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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| image           = Zain2.jpg
| image         = Zain.jpg
| name           = Zain
| name         = Zain
| alias          = DontTestMe
| mainssbm     = Marth
| mainssbm       = Marth
| sponsor       = [[Panda Global]]
| otherssbm       = Roy
| former sponsors         = SovaSmashInc
| 2ndotherssbm    = Fox <!--Do not add Jigglypuff unless Zain pulls it out more at tournaments above a regional level-->
| skillssbm    = Top professional
| mainssbu        = Roy <!--Zain has began to compete in Ultimate tournaments, starting with the Coinbox #105-->
| realname     = Zain Naghmi
| sponsor        = {{Team|Moist Esports}}
| rankingssbm   = [[2017 SSBMRank]]: 22nd
| former sponsors = {{Team|Golden Guardians}}, SovaSmashInc, {{Team|Panda}}, Moist Moguls
| location     = Blacksburg, Virginia
| birthday        = 11
| country       = United States
| birthmonth     = 6
| birthyear      = 1996
| realname        = [[wikipedia:Zain (gamer)|Zain Naghmi]]
| rankingssbm     = [[SSBMRank Summer 2024]]: 1st
| bestrankingssbm = [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 1st
| bestresultssbm  = 1st / 1552 at {{Trn|GENESIS 8|g=SSBM}}
| winningsssbm    = ~$130,934.70
| location       = Blacksburg, Virginia
| country         = United States
}}{{art-wikipedia|Zain (gamer)|Zain}}
'''Zain''' (originally known as '''tekkenz''') is a ''[[Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Marth}} main from Reston, Virginia who is currently residing in Blacksburg, Virginia. He is considered one of the greatest Marth players of all-time, as well as one of the best ''Melee'' players during the post-netplay era, being ranked first in 2022 and the first half of 2024. In addition, Zain was considered to be the best player in North America in 2020, due to both his win at {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} and his dominance in [[Project Slippi]] [[Online play|netplay]] events during the [[COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on competitive Smash|COVID-19 pandemic]]. He is known for his incredibly lethal punish game on [[space animal]] players and methodical play against [[floaty]] characters. He is currently ranked 1st on the [[SSBMRank Summer 2024]]. Aside from Marth, Zain is also known for defeating notable players both offline and online with {{SSBM|Roy}} while under the alias '''DontTestMe'''.


On April 12th, 2018, Zain was signed by {{Team|Panda}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobalPG/status/984521696957870080|title= Welcome to the Plup Club: Zain joins Panda Global!}}</ref> but left on November 8th, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/1192925009074737152?s=20|title= Zain and Panda Global part ways}}</ref> After being sponsored for the duration of GENESIS 7 by Mogul Moves, {{Sm|Ludwig}}'s clothing brand, Zain was picked up by the {{Team|Golden Guardians}}, the official esports affiliate of the Golden State Warriors NBA team on February 6th, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GoldenGuardians/status/1225479518799818752|title= We are also excited to enter the SSBM scene with @ZainNaghmi, the #G7 Champion!}}</ref> After three years, he would part ways with Golden Guardians on March 29th, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GoldenGuardians/status/1641123051306729488|title=Zain leaves GG}}</ref> On April 6th, 2023, Zain was re-signed by Ludwig and joined {{Team|Moist Moguls}}.
}}
'''Zain''' is a ''[[Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Marth}} main from Reston, Virginia who is currently residing in Blacksburg, Virginia. He started playing competitively in 2014 and has quickly climbed the ranks, notably winning the [http://xanaduarcadian.challonge.com/tfameleetop16 S@X Fall Arcadian]. Zain gained recognition at the national level at [[The Big House 6]] when he defeated {{Sm|Plup}} 2-0 in pools. He went on to place 17th after beating {{Sm |KJH}} and {{Sm|Tafokints}}.
He is currently ranked 1st on the [[MD/VA Melee Power Rankings]] and 22nd on the [[2017 SSBMRank]]. He notably took a set off of {{Sm|Leffen}} 3-2 at [[Smash 'N' Splash 3]] placing 13th, and a set off of {{Sm|ChuDat}} and {{Sm|SFAT}} 2-1 and 3-0 respectively at [[Super Smash Con 2017]], placing 5th at said event.


==Tournament history==
On April 12, 2018, Zain was signed by [[Panda Global]]. <ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobalPG/status/984521696957870080|title= Welcome to the Plup Club: Zain joins Panda Global!}}</ref>
Zain started playing competitively in May 2014 and quickly climbed the ranks, notably winning the [http://xanaduarcadian.challonge.com/tfameleetop16 S@X Fall Arcadian]. He gained recognition at the national level at {{Trn|The Big House 6}} when he defeated {{Sm|Plup}} 2-0 in pools. He went on to place 17th after beating {{Sm |KJH}} and {{Sm|Tafokints}}. He notably took a set off of {{Sm|Leffen}} 3-2 at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 3}} placing 13th, and sets off of {{Sm|ChuDat}} and {{Sm|SFAT}} 2-1 and 3-0 respectively at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017}}, placing 5th at said event. At {{Trn|Smash Summit 6}}, he beat both {{Sm|Mango}} and Plup to take 3rd. Finally, at {{Trn|Shine 2018}}, Zain won his first major tournament, beating Mango and double eliminating {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, taking his first ever victories over the latter. Over a year later, he took his first set over {{Sm|Mew2King}} at {{Trn|The Big House 9}}, placing 2nd after losing two Game 5 sets to Mango in Grand Finals.


A few months after The Big House 9, Zain won his first supermajor at {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} without dropping a set, defeating Hungrybox 3-1, Mango, and Hungrybox again 3-2. As tournaments switched to online play due to COVID-19, Zain continued to dominate, winning several large online events such as {{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2}}, 3 out of the 4 {{Trn|Slippi Champions League}} events, and finally {{Trn|Smash Summit 10 Online}} to cement himself as the best online player in North America, with Mango serving as his primary rival for the title.
==Tournament placings==
 
In 2023, following a series of victories by {{Sm|Cody Schwab}}, Zain, Cody Schwab, and {{Sm|Ludwig}} organized [[The Match|a first-to-10 match]] between him and Cody Schwab, the winner of which would be automatically given 1st on the [[SSBMRank]] 2023 rankings. Zain lost 7-10, ending Zain's dominant stretch and cementing Cody Schwab as best player in the world.
 
===Other ''Smash'' games===
Zain briefly dabbled in ''[[Ultimate]]'' in response to {{Sm|Hungrybox}}'s 90-day ''Ultimate'' detox, with Zain choosing to play ''Ultimate'' for the same amount of time to "poison" himself. Zain's [[Twitch]] chat chose his main, and he ultimately went with {{SSBU|Roy}}. Although his ''Ultimate'' activity was primarily in the game's [[Online play#In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|online mode]], Zain did see some competitive play at two {{Trn|Coinbox}} events, however he failed to win a single set.
 
==Rankings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
====[[SSBMRank]]/[[MPGR]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2016]]||January 15th - December 4th, 2016||66th||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[Summer 2017 SSBMRank]]||December 10th, 2016 - June 18th, 2017||41st||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2017]]||December 10th, 2016 - December 10th, 2017||22nd||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[Summer 2018 MPGR]]||December 15th, 2017 - July 1st, 2018||9th||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[MPGR 2018]]||December 15th, 2017 - December 16th, 2018||7th||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[Summer 2019 MPGR]]||December 17th, 2018 - June 30th, 2019||6th||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[MPGR 2019]]||December 17th, 2018 - December 8th, 2019||6th||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[MPGRContenders#North America|MPGRContenders North America]]||2021||S+ (Top 3)||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[MPGR Summer 2022]]||March 1st - July 11th, 2022||1st||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2022]]||March 1st - December 18th, 2022||1st||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank Summer 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023||1st||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023||2nd||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank Summer 2024]]||December 18th, 2023 - July 14th, 2024||1st||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|}


==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|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://smashboards.com/threads/smash-clarendon-5-23-14-results.356145/ Smash @ Clarendon 5/23/14]||May 23rd, 2014||33rd / 72||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-clarendon-6-6-14-results.357473/ Smash @ Clarendon 6/6/14]||June 6th, 2014||49th / 64||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-clarendon-6-19-results.358928/ Smash @ Clarendon 6/19/14]||June 19th, 2014||25th / 60||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-clarendon-7-18-14-results-88-entrants.361717/ Smash @ Clarendon 7/18/14]||July 18th, 2014||33rd / 88||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-clarendon-8-15-14-results-92-entrants.364723/ Smash @ Clarendon 8/15/14]||August 15th, 2014||33rd / 92||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/MB]||October 4th, 2014||9th / 22||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/DoublesOct15 Virginia Tech 2v2 Tournament]||October 15th, 2014||&mdash;||3rd||{{Sm|David}}||
|-
|[https://challonge.com/grmsingles Grass Roots Monthly!]||November 8th, 2014||5th / 23||3rd||?||
|-
|[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/Dec3]||December 3rd, 2014||&mdash;||2nd||?||
|-
|[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/FBMDubz Fueled By Melee]||December 6th, 2014||4th||7th||?||
|-
|[https://challonge.com/GRM2ms Grass Roots Monthly #2!]||December 7th, 2014||3rd / 13||?||?||
|-
|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX172015SSBM S@X 78]||January 7th, 2015||17th / 69||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://challonge.com/GRM3MS Grass Roots Monthly #3!]||January 31st, 2015||3rd / 29||?||?||
|-
|[https://challonge.com/PKs1Melee PK Smash #1]||February 18th, 2015||4th / 37||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/FBM3 Fueled By Melee 3]||February 21st, 2015||3rd / 18||?||?||
|-
|[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/FBM4 Fueled By Melee 4]||April 12th, 2015||2nd / 18||3rd||?||
|-
|[https://xanaduarcadian.challonge.com/meleetop16 Xanadu Arcadian]||May 16th, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX05202015SSBM1v1 S@X 98]||May 20th, 2015||7th / 59||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX05272015SSBM1v1 S@X 99]||May 27th, 2015||13th / 55||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX06102015SSBM S@X 101]||June 10th, 2015||9th / 72||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2015|g=SSBM}}||August 6th-9th, 2015||33rd / 593||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX08192015SSBM S@X 111]||August 19th, 2015||7th / 108||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://challonge.com/f8oxwk5w Grass Roots Monthly #8!]||August 29th, 2015||3rd / 32||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[http://xanaduarcadian.challonge.com/tfameleetop16 The Fall Arcadian]||October 17th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2016|g=SSBM}}||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||49th / 933||25th||PRISON||
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX05252016SSBM S@X 151]||May 25th, 2016||1st / 85||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06012016SSBM S@X 152]||June 1st, 2016||4th / 81||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06082016SSBM S@X 153]||June 8th, 2016||5th / 55||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2016|g=SSBM}}||July 15th-17th, 2016||49th / 2,372||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016|g=SSBM}}||August 11th-14th, 2016||33rd / 940||17th||{{Sm|SypherPhoenix}}||
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 6|g=SSBM}}||October 7th-9th, 2016||17th / 1,563||33rd||SypherPhoenix||
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX12282016SSBM S@X 182]||December 28th, 2016||1st / 86||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 4|g=SSBM}}||January 20th-22nd, 2017||33rd / 1704||17th||{{Sm|Redd}}||
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/smash-valley-v-featuring-lucky-abate-swedish-delight-wadi-more/event/melee-singles/brackets/100373 Smash Valley V]||February 18th, 2017||5th / 253||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/training-mode-tuesdays-3/event/melee-singles/brackets/124794 Training Mode Tuesday 3]||March 7th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|[[Super Smash Con 2015]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/sap9_22 Smash @ Power 9 #22]||March 9th, 2017||7th / 62||1st||{{Sm|Captain Faceroll}}||
|[http://xanaduarcadian.challonge.com/tfameleetop16 S@X Fall Arcadian]||October 17th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|CEO Dreamland|g=SSBM}}||April 14th-16th, 2017||17th / 333||9th||SypherPhoenix||
|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||49th||25th||PRISON
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 3|g=SSBM}}||June 2nd-4th, 2017||13th / 848||13th||{{Sm|Junebug}}||
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX05252016SSBM Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 5/25]||May 25th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Bad Moon Rising 2|g=SSBM}}||July 1st, 2017||9th / 369||5th / 86||SypherPhoenix||
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06012016SSBM Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 6/1]||June 1st, 2016||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2017|g=SSBM}}||July 29-30th, 2017||9th / 566||9th||{{Sm|R2DLiu}}||
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06082016SSBM Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 6/8]||June 8th, 2016||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017|g=SSBM}}||August 10th-13th, 2017||5th / 1092||13th||SypherPhoenix||
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 7|g=SSBM}}||October 6th-8th, 2017||17th / 1522||7th||{{Sm|MilkMan}}||
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||33rd||17th||{{Sm|SypherPhoenix}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Denver 2017|g=SSBM}}||October 20th-22nd, 2017||7th / 310||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||17th||33rd||SypherPhoenix
|-
|-
|[http://tournamentscheduler.net/schedule/NTA0NDA1NTkwMQ/results MD/VA Melee Invitational]||November 25th, 2017||4th / 10||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX12282016SSBM Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 12/28]||December 28th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Pat's House 3|g=SSBM}}||December 2nd-3rd, 2017||2nd / 299||9th||{{Sm|Prince Abu}}||
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||33rd||17th||{{Sm|Redd}}
|-
|-
|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAXMeleeSingles122017 S@X 233]||December 20th, 2017||1st / 36||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-valley-v-featuring-lucky-abate-swedish-delight-wadi-more/events/melee-singles/brackets/100373 Smash Valley V]||February 18th, 2017||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 5|g=SSBM}}||January 19th-21st, 2018||13th / 1365||33rd||R2DLiu||$100
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/training-mode-tuesdays-3/events/melee-singles/brackets/124794 Training Mode Tuesday 3]||March 7th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|The Gang Hosts a Melee Tournament|g=SSBM}}||February 3rd, 2018||2nd / 238||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|[http://challonge.com/sap9_22 Smash @ Power 9 #22]||March 9th, 2017||7th||1st||{{Sm|Captain Faceroll}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Valley: Lucky 7|g=SSBM}}||February 17th, 2018||2nd / 229||4th||MilkMan||$458
|[[CEO Dreamland]]||April 14th-16th, 2017||17th||9th||SypherPhoenix
|-
|-
|[https://unityssbm.challonge.com/ssbmunity19 Unity 19]||March 3rd, 2018||1st / 64||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|[[Smash 'N' Splash 3]]||June 2nd-4th, 2017||13th||13th||{{Sm|Junebug}}
|-
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/nimbus-8/event/melee-singles/brackets/220638 Nimbus #8]||March 8th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|[[Bad Moon Rising 2]]||July 1st, 2017||9th||5th||SypherPhoenix
|-
|-
|{{Trn|EGLX 2018|g=SSBM}}||March 9th-11th, 2018||9th / 181||&mdash;||&mdash;||$68
|[[Get On My Level 2017]]||July 29-30th, 2017||9th||9th||{{Sm|R2DLiu}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|SWEET 31|g=SSBM}}||March 17th, 2018||1st||2nd||{{Sm|KJH}}||$435
|[[Super Smash Con 2017]]||August 10th-13th, 2017||5th||13th||SypherPhoenix
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Full Bloom 4|g=SSBM}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||9th / 354||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||17th||7th||{{Sm|Milkman}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Flatiron 3|g=SSBM}}||April 21st, 2018||7th / 316||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|[[DreamHack Denver 2017]]||October 20th-22nd, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
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|{{Trn|Smash Summit 6|g=SSBM}}||May 3rd-6th, 2018||3rd / 16||7th||{{Sm|HugS}}||$2,751
|[http://tournamentscheduler.net/schedule/NTA0NDA1NTkwMQ/results MD/VA Melee Invitational]||November 25th, 2017||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
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|{{Trn|Pound Underground|g=SSBM}}||May 12th-13th, 2018||1st / 216||5th||MilkMan||$864
|[[Pat's House 3]]||December 2nd-3rd, 2017||2nd||9th||{{Sm|Prince Abu}}
|-
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/melee-xanadu-250/event/melee-singles/brackets/260020 S@X 250]||May 16th, 2018||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||13th||33rd||R2DLiu
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|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSBM}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||5th / 449||&mdash;||&mdash;||$179.60
|[[The Gang Hosts a Melee Tournament]]||February 3rd, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 4|g=SSBM}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||5th / 924||&mdash;||&mdash;||$712
|[[Smash Valley: Lucky 7]]||February 17th, 2018||2nd||4th||Milkman
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|{{Trn|OMEGA II|g=SSBM}}||June 16th-17th, 2018||1st / 124||3rd||MilkMan||$1,503
|[[EGLX 2018]]||March 9th-11th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|CEO 2018|g=SSBM}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||5th / 440||25th||MilkMan||$132
|{{Trn|SWEET 31}}||March 17th, 2018||1st||2nd||{{Sm|KJH}}
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|{{Trn|Aurora Blitz|g=SSBM}}||July 21st, 2018||3rd / 31||&mdash;||&mdash;||$91
|{{Trn|Full Bloom 4}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|EVO 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||9th / 1353||&mdash;||&mdash;||
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||9th / 1053||7th||MilkMan||$52.65
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|{{Trn|Shine 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 24th-26th, 2018||1st / 904||&mdash;||&mdash;||
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|{{Trn|The Roast of Hugo Gonzalez|g=SSBM}}||September 22nd, 2018||2nd / 256||&mdash;||&mdash;||$856
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|{{Trn|The Big House 8|g=SSBM}}||October 5th-7th, 2018||4th / 1032||&mdash;||&mdash;||$825.60
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|{{Trn|GameTyrant Expo 2018|g=SSBM}}||November 2nd-4th, 2018||3rd / 162||1st||{{Sm|SFAT}}||
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|{{Trn|Smash Summit 7|g=SSBM}}||November 15th-18th, 2018||7th / 16||7th||{{Sm|Rishi}}||$1,417
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-parking-lot-feat-professor-pro-spud-nicki-frenzy-fatgoku/event/melee-singles-friday-12-14/brackets/481652/842537 The Parking Lot - Friday]||December 14th, 2018||1st / 83||&mdash;||&mdash;||$160
|-
|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018|g=SSBM}}||December 15th-16th, 2018||3rd / 546||1st||MilkMan||$546
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBM}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||9th / 1113||65th||{{Sm|Arris}}||
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/here-be-mid-tiers-5-ft-150-pot-bonus/event/melee-singles/overview Here Be Mid Tiers 5]||February 9th, 2019||1st / 69||13th||Arris||
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|{{Trn|The Script 2|g=SSBM}}||February 16th-17th, 2019||1st / 130||3rd||MilkMan||
|-
|{{Trn|The Gang Steals The Script|g=SSBM}}||March 9th, 2019||1st / 204||1st||MilkMan||
|-
|{{Trn|Full Bloom 5|g=SSBM}}||March 23rd-24th, 2019||1st / 349||3rd||{{Sm|Swedish Delight}}||$1,556
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/battle-of-bc-3-pre-weekly/details Battle of BC 3: Pre-Weekly]||March 29th, 2019||2nd / 43||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 3|g=SSBM}}||March 30th-31st, 2019||2nd / 253||1st||SFAT||
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2019|g=SSBM}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||4th / 451||4th||{{Sm|Chillindude}}||$541
|-
|{{Trn|Come to Papa 3|g=SSBM}}||April 27th-28th, 2019||1st / 106||1st||{{Sm|Plup}}||
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/shell-shocked-20/event/melee-singles/brackets/571666/957897 Shell Shocked 20]||May 4th, 2019||1st / 18||1st||{{Sm|Hazy}}||$182
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019|g=SSBM}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||7th / 420||7th||Chillindude||$157.50
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5|g=SSBM}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||4th / 838||7th||Chillindude||
|-
|{{Trn|The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0|g=SSBM}}||June 8th-9th, 2019||17th / 253||9th||Chillindude||
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 8|g=SSBM}}||June 13th-17th, 2019||5th / 16||2nd||Plup||$1,578
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 7|g=SSBM}}||July 12th-14th, 2019||2nd / 303||7th||{{Sm|DJ Nintendo}}||
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSBM}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||3rd / 353||5th||MilkMan||$938
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Camp: End of Summer|g=SSBM}}||September 14th-15th, 2019||1st / 214||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Mainstage|g=SSBM}}||September 20th-22nd, 2019||3rd / 289||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 9|g=SSBM}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||2nd / 909||&mdash;||&mdash;||$1,818
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Rotterdam|g=SSBM}}||October 18th-20th, 2019||1st / 154||1st||{{Sm|S2J}}||
|-
|{{Trn|Mango's Birthday Bash|g=SSBM}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||5th / 228||2nd||{{Sm|Hungrybox}}||$375
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBM}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||1st / 1110||5th||Hungrybox||$1,583
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 9|g=SSBM}}||February 13th-16th, 2020||4th / 16||&mdash;||&mdash;||$6,242
|-
|[https://thecavefairfax.challonge.com/thecavemeleesingles224 The Cave 2/24]||February 24th, 2020||1st / 28||2nd||{{Sm|Aglet}}||
|-
|{{Trn|Pound Online|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||April 24th-26th, 2020||1st / 979||&mdash;||&mdash;||$2,000
|-
|{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||July 25th-26th, 2020||1st / 64||&mdash;||&mdash;||$8,250.33
|-
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINE|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||September 19th, 2020||9th / 155||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 1|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||October 11th, 2020||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;||$800
|-
|{{Trn|Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 2|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||October 18th, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||$1,600
|-
|{{Trn|Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 3|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||October 25th, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||$1,600
|-
|{{Trn|Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 4|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||October 31st, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||$1,600
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 10 Online|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||November 19th-22nd, 2020||1st / 20||&mdash;||&mdash;||$4,605.30
|-
|{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||December 19th-20th, 2020||5th / 64||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Galint Melee Open|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||January 9th-10th, 2021||17th (DQ) / 270||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||January 16th, 2021||9th / 183||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Four Loko Fight Night|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||March 6th-7th, 2021||1st / 549||&mdash;||&mdash;||$2,000
|-
|{{Trn|YourHouse|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||March 27th, 2021||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||$225
|-
|{{Trn|The MD/VA Summit|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||April 8th-10th, 2021||9th / 24||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 1|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||April 11th, 2021||2nd / 8||&mdash;||&mdash;||$320
|-
|{{Trn|Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 2|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||April 18th, 2021||1st / 8||&mdash;||&mdash;||$640
|-
|{{Trn|Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 3|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||May 2nd, 2021||2nd / 8||&mdash;||&mdash;||$320
|-
|{{Trn|Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 4|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||May 9th, 2021||1st / 8||&mdash;||&mdash;||$1,600
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 11|g=SSBM}}||July 15th-18th, 2021||2nd / 16||&mdash;||&mdash;||$23,305.80
|-
|{{Trn|SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals|g=SSBM}}||October 30th-31st, 2021||1st / 16||&mdash;||&mdash;||$1,600
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 12|g=SSBM}}||December 9th-12th, 2021||3rd / 16||&mdash;||&mdash;||$6,826.68
|-
|{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 4|g=SSBM}} {{OnlineIcon}}||January 29th-30th, 2022||1st / 2422||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 8|g=SSBM}}||April 15th-17th, 2022||1st / 1522||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2022|g=SSBM}}||April 22nd-24th, 2022||1st / 282||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 13|g=SSBM}}||May 12th-15th, 2022||5th / 16||&mdash;||&mdash;||$1,779.78
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 4|g=SSBM}}||June 10th-12th, 2022||2nd / 281||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2022|g=SSBM}}||July 1st-3rd, 2022||3rd / 493||&mdash;||&mdash;||$739.50
|-
|{{Trn|Double Down 2022|g=SSBM}}||July 8th-10th, 2022||5th / 368||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Phantom 2022|g=SSBM}}||July 16th-17th, 2022||2nd / 188||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022|g=SSBM}}||August 11th-14th, 2022||4th / 713||5th||Rishi||$570
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2022|g=SSBM}}||August 26th-28th, 2022||1st / 475||&mdash;||&mdash;||$2,921
|-
|{{Trn|Riptide 2022|g=SSBM}}||September 9th-11th, 2022||5th / 449||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 10|g=SSBM}}||October 7th-9th, 2022||4th / 982||33rd||{{Sm|Michael Quiggles}}||$1,585.60
|-
|{{Trn|Ludwig Smash Invitational|g=SSBM}}||October 21st-23rd, 2022||1st / 32||&mdash;||&mdash;||$15,752
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 14|g=SSBM}}||November 3rd-6th, 2022||5th / 16||&mdash;||&mdash;||$3,186
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2022|g=SSBM}}||November 18th-20th, 2022||2nd / 461||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Redemption Rumble|g=SSBM}}||December 30th-31st, 2022||5th / 16||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 9|g=SSBM}}||January 20th-22nd, 2023||5th / 1253||&mdash;||&mdash;||$563.85
|-
|{{Trn|Collision 2023|g=SSBM}}||March 10th-12th, 2023||2nd / 494||&mdash;||&mdash;||$1,796
|-
|{{Trn|Xanadu Legends - Xanadu 500 Edition|g=SSBM}}||April 29th, 2023||13th / 115||1st||{{Sm|Jorge}}||
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 5|g=SSBM}}||May 19th-21st, 2023||3rd / 409||&mdash;||&mdash;||$920.25
|-
|{{Trn|Tipped Off 14: Resurgence|g=SSBM}}||June 3rd-4th, 2023||1st / 344||5th / 79||{{Sm|moky}}||$2,058
|-
|{{Trn|Wavedash 2023|g=SSBM}}||June 16th-18th, 2023||7th / 234||&mdash;||&mdash;||$105
|-
|{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 5|g=SSBM}}||July 7th-9th, 2023||2nd / 16||&mdash;||&mdash;||$10,000
|-
|{{Trn|Fête 3: By the Sea|g=SSBM}}||July 14th-16th, 2023||1st / 409||&mdash;||&mdash;||$3,222
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2023|g=SSBM}}||July 21st-23rd, 2023||1st / 764||&mdash;||&mdash;||$2,321.26
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023|g=SSBM}}||August 10th-13th, 2023||1st / 860||&mdash;||&mdash;||$3,870
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2023|g=SSBM}}||August 25th-27th, 2023||2nd / 683||&mdash;||&mdash;||$2,049
|-
|{{Trn|The Off-Season 2|g=SSBM}}||September 23rd-24th, 2023||4th / 263||&mdash;||&mdash;||$2,000
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 11|g=SSBM}}||October 20th-22nd, 2023||4th / 1,011||&mdash;||&mdash;||$808.80
|-
|{{Trn|The Match: The Fight For No. 1|g=SSBM}}||December 15th, 2023||Loss||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/it-s-not-you-it-s-melee-10/event/melee-singles It's Not You, It's Melee 10]||January 28th, 2024||1st / 54|| 2nd / 18||{{Sm|Vintage}}||
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS X|g=SSBM}}||February 16th-18th, 2024||3rd / 1,544||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Full Bloom 2024|g=SSBM}}||February 24th-25th, 2024||1st / 351||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Collision 2024|g=SSBM}}||March 15th-17th, 2024||1st / 494||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 6|g=SSBM}}||March 29th-31st, 2024||3rd / 398||&mdash;||&mdash;||???
|-
|{{Trn|Ohan's 25th B-day Bash|g=SSBM}}||April 20th, 2024||9th / 96||13th / 25||JackTheGiant||
|-
|{{Trn|SoCal Star League 2: Division 1|g=SSBM}}||April 23rd, 2024||1st / 16||&mdash;||&mdash;||$500
|-
|{{Trn|Mang0 In Progress 5|g=SSBM}}||April 24th, 2024||1st / 63||&mdash;||&mdash;||$378
|-
|{{Trn|Pat's House 4|g=SSBM}}||April 27th-28th, 2024||1st / 307||&mdash;||&mdash;||???
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level X|g=SSBM}}||May 17th-19th, 2024||1st / 770||3rd / 128||MilkMan||$2,403.68
|-
|{{Trn|Tipped Off 15: Connected|g=SSBM}}||June 15th-16th, 2024||5th / 513||&mdash;||&mdash;||$384.75
|-
|{{Trn|Eggdog Invitational|g=SSBM}}||August 29th-September 1st, 2024||4th / 20||&mdash;||&mdash;||$935.25
|-
|{{Trn|Riptide 2024|g=SSBM}}||September 6th-8th, 2024||1st / 601||&mdash;||&mdash;||$3,606
|-
|{{Trn|Wavelength 2024|g=SSBM}}||October 5th-6th, 2024||1st / 330||&mdash;||&mdash;||???
|-
|{{Trn|The Function 4|g=SSBM}}||October 26th, 2024||17th / 259||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2024|g=SSBM}}||November 1st-3rd, 2024||1st / 168||3rd / 36||{{Sm|Aklo}}||???
|-
|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2024|g=SSBM}}||November 16th-17th, 2024||5th / 888||&mdash;||&mdash;||???
|}
|}


==={{forwiiu}}===
==External links==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
*[https://twitter.com/PG_Zain Twitter account]
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://grm.challonge.com/grm8ssb4s Grass Roots Monthly #8!]||August 29th, 2015||9th||7th||{{Sm|Xtian}}
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018|g=SSBU}}||December 15th-16th, 2018||&mdash;||33rd||{{Sm|Swedish Delight}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-105/details The Coinbox #105]{{OnlineIcon}}||June 12th, 2024||513th / 756||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-106-final-smash-fiesta/details The Coinbox #106 - FINAL SMASH FIESTA]{{OnlineIcon}}||June 26th, 2024||257th / 593||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://challonge.com/grmpmsingles Grass Roots Monthly!]||November 8th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/GRM2pms Grass Roots Monthly #2!]||December 7th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/GRM3PMS Grass Roots Monthly #3!]||January 31st, 2015||5th||?||?
|-
|[https://challonge.com/PKS1 PK Smash #1]||February 18th, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/grm8pms Grass Roots Monthly #8!]||August 29th, 2015||9th||3rd||{{Sm|Chase|p=Virginia}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-spring-arcadian/event/project-m-singles/brackets/34368 The Spring Arcadian]||May 14th, 2016||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
==Trivia==
*Although the correct pronunciation of his name—and essentially his tag—is "Zan" (like the beginning of "Xanax"), Zain has stated that he is fine with both pronunciations.<ref>{{citeweb|url= https://twitter.com/zainnaghmi/status/1305206033648881664|title=Zain or Zan}}</ref>
*Zain has defeated 5 of the members of the [[2018 MPGR]] top 6 (all but {{Sm|Armada}}):
**{{Sm|Plup}} at {{Trn|The Big House 6}} (and later beating him again at {{Trn|Smash Summit 6}} after Plup's ascension to "god-level")
**{{Sm|Leffen}} at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 3}}
**{{Sm|Mang0}} at Smash Summit 6
**{{Sm|Hungrybox}} at {{Trn|Shine 2018}}
**{{Sm|Mew2King}} at {{Trn|The Big House 9}}
*Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Zain sometimes competes in online tournaments by sandbagging under the tag "DontTestMe", where he goes solo {{SSBM|Roy}} in bracket, a character considered by many to be one of the worst characters in ''[[Melee]]''. Despite this, he has won multiple netplay events over other MPGR-ranked players.
*Zain's first gamertag was tekkenz. His father combined Zain's favorite game at that time, {{uv|Tekken}}, with the first letter of his first name.
*Zain has a knack for a variety of comedic sketches and impressions, the latter of which include Marge from ''The Simpsons'' and numerous ''Melee'' players (such as {{Sm|Wife}}, {{Sm|UnknownForce}}, {{Sm|KoreanDJ}}, and {{Sm|ChuDat}}).
**He has imitated Chu's penchant for eating raw onions on stream, substituting an onion for an entire lime (skin and all) instead.
* After losing to {{Sm|Axe}} at {{Trn|Apex 2022}}, Zain had only lost to 5 players since then in serious sets: {{Sm|aMSa}}, {{Sm|Jmook}}, {{Sm|Cody Schwab}}, Leffen, and Mang0. This streak ended at {{Trn|Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2024}}, where {{Sm|Aklo}}'s Link defeated Zain 3-1 in Winner's Semi-finals.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/ZainNaghmi Twitter account]
*[https://www.youtube.com/c/Zainssbm YouTube channel]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/zainnaghmi Twitch channel]


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