Editing Smasher:ChuDat

{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = ChuDat
| image         = Chudat.png
| mainssbu      = Pokémon Trainer
| 2ndmainssbu   = Mii Gunner
| mainssb       = Kirby
| otherssb      = Pikachu
| mainssbb      = Kirby
| otherssbb     = Ice Climbers
| mainssbm      = Ice Climbers
| otherssbm     = Jigglypuff
| 2ndotherssbm  = Fox
| moreotherssbm = <!--Do not add Mario until ChuDat uses him more -->
| retiredssbm   = Pikachu
| 2ndretiredssbm = Young Link
| mainpm        = Kirby
| otherpm       = Ice Climbers
| mainssb4      = Cloud
| otherssb4     = Sheik
| sponsor       = [[Team Liquid]] 
| former crews  = [[H2YL]], [[Power Underwhelming]], [[Mortality eSports]], [[Melee Hell]], [[ROOT Gaming]], [[VGBootCamp]]
| skillssb      = Professional {{retired}}
| skillssbm     = Top professional
| skillssbb     = Top professional <small>(semi-active)</small>
| skillssb4     = Professional
| skillpm       = Top professional
| skillssbu     = Semi-professional
| winningsssbm  = ~$44,779.07
| winningsssbb  = ~$1,194.11
| winningspm    = ~$1,513.51
| rankingssbm   = [[2019 MPGR]]: 23rd
| rankingssbb   = 
| realname      = Daniel Rodriguez
| alias         = Chu
| birthday      = 16
| birthmonth    = 1
| birthyear     = 1987
| location      = Falls Church, Virginia
| country       = United States
}}
'''ChuDat''', also known as simply '''Chu''', is an American professional [[smasher]] from Falls Church, Virginia who mains the {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}} in ''[[Melee]]''. He is widely considered to be the best Ice Climbers player in the world and the greatest Ice Climbers player of all time. His name originates from the phrase, 'true that,' as he stated in the Smash Brothers Documentary due to his obsession of the phrase. In the early times of the Melee scene, Chu joined the legendary crew [[Ha Ha You Lose|H2YL]], and regularly attended tournaments with them. He notably defeated top professional {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}} main {{Sm|Hungrybox}} at {{Trn|Zenith 2012}} to take 3rd place at the tournament. He is currently ranked 23rd on the [[2019 MPGR]] and was formerly ranked 5th on the [[MD/VA Power Rankings#Melee|MD/VA Melee Power Rankings]].

In ''[[Brawl]]'', he is considered to be the best {{SSBB|Kirby}} player, and also mains {{PM|Kirby}} in ''[[Project M]]'', and is considered one of the best Kirby players in said mod. ChuDat was ranked 4th on the final MD/VA Brawl Power Rankings, was formerly ranked 5th on the MD/VA Project M Power Rankings, and was formerly ranked 49th on the [[2014 SSBBRank]].

He also plays ''[[Smash 4]]'' competitively (albeit not to the same extent as ''Melee''), maining {{SSB4|Cloud}}, and primarily enters doubles. His best performance in ''[[Smash 4]]'' was 13th in {{Trn|The Big House 6}} doubles where he teamed with {{Sm|Puppeh}}, notably defeating {{Sm|komorikiri}} and {{Sm|SuperGirlKels}}. ChuDat previously mained {{SSB4|Sheik}}, and was formerly ranked 9th on the MD/VA Smash 4 Power Rankings when he mained her.

==Tournament history==
===Earlier history===
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 {{Sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|Chillin}} and {{Sm|Azen}}. His biggest original tournament placing in early smash was [[OC2]] where he made an incredible loser's run.

He had been known to frequently visit Southern California to spend time with the Hoang family, which includes {{Sm|Ken}} and {{Sm|Manacloud}}. For several years ChuDat preferred to represent the West Coast due to his friendships and close ties to California but this put stress on his relationship with the other members of H2YL.

===CEO and EVO===
After a few years on the West Coast, (around when Brawl came out,) he moved back to MD/VA where he once again became one of the top smashers in the area and reestablished ties with the rest of the MD/VA scene. Chu Dat won a large number of the weekly [[S@X]] tournaments in Brawl, Project M, and Melee. In Brawl and Project M specifically, he became the top Kirby main. Due to his frequent results, he was sponsored by [[Mortality eSports]] along with Axe. However, Mortality dropped both sponsorships shortly before [[CEO 2015]] which left Chu with little cash. For EVO specifically, a [https://www.gofundme.com/chudatevo crowd fund] was sponsored by [[Melee Hell]] (or MH) which sponsored enough cash for Chu Dat to be able to attend EVO 2015. He lost eventually in winners to {{sm|Ice}}'s Fox in round 2 pools. He then made an impressive loser's run, beating players including {{sm|Silent Wolf}} and {{sm|Westballz}} and winning a nail-biting set vs {{sm|HugS}} to get top 8 before finally losing to {{sm|Mango}} in losers, netting 7th at then the largest tournament in history.

===2017: Rise of ChuDat===
ChuDat started the year off with an impressive run at [[GENESIS 4]], where he defeated {{Sm|Shroomed}} in winners but lost to {{Sm|Hungrybox}} in a close game 5 set. In losers, he defeated {{Sm|Crush}} and {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} before losing to {{Sm|Leffen}} to finish at 9th place.

After his performance at GENESIS 4, he was voted into [[Smash Summit Spring 2017]]. He placed 7th at the tournament, notably upsetting {{Sm|Axe}} and 4-stocking {{Sm|Mango}} in the last game of their set.

ChuDat was later invited to [[Smash Rivalries]], where he defeated Mango for a second time before being defeated by Wizzrobe and {{Sm|Druggedfox}} to place 5th.

Three weeks later, he travelled to [[DreamHack Austin 2017]], where he had an impressive run. He notably beat Mango for the 3rd time in 2017 and strongly defeated {{Sm|Mew2King}}'s Peach with Jigglypuff and Ice Climbers (the latter of which was a four-stock) and winning the set 3-1. ChuDat took Hungrybox to a game 5 in Grand Finals but ultimately lost to place 2nd. He then attended [[Battle of BC 2]], where he won the entire event and double eliminated Mew2King. All these great performances lead him to be ranked at 7th on the [[Summer 2017 SSBMRank]].

After ChuDat's performance during the first half of the year, he placed 17th at [[EVO 2017]], 9th at [[DreamHack Atlanta 2017]], and 13th at [[Super Smash Con 2017]], taking sets off the likes of {{Sm|Ginger}} and {{Sm|HugS}}.

At [[Shine 2017]], he earned his first top 8 performance of the second half of the year, defeating {{Sm|dizzkidboogie}} and {{Sm|Spark}} 3-0 and {{Sm|Westballz}} 3-1. In Loser's Top 8, he proceeded to defeat Leffen 3-2. However, a discrepancy in the use of [[UCF]] mandated that the set would be replayed. Leffen won the rematch 3-2, leaving ChuDat to place at 7th.

After Shine 2017, ChuDat continued his strong performances with 3rd at [[DreamHack Montreal 2017]] and 4th at [[Syndicate 2017]]. At [[GameTyrant Expo 2017]], ChuDat was eliminated by {{Sm|Syrox}} and {{Sm|aMSa}}, leaving him at his worst performance of the year at 17th place. ChuDat then placed 13th at [[The Big House 7]] and 5th at [[DreamHack Denver 2017]]. ChuDat ended the year at 11th on the [[2017 SSBMRank]].

In 2019, the Melee community was considering to ban wobbling. He has stated that wobbling is definitely an unfair mechanic. However, he believes if it were ever to get banned, it should only be illegal against top tier characters. Although this controversy has been a huge debate over the years, to help Melee seem more interesting to watch, this has been heavily considered since the release of ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[MELEE-FC Diamond]]||July 12th-14th, 2007||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Apex 2010]]||August 6th-8th, 2010||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 31st-February 1st, 2015||&mdash;||17th||{{Sm|Valoem}}
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[DCSS#1]]||July 12th, 2003||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[DCSS#2]]||September 20th, 2003||4th||2nd||{{Sm|JTanic}}
|-
|{{b|Game Over|tournament}}||January 10th, 2004||9th||4th||JTanic
|-
|[[Tournament Go 6]]||August 21st-22nd, 2004||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[DCSS#3]]||September 25th, 2004||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Gettin' Schooled]]||October 14th, 2004||1st (tie)||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[MLG DC 2005]]||January 29th-30th, 2005||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Manacloud}}
|-
|[[BOMB 3]]||March 9th, 2005||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Gettin' Schooled 2]]||June 25th-26th, 2005||2nd||9th||{{Sm|sheikssbm}}
|-
|[[MELEE-FC3]]||July 10th-12th, 2005||3rd||10th||Manacloud
|-
|[[MLG Nashville 2005]]||August 27th-28th, 2005||1st||4th||{{Sm|Oro}}
|-
|[[MLG Seattle 2005]]||September 10th-11th, 2005||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://archive.today/4lVzX SMYM 4]||September 24th, 2005||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[MLG Los Angeles 2005]]||October 14th-16th, 2005||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Azen}}
|-
|[[BOMB 4]]||November 12th, 2005||1st||7th||{{Sm|Chillin}}
|-
|[[MLG Atlanta 2005]]||November 25th-27th, 2005||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Mike G}}
|-
|[[MLG Chicago 2005]]||December 16th-18th, 2005||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Ken}}
|-
|{{b|Pound|tournament}}||January 28th, 2006||1st||1st||Chillin
|-
|[[MLG New York 2005]]||February 25th-26th, 2006||2nd||3rd||Manacloud
|-
|[[Champ Combo: Yayuhzzz Edition]]||March 25th, 2006||2nd||2nd||Manacloud
|-
|[[MLG New York Opener 2006]]||April 21st-23rd, 2006||3rd||9th||Manacloud
|-
|[[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||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[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
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/9-2-labor-day-c3-tourney-results.83656/ C3 September 2006]||September 2nd, 2006||3rd||2nd||{{sm|Kaiser GL}}
|-
|[[MLG New York Playoffs 2006]]||October 13th-15th, 2006||3rd||7th||Manacloud
|-
|[[SMASHTALITY 2]]||October 21st, 2006||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|[[NorCal Tournament 2]]||October 28th, 2006||&mdash;||5th||Manacloud
|-
|[[MLG Las Vegas 2006]]||November 17th-19th, 2006||7th||2nd||Manacloud
|-
|[[CAOTIC's Farewell Biweekly]]||December 9th, 2006||2nd||1st||Manacloud
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/fort1-december-fort-myers-florida.92729/ FORT1]||December 23rd, 2006||1st||5th||{{Sm|Eskimo}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/egl-dc-results-jan-20th-2007.94992/ EGL DC]||January 20th, 2007||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|KM}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/chu-dat-birthday-biweekly-1-27-results.95486/ ChuDat Birthday Biweekly 1/27]||January 27th, 2007||7th||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/2-3-2007-c3-results-md-dc-va-94-players.96044/ C3 February]||February 3rd, 2007||7th||1st||Azen
|-
|[[Cataclysm 3]]||March 3rd-4th, 2007||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|Forward}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/flat-tire-and-penniless-on-pride-weekend-eeep-ack-ugh-%E2%99%A5.101340/ San Diego Triweekly XII]||March 10th, 2007||2nd||2nd||Manacloud
|-
|[https://archive.supercombo.gg/t/fight-club-3-17-maryland-results/22653 Fight Club]||March 17th, 2007||2nd||1st||Forward
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/smash4life-wii-4ever-atlantic-north-norfolk.101174/ Smash4Life: Wii 4ever]||April 7th, 2007||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/baltimore-tournament-at-umbc-iii-04-28-07.102646/ UMBC III]||April 28th, 2007||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Inui}}
|-
|[[MLG Long Island 2007]]||May 5th-6th, 2007||5th||2nd||Chillin
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/5-12-c3s-malicious-may-tourney-results.103660/#post-2374282 C3 Malicious May]||May 12th, 2007||1st||1st||Chillin
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/umbc-tournament.104026/ UMBC IV]||May 19th, 2007||2nd||1st||Chillin
|-
|[[EVO East]]||May 25th-27th, 2007||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=105438 Smashtality III]||June 2nd-3rd, 2007||1st (split)||1st||Chillin
|-
|[[Pound 2]]||June 16th-17th, 2007||1st||13th||Chillin
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/7-7-c3-july-jackpot-results.108723/#post-2557097 C3 July Jackpot]||July 7th, 2007||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[MELEE-FC Diamond]]||July 12th-14th, 2007||3rd||2nd||Chillin
|-
|[[Zero Challenge 3]]||July 20th-22nd, 2007||3rd||4th||Mew2King
|-
|[[EVO West]]||July 27th-29th, 2007||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/8-18-c3s-official-august-adios-full-results-58-entrants-md-va.114451/ C3 August]||August 18th, 2007||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Tope}}
|-
|[[EVO World 2007]]||August 24th-26th, 2007||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=117856 C3 September]||September 22nd, 2007||9th||1st||Azen
|-
|[[Super Champ Combo]]||September 29th-30th, 2007||5th||7th||Manacloud
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/10-20-c3-presents-a-tourney-in-october-results.122322/ C3 October]||October 20th, 2007||4th||1st||Azen
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/umbc-tournament-vi-results.123108/#post-3154386 UMBC VI]||October 27th, 2007||5th||2nd||Azen
|-
|[[Viva La Smashtaclysm]]||November 10th-11th, 2007||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|KoreanDJ}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/umd-cps-crew-presents-shell-shocked-11-17-07-we-have-a-secured-venue.121140/page-10#post-3305703 Shell Shocked]||November 17th, 2007||5th||9th||Level 9 CPU
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/c3-monthly-results-1-12-07.136839/ C3 January 2008]||January 12th, 2008||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Triad}}
|-
|[[Pound 3]]||February 2nd-3rd, 2008||5th||4th||Chillin
|-
|[[TGMTSBCO]]||June 7th-8th, 2008||1st (split)||5th||{{Sm|HAT}}
|-
|{{Trn|ChuDatz Final Biweekly}}||August 3rd, 2008||&mdash;||2nd||Mew2King
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/chu-dat-special-haunted-halloween-biweekly-results-11-1-08.203054/ ChuDat's Special Haunted Halloween Biweekly]||November 1st, 2008||1st (split)||1st||{{Sm|Forte|p=Brawl}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/shell-shocked-iii-balboa.209398/#post-6040549 Shell Shocked III: Balboa]||December 6th, 2008||5th||4th||{{Sm|Voodoo}}
|-
|[[Revival of Melee]]||March 7th-8th, 2009||5th||7th||Azen
|-
|[[Apex 2009]]||May 9th-10th, 2009||3rd||4th||{{Sm|Plank}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=242592 HERB2]||July 25th-26th, 2009||5th||1st||Mew2King
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/shell-shocked-iv-results.251975/ Shell Shocked IV]||October 10th, 2009||1st||3rd||{{Sm|DoH}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/shell-shocked-v-11-7-09-results.254821/ Shell Shocked V]||November 7th, 2009||2nd||3rd||DoH
|-
|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||25th||5th||{{Sm|Vidjogamer}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/shell-shocked-6-results.268008/ Shell Shocked VI]||March 6th, 2010||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|Eggm}}
|-
|[[CEO 2010]]||June 5th-6th, 2010||4th||1st||{{Sm|Hungrybox}}
|-
|[[Apex 2010]]||August 6th-8th, 2010||13th||17th||Chillin
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=290684 Shell Shocked X]||November 6th, 2010||2nd||1st||Chillin
|-
|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||17th||5th||{{Sm|Redd}}
|-
|[[Zenith 2011]]||May 28th-29th, 2011||7th||9th||{{Sm|Nando}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/shell-shocked-xi.102/event Shell Shocked XI]||October 28th, 2011||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||33rd||5th||{{Sm|Kage}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=318237 Shell Shocked XII]||February 11th, 2012||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Boss}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=322666 Shell Shocked XIII]||May 18th, 2012||1st||3rd||Boss
|-
|[[Zenith 2012]]||May 26th-27th, 2012||3rd||9th||{{Sm|Teczero}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/bar-wars-10-26-2013-results-work-in-progress.341717/#post-15938754 Bar Wars]||October 26th, 2013||2nd||2nd||Chillin
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||33rd||9th||Chillin
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=348639 Shell Shocked XIV]||March 8th, 2014||1st||1st||Chillin
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=350805 eSmashLANd]||March 22nd, 2014||1st||1st||Chillin
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=353607 Smash @ Clarendon 4/25/14]||April 25th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/rankings/squabbles-melee-singles.974/event Squabbles]||May 3rd, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=356145 Smash @ Clarendon 5/23/14]||May 23rd, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=356655 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/27]||May 27th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||9th||9th||{{Sm|ZoSo}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=357202 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 6/3]||June 3rd, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=357473 Smash @ Clarendon 6/6/14]||June 6th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=357587 Thanks For Playing 7]||June 7th, 2014||5th||2nd||{{Sm|DP}}
|-
|[[MLG Anaheim 2014]]||June 20th-22nd, 2014||29th||4th||Chillin
|-
|[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||9th||3rd||Chillin
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=358792 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 6/17]||June 17th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[EVO 2014]]||July 11th-13th, 2014||17th||13th||Chillin
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=362140 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 7/22]||July 22nd, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=363320 Smash @ Clarendon 8/1/2014]||August 1st, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=363207 Mortality eSports Tournament]||August 2nd, 2014||1st||2nd||[[Artificial intelligence|Level 9]] {{SSBM|Luigi}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=365885 Smash @ Clarendon 8/29/2014]||August 29th, 2014||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=373191 Shell Shocked XVI]||October 11th, 2014||2nd||2nd||Chillin
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||25th||4th||Chillin
|-
|[[CEO 2015]]||June 26th-28th, 2015||25th||7th||Ken
|-
|[[EVO 2015]]||July 17th-19th, 2015||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Super Smash Con]]||August 6th-9th, 2015||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]||September 5th-6th, 2015||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX01202016SSBM Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 1/20]||January 20th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX02172016SSBM Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 2/17]||February 17th, 2016||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Midwest Mayhem]]||March 19th, 2016||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Scythe}}
|-
|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||17th||7th||Chillin
|-
|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||7th||9th||Chillin
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||17th||5th||Chillin
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2016]]||August 11th-14th, 2016||17th||5th||Chillin
|-
|[[Heir 3]]||August 19th-21st, 2016||3rd||4th||{{Sm|Reaper}}
|-
|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||17th||4th||Chillin
|-
|[[UGC Smash Open]]||December 2nd-4th, 2016||17th||9th||{{Sm|Professor Pro}}
|-
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd, 2017||9th||13th||Chillin
|-
|[[Smash Summit Spring 2017]]||March 2nd-5th, 2017||7th||7th||{{Sm|HugS}}
|-
|[[Smash Rivalries]]||April 8th-9th, 2017||5th||7th||{{Sm|Wizzrobe}}
|-
|[[HFLAN Melee Edition 2017]]||April 15th-16th, 2017||2nd||2nd||Chillin
|-
|{{Trn|Inheritance}}||April 22nd, 2017||1st||2nd||{{Sm|r0cket_wizard}}
|-
|[[DreamHack Austin 2017]]||April 28th-30th, 2017||2nd||13th||Chillin
|-
|{{b|Royal Flush|tournament}}||May 12th-14th, 2017||13th||13th||Chillin
|-
|[[Battle of BC 2]]||June 3rd-4th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|Ryan Ford}}
|-
|[[GENESIS: RED]]||July 9th, 2017||9th||4th||Chillin
|-
|[[EVO 2017]]||July 14th-16th, 2017||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[DreamHack Atlanta 2017]]||July 21st-23rd, 2017||9th||5th||Chillin
|-
|[[Tournament:Alaska Smash Bash 2017|Alaska Smash Bash 2017]]||July 29th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2017]]||August 10th-13th, 2017||13th||7th||Chillin
|-
|[[Shine 2017]]||August 25th-27th, 2017||7th||17th||{{sm|Medz}}
|-
|[[DreamHack Montreal 2017]]||September 8th-10th, 2017||3rd||2nd||Chillin
|-
|[[Syndicate 2017]]||September 23rd-24th, 2017||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Wizzrobe}}
|-
|[[GameTyrant Expo 2017]]||September 29th-October 1st, 2017||17th||4th||Hungrybox
|-
|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||13th||4th||Hungrybox
|-
|[[DreamHack Denver 2017]]||October 20th-22nd, 2017||5th||1st||Hungrybox
|-
|[http://tournamentscheduler.net/schedule/NTA0NDA1NTkwMQ/results MD/VA Melee Invitational]||November 25th, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[GENESIS 5]]||January 19th-21st, 2018||33rd||2nd||Hungrybox
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|[http://thecavefairfax.challonge.com/cavemeleesingles0205The Cave 02/5/18]||February 5th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Xanadu - End of an Era]]||February 24th-25th, 2018||3rd||2nd||Chillin
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|{{Trn|Full Bloom 4}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||25th||2nd||Hungrybox
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|{{Trn|Respawn 6}}||March 31st-April 2nd, 2018||1st||1st||{{Sm|Ice}}
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|{{Trn|Pound Underground}}||May 12th-13th, 2018||13th||2nd||HAT
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|{{Trn|Battle Arena Melbourne 10}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Noxus}}
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2018}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||4th||3rd||{{Sm|Ka-Master}}
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|{{Trn|Lighthouse}}||July 13th-15th, 2018||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Xardov}}
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|{{Trn|EVO 2018}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|[[Super Smash Con 2018]]||August 9th-12th, 2018||65th||13th||{{Sm|Rishi}}
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2018}}||August 24th-26th, 2018||13th||4th||Hungrybox
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 8}}||October 5th-7th, 2018||13th||2nd||Hungrybox
|-
|{{Trn|The Mang0: Homecoming}}||November 10th-11th, 2018||13th||4th||{{Sm|Westballz}}
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2018}}||November 16th-18th, 2018||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||17th||2nd||Hungrybox
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2019}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||7th||3rd||Hungrybox
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||13th||5th||Hungrybox
|-
|{{Trn|The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0}}||June 8th-9th, 2019||9th||1st||Swedish Delight
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2019}}||August 2nd-4th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||9th||3rd||Hungrybox
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2019}}||August 23rd-25th, 2019||4th||25th||[[Artificial intelligence|Level 9]] {{SSBM|Luigi}}
|-
|{{Trn|Mainstage}}||September 20th-22nd, 2019||13th||4th||Hungrybox
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 7}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||33rd||13th||Westballz
|-
|{{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 4}} {{OnlineIcon}}||January 29th-30th, 2022||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 8}}||April 15th-17th, 2022||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022}}||August 11th-14th, 2022||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Critical Hit 3]]||July 5th, 2008||17th||3rd||{{Sm|Forte|p=Brawl}}
|-
|[[ChuDatz Final Biweekly]]||August 3rd, 2008||7th||3rd||Forte
|-
|[[Clash of the Titans IV]]||February 7th-8th, 2009||7th||4th||{{Sm|Azen}}
|-
|[[Apex 2009]]||May 9th-10th, 2009||33rd||13th||{{Sm|Plank}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/c3-august-assault-8-15-md-va-ashburn-va.245338/ C3 August Assault]||August 15th, 2009||5th||1st||Azen
|-
|[[Pound 4]]||January 16th-18th, 2010||13th||5th||{{Sm|Candy}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=266455 VGBootCamp Indianapolis]||February 20th-21st, 2010||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Ally}}
|-
|[[MLG Orlando 2010]]||April 16th-18th, 2010||17th||17th||Candy
|-
|[[CEO 2010]]||June 5th-6th, 2010||1st (split)||1st||Candy
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/omni-presents-xanadu-games.281168/ Omni Presents: Xanadu Games]||July 17th, 2010||3rd||4th||Candy
|-
|[[Apex 2010]]||August 6th-8th, 2010||17th||2nd||{{Sm|Junebug}}
|-
|[[MLG DC 2010]]||October 15th-17th, 2010||33rd||17th||Junebug
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/vgbc-xanadu-results-baltimore-md-11-27-2010-d3-in-the-building.292402/ Baltimore Brawl]||November 27th, 2010||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Takeover}}
|-
|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||13th||7th||{{Sm|Atomsk}}
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||65th||5th||{{Sm|Fatal}}
|-
|[[IMPULSE]]||June 30th-July 1st, 2012||7th||3rd||{{Sm|Tin Man}}
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||33rd||17th||{{Sm|Anti}}
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||33rd||17th||{{Sm|Will}}
|-
|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||33rd||5th||{{Sm|DEHF}}
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||&mdash;||5th||{{Sm|Chibo}}
|-
|[[Glitch 2]]||September 24th-25th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2017]]||August 10th-13th, 2017||17th<!--ChuDat lost to Pelca in winners. "DQ" should only be listed if they were DQed from both winners and losers.-->||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==={{for3ds}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=372066 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 10/7]||October 7th, 2014||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Apex 2015]]||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||25th||25th||{{Sm|Larry Lurr}}
|-
|[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]||September 5th-6th, 2015||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Midwest Mayhem]]||March 19th, 2016||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||129th||49th||{{Sm|DewDaDash}}
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||385th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Glitch 2]]||September 24th-25th, 2016||49th||13th||{{Sm|Logic}}
|-
|[[The Big House 6]]||October 7th-9th, 2016||257th||13th||{{Sm|Puppeh}}
|-
|[[UGC Smash Open]]||December 2nd-4th, 2016||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 4}}||January 20th-22nd, 2017||257th||97th||{{Sm|Atomsk}}
|-
|[[Tournament:Alaska Smash Bash 2017|Alaska Smash Bash 2017]]||July 29th, 2017||13th||3rd||POUND
|-
|[[Super Smash Con 2017]]||August 10th-13th, 2017||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Austin 2018}}||June 1st-3rd, 2018||65th||33rd||{{Sm|Sloth|p=Smash 4}}
|}

===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[[Zenith 2012]]||May 26th-27th, 2012||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Apex 2014]]||January 17th-19th, 2014||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=354337 Squabbles]||May 3rd, 2014||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Cactuar}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=355286 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/13]||May 13th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Project M Showdown 3.02]]||May 17th, 2014||7th||1st||{{Sm|ZeRo}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=356655 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 5/27]||May 27th, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[SKTAR 3]]||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||7th||17th||{{Sm|Chillin}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=357202 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 6/3]||June 3rd, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=357587 Thanks For Playing 7]||June 7th, 2014||3rd||1st||Chillin
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=358792 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 6/17]||June 17th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=359431 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 6/24]||June 24th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||4th||3rd||Chillin
|-
|[[EVO 2014]]||July 12th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=365573 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 8/26]||August 26th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=366012 Smash @ Xanadu Monthly 8/30]||August 30th, 2014||4th||1st||{{Sm|Boss}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=367174 Smash @ Xanadu Tuesday 9/9]||September 9th, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=373191 Shell Shocked XVI]||October 11th, 2014||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Paragon Los Angeles 2015]]||September 5th-6th, 2015||65th||33rd||{{Sm|Big D}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/SatX01202016PM Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 1/20]||January 20th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/SatX02172016PM Smash @ Xanadu Wednesdays 2/17]||February 17th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Tournament:Alaska Smash Bash 2017|Alaska Smash Bash 2017]]||July 29th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|Umbreon}}
|-
|{{Trn|Lighthouse}}||July 13th-15th, 2018||4th||1st||{{Sm|Poilu}}
|-
|[https://challonge.com/PMTCSingles Project+ at The Can]||December 10th, 2021||1st||1st||{{Sm|Paradox}}
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||257th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2019}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||737th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2019}}||August 2nd-4th, 2019||385th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2019}}||August 23rd-25th, 2019||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Mainstage}}||September 20th-22nd, 2019||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 7}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||513th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Box}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 8th-10th, 2020||1,025th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/the-box-juice-box-21/details Juice Box 21]{{OnlineIcon}}||December 2nd, 2020||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==Trivia==
*ChuDat is the only Melee Ice Climbers player to make it to Top 8 at EVO thrice, [[EVO World 2007]], [[EVO 2015]] and [[EVO 2019]], showing that he has stood the test of time. The other Ice Climbers to make it to Top 8 are {{Sm|Fly Amanita}} and {{Sm|Wobbles}}. 
*ChuDat is the first and only Ice Climbers player in ''Melee'' to ever take a game over {{Sm|Armada}}'s Peach in tournament, doing so at [[Heir 3]]. He would take another game off of him at [[HFLAN Melee Edition 2017]] and {{Trn|Battle Arena Melbourne 10}}.
*ChuDat is the second voted-in player to make it to Top 8 at a Smash Summit, doing so at [[Smash Summit Spring 2017]].
*ChuDat is very well known for his signature pose, on which he either leans back or to one side a bit while smugly putting his index and thumb on his chin, as if thinking deeply. This is often accompanied by the catchphrase "YAYUHZZ!" (A saying he attributes to Lil Wayne). This can be frequently heard after Chu wins a match.
*ChuDat is somewhat notorious for eating raw onions on stream, which started during his campaign for [[Smash Summit Spring 2017]].
*ChuDat was involved in a controversial incident at [[Shine 2017]], in which Chu won 3-2 in losers' eighths over {{Sm|Leffen}}. However, [[UCF]] was turned off during the set, so it was ordered to be replayed; Chu lost the rematch 2-3 and was eliminated at 7th.

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/LiquidChu Twitter account]
*[https://youtube.com/chudatzz YouTube account]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/1338/chudat SSBWorld profile]
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=YtFaTsn5apQ Frostbite - An Ice Climbers combo video] (gameplay featuring ChuDat)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5fSRyCs-yc OC-Chu] (gameplay featuring ChuDat at OC2, presented by {{Sm|Nealdt}})
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=16055 ChuDat's SmashBoards public profile]
*ChuDat talks about his Smash name's origins in [https://youtube.com/watch?v=iJ-wgY3zdj4 The Smash Brothers Documentary Episode 2]
*[https://www.esportsearnings.com/players/4414-chudat-daniel-rodriguez Earnings]

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