Smasher:Rishi
Rishi "SmashG0D" | |
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Character info | |
Smash 64 main | Fox |
Other Smash 64 character | Donkey Kong |
Melee main | Marth |
Other Melee characters | Donkey Kong, Fox, Luigi, Young Link, Falco |
Brawl mains | Samus, Meta Knight |
Smash 4 mains | Kirby, Corrin |
Other Smash 4 character | Robin |
Ultimate main | Link |
Project M mains | Mewtwo, Roy |
Team info | |
Former crews | Haven eSports, Video Gamerz, VGBootCamp |
Rankings and results info | |
Most recent ranking | SSBMRank 2022: 43rd |
Personal and other info | |
Real name | Rishi Malhotra |
Location | New York, NY |
Miscellaneous info | |
Skill | Top professional Professional Professional Professional Top professional |
Rishi, formerly known as SmashG0D, is a smasher from Virginia currently residing in New York City who is known for his proficiency in multiple Smash games, maining Fox in Smash 64, Marth in Melee, Samus in Brawl, Mewtwo and Roy in Project M, Kirby in Smash 4, and Link in Ultimate.
In Melee, he has wins over top players such as Mew2King, ChuDat, Swedish Delight, HugS, Westballz, Nintendude, Zain, lloD, Colbol, Professor Pro, and Slox. At EVO 2016, he took a game off of Armada but lost the set in a last stock last hit situation. He is currently ranked 43rd on the SSBMRank 2022, and was formerly ranked 1st on the New York City Power Rankings and 3rd on the MD/VA Melee Power Rankings.
In Smash 4, Rishi notably beat False and has taken games off of top players such as Ranai and Larry Lurr. He was formerly ranked 5th on the MD/VA Smash 4 Power Rankings.
He was formerly ranked 3rd on the MD/VA Project M Power Rankings.
He is lloD's older brother; they frequently team in many Smash games and are considered the best pair of siblings throughout the series' competitive history. They notably placed 3rd at Get On My Level 2018, 5th at The Big House 7, Smash 'N' Splash 4, and Super Smash Con 2015 in both Melee and Smash 4.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros.
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 129th | — | — |
Spring Arcadian 2017 | June 10th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 241st | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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ChuDat's Special Haunted Halloween Biweekly | November 1st, 2008 | — | 2nd | Slikvik |
Pound 3 | February 2nd-3rd, 2008 | 161st | 81st | lloD |
EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 65th | 17th | lloD |
Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 33rd | 5th | lloD |
Shots Fired 2 | March 5th-6th, 2016 | 7th | 4th | lloD |
Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 25th | 9th | lloD |
S@X 151 | May 25th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
S@X 152 | June 1st, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
S@X 153 | June 8th, 2016 | 4th | — | — |
EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 25th | 9th | lloD |
Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 49th | 7th | lloD |
S@X 170 | October 5th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
Olympus | October 28th-30th, 2016 | 17th | 7th | Wenbobular |
Eden | December 10th-11th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
Atlantic Extravaganza | January 14th, 2017 | 5th | 2nd | Junebug |
GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 17th | 33rd | Nintendude |
Smash Valley V | February 18th, 2017 | 9th | 5th | lloD |
CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
Smash 'N' Splash 3 | June 2nd-4th, 2017 | 25th | 7th | lloD |
Boss Rush: SmashG0D | July 8th, 2017 | 3rd | 1st | Taj |
EVO 2017 | July 14th-15th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 13th | 7th | lloD |
Shine 2017 | August 25th-27th, 2017 | 25th | 9th | lloD |
The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 65th | 5th | lloD |
Apollo X | October 14th, 2017 | 2nd | 3rd | iBDW |
MD/VA Melee Invitational | November 25th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
Pat's House 3 | December 2nd-3rd, 2017 | 9th | 3rd | lloD |
The Holiday Bash Smash Invitational | December 15th-17th, 2017 | 13th | 3rd | lloD |
GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 33rd | 17th | lloD |
The Gang Hosts a Melee Tournament | February 3rd, 2018 | 9th | 2nd | Jerry |
Smash Valley: Lucky 7 | February 17th, 2018 | 13th | 3rd | lloD |
Nebs After Dark 107 | March 6th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
Apollo XII | March 10th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | mayb |
Full Bloom 4 | March 24th-25th, 2018 | 33rd | 5th | lloD |
Maybulous! | April 10th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | mayb |
GEMINI | April 14th, 2018 | 3rd | 2nd | mayb |
The Scarlet Classic IV | April 15th-16th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
Flatiron 3 | April 21st, 2018 | 7th | 3rd | lloD |
Nebs After Dark: the finale | April 24th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
Pound Underground | May 12th-13th, 2018 | 9th | 3rd | lloD |
Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 17th | 3rd | lloD |
Smash 'N' Splash 4 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 17th | 5th | lloD |
OMEGA II | June 16th-17th, 2018 | 7th | 1st | lloD |
Nebulous, Pioneers Edition! | June 24th, 2018 | 5th | 1st | Swedish Delight |
EVO 2018 | August 3rd-5th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 7th | 13th | ChuDat |
Shine 2018 | August 24th-26th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
The Big House 8 | October 5th-7th, 2018 | 13th | 5th | Chillin |
House of Paign 19 | November 10th, 2018 | 5th | 1st | lloD |
Smash Summit 7 | November 15th-18th, 2018 | 7th | 7th | Zain |
Don't Park on the Grass 2018 | December 15th-16th, 2018 | 13th | 2nd | SFAT |
GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
Full Bloom 5 | March 23rd-24th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
SNS5 Pre-Event Tournament | May 30th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
Hax's Nightclub #0 | July 17th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
Defend the North 2019 | July 19th-21st, 2019 | 2nd | 1st | 2saint |
Hax's Nightclub #0.5 | July 31st, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
Shine 2019 | August 23rd-25th, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
Hax's Nightclub #0 | September 12th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
Hax's Nightclub #1 | September 18th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
Hax's Nightclub #2 | September 25th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
Concrete Throwdown - Smash Edition #3 | September 29th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
Hax's Nightclub #4 | October 9th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
Hax's Nightclub #5 | October 16th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
East Coast Throwdown 2019 | October 19th-20th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
Hax's Nightclub #6 | October 23rd, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
Hax's Nightclub S0E13 | December 4th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
Mango's Birthday Bash | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
Hax's Nightclub S0E15 | December 18th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
Hax's Nightclub S1E1 | January 1st, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
Hax's Nightclub S1E2 | January 8th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
Hax's Nightclub S1E3 | January 15th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
Hax's Nightclub S1E5 | January 29th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
Hax's Nightclub S1E6 | February 5th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
Hax's Nightclub S1E8 | February 19th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
Hax's Nightclub S1E9 | February 26th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2 | July 25th-26th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3 | December 19th-20th, 2020 | 13th | — | — |
Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE | January 16th, 2021 | 13th | — | — |
The MD/VA Summit | April 8th-10th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2022 | August 11th-14th, 2022 | 7th | 5th | Zain |
Apex 2022 | November 18th-20th, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
Collision 2023 | March 10th-12th, 2023 | 9th | 3rd | lloD |
Project M/Project+
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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Project M Showdown 3.02 | May 17th, 2014 | 9th | 4th | lloD |
EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 25th | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE | January 15th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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S@X 72 | November 25th, 2014 | 7th | — | — |
S@X 76 | December 23rd, 2014 | 7th | — | — |
S@X 96 | May 5th, 2015 | 13th | — | — |
S@X 106 | July 14th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 17th | 5th | lloD |
S@X 129 | December 22nd, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
S@X 130 | December 29th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
S@X 131 | January 5th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
S@X 132 | January 12th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
Shots Fired 2 | March 5th-6th, 2016 | 25th | — | — |
Glitch | March 12th, 2016 | 25th | 17th | lloD |
Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 49th | — | — |
S@X 160 | July 26th, 2016 | 25th | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 193rd | — | — |
S@X 164 | August 23rd, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
S@X 172 | October 18th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
Olympus | October 28th-30th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
S@X 174 | November 1st, 2016 | 25th | — | — |
GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 385th | — | — |
S@X 195 | March 28th, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
S@X 200 | May 2nd, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
The Scarlet Classic IV | April 15th-16th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
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Don't Park on the Grass 2018 | December 15th-16th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
XenoSaga XXI | January 12th, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
Glitch 6 | January 19th-20th, 2019 | 65th | 33rd | Axe |
GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
Xeno 149 | February 20th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
Collision 2019 | March 16th-17th, 2019 | 49th | — | — |
Full Bloom 5 | March 23rd-24th, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
Mega Smash Mondays 184 | April 8th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
Xeno 161 | May 15th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
Xeno 162 | May 22nd, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
SNS5 Pre-Event Tournament | May 30th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
Defend the North 2019 | July 19th-21st, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
Shine 2019 | August 23rd-25th, 2019 | 97th | — | — |
The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 193rd | — | — |
The Grind 103 | November 29th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
Mango's Birthday Bash | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
Let's Make Big Moves | January 3rd-5th, 2020 | 193rd | — | — |
GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 129th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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ChuDatz Final Biweekly | August 3rd, 2008 | 25th | — | — |
Pound 4 | January 16th-18th, 2010 | 49th | 17th | lloD |
Trivia
- Rishi broke Hungrybox's Melee 500+ win streak on Anther's Ladder. For that reason, they played an exhibition match at Pound 2016, where Rishi lost 1-3.
- Rishi is the inventor of the "Rishi's Jungle Jam" bracket format, which is occasionally played as a side event at tournaments; this format consists of playing on the stage Kongo Jungle with 3 stocks, an 8-minute timer, and the Starman item turned on at very low frequency.
External links
Gameplay videos
Super Smash Bros. Melee
- TBH7 Melee - VGBC | Rishi (Marth) Vs. VGBC | aMSa (Yoshi) SSBM R2 Pools
- Zain vs Rishi - Melee Singles: Group B - Smash Summit 7
- Holiday Bash SSBM - G2 | Westballz (Captain Falcon, Falco) VS VGBC | Rishi (Marth) - Melee Pools
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- Virginia smashers
- New York smashers
- Marth professionals (SSBM)
- Donkey Kong professionals (SSBM)
- Samus professionals (SSBB)
- Mewtwo professionals (PM)
- Roy professionals (PM)
- Corrin professionals (SSB4)
- Kirby professionals (SSB4)
- Robin professionals (SSB4)
- Rosalina & Luma professionals (SSB4)
- Link professionals (SSBU)
- 2016 SSBMRank ranked players
- 2017 SSBMRank ranked players
- 2018 MPGR ranked players
- 2019 MPGR ranked players
- Back Room members