Smasher:Dabuz
| Dabuz | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Brawl main | Olimar |
| Other Brawl character | Pit |
| Smash 4 mains | Rosalina & Luma, Olimar |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Bayonetta, Sheik, Pikachu, Villager |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Renegades |
| Former crews | Pastime Legends, CROSSFIRE Smash Tournaments, Vanquish Gaming, Team iQHQ, Dream Team |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  2014 SSBBRank: 20th  Panda Global SSB4 Rankings: 3rdPanda Global SSB4 X-Factor: +1 |
| Winnings | ~$781.75 ~$23,917.30 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Samuel Robert Buzby |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Nesconset, New York 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top professional Top professional |
Dabuz is a smasher from Nesconset, New York, who mains Olimar in Brawl and Rosalina & Luma and Olimar in SSB4, and is generally considered to be the best Olimar player in North America in Brawl as well as being the best Rosalina main in the world. He is currently ranked 1st on the New York Smash 4 Power Rankings and was formerly ranked 6th on the Tristate Brawl Power Rankings. He was also ranked 20th on the 2014 SSBBRank from CLASH Tournaments.
In Brawl, he was the AllisBrawl 2009 Spring Ladder champion, defeating Ally to take the top spot. At the LSC Championships in Austin, Texas, he defeated Snake main UltimateRazer in a best of 7, $100 money match. He didn't start attending tournaments frequently offline until 2010 but consistently placed high, but was a dominant player on Wi-Fi, winning many online tournaments, AllisBrawl playoffs, and Gamebattles playoffs. His offline placings throughout Brawl's lifespan aren't documented well but he was considered the best player in the NY/NJ region for one Power Rankings season and generally ranked high on their power rankings.
In Smash 4, he took 1st place at many tournaments in the Tristate Area, and won the Nintendo of America National Open Tournament, and has also placed high in national tournaments, including placing 2nd at Apex 2015, Paragon Los Angeles 2015 and GENESIS 3, 3rd at CEO 2015 and The Big House 5, 5th at EVO 2015, and 1st at Apex 2016.
He is the 10th player to take a set off of ZeRo.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTAR 3 | September 25th, 2010 | 7th | — | — |
| KTAR 4 | January 15th, 2011 | 7th | — | — |
| KTAR 5 | May 21st, 2011 | 5th | — | — |
| Clash of the Titans 5 | June 23th, 2011 | 4th | 4th | ChiboSempai |
| KTAR 6 | August 14th, 2011 | 9th | 5th | San |
| Concentrate II | October 30th, 2011 | 1st | 1st | ADHD |
| LSC Championships | November 12th, 2011 | 4th | 9th | Illmatic |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 13th | 17th | Atomsk |
| Clash of the Titans 6 | June 2nd-3rd, 2012 | 2nd | — | — |
| IMPULSE | June 30th-July 1st, 2012 | 1st | 1st | Mr. R |
| SKTAR | July 14th-15th, 2012 | 13th | 5th | Vinnie |
| XSmash | December 22nd, 2012 | 5th | — | — |
| Uprise 11 | December 29th, 2012 | 5th | — | — |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 7th | — | — |
| IMPULSE 2013 | June 15th-16th, 2013 | 2nd | 2nd | Leon |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitbox Arena Invitational | September 20th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| CROSSFIRE 4 | September 27th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Nintendo of America National Open Tournament | October 11th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4Ever #3 | October 22nd, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| SmashLeague: New York | October 25th, 2014 | 1st | 2nd | Jtails |
| Xanadu Smash 4 Invitational | November 6th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| SMASH! the Dollhouse | November 7th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4Ever #6 | November 12th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTAR XI | November 22nd, 2014 | 3rd | 1st | Denti |
| Collision X | November 29th, 2014 | 9th | 2nd | Nairo |
| SMASH! the Dollhouse - 12/5 | December 5th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| XSmash 2 | December 27th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Collision XI | January 3rd, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| CLASH Online Invitational Finals | January 11th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 1/13 | January 13th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Paradise Lost | January 17th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| The Flex Zone | January 18th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash 4-Ever 10 | January 28th, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 2nd | 7th | Denti |
| Winter Brawl 9 | February 20th-22nd, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Attack #4 - No Customs | March 1st, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Attack #4 - Customs | March 1st, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Attack 5 - Customs | March 15, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Attack 5 - No Customs | March 15, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| KTAR XII | March 21st, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shockwave 22 | March 27th, 2015 | 3rd | 1st | ZeRo |
| Aftershock | March 28th-29th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | ZeRo |
| Spring Fighter 2015 | April 11th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
| Next Gen Smash 10 (No Customs) | April 12th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Next Gen Smash 10 (Customs) | April 12th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Final Smash Attack | April 26th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Paradise Found | May 2nd, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Dismantle | May 30th-31st, 2015 | 1st | 1st | AceStarThe3rd |
| Collision XII | June 6th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Attack #9 | June 21st, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| CEO 2015 | June 26-28th, 2015 | 3rd | 5th | Heero |
| Honor, Strength, Smash 07/10/15 | July 10th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| KTAR XIII | July 11th, 2015 | 2nd | 9th | DKwill |
| EVO 2015 | July 17-19th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| Honor, Strength, Smash 07/24/15 | July 24th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Island 18 | July 25th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | CrazyColorz |
| POPnOFF 11 SSBU | August 1st, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Con | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 9th | 5th | DKwill |
| Nebulous Prime 1 | August 14th-16th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| SKTAR 4 | August 22nd-23rd, 2015 | 2nd | 3rd | DKwill |
| Summer Jam 9 | August 29th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | DKwill |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th - 6th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 3rd | 7th | Trela |
| KTAR XIV | November 7th, 2015 | 2nd | 2nd | DKwill |
| TGC 5 | December 5th, 2015 | 1st | 25th | Haldrop |
| Nebulous Prime 20 | December 27th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Dismantle 2 | January 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Ally |
| KTAR XVI | January 9th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 2nd | 7th | Hyuga |
| TGC 6 | February 6th, 2016 | Top 8 (Split) | 1st | Hyuga |
| KTAR XVII | February 13th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| Landlocked | February 20th, 2016 | 3rd | 1st | Ally |
| Shots Fired 2 | March 5th-6th, 2016 | 4th | 7th | Gunblade |
| Do or DI | March 11th-13th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Nairo |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 9th | 3rd | Hyuga |
| Super Smash on the Hill | April 16th, 2016 | 1st | 3rd | False |
| Invasion 5 | May 21st, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| TGL 6 | June 4th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Purple Guy |
| KTAR XVIII | June 11th, 2016 | 2nd | 4th | Dark Wizzy |
| Apex 2016 | June 17th-19th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 3rd | 7th | Hyuga |
| WTFox 2 | July 1st-3rd, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Mew2King |
| XenoSaga 2 | July 9th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Mr. E |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| Nexus | July 23rd-24th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Fatality |
| Smash Factor 5 | July 29th-31st, 2016 | 3rd | 2nd | Mr. R |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Umebura S.A.T. | August 20-21st, 2016 | 2nd | 13th | Abadango |
| Invasion 8 | September 10th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Vinnie |
| Friday Night Smash Delight #17 | September 23rd, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| The Proving Ground | September 24th, 2016 | 1st | 17th | Level 9 CPU |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
Trivia
- Dabuz can sometimes be seen with a Luma plushie at tournaments that he carries around for good luck and to steel his nerves. [1]
- Dabuz is often considered to be Hungrybox's equivalent in Smash 4, due to his overly defensive playstyle, his all-around nice personality, and with both sporting notable beards.
- As of Spring 2016, Dabuz is known to bring a laptop full of notes on top players to setups which he consults before sets and between games. [2]
- Dabuz commonly uses tags with motivating words of advice such as "CONCENTRATE" and "FOCUS!" in order to keep himself composed in tournament matches.
