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| name            = Nairo
| name            = Nairo
| image          = Nairo NRG.jpeg
| image          = Nairo NRG.jpeg
| mainssbu        = Palutena
| mainssbu        = Palutena<!--Do not add Sephiroth until Nairo uses him in tournament-->
| otherssbu      = Zero Suit Samus
| otherssbu      = Zero Suit Samus
| 2ndotherssbu    = Lucina
| retiredssbu    = Lucina
| moreotherssbu  = {{SSBU|Robin}}, {{SSBU|Ganondorf}}, {{SSBU|Joker}}, {{SSBU|Wolf}}, {{SSBU|Wario}}, {{SSBU|Hero}}, {{SSBU|Daisy}}, {{SSBU|Ken}}, {{SSBU|Cloud}}, {{SSBU|Dark Pit}}, {{SSBU|Incineroar}}, {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}, {{SSBU|Donkey Kong}}, {{SSBU|Dark Samus}}, {{SSBU|Terry}}, {{SSBU|Sheik}}, {{SSBU|Chrom}}
| mainssb        = Captain Falcon
| mainssb        = Captain Falcon
| otherssb        = Kirby
| mainssbb        = Meta Knight
| mainssbb        = Meta Knight
| otherssbb      = Marth
| otherssbb      = Marth
| 2ndotherssbb    = Donkey Kong
| moreotherssbb  = {{SSBB|Zelda}}
| mainssbm        = Falco
| mainssbm        = Falco
| 2ndmainssbm    = Fox
| 2ndmainssbm    = Fox
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| otherssb4      = Bowser
| otherssb4      = Bowser
| 2ndotherssb4    = Cloud
| 2ndotherssb4    = Cloud
| moreotherssb4  = {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}, {{SSB4|Lucina}}, {{SSB4|Robin}}, {{SSB4|Dark Pit}}, {{SSB4|Zelda}}, {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}}, {{SSB4|Corrin}}, {{SSB4|Pit}}, {{SSB4|Ryu}}, {{SSB4|Palutena}}
| moreotherssb4  = {{SSB4|Lucina}}
| retiredssb4    = Diddy Kong
| 2ndretiredssb4  = Dark Pit
| moreretiredssb4 = {{SSB4|Pit}}, {{SSB4|Robin}}
| doublesmainssb4 = Cloud
| doublesmainssb4 = Cloud
| sponsor        = {{Team|NRG Esports}}
| sponsor        =  
| crew            =  
| crew            =  
| former sponsors = {{Team|Team Liquid}}
| former sponsors = {{Team|NRG Esports}}, {{Team|Team Liquid}}
| former crews    = F-Step, Smash World Renegades
| former crews    = F-Step, Smash World Renegades
| skillssbu      = Top professional
| skillssb4      = Top professional
| skillssbb      = Top professional
| skillssbm      = Semi-professional
| rankingssbb    = [[2018-2019 SSBBRank]]: 1st
| rankingssbb    = [[2018-2019 SSBBRank]]: 1st
| rankingssb4    = [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 2nd
| rankingssb4    = [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 2nd
| rankingssbu    = [[Fall 2019 PGRU]]: 4th
| rankingssbu    = [[Fall 2019 PGRU]]: 4th
| bestrankingssbb = [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 1st (tied with [[Smasher|9B]])
| bestrankingssb4 = [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 2nd
| bestrankingssbu = [[Fall 2019 PGRU]]: 4th
| bestresultssbb  = 1st / 370 at {{Trn|Apex 2014|g=SSBB}}
| bestresultssb4  = 1st / 1,531 at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017|g=SSB4}}
| bestresultssbu  = 1st / 273 at {{Trn|Mainstage|g=SSBU}}
| winningsssbb    = ~$13,690.07
| winningsssbb    = ~$13,690.07
| winningsssb4    = ~$95,384.88
| winningsssb4    = ~$95,384.88
| winningsssbu    = ~$14,514.89
| winningsssbu    = ~$23,497.33
| realname        = Nairoby Quezada
| realname        = [[wikipedia:Nairoby Quezada|Nairoby Quezada]]
| birthday        = 7
| birthday        = 7
| birthmonth      = 11
| birthmonth      = 11
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| country        = United States
| country        = United States
}}
}}
'''Nairo''' is an American professional [[smasher]] who mains {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} in ''[[Brawl]]'', {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} in ''[[Smash 4]]'', and {{SSBU|Palutena}} in ''[[Ultimate]]''. He is the younger brother of {{Sm|Ksizzle}}. He is known for being among the youngest, yet one of the most successful smashers to compete in tournaments. He was considered the best ''Brawl'' player in North America at the end of the game's active lifespan in 2014, as is still widely considered to be one of the best ''Brawl'' players in the world. He is also the best ''Smash 4'' Zero Suit Samus and Bowser player in the world, and the best ''Ultimate'' Palutena player in the world.  
{{art-wikipedia|Nairo (gamer)|Nairo}}
'''Nairo''' is an American former [[smasher]] who is considered one of the best ''Smash'' players of all-time, which includes being one of the best ''[[Brawl]]'' players in the game's later years, one of the best ''[[Smash 4]]'' players of all-time, and one of the best ''[[Ultimate]]'' players in the game's early metagame. He is {{Sm|Ksizzle}}'s younger brother.


In ''Brawl'', Nairo is known for his highly aggressive Meta Knight style, which is at least partly responsible for his great proficiency against {{SSBB|Olimar}} players. He frequently teamed with {{Sm|ADHD}} in doubles, where Nairo used his aggressive style to overwhelm opponents while ADHD created stage control with {{SSBB|Diddy Kong}}'s [[Banana Peel]]s. The team was considered to be the most powerful doubles force in ''Brawl'', having won {{Trn|Apex 2013}}, {{Trn|SKTAR 2}}, {{Trn|Apex 2014}}, {{Trn|SKTAR 3}}, and {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016}}.
Nairo began his competitive career in ''Brawl'' playing {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}, where he was known for his highly-aggressive Meta Knight style, which was at least partly responsible for his great proficiency against {{SSBB|Olimar}} players. He became a strong player in the [[Tristate]] region, regularly placing top 8 at large Tristate events, before gaining national recognition for his run at {{Trn|Apex 2012}}, where he defeated Japanese invader {{Sm|Nietono}} to eventually place 3rd. He later claimed two major victories during ''Brawl''{{'}}s prime, most notably at {{Trn|Apex 2014}}, which remains the second-largest ''Brawl'' tournament of all-time. In addition, Nairo frequently teamed with {{Sm|ADHD}} in doubles, where Nairo used his aggressive style to overwhelm opponents while ADHD created stage control with {{SSBB|Diddy Kong}}'s [[Banana Peel]]s. The team was considered to be the best doubles team in ''Brawl'', having won a slew of major doubles events including {{Trn|Apex 2013}}, Apex 2014, and {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016}}. Following ''Brawl''{{'}}s decline, Nairo was the undisputed best ''Brawl'' player from 2016 to 2019, notably winning every ''Brawl'' event he attended between {{Trn|CEO Dreamland}} and {{Trn|Get On My Level 2019}}.
<!--Nairo gained national recognition at {{Trn|Apex 2012}}, defeating top players such as {{Sm|Nietono}}, before losing to {{Sm|Otori}} in Winners' Finals and Nietono in Losers' Finals, placing 3rd out of 400 entrants. He won his first national tournament later that year at {{Trn|SKTAR}}, defeating {{Sm|ESAM}} in Winners' Finals 3-1 and Grand Finals 3-0. At Apex 2013, Nairo was knocked out of Winners' early by {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}, but climbed up through his Losers' bracket, knocking out {{Sm|Havok}}, {{Sm|RAIN}}, {{Sm|ZeRo}}, {{Sm|Mr. R}}, and {{Sm|Anti}} in the process. Nairo eventually faced Otori in Losers' Semis in a long-awaited rematch, but lost the set 2-3, placing 4th out of 338 entrants. Nairo saw another major victory at {{Trn|Apex 2014}}, where he defeated ESAM in a rematch from SKTAR, and other top players, such as {{Sm|Mew2King}} and ZeRo, two of the best Meta Knights in the world.-->


Nairo is considered to be one of the top five ''Smash 4'' players in the world. At {{Trn|EVO 2015}}, he placed 3rd in {{forwiiu}} singles. He defeated Mr. R 2-0 in Winners' Semis, but then lost to ZeRo 0-3 in Winners' Finals, after almost winning the first 2 games, but missing the KO in both games after hitting with Zero Suit Samus's paralyzer. He then lost his rematch with Mr. R 2-3 in Losers' Finals. He has also used {{SSB4|Bowser}}, {{SSB4|Cloud}}, {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}, {{SSB4|Lucina}}, {{SSB4|Dark Pit}}, {{SSB4|Pit}}, {{SSB4|Robin}}, and even low tier characters such as {{SSB4|Zelda}} and {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}} at a very high level as well.  
Nairo found his greatest success in ''Smash 4'', where he won 10 different majors and is the player with the third-most ''Smash 4'' major wins. Despite a bit of inconsistency towards the end of his ''Smash 4'' career, he was ranked no lower than 4th on all the PGR rankings and was ultimately ranked 2nd on the [[PGR 100]]. He primarily played {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} and is the best Zero Suit Samus player of all-time. Outside of Zero Suit Samus, he has also used {{SSB4|Bowser}} in many top-level sets and is considered the best Bowser player of all-time, and he also has plethora of other secondaries that he has pulled out at high-level play, including {{SSB4|Cloud}}, [[Pit (SSB4)|the]] [[Dark Pit (SSB4)|Pits]], {{SSB4|Robin}}, and even low tiers such as {{SSB4|Zelda}} and {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}}. His most well-known performance in ''Smash 4'' was his run at {{Trn|MLG World Finals 2015}}, where he became the first player to eliminate ZeRo in a ''Smash 4'' tournament, double-eliminating ZeRo to end his 56 win streak. This performance is often considered one of the biggest highlights of his ''Smash'' career.


He was the only player to eliminate ZeRo in a ''Smash 4'' tournament in 2015 and the first to double eliminate him, ending the latter's 56 win streak at {{Trn|MLG World Finals 2015}}. After losing in Winners' Semis to ESAM 1-3, Nairo climbed through the losers' bracket, beating Mr. R 3-0, Ally 3-1, and ESAM 3-0 in Losers' Finals with a surprising character choice of Dr. Mario. This marked the first time Nairo had taken a set from ESAM in ''Smash 4'' as well. In Grand Finals, Nairo won the first set 3-2 and won the second set 3-1 against ZeRo's Sheik and Diddy Kong, ending ZeRo's winning streak.
In ''Ultimate'', Nairo played {{SSBU|Palutena}}, although he was initially not as successful as he was in previous games, ranking outside of the top 5 for the first time in his career on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]]. However, he eventually bounced back during the second half of 2019, eventually winning {{Trn|Mainstage}} that year and {{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves}} in the following year. He remains the only Palutena player with major wins and as such is considered one of the best Palutena players of all-time despite having only been active in the game's first year.


Nairo is currently ranked 2nd on the  [[New Jersey Ultimate Power Rankings]], 1st on the [[New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings]], 1st on the [[2018-2019 SSBBRank]], 4th on the [[Fall 2019 PGRU]], and 2nd on the [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]]. He was ranked 4th on the final [[Tristate Power Rankings|Tristate Brawl Power Rankings]].
Outside of competitive play, Nairo was one of the most successful ''Smash'' content creators and streamers in the 2010s, with a large following on his [[YouTube]] and [[Twitch]] dubbed the "Naifu Nation". He also ran the online series {{Trn|Naifu Wars}}, which eventually evolved into one of the earliest well-known online tournament series and was known for flying out certain players for special iterations.  


Nairo was signed on by {{Team|Team Liquid}} from August 11th, 2015 through August 16th, 2016. On August 24th, 2016, Nairo signed with {{Team|NRG Esports}}, renewing his contract with them on October 11th, 2017, then again on December 8th, 2019.
In [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations|July 2020]], Nairo was accused of having a relationship with a then-underaged {{Sm|CaptainZack}}, leading to the loss of Nairo's sponsorship and bans from competitive play and Twitch. Multiple new counts of information later emerged which painted Nairo as a victim rather than an abuser, leading many to request for Nairo to be unbanned. Although a legal agreement was found in court, the controversy remains largely unresolved in the public, and several bans remained in effect, including his Twitch ban. Nairo had since quietly retired from competitive play and continues to stream on YouTube, but remains a polarizing figure in the community due to the unresolved controversy.


==Playstyle==
==Playstyle==
Nairo, across all the Smash titles, is characterized for his gameplay as fast, vicious, and aggressive.  
Nairo, throughout his entire ''Smash'' career, had a playstyle that was defined by unrelenting pressure and a top-notch punish game.  


===''In Smash 4''===
===''In Smash 4''===
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===''In Ultimate''===  
===''In Ultimate''===  
He mains {{SSBU|Palutena}} and plays with heavy emphasis on combo game and edgeguarding. Some aspects of his play have been improved due to the switch of character, as now with Palutena's relatively safe grab compared to Zero Suit Samus's, Nairo has many more opportunities to access his strong punish game and to make up for his neutral. He still mains {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}, but due to the removal of her grab and ladder combos, he uses her much less often and occasionally uses her as a counterpick.
He mained {{SSBU|Palutena}} and played with heavy emphasis on combo game and edgeguarding. Some aspects of his play had been improved due to the switch of character, as now with Palutena's relatively safe grab compared to Zero Suit Samus's, Nairo had many more opportunities to access his strong punish game and to make up for his neutral. He still played {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}, but due to the removal of her grab and ladder combos, he used her much less often and occasionally used her as a counterpick.


==Tournament history==
==Tournament history==
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===2010-2014: The rise in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
===Making himself known in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
Nairo's first competitive ''Smash'' game was ''Brawl'', where he made himself known regionally by placing well at KTAR tournaments. However, it wasn't until 2012 where he became well-known on a national level; at {{Trn|Apex 2012}}, he defeated top players such as {{Sm|Nietono}} and ultimately paced 3rd out of 400 entrants. A few months later, he got his first national victory at {{b|SKTAR|tournament}}, where he defeated {{Sm|ESAM}} twice.  
Nairo gained national recognition at [[Apex 2012]], defeating top players such as {{Sm|Nietono}}, before losing to {{Sm|Otori}} in Winners' Finals and Nietono in Losers' Finals, placing 3rd out of 400 entrants. He won his first national tournament later that year at {{b|SKTAR|tournament}}, defeating {{Sm|ESAM}} in Winners' Finals 3-1 and Grand Finals 3-0.


At [[Apex 2013]], Nairo was knocked out of Winners' early by {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}, but climbed up through his Losers' bracket, knocking out {{Sm|Havok}}, {{Sm|RAIN}}, {{Sm|ZeRo}}, {{Sm|Mr. R}}, and {{Sm|Anti}} in the process. Nairo eventually faced Otori in Losers' Semis in a long-awaited rematch, but lost the set 2-3, placing 4th out of 338 entrants.
For the rest of ''Brawl''{{'}}s main competitive lifespan, Nairo consistently placed in the top 3 and made top 8 at every tournament he attended aside from {{Trn|SKTAR 2}}. His most notable victory during that period was at {{Trn|Apex 2014}}, where he managed to defeat {{Sm|Mew2King}} and {{Sm|ZeRo}}, two of the best Meta Knights in the world, to place 1st. This victory has since been memorized in his fanbase thanks to the sub-only emote nairoApex. Due to his outstanding placements, Nairo was recognized as one of the best ''Brawl'' players in the world by the end of the game's lifespan and subsequently was ranked 1st on the [[2014 SSBBRank]], being tied with {{Sm|9B}}.


Nairo saw another major victory at [[Apex 2014]], where he defeated ESAM in a rematch from SKTAR, and other top players, such as {{Sm|Mew2King}} and ZeRo, two of the best Meta Knights in the world.  
Despite ''Brawl''{{'}}s decline and his focus on other ''Smash'' games, Nairo continued to enter ''Brawl'' events and dominate the metagame, with a win streak starting with {{Trn|CEO Dreamland}} and ending with {{Trn|Get On My Level 2019}}. He was ranked 1st on the [[2016-2017 SSBBRank|next]] [[2018-2019 SSBBRank|two]] iterations of the SSBBRank.


Even in his time in ''[[Smash 4]]'' and ''[[Ultimate]]'' and when both respective games decreased the popularity of competitive ''Brawl'', Nairo still attends singles in tournaments that host it such as [[Tournament: Super Smash Con (series)|Super Smash Con]], continuing his strong results with 1st and Top 8 at worst placements.
===2014-2015: Continued Success in {{forwiiu}}===
In the early metagame of ''[[Smash 4]]'', Nairo initially played {{SSB4|Robin}} at a few [[3DS]] events  and eventually added {{SSB4|Dark Pit}} to his roster, first using him at {{Trn|Sky's Smash 4 Invitational}} where he placed 7th and took a notable win over {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}. Eventually, he picked up {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}, using her at {{Trn|CLASH Online Invitational Finals}} and {{Trn|Final Battle}} in conjunction with both {{SSB4|Pit}} and Dark Pit.
 
His strong results continued in 2015 using Zero Suit Samus alongside a few different secondaries such as the aforementioned Robin and Pits and even lower-tiered characters such as {{SSB4|Zelda}}, placing 9th at {{Trn|Apex 2015}}, 7th at {{Trn|KTAR XII}}, and 3rd at {{Trn|EVO 2015}}. EVO 2015 was a notable event in particular as it became the best solo-Zero Suit Samus result seen in ''Smash 4'' at the time and he played against the best ''Smash 4'' player in the world, {{Sm|ZeRo}}, who defeated him in winners.
 
After this tournament, the two would compete against each other often and ZeRo would become a notable bracket demon for Nairo, double-eliminating him at both {{Trn|CEO 2015}} and {{Trn|The Big House 5}} where he placed 3rd and 2nd, respectively.
 
It wasn't until {{Trn|MLG World Finals 2015}}, where Nairo took out ZeRo in winners top 32 and they would rematch in grand finals where Nairo won, taking the tournament. Nairo's win was arguably one of the most historical moments in ''Smash 4'' history, as it broke ZeRo's 56 tournament win streak and would be the only time ZeRo lost a tournament during 2015. Nairo's strong results continued as he garnered 1st place finishes at a multitude of regionals such as {{Trn|Smash the Record 2015}}, {{Trn|KTAR XIV}}, {{Trn|KTAR XV}}, {{Trn|Dismantle 2}}, and {{Trn|KTAR XVI}}.


===2014-2015: Continued Success in {{forwiiu}}===
By the end of the year, he was in contention for best ''Smash 4'' player in the world, ranking 2nd on the [[PGR v1]], the first ever global ''Smash 4'' ranking.
In the early metagame of ''[[Smash 4]]'' and before his Top 3 player status, Nairo initially started as a {{SSB4|Dark Pit}} main, first using him at {{Trn|Sky's Smash 4 Invitational}} where he beat {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} (called DEHF at the time) 2-1, but was eliminated by {{Sm|NAKAT}}, placing 7th at the event. He later picked up {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}, using her at {{Trn|CLASH Online Invitational Finals}} and {{Trn|Final Battle}} in conjunction with both Dark Pit and {{SSB4|Pit}}, and ZSS became the character he was known for.
 
His winning streak ended at {{Trn|GENESIS 3}}, as he was upset 2-0 by {{Sm|Hyuga}} in pools. Despite being eliminated early on, he made a strong losers run. He defeated players such as {{Sm|RAIN}}, {{Sm|Ito}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|Ally}}, and {{Sm|Marss}} before Dabuz eliminated him 3-0, placing 5th overall.


His strong results continued in the transition to 2015. He placed 9th at {{Trn|Apex 2015}}, 7th at {{Trn|KTAR XII}} and later placed 2nd at {{Trn|CEO 2015}}. In the last example, he was defeated by {{Sm|ZeRo}} in both Winners Finals and Grand Finals. He also had two 3rd place finishes at both {{Trn|EVO 2015}} and {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2015}}.
===2016-Early 2017===
In 2016, he continued his strong results, although he had a few lower placings, most noticeably with {{Trn|Pound 2016}}. This was his worst placement in a ''Smash 4'' tournament to date, losing to {{Sm|saj}} and {{Sm|Mr.II}}, placing 49th. However, this did not mean much as a month later, he placed 4th at {{Trn|Get On My Level 2016}} where he notably competed against {{Sm|MkLeo}} for the first time where Nairo ultimately won the set. He also won at {{Trn|MomoCon 2016}}, beating Ally in grand finals and not dropping a single set throughout the entire tournament.


He placed 2nd at {{Trn|The Big House 5}}, losing again to ZeRo who reset the bracket in grand finals 3-0 then won the second set 3-2.  
This pattern continued to happen throughout the year, missing out on top 8s at some of the biggest events of the year with 17th at {{Trn|CEO 2016}} and 13th at {{Trn|EVO 2016}}, but in the same summer, won {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016}}, taking out multiple top players such as 6WX, {{Sm|VoiD}}, Mr.R, and Dabuz without dropping a single set.  


As noted, he constantly lost to ZeRo during tournaments until {{Trn|MLG World Finals 2015}} where his win was arguably one of the most historical in ''Smash 4'''s history, as he would upset him in grand finals, breaking his 56 win streak, which was the only time ZeRo was eliminated out of a tournament during 2015. His strong results would continue soon after as he gathered a few 1st place finishes at {{Trn|Smash the Record 2015}}, {{Trn|KTAR XIV}}, {{Trn|KTAR XV}}, {{Trn|Dismantle 2}}, and {{Trn|KTAR XVI}}.
Afterwards, his consistency in overcoming top players and making top 8s at multiple majors improved, finishing 4th at {{Trn|Umebura S.A.T.}} defeating Mr.R and {{Sm|Kameme}}, 3rd at {{Trn|2GGT: Abadango Saga}} defeating {{Sm|komorikiri}} and VoiD, and 7th at {{Trn|The Big House 6}} defeating {{Sm|Salem}} and {{Sm|Cosmos}}.


It wasn't until {{Trn|GENESIS 3}} where this streak would end, being sent to losers bracket relatively early in a 2-0 upset by {{Sm|Hyuga}}, he later had a strong losers run taking out {{Sm|RAIN}}, {{Sm|Ito}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|Ally}}, and {{Sm|Marss}} before Dabuz eliminated him 3-0. Despite his early elimination from losers, Nairo still finished with a placement of 5th.
In the last two months of 2016, he made back-to-back 4th place finishes at {{Trn|KTAR XIX}} and {{Trn|UGC Smash Open}}, and ended the year with a 5th place finish at {{Trn|2GGT: ZeRo Saga}}. While started with some rough patches at the beginning of the year, a supermajor win in Super Smash Con 2016 and his latter half year consistency solidified him as top 3 player of the year, placing 3rd on the [[PGR v2]].


===2016-2017===
Nairo became a much stronger player in 2017, as after his 17th placement at {{Trn|GENESIS 4}}, he won both [[Umebura Tokaigi Qualifiers]] and {{Trn|Niconico Tokaigi 2017}}, defeating Ally and many top Japanese players such as {{Sm|KEN}}, {{Sm|Abadango}}, and {{Sm|Kirihara}}.  
In 2016 he would continue his strong results although he had a few lower placings, most noticeably with {{Trn|Pound 2016}} being his worst placement in a ''Smash 4'' tournament during the game's prime, being sent to losers round 1 by {{Sm|saj}} 2-1 and then being eliminated from the tournament by {{Sm|Mr.II}} in another 2-1 set, ending with a placement of 49th. However, this wouldn't mean much as a month later he placed 1st at {{Trn|MomoCon 2016}}, beating Ally 3-2.  


Similarly, he had placements of 17th at {{Trn|CEO 2016}} and 13th at {{Trn|EVO 2017}}, but then win 1st place at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016}}, taking out 6WX 3-1, both {{Sm|VoiD}} and Mr.R 3-2, and Dabuz 3-1.  
Not long after, he placed 3rd at {{Trn|Frostbite 2017}} fighting through many top players such as Dabuz, {{Sm|WaDi}}, and {{Sm|Shuton}}. He only lost to ZeRo who double-eliminated him, but was a much cleaner major run in comparison to GENESIS for Nairo.


Afterwards, he would finish in 7th place at {{Trn|The Big House 6}}, 2nd at {{Trn|Smash the Record 2016}} where he lost to ESAM 3-2 in grand finals, 4th at both {{Trn|KTAR XIX}} and {{Trn|UGC Smash Open}}, and ended the year with {{Trn|2GGT: ZeRo Saga}} where he placed 5th after losing to ZeRo 3-1.
After Frostbite 2017, the next major tournament Nairo attended was {{Trn|2GGC: Civil War}}. This tournament was and remains one of the most stacked tournaments in ''Smash 4'' history. Unfortunately for Nairo, he missed out on top 8, losing to Fatality in the midst of his [[Cinderella run]] and lost to Locus in losers, finishing at 9th.


Nairo would later become a much stronger player in 2017 as after his 17th placement at {{Trn|GENESIS 4}}, he would later win both [[Umebura Tokaigi Qualifiers]] and {{Trn|Niconico Tokaigi 2017}} where he won against Ally and many top Japanese players such as {{Sm|KEN}}, {{Sm|Abadango}}, and {{Sm|Kirihara}}.  
From April to May, he attended about four of the next majors, placing 3rd at {{Trn|CEO Dreamland}} defeating Dabuz and Marss, 7th at {{Trn|Royal Flush}}, and an unusual 17th at {{Trn|2GGC: Greninja Saga}}, getting upset by {{Sm|Mekos}} before top 64 and had his losers run put to an end by {{Sm|CaptainZack}}.


Not long after he placed 3rd at {{Trn|Frostbite 2017}} in which he defeated {{Sm|MVD}} 2-0, {{Sm|WaDi}} and {{Sm|Mr E}} 3-1, before being sent to losers by ZeRo in a 3-0 set. In losers, he won against {{Sm|Shuton}} 3-2 and Dabuz 3-0 before losing to ZeRo again in a 3-1 set during losers finals.
Despite underperforming at Greninja Saga, in typical Nairo fashion, he would come back blazing seen with {{Trn|MomoCon 2017}}. He was able maintain his champion title from last year's event, most notably winning his runbacks against ZeRo and Fatality to take the tournament.


At {{Trn|MomoCon 2017}} he was able to place 1st at the event, defeating players such as {{Sm|Myran}} 3-2, VoiD 3-0, {{Sm|Kameme}} and ZeRo 3-1, and Fatality in a close 3-2 set at grand finals.
The next two supermajors, {{Trn|2GGC: Nairo Saga}} and {{Trn|CEO 2017}}, he would make back-to-back 4th place finishes. At the titularly named tournament, he lost to ZeRo and Salem. At {{Trn|CEO 2017}}, he managed to win his runbacks against {{Sm|CaptainZack}} and {{Sm|Salem}} before losing to Larry Lurr and MkLeo.


At {{Trn|CEO 2017}}, he defeated {{Sm|CaptainZack}} and {{Sm|Salem}} 3-0 before being sent to losers by Larry Lurr 3-1, and then in losers he won against CaptainZack again in another 3-0 set until being eliminated by {{Sm|MkLeo}} 3-1, ending with a placement of 4th.  
Unlike the past two years, the PGR ranking was split between the two halves of 2017. He maintained his spot at number 3 on the [[PGR v3]], possibly missed out on recapturing his 2nd best in the world status from 2015 due to the couple of underperformances of the year such as GENESIS 3 and Greninja Saga as well as the prominent rise MkLeo saw around the same time. Regardless, it was a very strong six months for Nairo's competitive play altogether.


Nairo later attended {{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2017}} and took out many players such as CaptainZack 3-0, Ally and Dabuz 3-1, and ZeRo and Larry Lurr 3-2. His two losses were both from {{Sm|Salem}} in a 3-0 and 3-1 set, giving him a placement of 4th.
===Remainder of 2017===


After losing 2-1 to {{Sm|Rideae}} at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017}}, Nairo went on a lengthy losers run during the event. He defeated {{Sm|Rich Brown}} 2-0, {{Sm|Sinji}} 3-1, {{Sm|komorikiri}} 3-0, {{Sm|Tweek}}, VoiD, and {{Sm|Rivers}} (called Shoyo James at the time) 3-1, {{Sm|WaDi}} 3-2, {{Sm|Mr.R}} and MkLeo 3-1, and placed 1st after winning in two 3-2 sets against ZeRo in grand finals.
The next season for him started with a 2nd at regional {{Trn|Midwest Mayhem 9}}, getting upset by {{Sm|Tyroy}} in top 8 qualifiers and made a lengthy losers run beating players such as Tweek before being eliminated by ZeRo in grand finals. This tournament would follow into the next supermajor of the year, {{Trn|EVO 2017}}, where Nairo would place 5th after grabbing wins over {{Sm|Abadango}} and VoiD with losses to Larry Lurr and Tweek in their runback.


Another great placement happened at {{Trn|Shine 2017}}, where he won against {{Sm|Pink Fresh}} 2-1, {{Sm|ANTi}} and Larry Lurr 3-2, Salem 3-1 until losing to both ZeRo and Tweek 3-1, ending his tournament run at 3rd place.
Nairo later attended {{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2017}} and took out multiple top players such as CaptainZack, Ally, Dabuz, ZeRo and a runback against Larry Lurr. However, both of two losses came from {{Sm|Salem}}, a player who was notably on a bit of a hot streak after winning EVO 2017, giving him a placement of 4th.


At {{Trn|2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga}}, he defeated WaDi 3-0 and Kirihara 3-1 until being sent to losers bracket by Salem 3-2. In losers, he continued to defeat VoiD 3-0, Tweek and komorikiri 3-1 before losing to Salem again in a close 3-2 set in grand finals, placing 2nd at the event.
With the two losses to him and his EVO win, Salem started to rival Nairo as the second-best ''Smash 4'' player of 2017 and the two would be neck and neck with each other. Nairo would find his own tournament win that combated Salem's EVO win with {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017}}. After an upset by {{Sm|Rideae}}, Nairo went on a lengthy losers run defeating a immense caliber of players such as komorikiri, Tweek, VoiD, Mr.R, and MkLeo before double-eliminating ZeRo in grand finals.


He later placed 4th at another 2CCG event, {{Trn|2GGC: MkLeo Saga}}, in which after winning against Kirihara 3-1, he was sent to losers by Tweek 3-1. His losers run had him win against Abadango 3-0 and WaDi 3-2 before KEN eliminated him in a 3-1 set. These two events and a few other 2GGC tournaments allowed Nairo to qualify for {{Trn|2GG Championship}} and will later place 10th.
In terms of consistency between the two players, Nairo would outperform him at tournaments such as the next supermajor of the year, {{Trn|2GGC: MkLeo Saga}} and another major in {{Trn|Shine 2017}} where Nairo placed 4th and 3rd respectively whereas Salem would place 9th and 4th. On occasion, they would sometimes even tie seen with {{Trn|GameTyrant Expo 2017}} where they both placed 9th. Conversely, Salem would outplace him at events such as {{Trn|The Big House 7}} and invitational {{Trn|2GG Championship}}, placing 5th and 3rd whereas Nairo would finish at 9th and 10th place. The two also met at grand finals at both {{Trn|2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga}} and {{Trn|Smash 4 Boot Camp}}, the latter being another invitational done by [[VGBootCamp]]. Ultimately, Nairo would lose to Salem at both of these tournaments.


His last tournament of 2017 was {{Trn|Smash 4 Boot Camp}} where he was one of the 10 players invited to the event by VGBootCamp themselves. He would later place 2nd out of the 16 entrants after losing to Salem in grand finals.
With Smash 4 Boot Camp finished, the rest of the 2017 season was wrapped up as well. Nairo would end up as the 3rd best player of 2017 on the [[PGR v4]], as Salem was placed as new 2nd best with both of them similarly being outclassed by ZeRo.


===2018: The Last Year of Smash 4 and Slight Decline===
===2018: The Last Year of Smash 4 and Slight Decline===
Following ZeRo's retirement, Nairo was one of the contenders for the number one spot alongside MkLeo. At {{Trn|GENESIS 5}}, despite falling to {{Sm|Legit}} before Top 8, Nairo was able to make an impressive losers run, defeating {{Sm|Zenyou}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, and {{Sm|MVD}} before falling to {{Sm|Mistake}}, placing 4th. After that, Nairo continued to be a tough competitior for the throne as he was consistently placing in the top 4 at every major he attended, claiming victory at tournaments such as {{Trn|Niconico Tokaigi 2018}} and {{Trn|Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas}}, defeating MkLeo at both. MkLeo, in turn, defeated Nairo at both {{Trn|SwitchFest}} and {{Trn|Get On My Level 2018}}. For the first few months of the season, it wasn't clear whether MkLeo or Nairo would come out on top.
Following ZeRo's retirement, Nairo was one of the contenders for the number one spot alongside MkLeo. At {{Trn|GENESIS 5}}, despite falling to {{Sm|Legit}} before Top 8, Nairo was able to make an impressive losers run, defeating {{Sm|Zenyou}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, and {{Sm|MVD}} before falling to {{Sm|Mistake}}, placing 4th. After that, Nairo continued to be a tough competitior for the throne, as he consistently placed in the top 4 at every major he attended, even claiming victory at tournaments such as {{Trn|Niconico Tokaigi 2018}} and {{Trn|Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas}}, defeating MkLeo at both. MkLeo, in turn, defeated Nairo at both {{Trn|SwitchFest}} and {{Trn|Get On My Level 2018}}. For the first few months of the season, it wasn't clear whether MkLeo or Nairo would come out on top.
 
However, Nairo eventually fell behind, placing 17th at the two biggest tournaments of the season: {{Trn|2GG: Hyrule Saga}} and {{Trn|CEO 2018}}, losing to Light and Mr.R in the former and Abadango and Elegant in the latter. Due to those placements, Nairo was ultimately ranked 4th - the first time he was not top 3 - behind {{Sm|MkLeo}}, {{Sm|Tweek}}, and {{Sm|Dabuz}}, players who had a more consistent season.


However, Nairo would eventually fall behind, placing 17th at the two biggest tournaments of the season: {{Trn|2GG: Hyrule Saga}} and {{Trn|CEO 2018}}, losing to Light and Mr.R in the former and Abadango and Elegant in the latter. Most likely due to those placements, Nairo would ultimately be ranked 4th - the first time he was not top 3 - behind {{Sm|MkLeo}}, {{Sm|Tweek}}, and {{Sm|Dabuz}}, players who had a more consistent season.
Nairo's overall performance continued to decline as he fell to MVD and Zenyou at {{Trn|EVO 2018}}, placing 33rd, his second worst placement at a ''Smash 4'' major. Furthermore, Nairo failed to defend his title at both {{Trn|MomoCon 2018}} and {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}, breaking his two-year win streak at both events. At MomoCon 2018, he was defeated by {{Sm|Salem}} and {{Sm|komorikiri}}, placing 4th, and at Super Smash Con 2018, he was defeated by {{Sm|MkLeo}} and {{Sm|Cosmos}}, placing 5th.


Nairo's overall performance continued to decline as he fell to MVD and Zenyou at {{Trn|EVO 2018}} and placed 33rd, his second worst placement at a major in ''Smash 4''. Furthermore, Nairo would fail to defend his title at both {{Trn|MomoCon 2018}} and {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}, breaking his two-year win streak at both events. In the former, he was defeated by {{Sm|Salem}} and {{Sm|komorikiri}}, placing 4th, while in the latter, he was defeated by {{Sm|MkLeo}} and {{Sm|Cosmos}}, placing 5th. With ''Ultimate'' on the horizon, Nairo stopped attending major tournaments after Super Smash Con 2018.
With ''Ultimate'' on the horizon, Nairo stopped attending major tournaments after Super Smash Con 2018.


These shortcomings, however, did not overshadow Nairo's previous achievements. When the [[PGR 100]] was released, Nairo was ranked the 2nd best ''Smash 4'' player of all time, right behind {{Sm|ZeRo}}.
These shortcomings, however, did not overshadow Nairo's previous achievements. When the [[PGR 100]] was released, Nairo was ranked the 2nd best ''Smash 4'' player of all time, right behind {{Sm|ZeRo}}.


===2018-2019: Transition into ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
===2018-2019: Transition into ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
In the early metagame of ''Ultimate'', Nairo continued his status as a top player. He switched his main to {{SSBU|Palutena}} while occasionally using {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}} as his secondary. He quickly became known as the best Palutena player, placing 2nd at both {{Trn|NYXL Pop-Up!}} and {{Trn|Glitch 6}}, as well as 5th at {{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves}}, defeating players such as {{Sm|MkLeo}}, {{Sm|Samsora}}, and {{Sm|Dabuz}} along the way.
In the early metagame of ''Ultimate'', Nairo continued his status as a top player. He switched his main to {{SSBU|Palutena}} while occasionally using {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}} as his secondary. He quickly became known as the best Palutena player, placing 2nd at both {{Trn|NYXL Pop-Up!}} and {{Trn|Glitch 6}}, as well as 5th at {{Trn|Let's Make Moves}}, defeating players such as {{Sm|MkLeo}}, {{Sm|Samsora}}, and {{Sm|Dabuz}} along the way.
 
His best performance of the first season was at {{Trn|Collision 2019}}. Despite being sent to losers by {{Sm|Marss}} right before top 8, Nairo teared through the losers bracket, defeating {{Sm|Mr.R}}, {{Sm|Sinji}}, {{Sm|Tweek}}, {{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}} (in a famous reverse 3-0 with {{SSBU|Ganondorf}}), and {{Sm|Frozen}}, before resetting the bracket against Marss. He lost the reset, placing 2nd.
 
However, his overall initial results, while impressive, weren't as good as his ''Smash 4'' days. Similarly to the first season of 2018, Nairo placed 17th at the 2 biggest majors of the season, {{Trn|GENESIS 6}} and {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}, falling to {{Sm|Cosmos}} and {{Sm|CaptainZack}} in the former and {{Sm|VoiD}} and {{Sm|NAKAT}} in the latter. Although he continued to consistently make top 8 at big tournaments, his only major victory was at the comparatively-smaller major {{Trn|Suplex City Smash}} while his strongest performances were a 4th place finish at {{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga}} and a couple of 5th place finishes at both {{Trn|Get On My Level 2019}} and {{Trn|MomoCon 2019}}. Nairo continuously fell to familiar foes, most notably Marss. By the end of the season, Nairo was ranked 8th, the first time he was not ranked in the top 5 in any global ranking.
 
Fortunately, things turned around for Nairo in the second season. Despite starting off the season with a 17th at {{Trn|EVO 2019}}, losing to Mr.R and Marss, Nairo made top 6 at every tournament he attended up until the final major of the season {{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga}}. In addition, he started winning sets against several of his bracket demons, such as Marss at {{Trn|Shine 2019}} and {{Trn|Mainstage}}. His best achievement was finally claiming victory at a major, doing so at Mainstage, where he defeated MkLeo after he reset the bracket, becoming one of 6 players to defeat MkLeo that season. When the season was over, Nairo returned to the top 5, being ranked 4th.


His best performance of the first season was at {{Trn|Collision 2019}}. After being sent to losers by {{Sm|Marss}} right before top 8, Nairo would tear through the bracket, defeating {{Sm|Mr.R}}, {{Sm|Sinji}}, {{Sm|Tweek}}, {{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}} (in a famous reverse 3-0 with {{SSBU|Ganondorf}}), and {{Sm|Frozen}}, before resetting the bracket against Marss. He then lost the reset, placing 2nd.
===2020: The Last Year of Competition===
Nairo started the third season strong, having claimed his second victory at a super major at {{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves}}, defeating top players such as {{Sm|Maister}}, {{Sm|Tea}}, {{Sm|Kameme}} and double eliminating Dabuz after he sent Nairo to losers.


However, his overall initial results, while impressive, weren't as good as his ''Smash 4'' days. Similar to the first season of 2018, Nairo would place 17th at the 2 biggest majors of the season, {{Trn|GENESIS 6}} and {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}, falling to {{Sm|Cosmos}} and {{Sm|CaptainZack}} in the former and {{Sm|VoiD}} and {{Sm|NAKAT}} in the latter. Although he would continue to consistenly place in the top 8 at big tournaments, he failed to take 1st place at any of them besides a victory at the C-tier {{Trn|Suplex City Smash}}, with his strongest performances at majors being a 4th place finish at {{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga}} and a couple of 5th place finishes at both {{Trn|Get On My Level 2019}} and {{Trn|MomoCon 2019}}. Nairo continuously fell to familiar foes, most notably Marss. By the end of the season, Nairo was ranked 8th, the first time he was not ranked in the top 5 in any global ranking.
Following this, he would place 9th at {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} and {{Trn|Frostbite 2020}}. In the former, he was defeated by {{Sm|ESAM}} in the winners quarterfinals and infamously lost to {{Sm|Glutonny}} in the losers side top 8 qualifier. In the latter, he was defeated by {{Sm|Tweek}} in the winners quarterfinals and subsequently eliminated by {{Sm|MkLeo}} in the losers side top 8 qualifier.


Fortunately, things turned around for Nairo in the second season. Despite starting off the season with a 17th at {{Trn|EVO 2019}}, losing to Mr.R and Marss, Nairo would place in the top 6 at every tournament he attended up until the final major of the season {{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga}}. In addition, he started winning sets against several of his bracket demons, for example defeating Marss at {{Trn|Shine 2019}} and {{Trn|Mainstage}}. His best achievement was finally claiming victory at a major, doing so at Mainstage, where he would defeat MkLeo after he reset the bracket and becoming one of 6 players to defeat MkLeo that season. When the season was over, Nairo would return to the top 5, being ranked 4th.
During the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, Nairo only made appearances at the {{Trn|Soaked Series Invitational}} and tournaments in {{Trn|The Quarantine Series|series}}, citing a dislike for ''Ultimate'' online.
 
==Sexual misconduct allegations, ban, and repudiation of allegations==
{{cleanup|This section is written with a biased slant towards Nairo, and sorely lacks information about the growing pushback against Nairo in more recent times.}}
On July 1st, 2020, amidst a [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations|wave of sexual harassment and assault allegations in the community]], a rumor began spreading that Nairo and {{Sm|CaptainZack}} had a sexual encounter. Initially, both brushed it off, with CaptainZack stating that he made it up to impress his friends. However, the next morning, CaptainZack released a Twitlonger where he confirmed the rumors, saying that it happened when he was fifteen and Nairo was twenty, and that he was paid by Nairo to stay silent about the situation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CaptainZack_/status/1278574207207686144|title=CaptainZack on his relationship with Nairo}}</ref> Following this, Nairo deactivated his [[Twitter]] account and his brother {{Sm|Ksizzle}} confirmed that "Nairo is done."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/A1SinceDay1SSB/status/1278596027017236480|title=Ksizzle's statement}}</ref> Nairo eventually reactivated his Twitter and posted a statement apologizing for his actions, saying that he would no longer be active on social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-03-nintendo-condemns-abuse-as-allegations-spread-across-smash-bros-community|title=Article with Nairo's apology}}</ref> He deleted his social media accounts but created a protected dummy account that had his original Twitter username of NairoMK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssbwiki.com/File:KSizzle_Clarification.png|title=Ksizzle on Nairo's situation}}</ref>
 
The allegations sparked an overwhelming amount of backlash against Nairo, as many people who looked up to him before were disappointed in his actions. In the early morning of July 2nd, Nairo was dropped by his long-standing team NRG.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NRGgg/status/1278696228100771840?s=20|title=NRG's statement regarding dropping Nairo}}</ref> Following this, the 2GGaming panel banned Nairo from all of their future events, alongside several others accused of sexual misconduct during this time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/2GGaming/status/1278797509612105729|title=2GGaming statement}}</ref> Twitch also banned and unpartnered Nairo on September 10th.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/StreamerBans/status/1304175955603324930|title=StreamerBans Bot announcing Nairo's Twitch ban}}</ref>
 
The allegations were brought into question after several statements from CaptainZack's TwitLonger, including the hush money, were revealed to be manipulated information following Tamim (aka {{Sm|Mistake}})'s TwitLonger on September 14th.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srda66|title=tamim's statement}}</ref> Furthermore, on October 28th, Nairo released a more detailed statement refuting CaptainZack's side of the story, claiming that he had woken up to Zack forcefully performing oral sex on him (which was corroborated by Tamim's statement), that he had briefly froze before pushing Zack off, and that Zack had blackmailed him into one other sexual encounter as well. He ended his statement saying that he had an attorney in case Zack continued to push his case, and that he was also seeking therapy for the trauma caused by Zack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nairoby.medium.com/my-statement-9a091682fff3|title=Nairo's second statement}}</ref> Nairo also stated that he had a 30-page document with evidence for the entire situation which several other players, including {{Sm|Cosmos}} and {{Sm|VoiD}}, have confirmed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CosmosZR/status/1321487207388110850|title=Cosmos on Nairo's documents}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/gsmVoiD/status/1321487390280613888|title=VoiD on Nairo's documents}}</ref> As a result, a number of players started to recant their disapproval and advocate to lift the ban.
 
On February 19th, 2021, Nairo uploaded an update video, stating that everything was resolved and that he was considering returning to streaming, understanding that there would be people who'd be apprehensive towards his return.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRFmj-IaEsA|title=Update: On Moving Forward}}</ref> Following Nairo's statement and multiple social media movements by the community to unban Nairo, tournament organizations {{Team|2GGaming}} and {{Team|Collision}} lifted Nairo's ban from their events after processing his appeal,<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/2GGaming/status/1370448295055687685?s=20|title=2GG lifting Nairo's ban}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/CollisionSmash/status/1371491544855875588|title=Collision lifting Nairo's ban}}</ref> while the Super Smash Bros. Global Ban Database also took his name off of their list.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/18v9ClFeQbDV0LL993f4zBLdgy0TWVmSyI4ty5yFskI8/edit|title=Super Smash Bros. Global Ban Database lifting Nairo's ban}}</ref> In spite of this, Twitch has yet to overturn their ban on Nairo, which also put a hold on any possible tournament activity since other Twitch channels could get in trouble for featuring someone banned from the platform on stream. As such, Nairo has resumed streaming on [[YouTube]] since April 8th, 2021.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg-ybA527tg|title=Update: On Streaming}}</ref>
 
However, Nairo continues to be a polarizing figure in the community, owing to his admission of making willing sexual contact with a minor when he was an adult, and the fact that his bans were repealed despite other figures in the community remaining banned for similar transgressions. As a form of protest, YouTuber {{Sm|Technicals}} entered {{Trn|Double Down 2022}} and held up a sign saying "Ban Nairo"; after being escorted out by security, Technicals disguised himself as a woman and had a verbal fight with GimR over Nairo's continued restreams of VGBC content despite his ban, which he secretly recorded.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YivT2CYWhbI Technicals' video on the situation]</ref> Technicals went on to discuss the incident in a video he posted in October 2022, arguing that the community was engaging in favoritism and was not being consistent in its bans, seeing as Nairo was welcomed back, while {{Sm|ZeRo}}, who saw a legal resolution with his case in the previous month, continued to be shunned by the community.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFBjrSpeiUE Technicals - "Exposing the Corruption in the Smash Community"]</ref> YouTuber thefranChise stated in a video he published a month later that Nairo that had made suggestive remarks to CaptainZack in public before this incident occurred, with a photo from after the incident occurred showing them huddled together despite the reportedly abusive slant of their relationship.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq5G8hxLulM theFranChise - "Nairo Represents EVERYTHING WRONG with the Smash Community"]</ref> Furthermore, despite the legal resolution of their dispute, their remains no public documentation of their legal affairs, with thefranChise comparing it unfavorably to the situation involving ZeRo and Jisu, with the lawsuit and resolution being public, and questioning the continued secrecy of Nairo's evidence document if the case is resolved.
 
==Rankings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
====[[SSBBRank]]====
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!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[SSBBRank 2014]]||January 11th, 2013 - June 1st, 2014||1st||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||Tied with {{Sm|9B}}
|-
|[[SSBBRank 2016-2017]]||May 20th, 2016 - November 26th, 2017||1st||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBBRank 2018-2019]]||February 3rd, 2018 - December 29th, 2019||1st||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBB|s=20px}}||
|}
 
==={{forwiiu}}===
====[[Panda Global Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[PGR v1]]||January 30th, 2015 - May 7th, 2016||2nd||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[PGR v2]]||May 13th - December 18th, 2016||3rd||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[PGR v3]]||January 7th - June 18th, 2017||3rd||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Lucina|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[PGR v4]]||June 24th - December 3rd, 2017||3rd||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[PGR v5]]||December 23rd, 2017 - July 1st, 2018||4th||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[PGR 100]]||January 20th, 2015 - November 18th, 2018||2nd||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|}


===2020===
====[[OrionRank]]====
Nairo would start the third season strong. Despite losing to {{Sm|Dabuz}} in winner's quarterfinals at {{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves}}, Nairo would make an incredible losers run, defeating several top players including {{Sm|Maister}}, {{Sm|Tea}}, and {{Sm|Kameme}}, before double eliminating Dabuz, claiming his second victory at a supermajor.
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank 2016]]||March 15th - December 18th, 2016||4th||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Lucina|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank 2017]]||December 24th, 2016 - December 24th, 2017||2nd||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank Mid-Spring 2018]]||January 1st - May 1st, 2018||2nd||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank 2018]]||January 1st - December 2nd, 2018||5th||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|}


Following this, however, he would place 9th at the next 2 majors: {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} and {{Trn|Frostbite 2020}}. In the former, he was sent to losers by {{Sm|ESAM}} and notoriously eliminated by {{Sm|Glutonny}} after he performed a true zero-to-death waft combo during the last game. In the latter, he was sent to the losers bracket by {{Sm|Tweek}} in winner's quarterfinals and subsequently eliminated by {{Sm|MkLeo}} in the losers side top 8 qualifier.
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
====[[Panda Global Rankings Ultimate]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[Spring 2019 PGRU]]||February 1st - July 7th, 2019||8th||{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Lucina|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[Fall 2019 PGRU]]||July 13th - December 15th, 2019||4th||{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}


As a result of the [[COVID-19|COVID-19 pandemic]], Nairo was unable to attend any other tournaments. During the quarantine period, Nairo would only make appearances at {{Trn|Soaked Series Invitational}} and tournaments in {{Trn|The Quarantine Series|series}}.
====[[OrionRank|OrionRank Ultimate]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In]]||January 5th - June 30th, 2019||6th||{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Lucina|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank 2019]]||January 5th - December 15th, 2019||5th||{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Lucina|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Robin|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
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|[[Apex 2010]]||August 6th-8th, 2010||25th||4th||{{Sm|Atomsk}}
|{{Trn|Apex 2010|g=SSBB}}||August 6th-8th, 2010||25th||4th||{{Sm|Atomsk}}
|-
|-
|[[KTAR 3]]||September 5th, 2010||17th||2nd||Atomsk
|{{Trn|KTAR 3|g=SSBB}}||September 5th, 2010||17th||2nd||Atomsk
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=287581 Genesis 2010]||October 2nd, 2010||1st||1st||{{Sm|ADHD}}
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=287581 Genesis 2010]||October 2nd, 2010||1st||1st||{{Sm|ADHD}}
|-
|-
|[[MLG DC 2010]]||October 15th-17th, 2010||17th||1st||{{Sm|Anti}}
|{{Trn|MLG DC 2010|g=SSBB}}||October 15th-17th, 2010||17th||1st||{{Sm|Anti}}
|-
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=10571 Viridian City #8]||October 23rd, 2010||2nd||3rd||Atomsk
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=10571 Viridian City #8]||October 23rd, 2010||2nd||3rd||Atomsk
|-
|-
|[[KTAR 4]]||January 16th, 2011||4th||4th||Atomsk
|{{Trn|KTAR 4|g=SSBB}}||January 16th, 2011||4th||4th||Atomsk
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/viridian-city-9-results-1-29-2011.296668/ Viridian City #9]||January 29th, 2011||4th||2nd||Anti
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/viridian-city-9-results-1-29-2011.296668/ Viridian City #9]||January 29th, 2011||4th||2nd||Anti
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|[https://smashboards.com/threads/uprise-of-long-island-2-4-16-11.301637/ Uprise of Long Island #2]||April 16th, 2011||4th||1st||ADHD
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/uprise-of-long-island-2-4-16-11.301637/ Uprise of Long Island #2]||April 16th, 2011||4th||1st||ADHD
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|[[KTAR 5]]||May 25th, 2011||5th||3rd||Atomsk
|{{Trn|KTAR 5|g=SSBB}}||May 25th, 2011||5th||3rd||Atomsk
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|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=11125 Clash of the Titans 5]||June 25th-26th, 2011||7th||1st||{{Sm|Ally}}
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=11125 Clash of the Titans 5]||June 25th-26th, 2011||7th||1st||{{Sm|Ally}}
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|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=11903 Pray and Trade]||July 9th, 2011||2nd||1st||ADHD
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=11903 Pray and Trade]||July 9th, 2011||2nd||1st||ADHD
|-
|-
|[[KTAR 6]]||August 14th, 2011||3rd||2nd||Ally
|{{Trn|KTAR 6|g=SSBB}}||August 14th, 2011||3rd||2nd||Ally
|-
|-
|[[Concentrate II]]||October 30th, 2011||9th||5th||{{Sm|Zucco}}
|{{Trn|Concentrate II|g=SSBB}}||October 30th, 2011||9th||5th||{{Sm|Zucco}}
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||3rd||4th||ADHD
|{{Trn|Apex 2012|g=SSBB}}||January 6th-8th, 2012||3rd||4th||ADHD
|-
|{{Trn|Collision|g=SSBB}}||January 28th, 2012||7th / 26||3rd / 10||{{Sm|Vinnie}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=320511 Concentrate IV]||March 31st, 2012||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=320511 Concentrate IV]||March 31st, 2012||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=321771 Cheap Ash NJ Tourney]||April 28th, 2012||1st||1st||{{Sm|Mekos}}
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=321771 Cheap Ash NJ Tourney]||April 28th, 2012||1st||1st||{{Sm|Mekos}}
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|-
|[[Clash of the Titans 6]]||June 2nd, 2012||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Cable}}
|{{Trn|Collision III|g=SSBB}}||May 12th, 2012||3rd / 25||1st / 10||Atomsk
|-
|{{Trn|Clash of the Titans 6|g=SSBB}}||June 2nd, 2012||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Cable}}
|-
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/uprise-10-results.323580/ Uprise #10]||June 9th, 2012||3rd||1st||ANTi
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/uprise-10-results.323580/ Uprise #10]||June 9th, 2012||3rd||1st||ANTi
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=324572 Dissention]||June 23rd, 2012||2nd||1st||Ally
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=324572 Dissention]||June 23rd, 2012||2nd||1st||Ally
|-
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/324962 Collision IV]||July 7th, 2012||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|NAKAT}}
|{{Trn|Collision IV|g=SSBB}}||July 7th, 2012||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|NAKAT}}
|-
|-
|{{b|SKTAR|tournament}}||July 14th-15th, 2012||1st||2nd||Ally
|{{Trn|SKTAR|g=SSBB}}||July 14th-15th, 2012||1st||2nd||Ally
|-
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/road-to-apex-l-i-r-r-2-results-thread-videos-are-up.325876/ L.I.R.R. 2]||July 28th, 2012||3rd||2nd||NAKAT
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/road-to-apex-l-i-r-r-2-results-thread-videos-are-up.325876/ L.I.R.R. 2]||July 28th, 2012||3rd||2nd||NAKAT
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=327109 Impact IV]||August 25th, 2012||7th||7th||Keitaro
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=327109 Impact IV]||August 25th, 2012||7th||7th||Keitaro
|-
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/collision-v-results.327341/ Collision V]||September 1st, 2012||3rd||1st||ADHD
|{{Trn|Collision V|g=SSBB}}||September 1st, 2012||3rd||1st||ADHD
|-
|-
|[[XSmash]]||December 22nd, 2012||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Zinoto}}
|{{Trn|XSmash|g=SSBB}}||December 22nd, 2012||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Zinoto}}
|-
|-
|[[Uprise 11]]||December 29th, 2012||1st||1st||ADHD
|{{Trn|Uprise 11|g=SSBB}}||December 29th, 2012||1st||1st||ADHD
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=332136 Collision VI]||January 5th, 2013||2nd||1st||ADHD
|{{Trn|Collision VI|g=SSBB}}||January 5th, 2013||2nd / 32||1st / 11||ADHD
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=332235 United 1]||January 6th, 2013||4th||1st||ADHD
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=332235 United 1]||January 6th, 2013||4th||1st||ADHD
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||4th||1st||ADHD
|{{Trn|Apex 2013|g=SSBB}}||January 11th-13th, 2013||4th||1st||ADHD
|-
|-
|[[Rescue 2]]||March 2nd, 2013||2nd||1st||ADHD
|{{Trn|Rescue 2|g=SSBB}}||March 2nd, 2013||2nd||1st||ADHD
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=335000 Crossfire]||March 16th, 2013||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Shaky}}
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=335000 Crossfire]||March 16th, 2013||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Shaky}}
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=336544 Crossfire II]||May 18th, 2013||1st||2nd||Keitaro
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=336544 Crossfire II]||May 18th, 2013||1st||2nd||Keitaro
|-
|-
|[[KTAR 7]]||July 6th, 2013||1st||1st||ADHD
|{{Trn|KTAR 7|g=SSBB}}||July 6th, 2013||1st||1st||ADHD
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=339223 Rescue 3]||July 27th, 2013||2nd||1st||ADHD
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=339223 Rescue 3]||July 27th, 2013||2nd||1st||ADHD
|-
|-
|[[SKTAR 2]]||August 3rd-4th, 2013||9th||1st||ADHD
|{{Trn|SKTAR 2|g=SSBB}}||August 3rd-4th, 2013||9th||1st||ADHD
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=339897 Smashacre Gluttony]||August 10th, 2013||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|False}}
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=339897 Smashacre Gluttony]||August 10th, 2013||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|False}}
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=342335 Knight Slash 7]||November 10th, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=342335 Knight Slash 7]||November 10th, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=343180 Collision VII]||November 30th, 2013||3rd||1st||ADHD
|{{Trn|Collision VII|g=SSBB}}||November 30th, 2013||3rd||1st||ADHD
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=343794 Smashacre Frostbite]||December 7th, 2013||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=343794 Smashacre Frostbite]||December 7th, 2013||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[KTAR 8]]||December 28th, 2013||7th||2nd||ADHD
|{{Trn|KTAR 8|g=SSBB}}||December 28th, 2013||7th||2nd||ADHD
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=345758 Collision 8]||January 11th, 2014||1st||1st||ADHD
|{{Trn|Collision 8|g=SSBB}}||January 11th, 2014||1st||1st||ADHD
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||1st||1st||ADHD
|{{Trn|Apex 2014|g=SSBB}}||January 17th-19th, 2014||1st||1st||ADHD
|-
|-
|Juice Break Weekly #01||February 8th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|Juice Break Weekly #01||February 8th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Shuffle V]]||February 22nd-23rd, 2014||4th||1st||ADHD
|{{Trn|Shuffle V|g=SSBB}}||February 22nd-23rd, 2014||4th||1st||ADHD
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=350529 Collision 9]||March 15th, 2014||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|{{Trn|Collision 9|g=SSBB}}||March 15th, 2014||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|-
|[[KTAR 9]]||March 22nd, 2014||3rd||1st||ADHD
|{{Trn|KTAR 9|g=SSBB}}||March 22nd, 2014||3rd||1st||ADHD
|-
|-
|SMASH GRAND OPENING @ Hitbox Arena||May 24th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|SMASH GRAND OPENING @ Hitbox Arena||May 24th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||2nd||1st||ADHD
|{{Trn|SKTAR 3|g=SSBB}}||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||2nd||1st||ADHD
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|-
|[[Tournament:Final Battle|Final Battle]]||January 17th, 2015||1st (Split)||1st (Split)||NAKAT
|{{Trn|Final Battle|g=SSBB}}||January 17th, 2015||1st (Split)||1st (Split)||NAKAT
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||2nd||1st||Ally
|{{Trn|Apex 2015|g=SSBB}}||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||2nd||1st||Ally
|-
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2015]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||3rd||1st||{{Sm|V115}}
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2015|g=SSBB}}||August 6th-9th, 2015||3rd||1st||{{Sm|V115}}
|-
|-
|[[Dismantle 2]]||January 2nd-3rd, 2016||2nd||1st||{{Sm|MVD}}
|{{Trn|Dismantle 2|g=SSBB}}||January 2nd-3rd, 2016||2nd||1st||{{Sm|MVD}}
|-
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||5th||1st||ADHD
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016|g=SSBB}}||August 11th-14th, 2016||5th||1st||ADHD
|-
|-
|[[CEO Dreamland]]||April 14th-16th, 2017||1st||2nd||{{Sm|CaptainZack}}
|{{Trn|CEO Dreamland|g=SSBB}}||April 14th-16th, 2017||1st||2nd||{{Sm|CaptainZack}}
|-
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2017]]||August 10th-13th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017|g=SSBB}}||August 10th-13th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Xanadu - End of an Era}}||February 24th-25th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Xanadu - End of an Era|g=SSBB}}||February 24th-25th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSBB}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||1st||1st||ANTi
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018|g=SSBB}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||1st||1st||ANTi
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019|g=SSBB}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSBB}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
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|-
|[[Sky's Smash 4 Invitational]]||November 20th-22nd, 2014||7th||1st||{{Sm|ESAM}}
|{{Trn|Sky's Smash 4 Invitational|g=SSB4}}||November 20th-22nd, 2014||7th||1st||{{Sm|ESAM}}
|-
|-
|[http://tod2014.challonge.com Triumph or Die 2014]||November 30th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://tod2014.challonge.com Triumph or Die 2014]{{OnlineIcon}}||November 30th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=380514 Collision X]||November 29th, 2014||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Dabuz}}
|{{Trn|Collision X|g=SSB4}}||November 29th, 2014||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Dabuz}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=382426 Smash 4-Ever #8]||December 10th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=382426 Smash 4-Ever #8]||December 10th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=384495 XSmash 2]||December 27th, 2014||4th||1st||Zucco
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=384495 XSmash 2]||December 27th, 2014||4th||1st||Zucco
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/cxiu1 Collision XI]||January 3rd, 2015||5th||5th||{{Sm|Nakat}}
|{{Trn|Collision XI|g=SSB4}}||January 3rd, 2015||5th||5th||{{Sm|Nakat}}
|-
|-
|[[CLASH Online Invitational Finals]]||January 11th, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|CLASH Online Invitational Finals}}{{OnlineIcon}}||January 11th, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
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|[[Tournament:Final Battle|Final Battle]]||January 17th, 2015||2nd||1st||Nakat
|{{Trn|Final Battle|g=SSB4}}||January 17th, 2015||2nd||1st||Nakat
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=388174 XSmash 3]||January 24th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|False}}
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=388174 XSmash 3]||January 24th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|False}}
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=388793 Smash 4-Ever #10]||January 28th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=388793 Smash 4-Ever #10]||January 28th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||9th||7th||{{Sm|Tyrant}}
|{{Trn|Apex 2015|g=SSB4}}||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||9th||7th||{{Sm|Tyrant}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=393561 Smash 4-Ever #11]||February 11th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=393561 Smash 4-Ever #11]||February 11th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=393561 Smash 4-Ever #12]||February 25th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=393561 Smash 4-Ever #12]||February 25th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Shots Fired]]||February 28th-March 1st, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|6WX}}
|{{Trn|Shots Fired|g=SSB4}}||February 28th-March 1st, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|6WX}}
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|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=394695 Smash 4-Ever #13]||March 11th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=394695 Smash 4-Ever #13]||March 11th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://hitboxarena.challonge.com/shequinoxsmash4s Shequinox]||March 14th-15th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Max Ketchum}}
|[http://hitboxarena.challonge.com/shequinoxsmash4s Shequinox]||March 14th-15th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Max Ketchum}}
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|[[KTAR XII]]||March 21st, 2015||7th||1st||False
|{{Trn|KTAR XII|g=SSB4}}||March 21st, 2015||7th||1st||False
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=402059 Smash 4-Ever #14]||March 25th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=402059 Smash 4-Ever #14]||March 25th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=402059 Smash 4-Ever #15]||April 8th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=402059 Smash 4-Ever #15]||April 8th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|[[Spring Fighter 2015]]||April 11th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Spring Fighter 2015|g=SSB4}}||April 11th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
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|[[MVG Sandstorm]]||April 18th-19th, 2015||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|JA3}}
|{{Trn|Sandstorm|g=SSB4}}||April 18th-19th, 2015||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|JA3}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=402059 Smash 4-Ever #16]||April 22nd, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=402059 Smash 4-Ever #16]||April 22nd, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[UGC Niagara 2015]]||April 24th-26th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Vinnie}}
|{{Trn|UGC Niagara 2015|g=SSB4}}||April 24th-26th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Vinnie}}
|-
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=402059 Smash 4-Ever #17]||May 6th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=402059 Smash 4-Ever #17]||May 6th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://challonge.com/s4e19 Smash 4-Ever #19]||June 3rd, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://challonge.com/s4e19 Smash 4-Ever #19]||June 3rd, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Collision XII]]||June 6th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Collision XII|g=SSB4}}||June 6th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|[[CEO 2015]]||June 26th-28th, 2015||2nd||7th||Nakat
|{{Trn|CEO 2015|g=SSB4}}||June 26th-28th, 2015||2nd||7th||Nakat
|-
|-
|[[KTAR XIII]]||July 11th, 2015||1st||1st||False
|{{Trn|KTAR XIII|g=SSB4}}||July 11th, 2015||1st||1st||False
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|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-18th, 2015||3rd||Top 16||{{Sm|Shaky}}
|{{Trn|EVO 2015|g=SSB4}}||July 17th-18th, 2015||3rd||Top 16||{{Sm|Shaky}}
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/s4e22 Smash 4-Ever #22]||July 22nd, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://challonge.com/s4e22 Smash 4-Ever #22]||July 22nd, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://challonge.com/s4e23 Smash 4-Ever #23]||August 5th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://challonge.com/s4e23 Smash 4-Ever #23]||August 5th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2015]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||3rd||1st||{{Sm|ZeRo}}
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2015|g=SSB4}}||August 6th-9th, 2015||3rd||1st||{{Sm|ZeRo}}
|-
|-
|[[Nebulous Prime 1]]||August 14th-16th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Nebulous Prime 1|g=SSB4}}||August 14th-16th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/s4e24 Smash 4-Ever #24]||August 19th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://challonge.com/s4e24 Smash 4-Ever #24]||August 19th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|[[SKTAR 4]]||August 22nd-23rd, 2015||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Angel Cortes}}
|{{Trn|SKTAR 4|g=SSB4}}||August 22nd-23rd, 2015||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Angel Cortes}}
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|-
|[[Alberta Beat Down V]]||August 28th-30th, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Frio}}
|{{Trn|Alberta Beat Down V|g=SSB4}}||August 28th-30th, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Frio}}
|-
|-
|[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]||September 5th-6th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Paragon Los Angeles 2015|g=SSB4}}||September 5th-6th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Umebura F.A.T.]]||September 21st-22nd, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Ally}}
|{{Trn|Umebura F.A.T.|g=SSB4}}||September 21st-22nd, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Ally}}
|-
|-
|[http://pulse-gaming.challonge.com/SFW9 Smashfield Weekly #9]||October 1st, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://pulse-gaming.challonge.com/SFW9 Smashfield Weekly #9]||October 1st, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||2nd||1st||ZeRo
|{{Trn|The Big House 5|g=SSB4}}||October 2nd-4th, 2015||2nd||1st||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[MLG World Finals 2015]]||October 16th-18th, 2015||1st||1st||ZeRo
|{{Trn|MLG World Finals 2015|g=SSB4}}||October 16th-18th, 2015||1st||1st||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[Smash the Record 2015]]||October 23rd-25th, 2015||1st||1st||Nakat
|{{Trn|Smash the Record 2015|g=SSB4}}||October 23rd-25th, 2015||1st||1st||Nakat
|-
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|[[KTAR XIV]]||November 7th, 2015||1st||1st||False
|{{Trn|KTAR XIV|g=SSB4}}||November 7th, 2015||1st||1st||False
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|[[KTAR XV]]||December 5th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Koolaid}}
|{{Trn|KTAR XV|g=SSB4}}||December 5th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Koolaid}}
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|[http://challonge.com/s4e30 Smash 4-Ever #30]||December 9th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://challonge.com/s4e30 Smash 4-Ever #30]||December 9th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://challonge.com/s4e31 Smash 4-Ever #31]||December 23rd, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://challonge.com/s4e31 Smash 4-Ever #31]||December 23rd, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Dismantle 2]]||January 2nd-3rd, 2016||1st||2nd||{{Sm|MVD}}
|{{Trn|Dismantle 2|g=SSB4}}||January 2nd-3rd, 2016||1st||2nd||{{Sm|MVD}}
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|[[KTAR XVI]]||Janaury 9th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Tweek}}
|{{Trn|KTAR XVI|g=SSB4}}||Janaury 9th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Tweek}}
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|[[GENESIS 3]]||January 15th-17th, 2016||5th||2nd||ZeRo
|{{Trn|GENESIS 3|g=SSB4}}||January 15th-17th, 2016||5th||2nd||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/s4e33 Smash 4-Ever #33]||January 27th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://challonge.com/s4e33 Smash 4-Ever #33]||January 27th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Niconico Tokaigi 2016]]||January 30th-31st, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Niconico Tokaigi 2016|g=SSB4}}||January 30th-31st, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[KTAR XVII]]||February 13th, 2016||17th||1st||Tweek
|{{Trn|KTAR XVII|g=SSB4}}||February 13th, 2016||17th||1st||Tweek
|-
|-
|[[Shots Fired 2]]||March 5th-6th, 2016||1st||3rd||Tweek
|{{Trn|Shots Fired 2|g=SSB4}}||March 5th-6th, 2016||1st||3rd||Tweek
|-
|-
|[[Do or DI]]||March 11th-13th, 2016||3rd||2nd||Dabuz
|{{Trn|Do or DI|g=SSB4}}||March 11th-13th, 2016||3rd||2nd||Dabuz
|-
|-
|[[2GGT: FOW Saga]]||March 26, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|FOW}}
|{{Trn|2GGT: FOW Saga|g=SSB4}}||March 26, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|FOW}}
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|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||49th||1st||Koolaid
|{{Trn|Pound 2016|g=SSB4}}||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||49th||1st||Koolaid
|-
|-
|[[Collision XIII]]||April 16th, 2016||1st||1st||Gunblade
|{{Trn|Collision XIII|g=SSB4}}||April 16th, 2016||1st||1st||Gunblade
|-
|-
|[http://smashleague.challonge.com/s4e34 Smash 4-Ever #34]||April 20th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashleague.challonge.com/s4e34 Smash 4-Ever #34]||April 20th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[http://challonge.com/CSBV27 Codename: Salty Bets - Vanilly Weekly #27]||April 29th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Blacktwins}}
|[http://challonge.com/CSBV27 Codename: Salty Bets - Vanilly Weekly #27]||April 29th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Blacktwins}}
|-
|-
|[[Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo]]||April 29th-May 1st, 2016||1st||5th||{{Sm|Blank|p=Canada}}
|{{Trn|Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo|g=SSB4}}||April 29th-May 1st, 2016||1st||5th||{{Sm|Blank|p=Canada}}
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|[http://smashleague.challonge.com/s4e35 Smash 4-Ever #35]||May 4th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashleague.challonge.com/s4e35 Smash 4-Ever #35]||May 4th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[LVL UP EXPO 2016]]||May 14th-15th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|VoiD}}
|{{Trn|LVL UP EXPO 2016|g=SSB4}}||May 14th-15th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|VoiD}}
|-
|-
|[[Get On My Level 2016]]||May 20th-22nd, 2016||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2016|g=SSB4}}||May 20th-22nd, 2016||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|-
|[[MomoCon 2016]]||May 26th-29th, 2016||1st||1st||Ally
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2016|g=SSB4}}||May 26th-29th, 2016||1st||1st||Ally
|-
|-
|[http://smashleague.challonge.com/s4e38 Smash 4-Ever #37]||June 1st, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashleague.challonge.com/s4e38 Smash 4-Ever #37]||June 1st, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[KTAR XVIII]]||June 11th, 2016||1st||1st||VoiD
|{{Trn|KTAR XVIII|g=SSB4}}||June 11th, 2016||1st||1st||VoiD
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|-
|[[Low Tier City 4]]||June 18th-19th, 2016||2nd||1st||ZeRo
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 4|g=SSB4}}||June 18th-19th, 2016||2nd||1st||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||17th||3rd||ZeRo
|{{Trn|CEO 2016|g=SSB4}}||June 24th-26th, 2016||17th||3rd||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|EVO 2016|g=SSB4}}||July 15th-17th, 2016||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[http://smashleague.challonge.com/fr/s4e43 Smash 4-Ever #43]||July 29th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashleague.challonge.com/fr/s4e43 Smash 4-Ever #43]||July 29th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||1st||2nd||ZeRo
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016|g=SSB4}}||August 11th-14th, 2016||1st||2nd||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[Umebura S.A.T.]]||August 20th-21st, 2016||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Mr. R}}
|{{Trn|Umebura S.A.T.|g=SSB4}}||August 20th-21st, 2016||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Mr. R}}
|-
|-
|[[Collision XIV]]||September 3rd, 2016||3rd||1st||ZeRo
|{{Trn|Collision XIV|g=SSB4}}||September 3rd, 2016||3rd||1st||ZeRo
|-
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|[[2GGT: Abadango Saga]]||September 24th, 2016||3rd||4th||Ally
|{{Trn|2GGT: Abadango Saga|g=SSB4}}||September 24th, 2016||3rd||4th||Ally
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|[[Little Big House 2]]||October 6th, 2016||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Little Big House 2|g=SSB4}}||October 6th, 2016||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|-
|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||7th||1st||ZeRo
|{{Trn|The Big House 6|g=SSB4}}||October 7th-9th, 2016||7th||1st||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[http://ougaming.challonge.com/SSB4S22016 OUG Tournament Season 2]||October 15th, 2016||1st||2nd||Marche
|[http://ougaming.challonge.com/SSB4S22016 OUG Tournament Season 2]||October 15th, 2016||1st||2nd||Marche
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|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX11012016SSB4 S@X 174]||November 1st, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX11012016SSB4 S@X 174]||November 1st, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Smash the Record 2016]]||November 11th-13th, 2016||2nd||1st||{{Sm|ANTi}}
|{{Trn|Smash the Record 2016|g=SSB4}}||November 11th-13th, 2016||2nd||1st||{{Sm|ANTi}}
|-
|-
|[[KTAR XIX]]||November 19th, 2016||4th||1st||ZeRo
|{{Trn|KTAR XIX|g=SSB4}}||November 19th, 2016||4th||1st||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[UGC Smash Open]]||December 2nd-4th, 2016||4th||1st||ZeRo
|{{Trn|UGC Smash Open|g=SSB4}}||December 2nd-4th, 2016||4th||1st||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[2GGT: ZeRo Saga]]||December 16th-18th, 2016||5th||1st||ZeRo
|{{Trn|2GGT: ZeRo Saga|g=SSB4}}||December 16th-18th, 2016||5th||1st||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||17th||4th||ZeRo
|{{Trn|GENESIS 4|g=SSB4}}||January 20th-22nd, 2017||17th||4th||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[Umebura Tokaigi Qualifiers]]||February 4th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier|g=SSB4}}||February 4th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Niconico Tokaigi 2017]]||February 11th-12th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Niconico Tokaigi 2017|g=SSB4}}||February 11th-12th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Frostbite 2017]]||February 25th-26th, 2017||3rd||4th||ZeRo
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2017|g=SSB4}}||February 25th-26th, 2017||3rd||4th||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[Smash 4 at KI Con]]||March 10th-12th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|MkLeo}}
|{{Trn|Smash 4 at KI Con|g=SSB4}}||March 10th-12th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|MkLeo}}
|-
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX0321017SSBWiiU S@X 194]||March 21st, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX0321017SSBWiiU S@X 194]||March 21st, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[2GGC: Civil War]]||March 24th-26th, 2017||9th||2nd||ZeRo
|{{Trn|2GGC: Civil War|g=SSB4}}||March 24th-26th, 2017||9th||2nd||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[KTAR XX]]||April 1st-2nd, 2017||5th||2nd||Tweek
|{{Trn|KTAR XX|g=SSB4}}||April 1st-2nd, 2017||5th||2nd||Tweek
|-
|-
||[[CEO Dreamland]]||April 14th-16th, 2017||3rd||1st||ZeRo
||{{Trn|CEO Dreamland|g=SSB4}}||April 14th-16th, 2017||3rd||1st||ZeRo
|-
|-
|{{b|Royal Flush|tournament}}||May 12th-14th, 2017||7th||1st||ZeRo
|{{Trn|Royal Flush|g=SSB4}}||May 12th-14th, 2017||7th||1st||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[2GGC: Greninja Saga]]||May 20th, 2017||17th||17th||ZeRo
|{{Trn|2GGC: Greninja Saga|g=SSB4}}||May 20th, 2017||17th||17th||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[MomoCon 2017]]||May 25th-28th, 2017||1st||4th||ZeRo
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2017|g=SSB4}}||May 25th-28th, 2017||1st||4th||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[2GGC: Nairo Saga]]||June 10th-11th, 2017||4th||2nd||ZeRo
|{{Trn|2GGC: Nairo Saga|g=SSB4}}||June 10th-11th, 2017||4th||2nd||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[CEO 2017]]||June 16th-18th, 2017||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|CEO 2017|g=SSB4}}||June 16th-18th, 2017||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Midwest Mayhem 9: Old vs New]]||July 1st, 2017||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Cosmos}}
|{{Trn|Midwest Mayhem 9: Old vs New|g=SSB4}}||July 1st, 2017||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Cosmos}}
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|EVO 2017|g=SSB4}}||July 14th-16th, 2017||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[DreamHack Atlanta 2017]]||July 21st-23rd, 2017||4th||3rd||ZeRo
|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2017|g=SSB4}}||July 21st-23rd, 2017||4th||3rd||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2017]]||August 10th-13th, 2017||1st||3rd||ZeRo
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017|g=SSB4}}||August 10th-13th, 2017||1st||3rd||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[http://smashleague.challonge.com/tfw4 The Forge Weekly #4]||August 17th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[http://smashleague.challonge.com/tfw4 The Forge Weekly #4]||August 17th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[2GGC: SCR Saga]]||August 19th-20th, 2017||7th||3rd||ZeRo
|{{Trn|2GGC: SCR Saga|g=SSB4}}||August 19th-20th, 2017||7th||3rd||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[Shine 2017]]||August 25th-27th, 2017||3rd||3rd||ZeRo
|{{Trn|Shine 2017|g=SSB4}}||August 25th-27th, 2017||3rd||3rd||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[PAX Arena at PAX West 2017]]||September 1st-4th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|PAX Arena at PAX West 2017|g=SSB4}}||September 1st-4th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[2GGC: West Side Saga]]||September 9th, 2017||5th||1st||ZeRo
|{{Trn|2GGC: West Side Saga|g=SSB4}}||September 9th, 2017||5th||1st||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[GameTyrant Expo 2017]]||September 29th-October 1st, 2017||9th||2nd||ZeRo
|{{Trn|GameTyrant Expo 2017|g=SSB4}}||September 29th-October 1st, 2017||9th||2nd||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||9th||1st||ZeRo
|{{Trn|The Big House 7|g=SSB4}}||October 6th-8th, 2017||9th||1st||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga]]||October 14th-15th, 2017||2nd||13th||{{Sm|Captain Levi}}
|{{Trn|2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga|g=SSB4}}||October 14th-15th, 2017||2nd||13th||{{Sm|Captain Levi}}
|-
|-
|[[2GGC: MkLeo Saga]]||November 4th, 2017||4th||1st||ZeRo
|{{Trn|2GGC: MkLeo Saga|g=SSB4}}||November 4th, 2017||4th||1st||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[2GG Championship]]||December 1st-3rd, 2017||10th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|2GG Championship|g=SSB4}}||December 1st-3rd, 2017||10th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Smash 4 Boot Camp]]||December 7th-10th, 2017||2nd||2nd||ZeRo
|{{Trn|Smash 4 Boot Camp|g=SSB4}}||December 7th-10th, 2017||2nd||2nd||ZeRo
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||4th||3rd||Mistake
|{{Trn|GENESIS 5|g=SSB4}}||January 19th-21st, 2018||4th||3rd||Mistake
|-
|-
|[[Niconico Tokaigi 2018]]||February 10th-11th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Niconico Tokaigi 2018|g=SSB4}}||February 10th-11th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Xanadu - End of an Era}}||February 24th-25th, 2018||&mdash;||2nd||{{Sm|Pink Fresh}}
|{{Trn|Xanadu - End of an Era|g=SSB4}}||February 24th-25th, 2018||&mdash;||2nd||{{Sm|Pink Fresh}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas|g=SSB4}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Collision XV}}||March 31st, 2018||1st||3rd||ANTi
|{{Trn|Collision XV|g=SSB4}}||March 31st, 2018||1st||3rd||ANTi
|-
|-
|{{Trn|SwitchFest}}||April 21st-22nd, 2018||2nd||3rd||Tweek
|{{Trn|SwitchFest|g=SSB4}}||April 21st-22nd, 2018||2nd||3rd||Tweek
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||2nd||9th||Tweek
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSB4}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||2nd||9th||Tweek
|-
|-
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2018}}||May 24th-27th, 2018||4th||4th||Cosmos
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2018|g=SSB4}}||May 24th-27th, 2018||4th||4th||Cosmos
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|{{Trn|2GG: Hyrule Saga}}||June 23rd-24th, 2018||17th||17th||VoiD
|{{Trn|2GG: Hyrule Saga|g=SSB4}}||June 23rd-24th, 2018||17th||17th||VoiD
|-
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2018}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||17th||7th||Cosmos
|{{Trn|CEO 2018|g=SSB4}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||17th||7th||Cosmos
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|-
|{{Trn|Smash Sounds}}||July 7th-8th, 2018||5th||2nd||{{Sm|komorikiri}}
|{{Trn|Smash Sounds|g=SSB4}}||July 7th-8th, 2018||5th||2nd||{{Sm|komorikiri}}
|-
|-
|[[Final Smash Attack: Player's Ball]]||July 29th, 2018||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Final Smash Attack: Player's Ball|g=SSB4}}||July 29th, 2018||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2018]]||August 3rd-5th, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|EVO 2018|g=SSB4}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||5th||9th||Mekos
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018|g=SSB4}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||5th||9th||Mekos
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||49th<!--Nairo lost to Mage in Winners; "DQ" should only be listed if they were DQed from both Winners and Losers.-->||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSB4}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||49th<!--Nairo lost to Mage in Winners; "DQ" should only be listed if they were DQed from both Winners and Losers.-->||&mdash;||&mdash;
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
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|{{Trn|NYXL Pop-Up!}}||December 22nd, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|NYXL Pop-Up!|g=SSBU}}||December 22nd, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Moves}}||December 29th, 2018||4th||3rd||{{Sm|ANTi}}
|{{Trn|Let's Make Moves|g=SSBU}}||December 29th, 2018||4th||3rd||{{Sm|ANTi}}
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|{{Trn|Glitch 6}}||January 20th, 2019||2nd||4th||{{Sm|Jtails}}
|{{Trn|Glitch 6|g=SSBU}}||January 20th, 2019||2nd||4th||{{Sm|Jtails}}
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}||Februrary 1st-3rd, 2019||17th||9th||{{Sm|Umeki}}
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBU}}||Februrary 1st-3rd, 2019||17th||9th||{{Sm|Umeki}}
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|{{Trn|Frostbite 2019}}||February 22nd-24th, 2019||7th||5th||{{Sm|MkLeo}}
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2019|g=SSBU}}||February 22nd-24th, 2019||7th||5th||{{Sm|MkLeo}}
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|{{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit}}||March 8th-10th, 2019|||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit|g=SSBU}}||March 8th-10th, 2019|||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Collision 2019}}||March 16th-17th, 2019||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Cosmos}}
|{{Trn|Collision 2019|g=SSBU}}||March 16th-17th, 2019||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Cosmos}}
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|{{Trn|Suplex City Smash}}||April 6th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}
|{{Trn|Suplex City Smash|g=SSBU}}||April 6th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}
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|{{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga}}||April 13th-14th, 2019||4th||5th||{{Sm|Glutonny}}
|{{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga|g=SSBU}}||April 13th-14th, 2019||4th||5th||{{Sm|Glutonny}}
|-
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|{{Trn|Pound 2019}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Samsora}}
|{{Trn|Pound 2019|g=SSBU}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Samsora}}
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|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||5th||2nd||Cosmos
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||5th||2nd||Cosmos
|-
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|{{Trn|MomoCon 2019}}||May 23rd-26th, 2019||5th||13th||{{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}}
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 23rd-26th, 2019||5th||13th||{{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}}
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|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||17th||1st||Dark Wizzy
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5|g=SSBU}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||17th||1st||Dark Wizzy
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|{{Trn|CEO 2019}}||June 28th-30th, 2019||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|CEO 2019|g=SSBU}}||June 28th-30th, 2019||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2019}}||August 2nd-4th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|EVO 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 2nd-4th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||5th||9th||Cosmos
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||5th||9th||Cosmos
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2019}}||August 23rd-25th, 2019||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|Samsora}}
|{{Trn|Shine 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 23rd-25th, 2019||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|Samsora}}
|-
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 7 - Minus World}}||September 14-15th, 2019||4th||1st||{{Sm|Tweek}}
|{{Trn|Glitch 7 - Minus World|g=SSBU}}||September 14-15th, 2019||4th||1st||{{Sm|Tweek}}
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|{{Trn|Mainstage}}||September 20th-22nd, 2019||1st||2nd||Samsora
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|{{Trn|The Big House 9}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||4th||5th||Cosmos
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|{{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 2}}||October 24th-27th, 2019||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Tri-state Showdown: Fall 2019}}||November 9th, 2019||1st||1st||Tweek  
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|{{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||9th||7th||Cosmos
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|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves}}||January 3rd-5th, 2020||1st||4th||Cosmos
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 7}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||9th||3rd||Dark Wizzy
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|{{Trn|Frostbite 2020|g=SSBU}}||February 21st-23rd, 2020||9th||4th||{{Sm|Blacktwins}}
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|{{Trn|Soaked Series Invitational}}||February 29th-March 1st, 2020||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|King of WiFi Random Characters}}||May 30th, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|King of WiFi Random Characters|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 30th, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Nairo's Birthday Bash Invitational|g=SSBU}}||November 28th, 2021||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Interestingly enough, despite his older brother {{Sm|Ksizzle}} having been known to be one of {{Sm|Ally}}'s hardest opponents to play in tournament during his prime, Nairo failed to take a set from Ally in ''[[Brawl]]'' singles for four years despite having surpassed his brother since then. However, at [[Apex 2015]], Nairo managed to beat Ally in tournament for the first time in Winners Semis, although he ultimately ended up losing both sets of Grand Finals to Ally.
*Nairo, along with {{Sm|Ally}}, are the only competitive players to have won a major in three different ''Smash'' games before their retirements, with wins in ''[[List of major tournaments (SSBB)#Players who won a major|Brawl]]'', ''[[List of major tournaments (SSB4)#Players who won a major|Smash 4]]'', and ''[[List of major tournaments (SSBU)#Players who won a major|Ultimate]]''.
*Between 2011 and 2015, Nairo failed to take a set from Ally in ''[[Brawl]]'' singles for four years, However, at [[Apex 2015]], Nairo managed to take a set off Ally for the first time in winners semifinals, although he ultimately lost both sets to him in Grand Finals.
*Starting with [[SKTAR (tournament)|SKTAR]] in 2012, Nairo held a perfect record against {{Sm|ESAM}} in ''Brawl'' for three years. However, at [[Super Smash Con 2015]], ESAM finally defeated Nairo for the first time and went on to Grand Finals only to lose to {{Sm|Mew2King}}.
*Starting with [[SKTAR (tournament)|SKTAR]] in 2012, Nairo held a perfect record against {{Sm|ESAM}} in ''Brawl'' for three years. However, at [[Super Smash Con 2015]], ESAM finally defeated Nairo for the first time and went on to Grand Finals only to lose to {{Sm|Mew2King}}.
**Ironically, in ''[[Smash 4]]'', ESAM had a perfect record against Nairo. However, at [[MLG World Finals 2015]], Nairo beat ESAM for the first time in ''Smash 4'' in Losers Finals.
**Ironically, in ''[[Smash 4]]'', ESAM had a perfect record against Nairo. However, at [[MLG World Finals 2015]], Nairo beat ESAM for the first time in ''Smash 4'' in Losers Finals.
*[[Pound 2016]] was Nairo's worst placing in a ''Smash'' tournament, getting 49th place in {{forwiiu}} singles after getting sent to losers bracket by {{Sm|Saj}}'s {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, and being eliminated by {{Sm|Mr.II}}, a Japanese {{SSB4|Robin}} player, in a huge upset.
*[[Pound 2016]] was Nairo's worst placing in a ''Smash'' tournament, getting 49th place in {{forwiiu}} singles after getting sent to losers bracket by {{Sm|Saj}}'s {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, and being eliminated by {{Sm|Mr.II}}, a Japanese {{SSB4|Robin}} player, in a huge upset.
**Similarly, Nairo's worst doubles placing in any ''Smash'' tournament was [[2GGC: Greninja Saga]], placing 17th with {{Sm|ZeRo}}.
**Similarly, Nairo's worst doubles placing in any ''Smash'' tournament was [[2GGC: Greninja Saga]], placing 17th with {{Sm|ZeRo}}.
*Nairo was featured on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA9wCX-K_CA Road to EVO: Nintendo Minute] along with {{Sm|VoiD}} and {{Sm|D1}}.
*Nairo was featured on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA9wCX-K_CA Road to EVO: Nintendo Minute] along with {{Sm|VoiD}} and {{Sm|D1}}. The video has since been made private.
*Nintendo released a short [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq6hKY7duZY Player Perspective video] covering Nairo's run at {{Trn|EVO 2019}}.
*Nintendo released a short [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq6hKY7duZY Player Perspective video] covering Nairo's run at {{Trn|EVO 2019}}; this video was also made private.
*Nairo is known for his frequent trash-talking in his Twitch streams and YouTube videos, which has been noted for being humorous.
*Nairo competed in the Super Smash Bros Ultimate World Challenge Cup that took place during the Nintendo Live 2019 event in Kyoto as part of the Dream Team. His participation has since caused official coverage of the event in general to be either made private or edited.
<!--** The event's website was changed to a message thanking viewers for watching the live streams. Pages leftover from Nintendo Live 2018, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200719080523/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:L43Z_CVq9ZAJ:https://www.nintendo.co.jp/live/mariotennis/ which were live as late as the first week of July], now lead to an error page.-->
** The Dream Team was interviewed during Nintendo Minute's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zuas9o_nH4 coverage of the event]. This interview, as well as other footage from the World Challenge Cup, has since been cut out. The closed captioning was updated to reflect these edits a few weeks later.
<!--** For unknown reasons, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzYTUxB4Ouo the qualifiers for the Strongest Fighter Decisive] were also made private.-->
** The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysk3S838gcI original live stream of the World Challenge Cup] has been made private on YouTube and [https://live2.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv322335537 removed from niconico].
** A [https://youtu.be/AHDsBAM_3Bc Japanese video summarizing the events of the second day of Nintendo Live 2019] was made private. The video of the first day's events, in which Nairo did not appear, is still public. The [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPh3p_yYrx0AoEkLdy3hivfmDzQNinnxG event playlist] was also modified to remove these videos.
** A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO6VmW7Zngo highlights reel uploaded by Nintendo of Europe] has been made private.
*Nairo is known for his frequent trash-talking in his YouTube content, especially against his stream snipers or "bots".
 
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.twitch.tv/nairomk Twitch channel]
*[https://twitter.com/NairoMK Twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/NairoMK Twitter account]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTSCjjnCuAPHcfQWNNvULTw Youtube channel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTSCjjnCuAPHcfQWNNvULTw YouTube channel]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/79/nairo SSBWorld profile]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/79/nairo SSBWorld profile]
*[https://smashdata.gg/smash/4/player/Nairo Smashdata profile]
*[https://smashdata.gg/smash/4/player/Nairo Smashdata profile]
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==Gameplay videos==
==Gameplay videos==
==={{forwiiu}}===
==={{forwiiu}}===
*[http://youtu.be/uG37e9er0TI TSM Zero vs Liquid Nairo - Smash 4 Grand Finals - MLG Finals]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w00ctdUZt14 TSM Zero vs Liquid Nairo - Smash 4 Grand Finals - MLG Finals]
*[http://youtu.be/NaTLrETmoZU LVL Up Expo - Liquid' Nairo (ZSS) Vs. 2GG | VoiD (Sheik) SSB4 Grand Finals]
*[http://youtu.be/NaTLrETmoZU LVL Up Expo - Liquid' Nairo (ZSS) Vs. 2GG | VoiD (Sheik) SSB4 Grand Finals]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooJhqb0J8vI KTAR XVIII: Nairo (ZSS) vs VoiD (Sheik) Losers Semis]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooJhqb0J8vI KTAR XVIII: Nairo (ZSS) vs VoiD (Sheik) Losers Semis]
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Nairo
Nairo NRG.jpeg
Character info
Smash 64 main Captain Falcon
Melee mains Falco, Fox
Brawl main Meta Knight
Other Brawl character Marth
Smash 4 main Zero Suit Samus
Smash 4 doubles mains Cloud
Other Smash 4 characters Bowser, Cloud, Lucina
Retired Smash 4 characters Diddy Kong, Dark Pit, Pit, Robin
Ultimate main Palutena
Other Ultimate character Zero Suit Samus
Retired Ultimate character Lucina
Project M main Fox
Team info
Former sponsor(s) NRG Esports, Team Liquid
Former crews F-Step, Smash World Renegades
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2018-2019 SSBBRank: 1st
Super Smash Bros. 4 Panda Global Rankings 100: 2nd
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fall 2019 PGRU: 4th
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 1st (tied with 9B)
Super Smash Bros. 4 Panda Global Rankings 100: 2nd
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fall 2019 PGRU: 4th
Best tournament result Super Smash Bros. Brawl 1st / 370 at Apex 2014
Super Smash Bros. 4 1st / 1,531 at Super Smash Con 2017
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1st / 273 at Mainstage
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Brawl ~$13,690.07
Super Smash Bros. 4 ~$95,384.88
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ~$23,497.33
Personal and other info
Real name Nairoby Quezada
Birth date (age 28)
Location Passaic, New Jersey United States

Nairo is an American former smasher who is considered one of the best Smash players of all-time, which includes being one of the best Brawl players in the game's later years, one of the best Smash 4 players of all-time, and one of the best Ultimate players in the game's early metagame. He is Ksizzle's younger brother.

Nairo began his competitive career in Brawl playing Meta Knight, where he was known for his highly-aggressive Meta Knight style, which was at least partly responsible for his great proficiency against Olimar players. He became a strong player in the Tristate region, regularly placing top 8 at large Tristate events, before gaining national recognition for his run at Apex 2012, where he defeated Japanese invader Nietono to eventually place 3rd. He later claimed two major victories during Brawl's prime, most notably at Apex 2014, which remains the second-largest Brawl tournament of all-time. In addition, Nairo frequently teamed with ADHD in doubles, where Nairo used his aggressive style to overwhelm opponents while ADHD created stage control with Diddy Kong's Banana Peels. The team was considered to be the best doubles team in Brawl, having won a slew of major doubles events including Apex 2013, Apex 2014, and Super Smash Con 2016. Following Brawl's decline, Nairo was the undisputed best Brawl player from 2016 to 2019, notably winning every Brawl event he attended between CEO Dreamland and Get On My Level 2019.

Nairo found his greatest success in Smash 4, where he won 10 different majors and is the player with the third-most Smash 4 major wins. Despite a bit of inconsistency towards the end of his Smash 4 career, he was ranked no lower than 4th on all the PGR rankings and was ultimately ranked 2nd on the PGR 100. He primarily played Zero Suit Samus and is the best Zero Suit Samus player of all-time. Outside of Zero Suit Samus, he has also used Bowser in many top-level sets and is considered the best Bowser player of all-time, and he also has plethora of other secondaries that he has pulled out at high-level play, including Cloud, the Pits, Robin, and even low tiers such as Zelda and Dr. Mario. His most well-known performance in Smash 4 was his run at MLG World Finals 2015, where he became the first player to eliminate ZeRo in a Smash 4 tournament, double-eliminating ZeRo to end his 56 win streak. This performance is often considered one of the biggest highlights of his Smash career.

In Ultimate, Nairo played Palutena, although he was initially not as successful as he was in previous games, ranking outside of the top 5 for the first time in his career on the Spring 2019 PGRU. However, he eventually bounced back during the second half of 2019, eventually winning Mainstage that year and Let's Make Big Moves in the following year. He remains the only Palutena player with major wins and as such is considered one of the best Palutena players of all-time despite having only been active in the game's first year.

Outside of competitive play, Nairo was one of the most successful Smash content creators and streamers in the 2010s, with a large following on his YouTube and Twitch dubbed the "Naifu Nation". He also ran the online series Naifu Wars, which eventually evolved into one of the earliest well-known online tournament series and was known for flying out certain players for special iterations.

In July 2020, Nairo was accused of having a relationship with a then-underaged CaptainZack, leading to the loss of Nairo's sponsorship and bans from competitive play and Twitch. Multiple new counts of information later emerged which painted Nairo as a victim rather than an abuser, leading many to request for Nairo to be unbanned. Although a legal agreement was found in court, the controversy remains largely unresolved in the public, and several bans remained in effect, including his Twitch ban. Nairo had since quietly retired from competitive play and continues to stream on YouTube, but remains a polarizing figure in the community due to the unresolved controversy.

Playstyle[edit]

Nairo, throughout his entire Smash career, had a playstyle that was defined by unrelenting pressure and a top-notch punish game.

In Smash 4[edit]

He mained Zero Suit Samus and was known for his proficiency of her powerful up air ladder combos into her Boost Kick finisher. He pioneered her metagame and brought upon the style of aggressive pressure in order to bring her punish game into full effect. Throughout neutral, he has prowess in spacing and in the timing of her moves in order to be safe on the opponent's shield to compensate for the character's lack of neutral tools. He is also known to take risks and to make hard reads in order to quickly gain advantage over the opponent, notably with jump reads or a single grab in neutral. With the character, he has a touch of death and if there is rage and he manages to land a single hit or grab, with his ability to read DI and knowledge of kill percents, can annihilate an opponent's stock. This characteristic is highly noticed when he needs to make a comeback. Nairo is also very proficient at edge guarding and ledgetrapping, forcing his opponents into limited situations where he can take their stock. However, due to his risky and aggressive playstyle and his character's weaknesses, he is prone to getting shut down in the neutral with no opportunity to land a hit if the opponent plays defensively and doesn't get caught in Nairo's clutch. This is heavily emphasized through the many sets against his rival ZeRo, where the latter's immoveable neutral proves to be difficult for Nairo to break through.

In Ultimate[edit]

He mained Palutena and played with heavy emphasis on combo game and edgeguarding. Some aspects of his play had been improved due to the switch of character, as now with Palutena's relatively safe grab compared to Zero Suit Samus's, Nairo had many more opportunities to access his strong punish game and to make up for his neutral. He still played Zero Suit Samus, but due to the removal of her grab and ladder combos, he used her much less often and occasionally used her as a counterpick.

Tournament history[edit]

2010-2014: The rise in Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Nairo's first competitive Smash game was Brawl, where he made himself known regionally by placing well at KTAR tournaments. However, it wasn't until 2012 where he became well-known on a national level; at Apex 2012, he defeated top players such as Nietono and ultimately paced 3rd out of 400 entrants. A few months later, he got his first national victory at SKTAR, where he defeated ESAM twice.

For the rest of Brawl's main competitive lifespan, Nairo consistently placed in the top 3 and made top 8 at every tournament he attended aside from SKTAR 2. His most notable victory during that period was at Apex 2014, where he managed to defeat Mew2King and ZeRo, two of the best Meta Knights in the world, to place 1st. This victory has since been memorized in his fanbase thanks to the sub-only emote nairoApex. Due to his outstanding placements, Nairo was recognized as one of the best Brawl players in the world by the end of the game's lifespan and subsequently was ranked 1st on the 2014 SSBBRank, being tied with 9B.

Despite Brawl's decline and his focus on other Smash games, Nairo continued to enter Brawl events and dominate the metagame, with a win streak starting with CEO Dreamland and ending with Get On My Level 2019. He was ranked 1st on the next two iterations of the SSBBRank.

2014-2015: Continued Success in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

In the early metagame of Smash 4, Nairo initially played Robin at a few 3DS events and eventually added Dark Pit to his roster, first using him at Sky's Smash 4 Invitational where he placed 7th and took a notable win over Larry Lurr. Eventually, he picked up Zero Suit Samus, using her at CLASH Online Invitational Finals and Final Battle in conjunction with both Pit and Dark Pit.

His strong results continued in 2015 using Zero Suit Samus alongside a few different secondaries such as the aforementioned Robin and Pits and even lower-tiered characters such as Zelda, placing 9th at Apex 2015, 7th at KTAR XII, and 3rd at EVO 2015. EVO 2015 was a notable event in particular as it became the best solo-Zero Suit Samus result seen in Smash 4 at the time and he played against the best Smash 4 player in the world, ZeRo, who defeated him in winners.

After this tournament, the two would compete against each other often and ZeRo would become a notable bracket demon for Nairo, double-eliminating him at both CEO 2015 and The Big House 5 where he placed 3rd and 2nd, respectively.

It wasn't until MLG World Finals 2015, where Nairo took out ZeRo in winners top 32 and they would rematch in grand finals where Nairo won, taking the tournament. Nairo's win was arguably one of the most historical moments in Smash 4 history, as it broke ZeRo's 56 tournament win streak and would be the only time ZeRo lost a tournament during 2015. Nairo's strong results continued as he garnered 1st place finishes at a multitude of regionals such as Smash the Record 2015, KTAR XIV, KTAR XV, Dismantle 2, and KTAR XVI.

By the end of the year, he was in contention for best Smash 4 player in the world, ranking 2nd on the PGR v1, the first ever global Smash 4 ranking.

His winning streak ended at GENESIS 3, as he was upset 2-0 by Hyuga in pools. Despite being eliminated early on, he made a strong losers run. He defeated players such as RAIN, Ito, ESAM, Ally, and Marss before Dabuz eliminated him 3-0, placing 5th overall.

2016-Early 2017[edit]

In 2016, he continued his strong results, although he had a few lower placings, most noticeably with Pound 2016. This was his worst placement in a Smash 4 tournament to date, losing to saj and Mr.II, placing 49th. However, this did not mean much as a month later, he placed 4th at Get On My Level 2016 where he notably competed against MkLeo for the first time where Nairo ultimately won the set. He also won at MomoCon 2016, beating Ally in grand finals and not dropping a single set throughout the entire tournament.

This pattern continued to happen throughout the year, missing out on top 8s at some of the biggest events of the year with 17th at CEO 2016 and 13th at EVO 2016, but in the same summer, won Super Smash Con 2016, taking out multiple top players such as 6WX, VoiD, Mr.R, and Dabuz without dropping a single set.

Afterwards, his consistency in overcoming top players and making top 8s at multiple majors improved, finishing 4th at Umebura S.A.T. defeating Mr.R and Kameme, 3rd at 2GGT: Abadango Saga defeating komorikiri and VoiD, and 7th at The Big House 6 defeating Salem and Cosmos.

In the last two months of 2016, he made back-to-back 4th place finishes at KTAR XIX and UGC Smash Open, and ended the year with a 5th place finish at 2GGT: ZeRo Saga. While started with some rough patches at the beginning of the year, a supermajor win in Super Smash Con 2016 and his latter half year consistency solidified him as top 3 player of the year, placing 3rd on the PGR v2.

Nairo became a much stronger player in 2017, as after his 17th placement at GENESIS 4, he won both Umebura Tokaigi Qualifiers and Niconico Tokaigi 2017, defeating Ally and many top Japanese players such as KEN, Abadango, and Kirihara.

Not long after, he placed 3rd at Frostbite 2017 fighting through many top players such as Dabuz, WaDi, and Shuton. He only lost to ZeRo who double-eliminated him, but was a much cleaner major run in comparison to GENESIS for Nairo.

After Frostbite 2017, the next major tournament Nairo attended was 2GGC: Civil War. This tournament was and remains one of the most stacked tournaments in Smash 4 history. Unfortunately for Nairo, he missed out on top 8, losing to Fatality in the midst of his Cinderella run and lost to Locus in losers, finishing at 9th.

From April to May, he attended about four of the next majors, placing 3rd at CEO Dreamland defeating Dabuz and Marss, 7th at Royal Flush, and an unusual 17th at 2GGC: Greninja Saga, getting upset by Mekos before top 64 and had his losers run put to an end by CaptainZack.

Despite underperforming at Greninja Saga, in typical Nairo fashion, he would come back blazing seen with MomoCon 2017. He was able maintain his champion title from last year's event, most notably winning his runbacks against ZeRo and Fatality to take the tournament.

The next two supermajors, 2GGC: Nairo Saga and CEO 2017, he would make back-to-back 4th place finishes. At the titularly named tournament, he lost to ZeRo and Salem. At CEO 2017, he managed to win his runbacks against CaptainZack and Salem before losing to Larry Lurr and MkLeo.

Unlike the past two years, the PGR ranking was split between the two halves of 2017. He maintained his spot at number 3 on the PGR v3, possibly missed out on recapturing his 2nd best in the world status from 2015 due to the couple of underperformances of the year such as GENESIS 3 and Greninja Saga as well as the prominent rise MkLeo saw around the same time. Regardless, it was a very strong six months for Nairo's competitive play altogether.

Remainder of 2017[edit]

The next season for him started with a 2nd at regional Midwest Mayhem 9, getting upset by Tyroy in top 8 qualifiers and made a lengthy losers run beating players such as Tweek before being eliminated by ZeRo in grand finals. This tournament would follow into the next supermajor of the year, EVO 2017, where Nairo would place 5th after grabbing wins over Abadango and VoiD with losses to Larry Lurr and Tweek in their runback.

Nairo later attended DreamHack Atlanta 2017 and took out multiple top players such as CaptainZack, Ally, Dabuz, ZeRo and a runback against Larry Lurr. However, both of two losses came from Salem, a player who was notably on a bit of a hot streak after winning EVO 2017, giving him a placement of 4th.

With the two losses to him and his EVO win, Salem started to rival Nairo as the second-best Smash 4 player of 2017 and the two would be neck and neck with each other. Nairo would find his own tournament win that combated Salem's EVO win with Super Smash Con 2017. After an upset by Rideae, Nairo went on a lengthy losers run defeating a immense caliber of players such as komorikiri, Tweek, VoiD, Mr.R, and MkLeo before double-eliminating ZeRo in grand finals.

In terms of consistency between the two players, Nairo would outperform him at tournaments such as the next supermajor of the year, 2GGC: MkLeo Saga and another major in Shine 2017 where Nairo placed 4th and 3rd respectively whereas Salem would place 9th and 4th. On occasion, they would sometimes even tie seen with GameTyrant Expo 2017 where they both placed 9th. Conversely, Salem would outplace him at events such as The Big House 7 and invitational 2GG Championship, placing 5th and 3rd whereas Nairo would finish at 9th and 10th place. The two also met at grand finals at both 2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga and Smash 4 Boot Camp, the latter being another invitational done by VGBootCamp. Ultimately, Nairo would lose to Salem at both of these tournaments.

With Smash 4 Boot Camp finished, the rest of the 2017 season was wrapped up as well. Nairo would end up as the 3rd best player of 2017 on the PGR v4, as Salem was placed as new 2nd best with both of them similarly being outclassed by ZeRo.

2018: The Last Year of Smash 4 and Slight Decline[edit]

Following ZeRo's retirement, Nairo was one of the contenders for the number one spot alongside MkLeo. At GENESIS 5, despite falling to Legit before Top 8, Nairo was able to make an impressive losers run, defeating Zenyou, ESAM, and MVD before falling to Mistake, placing 4th. After that, Nairo continued to be a tough competitior for the throne, as he consistently placed in the top 4 at every major he attended, even claiming victory at tournaments such as Niconico Tokaigi 2018 and Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas, defeating MkLeo at both. MkLeo, in turn, defeated Nairo at both SwitchFest and Get On My Level 2018. For the first few months of the season, it wasn't clear whether MkLeo or Nairo would come out on top.

However, Nairo eventually fell behind, placing 17th at the two biggest tournaments of the season: 2GG: Hyrule Saga and CEO 2018, losing to Light and Mr.R in the former and Abadango and Elegant in the latter. Due to those placements, Nairo was ultimately ranked 4th - the first time he was not top 3 - behind MkLeo, Tweek, and Dabuz, players who had a more consistent season.

Nairo's overall performance continued to decline as he fell to MVD and Zenyou at EVO 2018, placing 33rd, his second worst placement at a Smash 4 major. Furthermore, Nairo failed to defend his title at both MomoCon 2018 and Super Smash Con 2018, breaking his two-year win streak at both events. At MomoCon 2018, he was defeated by Salem and komorikiri, placing 4th, and at Super Smash Con 2018, he was defeated by MkLeo and Cosmos, placing 5th.

With Ultimate on the horizon, Nairo stopped attending major tournaments after Super Smash Con 2018.

These shortcomings, however, did not overshadow Nairo's previous achievements. When the PGR 100 was released, Nairo was ranked the 2nd best Smash 4 player of all time, right behind ZeRo.

2018-2019: Transition into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

In the early metagame of Ultimate, Nairo continued his status as a top player. He switched his main to Palutena while occasionally using Zero Suit Samus as his secondary. He quickly became known as the best Palutena player, placing 2nd at both NYXL Pop-Up! and Glitch 6, as well as 5th at Let's Make Moves, defeating players such as MkLeo, Samsora, and Dabuz along the way.

His best performance of the first season was at Collision 2019. Despite being sent to losers by Marss right before top 8, Nairo teared through the losers bracket, defeating Mr.R, Sinji, Tweek, Light (in a famous reverse 3-0 with Ganondorf), and Frozen, before resetting the bracket against Marss. He lost the reset, placing 2nd.

However, his overall initial results, while impressive, weren't as good as his Smash 4 days. Similarly to the first season of 2018, Nairo placed 17th at the 2 biggest majors of the season, GENESIS 6 and Smash 'N' Splash 5, falling to Cosmos and CaptainZack in the former and VoiD and NAKAT in the latter. Although he continued to consistently make top 8 at big tournaments, his only major victory was at the comparatively-smaller major Suplex City Smash while his strongest performances were a 4th place finish at 2GG: Prime Saga and a couple of 5th place finishes at both Get On My Level 2019 and MomoCon 2019. Nairo continuously fell to familiar foes, most notably Marss. By the end of the season, Nairo was ranked 8th, the first time he was not ranked in the top 5 in any global ranking.

Fortunately, things turned around for Nairo in the second season. Despite starting off the season with a 17th at EVO 2019, losing to Mr.R and Marss, Nairo made top 6 at every tournament he attended up until the final major of the season 2GG: Kongo Saga. In addition, he started winning sets against several of his bracket demons, such as Marss at Shine 2019 and Mainstage. His best achievement was finally claiming victory at a major, doing so at Mainstage, where he defeated MkLeo after he reset the bracket, becoming one of 6 players to defeat MkLeo that season. When the season was over, Nairo returned to the top 5, being ranked 4th.

2020: The Last Year of Competition[edit]

Nairo started the third season strong, having claimed his second victory at a super major at Let's Make Big Moves, defeating top players such as Maister, Tea, Kameme and double eliminating Dabuz after he sent Nairo to losers.

Following this, he would place 9th at GENESIS 7 and Frostbite 2020. In the former, he was defeated by ESAM in the winners quarterfinals and infamously lost to Glutonny in the losers side top 8 qualifier. In the latter, he was defeated by Tweek in the winners quarterfinals and subsequently eliminated by MkLeo in the losers side top 8 qualifier.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nairo only made appearances at the Soaked Series Invitational and tournaments in The Quarantine Series, citing a dislike for Ultimate online.

Sexual misconduct allegations, ban, and repudiation of allegations[edit]

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On July 1st, 2020, amidst a wave of sexual harassment and assault allegations in the community, a rumor began spreading that Nairo and CaptainZack had a sexual encounter. Initially, both brushed it off, with CaptainZack stating that he made it up to impress his friends. However, the next morning, CaptainZack released a Twitlonger where he confirmed the rumors, saying that it happened when he was fifteen and Nairo was twenty, and that he was paid by Nairo to stay silent about the situation.[1] Following this, Nairo deactivated his Twitter account and his brother Ksizzle confirmed that "Nairo is done."[2] Nairo eventually reactivated his Twitter and posted a statement apologizing for his actions, saying that he would no longer be active on social media.[3] He deleted his social media accounts but created a protected dummy account that had his original Twitter username of NairoMK.[4]

The allegations sparked an overwhelming amount of backlash against Nairo, as many people who looked up to him before were disappointed in his actions. In the early morning of July 2nd, Nairo was dropped by his long-standing team NRG.[5] Following this, the 2GGaming panel banned Nairo from all of their future events, alongside several others accused of sexual misconduct during this time.[6] Twitch also banned and unpartnered Nairo on September 10th.[7]

The allegations were brought into question after several statements from CaptainZack's TwitLonger, including the hush money, were revealed to be manipulated information following Tamim (aka Mistake)'s TwitLonger on September 14th.[8] Furthermore, on October 28th, Nairo released a more detailed statement refuting CaptainZack's side of the story, claiming that he had woken up to Zack forcefully performing oral sex on him (which was corroborated by Tamim's statement), that he had briefly froze before pushing Zack off, and that Zack had blackmailed him into one other sexual encounter as well. He ended his statement saying that he had an attorney in case Zack continued to push his case, and that he was also seeking therapy for the trauma caused by Zack.[9] Nairo also stated that he had a 30-page document with evidence for the entire situation which several other players, including Cosmos and VoiD, have confirmed.[10][11] As a result, a number of players started to recant their disapproval and advocate to lift the ban.

On February 19th, 2021, Nairo uploaded an update video, stating that everything was resolved and that he was considering returning to streaming, understanding that there would be people who'd be apprehensive towards his return.[12] Following Nairo's statement and multiple social media movements by the community to unban Nairo, tournament organizations 2GGaming and Collision lifted Nairo's ban from their events after processing his appeal,[13][14] while the Super Smash Bros. Global Ban Database also took his name off of their list.[15] In spite of this, Twitch has yet to overturn their ban on Nairo, which also put a hold on any possible tournament activity since other Twitch channels could get in trouble for featuring someone banned from the platform on stream. As such, Nairo has resumed streaming on YouTube since April 8th, 2021.[16]

However, Nairo continues to be a polarizing figure in the community, owing to his admission of making willing sexual contact with a minor when he was an adult, and the fact that his bans were repealed despite other figures in the community remaining banned for similar transgressions. As a form of protest, YouTuber Technicals entered Double Down 2022 and held up a sign saying "Ban Nairo"; after being escorted out by security, Technicals disguised himself as a woman and had a verbal fight with GimR over Nairo's continued restreams of VGBC content despite his ban, which he secretly recorded.[17] Technicals went on to discuss the incident in a video he posted in October 2022, arguing that the community was engaging in favoritism and was not being consistent in its bans, seeing as Nairo was welcomed back, while ZeRo, who saw a legal resolution with his case in the previous month, continued to be shunned by the community.[18] YouTuber thefranChise stated in a video he published a month later that Nairo that had made suggestive remarks to CaptainZack in public before this incident occurred, with a photo from after the incident occurred showing them huddled together despite the reportedly abusive slant of their relationship.[19] Furthermore, despite the legal resolution of their dispute, their remains no public documentation of their legal affairs, with thefranChise comparing it unfavorably to the situation involving ZeRo and Jisu, with the lawsuit and resolution being public, and questioning the continued secrecy of Nairo's evidence document if the case is resolved.

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

SSBBRank[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
SSBBRank 2014 January 11th, 2013 - June 1st, 2014 1st Meta Knight (SSBB) Tied with 9B
SSBBRank 2016-2017 May 20th, 2016 - November 26th, 2017 1st Meta Knight (SSBB)
SSBBRank 2018-2019 February 3rd, 2018 - December 29th, 2019 1st Meta Knight (SSBB)

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Panda Global Rankings[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
PGR v1 January 30th, 2015 - May 7th, 2016 2nd Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)
PGR v2 May 13th - December 18th, 2016 3rd Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)Bowser (SSB4)
PGR v3 January 7th - June 18th, 2017 3rd Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)Bowser (SSB4)Lucina (SSB4)
PGR v4 June 24th - December 3rd, 2017 3rd Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)Bowser (SSB4)Cloud (SSB4)
PGR v5 December 23rd, 2017 - July 1st, 2018 4th Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)Bowser (SSB4)
PGR 100 January 20th, 2015 - November 18th, 2018 2nd Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)Bowser (SSB4)

OrionRank[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank 2016 March 15th - December 18th, 2016 4th Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)Bowser (SSB4)Lucina (SSB4)
OrionRank 2017 December 24th, 2016 - December 24th, 2017 2nd Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)Bowser (SSB4)Cloud (SSB4)
OrionRank Mid-Spring 2018 January 1st - May 1st, 2018 2nd Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)Bowser (SSB4)
OrionRank 2018 January 1st - December 2nd, 2018 5th Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Panda Global Rankings Ultimate[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
Spring 2019 PGRU February 1st - July 7th, 2019 8th Palutena (SSBU)Lucina (SSBU)Zero Suit Samus (SSBU)Ganondorf (SSBU)
Fall 2019 PGRU July 13th - December 15th, 2019 4th Palutena (SSBU)Zero Suit Samus (SSBU)

OrionRank Ultimate[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In January 5th - June 30th, 2019 6th Palutena (SSBU)Lucina (SSBU)Ganondorf (SSBU)
OrionRank 2019 January 5th - December 15th, 2019 5th Palutena (SSBU)Lucina (SSBU)Robin (SSBU)Ganondorf (SSBU)

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Genesis 2010 October 2nd, 2010 1st
Tunes Tuesdays #5 July 22nd, 2014 9th
Tunes Tuesdays #6 July 29th, 2014 7th 3rd Gunblade
Melee on Mondays Weekly #11 August 18th, 2014 5th

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 25th 4th Atomsk
KTAR 3 September 5th, 2010 17th 2nd Atomsk
Genesis 2010 October 2nd, 2010 1st 1st ADHD
MLG DC 2010 October 15th-17th, 2010 17th 1st Anti
Viridian City #8 October 23rd, 2010 2nd 3rd Atomsk
KTAR 4 January 16th, 2011 4th 4th Atomsk
Viridian City #9 January 29th, 2011 4th 2nd Anti
Uprise of Long Island #2 April 16th, 2011 4th 1st ADHD
KTAR 5 May 25th, 2011 5th 3rd Atomsk
Clash of the Titans 5 June 25th-26th, 2011 7th 1st Ally
Pray and Trade July 9th, 2011 2nd 1st ADHD
KTAR 6 August 14th, 2011 3rd 2nd Ally
Concentrate II October 30th, 2011 9th 5th Zucco
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 3rd 4th ADHD
Collision January 28th, 2012 7th / 26 3rd / 10 Vinnie
Concentrate IV March 31st, 2012 1st
Uprise of Long Island #8 April 21st, 2012 2nd 2nd Keitaro
Cheap Ash NJ Tourney April 28th, 2012 1st 1st Mekos
Collision III May 12th, 2012 3rd / 25 1st / 10 Atomsk
Clash of the Titans 6 June 2nd, 2012 1st 3rd Cable
Uprise #10 June 9th, 2012 3rd 1st ANTi
Dissention June 23rd, 2012 2nd 1st Ally
Collision IV July 7th, 2012 3rd 2nd NAKAT
SKTAR July 14th-15th, 2012 1st 2nd Ally
L.I.R.R. 2 July 28th, 2012 3rd 2nd NAKAT
Impact IV August 25th, 2012 7th 7th Keitaro
Collision V September 1st, 2012 3rd 1st ADHD
XSmash December 22nd, 2012 3rd 1st Zinoto
Uprise 11 December 29th, 2012 1st 1st ADHD
Collision VI January 5th, 2013 2nd / 32 1st / 11 ADHD
United 1 January 6th, 2013 4th 1st ADHD
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 4th 1st ADHD
Rescue 2 March 2nd, 2013 2nd 1st ADHD
Crossfire March 16th, 2013 3rd 2nd Shaky
Petopia April 27th, 2013 2nd 1st Ally
Crossfire II May 18th, 2013 1st 2nd Keitaro
KTAR 7 July 6th, 2013 1st 1st ADHD
Rescue 3 July 27th, 2013 2nd 1st ADHD
SKTAR 2 August 3rd-4th, 2013 9th 1st ADHD
Smashacre Gluttony August 10th, 2013 2nd 2nd False
Crossfire 3 October 5th, 2013 3rd 1st Anti
Knight Slash 7 November 10th, 2013 1st
Collision VII November 30th, 2013 3rd 1st ADHD
Smashacre Frostbite December 7th, 2013 3rd
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 7th 2nd ADHD
Collision 8 January 11th, 2014 1st 1st ADHD
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 1st 1st ADHD
Juice Break Weekly #01 February 8th, 2014 1st
Shuffle V February 22nd-23rd, 2014 4th 1st ADHD
Collision 9 March 15th, 2014 2nd 1st Mew2King
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 3rd 1st ADHD
SMASH GRAND OPENING @ Hitbox Arena May 24th, 2014 1st
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 2nd 1st ADHD
Final Battle January 17th, 2015 1st (Split) 1st (Split) NAKAT
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 2nd 1st Ally
Super Smash Con 2015 August 6th-9th, 2015 3rd 1st V115
Dismantle 2 January 2nd-3rd, 2016 2nd 1st MVD
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 5th 1st ADHD
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 1st 2nd CaptainZack
Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 1st
Xanadu - End of an Era February 24th-25th, 2018 1st
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 1st
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 1st 1st ANTi
Get On My Level 2019 May 17th-19th, 2019 1st
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 2nd

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
CLASH Tournaments Invitational September 14th, 2014 1st 3rd Sama
Hitbox Arena Invitational September 20th, 2014 4th
KTAR X October 4th, 2014 2nd 1st Nakat
The Smash Lounge Weekly #1 October 8th, 2014 2nd
Smash 4Ever #2 October 15th, 2014 1st
HTL #1 October 18th, 2014 2nd
Smash 4Ever #3 October 22nd, 2014 3rd
SmashLeague: New York October 25th, 2014 4th 1st Nakat
Smash 4Ever #4 October 29th, 2014 1st
Smash 4Ever #5 November 5th, 2014 4th
Xanadu Smash 4 Invitational November 6th, 2014 1st
Smash 4Ever #6 November 12th, 2014 4th

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Sky's Smash 4 Invitational November 20th-22nd, 2014 7th 1st ESAM
Triumph or Die 2014Online November 30th, 2014 4th
Collision X November 29th, 2014 2nd 2nd Dabuz
Smash 4-Ever #8 December 10th, 2014 1st
Smash 4-Ever #9 December 17th, 2014 1st
Roll Em Up December 20th, 2014 5th 2nd Zucco
S@X 76 December 23rd, 2014 3rd
XSmash 2 December 27th, 2014 4th 1st Zucco
Collision XI January 3rd, 2015 5th 5th Nakat
CLASH Online Invitational FinalsOnline January 11th, 2015 3rd
Final Battle January 17th, 2015 2nd 1st Nakat
XSmash 3 January 24th, 2015 1st 1st False
Smash 4-Ever #10 January 28th, 2015 1st
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 9th 7th Tyrant
Smash 4-Ever #11 February 11th, 2015 1st
NeoNebulous 2 February 22nd, 2015 1st 2nd Gunblade
Smash 4-Ever #12 February 25th, 2015 1st
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 2nd 2nd 6WX
Smash 4-Ever #13 March 11th, 2015 1st
Shequinox March 14th-15th, 2015 1st 1st Max Ketchum
KTAR XII March 21st, 2015 7th 1st False
Smash 4-Ever #14 March 25th, 2015 1st
Smash 4-Ever #15 April 8th, 2015 1st
Spring Fighter 2015 April 11th, 2015 1st
Sandstorm April 18th-19th, 2015 2nd 3rd JA3
Smash 4-Ever #16 April 22nd, 2015 1st
UGC Niagara 2015 April 24th-26th, 2015 1st 1st Vinnie
Smash 4-Ever #17 May 6th, 2015 1st
Smash 4-Ever #18 May 20th, 2015 1st
S@X 100 June 2nd, 2015 1st
Smash 4-Ever #19 June 3rd, 2015 1st
Collision XII June 6th, 2015 1st
CEO 2015 June 26th-28th, 2015 2nd 7th Nakat
KTAR XIII July 11th, 2015 1st 1st False
EVO 2015 July 17th-18th, 2015 3rd Top 16 Shaky
Smash 4-Ever #22 July 22nd, 2015 1st
Smash 4 Wars #35 July 28th, 2015 1st
Eclipsamus August 1st-2nd, 2015 1st
Smash 4-Ever #23 August 5th, 2015 1st
Super Smash Con 2015 August 6th-9th, 2015 3rd 1st ZeRo
Nebulous Prime 1 August 14th-16th, 2015 1st
Smash 4-Ever #24 August 19th, 2015 1st
SKTAR 4 August 22nd-23rd, 2015 1st 2nd Angel Cortes
Alberta Beat Down V August 28th-30th, 2015 2nd 2nd Frio
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 September 5th-6th, 2015 1st
Umebura F.A.T. September 21st-22nd, 2015 1st 1st Ally
Smashfield Weekly #9 October 1st, 2015 5th
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 2nd 1st ZeRo
MLG World Finals 2015 October 16th-18th, 2015 1st 1st ZeRo
Smash the Record 2015 October 23rd-25th, 2015 1st 1st Nakat
KTAR XIV November 7th, 2015 1st 1st False
KTAR XV December 5th, 2015 1st 1st Koolaid
Smash 4-Ever #30 December 9th, 2015 1st
Smash 4-Ever #31 December 23rd, 2015 2nd
Dismantle 2 January 2nd-3rd, 2016 1st 2nd MVD
KTAR XVI Janaury 9th, 2016 1st 1st Tweek
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 5th 2nd ZeRo
Smash 4-Ever #33 January 27th, 2016 1st
Niconico Tokaigi 2016 January 30th-31st, 2016 2nd
KTAR XVII February 13th, 2016 17th 1st Tweek
Shots Fired 2 March 5th-6th, 2016 1st 3rd Tweek
Do or DI March 11th-13th, 2016 3rd 2nd Dabuz
2GGT: FOW Saga March 26, 2016 1st 1st FOW
Pound 2016 April 2nd-3rd, 2016 49th 1st Koolaid
Collision XIII April 16th, 2016 1st 1st Gunblade
Smash 4-Ever #34 April 20th, 2016 1st
Codename: Salty Bets - Vanilly Weekly #27 April 29th, 2016 1st 1st Blacktwins
Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo April 29th-May 1st, 2016 1st 5th Blank
Smash 4-Ever #35 May 4th, 2016 2nd
LVL UP EXPO 2016 May 14th-15th, 2016 1st 1st VoiD
Get On My Level 2016 May 20th-22nd, 2016 4th 2nd Mew2King
MomoCon 2016 May 26th-29th, 2016 1st 1st Ally
Smash 4-Ever #37 June 1st, 2016 1st
KTAR XVIII June 11th, 2016 1st 1st VoiD
Low Tier City 4 June 18th-19th, 2016 2nd 1st ZeRo
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 17th 3rd ZeRo
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 13th
Smash 4-Ever #43 July 29th, 2016 1st
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 1st 2nd ZeRo
Umebura S.A.T. August 20th-21st, 2016 3rd 5th Mr. R
Collision XIV September 3rd, 2016 3rd 1st ZeRo
2GGT: Abadango Saga September 24th, 2016 3rd 4th Ally
Little Big House 2 October 6th, 2016 7th
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 7th 1st ZeRo
OUG Tournament Season 2 October 15th, 2016 1st 2nd Marche
S@X 174 November 1st, 2016 1st
Smash the Record 2016 November 11th-13th, 2016 2nd 1st ANTi
KTAR XIX November 19th, 2016 4th 1st ZeRo
UGC Smash Open December 2nd-4th, 2016 4th 1st ZeRo
2GGT: ZeRo Saga December 16th-18th, 2016 5th 1st ZeRo
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 17th 4th ZeRo
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier February 4th, 2017 1st
Niconico Tokaigi 2017 February 11th-12th, 2017 1st
Frostbite 2017 February 25th-26th, 2017 3rd 4th ZeRo
Smash 4 at KI Con March 10th-12th, 2017 1st 1st MkLeo
S@X 194 March 21st, 2017 1st
2GGC: Civil War March 24th-26th, 2017 9th 2nd ZeRo
KTAR XX April 1st-2nd, 2017 5th 2nd Tweek
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 3rd 1st ZeRo
Royal Flush May 12th-14th, 2017 7th 1st ZeRo
2GGC: Greninja Saga May 20th, 2017 17th 17th ZeRo
MomoCon 2017 May 25th-28th, 2017 1st 4th ZeRo
2GGC: Nairo Saga June 10th-11th, 2017 4th 2nd ZeRo
CEO 2017 June 16th-18th, 2017 4th
Midwest Mayhem 9: Old vs New July 1st, 2017 2nd 2nd Cosmos
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 5th
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017 4th 3rd ZeRo
Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 1st 3rd ZeRo
The Forge Weekly #4 August 17th, 2017 1st
2GGC: SCR Saga August 19th-20th, 2017 7th 3rd ZeRo
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 3rd 3rd ZeRo
PAX Arena at PAX West 2017 September 1st-4th, 2017 2nd
2GGC: West Side Saga September 9th, 2017 5th 1st ZeRo
GameTyrant Expo 2017 September 29th-October 1st, 2017 9th 2nd ZeRo
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 9th 1st ZeRo
2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga October 14th-15th, 2017 2nd 13th Captain Levi
2GGC: MkLeo Saga November 4th, 2017 4th 1st ZeRo
2GG Championship December 1st-3rd, 2017 10th
Smash 4 Boot Camp December 7th-10th, 2017 2nd 2nd ZeRo
GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 4th 3rd Mistake
Niconico Tokaigi 2018 February 10th-11th, 2018 1st
Xanadu - End of an Era February 24th-25th, 2018 2nd Pink Fresh
Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas March 24th-25th, 2018 1st
Collision XV March 31st, 2018 1st 3rd ANTi
SwitchFest April 21st-22nd, 2018 2nd 3rd Tweek
Get On My Level 2018 May 18th-20th, 2018 2nd 9th Tweek
MomoCon 2018 May 24th-27th, 2018 4th 4th Cosmos
2GG: Hyrule Saga June 23rd-24th, 2018 17th 17th VoiD
CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 17th 7th Cosmos
Smash Sounds July 7th-8th, 2018 5th 2nd komorikiri
Final Smash Attack: Player's Ball July 29th, 2018 4th
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 33rd
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 5th 9th Mekos
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 49th

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
NYXL Pop-Up! December 22nd, 2018 2nd
Let's Make Moves December 29th, 2018 4th 3rd ANTi
Glitch 6 January 20th, 2019 2nd 4th Jtails
GENESIS 6 Februrary 1st-3rd, 2019 17th 9th Umeki
Frostbite 2019 February 22nd-24th, 2019 7th 5th MkLeo
Smash Ultimate Summit March 8th-10th, 2019 5th
Collision 2019 March 16th-17th, 2019 2nd 1st Cosmos
Suplex City Smash April 6th, 2019 1st 1st Dark Wizzy
2GG: Prime Saga April 13th-14th, 2019 4th 5th Glutonny
Pound 2019 April 19th-21st, 2019 9th 2nd Samsora
Get On My Level 2019 May 17th-19th, 2019 5th 2nd Cosmos
MomoCon 2019 May 23rd-26th, 2019 5th 13th Light
Smash 'N' Splash 5 May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 17th 1st Dark Wizzy
CEO 2019 June 28th-30th, 2019 7th
EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019 17th
Super Smash Con 2019 August 8th-11th, 2019 5th 9th Cosmos
Shine 2019 August 23rd-25th, 2019 3rd 3rd Samsora
Glitch 7 - Minus World September 14-15th, 2019 4th 1st Tweek
Mainstage September 20th-22nd, 2019 1st 2nd Samsora
The Big House 9 October 4th-6th, 2019 4th 5th Cosmos
Smash Ultimate Summit 2 October 24th-27th, 2019 3rd
Tri-state Showdown: Fall 2019 November 9th, 2019 1st 1st Tweek
2GG: Kongo Saga December 7th-8th, 2019 9th 7th Cosmos
Let's Make Big Moves January 3rd-5th, 2020 1st 4th Cosmos
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 9th 3rd Dark Wizzy
Frostbite 2020 February 21st-23rd, 2020 9th 4th Blacktwins
Soaked Series InvitationalOnline February 29th-March 1st, 2020 4th
The Quarantine Series Opening InvitationalOnline March 29th, 2020 3rd
Pound OnlineOnline April 24th-26th, 2020 65th
The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1Online May 2nd, 2020 33rd
King of WiFi Random CharactersOnline May 30th, 2020 1st
Nairo's Birthday Bash Invitational November 28th, 2021 5th

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Genesis 2010 October 2nd, 2010 1st

Trivia[edit]

  • Nairo, along with Ally, are the only competitive players to have won a major in three different Smash games before their retirements, with wins in Brawl, Smash 4, and Ultimate.
  • Between 2011 and 2015, Nairo failed to take a set from Ally in Brawl singles for four years, However, at Apex 2015, Nairo managed to take a set off Ally for the first time in winners semifinals, although he ultimately lost both sets to him in Grand Finals.
  • Starting with SKTAR in 2012, Nairo held a perfect record against ESAM in Brawl for three years. However, at Super Smash Con 2015, ESAM finally defeated Nairo for the first time and went on to Grand Finals only to lose to Mew2King.
    • Ironically, in Smash 4, ESAM had a perfect record against Nairo. However, at MLG World Finals 2015, Nairo beat ESAM for the first time in Smash 4 in Losers Finals.
  • Pound 2016 was Nairo's worst placing in a Smash tournament, getting 49th place in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles after getting sent to losers bracket by Saj's Bayonetta, and being eliminated by Mr.II, a Japanese Robin player, in a huge upset.
  • Nairo was featured on Road to EVO: Nintendo Minute along with VoiD and D1. The video has since been made private.
  • Nintendo released a short Player Perspective video covering Nairo's run at EVO 2019; this video was also made private.
  • Nairo competed in the Super Smash Bros Ultimate World Challenge Cup that took place during the Nintendo Live 2019 event in Kyoto as part of the Dream Team. His participation has since caused official coverage of the event in general to be either made private or edited.
  • Nairo is known for his frequent trash-talking in his YouTube content, especially against his stream snipers or "bots".

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