PPMD (gamer)

Kevin Nanney (born September 25, 1990), also known by his gamer tag of PPMD and formerly known as Dr. PeePee, is an American professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player who plays for Evil Geniuses. Although currently inactive due to health issues, Nanney is considered one of the dominant "Five Gods" of Melee, the others being Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman, Joseph "Mango" Marquez, Adam "Armada" Lindgren, and Juan "Hungrybox" Debiedma.[1] He is a two-time champion of Apex and was ranked in the top six in the world in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Nanney uses Falco and Marth and is known for his intelligent and patient playstyle.[2]

PPMD
Kevin Nanney
Personal information
Born (1990-09-25) September 25, 1990
HometownRaleigh, North Carolina
Nickname(s)PPMD, Dr. PeePee
Career information
StatusOn hiatus
LeagueMajor League Gaming
Evolution Championship Series
Current teamEvil Geniuses
GamesSuper Smash Bros. Melee
Project M
Career history
2013–2014VGBootCamp
2014–presentEvil Geniuses
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Apex champion (2014, 2015)
Kevin Nanney
Twitch information
Channel
Followers55.02 thousand
Total views414.3 thousand
Follower and view counts updated as of February 2020.

Gaming career

PPMD garnered attention in 2009 after placing higher than Mango at Revival of Melee 2 and finishing runner up to Hungrybox. Nanney won the tournament's next incarnation in 2010. He placed 5th at Apex 2012 after losing to eventual 4th place Javier "Javi" Ruiz. Next year at Apex 2013 he placed 2nd after losing to Armada in the Grand Finals. On July 16 Nanney became sponsored by Twitch streaming channel VGBootCamp.

In 2014, Nanney won Apex 2014, the second largest tournament at the time. In June Dr. Pee Pee won SKTAR 3 beating Mew2King in the finals and automatically qualifying for MLG Anaheim 2014. He finished 4th at MLG Anaheim despite being the favorite to win.[3] Nanney was invited to the Nintendo organized Super Smash Bros. Invitational at the E3 2014 to play Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, pre-release, and received the Fan-Favorite Award.[4]

In May 2014 he left VGBootCamp and became a member of Evil Geniuses as their first Super Smash Bros. player.[5][6][7] In 2015 PPMD became a repeat Apex champion when he beat Armada after Armada forced a bracket reset.[8][9] Nanney then placed 5th in doubles at Bad Moon Rising on March 14–15, 2015, with his good friend and former rival Adam "L0zR" Jones. Nanney and Jones performed very well as a team in doubles tournaments earlier in Melee's life. Nanney competed only in doubles, and not singles, at this event.[10] He placed third at EVO 2015, only his second singles tournament of the year. He was sent to losers in a rematch with Armada and then eliminated by Hungrybox in the Losers Final.[11] Nanney won Canada Cup 2015 on October 30-November 1, 2015, over notable Samus player James "Duck" Ma.[12] He placed 5th at Smash Summit on November 5–8, 2015. On January 15–17, 2016 he got 6th at GENESIS 3.[13]

Nanney trains an hour a day on average.[14] Nanney has cited one of the reasons for his success as a player due to his ability to outplay his opponents psychologically by forcing them to make bad decisions.[15] Nanney did not play the fourth game in the Smash series competitively, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.[16]

At the Battle of the Five Gods tournament on March 17–19, 2016, Nanney won two sets and lost one in Group B of the Group Stage, qualifying for the Playoffs Group. There, Nanney won no sets and lost four, leading him to not qualify for the Finals Bracket, and finish in 10th place.[17] At this event, Nanney also participated in a recorded panel where the rest of the "Five Gods" besides Hungrybox, who was not available for the session, discussed their thoughts about each other.[18]

Nanney announced he would not be attending EVO 2016 citing health issues as the reason for this decision.[19]

On July 1, 2017, Nanney participated in the doubles tournament at Bad Moon Rising 2, competing only in doubles and teaming up with Adam "L0zR" Jones once again. Nanney decided to enter this tournament to support his friend in Jones' decidedly final tournament appearance.[20] The duo eventually finished at 4th place in the tournament, including a remarkable come-from-behind victory over Team Liquid's team of Hungrybox and Hungrybox's coach, Luis "Crunch" Rosias, in the Losers Quarterfinal.[21] This doubles participation at Bad Moon Rising 2 was Nanney's first tournament entered in over a year, and it has been his last to date.

Personal life

Kevin Nanney was born in 1990.[22][23] Nanney struggled with depression over the years, which has limited his ability to travel to events and at times he has found motivation in the game difficult.[24][25] However, he is currently undergoing treatment. Nanney is a 2009 graduate of Crest High School in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.[26] He has a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.[6] PPMD currently lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. His younger brother Alex "Twitch" Nanney is also a competitive Smash player.[27]

Nanney has expressed interest in playing competitive Melee for a living.[28]

Nanney is commonly associated with the Twitch emote Kreygasm, after fellow Super Smash Bros. player Joseph "Mango" Marquez once welcomed him into his Twitch chat by saying "PPMD Kreygasm". Nanney also has his own version of the Kreygasm emote available as a subscriber-only emote on his Twitch channel, known as ppmdKreygasm, which involves Nanney personally making a Kreygasm-like expression.[29]

Nanney posted a video update on his Twitter page on December 18, 2017.[30] His next update to the public was not until December 27, 2018, in which he was interviewed by reputable Melee community leader Daniel "Tafokints" Lee.[31] Nanney then posted a new update on his Twitter page on January 18, 2019, in which he discusses his plan to return to streaming sometime between March and May 2019.[32] In this update, Nanney also discusses his plans to return to competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee sometime during 2019, hopefully close to the time he returns to streaming.[33]

Nanney began streaming on his Twitch channel once again on April 23, 2019.[34] Nanney streams most weekday afternoons, primarily of him playing Melee, practicing Melee, or analyzing recent matches between top Melee players at recent major tournaments. As of this point, Nanney has yet to enter any tournament since his return to streaming.

Notable tournament placements

Melee
Tournament[35]Date1v1 Placement2v2 PlacementPartner
Revival of Melee 2November 21–22, 20092nd13thtag$
Pound 4January 16–18, 20109th3rdL0zR
Apex 2010August 6–8, 20104th5theverlasting yayuhzz
Revival of Melee 3November 20–21, 20101st3rdeverlasting yayuhzz
Winter Game Fest VIJanuary 22–24, 20111st1stMew2King
Pound VFebruary 19–21, 20111st4thL0zR
GENESIS 2July 15–17, 20117th2ndMew2King
Revival of Melee 4November 19–20, 20112nd5theverlasting yayuhzz
Apex 2012January 6–8, 20125th3rdL0zR
Zenith 2012May 26–27, 20121st2ndeverlasting yayuhzz
IMPULSEJune 30 – July 1, 20122nd1stMang0
Smashers' Reunion: Melee GrandeJuly 13–15, 20122nd2ndLeffen
Kings of CaliNovember 10, 20121st3rdKen
Apex 2013January 11–13, 20132nd7thL0zR
Zenith 2013June 1–2, 20134th3rdUnknown522
EVO 2013July 12–14, 20135th——
The Big House 3October 12–13, 20133rd2ndHax
Apex 2014January 17–19, 20141st9thLeffen
Civil War VIApril 12–13, 20141st——
SKTAR 3May 31 – June 1, 20141st2ndMang0
MLG Anaheim 2014June 20–22, 20144th——
EVO 2014July 11–13, 20144th——
Apex 2015January 30 – February 1, 20151st——
Bad Moon RisingMarch 14–15, 2015—5thL0zR
EVO 2015July 17–19, 20153rd——
Canda Cup 2015October 30-November 1, 20151st——
Smash SummitNovember 5–8, 20155th5thPlup
GENESIS 3January 15–17, 20166th——
Battle of the Five GodsMarch 17–19, 201610th——
Bad Moon Rising 2July 1, 2017—4thL0zR
gollark: …
gollark: <@221273650131763200> Please stop Go.
gollark: OOP-oriented programming: don't do it.
gollark: How to be evil: cover someone's house in vantablack.
gollark: Are you suggesting that nobody else can have the same attitude?

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