Smasher:Zackray
| Zackray "ザクレイ" | |
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Falco |
| Smash 4 mains | Corrin, Bayonetta |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Marth, Diddy Kong, Rosalina & Luma |
| Ultimate mains | Joker, R.O.B. |
| Ultimate doubles mains | Mr. Game & Watch |
| Other Ultimate character | Mr. Game & Watch |
| Retired Ultimate characters | Wolf, Pokémon Trainer, Wario, Mario |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | DetonatioN FocusMe |
| Former sponsor(s) | GameWith |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Panda Global Rankings 100: 88th  UltRank 2022: 38th |
| Winnings | $11,985.26 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Sota Okada |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Tokyo, Kanto 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top professional (retired) Top professional |
Zackray (ザクレイ) is an Ultimate Joker and R.O.B. player from Tokyo, Japan. He is considered to be the best Joker player in the world after MkLeo dropped the character and one of the two best R.O.B. players in the world alongside Zomba. He was also one of the best Wario, Mr. Game & Watch, and Mario players in the world prior to dropping the characters, and the best Wolf player in the world when he mained the character. With his success in his home country and at the international level including 1st place finishes at EGS Cup 2, Umebura SP 7, Sumabato SP 8, Sumabato SP 9, EGS Cup 3, Sumabato SP 12, Maesuma TOP 2, Eastern Powerhouse Invitational FINAL and most notably The Big House 9, he was widely considered to be the best player in Japan from 2019-2020. He is currently ranked 1st on the Experimental Smash Player Rankings, 12th on the OrionRank 2022 Japan, 28th on the OrionRank 2022, and 38th on the UltRank 2022; he was also ranked 1st on the discontinued Japan Player Rankings.
Zackray is known for his mastery of many characters and his ability to quickly pick up new characters. He mained Wolf before switching to (mostly) co-maining R.O.B. and Joker, and has already played high-level tournaments with more than 20 different characters. This gives him many options when it comes to counterpicking characters; an example of this can be seen when he switched from Sonic to Joker to pull off a reverse 3-0 against Maister at The Big House 9. He notably won The Big House 9 using seven different characters and won at least a game with five of them.
In SSB4, Zackray was a Corrin and Bayonetta main who also used Marth as a secondary. He was considered the best Corrin player in Japan and has taken sets off of top players such as KEN, Abadango, Kirihara, Tsu, Nietono, Raito, HIKARU, and Atelier. He is currently ranked 8th on the JAPAN Power Rankings and 88th on the Panda Global Rankings 100.
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.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle GateWay 21 | July 22nd, 2018 | 49th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umebura 26 | March 20th, 2017 | 97th | — | — |
| Umebura Japan Major | May 6th-7th, 2017 | — | 33rd | Tanark |
| Umebura 28 | August 13th, 2017 | 33rd | — | — |
| Umebura 29 | October 29th, 2017 | 49th | — | — |
| Umebura 30 | November 18th, 2017 | 25th | — | — |
| Umebura T.A.T. | December 23rd-24th, 2017 | 9th | 13th | Rachi~ |
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1 | February 3rd, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 2 | February 4th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Niconico Tokaigi 2018 | February 10th-11th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| Umebura Smash 4 Final | December 1st-2nd, 2018 | 17th | 5th | YOC |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| 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 | — | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| Winner! | June 21st, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| Wave 3 | December 11th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| Umebura SP 9 | January 7th-8th, 2023 | 13th | — | — |
Trivia
- Zackray was the youngest smasher to be ranked on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U's Panda Global Rankings, being two months younger than SDX.
- Zackray won Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship 2019 3v3 on Team Japan (along with Konbu, Kuro, and akasa) and got congratulations from Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser and director of the Super Smash Bros. series, Masahiro Sakurai.
- Zackray won Kagaribi 5, a supermajor, using exclusively Sora, who had been released as a downloadable character less than two weeks prior to the event.
External links
References
- Kantō smashers
- Corrin professionals (SSB4)
- Bayonetta professionals (SSB4)
- Marth professionals (SSB4)
- Joker professionals (SSBU)
- R.O.B. professionals (SSBU)
- Wolf professionals (SSBU)
- Wario professionals (SSBU)
- Pokémon Trainer professionals (SSBU)
- Mr. Game & Watch professionals (SSBU)
- Mario professionals (SSBU)
- PGR 100 ranked players
- Spring 2019 PGRU ranked players
- Fall 2019 PGRU ranked players
- VIP players
- YouTubers
- Wi-Fi Warriors
