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Zain "DontTestMe"
Zain2.jpg
Character info
MeleemainMarth
OtherMeleecharactersRoy,Fox
RetiredMeleecharacterIce Climbers
UltimatemainRoy
Team info
Sponsor(s)Shopify Rebellion
Former sponsor(s)Golden Guardians, SovaSmashInc,Panda,Moist Moguls/Moist Esports
Rankings and results info
Most recent rankingSuper Smash Bros. MeleeSSBMRank 2025: 1st
Best historical rankingSuper Smash Bros. Melee SSBMRank 2025: 1st
Best tournament resultSuper Smash Bros. Melee 1st / 2,422 atSupernova 2025
WinningsSuper Smash Bros. Melee ~$130,934.70
Personal and other info
Real nameZain Naghmi
Birth date(age 29)
LocationBlacksburg, Virginia United States
WikipediaSymbol.svgWikipedia has an article onZain.

Zain (originally known astekkenz) is aSuper Smash Bros. MeleeMarth main from Reston,Virginia who is currently residing in Blacksburg, Virginia. He is considered to be the greatest Marth player of all time and is known for his incredibly lethal punish game onspace animal players and methodical play againstfloaty characters. His playstyle redefined Marth's metagame, with his dominant records overHungrybox and otherJigglypuff players leading many to believe the matchup had shifted into Marth's favor. In addition to Marth, he is also known for being one of the few successfulRoy players in the modern offline and online metagames, playing the character under the aliasDontTestMe.

Zain's competitive career began in 2014 and he first came to prominence atThe Big House 6 in 2016, eventually making his debut on theSSBMRank that year. He rose meteorically within the following few years, eventually entering the top 10 bymid-2018 and becoming the first "Doc Kid" to win amajor after winningShine 2018. He was considered the best player in North America in 2020 following his victory atGENESIS 7 and his dominance inSlippinetplay events during theCOVID-19 pandemic. His success online translated into the post-Slippi era, where he is considered one of the best players in the metagame, having ranked 1st in2022 and from2024 to2025, placed outside the top 8 at only one event (barring sandbagging), and won numerous events, includingSupernova 2025, the largestMelee tournament of all time. Due to his success during this time and having over 20 major victories, Zain is considered one of the greatestMelee players of all time.

Tournament history[edit]

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Zain started playing competitively in May 2014 and quickly climbed the ranks, notably winning theS@X Fall Arcadian. He gained recognition at the national level atThe Big House 6 when he defeatedPlup 2-0 in pools. He went on to place 17th after beatingKJH andTafokints. He notably took a set off ofLeffen 3-2 atSmash 'N' Splash 3 placing 13th, and sets off ofChuDat andSFAT 2-1 and 3-0 respectively atSuper Smash Con 2017, placing 5th at said event. AtSmash Summit 6, he beat bothMango and Plup to take 3rd. Finally, atShine 2018, Zain won his first major tournament, beating Mango and double eliminatingHungrybox, taking his first ever victories over the latter. Over a year later, he took his first set overMew2King atThe Big House 9, placing 2nd after losing two Game 5 sets to Mango in Grand Finals.

A few months after The Big House 9, Zain won his first supermajor atGENESIS 7 without dropping a set, defeating Hungrybox 3-1, Mango, and Hungrybox again 3-2. As tournaments switched to online play due to COVID-19, Zain continued to dominate, winning several large online events such asLudwig Ahgren Championship Series 2, 3 out of the 4Slippi Champions League events, and finallySmash Summit 10 Online to cement himself as the best online player in North America, with Mango serving as his primary rival for the title.

After losing toAxe atApex 2022, Zain had only lost to 5 players since then in serious sets:aMSa,Jmook,Cody Schwab, Leffen, and Mang0. This streak ended atLuminosity Makes Moves Miami 2024, whereAklo's Link defeated Zain 3-1 in Winner's Semi-finals.

In 2023, following a series of victories byCody Schwab, Zain, Cody Schwab, andLudwig organizeda first-to-10 match between him and Cody Schwab, the winner of which would be automatically given 1st on theSSBMRank 2023 rankings. Zain lost 7-10, ending Zain's dominant stretch and cementing Cody Schwab as best player in the world.

OtherSmash games[edit]

Zain briefly dabbled inUltimate in response toHungrybox's 90-dayUltimate detox, with Zain choosing to playUltimate for the same amount of time to "poison" himself. Zain'sTwitch chat chose his main, and he ultimately went withRoy. Although hisUltimate activity was primarily in the game'sonline mode, Zain did see some competitive play at twoCoinbox events, however he failed to win a single set.

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

SSBMRank/MPGR[edit]

RankingTime periodRankCharacter(s)Notes
SSBMRank 2016January 15th - December 4th, 201666thMarth (SSBM)
Summer 2017 SSBMRankDecember 10th, 2016 - June 18th, 201741stMarth (SSBM)
SSBMRank 2017December 10th, 2016 - December 10th, 201722ndMarth (SSBM)
Summer 2018 MPGRDecember 15th, 2017 - July 1st, 20189thMarth (SSBM)
MPGR 2018December 15th, 2017 - December 16th, 20187thMarth (SSBM)
Summer 2019 MPGRDecember 17th, 2018 - June 30th, 20196thMarth (SSBM)
MPGR 2019December 17th, 2018 - December 8th, 20196thMarth (SSBM)
MPGRContenders North America2021S+ (Top 3)Marth (SSBM)
MPGR Summer 2022March 1st - July 11th, 20221stMarth (SSBM)
SSBMRank 2022March 1st - December 18th, 20221stMarth (SSBM)
SSBMRank Summer 2023December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 20231stMarth (SSBM)
SSBMRank 2023December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 20232ndMarth (SSBM)
SSBMRank Summer 2024December 18th, 2023 - July 14th, 20241stMarth (SSBM)
SSBMRank 2024December 18th, 2023 - December 15th, 20241stMarth (SSBM)
SSBMRank Summer 2025December 16th, 2024 - July 6th, 20252ndMarth (SSBM)
SSBMRank 2025December 16th, 2024 - December 14th, 20251stMarth (SSBM)

MD/VA Power Rankings[edit]

RankingRankCharacter(s)Notes
Spring 201612thMarth (SSBM)
Summer 20166thMarth (SSBM)
Fall/Winter 20165thMarth (SSBM)
Spring 20174thMarth (SSBM)
September 20172ndMarth (SSBM)
Winter 20181stMarth (SSBM)
Summer 20181stMarth (SSBM)
Fall 20181stMarth (SSBM)
Spring 20191stMarth (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)
November 20191stMarth (SSBM)Fox (SSBM)Falco (SSBM)Sheik (SSBM)
March 20201stMarth (SSBM)
Summer 20221stMarth (SSBM)

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

TournamentDate1v1 placement2v2 placementPartnerEarnings
Smash @ Clarendon 5/23/14May 23rd, 201433rd / 72
Smash @ Clarendon 6/6/14June 6th, 201449th / 64
Smash @ Clarendon 6/19/14June 19th, 201425th / 60
Smash @ Clarendon 7/18/14July 18th, 201433rd / 88
Smash @ Clarendon 8/15/14August 15th, 201433rd / 92
[1]October 4th, 20149th / 22
Virginia Tech 2v2 TournamentOctober 15th, 20143rdDavid
Grass Roots Monthly!November 8th, 20145th / 233rd?
[2]December 3rd, 20142nd?
Fueled By MeleeDecember 6th, 20144th7th?
Grass Roots Monthly #2!December 7th, 20143rd / 13??
S@X 78January 7th, 201517th / 69
Grass Roots Monthly #3!January 31st, 20153rd / 29??
PK Smash #1February 18th, 20154th / 37
Fueled By Melee 3February 21st, 20153rd / 18??
Fueled By Melee 4April 12th, 20152nd / 183rd?
Xanadu ArcadianMay 16th, 20159th
S@X 98May 20th, 20157th / 59
S@X 99May 27th, 201513th / 55
S@X 101June 10th, 20159th / 72
Super Smash Con 2015August 6th-9th, 201533rd / 593
S@X 111August 19th, 20157th / 108
Grass Roots Monthly #8!August 29th, 20153rd / 32
The Fall ArcadianOctober 17th, 20151st
Pound 2016April 2nd-3rd, 201649th / 93325thPRISON
S@X 151May 25th, 20161st / 85
S@X 152June 1st, 20164th / 81
S@X 153June 8th, 20165th / 55
EVO 2016July 15th-17th, 201649th / 2,372
Super Smash Con 2016August 11th-14th, 201633rd / 94017thSypherPhoenix
The Big House 6October 7th-9th, 201617th / 1,56333rdSypherPhoenix
S@X 182December 28th, 20161st / 86
GENESIS 4January 20th-22nd, 201733rd / 170417thRedd
Smash Valley VFebruary 18th, 20175th / 253
Training Mode Tuesday 3March 7th, 20171st
Smash @ Power 9 #22March 9th, 20177th / 621stCaptain Faceroll
CEO DreamlandApril 14th-16th, 201717th / 3339thSypherPhoenix
Smash 'N' Splash 3June 2nd-4th, 201713th / 84813thJunebug
Bad Moon Rising 2July 1st, 20179th / 3695th / 86SypherPhoenix
Get On My Level 2017July 29-30th, 20179th / 5669thR2DLiu
Super Smash Con 2017August 10th-13th, 20175th / 1,09213thSypherPhoenix
The Big House 7October 6th-8th, 201717th / 15227thMilkMan
DreamHack Denver 2017October 20th-22nd, 20177th / 310
MD/VA Melee InvitationalNovember 25th, 20174th / 10
Pat's House 3December 2nd-3rd, 20172nd / 2999thPrince Abu
S@X 233December 20th, 20171st / 36
GENESIS 5January 19th-21st, 201813th / 1,36533rdR2DLiu$100
The Gang Hosts a Melee TournamentFebruary 3rd, 20182nd / 238
Smash Valley: Lucky 7February 17th, 20182nd / 2294thMilkMan$458
Unity 19March 3rd, 20181st / 64
Nimbus #8March 8th, 20181st
EGLX 2018March 9th-11th, 20189th / 181$68
SWEET 31March 17th, 20181st2ndKJH$435
Full Bloom 4March 24th-25th, 20189th / 354
Flatiron 3April 21st, 20187th / 316
Smash Summit 6May 3rd-6th, 20183rd / 167thHugS$2,751
Pound UndergroundMay 12th-13th, 20181st / 2165thMilkMan$864
S@X 250May 16th, 20183rd
Get On My Level 2018May 18th-20th, 20185th / 449$179.60
Smash 'N' Splash 4June 1st-3rd, 20185th / 924$712
OMEGA IIJune 16th-17th, 20181st / 1243rdMilkMan$1,503
CEO 2018June 29th-July 1st, 20185th / 44025thMilkMan$132
Aurora BlitzJuly 21st, 20183rd / 31$91
EVO 2018August 3rd-5th, 20189th / 1,353
Super Smash Con 2018August 9th-12th, 20189th / 1,0537thMilkMan$52.65
Shine 2018August 24th-26th, 20181st / 904
The Roast of Hugo GonzalezSeptember 22nd, 20182nd / 256$856
The Big House 8October 5th-7th, 20184th / 1,032$825.60
GameTyrant Expo 2018November 2nd-4th, 20183rd / 1621stSFAT
Smash Summit 7November 15th-18th, 20187th / 167thRishi$1,417
The Parking Lot - FridayDecember 14th, 20181st / 83$160
Don't Park on the Grass 2018December 15th-16th, 20183rd / 5461stMilkMan$546
GENESIS 6February 1st-3rd, 20199th / 1,11365thArris
Here Be Mid Tiers 5February 9th, 20191st / 6913thArris
The Script 2February 16th-17th, 20191st / 1303rdMilkMan
The Gang Steals The ScriptMarch 9th, 20191st / 2041stMilkMan
Full Bloom 5March 23rd-24th, 20191st / 3493rdSwedish Delight$1,556
Battle of BC 3: Pre-WeeklyMarch 29th, 20192nd / 43
Battle of BC 3March 30th-31st, 20192nd / 2531stSFAT
Pound 2019April 19th-21st, 20194th / 4514thChillindude$541
Come to Papa 3April 27th-28th, 20191st / 1061stPlup
Shell Shocked 20May 4th, 20191st / 181stHazy$182
Get On My Level 2019May 17th-19th, 20197th / 4207thChillindude$157.50
Smash 'N' Splash 5May 31st-June 2nd, 20194th / 8387thChillindude
The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0June 8th-9th, 201917th / 2539thChillindude
Smash Summit 8June 13th-17th, 20195th / 162ndPlup$1,578
Low Tier City 7July 12th-14th, 20192nd / 3037thDJ Nintendo
Super Smash Con 2019August 8th-11th, 20193rd / 3535thMilkMan$938
Smash Camp: End of SummerSeptember 14th-15th, 20191st / 214
MainstageSeptember 20th-22nd, 20193rd / 289
The Big House 9October 4th-6th, 20192nd / 909$1,818
DreamHack RotterdamOctober 18th-20th, 20191st / 1541stS2J
Mango's Birthday BashDecember 7th-8th, 20195th / 2282ndHungrybox$375
GENESIS 7January 24th-26th, 20201st / 1,1105thHungrybox$1,583
Smash Summit 9February 13th-16th, 20204th / 16$6,242
The Cave 2/24February 24th, 20201st / 282ndAglet
Pound OnlineOnlineApril 24th-26th, 20201st / 979$2,000
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2OnlineJuly 25th-26th, 20201st / 64$8,250.33
Frame Perfect Series 2: ONLINEOnlineSeptember 19th, 20209th / 155
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 1OnlineOctober 11th, 20202nd$800
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 2OnlineOctober 18th, 20201st$1,600
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 3OnlineOctober 25th, 20201st$1,600
Slippi Champions League - Season 1 Week 4OnlineOctober 31st, 20201st$1,600
Smash Summit 10 OnlineOnlineNovember 19th-22nd, 20201st / 20$4,605.30
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3OnlineDecember 19th-20th, 20205th / 64
Galint Melee OpenOnlineJanuary 9th-10th, 202117th (DQ) / 270
Frame Perfect Series 4: ONLINEOnlineJanuary 16th, 20219th / 183
Four Loko Fight NightOnlineMarch 6th-7th, 20211st / 549$2,000
YourHouseOnlineMarch 27th, 20211st$225
The MD/VA SummitOnlineApril 8th-10th, 20219th / 24
Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 1OnlineApril 11th, 20212nd / 8$320
Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 2OnlineApril 18th, 20211st / 8$640
Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 3OnlineMay 2nd, 20212nd / 8$320
Summit Champions League - Season 2 Week 4OnlineMay 9th, 20211st / 8$1,600
Smash Summit 11July 15th-18th, 20212nd / 16$23,305.80
SWT: NA East Melee Regional FinalsOctober 30th-31st, 20211st / 16$1,600
Smash Summit 12December 9th-12th, 20213rd / 16$6,826.68
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 4OnlineJanuary 29th-30th, 20221st / 2,422
GENESIS 8April 15th-17th, 20221st / 1,522
Pound 2022April 22nd-24th, 20221st / 282
Smash Summit 13May 12th-15th, 20225th / 16$1,779.78
Battle of BC 4June 10th-12th, 20222nd / 281
Get On My Level 2022July 1st-3rd, 20223rd / 493$739.50
Double Down 2022July 8th-10th, 20225th / 368
Phantom 2022July 16th-17th, 20222nd / 188
Super Smash Con 2022August 11th-14th, 20224th / 7135thRishi$570
Shine 2022August 26th-28th, 20221st / 475$2,921
Riptide 2022September 9th-11th, 20225th / 449
The Big House 10October 7th-9th, 20224th / 98233rdMichael Quiggles$1,585.60
Ludwig Smash InvitationalOctober 21st-23rd, 20221st / 32$15,752
Smash Summit 14November 3rd-6th, 20225th / 16$3,186
Apex 2022November 18th-20th, 20222nd / 461
Redemption RumbleDecember 30th-31st, 20225th / 16
GENESIS 9January 20th-22nd, 20235th / 1,253$563.85
Collision 2023March 10th-12th, 20232nd / 494$1,796
Xanadu Legends - Xanadu 500 EditionApril 29th, 202313th / 1151stJorge
Battle of BC 5May 19th-21st, 20233rd / 409$920.25
Tipped Off 14: ResurgenceJune 3rd-4th, 20231st / 3445th / 79moky$2,058
Wavedash 2023June 16th-18th, 20237th / 234$105
Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 5July 7th-9th, 20232nd / 16$10,000
Fête 3: By the SeaJuly 14th-16th, 20231st / 409$3,222
Get On My Level 2023July 21st-23rd, 20231st / 764$2,321.26
Super Smash Con 2023August 10th-13th, 20231st / 860$3,870
Shine 2023August 25th-27th, 20232nd / 683$2,049
The Off-Season 2September 23rd-24th, 20234th / 263$2,000
The Big House 11October 20th-22nd, 20234th / 1,011$808.80
The Match: The Fight For No. 1December 15th, 2023Loss
It's Not You, It's Melee 10January 28th, 20241st / 542nd / 18Vintage
GENESIS XFebruary 16th-18th, 20243rd / 1,544
Full Bloom 2024February 24th-25th, 20241st / 351
Collision 2024March 15th-17th, 20241st / 494
Battle of BC 6March 29th-31st, 20243rd / 398???
Ohan's 25th B-day BashApril 20th, 20249th / 9613th / 25JackTheGiant
SoCal Star League 2: Division 1April 23rd, 20241st / 16$500
Mang0 In Progress 5April 24th, 20241st / 63$378
Pat's House 4April 27th-28th, 20241st / 307???
Get On My Level XMay 17th-19th, 20241st / 7703rd / 128MilkMan$2,403.68
Tipped Off 15: ConnectedJune 15th-16th, 20245th / 513$384.75
Eggdog InvitationalAugust 29th-September 1st, 20244th / 20$935.25
Riptide 2024September 6th-8th, 20241st / 601$3,606
Wavelength 2024October 5th-6th, 20241st / 330???
The Function 4October 26th, 202417th / 259
Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2024November 1st-3rd, 20241st / 1683rd / 36Aklo???
Don't Park on the Grass 2024November 16th-17th, 20245th / 888???
Nounsvitational 2024December 7th-8th, 20242nd / 16$1,593.54
The Hungry GamesOnlineMarch 4th-5th, 20251st / 373$400
Battle of BC 7March 28th-30th, 20251st / 360C$2,160 (~$1,502.04)
Nouns Bowl 2025April 26th-27th, 20259th / 1963rd / 46moky???
Full House 2025May 16th-18th, 20255th / 16$440
Tipped Off 16: SafariJune 7th-8th, 20252nd / 469???
Get On My Level: ForeverJuly 4th-6th, 20251st / 7757th / 124ZODD-01???
Supernova 2025August 7th-10th, 20251st / 2,422???
Collision 2025August 22nd-24th, 20251st / 407???
Riptide 2025September 5th-7th, 20251st / 489???
Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2025October 10th-12th, 202513th / 112
Nounsvitational Tokyo 2025December 6th-7th, 20253rd / 16$1,000
Bair NecessitiesJanuary 18th, 20261st / 14713th / 38Kevin???
GENESIS X3February 13th-15th, 202617th / 981

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

TournamentDate1v1 Placement2v2 PlacementPartner
Grass Roots Monthly #8!August 29th, 20159th7thXtian

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

TournamentDate1v1 Placement2v2 PlacementPartner
Don't Park on the Grass 2018December 15th-16th, 201833rdSwedish Delight
The Coinbox #105OnlineJune 12th, 2024513th / 756
The Coinbox #106 - FINAL SMASH FIESTAOnlineJune 26th, 2024257th / 593

Project M[edit]

TournamentDate1v1 placement2v2 placementPartner
Grass Roots Monthly!November 8th, 20144th
Grass Roots Monthly #2!December 7th, 20143rd
Grass Roots Monthly #3!January 31st, 20155th??
PK Smash #1February 18th, 20152nd
Grass Roots Monthly #8!August 29th, 20159th3rdChase
The Spring ArcadianMay 14th, 20165th

Trivia[edit]

  • Although the correct pronunciation of his name—and essentially his tag—is "Zan" (like the beginning of "Xanax"), Zain has stated that he is fine with both pronunciations.[1]
  • Zain's first gamertag, tekkenz, was coined by his father by combining Zain's favorite game at that time,Tekken, with the first letter of Zain's first name.
  • Zain has a knack for a variety of comedic sketches and impressions, the latter of which include Marge fromThe Simpsons and numerousMelee players (such asWife,UnknownForce,KoreanDJ, andChuDat).
    • He has imitated Chu's penchant for eating raw onions on stream, substituting an onion for an entire lime (skin and all) instead.
  • Zain was the first player to make Grandmaster onSlippi with all 26 characters in theMelee rosters. He began the challenge withDr. Mario on December 26th, 2024,[2] and completed it withBowser hours before the season ended on April 21st, 2025.[3]

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