| VZ "V115" | |
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| Character info | |
| Smash 64 main | Samus |
| Melee main | Fox |
| Brawl main | Zero Suit Samus |
| Smash 4 main | Zero Suit Samus |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Yoshi, Robin |
| Ultimate main | Lucina |
| Other Ultimate characters | Zero Suit Samus, Snake, Marth |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  2018-2019 SSBBRank: 5th  Canada Smash Ranking: 22nd  Southern Ontario Power Rankings: 9th |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Vishal Balaram |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Toronto 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Semi-professional  Semi-professional Top professional Top professional Professional |
VZ, formerly known as V115, is a competitive player from Ontario, Canada who is considered the best active Brawl Zero Suit Samus player in the world. He is currently ranked 5th on the 2018-2019 SSBBRank and 22nd on the Canada Smash Ranking[1]. He was ranked 1st on the final Southern Ontario Brawl Power Rankings (right below Leon, who holds the 0 spot), and is currently ranked 9th on the Southern Ontario Smash Ultimate Power Rankings. He is also currently ranked 5th on the Southern Ontario Smash 4 Power Rankings, and is an Honorable Mention on the Southern Ontario Smash 64 Power Rankings.
VZ used to host free-entry Super Smash Bros. Brawl balanced doubles tournaments, and is enthusiastic about recruiting new players to the Southern Ontario Smash community. He is also one of the co-founders of the Scarborough Campus Smash Club (SCSC), a club dedicated to the Super Smash Bros. series at the University of Toronto (Scarborough Campus).
For his efforts and achievements, VZ was recognized by Nintendo of Canada and received early copies of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. He has defeated top players in Smash 4 such as Ally, Zinoto, and Mew2King.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros.
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honourable Roll #1 | April 30th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Honourable Roll #2 | May 4th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| Bottom Tier Battle! | July 19th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| Flaoc 11 | June 13th, 2015 | 13th | 5th | Blacktwins |
| Flaoc 12 | July 25th, 2015 | 9th | 7th | Blacktwins |
| Flaoc 13 | August 29th, 2015 | 7th | 3rd | AK |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom Tier Battle! | July 19th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash@York 7 | April 11th, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2015 | May 30th-31st, 2015 | 49th | — | — |
| Let's Go Kyle | August 2, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | — | 49th | AK |
| Canada Cup 2016 | October 28th-30th, 2016 | — | 9th | Blacktwins |
| Revenge of the 6ix: Episode III | February 24th-25th, 2018 | 25th | 9th | KillerAP |
| No Man's Lan XIII | April 7th-8th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiD 3 | August 20th, 2011 | 7th | — | — |
| SiD 4 | September 18th, 2011 | 4th | 2nd | Iliad |
| No Bull****! Part II | October 1st, 2011 | 9th | 3rd | DDM |
| Warlock's Domain | October 22nd, 2011 | 1st | 2nd | DDM |
| SiD 5 | November 26th, 2011 | 7th | 3rd | Ambrose |
| Revival of Salt | February 4th, 2012 | 17th | 9th | Red X |
| SiD 6 | March 10th, 2012 | 3rd | 3rd | Iliad |
| SiD 7 | June 9th, 2012 | 3rd | 3rd | Red X |
| IMPULSE | June 30th-July 1st, 2012 | 4th | 7th | Red X |
| RoS Kent Edition | July 21st, 2012 | 5th | 4th | Patches |
| SiD 8 | September 19th, 2012 | 1st | 1st | Will |
| SiD 9 | October 6th, 2012 | 2nd | 2nd | Red X |
| SiD 10 | October 6th, 2012 | 3rd | 3rd | Sauc3 |
| SiD 11 | December 22nd, 2012 | 1st | 2nd | Tin Man |
| SiD 12 | January 5th, 2013 | 1st | 1st | Tin Man |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 97th | 25th | Tin Man |
| SiD 13 | February 2nd, 2013 | 4th | 2nd | Blacktwins |
| SiD 14 | March 2nd, 2013 | 2nd | 5th | Blacktwins |
| SiD 15 | April 13th, 2013 | 2nd | 2nd | Blacktwins |
| SiD 16 | May 11th, 2013 | 1st | 1st | Blacktwins |
| SiD 17 | June 1st, 2013 | 4th | 2nd | Blacktwins |
| IMPULSE 2013 | June 15th-16th, 2013 | 9th | 9th | Blacktwins |
| SKTAR 2 | August 3rd-4th, 2013 | 33rd | 9th | Player-1 |
| Dynasty Battles | August 31st, 2013 | 1st | 1st | Blacktwins |
| Dynasty Battles 2 | September 21st, 2013 | 2nd | 1st | Blacktwins |
| Dynasty Battles 3 | November 23rd, 2013 | 2nd | 2nd | Blacktwins |
| Dynasty Battles Winter Special | December 21st, 2013 | 2nd | 2nd | Blacktwins |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 33rd | 9th | Toronto Joe |
| Dynasty Battles Special 2 | February 15th, 2014 | 2nd | 2nd | Blacktwins |
| Dynasty Battles 4 | March 22nd, 2014 | 1st | 4th | Blacktwins |
| Honourable Roll #2 | May 4th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2014 | May 10th-11th, 2014 | 5th | 5th | Xzax |
| Major 5ashoom | May 22nd-23rd, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Denma |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 7th | 7th | Leon |
| Dynasty Battles 5 | June 14th, 2014 | 2nd | 2nd | Blacktwins |
| Dynasty Battles 6 | July 12th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Blacktwins |
| Bottom Tier Battle! | July 19th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Dynasty Battles 7 | August 9th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Blacktwins |
| Neo Canadia | September 20th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Blacktwins |
| Neo Canadia 2 | October 19th, 2014 | 1st | 2nd | Red X |
| Neo Canadia 3 | November 30th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Blacktwins |
| Neo Canadia 4 | December 27th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 5th | 5th | Shaky |
| Smash@York 7 | April 11th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Flaoc 11 | June 13th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Blacktwins |
| Flaoc 12 | July 25th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Blacktwins |
| Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 4th | 1st | Nairo |
| Flaoc 13 | August 29th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Oh, Did I Win? 2 | February 6th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 2nd | 3rd | Blacktwins |
| Revival of Brawl | November 26th, 2016 | 2nd | 3rd | pidgezero_one |
| CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | 2nd | 5th | JAKAT |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major 5ashoom | May 22nd-23rd, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Denma |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neo Canadia 5 | January 24th, 2015 | 9th | 9th | Chris Fisch |
| EXP 2015 | July 4th-5th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | — | 7th | Poke |
| Canadian Video Game Awards - Fanfest | December 6th, 2015 | 3rd | 2nd | Blacktwins |
| Oh, Did I Win? 2 | February 6th, 2016 | 2nd | 2nd | Blacktwins |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | 33rd | 25th | Blacktwins |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 33rd | 9th | Blacktwins |
| Smash @ York #11: The Return | September 24th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Ontario Esports Series Championship 2016 | October 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Canada Cup 2016 | October 28th-30th, 2016 | — | 3rd | Blacktwins |
| Codename: Salty Bets - Vanilla Weekly #62 | March 17th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| LAN WAR X | March 25th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Blacktwins |
| CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | 49th | 25th | Seibrik |
| Canada Cup 2017 | October 28th-30th, 2017 | 13th | 7th | Blacktwins |
| Revenge of the 6ix: Episode III | February 24th-25th, 2018 | 5th | 2nd | Blacktwins |
| EGLX 2018 | March 9th-11th, 2018 | 17th | 9th | Blacktwins |
| The Lab | March 18th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| LanwarX | March 31st-April 1st, 2018 | 2nd | 4th | JIBE |
| No Man's Lan XIII | April 7th-8th, 2018 | 5th | 2nd | THUNDER |
| Revenge of the 6ix: Episode IV | April 28th-29th, 2018 | 5th | 5th | Poke |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 33rd | 17th | Poke |
| Revenge of the 6ix: Episode V | June 30th, 2018 | 3rd | 2nd | DKbill |
| Smash @ Humber Seasonal | July 7th, 2018 | 17th | 5th | Astro |
| Revenge of the 6ix: Episode VI | July 21st-22nd, 2018 | 9th | 4th | Spencer |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frozen Phoenix 2019 | March 23rd-24th, 2019 | 3rd | 2nd | Jams |
| Revenge of the 6ix: May Edition | May 11th, 2019 | 13th | 1st | Ares |
| Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 49th | 9th | Astro |
| Revenge of the 6ix: July Edition | June 15th, 2019 | 4th | 1st | Spencer |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 97th | 9th | Blacktwins |
| Rising Stars at EGLX 2019 | October 18th-20th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| The Grind 110 | January 17th, 2020 | 17th | — | — |
| Glitch 8 - Missingno | January 18th-19th, 2020 | 65th | — | — |