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{{Short description|American esports player}}
{{Unreliable sources|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox eSports player
| ID = Mang0
| name = Joseph Manuel Marquez
| image = Mango at Big House 7 (cropped).jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption = Marquez in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|12|10}}
| birth_place = [[Norwalk, California]], U.S.
| nickname = The Kid<br>The Goat<br>The Buster<br>Scorpion Master
| nationality = American
| team = [[Cloud9 (team)|Cloud9]]
| games = ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' <br> ''[[Project M (mod)|Project M]]''
| career_start = 2007
| career_end =
| years1 = ????–2013
| team1 = The Blade Breakers
| years2 = ????–2013
| team2 = Roundbit
| years3 = 2013–2014
| team3 = Melee It on Me
| years4 = 2014–present
| team4 = [[Cloud9]]
| highlights = * 4× [[The Big House (tournament)|TBH]] champion (2012, 2014, 2016, 2019)
* 4× [[Super Smash Con|SSC]] champion (2016, 2017, 2022, 2024)
* 2× Pound champion (2008, 2010)
* 2× [[Evolution Championship Series|EVO]] champion ([[EVO 2013|2013]], [[EVO 2014|2014]])
* 2× Get On My Level champion (2014, 2019)
* 2x Smash Summit champion (2021, 2022)
* [[Genesis (tournament)|Genesis]] champion (2009)
* B.E.A.S.T champion (2013)
* [[Major League Gaming|MLG]] champion ([[MLG Anaheim 2014|Anaheim 2014]])
* Paragon Los Angeles champion (2015)
* [[DreamHack]] champion (2016)
* Royal Flush champion (2017)
* LACS 3 Champion (2020)
* Lost Tech City champion (2022)
* Mainstage champion (2022)
* Tipped Off champion (2024)
* Supernova champion (2024)
| module1 = {{Infobox Twitch streamer
| subbox = yes
| name = Joseph Marquez
| channel_name=mang0
| channel_url=https://www.twitch.tv/mang0
| followers=505,700
| stats_update = April 12, 2024
| extra_information=
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}}
'''Joseph Manuel Marquez''', (born December 10, 1991)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Newell |first1=Adam |title=C9 Mango's coach, TAFO, is joining CLG |url=https://dotesports.com/fgc/news/tafo-leaves-c9-joins-clg-22351 |access-date=August 3, 2021 |work=[[Dot Esports]] |date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> known by his gamertag '''Mango''' (stylized '''MaNg0''' or '''Mang0'''), is an American [[Professional Super Smash Bros. competition|professional]] ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' player and [[Online streamer|streamer]] from [[Norwalk, California]]. 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]].<ref name="the natural">{{Cite AV media|title=The Smash Brothers: Episode 8 - The Natural|publisher=EastPointPictures|first=Travis|last=Beauchamp|year=2013|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZqiJgo7Nec}}</ref> Marquez began his career playing [[Jigglypuff]]; however, he has primarily played [[Falco Lombardi|Falco]] and [[Fox McCloud|Fox]] since 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17211633/hungrybox-story|title=Hungrybox - His Story|work=ESPN|date=August 4, 2016|access-date=October 11, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> He has been part of the [[Cloud9 (esports)|Cloud9]] esports team since 2014.
Marquez has won several major tournaments, including [[Genesis (tournament)#GENESIS|GENESIS]] 2009, [[Evolution Championship Series|EVO]] [[Evo 2013|2013]] and [[Evo 2014|2014]], [[The Big House (tournament)|The Big House]] in [[The Big House (tournament)#The Big House 2|2012]], [[The Big House (tournament)#The Big House 4|2014]], [[The Big House (tournament)#The Big House 6|2016]], and [[The Big House (tournament)#The Big House 9|2019]] and Smash Summit 11 in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://smashboards.com/threads/the-big-house-2-results-october-6-7-2012-ann-arbor-mi.328569/|title=The Big House 2 Results [October 6-7, 2012 - Ann Arbor, MI]|work=Smashboards|access-date=March 22, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://smashboards.com/threads/the-big-house-4-results.371529/|title=The Big House 4 Results|work=Smashboards|access-date=March 22, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://smashboards.com/threads/the-big-house-6-results.442571/|title=The Big House 6 Results|work=Smashboards|access-date=March 22, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Smash Summit 11">{{Cite news|url=https://dotesports.com/fgc/news/mang0-wins-his-first-summit-beats-zain-3-2-at-smash-summit-11|title=Mang0 wins his first Summit, beats Zain 3-2 at Smash Summit 11
|work=Dot Esports|date=July 19, 2021|first=Cale|last=Michael|access-date=November 22, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> Marquez has been ranked as one of the top ten ''Melee'' players in the world every year since formal rankings began in 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.start.gg/ssbmrank-2022-the-top-ten-dd20add1d177|title=SSBMRank 2022: The Top Ten|website=Start.gg|date=January 21, 2023 |access-date=June 7, 2023}}</ref> and was ranked the best ''Melee'' player in the world in 2013 and 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://meleeiton.me/2013/12/26/2013-ssbm-player-rankings-1/|title=2013 SSBM PLAYER RANKINGS: 1|website=Melee It On Me|access-date=March 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meleeitonme.com/ssbm-rank-2014-1/|title=SSBM Rank 2014 (1)|website=Melee It On Me|access-date=March 8, 2015}}</ref><ref name="meleeitonme.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/ssbmrank-2017-10-1|title=SSBMRank 2017|website=[[Red Bull]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/mpgr-2019-10-1|title=#MPGR2019: 10-1|website=Red Bull|date=January 24, 2020 |language=en|access-date=February 7, 2020}}</ref> A 2021 list compiled by PGStats ranked Marquez as the greatest ''Melee'' player of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pgstats.com/articles/the-melee-stats-top-100-the-top-10|title=The Melee Stats Top 100: The Top 10
|website=PGstats|date=November 22, 2021|language=en|access-date=November 22, 2021}}</ref> He is one of the most popular ''Melee'' players, with an active [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] channel that boasts over 500,000 followers.<ref name="Twitch">{{cite web|url=https://twitchstats.net/streamer/mang0|title=Twitch stats - mang0|website=[[Twitch (service)|Twitch]]|accessdate=November 26, 2021}}</ref>
==Career==
[[File:Mango (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Mango in 2014]]
Mango began his career as a [[Jigglypuff]] player, citing Canadian Jigglypuff player The King as his inspiration.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mep1aUW3Opk&t=253|title=Apex 2010: Interview With Mango - SSBM|last=VGBootCamp VoDs|date=September 20, 2010|via=YouTube}}</ref> He contributed to the character's rise in the ''Melee''{{'}}s list of character viability known as the tier list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/big-house-4-rocks-leffen-mang0-mew2king/|title=Big House 4 shows why watching esports is better in person|publisher=[[The Daily Dot]]|author=Ian J. Barker|date=October 10, 2014|access-date=November 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223124/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/big-house-4-rocks-leffen-mang0-mew2king/|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latinpost.com/articles/8848/20140313/2014-evo-game-list-gets-super-smash-bros-melee-tournament-adds-popular-nintendo-brawler-to-likes-of-capcom-street-fighter.htm|publisher=Latin Post|title=2014 Evo Game List Super Smash Bros. Melee|author=Carlos Garcia|date=March 13, 2014|access-date=November 21, 2014}}</ref> Mango entered EVO 2007, beating players such as [[Mew2King]]. He finished 3rd after losing to [[Ken Hoang]].
He placed 3rd in Singles at Super Champ Combo. In doubles, he also placed 3rd with his partner Lucky, after beating the team of Ken and [[Isai (gamer)|Isai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ssbwiki.com/Tournament:Super_Champ_Combo|title=Tournament:Super Champ Combo|website=ssbwiki.com|access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
Mango's first national tournament win was Pound 3 in 2008.<ref name="the natural" />{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
On July 10, 2009, Mango attended [[Genesis (tournament)|GENESIS]], a tournament organized by San Francisco Melee crew DBR. With 290 entrants in Melee Singles, GENESIS was Melee's largest tournament at the time. Mango reached the Winners' Finals and lost 2–3 against [[Armada (gamer)|Adam "Armada" Lindgren]], a [[Princess Peach|Peach]] player regarded as the best player in Europe. Mango reached Grand Finals to face Armada again and proceeded to win the tournament.<ref name="mashable">{{cite web|url=https://mashable.com/article/genesis-4-melee-rivalry|title=The biggest rivalry in 'Super Smash Bros. Melee' history|website=mashable.com|date=January 20, 2017 |accessdate=November 26, 2021}}</ref>
He claimed 1st place at Pound 4, then the largest tournament in Melee history with over 300 entrants, defeating [[Hungrybox]] in Grand Finals.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
After being banned on Smash World Forums, Mango, along with DBR and some buddies from his region,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2lsdmk/why_is_mario_called_scorp/clxpno0|title=r/smashbros - Why is Mario called Scorp?|website=reddit|date=November 9, 2014|language=en|access-date=March 11, 2019}}</ref> decided to prank the rest of the Smash community by creating an alias known as '''ScorpionMaster94''' and sandbag at a number of tournaments using [[Mario]].
In 2011, Mango entered [[GENESIS 2]] and reached Grand Finals against Armada. After a close and intense set, Mango ultimately placed 2nd, losing 2–3.<ref name="mashable" />
Mango secured his position as the champion of North America by winning Revival of Melee 4, convincingly defeating [[Dr. PeePee]] 3–0 in Winners' Finals and 3–1 in Grand Finals.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
At [[Apex 2012]], Mango placed 3rd after losing 1–3 to Hungrybox in Losers' Finals. After Apex 2012, Mango began to regain the dominant lead he held back in 2008. He won IMPULSE, a Canadian national tournament, after defeating Dr. PeePee, Hungrybox, and Mew2King. Mango continued to defend his victory streak, convincingly defeating Hungrybox in Grand Finals at MELEE-FC10R Legacy and again at [[The Big House 2]].{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
At [[Apex 2013]], Mango lost to Mew2King, placing 4th.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
===EVO 2013===
At B.E.A.S.T 3 in [[Sweden]], Mango won the tournament after defeating Ice in Grand Finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssbwiki.com/Tournament:B.E.A.S.T_3|title=Tournament:B.E.A.S.T 3|website=ssbwiki.com|access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref> He also won Kings of Cali 2, defeating Wobbles 3–0 in Grand Finals.
At NorCal Regionals 2013, Mango reached Grand Finals after defeating Fly Amanita, [[Westballz]], and PewPewU in the Losers' Bracket and won a convincing 3–0 first set against Hungrybox, but failed to pull through in the second set, losing 2–3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shoryuken.com/2013/04/28/road-to-evo-2013-norcal-regionals-2013-day-1-streaming-live-from-sunnyvale-california/|title=Road to EVO 2013 – NorCal Regionals 2013 Results|author=USD|date=April 28, 2013|website=Shoryuken|access-date=June 2, 2015|archive-date=June 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613235249/http://shoryuken.com/2013/04/28/road-to-evo-2013-norcal-regionals-2013-day-1-streaming-live-from-sunnyvale-california/|url-status=dead}}</ref> At Vindication, Mango lost the first set of Grand Finals 1–3. However, he managed to win the second set 3–1, winning the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smashboards.com/threads/vindication-series-results-ontario-ca-5-11-13.336349/|title=Vindication Series Results (Ontario, CA) 5/11/13|author=Charoo|website=SmashBoards|date=May 11, 2013|access-date=June 2, 2015}}</ref>
At Zenith 2013, Mango reached Grand Finals and won the tournament after defeating Hungrybox in 2 sets, both 3–1.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
At IMPULSE 2013 in [[Toronto]], Mango claimed 1st place without dropping a game, defeating Unknown522 3–0 in both Winners' and Grand Finals. Teaming with Unknown522, Mango also took 1st in Melee Doubles and 1st in Project M Singles.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
With 709 entrants, [[EVO 2013]] was the seventh largest ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' tournament at the time. With his victory at Zenith 2013, Mango reached the Grand Finals and defeated Wobbles in 2 sets, 3-0 and 3–1 to become the champion. Following his EVO victory, he was considered to be the best player in the game.<ref name="challenger"/> After winning EVO 2013 and with the birth of his son, Mango announced that he would be taking a small hiatus from competitive Melee. In 2013, Mango became less active in gaming, choosing to spend more time with his family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meleeitonme.com/tafostats-a-deeper-look-at-mango-and-mew2king/|title=TafoStats: A Deeper Look at Mango and Mew2king|first=Daniel "Tafokints" |last=Lee|website=Melee It On Me|date=October 22, 2014|access-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref> During this period he entered tournaments primarily with secondary characters, including placing 2nd at LANHAMMER 2013 with Marth and 2nd at Pound V.5 with Marth and Captain Falcon.
At Fight Pitt 3, Mango lost to Mew2King in Grand Finals.
By the end of 2013, the ''Melee It on Me'' (MIOM) 2013 SSBMRank placed Mango as the best player of that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meleeitonme.com/2013-ssbm-player-rankings-1/|title=2013 SSBM Player Rankings: 1|website=Melee It On Me|date=December 26, 2013|access-date=January 2, 2015|archive-date=December 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221084015/http://www.meleeitonme.com/2013-ssbm-player-rankings-1/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===2014===
====Cloud9 and MLG Anaheim 2014====
Revival of Melee 7 marked Mango's return to competitive ''Melee''. Mango won the tournament without dropping a set.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} At Fight Pitt IV, Mango defeated Mew2King in Grand Finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/fight-pitt-iv-melee-singles-bracket.1000|title=Fight Pitt IV: Melee Singles Bracket|website=SmashBoards|date=May 30, 2019 |access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref>
At WHOBO MLG, Mango defeated Hax in two sets of Grand Finals 6–0 using Falco to win the tournament and qualify for [[MLG Anaheim 2014]].<ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iX6gjpom34|title=WHOBO MLG - MIOM Mango vs VGBC Hax - Winners Finals - SSBM|website=YouTube|publisher=CLASH Tournaments|access-date=June 2, 2015}}</ref>
On May 6, 2014, [[Cloud9 HyperX]] announced that they had signed Mango to lead their fighting games division.<ref name="challenger">{{cite web|url=http://cloud9.gg/news/new-challenger-approaches|title=A new challenger approaches...|website=Cloud9|first=Jack|last=Etienne|date=May 6, 2014|access-date=April 4, 2015|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129031807/http://cloud9.gg/news/new-challenger-approaches|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mango entered Get On My Level 2014 in Toronto, where he took 1st place, beating Hungrybox 3–2 in Grand Finals.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
[[MLG Anaheim 2014]] had one of the largest prize pools in ''Smash'' history at {{USD}}15,000 and was the first [[Major League Gaming]] sponsored ''Melee'' tournament since 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mlg-anaheim-melee-tournament-recap/1100-6438001|title=MLG Anaheim Melee Tournament Recap|first=Kyle|last=Charizanis|date=June 27, 2014|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref> Mango defeated PPMD in Winners' Semifinals 3–2. He beat Armada in Winners' Finals and again in Grand Finals, both sets 3–2, to claim 1st place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssbwiki.com/Tournament:MLG_Anaheim_2014|title=Tournament:MLG Anaheim 2014|website=ssbwiki.com|access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
Mango later attended CEO 2014, where he managed to reach Grand Finals, but lost to Armada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smashboards.com/threads/ceo-2014-day-3-full-results-and-updates.359714/|title=CEO 2014 Day 3 Full Results and Updates!|date=June 28, 2014|access-date=June 2, 2015}}</ref> At Kings of Cali 4, Mango reached Winners' Finals, where he faced off against Armada. He lost the first set of Grand Finals 0–3, but won the second set 3–1, placing 1st in Singles.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
At the end of the year ''Melee It on Me'' ranked Mango as the best ''Melee'' player in the world in the 2014 SSBMRank.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.meleeitonme.com/ssbm-rank-2014-1| title = SSBM Rank 2014| access-date=January 20, 2015 | last = Lee | first = Daniel | date = December 18, 2014}}</ref>
====EVO 2014====
[[EVO 2014]] had a total of 970 entrants for ''Melee'', surpassing the record set by EVO 2013 and becoming the largest ''Smash'' tournament at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/videos/mango-takes-home-celebrated-smash-brothers-melee-e/2300-6411425/|title= Mango takes Home Celebrated Smash Brothers Melee EVO Trophy|publisher=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technologytell.com/gaming/131948/evo-2014-mango-wins-smash-bros-melee-championship-reggies-watchful-eye/|title=Evo 2014: Mango wins Smash Bros. Melee championship under Reggie's watchful eye|author=Brian Allen|date=July 14, 2014|publisher=Technology Tell|access-date=September 21, 2014|archive-date=July 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727143407/http://www.technologytell.com/gaming/131948/evo-2014-mango-wins-smash-bros-melee-championship-reggies-watchful-eye/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mango defeated Mew2King 2–0, and Hungrybox 3–2 in both Winners' Finals and Grand Finals, to take 1st place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2014/jul/11/evo-2014-live-stream-ft-daigo-xian-infiltration-tokido-justin-wong-pr-balrog-ryan-hart-chrisg-fuudo-filipino-champ-flocker-mango-and-more/|title= EVO 2014 results feat. Daigo, Xian, Infiltration, Tokido, Justin Wong, PR Balrog, Ryan Hart, ChrisG, Fuudo, Flocker, Mango & more|first= Nicholas 'MajinTenshinhan'|last= Taylor |website=EventHubs|date=July 13, 2014|access-date=June 2, 2015}}</ref>
====Post–EVO 2014====
After winning EVO 2014, Mango attended Smash the Record, choosing to play only as Captain Falcon. In Winners' Finals he lost to Hungrybox and was then eliminated from the tournament by Mew2King, finishing his run at 3rd place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssbwiki.com/Tournament:Smash_the_Record|title=Tournament:Smash the Record|website=ssbwiki.com|accessdate=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
Afterward, Mango attended The Shape of Melee to Come 5 in [[Kirtland, Ohio]]. In Losers' Finals, Mango lost to Armada, placing 2nd.
At [[The Big House 4]] in [[Romulus, Michigan]], Mango beat Mew2King 3–1 in Grand Finals, but had to win another set since he came from the Losers' Bracket. He beat Mew2King 3–1 once more to win the tournament.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} He placed 9th in doubles, teaming with Captain Falcon player Scar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssbwiki.com/Tournament:The_Big_House_4|title=Tournament:The Big House 4|website=ssbwiki.com|accessdate=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
At Do You Fox Wit It?, Mango only entered Doubles with Lucky and the team took 2nd place, losing to Hax and Mew2King in Grand Finals.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
===2015===
Mango attended B.E.A.S.T. 5 in [[Gothenburg]], Sweden and defeated Armada's younger brother, Android, a Sheik player, and Germany's best player, Ice, before losing 2–3 to [[Leffen]] in Winners' Finals. In Losers' Finals, Mango lost 0–3 to Armada, finishing 3rd place.
====Apex 2015====
At [[Apex 2015]], Leffen defeated Mango's Falco with Fox. Then Mango lost to Armada 0–3 in Losers' Semifinals, netting 4th place.
====Spring and Summer====
At I'm Not Yelling! in [[Oakland, California]], Mango lost to Armada, giving Mango a 2nd-place finish.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://smash.gg/tournament/i-m-not-yelling-feat-armada/event/melee-singles/overview|title=I'm Not Yelling!|website=smash.gg|access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref> At MVG Sandstorm in [[Tempe, Arizona]], Mango was knocked out by Westballz at 5th place at the tournament.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
At Press Start in [[Irvine, California]], Mango reached Grand Finals and beat Ice Climbers player Fly Amanita to place 1st.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
At Battle Arena Melbourne 7 in [[Melbourne, Australia]], Mango placed 1st by defeating S2J in Winners' Semifinals, Leffen in Winners' Finals, and then Leffen again in Grand Finals.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
At CEO 2015 in [[Orlando, Florida]], Mango was eliminated by Armada, placing 3rd in the tournament. At WTFox in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], Mango reached Grand Finals, but was defeated by Leffen 3–0.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
====EVO 2015====
With 1,869 entrants, EVO 2015 became the biggest ''Melee'' tournament of all time. Mango reached top 8 for the fourth straight time. In Losers' top 8, In Losers' Quarterfinals, Mango lost to Hungrybox, 1–2, ending his EVO 2015 run with a 5th place tie with Leffen. Mango also teamed with Lucky and placed 9th in Doubles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/3dt9y4/congrats_to_the_winner_of_melee_doubles_at_evo/|title=Congrats to the winner of Melee Doubles at Evo 2015! • /r/smashbros|date=July 19, 2015}}</ref>
After EVO 2015, MIOM ranked Mango 3rd in its 2015 Summer SSBMRank.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meleeitonme.com/ssbmrank2015t25p7/|title=SSBMRank 2015 Top 25 3}}</ref>
====Post EVO 2015====
Mango's first tournament after EVO 2015 was Paragon Los Angeles 2015 on September 5 and 6. He beat Mew2King 3–2 in Grand Finals to take 1st place.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
Mango attended HTC Throwdown in [[San Francisco, California]] and lost to Drugged Fox for the first time 1–2. Then, in his first set in Losers', he lost to MacD 1–2, ending his HTC tournament run at 17th place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smash.gg/tournament/htc-throwdown/event/melee-singles/standings|title=HTC Throwdown|website=smash.gg|accessdate=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
At [[The Big House 5]] in [[Dearborn, Michigan]], the ''Melee'' events started off with a 5 v 5 crew battle, with Mango representing SoCal (Southern California). In the Final matchup against Ice, Mango lead SoCal to the crew battle victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smash.gg/tournament/the-big-house-5/event/crew-battle/overview|title=The Big House 5 - Crew Battle|website=smash.gg|access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref> In Doubles, Mango teamed with friend and Fox player Alex19, but were knocked out in the Phase 1 pools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smash.gg/tournament/the-big-house-5/brackets/10301/2718/8079|title=The Big House 5|website=smash.gg|accessdate=December 3, 2021}}</ref> In Singles, Mango lost to Hungrybox 1–3 in Winners' Semifinals. In Losers' Top 8, Mango lost to Mew2King 0–3 to end at 4th place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smash.gg/tournament/the-big-house-5/event/melee-singles/overview|title=The Big House 5 - Melee Singles|website=smash.gg|accessdate=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
Later Beyond the Summit, a company known for its [[Dota 2]] coverage, invited Mango to participate in Smash Summit in Los Angeles. There, his crew, Team Alex19, lost to Team Kage 15–16.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} In Doubles, Mango teamed with Lucky. The duo lost to PewPewU and SFAT 1–2. In Losers' Finals, they lost to Armada and Mew2King 0–3.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-summit/event/melee-doubles/overview|title=Smash Summit|website=smash.gg|accessdate=December 3, 2021}}</ref> In Singles, in Winners' he reached Grand Finals against Armada. In a very close set, Armada beat Mango 3–2, giving Mango a 2nd-place finish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-summit/event/melee-singles/brackets/2943/9440|title=Smash Summit - Melee Singles|website=smash.gg|accessdate=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
On October 9, 2015, Armada announced that Mango will be attending DreamHack Winter 2015 in [[Jönköping, Sweden]] through Twitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ArmadaUGS/status/652644346328694784|title=Adam Lindgren on Twitter}}</ref> He was upset by Westballz 0–3 in Losers' Quarterfinals, giving him a 5th-place finish, tied with Samus player Duck.
In the final 2015 Rankings, Mango was ranked 4th, his lowest placing since MIOM started the SSBMRank, by a group of 43 professional players and active people in the Smash scene.<ref name="meleeitonme.com"/>
===2016–present===
The first national of the year, [[Genesis (tournament)#GENESIS 3|GENESIS 3]], in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[California]], had 1,836 entrants, including Mango. He was drafted by Scar, along with Alex19, Samus player Duck, and Fox player Colbol. The team faced Team PewPewU in the first round and lost. In Doubles, Mango failed to show up with his partner S2J, so the duo was immediately disqualified from the tournament. In Singles, he lost the Grand Finals to Armada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smash.gg/tournament/genesis-3/event/melee-singles/overview|title=GENESIS 3- Melee Singles|website=smash.gg|accessdate=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
Mango then signed up for PAX Arena in [[San Antonio, Texas.|San Antonio]], [[Texas]]. He lost to Hungrybox in Grand Finals, 2–3.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smash.gg/tournament/pax-arena/event/melee-singles/overview|title=PAX Arena|website=smash.gg|accessdate=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
Mango was invited to SXSW's Battle of the Five Gods, which featured twenty players: Mango, Armada, Mew2King, PPMD, Hungrybox, MacD, Ice, Silent Wolf, DruggedFox, HugS, Westballz, Nintendude, Plup, SFAT, PewPewU, Shroomed, Axe, Lucky, Wobbles, and S2J. He beat Hungrybox 3–0 in the first set of Grand Finals, but then Hungrybox brought it back the second set 1–3, netting Mango a 2nd place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smash.gg/tournament/battle-of-the-five-gods/event/melee-singles/overview|title=Battle of the Five Gods|website=smash.gg|accessdate=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
Mango also attended Pound 6 (April 2–3), where he ended up in Winners' Bracket for top 8. He went to Grand Finals, finishing 2nd place after a 1–3 loss to Hungrybox in the first set of Grand Finals.
Mango was invited to Smash Summit 2. In crew battles, Mango's team lost to Team Armada and then to Team Hungrybox in Losers' to net a 3rd-place finish. In the Iron Man competition, Mango went on to face Armada in Grand Finals and used Mario to take 5 stocks from Armada, winning the Iron Man 20–19. In Doubles, with S2J, the duo lost to Hungrybox and Plup 0–3 in Losers' Finals. In Singles, Mango lost to Armada 0–3, placing 4th at the tournament.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
Mango attended [[The Big House 6]], a national tournament held annually in Michigan in fall. He won 1st place after advancing to Grand Finals on the winning side, and reset the Bracket to defeat Armada in Game 5 of the second set. Mango also won Royal Flush, a major tournament held in Atlantic City in May 2017, ending Armada's dominant streak which began at the end of 2017 and winning his fourth consecutive tournament held on [[Mother's Day]] weekend.
In 2019 Mango won [[The Big House 9]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upcomer.com/mang0-wins-super-smash-bros-melee-singles-at-the-big-house-9|title=Mang0 wins Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles at The Big House 9|website=upcomer.com|access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref> in 2020 he won LACS 3,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.esportznetwork.com/cloud9s-mang0-wins-lacs-3-in-smash-melee|title=Cloud9's Mang0 wins LACS 3 in Smash Melee|website=upcomer.com|date=December 21, 2020 |access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref> in 2021 Smash Summit 11<ref name="Smash Summit 11" /> and in 2022 he won Super Smash Con 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mang0 ends slump with Super Smash Con 2022 victory |url=https://legacy.upcomer.com/mang0-ends-slump-with-super-smash-con-2022-victory/ |access-date=September 8, 2022 |website=Upcomer |date=August 15, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Lost Tech City 2022, Smash Summit 14 and Mainstage 2022. In 2024, Mango won Tipped Off 15<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miter |first=Mateusz |date=2024-06-17 |title=C9 Mang0 opens CS case on the way to stage, ends up winning Smash tournament |url=https://dotesports.com/fgc/news/c9-mang0-opens-cs-case-on-the-way-to-stage-ends-up-winning-smash-tournament |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}</ref> and Supernova 2024.
==Personal life==
Marquez is of [[Costa Rican people|Costa Rican]] descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitch.tv/mang0/about|title=mang0 - about|website=[[Twitch (service)|Twitch]]|access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref> He graduated from [[John Glenn High School (California)|John Glenn High School]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnglennhighschool.net/norwalk-ca/alumni-list-m.html|title=John Glenn HS Norwalk, CA Alumni List - Last Names starting with M|website=John Glenn High School Norwalk, CA|access-date=January 11, 2015}}</ref> He and his significant other Lauren have one son, Joseph Mango Marquez, born October 14, 2013, whose middle name comes from the senior Marquez's ''Melee'' handle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meleeitonme.com/team|title=Team|website=Melee It On Me|access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref> Marquez stated that his involvement in gaming kept him out of [[gangs]].<ref>{{Cite AV media|title=The Smash Brothers: Episode 8 - The Natural|publisher=EastPointPictures|first=Travis|last=Beauchamp|year=2013|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZqiJgo7Nec|time=38:28}}</ref> Mango currently lives in [[Norwalk, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meleeitonme.com/team/|title=Team|website=Melee It On Me|access-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref> He lived in Ohio after winning EVO 2013 but has since returned to his hometown.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
Marquez's early ''Melee'' career is featured in an episode of the 2013 documentary series ''[[The Smash Brothers]]''.<ref name="the natural" />
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Ceremony
! Category
! Result
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2022
| rowspan="1"| [[The Streamer Awards]]
| Best Super Smash Bros. Streamer
| {{won}}
| rowspan="1"|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miceli |first1=Max |title=All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards |url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/all-nominees-for-qtcinderellas-streamer-awards |website=Dot Esports |publisher=[[Gamurs|GAMURS Group]] |date=February 22, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|}
==Notable tournament placings==
''Only Majors and Supermajors are listed.''
{|class="wikitable" style="margin: auto"
|-
|style="width:2em"|
|Offline tournament
|style="background:#e2e2e2; width:2em"|
|Online tournament
|}
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
{|class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smashboards.com/rankings/players/mang0.39598/page-3?league=2|title=Melee - MaNgo|website=[[SmashBoards]]|date=May 30, 2019 |access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref>!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|Zero Challenge 3||July 20–22, 2007||25th||5th||Lucky
|-
|EVO West||July 27–29, 2007||7th||—||—
|-
|[[EVO World 2007]]||August 24–26, 2007||3rd||—||—
|-
|Super Champ Combo||September 29–30, 2007||3rd||3rd||Lucky
|-
|Pound 3||February 2–3, 2008||1st||2nd||Forward
|-
|Revival of Melee||March 7–8, 2009||1st||2nd||Tofu
|-
|[[Genesis (tournament)|GENESIS]]||July 10–12, 2009||1st||3rd||Lucky
|-
|Revival of Melee 2||November 21–22, 2009||4th||1st||Lucky
|-
|Pound 4||January 16–18, 2010||1st||1st||Lucky
|-
|[[Apex 2010]]||August 6–8, 2010||25th||1st||Lucky
|-
|Revival of Melee 3||November 20–21, 2010||9th||1st||Lucky
|-
|Pound V||February 19–21, 2011||17th||2nd||G$
|-
|[[Genesis (tournament)|GENESIS]] 2||July 15–17, 2011||2nd||1st||Lucky
|-
|Revival of Melee 4||November 19–20, 2011||1st||2nd||G$
|-
||[[Apex 2012]]||January 6–8, 2012||3rd||4th||G$
|-
|IMPULSE||June 30 – July 1, 2012||1st||1st||[[Kevin Nanney|PPMD]]
|-
|MELEE-FC10R Legacy||August 12–14, 2012||1st||1st||DoH
|-
|[[The Big House (tournament)|The Big House]] 2||October 6–7, 2012||1st||1st||SFAT
|-
|Kings of Cali||November 10, 2012||2nd||1st||Lucky
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11–13, 2013||4th||4th||DoH
|-
|B.E.A.S.T 3||April 3–7, 2013||1st||1st||Scar
|-
|Kings of Cali 2||April 13–14, 2013||1st||2nd||Scar
|-
|Zenith 2013||June 1–2, 2013||1st||4th||Scar
|-
|IMPULSE 2013||June 15–16, 2013||1st||1st||Unknown522
|-
|[[EVO 2013]]||July 12–14, 2013||1st||2nd||Lucky
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17–19, 2014||3rd||2nd||Lucky
|-
|Revival of Melee 7||March 8–9, 2014||1st||5th||Hazz
|-
|Get On My Level 2014||May 10–11, 2014||1st||2nd||Toph
|-
|SKTAR 3||May 31 – June 1, 2014||3rd||2nd||PPMD
|-
|Super SWEET||June 7–8, 2014||3rd||2nd||Scar
|-
|[[MLG Anaheim 2014]]||June 20–22, 2014||1st||2nd||Lucky
|-
|CEO 2014||June 27–29, 2014||2nd||—||—
|-
|Kings of Cali 4||July 5–6, 2014||1st||3rd||Scar
|-
|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11–13, 2014||1st||7th||Lucky
|-
|[[The Big House (tournament)|The Big House]] 4||October 4–5, 2014||1st||9th||Scar
|-
|B.E.A.S.T 5||January 9–11, 2015||3rd||3rd||Baxon
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30 – February 1, 2015||4th||5th||Lucky
|-
|I'm Not Yelling||April 11–12, 2015||2nd||4th||Lucky
|-
|MVG Sandstorm||April 18–19, 2015||5th||33rd||HugS
|-
|Press Start||May 9–10, 2015||1st||3rd||Lucky
|-
|Battle Arena Melbourne 7||May 22–24, 2015||1st||9th||Meredy
|-
|CEO 2015||June 26–28, 2015||3rd||5th||S2J
|-
|WTFox||July 10–11, 2015||2nd||2nd||[[Leffen]]
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17–19, 2015||5th||9th||Lucky
|-
|Paragon Los Angeles 2015||September 5–6, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|HTC Throwdown||September 19, 2015||17th||4th||Lucky
|-
|[[The Big House (tournament)|The Big House]] 5||October 2–4, 2015||4th||65th||Alex19
|-
|Smash Summit||November 5–8, 2015||2nd||3rd||Lucky
|-
|[[DreamHack Winter 2015]]||November 26–28, 2015||5th||4th||S2J
|-
|[[Genesis (tournament)|GENESIS]] 3||January 15–17, 2016||2nd||DQ||S2J
|-
|PAX Arena||January 29–31, 2016||2nd||3th||S2J
|-
|Battle of the Five Gods||March 17–19, 2016||2nd||—||—
|-
|Pound 2016||April 2–3, 2016||2nd||DQ||S2J
|-
|Smash Summit 2||April 21–24, 2016||4th||3rd||S2J
|-
|Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo||April 29 – May 1, 2016||2nd||3rd||Duck
|-
|DreamHack Austin 2016||May 6–8, 2016||1st||—||—
|-
|Get On My Level 2016||May 20–22, 2016||2nd||2nd||Lucky
|-
|WTFox 2||July 1–3, 2016||1st||DQ||[[Westballz]]
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15–17, 2016||4th||—||—
|-
|Clutch City Clash||August 6–7, 2016||3rd||—||—
|-
|Super Smash Con 2016||August 11–14, 2016||1st||2nd||S2J
|-
|Shine 2016||August 26–28, 2016||3rd||—||—
|-
|[[The Big House (tournament)|The Big House]] 6||October 7–9, 2016||1st||—||—
|-
|Smash Summit 3||November 3–6, 2016||4th||4th||S2J
|-
|Dreamhack Winter 2016||November 25–26, 2016||4th||—||—
|-
|UGC Smash Open||December 2–4, 2016||13th||—||—
|-
|[[Genesis (tournament)|GENESIS]] 4||January 20–22, 2017||2nd||—||—
|-
|Smash Summit 4 - Spring 2017||March 2–5, 2017||9th||3rd||Lucky
|-
|MVG Presents: Frame Perfect Series 2||March 18–19, 2017||13th||13th||Lucky
|-
|Smash Rivalries by Yahoo Esports||April 8, 2017||7th||1st||Lucky
|-
|DreamHack Austin 2017||April 28–30, 2017||4th||1st||SFAT
|-
|Royal Flush||May 12–14, 2017||1st||—||—
|-
|Smash 'N' Splash 3||June 2–4, 2017||5th||—||—
|-
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14–16, 2017||2nd||—||—
|-
|Super Smash Con 2017||August 10–13, 2017||1st||—||—
|-
|Shine 2017||August 25–27, 2017||2nd||—||—
|-
|[[The Big House (tournament)|The Big House]] 7||October 6–8, 2017||5th||—||—
|-
|DreamHack Denver 2017||October 20–22, 2017||2nd||—||—
|-
|Smash Summit 5||November 2–5, 2017||4th||5th||S2J
|-
|[[Genesis (tournament)|GENESIS]] 5||January 19–21, 2018||5th||—||—
|-
|Full Bloom 4||March 24–25, 2018||2nd||—||—
|-
|Smash Summit 6||May 3–6, 2018||7th||2nd||SFAT
|-
|Smash 'N' Splash 4||June 1–3, 2018||7th||3rd||Mew2King
|-
|[[Evo 2018|EVO 2018]]||August 3–5, 2018||5th||—||—
|-
|Super Smash Con 2018||August 9–12, 2018||65th||—||—
|-
|Shine 2018||August 24–26, 2018||3rd||—||—
|-
|[[The Big House (tournament)|The Big House]] 8||October 5–7, 2018||3rd||—||—
|-
|Smash Summit 7||November 15, 2018||3rd||5th||Leffen
|-
|[[Genesis (tournament)|GENESIS]] 6||February 1–3, 2019||5th||—||—
|-
|Pound 2019||April 19–21, 2019 ||2nd||—||—
|-
|Get On My Level 2019||May 17–19, 2019||1st||—||—
|-
|Smash 'N' Splash 5||May 31 – June 2, 2019||7th||—||—
|-
|Smash Summit 8||June 13–16, 2019||9th||1st||S2J
|-
|[[The Big House (tournament)|The Big House]] 9||October 4–6, 2019||1st||—||—
|-
|EGLX 2019: Rising Stars||October 20, 2019||5th||—||—
|-
|Mango's Birthday Bash||December 7–8, 2019||1st||1st||[[Plup]]
|-
|[[Genesis (tournament)|GENESIS]] 7||January 24–26, 2020||3rd||9th||Lucky
|-
|Smash Summit 9||February 13–16, 2020 ||3rd||—||—
|-
|style="background:#e2e2e2";|LACS 2||style="background:#e2e2e2";|July 26, 2020||style="background:#e2e2e2";|2nd||style="background:#e2e2e2";|—||style="background:#e2e2e2";|—
|-
|style="background:#e2e2e2";|Smash Summit 10 Online||style="background:#e2e2e2";|November 19–22, 2020||style="background:#e2e2e2";|2nd||style="background:#e2e2e2";|—||style="background:#e2e2e2";|—
|-
|style="background:#e2e2e2";|LACS 3||style="background:#e2e2e2";|December 19–20, 2020||style="background:#e2e2e2";|1st||style="background:#e2e2e2";|—||style="background:#e2e2e2";|—
|-
|Smash Summit 11||July 15–18, 2021||1st|||1st||SFAT
|-
|Smash Summit 12||December 9–12, 2021||2nd||—||—
|-
|[[Genesis (tournament)|GENESIS]] 8||April 15–17, 2022||9th||—||—
|-
|Pound 2022||April 22–24, 2022||13th||—||—
|-
|Smash Summit 13||May 12–15, 2022||9th||—||—
|-
|Get On My Level 2022||July 1–3, 2022||5th||—||—
|-
|Super Smash Con 2022||August 11–14, 2022||1st||—||—
|-
|Shine 2022||August 26–28, 2022||5th||—||—
|-
|Lost Tech City 2022||September 30–October 2, 2022||1st||2nd||SFAT
|-
|[[The Big House (tournament)|The Big House]] 10||October 7–9, 2022||2nd||—||—
|-
|Ludwig Smash Invitational||October 21–23, 2022||7th||—||—
|-
|Smash Summit 14||November 3–6, 2022||1st||—||—
|-
|Mainstage 2022||December 2–4, 2022||1st||—||—
|-
|Scuffed World Tour||December 18, 2022||3rd||—||—
|-
|[[Genesis (tournament)|GENESIS]] 9||January 20–22, 2023||97th||3rd||aMSa
|-
||Battle of BC 5||May 19–21, 2023||9th||—||—
|-
|Tipped Off 14||June 3–4 2023||2nd||—||—
|-
||LACS 5||July 7–9, 2023||5th||—||—
|-
|Get On My Level 2023||July 21–23, 2023||2nd||—||—
|-
|[[The Big House (tournament)|The Big House]] 11||October 20–22, 2023||3rd||—||—
|-
|[[Genesis (tournament)|GENESIS]] X||February 16–18, 2024||9th||—||—
|}
===''Project M''===
{|class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smashboards.com/rankings/players/mang0.39598/?league=4|title=Project M - MaNg0|website=[[SmashBoards]]|date=May 5, 2018 |access-date=December 13, 2021}}</ref>!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[[The Big House 2]]||October 6–7, 2012||2nd||—||—
|-
|B.E.A.S.T 3||April 3–7, 2013||2nd||—||—
|-
|IMPULSE 2013||June 15–16, 2013||1st||—||—
|-
|Pound V.5||November 9, 2013||3rd||—||—
|-
|WHOBO MLG||May 3–4, 2014||3rd||—||—
|-
|SKTAR 3||May 31 – June 1, 2014||33rd||—||—
|-
|Super SWEET||June 7–8, 2014||5th||—||—
|-
|[[CEO 2014]]||June 27–29, 2014||17th||—||—
|-
|[[The Big House 4]]||October 4–5, 2014||33rd||—||—
|-
|B.E.A.S.T 5||January 9–11, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|Battle Arena Melbourne 7||May 22–24, 2015||2nd||—||—
|-
|Low Tier City 4||June 18–19, 2016||—||9th||Lucky
|}
==References==
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