Zhu is a retiredSuper Smash Bros. Melee player fromNorthern California, considered to be one of the bestFalco players in the world in the post-MLG era ofMelee. He was initially known most forself-destructing at crucial moments, dubbed "zhuiciding," and being the recipient of the originalWombo Combo. His best tournament performance took place atGENESIS, where he defeatedMew2King in Loser's Quarter-Finals to finish 4th at the largestMelee tournament at that time. He remained an active and strong player throughout the mid-2010s, ranking on theSSBMRank every year between itsinaugural ranking toits 2017 iteration; he received renewed attention for his performance atEVO 2016, where he finished 9th upon defeating players such asLucky,ChuDat,Laudandus, andDarkrain. He retired afterEVO 2018.[1]
Outside of competition, Zhu made a series of combo videos named "Happy Feet" that showcased his Falco. In addition, he ran theYouTube channelSmashPractice alongsideCactuar.
Rankings[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|
| First List | January 10th, 2004 - January 21st, 2018 | 28th |   | |
| Second List | January 10th, 2004 - February 3rd, 2019 | 32nd | | |
| Third List | January 10th, 2004 - February 16th, 2020 | 29th | | |
| Fourth List | January 10th, 2004 - September 12th, 2021 | 28th | | |
Tournament placings[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|
| Zero Challenge 3 | July 20th-22nd, 2007 | 49th | 9th | Falcomist |
| Super Champ Combo | September 29th-30th, 2007 | 33rd | 17th | Falcomist |
| SoCal Best of 2007 | December 29th, 2007 | 7th | 2nd | DieSuperFly |
| UCSD Winter Smash II | January 12th-13th, 2008 | 3rd | 3rd | ? |
| UCLA V: Melee Strikes Back | March 1st, 2008 | 3rd | 4th | Falcomist |
| UCLA VII: Avalanche | November 9th, 2008 | 2nd | 3rd | DEHF |
| SCSA West Coast Circuit | December 6th, 2008 | 4th | 4th | Lucky |
| UCLA Revival | February 15th, 2009 | 2nd | 1st | Lucky |
| Revival of Melee | March 7th-8th, 2009 | 13th | 7th | Drephen |
| Mango Juice | March 21st, 2009 | 2nd | 3rd | Forward |
| SCSA West Coast Circuit #4 | May 30th, 2009 | 2nd (Split) | 2nd | Mew2King |
| GENESIS | July 10th-12th, 2009 | 4th | 9th | MacD |
| Active Gamers | September 26th-27th, 2009 | 4th | 2nd | Mew2King |
| Pat's House | November 14th-15th, 2009 | 2nd | 2nd | MacD |
| R3 | December 19th-20th, 2009 | 3rd | — | — |
| Pound 4 | January 16th-18th, 2010 | 7th | 33rd | MacD |
| SCSA West Coast Circuit #5 | January 30th, 2010 | 5th | 3rd | PsychoMidget |
| Tourney Play 5 | May 8th, 2010 | 5th | 4th | MacD |
| Good Shit German | July 24th-25th, 2010 | 9th | 1st | Mew2King |
| Apex 2010 | August 6th-8th, 2010 | 7th | 13th | VaNz |
| Don't Go Down There Jeff | December 18th, 2010 | 3rd | 2nd | Hungrybox |
| Winter Game Fest VI | January 22nd-23rd, 2011 | 4th | 3rd | MacD |
| Pound V | February 19th-21st, 2011 | 13th | 9th | MacD |
| No Johns 7/2/11 | July 2nd, 2011 | 3rd | 2nd | Hax]] |
| No Johns 8/6/11 | August 6th, 2011 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King |
| KTAR 6 | August 14th, 2011 | 2nd | 1st | Mew2King |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 13th | 33rd | Hack |
| Winter Game Fest VII | January 15th, 2012 | 4th | 2nd | Fly Amanita |
| Rule 6: NorCal Regional | July 29th, 2012 | 9th | 9th | Fly Amanita |
| Kings of Cali | November 10th, 2012 | 17th | 5th | Shroomed |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 13th | 33rd | Silent Wolf |
| NorCal Regionals 2013 | April 26th-28th, 2013 | 7th | — | — |
| EVO 2013 | July 12th-14th, 2013 | 17th | — | — |
| LanHammer 2013 | August 17th-18th, 2013 | 5th | — | — |
| Kings of Cali 3 | December 14th-15th, 2013 | 17th | 13th | Toph |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 17th | 13th | Darc |
| Revival of Melee 7 | March 8th-9th, 2014 | 9th | 9th | Cactuar |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 7th | 13th | Cactuar |
| MLG Anaheim 2014 | June 20th-22nd, 2014 | 21st | — | — |
| EVO 2014 | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 49th | 17th | Cactuar |
| Zenith 2014 | August 2nd-3rd, 2014 | 3rd | 3rd | Cactuar |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 25th | 9th | Cactuar |
| Justice 4 | October 11th, 2014 | 3rd | 9th | Animal |
| Do You Fox Wit It? | November 15th-16th, 2014 | 9th | 9th | Flash |
| Paragon Orlando 2015 | January 17th-18th, 2015 | 13th | 9th | Cactuar |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 17th | | Cactuar |
| Shots Fired | February 28th-March 1st, 2015 | 3rd | 3rd | Velocity |
| NeoNebulous 7 | March 28th, 2015 | 3rd | 3rd | Cactuar |
| Super Nebulous 3 | April 25th-26th, 2015 | 17th | 5th | Cactuar |
| HFLAN Melee Edition | May 9th-10th, 2015 | 5th | 1st | Armada |
| CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 9th | 5th | Cactuar |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 33rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2015 | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 9th | 17th | Cactuar |
| PAX Prime 2015 | August 28th-30th, 2015 | 9th | 4th | Cactuar |
| HTC Throwdown | September 19th, 2015 | 17th | 17th | Cactuar |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 17th | 9th | Cactuar |
| Smash the Record 2015 | October 23rd-26th, 2015 | — | 4th | Cactuar |
| Smash Summit | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 13th | 7th | Westballz |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 33rd | 17th | Cactuar |
| Shots Fired 2 | March 5th-6th, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | Mew2King |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 25th | — | — |
| Emerald City III | June 18th, 2016 | 5th | 4th | Silent Wolf |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 25th | 7th | MacD |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| DI Another Day 2 | September 8th-11th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | Spud |
| Matador Monthly - September | September 23rd, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 33rd | 25th | Nintendude |
| Canada Cup 2016 | October 28th-30th, 2016 | 5th | 4th | MacD |
| Smash the Record 2016 | November 11th-14th, 2016 | 17th | 9th | MacD |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 33rd | 17th | Cactuar |
| The NorCal Classic | February 25th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Royal Flush | May 12th-14th, 2017 | 25th | 5th | Hungrybox |
| Get Smashed 123 | June 20th, 2017 | 65th | — | — |
| EVO 2017 | July 14th-15th, 2017 | 65th | — | — |
| Shine 2017 | August 25th-27th, 2017 | 49th | 25th | Nintendude |
| GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 97th | — | — |
| Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition | April 7th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| EVO 2018 | August 3rd-5th, 2018 | 65th | — | — |
Rona Rumble: LACS Qualifier 1 | July 11th, 2020 | 25th | — | — |
| Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2 | July 25th-26th, 2020 | 33rd | — | — |
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|
| Shots Fired | February 28th-March 1st, 2015 | 49th | — | — |
- Several tournament streams, and even theSSBMRank 2014, jokingly list "Poor" as a sponsor of Zhu as a reference to the Wombo Combo.
- Zhu is also known to have held a 2-year winning streak overHax, not losing to him in bracket even once until No Johns 7/2/11, and defeating him in every encounter afterward untilRevival of Melee 7.
- Zhu used the tag CG for some of his sets at EVO 2016, which is a reference to anedited version of the DK Rap bySiIvaGunner.
References[edit]
External links[edit]
SSBMRank 2017: 66th
