Smasher:ZeRo
| ZeRo | |
|---|---|
| Zero shine.jpg | |
| 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, Shulk |
| Project M mains | Fox, Pit |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Team SoloMid, Leap of Faith |
| Former crews | CLASH Tournaments, vVv Gaming |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  2014 SSBBRank: 3rd  Panda Global SSB4 Rankings: 1st
|
| Winnings | ~$3,490.50 ~$70,509.77  ~$6,355.80 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Gonzalo Barrios |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Chillán 
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| 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 widely considered to be the undisputed best Smash 4 player in the world throughout 2014 and 2015, having had a record of 56 consecutive tournament wins from the game's release in November 2014 until MLG World Finals 2015 in October 2015, including nationals such as Apex 2015, CEO 2015, EVO 2015, Super Smash Con, and The Big House 5. He has had "ZeRo" as his gamertag since 2005, and has been playing Smash since Smash 64 in 1999. He started to travel and play in tournaments in Chile in early 2007 during Melee. ZeRo quit Smash completely until December of 2010 and then focused only on Brawl but in early 2014, he picked up Melee again, as well as the Brawl mod Project M. He is currently the top ranked online and offline Brawl player in Chile, maining Meta Knight. He originally became famous in the United States by being one of the top players on All is Brawl. ZeRo was also often considered to be the best Project M player in the world during the 3.02 metagame, one of the best Brawl players in the world, and a talented Fox player in Melee. Due to his top professional success with 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. He was formerly ranked at the 0 position on the SoCal Smash 4 Power Rankings. ZeRo is also well-known for his YouTube channel, where he uploads content every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and has over 180,000 subscribers, one of the most out of any Smash-focused YouTube channel.
History
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 by a large margin, 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, Leo 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 Earth 2-0. After 2-0ing Larry Lurr, Abadango & VoiD however, ZeRo lost to Kamemushi 0-3, placing 3rd.
At Super Smash Con 2016 ZeRo suffered a 13th place finish, falling victim to Day in Winner's 1-2 and bowing out to Ally in Loser's 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 Larry Lurr in the second set of grand finals 3-1 after losing the first set of grand finals 1-3.
Playing Style
ZeRo is a very methodical player, memorizing percents, setups and any info to improve his gameplay. In Smash 4, his playstyle tends to be very aggressive, pressure inducing, precise hits, widely stage dominance, and excellent neutral game when using Diddy Kong. However, he prefers to have a safe game in order to ensure better results. ZeRo plays, when against certain players, extremely safe and will not approach at all, tending to camp most of the time. This hurts him sometimes as he will play too safe and will not go for kill confirms on the verge of overextending. When behind, sometimes he does go for otherwise extremely reckless plays and will sometimes get the play, but usually will be punished. In Melee, he tends to be very campy with his Fox, running away to laser camp his opponent or launching lasering them down.
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 | — | — |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King |
| COTU VI | February 7th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Larry Lurr |
| 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 | 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 |
| E2C 19 | 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 |
| E2C 20 | 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 |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xanadu Smash 4 Invitational | November 6th, 2014 | 7th | — | — |
Trivia
- At EVO 2015, ZeRo did not lose a single game in tournament, making him the first competitor of any Smash and non-Smash game to do so.
- ZeRo's prize check of $11,556 for winning EVO 2015 is the fifth-largest in any Smash tournament, after Ally winning Smash 4 at EVO 2016 for $15,972, 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 Salem (1-2), Seagull Joe (0-1), Prince Ramen (0-1), Kameme (0-1), and Day (0-1).
- The only player that ZeRo holds a tied record against in Smash 4 is Mr.E (1-1).
- ZeRo stopped playing Melee around 2009, but returned to it in February of 2014 for the summer's big Melee events, in which his placings were notable enough for the 2014 SSBMRank to put him in the 35th spot. However, he dropped Melee again in November of 2014 when Smash 4 was released for the Wii U.
- 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 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.
- On July 22 2016, ZeRo stated in a video called I'M BACK that he has dropped Sheik completely from tournaments, replacing her with Cloud.
- In 2016, ZeRo was entered into the Guinness World Records for Video Games 2017 because of his winning streak of 53 consecutive victories between 2014-2015. ZeRo, however, claimed that he had 56 consecutive wins.
Gameplay videos
- E3 Nintendo Smash Bros Invitational Grand Finals - ZeRo vs Hungrybox
- Apex 2015 Smash Bros Wii U Grand Finals - ZeRo vs Dabuz
- - Zenith 2014 Project M Grand Finals - ZeRo vs Junebug
- Super Smash Bros Brawl Top 8 CT ZeRo vs CT EMP Mew2King - Apex 2014 Tournament
- Forest Temple - CT LoF NAKAT vs CT ZeRo - Singles Grand Finals Set 2
- Shuffle V - CT | Zero (Metaknight) Vs. CT | Vinnie (Ice Climbers) SSBB Grand Finals - Brawl
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