Gahtzu
Gahtzu.png
Character info
Melee main Captain Falcon
Other Melee character Ganondorf
Project M main Captain Falcon
Team info
Sponsor(s) Revenge
Former sponsor(s) Versus, Smash Studios, AXG, Gaming Knights, Melee Hell, Eccentric Emporium, B&B, U4X eSports, Eggdog Esports
Crew(s) 20GX
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2023: 50th
Personal and other info
Real name Jason Diehl
Birth date (age 31)
Location Orlando, Florida United States

Gahtzu is a smasher originally from Bonn, Germany currently residing in Orlando, Florida, who mains Captain Falcon in Melee. He is often accredited as being the best in the United States at Falcon dittos, having taken convincing wins over top Falcon mains, such as S2J, Wizzrobe, Darkrain, and Scar. He is currently ranked 4th on the Central Florida Melee Power Rankings and 50th on the SSBMRank 2023; he was also formerly ranked 1st on the South Florida Melee Power Rankings.

He was picked up by U4X eSports on September 19th, 2016[1]. He left the team on December 9th, 2016[2]. He was picked up by Revenge on January 28th, 2020[3].

Tournament placingsEdit

Super Smash Bros. MeleeEdit

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Tipped Off 7 December 3rd-4th, 2011 17th 7th Twitch
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 65th
Tipped Off 8 July 21st-22nd, 2012 9th 9th Wizzrobe
Tipped Off 9 December 13th-14th, 2013 13th 9th Wizzrobe
Apex 2014 January 17th-19th, 2014 49th 25th Wizzrobe
Revival of Melee 7 March 8th-9th, 2014 33rd 7th s0ft
MLG Anaheim 2014 June 20th-22nd, 2014 45th
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 17th 9th Wizzrobe
Zenith 2014 August 2nd-3rd, 2014 17th 9th Wizzrobe
Smash the Record August 22nd-25th, 2014 13th 4th Wizzrobe
Tipped Off 10 September 20th-21st, 2014 7th 4th Wizzrobe
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 33rd 7th Wizzrobe
Don't Take My Stock 3 November 8th, 2014 5th
KTAR XI November 22nd, 2014 9th 4th Wizzrobe
Paragon Orlando 2015 January 17th-18th, 2015 17th 9th Wizzrobe
Apex 2015 January 30th-February 1st, 2015 65th 13th Wizzrobe
Bad Moon Rising March 14th-15th, 2015 13th 7th Wizzrobe
Aftershock March 28th-29th, 2015 5th 2nd Westballz
Sandstorm April 18th-19th, 2015 9th 7th Westballz
CEO 2015 June 26th-28th, 2015 17th
EVO 2015 July 17th-19th, 2015 97th
Super Smash Con 2015 August 6th-9th, 2015 7th 4th Colbol
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 September 5th-6th, 2015 33rd
The Big House 5 October 2nd-4th, 2015 65th 13th Fearless
Smash the Record 2015 October 23rd-25th, 2015 9th
GENESIS 3 January 15th-17th, 2016 33rd 17th Westballz
PAX Arena January 29th-31st, 2016 17th 4th Axe
Tampa Never Sleeps 6 February 27th-28th, 2016 4th
Pound 2016 April 2nd-3rd, 2016 17th 65th (DQ) Colbol
Frame One April 9th-10th, 2016 9th 3rd Gravy
CEO 2016 Prologue May 21st-22nd, 2016 3rd
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 13th
Super Smash Con 2016 August 11th-14th, 2016 33rd 9th KJH
Unrivaled II: Doubles Edition September 17th, 2016 3rd 1st Plup
The Smash House September 23rd-25th, 2016 5th 1st Plup
The Big House 6 October 7th-9th, 2016 17th 33rd Beerman
Come To Papa 2 October 22nd-23rd, 2016 4th 4th Fearless
CFL Smackdown 101 October 31st, 2016 4th 1st Plup
Smash the Record 2016 November 11th-14th, 2016 7th
Rewired 2016 November 19th-21st, 2016 4th 2nd Westballz
CFL Smackdown Weekly 104 November 28th, 2016 4th 1st Colbol
Don't Park on the Grass December 17th-18th, 2016 25th 13th Westballz
Smash Conference LXIX January 7th, 2017 7th 4th Colbol
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd, 2017 33rd 9th Colbol
No Fun Allowed March 4th, 2017 2nd 7th Snowy
Frame Perfect Series 2 March 18th-19th, 2017 17th 4th Colbol
CFL Smackdown 121 April 3rd, 2017 3rd 4th Gravy
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 17th
Flatiron 2 April 22nd, 2017 5th 2nd Crush
DreamHack Austin 2017 April 28th-30th, 2017 9th 7th Syrox
TGL Monthly 15 May 6th-7th, 2017 1st 1st Drunksloth
CFL Smackdown Weekly 126 May 8th, 2017 3rd
Smash 'N' Splash 3 June 2nd-4th, 2017 17th 13th HomeMadeWaffles
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 49th
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 July 21st-23rd, 2017 17th 5th Syrox
Shine 2017 August 25th-27th, 2017 25th
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 33rd
Too Hot to Handle October 28th-29th, 2017 7th 4th Drunksloth
GENESIS 5 January 19th-21st, 2018 49th 17th DoH
No Fun Allowed 2 February 24th, 2018 5th 2nd Mike Haze
Overlords of Orlando March 18th, 2018 3rd
Full Bloom 4 March 24th-25th, 2018 25th 13th Drunksloth
CFL Smackdown 173 April 23rd, 2018 2nd 3rd Ridz
Overlords of Orlando 2 April 28th-29th, 2018 3rd 3rd Colbol
Unrivaled X: Gon' Give It To Ya May 12th, 2018 5th 4th Oaty
OpTic Arena June 8th-10th, 2018 9th 2nd Mojo
CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 9th 9th Drunksloth
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 17th 7th Gravy
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 17th
Shine 2018 August 24th-26th, 2018 5th 17th Drunksloth
The Big House 8 October 5th-7th, 2018 9th 9th Drunksloth
The Script - Episode 1 October 13th-14th, 2018 7th 1st Wizzrobe
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 33rd 25th Joyboy
Fight Pitt 9 April 6th, 2019 4th 5th Prince Abu
Overlords of Orlando: Ultimate Edition April 13th, 2019 2nd
Pound 2019 April 19th-21st, 2019 9th 17th Harriet
Come to Papa 3 April 27th-28th, 2019 4th 5th Drunksloth
CEO 2019 June 28th-30th, 2019 5th 5th Pi
GENESIS 7 January 24th-26th, 2020 49th 33rd Linguini
VSGC Melee Weekly 2/9/20 February 9th, 2020 1st
VSGC Melee Weekly 2/16/20 February 16th, 2020 1st
VSGC Melee Monthly 2/29/20 February 29th, 2020 1st 1st PorkChops
VSGC Melee Weekly 3/8/20 March 8th, 2020 1st
CEO Dreamland 2020 March 13th-15th, 2020 4th
Pound Online  April 24th-26th, 2020 17th
Minneapolis Charity Netplay Event: East Coast Edition  June 1st, 2020 17th / 129
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2  July 25th-26th, 2020 9th
Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINE  September 19th, 2020 5th
Smash Summit 10 Online  November 19th-22nd, 2020 17th
Galint Melee Open  January 9th-10th, 2021 5th
Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINE  January 16th, 2021 4th
Four Loko Fight Night  March 6th-7th, 2021 13th
The Allston Melee Bender  April 3rd-4th, 2021 1st
Tournament:LEVO 12 SCL Qualifier|LEVO #12 | SCL Qualifier]]  April 10th, 2021 2nd
Get On My Line 2021 North America  June 19th-20th, 2021 17th
Pound 2021 Online: Melee Edition  June 26th-27th, 2021 5th
Riptide September 10th-12th, 2021 9th 2nd Wizzrobe
SWT: NA East Melee Regional Finals October 30th-31st, 2021 7th
Mainstage 2021 November 12th-14th, 2021 17th 4th Wizzrobe
Smash World Tour 2021 Championships December 17th-19th, 2021 25th
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 4  January 29th-30th, 2022 17th
Mang0 Nation Tour '22 - Southeast   July 30th, 2022 5th
The Big House 10 October 7th-9th, 2022 17th 13th Colbol
DreamHack Atlanta 2022 November 18th-20th, 2022 7th 7th Fearless
GENESIS 9 January 20th-22nd, 2023 49th 5th SFAT
CEO 2023 June 23rd-25th, 2023 13th / 212 3rd / 39 Fearless
Riptide 2023 September 8th-10th, 2023 17th / 477 2nd / 101 Wizzrobe
The Off-Season 2 September 23rd-24th, 2023 17th / 263 17th / 59 Hax$
The Big House 11 October 20th-22nd, 2023 33rd / 1,011 7th / 221 Wizzrobe
GENESIS X February 16th-18th, 2024 49th / 1,544 13th / 305 Wizzrobe
Tipped Off 15: Connected June 15th-16th, 2024 49th / 513
CEO 2024 June 28th-30th, 2024 7th / 158 4th / 25 Wizzrobe

Project MEdit

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
The Big House 4 October 4th-5th, 2014 65th
KTAR XI November 22nd, 2014 3rd
Paragon Orlando 2015 January 17th-18th, 2015 7th
Paragon Los Angeles 2015 September 5th-6th, 2015 17th
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 49th

Super Smash Bros. for Wii UEdit

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
CFL Smashdown Weekly 10 November 25th, 2014 3rd
CFL Smackdown Weekly 12 December 9th, 2014 1st Plup

TriviaEdit

  • At Smash the Record, Gahtzu nearly set the Guinness World Record for "Longest Video Games Marathon Playing a Fighting Game" at 72 hours, which would've beaten the former record of 48 hours. Unfortunately, a video error that occurred during his session delegitimized his entire attempt, despite the amount of witnesses that were present.
  • At Hungrybox's Don't Take My Stock 3, Gahtzu beat Darkrain 5-0 in a Captain Falcon ditto money match.
  • Gahtzu's username is a reference to Guts from the Berserk series, as Guts' name is pronounced "Gattsu" in Japanese.
  • Along with Wizzrobe and Gravy, Gahtzu is a member of 20GX, a movement to reinvent and push the limits of Captain Falcon as a character.
  • Gahtzu won two consecutive $100 money matches against premier Captain Falcon player S2J at CEO 2015.
  • Although Gahtzu is proficient in the Falcon ditto, he lost to Lord at GENESIS 3 including a four stock in game one.

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