Du "NuckleDu" Dang
| NuckleDu | |
|---|---|
| Du Dang | |
| Status | Active |
| Born | May 12, 1996 |
| Hometown | Tampa, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Current team | Team Liquid |
| League |
Capcom Pro Tour Evolution Championship Series |
| Games |
Street Fighter V Street Fighter IV (series) Street Fighter X Tekken |
| Career prize money | $263,155.57 |
| 2015-present | Team Liquid |
| 2014-2015 | Team Curse |
| 2012-2014 | Empire Arcadia |
Du Dang (born May 12, 1996), more commonly known by his nickname NuckleDu, is an American fighting game player known for playing Guile and Decapre in Ultra Street Fighter IV, Guile and Zangief in Street Fighter X Tekken, and Guile and Rainbow Mika in Street Fighter V. NuckleDu was ranked as the 13th best player in Ultra Street Fighter IV by Eventhubs, who was ranked at #19 in the previous year and #32 in 2013. In Street Fighter V he was undeniably the most successful player in the later half of Season 1.
NuckleDu is one of the best players in the United States, and has multiple major tournaments victories. In 2012 he qualified for the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Grand Finals through the New York City qualifier while netting 13th place being sponsored by Empire Arcadia at the time. He was invited for 2013's Capcom Cup for the Street Fighter X Tekken event in which he received fifth place, being defeated by Justin Wong in Winners and Dexter "Tampa Bison" James in Losers. In August 2014, NuckleDu announced his departure from Empire Arcadia following several other players during the few months. A few months after his EMP departure, he would be signed by professional eSports company Team Curse. NuckleDu would later qualify into 2014's Capcom Cup through the points leaderboards, being ranked at 6th out of the non-qualified players. He would proceed to get 9th place notably upsetting Darryl "Snake Eyez" Lewis in the process.
In 2015, Team Curse merged into Team Liquid which resulted in NuckleDu being acquired by the latter. NuckleDu notably won both Apex 2015 and Combo Breaker in dominant fashion, defeating Snake Eyez and Ricki Ortiz in their respective grand finals. At EVO 2015, NuckleDu placed 7th out of ~2200 people in Ultra Street Fighter IV, bowing out to Bruce "GamerBee" Hsiang. However, during the summer, there was some controversy regarding the EGL Dallas tournament, which NuckleDu won the Ultra Street Fighter IV tournament and was promised $5,000 in prize winnings. However EGL failed to pay him as well as other tournament winners, which resulted in the company going bankrupt. NuckleDu was one of the 32 players in the 2015 Capcom Cup in which he placed 13th, also being the second highest placing American in the tournament. He qualified once again through points leaderboards.
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