He placed 3rd in Singles at Super Champ Combo, again defeating many well-known players. Mango's first national tournament win was Pound 3 in 2008 where he beat many of the best Smashers. He finished 3rd after losing to Ken Hoang. Mango entered EVO 2007, beating players such as Mew2King. He contributed to the character's rise in the Melee 's list of character viability known as the tier list. Mango began his career as a Jigglypuff player, citing Canadian Jigglypuff player The King as his inspiration. He is one of the most popular Melee players, with an active Twitch channel that boasts over 440,000 followers. Marquez's other nicknames include " Scorpion Master" (used when he is playing as Mario) and " The Kid". A 2021 list compiled by PGStats ranked Marquez as the greatest Melee player of all time. Marquez has been ranked as one of the top five Melee players in the world every year since formal rankings began in 2013, and was ranked the best Melee player in the world in 20. Marquez has won several major tournaments, including GENESIS 2009, EVO 20, The Big House in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2019 and Smash Summit 11 in 2021. He has been part of the Cloud9 eSports team since 2014. Marquez began his career playing Jigglypuff, however he has primarily played Falco and Fox since 2011. Known for his aggressive, high-risk playstyle, he is widely considered one of the game's greatest players of all time, and is one of the "Five Gods" of Melee, along with Juan "Hungrybox" Debiedma, Adam "Armada" Lindgren, Kevin "PPMD" Nanney, and Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman.
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Joseph Manuel Marquez, known by his gamertag Mango (stylized MaNg0 or Mang0), is an American professional Super Smash Bros. Follower and view counts updated as of November 26, 2021.