Smasher:ZeRo

ZeRo
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Character info
Melee main	Fox
Other Melee character	Marth, Falco
Brawl main	Meta Knight
Other Brawl character	Ice Climbers, Fox, Snake
Smash 4 main	Diddy Kong
Other Smash 4 characters	Cloud, Sheik, Captain Falcon
Project M mains	Fox, Pit
Team info
Sponsor(s)	Team SoloMid
Crew(s)	Leap of Faith
Former crews	vVv Gaming, CLASH Tournaments
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	2014 SSBBRank: 3rd Panda Global Rankings v2: 1st
Winnings	~$3,622.50 ~$95,862.02 ~$6,377.22
Personal and other info
Real name	Gonzalo Barrios
Birth date	April 17, 1995
Location	Chillán
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Top professional (retired) Top professional (retired) Top professional Top professional (retired)

ZeRo is a smasher from Chillán, Chile who currently lives in New Jersey.

He was the undisputed best Smash 4 player in the world throughout 2014 and 2015. With a combination of Diddy Kong and Sheik he had a record of 56 consecutive tournament wins from the game's release on Wii U in November 2014 until MLG World Finals 2015 in October 2015, including nationals such as Apex 2015, CEO 2015, EVO 2015, Super Smash Con 2015, and The Big House 5. After winning 2GGT: EE Saga, ZeRo went on a 4-month hiatus and made his comeback in the summer of 2016, now almost exclusively playing Diddy Kong, mainly due to the Sheik nerfs in 1.1.5. While not as dominant as before, he still achieves great tournament results such as 1st at Shine 2016, 2GGT: Abadango Saga, The Big House 6, KTAR XIX, and UGC Smash Open, and is still considered the best in the game. ZeRo is currently ranked 1st on the Panda Global Rankings and the New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings and was formerly ranked at the 0 position on the SoCal Smash 4 Power Rankings.

ZeRo started playing Brawl in 2011 and dominated the Chilean scene with his Meta Knight. He originally became famous in the United States by being one of the top players on All is Brawl. Because of his strong and consistent tournament results such as 2nd at Apex 2014, and 1st at Rescue 2 and KTAR 9, he was widely considered to be one of the best players in the world in 2013 and 2014 and was ranked 3rd on the 2014 SSBBRank. He quit the game when Smash 4 was released.

In Melee, ZeRo mained Fox and played from 2007 to 2010 before quitting and focusing on Brawl. He returned to the competitive scene in 2014 and met with great success, qualifying for MLG Anaheim 2014 and placing 17th at both CEO 2014 an EVO 2014. As a result he was ranked 35th on the 2014 SSBMRank. ZeRo quit the game again in November 2014 to focus on Smash 4.

ZeRo was also considered to be the best Project M player in the world during the 3.02 era in 2014, winning CEO 2014, Zenith 2014, GUTS 3, and The Big House 4 with a combination of Pit and Fox.

He has had "ZeRo" as his gamertag since 2005, and has been playing Smash since the release of Smash 64 in 1999. Due to his top professional success in multiple Smash games, ZeRo is widely considered to be one of the best overall Smash players in the world, along with Mew2King, Wizzrobe, ESAM, and Larry Lurr.

History

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Pre-Smash 4

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.

Smash 4 dominance

ZeRo is widely considered to be the best Smash 4 player in the world, 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 through 2015, Armada drafted him for his crew in the FC Smash 15XR: Return crew battle. ZeRo faced Kalamazhu and was subsequently three stocked.

On August 1st, 2015, after a 43 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 Zero Suit Samus, 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 huge winning streak was finally ended at MLG World Finals 2015, where Nairo beat him 3-2 and then 3-1 in grand finals.

At GENESIS 3, ZeRo solidly cruised through his round 1 pool without dropping a game. In his round 2 pool, he defeated Akiro 2-0 and Umeki 2-0 to advance to top 32, where he would go on to defeat Earth 3-1 and Mr. R 3-0 to qualify for top 8 in winners. In winners semis, ZeRo managed to defeat Dabuz 3-2 in a close set, advancing to winners finals against Ranai. In a highly anticipated match, ZeRo was able to defeat Ranai 3-2, advancing to Grand Finals, where he would again take a close 3-2 set against Dabuz to win the tournament.

ZeRo went on a hiatus due to personal medical issues, most importantly an injury in his middle finger, and could not attend many tournaments, most notably Pound 2016, as a result.

Post-hiatus

After initially dropping out of registration, ZeRo competed at Get On My Level 2016, the first tournament he has attended since 2GGT: EE Saga, as Zinoto was unable to attend and vacated his spot for ZeRo. Performing well up until winners quarters mostly using Diddy Kong over Sheik, Mew2King's Cloud defeated both of his characters in a 3-0 upset. However, ZeRo managed to advance to the loser's side of grand finals, defeating San 3-0 to get into top 8, Mr. R 3-2 in losers eighths, MKLeo 3-2 in losers quarters, Nairo 3-0 in losers semis, and Larry Lurr 3-2 in losers finals. ZeRo later lost to Ally 2-3 in the first set of Grand Finals and placed second at the tournament with his sixth ever set loss, and only second ever tournament loss since his streak ended at MLG World Finals 2015.

ZeRo's next tournament was 2GGT: Mexico Saga. Although Zinoto was unable to compete at Get On My Level due to giving his spot to ZeRo, Zinoto was flown out to Mexico Saga and both were able to compete. ZeRo easily made it out of pools, using mostly Diddy Kong, and in top 48 he had solid wins over Stroderp and falln to make it into top 8. In winners semis, he was finally able to fight against Zinoto, and after losing game 1, he swiftly defeated Zinoto 3-1. In winners finals, he faced off against Larry Lurr, and once again, the set went to game 5, with ZeRo edging out Larry 3-2. After defeating Zinoto in losers finals, Larry fought ZeRo again in grand finals, where ZeRo won the first two games before being reverse 3-0'd by Larry. In the second set of grand finals, both players traded games back and forth, with ZeRo using Sheik in game 2, expecting Larry to use Donkey Kong as a counterpick to his Diddy Kong. The set went to game 5 for the third time, with Larry finally defeating ZeRo to win the tournament. This was the second tournament that ZeRo had lost in a row, with ZeRo getting 2nd place at both Get On My Level 2016 and 2GGT: Mexico Saga.

At Wednesday Night Fights 2016 2.5, ZeRo defeated ANTi 3-2 in winners finals. After ANTi reached grand finals after beating K9sbruce in losers finals, he faced ZeRo again. This time, ANTi defeated ZeRo 3-1 and 3-0, taking the tournament. This was ZeRo's third tournament loss in a row after Get On My Level 2016 and 2GGT: Mexico Saga. At Smash 'N' Splash 2, ZeRo lost to Ally 1-3 in both sets of grand finals, becoming his fourth consecutive tournament loss and the second time he was eliminated by Ally.

ZeRo's short losing streak ended with his victory at Low Tier City 4, defeating Nairo 3-2 and 3-1 in winners finals and grand finals respectively.

At CEO 2016, ZeRo suffered another shocking loss in winners semis of his pool against Prince Ramen, who 2-0'd him in a major upset using Palutena, becoming the 2nd person to send him to losers in pools (after Seagull Joe) and the ninth person to take a set off him. ZeRo nonetheless advanced through the losers bracket to top 16, defeating his opponents without losing a single match while only using Diddy Kong, but after defeating Wrath 3-1, he ended up losing to Larry Lurr 0-3, marking the first time ZeRo was eliminated before Top 8, placing 9th. At WTFox 2, ZeRo lost to Dabuz 2-3 in winners finals and Mr. R 1-3 in losers finals, placing 3rd.

At EVO 2016, ZeRo lost to Mr.E 1-2, but managed to qualify for top 8 after defeating Salem 2-1, Hyuga 2-0, Komorikiri 2-0, KEN 2-0, and Earth 2-0. After defeating Larry Lurr 2-0, Abadango 2-0, and VoiD 2-0, however, ZeRo lost to Kameme 0-3, placing 3rd and ending his very long run in the losers bracket.

At Super Smash Con 2016, ZeRo suffered a 13th place finish, falling victim to Day in Winners 1-2 and bowing out to Ally in Losers 1-3. His placing currently stands as his worst placing in a Smash 4 tournament as well as being the second time he failed to place in the Top 8 of a Smash 4 tournament.

Despite the low placing, however, ZeRo was able to win Endgame in Chicago by beating Zinoto 3-2 in winners semis and although he lost to Mew2King 2-3 in winners finals, he managed to beat Ally 3-1 in losers finals for the first time since MLG World Finals 2015 and beat Mew2King 3-1 in both sets of grand finals, including a JV-3 stock in the final match.

ZeRo continued his winning momentum by winning Shine 2016 after beating Dath 3-0 in winners semis and ESAM 3-1 & 3-0 in winners finals & grand finals respectively. However, at Collision XIV, ZeRo was double-eliminated by Salem in winners quarters & losers semis (2-3 in both sets), placing 4th. However, he bounced back with a win at 2GGT: Abadango Saga, beating Nairo 3-1 in winners finals and although he dropped the first set of grand finals to Larry Lurr 1-3, he won the second set 3-1.

At The Big House 6, ZeRo solidly cruised through winners until he fell to ANTi in winners finals 1-3. However, after defeating Komorikiri 3-1 in losers finals, he 6-0'd ANTi in grand finals, adding yet another win and defending his title from The Big House 5.

A month later, ZeRo attended KTAR XIX which, in winners finals, pitted him against MKLeo in a rematch from Get On My Level 2016. ZeRo ultimately won the set 3-2, then took the tournament with a 3-1 over Salem in grand finals.

ZeRo solidly took UGC Smash Open, not dropping a single set throughout the tournament by defeating Abadango 3-0 and 3-2 in winners finals and grand finals respectively. ZeRo was invited to attend Smash City LA in which he once again took the tournament without dropping to losers, defeating Larry Lurr 3-1 and 3-2 in winners finals and grand finals respectively.

ZeRo was invited as a special guest for 2GGT: ZeRo Saga and solidly made it to top 48 winners by defeating FOW 3-1 in pools. However, he lost to Ally in an extremely close 2-3 set in winners quarters and then was eliminated by MKLeo 0-3 in losers semis, placing 4th which ended his short 5 tournament winning streak and perpetuating the 2GGT "saga curse".

At 2GGC: GENESIS Saga ZeRo solidly took his pools without dropping a single set, defeating KiraFlax and Saiki on the way. He made to top 8 after defeating Elegant and Mr.E, both 3-1 and defeated Zenyou in Winner Semis 3-2 in a very close set. He then 3-0d VoiD in winners finals and took the tournament 3-1 over Komorikiri in grand finals, also qualifying him for the final 2GG Championships in December.

At GENESIS 4, ZeRo suffered a huge upset in round 2 pools, losing to Brood's Duck Hunt 1-2, who became the third person to send him to losers in pools (after Seagull Joe and Prince Ramen). However, ZeRo still managed to make top 32 losers after defeating Manny 2-0. ZeRo went through the losers bracket defeating Salem and Nairo both 3-2, ESAM 3-1 and VoiD 3-2 advancing to Top 8. He proceeded to defeat Dabuz (although it was later discovered that their set had accidentally been played with a launch rate of 0.9) and Mr. R 3-1 each and Captain Zack 3-0, but narrowly lost to Ally 2-3 in a very close set using Cloud in losers finals, placing 3rd.

ZeRo solidly took 2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga with his only close set being with Larry Lurr in winners semis which he clutched 3-2. He went on to double eliminate Tweek 3-1 and 3-0 in winners finals and grand finals respectively.

Playstyle

Across all Smash games, ZeRo is a very methodical and theoretical player, focusing on having solid fundamentals and a commanding neutral game that can allow him to completely control the match after one mistake from his opponents. Due to this, he is considered to have the strongest neutral game in the world in Smash 4, and is one of the most adaptive players in all games. He is known to memorize percents, setups, and any other info that can improve his gameplay. In Smash 4, his playstyle varies depending on who he is facing. At times, ZeRo plays very proactively, inducing pressure on his opponents with precise hits, simple but effective punishes, and strong stage control. At other times, ZeRo plays more reactively and will not approach at all, preferring to camp most of the time and bait out mistakes from his opponent. In Melee, ZeRo plays very defensively overall, preferring to camp opponents with Fox's Blaster and only approach when provoked to in the beginning of the set. This is to gain information on the opponent so that he can adjust his playstyle according to the habits that he picks up from his opponents during the course of the match.

However, ZeRo's tendency to resort to defensive play can hurt him sometimes, as he will play too safely and will not go for kill confirms on the verge of overextending. Although he is one of the most adaptive players across the span of a set, he can still struggle to bring back a set where his opponent has overwhelmed him, which is more prevalent in Melee where the micro-adaptations that are necessary within a game are far more emphasized.

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	—	—
COTU VI	January 24th, 2015	1st	1st	Larry Lurr
Apex 2015	January 30th-February 1st, 2015	1st	1st	Mew2King
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 2015	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
E2C19	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
E2C20	November 28th, 2015	1st	1st	ANTi
2GGT: Fatality Saga	December 5th, 2015	1st	2nd	Xzax
2GGT: ESAM Saga	January 9th, 2016	1st	2nd	ESAM
GENESIS 3	January 15th-17th, 2016	1st	2nd	Nairo
PAX Arena	January 29th-31st, 2016	1st	3rd	Nakat
Mashfest 2	February 6th, 2016	1st	—	—
2GGT: EE Saga	February 27th, 2016	1st	2nd	Gunblade
Get On My Level 2016	May 20th-22nd, 2016	2nd	—	—
2GGT: Mexico Saga	June 4th, 2016	2nd	5th	VoiD
Wednesday Night Fights 2016 2.5	June 8th, 2016	2nd	—	—
Smash 'N' Splash 2	June 11th-12th, 2016	2nd	2nd	Abadango
Low Tier City 4	June 18th-19th, 2016	1st	1st	Nairo
CEO 2016	June 24th-26th, 2016	9th	3rd	Nairo
WTFox 2	July 1st-3rd, 2016	3rd	1st	Mr. R
EVO 2016	July 15th-17th, 2016	3rd	—	—
Super Smash Con 2016	August 11th-14th, 2016	13th	2nd	Nairo
Endgame	August 20th-21st, 2016	1st	1st	Ally
Shine 2016	August 26th-28th, 2016	1st	2nd	ESAM
Collision XIV	September 3rd, 2016	4th	1st	Nairo
2GGT: Abadango Saga	September 24th, 2016	1st	1st	Komorikiri
The Big House 6	October 7th-9th, 2016	1st	1st	Nairo
KTAR XIX	November 19th, 2016	1st	1st	Nairo
UGC Smash Open	December 2nd-4th, 2016	1st	1st	Nairo
Smash City LA	December 11th, 2016	1st	—	—
2GGT: ZeRo Saga	December 16th-18th, 2016	4th	1st	Nairo
2GGC: GENESIS Saga	January 14th, 2017	1st	3rd	Tweek
GENESIS 4	January 20th-22nd, 2017	3rd	4th	Nairo
2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga	February 11th, 2017	1st	7th	6WX

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

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

Trivia

• ZeRo is well-known for his YouTube channel, where he regularly uploads content, and has over 180,000 subscribers, one of the most out of any Smash-focused YouTube channel.
• ZeRo says "So a lot of people have been wondering..." at the beginning of the majority of his YouTube videos, which has become a meme in the Smash 4 community.
• At EVO 2015, ZeRo did not lose a single game, making him the first competitor of any game to do so.
• ZeRo's prize check of $11,556 for winning EVO 2015 is the sixth-largest in any Smash tournament, after Ally winning Smash 4 at EVO 2016 for $15,972, Armada winning Melee at DreamHack Winter 2016 for $15,000, Hungrybox winning Melee at both EVO 2016 and Battle of the Five Gods for $14,232 and $13,000 respectively, and Gnes winning 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 players that ZeRo holds a negative record against in Smash 4 are Seagull Joe, Prince Ramen, Kameme, and Brood (all 0-1).
  • The only players that ZeRo holds a tied record against in Smash 4 are Ally (6-6) and Day (1-1).
• 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 has not attended a single Melee tournament since then.
• 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 wears Gunnar's Sheadog glasses and a signature white scarf that his mother gave him when he left Chile.
• ZeRo is an avid fan of Xenoblade Chronicles, having a pocket Shulk and desiring a high-quality replica of the Monado for himself. Various songs from the game occasionally serve as the background music in his videos, and he has featured gameplay of its sequel, Xenoblade Chronicles X, on his YouTube channel as well.
  • On April 1st 2016, ZeRo made an April Fools' Day video called My New Tournament Main where he "announced" that he would be maining Shulk and using him in tournaments.
• ZeRo never placed below 2nd at any Smash 4 singles tournament he entered for nearly two years. However, this ended with his 9th place finish at CEO 2016.
• In 2016, ZeRo was entered into the Guinness World Records for Video Games 2017 because of his winning streak of 53 consecutive victories between 2014 and 2015. ZeRo, however, claimed that he had 56 consecutive wins.

Gameplay videos

Melee

• Amsa vs Zero - Pool Play - #MLGAnaheim

Brawl

• Forest Temple - CT LoF NAKAT vs CT ZeRo - Singles Grand Finals Set 2
• Super Smash Bros Brawl Top 8 CT ZeRo vs CT EMP Mew2King - Apex 2014 Tournament
• Shuffle V - Vinnie (Ice Climbers) Vs. ZeRo (Meta Knight) - Grand Finals - SSBB

Project M

• WHOBO MLG - CT ZeRo vs Sethlon - Grand Finals - Project M
• GF: CEO 2014 - Wizzrobe (Sonic) vs. Zero (Pit/Fox)
• Zenith 2014 Project M Grand Finals - ZeRo vs Junebug)
• TBH4 - ZeRo (Pit, Fox) vs Professor Pro (Snake) - Project M Grand Finals - Smash PM

Smash 4

• E3 Nintendo Smash Bros Invitational Grand Finals - ZeRo vs Hungrybox
• Apex 2015 Smash Bros Wii U Grand Finals - ZeRo vs Dabuz
• Evo 2015: Smash 4 Grand Final - Zero vs LLL Mr R
• The Big House 5 - Nairo (Zero Suit Samus, Meta Knight) Vs. ZeRo (Sheik) - Grand Finals
• GENESIS 3 - TSMZeRo (Sheik) vs Ranai (Villager) - Smash 4 - Winners Finals
• TBH6 GRAND FINALS - TSM ZeRo L (Diddy Kong) vs IMT ANTi W (Mario, Charizard, Cloud) - Wii U

External links

• Twitter account
• YouTube channel
• Twitch channel
• Facebook official fan page
• Redbull interview
• Daily Dot AMA
• Slingshot Esports interview