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| otherssbm = Roy | | otherssbm = Roy | ||
| 2ndotherssbm = Fox <!--Do not add Jigglypuff unless Zain pulls it out more at tournaments above a regional level--> | | 2ndotherssbm = Fox <!--Do not add Jigglypuff unless Zain pulls it out more at tournaments above a regional level--> | ||
| sponsor = {{Team|Moist Moguls}} | |||
| sponsor = {{Team|Moist | | former sponsors = {{Team|Golden Guardians}}, SovaSmashInc, {{Team|Panda}} | ||
| former sponsors = {{Team|Golden Guardians}}, SovaSmashInc, {{Team|Panda}} | | skillssbm = Top level | ||
| birthday = 11 | | birthday = 11 | ||
| birthmonth = 6 | | birthmonth = 6 | ||
| birthyear = 1996 | | birthyear = 1996 | ||
| realname = [[wikipedia:Zain (gamer)|Zain Naghmi]] | | realname = [[wikipedia:Zain (gamer)|Zain Naghmi]] | ||
| rankingssbm = [[SSBMRank Summer | | rankingssbm = [[SSBMRank Summer 2023]]: 1st | ||
| winningsssbm = ~$130,934.70 | | winningsssbm = ~$130,934.70 | ||
| location = Blacksburg, Virginia | | location = Blacksburg, Virginia | ||
| country = United States | | country = United States | ||
}}{{art-wikipedia|Zain (gamer)|Zain}} | }}{{art-wikipedia|Zain (gamer)|Zain}} | ||
'''Zain''' ( | '''Zain''' (shortly known as '''tekkenz'''), also known as '''DontTestMe''', is a ''[[Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Marth}} main from Reston, Virginia who is currently residing in Blacksburg, Virginia, and is currently considered to be the best Marth player in the world, and was considered the best ''Melee'' player in the world in 2022. 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 [[MD/VA Melee Power Rankings]] and the [[SSBMRank Summer 2023]], though he will automatically be ranked 2nd on the [[SSBMRank 2023]] due to the results of {{Trn|The Match: The Fight For No. 1}}. | ||
In 2020, Zain was considered to be the best player in North America, due to both his win at {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} and his dominance in [[Project Slippi]] [[Online play|netplay]] majors during the [[COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on competitive Smash|COVID-19 pandemic]] (winning {{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2}}, 3 of the 4 weeks of {{Trn|Slippi Champions League}}, and {{Trn|Smash Summit 10 Online}}), with Mango serving as his primary rival for the title. | |||
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}}. | 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}}. | ||
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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. | 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 | 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 {{Trn|Pound Online}}, {{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 one the top 2 North American players of 2020 along with {{Sm|Mango}}.--> | ||
In 2023, following a series of victories by {{Sm|Cody Schwab}}, Zain, Cody Schwab, and {{Sm|Ludwig}} organized [[The Match|a best-of-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, cementing Cody Schwab as best player in the world and ending Zain's dominant stretch as number 1. | |||
==Rankings== | ==Rankings== | ||
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|[[SSBMRank 2017]]||December 10th, 2016 - December 10th, 2017||22nd||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|| | |[[SSBMRank 2017]]||December 10th, 2016 - December 10th, 2017||22nd||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|| | ||
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|[[Summer 2018 MPGR]]||December 15th, 2017 - July | |[[Summer 2018 MPGR]]||December 15th, 2017 - July 2018||9th||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|| | ||
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|[[MPGR 2018]]||December 15th, 2017 - December 16th, 2018||7th||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|| | |[[MPGR 2018]]||December 15th, 2017 - December 16th, 2018||7th||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|| | ||
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|[[SSBMRank Summer 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023||1st||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|| | |[[SSBMRank Summer 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023||1st||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}}|| | ||
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner!!Earnings | !Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner!!Earnings | ||
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-clarendon-5-23-14-results.356145/ Smash @ Clarendon 5/23/14]||May 23rd, 2014||33rd / 72||—||— | |[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-clarendon-5-23-14-results.356145/ Smash @ Clarendon 5/23/14]||May 23rd, 2014||33rd / 72||—||— | ||
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-clarendon-6-6-14-results.357473/ Smash @ Clarendon 6/6/14]||June 6th, 2014||49th / 64||—||— | |[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-clarendon-6-6-14-results.357473/ Smash @ Clarendon 6/6/14]||June 6th, 2014||49th / 64||—||— | ||
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-clarendon-6-19-results.358928/ Smash @ Clarendon 6/19/14]||June 19th, 2014||25th / 60||—||— | |[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-clarendon-6-19-results.358928/ Smash @ Clarendon 6/19/14]||June 19th, 2014||25th / 60||—||— | ||
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-clarendon-7-18-14-results-88-entrants.361717/ Smash @ Clarendon 7/18/14]||July 18th, 2014||33rd / 88||—||— | |[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-clarendon-7-18-14-results-88-entrants.361717/ Smash @ Clarendon 7/18/14]||July 18th, 2014||33rd / 88||—||— | ||
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-clarendon-8-15-14-results-92-entrants.364723/ Smash @ Clarendon 8/15/14]||August 15th, 2014||33rd / 92||—||— | |[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash-clarendon-8-15-14-results-92-entrants.364723/ Smash @ Clarendon 8/15/14]||August 15th, 2014||33rd / 92||—||— | ||
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|[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/MB]||October 4th, 2014||9th / 22||—||— | |[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/MB]||October 4th, 2014||9th / 22||—||— | ||
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|[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/DoublesOct15 Virginia Tech 2v2 Tournament]||October 15th, 2014||—||3rd||{{Sm|David}} | |[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/DoublesOct15 Virginia Tech 2v2 Tournament]||October 15th, 2014||—||3rd||{{Sm|David}} | ||
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|[https://challonge.com/grmsingles Grass Roots Monthly!]||November 8th, 2014||5th / 23||3rd||? | |[https://challonge.com/grmsingles Grass Roots Monthly!]||November 8th, 2014||5th / 23||3rd||? | ||
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|[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/Dec3]||December 3rd, 2014||—||2nd||? | |[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/Dec3]||December 3rd, 2014||—||2nd||? | ||
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|[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/FBMDubz Fueled By Melee]||December 6th, 2014||4th||7th||? | |[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/FBMDubz Fueled By Melee]||December 6th, 2014||4th||7th||? | ||
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|[https://challonge.com/GRM2ms Grass Roots Monthly #2!]||December 7th, 2014||3rd / 13||?||? | |[https://challonge.com/GRM2ms Grass Roots Monthly #2!]||December 7th, 2014||3rd / 13||?||? | ||
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|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX172015SSBM S@X 78]||January 7th, 2015||17th / 69||—||— | |[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX172015SSBM S@X 78]||January 7th, 2015||17th / 69||—||— | ||
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|[https://challonge.com/GRM3MS Grass Roots Monthly #3!]||January 31st, 2015||3rd / 29||?||? | |[https://challonge.com/GRM3MS Grass Roots Monthly #3!]||January 31st, 2015||3rd / 29||?||? | ||
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|[https://challonge.com/PKs1Melee PK Smash #1]||February 18th, 2015||4th / 37||—||— | |[https://challonge.com/PKs1Melee PK Smash #1]||February 18th, 2015||4th / 37||—||— | ||
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|[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/FBM3 Fueled By Melee 3]||February 21st, 2015||3rd / 18||?||? | |[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/FBM3 Fueled By Melee 3]||February 21st, 2015||3rd / 18||?||? | ||
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|[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/FBM4 Fueled By Melee 4]||April 12th, 2015||2nd / 18||3rd||? | |[https://vtsmash.challonge.com/FBM4 Fueled By Melee 4]||April 12th, 2015||2nd / 18||3rd||? | ||
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|[https://xanaduarcadian.challonge.com/meleetop16 Xanadu Arcadian]||May 16th, 2015||9th||—||— | |[https://xanaduarcadian.challonge.com/meleetop16 Xanadu Arcadian]||May 16th, 2015||9th||—||— | ||
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|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX05202015SSBM1v1 S@X 98]||May 20th, 2015||7th / 59||—||— | |[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX05202015SSBM1v1 S@X 98]||May 20th, 2015||7th / 59||—||— | ||
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|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX05272015SSBM1v1 S@X 99]||May 27th, 2015||13th / 55||—||— | |[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX05272015SSBM1v1 S@X 99]||May 27th, 2015||13th / 55||—||— | ||
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|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX06102015SSBM S@X 101]||June 10th, 2015||9th / 72||—||— | |[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX06102015SSBM S@X 101]||June 10th, 2015||9th / 72||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Super Smash Con 2015]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||33rd / 593||—||— | ||
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|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX08192015SSBM S@X 111]||August 19th, 2015||7th / 108||—||— | |[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX08192015SSBM S@X 111]||August 19th, 2015||7th / 108||—||— | ||
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|[https://challonge.com/f8oxwk5w Grass Roots Monthly #8!]||August 29th, 2015||3rd / 32||—||— | |[https://challonge.com/f8oxwk5w Grass Roots Monthly #8!]||August 29th, 2015||3rd / 32||—||— | ||
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|[http://xanaduarcadian.challonge.com/tfameleetop16 The Fall Arcadian]||October 17th, 2015||1st||—||— | |[http://xanaduarcadian.challonge.com/tfameleetop16 The Fall Arcadian]||October 17th, 2015||1st||—||— | ||
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| | |'''[[Pound 2016]]'''||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||49th / 933||25th||PRISON | ||
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|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX05252016SSBM S@X 151]||May 25th, 2016||1st / 85||—||— | |[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX05252016SSBM S@X 151]||May 25th, 2016||1st / 85||—||— | ||
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|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06012016SSBM S@X 152]||June 1st, 2016||4th / 81||—||— | |[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06012016SSBM S@X 152]||June 1st, 2016||4th / 81||—||— | ||
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|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06082016SSBM S@X 153]||June 8th, 2016||5th / 55||—||— | |[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX06082016SSBM S@X 153]||June 8th, 2016||5th / 55||—||— | ||
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| | |'''''[[EVO 2016]]'''''||July 15th-17th, 2016||49th / 2,372||—||— | ||
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| | |'''[[Super Smash Con 2016]]'''||August 11th-14th, 2016||33rd / 940||17th||{{Sm|SypherPhoenix}} | ||
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| | |'''''[[The Big House 6]]'''''||October 7th-9th, 2016||17th / 1,563||33rd||SypherPhoenix | ||
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|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX12282016SSBM S@X 182]||December 28th, 2016||1st / 86||—||— | |[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX12282016SSBM S@X 182]||December 28th, 2016||1st / 86||—||— | ||
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| | |'''''[[GENESIS 4]]'''''||January 20th-22nd, 2017||33rd / 1704||17th||{{Sm|Redd}} | ||
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|[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||—||— | |[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||—||— | ||
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/training-mode-tuesdays-3/event/melee-singles/brackets/124794 Training Mode Tuesday 3]||March 7th, 2017||1st||—||— | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/training-mode-tuesdays-3/event/melee-singles/brackets/124794 Training Mode Tuesday 3]||March 7th, 2017||1st||—||— | ||
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|[http://challonge.com/sap9_22 Smash @ Power 9 #22]||March 9th, 2017||7th / 62||1st||{{Sm|Captain Faceroll}} | |[http://challonge.com/sap9_22 Smash @ Power 9 #22]||March 9th, 2017||7th / 62||1st||{{Sm|Captain Faceroll}} | ||
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| | |'''[[CEO Dreamland]]'''||April 14th-16th, 2017||17th / 333||9th||SypherPhoenix | ||
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| | |'''[[Smash 'N' Splash 3]]'''||June 2nd-4th, 2017||13th / 848||13th||{{Sm|Junebug}} | ||
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| | |[[Bad Moon Rising 2]]||July 1st, 2017||9th / 369||5th / 86||SypherPhoenix | ||
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| | |[[Get On My Level 2017]]||July 29-30th, 2017||9th / 566||9th||{{Sm|R2DLiu}} | ||
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| | |'''[[Super Smash Con 2017]]'''||August 10th-13th, 2017||5th / 1092||13th||SypherPhoenix | ||
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| | |'''''[[The Big House 7]]'''''||October 6th-8th, 2017||17th / 1522||7th||{{Sm|MilkMan}} | ||
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| | |[[DreamHack Denver 2017]]||October 20th-22nd, 2017||7th / 310||—||— | ||
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|[http://tournamentscheduler.net/schedule/NTA0NDA1NTkwMQ/results MD/VA Melee Invitational]||November 25th, 2017||4th / 10||—||— | |[http://tournamentscheduler.net/schedule/NTA0NDA1NTkwMQ/results MD/VA Melee Invitational]||November 25th, 2017||4th / 10||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Pat's House 3]]||December 2nd-3rd, 2017||2nd / 299||9th||{{Sm|Prince Abu}} | ||
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|[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAXMeleeSingles122017 S@X 233]||December 20th, 2017||1st / 36||—||— | |[https://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAXMeleeSingles122017 S@X 233]||December 20th, 2017||1st / 36||—||— | ||
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| | |'''''[[GENESIS 5]]'''''||January 19th-21st, 2018||13th / 1365||33rd||R2DLiu||$100 | ||
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|{{Trn|The Gang Hosts a Melee Tournament | |{{Trn|The Gang Hosts a Melee Tournament}}||February 3rd, 2018||2nd / 238||—||— | ||
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| | |[[Smash Valley: Lucky 7]]||February 17th, 2018||2nd / 229||4th||MilkMan||$458 | ||
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|[https://unityssbm.challonge.com/ssbmunity19 Unity 19]||March 3rd, 2018||1st / 64||—||— | |[https://unityssbm.challonge.com/ssbmunity19 Unity 19]||March 3rd, 2018||1st / 64||—||— | ||
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/nimbus-8/event/melee-singles/brackets/220638 Nimbus #8]||March 8th, 2018||1st||—||— | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/nimbus-8/event/melee-singles/brackets/220638 Nimbus #8]||March 8th, 2018||1st||—||— | ||
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| | |'''[[EGLX 2018]]'''||March 9th-11th, 2018||9th / 181||—||—||$68 | ||
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|{{Trn|SWEET 31 | |{{Trn|SWEET 31}}||March 17th, 2018||1st||2nd||{{Sm|KJH}}||$435 | ||
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|{{Trn|Full Bloom 4 | |'''{{Trn|Full Bloom 4}}'''||March 24th-25th, 2018||9th / 354||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|Flatiron 3 | |{{Trn|Flatiron 3}}||April 21st, 2018||7th / 316||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|Smash Summit 6 | |'''''{{Trn|Smash Summit 6}}'''''||May 3rd-6th, 2018||3rd / 16||7th||{{Sm|HugS}}||$2,751 | ||
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|{{Trn|Pound Underground | |{{Trn|Pound Underground}}||May 12th-13th, 2018||1st / 216||5th||MilkMan||$864 | ||
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/melee-xanadu-250/event/melee-singles/brackets/260020 S@X 250]||May 16th, 2018||3rd||—||— | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/melee-xanadu-250/event/melee-singles/brackets/260020 S@X 250]||May 16th, 2018||3rd||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018 | |'''{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018}}'''||May 18th-20th, 2018||5th / 449||—||—||$179.60 | ||
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|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 4 | |'''''{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 4}}'''''||June 1st-3rd, 2018||5th / 924||—||—||$712 | ||
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|{{Trn|OMEGA II | |{{Trn|OMEGA II}}||June 16th-17th, 2018||1st / 124||3rd||MilkMan||$1,503 | ||
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|{{Trn|CEO 2018 | |'''{{Trn|CEO 2018}}'''||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||5th / 440||25th||MilkMan||$132 | ||
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|{{Trn|Aurora Blitz | |{{Trn|Aurora Blitz}}||July 21st, 2018||3rd / 31||—||—||$91 | ||
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|{{Trn|EVO 2018 | |'''''{{Trn|EVO 2018}}'''''||August 3rd-5th, 2018||9th / 1353||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018 | |'''{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}'''||August 9th-12th, 2018||9th / 1053||7th||MilkMan||$52.65 | ||
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|{{Trn|Shine 2018 | |'''{{Trn|Shine 2018}}'''||August 24th-26th, 2018||1st / 904||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|The Roast of Hugo Gonzalez | |{{Trn|The Roast of Hugo Gonzalez}}||September 22nd, 2018||2nd / 256||—||—||$856 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|The Big House 8 | |'''''{{Trn|The Big House 8}}'''''||October 5th-7th, 2018||4th / 1032||—||—||$825.60 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|GameTyrant Expo 2018 | |'''{{Trn|GameTyrant Expo 2018}}'''||November 2nd-4th, 2018||3rd / 162||1st||{{Sm|SFAT}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 7 | |'''''{{Trn|Smash Summit 7}}'''''||November 15th-18th, 2018||7th / 16||7th||{{Sm|Rishi}}||$1,417 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[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||—||—||$160 | |[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||—||—||$160 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018 | |{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018}}||December 15th-16th, 2018||3rd / 546||1st||MilkMan||$546 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6 | |'''''{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}'''''||February 1st-3rd, 2019||9th / 1113||65th||{{Sm|Arris}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[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 | |[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 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|The Script 2 | |{{Trn|The Script 2}}||February 16th-17th, 2019||1st / 130||3rd||MilkMan | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|The Gang Steals The Script | |{{Trn|The Gang Steals The Script}}||March 9th, 2019||1st / 204||1st||MilkMan | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Full Bloom 5 | |{{Trn|Full Bloom 5}}||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||—||— | |[https://start.gg/tournament/battle-of-bc-3-pre-weekly/details Battle of BC 3: Pre-Weekly]||March 29th, 2019||2nd / 43||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 3 | |{{Trn|Battle of BC 3}}||March 30th-31st, 2019||2nd / 253||1st||SFAT | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Pound 2019 | |'''{{Trn|Pound 2019}}'''||April 19th-21st, 2019||4th / 451||4th||{{Sm|Chillindude}}||$541 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Come to Papa 3 | |{{Trn|Come to Papa 3}}||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 | |[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 | |'''''{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019}}'''''||May 17th-19th, 2019||7th / 420||7th||Chillindude||$157.50 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5 | |'''''{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}'''''||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||4th / 838||7th||Chillindude | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0 | |{{Trn|The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0}}||June 8th-9th, 2019||17th / 253||9th||Chillindude | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 8 | |'''''{{Trn|Smash Summit 8}}'''''||June 13th-17th, 2019||5th / 16||2nd||Plup||$1,578 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 7 | |{{Trn|Low Tier City 7}}||July 12th-14th, 2019||2nd / 303||7th||{{Sm|DJ Nintendo}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019 | |'''''{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}'''''||August 8th-11th, 2019||3rd / 353||5th||MilkMan||$938 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Smash Camp: End of Summer | |{{Trn|Smash Camp: End of Summer}}||September 14th-15th, 2019||1st / 214||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Mainstage | |'''{{Trn|Mainstage}}'''||September 20th-22nd, 2019||3rd / 289||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|The Big House 9 | |'''''{{Trn|The Big House 9}}'''''||October 4th-6th, 2019||2nd / 909||—||—||$1,818 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|DreamHack Rotterdam | |{{Trn|DreamHack Rotterdam}}||October 18th-20th, 2019||1st / 154||1st||{{Sm|S2J}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Mango's Birthday Bash | |'''{{Trn|Mango's Birthday Bash}}'''||December 7th-8th, 2019||5th / 228||2nd||{{Sm|Hungrybox}}||$375 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|GENESIS 7 | |'''''{{Trn|GENESIS 7}}'''''||January 24th-26th, 2020||1st / 1110||5th||Hungrybox||$1,583 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 9 | |'''''{{Trn|Smash Summit 9}}'''''||February 13th-16th, 2020||4th / 16||—||—||$6,242 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[https://thecavefairfax.challonge.com/thecavemeleesingles224 The Cave 2/24]||February 24th, 2020||1st / 28||2nd||{{Sm|Aglet}} | |[https://thecavefairfax.challonge.com/thecavemeleesingles224 The Cave 2/24]||February 24th, 2020||1st / 28||2nd||{{Sm|Aglet}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Pound Online | |{{Trn|Pound Online}} {{OnlineIcon}}||April 24th-26th, 2020||1st / 979||—||—||$2,000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2 | |{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2}} {{OnlineIcon}}||July 25th-26th, 2020||1st / 64||—||—||$8,250.33 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINE | |{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINE}} {{OnlineIcon}}||September 19th, 2020||9th / 155||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 1 | |{{Trn|Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 1}} {{OnlineIcon}}||October 11th, 2020||2nd||—||—||$800 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 2 | |{{Trn|Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 2}} {{OnlineIcon}}||October 18th, 2020||1st||—||—||$1,600 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 3 | |{{Trn|Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 3}} {{OnlineIcon}}||October 25th, 2020||1st||—||—||$1,600 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 4 | |{{Trn|Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 4}} {{OnlineIcon}}||October 31st, 2020||1st||—||—||$1,600 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 10 Online | |{{Trn|Smash Summit 10 Online}} {{OnlineIcon}}||November 19th-22nd, 2020||1st / 20||—||—||$4,605.30 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3 | |{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3}} {{OnlineIcon}}||December 19th-20th, 2020||5th / 64||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Galint Melee Open | |{{Trn|Galint Melee Open}} {{OnlineIcon}}||January 9th-10th, 2021||17th (DQ) / 270||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE | |{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE}} {{OnlineIcon}}||January 16th, 2021||9th / 183||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Four Loko Fight Night | |{{Trn|Four Loko Fight Night}} {{OnlineIcon}}||March 6th-7th, 2021||1st / 549||—||—||$2,000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|YourHouse | |{{Trn|YourHouse}} {{OnlineIcon}}||March 27th, 2021||1st||—||—||$225 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|The MD/VA Summit | |{{Trn|The MD/VA Summit}} {{OnlineIcon}}||April 8th-10th, 2021||9th / 24||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 1 | |{{Trn|Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 1}} {{OnlineIcon}}||April 11th, 2021||2nd / 8||—||—||$320 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 2 | |{{Trn|Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 2}} {{OnlineIcon}}||April 18th, 2021||1st / 8||—||—||$640 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 3 | |{{Trn|Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 3}} {{OnlineIcon}}||May 2nd, 2021||2nd / 8||—||—||$320 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 4 | |{{Trn|Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 4}} {{OnlineIcon}}||May 9th, 2021||1st / 8||—||—||$1,600 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 11 | |'''''{{Trn|Smash Summit 11}}'''''||July 15th-18th, 2021||2nd / 16||—||—||$23,305.80 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals | |'''{{Trn|SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals}}'''||October 30th-31st, 2021||1st / 16||—||—||$1,600 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 12 | |'''''{{Trn|Smash Summit 12}}'''''||December 9th-12th, 2021||3rd / 16||—||—||$6,826.68 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 4 | |{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 4}} {{OnlineIcon}}||January 29th-30th, 2022||1st / 2422||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|GENESIS 8 | |'''''{{Trn|GENESIS 8}}'''''||April 15th-17th, 2022||1st / 1522||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Pound 2022 | |'''''{{Trn|Pound 2022}}'''''||April 22nd-24th, 2022||1st / 282||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 13 | |'''''{{Trn|Smash Summit 13}}'''''||May 12th-15th, 2022||5th / 16||—||—||$1,779.78 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 4 | |'''{{Trn|Battle of BC 4}}'''||June 10th-12th, 2022||2nd / 281||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2022 | |'''{{Trn|Get On My Level 2022}}'''||July 1st-3rd, 2022||3rd / 493||—||—||$739.50 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Double Down 2022 | |'''{{Trn|Double Down 2022}}'''||July 8th-10th, 2022||5th / 368||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Phantom 2022 | |{{Trn|Phantom 2022}}||July 16th-17th, 2022||2nd / 188||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022 | |'''{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022}}'''||August 11th-14th, 2022||4th / 713||5th||Rishi||$570 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Shine 2022 | |'''{{Trn|Shine 2022}}'''||August 26th-28th, 2022||1st / 475||—||—||$2,921 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Riptide 2022 | |'''{{Trn|Riptide 2022}}'''||September 9th-11th, 2022||5th / 449||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|The Big House 10 | |'''''{{Trn|The Big House 10}}'''''||October 7th-9th, 2022||4th / 982||33rd||{{Sm|Michael Quiggles}}||$1,585.60 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Ludwig Smash Invitational | |'''''{{Trn|Ludwig Smash Invitational}}'''''||October 21st-23rd, 2022||1st / 32||—||—||$15,752 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Smash Summit 14 | |'''''{{Trn|Smash Summit 14}}'''''||November 3rd-6th, 2022||5th / 16||—||—||$3,186 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Apex 2022 | |'''{{Trn|Apex 2022}}'''||November 18th-20th, 2022||2nd / 461||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Redemption Rumble | |{{Trn|Redemption Rumble}}||December 30th-31st, 2022||5th / 16||—||— | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|GENESIS 9 | |'''''{{Trn|GENESIS 9}}'''''||January 20th-22nd, 2023||5th / 1253||—||—||$563.85 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Collision 2023 | |'''{{Trn|Collision 2023}}'''||March 10th-12th, 2023||2nd / 494||—||—||$1,796 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Xanadu Legends - Xanadu 500 Edition | |{{Trn|Xanadu Legends - Xanadu 500 Edition}}||April 29th, 2023||13th / 115||1st||{{Sm|Jorge}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 5 | |'''''{{Trn|Battle of BC 5}}'''''||May 19th-21st, 2023||3rd / 409||—||—||$920.25 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Tipped Off 14: Resurgence | |'''{{Trn|Tipped Off 14: Resurgence}}'''||June 3rd-4th, 2023||1st / 344||5th / 79||{{Sm|moky}}||$2,058 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Wavedash 2023 | |{{Trn|Wavedash 2023}}||June 16th-18th, 2023||7th / 234||—||—||$105 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 5 | |'''''{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 5}}'''''||July 7th-9th, 2023||2nd / 16||—||—||$10,000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Fête 3: By the Sea | |'''{{Trn|Fête 3: By the Sea}}'''||July 14th-16th, 2023||1st / 409||—||—||$3,222 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2023 | |'''''{{Trn|Get On My Level 2023}}'''''||July 21st-23rd, 2023||1st / 764||—||—||$2,321.26 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023 | |'''{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}}'''||August 10th-13th, 2023||1st / 860||—||—||$3,870 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|Shine 2023 | |'''{{Trn|Shine 2023}}'''||August 25th-27th, 2023||2nd / 683||—||—||$2,049 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|The Off-Season 2 | |{{Trn|The Off-Season 2}}||September 23rd-24th, 2023||4th / 263||—||—||$2,000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|The Big House 11 | |'''''{{Trn|The Big House 11}}'''''||October 20th-22nd, 2023||4th / 1,011||—||—||$808.80 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{Trn|The Match: The Fight For No. 1 | |{{Trn|The Match: The Fight For No. 1}}||December 15th, 2023||Loss||—||— | ||
|} | |} | ||
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-spring-arcadian/event/project-m-singles/brackets/34368 The Spring Arcadian]||May 14th, 2016||5th||—||— | |[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-spring-arcadian/event/project-m-singles/brackets/34368 The Spring Arcadian]||May 14th, 2016||5th||—||— | ||
|} | |||
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''=== | |||
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner | |||
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|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018}}||December 15th-16th, 2018||—||33rd||{{Sm|Swedish Delight}} | |||
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner | |||
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|[https://grm.challonge.com/grm8ssb4s Grass Roots Monthly #8!]||August 29th, 2015||9th||7th||{{Sm|Xtian}} | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Although the correct pronunciation of his | *Although the correct pronunciation of his tag—and essentially his name—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 | *Zain has defeated 5 of the members of the [[2018 MPGR]] top 6 (all but 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|Plup}} at {{Trn|The Big House 6}} (and later beating him again at {{Trn|Smash Summit 6}} after Plup's ascension to "god-level") | ||
** | **Leffen at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 3}} | ||
** | **Mango at Smash Summit 6 | ||
**{{Sm|Hungrybox}} at {{Trn|Shine 2018}} | **{{Sm|Hungrybox}} at {{Trn|Shine 2018}} | ||
**{{Sm|Mew2King}} at {{Trn|The Big House 9}} | **{{Sm|Mew2King}} at {{Trn|The Big House 9}} | ||
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*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}}). | *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. | **He has imitated Chu's penchant for eating raw onions on stream, substituting an onion for an entire lime (skin and all) instead. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Virginia smashers]] | [[Category:Virginia smashers]] | ||
[[Category:District of Columbia smashers]] | [[Category:District of Columbia smashers]] | ||
[[Category:Wi-Fi Warriors]] | |||
[[Category:Marth players (SSBM)]] | [[Category:Marth players (SSBM)]] | ||
[[Category:Roy players (SSBM)]] | [[Category:Roy players (SSBM)]] | ||
[[Category:VIP players]] | [[Category:VIP players]] | ||
[[Category:YouTubers]] | [[Category:YouTubers]] | ||
