| Dabuz | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Brawl main | Olimar |
| Other Brawl character | Pit |
| Smash 4 main | Rosalina & Luma |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Olimar, Bayonetta, Mewtwo, Sheik, Villager |
| Ultimate main | Olimar |
| Other Ultimate characters | Rosalina & Luma, Palutena, Richter, Greninja, Bowser, Link |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Team Liquid |
| Former sponsor(s) | Gravity Gaming, Renegades, Dream Team |
| Former crews | Pastime Legends, CROSSFIRE Smash Tournaments, Vanquish Gaming, Team iQHQ |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  2014 SSBBRank: 20th  Panda Global Rankings 100: 4th  Spring 2019 PGRU: 7th (X-Factor: +3) |
| Winnings | ~$1,045.57 ~$67,124.67 ~$38,849.30 |
| 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 (retired) Top professional |
Dabuz is a top SSBU professional player from Nesconset, New York. He is an Olimar main who is considered one of the top players in the world overall, the best Rosalina & Luma player in the world, one of the best Olimar players in the world (along with Shuton and Myran), and one of the best Palutena players in the world. Dabuz is currently ranked 1st on the New York City Ultimate Power Rankings and 7th on the Spring 2019 PGRU.
In SSB4, Dabuz was a Rosalina & Luma main with strong Olimar, Mewtwo, and Bayonetta secondaries. He was considered the best Rosalina player in the world, one of the best Olimar players in the world along with Shuton, and one of the best Mewtwo players in the world. Dabuz ranked 1st on the New York Smash 4 Power Rankings and 4th on the Panda Global Rankings 100.
In SSBB, Dabuz was an Olimar player, and was considered the best Olimar player in the United States. Dabuz was formerly ranked 20th on the 2014 SSBBRank, and 6th on the Tristate Brawl Power Rankings. A noted threat offline, despite sparse tournament attendance, he gained fame as a prominent online player, winning many online tournaments, All is Brawl playoffs, and GameBattles playoffs.
He is the 10th player to take a set off of ZeRo, doing so at WTFox 2.
On June 22nd, 2016, both Dabuz and ANTi were signed by Dream Team.[1]. On August 22nd, 2016, amidst allegations of mispayment, Dabuz and Dream Team would part ways.[2][3] On October 6th, 2016, both Dabuz and Swedish Delight were signed by Renegades[4]; Dabuz separated from Renegades on positive terms on October 14, 2017.[5] On June 17th, 2018, Dabuz was sponsored by Gravity Gaming.[6] Dabuz left Gravity Gaming on positive terms on February 18th, 2019.[7] On March 7th, 2019, Team Liquid announced that they had signed Dabuz.[8]
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTAR 3 | September 25th, 2010 | 7th | 5th | Inui |
| KTAR 4 | January 15th, 2011 | 7th | — | — |
| KTAR 5 | May 21st, 2011 | 5th | — | — |
| Clash of the Titans 5 | June 23rd, 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 |
| Uprise of Long Island #7 | March 3rd, 2012 | 3rd | 1st | ANTi |
| Uprise of Long Island #8 | April 21st, 2012 | 3rd | 1st | Vinnie |
| 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 |
| Impact IV | August 25th, 2012 | 1st (Split) | 5th | Vinnie |
| XSmash | December 22nd, 2012 | 5th | 4th | ZeRo |
| Uprise 11 | December 29th, 2012 | 5th | — | — |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 7th | — | — |
| IMPULSE 2013 | June 15th-16th, 2013 | 2nd | 2nd | Leon |
| Rescue 3 | July 27th, 2013 | — | 7th | Raptor |
| CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | — | 3rd | ANTi |
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 | — | — |
| S@X 79 | 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 15th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Attack 5 - No Customs | March 15th, 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 26th-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 17th-19th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| Honor, Strength, Smash 07/24/15 | July 24th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Island 18 | July 25th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Crazy Colorz |
| POPnOFF 11 SSBU | August 1st, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2015 | 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 20th-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 | Zinoto |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Aftershock 2016 | November 5th-6th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Cosmos |
| KTAR XIX | November 19th, 2016 | 13th | 9th | Zinoto |
| Battle on the Strip | November 12th-20th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGT: ZeRo Saga | December 16th-18th, 2016 | 9th | 5th | MkLeo |
| Kumite in Tennessee 2017 | January 6th-8th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | ANTi |
| 2GGC: GENESIS Saga | January 14th, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 7th | 13th | Samsora |
| Smash Valley | January 27th-29th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| AON Smash 4 005 | February 3rd, 2017 | 1st | 3rd | Level 9 Zelda |
| Niconico Tokaigi 2017 | February 11th-12th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Frostbite 2017 | February 25th-26th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| PAX Arena at PAX East 2017 | March 12th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Frame Perfect Series 2 | March 18th-19th, 2017 | 5th | 5th | Kameme |
| 2GGC: Civil War | March 24th-26th, 2017 | 1st | 13th | Samsora |
| CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | 4th | 5th | Samsora |
| AON Smash 4 016 | April 21st, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| AON Smash 4 017 | April 28th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| SALT | June 3rd-4th, 2017 | 1st | 2nd | Elexiao |
| Saints Gaming Live | June 10th-11th, 2017 | 1st | 3rd | Vinnie |
| CEO 2017 | June 16th-18th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Smashadelphia 2017 | June 23rd-25th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| ALPHA | July 1st, 2017 | 1st | 3rd | Mr.E |
| 2GGC: ARMS Saga | July 8th-9th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2017 | July 21st-23rd, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Defend The North 2017 | July 28th-30th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 33rd | 33rd | Crazy Colorz |
| DreamHack Montreal 2017 | September 8th-10th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| XenoEightyOne | September 27th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| GameTyrant Expo 2017 | September 29th-October 1st, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Too Hot to Handle | October 28th-29th, 2017 | 2nd | 9th | Mr.E |
| 2GGC: MkLeo Saga | November 4th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Super FamiCon 2017 | November 17th-19th, 2017 | 1st | 5th | Fatality |
| 2GG Championship | December 1st-3rd, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Smash 4 Boot Camp | December 7th-10th, 2017 | 13th | 7rd | Peabnut |
| PAX Arena at PAX South 2018 | January 12th-14th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 5th | 7th | ANTi |
| AON Smash 4 058 | January 26th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Mr.E |
| XenoNinetyFive | January 31st, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Frostbite 2018 | February 9th-11th, 2018 | 1st | 25th | Crazy Colorz |
| XenoNinetySeven | February 14th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| XenoSaga XII | February 17th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | 6WX |
| King of the Springs 3 | February 24th, 2018 | 3rd | 2nd | Samsora |
| AON Smash 4 064 | March 2nd, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Ralphie |
| Midwest Mayhem 11 | March 10th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| XenoOneHundred | March 14th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Overclocked II | March 17th, 2018 | 1st | 3rd | Dark Wizzy |
| S@X 243 | March 27th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Pink Fresh |
| Collision XV | March 31st, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| AON Smash 4 069 | April 6th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Mason Versus: Mr E | April 14th, 2018 | 4th | 1st | Mistake |
| The Scarlet Classic IV | April 15th-16th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Mr E |
| HYDRA | April 21st, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Orbitar 46 | May 4th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Port Priority 3: Tristate Throwdown | May 5th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | 6WX |
| Koronbasu Version Black | May 12th, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | Crazy Colorz |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| MomoCon 2018 | May 24th-27th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash 4 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| ALPHA II | June 9th, 2018 | 5th | 3rd | Fatality |
| 2GG: Hyrule Saga | June 23rd-24th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash Sounds | July 7th-8th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Low Tier City 6 | July 27th-29th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| EVO 2018 | August 3rd-5th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 33rd | 5th | Ally |
| Clash of the Carolinas 2 | August 18th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | WaDi |
| Shine 2018 | August 24th-26th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Escape From Yoshi's Island | October 13th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Midwest Mayhem 12 | November 3rd, 2018 | 5th | 2nd | SDX |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2018 | November 16th-18th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uprise #10 | June 9th, 2012 | 5th | — | — |
| Crossfire 3 | October 5th, 2013 | 9th | 3rd | BlueZ |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky's Ultimate Invitational | December 15th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| NYXL Pop-Up! | December 22nd, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Let's Make Moves | December 29th, 2018 | 2nd | 5th | Shoyo James |
| Smash Conference United | January 5th-6th, 2019 | 5th | 5th | Samsora |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 4th | 17th | Mr E |
| Overclocked Ultimate | February 17th, 2019 | 1st | 4th | Mr E |
| Frostbite 2019 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 17th | 25th | Mr E |
| Smash Ultimate Summit | March 8th-10th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Collision 2019 | March 16th-17th, 2019 | 5th | 3rd | Mr E |
| Bum's Birthday Bash 2019 | March 30th-31st, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Mr E |
| Suplex City Smash | April 6th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| 2GG: Prime Saga | April 13th-14th, 2019 | 9th | 25th | Mr E |
| Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 5th | 13th | Mr E |
| Thunder Smash | May 5th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 9th | 7th | WaDi |
| MomoCon 2019 | May 23rd-26th, 2019 | 9th | 5th | Cosmos |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash at The Paramount | June 15th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Albion 4 | July 6th-7th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Low Tier City 7 | July 12th-14th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
Trivia
- Dabuz will occasionally opt to bring a Luma plushie to tournaments, which he asserts, acts as emotional stress relief.[9]
- Dabuz is often considered Hungrybox's equivalent in SSB4, due to both sharing a signature defensive playstyle, being born in the same year: 1993, and both sporting prominent beards.
- As of March 7th, 2019, they are both sponsored by Team Liquid.
- Dabuz is well known for maintaining detailed notes on other players and match-ups, which he utilizes as a reference. It has become a meme in the SSB4 community, often employed when an unexpected upset occurs in tournament, or when Dabuz is given an example of how to perform in a match-up, or against a specific player.
- Dabuz commonly uses tags with motivating words of advice in order to keep himself composed.
- Dabuz is famous in the Smash community for his affinity for unusual food combinations, such as Pepsi and milk or peanut butter and BBQ sandwiches.
- Dabuz was the best player in Playstation All Stars Battle Royale, winning multiple tournaments. Dabuz also won the Kid Icarus: Uprising National Nintendo Championship.
- Super Smash Con 2017 and 2018 were the only tournaments Dabuz entered where he failed to make it into Top 32, placing 33rd at both events.
- The smash community often joke about Dabuz's lips, drawing to the fact that they're of a large size. Its meme status even reached it to a Smash Summit skit where Glutonny was intentionally misinterpreted to say that Dabuz had "beautiful lips".
- Dabuz, as of May 5th, 2019, has the biggest payout in a Smash Ultimate tournament so far, winning $20,000 at Thunder Smash.
External links
Gameplay videos
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Impulse 2013 - Ally vs Dabuz - Grand Finals - SSBB, and Impulse 2013 - Ally vs Dabuz - Grand Finals Set 2 - SSBB
- CoT5 - Singles Bracket: ADHD (Diddy Kong) vs. Dabuz (Olimar) - SSBB
- Apex 2013 - DEHF vs Dabuz - SSBB
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
References
- ^ Dabuz and ANTi join Dream Team.
- ^ Dream Team fails to pay ANTi, Dabuz and HugS on time.
- ^ Dabuz announces departure from Dream Team.
- ^ Renegades expands to Smash by signing Swedish Delight and Dabuz.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Dabuz announces his sponsorship by Gravity Gaming.
- ^ Dabuz announces his departure from Gravity Gaming.
- ^ Team Liquid announced their signing of Dabuz.
- ^ Dabuz's explanation for the Luma plushie.