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Revision as of 20:12, May 22, 2019
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Fox |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Team Spire |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  2018 MPGR: 78th |
| Winnings | ~$2,000 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Daniel Bernstein |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Champaign, Illinois 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top professional |
Zamu is a smasher from Champaign, Illinois.
He is a top Fox player in the Midwest, and has taken sets off of players such as Syrox, Ginger, Kels, Redd, Drephen, AbsentPage, Rik, Reeve, Michael, Shinobi, and Iori.
Zamu is currently ranked 1st on the Champaign Power Rankings and 78th on the 2018 MPGR. He occasionally plays Netplay, and has reached Master status.[1]
He was signed by Team Spire on May 7th, 2018.[2]
Career
Beginnings
Zamu first began playing competitively in early 2015, attending the weeklies in Champaign. Near the end of 2016, he entered his first major at The Big House 6, notably losing in Round 1 Pools against Ginger, followed by a solid 33rd finish at Eden, losing to Druggedfox in Winners side of Top 64.
2017 marked significant progression, gradually placing higher, teaming with various players in the scene (notably Thor and Captain Faceroll) and travelling to more regional events. He made his first appearance on the Champaign Power Rankings in the Spring 2017 iteration, at 9th. Zamu traveled to Smash 'N' Splash 3, losing in pools to Cal. A string of more solid placements eventually led to his first tournament win in September of 2017, and being ranked 6th in the Fall 2017 Power Rankings. He fell to Crush (3-0) and JustJoe at Super Rubicon 2 - finishing at 7th. He took a set over Reeve (3-2), earning a 5th place finish at Kill Roy: Vol. 3. At House of Paign 15, after being sent to losers side of Top 48 by Prince Abu (3-1), he 3-0'd JustJoe and bested Michael (3-1), but was eliminated by SK92 (3-0) to finish 7th. He rounded out the year with a 2nd place finish at The Winter Theater, beating AbsentPage in a game-5 Losers Finals set (only losing to eventual winner, Captain Faceroll).
2018
Zamu kicked off 2018 with a 7th place finish at Cincinnati Smash Classic VII, losing to Drephen and Fizzle_Boy. He then attended the Chicago Melee Arcadian, winning the event with nearly all 3-0 sweeps through Winners side of Top 32 (only dropping 1 game). This was followed by House of Paign 16, where Zamu lost to Cob and Reeve enroute to a lack luster 17th place finish. Next, at Chicago Gaming Coalition No.1, Zamu lost to Bananas in Winners Semis of pools, and was upset in the Top 32 Losers qualifier by dudutsai, finishing 33rd. At Stiff Knees, Zamu was sent to Losers by Vista (3-1), and then eliminated by Travioli (3-2) to get 5th place, just ahead of Full Bloom 4. At his first Major of the year, he lost in pools to Free Palestine (formerly Milhous), and then was eliminated in pools by homemadewaffles, getting 65th. He quickly turned things around, and at House of Paign 17, he beat Kels (3-1), and ended with a solid 4th place finish, only losing to AbsentPage and Michael. This was followed by a 1st place finish at a regional in Missouri - Wunderland 7 - taking out Travioli (who sent him to Losers), Shinobi and Iori. The week after that, Zamu competed at Aegis, and enroute to a 9th place finish, took out Rik while losing to Plup and Moky. At the last of House of Paign iteration until the fall (HoP 18), Zamu coasted into Winners side of Top 48, beating Drephen and Syrox, but was sent to Losers by eventual runner-up, KJH, and eliminated by Ginger. A pair of back-to-back regionals made for a good showing ahead of the summer of smash, as Zamu double-eliminated Rik at Rest in Peach (getting 2nd to AbsentPage), and double eliminated Rik at Master Hand Monthly in Indiana the following weekend to take 1st place.
At Smash 'N' Splash 4, Zamu met Ginger in Top 64 Winner's Qualifier - beating him 2-0. He then faced S2J in first round of Top 64, losing 3-0, and was eliminated by Travioli in a game 5 set, taking 33rd. His strongest run of the year came at Smashville 7, where he ran through Redd, Drephen, and Michael, before losing both sets of Grand Finals to n0ne, but managed to take the first set to game 5. At Super Smash Con 2018, he was upset in Winners Semi's of pools by Cascade (2-1), and then lost in Round 2 pools to DrLobster (2-1), ending his run at 97th. Capping off the summer of smash was Shine 2018, where Zamu again lost in Round 1 pools to Riko, but pulled together a solid Losers run, beating players such as TheRealThing and G$, before falling to Darktooth, earning 33rd.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smashing Illini Weekly 10/30 | April 25th, 2015 | 49th | — | — |
| Welcome Week Rec Room Tournament | August 26th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| Show Me Your Moves 16 | August 30th, 2015 | 65th | — | — |
| Smashing Illini Weekly 9/4 | September 4th, 2015 | 25th | — | — |
| Smashing Illini Weekly 9/18 | September 18th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| Champaign Dojo Arcadian | September 26th, 2015 | 33rd | — | — |
| Smashing Illini Weekly 10/2 | October 2nd, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| Smashing Illini Weekly 10/23 | October 23rd, 2015 | 25th | — | — |
| Smashing Illini Weekly 10/30 | October 30th, 2015 | 25th | — | — |
| House of Paign #6 | October 31st, 2015 | 33rd | — | — |
| Smashing Illini Weekly 11/13 | November 13th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| Smash Biweekly #5 | November 14th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| Smashing Illini Weekly 12/4 | December 4th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| Welcome Week Spring 2016 | January 21st, 2016 | 25th | — | — |
| Smashing Illini Weekly #1 | January 27th, 2016 | 25th | — | — |
| Smashing Illini Weekly #2 | February 1st, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| Smashing Illini Weekly #3 | February 8th, 2016 | 25th | 13th | BirdMan |
| House of Paign #8 | February 13th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| Smashing Illini Weekly #5 | February 26th, 2016 | 9th | 9th | DJQ |
| Smashing Illini Weekly #6 | March 4th, 2016 | 13th | 7th | Gwyn |
| House of Paign #9 Amateur | March 5th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| Smashing Illini Weekly #9 | April 15th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| Rec Room Melee Tournament | April 16th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| Smashing Illini Weekly #10 | April 18th, 2016 | 17th | 5th | DJQ |
| End the Paign 2 | April 30th, 2016 | 25th | — | — |
| Smashing Illini Weekly #12 | May 6th, 2016 | 17th | 13th | DJQ |
| TSI Weekly 9/16 | September 16th, 2016 | 7th | 2nd | Tr2sh sucks |
| TSI Weekly 9/23 | September 23rd, 2016 | 13th | 2nd | Tr2sh sucks |
| Round Balcs Rumble | October 4th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| The Big House 6 | October 7-9th, 2016 | 385th | — | — |
| TSI Weekly 10/21 | October 21st, 2016 | 17th | 2nd | PikaPastor |
| TSI Weekly 10/28 | October 28th, 2016 | 7th | 5th | Deegs |
| TSI Weekly 11/11 | November 11th, 2016 | 17th | 5th | PikaPastor |
| TSI Weekly 12/2 | December 2nd, 2016 | 3rd | 5th | PikaPastor |
| House of Paign 11 | December 3rd, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| TSI Weekly 12/9 | December 9th, 2016 | 7th | 1st | Thor |
| Eden | December 10th-11th, 2016 | 33rd | 13th | Cob |
| House of Paign 12 | January 14th, 2017 | 17th | 9th | Thor |
| Welcome Week Spring 2018 | January 18th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| TSI Weekly 1/20 | January 20th, 2017 | 9th | 1st | Thor |
| TSI Weekly 1/27 | January 27th, 2017 | 9th | 1st | Thor |
| TSI Weekly 2/3 | February 3rd, 2017 | 7th | 1st | Thor |
| ChampionSHPE XI | February 4th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| TSI Weekly 2/10 | February 10th, 2017 | 9th | 1st | Thor |
| TSI Weekly 2/17 | February 17th, 2017 | 3rd | 2nd | Thor |
| BOPME 16 | February 18th, 2017 | 25th | 3rd | Thor |
| TSI Weekly 2/24 | February 24th, 2017 | 7th | 2nd | Thor |
| TSI Weekly 3/10 | March 10th, 2017 | 5th | 2nd | Thor |
| TSI Weekly 3/31 | March 31st, 2017 | 9th | 1st | Thor |
| House of Paign 14 | April 1st, 2017 | 13th | 5th | Thor |
| TSI Weekly 4/7 | April 7th, 2017 | 17th | 1st | Blendtec |
| TSI Weekly 4/14 | April 14th, 2017 | 7th | 2nd | Thor |
| TSI Weekly 5/5 | May 5th, 2017 | 7th | 1st | Thor |
| Bird's Out | May 6th, 2017 | 4th | 1st | Thor |
| OUTFOXX'D AGAIN | May 20th, 2017 | 9th | 4th | shabo |
| Smash 'N' Splash 3 | June 2nd-4th, 2017 | 257th | 49th | PikaPastor |
| Super Rubicon 1 | July 8th, 2017 | 25th | 5th | Blendtec |
| ASH@WIT #123 | August 11th, 2017 | 17th | 1st | Captain Faceroll |
| ASH@WIT #128 | September 15th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| TSI Weekly 9/29 | September 29th, 2017 | 1st | 2nd | WhangChang |
| TSI Weekly 10/6 | October 6th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| TSI Weekly 10/13 | October 13th, 2017 | 5th | 1st | Thor |
| Super Rubicon 2 | October 14th, 2017 | 7th | 4th | Shabo |
| TSI Weekly 10/20 | October 20th, 2017 | 3rd | 1st | Thor |
| Champaign Colosseum | October 21st, 2017 | 5th | 1st | PRZ |
| Master Hand Monthly #15 | October 28th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| TSI Weekly 11/3 | November 3rd, 2017 | 1st | 3rd | Thor |
| TSI Weekly 11/10 | November 10th, 2017 | 3rd | 2nd | Thor |
| Kill Roy Vol. 3 | November 11th, 2017 | 5th | 2nd | Cob |
| TSI Weekly 11/14 | November 14th, 2017 | 3rd | 3rd | Blendtec |
| TSI Weekly 12/1 | December 1st, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Thor |
| TSI Weekly 12/8 | December 8th, 2017 | 2nd | 4th | Deegs |
| House of Paign 15 | December 9th, 2017 | 7th | 5th | Reeve |
| TSI Weekly 12/14 | December 14th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Shabo |
| The Winter Theater | December 23rd, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Cincinnati Smash Classic VII | January 6th, 2018 | 7th | 3rd | Cob |
| Welcome Week Winter 2018 | January 17th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| TSI Weekly 2/2 | February 2nd, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Thor |
| Watch The Throne 5: Chicago Melee Arcadian | February 4th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Thor |
| TSI Weekly 2/9 | February 9th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Thor |
| House of Paign 16 | February 10th, 2018 | 17th | 1st | Squid |
| TSI Weekly 2/23 | February 23rd, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| TSI Weekly 3/2 | March 2nd, 2018 | 4th | 1st | Thor |
| TSI Weekly 3/9 | March 9th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Chicago Gaming Coalition No. 1 | March 9th-11th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| TSI Weekly #47 | March 15th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Mote |
| Stiff Knees 4 | March 17th, 2018 | 5th | 3rd | Deepz |
| Full Bloom 4 | March 24th-25th, 2018 | 65th | 7th | Captain Faceroll |
| TSI Weekly #48 | March 30th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| House of Paign 17 | March 31st, 2018 | 4th | 1st | AbsentPage |
| TSI Weekly #49 | April 6th, 2018 | 3rd | 2nd | Thor |
| TSI Weekly #50 | April 13th, 2018 | 3rd | 2nd | WhangChang |
| Wunderland 7 | April 14th, 2018 | 1st | 3rd | Birdman |
| Aegis | April 21st, 2018 | 9th | 7th | Squid |
| TSI Weekly #52 | April 27th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | AbsentPage |
| House of Paign 18 | April 28th, 2018 | 5th | 4th | Reeve |
| TSI Weekly #53 | May 3rd, 2018 | 2nd | 4th | Tucker |
| Rest in Peach | May 5th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Cob |
| Master Hand Monthly: May 2018 | May 12th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash 4 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 33rd | 13th | Cob |
| Tripoint Smash 14 | June 8th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| FuddBrudders #45 | June 13th, 2018 | 3rd | 3rd | Deegs |
| Smashville 7 | June 16th, 2018 | 2nd | 5th | Holiday |
| Let's Go, Springfield! #1 | July 7th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Tripoint Smash 19 | June 16th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Tripoint Smash 21 | July 27th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 97th | 9th | Cob |
| Shine 2018 | August 24th-August 26th, 2018 | 33rd | 13th | AbsentPage |
| Show Me Your Moves 19 | September 1st, 2018 | 4th | 3rd | Fiction |
| The Midwest Battlefield: September 2018 | September 22nd, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Cob |
| The Big House 8 | October 5th-7th, 2018 | 49th | 25th | Cob |
| House of Paign 19 | November 10th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| Bridgetown Hyper Blitz | December 8th, 2018 | 7th | 5th | Vincessant |
| The Parking Lot - Tuesday | December 11th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| The Parking Lot - Wednesday | December 12th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| The Parking Lot - Thursday | December 13th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| The Parking Lot - Friday | December 14th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Don't Park on the Grass 2018 | December 15th-16th, 2018 | 33rd | 13th | Captain Faceroll |
| Hold That L | January 26th, 2019 | 17th | 3rd | NMW |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
| House of Paign 20 | March 2nd, 2019 | 7th | 2nd | Captain Faceroll |
| Full Bloom 5 | March 23rd-24th, 2019 | 65th | 9th | Kels |
Trivia
- He was once a top Pokemon TCG player, ranked #1 in Illinois, and placed 9th at a national tournament.
- Twitter Q&A
External Links
- Twitch account
- Twitter account
- Zamu vs Syrox
- Zamu vs Kels
- Zamu vs AbsentPage
- Zamu vs Rik
- Zamu vs Reeve
