Smasher:Chia

ChiboSempai "CT Chibo"
Chibo.jpeg
Character info
Melee mains	Samus, Sheik
Brawl main	R.O.B.
Smash 4 main	R.O.B.
Other Smash 4 character	Mii Gunner
Project M main	Samus
Other Project M characters	Charizard, Sheik, King Dedede
Team info
Crew(s)	CLASH Tournaments
Former crews	Titans of Smash, vVv Gaming
Personal and other info
Real name	Mark Korsak
Birth date	August 30, 1988
Location	Brigantine, NJ
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Professional

ChiboSempai, also known as Chibo, is an American smasher from New Jersey who previously lived in Philadelphia for 5 years while attending Drexel University, where he started his Smash career. He is currently ranked 15th on the Tristate Smash 4 Power Rankings.

Etymology

Formerly known as "ElChibo", Chibo was tired of everyone speaking Spanish to him in online games based on his name, so he decided to switch to "ChiboSempai" in August of 2007. He now commonly goes by just CT Chibo or ChiboSempai in full. Crowds at tournaments will often chant his name during hype moments, or at times when he's not even involved with the event. This started after his on-stage doubles performance with Leon at Apex 2012.

Background

Chibo spent his time playing Smash playing against players such as GOTM, Scar, Cactuar while in Philadelphia, where he attended Drexel University. Chibo began as a Young Link and Mario main in Melee, though soon switched to Samus as he advanced in competitive play.

Chibo was in the crew Titans of Smash with other players such as GOTM, MexiMadnez. Since the creation of the crew, he has recruited plenty of good players and friends such as AlexanderTriad, Vex Kasrani, and TenNoTensai. The crew lived on for many years, stretching from Melee back in 2007, up through multiple years after the release of Brawl. The crew eventually grew quite large, with many members split between the Philadelphia and South Jersey areas. His affiliation is now with CLASH Tournaments.

Chibo has been a fan of the Smash series for a long time, dating back to Smash 64, however he did not get into the tournament scene until November of 2006. He is a huge proprietor of all Smash games, and actively keeps up in the tournament scenes and creates content for every Smash game. Besides Smash, he is quite skilled at many other games, and once held the speed run world record for the 16 Star category in Super Mario 64. He previously owned a website called Following Revolution - a gaming news that also hosted a podcast, and is now the owner and founder of CLASH Tournaments.

CLASH Tournaments

In 2011 Chibo decided to bring all of his efforts in the community with tournament organizing and live streaming under the common name "CLASH Tournaments". As time went on, CT became more focused specifically on live streaming and media production, and the sponsoring of players, though Chibo still works as tournament organization staff for many events, such as Apex Series. The first players sponsored by CLASH Tournaments were Mew2King and ZeRo, as a way for Chibo to take his profits from CT and give back to the community, and enhance the image of our professional players. CT is now a leading media provider for the Smash community, as Chibo often travels the country on a near weekly basis to stream events.

Sponsorships

Besides being the owner of CLASH Tournaments now, Chibo has been sponsored by two different teams previously - FYC eSports, and vVv Gaming. While he was an active professional player at the time (both sponsorships started in 2010) and commonly referred to as one of the best ROB mains in Brawl, Chibo also joined these organizations for his skills in tournament organization and media production, as a means of getting exposure for these companies. Chibo is known to say that skill isn't the only factor in becoming sponsored, and feels he is proof of this, and often says this when people ask him for advice on becoming sponsored. Before the departure of Smash from vVv Gaming, Chibo was their Brawl Division Manager.

MLG

Chibo is working with Major League Gaming to help run MLG World Finals 2015 in a manner that is beneficial to the community.

Notable tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Super Smash Sundays East Coast #1	March 23rd, 2014	4th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Apex 2012	January 6th-8th, 2012	—	17th	Leon
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	—	5th	ZeRo
Hitbox Arena Warmup Welcome	May 10th, 2014	2nd	—	—
Youmacon 2014	October 31st-November 2nd, 2014	3rd	—	—
Apex 2015	January 30th-February 1st, 2015	—	5th	ChuDat

Project M

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Salty Joystiq Monthly - July, 2014	July 27th, 2014	1st	3rd	—
Salty Joystiq Monthly - August, 2014	August 24th, 2014	1st	2nd	Nyani
Youmacon 2014	October 31st-November 2nd, 2014	9th	—	—
OC Smash #5	December 6th, 2014	5th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
CLASH Tournaments Invitational	September 14th, 2014	3rd	5th	Gunblade
KTAR X	October 4th, 2014	7th	4th	Vex Kasrani
Smash Forward 01	October 12th, 2014	3rd	—	—
HTL #1	October 18th, 2014	5th	—	—
Smash Forward 02	October 19th, 2014	2nd	—	—
SmashLeague: New York	October 25th, 2014	9th	4th	Nyani
Youmacon 2014	October 31st-November 2nd, 2014	4th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
KTAR XI	November 22nd, 2014	25th	9th	Nyani
Collision X	November 29th, 2014	7th	5th	Salem
OC Smash #5	December 6th, 2014	4th	—	—
Collision XI	January 3rd, 2015	9th	7th	Salem