Smasher:Zhu
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| Zhu "Poor Zhu" | |
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| Character info | |
| Melee mains | Falco, Fox |
| Other Melee character | Sheik |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Smash Practice |
| Former crews | Baysians, Team Gamecenter |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  2015 SSBMRank: 29th |
| Winnings | ~$5,104.02 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Julian (Yue) Zhu |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top professional |
Zhu is a Falco and Fox player from Northern California who currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, considered one of the best Falco players in the world. He was initially known most for self-destructing at crucial moments, dubbed "zhuiciding," and being the recipient of the original Wombo Combo. Zhu has made a series of combo videos named "Happy Feet," which showcase his Falco. At GENESIS, he defeated renowned smasher Mew2King in losers' quarters for his placement. Zhu is currently ranked 1st on the Philadelphia Melee Power Rankings and 29th on the 2015 SSBMRank, and was formerly ranked 4th on the NorCal Melee Power Rankings. He currently helps to run Smash Practice or SP, a youtube/streaming channel along with Cactuar.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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| Zero Challenge 3 | July 20th-22nd, 2007 | 49th | 9th | Falcomist |
| Super Champ Combo | September 29th-30th, 2007 | 33rd | 17th | Falcomist |
| Revival of Melee | March 7th-8th, 2009 | 13th | 7th | Drephen |
| Mango Juice | March 21st, 2009 | 2nd | 3rd | Forward |
| GENESIS | July 10th-12th, 2009 | 4th | 9th | MacD |
| Pat's House | November 14th-15th, 2009 | 2nd | 2nd | MacD |
| R3 | December 19th-20th, 2009 | 3rd | — | — |
| Pound 4 | January 16th-18th, 2010 | 7th | 33rd | MacD |
| Good Shit German | July 24th-25th, 2010 | 9th | 1st | Mew2King |
| Apex 2010 | August 6th-8th, 2010 | 7th | 13th | VaNz |
| Don't Go Down There Jeff! | December 18th, 2010 | 3rd | 2nd | Hungrybox |
| Pound V | February 19th-21st, 2011 | 13th | 9th | MacD |
| Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | 13th | 33rd | Hack |
| Kings of Cali | November 10th, 2012 | 17th | 5th | Shroomed |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 13th | 33rd | Silent Wolf |
| NorCal Regionals 2013 | April 26th-28th, 2013 | 7th | — | — |
| EVO 2013 | July 12th-14th, 2013 | 17th | — | — |
| LanHammer 2013 | August 17th-18th, 2013 | 5th | — | — |
| Kings of Cali 3 | December 14th-15th, 2013 | 17th | 13th | Toph |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 17th | 13th | Darc |
| Revival of Melee 7 | March 8th-9th, 2014 | 9th | 9th | Cactuar |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 7th | 13th | Cactuar |
| MLG Anaheim 2014 | June 20th-22nd, 2014 | 21st | — | — |
| EVO 2014 | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 49th | 17th | Cactuar |
| Zenith 2014 | August 2nd-3rd, 2014 | 3rd | 3rd | Cactuar |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 25th | 9th | Cactuar |
| Justice 4 | October 11th, 2014 | 3rd | 9th | Animal |
| Do You Fox Wit It? | November 15th-16th, 2014 | 9th | 9th | Flash |
| Paragon Orlando 2015 | January 17th-18th, 2015 | 13th | 9th | Cactuar |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 17th | Cactuar | |
| Shots Fired | February 28th-March 1st, 2015 | 3rd | 3rd | Velocity |
| NeoNebulous 7 | March 28th, 2015 | 3rd | 3rd | Cactuar |
| Super Nebulous 3 | April 25th-26th, 2015 | 17th | 5th | Cactuar |
| HFLAN Melee Edition | May 9th-10th, 2015 | 5th | 1st | Armada |
| CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 9th | 5th | Cactuar |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 33rd | — | — |
| Super Smash Con | August 6th-9th, 2015 | 9th | 17th | Cactuar |
| PAX Prime 2015 | August 28th-30th, 2015 | 9th | 4th | Cactuar |
| HTC Throwdown | September 19th, 2015 | 17th | 17th | Cactuar |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th 2015 | 17th | 9th | Cactuar |
| Smash Summit | November 7th-8th, 2015 | 13th | 7th | Westballz |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th 2016 | 33rd | 17th | Cactuar |
| Shots Fired 2 | March 5th-6th, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | Mew2King |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 25th | — | — |
Trivia
- Several tournament streams, and even the 2014 SSBM Player Rankings, jokingly list his sponsor as "Poor" as a reference to the Wombo Combo.
- As a further reference, his current Youtube channel is named "Poor Zhu".
- Zhu is also known to have held a 2-year winning streak over Hax, not losing to him in bracket even once until No Johns 7/2/11, and defeating him in every encounter afterward until Revival of Melee 7.
