Smasher:ChuDat

ChuDat
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Character info
Smash 64 main	Kirby
Melee main	Ice Climbers
Other Melee character	Young Link
Brawl main	Kirby
Other Brawl character	Ice Climbers
Smash 4 main	Sheik
Other Smash 4 character	Kirby
Project M main	Kirby
Other Project M character	Ice Climbers
Team info
Crew(s)	ROOT Gaming, Melee Hell
Former crews	H2YL, Power Underwhelming, Mortality eSports
Personal and other info
Real name	Daniel Rodriguez
Birth date	January 16, 1987
Location	Falls Church, VA
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Professional Top professional Top professional Top professional Top professional

ChuDat is an American professional smasher who mainly uses the Ice Climbers and is widely regarded as the primary influential driving force for competitive Ice Climbers play in the community, and is still considered to be one of the best Ice Climbers in the world, along with Wobbles, Fly Amanita, and Nintendude. He was ranked 2nd in the United States on the discontinued Smash Panel Power Rankings. He notably defeated top professional Jigglypuff main Hungrybox at Zenith 2012 to take 3rd place at the tournament. In both Brawl and Project M, he is considered to be the best Kirby player, and also mains Kirby in the Brawl mods Brawl+ and Brawl-. ChuDat is currently ranked 4th on both the DMV Melee and MD/VA Brawl Power Rankings, and was formerly ranked 5th and 9th on the MD/VA Project M and Smash 4 Power Rankings, respectively. ChuDat was listed as the 32nd best Melee player in 2014, and the 49th best Brawl player in 2014.

Earlier History

In addition to piquing the interests of the community at large about the Ice Climbers' metagame, Chu has also spearheaded the local community in Northern Virginia by hosting "NoVa Bi-weekliez !" at his parents' home. The tournaments have attracted a wide variety of top level competition including Mew2King, Chillindude829 and Azen. His biggest original tournament placing in early smash was OC2 where he made an incredible loser's run.

He had been known to frequently visit Southern California to spend time with the Hoang family, which includes Ken and Manacloud. For several years ChuDat preferred to represent the West Coast due to his friendships and close ties to California but this put stress on his relationship with the other members of H2YL.

Recent History, Sponsorships, and EVO

After a few years on the West Coast, (around when Brawl came out,) he moved back to MD/VA where he re-became one of the top smashers in the area and reestablished ties with the rest of the MD/VA scene. Chu Dat won a large number of the weekly S@X tournaments in Brawl, Project M, and Melee. In Brawl and Project M specifically, he became the top Kirby main. Due to his frequent results, he was sponsored by Mortality eSports along with Axe. However, Mortality dropped both sponsorships shortly before CEO 2015 which left Chu with little cash. For EVO specifically, a crowd fund was sponsored by Melee Hell (or MH) which sponsored enough cash for Chu Dat to be able to attend EVO 2015. He lost eventually in winners to Ice's Fox in round 2 pools. He then made an impressive loser's run, beating players including Silent Wolf and Westballz and winning a nail-biting set vs HugS to get top 8 before finally losing to Mango in losers, netting 7th at the largest tournament in history.

Notable tournament placings

Smash 64

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	25th	—	—
Apex 2015	January 31st-February 1st, 2015	—	17th	Valoem

Melee

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Game Over	January 10th, 2004	9th	4th	Jtanic
Tournament Go 6	August 21st-22nd, 2004	3rd	—	—
MLG DC 2005	January 29th-30th, 2005	3rd	5th	Manacloud
Gettin' Schooled 2	June 25th-26th, 2005	2nd	9th	sheikssbm
MELEE-FC3	July 10th-12th, 2005	3rd	10th	Manacloud
MLG Nashville 2005	August 27th-28th, 2005	1st	4th	Oro
MLG Seattle 2005	September 10th-11th, 2005	3rd	—	—
SMYM 4	September 24th, 2005	2nd	—	—
MLG Los Angeles 2005	October 14th-16th, 2005	4th	2nd	Azen
BOMB 4	November 12th, 2005	1st	7th	Chillin
MLG Atlanta 2005	November 25th-27th, 2005	3rd	5th	Mike G
MLG Chicago 2005	December 16th-18th, 2005	9th	—	—
Pound	January 28th, 2006	1st	1st	Chillin
MLG New York 2005	February 25th-26th, 2006	2nd	3rd	Manacloud
MLG New York Opener 2006	April 21st-23rd, 2006	3rd	9th	Manacloud
MLG Dallas 2006	May 19th-21st, 2006	2nd	4th	Manacloud
MLG Anaheim 2006	June 23rd-25th, 2006	3rd	4th	Manacloud
MELEE-FC6	July 13th-15th, 2006	4th	—	—
MLG Chicago 2006	July 21st-23rd, 2006	2nd	9th	Manacloud
Zero Challenge 2	August 15th-17th, 2006	2nd	2nd	Manacloud
MLG Orlando 2006	August 25th-27th, 2006	2nd	9th	Manacloud
MLG New York Playoffs 2006	October 13th-15th, 2006	3rd	7th	Manacloud
MLG Las Vegas 2006	November 17th-19th, 2006	7th	2nd	Manacloud
Cataclysm 3	March 3rd-4th, 2007	3rd	3rd	Forward
MLG Long Island 2007	May 5th-6th, 2007	5th	2nd	Chillin
EVO East 2007	May 25th-27th, 2007	5th	—	—
Smashtality III	June 2nd-3rd, 2007	1st (split)	1st	Chillin
Pound 2	June 16th-17th, 2007	1st	13th	Chillin
MELEE-FC Diamond	July 12th-14th, 2007	3rd	2nd	Chillin
Zero Challenge 3	July 20th-22nd, 2007	3rd	4th	Mew2King
EVO West 2007	July 27th-29th, 2007	3rd	—	—
EVO World 2007	August 24th-26th, 2007	5th	—	—
C3 Smash Attack	September 22nd, 2007	9th	1st	Azen
Super Champ Combo	September 29th-30th, 2007	5th	7th	Manacloud
Viva La Smashtaclysm	November 10th-11th, 2007	2nd	3rd	KoreanDJ
Pound 3	February 2nd-3rd, 2008	5th	4th	Chillin
Revival of Melee	March 7th-8th, 2009	5th	7th	Azen
Apex 2009	May 9th-10th, 2009	3rd	4th	Plank
HERB2	July 25th-26th, 2009	5th	1st	Mew2King
Pound 4	January 16th-18th, 2010	25th	5th	Vidjogamer
CEO 2010	June 5th-6th, 2010	4th	1st	Hungrybox
Apex 2010	August 6th-8th, 2010	13th	17th	Chillin
Shell Shocked X	November 6th, 2010	2nd	1st	Chillin
Pound V	February 19th-21st, 2011	17th	5th	Redd
Shell Shocked XI	October 28th, 2011	1st	—	—
Apex 2012	January 6th-8th, 2012	33rd	5th	Kage
Shell Shocked XII	February 11th, 2012	2nd	1st	Boss
Shell Shocked XIII	May 18th, 2012	1st	3rd	Boss
Zenith 2012	May 26th-27th, 2012	3rd	9th	Teczero
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	33rd	9th	Chillin
Shell Shocked XIV	March 8th, 2014	1st	1st	Chillin
eSmashLANd	March 22nd, 2014	1st	1st	Chillin
Smash @ Clarendon 4/25/14	April 25th, 2014	1st	—	—
Squabbles	May 3rd, 2014	5th	—	—
Smash @ Clarendon 5/23/14	May 23rd, 2014	1st	—	—
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/27	May 27th, 2014	1st	—	—
SKTAR 3	May 31st-June 1st, 2014	9th	9th	ZoSo
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 6/3	June 3rd, 2014	3rd	—	—
Smash @ Clarendon 6/6/14	June 6th, 2014	1st	—	—
Thanks For Playing 7	June 7th, 2014	5th	2nd	DP
MLG Anaheim 2014	June 20th-22nd, 2014	29th	4th	Chillin
CEO 2014	June 27th-29th, 2014	9th	3rd	Chillin
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 6/17	June 17th, 2014	3rd	—	—
EVO 2014	July 11th-13th, 2014	17th	13th	Chillin
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 7/22	July 22nd, 2014	4th	—	—
Smash @ Clarendon 8/1/2014	August 1st, 2014	1st	—	—
Mortality eSports Tournament	August 2nd, 2014	1st	2nd	Level 9 Luigi
Smash @ Clarendon 8/29/2014	August 29th, 2014	7th	—	—
Shell Shocked XVI	October 11th, 2014	2nd	2nd	Chillin
Apex 2015	January 30th-February 1st, 2015	25th	4th	Chillin
CEO 2015	June 26th-28th, 2015	25th	7th	Ken
EVO 2015	July 17th-19th, 2015	7th	—	—
Super Smash Con	August 6th-9th, 2015	17th	—	—
Paragon Los Angeles 2015	September 5th-6th, 2015	25th	—	—

Brawl

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Critical Hit 3	July 5th, 2008	17th	3rd	Forte
Clash of the Titans IV	February 7th-8th, 2009	7th	4th	Azen
Apex 2009	May 9th-10th, 2009	33rd	13th	Plank
Pound 4	January 16th-18th, 2010	13th	5th	Candy
MLG Orlando 2010	April 16th-18th, 2010	17th	17th	Candy
Apex 2010	August 6th-8th, 2010	17th	2nd	Junebug
MLG DC 2010	October 15th-17th, 2010	33rd	17th	Junebug
Pound V	February 19th-21st, 2011	13th	7th	Atomsk
Apex 2012	January 6th-8th, 2012	—	5th	Fatal
IMPULSE	June 30th-July 1st, 2012	7th	3rd	Tin Man
Apex 2013	January 11th-13th, 2013	33rd	17th	Anti
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	33rd	17th	Will
SKTAR 3	May 31st-June 1st, 2014	33rd	5th	DEHF
Apex 2015	January 30th-February 1st, 2015	—	5th	Chibo

Project M

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Zenith 2012	May 26th-27th, 2012	2nd	—	—
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	33rd	—	—
Squabbles	May 3rd, 2014	3rd	1st	Cactuar
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13	May 13th, 2014	3rd	—	—
Project M Showdown 3.02	May 17th, 2014	7th	1st	ZeRo
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/27	May 27th, 2014	5th	—	—
SKTAR 3	May 31st-June 1st, 2014	7th	17th	Chillin
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 6/3	June 3rd, 2014	5th	—	—
Thanks For Playing 7	June 7th, 2014	3rd	1st	Chillin
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 6/17	June 17th, 2014	2nd	—	—
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 6/24	June 24th, 2014	2nd	—	—
CEO 2014	June 27th-29th, 2014	4th	3rd	Chillin
EVO 2014 Day 2 Side Tournament	July 12th, 2014	2nd	—	—
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 8/26	August 26th, 2014	3rd	—	—
Smash @ Xanadu Monthly 8/30	August 30th, 2014	4th	1st	Boss
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 9/9	September 9th, 2014	3rd	—	—
Shell Shocked XVI	October 11th, 2014	7th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 10/7	October 7th, 2014	9th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament	Date	1v1 Placement	2v2 Placement	Partner
Apex 2015	January 30th-February 1st, 2015	25th	25th	DEHF
Paragon Los Angeles 2015	September 5th-6th, 2015	49th	-	-

External links

• Frostbite - An Ice Climbers combo video (gameplay featuring ChuDat)
• OC-Chu (gameplay featuring ChuDat at OC2, presented by Nealdt)
• ChuDat's SWF public profile

Trvia

• ChuDat is the only Melee Ice Climbers player to make it to top 8 at EVO twice, EVO World 2007 and EVO 2015, showing that he has stood the test of time. The other Ice Climbers to make it to top 8 are Fly Amanita and Wobbles.