Smasher:Nairo

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Nairo
NAIRO MLG.jpg
Character info
Melee main Fox
Brawl main Meta Knight
Other Brawl characters Marth, Donkey Kong
Smash 4 main Zero Suit Samus
Other Smash 4 characters Cloud, Dr. Mario, Dark Pit, Pit, Robin, Zelda, Bayonetta
Project M main Fox
Team info
Crew(s) Team Liquid
Former crews F-Step, Smash World Renegades
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2014 SSBBRank: 1st
Super Smash Bros. 4 Panda Global SSB4 Rankings: 2nd
Panda Global SSB4 X-Factor: -1
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Brawl ~$10,189.35
Super Smash Bros. 4 ~$27,387.84
Personal and other info
Real name Nairoby Quezada
Birth date (age 28)
Location Passaic, New Jersey United States
Miscellaneous info
Skill Super Smash Bros. Brawl Top professional
Super Smash Bros. 4 Top professional

Nairo is an American professional smasher who mains Meta Knight in Brawl and Zero Suit Samus in Smash 4, and is the younger brother of Ksizzle. He is known for being among the youngest, yet one of the most successful smashers to compete in tournaments, as well as being one of the top Brawl Meta Knights and the best Smash 4 Zero Suit Samus in the world. Nairo is also known for his highly aggressive Meta Knight style, which is at least partly responsible for his great proficiency against Olimar players. He frequently teamed with ADHD in doubles, where Nairo used his aggressive style to overwhelm opponents while ADHD created stage control with Diddy Kong's banana peels. The team was considered to be the most powerful doubles force in Brawl, having won Apex 2013, SKTAR 2, Apex 2014, and SKTAR 3.

Nairo gained national recognition at Apex 2012, defeating top players such as Nietono, before losing to Otori in Winners' Finals and Nietono in Losers' Finals, placing 3rd out of 400 entrants. He won his first national tournament later that year at SKTAR, defeating ESAM in Winners' Finals 3-1 and Grand Finals 3-0. At Apex 2013, Nairo was knocked out of Winners' early by Larry Lurr, but climbed up through his Losers' bracket, knocking out Havok, RAIN, ZeRo, Mr. R, and Anti in the process. Nairo eventually faced Otori in Losers' Semis in a long-awaited rematch, but lost the set 2-3, placing 4th out of 338 entrants. Nairo saw another major victory at Apex 2014, where he defeated ESAM in a rematch from SKTAR, and other top players, such as Mew2King and ZeRo, two of the best Meta Knights in the world.

Nairo is considered to be one of the best Smash 4 players in the world. At EVO 2015, he placed 3rd in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles. He defeated Mr. R 2-0 in Winners' Semis, but then lost to ZeRo 0-3 in Winners' Finals, after almost winning the first 2 games, but missing the KO in both games after hitting with Zero Suit Samus's paralyzer. He then lost his rematch with Mr. R 2-3 in Losers' Finals. He also uses Cloud, Dark Pit, Pit, Robin, and even low tier characters such as Zelda, Lucina, and Dr. Mario at a very high level as well.

He is the only player to have eliminated ZeRo in a Smash 4 tournament in 2015, ending the latter's 55 win streak at MLG World Finals 2015. After losing in Winner's Semis to ESAM 1-3, Nairo climbed through the loser's bracket, beating Mr. R 3-0, Ally 3-1, and ESAM 3-0 in Loser's Finals with a surprising character choice of Dr. Mario. This marks the first time Nairo has taken a set from ESAM in Smash 4 as well. In Grand Finals, Nairo won the first set 3-2 and won the second set 3-1 against ZeRo's Sheik and Diddy Kong, ending ZeRo's winning streak.

Nairo is currently ranked 1st and 4th on the New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings and Tristate Brawl Power Rankings, respectively, and also ranks 1st on the 2014 SSBBRank tied with 9B.

On August 11, 2015, Nairo was signed on by Team Liquid.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Apex 2010 August 6th-8th, 2010 25th 4th Atomsk
KTAR 3 September 5th, 2010 17th 2nd Atomsk
Genesis 2010 October 2nd, 2010 1st 1st ADHD
MLG DC 2010 October 15th-17th, 2010 17th 1st Anti
Viridian City 8 October 23rd, 2010 2nd 3rd Atomsk
KTAR 4 January 16th, 2011 4th 4th Atomsk
KTAR 5 May 25th, 2011 5th 3rd Atomsk
Clash of the Titans 5 June 25th-26th, 2011 7th 1st Ally
Pray and Trade July 9th, 2011 2nd 1st ADHD
KTAR 6 August 14th, 2011 3rd 2nd Ally
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 3rd 4th ADHD
Concentrate IV March 31st, 2012 1st
Uprise of Long Island #8 April 21st, 2012 2nd 2nd Keitaro
Cheap Ash NJ Tourney April 28th, 2012 1st 1st Mekos
Clash of the Titans 6 June 2nd, 2012 1st 3rd Cable
Dissention June 23rd, 2012 2nd 1st Ally
SKTAR July 14th-15th, 2012 1st 2nd Ally
Impact IV August 25th, 2012 7th 7th Keitaro
XSmash December 22nd, 2012 3rd 1st Zinoto
Uprise 11 December 29th, 2012 1st 1st ADHD
Collision VI January 5th, 2013 2nd 1st ADHD
United 1 January 6th, 2013 4th 1st ADHD
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 4th 1st ADHD
Rescue 2 March 2nd, 2013 2nd 1st ADHD
Crossfire March 16th, 2013 3rd 2nd Shaky
Petopia April 27th, 2013 2nd 1st Ally
Crossfire II May 18th, 2013 1st 2nd Keitaro
KTAR 7 July 6th, 2013 1st 1st ADHD
Rescue 3 July 27th, 2013 2nd 1st ADHD
SKTAR 2 August 3rd-4th, 2013 9th 1st ADHD
Smashacre Gluttony August 10th, 2013 2nd 2nd False
Crossfire 3 October 5th, 2013 3rd 1st Anti
Knight Slash 7 November 10th, 2013 1st
Collision VII November 30th, 2013 3rd 1st ADHD
Smashacre Frostbite December 7th, 2013 3rd
KTAR 8 December 28th, 2013 7th 2nd ADHD
Collision 8 January 11th, 2014 1st 1st ADHD
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 1st 1st ADHD
Juice Break Weekly #01 February 8th, 2014 1st
Shuffle V February 22nd-23rd, 2014 4th 1st ADHD
Collision 9 March 15th, 2014 2nd 1st Mew2King
KTAR 9 March 22nd, 2014 3rd 1st ADHD
SMASH GRAND OPENING @ Hitbox Arena May 24th, 2014 1st
SKTAR 3 May 31st-June 1st, 2014 2nd 1st ADHD
Final Battle January 17th, 2015 1st (Split) 1st (Split) Nakat
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 2nd 1st Ally
Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 3rd 1st V115
Dismantle 2 January 2nd-3rd, 2016 2nd 1st MVD

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
CLASH Tournaments Invitational September 14th, 2014 2nd 2nd Luigisama
Hitbox Arena Invitational September 20th, 2014 4th
KTAR X October 4th, 2014 2nd 1st Nakat
The Smash Lounge Weekly #1 October 8th, 2014 2nd
Smash 4Ever #2 October 15th, 2014 1st
HTL #1 October 18th, 2014 2nd
Smash 4Ever #3 October 22nd, 2014 3rd
SmashLeague: New York October 25th, 2014 4th 1st Nakat
Smash 4Ever #4 October 29th, 2014 1st
Smash 4Ever #5 November 5th, 2014 4th
Xanadu Smash 4 Invitational November 6th, 2014 1st
Smash 4Ever #6 November 12th, 2014 4th

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Sky's Smash 4 Invitational November 20th-22nd, 2014 7th 1st ESAM
Triumph or Die 2014 November 30th, 2014 4th
Collision X November 29th, 2014 2nd 2nd Dabuz
Smash 4-Ever #8 December 10th, 2014 1st
Smash 4-Ever #9 December 17th, 2014 1st
Roll Em Up December 20th, 2014 5th 2nd Zucco
Smash @ Xanadu Christmas December 23rd, 2014 3rd
XSmash 2 December 27th, 2014 4th 1st Zucco
Collision XI January 3rd, 2015 5th 5th Nakat
CLASH Online Invitational Finals January 11th, 2015 3rd
Final Battle January 17th, 2015 2nd 1st Nakat
XSmash 3 January 24th, 2015 1st 1st False
Smash 4-Ever #10 January 28th, 2015 1st
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 9th 7th Tyrant
Smash 4-Ever #11 February 11th, 2015 1st
NeoNebulous 2 February 22nd, 2015 1st 2nd Gunblade
Smash 4-Ever #12 February 25th, 2015 1st
Shots Fired February 28th-March 1st, 2015 2nd 2nd 6WX
Smash 4-Ever #13 March 11th, 2015 1st
Shequinox March 14th-15th, 2015 1st 1st Max Ketchum
KTAR XII March 21st, 2015 7th 1st False
Smash 4-Ever #14 March 25th, 2015 1st
Smash 4-Ever #15 April 8th, 2015 1st
Spring Fighter 2015 April 11th, 2015 1st
MVG Sandstorm April 18th-19th, 2015 2nd 3rd JA3
Smash 4-Ever #16 April 22nd, 2015 1st
UGC Niagara 2015 April 24th-26th, 2015 1st 1st Vinnie
Smash 4-Ever #17 May 6th, 2015 1st
Smash 4-Ever #18 May 20th, 2015 1st
Smash @ Xanadu #100 June 2nd, 2015 1st
Smash 4-Ever #19 June 3rd, 2015 1st
Collision XII June 6th, 2015 1st
CEO 2015 June 26th-28th, 2015 2nd 7th Nakat
KTAR XIII July 11th, 2015 1st 1st False
EVO 2015 July 17th-18th, 2015 3rd Top 16 Shaky
Smash 4-Ever #22 July 22nd, 2015 1st
Smash 4 Wars #35 July 28th, 2015 1st
Eclipsamus August 1st-2nd, 2015 1st
Smash 4-Ever #23 August 5th, 2015 1st
Super Smash Con August 6th-9th, 2015 3rd 1st ZeRo
Nebulous Prime 1 August 14th-16th, 2015 1st
Smash 4-Ever #24 August 19th, 2015 1st
SKTAR 4 August 22nd-23rd, 2015 1st 2nd Angel Cortes
Alberta Beat Down V August 28th-30th, 2015 2nd 2nd Frio
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 September 5th-6th, 2015 1st
Umebura F.A.T. September 21st-22nd, 2015 1st 1st Ally
Smashfield Weekly #9 October 1st, 2015 5th
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 2nd 1st ZeRo
MLG World Finals 2015 October 16th-18th, 2015 1st 1st ZeRo
Smash the Record 2015 October 23rd-25th, 2015 1st 1st Nakat
KTAR XIV November 7th, 2015 1st 1st False
KTAR XV December 5th, 2015 1st 1st Koolaid
Smash 4-Ever #30 December 9th, 2015 1st
Smash 4-Ever #31 December 23rd, 2015 2nd
Dismantle 2 January 2nd-3rd, 2016 1st 2nd MVD
KTAR XVI Janaury 9th, 2016 1st 1st Tweek
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 5th 2nd ZeRo
Smash 4-Ever #33 January 27th, 2016 1st
Niconico Tokaigi 2016 January 30th-31st, 2016 2nd
KTAR XVII February 13th, 2016 17th 1st Tweek
Shots Fired 2 March 5th-6th, 2016 1st 3rd Tweek
Do or DI March 11th-13th, 2016 3rd 2nd Dabuz
2GGT: FOW Saga March 26, 2016 1st 1st FOW
Pound 2016 April 2nd-3rd, 2016 49th 1st Koolaid
Collision XIII April 16th, 2016 1st 1st Gunblade
Smash 4-Ever #34 April 20th, 2016 1st
Codename: Salty Bets - Vanilly Weekly #27 April 29th, 2016 1st 1st Blacktwins
Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo April 29th-May 1st, 2016 1st 5th Blank
Smash 4-Ever #35 May 4th, 2016 2nd
LVL UP EXPO 2016 May 14th-15th, 2016 1st 1st VoiD
Get On My Level 2016 May 20th-22nd, 2016 4th 2nd Mew2King
MomoCon 2016 May 26th-29th, 2016 1st 1st Ally
Smash 4-Ever #37 June 1st, 2016 1st

Trivia

  • Interestingly enough, despite his older brother Ksizzle having been known to be one of Ally's hardest opponents to play in tournament during his prime, Nairo failed to take a set from Ally in Brawl singles for four years despite having surpassed his brother since then. However, at Apex 2015, Nairo managed to beat Ally in tournament for the first time in Winners Semis, although he ultimately ended up losing both sets of Grand Finals to Ally.
  • Starting with SKTAR in 2012, Nairo held a perfect record against ESAM in Brawl for three years. However, at Super Smash Con, ESAM finally defeated Nairo for the first time and went on to Grand Finals only to lose to Mew2King.
    • Ironically, in Smash 4, ESAM had a perfect record against Nairo. However, at MLG World Finals 2015, Nairo beat ESAM for the first time in Smash 4 in Losers Finals.
  • Nairo is the first person to ever eliminate ZeRo from a tournament in Smash 4 since the latter began his streak, thereby ending ZeRo's 55 tournament win streak at MLG World Finals 2015 in a bracket reset, coming up from Losers' after taking out Mr. R, Ally, and ESAM. He reset the bracket in Grand Finals 3-2, and then won the second set with a 3-1 victory.
  • KTAR XVII was Nairo's worst placing in a Smash tournament since Apex 2010 (where he placed 25th), clocking in at 17th place after getting upset by Salem's Bayonetta 2-0 (with Nairo using Zero Suit Samus Game 1 and Bayonetta Game 2) and losing 2-1 to Dabuz in a Bayonetta ditto.
    • Furthermore, Nairo lost to Saj's Bayonetta (1-2) in pools at Pound 2016 and was eliminated by Mr.II's Robin, netting him his lowest ever placing at 49th.

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