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{{Infobox Smasher
{{smasherbeta
| name          = TR3GTheZ
| name          = The Z
| image        = tr3gthez2017.png
| alias        = The Z
| alias2        = Zenyore
| alias3        = MrBushido
| mainssb      = Fox
| mainssb      = Fox
| 2ndmainssb    = Yoshi
| otherssb = Yoshi
| moremainssb  = {{SSB|Captain Falcon}}
| 2ndotherssb = Samus
| otherssb      = Samus
| moreotherssb = {{SSB|Kirby}}, {{SSB|DK}}, {{SSB|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSB|Pikachu}}, {{SSB|Jigglypuff}}, {{SSB|Mario}}
| 2ndotherssb  = Jigglypuff
| mainssbm     = Fox
| moreotherssb  = {{SSB|Link}}, {{SSB|Donkey Kong}}
| 2ndmainssbm     = Marth
| mainssbm      = Marth
| crew          = [[TR3G]]
| crew          = [[TR3G]]
| sponsor      = [[SSBMontreal]]
| former crews  = [[PPS]], [[Prophetic Tactics]]
| former crews  = [[PPS]], Prophetic Tactics
| skill = Top professional
| realname      = Marco Jardak
| realname      = M.J.
| birthday     = 19
| birthday = 19
| birthmonth   = 05
| birthmonth = 05
| birthyear     = 1995
| birthyear = 1995
| location      = Laval, Quebec
| location      = Montreal, Quebec
| country      = Canada
| country      = Canada  
}}
}}
{{For|other uses|Z (disambiguation)}}
{{For|other uses|Z}}
'''TR3GTheZ''' (colloquially referred to as '''The Z''') is a top professional ''[[Super Smash Bros. 64]]'' player currently ranked first on the [[Montreal Power Rankings#Smash_64|Montreal Smash 64 Power Rankings]] and formerly ranked 16th on the [[2017 64 League Power Rankings]], who is known as one of the best players in the world and the second best in Canada behind {{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn}}. He placed in the top 10 of national tournaments such as [[Apex 2015]] and [[Genesis 3]], and placed 2nd at [[Get On My Level 2016]]. His teammate of choice is {{sm|tacos}}, and the duo known as Team Luv has gone to Grand Finals of both Apex 2015 and Genesis 3. He is the head of [[TR3G]], a crew of {{SSB|Fox}} mains dedicated to advancing the character's [[metagame]].


The Z is known to be able to play virtually all characters at a top level, and as of mid-2017 has retired {{SSB|Pikachu}} and {{SSB|Kirby}} from his tournament play.
'''The Z''' is a top-level ''[[Super Smash Bros. 64]]'' player based in Montreal renowned as one of the best in North America. Although identified as a {{SSB|Fox}} [[main]], he is infamous for his ability to use virtually any character in tournaments. He is also a very proficient [[doubles]] player, teaming with {{sm|tacos}} at national events in a formidable duo known as ''Team Luv''.


The Z currently plays for [[SSBMontreal]].
==History==
The Z made his international debut in January 2014 at [[Apex 2014]], where he beat {{sm|YBOMBB}} (2-1) before being sent to loser's bracket by the Japanese player {{sm|Merihim}} (1-2) and was later eliminated by {{sm|tacos}} (0-2) to ultimately land at an underwhelming 25th place.


==Tournament history==
In March 2014, he participated at [[Polybash XIII]] where he beat notable American and Canadian players such as {{sm|Sex}} (2-0) and {{sm|Fireblaster}} (2-0), and notably defeated {{sm|Mew2King}} (3-1) using Donkey Kong. He placed 2nd, only losing to {{sm|KeroKeroppi}}.  
The Z made his international debut in January 2014 at [[Apex 2014|Apex]]. He was placed in Pool 1, where he defeated {{sm|YBOMBB}} (then considered Canada's second best player) 2-1 before being sent to loser's bracket by the Japanese player {{sm|Merihim}} 1-2 and was later eliminated by {{sm|tacos}} 0-2 to ultimately land at 25th.


In March, he participated at [[Polybash XIII]] in Montreal where he beat notable American and Canadian players such as {{sm|Sex}} 2-0 and {{sm|Fireblaster}} 2-0, and notably defeated {{sm|Mew2King}} 3-1 using Donkey Kong. He placed 2nd, only losing to {{sm|KeroKeroppi}}.
In August 2014, he entered singles at [[Zenith 2014]] where he placed 4th, defeating notable players such as {{sm|Clubba}} (2-0), {{sm|LD}} (2-0) and {{sm|Nintendude}} (2-0), before losing to {{sm|Wizzrobe}} in a {{SSB|Yoshi}} [[ditto]] (2-3) and KeroKeroppi (1-3). He also won the doubles bracket, teaming with {{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn}}.


In August, The Z traveled to New York and entered singles and doubles at [[Zenith 2014]]. There, he defeated Fireblaster 2-0 and {{sm|LD}} 2-0 before being sent to losers' bracket by {{sm|Wizzrobe}} 2-3. He then defeated {{Sm|Nintendude}} 2-0 and landed at 4th place after losing to KeroKeroppi 1-3. He won the doubles bracket, teaming with {{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn}}, defeating Nintendude and {{Sm|Firo}} 3-1 and 3-0 in Winners Finals and Grand Finals respectively.
On January 10, 2015, The Z traveled to [[Echo 2015]] in Ottawa, the strongest ''Smash 64'' event in Canada in years, where he beat many notable Canadian players, outplaced YBOMBB and notably double-eliminated {{sm|Revan}} 3-0 and 3-2. He only lost to SuPeRbOoMfAn, solidifying his place as Canada's second strongest player. He also teamed with Revan and eliminated Sextc and YBOMBB's team twice.


The Z traveled to [[ECHO 2015 Winter]] in Ottawa in early January 2015, the strongest ''Smash 64'' event in Canada in years, where he beat many notable Canadian players, outplaced YBOMBB and notably double-eliminated {{sm|Revan}} 3-0 and 3-2. He only lost to SuPeRbOoMfAn, solidifying his place as Canada's second strongest player.
On January 31st, 2015, The Z entered singles at [[Apex 2015]] in Secaucus, New Jersey. After defeating {{sm|Aisengobay}} 2-0 and {{Sm|Cobr}} 2-0, he entered Top 16 through losers after a 1-2 set against KeroKeroppi, defeated {{sm|Killer}} 2-1 and landed at 9th place after losing to {{sm|Dext3r}} 1-2. He also entered doubles, teaming with tacos, where they took convincing victories over formidable teams, such as a 3-1 victory against {{sm|Banze}} and {{sm|Cabelo}}, 3-0 against Dext3r and Wizzrobe, and 3-0 against {{sm|Star King}} and Killer (after losing to them 2-3 in winners' side). They then played SuPeRbOoMfAn and {{sm|JaimeHR}} in Grand Finals, where they lost 0-3, taking second place.  


On January 31st, 2015, The Z entered singles at [[Apex 2015]] in Secaucus, New Jersey. After defeating {{sm|Aisengobay}} 2-0 and {{Sm|Cobr}} 2-0, he entered Top 16 through losers after a 1-2 set against KeroKeroppi, defeated {{sm|Killer}} 2-1 and landed at 9th place after losing to {{sm|Dext3r}} 1-2. He also entered doubles, teaming with tacos, where they took convincing victories over formidable teams, such as a 3-1 victory against {{sm|Banze}} and {{sm|Cabelo}}, 3-0 against Dext3r and Wizzrobe, and 3-0 against {{sm|Star King}} and Killer (after losing to them 2-3 in winners' side). They then played SuPeRbOoMfAn and {{sm|JaimeHR}} in Grand Finals, where they lost 0-3, taking second place.


At [[GENESIS 3]], The Z placed 9th in singles. He had a very strong performance in doubles teaming with tacos, defeating Fireblaster & Nintendude 2-0, {{sm|Pete}} and Dext3r 2-0, {{sm|wario}} and {{sm|wangera}} 3-2 and {{sm|Isai}} and {{sm|Rith}} 3-1. They placed second behind SuPeRbOoMfAn and JaimeHR in Grand Finals, losing 2-6.
==Notable tournament records==
 
At [[Get On My Level 2016]], The Z faced Nintendude in finals of his pools, where he won 2-0. He then played Revan and won 2-1 and was sent to losers bracket in Winners' semis by SuPeRbOoMfAn 3-0. He then played an extremely close set against {{Sm|Derek}}, against whom he performed a 3-0 comeback including a 4 stock comeback during the fourth game. In loser's semis, The Z faced Revan again, this time taking a 3-0 victory, and defeated KeroKeroppi 3-0 in Losers' Finals to face SuPeRbOoMfAn again in Grand Finals, where the latter won 3-0.
 
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!Location!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Smash Till You Crash 4]]||August 25th, 2013||3rd||—||—
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||25th||—||—
|-
|[[Polybash XIII]]||March 1st-2nd, 2014||2nd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier Showdown|g=SSB}}{{OnlineIcon}}||June 23rd-30th, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||4th||1st||{{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn}}
|-
|[[ECHO 2015 Winter]]||January 10th, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Revan}}
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 31st-February 1st, 2015||9th||2nd||{{Sm|tacos}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=394674 Smash Till You Crash 5]||February 28th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=401131 McGill Monthly #2]||April 18th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[[ECHO 2015 Summer]]||July 11th, 2015||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Fck Vwls}}
|-
|[http://ssbmtl.challonge.com/labor64s Labour Day 64]||September 7th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[[Smash INTENSIFIES 2]]||November 28th-29th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|HandsomeTom}}
|-
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||9th||2nd||tacos
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=432337 Polybash XVI]||February 27th, 2016||1st||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2016]]||May 20th-22nd, 2016||2nd||2nd||HandsomeTom
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||Somerset, NJ {{Flag|USA}}||25th||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||5th||3rd||tacos
|[[Polybash XIII]]||March 1st-2nd, 2014||Montreal, QC {{Flag|Canada}}||2nd||—||—
|-
|-
|[[SuperBoomed]]||October 22nd-23rd, 2016||5th||4th||HandsomeTom
|[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||New York, NY{{Flag|USA}}|| 4th||1st||{{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn}}
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||9th||2nd||tacos
|[[ECHO 2015]]||January 10th, 2015||Ottawa, ON{{Flag|Canada}}||2nd||—||—
|-
|[[Smash @ York 16]]||March 26th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|Derek}}
|-
|[[Let's Go!]]||April 28th-30th, 2017||5th||1st||tacos
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2017]]||July 28th-30th, 2017||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Isai}}
|-
|[[Boss Battle 3]]||September 30th-October 1st, 2017||5th||2nd||tacos
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSB}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Fireblaster}}
|-
|[https://challonge.com/de/r2qa1y87 Smash Cave #1]||July 31st, 2021||1st||—||—
|-
|[https://challonge.com/de/11l1f4ry Smash Cave #2]||September 5th, 2021||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Sextc}}
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2017]]||July 28th-30th, 2017||193rd||25th||{{Sm|Kyle}}
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 31st-February 1st, 2015||Secaucus, NJ {{Flag|USA}}||9th||2nd||{{sm|tacos}}
|}
|}


==External links==
==Trivia==
*[https://twitter.com/TR3GTheZ Twitter account]
*The Z was a member of [[Prodigies of Premium Smash]] in 2008-2009.
*[https://www.twitch.tv/TR3GTheZ Twitch channel]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/zenyore/videos YouTube channel]


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