Smasher:Zomba
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| Zomba | |
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| Character info | |
| Smash 4 mains | Bayonetta, Cloud |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Link, Lucina |
| Ultimate main | R.O.B. |
| Other Ultimate character | Lucina |
| Retired Ultimate characters | Roy, Link |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Spacestation Gaming |
| Former sponsor(s) | Nevermore International, 16-Bit Esports |
| Crew(s) | Grunt Gang, MBS |
| Former crews | Tainted Renegades |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Staten Island Power Rankings: 15th  PGRU v3 NA: 9th |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Salvatore DeSena |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Staten Island, New York 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Professional Top professional |
Zomba is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate R.O.B. player from Staten Island, New York. He is currently considered the best R.O.B. player in the world and has taken sets off of players such as Light, acola, Tweek, Kola, Glutonny, Shuton, Dabuz, Tea. He is also known for having proficiency with a wide range of characters, such as his Lucina which has a win over Maister.
He is currently ranked 1st on both the Staten Island Ultimate Power Rankings and the New York City Ultimate Power Rankings, 14th on OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse North America, 22nd on OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse, and 9th on the PGRU v3 NA; he was also formerly ranked in the Area 51 position on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v3.
In Smash 4, Zomba was a Bayonetta and Cloud player. He was also a notable Wi-Fi Warrior in this game and was ranked 26th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v2. He has defeated other Wi-Fi Warriors such as RobinGG, ShinyMark, JMafia, MASTER PUFFY, Pelca, and Horse. He has made a notable mark offline, defeating players such as Frozen, Gen, Stretch, Gunblade, Freelancer Leo, BOW, Don, and SPT. He was ranked 15th on the Staten Island All-Time Smash 4 Power Rankings.
Zomba joined Nevermore International on July 25th, 2020 and left on May 9th, 2021. On June 24th, 2022, he joined Spacestation Gaming.
Playstyle
Zomba is known for his high aggression with a bunch of characters he chooses. With R.O.B., he is able to use some of R.O.B.'s best aerials, specials and tilts to win neutral, as well as waiting for the right opportunity to punish his opponent in neutral with a lot of unexpected options to take stocks quickly. He is also known for counterpicking a lot of his opponents with different characters to gain matchup experience with a certain character or to cover a lot of bad matchups R.O.B. has, mainly going Lucina, Link, Cloud, or Joker.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaolin Smash #6 | October 14th, 2016 | 13th | 4th | Hentai Jow |
| Shaolin Smash #12 | November 25th, 2016 | 9th | 5th | Jish |
| Shaolin Smash #20 | January 27th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #31 | April 14th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #32 | April 21st, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
Team Flamewave Tournament: One Year Anniversary |
May 6th-7th, 2017 | 33rd | 7th | 3Brandon3 |
| Shaolin Smash #37 | May 26th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #38 | June 2nd, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #39 | June 9th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #43 | July 7th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #44 | July 14th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #47 | August 4th, 2017 | 9th | 5th | Jish |
| Final Stage 2017 |
August 15th-17th, 2017 | 97th | 9th | Zaxel |
| Shaolin Smash #48 | August 18th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #49 | August 25th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| A Very Merry Smash Island (Shaolin Smash #56) | December 22nd, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #57 | December 29th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #58 | January 12th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #60 | January 26th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #61 | February 2nd, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #62 | February 9th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #63 | February 16th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #65 | April 6th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Dead Island #68 (Shaolin Smash #68) | May 4th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #69 | May 11th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #70 | May 18th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #71 | May 25th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Dead Island #72 (Shaolin Smash #72) | June 1st, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| The Smash Bash 85: France Edition |
June 9th-10th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| XenoArcadian 2018 Q2 | June 16th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Dead Island #74 (Shaolin Smash #74) | June 22nd, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Island #76 (Shaolin Smash #76) | July 6th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Sounds | July 7th-8th, 2018 | 65th | 25th | BOW |
| Bravery Arcade | July 13th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 129th | 49th | Jish |
| Shaolin Smash #79 | August 17th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Xenosaga XVI | August 18th, 2018 | 17th | 7th | ZayXen |
| Shaolin Smash #80 | August 24th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| XenoArcadian 2018 Q3 | September 8th, 2018 | 13th | 9th | DarkBlues |
| Shaolin Smash #83 | September 14th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #84 | September 21st, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Xenosaga XVII | September 22nd, 2018 | 17th | 4th | BOW |
| Shaolin Smash #85 | September 28th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #86 | October 12th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Escape From Yoshi's Island | October 13th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #87 | October 19th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #89 | November 3rd, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #90 | November 17th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| One More Game |
November 17th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #91 | November 24th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Con: Fall Fest | October 15th-17th, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaolin Smash #93 | December 21st, 2018 | 7th | 5th | Ingot |
| Smashing Legends Ultimate Christmas Special |
December 26th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| Shaolin Smash #94 | December 28th, 2018 | 4th | 1st | Pershado |
| Shaolin Smash #95 | January 4th, 2019 | 5th | 5th | Jish |
| Shaolin Smash #97 | January 26th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Xenosaga XXII | February 2nd, 2019 | 5th | 2nd | SPT |
| Smash Island #1 | February 9th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Island DX #1 | February 16th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Spectrum #80 | February 18th, 2019 | 5th | 5th | BOW |
| Smash Island DX #2 | February 23rd, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Island DX #3 | March 2nd, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Island DX #4 | March 9th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Island DX #5 | March 16th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Island DX #6 | March 23rd, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Spectrum #85 | March 25th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| Smash Island DX #7 | March 30th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Suplex City Smash | April 6th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| The Scarlet Classic V | April 14th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| CN:B-Airs #184 | April 19th, 2019 | 5th | 5th | SPT |
| Smash Island DX #8.5 | April 20th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Spectrum #89 | April 22nd, 2019 | 9th | 3rd | BOW |
| Xeno #158 | April 24th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars: Sandy Road to CEO 2019 1 |
April 26th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| Smash Island DX #9 | April 27th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| The Forge: Season 2 - Episode 1 | May 18th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Spectrum #93 | May 20th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| Amalgamation | May 25th, 2019 | 9th | 5th | BOW |
| Spectrum #94 | May 27th, 2019 | 4th | 3rd | BOW |
| Xenosaga XXV | June 1st, 2019 | 4th | 1st | BOW |
| Spectrum #95 | June 3rd, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash Island DX #13 | June 8th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | BOW |
| Spectrum #96 | June 10th, 2019 | 7th | 3rd | BOW |
| Smash Island DX #14 | June 15th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Xeno #167 | June 26th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| Smash Island DX #16 | June 29th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Spectrum #99 | July 1st, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash Island DX #17 | July 6th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Spectrum #100 | July 8th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| DNA: Season 3 - Week 1 | July 11th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Smash Island DX #18 | July 13th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Spectrum #101 | July 15th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| Spectrum #102 | July 22nd, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Spectrum #103 | July 29th, 2019 | 4th | 1st | Stretch |
| Spectrum #105 | August 12th, 2019 | 3rd | 5th | zombie |
| Spectrum #106 | August 19th, 2019 | 17th | 5th | BOW |
| The Forge: Season 3 - Episode 1 | August 31st, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Smash Island DX #25 | September 7th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Spectrum #109 | September 9th, 2019 | 3rd | 3rd | Stretch |
| Smash Island DX #26 | September 14th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Spectrum #110 | September 16th, 2019 | 4th | 1st | Arhungry |
| Xenosaga XXVII | September 21st, 2019 | 9th | 5th | Stretch |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 6 |
September 27th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Spectrum #112 | September 30th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Island DX #28 | October 5th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Xenosaga XXVIII | October 12th, 2019 | 7th | 4th | Stretch |
| Spectrum #114 | October 14th, 2019 | 3rd | 1st | BOW |
| Open Source Smash | October 19th, 2019 | 9th | 4th | Gen |
| Spectrum #155 | October 21st, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Smash Island DX #30 | October 26th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Return to Yoshi's Island | November 2nd, 2019 | 13th | 5th | Frozen |
| Spectrum #116 | November 4th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Tri-state Showdown: Fall 2019 | November 9th, 2019 | 25th | 17th | Stretch |
| Spectrum #117 | November 11th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Wreckonize #27 | November 15th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Xenosaga XXIX | November 16th, 2019 | 5th | 3rd | Stretch |
| Player's Ball Ultimate | November 23rd, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Wavebounce #2 | November 30th, 2019 | 9th | 2nd | Stretch |
| Fireside Open 2019 | December 7th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| Fusion: Weekly #1 | December 9th, 2019 | 3rd | 1st | Stretch |
| Wreckonize #31 | December 13th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Island DX #35 | December 14th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Fusion: Weekly #3 | December 23rd, 2019 | 17th | 5th | BOW |
| DNA: Season 4 - Week 11 | December 26th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Wreckonize #33 | December 27th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Unknown |
| The Forge: Season 4 - Episode 2 | December 28th, 2019 | 5th | 1st | Mr. E |
| Fusion: Weekly #4 | December 30th, 2019 | 5th | 3rd | Stretch |
| Let's Make Big Moves | January 3rd-5th, 2020 | 17th | 25th | Stretch |
| Fusion: Weekly #5 | January 6th, 2020 | 7th | 2nd | ZeroTwoNone |
| Xenosaga XXXI | January 11th, 2020 | 5th | 1st | Stretch |
| Fusion: Weekly #6 | January 13th, 2020 | 5th | 2nd | Stretch |
| P.O.G.S: Panda Global x OS | January 17th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash Island #39 | January 18th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Soaked Series Invitational |
February 29th-March 1st, 2020 | 65th | — | — |
| Mazer Gaming Smash |
March 22nd, 2020 | 25th | — | — |
| The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1 |
April 18th-19th, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
| The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1 |
May 2nd, 2020 | 97th | — | — |
| The Prodigy Invitational |
May 3rd, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| OS x Redbull Invitational 3 |
May 28th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| Elympics 1 |
August 15th, 2020 | 25th | — | — |
| GOML North American Open: Northeast USA |
October 17th-18th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| Reset: Smash for RAINN |
January 2nd, 2021 | 17th | — | — |
| The Host Up Invitational |
Januray 30th, 2021 | 25th | — | — |
| The National Arcadian: Best of the Worst |
March 19th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
| SWT: NA Northeast Ultimate Online Qualifier |
May 22nd-23rd, 2021 | 49th | — | — |
| CROSSxUP | July 25th, 2021 | 4th | 1st | Mr. E |
| Riptide | September 10th-12th, 2021 | 33rd | — | — |
| The Grind 156 | September 24th, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
| Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code | September 24th-26th, 2021 | 25th | 4th | ESAM |
| Super Smash Con: Fall Fest | October 15th-17th, 2021 | 17th | — | — |
| Hold The Line | October 23rd, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| CEO 2021 | December 3rd-5th, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
| Fireside Open 2021 | December 11th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Fusion #100 | December 13th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smash World Tour 2021 Last Chance Qualifier | December 17th, 2021 | Top 8 | — | — |
| Smash World Tour 2021 Championships | December 17th-19th, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
| Frosty Faustings XIV 2022 | January 28th-29th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| cardd's basement | February 12th, 2022 | 17th | 4th | Spickles |
| The Grind - Glitch Infinite Special | February 18th, 2022 | 33rd | — | — |
| Glitch - Infinite | February 18th-20th, 2022 | 2nd | 1st | LeoN |
| Collision 2022 | March 12th-13th, 2022 | 9th | 17th | Tilde |
| LEVELUP Arena 4 | March 19th-20th, 2022 | 2nd | 2nd | Stroder Ame |
| bae100 | April 2nd, 2022 | 2nd | 1st | Jakal |
| Clip It II | April 10th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| GENESIS 8 | April 15th-17th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| Pound 2022 | April 22nd-24th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| Low Tide City 2022 | April 29th-May 1st, 2022 | 4th | — | — |
| Xenosaga XLI | May 7th, 2022 | 4th | 1st | Guap, The |
| The New York Smashdown | May 22nd, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| MomoCon 2022 | May 26th-29th, 2022 | 17th | 2nd | Goblin |
| Warped! | June 4th, 2022 | 2nd | 2nd | BeatyBean |
| King's Court: Crown 2 Pre-Local | June 17th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| Crown 2 | June 18th-19th, 2022 | 4th | 3rd | LeoN |
| CEO 2022 | June 24th-26th, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
| Double Down 2022 | July 8th-10th, 2022 | 33rd | 5th | Jakal |
| Tri-State Summer Smash | July 23rd, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
| Failsafe 2022 | August 6th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2022 | August 11th-14th, 2022 | 9th | 33rd | Mr. E |
| Rise 'N Grind | August 19th-21st, 2022 | 3rd | 4th | yonni |
| Shine 2022 | August 26th-28th, 2022 | 3rd | 4th | naitosharp |
| Riptide 2022 | September 9th-11th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
| Glitch - Regen | September 23rd-25th, 2022 | 4th | — | — |
| Lost Tech City 2022 | September 30th- October 2nd, 2022 | 4th | — | — |
| Little Big House 6 | October 6th, 2022 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Big House 10 | October 7th-9th, 2022 | 9th | 7th | BassMage |
| Ludwig Smash Invitational | October 21st-23rd, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
| Let's Make Moves Miami | October 28th-30th, 2022 | 5th | 3rd | Goblin |
| Port Priority 7 | November 12th-13th, 2022 | 7th | 13th | Mr. E |
Trivia
- Zomba is often noted for his prowess with multiple characters despite his young age, gaining 19 separate power ranked wins using many different characters.
- Due to Zomba's consistent use of R.O.B.'s back air as a move to close out games in clutch fashion, it has been nicknamed the "Zombair". This was first referred to as such during the Smash World Tour 2021 Championships where he took set wins off of Kola, Shuton, and KEN.
- Zomba is infamous for frequently narrowly missing out on qualifying placements at major tournaments, often by only one place:
- At Rise 'N Grind, he finished 3rd, the second highest among players eligible to qualify for Smash Ultimate Summit 5, after Anathema.
- At Shine 2022, he finished 3rd, the second highest among players eligible to qualify for Smash Ultimate Summit 5, after Cosmos.
- At Lost Tech City 2022, he finished 4th, the fourth highest among players eligible to qualify for the Panda Cup Finale; Marss, Maister, and Lima took the three qualifying spots.
- At Let's Make Moves Miami, he finished 5th, tied for second highest among players eligible to qualify for the Panda Cup Finale, after acola.
