| KirbyKaze | |
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Sheik |
| Team info | |
| Former crews | Even Matchup Gaming |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | David MacDonald |
| Location | Markham, Ontario 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Top professional |
KirbyKaze is a retired 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 the world, along with Mew2King, Plup, and Shroomed. From 2010-2012, he was a top 8 player 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 placed 9th on the Melee It On Me 2013 SSBM Rankings, giving him recognition as being the best Canadian Smasher. 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. KirbyKaze is currently ranked 1st on the Southern Ontario Melee Power Rankings. He retired in December of 2015, citing a lack of drive.
Notable tournament placings
Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 97th | — | — |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 33rd | 17th | Kage |
Trivia
- Contrary to his gamer tag, KirbyKaze did not use Kirby in serious matches, and only rarely used him in friendlies.