Smasher:NJzFinest

NJzFinest
Character info
Smash 64 main	Fox
Melee main	Donkey Kong
Other Melee characters	Roy, Pikachu, Fox, Falco
Brawl mains	Falco, Sheik
Smash 4 main	Sheik
Project M main	Donkey Kong
Personal and other info
Real name	Carl Pinard
Birth date	January 1, 1989
Location	NJ
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Professional Professional Professional Pro-Am Professional

NJzFinest (aka "Shaman") is a competitive smasher who is part of the East Coast and Midwest competitive communities. He's known for being very skilled with various low tiers despite starting as a Fox/Falco main (former tag "FoxandFalco") and a 10+ year veteran of Smashboards. He is one of the tournament organizers for the "Jersey Japes" weekly in Princeton New Jersey and has repeatedly topped the Melee rankings on Smashladder.com. In 2015 NJzFinest was defeated by Hungrybox by 4 stocks (Mario vs DK). This is where the popular meme of "Hungrybox took your soul" originated. Crushed, he focused his efforts on other games in which he did not fare as well as he did in melee. NJzFinest has now taken a step in a different direction becoming more of an event organizer, commentator and coach to new and upcoming players.

Notable tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
SKTAR 4	August 22nd-23rd, 2015	9th	3rd	ADVANCED
Pound 2016	April 2nd-3rd, 2016	97th	97th	BunnyBlast
Apex 2016	June 17th-19th, 2016	17th	—	—
Battle Gateway 12	September 4th, 2016	13th	—	—
The Scarlet Classic III	April 23rd, 2017	5th	—	—
Comboed on Flight 5	April 30th, 2017	13th	—	—
Royal Flush	May 12th-14th, 2017	65th	65th	BunnyBlast

External links

• Twitter account
• DK Crew: Three Experts Weigh In On Melee Donkey Kong
• Critical-Gaming Network - Blog - An Interview: Carl (aka NJzFinest)