Smasher:Qwertz143
| qwertz143 | |
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| qwertz143.jpg | |
| Character info | |
| Melee main | Peach |
| Ultimate main | Kirby |
| Other Ultimate character | Isabelle |
| Project M main | Kirby |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Nitin Rao |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Bangalore, India 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Semi-Professional  Semi-Professional  Semi-Professional
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qwertz143 (also known as qwertz) is a tournament director originally from Phoenix, Arizona, who now lives in Bangalore, India. He is mostly known for founding the Smash Bros. community in India. He plays Smash at a semi-professional level, maining Peach in Melee and Kirby in Ultimate.
qwertz started promoting Smash Bros. in India in 2015, after finding out about its competitive history. He setup friendly 'Meleesetups at bars all over Bangalore and built a small fan-base of curious players who enjoyed the game at a casual level. As Nintendo was never manufactured or directly sold in India, it was difficult to get people interested in the game.
On October 10th-11th 2015, qwertz managed to host a Project M tournament as a side event at Video Game Fest 2015. The community gradually grew bigger after this event, and qwertz started hosting Melee events since January 2017.
On December 21-23rd 2018, qwertz helped organize DreamHack Mumbai 2018 with the help of Alex Jebailey. This tournament was notably the first major Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament in India, and helped kickstart competitive Smash Ultimate in India.
Tournaments hosted
- Video Game Fest 2015
- LXG Bangalore Monthlies
- Proving Grounds Round 1
- DreamHack Mumbai 2018
- DY Patil Olympia Esports
- Proving Grounds Rounds 2
- Smash Ultimate @ The Living Room, Bangalore
- Smash Ultimate @ Backstage Pass, Bangalore
- Fighters Showdown 2
- The DBL0C Invitational
- GameCon Pune
- GameCon Mumbai
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 1 | January 28th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 2 | February 26th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Melee @ Stupax | May 13th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore August 2017 | August 12th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 3 | September 30th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 4 | November 18th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 5 | December 16th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 6 | February 3rd, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 9 | February 24th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 10 | March 31st, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Proving Grounds Round 1 | May 19th-20th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 11 | June 18th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 12 | July 6th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 13 | August 10th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 16 | August 24th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 17 | October 13th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 18 | December 29th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Melee @ LXG Bangalore 27 | April 27th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video Game Fest 2015 | October 10th-11th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DreamHack Mumbai 2018 | December 21st-23rd, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 1 | January 12th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 2 | January 19th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 3 | February 2nd, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| DY Patil Olympia Esports | February 22nd, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 4 | March 30th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 5 | April 13th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 6 | April 20th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Proving Grounds Round 2 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Ultimate @ LXG Bangalore 7 | May 25th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate @ The Living Room, Bangalore | June 1st, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate @ Backstage Pass, Bangalore | July 13th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Fighters Showdown 2 | August 31st, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| The DBL0C Invitational | September 14th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| GameCon Pune | September 21st-22nd, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| GameCon Mumbai | September 28th-29th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| SEA Major 2019 | October 12th-13th, 2019 | 65th | 13th | LionHeart |
