Smasher:KirbyKaze
| KirbyKaze "PK Tired" "PSI $wagnet" | |
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Ness |
| Retired Melee characters | Sheik, Peach |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Melee It On Me, Team CORN |
| Former crews | Even Matchup Gaming |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  SSBMRank 2017: 29th |
| Best historical ranking | RetroSSBMRank 2012: 6th |
| Winnings | ~$5,595.33 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | David MacDonald |
| Location | Markham, Ontario 
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KirbyKaze is a professional Canadian Melee player from Markham, Ontario (born in Thornhill), regarded as the best Sheik player from Canada and one of the best Sheik players in North America, along with Mew2King, Plup, Shroomed, and Swedish Delight. From 2010-2012, he was a top 8 player in the world and recorded the best results of his smash career to date, going head-to-head with USA's best, defeating Mango and PPMD at Revival of Melee 3 and Hungrybox at Apex 2012. KirbyKaze was formerly ranked 2nd on the Southern Ontario Melee Power Rankings and 29th on the 2017 SSBMRank.
After taking a small break, KirbyKaze marked his return to Smash in 2014 by placing 4th at Get On My Level 2014. He has since seen strong results, notably SWEET Prologue which he won, and Apex 2015 where he took 7th. He had an unexpectedly low 97th placing at EVO 2015. He continued attending tournaments as Sheik up until 2018, netting impressive placements such as 9th at The Big House 6 and 4th at Canada Cup 2016.
Around August 2023, KirbyKaze came out of retirement once more, but switched to Ness under the alias PK Tired. Primarily attending online tournaments and Ontario locals, he is considered the second best Ness by results in Ontario behind JoeyBats, who inspired him to pick up the character.[1]
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clash of the Sauga 2 | January 5th, 2008 | 5th | 2nd | Chesterr01 |
| TGMTSBCO | June 7th-8th, 2008 | — | 4th | Kage |
| Only in Niagara 4 | December 20th, 2008 | 3rd | 2nd | I.B |
| Starfurry 3 | February 21st, 2009 | 3rd | 4th | I.B |
| Revival of Melee | March 7th-8th, 2009 | 17th | 13th | I.B |
| Starfurry 5 | May 2nd, 2009 | 3rd | 2nd | PKMVodka |
| Revival of Melee 2 | November 21st-22nd, 2009 | 13th | 13th | Europhoria |
| New Bark Town | December 12th, 2009 | 2nd | 2nd | I.B |
| Pound 4 | January 16th-18th, 2010 | 33rd | 49th | I.B |
| PWG - LBT2 Unity | February 6th, 2010 | 1st | 3rd | Blunted_Object10 |
| Revival of Melee 3 | November 20th-21st, 2010 | 3rd | 9th | MacD |
| Pound V | February 19th-21st, 2011 | 17th | 17th | Silent Wolf |
| Smash t'ill U Crash 2 | August 20th, 2011 | 3rd | 3rd | Ryan Ford |
| The Big House | October 22nd, 2011 | 4th | 3rd | SFAT |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 5th | 25th | VaNz |
| IMPULSE | June 30th-July 1st, 2012 | 5th | 7th | Nintendude |
| Rule 6: NorCal Regional | July 29th, 2012 | 2nd | 5th | Alan |
| The Big House 2 | October 6th-7th, 2012 | 5th | 4th | Lovage |
| Revival of Melee 5 | November 17th-18th, 2012 | 3rd | 3rd | Cactuar |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 7th | 17th | Alan |
| Smash Till You Crash 4 | August 24th-25th, 2013 | 2nd | 4th | Chesterr01 |
| McSmashter 3 | January 11th-12th, 2014 | 2nd | 3rd | Jethrotex |
| Polybash XIII | March 1st-2nd, 2014 | 2nd | 2nd | Jethrotex |
| Revival of Melee 7 | March 8th-9th, 2014 | 5th | 17th | Jethrotex |
| The Next Episode | March 22nd-23rd, 2014 | 9th | 4th | PewPewU |
| Get On My Level 2014 | May 10th-11th, 2014 | 4th | 9th | Jethrotex |
| Super SWEET | June 7th-8th, 2014 | 9th | 3rd | RaynEX |
| MLG Anaheim 2014 | June 20th-22nd, 2014 | 25th | 13th | Duck |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 17th | 17th | Abate |
| The Come Up | December 6th-7th, 2014 | 2nd | 2nd | RaynEX |
| SWEET Prologue | January 3rd-4th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Chillin |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 7th | 33rd | Shippu |
| Lan ETS 2015 | March 7th-8th, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | Chesterr01 |
| No Man's LAN 10 | March 15th, 2015 | 1st | 5th | Trulliam |
| I'm Not Yelling! | April 11th-12th, 2015 | 7th | 9th | Frootloop |
| Super Nebulous 3 | April 25th-26th, 2015 | 5th | 5th | dizzkidboogie |
| Enthusiast Gaming Live | May 16th-17th, 2015 | 7th | 5th | Riddlebox |
| Get On My Level 2015 | May 30th-31st, 2015 | 3rd | 9th | Riddlebox |
| OES Melee 2015 | June 27th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| EXP 2015 | July 4th-5th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 97th | — | — |
| Summit 2015 | August 15th-16th, 2015 | 1st | 5th | Riddlebox |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 33rd | 17th | Kage |
| Canada Cup 2015 | October 30th-November 1st, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 65th | 25th | Ryan Ford |
| Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo | April 29th-May 1st, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| Melee on Elm Street | September 11th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash @ York #11: The Return | September 24th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| OES Melee 2016 | October 2nd, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Canada Cup 2016 | October 28th-30th, 2016 | 4th | 5th | Toph |
| LAN WAR X | November 26th-27th, 2016 | 1st | ? | Coffeeblack |
| Eden | December 10th-11th, 2016 | 5th | 7th | Kira |
| Apollo | January 7th-8th, 2017 | 4th | 2nd | Adam |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 33rd | 33rd | Darkrain |
| LanETS 2017 | February 11th-12th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Leffen |
| Smash at York 15 | February 17th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| SWEET XVII | March 11th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| CT Gamercon | April 1st-2nd, 2017 | 3rd | 3rd | Mafia |
| Ghost Pepper Smash | April 22nd, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| SWEET XXVIII | May 6th, 2017 | 3rd | 3rd | KJH |
| Downfall | May 20th, 2017 | 4th | 3rd | Prince Abu |
| Battle of BC 2 | June 4th-5th, 2017 | 3rd | 5th | Nintendude |
| Saints Gaming Live | June 10th-11th, 2017 | 7th | 5th | KJH |
| Revenge of the 6ix: Episode 2 | June 25th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| UWaterloo 3 | July 22nd ,2017 | 1st | 1st | Sauc3 |
| Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 9th | 9th | MacD |
| Body City 2017 | August 19th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Ryan Ford |
| Shine 2017 | August 25th-27th, 2017 | 33rd | 9th | Ryan Ford |
| Canada Cup 2017 | October 28th-30th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Atlantic Extravaganza 15 | November 18th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 33rd | 25th | Adam Duncan |
Trivia
- KirbyKaze is the first non-American smasher to have been signed by Melee It On Me, as he is Canadian.
- KirbyKaze is held in high esteem by the broader Melee community for his coaching and gameplay analysis, having guided many top players. He is frequently cited as one of the most effective coaches across all of Smash, alongside Mew2King and Druggedfox.
