Zinoto is a Smasher fromMichigan, known for being one of the bestDiddy Kong players across 3Smash titles, and being one of the best Smashers from Michigan due to his dominance regionally across each of those titles.
Zinoto began inBrawl, where he is widely considered to be one of the bestDiddy Kong mains in the world (alongsideADHD andGnes). Zinoto started on theAll is Brawl Wi-Filadder in 2009, but didn't enter offline competitiveBrawl tournaments until the fall of 2011. He has taken sets off of many top players, includingDabuz,Earth,Rich Brown, Ally,Shugo,Nick Riddle,Tyrant, andNAKAT. He is ranked 1st on the final Michigan Brawl Power Rankings as well as 19th on the2014 SSBBRank.
InSmash 4, Zinoto was also aDiddy Kong main. He was considered to be one of the bestDiddy Kong players in the world throughout the game's lifespan and the definitive best followingZeRo's retirement. Throughout his career, he has beaten many top players includingSalem,Nairo,MkLeo,Dabuz,Larry Lurr,Elegant,Ally, andAbadango. He ranked 1st on most seasons of theMichigan Smash 4 Power Rankings, as well as 2nd on theMidwest Smash 4 Power Rankings, and 24th on thePanda Global Rankings 100.
InUltimate, Zinoto continues to mainDiddy Kong, although he originally co-mainedPeach andPalutena in the early metagame. Although not as successful as previous games, he is still considered the best Diddy Kong player in the Midwest as well as the best Michigan player during the early metagame, being ranked 1st on theMichigan Ultimate Power Rankings until spring 2022, where he was dethroned byOnin. He is currently ranked 72nd on theUltRank 2022 and 93rd on theOrionRank 2022. He has wins over Onin,BassMage,Elegant,Cosmos,MVD,Kurama,Dark Wizzy, andAaron.
Zinoto also playsDr. Mario inMelee, and is twin brothers with????.
Rankings[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|
| SSBBRank 2014 | January 11th, 2013-June 1st, 2014 | 19th |   | |
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|
| Season 4 | | 3rd | | |
| Season 5 | | 1st | | |
| Season 6 | | 2nd | | |
| Season 7 | | 2nd | | |
| Season 8 | | 2nd | | |
| Season 9 | | 2nd | | |
| Season 10 | | 1st | | |
| Season 11 | June 1st-September 30th, 2014 | 1st | | |
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|
| PGR v1 | January 30th, 2015-May 7th, 2016 | 23rd |  | X-Factor: +3 |
| PGR v2 | May 13th-December 18th, 2016 | 16th | | X-Factor: -2 |
| PGR v3 | January 7th-June 18th, 2017 | 20th | | X-Factor: -4 |
| PGR v4 | June 24th-December 3rd, 2017 | 31st | | X-Factor: -2 |
| PGR v5 | December 23rd, 2017-July 1st, 2018 | 28th | | X-Factor: -3 |
| PGR 100 | January 30th, 2015-November 18th, 2018 | 24th | | |
EventHubs[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| EH 2016 SSB4Rank | January 2nd, 2016-February 4th, 2017 | 19th | | |
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|
| May 1st, 2015 | 1st |  | |
| August 1st, 2015 | 2nd | | |
| November 4th, 2015 | 1st | | |
| December 31st, 2015 | 1st |  | |
| March 31st, 2016 | 1st | | |
| June 30th, 2016 | 1st | | |
| September 30th, 2016 | 2nd | | |
| January 3rd, 2017 | 2nd | | |
| April 4th, 2017 | 2nd | | |
| July 10th, 2017 | 1st | | |
| October 3rd, 2017 | 1st | | |
| Season 13 | Summer 2018 | 1st | | |
| Season 14 | July-December 2018 | 1st | | |
| Ranking | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|
| January-December 2016 | 2nd | | |
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|
| UltRank 2022 | June 18th-December 18th, 2022 | 72nd |  | |
OrionRank North America[edit]
LumiRank North America[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|
| Season 1 | Spring 2019 | 1st |  | |
| Season 2 | Summer 2019 | 1st |   | |
| Season 3 | Fall 2019 | 1st |  | |
| Season 4 | Winter 2020 | 1st | | |
| Season 5 | Spring 2020 | 1st | | |
| Season 6 | Summer 2021 | 1st | | |
| Season 7 | Fall 2021 | 1st | | |
| Season 8 | Spring 2022 | 2nd | | |
| Season 9 | Summer 2022 | 2nd | | |
| Season 10 | Fall 2022 | 2nd | | |
| Season 11 | Winter 2022 | 1st | | |
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|
| Season 1 | February 1st-May 31st, 2014 | 4th |  | |
Tournament placings[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|
| VENGEANCE | April 7th, 2012 | 17th | 7th | Reflex |
| IMPULSE | June 30th-July 1st, 2012 | 9th | — | — |
| RETRIBUTION | October 20th, 2012 | 5th | 5th | Shugo |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 17th | 17th | Denti |
| Outrage | March 9th, 2013 | 2nd | 2nd | L_Cancel |
| Outrage 2 | May 11th, 2013 | 2nd | — | — |
| IMPULSE 2013 | June 15th-16th, 2013 | 5th | 13th | pidgezero_one |
| SKTAR 2 | August 3rd-4th, 2013 | 5th | 9th | DRN |
| Body City | August 10th, 2013 | 2nd | 1st | Ally |
| Youmacon 2013 | November 1st-3rd, 2013 | 3rd | 4th | Xatic |
| Phoenix Saga: Part 6 | December 7th, 2013 | 2nd | 2nd | Nakat |
| Chi Sports IV: A New Hope | December 21st, 2013 | 1st | 1st | Oblivion |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 13th | 33rd | WTP |
| Shuffle V | February 22nd-23rd, 2014 | 7th | 5th | LOE1 |
| PWN 2 | April 5th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | — | 7th | LOE1 |
| Dismantle 2 | January 2nd-3rd, 2016 | — | 4th | Stewy |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | — | 9th | Player-1 |
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|
| Sky's Smash 4 Invitational | November 20th-22nd, 2014 | 5th | — | — |
| Rebirth I | January 24th, 2015 | 1st | 3rd | Ori |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 25th | 13th | Xatic |
| Rebirth II | March 7th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | LOE1 |
| Shuffle VII | May 23rd-24th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | LOE1 |
| E2C 15 | June 20th, 2015 | 3rd | 5th | Ori |
| E2C 16 | July 11th, 2015 | 3rd | 2nd | LOE1 |
| E2C 17 | August 15th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | LOE1 |
| Smashfield Weeklies #3 | August 20th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Smashfield Weeklies #4 | August 27th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smashtag Blessed | September 5th, 2015 | 3rd | 3rd | Ksev |
| Rebirth V | September 19th, 2015 | 2nd | 4th | Stewy |
| E2C 18 | September 26th, 2015 | 13th | 2nd | Ksev |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 17th | 9th | Ally |
| E2C 19 | October 24th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | ZeRo |
| Youmacon 2015 | November 1st, 2015 | 1st | 4th | PzO |
| Rebirth VI | November 11th, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | Ksev |
| Dismantle 2 | January 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 7th | 3rd | Stewy |
| Smashfield Weeklies #20 | January 7th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 25th | 17th | Mew2King |
| Breakout 1 | January 23rd, 2016 | 2nd | 2nd | WTP |
| Smashfield Weeklies #23 | January 28th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Oh, Did I Win? 2 | February 6th, 2016 | 3rd | 7th | GenericallyNamed |
| Smashfield Weeklies #25 | February 11th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Frostbite | February 13th, 2016 | 2nd | 4th | Stewy |
| Landlocked | February 20th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Ryuga |
| Breakout 2 | February 27th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Ally |
| Smashfield Weeklies #29 | March 10th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Shuffle VIII | March 12th-13th, 2016 | 2nd | 2nd | Ksev |
| Midwest Mayhem | March 19th, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | MJG |
| OUTFOXX'D | March 26th, 2016 | 3rd | 3rd | Ksev |
| Mashfest 3 | April 23rd, 2016 | 1st | 4th | TECHnology |
| Midwest Mayhem 2 | April 30th, 2016 | 1st | 5th | Ksev |
| Rebirth VII | May 7th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | MJG |
| Deluge | May 14th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Daycia |
| Combo Breaker 2016 | May 27th-29th, 2016 | 7th | 7th | PzO |
| 2GGT: Mexico Saga | June 4th, 2016 | 3rd | 13th | Nom |
| Mega Smash Mondays 53 | June 6th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 'N' Splash 2 | June 11th-12th, 2016 | 4th | 4th | MJG |
| Breakout 3 | June 18th, 2016 | 7th | 3rd | Seagull Joe |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 2nd | 7th | Ksev |
| Midwest Mayhem 4 | July 9th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 49th | — | — |
| Rebirth VIII | August 6th, 2016 | 2nd | 2nd | MJG |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 17th | 65th | Daycia |
| Endgame | August 20th-21st, 2016 | 4th | 4th | Ksev |
| Trail Gaming League 9 | September 10th, 2016 | 2nd | 3rd | Xaltis |
| Zero Fox Given | September 17th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Ryuga |
| The Proving Ground | September 24th, 2016 | — | 17th | Dabuz |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| Rebirth IX | October 22nd, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | LOE1 |
| Midwest Mayhem 5 | November 5th, 2016 | 1st | 5th | Ksev |
| KTAR XIX | November 19th, 2016 | 9th | 9th | Dabuz |
| UGC Smash Open | December 2nd-4th, 2016 | 17th | 9th | Tyroy |
| FNSD 26 | December 9th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Showdown: Battle Royale | December 10th-11th, 2016 | 5th | 5th | Dan |
| 2GGT: ZeRo Saga | December 16th-18th, 2016 | 17th | 17th | Mr. ConCon |
| Holiday Heist 2 | December 30th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Midwest Mayhem 6: SoCal Invasion | January 7th, 2017 | 1st | 2nd | Ned |
| GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 33rd | 25th | Ned |
| Midwest Mayhem 7: Mexico Invasion | February 4th, 2017 | 2nd | 2nd | Ksev |
| S@X 188 | February 7th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga | February 11th, 2017 | 9th | 9th | Tyroy |
| Smashfield Weeklies #77 | February 16th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Smashfield Weeklies #78 | February 23rd, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
| Frostbite 2017 | February 25th-26th, 2017 | 7th | 13th | LOE1 |
| 2GGC: Civil War | March 24th-26th, 2017 | 17th | 3rd | Marss |
| Midwest Mayhem 8: North American Tour | April 8th, 2017 | 2nd | 5th | Ksev |
| DreamHack Austin 2017 | April 28th-30th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| Royal Flush | May 12th-14th, 2017 | 9th | 3rd | ANTi |
| Combo Breaker 2017 | May 26th-28th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| 2GGC: Nairo Saga | June 10th-11th, 2017 | 25th | 13th | Nom |
| Mega Smash Mondays 100 | June 12th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| CEO 2017 | June 16th-18th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Midwest Mayhem 9: Old vs New | July 1st, 2017 | 5th | 5th | Mystearica |
| NLG Presents - Ascension 2 | July 8th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | LOE1 |
| EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| MIUS: Nightmare in Memeland | July 22nd, 2017 | 1st | 1st | LOE1 |
| Kingslayer 4 | August 5th, 2017 | 4th | 3rd | LOE1 |
| Shine 2017 | August 25th-27th, 2017 | 17th | 4th | Marss |
| MIUS: Crown Fight | September 2nd, 2017 | 1st | 4th | Stewy |
| Showdown: Battle Royale 2 | September 23rd-24th, 2017 | 17th | 7th | Cosmos |
| GameTyrant Expo 2017 | September 29th-October 1st, 2017 | 13th | 4th | Marss |
| The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 13th | 13th | Marss |
| Canada Cup 2017 | October 28th-30th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Frostbite 2018 | February 9th-11th 2018 | 13th | 7th | Marss |
| Midwest Mayhem 11 | March 10th, 2018 | 2nd | 4th | Nom |
| Settle the Score Vol. 2 | March 17th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | Runes |
| Full Bloom 4 | March 24th-25th, 2018 | 9th | 2nd | LOE1 |
| No Man's Lan XIII | April 7th-8th, 2018 | 3rd | 3rd | Runes |
| Aegis | April 21st, 2018 | 2nd | 4th | Yoshi Kirishima |
| Koronbasu Version Black | May 12th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Nom |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Super Smash Fight Club 2 | June 9th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Showdown: Battle Royale 3 | July 14th-15th, 2018 | 3rd | 4th | Larry Lurr |
| VisTaTech Those #35 | July 30th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Conversion 2 | August 4th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | smasher1001 |
| VisTaTech Those #36 | August 6th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 33rd | 9th | Marss |
| Summer Games | August 18th, 2018 | 1st | 5th | Camel |
| Rebirth X | September 15th, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | LOE1 |
| Retro Arena | September 29th, 2018 | 3rd | 2nd | Dan |
| Little Big House 4 | October 4th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Pantheon: A Smash 4 Send-Off | November 17th, 2018 | 1st | 5th | GenericallyNamed |
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|
| Smashfield Weeklies #168 | December 20th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Smashfield Weeklies #170 | January 3rd, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smashfield Weeklies #171 | January 10th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Pantheon: A Smash Ultimate Kick Off | January 19th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Ksev |
| UNITE | January 20th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Heart of Battle | February 9th, 2019 | 9th | 2nd | Marss |
| Mega Smash Mondays 176 | February 11th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| Ursa Minor 3 | February 21st, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Frostbite 2019 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 25th | 49th | sammm |
| Smashfield Weeklies #178 | February 28th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smashfield Weeklies #179 | March 7th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 33rd | 17th | Ksev |
| Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 17th | 17th | Meekspeedy |
| Combo Breaker 2019 | May 24th-26th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Guardian I | June 15th, 2019 | 2nd | 3rd | Ksev |
| Aurora Blitz 2 | July 13th-14th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 49th | 33rd | Blacktwins13 |
| Summer Games 2 | August 24th, 2019 | 1st | 2nd | Daybreak |
| Little Big House 5 | October 3rd, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 13th | 129th | smasher1001 |
| Wolverine Tailgate | October 19th, 2019 | 2nd | 2nd | Daybreak |
| Holiday Heist 5 | December 28th, 2019 | 2nd | 2nd | Lavish |
| Frosty Faustings XII 2020 | January 17th-18th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 33rd | 33rd | Lavish |
| W20 Smash Ultimate Doubles Tournament 3 | February 5th, 2020 | — | 1st | Burgandy |
| Ursa Minor 4 | February 20th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 49th | — | — |
| Back To Smash | September 4th, 2021 | 2nd | 3rd | Lavish |
| Riptide | September 10th-12th, 2021 | 25th | — | — |
| Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code | September 24th-26th, 2021 | 17th | 17th | Lavish |
| EMUSC 31 | October 6th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| MIRAGE | October 2nd, 2021 | 1st | 5th | LOE1 |
| Mainstage 2021 | November 12th-14th, 2021 | 33rd | — | — |
| CEO 2021 | December 3rd-5th, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
| Glitch - Infinite | February 18th-20th, 2022 | 33rd | — | — |
| The Gamble 2 | March 19th, 2022 | 1st | 2nd | IcyMist |
| SOS 7 | March 26th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| Spartan Sendoff | April 23rd, 2022 | 4th / 116 | — | — |
| MIRAGE II | May 7th, 2022 | 4th | 4th | LOE1 |
| Wolvarena 4 | May 21st, 2022 | 1st | 5th | GenericallyNamed |
| Combo Breaker 2022 | May 27th-29th, 2022 | 7th | — | — |
| EMUSC Summer of Love | June 11th, 2022 | 7th | 5th | IcyMist |
| COST 2022 | June 18th-19th, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2022 | July 1st-3rd, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
| Double Down 2022 | July 8th-10th, 2022 | 49th | 9th | naitosharp |
| Black Diamond | August 6th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2022 | August 11th-14th, 2022 | 33rd | — | — |
| EMUSC Summer of Love 2 | August 20th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| Bahamut | September 3rd, 2022 | 2nd | 9th | GenericallyNamed |
| Riptide 2022 | September 9th-11th, 2022 | 33rd | 33rd | Daybreak |
| The Big House 10 | October 7th-9th, 2022 | 13th | 17th | GenericallyNamed |
| Mainstage 2022 | December 2nd-4th, 2022 | 25th | — | — |
| GENESIS 9 | January 20th-22nd, 2023 | 33rd | — | — |
| SOS 8 | March 18th, 2023 | 7th | — | — |
| Phoenix Down | March 25th, 2023 | 2nd | — | — |
| Get Cooked 3! | April 15th, 2023 | 2nd | — | — |
| 26 Rising's Show Stopper Invitational | May 13th, 2023 | 9th | — | — |
| Get On My Level 2023 | July 21st-23rd, 2023 | 65th / 877 | — | — |
| Back to Smash 2023 | August 26th, 2023 | 2nd / 214 | — | — |
| Riptide 2023 | September 8th-10th, 2023 | 5th / 717 | — | — |
| The Big House 11 | October 20th-22nd, 2023 | 17th / 507 | 5th / 80 | Sho |
| GENESIS X | February 16th-18th, 2024 | 49th / 1,506 | — | — |
| Diamond Dust | April 6th-7th, 2024 | 25th / 284 | — | — |
| Gridiron Gateway 2024 | July 6th-7th, 2024 | 9th / 159 | 5th / 33 | Sogoodpop |
| Riptide 2024 | September 6th-8th, 2024 | 65th / 1,024 | — | — |
| Diamond Dust 2 | April 12th-13th, 2025 | 17th / 129 | — | — |
| Riptide 2025 | September 5th-7th, 2025 | 65th / 952 | — | — |
| GENESIS X3 | February 13th-15th, 2026 | 97th / 790 | — | — |
- Zinoto is known for wearing his signature scarf to all theSmash tournaments he attends: a burgundy, knitted one with his gamer tag and the University of Michigan logo embroidered on it. He also commonly wears a newsboy hat.
- Zinoto plays secondaries inBrawl for the sole purpose of not having to play theDiddy Kong ditto as it is his least favoritematchup.
External links[edit]
Gameplay videos[edit]
SSBBRank 2014: 19th
Panda Global Rankings 100: 24th
OrionRank 2022: 93rd
