Phillip Tran

Phillip Tran is a SBWC competitor from Iowa.

He is the 2014 SBWC champion.

SBWC Career
Tran made his debut in 2009. Until 2012, he was known as the player of Captain Falcon. In 2009, Tran was very quiet, finishing 10th in points without a win.

In 2010, he wound up 9th in points. He won an event at Seattle, but did not make the chase.

2011 Was a breakout year for Tran, as he won 2 events and finished 5th in points.

However, in 2012, Tran mysteriously disappeared from the roster. A few months later, it was discovered that Tran had been suffering from Acute renal failiure.

It wasn't until August of 2013, a full year after he was diagnosed, that he would be cleared to compete. He planned to get back into competition right away, but he couldn't find any open spots. However, he entered the Round of New York as a one off, competing as an independent. He made the show, and went on to pull off one of the biggest upsets in a long time, winning the event by defeating Kieko Miyama in the finals. He would be the first competitor to win in a comeback appearance.

In 2014, he was signed to compete for The Amazing Super Mario Bros. Tran shocked the world when in the normal season alone, he completely dominated, accumulating 3 wins, 2 of which were consecutive. By the time the chase started, he had broken the record for most points in the normal season, with 100 points. He had a minor slip up in the chase, but never lost the point lead. Tran would go on to beat his former mentor Shaun White by 4 points to win the SBWC Competitor's Championship, becoming the first champion who did not compete in 2008.

Trivia
Tran is known as one of the quietest competitors in the SBWC. He believes firmly in the phrase "Actions Speak Louder than Words", as he rarely speaks. He probably was the quietest until Kazu Sato came along...

Tran is the only person to win an event playing as Captain Falcon. He did even better than that, as he won 4 events with the character.