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:'''''CPU1''' redirects here. For the Japanese smasher that sometimes goes by CPU1, see {{Sm|CPU1}}.''
{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = CPU
| name          = CPU
| image        = CPU.png
| mainssbb      = R.O.B.
| mainssbb      = R.O.B.
| mainssbu      = Falco
| skillssbb    = Professional (retired)
| skillssbu    = Semi-professional
| alias        = CPU1
| alias        = CPU1
| realname      = Asim Mehta
| realname      = Asim Mehta
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| birthmonth    = 8
| birthmonth    = 8
| birthyear    = 1993
| birthyear    = 1993
| location      = California
| location      = Chino Hills, California
| country      = United States
| country      = United States
}}
}}


'''CPU''' (alternatively '''CPU1''' and '''?CPU?''') is a retired ''Brawl'' player from California who mained {{SSBB|R.O.B.}} His most notable tournament appearance was in {{Trn|EVO 2008}}, where he defeated {{sm|Ken Hoang}} in the Grand Finals set, making him the winner of one of the first major-sized ''[[Brawl]]'' tournaments, while he was barely fifteen years old. The victory, however, was immediately controversial; CPU, who was effectively unknown prior to the tournament with EVO being his first tournament, was perceived as being a worse player than Ken, who was renowned as the best ''[[Melee]]'' player in the world prior to the release of ''Brawl''. CPU's victories in the tournament were primarily ascribed to the fact that [[item]]s, including the [[Smash Ball]], were infamously allowed during the tournament, and that CPU had become luckier with them; in addition to more frequently obtaining the Smash Ball and allowing him to use R.O.B.'s extremely potent [[Diffusion Beam]] several times, a particularly notorious moment in his battle with Ken featured CPU KOing the veteran with a [[Bumper]] at only 50% damage. As a result of this reliance on items, competitors and competitive spectators alike claimed that other players in the tournament were better than CPU, and that CPU did not deserve to even make it to the finals in the first place. CPU himself later admitted he was aware that he had become luckier than Ken with items and intentionally centered his gameplan around abusing items, acknowledging that without the items, he would have been easily defeated by Ken, only furthering criticism of the tournament itself.
'''CPU''' (alternatively '''CPU1''' and '''?CPU?''') is a retired ''Brawl'' player from California who mained {{SSBB|R.O.B.}} His most notable tournament appearance was in [[Evo#Evo 2k8|EVO 2008]].


At the conclusion of the tournament, CPU stated that attending further tournaments was unlikely; at the age of fifteen, he was entirely dependent on his parents for transportation, and that the sole reason for attending EVO was because of a family vacation that took place in Las Vegas at the same time as the tournament.
In EVO 2008, CPU defeated ''Melee'' world champion {{sm|Ken Hoang}} in the finals set, making him the winner of one of the first notable ''Brawl'' tournaments. He was not yet fifteen years old. The victory, however, was immediately controversial. CPU, who was effectively unknown prior to the tournament, was perceived as having less skill than Ken, a veteran who had won hundreds of tournaments in the past; in addition, CPU's victories in the tournament were primarily ascribed to the fact that items, including the [[Smash Ball]], were allowed during the tournament, and that CPU had become luckier with them; in addition to frequently using R.O.B.'s [[Diffusion Beam]], a particularly notable moment in his battle with Ken featured CPU KOing the veteran with a [[Bumper]] at only 50% damage. As a result of this reliance, multiple observers and competitors claimed that other R.O.B. users in the tournament held superior skill to CPU, and that CPU did not deserve to even make it to the finals in the first place. CPU himself later stated that he was aware that he had become luckier than Ken with items, and he acknowledged that without the items, he would have been easily defeated by Ken, only furthering criticism of the tournament itself.


Following his controversial victory, CPU would enter a few more ''Brawl'' tournaments. He would enter {{Trn|Winter Game Fest IV}} six months later, where he made it out of round 1 pools but failed to make it out of round 2 pools, placing 65th overall among 243 entrants, with no notable wins. He then reappeared at {{Trn|EVO 2009}}, tying for 25th with eight other players among 128 entrants, though defeating no one remotely notable in his bracket path. His last tournament was a low-key affair in December 19th, 2009, where he placed second in a doubles bracket with eight other teams, while not entering singles. Overall, in his few post-EVO 2008 appearances, he would never display the ability to replicate his EVO 2008 performance, ultimately validating the criticisms of its item-based ruleset.
At the conclusion of the tournament, CPU stated that attending further tournaments was unlikely; at the age of fourteen, he was entirely dependent on his parents for transportation, and that the sole reason for attending EVO was because of a family vacation that took place in Las Vegas at the same time as the tournament.


After ''[[Smash 4]]''{{'}}s release, he would enter a few more tournaments, most notably {{Trn|2GGT: FOW Saga}}, where he placed 129th among 356 entrants. However, he would never become a regular competitor, and would disappear from the competitive scene entirely after 2018.
Following his controversial victory, CPU briefly continued his ''Brawl'' career. He reappeared at [[EVO 2009]], tying for twenty-fifth with eight other players in a singles pool of 128 entrants, and ninth out of twenty-sixth in the doubles bracket. His last Brawl tournament was a low-key affair in December 19th, 2009, where he won second in a pool of eight in the doubles bracket. As of 2019, he occasionally enters events for {{ultimate}}, and remains active on his [https://www.twitter.com/ssbm_CPU Twitter]


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner!!Earnings
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2008|g=SSBB}}||August 8th-10th, 2008||1st||—||—||$742.00
|[[EVO 2008]]||August 8th-10th, 2008||1st||—||—
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Winter Game Fest IV|g=SSBB}}||January 17th-18th, 2009||65th||5th||{{Sm|Sean}}||—
|[[EVO 2009]]||July 17th-19th, 2009||25th||9th||{{sm|Serpenth}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2009|g=SSBB}}||July 17th-19th, 2009||25th||9th||{{Sm|Serpenth}}||—
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20130522131939/http://allisbrawl.com/ttournament.aspx?id=7613 John's Happy Tourney #3]||December 19th, 2009||—||2nd||Serpenth
|-
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20130522131939/http://allisbrawl.com/ttournament.aspx?id=7613 John's Happy Tourney #3]||December 19th, 2009||—||2nd||Serpenth||—
|}
|}
==={{forwiiu}}===
==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner!!Earnings
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-31-the-return/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/1468 Super Smash Sundays 31 - The Return]||August 2nd, 2015||25th||9th||{{Sm|Skinny}}||—
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-31-the-return/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/1468 Super Smash Sundays 31]||August 2nd, 2015||25th||9th||{{Sm|Skinny}}
|-
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-36/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/3328 Super Smash Sundays 36]||November 15th, 2015||4th||2nd||{{Sm|privatecookie}}||—
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/super-smash-sundays-36/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/3328 Super Smash Sundays 36]||November 15th, 2015||4th||2nd||{{Sm|privatecookie}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|2GGT: FOW Saga|g=SSB4}}||March 26th, 2016||129th||33rd||{{Sm|Cless}}||—
|[[2GGT: FOW Saga]]||March 26th, 2016||129th||33rd||{{Sm|Cless}}
|-
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/fragfest-fall-2018-19-2-smash-4/event/smash-4-singles/brackets/454435/809183 FRAGFEST Fall 2018]||November 16th, 2018||7th||—||—||—
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/fragfest-fall-2018-19-2-smash-4/events/smash-4-singles/brackets/454435/809183 FRAGFEST Fall 2018]||November 16th, 2018||7th||—||—
|}
|}


== External links ==
== External Links ==
*[https://www.twitter.com/ssbm_CPU Twitter account]
*[http://smashboards.com/threads/cpu-won-evo.188025/ Smashboards thread following CPU's victory over Ken]
*[http://smashboards.com/threads/cpu-won-evo.188025/ Smashboards thread following CPU's victory over Ken]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080813222102/http://www.getyourtournament.com/2008/08/mehta-winning-didnt-feel-as-good-as-i.html Archive of an interview with CPU following his EVO 2008 victory]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080813222102/http://www.getyourtournament.com/2008/08/mehta-winning-didnt-feel-as-good-as-i.html Archive of an interview with CPU following his EVO 2008 victory]
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