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|mainssbm = Sheik | |mainssbm = Sheik | ||
|otherssbm = Zelda | |||
|sponsor = {{Team|FlyQuest}} | |sponsor = {{Team|FlyQuest}} | ||
| | |skillssbm = Top professional | ||
|rankingssbm = [[SSBMRank | |rankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 6th | ||
|realname = Jake DiRado | |realname = Jake DiRado | ||
|location = | |location = Upstate New York | ||
|country = USA | |country = USA | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Jmook''' is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Sheik}} player from New York | '''Jmook''' is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Sheik}} player from New York. Although he has been active in the scene since October 2014, he didn't gain prominence until 2022, where following a string of top 6 placements at majors, he cemented himself as not only the best Sheik player, but also one of the best players in the world in the post-pandemic metagame. His debut at 3rd on the [[MPGR Summer 2022]] is the highest placing for a previously unranked player since the inception of the [[Panda Global Rankings]]. He is currently ranked 6th on the [[SSBMRank 2022]]. He is the first player to win a supermajor going solo Sheik at {{Trn|GENESIS 9}}. | ||
On June 10th, 2022, Jmook joined {{Team|FlyQuest}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FlyQuest/status/1535321750690582528?s=20|title=Jmook sponsorship}}</ref> | On June 10th, 2022, Jmook joined {{Team|FlyQuest}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FlyQuest/status/1535321750690582528?s=20|title=Jmook sponsorship}}</ref> | ||
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===2022: A sudden rise=== | ===2022: A sudden rise=== | ||
Jmook entered {{Trn|GENESIS 8}} without much fanfare, as eyes were on players such as {{Sm|Zain}} and {{Sm|iBDW}}, two players who were contenders for the best player in the world, as well as {{Sm|Mango}}, who was recently crowned as the best player in the world on the [[MPGRContenders North America]] list. Due to this, Jmook first shocked players by defeating {{Sm|Plup}}, who was considered the best Sheik player in the world at that time and had won the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}} a few months prior. He then defeated {{Sm|lloD}} to qualify for top 8 where he was eventually defeated by {{Sm|Zain}}, falling to losers. He then shocked players once again by 3-0ing {{Sm|iBDW}}, but lost his runback to Zain to place 2nd. As the 21st seed, Jmook was the lowest seeded player to make it to Grand Finals at a ''Melee'' major since {{Sm|Fly Amanita}} (16th seed) at {{Trn|Press Start}} and {{Sm|Bombsoldier}} (who was unseeded) at {{Trn|Jack Garden Tournament}}. | Jmook entered {{Trn|GENESIS 8}} without much fanfare, as eyes were on players such as {{Sm|Zain}} and {{Sm|iBDW}}, two players who were contenders for the best player in the world, as well as {{Sm|Mango}}, who was recently crowned as the best player in the world on the [[MPGRContenders North America]] list. Due to this, Jmook first shocked players by defeating {{Sm|Plup}}, who was considered the best Sheik player in the world at that time and had won the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}} a few months prior. He then defeated {{Sm|lloD}} to qualify for top 8 where he was eventually defeated by {{Sm|Zain}}, falling to losers. He then shocked players once again by 3-0ing {{Sm|iBDW}}, but lost his runback to Zain to place 2nd. As the 21st seed, Jmook was the lowest seeded player to make it it to Grand Finals at a ''Melee'' major since {{Sm|Fly Amanita}} (16th seed) at {{Trn|Press Start}} and {{Sm|Bombsoldier}} (who was unseeded) at {{Trn|Jack Garden Tournament}}. | ||
Following his Cinderella run at GENESIS 8, many players were excited to watch Jmook, and they didn't have to wait long, as due to his GENESIS run, he qualified for {{Trn|Smash Summit 13}}. Despite losing to Mango during Round Robin, Jmook entered the Winner's side of the Final Bracket after winning his Gauntlet round. His Final Bracket run was opposite of his run at GENESIS: he lost the runback against both iBDW and Plup, but eliminated Zain from the tournament. In addition, he also scored a win over {{Sm|Leffen}} and ultimately placed 4th. Despite losing to players he had defeated before, Jmook's Summit run proved that his GENESIS performance wasn't a fluke. | Following his Cinderella run at GENESIS 8, many players were excited to watch Jmook, and they didn't have to wait long, as due to his GENESIS run, he qualified for {{Trn|Smash Summit 13}}. Despite losing to Mango during Round Robin, Jmook entered the Winner's side of the Final Bracket after winning his Gauntlet round. His Final Bracket run was opposite of his run at GENESIS: he lost the runback against both iBDW and Plup, but eliminated Zain from the tournament. In addition, he also scored a win over {{Sm|Leffen}} and ultimately placed 4th. Despite losing to players he had defeated before, Jmook's Summit run proved that his GENESIS performance wasn't a fluke. | ||
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===2023: The Jaywalker=== | ===2023: The Jaywalker=== | ||
With his victory in {{Trn|GENESIS 9}} ''Melee'' singles, Jmook became the first solo Sheik player to win a supermajor. | |||
==Tournament placings== | ==Tournament placings== | ||
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''=== | ===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''=== | ||
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/ssb5-melee-singles.8559/ Syracuse Smash Biweekly #5]||September 6th, 2015||7th||—||— | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/ctbd5-melee-pro-bracket.11930/ Cusetown Beatdown 5]||February 20th, 2016||17th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{Trn|NEW FISH}}||May 7th, 2016||9th||5th||{{Sm|Patches}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||257th||33rd||Patches | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/next-level-smash-series-5/details Next Level Smash Series 5]||July 30th, 2016||2nd||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/jalape-o-smash-2/details Jalapeño Smash]||September 10th, 2016||3rd||2nd||Patches | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/cusetown-beatdown-retrogamecon-2016/details Cusetown Beatdown @ RetroGameCon 2016]||November 5th, 2016||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|GoodleShoes}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/melee-singles.15795/ No Friendlies 3]||December 3rd, 2016||1st||3rd||Patches | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Ghost Pepper Smash}}||April 22nd, 2017||9th||3rd||Patches | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-5/details Binghamton eSports with Passion 5]||April 29th, 2017||1st||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017}}||August 10th-13th, 2017||97th||25th||Patches | ||
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| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/nebulous-melee-100/details Nebulous Melee 100!]||October 21st, 2017||5th||3rd||{{Sm|BIG KID}} | ||
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| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-8/details Binghamton eSports with Passion 8]||November 12th, 2017||1st||1st||Patches | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-10/details Binghamton eSports with Passion 10]||March 11th, 2018||1st||1st||Patches | ||
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|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/see-me-on-lan-5/details See Me On LAN]||March 31st, 2018||7th||5th||Patches | ||
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| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-11-1/details Binghamton eSports with Passion 11]||April 14th, 2018||1st||1st||Patches | ||
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| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/high-dmg-output-5/details High DMG Output 5]||September 2nd, 2018||1st||1st||{{Sm|billyboy48}} | ||
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| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-12/details Binghamton eSports with Passion 12]||October 27th, 2018||1st||1st||Patches | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/see-me-on-lan-2-1/details See Me On LAN 2]||November 10th, 2018||3rd||2nd||Patches | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-13/details Binghamton eSports with Passion 13]||November 18th, 2018||1st||1st||{{Sm|Camg}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/reality-royale-iv-350-in-pot-bonuses/details Reality Royale IV]||December 30th, 2018||1st||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-14/details Binghamton eSports with Passion 14]||February 24th, 2019||1st||1st||Patches | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[https:// | |[https://start.gg/tournament/see-me-on-lan-3-1/details See Me On LAN!! 3]||March 16th, 2019||9th||2nd||Patches | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-15/details Binghamton eSports with Passion 15]||March 30th, 2019||1st||1st||Patches | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-16/details Binghamton Esports With Passion 16]||April 27th, 2019||1st||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/omega-iii/details Omega III]||June 8th-9th, 2019||9th||9th||Patches | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://start.gg/tournament/see-me-on-lan-4-feat-fiction-ginger-2saint-300/details See Me On LAN!! 4]||September 7th, 2019||4th||2nd||Patches | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{ | |[https://start.gg/tournament/hax-s-nightclub-season-2-episode-1/details Hax's Nightclub (Season 2 Episode 1)]{{OnlineIcon}}||January 2nd, 2021||4th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Four Loko Fight Night}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 6th-7th, 2021||5th||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Last Chance Qualifier}}||December 17th, 2021||Top 8||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}}||December 17th-19th, 2021||13th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|GENESIS 8}}||April 15th-17th, 2022||2nd||13th||{{Sm|Sora|p=Australia}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Smash Summit 13}}||May 12th-15th, 2022||4th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Battle of BC 4}}||June 10th-12th, 2022||5th||1st||{{Sm|Aura}} | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Get On My Level 2022}}||July 1st-3rd, 2022||2nd||1st||{{Sm|iBDW}} | ||
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| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/quit-your-friendlies-4-smash-fgc-regional-1000-pot-bonus/details Quit Your Friendlies 4]||July 16th, 2022||1st||1st||Patches | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Wavedash 2022}}||August 6th-7th, 2022||2nd||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Shine 2022}}||August 26th-28th, 2022||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|KoDoRiN}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Riptide 2022}}||September 9th-11th, 2022||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Zuppy}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/frame-11/details Frame 11]||September 17th, 2022||1st||1st||{{Sm|Faust}} | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|The Big House 10}}||October 7th-9th, 2022||7th||1st||iBDW | ||
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|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|The Off-Season}}||October 15th-16th, 2022||2nd||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Ludwig Smash Invitational}}||October 21st-23rd, 2022||5th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Smash Summit 14}}||November 3rd-6th, 2022||5th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|Scuffed World Tour}}||December 18th, 2022||5th||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn| | |{{Trn|GENESIS 9}}||January 20th-22nd, 2023||1st||2nd||iBDW | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Jmook is known for being extremely proficient at the {{SSBM|Marth}} matchup, having never lost to a Marth player at a ''Melee'' tournament prior to fighting {{Sm|Zain}} at {{Trn|GENESIS 8}}. | *Jmook is known for being extremely proficient at the {{SSBM|Marth}} matchup, having never lost to a Marth player at a ''Melee'' tournament prior to fighting {{Sm|Zain}} at {{Trn|GENESIS 8}}. | ||
*Excluding himself, Jmook has defeated all the | *Jmook has a positive record against Zain (5-4). | ||
*Excluding himself, Jmook has defeated all of the members of the [[MPGR Summer 2022]] top 7 (in addition to {{Sm|Mango}}, who was ranked 1st on [[MPGRContenders]]), defeating both {{Sm|Plup}} and {{Sm|iBDW}} at GENESIS 8, both {{Sm|Leffen}} and Zain at {{Trn|Smash Summit 13}}, Mango at {{Trn|Wavedash 2022}}, {{Sm|Hungrybox}} at {{Trn|Shine 2022}}, and {{Sm|aMSa}} at {{Trn|The Off-Season}}. | |||
*Similarly to {{Sm|Dabuz}}, Jmook is the subject of a number of popular chants in [[Twitch]] chat during tournament streams, which often bring attention to his good looks, immaculate posture, or his "FLY" sponsor tag being redundant due to already being dressed well. | *Similarly to {{Sm|Dabuz}}, Jmook is the subject of a number of popular chants in [[Twitch]] chat during tournament streams, which often bring attention to his good looks, immaculate posture, or his "FLY" sponsor tag being redundant due to already being dressed well. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://twitter.com/jakedirado Twitter account] | *[https://twitter.com/jakedirado Twitter account] | ||
[[Category:New York smashers]] | [[Category:New York smashers]] | ||
[[Category:Sheik | [[Category:Sheik professionals (SSBM)]] | ||
[[Category:VIP players]] | [[Category:VIP players]] |