent in the Marth v.s. Fox matchup, where PPMD often does not convert openings orgrabs to lethal edgeguarding situations like Mew2King will. He was additionally susceptible to psychological pressure despite being a very psychological player himself, especially after he became known as one of the best in the world. PPMD was very hard on himself after a loss or making a mistake, and would grow anxious during tournaments where he was the favorite to win against other top players, which adversely affected his tournament results. However, after having issues with depression, PPMD has changed his mindset to what he describes as "acceptance," where he would respect any outcome of a tournament, even if he does not win or place as well as projected. This has overall stabilized his tournament placings and he is no longer as susceptible to sporadic tournament placements while actively participating in tournaments.

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

RetroSSBMRank[edit]

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
RetroSSBMRank 2009	2009	10th
RetroSSBMRank 2010	2010	5th
RetroSSBMRank 2011	2011	3rd
RetroSSBMRank 2012	2012	2nd

SSBMRank/MPGR[edit]

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
SSBMRank 2013	January - November 2013	4th
Summer 2014 SSBMRank	January - May 2014	1st
SSBMRank 2014	January - October 2014	3rd
Summer 2015 SSBMRank	January - July 2015	4th
SSBMRank 2015	January - November 2015	6th

Top 100 Melee Players of All Time[edit]

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
First List	January 10th, 2004 - January 21st, 2018	6th
Second List	January 10th, 2004 - February 3rd, 2019	6th
Third List	January 10th, 2004 - February 16th, 2020	6th
Fourth List	January 10th, 2004 - September 12th, 2021	7th

Tournament placings[edit]

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Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Project M[edit]

Trivia[edit]

• PPMD's signature chant is "Stack it up!", which came from local dialect that slowly became associated with PPMD.^[2]
• PPMD's gamer tag is often used in combination with the"Kreygasm" Twitch emote inMelee streams; this originated with Mango posting "PPMD Kreygasm" whenever he was seen in the chatroom due to his uncommon tournament appearances, starting in the latter half of 2014 and eventually carrying over to the first half of 2015. PPMD only attended Apex and EVO in the span of seven months. PPMD's presence tends to elicit this meme, whether playing on stream, interacting with the chat (during which he will often analyze the matches at hand), or streaming on his own channel.
  • One of PPMD's Twitch subscription emotes is of his own face emulating the "Kreygasm" emote.
  • After PPMD's first post-EVO 2015 stream, he organized a Twitch raid on theGames Done Quick channel during their 2015 Summer event, which resulted in a massive "PPMD Kreygasm" spam in its chat that lasted for over thirty minutes until the channel's moderators censored the word "PPMD". Games Done Quick's staff made a remark about that particular event on their Twitter account.^[3] They eventually turned off the censor, and PPMD's name would still occasionally pop up in the chat since PPMD hosted the stream on his channel from the time of the raid until the event ended.
• PPMD is well known for keeping his composure during matches, although he is a much more outgoing person than his Smash sets let on, as seen when hegets excited for Twitch's victories during Bad Moon Rising.
• With only $37,035 earned throughout his career, PPMD is the only one of the "Five Gods" to not reach the $100,000 bar of earnings from tournaments. This is mostly due to his ascension coming later than the other gods, not reaching that status until 2010, whereas the other gods all reached that status at least a year earlier, as well as his retirement in early 2016, when every otherMelee god was still actively competing at least until 2018. Also, Melee's tournament earnings increased significantly after his retirement, compared to when he played frequently.
• PPMD has a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
• When he still played for Evil Geniuses, PPMD wore shirt number 11. He explained that all members of his family choose that number when they played soccer and is referred as "the Nanney number." PPMD played soccer regularly with his siblings as well.
• PPMD is the only one of the Five Gods to never win aSmash Summit.
• Outside of Mango's major wins atGOML 2019 andMainstage 2022, PPMD is the only player to have won majorMelee tournaments using solo-Falco only, atRevival of Melee 3 andPound V, respectively.

Gameplay videos[edit]

• PPMD (combo video)
• Pound V Melee GF: Dr. PeePee (Falco) Vs Armada (Peach) - SSBM
• TO9: GF VGBC | Dr. PeePee vs CT Hungrybox
• Super Smash Bros Melee Grand Final CT EMP Mew2King vs VGBC Dr PP - Apex 2014 Tournament
• SKTAR 3 - EMP | Armada (Peach) Vs. EG | PPMD (Falco, Marth) SSBM Winners Semis - Smash Melee
• SKTAR 3 - C9 Mango (Fox) Vs. EG | PPMD (Falco) SSBM Winners Finals - Smash Bros. Melee
• EVO 2014 SSBM Losers Quarters - PPMD vs Mew2King
• BMR2 - PPMD & LoZR vs HBOX & Crunch - Losers Quarters SSBM

External links[edit]

• Twitter account
• SmashBoards profile
• YouTube channel
• Twitch channel

References[edit]

• North Carolina smashers
• Marth players (SSBM)
• Falco players (SSBM)
• Fox players (SSBM)
• Marth players (SSBB)
• Marth players (PM)
• Falco players (PM)
• VIP players
• Livestream commentators
• Smashboards moderators
• YouTubers
• SSBMRank ranked players

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