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| retiredssbu  = Inkling
| otherssbu    = Inkling
| 2ndretiredssbu = Banjo & Kazooie
| sponsor      = {{Team|Luminosity Gaming}}
| sponsor      = {{Team|Luminosity Gaming}}
| former sponsors = {{Team|Panda}}
| former sponsors = {{Team|Panda}}
| crew          = [[VGBootCamp]], We Dem Boyz
| crew          = [[VGBootCamp]], We Dem Boyz
| alias        = ConeyZZ
| alias        = ConeyZZ
| rankingssbb  =  
| rankingssbb  = [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 84th
| bestrankingssbb = SSBBRank 2014: 84th
| rankingssb4  = [[MD/VA Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|MD/VA Power Rankings]]: 13th
| bestrankingssb4 = MD/VA Power Rankings: 13th
| rankingpm    = [[MD/VA Power Rankings#Project M|MD/VA Power Rankings]]: 14th
| bestrankingpm = MD/VA Power Rankings: 6th
| bestresultssbb = 17th / 174 at {{Trn|Pound V|g=SSBB}}
| bestresultssb4 = 25th / 261 at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 2|g=SSB4}}
| bestresultssbu = 1st / 122 at [https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-grind-fridays-57/details The Grind Fridays 57]
| bestresultpm  = 9th / 333 at {{Trn|The Big House 4|g=PM}}
| realname      = Zak Zeeks
| realname      = Zak Zeeks
| birthday      = 3
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'''Coney''' is a commentator from Odenton, Maryland, known for being one of the most prominent commentators in the United States for ''[[Smash 4]]'' and ''[[Ultimate]]''. He has commentated at many major and supermajor events including {{Trn|Super Smash Con|series}}, {{Trn|The Big House|series}}, and {{Trn|Smash World Tour}}, and often partners with {{Sm|TKbreezy}} and {{Sm|EE}}; the trio is known as "The Blast Zone", which is named after their bi-weekly talk show. In addition, he regularly streams on Twitch and uploads videos to his YouTube channel, boasting over 140,000 subscribers on the latter platform.


'''Coney''' is a commentator from Odenton, Maryland, known for being one of the most prominent commentators in the United States. He often commentates with {{Sm|TKbreezy}} and {{Sm|EE}}; the trio is known as "The Blast Zone," which was named after their bi-weekly talk show. Outside of commentating, he regularly streams on Twitch and uploads videos to his YouTube channel.
Prior to focusing on his commentary career, Coney was known for being one of the best ''[[Brawl]]'' {{SSBB|King Dedede}} players in the world and was last ranked 84th on the [[SSBBRank 2014]]. He is known for being the only Dedede player to take a game off of {{Sm|Mew2King}}'s {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}, doing so at {{Trn|School is in Session 4}}. In addition, he played {{PM|Wario}} in ''[[Project M]]'', and was considered one of the best Wario players in the United States in the game's early years. Although Coney played other ''Smash'' games, he took the games less seriously compared to ''Brawl'' and ''Project M''.


Prior to focusing on his commentary career, Coney was known for being one of the best ''[[Brawl]]'' {{SSBB|King Dedede}} players in the world. He is notably the only Dedede player to take a game off of {{Sm|Mew2King}}'s {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}. Coney was ranked 7th on the final [[MD/VA Power Rankings|MD/VA Brawl Power Rankings]] and was formerly ranked 84th on the [[2014 SSBBRank]].
Coney has been signed with {{Team|VGBootCamp}} since August 24th, 2016 and {{Team|Luminosity Gaming}} since June 7th, 2023, as a commentator and/or content creator for both organizations. He was also formerly signed with {{Team|Panda}} from March 2019 to December 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/VGBootCamp/status/768523907192070144|title=Coney joins VGBootCamp}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/1109256016460480512|title=Coney joins Panda Global}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Luminosity/status/1666596126106042368|title=Coney joins Luminosity Gaming}}</ref>
 
In other ''Smash'' games, Coney was a ''[[Project M]]'' {{PM|Wario}} player, and was considered one of the best Wario players in the United States. He was notably the highest ranked player at the end of [[Anther's Ladder|Anther's Project M 3.0.2 Netplay ladder]]. In ''[[Smash 4]]'', Coney played {{SSB4|Mario}} and {{SSB4|Cloud}} and was formerly ranked 13th on the [[MD/VA Power Rankings|MD/VA Smash 4 Power Rankings]]. In ''[[Ultimate]]'', Coney plays {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}, and has wins over {{Sm|Mj}}, {{Sm|Little Z}}, and {{Sm|Remzi}}.
 
Coney has been signed with {{Team|VGBootCamp}} since August 24th, 2016, and was formerly signed with {{Team|Panda}} from March 2019 to December 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/VGBootCamp/status/768523907192070144|title=Coney joins VGBootCamp}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/1109256016460480512|title=Coney joins Panda Global}}</ref> On June 7th, 2023, Coney joined {{Team|Luminosity Gaming}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Luminosity/status/1666596126106042368|title=Coney joins Luminosity Gaming}}</ref>


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==

Latest revision as of 16:14, September 28, 2024

Coney "ConeyZZ"
ConeyBABY.jpg
Character info
Melee main Jigglypuff
Brawl main King Dedede
Other Brawl characters Wario, Ness
Smash 4 mains Mario, Cloud
Retired Smash 4 character Ness
Ultimate main Wolf
Other Ultimate character Inkling
Project M main Wario
Team info
Sponsor(s) Luminosity Gaming
Former sponsor(s) Panda
Crew(s) VGBootCamp, We Dem Boyz
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 84th
Super Smash Bros. 4 MD/VA Power Rankings: 13th
Project M MD/VA Power Rankings: 14th
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBBRank 2014: 84th
Super Smash Bros. 4 MD/VA Power Rankings: 13th
Project M MD/VA Power Rankings: 6th
Best tournament result Super Smash Bros. Brawl 17th / 174 at Pound V
Super Smash Bros. 4 25th / 261 at Smash 'N' Splash 2
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1st / 122 at The Grind Fridays 57
Project M 9th / 333 at The Big House 4
Personal and other info
Real name Zak Zeeks
Birth date (age 36)
Location Odenton, Maryland USA

Coney is a commentator from Odenton, Maryland, known for being one of the most prominent commentators in the United States for Smash 4 and Ultimate. He has commentated at many major and supermajor events including Super Smash Con, The Big House, and Smash World Tour, and often partners with TKbreezy and EE; the trio is known as "The Blast Zone", which is named after their bi-weekly talk show. In addition, he regularly streams on Twitch and uploads videos to his YouTube channel, boasting over 140,000 subscribers on the latter platform.

Prior to focusing on his commentary career, Coney was known for being one of the best Brawl King Dedede players in the world and was last ranked 84th on the SSBBRank 2014. He is known for being the only Dedede player to take a game off of Mew2King's Meta Knight, doing so at School is in Session 4. In addition, he played Wario in Project M, and was considered one of the best Wario players in the United States in the game's early years. Although Coney played other Smash games, he took the games less seriously compared to Brawl and Project M.

Coney has been signed with VGBootCamp since August 24th, 2016 and Luminosity Gaming since June 7th, 2023, as a commentator and/or content creator for both organizations. He was also formerly signed with Panda from March 2019 to December 2022.[1][2][3]

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Pound 4 January 16th-18th, 2010 49th 25th Sassy
VGBC Indianapolis February 20th, 2010 5th 3rd BMX
MLG Columbus 2010 June 4th-6th, 2010 33rd — —
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 49th — —
School is in Session 3 September 11th, 2010 7th 3rd Nicole
MLG DC 2010 October 15th-17th, 2010 17th 9th Pink Fresh
Baltimore Brawl November 27th, 2010 1st 3rd Omni
Adventures of the Prima Vista December 11th, 2010 7th 4th GimR
KTAR 4 January 5th, 2011 13th 9th GimR
School is in Session 4 January 8th, 2011 5th 4th Nicole
Pound V February 19th-21st, 2011 17th 9th Pink Fresh
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 25th 13th Logic
RETRIBUTION October 20th, 2012 7th 1st Pink Fresh
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 65th 25th Pink Fresh
Xanadu: Emerald Edition May 4th, 2013 4th — —
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 65th 17th Seagull Joe
Super Smash Con 2017 August 10th-13th, 2017 — 2nd Tantalus
Xanadu - End of an Era February 24th-25th, 2018 7th — —

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
GUTS 3 September 19th-21st, 2014 5th 2nd Pink Fresh
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 9th — —
Smash 'N' Splash 2 June 11th-12th, 2016 33rd — —
Smash 'N' Splash 3 June 2nd-4th, 2017 49th — —
Cashed Out: Forbidden Fight Club January 19th-20th, 2018 17th — —
Project M Showdown 7 April 21st, 2018 25th 7th HAT
BigWinChampionship 2 July 6th-7th, 2019 1st — —

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Apex 2015 January 31st, 2015 129th — —
Smash 'N' Splash June 14th, 2015 9th — —
Glitch March 25th, 2016 25th — —
Smash 'N' Splash 2 June 11th-12th, 2016 25th — —
Glitch 2 September 24-25th, 2016 25th — —
2GGC: Civil War March 24th-26th, 2017 129th — —

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Launch December 8th, 2018 9th 2nd Logic
S@X 280 December 11th, 2018 5th 2nd Logic
The Grind Fridays 57 December 28th, 2018 1st 2nd F.O.E.
S@X 285 January 15th, 2019 5th 2nd Logic
Glitch 6 January 19th-20th, 2019 65th — —
S@X 286 January 22nd, 2019 7th — —
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 257th — —
S@X 288 February 5th, 2019 17th — —
S@X 291 February 26th, 2019 17th — —
Pound 2019 April 19th-21st, 2019 129th — —
Thunder Smash May 4th, 2019 17th — —
BigWinChampionship 2 July 6th-7th, 2019 17th 17th BigWinBeer
S@X 317 August 27th, 2019 17th — —
Glitch 7 - Minus World September 14th-15th, 2019 97th — —
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 193rd — —

Trivia[edit]

  • When spectating Sonix's live tournament sets from his stream, Coney will often attempt to speedrun the 16-star category of Super Mario 64.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Coney joins VGBootCamp.
  2. ^ Coney joins Panda Global.
  3. ^ Coney joins Luminosity Gaming.


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