Smasher:qwertz143
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| qwertz143 | |
|---|---|
| Character info | |
| Melee main | Peach |
| Brawl main | Kirby |
| Ultimate main | Kirby |
| Other Ultimate characters | Isabelle, Peach, Mii Gunner |
| Project M main | Kirby |
| Other Project M characters | Peach, Ness |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  India Power Rankings: 7th |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Nitin Rao |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Bangalore, Karnataka 
|
| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Semi-professional  Semi-professional Semi-professional  Semi-professional
|
qwertz143 (also known as qwertz) is a tournament director originally from Phoenix, Arizona, who now lives in Bangalore, India. He is mostly known for founding the Smash Bros. community in India. He plays Smash at a semi-professional level, maining Peach in Melee and Kirby in Ultimate.
qwertz started promoting Smash Bros. in India in 2015, after finding out about its competitive history. He setup friendly Melee setups at bars all over Bangalore and built a small fan-base of curious players who enjoyed the game at a casual level. As Nintendo was never manufactured or directly sold in India, it was difficult to get people interested in the game.
From October 10th-11th 2015, qwertz managed to host a Project M tournament as a side event at Video Game Fest 2015. The community gradually grew bigger after this event, and qwertz started hosting Melee events since January 2017.
From December 21st-23rd 2018, qwertz helped organize DreamHack Mumbai 2018 with the help of Alex Jebailey. This tournament was notably the first major Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament in India, and helped kickstart competitive Ultimate in India. He is currently ranked 7th on the India Power Rankings.
Tournaments hosted
- Video Game Fest 2015
- LXG Bangalore Monthlies
- SSB India Monthlies
- Proving Grounds Round 1
- DreamHack Mumbai 2018
- DY Patil Olympia Esports
- Proving Grounds Round 2
- Smash Ultimate @ The Living Room, Bangalore
- Smash Ultimate @ Backstage Pass, Bangalore
- Fighters Showdown 2
- The DBL0C Invitational
- GameCon Pune
- GameCon Mumbai
- DreamHack Delhi 2019
- Indian LAN Gaming
- LionHeart Saga
- KO Fight Night
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 1 | January 28th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 2 | February 26th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Melee @ Stupax | May 13th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore August 2017 | August 12th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 3 | September 30th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 4 | November 18th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 5 | December 16th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 6 | February 3rd, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 9 | February 24th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 10 | March 31st, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Proving Grounds Round 1 | May 19th-20th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 11 | June 18th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 12 | July 6th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 13 | August 10th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 16 | August 24th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 17 | October 13th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 18 | December 29th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 27 | April 27th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 33 | November 16th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| SSB India Melee April | April 19th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| SSB India Melee May | May 24th, 2020 | 4th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brawl @ LXG Bangalore 1 | November 2nd, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video Game Fest 2015 | October 10th-11th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| SSB India Project+ May | May 3rd, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| SSB India Project+ June | June 13th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Release Weekend Tournament @ LXG | December 8th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| DreamHack Mumbai 2018 | December 21st-23rd, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 1 | January 12th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 2 | January 19th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 3 | February 2nd, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| DY Patil Olympia Esports | February 22nd, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 4 | March 30th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 5 | April 13th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 6 | April 20th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| SSB India - April 2019 | April 28th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Proving Grounds Round 2 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 7 | May 25th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate @ The Living Room, Bangalore | June 1st-2nd, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| SSB India - June 2019 | June 16th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate @ Backstage Pass, Bangalore | July 13th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| SSB India - August 2019 | August 11th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Fighters Showdown 2 | August 31st, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| The DBL0C Invitational | September 14th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| GameCon Pune | September 21st-22nd, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| GameCon Mumbai | September 28th-29th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| SEA Major 2019 | October 12th-13th, 2019 | 65th | 13th | LionHeart |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 8 | November 2nd, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 9 | November 9th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 10 | November 16th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 11 | November 23rd, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| SSB India - December 2019 | December 1st, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| DreamHack Delhi 2019 | December 6th-9th, 2019 | 9th | 2nd | LionHeart |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 12 | December 14th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 13 | December 21st, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 14 | December 28th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 15 | January 4th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Indian LAN Gaming Season 3 Bangalore Qualifier | January 11th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| Indian LAN Gaming Season 3 Pune Qualifier | January 18th, 2020 | 4th | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 16 | January 25th, 2020 | 4th | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 17 | February 1st, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Indian LAN Gaming Season 3 Grand Finale | February 28th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| SSB India - March 2020 | March 22nd, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| LionHeart Saga | April 12th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| SSB India Invitational | April 26th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| S@M - Delay War | May 9th, 2020 | 129th | — | — |
| SSB India - May 2020 | May 10th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| S@M - The Battle of the Beanz | May 10th, 2020 | 25th | — | — |
| SSB India Reworked Bracket | May 17th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| SSB India - May 2020 Week 2 | May 31st, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| SSB India - RANDOM Tournament | June 7th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| S@M - Weekly #10 | June 11th, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
| SSB India - June 2020 | June 14th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| S@M - Nabtah's Garden Bash | June 20th, 2020 | 25th | — | — |
| Smashibobo Charity Tournament | July 11th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
| KO Fight Night Qualifier 1 | August 20th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
| KO Fight Night Qualifier 2 | August 26th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| KO Fight Night Qualifier 3 | August 29th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
| KO Fight Night Qualifier 4 | September 1st, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| KO Fight Night Qualifier 5 | September 4th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| KO Fight Night Qualifier 6 | September 7th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| KO Fight Night Qualifier 7 | September 10th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| KO Fight Night Grand Finale | September 17th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
