Editing Smasher:ZeRo

| name         = ZeRo

| image         = Tempo ZeRo.jpg

| mainssbu     = Wolf

| otherssbu     = Lucina

| 2ndotherssbu = Cloud

| moreotherssbu = {{SSBU|Mario}}, {{SSBU|Ike}}, {{SSBU|Diddy Kong}}

| mainssbb     = Meta Knight

| mainssbm     = Fox

| otherssbm    = Marth

| moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Falco}}

| mainpm       = Fox

| 2ndmainpm     = Pit

| mainssb4     = Diddy Kong

| otherssb4    = Sheik

| 2ndotherssb4 = Lucina

| former sponsors = vVv Gaming, [[CLASH Tournaments]], [[Team SoloMid]]

| crew          = [[Leap of Faith]]

| winningsssbb  = ~$3,735.30

| winningsssb4  = ~$170,758.77

| winningspm    = ~$6,377.22

| rankingssb4   = [[Panda Global Rankings|Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 1st

| skillssbm    = Top professional <small>(retired)</small>

| skillssbb      = Top professional <small>(retired)</small>

| skillssb4      = Top professional <small>(retired)</small>

| skillpm        = Top professional <small>(retired)</small>

| skillssbu      = Top professional

| alias        = PersistentBlade

| realname     = {{iw|wikipedia|Gonzalo Barrios|eSports player}}

| birthday     = 17

| birthmonth   = 4

| birthyear     = 1995

| location     = <!--Do not change his location to SoCal, New Jersey, or Indiana unless you can prove that ZeRo has obtained citizenship in America.-->Chillán

| country       = <!--Do not change his country to United States unless you can prove that ZeRo has obtained citizenship in America.-->Chile

'''ZeRo''' is a smasher from Chillán, Chile who currently resides in Florida.

He is widely considered to be the best ''[[Smash 4]]'' player of all time, being a dominant player up until his retirement from the game in January 2018.  With a combination of Diddy Kong and Sheik, he had a record of 56 consecutive tournament wins from the game's release on [[Wii U]] in November 2014 until [[MLG World Finals 2015]] in October 2015, including [[national tournament|nationals]] such as [[Apex 2015]], [[CEO 2015]], [[EVO 2015]], [[Super Smash Con 2015]], and [[The Big House 5]]. This is the longest such streak of any player in any Super Smash Bros. game. He was also considered the best {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} player in the world, the best {{SSB4|Lucina}} player in the world when he actively used her, and was considered the best {{SSB4|Sheik}} player in the world until summer 2016, when he relegated the character to a secondary in light of her nerfs. He also had strong {{SSB4|Cloud}} and {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}} secondaries, with his Captain Falcon often considered to be among the best in the world. ZeRo is ranked 1st on the [[Panda Global Rankings|Panda Global Rankings 100]], and was formerly ranked at the 0 position on both the [[Chicago Smash 4 Power Rankings]] and [[SoCal Smash 4 Power Rankings]] and 1st on the [[New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings]].

ZeRo has also seen great success in other ''Smash'' games. He dominated the Chilean ''[[Brawl]]'' scene with his {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} and rose to fame in the United States as a top player on [[All is Brawl]]. Due to consistently great tournament results such as 2nd at [[Apex 2014]] and 1st at [[Rescue 2]] and [[KTAR 9]], he was considered to be one of the best players in the world in 2013 and 2014, and was ranked 3rd on the [[2014 SSBBRank]]. In ''[[Melee]]'', ZeRo mained {{SSBM|Fox}} and played from 2007 to 2010, and again starting in 2014 after focusing on ''Brawl'' in between. After qualifying for [[MLG Anaheim 2014]] and placing 17th at both [[CEO 2014]] and [[EVO 2014]], he was ranked 35th on the [[2014 SSBMRank]]. He was also considered to be the best ''[[Project M]]'' player in the world during the 3.02 era in 2014, winning CEO 2014, [[Zenith 2014]], [[GUTS 3]], and [[The Big House 4]] with a combination of {{PM|Pit}} and {{PM|Fox}}.  

Due to his top professional success in multiple ''Smash'' games, ZeRo is widely considered to be one of the best overall ''Smash'' players of all time, along with {{Sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|Wizzrobe}}, {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}, and {{Sm|ESAM}}.

On January 12, 2018, ZeRo announced an indefinite hiatus from competitive ''Smash 4'', citing disillusionment with the game and personal reasons. He has since shown a renewed interest in ''Melee'', and is currently active on Netplay on [[Anther's Ladder]]. He also occasionally [[commentator|commentates]] for Smash 4, doing so at [[Midwest Mayhem 11]] and [[Smash 'N' Splash 4]] after his retirement. In addition, he regularly streams ''[[Smash 4]]'', ''[[Melee]]'', and various other games on [https://www.twitch.tv/zero his Twitch channel].

On November 7th 2018, ZeRo announced that [[Tempo Storm]] would replace [[TSM]] as his sponsor, and that, after almost a year, he would be coming out of retirement to compete in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

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ZeRo has been playing Smash since the release of ''Smash 64'' in 1999, and has had "ZeRo" as his gamertag since 2005.

 

ZeRo began playing competitively in 2006 with ''Melee''. Not much about his career during this time period is known until his first international tournament roughly 6 years later.

 

===2012-2013: Climbing To Be One Of The Best in ''Brawl'' ===

ZeRo's first international tournament was [[Apex 2012]], where he placed 17th in singles and 9th in doubles, teaming with {{Sm|Kadaj}}.

Shortly before [[Apex 2013]], ZeRo arrived in the United States to attend XSmash, and shocked the world by winning the tournament, defeating top professionals such as {{Sm|Vinnie}}, {{Sm|Nairo}}, and {{Sm|Mew2King}} during his march to victory. At Apex 2013, he placed 9th in singles and 13th in doubles, teaming with {{Sm|quiKsilver}}. ZeRo's last tournament on the East Coast during his stay was Rescue 2, which he won after defeating Nairo in two consecutive sets during grand finals. A week later, he traveled to the Midwest to attend Outrage, which he won after defeating players such as {{Sm|Ally}} and {{Sm|Zinoto}}. Before leaving the United States to return to Chile, ZeRo was honorably ranked 2nd on the [[Tristate Power Rankings|Tristate Brawl Power Rankings]], behind Mew2King.

 

Later that year, ZeRo traveled to the United States in preparation for [[SKTAR 2]]. Here, ZeRo placed 4th in doubles, teaming with Ally, losing to {{Sm|Nakat}} and {{Sm|False}} in winners' semis and Nairo and {{Sm|ADHD}} in losers' semis. In singles, ZeRo got 1st seed in his bracket pool after defeating {{Sm|Atomsk}} in winners' finals. In winners' quarters, he lost to ADHD 1-2 in a close set, getting timed out and losing the percentage lead at the very last second of game 3. ZeRo then took out {{b|SKTAR|tournament}} champion Nairo 2-1 and ESAM 2-0 in losers' bracket before being eliminated by {{Sm|Nakat}} 1-2 in losers' quarters, placing 5th.

===2014: Final Year Before ''Smash 4''===

ZeRo attended [[Apex 2014]] five months later. He defeated Ally in winners' quarters before losing to ESAM 0-2 in winners' semis, and then proceeded to eliminate ADHD 2-1, Mew2King 2-0, and ESAM 3-0 in a rematch in losers' bracket, making it to grand finals against Nairo. ZeRo ultimately lost to Nairo 1-3 and placed 2nd in singles after some very close and exciting matches. He also placed 5th in doubles, teaming with {{Sm|Chibo}}, defeating several teams such as Nakat and False, and also almost defeating Nairo and ADHD.

ZeRo's next appearance was at the MLG sponsored ''Smash'' event [[Shuffle V]] in Columbus, Ohio. In ''Brawl'' singles, he placed 1st after defeating ADHD 2-0, Mew2King 2-1, and Vinnie 3-2 in winners finals. He lost to Vinnie 2-3 in the first set of grand finals, but still won the second set 3-1. ZeRo also placed 13th in ''Melee'' singles, 3rd in ''Melee'' doubles with {{Sm|Nintendude}}, 13th in ''Project M'' singles, and 1st in ''Project M'' doubles with {{Sm|Denti}}.  

ZeRo would then travel to several qualifiers for the ''Melee'' event at [[MLG Anaheim 2014]]. At [[Fighters' Edge]], he placed 5th in ''Melee'' singles and 2nd in ''Project M'' singles. At [[WHOBO MLG]] one week later, ZeRo placed 1st in ''Brawl'' singles, ''Project M'' singles, and ''Project M'' doubles with Denti. He also placed 2nd in ''Brawl'' doubles with Denti, and 4th in ''Melee'' singles.

ZeRo then attended [[SKTAR 3]] the week after. In ''Brawl'' singles, he was knocked out of winners' bracket 1-2 by ADHD, and then eliminated {{Sm|Vex}} 2-0, Vinnie 2-1, and Ally 2-0, before being eliminated by Nairo 1-2, placing 4th. He placed 4th in ''Brawl'' doubles with Vex, 9th in ''Project M'' singles, and 1st in ''Project M'' doubles with {{Sm|Rolex}}, defeating Mew2King and {{Sm|Armada}} 3-2 in both winners' finals and grand finals. Lastly, ZeRo placed 9th in ''Melee'' singles, notably eliminating {{Sm|HugS}} and {{Sm|Darc}} in losers' bracket before losing to {{Sm|SFAT}} 0-2. This placement, coupled with ZeRo's placements at previous qualifiers, allowed him to qualify for the championship bracket at MLG Anaheim 2014. He also placed 5th in ''Melee'' doubles with {{Sm|s0ft}}.

ZeRo attended [[CEO 2014]] one week later. At this tournament, he won ''Project M'' singles, defeating aMSa 2-0, {{Sm|ChuDat}} 2-0, and {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} 3-1 in winners' finals. He lost to Wizzrobe 0-3 in the first set of grand finals, but still won the second set 3-1. ZeRo also placed 2nd in ''Project M'' doubles with Mew2King, 17th in ''Melee'' singles, and 4th in ''Melee'' doubles with ESAM. ZeRo then attended [[Kings of Cali 4]], where he placed 13th in ''Melee'' singles and 5th in ''Melee'' doubles with Westballz.

In ''Project M'' singles at [[Zenith 2014]], ZeRo managed to win the tournament through losers' bracket after losing to {{Sm|NinjaLink}} 0-2 in the second round of winners' bracket. He defeated {{Sm|Jtails}} 2-0, {{Sm|DJ Nintendo}} 2-0, Rolex 2-1, {{Sm|Seagull Joe}} 2-0, NinjaLink 2-1 in a rematch, Mew2King 3-1, and {{Sm|Emukiller}} 3-0 to make it to grand finals. In grand finals, he defeated {{Sm|Junebug}} 3-1 in both sets. ZeRo also placed 1st in ''Project M'' doubles with Mew2King, defeating Rolex and Emukiller 3-0 in winners' finals and Junebug and {{Sm|Pink Fresh}} 3-1 in grand finals, 7th in ''Melee'' singles, losing to {{Sm|Zhu}} 0-2 in losers' top 8, and 2nd in ''Melee'' doubles with {{Sm|Axe}}, losing to Mew2King and {{Sm|Hax}} in winners' finals, and then defeating Zhu and {{Sm|Cactuar}} in a close set in losers' finals before losing to Mew2King and Hax again in grand finals.

 

ZeRo was widely considered to be the best ''[[Smash 4]]'' player in the world, winning numerous amounts of early ''Smash 4'' national tournaments including [[Apex 2015]], [[CEO 2015]], and [[EVO 2015]], often without losing a set. This amazing prowess was recognized in CEO, where $500 would be rewarded to any Smasher who could take a set off of ZeRo; however, he again successfully won the tournament without dropping down to losers bracket, defeating ESAM 3-1 in winners semis and Nairo 3-1 in both winners finals and grand finals. At EVO 2015, ZeRo defeated Ally and {{Sm|Abadango}} 2-0 in winners quarters and semis, and Nairo and Mr. R 3-0 in winners finals and grand finals, taking the tournament without losing a single game while switching back exclusively to Diddy Kong for his set against Mr. R.

 

ZeRo was also the winner of the promotional {{forwiiu}} tournament held by [[Nintendo]] at [[E3 2014]], playing as {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} against Hungrybox as {{SSB4|Kirby}} in grand finals.

On August 1st, 2015, after a 43 tournament win streak, including winning EVO 2015 without dropping a game, ZeRo was signed on by [[Team SoloMid]], being a free agent after resigning from Clash Tournaments in 2014.

At [[The Big House 5]], ZeRo suffered a shocking loss in Round 2 Pools against Seagull Joe, leading many to believe that the undisputed #1 player would finally be defeated. However, ZeRo would end up easily going through the losers bracket, defeating {{Sm|MVD}} 2-0, {{Sm|StaticManny}} 2-0, Wizzrobe 2-0, Ally 3-0, ESAM 3-1, {{Sm|Zenyou}} 3-0, and {{Sm|Rayquaza07}} 3-1. Finally, he was put up against Anti in losers semifinals, but despite being down 2-1 against Anti's Mario, he brought it back in a very close set to win 3-2. After 3-0'ing {{Sm|Dabuz}} in losers finals, he would go on to face long time rival Nairo. ZeRo would 3-0 Nairo in the first set to cause a reset, after Nairo was playing secondaries in an attempt to avoid his ZSS being downloaded. In the second set of grand finals, with Nairo playing Zero Suit Samus, ZeRo was down 2-1 to Nairo, marking the second time in the tournament that he was just one game away from losing his streak. In the end, ZeRo brought it back once again, defeating Nairo 3-2, and completing one of the greatest losers bracket runs in Smash history.

ZeRo's huge winning streak was finally ended at [[MLG World Finals 2015]], where Nairo beat him 3-2 and then 3-1 in grand finals.

At [[GENESIS 3]], ZeRo solidly cruised through his round 1 pool without dropping a game. In his round 2 pool, he defeated {{Sm|Akiro}} 2-0 and {{Sm|Umeki}} 2-0 to advance to top 32, where he would go on to defeat {{Sm|Earth}} 3-1 and Mr. R 3-0 to qualify for top 8 in winners. In winners semis, ZeRo managed to defeat Dabuz 3-2 in a close set, advancing to winners finals against {{Sm|Ranai}}. In a highly anticipated match, ZeRo was able to defeat Ranai 3-2, advancing to Grand Finals, where he would again take a close 3-2 set against Dabuz to win the tournament.

ZeRo went on a hiatus due to personal medical issues, most importantly an injury in his middle finger, and could not attend many tournaments, most notably [[Pound 2016]], as a result. This could be marked as the end of his dominance in the game as his return 2 months later was rocky as a result.

After initially dropping out of registration, ZeRo competed at [[Get On My Level 2016]], the first tournament he has attended since [[2GGT: EE Saga]], as Zinoto was unable to attend and vacated his spot for ZeRo. Performing well up until winners quarters mostly using Diddy Kong over Sheik, Mew2King's Cloud defeated both of his characters in a 3-0 upset. However, ZeRo managed to advance to the loser's side of grand finals, defeating {{Sm|San}} 3-0 to get into top 8 and Mr. R 3-2 in losers eighths. In losers quarters, he fought {{Sm|MkLeo}} in a highly anticipated set which he won 3-2. He continued his losers run, defeating Nairo 3-0 in losers semis, and {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} 3-2 in losers finals. In grand finals, ZeRo lost to Ally 2-3, placing 2nd at the tournament with his sixth ever set loss, and only second ever tournament loss since his streak ended at MLG World Finals 2015.

The next few tournaments began a streak of losses for ZeRo, placing 2nd at three more tournaments after Get On My Level 2016, usually losing two sets in grand finals. He lost to {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} twice at [[2GGT: Mexico Saga]] (2-3 both sets), {{Sm|ANTi}} twice at Wednesday Night Fights 2016 2.5 (1-3 and 0-3) and {{Sm|Ally}} twice at [[Smash 'N' Splash 2]] (1-3 both sets).  

He ended his short losing streak by defeating {{Sm|Nairo}} twice at [[Low Tier City 4]] 3-2 and 3-1 in winners finals and grand finals respectively.

However, ZeRo's losing streak began again and would last throughout the summer. ZeRo placed 9th at [[CEO 2016]] after getting upset by {{Sm|Prince Ramen}}'s Palutena 0-2 in winners semis of his pool and Larry Lurr 0-3 in losers, marking the first time he was eliminated before top 8. At [[WTFox 2]], ZeRo placed 3rd, losing to {{Sm|Dabuz}} 2-3 in winners finals and {{Sm|Mr. R}} 1-3 in losers finals. At [[EVO 2016]], ZeRo was upset again, this time by {{Sm|Mr.E}}. However, this time he managed to make top 8. He proceeded to defeat Larry Lurr, Abadango and VoiD all 2-0 but lost to {{Sm|Kameme}} 0-3 in losers finals, placing 3rd. However, ZeRo again placed outside of top 8 at [[Super Smash Con 2016]], placing 13th after getting upset by {{Sm|Day}} 1-2 in winners and {{Sm|Ally}} 1-3 in losers.

[[Endgame]] would mark the beginning of ZeRo's return to dominance as he took the tournament. Though he lost to Mew2King 2-3 in winners finals, he beat Ally 3-1 in losers finals, marking his first win over him in 2016. He proceeded to defeat Mew2King 3-1 in both sets of grand finals, with a JV-3 stock in the final match. He attended [[Shine 2016]] the following weekend and took the tournament without dropping a set, defeating {{Sm|ESAM}} 3-1 and 3-0 in winners finals and grand finals respectively.

After winning The Big House 6 , only losing to ANTi in winners finals 1-3 but 6-0'd him in grand finals, ZeRo would not attend another tournament until [[KTAR XIX]] which he solidly took. Winners finals pitted him against MkLeo in a rematch from Get On My Level 2016. ZeRo won the set 3-2 then beat Salem 3-1 in grand finals. He then won [[UGC Smash Open]] without dropping a single set, defeating Abadango 3-0 and 3-2 in winners finals and grand finals respectively. ZeRo was then invited to attend [[Smash City LA]] which he again won without dropping a set, defeating Larry Lurr 3-1 and 3-2 in winners finals and grand finals respectively.

However, his short winning streak ended at, ironically, his namesake tournament: [[2GGT: ZeRo Saga]] where he lost to {{Sm|Ally}} 2-3 in winners quarters and {{Sm|MkLeo}} 0-3 in losers semis, placing 4th and perpetuating the [[2GGT]] "saga curse".

At [[GENESIS 4]], ZeRo suffered a huge upset in round 2 pools, losing to {{Sm|Brood}}'s Duck Hunt 1-2. However, ZeRo still managed to make top 32 losers after defeating {{Sm|Manny}} 2-0. ZeRo went through the losers bracket defeating {{Sm|Salem}} and {{Sm|Nairo}} both 3-2, {{Sm|ESAM}} 3-1 and VoiD 3-2 advancing to Top 8. He proceeded to defeat {{Sm|Dabuz}} (although it was later discovered that their set had accidentally been played with a launch rate of 0.9) and {{Sm|Mr. R}} 3-1 each and {{Sm|Captain Zack}} 3-0, but narrowly lost to {{Sm|Ally}} 2-3 in a very close set using Cloud in losers finals, placing 3rd.

 

ZeRo was invited to [[PAX Arena at PAX East 2017]], where he took the tournament in a dominant fashion, defeating {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} 3-1 in winners finals and Dabuz 3-1 in grand finals.

At [[Frame Perfect Series 2]], ZeRo solidly took his pools, not dropping a set and entering top 48 on winner's side. In top 48, he beat {{Sm|MVD}} 3-1 then both Captain Zack and {{Sm|MkLeo}} 3-0 each until falling to {{Sm|Kirihara}} 2-3 in winners finals. After defeating MkLeo again 3-0 in losers finals, he lost to Kirihara again 2-3 in grand finals, placing 2nd.

At [[2GGC: Civil War]], ZeRo lost to {{Sm|Xzax}} 1-2 in winners finals of his pool in a huge upset. He then lost to {{Sm|Luhtie}} 2-3 in losers in another upset, placing 49th, his lowest in his entire ''Smash Bros.'' career.

At [[2GGC: Greninja Saga]], ZeRo solidly took his pools defeating {{Sm|ImHip}} 2-0 qualifying to winners top 32. However, he then lost to {{Sm|falln}} 2-3. After defeating Rich Brown and Lea 3-0 each, he lost to {{Sm|ANTi}} 2-3 in a close set, placing 9th.

 

At [[MomoCon 2017]], ZeRo easily made top 8 winners side without dropping a single game, defeating {{Sm|Rango}} in winners finals of his pool. He defeated {{Sm|Mekos}}, Salem and Larry Lurr all 3-0, but lost to Nairo 1-3 in winners finals for the first time since [[MLG World Finals 2015]]. He then lost to {{Sm|Fatality}} 1-3 in losers finals, placing 3rd.

 

At [[Smash 'N' Splash 3]], ZeRo made top 8 winner side without dropping a game, defeating {{Sm|Shel}} and MVD 3-0 each. He then defeated Tweek 3-0, but lost to Ally 0-3 in winners finals. He 3-0d Larry Lurr in loser finals then defeated Ally 3-1 and 3-2 in grand finals to take the tournament (using Diddy Kong instead of Lucina). Carrying this winning momentum, he won [[2GGC: Nairo Saga]] the following weekend, not dropping a game to make top 8. In top 8, he defeated Nairo 3-0 in winners semis, MkLeo 3-2 in winners finals and Salem 3-2 in grand finals to win the tournament.

 

At [[CEO 2017]], ZeRo made top 8 winners after defeating {{Sm|Zinoto}} 3-0. He then defeated {{Sm|KEN}} 3-2 in winners semis, Larry Lurr 3-0 in winners finals and MkLeo 3-1 in grand finals to take the tournament.

Following a win at [[Midwest Mayhem 9]], ZeRo would have a temporary fallout, as he placed 2nd at [[2GGC: ARMS Saga]] (losing to {{Sm|Dabuz}} 1-3 in winners finals and 0-3 in grand finals despite resetting the bracket 3-2), 2nd at [[EVO 2017]] (losing to {{Sm|Salem}} 2-3 twice in grand finals) 9th at [[DreamHack Atlanta 2017]] (losing to {{Sm|Samsora}} 2-3 in an upset in winners, then {{Sm|Nairo}} 2-3 in losers), 2nd at [[Low Tier City 5]] (losing to {{Sm|Mistake}} 1-2 in an upset in winners quarters, then {{Sm|Tweek}} 1-3 in grand finals), and 2nd at [[Super Smash Con 2017]] (losing 2-3 twice to Nairo in grand finals).

 

ZeRo was invited to [[PAX Arena at PAX West 2017]] where he won the tournament in a dominant fashion, winning every set in his round robin pool (only dropping one game to Ally) to be seeded in winners semis of top 8, then defeating Salem 3-2 and Nairo 3-0 in both winners finals and grand finals.

On January 12, 2018, ZeRo announced via a tweet<ref>https://twitter.com/TSMZeRo/status/951914839709974529</ref> that he would no longer be competing in ''Smash 4'' tournaments, in order to focus on other life goals. In said tweet, ZeRo said he would return to competitive Smash when a new trend surfaces on the Smash scene. Since his retirement, ZeRo has commentated for the Top 8's of [[Midwest Mayhem 11]] and [[Smash 'N' Splash 4]]. On April 14, he released an update video <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_zzVpIJo4k</ref> addressing his satisfaction with his retirement, and said his days as a full-time competitor were very unlikely to be revived, even with the new game being announced the month prior. He did, however, express interest in creating content with the new smash iteration, including tutorials and stream highlights.

On November 7, 2018, ZeRo announced that he was signed by [[Tempo Storm]] and would be coming out of retirement to compete in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.<ref>https://twitter.com/zerowondering/status/1060231579207909379</ref>

===2019: Return to Competition===

ZeRo's first event back to competition was confirmed to be [[Smash Conference United]] on January 5th. At the tournament, ZeRo solidly made top 48 winners side, defeating everyone in his pool 2-0. After defeating Rideae 3-0, he lost to {{Sm|MuteAce}} 2-3 and {{Sm|Samsora}} 0-3, placing 9th.

ZeRo also competed at the Smash Ultimate Summit, placing 13th in Singles and 5th in random 1v1's.

Across all ''Smash'' games, ZeRo is a very methodical and theoretical player, focusing on having solid fundamentals and a commanding [[neutral game]] that can allow him to completely control the match after one mistake from his opponents. Due to this, he is considered to have the strongest neutral game in the world in ''Smash 4'', and is one of the most adaptive players in all games. He is known to memorize percents, setups, and any other info that can improve his gameplay. In ''Smash 4'', his playstyle varies depending on whom he is facing. At times, ZeRo plays very proactively, inducing pressure on his opponents with precise hits, simple but effective punishes, and strong stage control. At other times, ZeRo plays more reactively and will not approach at all, preferring to camp most of the time and bait out mistakes from his opponent. In ''Melee'', ZeRo plays very defensively overall, preferring to camp opponents with Fox's [[Blaster]] and only approach when provoked to in the beginning of the set. This is to gain information on the opponent so that he can adjust his playstyle according to the habits that he picks up from his opponents during the course of the match.  

|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||17th||9th||{{Sm|Kadaj}}

|Forever [Censored] Slowpoke Turnament 2||November 3rd, 2012||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[http://smashboards.com/threads/xsmash-results-zerooo.331265/ XSmash]||December 22nd, 2012||1st||4th||{{Sm|Dabuz}}

|[[Uprise 11]]||December 29th, 2012||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Anti}}

|[http://challonge.com/collision1v1 Collision VI]||January 5th, 2013||7th||3rd||{{Sm|quiKsilver}}

|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||9th||13th||quiKsilver

|[http://nintendodojo.com/forum/topic.aspx?id=205843 Sa2vation]||January 26th, 2013||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Tantalus}}

|KOTC||February 2nd, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/e4u-remix-3-pro-bracket.1493/event?id=3 E4U: Remix 3]||February 9th, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|FOW}}

|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=14138 Xanadu Games Harlem Shake Edition]||February 23rd, 2013||3rd||1st||{{Sm|ESAM}}

|[[Rescue 2]]||March 2nd, 2013||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Chibo}}

|Outrage||March 9th, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|Ally}}

|Shockwave||July 20th, 2013||1st||1st||Anti

|[[SKTAR 2]]||August 3rd-4th, 2013||5th||4th||Ally

|[[KTAR 8]]||December 28th, 2013||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Salem}}

|[[Forest Temple]]||January 11th, 2014||1st||1st||FOW

|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||2nd||5th||Chibo

|[[Shuffle V]]||February 22nd-23rd, 2014||1st||7th||Chibo

|[http://challonge.com/C9b1 Collision 9]||March 15th, 2014||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Vex Kasrani}}

|[[KTAR 9]]||March 22nd, 2014||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Seagull Joe}}

|[[WHOBO MLG]]||May 3rd-4th, 2014||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Denti}}

 

|[http://challonge.com/sax040514meleesingles Xanadu Legends]||April 5th, 2014||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Bones}}

|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355286 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13]||May 13th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355866 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/20]||May 20th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[Pat's House 2]]||May 24th-25th, 2014||17th||7th||{{Sm|Westballz}}

|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||9th||5th||{{Sm|s0ft}}

|[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||17th||4th||{{Sm|ESAM}}

|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=360121 Summer Jam 8]||August 30th-31st, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|GamerByte||October 25th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[KTAR 8]]||December 28th, 2013||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[Shuffle V]]||February 22nd-23rd, 2014||13th||1st||{{Sm|Denti}}

|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=350529 Collision 9]||March 15th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/smashing-grounds-5-pm-singles.686/event Smashing Grounds 5]||March 20th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[KTAR 9]]||March 22nd, 2014||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Seagull Joe}}

|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/infinity-and-beyond-5.1041/event Infinity and Beyond 5]||May 1st, 2014||1st||1st||Denti

|[[WHOBO MLG]]||May 3rd-4th, 2014||1st||1st||Denti

|[[Project M Showdown 3.02]]||May 17th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|ChuDat}}

|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||9th||1st||{{Sm|Rolex}}

|[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Mew2King}}

|[[EVO 2014]] Day 2 Side Tournament||July 12th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||1st||1st||Mew2King

|[[GUTS 3]]||September 19th-21st, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Emukiller}}

|[[The Big House 4]]||October 4th-5th, 2014||1st||1st||Mew2King

|[[NorCal Regionals 2015]]||April 3rd-5th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[Super Smash Bros. Invitational]]||June 10th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[Sky's Smash 4 Invitational]]||November 20th-22nd, 2014||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Mr. R}}

|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/ugc-biweekly-17.3188/event UGC Biweekly #17]||November 29th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Tyrant}}

|[http://tod2014.challonge.com Triumph or Die 2014]||November 30th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/ssw-singles-dec6.3372/event Super Smash Weekend 12-6-2014]||December 6th, 2014||1st||1st||Tyrant

|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/super-smash-saturdays-singles-12-20-2014.3586/event Super Smash Saturdays 12-20-2014]||December 20th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Tearbear}}

|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/ssb4-wii-u-5-12-21-2014.3560/event UGC Biweekly #18]||December 21st, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Xzax}}

|[[Double Vegas Down Attack 5]]||December 22nd, 2014||1st||1st||Tyrant

|[[CLASH Online Invitational Finals]]||January 11th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[Double Vegas Down Attack 6]]||January 12th, 2015||1st||1st||Xzax

|[[Final Battle]]||January 17th, 2015||1st||2nd||Tyrant

|[http://worldwide.challonge.com/ Smash 4 Worldwide]||January 18th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}

|[http://challonge.com/SINGLESCZ Cyberzone 3/14]||March 14th, 2015||1st||1st||[[Smasher:SS (Arizona)|SS]]

|[[Aftershock]]||March 28th-29th, 2015||1st||1st||Dabuz

|[[Double Vegas Down Attack 8]]||March 30th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[NorCal Regionals 2015]]||April 3rd-5th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Zex}}

|[[MVG Sandstorm]]||April 18th-19th, 2015||1st||1st||Mew2King

|[[Chokaigi 2015]]||April 25th-26th, 2015||1st||1st||Mew2King

|[[Double Vegas Down Attack 9]]||May 18th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[Combo Breaker 2015]]||May 22nd-24th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[Double Vegas Down Attack 10]]||May 30th-31st, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|FOW}}

|[[CEO 2015]]||June 26th-28th, 2015||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Hungrybox}}

|[[FC Smash 15XR: Return]]||July 4th-5th, 2015||1st||2nd||Hungrybox

|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||1st||Top 16||{{Sm|ANTi}}

|[[Low Tier City 3]]||August 1st-2nd, 2015||1st||2nd||Mew2King

|[[Super Smash Con 2015]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Nairo}}

|[[PAX Prime 2015]]||August 28th-30th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|MVD}}

|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||1st||1st||Nairo

|[[MLG World Finals 2015]]||October 16th-18th, 2015||2nd||1st||Nairo

|[[Tipped Off 11]]||November 7th-8th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|6WX}}

|[[Northwest Majors: Drop Zone]]||November 21st-22nd, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Viviff}}

|[[E2C20]]||November 28th, 2015||1st||1st||ANTi

|[[2GGT: Fatality Saga]]||December 5th, 2015||1st||2nd||Xzax

|[[2GGT: ESAM Saga]]||January 9th, 2016||1st||2nd||{{Sm|ESAM}}

|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||1st||2nd||Nairo

|[[PAX Arena]]||January 29th-31st, 2016||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Nakat}}

|[[2GGT: EE Saga]]||February 27th, 2016||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Gunblade}}

|[[Get On My Level 2016]]||May 20th-22nd, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[2GGT: Mexico Saga]]||June 4th, 2016||2nd||5th||{{Sm|VoiD}}

|[https://smash.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-2016-2-5/brackets/13454/39732/132830 Wednesday Night Fights 2016 2.5]||June 8th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[Smash 'N' Splash 2]]||June 11th-12th, 2016||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Abadango}}

|[[Low Tier City 4]]||June 18th-19th, 2016||1st||1st||Nairo

|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||9th||3rd||Nairo

|[[WTFox 2]]||July 1st-3rd, 2016||3rd||1st||Mr. R

|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||13th||2nd||Nairo

|[[Endgame]]||August 20th-21st, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Ally}}

|[[Shine 2016]]||August 26th-28th, 2016||1st||2nd||ESAM

|[[Collision XIV]]||September 3rd, 2016||4th||1st||Nairo

|[[2GGT: Abadango Saga]]||September 24th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Komorikiri}}

|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||1st||1st||Nairo

|[[KTAR XIX]]||November 19th, 2016||1st||1st||Nairo

|[[UGC Smash Open]]||December 2nd-4th, 2016||1st||1st||Nairo

|[[Smash City LA]]||December 11th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[2GGT: ZeRo Saga]]||December 16th-18th, 2016||4th||1st||Nairo

|[[2GGC: GENESIS Saga]]||January 14th, 2017||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Tweek}}

|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||3rd||4th||Nairo

|[[2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga]]||February 11th, 2017||1st||7th||6WX

|[[Frostbite 2017]]||February 25th-26th, 2017||1st||4th||Nairo

|[[PAX Arena at PAX East 2017]]||March 12th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[Frame Perfect Series 2]]||March 18th-19th, 2017||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Tsu-}}

|[[2GGC: Civil War]]||March 24th-26th, 2017||49th||2nd||Nairo

|[[KTAR XX]]||April 1st-2nd, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|MkLeo}}

|[[Midwest Mayhem 8: North American Tour]]||April 8th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|Ally}}

|[[CEO Dreamland]]||April 14th-16th, 2017||1st||1st||Nairo

|[[DreamHack Austin 2017]]||April 28th-30th, 2017||1st||1st||MkLeo

|{{b|Royal Flush|tournament}}||May 12th-14th, 2017||1st||1st||Nairo

|[[2GGC: Greninja Saga]]||May 20th, 2017||9th||17th||Nairo

|[[MomoCon 2017]]||May 25th-28th, 2017||3rd||4th||Nairo

|[[Smash 'N' Splash 3]]||June 2nd-4th, 2017||1st||2nd||Tweek

|[[2GGC: Nairo Saga]]||June 10th-11th, 2017||1st||2nd||Nairo

|[[CEO 2017]]||June 16th-18th, 2017 ||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[Midwest Mayhem 9: Old vs New]]||July 1st, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[2GGC: ARMS Saga]]||July 8th-9th, 2017||2nd||2nd||Tsu-

|[https://smash.gg/tournament/mega-smash-mondays-104/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/140693 Mega Smash Mondays 104]||July 10th, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[DreamHack Atlanta 2017]]||July 21st-23rd, 2017||9th||3rd||Nairo

|[[Low Tier City 5]]||August 5th-6th, 2017||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Mistake}}

|[[Super Smash Con 2017]]||August 10th-13th, 2017||2nd||3rd||Nairo

|[[2GGC: SCR Saga]]||August 19th-20th, 2017||1st||3rd||Nairo

|[[Shine 2017]]||August 25th-27th, 2017||1st||3rd||Nairo

|[[PAX Arena at PAX West 2017]]||September 1st-4th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[2GGC: West Side Saga]]||September 9th, 2017||1st||1st||Nairo

|[[GameTyrant Expo 2017]]||September 29th-October 1st, 2017||3rd||2nd||Nairo

|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||4th||1st||Nairo

|[[DreamHack Denver 2017]]||October 20th-22nd, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[Clutch City Clash 2]]||October 28th-29th, 2017||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Trela}}

|[[2GGC: MkLeo Saga]]||November 4th, 2017||13th||1st||Nairo

|[[Midwest Mayhem 10]]||November 25th, 2017||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Cosmos}}

|[[2GG Championship]]||December 1st-3rd, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;

|[[Smash 4 Boot Camp]]||December 7th-10th, 2017||4th||2nd||Nairo

 

|{{Trn|Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018}}||June 12th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;

|{{Trn|Smash Conference United}}||January 5th-6th, 2019|||9th||3rd|||{{Sm|Mew2King}}

|{{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit}}||March 8th-10th, 2019|||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;

*ZeRo says "So a lot of people have been wondering..." at the beginning of many of his YouTube videos, with said phrase having become a meme in the ''[[Smash 4]]'' community.

*At [[EVO 2015]], ZeRo did not lose a single game, making him the first competitor to do so for any game at EVO.

*The only players that ZeRo holds a negative record against in ''Smash 4'' are {{Sm|Prince Ramen}}, {{Sm|Brood}}, {{Sm|Luhtie}} (all 0-1), and {{Sm|Kirihara}} (1-2).<!--Please do not include any sets from the ZeRo's Runback event at 2GGT: ZeRo Saga here; only tournament sets should be included..-->

*When both ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'' were announced to be at EVO 2015, ZeRo announced that he would shift his focus on ''Melee'' exclusively for at least one year if he won ''Smash 4'' at that tournament, citing {{Sm|Leffen}} as his inspiration. He eventually [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKeVeo2UMAAf49d.png:large decided against it] despite taking EVO 2015 without even dropping a game, stating "when I feel like playing [''Melee''], I'll play it. That's all there is to it." ZeRo has not attended a single ''Melee'' tournament since then. However, he competed in a Melee event for the first time in years at [[Super Smash Con 2017]]'s Smash Masters event.

**On April 1st 2016, ZeRo made an April Fools' Day video called {{YouTube|XzjAduas5Lc|My New Tournament Main}} where he "announced" that he would be maining Shulk and using him in tournaments.

*ZeRo never placed below 2nd at any ''Smash 4'' singles tournament he entered for nearly two years. However, this ended with his 9th place finish at [[CEO 2016]].

**[[2GGC: Civil War]] is currently his worst ''Smash 4'' tournament and his worst tournament overall across all games, placing 49th after both {{Sm|Xzax}} and {{Sm|Luhtie}} defeated him in dramatic upsets.

**Similarly, [[2GGC: Greninja Saga]] stands as ZeRo's worst ''Smash 4'' doubles tournament and his worst doubles tournament overall across all games, winning a single set and placing 17th with {{Sm|Nairo}}.

*In 2016, ZeRo was entered into the Guinness World Records for Video Games 2017 because of his winning streak of 53 consecutive victories between 2014 and 2015<ref>http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17506693/zero-featured-guiness-book-world-records-gamers-edition</ref>. ZeRo, however, claimed that he had 56 consecutive wins.

*Similarly to {{Sm|Mango}}'s "Scorpion Master" alter ego, ZeRo developed one named ''PersistentBlade'', a "Wi-fi warrior" {{SSB4|Lucina}} main who was at the highest rank on [[Smash Ladder]]. After attending and winning [[Ignition]] #76 using almost exclusively Lucina, it was revealed that he was, indeed, PersistentBlade<ref>https://twitter.com/NessaNessa0/status/847468534380843010</ref>. Following this revelation, PersistentBlade has officially become an alter ego for ZeRo in the Smash community, in which fans and even ZeRo jokingly insist that they are separate people.

*ZeRo is the only ''Smash 4'' player to have made more than $100,000. The only other players who made more than that amount are all ''Melee'' players: Mew2King, Mango, Armada and Hungrybox.

*[http://www.facebook.com/chilezero Facebook official fan page]

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