Zackray (ザクレイ) is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player from Tokyo, Kantō, Japan, considered one of the greatest Japanese Ultimate players of all-time, as well as the country's best player in the early metagame. He was considered Ultimate's first prodigy, winning his first major, Umebura SP 2, at the age of 16. He has since many other majors and is one of three players (alongside Tea and Glutonny) with a major win in each of Ultimate's superregions, having also won The Big House 9 in North America and Ultimate WANTED 4 in Europe. Although he currently focuses on Pit and Dark Pit, he is known for his mastery over many characters and his ability to quickly pick up new characters, playing high-level tournaments with more than 20 different characters and winning majors with Wolf, Joker, R.O.B., and Sora. He is the greatest Pit, Dark Pit, and Wolf player of all-time, as well as one of the best Joker and R.O.B. players of all time. In addition, he remains the only player to win majors with solo-Wolf and Sora.
Prior to Ultimate, Zackray had a brief yet noteworthy career in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, co-maining Corrin and Bayonetta while maintaining Marth as a secondary. He was considered the biggest rising star towards the end of the game's lifespan, with his victories at Sumabato 27 and Sumabato Smash 4 Final leading many to consider him one of the best players in Japan despite his short tenure in the game compared to other players. He was ranked 88th on the Panda Global Rankings 100 and was the youngest player ranked on the list.
On December 6th, 2018, Zackray announced his new sponsor GameWith.[1] GameWith merged with DetonatioN Gaming to form DetonatioN FocusMe on December 22nd, 2022, signing Zackray in the process.[2]
Zackray is able to play unconventionally with normally considered passive characters, such as R.O.B., aggressively searching through weaknesses in an opponent’s mindset, yet able to maintain a calm and calculating stance throughout sets. In neutral situations, he patiently waits for the opponent to move and counterattack at the right opportunity. Zackray is also known for picking up many characters for his adaptation to certain matchups as well as downloading data on his opponent's playstyles. He did this to Maister by going Sonic for the first 2 games of the set in The Big House 9, and by reverse 3-0ing him by going back to Joker.
Zackray is often nicknamed to be "Mr. Kagaribi" in the English community due to him making top 8 at all Kagaribi's he's attended since Kagaribi 1, while only missing attendance from Kagaribi 7 and Kagaribi 8, as well as having won 2 of them. This also notably includes Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi, which was a partnership between Kowloon and the Kagaribi series.
Panda Global Rankings 100: 88th 
LumiRank 2024.1: 20th 
