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{{Smasher Infobox

| name          = The Z

| image        = the z.jpg

| alias        = Zenyore, MrBushido

| 2ndmainssb    = Captain Falcon

| moremainssb  = {{SSB|Pikachu}}

| otherssb      = Yoshi

| 2ndotherssb  = Kirby

| moreotherssb  = {{SSB|Jigglypuff}}, {{SSB|Donkey Kong}}

| mainssbm      = Falco

| 2ndmainssbm  = Marth

| crew          = [[TR3G]], SSBMontreal

| country      = Canada  

{{For|other uses|Z}}

'''The Z''' is a top professional ''[[Super Smash Bros. 64]]'' player ranked first on the [[Montreal Power Rankings#Smash_64|Montreal Smash 64 Power Rankings]]. He is also a very proficient [[doubles]] player, his teammate of choice being {{sm|tacos}} in a duo feared as '''Team Luv''', who took second place in doubles at [[Apex 2015]]. The Z is famous for his unique playstyle, characterized by very high [[technical skill]], combo improvisation and mastery of virtually every character. He is also notorious for his ability to [[pressure]] opponents and perform [[Hard read|hard reads]].  

He is the founder of [[TR3G]] and is currently sponsored by [[SSBMontreal]].  

The Z made his international debut in January 2014 at [[Apex 2014|Apex]]. He was placed in Pool 1, where he defeated {{sm|YBOMBB}} (then considered Canada's second best player) 2-1 before being sent to loser's bracket by the Japanese player {{sm|Merihim}} 1-2 and was later eliminated by {{sm|tacos}} 0-2 to ultimately land at 25th.  

In March, he participated at [[Polybash XIII]] in Montreal where he beat notable American and Canadian players such as {{sm|Sex}} 2-0 and {{sm|Fireblaster}} 2-0, and notably defeated {{sm|Mew2King}} 3-1 using Donkey Kong. He placed 2nd, only losing to {{sm|KeroKeroppi}}.  

In August, The Z traveled to New York and entered singles and doubles at [[Zenith 2014]]. There, he defeated Fireblaster 2-0 and {{sm|LD}} 2-0 before being sent to losers' bracket by {{sm|Wizzrobe}} 2-3. He then defeated {{Sm|Nintendude}} 2-0 and landed at 4th place after losing to KeroKeroppi 1-3. He won the doubles bracket, teaming with {{Sm|SuPeRbOoMfAn}}, defeating Nintendude and {{Sm|Firo}} 3-1 and 3-0 in Winners Finals and Grand Finals respectively.  

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

At [[GENESIS 3]], The Z placed 9th in singles. He had a very strong performance in doubles teaming with tacos, defeating Fireblaster & Nintendude 2-0, {{sm|Pete}} and Dext3r 2-0, {{sm|wario}} and {{sm|wangera}} 3-2 and {{sm|Isai}} and {{sm|Rith}} 3-1. They placed second behind SuPeRbOoMfAn and JaimeHR in Grand Finals, losing 2-6.  

==Notable tournament placings==

|[[Apex 2015]]||January 31st-February 1st, 2015||9th||2nd||{{sm|tacos}}

|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=394674 Smash Till You Crash 5]||February 28th, 2015||1st||1st||Revan

|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 16-18th, 2016||9th||2nd||{{Sm|tacos}}

|[[Polybash XVI]]||February 27th, 2016||1st||—||—

[[Category:Fox professionals (SSB)]]

[[Category:Donkey Kong professionals (SSB)]]

[[Category:Captain Falcon professionals (SSB)]]

[[Category:Pikachu professionals (SSB)]]

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