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Zackray "ザクレイ"
Character info
Melee main
Falco
Smash 4 mains
Corrin , Bayonetta
Other Smash 4 characters
Marth , Diddy Kong , Rosalina & Luma
Ultimate mains
Pit , Dark Pit
Ultimate doubles mains
Mr. Game & Watch
Other Ultimate characters
Joker , R.O.B.
Retired Ultimate characters
Wolf , Pokémon Trainer , Wario , Mario , Mr. Game & Watch , Sora
Team info
Sponsor(s)
DetonatioN FocusMe
Former sponsor(s)
GameWith
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking
Panda Global Rankings 100 : 88th LumiRank 2024.1 : 20th
Best historical ranking
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse : 5th
Best tournament result
1st / 1,017 at The Big House 9
Winnings
$11,985.26
Personal and other info
Real name
Sota Okada
Birth date
March 12, 2002 (age 22)
Location
Tokyo, Kanto
Wikipedia has an article on Zackray .
Zackray (ザクレイ ) is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player from Tokyo, Japan, considered the best player in Japan at his peak from 2019 to 2020. Although he currently focuses on Pit and Dark Pit , he is known for his mastery over many characters and his ability to quickly pick up new characters, playing high-level tournaments with more than 20 different characters and winning majors with Wolf , Joker , R.O.B. , and Sora . He is the best Pit, Dark Pit, and Wolf player of all-time, as well as one of the best Joker and R.O.B. players of all time. In addition, he remains the only player to win majors with solo-Wolf and Sora.
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U , Zackray was a Corrin and Bayonetta main who also used Marth as a secondary. He was considered the biggest rising star towards the end of the game's lifespan, with his victories at Sumabato 27 and Sumabato Smash 4 Final leading many to consider him one of the best players in Japan despite his short tenure in the game compared to other players. He was ranked 88th on the Panda Global Rankings 100 and was the youngest player ranked globally in Smash 4 .
On December 6th, 2018, Zackray announced his new sponsor GameWith .[1] GameWith merged with DetonatioN Gaming to form DetonatioN FocusMe on December 22nd, 2022, signing Zackray in the process.[2]
Playstyle
Zackray is able to play unconventionally with normally considered passive characters, such as R.O.B. , aggressively searching through weaknesses in an opponent’s mindset, yet able to maintain a calm and calculating stance throughout sets. In neutral situations, he patiently waits for the opponent to move and counterattack at the right opportunity. Zackray is also known for picking up many characters for his adaptation to certain matchups as well as downloading data on his opponent's playstyles. He did this to Maister by going Sonic for the first 2 games of the set in The Big House 9, and by reverse 3-0ing him by going back to Joker.
Rankings
Ranking
Time period
Rank
Character(s)
Notes
PGR 100
January 20th, 2015 - November 18th, 2018
88th
Ranking
Time period
Rank
Character(s)
Notes
OrionRank 2018
January 1st - December 2nd, 2018
26th
Ranking
Time period
Rank
Character(s)
Notes
UltRank 2022
June 18th - December 18th, 2022
38th
LumiRank Mid-Year 2023
December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023
17th
LumiRank 2023
December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023
22nd
LumiRank 2024.1
December 18th, 2023 - July 15th, 2024
20th
Zackray also used Joker and Dark Pit extensively during this season, however both characters were not listed.
OrionRank Japan
LumiRank Japan
Ranking
Time period
Rank
Character(s)
Notes
LumiRank 2023 Japan
December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023
11th
Tournament placings
Tournament
Date
1v1 Placement
2v2 Placement
Partner
Battle GateWay 21
July 22nd, 2018
49th
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Tournament
Date
1v1 Placement
2v2 Placement
Partner
Umebura 26
March 20th, 2017
97th
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Umebura Japan Major
May 6th-7th, 2017
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33rd
Tanark
Umebura 28
August 13th, 2017
33rd
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Umebura 29
October 29th, 2017
49th
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Umebura 30
November 18th, 2017
25th
—
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Umebura T.A.T.
December 23rd-24th, 2017
9th
13th
Rachi~
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1
February 3rd, 2018
25th
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Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 2
February 4th, 2018
2nd
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Niconico Tokaigi 2018
February 10th-11th, 2018
13th
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Spring Fist
March 17th, 2018
—
5th
Rain
Rikabura 9
March 18th, 2018
17th
—
—
Umebura 31
March 21st, 2018
9th
—
—
Umeki Project
April 29th, 2018
9th
5th
Umeki
Umebura 32
May 12th, 2018
9th
—
—
WeeklySmashParty 001
June 8th, 2018
17th
—
—
WeeklySmashParty 003
June 20th, 2018
1st
—
—
Sumabato 26
June 30th, 2018
33rd
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—
WeeklySmashParty 004
July 4th, 2018
1st
—
—
WeeklySmashParty 005
July 18th, 2018
1st
—
—
Umebura 33
July 28th, 2018
7th
—
—
WeeklySmashParty 006
August 5th, 2018
3rd
—
—
Sumabato 27
August 12th, 2018
1st
—
—
WeeklySmashParty 007
August 17th, 2018
1st
—
—
Umebura 34
August 25th, 2018
3rd
—
—
WeeklySmashParty 008
August 31st, 2018
2nd
—
—
WeeklySmashParty 010
September 28th, 2018
17th
—
—
WeeklySmashParty 011
October 5th, 2018
3rd
—
—
WeeklySmashParty 012
October 19th, 2018
1st
—
—
Sumabato Smash 4 Final
October 21st, 2018
1st
—
—
WeeklySmashParty 014
November 9th, 2018
2nd
—
—
WeeklySmashParty 015
November 16th, 2018
3rd
—
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Umebura Smash 4 Final
December 1st-2nd, 2018
17th
5th
YOC
Tournament
Date
1v1 placement
2v2 placement
Partner
Weekly Smash Party #17
December 14th, 2018
1st
—
—
Umebura SP
December 16th, 2018
9th
—
—
WeeklySmashParty 018
December 21st, 2018
1st
—
—
WeeklySmashParty 019
December 28th, 2018
1st
—
—
Smash Awesome!!
December 29th, 2018
1st
—
—
Sumabato SP
January 6th, 2019
1st
—
—
Umebura SP 2
January 12th, 2019
1st
—
—
WeeklySmashParty 020
January 16th, 2019
—
4th
Kisa
GENESIS 6
February 1st-3rd, 2019
5th
13th
Nietono
WeeklySmashParty 23
February 8th, 2019
1st
—
—
Frostbite 2019
February 22nd-24th, 2019
33rd
9th
Tsu
WeeklySmashParty 25
March 1st, 2019
7th
—
—
Smash Ultimate Summit
March 8th-10th, 2019
5th
—
—
2GG: Prime Saga Kickoff
April 12th, 2019
4th
—
—
2GG: Prime Saga
April 13th-14th, 2019
2nd
2nd
Shuton
Mega Smash Mondays 185
April 15th, 2019
3rd
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—
Kurobra 15
April 21st, 2019
1st
—
—
Umebura Japan Major 2019
May 1st-2nd, 2019
7th
—
—
KVOxTSB 2019
May 5th, 2019
1st
—
—
EGS Cup
May 6th, 2019
5th
—
—
Sumabato SP 5
June 22nd, 2019
3rd
—
—
Sumabato SP 6
July 13th, 2019
13th
—
—
EVO 2019
August 2nd-4th, 2019
7th
—
—
Super Smash Con 2019
August 8th-11th, 2019
9th
5th
Puppeh
Umebura SP 4
August 16th, 2019
25th
—
—
EGS Cup 2
August 25th, 2019
1st
—
—
Sumabato SP 8
September 15th, 2019
1st
—
—
Mainstage
September 20th-22nd, 2019
33rd
—
—
Umebura SP 5
September 28th, 2019
2nd
—
—
Little Big House 5
October 3rd, 2019
3rd
—
—
The Big House 9
October 4th-6th, 2019
1st
1st
Shuton
Smash Ultimate Summit 2
October 24th-27th, 2019
7th
—
—
Waseda Festival 2019
November 3rd, 2019
1st
—
—
Sumabato SP 9
November 10th, 2019
1st
—
—
Umebura SP 7
November 16th, 2019
1st
—
—
2GG: Kongo Saga
December 7th-8th, 2019
17th
2nd
Maister
Sumabato SP 10
December 15th, 2019
4th
—
—
Sumabato SP 11
December 28th, 2019
9th
—
—
EGS Cup 3
January 13th, 2020
1st
—
—
EVO Japan 2020
January 24th-26th, 2020
5th
—
—
Sumabato SP 12
February 8th, 2020
1st
—
—
Frostbite 2020
February 21st-23rd, 2020
7th
2nd
Maister
Maesuma TOP 2
March 1st, 2020
1st
—
—
Voyage Qualifier 1
May 3rd, 2020
9th
—
—
Voyage Qualifier 2
May 3rd, 2020
17th
—
—
Voyage Qualifier 3
May 4th, 2020
9th
—
—
Eastern Powerhouse Invitational FINAL
October 24th, 2020
1st
—
—
Mēsuma
November 29th, 2020
1st
—
—
Kagaribi
December 13th, 2020
3rd
—
—
Kurobra 24
December 25th-26th, 2020
1st
—
—
Kagaribi 3
March 27th, 2021
4th
—
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Winner!
June 21st, 2021
3rd
—
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Kagaribi 4
June 26th-27th, 2021
2nd
—
—
Smash Ultimate Summit 3
August 26th-29th, 2021
5th
—
—
Ryusou Tiger Fight 2
October 24th, 2021
5th
—
—
Winner! #4
October 28th, 2021
2nd
—
—
Kagaribi 5
October 30th-31st, 2021
1st
—
—
Eastern Powerhouse Invitational 2 Group 1
November 23rd, 2021
5th
—
—
Winner! #5
November 29th, 2021
3rd
—
—
Winner! #7
December 27th, 2021
2nd
—
—
Kagaribi 6
January 8th-9th, 2022
1st
—
—
Winner! #9
April 25th, 2022
25th
—
—
Winner! #10
May 16th, 2022
3rd
—
—
Ignite 1
March 27th, 2022
—
2nd
HIKARU
Winner! #11
May 30th, 2022
17th
—
—
Weekly Smash Party! #55
June 21st, 2022
2nd
—
—
Ultimate WANTED 4
August 25th-28th, 2022
1st
2nd
Shuton
Maesuma TOP 10
October 15th-16th, 2022
49th
—
—
Ludwig Smash Invitational
October 21st-23rd, 2022
23rd
—
—
Ignite 2
November 19th, 2022
—
3rd
HIKARU
WINNER! -Next 1-
November 27th, 2022
5th
—
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Wave 3
December 11th, 2022
1st
—
—
Umebura SP 9
January 7th-8th, 2023
13th
—
—
Kagaribi 9
February 4th-5th, 2023
3rd
—
—
WINNER! -Next 2-
February 18th, 2023
3rd
—
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Wave 4
April 22nd, 2023
33rd
—
—
Kagaribi 10
May 6th-7th, 2023
3rd
—
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DELTA 5
September 23rd-24th, 2023
33rd / 292
—
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Kagaribi 11
October 7th-8th, 2023
5th / 1,472
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Umebura SP 10
January 6th-8th, 2024
17th / 1,275
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Pre-Genesis X at Guildhouse (Thursday)
February 15th, 2024
9th / 160
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GENESIS X
February 16th-18th, 2024
13th / 1,506
5th / 302
KEN
DELTA 8
May 3rd, 2024
25th / 516
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Kagaribi 12
May 5th-6th, 2024
4th / 2,030
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Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi
June 27th-28th, 2024
5th / 1,427
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Trivia
Zackray is often nicknamed to be "Mr. Kagaribi" in the English community due to him making top 8 at all Kagaribi's he's attended since Kagaribi 1 , while only missing attendance from Kagaribi 7 and Kagaribi 8 , as well as having won 2 of them. This also notably includes Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi , which was a partnership between Kowloon and the Kagaribi series .
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