Smasher:Maister
| Maister "TWMaister" "SONIC4EVER" | |
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Maister at Frostbite 2020
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| Character info | |
| Smash 4 main | Mr. Game & Watch |
| Ultimate main | Mr. Game & Watch |
| Other Ultimate character | Sora |
| Team info | |
| Former sponsor(s) | Team Killjoystick, Nevermore eSports, Sinai Village, Anahuac Esports, Spacestation Gaming, Luminosity Gaming |
| Crew(s) | RF |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Panda Global Rankings 100: 81st  UltRank Half Year 2026: HM (51-100) |
| Best historical ranking | PGR v5: 44th Fall 2019 PGRU: 6th |
| Best tournament result | 13th / 674 at GENESIS 5 2nd / 2,388 at Super Smash Con 2022 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Enrique Hernández Solís |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Atizapán de Zaragoza, Estado de México 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| NNID | Thewiimaister |
Maister is a Smasher from Atizapán de Zaragoza, México, known for being the one of the best Mr. Game & Watch players across two different games.
Maister made his competitive debut in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and first broke out onto the scene in the game's final year by placing 13th at GENESIS 5, defeating players such as Pink Fresh, Mistake, and Fatality along the way. During this time, he was able to achieve results that only a few Mr. Game & Watch players were able to achieve, such as his victory at Combo Breaker 2018 over ESAM and tyroy twice and placing 3rd at Midwest Mayhem 12 defeating Lima and SDX, as well as ranking 44th on the PGR v5, the only time a Smash 4 Mr. Game & Watch player was ranked on a global ranking. As such, he is considered the greatest Smash 4 Mr. Game & Watch player of all time, ultimately ranking 81st on the PGR 100.
He later found even greater success in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, in which he was considered the best Mr. Game & Watch player in the world in the early metagame and the first few years of the post-pandemic metagame, prior to Miya's rise. Maister pioneered Mr. Game & Watch's playstyle and proved the character's viability at a time when most players were doubtful of Mr. Game & Watch. He placed top 8 at several events throughout the second half of the early metagame, which includes his 2nd-place finish at Frostbite 2020, the first time a Mr. Game & Watch player was able to make Grand Finals at a major in any official Smash title, and was ranked amongst the top 10 on the Fall 2019 PGRU. Since then, he has remained successful and often places highly at large events, including winning the A-tier OH-BAI-TOH-RI 2 and placing 2nd at Super Smash Con 2022, the latter being one of the largest events in the post-pandemic metagame. As such, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest Ultimate Mr. Game & Watch players of all time.
Playstyle[edit]
Maister, unlike most Mr. Game & Watch players, has a very aggressive and fast-paced playstyle, centred around quickly throwing an opponent into disadvantage and sealing out stocks while taking little retaliation in return by smothering all their options. His clever usage of throws and aerials, such as Mr. Game & Watch's forward aerial, initially thought to be one of the worst moves in his kit, along with his proficiency in edgeguarding and very strong combo game, gives him one of the most, if not the most, oppressive neutral and advantage state of any player. He is also has a flexible disadvantage state, as he maintains great DI that allows him to commonly survive up to 150% or higher as the third lightest character in the game. Notably, he is one of the few players who uses Mr. Game & Watch’s smash attacks to bait and condition his opponent due to their low ending lag, playing to his overall strengths.
However, due to his risky and aggressive playstyle, he often overextends many of his attacks which can get him KO'd early due to Mr. Game & Watch's extremely light weight. Additionally, he can often become very predictable due to him continually going for the same options in certain situations without mixing things up (for example, he almost always uses down air after an up special OoS which makes his landing easy to read and punish). Combined, those two factors can leave him susceptible to comebacks which has led to upsets from lower ranked players such as Yei, Chag, and Stroder. He also struggles in some DLC character matchups, particularly in the Joker, Byleth and Kazuya matchups, having an 1-19 record against MkLeo offline, suffering a reverse 3-0 from Zackray at The Big House 9 when the latter switched to Joker as well as losing against Riddles two times in Smash World Tour 2021 Championships and Smash Ultimate Summit 3 when the latter played as Kazuya.
Tournament history[edit]
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2018: The Rise[edit]
Maister first appeared in the competitive scene in 2017, when he saw moderate success in his home country, eventually being ranked 32nd on the Mexican Power Rankings. It wouldn't be until 2018 when he would have his national breakthrough at GENESIS 5. Despite playing a character that was widely considered low-mid tier at best, Maister defeated top players such as Mistake and Fatality en route to a 13th place finish, the best performance of a Mr. Game & Watch player at a supermajor since fellow Mexican Regi Shikimi's run at EVO 2016.
His performance for the rest of the season, however, was marked with ups and downs. Following a disappointing 49th at Midwest Mayhem 11, he would surprisingly take first place at Combo Breaker 2018, defeating ESAM, Chag, and tyroy twice. He followed that run with a mediocre 49th at Smash 'N' Splash 4, but afterwards had yet another fantastic run at 2GG: Hyrule Saga, the largest tournament of the season, where he defeated Marss en route to a 17th place finish. Despite his inconsistent placements throughout the season as well as Combo Breaker 2018 not counting for the season's rankings, Maister's impressive wins and showings at GENESIS 5 and 2GG: Hyrule Saga, as well as solid placements back in Mexico, allowed him to be ranked 44th on the PGR v5, the only solo-Mr. Game & Watch player to be ranked on a Smash 4 Panda Global Rankings list.
Although he only attended a couple of PGR tournaments in the final season, Maister made each and every one of them count. His best performance of the season was at Midwest Mayhem 12, where he defeated EVO 2018 champion Lima as well as SDX, eventually placing 3rd, his first top 3 placement at a PGR tournament. Thanks to his performance in the game's final year, players considered Maister to be the best Mr. Game & Watch player in the world and one of the three best players in Mexico. By the end of the year, he would be ranked 81st on the PGR 100, Smash 4's all-time power ranking.
2019: Entering the Avatar State[edit]
Despite many players considering Mr. Game & Watch to be one of the worst characters in Ultimate's early metagame, Maister stuck with the character. He defied expectations by finding success in not just his home country, but Chicago as well, where he racked up 26 consecutive tournament set wins and was ranked in the 0th position on the Chicago Power Rankings.[1] However, he would struggle on a national level, placing 129th at GENESIS 6 and 49th at Smash 'N' Splash 5, the only 2 supermajors he attended that season. Although he was widely considered the second-best player in Mexico; had placed in the top 3 at all other PGR tournaments he attended that season, including defending his title at Combo Breaker 2019; and had multiple wins over ESAM and yeti, Maister would be left out of the Spring 2019 PGRU.
Even after he got the short end of the stick in the first season, Maister was still determined to prove himself in the second season. He began with a 3rd place at Smash Factor 8, double-eliminating Abadango and defeating Glutonny but fell to MkLeo twice, a player who eventually become his offline bracket demon. Although he had a respectable 17th placement at EVO 2019, it was quickly overshadowed by his performance at Super Smash Con 2019; he initially lost to Leffen early on in the tournament, but would make an impressive Loser's run, eliminating yeti, ESAM, and Light before falling to Marss and placing 5th. Although this was, at the time, the highest a Mr. Game & Watch player had placed at a supermajor, Maister would continue his streak of outstanding performances. From then on, he saw top 6 placements at every tournament he attended aside from Mainstage, including 3rd at the S-tiers The Big House 9 and 2GG: Kongo Saga. His impressive runs helped change the perception on Mr. Game & Watch, with players now considering the character to be a high tier, at the cost of gaining a negative reputation as a masher. Despite this, his performance would be rewarded at the end of the season where he was ranked 6th on the Fall 2019 PGRU.
2020: The Consistency Online[edit]
At the start of the third season, Maister continued his strong performances with a 7th place finish at the first national tournament of the season, Let's Make Big Moves. Although he faltered at Glitch 8 - Missingno, where he placed 17th, he followed it up with a quick return to form at the next two supermajors - GENESIS 7 and Frostbite 2020. In the latter tournament, he managed to reach Grand Finals on the Winner's side, but despite seeing some promise when he used Pichu, he was quickly 6-0'd by his bracket demon MkLeo.
Although offline play was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down all tournaments worldwide, Maister would continue to succeed in the online metagame. He started off on a decent note, with solid S-tier placements such as 3rd at The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1, 9th at Pound Online, and 13th at The Box. His best performance of the season was at Ultimate Naifu Wars 12, where he ran through Wi-Fi Warriors such as Lui$, Riddles, and Sonix to win the tournament, his first Wi-Fi Warrior Rank S-tier win. At the end of the season, he would be ranked 8th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5 with a 10-4 record against the list's top 10.
In the next season, Maister would see a performance similar to that of his second offline season. Although he did not claim victory at a single S-tier, he managed to place 2nd at the two he attended - Lockhart Series and Ultimate 32. His only major victory was at The Box: L4st's Box, where despite being disqualified in his first set, he tore through the entire tournament, eliminating Wi-Fi Warriors such as Yez, BestNess, and Chag in the process, before double-eliminating LeoN, marking one of, if not, the most brutal Loser's run during the COVID-19 period. By the end of the season, when ignoring full DQs, Maister had placed top 3 at all but four events. Due to all of the aforementioned, he would rise up to the runner-up position on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v6.
Rankings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
Panda Global Rankings[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| PGR v5 | December 23rd, 2017-July 1st, 2018 | 44th |  |
X-Factor: +3 |
| PGR 100 | January 20th, 2015-November 18th, 2018 | 81st | |
OrionRank[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| OrionRank 2018 | January 1st-December 2nd, 2018 | 56th | |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
Panda Global Rankings Ultimate[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| Fall 2019 PGRU | July 13th-December 15th, 2019 | 6th |  |
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| PGRUContenders NA | 2021 | S (Top 7) | |
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| PGRU v3 NA | March 1st-June 13th, 2022 | 10th | |
UltRank/LumiRank[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| UltRank 2022 | June 18th-December 18th, 2022 | 14th | |
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| LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 | December 19th, 2022-July 23rd, 2023 | 18th | |
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| LumiRank 2023 | December 19th, 2022-December 17th, 2023 | 23rd | |
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| LumiRank 2024.1 | December 18th, 2023-July 15th, 2024 | 24th | |
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| LumiRank 2024.2 | July 16th-December 16th, 2024 | 17th | |
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| LumiRank Half Year 2025 | December 17th, 2024 - July 7th, 2025 | 103rd | |
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| UltRank Delta 2025 | July 8th - December 15th, 2025 | 90th | |
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| UltRank 2025 | December 17th, 2024 - December 15th, 2025 | 111th | |
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| UltRank Half Year 2026 | December 16th, 2025 - July 12th, 2026 | HM (51-100) | |
OrionRank Ultimate[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In | January 5th-June 30th, 2019 | 71st | |
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| OrionRank 2019 | January 5th-December 15th, 2019 | 13th | |
X-Factor: +1 |
| OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse | April 2020-December 19th, 2021 | 7th | |
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| OrionRank Mid-Year 2022 | December 22nd, 2021-June 26th, 2022 | 14th |  |
Although ranked with Sora, Maister did not win a single set with Sora. |
| OrionRank 2022 | December 22nd, 2021-December 18th, 2022 | 16th | |
Although ranked with Sora, Maister did not win a single set with Sora. |
Wi-Fi Warrior Rank[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v5 |
January 11th-June 29th, 2020 | 8th | |
X-Factor: +3 |
| Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v6 |
July 5th-December 27th, 2020 | 2nd | |
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| Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v7 |
January 2nd-June 30th, 2021 | 3rd | |
X-Factor: 0 |
| Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v8 |
January 1st-June 30th, 2024 | 7th | |
Panda Global Online Leaderboard[edit]
| Ranking | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| March 2021 |
6th | |
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| April 2021 |
1st | |
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| May 2021 |
2nd | |
OrionRank/LumiRank North America[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| OrionRank North America Top 200 | January 2019-March 2020 | 6th | |
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| OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse North America | June 2020-December 19th, 2021 | 4th | |
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| OrionRank 2022 North America | December 22nd, 2021-December 18th, 2022 | 10th | |
Although ranked with Sora, Maister did not win a single set with Sora. |
| LumiRank 2023 North America | December 19th, 2022-December 17th, 2023 | 10th | |
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| LumiRank 2024 North America | December 18th, 2023-December 16th, 2024 | 8th | |
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| UltRank 2025 North America | December 17th, 2024 - December 15th, 2025 | 41st | |
Mexican Power Rankings[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| Mexican Power Rankings V1 | 2019 | 1st | |
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| Mexican Power Rankings V2 | 2020/2021 | 3rd | |
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| Mexican Power Rankings V3 | January-June 2022 | 3rd | |
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| Mexican Power Rankings V5 | July-December 2023 | 3rd | |
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| Mexican Power Rankings V6 | January-June 2024 | HM | |
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| Mexican Power Rankings V7 | July-December 2024 | 3rd | |
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| Mexican Power Rankings V8 | January-June 2025 | 8th | |
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| Mexican Power Rankings V9 | July-December 2025 | 7th | |
Tournament placings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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| Smash Factor 6 | August 4th-6th, 2017 | 65th | 25th | Topo |
| Smash Pendiente 97 | August 24th-25th, 2017 | 7th | 4th | Tori |
| GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| Smash Fest 3 | January 27th, 2018 | 4th | 9th | Topo |
| AtizaSmash x Rivals | February 24th, 2018 | 5th | 4th | Topo |
| Smash MX Online #5 | February 25th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Midwest Mayhem 11 | March 10th, 2018 | 49th | 9th | Nuhuh |
| Backthrow Thursdays 60 | May 24th, 2018 | 4th | 3rd | Nuhuh |
| Combo Breaker 2018 | May 25th-27th, 2018 | 1st | 5th | Nuhuh |
| Smash 'N' Splash 4 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 49th | 17th | Nuhuh |
| Mega Smash Mondays 151 | June 18th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| 2GG: Hyrule Saga | June 23rd-24th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| Smash Factor 7 | July 20th-22nd, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| Super Smash Fight Club 3 | August 18th, 2018 | 13th | 7th | Fatality |
| Little Big House 4 | October 4th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| The Big House 8 | October 5th-7th, 2018 | 13th | 7th | Nuhuh |
| Midwest Mayhem 12 | November 3rd, 2018 | 3rd | 9th | Nuhuh |
| The Coinbox 98 - SM4SH SENDOFF |
April 3rd, 2024 | 33rd / 358 | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner | Earnings |
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| Comeback Tournaments - Choose your character | December 15th, 2018 | 13th | 13th | Topo | |
| SHFFL Anniversary #2 | December 15th-16th, 2018 | 3rd | 5th | Topo | |
| Delfino Maza Ultimate | December 22nd-23rd, 2018 | 2nd | 9th | Topo | |
| OVA IX | December 30th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Ignition 166 | January 17th, 2019 | 1st | — | — | |
| Retro Arena 64 | January 26th, 2019 | 2nd | 2nd | 8BitMan | |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 129th | — | — | |
| HEX: Smash Anniversary Edition | February 23rd, 2019 | 1st | 7th | Topo | |
| Warlock Fighters: Mushroom Kingdom Saga | March 2nd, 2019 | 1st | — | — | |
| Full Bloom 5 | March 23rd-24th, 2019 | 3rd | 4th | Nuhuh | |
| Ragnarok | April 20th-21st, 2019 | 1st | 7th | 8BitMan | |
| Combo Breaker 2019 | May 24th-26th, 2019 | 1st | 4th | Nuhuh | |
| Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 49th | 17th | Nuhuh | |
| WeTecThose 9 | June 15th-16th, 2019 | 1st | 2nd | Rox | |
| Smash Factor 8 | July 26th-28th, 2019 | 3rd | 17th | Topo | |
| PSG Classic 2019 | July 31st-August 1st, 2019 | 2nd | — | — | |
| GameWorks Pre-EVO 2019 | August 1st, 2019 | 2nd | — | — | |
| EVO 2019 | August 2nd, 2019 | 17th | — | — | |
| S@X 314 | August 6th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 9th, 2019 | 5th | 17th | Pelca | |
| Port Priority 5 | September 7th-8th, 2019 | 5th | — | — | |
| Mainstage | September 20th-22nd, 2019 | 17th | — | — | |
| Little Big House 5 | October 3rd, 2019 | 1st | — | — | |
| The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 3rd | 17th | 8BitMan | |
| 2GG: Nightmare on Smashville | October 20th, 2019 | 1st | — | — | |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 2 | October 24th-27th, 2019 | 4th | — | — | |
| Delfino Maza 2 | November 2nd-3rd, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Javi | |
| 2GG: Kongo Saga | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 3rd | 2nd | Zackray | |
| Let's Make Big Moves | January 3rd-5th, 2020 | 7th | — | — | |
| The Grind 110 | January 17th, 2020 | 1st | 1st | Skyjay | |
| Glitch 8 - Missingno | January 18th-19th, 2020 | 17th | 2nd | Cosmos | |
| GENESIS 7 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 5th | 9th | Chag | |
| BIT MASTER MTY 9 | January 31st-February 1st, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Smash Vertex | February 6th-9th, 2020 | 5th | 3rd | Javi | |
| ChillHouse | February 16th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| Ursa Minor 4 | February 20th, 2020 | 9th | — | — | |
| Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 2nd | 2nd | Zackray | |
| RFTV DOJO - LA DESPEDIDA: Thanks For Playing | March 14th, 2020 | 1st | ??? | Topo | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 8 |
March 27th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| The Quarantine Series Opening Invitational |
March 29th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 9 |
April 17th, 2020 | 5th | — | — | |
| The Quarantine Series: Minor Tournament 1 |
April 18th-19th, 2020 | 13th | — | — | |
| BESTNEXPO: MASH OFF |
April 24th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| Pound Online |
April 24th-26th, 2020 | 9th | — | — | |
| BUK CAKES INVITATIONAL 1 |
April 30th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 10 |
May 1st, 2020 | 4th | — | — | |
| The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1 |
May 2nd, 2020 | 3rd | — | — | |
| The Box |
May 8th-10th, 2020 | 13th | — | — | |
| Mazer Gaming Gives Back |
May 15th, 2020 | 5th | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 11 |
May 15th, 2020 | 193rd (DQ) | — | — | |
| Collision Online |
May 23rd, 2020 | 17th | — | — | |
| King of WiFi Random Characters |
May 30th, 2020 | 65th | — | — | |
| The Online Olympus |
May 31st, 2020 | 3rd | — | — | |
| Captain's Quarters 1 |
June 5th-6th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 12 |
June 12th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| The Top Low Tier |
June 20th, 2020 | 9th | — | — | |
| Playing for Pride |
June 20th-21st, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| The Box: Lunch Box 1 |
June 24th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 13 |
June 27th, 2020 | 1st | — | — | |
| The Box: Juice Box #4 |
July 1st, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | $35 |
| The Box: The Cube Charity Doubles Invitational |
July 24th, 2020 | — | 3rd | MkLeo | |
| The Box: Lunch Box 2 |
July 29th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | |
| M-Kolosseum 1 |
August 1st-2nd, 2020 | 3rd | — | — | |
| Lockhart Series |
August 9th, 2020 | 2nd | — | — | |
| Elympics 1 |
August 15th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — | |