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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name         = Zhu
| name           = Zhu
| image         = Zhu.png
| image           = Zhu.png
| mainssbm     = Falco
| mainssbm       = Marth
| otherssbm     = Sheik
| otherssbm       = Falco
| 2ndotherssbm = Fox
| 2ndotherssbm   = Fox
| moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Pikachu}}, {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}
| moreotherssbm   = {{SSBM|Sheik}}, {{SSBM|Pikachu}}, {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}
| crew         = BOXR
| crew           = BOXR
| former crews = Baysians, Team Gamecenter, Smash Practice
| former crews   = Baysians, Team Gamecenter, Smash Practice
| skillssbm     = Top professional
| rankingssbm     = [[SSBMRank 2017]]: 66th
| rankingssbm  = [[2015 SSBMRank]]: 29th
| bestrankingssbm = [[RetroSSBMRank 2009]]: 7th
| winningsssbm = ~$5,104.02
| winningsssbm   = ~$5,104.02
| realname     = Julian (Yue) Zhu
| realname       = Julian (Yue) Zhu
| alias         = Poor Zhu
| alias           = Poor Zhu
| birthday     = 24
| birthday       = 24
| birthmonth   = 5
| birthmonth     = 5
| birthyear     = 1990
| birthyear       = 1990
| location     = Berkeley, California
| location       = Millbrae, California
| country       = United States
| country         = United States
}}
}}


'''Zhu''' is a {{SSBM|Falco}} player from Northern California who is considered to be one of the best Falco players in the world. He was initially known most for [[self-destruct]]ing at crucial moments, dubbed "zhuiciding," and being the recipient of the original [[Wombo Combo]]. Zhu has made a series of combo videos named "Happy Feet," which showcase his Falco. At [[GENESIS]], he defeated renowned smasher {{Sm|Mew2King}} in losers' quarters for his placement. Zhu is currently ranked 1st on the [[Philadelphia Melee Power Rankings]] and 29th on the [[2015 SSBMRank]], and was formerly ranked 4th on the [[NorCal Power Rankings|NorCal Melee Power Rankings]]. He currently helps to run Smash Practice or '''SP''', a youtube/streaming channel along with {{sm|Cactuar}}. At [[EVO 2016]], he came back and defeated players such as {{Sm|Lucky}}, {{Sm|ChuDat}}, {{Sm|Laudandus}}, and {{Sm|Darkrain}} to end up getting 9th place.
'''Zhu''' is a retired ''[[Melee]]'' player from Northern California who was considered to be one of the best Falco players in the world. He was initially known most for [[self-destruct]]ing at crucial moments, dubbed "zhuiciding," and being the recipient of the original [[Wombo Combo]]. Zhu has made a series of combo videos named "Happy Feet," which showcase his Falco. At {{Trn|GENESIS}}, he defeated renowned smasher {{Sm|Mew2King}} in losers' quarters for his placement. At {{Trn|EVO 2016}}, Zhu has a remarkable performance, defeating players such as {{Sm|Lucky}}, {{Sm|ChuDat}}, {{Sm|Laudandus}}, and {{Sm|Darkrain}} to get 9th place.
 
He is currently helping to run [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtGeosEjh8wfMZifNfhospw SmashPractice] along with {{Sm|Cactuar}}.
 
Zhu was formerly ranked 1st on the [[Philadelphia Melee Power Rankings]], 5th on the [[NorCal Melee Power Rankings]], and 66th on [[SSBMRank 2017]].
 
On August 4th, 2018, Zhu announced that {{Trn|EVO 2018}} would be his last tournament as a competitor.<ref>https://twitter.com/boxrZhu/status/1025827543763415040</ref> In retirement, Zhu picked up Marth as his new main.


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=3412 UCLA VII: Avalanche]||November 9th, 2008||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|DEHF}}
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=3412 UCLA VII: Avalanche]||November 9th, 2008||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|DEHF}}
|-
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/scsa-west-coast-circuit-may-30th-m2k-is-coming-new-rules-front-page.203636/page-13#post-6037152 SCSA West Coast Circuit 1]||December 6th, 2008||4th||4th||Lucky
|{{Trn|SCSA West Coast Circuit|g=SSBM}}||December 6th, 2008||4th||4th||Lucky
|-
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=4716 UCLA Revival]||February 15th, 2009||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Lucky}}
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=4716 UCLA Revival]||February 15th, 2009||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Lucky}}
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|-
|-
|[[Mango Juice]]||March 21st, 2009||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Forward}}
|[[Mango Juice]]||March 21st, 2009||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Forward}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/posts/7856964 SCSA West Coast Circuit #4]||May 30th, 2009||2nd (Split)||2nd||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||4th||9th||{{Sm|MacD}}
|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||4th||9th||{{Sm|MacD}}
|-
|-
|[[Active Gamers]]||September 26th-27th, 2009||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|[[Active Gamers]]||September 26th-27th, 2009||4th||2nd||Mew2King
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=255468 Pat's House]||November 14th-15th, 2009||2nd||2nd||MacD
|[[Pat's House]]||November 14th-15th, 2009||2nd||2nd||MacD
|-
|-
|[[R3]]||December 19th-20th, 2009||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[R3]]||December 19th-20th, 2009||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||7th||33rd||MacD
|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||7th||33rd||MacD
|-
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/event.aspx?id=7476 SCSA West Coast Circuit 5]||January 30th, 2010||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/scsa-west-coast-circuit-5-1-30-10-results-on-first-page-and-thanks-for-coming.261420/ SCSA West Coast Circuit #5]||January 30th, 2010||5th||3rd||{{Sm|PsychoMidget}}
|-
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/event.aspx?id=8355 Tourney Play 5]||May 8th, 2010||5th||4th||MacD
|[http://nintendodojo.com/event.aspx?id=8355 Tourney Play 5]||May 8th, 2010||5th||4th||MacD
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|-
|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||13th||9th||MacD
|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||13th||9th||MacD
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/no-johns-july-2nd-results.306367/ No Johns 7/2/11]||July 2nd, 2011||3rd||2nd||[[Hax]]
|-
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/no-johns-august-6th-results-50-oh-yea-melee-is-back.308515/ No Johns 8/6/11]||August 6th, 2011||1st||1st||Mew2King
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/no-johns-august-6th-results-50-oh-yea-melee-is-back.308515/ No Johns 8/6/11]||August 6th, 2011||1st||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[[KTAR 6]]||August 14th, 2011||2nd||1st||Mew2King
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||13th||33rd||{{Sm|Hack}}
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||13th||33rd||{{Sm|Hack}}
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|[[HTC Throwdown]]||September 19th, 2015||17th||17th||Cactuar
|[[HTC Throwdown]]||September 19th, 2015||17th||17th||Cactuar
|-
|-
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th 2015||17th||9th||Cactuar
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||17th||9th||Cactuar
|-
|[[Smash the Record 2015]]||October 23rd-26th, 2015||&mdash;||4th||Cactuar
|-
|-
|[[Smash Summit]]||November 7th-8th, 2015||13th||7th||{{Sm|Westballz}}
|[[Smash Summit]]||November 7th-8th, 2015||13th||7th||{{Sm|Westballz}}
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th 2016||33rd||17th||Cactuar
|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||33rd||17th||Cactuar
|-
|-
|[[Shots Fired 2]]||March 5th-6th, 2016||5th||2nd||Mew2King
|[[Shots Fired 2]]||March 5th-6th, 2016||5th||2nd||Mew2King
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|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/emerald-city-iii/brackets/12931/44233/147138 Emerald City III]||June 18th, 2016||5th||4th||{{Sm|Silent Wolf}}
|[https://start.gg/tournament/emerald-city-iii/brackets/12931/44233/147138 Emerald City III]||June 18th, 2016||5th||4th||{{Sm|Silent Wolf}}
|-
|-
|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||25th||7th||{{Sm|MacD}}
|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||25th||7th||MacD
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[DI Another Day 2]]||September 8-11th, 2016||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Spud}}
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/di-another-day-2-a-western-australian-major/event/melee-singles/brackets/70410 DI Another Day 2]||September 8th-11th, 2016||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Spud}}
|-
|[http://norcalhss.challonge.com/mmseptmelee Matador Monthly - September]||September 23rd, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||33rd||25th||{{Sm|Nintendude}}
|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||33rd||25th||{{Sm|Nintendude}}
|-
|[[Canada Cup 2016]]||October 28th-30th, 2016||5th||4th||MacD
|-
|[[Smash the Record 2016]]||November 11th-14th, 2016||17th||9th||MacD
|-
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||33rd||17th||Cactuar
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-norcal-classic/event/melee-singles/brackets/119277 The NorCal Classic]||February 25th, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{b|Royal Flush|tournament}}||May 12th-14th, 2017||25th||5th||Hungrybox
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/get-smashed-123/event/melee-singles/brackets/138155 Get Smashed 123]||June 20th, 2017||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-15th, 2017||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Shine 2017]]||August 25th-27th, 2017||49th||25th||Nintendude
|-
|[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition|g=SSBM}}||April 7th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Rona Rumble: LACS Qualifier 1|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||July 11th, 2020||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||July 25th-26th, 2020||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Shots Fired]]||February 28th-March 1st, 2015||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Several tournament streams, and even the 2014 SSBM Player Rankings, jokingly list his sponsor as "Poor" as a reference to the Wombo Combo.
*Several tournament streams, and even the [[2014 SSBMRank]], jokingly list "Poor" as a sponsor of Zhu as a reference to the Wombo Combo.
**As a further reference, his current Youtube channel is named "Poor Zhu".
*Zhu is also known to have held a 2-year winning streak over {{Sm|Hax}}, not losing to him in bracket even once until No Johns 7/2/11, and defeating him in every encounter afterward until [[Revival of Melee 7]].
*Zhu is also known to have held a 2-year winning streak over {{Sm|Hax}}, not losing to him in bracket even once until No Johns 7/2/11, and defeating him in every encounter afterward until [[Revival of Melee 7]].
*Zhu used the tag CG for some of his sets at EVO 2016, which is a reference to an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKDlqdsw1i8 edited version] of the DK Rap by [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ecwl3FTG66jIKA9JRDtmg SiIvaGunner].


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/boxrZhu Twitter account]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/hylianlord YouTube channel]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/hylianlord YouTube channel]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=66087 SmashBoards profile]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=66087 SmashBoards profile]
*[http://allisbrawl.com/profile/Zhu.ai AllisBrawl profile]


[[Category:Falco professionals (SSBM)]]
==References==
[[Category:Fox professionals (SSBM)]]
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[[Category:Northern California smashers]]
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[[Category:Pennsylvania smashers]]
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[[Category:2013 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:Back Room members]]
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[[Category:Livestream commentators]]
[[Category:2015 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:YouTubers]]
[[Category:2013 SSBMRank top 25]]
[[Category:2014 SSBMRank top 25]]

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Zhu "Poor Zhu"
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Character info
Melee main Marth
Other Melee characters Falco, Fox, Sheik, Pikachu, Ice Climbers
Team info
Crew(s) BOXR
Former crews Baysians, Team Gamecenter, Smash Practice
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2017: 66th
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee RetroSSBMRank 2009: 7th
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Melee ~$5,104.02
Personal and other info
Real name Julian (Yue) Zhu
Birth date (age 34)
Location Millbrae, California United States

Zhu is a retired Melee player from Northern California who was considered to be one of the best Falco players in the world. He was initially known most for self-destructing at crucial moments, dubbed "zhuiciding," and being the recipient of the original Wombo Combo. Zhu has made a series of combo videos named "Happy Feet," which showcase his Falco. At GENESIS, he defeated renowned smasher Mew2King in losers' quarters for his placement. At EVO 2016, Zhu has a remarkable performance, defeating players such as Lucky, ChuDat, Laudandus, and Darkrain to get 9th place.

He is currently helping to run SmashPractice along with Cactuar.

Zhu was formerly ranked 1st on the Philadelphia Melee Power Rankings, 5th on the NorCal Melee Power Rankings, and 66th on SSBMRank 2017.

On August 4th, 2018, Zhu announced that EVO 2018 would be his last tournament as a competitor.[1] In retirement, Zhu picked up Marth as his new main.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Zero Challenge 3 July 20th-22nd, 2007 49th 9th Falcomist
Super Champ Combo September 29th-30th, 2007 33rd 17th Falcomist
SoCal Best of 2007 December 29th, 2007 7th 2nd DieSuperFly
UCSD Winter Smash II January 12th-13th, 2008 3rd 3rd ?
UCLA V: Melee Strikes Back March 1st, 2008 3rd 4th Falcomist
UCLA VII: Avalanche November 9th, 2008 2nd 3rd DEHF
SCSA West Coast Circuit December 6th, 2008 4th 4th Lucky
UCLA Revival February 15th, 2009 2nd 1st Lucky
Revival of Melee March 7th-8th, 2009 13th 7th Drephen
Mango Juice March 21st, 2009 2nd 3rd Forward
SCSA West Coast Circuit #4 May 30th, 2009 2nd (Split) 2nd Mew2King
GENESIS July 10th-12th, 2009 4th 9th MacD
Active Gamers September 26th-27th, 2009 4th 2nd Mew2King
Pat's House November 14th-15th, 2009 2nd 2nd MacD
R3 December 19th-20th, 2009 3rd — —
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 7th 33rd MacD
SCSA West Coast Circuit #5 January 30th, 2010 5th 3rd PsychoMidget
Tourney Play 5 May 8th, 2010 5th 4th MacD
Good Shit German July 24th-25th, 2010 9th 1st Mew2King
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 7th 13th VaNz
Don't Go Down There Jeff December 18th, 2010 3rd 2nd Hungrybox
Winter Game Fest VI January 22nd-23rd, 2011 4th 3rd MacD
Pound V February 19th-21st, 2011 13th 9th MacD
No Johns 7/2/11 July 2nd, 2011 3rd 2nd Hax
No Johns 8/6/11 August 6th, 2011 1st 1st Mew2King
KTAR 6 August 14th, 2011 2nd 1st Mew2King
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 13th 33rd Hack
Winter Game Fest VII January 15th, 2012 4th 2nd Fly Amanita
Rule 6: NorCal Regional July 29th, 2012 9th 9th Fly Amanita
Kings of Cali November 10th, 2012 17th 5th Shroomed
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 13th 33rd Silent Wolf
NorCal Regionals 2013 April 26th-28th, 2013 7th — —
EVO 2013 July 12th-14th, 2013 17th — —
LanHammer 2013 August 17th-18th, 2013 5th — —
Kings of Cali 3 December 14th-15th, 2013 17th 13th Toph
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 17th 13th Darc
Revival of Melee 7 March 8th-9th, 2014 9th 9th Cactuar
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 7th 13th Cactuar
MLG Anaheim 2014 June 20th-22nd, 2014 21st — —
EVO 2014 July 11th-13th, 2014 49th 17th Cactuar
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 3rd 3rd Cactuar
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 25th 9th Cactuar
Justice 4 October 11th, 2014 3rd 9th Animal
Do You Fox Wit It? November 15th-16th, 2014 9th 9th Flash
Paragon Orlando 2015 January 17th-18th, 2015 13th 9th Cactuar
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 17th Cactuar
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 3rd 3rd Velocity
NeoNebulous 7 March 28th, 2015 3rd 3rd Cactuar
Super Nebulous 3 April 25th-26th, 2015 17th 5th Cactuar
HFLAN Melee Edition May 9th-10th, 2015 5th 1st Armada
CEO 2015 June 26th-28th, 2015 9th 5th Cactuar
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 33rd — —
Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 9th 17th Cactuar
PAX Prime 2015 August 28th-30th, 2015 9th 4th Cactuar
HTC Throwdown September 19th, 2015 17th 17th Cactuar
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 17th 9th Cactuar
Smash the Record 2015 October 23rd-26th, 2015 — 4th Cactuar
Smash Summit November 7th-8th, 2015 13th 7th Westballz
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 33rd 17th Cactuar
Shots Fired 2 March 5th-6th, 2016 5th 2nd Mew2King
Pound 2016 April 2nd-3rd, 2016 25th — —
Emerald City III June 18th, 2016 5th 4th Silent Wolf
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 25th 7th MacD
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 9th — —
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 17th — —
DI Another Day 2 September 8th-11th, 2016 2nd 1st Spud
Matador Monthly - September September 23rd, 2016 1st — —
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 33rd 25th Nintendude
Canada Cup 2016 October 28th-30th, 2016 5th 4th MacD
Smash the Record 2016 November 11th-14th, 2016 17th 9th MacD
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 33rd 17th Cactuar
The NorCal Classic February 25th, 2017 9th — —
Royal Flush May 12th-14th, 2017 25th 5th Hungrybox
Get Smashed 123 June 20th, 2017 65th — —
EVO 2017 July 14th-15th, 2017 65th — —
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 49th 25th Nintendude
GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 97th — —
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition April 7th, 2018 9th — —
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 65th — —
Rona Rumble: LACS Qualifier 1Online July 11th, 2020 25th — —
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2Online July 25th-26th, 2020 33rd — —

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 49th — —

Trivia[edit]

  • Several tournament streams, and even the 2014 SSBMRank, jokingly list "Poor" as a sponsor of Zhu as a reference to the Wombo Combo.
  • Zhu is also known to have held a 2-year winning streak over Hax, not losing to him in bracket even once until No Johns 7/2/11, and defeating him in every encounter afterward until Revival of Melee 7.
  • Zhu used the tag CG for some of his sets at EVO 2016, which is a reference to an edited version of the DK Rap by SiIvaGunner.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://twitter.com/boxrZhu/status/1025827543763415040
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