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ChuDat
Chu Dat.jpg
Character info
Smash 64 main
Kirby
Melee main
Ice Climbers
Other Melee characters
Young Link , Pikachu , Fox , Mr. Game and Watch , Pichu
Brawl main
Kirby
Other Brawl character
Ice Climbers
Smash 4 (3DS) main
Kirby
Project M main
Kirby
Other Project M characters
Ice Climbers , Pikachu , Diddy Kong
Team info
Crew(s)
Mortality eSports , Team Razer
Former crews
H2YL , Power Underwhelming
Personal and other info
Real name
Daniel Rodriguez
Birth date
January 16, 1987 (age 37)
Location
Falls Church, VA
Miscellaneous info
Skill
Top professional
ChuDat is an American professional smasher who mainly uses the Ice Climbers and is widely regarded as the primary influential driving force for competitive Ice Climbers play in the community. He was ranked 2nd in the United States on the discontinued Smash Panel Power Rankings . In Brawl , he is considered to be the best Kirby player, and mains Kirby and Ice Climbers in the Brawl mod Brawl+ . He notably defeated top professional Jigglypuff main Hungrybox at Zenith 2012 to take 3rd place at the tournament. ChuDat is currently ranked 2nd on both the MD/VA Melee and Project M Power Rankings, and 4th on the MD/VA Brawl Power Rankings.
Background
In addition to piquing the interests of the community at large about the Ice Climbers metagame , Chu has also spearheaded the local community in Northern Virginia by hosting "NoVa Bi-weekliez !" at his parents' home. The tournaments have attracted a wide variety of top level competition including Mew2King , Chillindude829 and Azen .
ChuDat has been known to frequently visit Southern California to spend time with the Hoang family, which includes Ken and Manacloud . Although he is situated primarily in the East, ChuDat prefers to represent the West Coast due to his friendships and close ties to California.
Notable tournament placings
Smash 64
Tournament
Date
1v1 placement
2v2 placement
Partner
Apex 2014
January 17th-19th, 2014
25th
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Melee
Tournament
Date
1v1 placement
2v2 placement
Partner
Game Over
January 10th, 2004
9th
4th
Jtanic
Tournament Go 6
August 21st-22nd, 2004
3rd
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MLG DC 2005
January 29th-30th, 2005
3rd
5th
Manacloud
Gettin' Schooled 2
June 25th-26th, 2005
2nd
9th
sheikssbm
MELEE-FC3
July 10th-12th, 2005
3rd
10th
Manacloud
SMYM 4
September 24th, 2005
2nd
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—
BOMB 4
November 12th, 2005
1st
7th
Chillin
MLG Atlanta 2005
November 25th-27th, 2005
3rd
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Pound
January 28th, 2006
1st
1st
Chillin
MLG New York 2005
February 25th-26th, 2006
2nd
3rd
Manacloud
MLG New York Opener 2006
April 21st-23rd, 2006
3rd
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MLG Dallas 2006
May 19th-21st, 2006
2nd
4th
Manacloud
MLG Anaheim 2006
June 23rd-25th, 2006
3rd
4th
Manacloud
MELEE-FC6
July 13th-15th, 2006
4th
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MLG Chicago 2006
July 21st-23rd, 2006
2nd
9th
Manacloud
Zero Challenge 2
August 15th-17th, 2006
2nd
2nd
Manacloud
MLG Orlando 2006
August 25th-27th, 2006
2nd
9th
Manacloud
MLG New York Playoffs 2006
October 13th-15th, 2006
3rd
7th
Manacloud
MLG Las Vegas 2006
November 17th-19th, 2006
7th
2nd
Manacloud
Cataclysm 3
March 3rd-4th, 2007
3rd
3rd
Forward
MLG Long Island 2007
May 5th-6th, 2007
5th
2nd
Chillin
EVO East 2007
May 25th-27th, 2007
5th
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Smashtality III
June 2nd-3rd, 2007
1st (split)
1st
Chillin
Pound 2
June 16th-17th, 2007
1st
13th
Chillin
MELEE-FC Diamond
July 12th-14th, 2007
3rd
2nd
Chillin
Zero Challenge 3
July 20th-22nd, 2007
3rd
4th
Mew2King
EVO West 2007
July 27th-29th, 2007
3rd
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EVO World 2007
August 24th-26th, 2007
5th
—
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C3 Smash Attack
September 22nd, 2007
9th
1st
Azen
Super Champ Combo
September 29th-30th, 2007
5th
7th
Manacloud
Viva La Smashtaclysm
November 10th-11th, 2007
2nd
3rd
KoreanDJ
Pound 3
February 2nd-3rd, 2008
5th
4th
Chillin
Revival of Melee
March 7th-8th, 2009
5th
7th
Azen
Apex 2009
May 9th-10th, 2009
3rd
4th
Plank
HERB2
July 25th-26th, 2009
5th
1st
Mew2King
Pound 4
January 16th-18th, 2010
25th
5th
Vidjogamer
CEO 2010
June 5th-6th, 2010
4th
1st
Hungrybox
Apex 2010
August 6th-8th, 2010
13th
17th
Chillin
Shell Shocked X
November 6th, 2010
2nd
1st
Chillin
Pound V
February 19th-21st, 2011
17th
5th
Redd
Shell Shocked XI
October 28th, 2011
1st
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Apex 2012
January 6th-8th, 2012
33rd
5th
Kage
Shell Shocked XII
February 11th, 2012
2nd
1st
Boss
Shell Shocked XIII
May 18th, 2012
1st
3rd
Boss
Zenith 2012
May 26th-27th, 2012
3rd
9th
Teczero
Apex 2014
January 17th-19th, 2014
33rd
9th
Chillin
Shell Shocked XIV
March 8th, 2014
1st
1st
Chillin
eSmashLANd
March 22nd, 2014
1st
1st
Chillin
Smash @ Clarendon 4/25/14
April 25th, 2014
1st
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Squabbles
May 3rd, 2014
5th
—
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Smash @ Clarendon 5/23/14
May 23rd, 2014
1st
—
—
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/27
May 27th, 2014
1st
—
—
SKTAR 3
May 31st-June 1st, 2014
9th
9th
ZoSo
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 6/3
June 3rd, 2014
3rd
—
—
Smash @ Clarendon 6/6/14
June 6th, 2014
1st
—
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Thanks For Playing 7
June 7th, 2014
5th
2nd
DP
MLG Anaheim 2014
June 20th-22nd, 2014
29th
4th
Chillin
CEO 2014
June 27th-29th, 2014
9th
3rd
Chillin
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 6/17
June 17th, 2014
3rd
—
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EVO 2014
July 11th-13th, 2014
17th
13th
Chillin
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 7/22
July 22nd, 2014
4th
—
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Smash @ Clarendon 8/1/2014
August 1st, 2014
1st
—
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Mortality eSports Tournament
August 2nd, 2014
1st
2nd
Level 9 Luigi
Brawl
Tournament
Date
1v1 placement
2v2 placement
Partner
Critical Hit 3
July 5th, 2008
17th
3rd
Forte
Clash of the Titans 4
February 7th-8th, 2009
7th
4th
Azen
Apex 2009
May 9th-10th, 2009
33rd
13th
Plank
Pound 4
January 16th-18th, 2010
13th
5th
Candy
MLG Orlando 2010
April 16th-18th, 2010
17th
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Apex 2010
August 6th-8th, 2010
17th
2nd
Junebug
MLG DC 2010
October 15th-17th, 2010
33rd
17th
Junebug
Pound V
February 19th-21st, 2011
13th
7th
Atomsk
Apex 2012
January 6th-8th, 2012
—
5th
Fatal
IMPULSE
June 30th-July 1st, 2012
7th
3rd
Tin Man
Apex 2013
January 11th-13th, 2013
33rd
17th
Anti
Apex 2014
January 17th-19th, 2014
33rd
17th
Will
SKTAR 3
May 31st-June 1st, 2014
33rd
5th
DEHF
Project M
Tournament
Date
1v1 placement
2v2 placement
Partner
Apex 2014
January 17th-19th, 2014
33rd
—
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Squabbles
May 3rd, 2014
3rd
1st
Cactuar
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13
May 13th, 2014
3rd
—
—
Project M Showdown 3.02
May 17th, 2014
7th
1st
ZeRo
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/27
May 27th, 2014
5th
—
—
SKTAR 3
May 31st-June 1st, 2014
7th
17th
Chillin
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 6/3
June 3rd, 2014
5th
—
—
Thanks For Playing 7
June 7th, 2014
3rd
1st
Chillin
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 6/17
June 17th, 2014
2nd
—
—
Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 6/24
June 24th, 2014
2nd
—
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CEO 2014
June 27th-29th, 2014
4th
3rd
Chillin
EVO 2014 Day 2 Side Tournament
July 12th, 2014
2nd
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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
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