Smasher:ZAKI

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ZAKI "ざき"
ZAKI Hyrule Saga.jpg
Character info
Smash 4 main King Dedede
Other Smash 4 character Charizard
Ultimate main King Dedede
Other Ultimate characters King K. Rool, Banjo & Kazooie
Team info
Former sponsor(s) Team GEKI
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 JAPAN Power Rankings: 53rd
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank 2022: 130th
Personal and other info
Location Kansai, Japan Japan
Miscellaneous info
Skill Super Smash Bros. 4 Upper high level
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Upper high level

ZAKI (ざき) is an Ultimate King Dedede main from Japan and is considered the best King Dedede player in the world. With Dedede, he has wins over Kome, kameme, Umeki, Elegant, Kaninabe, HIKARU, Atelier, and Lui$. ZAKI is ranked 38th on the Experimental Smash Player Rankings and 130th on the OrionRank 2022; he was also formerly ranked 39th on the discontinued Japan Player Rankings.

In Smash 4, ZAKI was also considered as the best King Dedede player in the world. He was ranked 43rd on the JAPAN Power Rankings. His most infamous exploit was to beat MkLeo, the best player in the world at 2GG: Hyrule Saga, sending him in Losers Bracket. This upset caused an immense traction as Leo used Cloud, the second-best character in the game and ZAKI used King Dedede, a bottom tier character. Despite using a very limited character, ZAKI achieved impressive results such as 17th at 2GG: Hyrule Saga, but also 17th at Smash 'N' Splash 4, Sumabato Smash 4 Final, Umebura Smash 4 Final and 33rd at MomoCon 2018. Those placings are also impressive by the fact that he never used secondaries and unlike other King Dedede specialists such as Big D or El Bardo, he never dropped or co-mained the character. Apart of his upset against MkLeo, ZAKI has wins over top players such as Charlie, Rags, Ri-ma, Chanshu, FILIP, and Nasubi.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Sumabato 10 May 29th, 2016 17th / 80
Sumabato for THE BIG HOUSE June 17th, 2016 49th / 216 65th / 88 Hiraro
Megurobura August 18th, 2016 13th / 58
Umebura S.A.T. August 20th-21st, 2016 65th / 96
Sumabato 12 August 27th, 2016 13th / 96
Sumabato 13 September 25th, 2016 17th / 96
Hirosuma Tokaigi Qualifier December 11th, 2016 25th / 79
Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier December 25th, 2016 33rd / 177
Karisuma Tokaigi Qualifiers January 14th, 2017 33rd / 64
Hirosuma: Revolution March 19th, 2017 13th / 101
Sumabato 17 April 16th, 2017 49th / 96
Shulla-bra X April 30th, 2017 9th / 121
KSB 2017 May 4th-6th, 2017 17th / 121
Sumabato 18 June 18th, 2017 49th / 96
Umebura 27 July 1st, 2017 49th / 96
Sumabato 19 August 12th, 2017 5th / 96
Shulla-bra XI September 10th, 2017 5th / 116
Sumabato 20 September 24th, 2017 49th / 96
Sumabato 21 October 21st, 2017 25th / 96
Sumabato 22 November 12th, 2017 33rd / 96
Kyoto University Festival 2017 November 25th, 2017 9th / 24
Umebura T.A.T. December 23rd-24th, 2017 161st / 280
Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier 1 January 6th, 2018 25th / 209
Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier 2 January 7th, 2018 13th / 193
EVO Japan 2018 January 26th-28th, 2018 65th / 757
Sumabato x Cyclops pre-Sumabato 23 February 16th, 2018 5th / 32
Sumabato 23 February 17th, 2018 25th / 96
Sumabato 24 March 24th, 2018 9th / 96
KVOxTSB 2018 May 4th-6th 2018 13th / 120
MomoCon 2018 May 24th-27th, 2018 33rd / 353
CFL Smackdown 178 May 29th, 2018 4th / ?
Smash 'N' Splash 4 June 1st-3rd, 2018 17th / 527
CFL Smackdown 179 June 5th, 2018 9th / ?
Mega Smash Mondays 151 June 18th, 2018 17th / 68
Hollywood Action Tuesdays 26 June 19th, 2018 4th / 39
Weds Night Fights 2018 Spring Season 2.8 June 20th, 2018 9th / 66
2GG: Hyrule Saga June 23rd-24th, 2018 17th / 780
Master Sword Monday June 25th, 2018 17th / 159
CEO 2018 June 29th-July 1st, 2018 129th / 679
Sumabato 27 August 12th, 2018 33rd / 96
Sumabato 28 September 16th, 2018 25th / 96
Sumabato Smash 4 Final October 17th, 2018 17th / 250
Sumabato x Cyclops #73 November 16, 2018 9th / 29
Umebura Smash 4 Final December 1st, 2018 17th / 515

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Umebura SP December 16th, 2018 65th / 743
Sumabato SP January 6th, 2019 25th / 306
Umebura SP 2 January 12th, 2019 5th / 500
Sumabato SP 2 February 2nd, 2019 2nd / 303
2GG: Prime Saga Kickoff April 12th, 2019 13th / 156
2GG: Prime Saga April 13th-14th, 2019 25th / 804
Come to Papa 3 April 29th, 2019 13th / 499
Umebura Japan Major 2019 May 1st-2nd, 2019 25th / 1015
KVOxTSB 2019 May 5th, 2019 3rd / 149
Sumabato SP 5 June 22nd, 2019 13th / 320
PSG Classic 2019 July 31st-August 1st, 2019 7th / 112
EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019 33rd / 3532
Sumabato SP 7 August 11th, 2019 7th / 320
Umebura SP 4 August 16th, 2019 17th / 517
Uprising 2019 August 31st-September 1st, 2019 5th / 126 4th / 32 Sejun
Umebura SP 5 September 28th, 2019 33rd / 509
Umebura SP 6 October 22nd, 2019 25th / 768
Sumabato SP 9 November 10th, 2019 13th / 320
Umebura SP 7 November 16th, 2019 33rd / 758
Sumabato SP 10 December 15th, 2019 25th / 320
Sumabato SP 11 December 28th, 2019 25th / 320
Maesuma TOP 1 January 4th, 2020 9th / 256
EVO Japan 2020 January 24th-26th, 2020 65th / 1819
Sumabato SP 14 October 11th, 2020 13th / 96
Maesuma TOP 4 October 31st-November 1st, 2020 5th / 128
Tamisuma Championship 1Online February 17th, 2021 33rd / 109
Sumabato SP 17 March 7th, 2021 9th / 128
Tamisuma Championship 2Online March 18th, 2021 17th / 93
SWT: Japan Ultimate Online QualifierOnline April 17th-18th, 2021 9th / 210
Maesuma TOP 5 July 3rd-4th, 2021 9th / 128
Sumabato SP 19 July 24th, 2021 5th / 128
Tamisuma Championship 5Online July 29th, 2021 17th / 64
MaeTami Summer Festival Qualifier AOnline August 14th, 2021 33rd / 460
MaeTami Summer Festival Qualifier BOnline August 14th, 2021 9th / 508
MaeTami Summer Festival Qualifier COnline August 14th, 2021 33rd / 392
Maesuma TOP 6 October 22nd, 2021 17th / 320
Maesuma Champion Series 10Online November 13th, 2021 4th / 16
Sumabato SP 21 November 27th, 2021 9th / 192
Kansai TOP Tournament December 19th, 2021 2nd / 10
Maesuma Champion Series 15Online April 6th, 2022 9th / 15
Maesuma TOP 7 May 1st, 2022 25th / 512
Sumabato SP 26 May 29th, 2022 5th / 248
Maesuma TOP 8 June 11th-12th, 2022 25th / 590
Sumabato SP 27 June 19th, 2022 2nd / 221
Seibugeki 11 July 2nd, 2022 49th / 192
Sumabato SP 30 September 23rd, 2022 5th / 216
Sumabato SP 31 October 23rd, 2022 13th / 207
Maesuma TOP 11 March 5th, 2023 65th / 512
Maesuma TOP 12 April 30th, 2023 97th / 512
Kagaribi 10 May 6th-7th, 2023 97th / 1024
Maesuma TOP 14 September 3rd, 2023 25th / 392

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