La Luna
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Ryan "La Luna" Coker-Welch is a Marth main from New York. He is ranked 53rd in MPGR 2019.
Biography[edit]
He is considered one of the rising stars in New York; he had only started playing around 2011 under DJ Nintendo, but has climbed the ranks quickly. He first became known at Revival of Melee 6, where he defeated players such as DJ Nintendo and Chillindude on his way to 3rd place. He continued this success into 2014, with top 8 finishes at Zenith 2014 and Justice 4 along with top 32 finishes at Apex 2014 and EVO 2014.
Using his white Marth, he has taken sets off of players such as Westballz, SFAT, Lucky, PewPewU, MacD, Duck, Silent Wolf, ChuDat, Hax, Colbol, Fly Amanita, Wobbles and Abate.
He started off 2015 with a victory at Super Nebulous 2, and rode that momentum to a 13th place finish at Apex 2015, taking out players such as Fiction and Silent Wolf before falling to KirbyKaze.
On June 24, 2015, he left Control Gaming, where he had been signed since December 2013,[1] and joined CLASH Tournaments the next day.[2] He left CLASH Tournaments on June 13, 2016.[3] On July 23, 2016, La Luna was signed by Kingsmen,[4] and on August 25, La Luna and Kingsmen parted ways.[5] On November 29, 2016, he was signed by Misfits, becoming their first FGC player.[6] He left Misfits on October 31, 2018.[7] He joined Mazer Gaming on February 8, 2019.[8] La Luna parted ways with Mazer Gaming on March 2, 2020.[9]
In July 2020, he was accused of sexually harassing several players and having sex with a minor.[10][11] He issued a statement claiming he is innocent.[12]
Results[edit]
Melee[edit]
Ultimate[edit]
Broadcast talent[edit]
Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017-11-05 | Major | Smash Summit 5 | Commentator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016-11-13 | No Tier | Smash the Record 2016 | Commentator |
Rankings[edit]
Melee[edit]
SSBMRank[edit]
Ranking Series | Rank |
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MPGR 2019 | 53 |
MPGR 2019 Summer | 37 |
MPGR 2018 | 32 |
MPGR 2018 Summer | 27 |
SSBMRank 2017 | 19 |
SSBMRank 2017 Summer | 24 |
SSBMRank 2016 | 21 |
SSBMRank 2015 | 28 |
SSBMRank 2015 Summer | 25 |
SSBMRank 2014 | 30 |
SSBMRank 2013 | 63 |
Tristate[edit]
Ranking Series | Rank |
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2018-2019 | 4 |
June 4, 2014 | 3 |
February 9, 2014 | 3 |
November 17, 2013 | 4 |
August 13, 2013 | 6 |
New York City[edit]
Ranking Series | Rank |
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Fall 2018-Winter 2019 | 2 |
Spring-Summer 2018 | 3 |
Summer 2017 | 1 |
Winter/Spring 2017 | 3 |
Summer 2016 | 1 |
Fall 2015 | 1 |
Winter 2014 | 2 |
Fall 2014 | 2 |
References[edit]
- ↑ The Moon leaves Control Gaming
- ↑ Introducing... CLASH Tournaments The Moon!
- ↑ The Moon Leaves CLASH Tournaments
- ↑ Kingsmen signs The Moon
- ↑ The Moon and Kingsmen parts ways
- ↑ Misfits signs The Moon
- ↑ La Luna leaves Misfits
- ↑ La Luna joins Mazer Gaming
- ↑ La Luna parts ways with Mazer Gaming
- ↑ Anonymous statement on sexual harassment
- ↑ Anonymous statement on sex with a minor
- ↑ Statement by The Moon over allegations