Smasher:Tarik

Tarik "TarikDee"
Character info
Smash 4 main	Greninja
Other Smash 4 character	Lucario
Ultimate main	Greninja
Other Ultimate character	Kazuya
Retired Ultimate character	Pokémon Trainer
Team info
Sponsor(s)	GLYTCH Gaming
Former sponsor(s)	Cologne Gaming Network, BLUEJAYS
Crew(s)	Tainted Renegades
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	LumiRank 2023: 55th
Best historical ranking	LumiRank 2023: 55th
Best tournament result	5th / 443 at Rise 'N Grind 2023
Personal and other info
Real name	Tarik Fayazi
Birth date	October 15, 2002
Location	North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Tarik is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Greninja player with a Kazuya secondary from Germany, considered the best Greninja player in the world following Lea's inactivity, as well as the best Kazuya player in Europe in 2022; he was formerly the best Pokémon Trainer player in his country prior to dropping the character. Tarik is currently ranked 1st on the German Power Rankings, 5th on the OrionRank 2022 Europe, 6th on the European Ultimate Power Rankings, and 55th on the LumiRank 2023; he was also formerly ranked 35th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5. He has defeated players such as acola at SMFN Invitational, Shuton at Port Priority 8, and SHADIC at Rise 'N Grind 2023.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Tarik (known as Tarik1510 at that time) was a Wi-Fi Warrior. He was a Greninja main with a Lucario secondary, and had a win over ThymeBalloon.

Playstyle

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Tarik is known to gimp his opponents using Greninja's Hydro Pump. He is willing to apply a campy playstyle and plays matchups such as Samus and Snake almost perfectly. Tarik also uses Greninja's dash attack in online play, which has led to him placing well at several online tournaments.

Rankings

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Panda Global Rankings Ultimate

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
PGRUContenders EU	2021	S (Top 7)
PGRU v3 EU	March 1st-June 13th, 2022	6th

LumiRank

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
UltRank 2022	June 18th-December 18th, 2022	69th
LumiRank Mid-Year 2023	December 19th, 2022-July 23rd, 2023	111th-120th
LumiRank 2023	December 19th, 2022-December 17th, 2023	55th
LumiRank 2024.1	December 18th, 2023 - July 15th, 2024	86th

OrionRank Ultimate

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
OrionRank Pre-Quarantine	December 27th, 2019-March 15th, 2020	86th
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse	April 2020-December 19th, 2021	98th
OrionRank Mid-Year 2022	December 22nd, 2021-June 26th, 2022	55th
OrionRank 2022	December 22nd, 2021-December 18th, 2022	56th

Wi-Fi Warrior Rank

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5	January 11th-June 29th, 2020	35th		X-Factor: -5

OrionRank Europe

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
OrionRank Europe Top 75	January 2019-March 2020	17th
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse Europe	June 2020-December 19th, 2021	17th
OrionRank 2022 Europe	December 22nd, 2021-December 18th, 2022	5th

LumiRank Europe

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
LumiRank 2023 Europe	December 19th, 2022-December 17th, 2023	5th

European Ultimate Power Rankings

Ranking	Time period	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
European Smash Rankings	January 3rd, 2019-January 13th, 2020	14th
2023.01	January 1st - June 25th, 2023	10th
2023	January 1st - December 17th, 2023	5th
2024.1	January 6th - June 29th, 2024	6th

German Power Rankings

Ranking	Rank	Character(s)	Notes
January-July 2019	15th
July-December 2019	2nd
2022	1st
January 1st-July 30th, 2023	2nd

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Team Flamewave Tournament: One Year Anniversary	May 6th-7th, 2017	17th	—	—
Final Stage 2017	August 15th-17th, 2017	49th	—	—
Naifu Wars: Civil War 1	September 15th, 2017	9th	—	—
PG Key: WiFi Warriors - September	September 16th, 2017	25th	—	—
PPT Berlin	October 27th-29th, 2017	33rd	5th	SdN
Naifu Wars: World War 3	November 18th, 2017	17th	—	—
Glitch 5	September 29th, 2018	33rd	—	—

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Ultimate Naifu Wars 2	January 4th, 2019	33rd	—	—
ECLIPSE: Ultimate Edition	February 9th, 2019	13th	—	—
Ultimate Naifu Wars 4	February 15th, 2019	33rd	—	—
Ultimate Naifu Wars: Sandy Road to CEO 2019 3	May 10th, 2019	17th	—	—
Flamewave Anniversary 2	May 11th, 2019	4th	—	—
DoKomi 2019	June 8th-9th, 2019	4th	—	—
Unismash 5: Drowning in pools	June 29th, 2019	4th	—	—
Albion 4	July 6th-7th, 2019	33rd	—	—
BURST 4	July 20th-21st, 2019	5th	3rd	Jeda
SOLARY CIRCUIT: The Nice Azureum	July 27th-28th, 2019	17th	—	—
SwitchFest 2019 Kickoff	August 30th, 2019	7th	—	—
2GG: SwitchFest 2019	August 31st-September 1st, 2019	65th	9th	Tru4
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019	October 4th-6th, 2019	9th	9th	Tru4
Smashwick 4	October 19th-20th, 2019	2nd	—	—
Syndicate 2019	October 25th-27th, 2019	7th	17th	Tru4
VCA 2019	November 23rd-24th, 2019	17th	9th	Tru4
Ultimate WANTED 2	December 27th-31st, 2019	13th	—	—
Valhalla III	January 9th-13th, 2020	17th	1st	Tru4
The Grind 110	January 17th, 2020	4th	7th	Bankai
Glitch 8 - Missingno	January 18th-19th, 2020	25th	5th	Bankai
DreamHack Leipzig 2020	January 25th-26th, 2020	2nd	—	—
The Ultimate Performance 3	February 22nd, 2020	17th	—	—
Calyptus Cup X: Powwer Up	February 29th, 2020	1st	—	—
Pound Online	April 24th-26th, 2020	4th	—	—
Ultimate Naifu Wars 10	May 1st, 2020	9th	—	—
The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1	May 2nd, 2020	65th	—	—
Battle of the Armada	May 3rd, 2020	13th	—	—
Ultimate Naifu Wars 11	May 15th, 2020	33rd	—	—
Online Smash Contest: DigiKomi	May 23rd, 2020	5th	—	—
Collision Online	May 23rd, 2020	65th	—	—
The Quarantine Series: Europe Edition!	June 6th-7th, 2020	5th	—	—
Elympics 1	August 15th, 2020	17th	—	—
Mystic TGB Maremagnum - Online Tournament	September 19th, 2020	5th	—	—
Smash Out Breast Cancer	October 30th-31st, 2020	9th	—	—
The Online Olympus II	January 30th-31st, 2021	17th	—	—
SWT: Europe Ultimate Online Qualifier	April 10th-11th, 2021	9th	—	—
Regen Online	April 25th, 2021	5th	—	—
EnvySnakes x CL@SH Singles Tournament 4	May 16th, 2021	5th	—	—
Get On My Line 2021 Europe	June 26th-27th, 2021	4th	—	—
Smash Contest: DoKomi 2021	August 7th-8th, 2021	7th	17th	lala
Invasion	August 14th, 2021	4th	—	—
True Cryme EMEA singles	August 21st, 2021	2nd	—	—
TGM Brawl 1	August 28th, 2021	1st	—	—
Temple: Hermès Edition	September 1st-5th, 2021	17th	—	—
SWT: Europe Ultimate Regional Finals	September 18th-19th, 2021	3rd	—	—
BIG LAB: Awakening	September 25th, 2021	5th	1st	Bloom4Eva
Vulcan	October 9th, 2021	2nd	—	—
TGM eSports Unlimited	October 16th-17th, 2021	3rd	—	—
RCADIA SMASH	October 30th-31st, 2021	1st	—	—
VCA 2021	November 20th-21st, 2021	17th	—	—
The Night Before SWT	December 16th, 2021	17th	—	—
Smash World Tour 2021 Championships	December 17th-19th, 2021	25th	—	—
Glory 2.0	March 12th-13th, 2022	2nd	—	—
RCADIA SMASH 2	March 24th-27th, 2022	1st	1st	Floimar
Invasion: April 2022	April 23rd, 2022	3rd	5th	Bloom4Eva
BOSS BATTLES: For Glory	April 30th, 2022	9th	—	—
Smash Contest: DoKomi 2022	June 4th-5th, 2022	2nd	—	—
E-Caribana	June 19th, 2022	17th	—	—
COLOSSEL 2022	July 2nd-3rd, 2022	9th	—	—
Double Down 2022	July 8th-10th, 2022	33rd	33rd	Beastly
Regen 2022	July 23rd-24th, 2022	2nd	—	—
RCADIA SMASH 3	July 29th-31st, 2022	1st	2nd	Floimar
PPT Summer - Berlin	August 20th-21st, 2022	1st	1st	Floimar
Ultimate WANTED 4	August 25th-28th, 2022	13th	—	—
BOSS BATTLES: Phase 1	September 3rd, 2022	9th	2nd	Jdizzle
VCA 2022	October 1st-2nd, 2022	17th	—	—
Unismash 8: Revive!	October 8th-9th, 2022	1st	—	—
DreamHack Rotterdam 2022	October 14th-16th, 2022	4th	1st	Tilde
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2022	November 11th-13th, 2022	13th	—	—
Tech Republic VI	November 18th-20th, 2022	9th	—	—
Pixelpokal x DreamHack	December 17th, 2022	9th	—	—
The Smashing Future	January 7th, 2023	1st	—	—
RCADIA SMASH 4	March 3rd-5th, 2023	4th	1st	RobinGG
Shonen WAR 2	April 8th, 2023	9th	—	—
Smash Contest: CAGGTUS	April 16th, 2023	1st	—	—
Battle of BC 5	May 19th-21st, 2023	17th	9th	Neo
A1 Austrian eSports Festival	May 27th, 2023	1st	—	—
ICARUS 2023	June 3rd-4th, 2023	25th / 390	5th / 93	Longo
King Of Fields 95 3	June 24th-25th, 2023	7th / 512	—	—
Smash Contest: DoKomi 2023	June 30th-July 2nd, 2023	13th / 333	1st / 34	RobinGG
Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2023	July 14th-16th, 2023	1st / 60	—	—
Level 1	July 22nd, 2023	1st / 165	—	—
DOSE2SEL - 2023.03	August 4th-5th, 2023	7th / 189	—	—
Super Smash Con 2023	August 10th-13th, 2023	25th / 2,607	17th / 567	Neo
Regen 2023	August 18th-20th, 2023	3rd / 453	49th / 84	lala
gamescom 2023 Invitational	August 26th, 2023	1st / 8	—	—
Tera	September 1st-3rd, 2023	9th / 1,348	3rd / 176	Longo
GamingHotel 2023	September 9th-10th, 2023	2nd / 140	2nd / 37	Sintro
TGM FV Unlimited 3	October 7th-8th, 2023	1st / 151	1st / 34	Snormanda
Rise 'N Grind 2023	October 13th-15th, 2023	5th / 443	—	—
The Big House 11	October 20th-22nd, 2023	9th / 507	7th / 80	HENRY LUMA
Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2023	October 27th-29th, 2023	33rd / 387	4th / 73	Neo
CUMBRE 2	November 3rd-5th, 2023	1st / 20	3rd / 9	Benja
Little League: Port Priority Pre-Local	November 10th, 2023	1st / 196	—	—
Port Priority 8	November 11th-12th, 2023	33rd / 710	17th / 165	Neo
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2023	November 24th-26th, 2023	7th / 1,013	1st / 96	Kurama
Dragun House Monthly (December Edition 2023)	December 3rd, 2023	5th / 73	1st / 13	Kurama
Watch The Throne	December 8th-10th, 2023	13th / 16	—	—
The Smashing Future 3	January 6th, 2024	1st / 89	—	—
Smashborg Winter Seasonal 2024	January 12th-14th, 2024	3rd / 223	1st / 57	Mr.R
Valhalla IV	February 1st-4th, 2024	5th / 157	1st / 34	Zomba
Pre-Genesis X at Guildhouse (Thursday)	February 15th, 2024	25th / 160	—	—
GENESIS X	February 16th-18th, 2024	33rd / 1,506	7th / 302	Kurama
King Con	February 24th-25th, 2024	7th / 840	7th / 128	Marss
Olympus	March 9th, 2024	1st / 174	—	—
Super Elite Monthly Series XIII: TARIK	April 6th-7th, 2024	1st / 49	2nd / 6	Z
German Smash Awards	April 13th, 2024	1st / 128	—	—
NRW Cup - Rise of Germany	April 20th-21st, 2024	1st / 396	1st / 79	RobinGG
ReUnification	April 27th, 2024	1st / 77	—	—
Get On My Level X	May 17th-19th, 2024	17th / 688	—	—
95 Kings of Fields 4	June 1st-2nd, 2024	9th / 347	—	—
Swiss Dome	July 6th-7th, 2024	1st / 184	1st / 42	Sisqui
SMFN Invitational	August 8th, 2024	3rd / 20	—	—
Supernova 2024	August 8th-11th, 2024	33rd / 2,281	13th / 497	Sisqui
Regen 2024	August 23rd-25th, 2024	4th / 571	2nd / 99	Sisqui
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2024	September 13th-15th, 2024	13th / 567	—	—
Super Fort Gayant	October 19th, 2024	2nd / 225	—	—
Don't Park on the Grass 2024	November 16th-17th, 2024	13th / 344	4th / 71	Ouch!?
No Time To Tilt	November 23rd-24th, 2024	5th / 405	2nd / 63	Supahsemmie

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