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A few months after The Big House 9, Zain won his first supermajor at {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} without dropping a set, defeating Hungrybox 3-1, Mango, and Hungrybox again 3-2. <!--As tournaments switched to online play due to COVID-19, Zain continued to dominate, winning {{Trn|Pound Online}}, {{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2}}, 3 out of the 4 {{Trn|Slippi Champions League}} events, and finally {{Trn|Smash Summit 10 Online}} to cement himself as one the top 2 North American players of 2020 along with {{Sm|Mango}}.--> | A few months after The Big House 9, Zain won his first supermajor at {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} without dropping a set, defeating Hungrybox 3-1, Mango, and Hungrybox again 3-2. <!--As tournaments switched to online play due to COVID-19, Zain continued to dominate, winning {{Trn|Pound Online}}, {{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2}}, 3 out of the 4 {{Trn|Slippi Champions League}} events, and finally {{Trn|Smash Summit 10 Online}} to cement himself as one the top 2 North American players of 2020 along with {{Sm|Mango}}.--> | ||
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Revision as of 21:53, July 11, 2023
Zain "DontTestMe" | |
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Character info | |
Melee main | Marth |
Other Melee characters | Roy, Fox |
Team info | |
Sponsor(s) | Moist Moguls |
Former sponsor(s) | Golden Guardians, SovaSmashInc, Panda |
Rankings and results info | |
Most recent ranking | SSBMRank 2022: 1st |
Winnings | ~$104,621.98 |
Personal and other info | |
Real name | Zain Naghmi |
Birth date | |
Location | Blacksburg, Virginia |
Miscellaneous info | |
Skill | Top level |
Zain (shortly known as tekkenz), also known as DontTestMe, is a Melee Marth main from Reston, Virginia who is currently residing in Blacksburg, Virginia and is currently considered to be the best Marth player in the world and the best Melee player in the world. He is known for his incredibly lethal punish game on space animal players and methodical play against floaty characters. He is currently ranked 1st on the MD/VA Melee Power Rankings and the SSBMRank 2022.
In 2020, Zain was considered to be the best player in North America, due to both his win at GENESIS 7 and his dominance in Project Slippi netplay majors during the COVID-19 pandemic (winning Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2, 3 of the 4 weeks of Slippi Champions League, and Smash Summit 10 Online), with Mango serving as his primary rival for the title.
Zain was also considered to be the best player in the world in 2022, winning GENESIS 8, Pound 2022, Shine 2022, and Ludwig Smash Invitational.
On April 12th, 2018, Zain was signed by Panda,[1] but left on November 8th, 2019.[2] After being sponsored for the duration of GENESIS 7 by Mogul Moves, Ludwig's clothing brand, Zain was picked up by the Golden Guardians, the official esports affiliate of the Golden State Warriors NBA team on February 6th, 2020.[3] After three years, he would part ways with Golden Guardians on March 29th, 2023.[4] On April 6th, 2023, Zain was re-signed by Ludwig and joined Moist Moguls.
Tournament history
Zain started playing competitively in May 2014 and quickly climbed the ranks, notably winning the S@X Fall Arcadian. He gained recognition at the national level at The Big House 6 when he defeated Plup 2-0 in pools. He went on to place 17th after beating KJH and Tafokints. He notably took a set off of Leffen 3-2 at Smash 'N' Splash 3 placing 13th, and sets off of ChuDat and SFAT 2-1 and 3-0 respectively at Super Smash Con 2017, placing 5th at said event. At Smash Summit 6, he beat both Mango and Plup to take 3rd. Finally, at Shine 2018, Zain won his first major tournament, beating Mango and double eliminating Hungrybox, taking his first ever victories over the latter. Over a year later, he took his first set over Mew2King at The Big House 9, placing 2nd after losing two Game 5 sets to Mango in Grand Finals.
A few months after The Big House 9, Zain won his first supermajor at GENESIS 7 without dropping a set, defeating Hungrybox 3-1, Mango, and Hungrybox again 3-2.
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SSBMRank2016 | January 2016 - December 2016 | 66th | Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px |
Tournament placingsSuper Smash Bros. Melee
Project M
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
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