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'''Zamu''' is a [[smasher]] from Champaign, Illinois | '''Zamu''' is a [[smasher]] from Champaign, Illinois. | ||
He is a top {{SSBM|Fox}} player in the Midwest, and cousin to the best active Donkey Kong main in the world, {{Sm|Ringler}}. | He is a top {{SSBM|Fox}} player in the Midwest, and cousin to the best active Donkey Kong main in the world, {{Sm|Ringler}}. | ||
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He has taken sets off of players such as {{Sm|Ginger}}, {{Sm|Trif}}, {{Sm|Professor Pro}}, {{Sm|Magi}}, {{Sm|Gahtzu}}, and {{Sm|Logan|p=South Carolina}}; in addition, he has wins in online tournaments over players such as {{Sm|SFAT}} and {{Sm|Polish}}. | He has taken sets off of players such as {{Sm|Ginger}}, {{Sm|Trif}}, {{Sm|Professor Pro}}, {{Sm|Magi}}, {{Sm|Gahtzu}}, and {{Sm|Logan|p=South Carolina}}; in addition, he has wins in online tournaments over players such as {{Sm|SFAT}} and {{Sm|Polish}}. | ||
Zamu is currently ranked 32nd on the [[SSBMRank 2022]] and | Zamu is currently ranked 32nd on the [[SSBMRank 2022]] and ranked 1st on the [[Champaign Power Rankings|Champaign Melee Power Rankings]]. He occasionally plays [[Netplay]], and has reached Master status.<ref>[https://www.smashladder.com/player/40865/zamu/achievements Netplay profile]</ref> | ||
He was signed by {{Team|Team Spire}} on May 7th, 2018.<ref>[https://twitter.com/TeamSpireGG/status/993587131149946882 Zamu sponsored by Team Spire]</ref> | He was signed by {{Team|Team Spire}} on May 7th, 2018.<ref>[https://twitter.com/TeamSpireGG/status/993587131149946882 Zamu sponsored by Team Spire]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:57, January 23, 2023
| Zamu | |
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Fox |
| Team info | |
| Former sponsor(s) | Team Spire, Gamers HQ, heartswapTV |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  SSBMRank 2022: 32nd |
| 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 cousin to the best active Donkey Kong main in the world, Ringler.
He has taken sets off of players such as Ginger, Trif, Professor Pro, Magi, Gahtzu, and Logan; in addition, he has wins in online tournaments over players such as SFAT and Polish.
Zamu is currently ranked 32nd on the SSBMRank 2022 and ranked 1st on the Champaign Melee Power Rankings. He occasionally plays Netplay, and has reached Master status.[1]
He was signed by Team Spire on May 7th, 2018.[2]
Tournament history
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.
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fête | August 2nd-4th, 2019 | 19th | — | — |
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 7th-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 | — | — |
| 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-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 |
| Tripoint Smash 42 | January 4th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Tripoint Smash 43 | January 11th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Hold That L | January 26th, 2019 | 17th | 3rd | NMW |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
| BOPME 18 | February 16th, 2019 | 3rd | 1st | Rik |
| TSI Weekly #75 | March 1st, 2019 | 3rd | 1st | AbsentPage |
| House of Paign 20 | March 2nd, 2019 | 7th | 2nd | Captain Faceroll |
| Full Bloom 5 | March 23rd-24th, 2019 | 65th | 9th | Kels |
| House of Paign 21 | April 20th, 2019 | 7th | 2nd | Kels |
| L R A Start #1 | April 27th, 2019 | 5th | 1st | Cantus |
| Tripoint Smash 62 | May 24th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| L R A Start #2 | May 25th, 2019 | 5th | 1st | Reeve |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 33rd | 17th | Kels |
| We Need Some Space 2 | July 6th, 2019 | 13th | 9th | Hunybear |
| Paradigm Shift 2019 | July 20th-21st, 2019 | 4th | 2nd | Captain Faceroll |
| Hold That L #4 | July 27th, 2019 | 17th | 1st | Rik |
| Fête | August 2nd-4th, 2019 | 5th | 2nd | Captain Faceroll |
| Awakening 5 | August 16th-18th, 2019 | 1st | 5th | gLory |
| Show Me Your Moves 20 | August 31st, 2019 | 4th | 2nd | Kels |
| FortCON 2019 | September 28th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 33rd | 13th | Leighton |
| TSI Melee Weekly #90 | October 11th, 2019 | 2nd | 4th | Cantus |
| TSI Melee Weekly #92 | October 25th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| TSI Melee Weekly #93 | November 1st, 2019 | 1st | 2nd | Killablue |
| House of Paign 22 | November 2nd, 2019 | 17th | 2nd | Spark |
| TSI Melee Weekly #94 | November 8th, 2019 | 2nd | 1st | Cantus |
| Super B-Town Beatdown 13 | November 9th, 2019 | 3rd | 1st | Cantus |
| TSI Melee Weekly #95 | November 15th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Killablue |
| Smash Out 2019 | November 16th, 2019 | 4th | 4th | Killablue |
| TSI Melee Weekly #96 | November 21st, 2019 | 1st | — | Birdman |
| Check the Damage | November 23rd, 2019 | 1st | — | Cantus |
| TSI Melee Weekly #97 | December 6th, 2019 | 1st | 2nd | coffee |
| Invincible 5 | December 7th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| TSI Melee Weekly #98 | December 12th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| GHQ Melee Weekly 1/5/20 | January 5th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Kill Roy: Volume 5 | January 18th, 2020 | 3rd | 4th | Slox |
| GHQ Melee Weekly 1/19/20 | January 19th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Melee @ The Made: The Warm Up | January 23rd, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 65th | 49th | Leighton |
| TSI Melee Weekly #99 | January 31st, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| TSI Melee Weekly #100 | February 7th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| BOPME 19 | February 8th, 2020 | 4th | 2nd | Prince Abu |
| TSI Melee Weekly #101 | February 14th, 2020 | 2nd | 1st | PRZ |
| GHQ Melee Weekly 2/16/20 | February 16th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| TSI Melee Weekly #102 | February 21st, 2020 | 2nd | 1st | PRZ |
| TSI Melee Weekly #103 | February 28th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| TSI Melee Weekly #104 - Unofficial Weekly! | March 6th, 2020 | 3rd | 3rd | Leo |
Minneapolis Charity Netplay Event: East Coast Edition |
June 1st, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
| Get On My Line 2020 |
July 18th-19th, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| LG Ginger's Pot O' Gold |
March 14th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| Galint Melee Open: Spring Edition |
March 19th-21st, 2021 | 25th | — | — |
| LG Ginger's Pot O' Gold: May |
May 16th, 2021 | 25th | — | — |
| Netplay for Palestine |
May 21st, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
| Rollback Rumble: THE BIG ONE |
July 3rd-11th, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
| Galint Melee Open: Summer Edition |
July 23rd-25th, 2021 | 17th | — | — |
| Riptide | September 10th-12th, 2021 | 17th | — | — |
| Low Tide City 2021 | October 1st-3rd, 2021 | 13th | 2nd | salami |
| SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals | October 30th-31st, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
| Mainstage 2021 | November 12th-14th, 2021 | 33rd | 9th | salami |
| Smash World Tour 2021 Championships | December 17th-19th, 2021 | 25th | — | — |
| Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 4 |
January 29th-30th, 2022 | 33rd | — | — |
| Smash Camp 2022 | March 18th-20th, 2022 | 7th | 7th | salami |
| GENESIS 8 | April 15th-17th, 2022 | 17th | 17th | salami |
| The Function 2 | May 7th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| Riptide 2022 | September 9th-11th, 2022 | 13th | — | — |
| The Big House 10 | October 7th-9th, 2022 | 33rd | 13th | Faceroll |
| Mainstage 2022 | December 2nd-4th, 2022 | 17th | 13th | salami |
Trivia
- He was once a top Pokemon TCG player, ranked #1 in Illinois, and placed 9th at a national tournament.
