Nairo (gamer)
| Nairo | |
|---|---|
| Current team | |
| Team | Team Liquid |
| Games | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Brawl |
| Status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Nairoby Quezada |
| Nickname(s) | Nairo NairoMK |
| Born | November 7, 1996 |
| Team history | |
| (2015 - present) | Team Liquid |
Nairoby Quezada (born November 7, 1996), known by his gamertag Nairo, is an American professional Super Smash Bros. player from Passaic, New Jersey. He is regarded as a top Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player and a top Super Smash Bros. Brawl player. He mains Zero Suit Samus in Wii U and Meta Knight in Brawl.[1][2]
Career
Quezada gained national recognition in Brawl at Apex 2012, defeating top players such as Nietono, before losing to Otori in Winners' Finals and Nietono in Losers' Finals, finishing 3rd out of 400 entrants. He won his first national Brawl tournament at SKTAR, defeating ESAM in winners' and grand finals. At Apex 2013, Quezada suffered an early defeat in winners' bracket, before making his way through losers' bracket finishing 4th. Quezada would later win Apex 2014 concluding with a Meta Knight ditto against ZeRo. Quezada is also known for frequently teaming up with Wyatt "ADHD" Beekman, being the strongest Brawl doubles team in the world, having won both Apex 2013 and Apex 2014.[3][4][5] Quezada is known to play the opposite of his brother being very offensive and almost never camping. Quezada was the Meta Knight with the most approach options. [6]
Quezada signed with Team Liquid in August 2015 and later ended Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios 53 tournament winning streak at the 2015 MLG World Finals.[7][8][9] Quezada has won many nationals in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, including Paragon Los Angeles 2015, Umebura FAT, and MLG 2015. [10] [11]
Quezada was one of the eight players competing in the Pokkén Tournament Early Access Competition Invitational by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo. [12]
Personal life
Quezada has a brother, Kelvin "Ksizzle" Quezada, who also plays Super Smash Bros..[6]
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament [13] | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex 2010 | August 6th-8th, 2010 | 25th | 4th | Atomsk |
| MLG DC 2010 | October 15th-17th, 2010 | 17th | 1st | Anti |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 3rd | 4th | ADHD |
| SKTAR | July 14th-15th, 2012 | 1st | 2nd | Ally |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 4th | 1st | ADHD |
| SKTAR 2 | August 3rd-4th, 2013 | 9th | 1st | ADHD |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 1st | 1st | ADHD |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | ADHD |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | Ally |
| Super Smash Con | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 3rd | 1st | V115 |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament [14] | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Battle | January 17th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | NAKAT |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 9th | 7th | Tyrant |
| MVG Sandstorm | April 18th-19th, 2015 | 2nd | 3rd | JA3 |
| CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 2nd | 7th | NAKAT |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-18th, 2015 | 3rd | Top 16 | Shaky |
| Super Smash Con | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 3rd | 1st | ZeRo |
| SKTAR 4 | August 22nd-23rd, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | Angel Cortes |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5th-6th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Umebura F.A.T. | September 21st-22nd, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Ally |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | ZeRo |
| MLG World Finals 2015 | October 16th-18th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | ZeRo |
| Dismantle 2 | January 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | MVD |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | ZeRo |
| Niconico Tokaigi 2016 | January 30th-31st, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shots Fired 2 | January 30th-31st, 2016 | 1st | 3rd | Tweek |
References
- ^ Álvaro Morillas Correa (2015-10-24). "Nairo elimina al mejor jugador de Super Smash Bros. for Wii U". viciojuegos.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ Arash Fekri (2015-08-20). "Super Smash Bros 4: Nairo Has a New Team, Game Offered at a Discount!". Master Herald. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ Alex Strife. "Apex 2012 Results". smashboards.com. SmashBoards. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Alex Strife. "Apex 2013 Results". smashboards.com. SmashBoards. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ AlphaZealot. "Apex 2014 Results". smashboards.com. SmashBoards. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ a b CT Chibo. "#SSBBRANK 1 – 3 : THE GRAND FINALE". http://clashtournaments.com/. CLASH Tournaments. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ Eric Van Allen (2015-10-19). "Super Smash Bros. Pro Loses After Epic 53-Tournament Win Streak". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ Hernandez, Patricia (2015-10-05). "World's Best Smash Bros. Player Makes Awesome Comeback After Almost Burning Out". Kotaku. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ Womack, Barrett (22 November 2015). "ZeRo on MLG, Nairo and the Next Chapter". Red Bull. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ Chaobo. "http://www.teamliquidpro.com/news/2015/09/22/liquid-nairo-wins-umebura-fat". teamliquidpro.com. Team Liquid. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ Nicholas Taylor. "Paragon LA 2015 results feat. Mango, Leffen, Hungrybox, Mew2King, Westballz". eventhubs.com. Eventhubs. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ ssf1991. "Nintendo Has Introduced The Pokken Tournament Early Access Competition Trainers". mynintendonews.com. My Nintendo News. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Brawl". SmashBoards. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ "Wii U". SmashBoards. Retrieved November 23, 2015.