Editing Smasher:Jmook

{{Infobox Smasher
|name                   = Jmook
|image                  = JMOOK.jpg
|caption                = 
|mainssbm               = Sheik
|sponsor                = {{Team|FlyQuest}}
|skillssbm              = Top level
| winningsssbm          = ~$28,657
|rankingssbm            = [[SSBMRank 2022]]: 6th
|realname               = Jake DiRado
|location               = Binghamton, New York
|country                = USA
}}
'''Jmook''' is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Sheik}} player from New York. Although he has been active in the scene since October 2014, he didn't gain prominence until 2022, where following a string of top 6 placements at majors, he cemented himself as not only the best Sheik player, but also one of the best players in the world in the post-pandemic metagame. His debut at 3rd on the [[MPGR Summer 2022]] is the highest placing for a previously unranked player since the inception of the [[Panda Global Rankings]]. He is currently ranked 6th on the [[SSBMRank 2022]]. He is the first player to win a supermajor going solo Sheik at {{Trn|GENESIS 9}}.

On June 10th, 2022, Jmook joined {{Team|FlyQuest}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FlyQuest/status/1535321750690582528?s=20|title=Jmook sponsorship}}</ref>

==Tournament history==
===The beginnings===
Jmook has been playing ''Melee'' since October 2014, however most of his results were limited to a regional level, and due to these results, he was ranked 14th on the [[Tri-state Power Rankings]] for the 2018-2019 season. His only appearance at a major during this period was at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017}} where he placed 97th. 

Jmook first came to prominence during the online metagame, specifically his performances at [https://start.gg/tournament/hax-s-nightclub-season-2-episode-1/details Hax's Nightclub (Season 2 Episode 1)] and {{Trn|Four Loko Fight Night}}. At the former tournament, he defeated {{Sm|Magi}}, {{Sm|bobby big ballz}}, and a {{Sm|Zain}} who was playing secondaries, ultimately placing 4th. At the latter tournament, he defeated {{Sm|Polish}}, {{Sm|Ginger}} twice, and {{Sm|Aklo}} to place 5th. Jmook's first tournament offline following the end of the Netplay era was the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Last Chance Qualifier}}, where he qualified for the [[Tournament:Smash World Tour 2021 Championships|main tournament]]. He ultimately placed 13th, his first top 16 placement at a major at that time. Despite having seen strong performances online and having a breakout performance offline, these performance would soon be overshadowed by his performances in the following year.

===2022: A sudden rise===
Jmook entered {{Trn|GENESIS 8}} without much fanfare, as eyes were on players such as {{Sm|Zain}} and {{Sm|iBDW}}, two players who were contenders for the best player in the world, as well as {{Sm|Mango}}, who was recently crowned as the best player in the world on the [[MPGRContenders North America]] list. Due to this, Jmook first shocked players by defeating {{Sm|Plup}}, who was considered the best Sheik player in the world at that time and had won the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}} a few months prior. He then defeated {{Sm|lloD}} to qualify for top 8 where he was eventually defeated by {{Sm|Zain}}, falling to losers. He then shocked players once again by 3-0ing {{Sm|iBDW}}, but lost his runback to Zain to place 2nd. As the 21st seed, Jmook was the lowest seeded player to make it it to Grand Finals at a ''Melee'' major since {{Sm|Fly Amanita}} (16th seed) at {{Trn|Press Start}} and {{Sm|Bombsoldier}} (who was unseeded) at {{Trn|Jack Garden Tournament}}. 

Following his Cinderella run at GENESIS 8, many players were excited to watch Jmook, and they didn't have to wait long, as due to his GENESIS run, he qualified for {{Trn|Smash Summit 13}}. Despite losing to Mango during Round Robin, Jmook entered the Winner's side of the Final Bracket after winning his Gauntlet round. His Final Bracket run was opposite of his run at GENESIS: he lost the runback against both iBDW and Plup, but eliminated Zain from the tournament. In addition, he also scored a win over {{Sm|Leffen}} and ultimately placed 4th. Despite losing to players he had defeated before, Jmook's Summit run proved that his GENESIS performance wasn't a fluke.

The rest of the season solidified Jmook's position in the top 5, where he placed top 6 at every tournament he attended. During this period, he notably scored 2 more wins against Zain and made 2 more appearances in Grand Finals, at both {{Trn|Get On My Level 2022}} and {{Trn|Wavedash 2022}}. However, he failed to claim victory at a single national tournament, as at both aforementioned tournaments, his victory was snatched away by his bracket demon, {{Sm|Hungrybox}}. Thus, a "triangle" began to form amongst the three players: Hungrybox struggled against Zain, Zain struggled against Jmook, and Jmook struggled against Hungrybox.

===2023: The Jaywalker===
Despite placing in the top 10 the previous season, Jmook had yet to win a major, often falling to players such as {{Sm|Hungrybox}} and {{Sm|Zain}} in Grand Finals or losing to familiar demons such as {{Sm|aMSa}}. That was set to change in {{Trn|GENESIS 9}}, the first supermajor of the year, and the tournament series where he first broke out a year prior. Both Hungrybox and aMSa were upset in Top 64, while Jmook mostly cruised into Top 8 despite a close call with {{Sm|SFOP}}. He then defeated Zain 3-2, {{Sm|moky}} 3-0, and finally {{Sm|Cody Schwab}} 3-1 to take the tournament, marking the first supermajor win for a solo-{{SSBM|Sheik}} player in ''Melee''{{'}}s history. 

Jmook followed this historic feat with yet another major victory at {{Trn|Collision 2023}}. Although he fell to Loser's after losing to Cody Schwab, Jmook ran through the Loser's bracket, defeating a slew of Fox players and winning his runback against Cody before facing Zain in Grand Finals, where he defeated him 3-0 and 3-2. With two major/supermajor wins under his belt within the first three months of the year, many players began wondering whether Jmook could be ranked #1 in first half of the year.
 
Unfortunately, Jmook's hot streak ended at {{Trn|Battle of BC 5}}, where Jmook's bracket luck ran out as he ran into aMSa, who defeated him 1-3. Jmook then lost to Cody Schwab to place 4th. His next major -- {{Trn|Tipped Off 14: Resurgence}} -- was even more underwhelming, as he was upset by {{Sm|MOF}} in Winner's Round 1 and unluckily ran into aMSa in Loser's bracket, who eliminated him at 9th, Jmook's first finish outside the top 8 since the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}}.

==Rankings history==
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[MPGR Summer 2022]]||March 2022 - July 2022||3rd||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2022]]||March 2022 - December 2022||6th||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|}

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner!!Earnings
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/ssb5-melee-singles.8559/ Syracuse Smash Biweekly #5]||September 6th, 2015||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/ctbd5-melee-pro-bracket.11930/ Cusetown Beatdown 5]||February 20th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|NEW FISH}}||May 7th, 2016||9th||5th||{{Sm|Patches}}||
|-
|'''''[[EVO 2016]]'''''||July 15th-17th, 2016||257th||33rd||Patches||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/next-level-smash-series-5/details Next Level Smash Series 5]||July 30th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/jalape-o-smash-2/details Jalapeño Smash]||September 10th, 2016||3rd||2nd||Patches||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/cusetown-beatdown-retrogamecon-2016/details Cusetown Beatdown @ RetroGameCon 2016]||November 5th, 2016||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|GoodleShoes}}||
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/rankings/events/melee-singles.15795/ No Friendlies 3]||December 3rd, 2016||1st||3rd||Patches||
|-
|{{Trn|Ghost Pepper Smash}}||April 22nd, 2017||9th||3rd||Patches||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-5/details Binghamton eSports with Passion 5]||April 29th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|'''{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017}}'''||August 10th-13th, 2017||97th||25th||Patches||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/nebulous-melee-100/details Nebulous Melee 100!]||October 21st, 2017||5th||3rd||{{Sm|BIG KID}}||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-8/details Binghamton eSports with Passion 8]||November 12th, 2017||1st||1st||Patches||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-10/details Binghamton eSports with Passion 10]||March 11th, 2018||1st||1st||Patches||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/see-me-on-lan-5/details See Me On LAN]||March 31st, 2018||7th||5th||Patches||$25
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-11-1/details Binghamton eSports with Passion 11]||April 14th, 2018||1st||1st||Patches||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/high-dmg-output-5/details High DMG Output 5]||September 2nd, 2018||1st||1st||{{Sm|billyboy48}}||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-12/details Binghamton eSports with Passion 12]||October 27th, 2018||1st||1st||Patches||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/see-me-on-lan-2-1/details See Me On LAN 2]||November 10th, 2018||3rd||2nd||Patches||$124
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-13/details Binghamton eSports with Passion 13]||November 18th, 2018||1st||1st||{{Sm|Camg}}||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/reality-royale-iv-350-in-pot-bonuses/details Reality Royale IV]||December 30th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-14/details Binghamton eSports with Passion 14]||February 24th, 2019||1st||1st||Patches||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/see-me-on-lan-3-1/details See Me On LAN!! 3]||March 16th, 2019||9th||2nd||Patches||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-15/details Binghamton eSports with Passion 15]||March 30th, 2019||1st||1st||Patches||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/binghamton-esports-with-passion-16/details Binghamton Esports With Passion 16]||April 27th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/omega-iii/details Omega III]||June 8th-9th, 2019||9th||9th||Patches||
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/see-me-on-lan-4-feat-fiction-ginger-2saint-300/details See Me On LAN!! 4]||September 7th, 2019||4th||2nd||Patches||$81
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/hax-s-nightclub-season-2-episode-1/details Hax's Nightclub (Season 2 Episode 1)]{{OnlineIcon}}||January 2nd, 2021||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|Four Loko Fight Night}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 6th-7th, 2021||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;||$250
|-
|{{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Last Chance Qualifier}}||December 17th, 2021||Top 8||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|'''{{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}}'''||December 17th-19th, 2021||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;||$1,000
|-
|'''''{{Trn|GENESIS 8}}'''''||April 15th-17th, 2022||2nd||13th||{{Sm|Sora|p=Australia}}||
|-
|'''''{{Trn|Smash Summit 13}}'''''||May 12th-15th, 2022||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|'''{{Trn|Battle of BC 4}}'''||June 10th-12th, 2022||5th||1st||{{Sm|Aura}}||
|-
|'''{{Trn|Get On My Level 2022}}'''||July 1st-3rd, 2022||2nd||1st||{{Sm|iBDW}}||$986
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/quit-your-friendlies-4-smash-fgc-regional-1000-pot-bonus/details Quit Your Friendlies 4]||July 16th, 2022||1st||1st||Patches||
|-
|{{Trn|Wavedash 2022}}||August 6th-7th, 2022||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|'''{{Trn|Shine 2022}}'''||August 26th-28th, 2022||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|KoDoRiN}}||$1,425
|-
|'''{{Trn|Riptide 2022}}'''||September 9th-11th, 2022||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Zuppy}}||
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/frame-11/details Frame 11]||September 17th, 2022||1st||1st||{{Sm|Faust}}||$577
|-
|'''''{{Trn|The Big House 10}}'''''||October 7th-9th, 2022||7th||1st||iBDW||$594
|-
|{{Trn|The Off-Season}}||October 15th-16th, 2022||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;||$5,000
|-
|'''''{{Trn|Ludwig Smash Invitational}}'''''||October 21st-23rd, 2022||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;||$3,150
|-
|'''''{{Trn|Smash Summit 14}}'''''||November 3rd-6th, 2022||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;||$3,186
|-
|'''''{{Trn|Scuffed World Tour}}'''''||December 18th, 2022||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|'''''{{Trn|GENESIS 9}}'''''||January 20th-22nd, 2023||1st||2nd||Cody Schwab||$7,518
|-
|'''''{{Trn|Collision 2023}}'''''||March 10th-12th, 2023||1st||1st||Cody Schwab||$3,595
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/frame-12/event/melee-singles Frame 12]||Apr 29th, 2023||1st||1st||Patches||$533
|-
|'''''{{Trn|Battle of BC 5}}'''''||May 19th-21st, 2023||4th||1st||Cody Schwab||$613
|-
|'''{{Trn|Tipped Off 14: Resurgence}}'''||June 3rd-4th, 2023||9th / 344||1st / 79||Cody Schwab||
|-
|{{Trn|Wavedash 2023}}||June 16th-18th, 2023||1st / 234||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2023}}||June 23rd-25th, 2023||5th / 212||&mdash;||&mdash;||
|}

==Trivia==
*Jmook is known for being extremely proficient at the {{SSBM|Marth}} matchup, having never lost to a Marth player at a ''Melee'' tournament prior to fighting {{Sm|Zain}} at {{Trn|GENESIS 8}}.
*Jmook has a positive record against Zain (7-4).
*Excluding himself, Jmook has defeated all the top 8 ranked players of the [[SSBMRank 2022]], defeating both {{Sm|Plup}} and {{Sm|iBDW}} at GENESIS 8, both {{Sm|Leffen}} and Zain at {{Trn|Smash Summit 13}}, Mango at {{Trn|Wavedash 2022}}, {{Sm|Hungrybox}} at {{Trn|Shine 2022}}, and {{Sm|aMSa}} at {{Trn|The Off-Season}}.
*Similarly to {{Sm|Dabuz}}, Jmook is the subject of a number of popular chants in [[Twitch]] chat during tournament streams, which often bring attention to his good looks, immaculate posture, or his "FLY" sponsor tag being redundant due to already being dressed well.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/jakedirado Twitter account]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/jmook11 Twitch channel]

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