Zackray
Zackray | |
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Team history | |
2018–2022 | GameWith |
2022-present | DetonationFocusMe |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Sota Okada (
Career
Early career
Zackray began competing in
Although he was not a well-known player in Smash Bros. for Wii U,[4] in the Panda Global Rankings 100 – a ranking of the 100 best Super Smash Bros. for Wii U players of all time – Zackray was ranked 88th.[5]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Zackray found immediate success with
His performance at GENESIS qualified him for an invitation to Smash Ultimate Summit, a 16-player invitational tournament held in March, where he once again fell in the winners' semi-finals and tied for 5th.[9][10] In April, Zackray came in second at 2GG: Prime Saga in an all-Japanese final against Shuto "Shuton" Moriya.[11] Months later it became public that Elliot "Ally" Carroza-Oyarce, another elite Ultimate player, had intentionally lost his match against Zackray at the event at the behest of a third player.[12] In addition to these results, over the first half of 2019 Zackray also tied for 33rd at Frostbite 2019 and tied for 7th at the Umebura Japan Major.[13] In the inaugural Panda Global Rankings Ultimate, Zackray was ranked 12th in the world.[13]
In August, Zackray tied for 7th at
His victory at the event qualified him for an invitation to Smash Ultimate Summit 2, held at the end of the month.[17] He tied for 7th at that event.[19] Owing to these and other results, Zackray moved up to 7th in the Panda Global Rankings Ultimate when the rankings for the latter half of 2019 were released.[1] Additionally, a separate ranking of Japanese players named him the best Japanese Ultimate player for the second half of 2019.[2]
In January 2020, Zackray tied for 5th at EVO Japan 2020.
In June 2021, Zackray competed at Kagaribi 4, the first supermajor since Frostbite 2020.[26] After losing to Naoto "ProtoBanham" Tsuji in Winner's Quarters, Zackray eliminated "Lea", "Kome", "HERO", and Takuma "Tea" Hirooka to rematch ProtoBanham in Grand Finals. Although Zackray won the first set, he ultimately finished at 2nd after ProtoBanham defeated him in the bracket reset.[27][28] In October, Zackray won Kagaribi 5 without losing a set, using only the newly released Sora throughout the tournament.[29] In January 2022, he also won Kagaribi 6, primarily using Joker and Sheik.[30]
In March 2022, Zackray announced via YouTube that he would be taking a break from Ultimate for a few months to focus on competing in Pokémon Unite.[31] However, in May, he participated in the Japanese tournament WINNER! #10 and placed 3rd, losing to Kohei "Suinoko" Kuwamoto and Takuto "kameme" Ono, using primarily Sheik.[32] In June, he announced that he would make a full return to Smash Bros., after he and his team were disqualified from the Pokémon Unite Championship Series due to one of his teammates, "U", oversleeping and failing to appear for a match.[33] He made his offline return in August's Ultimate WANTED 4, winning the tournament over Shuto Moriya.[34] He was invited for Ludwig Ahgren's Smash Invitational in October, where he would place 23rd in the tournament's Swiss bracket.[35]
Character pool
In the
References
- ^ a b c d Costopoulos, Colton. "Fall 2019 #PGRU: 10-1". Red Bull. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Hakuri. "スマブラSP』:2019年<下半期>国内プレイヤーランキング トップ30". Red Bull (in Japanese). Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Hale, Jacob (October 7, 2019). "Japanese Smash player Zackray breaks down in tears after tournament win". Dexerto.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Reyes, Dio (February 13, 2019). "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Top Players So Far". The Game Haus. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ PGstats [@PGstats] (December 4, 2018). "Congratulations to these twenty-five Smash Wii U competitors who made it onto the #PGR100 All Time!" (Tweet). Retrieved May 2, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Okada, Sota [@Ssb4_Zackray] (December 6, 2018). "報告です!この度株式会社GameWith(https://gamewith.co.jp/about )と契約をし" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved May 5, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Lee, Alexander (February 4, 2019). "MkLeo, Hungrybox triumph at Genesis 6". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Reyes, Dio (February 6, 2019). "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Genesis 6 Recap". The Game Haus. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Lee, Alex (March 5, 2019). "The stage is set for the Smash Ultimate Summit". GameTyrant. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Lee, Alexander (March 11, 2019). "MkLeo claims Smash Summit 8 title in Smash Ultimate". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ a b O'Neal, EmaLeigh (April 15, 2019). "Japan Conquers 2GG: Prime Saga". Hotspawn.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Michael, Cale (August 4, 2019). "Smash pro CaptainZack admits to fixing matches amid controversy". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ a b c Banusing, Justin (July 30, 2019). "Spring 2019 #PGRU: 20-11". www.redbull.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Taylor, Nicholas (August 2, 2019). "EVO 2019 results". EventHubs. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Michael, Cale (August 7, 2019). "MKLeo: "I just won the tournament, it just happened"". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Skopp, Sam (October 7, 2019). "Zackray's Big House 9 Smash Bros. Win Completes His Hero's Journey". TheGamer. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ a b c Michael, Cale (October 7, 2019). "Zackray finally wins his first North American Smash Ultimate Major at The Big House 9". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Tate, Dylan (October 7, 2019). "Zackray wins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Singles at The Big House 9". Daily Esports. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Taylor, Nicholas (October 24, 2019). "Smash Ultimate Summit 2 results". EventHubs. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Carignan, Kevin (January 28, 2020). "EVO Japan 2020 results and recap: A big upset and the Leroy apocalypse". Daily Esports. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Younger, Warren (February 29, 2020). "Frostbite 2020: Three Biggest Takeaways from the Event". The Game Haus. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Tate, Dylan (October 24, 2020). "Zackray wins Smash Ultimate Singles at Eastern Powerhouse Invitational". Daily Esports. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Tate, Dylan (November 30, 2020). "Zackray wins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Singles at Mēsuma". Daily Esports. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Tate, Dylan (December 13, 2020). "KEN wins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Singles at Kagaribi". Daily Esports. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ "Kagaribi top 48 bracket". smash.gg.
- ^ Craig, Joshua (June 25, 2021). "A Viewer's Guide To Kagaribi 4". PGstats. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Moore, Jack (June 29, 2021). "What We Learned From Kagaribi 4". PGstats. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ "Zackray's matches at Kagaribi 4". smash.gg.
- ^ a b Gordon, Justin (October 31, 2021). "Zackray's solo Sora wins major Japanese Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament". EventHubs. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ a b Tate, Dylan (January 9, 2022). "Three takeaways from Kagaribi 6 Smash Ultimate Singles". Upcomer. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ Richman, Olivia (March 22, 2022). "Zackray leaving Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Pokemon Unite". Inven Global. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ "WINNER!#10 zackray HIKARU KEN Shogun ライト あばだんご kept かめめ takera ...and more!". YouTube. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ Richman, Olivia (June 18, 2022). "Zackray returning to Ultimate after disappointing Pokemon UNITE run". Inven Global. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "ULTIMATE WANTED 4 - Powered by Predator". start.gg. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ "Ludwig Smash Invitational". start.gg. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ Craig, Joshua (October 29, 2021). "Kagaribi 5 Preview: ProtoBanham, Zackray headline Japanese Major". PGstats. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- Upcomer. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
External links
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