Ken Hoang
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| Status | Active |
| Born | October 10, 1985 |
| Hometown | Westminster, California |
| Current team | Team Liquid |
| League |
Major League Gaming Evolution Championship Series |
| Games |
Super Smash Bros. Melee Project M |
| Championships |
EVO World 2007 MLG New York 2005 |
| Nickname(s) | SephirothKen LiquidKen |
Ken Hoang (born October 10, 1985), usually known simply as Ken, SephirothKen or Liquid`Ken is an American professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player. Ken plays Marth in Melee and is known for his comparatively aggressive style of play. His dominance with the character has led to his becoming the namesake of the "Ken Combo", an effective combo used in gameplay. He also largely brought about the implementation and popularization of "dashdancing", a movement technique involving rapid side-to-side dashing that has since become integral to all levels of competitive Melee. Ken is also known by the nickname, the King of Smash.
Hoang was the 2004-2005 national champion of Major League Gaming, the 2007 international champion of Evolution Championship Series (EVO) World Finals, and was the highest ranked Super Smash Bros. Melee player in the United States. He was also the world champion for several years, having defeated reputable players from around the globe, including top Japanese players.
Hoang possesses the highest major tournament win-to-loss ratio of any Super Smash Bros. Melee player from 2003 to 2007. His three years of dominance earned him the nickname "The King of Smash" within the community. His primary character in the game is Marth, and his secondary is Fox. He received minor television coverage in MTV's True Life: I'm a Professional Gamer. Ken retired in 2006. In 2012, he officially returned to the Melee scene. In 2014 he and fellow Melee veteran Daniel "KoreanDJ" Jung joined Team Liquid as the team's first Smash Bros. players.
Hoang was a contestant on Survivor: Gabon, which aired in the fall of 2008. He was the fifth-place finisher, and sixth member of the jury.
Hoang started playing Super Smash Bros. when it was released for the Nintendo 64, but never competed in an organized tournament for the game. When Super Smash Bros. Melee was released for the Nintendo GameCube, Ken initially did not enjoy it, but the game grew on him after a period of a few months. By the time he attended his first tournament, he already built up a reputation in his town as the best Smash player. This tournament differed from most later Super Smash Bros. Melee tournaments in that matches were free-for-all matches between four players rather than a 1 vs 1 match. The other players teamed up against Hoang to eliminate him.
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