Smasher:Plup
| Plup "Pluplue" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Character info | |
| Meleemains | Sheik,Fox |
| OtherMeleecharacters | Samus,Luigi |
| Smash 4main | Pikachu |
| Ultimatemains | Mega Man,Ridley |
| Project Mmain | Meta Knight |
| OtherProject Mcharacters | Samus,Sheik |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Nouns Esports |
| Former sponsor(s) | Panda,Eggdog Esports,Red Bull |
| Formercrews | Versus |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  SSBMRank 2023: 5th |
| Best historical ranking | MPGR 2018: 4th |
| Best tournament result | 1st / 1365 atGENESIS 5 33rd / 837 atApex 2015 17th / 1017 atThe Big House 9 13th / 382 atApex 2014 |
| Winnings | ~$119,462.91 ~$2,431.85 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Justin McGrath |
| Birth date | (age 32) |
| Location | Oregon  |
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Plup is asmasher fromFlorida who is currently residing inOregon, with an active career stemming from 2009.
Best known forSuper Smash Bros. Melee, Plup is considered one of the greatestMelee players of all time. He originally gained prominence as aSamus player, and quickly rose to become the best Samus player at the time. Plup relegated Samus to a counterpick in favor ofSheik followingApex 2015, and addedFox as a co-main the following year. Since then, he has come to be known as one of the greatest Sheik and Samus players of all time, while maintaining a top-levelFox, winning tournaments includingGENESIS 5 and theSmash World Tour 2021 Championships. He also became the second player (afterLeffen) in competitiveMelee history to take a set off of each of the "Five Gods" after defeatingArmada atThe Big House 7, and remains the last player to do so. He is a strong doubles player, frequently teaming withHungrybox to form "Plupbox", with the pair considered one of the greatest doubles teams of all time. Plup has sometimes demonstrated his competence with other characters as well, most famously using soloLuigi atCEO Dreamland to place 5th, which remains the highest placing for a solo Luigi at a major. Renowned for his consistency and longevity, Plup ranked in the top 10 of everySSBMRank/MPGR from2015 until2024, where he didn't qualify due to low attendance. He last ranked 5th on theSSBMRank 2023.
Plup participates inUltimate tournaments playingMega Man andRidley, and was considered one of the best Mega Man players in the early metagame, notably placing 17th at bothEVO 2019 andThe Big House 9, and boasting wins overSalem,MVD,ZD, andMeme. His Ridley was also considered one of the best in North America before the pandemic and has defeated players such asSonix. He also competes inProject M as aSamus player withMeta Knight andSheik secondaries, although not nearly to the activity or success asMelee.
On June 30th, 2015, Plup was signed byPanda.[1] He left Panda on December 2nd, 2022, following his disapproval of Panda's actions that allegedly resulted in the cancellation of the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships.
Tournament history[edit]
2010-2015: Birth of a Sheikah[edit]
Initially starting as aSamus player, Plup's first notable tournament was atCEO 2010, placing 13th out of 62 entrants. Starting with Advent II, Plup teamed withHungrybox in doubles, placing 1st at many doubles events and would be his main doubles partner until 2015. Later in 2012, he attendedApex 2012 and placed 33rd with a win overCyrain. A year later, his next tournament wasApex 2013 where he defeatedTai, and lost toKirbyKaze andPewPewU. He placed 17th at the event, a notable improvement over last year. After a few years of sparse results outside of locals, Plup started to make a name for himself by attending more major tournaments as well as improving his results.
AtApex 2014, he placed 13th with wins overChillindude anddarkatma and losses toMacD andFiction. Later on, atCEO 2014 Prologue, this was one of the first few tournaments where he started to useFox, mainly as a counterpick for theJigglypuff matchup. Despite this decision, he lost to Hungrybox in winners and grand finals.CEO 2014 was notable as his first top 8 at a major tournament. After being sent to losers bracket byPorkchops, he defeatedChuDat and Fiction until being eliminated byMew2King, placing 5th. The latter half of the year would have Plup improve in results, but was just shy of making another top 8 at a notable event. AtEVO 2014, he would lose toArmada, albeit with notable wins in losers bracket overLucky andHax$ before losing toAxe at 9th place.The Big House 4 would also be a 9th place finish for Plup and was his last tournament of 2014. However, with more notable placements and wins under his belt, he was ranked 16th on the2014 SSBMRank.
AtApex 2015, he used a combination of Samus and nowSheik, being the first notable tournament where he used the latter character. However, Plup placed 49th at the tournament, being his worst placement inMelee singles to date. After Apex 2015, Plup started to use Fox and Sheik more frequently, with Samus no longer being his most notable character. The rest of the year would be better in terms of results and Plup has never placed outside of top 48 since Apex 2015. His notability with Sheik was first seen atSmash 'N' Splash. He placed 2nd with solo Sheik, taking out Hanky Panky,Junebug, andDart! in the process. He only lost to Mew2King in both winners and grand finals. He then placed 7th atCEO 2015 and his Sheik took more sets off of top level players, defeating ChuDat, Westballz, andZhu before losing to bothLeffen andMango in very close sets. Plup would end up having a runback on both players atEVO 2015 and ultimately won over both players, with his losers set with Leffen in particular becoming one of Plup's most famous sets. He also took additional sets overWizzrobe andKen at this event before losing 2-0 to bothPPMD and Hungrybox and placed 4th in the tournament. Plup was invited to the firstSmash Summit and would remain one of the invites for almost every future Smash Summit. In winners, he beat Shroomed before Mew2King sent him to losers. His losers run was notable however, defeatingS2J, Lucky, and PPMD, defeating another one of the Five Gods and placed 4th after losing a set to Mango. AtDreamHack Winter 2015, he placed 3rd with wins overMacD, Mango,Duck, and Westballz, with Plup 3-0ing the former in the Samus ditto. He only lost to Armada in both winners quarter-finals and losers finals. By the end of the year, Plup was ranked 7th on the2015 SSBMRank, with this being his first top 10 placement on the rankings, only being ranked below theFive Gods and Leffen.
2016-2018: The Rise of the Jorts[edit]
AtBattle of the Five Gods, he defeated PPMD andMew2King, with his losses being against Armada and Mango, ending in 5th place. He placed 1st atCEO 2016 Prologue, defeating Colbol in both winners and grand finals, then placed 4th atCEO 2016, 3rd atEVO 2016, and 7th atShine 2016, 17th atThe Big House 6, and 5th atSmash Summit 3, which would be his would be his last tournament of the year outside of locals. With more consistent placements compared to 2015, he placed one spot higher of 6th on the2016 SSBMRank.
Plup garnered strong results in 2017, starting the year by winningNorcal Validated. Plup would go on to place 5th atGENESIS 4,Smash Summit Spring 2017, andCEO Dreamland, with the latter tournament being notable for his use of soloLuigi. He eventually placed 2nd atCEO 2017, losing to Hungrybox. While Plup has won tournaments at this point,DreamHack Atlanta 2017 was his first truly notable win inMelee singles, as this was the first tournament won by a non-God with multiple Gods in attendance since Leffen's win atBEAST 5. Shortly after, Plup placed 5th atSuper Smash Con 2017 andShine 2017. Notably atThe Big House 7, he defeated Armada, the only God up to this point he never beat in bracket, becoming the second player to win a set against all ofMelee's Five Gods, after Leffen. It was also the first time Armada lost to a Sheik player since 2010 whereAmsah defeated him atPound 4. For the event itself, he placed 2nd behind Hungrybox. He would later go on to place 5th atSmash Summit 5. With his tournament and player wins, as well as his notable top 8 placements in account, he was ranked 5th on the2017 SSBMRank, only being ranked below the active Melee Gods.
For Plup's career, 2018 is considered his best year inMelee singles.GENESIS 5 is considered his strongest tournament run inMelee singles, as he went on to take win sets againstHugS, Mango, Armada, and Hungrybox to became the champion of GENESIS 5. He then went on a dominant streak of placing 2nd at bothGet On My Level 2018 andCEO 2018, and won another event inDreamHack Austin 2018. With his wins at GENESIS 5 and Austin 2018, as well as placing top 8 in every tournament he attended in throughout early 2018, Plup jumped to 2nd on theSummer 2018 MPGR, his best placement on the rankings and the first time he outplaced Armada, Mew2King, and Mango. In the second half of 2018, Plup took two consecutive top placements at notable tournaments, with him placing 3rd atEVO 2018 and 4th atShine 2018 respectively. He would go on to place 2nd after losing to Hungrybox atThe Big House 8. This streak throughout the year would end atSmash Summit 7 where he was knocked out at 9th place. This was also only time he didn't appear in top 8 at a notable tournament in 2018. Despite the weaker result at Smash Summit 7, 2018 was undoubtedly a very strong year in terms of placements and wins over MPGR players. On the2018 MPGR, he was ranked 4th and is currently his best placement with the whole year in account.
2019-present: Soft Decline and the Era of the Spoonfed Fish[edit]
Going into 2019, Plup took 3rd place atGENESIS 6 andPound 2019. In the next two months, he had two fifth place finishes at bothSmash 'N' Splash 5 andCEO 2019. Due to not starting off as strong as the previous year, having slightly less notable wins, and stiff competition, his ranking dropped to 7th on theSummer 2019 MPGR. Unfortunately, the second half of the year became a slump in Plup's career. AtSuper Smash Con 2019, he fell to both Swedish Delight and Axe to place 17th at the event.Shine 2019 was the next tournament he attended, he progressed in winners side of pools and defeated HugS 3-0, but unfortunately DQ'd in 17th place due to sickness.[2] His next tournament wasThe Big House 9 almost two months later and would place 9th after losing to SFAT and Fiction. He ended the year with a 7th place finish atMango's Birthday Bash, losing to both Swedish Delight and Hungrybox in 3-1 sets. Despite his shaky performance by the end of the year, his top 3 finishes at majors and top 8 placements throughout the year were strong enough for him to be ranked 8th on the2019 MPGR, albeit this was his lowest ranking since 2015. Starting in 2020, Plup attendedGENESIS 7, playing primarily Fox. However, he lost in notable upsets from both PewPewU andARMY. These losses put him in a lackluster result of 25th, being his worst placement in singles since The Big House 6. His next tournament wasSmash Summit 9. He went on to dominate the winners bracket before being sent to losers by Hungrybox, eliminating Mango in losers, and faced Hungrybox once again in grand finals and placed 2nd despite resetting the bracket. In contrast to GENESIS 7, this is currently his best Summit placement, his best performance at Smash Summit since its inception at the time. In late 2021, when offlineMelee tournaments were available again, Plup largely continued to maintain consistent tournament placings. He finished first in theSWT: NA West Melee Regional Finals before going on to win theSmash World Tour 2021 Championships, and would eventually place second atRiptide 2022,Lost Tech City 2022, andMAJOR UPSET, and win bothCEO 2022 andCEO 2023. Additionally, although he didn't qualify forSSBMRank 2024 due to his low attendance (the first time Plup went unranked since SSBMRank's inception), he was still able to maintain incredibly solid placements during 2024, with his best performance beingTipped Off 15: Connected, placing third.
OtherSmash games[edit]
Outside ofMelee, Plup has competed in otherSmash games. He slightly dabbled intoSmash 4 during the game's early days, only competing in CFL weeklies and a very rare major in the case ofApex 2015 where he placed 33rd. InProject M, he playedSamus in the game's heyday. He teamed up with Wizzrobe in doubles when he was an active player for the game, placing 1st at both CEO 2014 andTipped Off 10 and a second place finish at both The Big House 4 and Smash 'N' Splash, placing behind Mew2King and ZeRo and Mew2King andAlly, respectively.
InUltimate, he primarily playsMega Man andRidley and is one of the bestUltimate players who are more known forMelee, considered only behind Leffen. With Mega Man, he has taken sets off ofSalem,MVD, andMeme. As Ridley, he solely used the character atSuper Smash Con 2019 and placed 49th at the event, being the highest placement for a solo Ridley player at an supermajor beforeMezcaul's appearance in the competitive scene. He had notable performances of 17th at twoUltimate supermajors atEVO 2019 andThe Big House 9, and was voted in for the firstSmash Ultimate Summit although he only placed 13th. He occasionally usedGreninja andMii Brawler as counterpicks before retiring the characters. After offline tournaments returned, he rarely competes inUltimate anymore and never has reached the peaks he did in 2019.
Rankings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
SSBMRank/MPGR[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSBMRank 2013 | January - November 2013 | 27th |  | |
| Summer 2014 SSBMRank | January - May 2014 | 23rd | | |
| SSBMRank 2014 | January - October 2014 | 16th | | |
| Summer 2015 SSBMRank | January - July 2015 | 7th |  | |
| SSBMRank 2015 | January - November 2015 | 7th | | |
| SSBMRank 2016 | January 15th - December 4th, 2016 | 6th |  | |
| Summer 2017 SSBMRank | December 10th, 2016 - June 18th, 2017 | 6th |  | |
| SSBMRank 2017 | December 10th, 2016 - December 10th, 2017 | 5th | | |
| Summer 2018 MPGR | December 15th, 2017 - July 1st, 2018 | 2nd | | |
| MPGR 2018 | December 15th, 2017 - December 16th, 2018 | 4th | | |
| Summer 2019 MPGR | December 17th, 2018 - June 30th, 2019 | 7th | | |
| MPGR 2019 | December 17th, 2018 - December 8th, 2019 | 8th | | |
| MPGR Summer 2022 | March 1st - July 11th, 2022 | 7th | | |
| SSBMRank 2022 | March 1st - December 18th, 2022 | 8th | | |
| SSBMRank Summer 2023 | December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023 | 9th | | |
| SSBMRank 2023 | December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 | 5th | |
Tournament placings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabits 6/27 | June 27th, 2009 | 7th | — | — | |
| NOOB 1 | February 20th, 2010 | 7th | — | — | |
| NOOB 2 | April 17th, 2010 | 5th | 4th | Nasty | |
| CEO 2010 | June 5th-6th, 2010 | 13th | 9th | Nasty | |
| WATO 12 | September 4th, 2010 | 5th | 3rd | Apollo | |
| NOOB 3 | January 15th, 2011 | 5th | 4th | Nicaboy | $15 |
| Advent II | October 8th, 2011 | 2nd | 1st | Hungrybox | |
| Advent IV | December 10th, 2011 | 3rd | 1st | Hungrybox | |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 33rd | 2nd | Hungrybox | |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 17th | 2nd | Hungrybox | |
| NOOB 4 | March 30th, 2013 | 2nd | — | — | |
| MICE | August 17th, 2013 | 2nd | 1st | Hungrybox | $177 |
| Tipped Off 9 | December 14th-15th, 2013 | 7th | 1st | Hungrybox | |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 13th | 3rd | Hungrybox | |
| CEO 2014 Winterfest | February 1st, 2014 | 3rd | 1st | Hungrybox | $97 |
| CEO 2014 Prologue | March 28th-29th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Fear The Green Missile | April 26th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | Hungrybox | $140 |
| Super Smash Sundays 20 | May 18th, 2014 | 7th | 4th | HugS | |
| VGC EVO Sponsorship Tournament | June 14th-15th, 2014 | 1st | — | — | |
| MLG Anaheim 2014 | June 20th-22nd, 2014 | 9th | 5th | Hungrybox | |
| CEO 2014 | June 27th-29th, 2014 | 5th | 2nd | Hungrybox | $41 |
| EVO 2014 | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 9th | 1st | Hungrybox | |
| Smash the Record | August 22nd-25th, 2014 | 7th | 1st | Hungrybox | |
| Simply Smashing | August 30th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Tipped Off 10 | September 20th-21st, 2014 | 5th | 1st | Hungrybox | $131 |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 9th | 2nd | Hungrybox | |
| CFL Smackdown 6 | October 14th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 8 | November 11th, 2014 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 10 | November 25th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 12 | December 9th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown Monthly 7 | December 20th, 2014 | 1st | — | — | |
| WATO FP | January 3rd, 2015 | 2nd | |||
| CFL Smackdown 13 | January 13th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Paragon Orlando 2015 | January 17th-18th, 2015 | 5th | 1st | Hungrybox | $181 |
| CFL Smackdown 14 | January 27th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 49th | 13th | Colbol | |
| CFL Smackdown 17 | February 17th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 18 | February 24th, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 19 | March 3rd, 2015 | 2nd | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 20 | March 10th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Bad Moon Rising | March 14th-15th, 2015 | 2nd | 4th | DruggedFox | $560 |
| CFL Smackdown 21 | March 17th, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 22 | March 24th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 23 | March 31st, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Pi | |
| CFL Smackdown 24 | April 4th, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown Monthly 9 | April 12th, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 25 | April 14th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 26 | April 21st, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 27 | April 28th, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| 2015 Versus EVO Qualifier | May 2nd, 2015 | 1st | — | — | $50 |
| CFL Smackdown 30 | May 26th, 2015 | 4th | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 32 | June 9th, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| Smash 'N' Splash | June 13th-14th, 2015 | 2nd | 2nd | Wizzrobe | $543 |
| CFL Smackdown 34 | June 23rd, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 7th | 7th | DruggedFox | $78 |
| CFL Smackdown 36 | July 7th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 37 | July 14th, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 4th | 3rd | Hungrybox | $747 |
| CFL Smackdown 39 | July 28th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 41 | August 11th, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 42 | August 18th, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 44 | September 1st, 2015 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 9th | — | — | |
| HTC Throwdown | September 19th, 2015 | 25th | 7th | Wizzrobe | |
| CFL Smackdown 47 | September 21st, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 48 | September 28th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — | |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 13th | 7th | DruggedFox | |
| CFL Smackdown 50 | October 12th, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 51 | October 19th, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| Smash the Record 2015 | October 23rd-25th, 2015 | 17th | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 52 | November 2nd, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| Smash Summit | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 4th | 5th | PPMD | $2,469 |
| Eclipse | November 14th-15th, 2015 | 4th | 1st | Axe | $789 |
| Kickstart 4 | November 22nd, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Westballz | $425 |
| DreamHack Winter 2015 | November 26th-29th, 2015 | 3rd | 7th | Wizzrobe | $2,000 |
| CFL Smackdown 57 | December 7th, 2015 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 58 | December 14th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 59 | January 4th, 2016 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 60 | January 11th, 2016 | 1st | — | — | |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 9th | 25th | M00NShoez | $218 |
| CFL Smackdown 62 | January 25th, 2016 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 63 | February 1st, 2016 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 64 | February 8th, 2016 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 66 | February 22nd, 2016 | 1st | — | — | |
| Tampa Never Sleeps 6 | February 27th-28th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 67 | February 29th, 2016 | ? | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 68 | March 7th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Pengie | |
| CFL Smackdown 69 | March 14th, 2016 | 1st | — | — | |
| Battle of the Five Gods | March 17th-19th, 2016 | 5th | — | — | $750 |
| CFL Smackdown 70 | March 21st, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Pengie | |
| CFL Smackdown 71 | March 28th, 2016 | 1st | — | — | |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 5th | 1st | Hungrybox | $420 |
| CFL Smackdown 72 | April 5th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — | |
| Frame One | April 9th-10th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Wizzrobe | $432 |
| CFL Smackdown 74 | April 18th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | — | |
| Smash Summit 2 | April 21st-24th, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | Hungrybox | $1,166 |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 76 | May 2nd, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Pengie | |
| CFL Smackdown 77 | May 9th, 2016 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 78 | May 16th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Pengie | |
| CEO 2016 Prologue | May 21st-22nd, 2016 | 1st | — | — | $444 |
| CFL Smackdown 79 | May 23rd, 2016 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 80 | May 30th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Oaty | |
| CFL Smackdown 82 | June 13th, 2016 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 83 | June 20th, 2016 | 1st | 7th | Snowdrops | |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 4th | 2nd | Axe | $339 |
| CFL Smackdown 86 | July 11th, 2016 | 1st | — | — | |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — | $2,372 |
| CFL Smackdown 87 | July 25th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Oaty | |
| CFL Smackdown 88 | August 1st, 2016 | 2nd | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 89 | August 8th, 2016 | 9th (Forfeit) | — | — | |
| Unrivaled | August 20th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Derdian | $207 |
| CFL Smackdown 91 | August 22nd, 2016 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Shine 2016 | August 26th-28th, 2016 | 7th | 1st | Mew2King | $306 |
| Smash Conference LXVI | September 9th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Gahtzu | $76 |
| CFL Smackdown 94 | September 12th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Pengie | |
| Unrivaled II: Doubles Edition | September 17th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Gahtzu | $180 |
| CFL Smackdown 95 | September 19th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Pengie | |
| The Smash House | September 23rd-25th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Gahtzu | |
| CFL Smackdown 96 | September 26th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Colbol | |
| CFL Smackdown 97 | October 3rd, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Oaty | |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 17th | 5th | Westballz | |
| CFL Smackdown 98 | October 10th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Smash Conference LXVIII | October 14th, 2016 | 1st | — | — | $315 |
| CFL Smackdown 99 | October 17th, 2016 | 1st | — | — | |
| Come To Papa 2 | October 22nd-23rd, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King | |
| CFL Smackdown 100 | October 24th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | The Author | |
| CFL Smackdown 101 | October 31st, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Gahtzu | |
| Smash Summit 3 | November 3rd-6th, 2016 | 5th | 5th | Hungrybox | $972 |
| CFL Smackdown 104 | November 28th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Oaty | |
| CFL Smackdown 106 | December 12th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Hungrybox | |
| Unrivaled IV: Dash Dancing Through the Snow | December 17th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Oaty | |
| CFL Smackdown 108 | January 2nd, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Oaty | |
| Norcal Validated | January 14th, 2017 | 1st | 9th | Liz | $300 |
| Get Smashed at the Foundry 105 | January 17th, 2017 | 1st | — | — | $405 |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 5th | 4th | Axe | $511 |
| Unrivaled V | January 28th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Oaty | |
| CFL Smackdown 115 | February 20th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Oaty | |
| Smash Summit Spring 2017 | March 2nd-5th, 2017 | 5th | 5th | Westballz | $2,314 |
| CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | 5th | 5th | Axe | $166 |
| DreamHack Austin 2017 | April 28th-30th, 2017 | 5th | 2nd | Mew2King | $500 |
| CFL Smackdown 125 | May 2nd, 2017 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 126 | May 8th, 2017 | 2nd | 2nd | Derdian | |
| Unrivaled VII: Peak Performance | May 13th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Oaty | |
| Runback 2017 | May 20th-21st, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Westballz | |
| Smash 'N' Splash 3 | June 2nd-4th, 2017 | 5th | 4th | Axe | $674 |
| CFL Smackdown 131 | June 13th, 2017 | 1st | — | — | |
| CEO 2017 | June 16th-18th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — | $584 |
| CFL Smackdown 132 | June 20th, 2017 | 1st | 2nd | Druggedfox | |
| CFL Smackdown 133 | June 27th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Oaty | |
| Bad Moon Rising 2 | July 1st, 2017 | 13th | 1st | Druggedfox | $10 |
| EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 5th | — | — | $287 |
| FUSE | July 16th, 2017 | — | 3rd | Axe | |
| Unrivaled VIII: Defend Florida | July 29th, 2017 | — | 1st | Slox | |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2017 | July 21st-23rd, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King | $4,700 |
| CFL Smackdown 136 | July 24th, 2017 | 3rd | 2nd | Oaty | |
| CFL Smackdown 137 | July 31st, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Oaty | |
| Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 3rd | 2nd | Mew2King | $1,201 |
| Shine 2017 | August 25th-27th, 2017 | 5th | 4th | Swedish Delight | |
| Smash the Record 2017 | September 14th-17th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | MacD | |
| GameTyrant Expo 2017 | September 29th-October 1st, 2017 | 5th | 3rd | Mew2King | $1,200 |
| The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 2nd | 5th | Mew2King | $3,044 |
| Too Hot to Handle | October 28th-29th, 2017 | 3rd | 1st | Crush | $675 |
| Smash Summit 5 | November 2nd-5th, 2017 | 5th | 2nd | Mew2King | $3,769.11 |
| CFL Smackdown 155 | December 14th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Oaty | |
| Melee at The MADE #54 | January 12th, 2018 | 1st | 3rd | Liz | |
| Pre-Genesis 5 Melee & Marvel | January 17th, 2018 | Top 4 | — | — | |
| GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King | $6,125 |
| CFL Smackdown 163 | February 12th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Oaty | |
| CFL Smackdown 166 | March 5th, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | Crudo | |
| EGLX 2018 | March 9th-11th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Mew2King | $1,054.66 |
| Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition | April 7th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — | $1,164 |
| Aegis | April 21st, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Cal | |
| Smash Summit 6 | May 3rd-6th, 2018 | 5th | 3rd | Mew2King | $990 |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Mew2King | $699.88 |
| DreamHack Austin 2018 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Mike Haze | $4,700 |
| CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Mew2King | $880 |
| CFL Smackdown 184 | July 9th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Oaty | |
| CFL Smackdown 185 | July 16th, 2018 | 1st | — | — | |
| CFL Smackdown 186 | July 23rd, 2018 | 3rd | 1st | Oaty | |
| EVO 2018 | August 3rd-5th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — | $1,353 |
| Shine 2018 | August 24th-26th, 2018 | 4th | 2nd | Swedish Delight | |
| Unrivaled XI: This One Goes to 11 | September 8th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Oaty | |
| The Big House 8 | October 5th-7th, 2018 | 2nd | 3rd | Westballz | $2,064 |
| Smash Summit 7 | November 15th-18th, 2018 | 9th | 1st | Mew2King | $567 |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 3rd | 3rd | Mew2King | |
| Come to Papa 3 | April 27th-28th, 2019 | — | 1st | Zain | |
| Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 3rd | 1st | Mew2King | $811 |
| Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 9th | 4th | Wizzrobe | |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 5th | 3rd | Mew2King | |
| Smash Summit 8 | June 13th-17th, 2019 | 7th | 2nd | Zain | $1,104 |
| CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 5th | 2nd | IBDW | $99 |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 17th | 2nd | Mew2King | |
| Shine 2019 | August 23rd-25th, 2019 | 17th (DQ) | 1st | Mew2King | |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 9th | 1st | Mew2King | $90 |
| Mango's Birthday Bash | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 7th | 1st | Mango | $142.31 |
| CFL Smackdown Melee 261 | January 13th, 2020 | 1st | 1st | Moses | |
| CFL Smackdown Melee 262 | January 20th, 2020 | 1st | 1st | Envy | |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 25th | 1st | Mew2King | |
| Smash Summit 9 | February 13th-16th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | $13,178 |
Pound Online | April 24th-26th, 2020 | 5th | — | — | $250 |
| Minneapolis Charity Netplay Event: East Coast Edition | June 1st, 2020 | 9th / 129 | — | — | |
| Rona Rumble: Southeast III | June 7th, 2020 | 9th | — | — | |
| Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2 | July 25th-26th, 2020 | 4th | — | — | $1,750.07 |
| Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 1 | October 11th, 2020 | 5th | — | — | $250 |
| Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 2 | October 18th, 2020 | 5th | — | — | $250 |
| Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 3 | October 25th, 2020 | 5th | — | — | $250 |
| Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 4 | October 31st, 2020 | 3rd | — | — | $400 |
| Smash Summit 10 Online | November 19th-22nd, 2020 | 17th | — | — | |
| LEVO 12 SCL Qualifier | April 10th, 2021 | 1st / 165 | — | — | |
| Frame Perfect Series 5: ONLINE | April 17th, 2021 | 1st | — | — | |
| Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 4 | May 9th, 2021 | 5th | — | — | $120 |
| Smash Summit 11 | July 15th-18th, 2021 | 4th | — | — | $15,537.20 |
| Riptide | September 10th-12th, 2021 | 2nd | 1st | Hungrybox | |
| SWT: NA West Melee Regional Finals | October 23rd-24th, 2021 | 1st | — | — | $1,600 |
| Smash World Tour 2021 Championships | December 17th-19th, 2021 | 1st | — | — | $20,000 |
| Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 4 | January 29th-30th, 2022 | 4th | — | — | $2,700 |
| GENESIS 8 | April 15th-17th, 2022 | 13th | 1st | aMSa | |
| Smash Summit 13 | May 12th-15th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — | |
| CEO 2022 | June 24th-26th, 2022 | 1st | — | — | $1,120 |
| Riptide 2022 | September 9th-11th, 2022 | 2nd | 1st | Hungrybox | |
| Lost Tech City 2022 | September 30th-October 2nd, 2022 | 2nd | 1st | Hungrybox | |
| Smash Summit 14 | November 3rd-6th, 2022 | 9th | — | — | $1,062 |
| Scuffed World Tour | December 18th, 2022 | 9th | — | — | |
| GENESIS 9 | January 20th-22nd, 2023 | 4th | 1st | Hungrybox | $1,221.68 |
| EugeneBound | February 4th, 2023 | 9th (DQ) | — | — | |
| MAJOR UPSET | April 1st-2nd, 2023 | 2nd | 1st | Hungrybox | $950 |
| CEO 2023 | June 23rd-25th, 2023 | 1st / 212 | 1st / 39 | Oaty | |
| Riptide 2023 | September 8th-10th, 2023 | 1st / 477 | — | — | |
| The Big House 11 | October 20th-22nd, 2023 | 2nd / 1,011 | 2nd / 221 | Joshman | |
| Tipped Off 15: Connected | June 15th-16th, 2024 | 3rd / 513 | 3rd / 116 | Oaty | ??? |
| Supernova 2024 | August 8th-11th, 2024 | 9th / 905 | 1st / 175 | Mang0 | $745.25 |
| Riptide 2024 | September 6th-8th, 2024 | 5th / 601 | 3rd / 117 | Hungrybox | $626.25 |
| LACS Rivals | November 23rd-24th, 2024 | 5th / 8 | — | — | — |
| Nounsvitational 2024 | December 7th-8th, 2024 | 5th / 16 | — | — | $760 |
| GENESIS X2 | February 14th-16th, 2025 | 13th / 1,074 | 5th / 218 | Hungrybox | ??? |
| Nouns Bowl 2025 | April 26th-27th, 2025 | 25th / 196 | 5th / 46 | Mr.Rit | — |
| Tipped Off 16: Safari | June 7th-8th, 2025 | 13th / 469 | — | — | — |
Project M[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOOB 4 | March 30th, 2013 | 2nd | 1st | Wizzrobe |
| Tipped Off 9 | December 14th-15th, 2013 | 4th | — | — |
| Gaming Knights January Gamefest | January 12th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 13th | — | — |
| CEO 2014 Prologue | March 28th-29th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Fear The Green Missile | April 26th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| CEO 2014 | June 27th-29th, 2014 | 9th | 1st | Wizzrobe |
| Simply Smashing | August 30th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| Tipped Off 10 | September 20th-21st, 2014 | 4th | 1st | Wizzrobe |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 17th | 2nd | Wizzrobe |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 11 | December 2nd, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Paragon Orlando 2015 | January 17th-18th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 24 | April 4th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash | June 13th-14th, 2015 | 2nd | 2nd | Wizzrobe |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 9th | Top 6 | MrLz |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 48 | September 28th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Project M in The Big House | October 3rd, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 50 | October 12th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 57 | December 7th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 63 | February 1st, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown 71 | March 28th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 77 | May 9th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 86 | July 11th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 88 | August 1st, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 98 | October 10th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Runback 2017 | May 20th-21st, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Westballz |
| Smash 'N' Splash 3 | June 2nd-4th, 2017 | 33rd | 1st | Junebug |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | — | 7th | Junebug |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 10 | November 25th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 12 | December 9th, 2014 | — | 1st | Gahtzu |
| CFL Smackdown Monthly 7 | December 20th, 2014 | 9th | — | — |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 33rd | 13th | Wizzrobe |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 19 | March 3rd, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 22 | March 24th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 24 | April 4th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 26 | April 21st, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 27 | April 28th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 30 | May 26th, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 32 | June 9th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash | June 13th-14th, 2015 | — | 3rd | Wizzrobe |
| Spicy Spot 06/19/15 | June 19th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 34 | June 23rd, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| CFL Smackdown Weekly 36 | July 7th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| Frame One | April 9th-10th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Smash Conference LXVI | September 9th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 | June 12th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 49th | — | — |
| Frostbite 2019 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 49th | 17th | Mew2King |
| Smash Ultimate Summit | March 8th-10th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
| Come to Papa 3 | April 27th-28th, 2019 | 97th (DQ) | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 81st | — | — |
| CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
| EVO 2019 | August 3rd-5th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 49th | — | — |
| Shine 2019 | August 23rd-25th, 2019 | 129th (DQ) | — | — |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 17th | 17th | Armada |
| Mango's Birthday Bash | December 7th-8th, 2019 | — | 2nd | ESAM |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 49th | — | — |
| Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 65th | 33rd | Comet |
| The Quarantine Series Opening Invitational | March 29th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
| Block'd In | April 14th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1 | April 18th-19th, 2020 | 25th | — | — |
| Pound Online | April 24th-26th, 2020 | 49th | — | — |
| The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1 | May 2nd, 2020 | 65th | — | — |
| King of WiFi Random Characters | May 30th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate Online: East Coast | August 3rd, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays Online 14 | August 4th, 2020 | 97th | — | — |
| Bamboo Battles: Smash Ultimate #1 | February 1st, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Mega Smash Mondays Online 43 | February 23rd, 2021 | 65th | — | — |
| Riptide | September 10th-12th, 2021 | 257th | — | — |
| The Box: Lunch Box 18 | January 26th, 2022 | 65th | — | — |
| CEO 2022 | June 24th-26th, 2022 | 65th | — | — |
| Riptide 2022 | September 9th-11th, 2022 | 97th | — | — |
| Lost Tech City 2022 | September 30th-October 2nd, 2022 | — | 5th | Marss |
| Jaiden's Ridley Rumble | November 26th, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
Trivia[edit]
- Plup has an even record withLeffen (8-8).
- Plup humorously forgot to receive his medal on stage with the other top 8 finishers atEVO 2015.
- Plup dropped and broke his 1st place trophy atDreamHack Atlanta 2017, which was later replaced.
- Plup has taken at least 1 set off of each of the members of the 2015 top 6. He first defeatedHungrybox at Advent II, Leffen atParagon Orlando 2015,Mango at EVO 2015,PPMD atSmash Summit,Mew2King atBattle of the Five Gods, andArmada atThe Big House 7.
- By placing 5th atCEO Dreamland while using onlyLuigi, Plup became the highest placing Luigi ever at a majorMelee tournament, beatingAbate's 7th place finish atThe Big House 5.
- Plup is the second player to defeat each of the "Five Gods" in a tournament set at least once (afterLeffen).
- Plup is also the only player that has taken multiple sets off of each of the "Five Gods".
- In a set againstChillin atGet On My Level 2019, Chillin'sFox beat out Plup'sSheik in the first game. This prompted Plup to switch to Fox to close out the set, and he ended up going only Fox for the rest of the tournament. This prompted various memes afterward that "Chillin retired Plup's Sheik" that the Smash community has joked about.
- In 2019, Plup guest-starred on aREACT "Secret Pro Gamer" episode, in which he playedUltimate against and easily defeated the reactors, initially with reactor Eric posing as Plup, with the latter hidden behind a curtain.
- Since winning theSmash World Tour 2021 Championships, Plup is commonly associated with a GIF (and emote, known as plupYUMYUM) of a koi fish being spoonfed.[3] This emote is often spammed in tournament stream chats whenever Plup is playing to cheer him on, alluding to him "consuming" or "devouring" his opponents.
- Plup is the second player to completeMelee'sAll-Star gameplay mode on the Very Hard difficulty with every character (after Canadian Fox player Laser).[4] The feat (which does not involve the use of continues) took him over two years to accomplish.
- Plup is also the only player to have beaten All-Star, Very Hard with every character, plusGiga Bowser.
- Plup is the subject of a satirical feud with YouTube content creator AsumSaus, stemming froma video the latter made on the importance ofport priority.
- After leavingPanda, Plup switched to usingSheik's blue-themedcostume.
