Smasher:Nairo
Nairo is an American professional smasher who mains Meta Knight in Brawl, Zero Suit Samus in Smash 4, and Palutena in Ultimate. He is the younger brother of Ksizzle. He is known for being among the youngest, yet one of the most successful smashers to compete in tournaments, as well as being one of the best Brawl Meta Knight players in the world, the best Smash 4 Zero Suit Samus and Bowser player in the world, and the best Ultimate Palutena player in the world.
In Brawl, Nairo is known for his highly aggressive Meta Knight style, which is at least partly responsible for his great proficiency against Olimar players. He frequently teamed with ADHD in doubles, where Nairo used his aggressive style to overwhelm opponents while ADHD created stage control with Diddy Kong's Banana Peels. The team was considered to be the most powerful doubles force in Brawl, having won Apex 2013, SKTAR 2, Apex 2014, SKTAR 3, and Super Smash Con 2016.
Nairo is considered to be one of the top five Smash 4 players in the world. At EVO 2015, he placed 3rd in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles. He defeated Mr. R 2-0 in Winners' Semis, but then lost to ZeRo 0-3 in Winners' Finals, after almost winning the first 2 games, but missing the KO in both games after hitting with Zero Suit Samus's paralyzer. He then lost his rematch with Mr. R 2-3 in Losers' Finals. He has also used Bowser, Cloud, Diddy Kong, Lucina, Dark Pit, Pit, Robin, and even low tier characters such as Zelda and Dr. Mario at a very high level as well.
He was the only player to eliminate ZeRo in a Smash 4 tournament in 2015 and the first to double eliminate him, ending the latter's 56 win streak at MLG World Finals 2015. After losing in Winners' Semis to ESAM 1-3, Nairo climbed through the losers' bracket, beating Mr. R 3-0, Ally 3-1, and ESAM 3-0 in Losers' Finals with a surprising character choice of Dr. Mario. This marked the first time Nairo had taken a set from ESAM in Smash 4 as well. In Grand Finals, Nairo won the first set 3-2 and won the second set 3-1 against ZeRo's Sheik and Diddy Kong, ending ZeRo's winning streak.
Nairo is currently ranked 2nd on the New Jersey Ultimate Power Rankings, 1st on the New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings, 1st on the 2018-2019 SSBBRank, 4th on the Fall 2019 PGRU, and 2nd on the Panda Global Rankings 100. He was ranked 4th on the final Tristate Brawl Power Rankings.
Nairo was signed on by Team Liquid from August 11th, 2015 through August 16th, 2016. On August 24th, 2016, Nairo signed with NRG Esports, renewing his contract with them on October 11th, 2017, then again on December 8th, 2019.
Playstyle
Nairo, across all the Smash titles, is characterized for his gameplay as fast, vicious, and aggressive.
In Smash 4
He mained Zero Suit Samus and was known for his proficiency of her powerful up air ladder combos into her Boost Kick finisher. He pioneered her metagame and brought upon the style of aggressive pressure in order to bring her punish game into full effect. Throughout neutral, he has prowess in spacing and in the timing of her moves in order to be safe on the opponent's shield to compensate for the character's lack of neutral tools. He is also known to take risks and to make hard reads in order to quickly gain advantage over the opponent, notably with jump reads or a single grab in neutral. With the character, he has a touch of death and if there is rage and he manages to land a single hit or grab, with his ability to read DI and knowledge of kill percents, can annihilate an opponent's stock. This characteristic is highly noticed when he needs to make a comeback. Nairo is also very proficient at edge guarding and ledgetrapping, forcing his opponents into limited situations where he can take their stock. However, due to his risky and aggressive playstyle and his character's weaknesses, he is prone to getting shut down in the neutral with no opportunity to land a hit if the opponent plays defensively and doesn't get caught in Nairo's clutch. This is heavily emphasized through the many sets against his rival ZeRo, where the latter's immoveable neutral proves to be difficult for Nairo to break through.
In Ultimate
He mains Palutena and plays with heavy emphasis on combo game and edgeguarding. Some aspects of his play have been improved due to the switch of character, as now with Palutena's relatively safe grab compared to Zero Suit Samus's, Nairo has many more opportunities to access his strong punish game and to make up for his neutral. He still mains Zero Suit Samus, but due to the removal of her grab and ladder combos, he uses her much less often and occasionally uses her as a counterpick.
Tournament history
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Making himself known in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Nairo gained national recognition at Apex 2012, defeating top players such as Nietono, before losing to Otori in Winners' Finals and Nietono in Losers' Finals, placing 3rd out of 400 entrants. He won his first national tournament later that year at SKTAR, defeating ESAM in Winners' Finals 3-1 and Grand Finals 3-0.
At Apex 2013, Nairo was knocked out of Winners' early by Larry Lurr, but climbed up through his Losers' bracket, knocking out Havok, RAIN, ZeRo, Mr. R, and Anti in the process. Nairo eventually faced Otori in Losers' Semis in a long-awaited rematch, but lost the set 2-3, placing 4th out of 338 entrants.
Nairo saw another major victory at Apex 2014, where he defeated ESAM in a rematch from SKTAR, and other top players, such as Mew2King and ZeRo, two of the best Meta Knights in the world.
Even in his time in Smash 4 and Ultimate and when both respective games decreased the popularity of competitive Brawl, Nairo still attends singles in tournaments that host it such as Super Smash Con, continuing his strong results with 1st and Top 8 at worst placements.
2014-2015: Continued Success in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
In the early metagame of Smash 4 and before his Top 3 player status, Nairo initially started as a Dark Pit main, first using him at Sky's Smash 4 Invitational where he beat Larry Lurr (called DEHF at the time) 2-1, but was eliminated by NAKAT, placing 7th at the event. He later picked up Zero Suit Samus, using her at CLASH Online Invitational Finals and Final Battle in conjunction with both Dark Pit and Pit, and ZSS was later be the character that he was known for.
His strong results continued in the transition to 2015. He placed 9th at Apex 2015, 7th at KTAR XII and later placed 2nd at CEO 2015. In the last example, he was defeated by ZeRo in both Winners Finals and Grand Finals. He also had two 3rd place finishes at both EVO 2015 and Super Smash Con 2015.
He placed 2nd at The Big House 5, losing again to ZeRo who reset the bracket in grand finals 3-0 then won the second set 3-2.
As noted, he constantly lost to ZeRo during tournaments until MLG World Finals 2015 where his win was arguably one of the most historical in Smash 4's history, as he would upset him in grand finals, breaking his 56 win streak, which was the only time ZeRo was eliminated out of a tournament during 2015. His strong results would continue soon after as he gathered a few 1st place finishes at Smash the Record 2015, KTAR XIV, KTAR XV, Dismantle 2, and KTAR XVI.
It wasn't until GENESIS 3 where this streak would end, being sent to losers bracket relatively early in a 2-0 upset by Hyuga, he later had a strong losers run taking out RAIN, Ito, ESAM, Ally, and Marss before Dabuz eliminated him 3-0. Despite his early elimination from losers, Nairo still finished with a placement of 5th.
2016-2017
In 2016 he would continue his strong results although he had a few lower placings, most noticeably with Pound 2016 being his worst placement in a Smash 4 tournament during the game's prime, being sent to losers round 1 by saj 2-1 and then being eliminated from the tournament by Mr.II in another 2-1 set, ending with a placement of 49th. However, this wouldn't mean much as a month later he placed 1st at MomoCon 2016, beating Ally 3-2.
Similarly, he would have placements of 17th at CEO 2016 and 13th at EVO 2017, but then win 1st place at Super Smash Con 2016, taking out 6WX 3-1, both VoiD and Mr.R 3-2, and Dabuz 3-1.
Afterwards, he would finish in 7th place at The Big House 6, 2nd at Smash the Record 2016 where he lost to ESAM 3-2 in grand finals, 4th at both KTAR XIX and UGC Smash Open, and ended the year with 2GGT: ZeRo Saga where he placed 5th after losing to ZeRo 3-1.
Nairo would later become a much stronger player in 2017 as after his 17th placement at GENESIS 4, he would later win both Umebura Tokaigi Qualifiers and Niconico Tokaigi 2017 where he won against Ally and many top Japanese players such as KEN, Abadango, and Kirihara.
Not long after he placed 3rd at Frostbite 2017 in which he defeated MVD 2-0, WaDi and Mr E 3-1, before being sent to losers by ZeRo in a 3-0 set. In losers, he won against Shuton 3-2 and Dabuz 3-0 before losing to ZeRo again in a 3-1 set during losers finals.
At MomoCon 2017 he was able to place 1st at the event, defeating players such as Myran 3-2, VoiD 3-0, Kameme and ZeRo 3-1, and Fatality in a close 3-2 set at grand finals.
At CEO 2017, he defeated CaptainZack and Salem 3-0 before being sent to losers by Larry Lurr 3-1, and then in losers he won against CaptainZack again in another 3-0 set until being eliminated by MkLeo 3-1, ending with a placement of 4th.
Nairo later attended DreamHack Atlanta 2017 and took out many players such as CaptainZack 3-0, Ally and Dabuz 3-1, and ZeRo and Larry Lurr 3-2. His two losses were both from Salem in a 3-0 and 3-1 set, giving him a placement of 4th.
After losing 2-1 to Rideae at Super Smash Con 2017, Nairo went on a lengthy losers run during the event. He defeated Rich Brown 2-0, Sinji 3-1, komorikiri 3-0, Tweek, VoiD, and Rivers (called Shoyo James at the time) 3-1, WaDi 3-2, Mr.R and MkLeo 3-1, and placed 1st after winning in two 3-2 sets against ZeRo in grand finals.
Another great placement would happen at Shine 2017, where he won against Pink Fresh 2-1, ANTi and Larry Lurr 3-2, Salem 3-1 until losing to both ZeRo and Tweek 3-1, ending his tournament run at 3rd place.
At 2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga, he defeated WaDi 3-0 and Kirihara 3-1 until being sent to losers bracket by Salem 3-2. In losers, he continued to defeat VoiD 3-0, Tweek and komorikiri 3-1 before losing to Salem again in a close 3-2 set in grand finals, placing 2nd at the event.
He later placed 4th at another 2CCG event, 2GGC: MkLeo Saga, in which after winning against Kirihara 3-1, he was sent to losers by Tweek 3-1. His losers run had him win against Abadango 3-0 and WaDi 3-2 before KEN eliminated him in a 3-1 set. These two events and a few other 2GGC tournaments allowed Nairo to qualify for 2GG Championship and will later place 10th.
His last tournament of 2017 was Smash 4 Boot Camp where he was one of the 10 players invited to the event by VGBootCamp themselves. He would later place 2nd out of the 16 entrants after losing to Salem in grand finals.
2018: The Last Year of Smash 4 and Slight Decline
2018 would be the last noticeable year of Smash 4 and Nairo had some great placements at the beginning of the year, but then his results started to slightly drop by the end of the tournament run. At GENESIS 5, he was upset by Legit 2-1, but then went on a strong losers run: SuperGirlKels 2-0, Brood and Tamushika 3-0, Maister and Zenyou 3-1, ESAM 3-0 and MVD 3-1, and would place 4th after losing 3-2 to Mistake. Nairo would later have three 1st place finishes at Niconico Tokaigi 2018, Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas, and Collision XV where in grand finals he won against MkLeo in the former two, and Light in the latter.
Similarly, he would later have two consecutive 2nd place finishes at both Switchfest and Get On My Level 2018. At Switchfest, he won against Charlie 3-1, VoiD 3-2, AC 3-1, before losing to MkLeo 3-2, then won against Larry Lurr 3-0, and in grand finals lost to MkLeo again 3-1. A similar top 8 run happened at Get On My Level 2018 where he lost to MkLeo 3-2, then won against Mistake 3-0, until losing to MkLeo 3-1 in the grand finals reset. Before that, he defeated Blacktwins and Captain L 3-0, Larry Lurr 3-1 and komorikiri 3-2.
Nairo then attended MomoCon 2018, and he defeated Sean 2-1, ANTi and Fatality 3-0, before losing to Salem 3-0. During losers, he won against Lima 3-0 then lost to komorikiri 3-2, ending with a placement of 4th and this would break his two year win streak at the event. He would later miss top 16 placements at both 2GG: Hyrule Saga and CEO 2018, placing 17th. He was eliminated by Light and Elegant 3-1 respectively.
After this he had a rather low performance at EVO 2018. At it, a loss by Zenyou in a 2-1 set would place him at 33rd in the tournament. His final Smash 4 tournament before Ultimate's release was Super Smash Con 2018 and would end up placing 5th at the event after losing to Cosmos 3-2, and in a similar vein to MomoCon 2018, would break his two year win streak at the event.
2018-2019: Transition into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Nairo quickly continued his status as a top player in Ultimate, and switched his main to Palutena while occasionally using Zero Suit Samus as his secondary. His first tournament was NYXL Pop-Up! and he placed 2nd at the event. There, he beat John Numbers 2-1 and Dabuz 3-2 until losing to Light 3-1. He later won another set to Dabuz 3-1 and then he lost in grand finals to Light again in another 3-1 set.
A week later he attended Let's Make Moves, he defeated Odyssey, Venom, and Ally 2-0, then he was sent to losers bracket by Tweek in a 3-1 set. Later in losers, he won against Samsora 3-1 and then lost to Larry Lurr 3-2.
At Glitch 6, he would win against 6WX 2-0, ZD 2-1, 8BitMan 3-0, then was sent to losers by Tweek 3-1. He went on to beat ZD again 3-2 before losing to Tweek once again in another 3-1 set.
GENESIS 6 would be the first S-Tier of Ultimate and after winning against Klaatu 3-0 he was sent to losers by Cosmos 3-2 and soon after he was eliminated by CaptainZack 3-1, placing 17th. He would later have a top 8 placement at a S-Tier during Frostbite 2019, where Nairo placed 7th at the event, defeating players such as Fatality 2-0, Captain L 3-1, UtopianRay 3-0 before being sent to losers by MkLeo 3-1 where he won against Rivers 3-2 and then lost to Shuton 3-2. Nairo was invited to the first Smash Ultimate Summit and later placed 5th at the event.
Collision 2019 is rather known for his performance with Ganondorf as he reverse 3-0'd Light's Fox in losers semis and would later place 2nd, losing to Marss 3-1 in grand finals reset.
At Get On My Level 2019, he won against ESAM 3-1, Rivers 3-2 before losing to Marss 3-2 where in losers he immediately lost to ESAM 3-0, ending with a placement of 5th. Nairo would place 5th again at MomoCon 2019, in which after a 3-2 loss against VoiD he had a solid losers run, defeating Peabnut 3-0, Light and Ally 3-1, Salem 3-0, and then lost against Marss in a 3-2 set.
Nairo later placed 17th at EVO 2019, losing against Mr.R 2-1 and defeated Dragoomba 2-0, kept 2-1 before having his run end by Marss in a 2-0 set. One week later, he would compete in Super Smash Con 2019 and have a better placement. He defeated Sonix 2-0, Fatality 2-1, NickC 3-1, until being sent to losers by Marss 3-2, his losers run had him winning against Raffi-X and Lui$ 3-1 and then was eliminated by MkLeo 3-2, placing 5th.
He would later attend Shine 2019, and won against LingLing and Raffi-X 3-0 before losing to Marss 3-0. However, his losers run was quite impressive in which he defeated LeoN 3-0, Tweek and Dabuz 3-2, Marss 3-0 until losing to MkLeo 3-0, ending with a placement of 3rd.
At Glitch 7, he won against Pink Fresh 2-0 and Sinji 2-0, then Salem 3-0, but then was sent to losers by ESAM losing in a 3-2 set. Similar to Shine 2019, his losers run was quite strong, defeating Jakal 3-1, Dark Wizzy and Samsora in both 3-2 sets, but then lost to Dabuz 3-0.
A week after Glitch 7, he attended Mainstage and would win his first Ultimate major, after MkLeo brought him to losers finals and Nairo ultimately won 3-1. He later placed 4th at The Big House 9 where he won against NickC 3-1, kept 3-0, ScAtt 3-1 until losing to Dabuz 3-2. In losers he won against Samsora 3-2 before losing to Zackray
After Big House, Nairo attended Smash Ultimate Summit 2 and placed 3rd, and later won another tournament with Tri-state Showdown: Fall 2019. At Tri-state Showdown, he defeated Mr E 3-0, RFang 3-2, and Tweek twice both in winners finals and grand finals reset.
He ended the year with a placement of 9th at 2GG: Kongo Saga. At Kongo Saga, he won against Sparg0 2-0 then was upset by Ned 3-2. In losers he beat Pandarian 3-0, Rivers 3-1, and Gackt 3-0 before losing to Samsora 3-1.
2020
Nairo’s first tournament of 2020 was Let's Make Big Moves. After losing to Dabuz in close 3-2 set, he made a strong losers run defeating Sinji 3-0, Maister with a reverse 3-0, MVD 3-0, Tea 3-2, and Kameme 3-2 to make it to Grand Finals where he won two sets against Dabuz to win his second Ultimate supermajor.
He would place 9th at GENESIS 7, being sent to the losers bracket by ESAM in a 3-2 set, and immediately being eliminated by Glutonny 3-2. Similar to GENESIS 7, he would get another 9th place at Frostbite 2020, losing 3-0 to Tweek and 3-1 to MkLeo.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2010 | October 2nd, 2010 | 1st | — | — |
| Tunes Tuesdays #5 | July 22nd, 2014 | 9th | — | — |
| Tunes Tuesdays #6 | July 29th, 2014 | 7th | 3rd | Gunblade |
| Melee on Mondays Weekly #11 | August 18th, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex 2010 | August 6th-8th, 2010 | 25th | 4th | Atomsk |
| KTAR 3 | September 5th, 2010 | 17th | 2nd | Atomsk |
| Genesis 2010 | October 2nd, 2010 | 1st | 1st | ADHD |
| MLG DC 2010 | October 15th-17th, 2010 | 17th | 1st | Anti |
| Viridian City #8 | October 23rd, 2010 | 2nd | 3rd | Atomsk |
| KTAR 4 | January 16th, 2011 | 4th | 4th | Atomsk |
| Viridian City #9 | January 29th, 2011 | 4th | 2nd | Anti |
| Uprise of Long Island #2 | April 16th, 2011 | 4th | 1st | ADHD |
| KTAR 5 | May 25th, 2011 | 5th | 3rd | Atomsk |
| Clash of the Titans 5 | June 25th-26th, 2011 | 7th | 1st | Ally |
| Pray and Trade | July 9th, 2011 | 2nd | 1st | ADHD |
| KTAR 6 | August 14th, 2011 | 3rd | 2nd | Ally |
| Concentrate II | October 30th, 2011 | 9th | 5th | Zucco |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 3rd | 4th | ADHD |
| Concentrate IV | March 31st, 2012 | 1st | — | — |
| Uprise of Long Island #8 | April 21st, 2012 | 2nd | 2nd | Keitaro |
| Cheap Ash NJ Tourney | April 28th, 2012 | 1st | 1st | Mekos |
| Clash of the Titans 6 | June 2nd, 2012 | 1st | 3rd | Cable |
| Uprise #10 | June 9th, 2012 | 3rd | 1st | ANTi |
| Dissention | June 23rd, 2012 | 2nd | 1st | Ally |
| Collision IV | July 7th, 2012 | 3rd | 2nd | NAKAT |
| SKTAR | July 14th-15th, 2012 | 1st | 2nd | Ally |
| L.I.R.R. 2 | July 28th, 2012 | 3rd | 2nd | NAKAT |
| Impact IV | August 25th, 2012 | 7th | 7th | Keitaro |
| Collision V | September 1st, 2012 | 3rd | 1st | ADHD |
| XSmash | December 22nd, 2012 | 3rd | 1st | Zinoto |
| Uprise 11 | December 29th, 2012 | 1st | 1st | ADHD |
| Collision VI | January 5th, 2013 | 2nd | 1st | ADHD |
| United 1 | January 6th, 2013 | 4th | 1st | ADHD |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 4th | 1st | ADHD |
| Rescue 2 | March 2nd, 2013 | 2nd | 1st | ADHD |
| Crossfire | March 16th, 2013 | 3rd | 2nd | Shaky |
| Petopia | April 27th, 2013 | 2nd | 1st | Ally |
| Crossfire II | May 18th, 2013 | 1st | 2nd | Keitaro |
| KTAR 7 | July 6th, 2013 | 1st | 1st | ADHD |
| Rescue 3 | July 27th, 2013 | 2nd | 1st | ADHD |
| SKTAR 2 | August 3rd-4th, 2013 | 9th | 1st | ADHD |
| Smashacre Gluttony | August 10th, 2013 | 2nd | 2nd | False |
| Crossfire 3 | October 5th, 2013 | 3rd | 1st | Anti |
| Knight Slash 7 | November 10th, 2013 | 1st | — | — |
| Collision VII | November 30th, 2013 | 3rd | 1st | ADHD |
| Smashacre Frostbite | December 7th, 2013 | 3rd | — | — |
| KTAR 8 | December 28th, 2013 | 7th | 2nd | ADHD |
| Collision 8 | January 11th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | ADHD |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | ADHD |
| Juice Break Weekly #01 | February 8th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Shuffle V | February 22nd-23rd, 2014 | 4th | 1st | ADHD |
| Collision 9 | March 15th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | Mew2King |
| KTAR 9 | March 22nd, 2014 | 3rd | 1st | ADHD |
| SMASH GRAND OPENING @ Hitbox Arena | May 24th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | ADHD |
| Final Battle | January 17th, 2015 | 1st (Split) | 1st (Split) | NAKAT |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | Ally |
| Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 3rd | 1st | V115 |
| Dismantle 2 | January 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | MVD |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 5th | 1st | ADHD |
| CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | 1st | 2nd | CaptainZack |
| Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Xanadu - End of an Era | February 24th-25th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | ANTi |
| Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLASH Tournaments Invitational | September 14th, 2014 | 1st | 3rd | Sama |
| Hitbox Arena Invitational | September 20th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| KTAR X | October 4th, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | Nakat |
| The Smash Lounge Weekly #1 | October 8th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash 4Ever #2 | October 15th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| HTL #1 | October 18th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash 4Ever #3 | October 22nd, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| SmashLeague: New York | October 25th, 2014 | 4th | 1st | Nakat |
| Smash 4Ever #4 | October 29th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4Ever #5 | November 5th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Xanadu Smash 4 Invitational | November 6th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4Ever #6 | November 12th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky's Smash 4 Invitational | November 20th-22nd, 2014 | 7th | 1st | ESAM |
| Triumph or Die 2014 | November 30th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Collision X | November 29th, 2014 | 2nd | 2nd | Dabuz |
| Smash 4-Ever #8 | December 10th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4-Ever #9 | December 17th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Roll Em Up | December 20th, 2014 | 5th | 2nd | Zucco |
| S@X 76 | December 23rd, 2014 | 3rd | — | — |
| XSmash 2 | December 27th, 2014 | 4th | 1st | Zucco |
| Collision XI | January 3rd, 2015 | 5th | 5th | Nakat |
| CLASH Online Invitational Finals | January 11th, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
| Final Battle | January 17th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | Nakat |
| XSmash 3 | January 24th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | False |
| Smash 4-Ever #10 | January 28th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 9th | 7th | Tyrant |
| Smash 4-Ever #11 | February 11th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| NeoNebulous 2 | February 22nd, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | Gunblade |
| Smash 4-Ever #12 | February 25th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Shots Fired | February 28th-March 1st, 2015 | 2nd | 2nd | 6WX |
| Smash 4-Ever #13 | March 11th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Shequinox | March 14th-15th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Max Ketchum |
| KTAR XII | March 21st, 2015 | 7th | 1st | False |
| Smash 4-Ever #14 | March 25th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4-Ever #15 | April 8th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Spring Fighter 2015 | April 11th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| MVG Sandstorm | April 18th-19th, 2015 | 2nd | 3rd | JA3 |
| Smash 4-Ever #16 | April 22nd, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| UGC Niagara 2015 | April 24th-26th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Vinnie |
| Smash 4-Ever #17 | May 6th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4-Ever #18 | May 20th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| S@X 100 | June 2nd, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4-Ever #19 | June 3rd, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Collision XII | June 6th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 2nd | 7th | Nakat |
| KTAR XIII | July 11th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | False |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-18th, 2015 | 3rd | Top 16 | Shaky |
| Smash 4-Ever #22 | July 22nd, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4 Wars #35 | July 28th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Eclipsamus | August 1st-2nd, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4-Ever #23 | August 5th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 3rd | 1st | ZeRo |
| Nebulous Prime 1 | August 14th-16th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4-Ever #24 | August 19th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| SKTAR 4 | August 22nd-23rd, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | Angel Cortes |
| Alberta Beat Down V | August 28th-30th, 2015 | 2nd | 2nd | Frio |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Umebura F.A.T. | September 21st-22nd, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Ally |
| Smashfield Weekly #9 | October 1st, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | ZeRo |
| MLG World Finals 2015 | October 16th-18th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | ZeRo |
| Smash the Record 2015 | October 23rd-25th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Nakat |
| KTAR XIV | November 7th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | False |
| KTAR XV | December 5th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Koolaid |
| Smash 4-Ever #30 | December 9th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4-Ever #31 | December 23rd, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Dismantle 2 | January 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | MVD |
| KTAR XVI | Janaury 9th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Tweek |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | ZeRo |
| Smash 4-Ever #33 | January 27th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Niconico Tokaigi 2016 | January 30th-31st, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| KTAR XVII | February 13th, 2016 | 17th | 1st | Tweek |
| Shots Fired 2 | March 5th-6th, 2016 | 1st | 3rd | Tweek |
| Do or DI | March 11th-13th, 2016 | 3rd | 2nd | Dabuz |
| 2GGT: FOW Saga | March 26, 2016 | 1st | 1st | FOW |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 49th | 1st | Koolaid |
| Collision XIII | April 16th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Gunblade |
| Smash 4-Ever #34 | April 20th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Codename: Salty Bets - Vanilly Weekly #27 | April 29th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Blacktwins |
| Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo | April 29th-May 1st, 2016 | 1st | 5th | Blank |
| Smash 4-Ever #35 | May 4th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| LVL UP EXPO 2016 | May 14th-15th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | VoiD |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | 4th | 2nd | Mew2King |
| MomoCon 2016 | May 26th-29th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Ally |
| Smash 4-Ever #37 | June 1st, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| KTAR XVIII | June 11th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | VoiD |
| Low Tier City 4 | June 18th-19th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | ZeRo |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 17th | 3rd | ZeRo |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| Smash 4-Ever #43 | July 29th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | ZeRo |
| Umebura S.A.T. | August 20th-21st, 2016 | 3rd | 5th | Mr. R |
| Collision XIV | September 3rd, 2016 | 3rd | 1st | ZeRo |
| 2GGT: Abadango Saga | September 24th, 2016 | 3rd | 4th | Ally |
| Little Big House 2 | October 6th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 7th | 1st | ZeRo |
| OUG Tournament Season 2 | October 15th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Marche |
| S@X 174 | November 1st, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash the Record 2016 | November 11th-13th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | ANTi |
| KTAR XIX | November 19th, 2016 | 4th | 1st | ZeRo |
| UGC Smash Open | December 2nd-4th, 2016 | 4th | 1st | ZeRo |
| 2GGT: ZeRo Saga | December 16th-18th, 2016 | 5th | 1st | ZeRo |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 17th | 4th | ZeRo |
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifiers | February 4th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Niconico Tokaigi 2017 | February 11th-12th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Frostbite 2017 | February 25th-26th, 2017 | 3rd | 4th | ZeRo |
| Smash 4 at KI Con | March 10th-12th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | MkLeo |
| S@X 194 | March 21st, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGC: Civil War | March 24th-26th, 2017 | 9th | 2nd | ZeRo |
| KTAR XX | April 1st-2nd, 2017 | 5th | 2nd | Tweek |
| CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | 3rd | 1st | ZeRo |
| Royal Flush | May 12th-14th, 2017 | 7th | 1st | ZeRo |
| 2GGC: Greninja Saga | May 20th, 2017 | 17th | 17th | ZeRo |
| MomoCon 2017 | May 25th-28th, 2017 | 1st | 4th | ZeRo |
| 2GGC: Nairo Saga | June 10th-11th, 2017 | 4th | 2nd | ZeRo |
| CEO 2017 | June 16th-18th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Midwest Mayhem 9: Old vs New | July 1st, 2017 | 2nd | 2nd | Cosmos |
| EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| DreamHack Atlanta 2017 | July 21st-23rd, 2017 | 4th | 3rd | ZeRo |
| Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 1st | 3rd | ZeRo |
| The Forge Weekly #4 | August 17th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGC: SCR Saga | August 19th-20th, 2017 | 7th | 3rd | ZeRo |
| Shine 2017 | August 25th-27th, 2017 | 3rd | 3rd | ZeRo |
| PAX Arena at PAX West 2017 | September 1st-4th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| 2GGC: West Side Saga | September 9th, 2017 | 5th | 1st | ZeRo |
| GameTyrant Expo 2017 | September 29th-October 1st, 2017 | 9th | 2nd | ZeRo |
| The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 9th | 1st | ZeRo |
| 2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga | October 14th-15th, 2017 | 2nd | 13th | Captain Levi |
| 2GGC: MkLeo Saga | November 4th, 2017 | 4th | 1st | ZeRo |
| 2GG Championship | December 1st-3rd, 2017 | 10th | — | — |
| Smash 4 Boot Camp | December 7th-10th, 2017 | 2nd | 2nd | ZeRo |
| GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 4th | 3rd | Mistake |
| Niconico Tokaigi 2018 | February 10th-11th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Xanadu - End of an Era | February 24th-25th, 2018 | — | 2nd | Pink Fresh |
| Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas | March 24th-25th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Collision XV | March 31st, 2018 | 1st | 3rd | ANTi |
| SwitchFest | April 21st-22nd, 2018 | 2nd | 3rd | Tweek |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 2nd | 9th | Tweek |
| MomoCon 2018 | May 24th-27th, 2018 | 4th | 4th | Cosmos |
| 2GG: Hyrule Saga | June 23rd-24th, 2018 | 17th | 17th | VoiD |
| CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | 17th | 7th | Cosmos |
| Smash Sounds | July 7th-8th, 2018 | 5th | 2nd | komorikiri |
| Final Smash Attack: Player's Ball | July 29th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| EVO 2018 | August 3rd-5th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 5th | 9th | Mekos |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 49th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYXL Pop-Up! | December 22nd, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Let's Make Moves | December 29th, 2018 | 4th | 3rd | ANTi |
| Glitch 6 | January 20th, 2019 | 2nd | 4th | Jtails |
| GENESIS 6 | Februrary 1st-3rd, 2019 | 17th | 9th | Umeki |
| Frostbite 2019 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 7th | 5th | MkLeo |
| Smash Ultimate Summit | March 8th-10th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Collision 2019 | March 16th-17th, 2019 | 2nd | 1st | Cosmos |
| Suplex City Smash | April 6th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Dark Wizzy |
| 2GG: Prime Saga | April 13th-14th, 2019 | 4th | 5th | Glutonny |
| Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 9th | 2nd | Samsora |
| Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 5th | 2nd | Cosmos |
| MomoCon 2019 | May 23rd-26th, 2019 | 5th | 13th | Light |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 17th | 1st | Dark Wizzy |
| CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| EVO 2019 | August 2nd-4th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 5th | 9th | Cosmos |
| Shine 2019 | August 23rd-25th, 2019 | 3rd | 3rd | Samsora |
| Glitch 7 - Minus World | September 14-15th, 2019 | 4th | 1st | Tweek |
| Mainstage | September 20th-22nd, 2019 | 1st | 2nd | Samsora |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 4th | 5th | Cosmos |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 2 | October 24th-27th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Tri-state Showdown: Fall 2019 | November 9th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Tweek |
| 2GG: Kongo Saga | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 9th | 7th | Cosmos |
| Let's Make Big Moves | January 3rd-5th, 2020 | 1st | 4th | Cosmos |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 9th | 3rd | Dark Wizzy |
| Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 9th | 4th | Blacktwins |
| Soaked Series Invitational | February 29th-March 1st, 2020 | 4th | — | — |
| The Quarantine Series | March 29th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Pound Online | April 24th-26th, 2020 | 65th | — | — |
| The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1 | May 2nd, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2010 | October 2nd, 2010 | 1st | — | — |
Trivia
- Interestingly enough, despite his older brother Ksizzle having been known to be one of Ally's hardest opponents to play in tournament during his prime, Nairo failed to take a set from Ally in Brawl singles for four years despite having surpassed his brother since then. However, at Apex 2015, Nairo managed to beat Ally in tournament for the first time in Winners Semis, although he ultimately ended up losing both sets of Grand Finals to Ally.
- Starting with SKTAR in 2012, Nairo held a perfect record against ESAM in Brawl for three years. However, at Super Smash Con 2015, ESAM finally defeated Nairo for the first time and went on to Grand Finals only to lose to Mew2King.
- Ironically, in Smash 4, ESAM had a perfect record against Nairo. However, at MLG World Finals 2015, Nairo beat ESAM for the first time in Smash 4 in Losers Finals.
- Pound 2016 was Nairo's worst placing in a Smash tournament, getting 49th place in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles after getting sent to losers bracket by Saj's Bayonetta, and being eliminated by Mr.II, a Japanese Robin player, in a huge upset.
- Similarly, Nairo's worst doubles placing in any Smash tournament was 2GGC: Greninja Saga, placing 17th with ZeRo.
- Nairo was featured on Road to EVO: Nintendo Minute along with VoiD and D1.
External links
- Twitch channel
- Twitter account
- Youtube channel
- SSBWorld profile
- Smashdata profile
- Daily Dot AMA
- Interview with CyberSportsNetwork
- Interview at SKTAR
Gameplay videos
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- TSM Zero vs Liquid Nairo - Smash 4 Grand Finals - MLG Finals
- LVL Up Expo - Liquid' Nairo (ZSS) Vs. 2GG | VoiD (Sheik) SSB4 Grand Finals
- KTAR XVIII: Nairo (ZSS) vs VoiD (Sheik) Losers Semis
- Midwest Mayhem 9 LOSERS FINALS - NRG | Nairo (Bowser, ZSS) vs P1 | Tweek (Donkey Kong, Cloud)
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