Editing Smasher:Meru

{{Infobox Smasher
|name = Meru
|image = Meru.jpg
|mainssb4 = Peach
|otherssb4 = Zelda
|mainssbb = Peach
|mainssbu = Peach
|otherssbu = Zelda
|2ndotherssbu = Daisy
|moreotherssbu = {{SSBU|Snake}}
|rankingssb4 = [[European Smash 4 Power Rankings]]: 18th
|rankingssbu = 
| birthday        = 15
| birthmonth      = 11
| birthyear       = 1996
|realname = Mehrdad Mehrafar
|location = Japan
|country = Japan
}}
'''Meru''' is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Peach}} main with a {{SSBU|Zelda}} secondary from Leyde, Netherlands, currently living in Japan. He is considered the best Peach and one of the best Zelda players in Europe. He was also considered as the second best player in Europe during the first months of ''Ultimate'' competitive lifespan, often finishing second place at European events behind {{Sm|Glutonny}}. He was formerly ranked 5th on the [[Dutch Power Rankings#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings|Dutch Ultimate Power Rankings]] and 5th on the [[European Smash Rankings]]. He has defeated players such as Glutonny, {{Sm|HIKARU}}, {{Sm|T}}, {{Sm|Leffen}}, {{Sm|Oryon}}, {{Sm|takera}}, {{Sm|Flow|p=France}}, and {{Sm|Supahsemmie}}.

In {{forwiiu}}, Meru was also a {{SSB4|Peach}} main with a strong {{SSB4|Zelda}} secondary, considered both the best Peach and best Zelda in Europe. He is ranked 8th in the [[Dutch Power Rankings]] and 18th on the [[European Smash 4 Power Rankings]]. He has taken sets off of players such as {{Sm|cyve}}, {{Sm|Nicko}}, {{Sm|J.Miller}}, {{Sm|Tatuman}}, {{Sm|Laske}}, {{Sm|Big D}}, {{Sm|Stroumbert}}, and {{Sm|LoNg0uw}}.

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|'''''[[Sun Rise Tournament]]'''''||August 10th-12th, 2012||&mdash;||33rd||{{Sm|Fsann}}
|-
|{{Trn|PPT Winter|g=SSBB}}||January 6th-8th, 2017||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Shulla-bra I|g=SSB4}}||December 27th, 2014||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Shulla-bra II|g=SSB4}}||March 26th-27th, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Shulla-bra III|g=SSB4}}||August 22nd, 2015||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash4United 2|g=SSB4}}||March 7th, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash4United 4|g=SSB4}}||November 21st, 2015||4th||3rd||{{Sm|Mundo}}
|-
|{{Trn|B.E.A.S.T 6|g=SSB4}}||February 19th-21st, 2016||17th||13th||{{Sm|Soreru}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash4United 5|g=SSB4}}||March 5th, 2016||5th||3rd||{{Sm|Ramses}}
|-
|{{Trn|Shulla-bra VII|g=SSB4}}||July 16th, 2016||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Key to The PG House|g=SSB4}}{{OnlineIcon}}||September 8th-18th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Syndicate 2016|g=SSB4}}||September 10th-11th, 2016||33rd||25th||{{Sm|Ayoub}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smashdown World|g=SSB4}}||November 26th-27th, 2016||25th||25th||Ayoub
|-
|{{Trn|PPT Winter|g=SSB4}}||January 6th-8th, 2017||9th||3rd||{{Sm|cyve}}
|-
|{{Trn|NHSmash 3|g=SSB4}}||January 14, 2017||7th||5th||Ayoub
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Valley|g=SSB4}}||January 27th-29th, 2017||13th||7th||{{Sm|Crysis}}
|-
|{{Trn|B.E.A.S.T 7|g=SSB4}}||February 17th-19th, 2017||9th||17th||{{Sm|Itami}}
|-
|{{Trn|Albion 2|g=SSB4}}||July 1st-2nd, 2017||9th||13th||{{Sm|Khanage}}
|-
|{{Trn|Elysium|g=SSB4}}||July 15th, 2017||5th||9th||Ayoub
|-
|{{Trn|Respawn 5|g=SSB4}}||August 7th-13th, 2017||17th||9th||{{Sm|Crispy}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash4United 6|g=SSB4}}||September 16th, 2017||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Syndicate 2017|g=SSB4}}||September 23rd-24th, 2017||25th||17th||Ayoub
|-
|{{Trn|Calyptus Cup Essen: Runback|g=SSB4}}||September 30th, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|PPT Berlin|g=SSB4}}||October 27th-29th, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Tech Republic III|g=SSB4}}||November 17th-19th, 2017||5th||7th||{{Sm|DKHo}}
|-
|{{Trn|Fortuna|g=SSB4}}||November 25th, 2017||4th||7th||Ayoub
|-
|{{Trn|Calyptus Cup Essen: Subspace|g=SSB4}}||December 9th, 2017||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Valhalla|g=SSB4}}||January 4th-8th, 2018||3rd||7th||{{Sm|Draco}}
|-
|{{Trn|talent.io|g=SSB4}}||January 27th, 2018||5th||1st||{{Sm|Mr.R}}
|-
|{{Trn|Deflagration|g=SSB4}}||February 2nd-4th, 2018||5th||13th||{{Sm|Starkorn}}
|-
|{{Trn|Ys|g=SSB4}}||April 28th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Calyptus Cup Horizon|g=SSB4}}||May 12th, 2018||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSB4}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||33rd||5th||{{Sm|Glutonny}}
|-
|{{Trn|TheReset 5|g=SSB4}}||June 15th-17th, 2018||5th||2nd||Ramses
|-
|{{Trn|Triforce Friday|g=SSB4}}||June 22nd, 2018||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Hyrule Saga|g=SSB4}}||June 23rd-24th, 2018||97th||25th||{{Sm|Light|p=Germany}}
|-
|{{Trn|European Smash 4 Pro Circuit Invitational Final Event|g=SSB4}}||July 7th, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Albion 3|g=SSB4}}||July 14th-15th, 2018||9th||25th||Itami
|-
|{{Trn|Elysium II|g=SSB4}}||July 28th, 2018||9th||9th||{{Sm|wusi}}
|-
|{{Trn|Calyptus Cup Climax|g=SSB4}}||September 15th, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Session: Final Encore|g=SSB4}}||November 17th, 2018||7th||9th||Ayoub
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate WANTED 1|g=SSBU}}||December 28th-30th 2018||3rd||17th||{{Sm|Ogey}}
|-
|{{Trn|Valhalla II|g=SSBU}}||January 3rd-7th 2019||4th||3rd||{{Sm|vyQ}}
|-
|{{Trn|DAT BlastZone 29: The Premiere Premier|g=SSBU}}||January 26th, 2019||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Skarfelt}}
|-
|{{Trn|Tech Republic IV|g=SSBU}}||March 1st-3rd 2019||2nd||5th||{{Sm|S1}}
|-
|{{Trn|Elysium: Yggdrasil|g=SSBU}}||March 9th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2019|g=SSBU}}||April 5th-7th, 2019||2nd||5th||{{Sm|iStudying}}
|-
|{{Trn|ICARUS V|g=SSBU}}||April 27th-28th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Stunfest 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DoKomi 2019|g=SSBU}}||June 8th-9th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Ultimate Performance|g=SSBU}}||June 29th, 2019||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Albion 4|g=SSBU}}||July 6th-7th, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|BURST 4|g=SSBU}}||July 20th-21st, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SOLARY CIRCUIT: The Nice Azureum|g=SSBU}}||July 27th-28th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Lightning: Strikes Twice|g=SSBU}}||September 7th, 2019||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Luxembourg Gaming Xperience 2019|g=SSBU}}||September 28th-29th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019|g=SSBU}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||9th||4th||iStudying
|-
|{{Trn|Syndicate 2019|g=SSBU}}||October 25th-27th, 2019||9th||25th||iStudying
|-
|{{Trn|The Ultimate Performance 2|g=SSBU}}||November 16th, 2019||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|VCA 2019|g=SSBU}}||November 23rd-24th, 2019||5th||13th||{{Sm|vyQ}}
|-
|{{Trn|European SEL Clash|g=SSBU}}||November 30th-December 1st, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate WANTED 2|g=SSBU}}||December 27th-31st, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Valhalla III|g=SSBU}}||January 9th-13th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Leipzig 2020|g=SSBU}}||January 25th-26th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Ultimate Performance 3|g=SSBU}}||February 22nd, 2020||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Breakpoint Ultimate - FIVE|g=SSBU}}||August 22nd, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Coca-Cola Breakpoint Ultimate - Finale|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||November 21st, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DATEV Ultimate Series - Conquest|g=SSBU}} Invitational||October 22nd, 2021||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DATEV Ultimate Series - Conquest|g=SSBU}}||October 22nd-24th, 2021||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|AOMA Esports Unleashed|g=SSBU}}||October 31st, 2021||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;   
|-
|{{Trn|WANTED S4 C3 - Saint Valentin Edition|g=SSBU}}||February 12th-13th, 2022||&mdash;||25th||{{Sm|Lapeluche}}
|-
|[https://challonge.com/ja/heijitushinosuma123ten5 Heijitushinosuma 123.5]||September 9th, 2022||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weekly-smash-party-sp-64/details Weekly Smash Party #64]||September 14th, 2022||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://braacket.com/tournament/7E9FEDBB-3306-48E9-A96B-E73DAC5E856C/ranking BeeSmash #64]||September 15th, 2022||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/ja/shinosuma146 Shinosuma 146]||September 17th, 2022||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://braacket.com/tournament/4EEF4C82-030D-4540-A6C0-5609E9316A10/ranking ELITE #5]||September 20th, 2022||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Seibugeki Rising 1|g=SSBU}}||September 25th, 2022||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 9|g=SSBU}}||February 4th-5th, 2023||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Shinosuma HEROES 3|g=SSBU}}||February 11th, 2023||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|WINNER! -Next 2-|g=SSBU}}||February 18th, 2023||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|WAVE CHAMPIONS 1|g=SSBU}}||February 26th, 2023||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Seibugeki 13|g=SSBU}}||March 12th, 2023||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|WINNER! -Next 3-|g=SSBU}}||March 19th, 2023||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DELTA 3|g=SSBU}}||March 21st, 2023||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==Trivia==
*Due to his strong presence in French tournaments, he managed to be part of [[French Power Rankings]] twice despite living in the Netherlands. He accomplished this feat once in ''Smash 4'' and once in ''Ultimate'', and was ranked both times as an Honorable Mention.
*Meru can speak Dutch, Persian, English, French, German and Japanese fluently. He also has notions of Italian and Spanish<ref>[https://twitter.com/MeruSensei/status/1159710362197008384 I should pin this because it is my most asked question at tournaments]</ref>. On [[Twitter]], he can be seen sometimes interacting with people of those communities in their languages.
*In ''Ultimate'', Meru has often been eliminated at 9th place at European tournaments, including Albion 4, Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019, Syndicate 2019, Ultimate WANTED 2, Valhalla III, and DreamHack Leipzig 2020. This has been jokingly called the "9th place curse".
*Meru was the person who launched the hashtag "#FixUltimateOnline". This hashtag temporarily became the #1 gaming trend on Twitter on April 23rd, 2020.

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/MeruSensei Twitter account]
*[https://smashboards.com/members/meru.137861/ Smashboards profile]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/2168/meru SSBWorld profile]

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[[Category:Daisy players (SSBU)]]
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