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{{for|the similarly-named smasher from Australia|Smasher:Zero}} ''For other uses, see [[Zero (disambiguation)]].''
{{Smasher Infobox
| name          = Gonzalo Barrios
| image        = Tsm zero.jpg
| mainssbb      = Meta Knight
| otherssbb    = Ice Climbers
| moreotherssbb = {{SSBB|Fox}}, {{SSBB|Snake}}
| mainssbm      = Fox
| otherssbm    = Marth
| moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Falco}}
| mainpm        = Fox
| 2ndmainpm    = Pit
| mainssb4      = Sheik
| 2ndmainssb4  = Diddy Kong
| otherssb4    = Captain Falcon
| 2ndotherssb4  = Roy
| crew          = [[Team SoloMid]]
| former crews  = [[CLASH Tournaments]], vVv Gaming
| winningsssbb  = ~$3,490.50
| winningsssb4  = ~$47,377.55
| winningspm    = ~$6,355.80
| skillssbm    = Top professional (retired)
| skillssbb    = Top professional (retired)
| skillssb4    = Top professional
| skillpm      = Top professional (retired)
| alias        = ZeRo
| realname      = Gonzalo Barrios
| birthday      = 17
| birthmonth    = 4
| birthyear    = 1995
| location      = Chillán
| country      = Chile
}}
Lol he is a hella doofus
''Gonzalo Barrios''', aka '''ZeRo''' is a smasher from Chillán, hile who is currently in Hammond, Indiana. He is currently considered the undisputed best ''Smash 4'' player in the world, having had a record of 55 consecutive tournament wins from the game's release in November 2014 until [[MLG World Finals 2015]] in October 2015, including [[national tournament|nationals]] such as [[Apex 2015]], [[CEO 2015]], [[EVO 2015]], [[Super Smash Con]], and [[The Big House 5]].  He has had "ZeRo" as his gamertag since 2005, and has been playing Smash since ''Smash 64'' in 1999. He started to travel and play in tournaments in Chile in early 2007 during ''Melee''. ZeRo quit Smash completely until December of 2010 and then focused only on ''Brawl'' but in early 2014, he picked up ''Melee'' again, as well as the ''Brawl'' mod ''Project M''. He is currently the top ranked online and offline ''Brawl'' player in Chile, maining {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}. He originally became famous in the United States by being one of the top players on [[All is Brawl]]. ZeRo was also often considered to be the best ''Project M'' player in the world during version 3.02, one of the best ''Brawl'' players in the world, and a top {{SSBM|Fox}} player in ''Melee''. Due to his top professional success with multiple ''Smash'' games, ZeRo is widely considered to be one of the best overall ''Smash'' players in the world, along with {{Sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|Wizzrobe}}, and {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}. He was formerly ranked 1st on the [[SoCal Smash 4 Power Rankings]].
 
==History==
ZeRo's first international tournament was [[Apex 2012]], where he placed 17th in singles and 9th in doubles, teaming with {{Sm|Kadaj}}.
 
Shortly before [[Apex 2013]], ZeRo arrived in the United States to attend XSmash, and shocked the world by winning the tournament, defeating top professionals such as {{Sm|Vinnie}}, {{Sm|Nairo}}, and {{Sm|Mew2King}} during his march to victory. At Apex 2013, he placed 9th in singles and 13th in doubles, teaming with {{Sm|quiKsilver}}. He was also selected as the third World player in the United States vs. The World crew battle, taking the final two stocks off of Mew2King before losing to {{Sm|ESAM}}. ZeRo's last tournament on the East Coast during his stay was Rescue 2, which he won after defeating Nairo in two consecutive sets during grand finals. A week later, he traveled to the Midwest to attend Outrage, which he won after defeating players such as {{Sm|Ally}} and {{Sm|Zinoto}}. Before leaving the United States to return to Chile, ZeRo was honorably ranked 2nd on the [[Tristate Power Rankings|Tristate Brawl Power Rankings]], behind Mew2King.
 
Later that year, ZeRo traveled to the United States in preparation for [[SKTAR 2]], continuing to practice at smaller tournaments with the eventual goal of winning the international event. He convincingly won his first tournament, Crossfire: Shockwave, during his stay, defeating top professionals such as Vinnie and {{Sm|Anti}}. He also won doubles with Anti at said event. ZeRo continued his winning streak at Rescue 3, a tournament that provided a glimpse of the fierce competition that would be seen at SKTAR 2, defeating {{Sm|Mr. R}}, Vinnie, and Nairo to take the event.
 
At SKTAR 2, ZeRo placed 4th in doubles, teaming with Ally, losing to {{Sm|Nakat}} and {{Sm|False}} in winners' semis and {{Sm|Nairo}} and {{Sm|ADHD}} in losers' semis. In singles, ZeRo got 1st seed in his bracket pool after defeating {{Sm|Atomsk}} in winners' finals, advancing to the singles bracket. In winners' quarters, he lost to ADHD 1-2 in a close set, getting timed out and losing the percentage lead at the very last second of game 3. ZeRo then took out {{b|SKTAR|tournament}} champion {{Sm|Nairo}} 2-1 and {{Sm|ESAM}} 2-0 in losers' bracket before being eliminated by {{Sm|Nakat}} 1-2 in losers' quarters, placing 5th out of 141 entrants.
 
ZeRo attended [[Apex 2014]] five months later. He defeated Ally in winners' quarters before losing to ESAM 0-2 in winners' semis, and then proceeded to eliminate ADHD 2-1, Mew2King 2-0, and ESAM 3-0 in a rematch in losers' bracket, making it to grand finals against Nairo. ZeRo ultimately lost to Nairo 1-3 and placed 2nd in singles after some very close and exciting matches. He also placed 5th in doubles, teaming with {{Sm|Chibo}}, defeating several teams such as Nakat and False, and also almost defeating Nairo and ADHD.
 
ZeRo's next appearance was at the MLG sponsored ''Smash'' event [[Shuffle V]] in Columbus, Ohio. In ''Brawl'' singles, he placed 1st after defeating ADHD 2-0, Mew2King 2-1, and Vinnie 3-2 in winners finals. He lost to Vinnie 2-3 in the first set of grand finals, but still won the second set 3-1. He placed 7th in ''Brawl'' doubles with Chibo. ZeRo also placed 13th in ''Melee'' singles, 3rd in ''Melee'' doubles with {{Sm|Nintendude}}, 13th in ''Project M'' singles, and 1st in ''Project M'' doubles with {{Sm|Denti}}.
 
ZeRo's next tournament was DtJ's First Date, where he placed in top 5 in ''Melee'' and ''Project M'', and won both ''Brawl'' singles and doubles.
 
ZeRo would then travel to several qualifiers for the ''Melee'' event at [[MLG Anaheim 2014]]. At [[Fighters' Edge]], he placed 5th in ''Melee'' singles and 2nd in ''Project M'' singles. At [[WHOBO MLG]] one week later, ZeRo placed 1st in ''Brawl'' singles, ''Project M'' singles, and ''Project M'' doubles with Denti. He also placed 2nd in ''Brawl'' doubles with Denti, and 4th in ''Melee'' singles. Three weeks later, at [[Pat's House 2]], ZeRo placed 17th in ''Melee'' singles and 7th in ''Melee'' doubles, teaming with {{Sm|Westballz}}.
 
ZeRo then attended [[SKTAR 3]] the week after. In ''Brawl'' singles, he was knocked out of winners' bracket 1-2 by ADHD, and then eliminated {{Sm|Vex}} 2-0, Vinnie 2-1, and Ally 2-0, before being eliminated by Nairo 1-2, placing 4th. He placed 4th in ''Brawl'' doubles with Vex, 9th in ''Project M'' singles, and 1st in ''Project M'' doubles with {{Sm|Rolex}}, defeating Mew2King and {{Sm|Armada}} 3-2 in both winners' finals and grand finals. Lastly, ZeRo placed 9th in ''Melee'' singles, notably eliminating {{Sm|HugS}} and {{Sm|Darc}} in losers' bracket before losing to {{Sm|SFAT}} 0-2. This placement, coupled with ZeRo's placements at previous qualifiers, allowed him to qualify for the championship bracket at MLG Anaheim 2014. He also placed 5th in ''Melee'' doubles with {{Sm|s0ft}}.
 
At MLG Anaheim 2014, ZeRo's only win in his pool was against {{Sm|aMSa}}, who he defeated 3-2. He lost against Armada 1-3, {{Sm|Mango}} 0-3, {{Sm|Hungrybox}} 1-3, {{Sm|PewPewU}} 0-3, {{Sm|Fiction}} 1-3, and Westballz 0-3. This caused ZeRo to be seeded in losers' round 1 in the championship bracket, where he was eliminated by {{Sm|Plup}} 0-3, placing 17th overall.
 
ZeRo attended [[CEO 2014]] one week later. At this tournament, he won ''Project M'' singles, defeating aMSa 2-0, {{Sm|ChuDat}} 2-0, and {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} 3-1 in winners' finals. He lost to Wizzrobe 0-3 in the first set of grand finals, but still won the second set 3-1. ZeRo also placed 2nd in ''Project M'' doubles with Mew2King, 17th in ''Melee'' singles, and 4th in ''Melee'' doubles with ESAM. ZeRo then attended [[Kings of Cali 4]], where he placed 13th in ''Melee'' singles and 5th in ''Melee'' doubles with Westballz.
 
At [[EVO 2014]], ZeRo defeated Fiction 2-0 in the winners' quarters bracket, and then defeated SFAT before losing to Hungrybox 0-2. However, in the losers' bracket, he was eliminated by Fiction in a rematch, placing 17th overall in ''Melee'' singles. ZeRo also placed 5th in the ''Melee'' doubles side event with {{Sm|KoreanDJ}}, and 1st in the ''Project M'' singles side event.
 
In ''Project M'' singles at [[Zenith 2014]], ZeRo managed to win the tournament through losers' bracket after losing to {{Sm|NinjaLink}} 0-2 in the second round of winners' bracket. He defeated {{Sm|Jtails}} 2-0, {{Sm|DJ Nintendo}} 2-0, Rolex 2-1, {{Sm|Seagull Joe}} 2-0, NinjaLink 2-1 in a rematch, Mew2King 3-1, and {{Sm|Emukiller}} 3-0 to make it to grand finals. In grand finals, he defeated {{Sm|Junebug}} 3-1 in both sets. ZeRo also placed 1st in ''Project M'' doubles with Mew2King, defeating Rolex and Emukiller 3-0 in winners' finals and Junebug and {{Sm|Pink Fresh}} 3-1 in grand finals, 7th in ''Melee'' singles, losing to {{Sm|Zhu}} 0-2 in losers' top 8, and 2nd in ''Melee'' doubles with {{Sm|Axe}}, losing to Mew2King and {{Sm|Hax}} in winners' finals, and then defeating Zhu and {{Sm|Cactuar}} in a close set in losers' finals before losing to Mew2King and Hax again in grand finals.
 
ZeRo is widely considered to be the best ''[[Smash 4]]'' player in the world by a large margin, winning numerous amounts of early ''Smash 4'' national tournaments including [[Apex 2015]], [[CEO 2015]], and [[EVO 2015]], often without losing a set. This amazing prowess was recognized in CEO, where $500 would be rewarded to any Smasher who could take a set off of ZeRo; however, he again successfully won the tournament without dropping down to losers bracket, defeating {{Sm|ESAM}} 3-1 in winners semis and {{Sm|Nairo}} 3-1 in both winners finals and grand finals. At EVO 2015, ZeRo defeated {{Sm|Ally}} and {{Sm|Abadango}} 2-0 in winners quarters and semis, and {{Sm|Nairo}} and {{Sm|Mr. R}} 3-0 in winners finals and grand finals, taking the tournament without losing a single game while switching back exclusively to Diddy Kong for his set against Mr. R.
 
ZeRo was also the winner of the promotional {{forwiiu}} tournament held by Nintendo at [[E3 2014]], playing as {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} against {{Sm|Hungrybox}} as {{SSB4|Kirby}} in grand finals.
 
He resigned from [[CLASH Tournaments]] on November 2nd, 2014.
 
Although ZeRo hadn't entered a ''Melee'' tournament all year, Armada drafted him for his crew in the [[FC Smash 15XR: Return]] crew battle. ZeRo faced {{sm|Kalamazhu}} and was subsequently three stocked.
 
On July 28th, 2015; After a 41 tournament win streak, including winning [[EVO 2015]] without dropping a game, ZeRo was signed on by [[Team SoloMid]].
 
At The Big House 5, ZeRo suffered a shocking loss in Round 2 Pools against {{Sm|Seagull Joe}}, leading many to believe that the undisputed #1 player would finally be defeated. However, ZeRo would end up easily going through the losers bracket, defeating {{Sm|MVD}} 2-0, {{Sm|StaticManny}} 2-0, {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} 2-0, {{Sm|Ally}} 3-0, {{Sm|ESAM}} 3-1, {{Sm|Zenyou}} 3-0, and {{Sm|Rayquaza07}} 3-1. Finally, he was put up against {{Sm|ANTi}} in losers semifinals, but despite being down 2-1 against ANTi's Mario, he brought it back in a very close set to win 3-2. After 3-0'ing {{Sm|Dabuz}} in losers finals, he would go on to face long time rival {{Sm|Nairo}}. ZeRo would 3-0 Nairo in the first set to cause a reset, after Nairo was playing secondaries in an attempt to avoid his ZSS being downloaded. In the second set of grand finals, with Nairo playing ZSS, ZeRo was down 2-1 to Nairo, marking the second time in the tournament that he was just one game away from losing his streak. In the end, ZeRo brought it back once again, defeating Nairo 3-2, and completing one of the greatest losers bracket runs in Smash history.
 
ZeRo's winning streak was finally ended at [[MLG World Finals 2015]], where {{sm|Nairo}} beat him 3-2 and then 3-1 in grand finals.
 
==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|Torneo Nacional 2||January 8th-9th, 2011||1st||1st||{{Sm|Iori}}
|-
|Torneo Hawaiano||February 19th, 2011||1st||—||—
|-
|Showdown II||July 23rd, 2011||1st||1st||{{Sm|Nekokatsu}}
|-
|The Spirit of Smash Tournament||August 20th, 2011||1st||—||—
|-
|Tujo pasó Agosto 2011 iiiiesh!||August 27th, 2011||1st||—||—
|-
|The Hedgehog's Lair||September 10th, 2011||1st||—||—
|-
|Showdown III||October 29th, 2011||1st||1st||Nekokatsu
|-
|PQDD||November 19th, 2011||1st||—||—
|-
|Tujo Express||November 26th, 2011||1st||—||—
|-
|Apex 2012 Practice Round Robin||December 31st, 2011||1st||—||—
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||17th||9th||{{Sm|Kadaj}}
|-
|Winter Shore Smashing||January 14th, 2012||1st||—||—
|-
|Tujo Brawler||January 21st, 2012||1st||—||—
|-
|Ryuuko's Got Talent||April 21st, 2012||1st||—||—
|-
|Por eso la gente se va||May 19th, 2012||1st||—||—
|-
|Neko Empire 3||June 16th, 2012||1st||—||—
|-
|Karma Invierno||August 4th, 2012||1st||—||—
|-
|FrikiGen Con 3||August 25th, 2012||1st||—||—
|-
|Neko's Ranch or Empire?||August 31st, 2012||1st||—||—
|-
|Torneo Dominguero del Rollo||September 16th, 2012||1st||—||—
|-
|Neko's Fonda||September 21st, 2012||1st||—||—
|-
|Neko Strikes Back!||October 13th, 2012||1st||—||—
|-
|Forever [Censored] Slowpoke Turnament 2||November 3rd, 2012||1st||—||—
|-
|Haru wa Yakusoku||November 10th, 2012||1st||—||—
|-
|My Waifu Asuna||November 17th, 2012||1st||—||—
|-
|XSmash||December 22nd, 2012||1st||4th||{{Sm|Dabuz}}
|-
|Uprise 11||December 29th, 2012||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Anti}}
|-
|Collision VI||January 5th, 2013||7th||3rd||{{Sm|quiKsilver}}
|-
|United 1||January 6th, 2013||2nd||3rd||quiKsilver
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||9th||13th||quiKsilver
|-
|Sa2vation||January 26th, 2013||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Tantalus}}
|-
|KOTC||February 2nd, 2013||1st||—||—
|-
|E4U: Remix 3||February 9th, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|FOW}}
|-
|Xanadu Games Harlem Shake Edition||February 23rd, 2013||3rd||1st||{{Sm|ESAM}}
|-
|Winter Brawl 7||February 23rd-24th, 2013||3rd||—||—
|-
|Rescue 2||March 2nd, 2013||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Chibo}}
|-
|Outrage||March 9th, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|Ally}}
|-
|René Descartes Tournament||March 16th, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|Megu}}
|-
|Boku no Tournament||May 4th, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|Kross}}
|-
|Erizo con Tuberculosis Tournament||May 25th, 2013||—||1st||{{Sm|Rody}}
|-
|La Pocilga de los Pikmins III||July 6th, 2013||1st||1st||Rody
|-
|Shockwave||July 20th, 2013||1st||1st||Anti
|-
|Rescue 3||July 27th, 2013||1st||3rd||Chibo
|-
|[[SKTAR 2]]||August 3rd-4th, 2013||5th||4th||Ally
|-
|El Torneo de la Fa||August 10th, 2013||1st||4th||Megu
|-
|La Fonda del Warén Tournament||September 19th, 2013||1st||1st||Nekokatsu
|-
|La Jefa Me Dio Permiso Tournament||September 21st, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|Snake}}
|-
|Showdown IV||October 26th, 2013||1st||1st||Snake
|-
|Smashacre Frostbite||December 7th-8th, 2013||5th||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344618 Thanks for Playing 4]||December 21st, 2013||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344656 Seagull Joe's Bad Karma @ Xanadu Games]||December 22nd, 2013||1st||—||—
|-
|[[KTAR 8]]||December 28th, 2013||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Salem}}
|-
|Smash Factor 2||January 3rd-5th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|[[Forest Temple]]||January 11th, 2014||1st||1st||FOW
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||2nd||5th||Chibo
|-
|[[Shuffle V]]||February 22nd-23rd, 2014||1st||7th||Chibo
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=349543 First Date]||March 1st, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Izumi}}
|-
|Collision 9||March 15th, 2014||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Vex Kasrani}}
|-
|[[KTAR 9]]||March 22nd, 2014||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Seagull Joe}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=352645 Smash Brothers University 2.5]||April 12th-13th, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|[[WHOBO MLG]]||May 3rd-4th, 2014||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Denti}}
|-
|Hitbox Arena Warm-Up Welcome||May 10th, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355286 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13]||May 13th, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355726 Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 4]||May 18th, 2014||2nd||—||—
|-
|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||4th||4th||Vex Kasrani
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=364108 Salt Lake Comic Con]||September 4th-6th, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|[[GUTS 3]]||September 19th-21st, 2014||1st||—||—
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344618 Thanks for Playing 4]||December 21st, 2013||5th||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344656 Seagull Joe's Bad Karma @ Xanadu Games]||December 22nd, 2013||7th||—||—
|-
|[[Shuffle V]]||February 22nd-23rd, 2014||13th||3rd||{{Sm|Nintendude}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=349543 First Date]||March 1st, 2014||5th||—||—
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 7]]||March 8th-9th, 2014||17th||9th||{{Sm|Vex Kasrani}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=350529 Collision 9]||March 15th, 2014||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|Game Over VII||March 18th, 2014||5th||—||—
|-
|[[KTAR 9]]||March 22nd, 2014||7th||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=351864 Xanadu Legends]||April 5th, 2014||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Bones}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=352645 Smash Brothers University 2.5]||April 12th-13th, 2014||7th||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=354406 Fighters' Edge]||April 26th-27th, 2014||5th||—||—
|-
|[[WHOBO MLG]]||May 3rd-4th, 2014||4th||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355286 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13]||May 13th, 2014||2nd||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355726 Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 4]||May 18th, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355866 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/20]||May 20th, 2014||3rd||—||—
|-
|[[Pat's House 2]]||May 24th-25th, 2014||17th||7th||{{Sm|Westballz}}
|-
|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||9th||5th||{{Sm|s0ft}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=357647 Mayhem 6-7-2014]||June 7th, 2014||7th||3rd||{{Sm|DEHF}}
|-
|[[SSS Lock-In]]||June 14th-15th, 2014||9th||3rd||{{Sm|S2J}}
|-
|[[MLG Anaheim 2014]]||June 20th-22nd, 2014||17th||13th||DEHF
|-
|[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||17th||4th||{{Sm|ESAM}}
|-
|[[Kings of Cali 4]]||July 5th-6th, 2014||13th||5th||Westballz
|-
|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||17th||5th||{{Sm|KoreanDJ}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=358565 Gameguys Intergalactic Kegger]||July 26th-27th, 2014||5th||—||—
|-
|[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Axe}}
|-
|[[Mass Madness CE]]||August 23rd, 2014||5th||1st||{{Sm|Hax}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=360121 Summer Jam 8]||August 30th-31st, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=364108 Salt Lake Comic Con]||September 4th-6th, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|GamerByte||October 25th, 2014||1st||—||—
|}
 
===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344618 Thanks for Playing 4]||December 21st, 2013||1st||1st||{{Sm|Salem}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=344656 Seagull Joe's Bad Karma @ Xanadu Games]||December 22nd, 2013||1st||—||—
|-
|[[KTAR 8]]||December 28th, 2013||17th||—||—
|-
|[[Shuffle V]]||February 22nd-23rd, 2014||13th||1st||{{Sm|Denti}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=349543 First Date]||March 1st, 2014||5th||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=350529 Collision 9]||March 15th, 2014||4th||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/smashing-grounds-5-pm-singles.686/event Smashing Grounds 5]||March 20th, 2014||3rd||—||—
|-
|[[KTAR 9]]||March 22nd, 2014||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Seagull Joe}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=351864 Xanadu Legends]||April 5th, 2014||2nd||2nd||Seagull Joe
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=352645 Smash Brothers University 2.5]||April 12th-13th, 2014||2nd||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=354406 Fighters' Edge]||April 26th-27th, 2014||2nd||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/infinity-and-beyond-5.1041/event Infinity and Beyond 5]||May 1st, 2014||1st||1st||Denti
|-
|[[WHOBO MLG]]||May 3rd-4th, 2014||1st||1st||Denti
|-
|Hitbox Arena Warm-Up Welcome||May 10th, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355286 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13]||May 13th, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|[[Project M Showdown 3.02]]||May 17th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|ChuDat}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355726 Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 4]||May 18th, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355866 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/20]||May 20th, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||9th||1st||{{Sm|Rolex}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=357647 Mayhem 6/7]||June 7th, 2014||2nd||1st||{{Sm|DEHF}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=360756 Super Smash Sundays 6/8]||June 8th, 2014||3rd||1st||DEHF
|-
|[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|[[EVO 2014]] Day 2 Side Tournament||July 12th, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=358565 Gameguys Intergalactic Kegger]||July 26th-27th, 2014||1st||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[[Zenith 2014]]||August 2nd-3rd, 2014||1st||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=360121 Summer Jam 8]||August 30th-31st, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=364108 Salt Lake Comic Con]||September 4th-6th, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|[[GUTS 3]]||September 19th-21st, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Emukiller}}
|-
|[[The Big House 4]]||October 4th-5th, 2014||1st||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[[NorCal Regionals 2015]]||April 3rd-5th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://challonge.com/MSS_1_PM MSS 1]||July 25th, 2015||1st||—||—
|}
 
==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Super Smash Bros. Invitational]]||June 10th, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|[[Sky's Smash 4 Invitational]]||November 20th-22nd, 2014||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Mr. R}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/ugc-biweekly-17.3188/event UGC Biweekly #17]||November 29th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Tyrant}}
|-
|[http://tod2014.challonge.com Triumph or Die 2014]||November 30th, 2014||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/ssw-singles-dec6.3372/event Super Smash Weekend 12-6-2014]||December 6th, 2014||1st||1st||Tyrant
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/super-smash-saturdays-singles-12-20-2014.3586/event Super Smash Saturdays 12-20-2014]||December 20th, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Tearbear}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/ssb4-wii-u-5-12-21-2014.3560/event UGC Biweekly #18]||December 21st, 2014||1st||1st||{{Sm|Xzax}}
|-
|[[Double Vegas Down Attack 5]]||December 22nd, 2014||1st||1st||Tyrant
|-
|[http://skillcon.org SkillCon]||December 26th-January 2nd, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=385435 UGC Smash v2.2 Road to Final Battle!]||January 3rd, 2015||1st||1st||Tyrant
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=385730 Warriors Path 1/4]||January 4th, 2015||1st||1st||Xzax
|-
|[[CLASH Online Invitational Finals]]||January 11th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[[Double Vegas Down Attack 6]]||January 12th, 2015||1st||1st||Xzax
|-
|[[Final Battle]]||January 17th, 2015||1st||2nd||Tyrant
|-
|[http://worldwide.challonge.com/ Smash 4 Worldwide]||January 18th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/COTUVIWiiUSingles COTU VI]||February 7th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Larry Lurr}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/threads/chile-showdown-vi-feat-zero-mar-1-2015.393924/ Showdown VI]||March 1st, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://challonge.com/SINGLESCZ Cyberzone 3/14]||March 14th, 2015||1st||1st||[[Smasher:SS (Arizona)|SS]]
|-
|[http://challonge.com/4hgok2gk The Gaming Zone 3/21]||March 21st, 2015||1st||1st||SS
|-
|[http://tloc.challonge.com/sw22 Shockwave 22]||March 27th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Dabuz}}
|-
|[[Aftershock]]||March 28th-29th, 2015||1st||1st||Dabuz
|-
|[[Double Vegas Down Attack 8]]||March 30th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://showdowngg.challonge.com/comeonandban13singles Come on and Ban #13]||April 2nd, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[[NorCal Regionals 2015]]||April 3rd-5th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Zex}}
|-
|[[MVG Sandstorm]]||April 18th-19th, 2015||1st||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[[Chokaigi 2015]]||April 25th-26th, 2015||1st||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[http://challonge.com/fadthursingles_9 Fire & Dice Thur #9]||April 30th, 2015||1st||2nd||{{Sm|K9}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/oomba4smash Smash 4 Oomba 5/1]||May 1st, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Mr. ConCon}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/fadsingles_16 Fire & Dice Sundays #16]||May 3rd, 2015||1st||1st||Xzax
|-
|[http://challonge.com/OBVNSm4shBiweekly Oblivion Tournaments Biweekly 5/5]||May 5th, 2015||1st||1st||K9
|-
|[http://challonge.com/fadthursingle_10 Fire & Dice Thur #10]||May 7th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://challonge.com/fadthursingles_11 Fire & Dice Thur #11]||May 14th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://challonge.com/smash4oombamay Smash 4 Oomba 5/15]||May 15th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://blindeyestudio.challonge.com/may15singles BESST 2015]||May 17th, 2015||1st||1st||K9
|-
|[[Double Vegas Down Attack 9]]||May 18th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[[Combo Breaker 2015]]||May 22nd-24th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[[Double Vegas Down Attack 10]]||May 30th-31st, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|FOW}}
|-
|[http://laparadiso.challonge.com/Smash4Singles LA PARADISO]||June 13th-14th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Stingers}}
|-
|[[CEO 2015]]||June 26th-28th, 2015||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Hungrybox}}
|-
|[[FC Smash 15XR: Return]]||July 4th-5th, 2015||1st||2nd||Hungrybox
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||1st||Top 16||{{Sm|Anti}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/MSS1_S4 MSS 1]||July 25th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://e2c.challonge.com/5hljc62k Top Cut Comics 7/28]||July 28th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://e2c.challonge.com/98ea8x9g Poplar 7/30]||July 30th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[[Low Tier City 3]]||August 1st-2nd, 2015||1st||2nd||Mew2King
|-
|[[Super Smash Con]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Nairo}}
|-
|[[PAX Prime 2015]]||August 28th-30th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|MVD}}
|-
|[http://e2c.challonge.com/cxjpku2 Top Cut Comics 9/12]||September 12th, 2015||1st||5th||{{Sm|HoRi}}
|-
|[http://gga.challonge.com/ggasmash34 Sunday Smash 34]||September 13th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://e2c.challonge.com/bncl0s1o Top Cut Comics 9/15]||September 15th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://e2c.challonge.com/zaqvvoim Poplar 9/17]||September 17th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Shevy}}
|-
|[http://pulse-gaming.challonge.com/RV_Finals Rebirth V]||September 19th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|V115}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/s4e26 Smash 4-Ever #26]||September 30th, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[[The Big House 5]]||October 2nd-4th, 2015||1st||1st||Nairo
|-
|[[MLG World Finals 2015]]||October 16th-18th, 2015||2nd||1st||Nairo
|-
|[http://e2c.challonge.com/27m2qmo E2C 19]||October 24th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Zinoto}}
|-
|[[Tipped Off 11]]||November 7th-8th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|6WX}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/ibpsmash4top16 iBUYPOWER]||November 14, 2015||1st||—||—
|-
|[[Northwest Majors: Drop Zone]]||November 21st-22nd, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Viviff}}
|-
|[http://e2c.challonge.com/E2C20Sm4shPools E2C 20]||November 28th, 2015||1st||1st||Anti
|}
 
==={{for3ds}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Xanadu Smash 4 Invitational]]||November 6th, 2014||7th||—||—
|}
 
==Trivia==
*ZeRo's prize check of $11,556 for winning [[EVO 2015]] is the second-largest in any ''Smash'' tournament after {{Sm|Gnes}} won [[MLG Dallas 2010]] for $12,500.
*The only players that ZeRo holds a negative record against in ''Brawl'' are {{Sm|ADHD}} (3-5), {{Sm|Dabuz}} (0-1), and {{Sm|Mikeneko}} (0-1).
**The only player that ZeRo holds a negative record against in ''Smash 4'' is {{Sm|Seagull Joe}} (0-1).
*ZeRo is a huge anime enthusiast, often posting on social media about different shows he enjoys, like Hunter x Hunter, No Game No Life, Attack on Titan and more.
**He has claimed that his favorite anime is Yu-Gi-Oh.
*ZeRo stopped playing Melee around 2009, but returned to it in February of 2014 for the summer big Melee events.
**When it was announced that both ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'' would be at EVO 2015, ZeRo announced that he would shift his focus on ''Melee'' exclusively for at least one year if he won ''Smash 4'' at that tournament, citing {{Sm|Leffen}} as his inspiration. He eventually [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKeVeo2UMAAf49d.png:large decided against it] despite taking EVO 2015 without even dropping a game, and said "when I feel like playing [Melee], I'll play it. That's all there is to it".
*ZeRo learned English by playing ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' when he was 4 years old by using a dictionary with the help of his mother.
*ZeRo is a very methodical player. He often memorizes specific percents or compiles lists of information to improve his game.
*ZeRo wears a signature white scarf that his mother gave him when he left Chile and [http://shop.gunnars.com/sheadog/d/1062 Gunnar's Sheadog] glasses.
*Despite being ranked 35th in the world on the [[2014 SSBMRank]], he dropped Melee in favor of Smash 4 when the latter was released (November 2014).
*ZeRo has stated that {{Sm|Mew2King}} is his favorite ''[[Super Smash Bros]]'' player.
*ZeRo, across all games, has placed first the most out of any other smasher.
 
==Gameplay videos==
*[https://youtu.be/eTqaAs86xmU?t=1h5m44s E3 Nintendo Smash Bros Invitational Grand Finals - ZeRo vs Hungrybox]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12vAUFA8O2E Apex 2015 Smash Bros Wii U Grand Finals - ZeRo vs Dabuz]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clowJd6G_cw - Zenith 2014 Project M Grand Finals - ZeRo vs Junebug]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdDVNnsXFBo Super Smash Bros Brawl Top 8 CT ZeRo vs CT EMP Mew2King - Apex 2014 Tournament]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lee5T83-xow Forest Temple - CT LoF NAKAT vs CT ZeRo - Singles Grand Finals Set 2]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvpJvi5xIj4 Shuffle V - CT | Zero (Metaknight) Vs. CT | Vinnie (Ice Climbers) SSBB Grand Finals - Brawl]
 
==External links==
*[http://www.twitch.tv/zero Twitch channel]
*[http://www.youtube.com/chilezero YouTube channel]
*[http://www.facebook.com/chilezero Official Fan Page]
*[https://twitter.com/TSMZero Twitter account]
*[http://nintendodojo.com/profile.aspx?id=54780 NintendoDojo account]
 
[[Category:Chilean smashers]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania smashers]]
[[Category:Southern California smashers]]
[[Category:Arizona smashers]]
[[Category:Indiana smashers]]
[[Category:Meta Knight professionals (SSBB)]]
[[Category:Fox professionals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Fox professionals (PM)]]
[[Category:Pit professionals (PM)]]
[[Category:Sheik professionals (SSB4)]]
[[Category:Diddy Kong professionals (SSB4)]]
[[Category:VIP players]]
[[Category:2014 SSBMRank ranked players]]
[[Category:YouTubers]]

Revision as of 22:29, November 29, 2015

For the similarly-named smasher from Australia, see Smasher:Zero.

For other uses, see Zero (disambiguation).

Gonzalo Barrios "ZeRo"
Tsm zero.jpg
Character info
Melee main Fox
Other Melee character Marth, Falco
Brawl main Meta Knight
Other Brawl character Ice Climbers, Fox, Snake
Smash 4 mains Sheik, Diddy Kong
Other Smash 4 characters Captain Falcon, Roy
Project M mains Fox, Pit
Team info
Crew(s) Team SoloMid
Former crews CLASH Tournaments, vVv Gaming
Rankings and results info
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Brawl ~$3,490.50
Super Smash Bros. 4 ~$47,377.55
Project M ~$6,355.80
Personal and other info
Real name Gonzalo Barrios
Birth date (age 29)
Location Chillán Chile
Miscellaneous info
Skill Super Smash Bros. Melee Top professional (retired)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Top professional (retired)
Super Smash Bros. 4 Top professional
Project M Top professional (retired)

Lol he is a hella doofus Gonzalo Barrios', aka ZeRo is a smasher from Chillán, hile who is currently in Hammond, Indiana. He is currently considered the undisputed best Smash 4 player in the world, having had a record of 55 consecutive tournament wins from the game's release in November 2014 until MLG World Finals 2015 in October 2015, including nationals such as Apex 2015, CEO 2015, EVO 2015, Super Smash Con, and The Big House 5. He has had "ZeRo" as his gamertag since 2005, and has been playing Smash since Smash 64 in 1999. He started to travel and play in tournaments in Chile in early 2007 during Melee. ZeRo quit Smash completely until December of 2010 and then focused only on Brawl but in early 2014, he picked up Melee again, as well as the Brawl mod Project M. He is currently the top ranked online and offline Brawl player in Chile, maining Meta Knight. He originally became famous in the United States by being one of the top players on All is Brawl. ZeRo was also often considered to be the best Project M player in the world during version 3.02, one of the best Brawl players in the world, and a top Fox player in Melee. Due to his top professional success with multiple Smash games, ZeRo is widely considered to be one of the best overall Smash players in the world, along with Mew2King, ESAM, Wizzrobe, and Larry Lurr. He was formerly ranked 1st on the SoCal Smash 4 Power Rankings.

History

ZeRo's first international tournament was Apex 2012, where he placed 17th in singles and 9th in doubles, teaming with Kadaj.

Shortly before Apex 2013, ZeRo arrived in the United States to attend XSmash, and shocked the world by winning the tournament, defeating top professionals such as Vinnie, Nairo, and Mew2King during his march to victory. At Apex 2013, he placed 9th in singles and 13th in doubles, teaming with quiKsilver. He was also selected as the third World player in the United States vs. The World crew battle, taking the final two stocks off of Mew2King before losing to ESAM. ZeRo's last tournament on the East Coast during his stay was Rescue 2, which he won after defeating Nairo in two consecutive sets during grand finals. A week later, he traveled to the Midwest to attend Outrage, which he won after defeating players such as Ally and Zinoto. Before leaving the United States to return to Chile, ZeRo was honorably ranked 2nd on the Tristate Brawl Power Rankings, behind Mew2King.

Later that year, ZeRo traveled to the United States in preparation for SKTAR 2, continuing to practice at smaller tournaments with the eventual goal of winning the international event. He convincingly won his first tournament, Crossfire: Shockwave, during his stay, defeating top professionals such as Vinnie and Anti. He also won doubles with Anti at said event. ZeRo continued his winning streak at Rescue 3, a tournament that provided a glimpse of the fierce competition that would be seen at SKTAR 2, defeating Mr. R, Vinnie, and Nairo to take the event.

At SKTAR 2, ZeRo placed 4th in doubles, teaming with Ally, losing to Nakat and False in winners' semis and Nairo and ADHD in losers' semis. In singles, ZeRo got 1st seed in his bracket pool after defeating Atomsk in winners' finals, advancing to the singles bracket. In winners' quarters, he lost to ADHD 1-2 in a close set, getting timed out and losing the percentage lead at the very last second of game 3. ZeRo then took out SKTAR champion Nairo 2-1 and ESAM 2-0 in losers' bracket before being eliminated by Nakat 1-2 in losers' quarters, placing 5th out of 141 entrants.

ZeRo attended Apex 2014 five months later. He defeated Ally in winners' quarters before losing to ESAM 0-2 in winners' semis, and then proceeded to eliminate ADHD 2-1, Mew2King 2-0, and ESAM 3-0 in a rematch in losers' bracket, making it to grand finals against Nairo. ZeRo ultimately lost to Nairo 1-3 and placed 2nd in singles after some very close and exciting matches. He also placed 5th in doubles, teaming with Chibo, defeating several teams such as Nakat and False, and also almost defeating Nairo and ADHD.

ZeRo's next appearance was at the MLG sponsored Smash event Shuffle V in Columbus, Ohio. In Brawl singles, he placed 1st after defeating ADHD 2-0, Mew2King 2-1, and Vinnie 3-2 in winners finals. He lost to Vinnie 2-3 in the first set of grand finals, but still won the second set 3-1. He placed 7th in Brawl doubles with Chibo. ZeRo also placed 13th in Melee singles, 3rd in Melee doubles with Nintendude, 13th in Project M singles, and 1st in Project M doubles with Denti.

ZeRo's next tournament was DtJ's First Date, where he placed in top 5 in Melee and Project M, and won both Brawl singles and doubles.

ZeRo would then travel to several qualifiers for the Melee event at MLG Anaheim 2014. At Fighters' Edge, he placed 5th in Melee singles and 2nd in Project M singles. At WHOBO MLG one week later, ZeRo placed 1st in Brawl singles, Project M singles, and Project M doubles with Denti. He also placed 2nd in Brawl doubles with Denti, and 4th in Melee singles. Three weeks later, at Pat's House 2, ZeRo placed 17th in Melee singles and 7th in Melee doubles, teaming with Westballz.

ZeRo then attended SKTAR 3 the week after. In Brawl singles, he was knocked out of winners' bracket 1-2 by ADHD, and then eliminated Vex 2-0, Vinnie 2-1, and Ally 2-0, before being eliminated by Nairo 1-2, placing 4th. He placed 4th in Brawl doubles with Vex, 9th in Project M singles, and 1st in Project M doubles with Rolex, defeating Mew2King and Armada 3-2 in both winners' finals and grand finals. Lastly, ZeRo placed 9th in Melee singles, notably eliminating HugS and Darc in losers' bracket before losing to SFAT 0-2. This placement, coupled with ZeRo's placements at previous qualifiers, allowed him to qualify for the championship bracket at MLG Anaheim 2014. He also placed 5th in Melee doubles with s0ft.

At MLG Anaheim 2014, ZeRo's only win in his pool was against aMSa, who he defeated 3-2. He lost against Armada 1-3, Mango 0-3, Hungrybox 1-3, PewPewU 0-3, Fiction 1-3, and Westballz 0-3. This caused ZeRo to be seeded in losers' round 1 in the championship bracket, where he was eliminated by Plup 0-3, placing 17th overall.

ZeRo attended CEO 2014 one week later. At this tournament, he won Project M singles, defeating aMSa 2-0, ChuDat 2-0, and Wizzrobe 3-1 in winners' finals. He lost to Wizzrobe 0-3 in the first set of grand finals, but still won the second set 3-1. ZeRo also placed 2nd in Project M doubles with Mew2King, 17th in Melee singles, and 4th in Melee doubles with ESAM. ZeRo then attended Kings of Cali 4, where he placed 13th in Melee singles and 5th in Melee doubles with Westballz.

At EVO 2014, ZeRo defeated Fiction 2-0 in the winners' quarters bracket, and then defeated SFAT before losing to Hungrybox 0-2. However, in the losers' bracket, he was eliminated by Fiction in a rematch, placing 17th overall in Melee singles. ZeRo also placed 5th in the Melee doubles side event with KoreanDJ, and 1st in the Project M singles side event.

In Project M singles at Zenith 2014, ZeRo managed to win the tournament through losers' bracket after losing to NinjaLink 0-2 in the second round of winners' bracket. He defeated Jtails 2-0, DJ Nintendo 2-0, Rolex 2-1, Seagull Joe 2-0, NinjaLink 2-1 in a rematch, Mew2King 3-1, and Emukiller 3-0 to make it to grand finals. In grand finals, he defeated Junebug 3-1 in both sets. ZeRo also placed 1st in Project M doubles with Mew2King, defeating Rolex and Emukiller 3-0 in winners' finals and Junebug and Pink Fresh 3-1 in grand finals, 7th in Melee singles, losing to Zhu 0-2 in losers' top 8, and 2nd in Melee doubles with Axe, losing to Mew2King and Hax in winners' finals, and then defeating Zhu and Cactuar in a close set in losers' finals before losing to Mew2King and Hax again in grand finals.

ZeRo is widely considered to be the best Smash 4 player in the world by a large margin, winning numerous amounts of early Smash 4 national tournaments including Apex 2015, CEO 2015, and EVO 2015, often without losing a set. This amazing prowess was recognized in CEO, where $500 would be rewarded to any Smasher who could take a set off of ZeRo; however, he again successfully won the tournament without dropping down to losers bracket, defeating ESAM 3-1 in winners semis and Nairo 3-1 in both winners finals and grand finals. At EVO 2015, ZeRo defeated Ally and Abadango 2-0 in winners quarters and semis, and Nairo and Mr. R 3-0 in winners finals and grand finals, taking the tournament without losing a single game while switching back exclusively to Diddy Kong for his set against Mr. R.

ZeRo was also the winner of the promotional Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament held by Nintendo at E3 2014, playing as Zero Suit Samus against Hungrybox as Kirby in grand finals.

He resigned from CLASH Tournaments on November 2nd, 2014.

Although ZeRo hadn't entered a Melee tournament all year, Armada drafted him for his crew in the FC Smash 15XR: Return crew battle. ZeRo faced Kalamazhu and was subsequently three stocked.

On July 28th, 2015; After a 41 tournament win streak, including winning EVO 2015 without dropping a game, ZeRo was signed on by Team SoloMid.

At The Big House 5, ZeRo suffered a shocking loss in Round 2 Pools against Seagull Joe, leading many to believe that the undisputed #1 player would finally be defeated. However, ZeRo would end up easily going through the losers bracket, defeating MVD 2-0, StaticManny 2-0, Wizzrobe 2-0, Ally 3-0, ESAM 3-1, Zenyou 3-0, and Rayquaza07 3-1. Finally, he was put up against ANTi in losers semifinals, but despite being down 2-1 against ANTi's Mario, he brought it back in a very close set to win 3-2. After 3-0'ing Dabuz in losers finals, he would go on to face long time rival Nairo. ZeRo would 3-0 Nairo in the first set to cause a reset, after Nairo was playing secondaries in an attempt to avoid his ZSS being downloaded. In the second set of grand finals, with Nairo playing ZSS, ZeRo was down 2-1 to Nairo, marking the second time in the tournament that he was just one game away from losing his streak. In the end, ZeRo brought it back once again, defeating Nairo 3-2, and completing one of the greatest losers bracket runs in Smash history.

ZeRo's winning streak was finally ended at MLG World Finals 2015, where Nairo beat him 3-2 and then 3-1 in grand finals.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Torneo Nacional 2 January 8th-9th, 2011 1st 1st Iori
Torneo Hawaiano February 19th, 2011 1st — —
Showdown II July 23rd, 2011 1st 1st Nekokatsu
The Spirit of Smash Tournament August 20th, 2011 1st — —
Tujo pasó Agosto 2011 iiiiesh! August 27th, 2011 1st — —
The Hedgehog's Lair September 10th, 2011 1st — —
Showdown III October 29th, 2011 1st 1st Nekokatsu
PQDD November 19th, 2011 1st — —
Tujo Express November 26th, 2011 1st — —
Apex 2012 Practice Round Robin December 31st, 2011 1st — —
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 17th 9th Kadaj
Winter Shore Smashing January 14th, 2012 1st — —
Tujo Brawler January 21st, 2012 1st — —
Ryuuko's Got Talent April 21st, 2012 1st — —
Por eso la gente se va May 19th, 2012 1st — —
Neko Empire 3 June 16th, 2012 1st — —
Karma Invierno August 4th, 2012 1st — —
FrikiGen Con 3 August 25th, 2012 1st — —
Neko's Ranch or Empire? August 31st, 2012 1st — —
Torneo Dominguero del Rollo September 16th, 2012 1st — —
Neko's Fonda September 21st, 2012 1st — —
Neko Strikes Back! October 13th, 2012 1st — —
Forever [Censored] Slowpoke Turnament 2 November 3rd, 2012 1st — —
Haru wa Yakusoku November 10th, 2012 1st — —
My Waifu Asuna November 17th, 2012 1st — —
XSmash December 22nd, 2012 1st 4th Dabuz
Uprise 11 December 29th, 2012 2nd 2nd Anti
Collision VI January 5th, 2013 7th 3rd quiKsilver
United 1 January 6th, 2013 2nd 3rd quiKsilver
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 9th 13th quiKsilver
Sa2vation January 26th, 2013 1st 2nd Tantalus
KOTC February 2nd, 2013 1st — —
E4U: Remix 3 February 9th, 2013 1st 1st FOW
Xanadu Games Harlem Shake Edition February 23rd, 2013 3rd 1st ESAM
Winter Brawl 7 February 23rd-24th, 2013 3rd — —
Rescue 2 March 2nd, 2013 1st 3rd Chibo
Outrage March 9th, 2013 1st 1st Ally
René Descartes Tournament March 16th, 2013 1st 1st Megu
Boku no Tournament May 4th, 2013 1st 1st Kross
Erizo con Tuberculosis Tournament May 25th, 2013 — 1st Rody
La Pocilga de los Pikmins III July 6th, 2013 1st 1st Rody
Shockwave July 20th, 2013 1st 1st Anti
Rescue 3 July 27th, 2013 1st 3rd Chibo
SKTAR 2 August 3rd-4th, 2013 5th 4th Ally
El Torneo de la Fa August 10th, 2013 1st 4th Megu
La Fonda del Warén Tournament September 19th, 2013 1st 1st Nekokatsu
La Jefa Me Dio Permiso Tournament September 21st, 2013 1st 1st Snake
Showdown IV October 26th, 2013 1st 1st Snake
Smashacre Frostbite December 7th-8th, 2013 5th — —
Thanks for Playing 4 December 21st, 2013 1st — —
Seagull Joe's Bad Karma @ Xanadu Games December 22nd, 2013 1st — —
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 2nd 3rd Salem
Smash Factor 2 January 3rd-5th, 2014 1st 1st Mew2King
Forest Temple January 11th, 2014 1st 1st FOW
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 2nd 5th Chibo
Shuffle V February 22nd-23rd, 2014 1st 7th Chibo
First Date March 1st, 2014 1st 1st Izumi
Collision 9 March 15th, 2014 1st 2nd Vex Kasrani
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 1st 3rd Seagull Joe
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 1st — —
WHOBO MLG May 3rd-4th, 2014 1st 2nd Denti
Hitbox Arena Warm-Up Welcome May 10th, 2014 1st — —
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13 May 13th, 2014 1st — —
Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 4 May 18th, 2014 2nd — —
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 4th 4th Vex Kasrani
Salt Lake Comic Con September 4th-6th, 2014 1st — —
GUTS 3 September 19th-21st, 2014 1st — —

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Thanks for Playing 4 December 21st, 2013 5th — —
Seagull Joe's Bad Karma @ Xanadu Games December 22nd, 2013 7th — —
Shuffle V February 22nd-23rd, 2014 13th 3rd Nintendude
First Date March 1st, 2014 5th — —
Revival of Melee 7 March 8th-9th, 2014 17th 9th Vex Kasrani
Collision 9 March 15th, 2014 3rd 1st Mew2King
Game Over VII March 18th, 2014 5th — —
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 7th 1st Mew2King
Xanadu Legends April 5th, 2014 4th 2nd Bones
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 7th — —
Fighters' Edge April 26th-27th, 2014 5th — —
WHOBO MLG May 3rd-4th, 2014 4th — —
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13 May 13th, 2014 2nd — —
Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 4 May 18th, 2014 1st — —
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/20 May 20th, 2014 3rd — —
Pat's House 2 May 24th-25th, 2014 17th 7th Westballz
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 9th 5th s0ft
Mayhem 6-7-2014 June 7th, 2014 7th 3rd DEHF
SSS Lock-In June 14th-15th, 2014 9th 3rd S2J
MLG Anaheim 2014 June 20th-22nd, 2014 17th 13th DEHF
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 17th 4th ESAM
Kings of Cali 4 July 5th-6th, 2014 13th 5th Westballz
EVO 2014 July 11th-13th, 2014 17th 5th KoreanDJ
Gameguys Intergalactic Kegger July 26th-27th, 2014 5th — —
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 7th 2nd Axe
Mass Madness CE August 23rd, 2014 5th 1st Hax
Summer Jam 8 August 30th-31st, 2014 1st — —
Salt Lake Comic Con September 4th-6th, 2014 1st — —
GamerByte October 25th, 2014 1st — —

Project M

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Thanks for Playing 4 December 21st, 2013 1st 1st Salem
Seagull Joe's Bad Karma @ Xanadu Games December 22nd, 2013 1st — —
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 17th — —
Shuffle V February 22nd-23rd, 2014 13th 1st Denti
First Date March 1st, 2014 5th — —
Collision 9 March 15th, 2014 4th — —
Smashing Grounds 5 March 20th, 2014 3rd — —
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 9th 2nd Seagull Joe
Xanadu Legends April 5th, 2014 2nd 2nd Seagull Joe
Smash Brothers University 2.5 April 12th-13th, 2014 2nd — —
Fighters' Edge April 26th-27th, 2014 2nd — —
Infinity and Beyond 5 May 1st, 2014 1st 1st Denti
WHOBO MLG May 3rd-4th, 2014 1st 1st Denti
Hitbox Arena Warm-Up Welcome May 10th, 2014 1st — —
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13 May 13th, 2014 1st — —
Project M Showdown 3.02 May 17th, 2014 1st 1st ChuDat
Super Smash Sundays East Coast # 4 May 18th, 2014 1st — —
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/20 May 20th, 2014 1st — —
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 9th 1st Rolex
Mayhem 6/7 June 7th, 2014 2nd 1st DEHF
Super Smash Sundays 6/8 June 8th, 2014 3rd 1st DEHF
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 1st 2nd Mew2King
EVO 2014 Day 2 Side Tournament July 12th, 2014 1st — —
Gameguys Intergalactic Kegger July 26th-27th, 2014 1st 1st Mew2King
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 1st 1st Mew2King
Summer Jam 8 August 30th-31st, 2014 1st — —
Salt Lake Comic Con September 4th-6th, 2014 1st — —
GUTS 3 September 19th-21st, 2014 1st 1st Emukiller
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 1st 1st Mew2King
NorCal Regionals 2015 April 3rd-5th, 2015 1st — —
MSS 1 July 25th, 2015 1st — —

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Super Smash Bros. Invitational June 10th, 2014 1st — —
Sky's Smash 4 Invitational November 20th-22nd, 2014 3rd 5th Mr. R
UGC Biweekly #17 November 29th, 2014 1st 1st Tyrant
Triumph or Die 2014 November 30th, 2014 1st — —
Super Smash Weekend 12-6-2014 December 6th, 2014 1st 1st Tyrant
Super Smash Saturdays 12-20-2014 December 20th, 2014 1st 1st Tearbear
UGC Biweekly #18 December 21st, 2014 1st 1st Xzax
Double Vegas Down Attack 5 December 22nd, 2014 1st 1st Tyrant
SkillCon December 26th-January 2nd, 2015 1st — —
UGC Smash v2.2 Road to Final Battle! January 3rd, 2015 1st 1st Tyrant
Warriors Path 1/4 January 4th, 2015 1st 1st Xzax
CLASH Online Invitational Finals January 11th, 2015 1st — —
Double Vegas Down Attack 6 January 12th, 2015 1st 1st Xzax
Final Battle January 17th, 2015 1st 2nd Tyrant
Smash 4 Worldwide January 18th, 2015 1st — —
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 1st 1st Mew2King
COTU VI February 7th, 2015 1st 1st Larry Lurr
Showdown VI March 1st, 2015 1st — —
Cyberzone 3/14 March 14th, 2015 1st 1st SS
The Gaming Zone 3/21 March 21st, 2015 1st 1st SS
Shockwave 22 March 27th, 2015 1st 1st Dabuz
Aftershock March 28th-29th, 2015 1st 1st Dabuz
Double Vegas Down Attack 8 March 30th, 2015 1st — —
Come on and Ban #13 April 2nd, 2015 1st — —
NorCal Regionals 2015 April 3rd-5th, 2015 1st 1st Zex
MVG Sandstorm April 18th-19th, 2015 1st 1st Mew2King
Chokaigi 2015 April 25th-26th, 2015 1st 1st Mew2King
Fire & Dice Thur #9 April 30th, 2015 1st 2nd K9
Smash 4 Oomba 5/1 May 1st, 2015 1st 1st Mr. ConCon
Fire & Dice Sundays #16 May 3rd, 2015 1st 1st Xzax
Oblivion Tournaments Biweekly 5/5 May 5th, 2015 1st 1st K9
Fire & Dice Thur #10 May 7th, 2015 1st — —
Fire & Dice Thur #11 May 14th, 2015 1st — —
Smash 4 Oomba 5/15 May 15th, 2015 1st — —
BESST 2015 May 17th, 2015 1st 1st K9
Double Vegas Down Attack 9 May 18th, 2015 1st — —
Combo Breaker 2015 May 22nd-24th, 2015 1st — —
Double Vegas Down Attack 10 May 30th-31st, 2015 1st 1st FOW
LA PARADISO June 13th-14th, 2015 1st 1st Stingers
CEO 2015 June 26th-28th, 2015 1st 3rd Hungrybox
FC Smash 15XR: Return July 4th-5th, 2015 1st 2nd Hungrybox
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 1st Top 16 Anti
MSS 1 July 25th, 2015 1st — —
Top Cut Comics 7/28 July 28th, 2015 1st — —
Poplar 7/30 July 30th, 2015 1st — —
Low Tier City 3 August 1st-2nd, 2015 1st 2nd Mew2King
Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 1st 1st Nairo
PAX Prime 2015 August 28th-30th, 2015 1st 1st MVD
Top Cut Comics 9/12 September 12th, 2015 1st 5th HoRi
Sunday Smash 34 September 13th, 2015 1st — —
Top Cut Comics 9/15 September 15th, 2015 1st — —
Poplar 9/17 September 17th, 2015 1st 1st Shevy
Rebirth V September 19th, 2015 1st 1st V115
Smash 4-Ever #26 September 30th, 2015 1st — —
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 1st 1st Nairo
MLG World Finals 2015 October 16th-18th, 2015 2nd 1st Nairo
E2C 19 October 24th, 2015 1st 1st Zinoto
Tipped Off 11 November 7th-8th, 2015 1st 1st 6WX
iBUYPOWER November 14, 2015 1st — —
Northwest Majors: Drop Zone November 21st-22nd, 2015 1st 1st Viviff
E2C 20 November 28th, 2015 1st 1st Anti

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Xanadu Smash 4 Invitational November 6th, 2014 7th — —

Trivia

  • ZeRo's prize check of $11,556 for winning EVO 2015 is the second-largest in any Smash tournament after Gnes won MLG Dallas 2010 for $12,500.
  • The only players that ZeRo holds a negative record against in Brawl are ADHD (3-5), Dabuz (0-1), and Mikeneko (0-1).
    • The only player that ZeRo holds a negative record against in Smash 4 is Seagull Joe (0-1).
  • ZeRo is a huge anime enthusiast, often posting on social media about different shows he enjoys, like Hunter x Hunter, No Game No Life, Attack on Titan and more.
    • He has claimed that his favorite anime is Yu-Gi-Oh.
  • ZeRo stopped playing Melee around 2009, but returned to it in February of 2014 for the summer big Melee events.
    • When it was announced that both Melee and Smash 4 would be at EVO 2015, ZeRo announced that he would shift his focus on Melee exclusively for at least one year if he won Smash 4 at that tournament, citing Leffen as his inspiration. He eventually decided against it despite taking EVO 2015 without even dropping a game, and said "when I feel like playing [Melee], I'll play it. That's all there is to it".
  • ZeRo learned English by playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time when he was 4 years old by using a dictionary with the help of his mother.
  • ZeRo is a very methodical player. He often memorizes specific percents or compiles lists of information to improve his game.
  • ZeRo wears a signature white scarf that his mother gave him when he left Chile and Gunnar's Sheadog glasses.
  • Despite being ranked 35th in the world on the 2014 SSBMRank, he dropped Melee in favor of Smash 4 when the latter was released (November 2014).
  • ZeRo has stated that Mew2King is his favorite Super Smash Bros player.
  • ZeRo, across all games, has placed first the most out of any other smasher.

Gameplay videos

External links

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