Editing Smasher:Nairo

{{Infobox Smasher
| name            = Nairo
| image           = Nairo NRG.jpeg
| mainssbu        = Palutena<!--Do not add Sephiroth until Nairo uses him in tournament-->
| otherssbu       = Zero Suit Samus
| retiredssbu     = Lucina
| mainssb         = Captain Falcon
| mainssbb        = Meta Knight
| otherssbb       = Marth
| mainssbm        = Falco
| 2ndmainssbm     = Fox
| mainpm          = Fox
| mainssb4        = Zero Suit Samus
| otherssb4       = Bowser
| 2ndotherssb4    = Cloud
| moreotherssb4   = {{SSB4|Lucina}}
| retiredssb4     = Diddy Kong
| 2ndretiredssb4  = Dark Pit
| moreretiredssb4 = {{SSB4|Pit}}, {{SSB4|Robin}}
| doublesmainssb4 = Cloud
| sponsor         = 
| crew            = 
| former sponsors = {{Team|NRG Esports}}, {{Team|Team Liquid}}
| former crews    = F-Step, Smash World Renegades
| rankingssbb     = [[2018-2019 SSBBRank]]: 1st
| rankingssb4     = [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 2nd
| bestrankingssbb = [[SSBBRank 2014]]: 1st (tied with [[Smasher|9B]])
| bestrankingssb4 = [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 2nd
| bestrankingssbu = [[Fall 2019 PGRU]]: 4th
| bestresultssbb  = 1st / 370 at {{Trn|Apex 2014|g=SSBB}}
| bestresultssb4  = 1st / 1,531 at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017|g=SSB4}}
| bestresultssbu  = 1st / 273 at {{Trn|Mainstage|g=SSBU}}
| winningsssbb    = ~$13,690.07
| winningsssb4    = ~$95,384.88
| winningsssbu    = ~$23,497.33
| realname        = [[wikipedia:Nairoby Quezada|Nairoby Quezada]]
| birthday        = 7
| birthmonth      = 11
| birthyear       = 1996
| location        = Passaic, New Jersey
| country         = United States
}}
'''Nairo''' is an American former professional [[smasher]] who mained {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} in ''[[Brawl]]'', {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} in ''[[Smash 4]]'', and {{SSBU|Palutena}} in ''[[Ultimate]]''. He is the younger brother of {{Sm|Ksizzle}}. He is known for being among the youngest, yet one of the most successful overall Smash players to compete in tournaments. He was considered the best ''Brawl'' player in North America at the end of the game's active lifespan in 2014, and is still widely considered to be one of the best ''Brawl'' players in the world. He was also the best ''Smash 4'' Zero Suit Samus and {{SSB4|Bowser}} player in the world, and, before his retirement, the best ''Ultimate'' Palutena player and one of the best {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}} players in the world. 

In ''Brawl'', Nairo was known for his highly aggressive Meta Knight style, which was at least partly responsible for his great proficiency against {{SSBB|Olimar}} players. He frequently teamed with {{Sm|ADHD}} in doubles, where Nairo used his aggressive style to overwhelm opponents while ADHD created stage control with {{SSBB|Diddy Kong}}'s [[Banana Peel]]s. The team was considered to be the most powerful doubles force in ''Brawl'', having won {{Trn|Apex 2013}}, {{Trn|SKTAR 2}}, {{Trn|Apex 2014}}, {{Trn|SKTAR 3}}, and {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016}}.
<!--Nairo gained national recognition at {{Trn|Apex 2012}}, defeating top players such as {{Sm|Nietono}}, before losing to {{Sm|Otori}} in Winners' Finals and Nietono in Losers' Finals, placing 3rd out of 400 entrants. He won his first national tournament later that year at {{Trn|SKTAR}}, defeating {{Sm|ESAM}} in Winners' Finals 3-1 and Grand Finals 3-0. At Apex 2013, Nairo was knocked out of Winners' early by {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}, but climbed up through his Losers' bracket, knocking out {{Sm|Havok}}, {{Sm|RAIN}}, {{Sm|ZeRo}}, {{Sm|Mr.R}}, and {{Sm|Anti}} in the process. Nairo eventually faced Otori in Losers' Semis in a long-awaited rematch, but lost the set 2-3, placing 4th out of 338 entrants. Nairo saw another major victory at {{Trn|Apex 2014}}, where he defeated ESAM in a rematch from SKTAR, and other top players, such as {{Sm|Mew2King}} and ZeRo, two of the best Meta Knights in the world.-->

Throughout the entirety of ''Smash 4'''s  competitive lifespan, Nairo was regarded as a top 5 player, placing no lower than 4th in all iterations of the PGR. In addition to Zero Suit Samus, he has also used Bowser, {{SSB4|Cloud}}, {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}, {{SSB4|Lucina}}, {{SSB4|Dark Pit}}, {{SSB4|Pit}}, {{SSB4|Robin}}, and even low tier characters such as {{SSB4|Zelda}} and {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}} at a very high level as well. 

He was the only player to eliminate ZeRo in a ''Smash 4'' tournament in 2015 and the first to double eliminate him, ending the latter's 56 win streak at {{Trn|MLG World Finals 2015}}. After losing in Winners' Semis to ESAM 1-3, Nairo climbed through the losers' bracket, beating Mr.R 3-0, Ally 3-1, and ESAM 3-0 in Losers' Finals with a surprising character choice of Dr. Mario. This marked the first time Nairo had taken a set from ESAM in ''Smash 4'' as well. In Grand Finals, Nairo won the first set 3-2 and won the second set 3-1 against ZeRo's Sheik and Diddy Kong, ending ZeRo's winning streak. {{Trn|MLG World Finals 2015}} is debatably Nairo's most famous tournament run to this day, and was a defining moment in the history of ''[[Smash 4]]''.

Nairo was ranked 1st on the [[2018-2019 SSBBRank]] and 2nd on the [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]]. He was formerly ranked 1st on the [[New Jersey Smash 4 Power Rankings]], 2nd on the [[New Jersey Ultimate Power Rankings]], and 4th on both the final [[Tristate Power Rankings|Tristate Brawl Power Rankings]] and the [[Fall 2019 PGRU]].

Nairo was signed on by {{Team|Team Liquid}} from August 11th, 2015 through August 16th, 2016. On August 24th, 2016, Nairo signed with {{Team|NRG Esports}}, renewing his contract with them on October 11th, 2017, then again on December 8th, 2019.

In July 2020, Nairo was accused of having a relationship with then-underage {{Sm|CaptainZack}}. Following this, NRG cut all ties with Nairo<ref> {{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NRGgg/status/1278696228100771840|title=NRG cutting ties with Nairo}}</ref>, and he was subsequently banned from competitive play and his streaming platform at the time, [[Twitch]]. After Nairo's ban, multiple new counts of information emerged regarding the controversy, which seemed to paint Nairo as a victim rather than an abuser as the allegations had claimed. Several smashers tweeted apologies in response to their initial reactions, with a large number of them requesting Nairo to be unbanned.<ref> https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/lnl1k9/nairo_gives_us_a_long_looked_forward_to_update/</ref> A legal agreement was found in court, <ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRFmj-IaEsA/</ref> however the controversy remains largely unresolved. Despite several of his bans being overturned, he has yet to be unbanned on Twitch, and has quietly retired from competitive play.

==Playstyle==
Nairo, throughout his entire ''Smash'' career, had a playstyle that was defined by unrelenting pressure and a top-notch punish game. 

===''In Smash 4''===
He mained {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} and was known for his proficiency of her powerful up air ladder combos into her [[Boost Kick]] finisher. He pioneered her [[metagame]] and brought upon the style of aggressive pressure in order to bring her punish game into full effect. Throughout neutral, he has prowess in spacing and in the timing of her moves in order to be safe on the opponent's [[shield]] to compensate for the character's lack of neutral tools. He is also known to take risks and to make [[Hard read|hard reads]] in order to quickly gain advantage over the opponent, notably with jump reads or a single grab in neutral. With the character, he has a touch of death and if there is rage and he manages to land a single hit or grab, with his ability to read [[DI]] and knowledge of kill percents, can annihilate an opponent's stock. This characteristic is highly noticed when [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYv46amZwxs he needs to make a comeback]. Nairo is also very proficient at [[edge guarding]] and ledgetrapping, forcing his opponents into limited situations where he can take their stock. 
However, due to his risky and aggressive playstyle and his character's weaknesses, he is prone to getting shut down in the neutral with no opportunity to land a hit if the opponent plays defensively and doesn't get caught in Nairo's clutch. This is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYe3nXbI67Q&t=2s heavily emphasized] through the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTG710r-1mo many sets] against [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVzm20HooAM his rival {{Sm|ZeRo}}], where the latter's immoveable neutral proves to be difficult for Nairo to break through. 

===''In Ultimate''=== 
He mained {{SSBU|Palutena}} and played with heavy emphasis on combo game and edgeguarding. Some aspects of his play had been improved due to the switch of character, as now with Palutena's relatively safe grab compared to Zero Suit Samus's, Nairo had many more opportunities to access his strong punish game and to make up for his neutral. He still played {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}, but due to the removal of her grab and ladder combos, he used her much less often and occasionally used her as a counterpick.

==Tournament history==
===2010-2014: The rise in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
Nairo's first competitive ''Smash'' game was ''Brawl'', where he made himself known regionally by placing well at KTAR tournaments. However, it wasn't until 2012 where he became well-known on a national level; at {{Trn|Apex 2012}}, he defeated top players such as {{Sm|Nietono}} and ultimately paced 3rd out of 400 entrants. A few months later, he got his first national victory at {{b|SKTAR|tournament}}, where he defeated {{Sm|ESAM}} twice. 

For the rest of ''Brawl''{{'}}s main competitive lifespan, Nairo consistently placed in the top 3 and made top 8 at every tournament he attended aside from {{Trn|SKTAR 2}}. His most notable victory during that period was at {{Trn|Apex 2014}}, where he managed to defeat {{Sm|Mew2King}} and {{Sm|ZeRo}}, two of the best Meta Knights in the world, to place 1st. This victory has since been memorized in his fanbase thanks to the sub-only emote nairoApex. Due to his outstanding placements, Nairo was recognized as one of the best ''Brawl'' players in the world by the end of the game's lifespan and subsequently was ranked 1st on the [[2014 SSBBRank]], being tied with {{Sm|9B}}.

Despite ''Brawl''{{'}}s decline and his focus on other ''Smash'' games, Nairo continued to enter ''Brawl'' events and dominate the metagame, with a win streak starting with {{Trn|CEO Dreamland}} and ending with {{Trn|Get On My Level 2019}}. He was ranked 1st on the [[2016-2017 SSBBRank|next]] [[2018-2019 SSBBRank|two]] iterations of the SSBBRank.

===2014-2015: Continued Success in {{forwiiu}}===
In the early metagame of ''[[Smash 4]]'', Nairo initially started as a {{SSB4|Dark Pit}} main, first using him at {{Trn|Sky's Smash 4 Invitational}} where he beat {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} (called DEHF at the time) 2-1, but was eliminated by {{Sm|NAKAT}}, placing 7th at the event. He later picked up {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}, using her at {{Trn|CLASH Online Invitational Finals}} and {{Trn|Final Battle}} in conjunction with both {{SSB4|Pit}} and Dark Pit; however, ZSS became the character he was known for.

His strong results continued in 2015, placing 9th at {{Trn|Apex 2015}}, 7th at {{Trn|KTAR XII}} and 2nd at {{Trn|CEO 2015}}. At CEO 2015, he was defeated by {{Sm|ZeRo}} in both Winners Finals and Grand Finals. He also had two 3rd place finishes at both {{Trn|EVO 2015}} and {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2015}}.

He placed 2nd at {{Trn|The Big House 5}}, losing again to ZeRo who reset the bracket in Grand Finals 3-0 then won the second set 3-2. 

His losing streak to ZeRo continued until {{Trn|MLG World Finals 2015}}, where he made arguably one of the most historical moments in ''Smash 4'''s history, as he upset ZeRo in grand finals, breaking his 56 win streak, the only time ZeRo lost a tournament during 2015. His strong results continued as he gathered 1st place finishes at {{Trn|Smash the Record 2015}}, {{Trn|KTAR XIV}}, {{Trn|KTAR XV}}, {{Trn|Dismantle 2}}, and {{Trn|KTAR XVI}}.

It wasn't until {{Trn|GENESIS 3}} where this streak ended, as he was upset 2-0 by {{Sm|Hyuga}} in pools. Despite being eliminated early on, he made a strong losers run. He defeated players such as {{Sm|RAIN}}, {{Sm|Ito}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|Ally}}, and {{Sm|Marss}} before Dabuz eliminated him 3-0, placing 5th overall.

===2016-Early 2017===
In 2016, he continued his strong results, although he had a few lower placings, most noticeably with {{Trn|Pound 2016}}. This was his worst placement in a ''Smash 4'' tournament to date, losing to {{Sm|saj}} and {{Sm|Mr.II}}, placing 49th. However, this did not mean much as a month later, he placed 4th at {{Trn|Get On My Level 2016}} where he notably competed against {{Sm|MkLeo}} for the first time where Nairo ultimately won the set. He also won at {{Trn|MomoCon 2016}}, beating Ally in grand finals and not dropping a single set throughout the entire tournament.

This pattern continued to happen throughout the year, missing out on top 8s at some of the biggest events of the year with 17th at {{Trn|CEO 2016}} and 13th at {{Trn|EVO 2016}}, but in the same summer, won {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016}}, taking out multiple top players such as 6WX, {{Sm|VoiD}}, Mr.R, and Dabuz without dropping a single set. 

Afterwards, his consistency in overcoming top players and making top 8s at multiple majors improved, finishing 4th at {{Trn|Umebura S.A.T.}} defeating Mr.R and {{Sm|Kameme}}, 3rd at {{Trn|2GGT: Abadango Saga}} defeating {{Sm|komorikiri}} and VoiD, and 7th at {{Trn|The Big House 6}} defeating {{Sm|Salem}} and {{Sm|Cosmos}}.

In the last two months of 2016, he made back-to-back 4th place finishes at {{Trn|KTAR XIX}} and {{Trn|UGC Smash Open}}, and ended the year with a 5th place finish at {{Trn|2GGT: ZeRo Saga}}. While started with some rough patches at the beginning of the year, a supermajor win in Super Smash Con 2016 and his latter half year consistency solidified him as top 3 player of the year, placing 3rd on the [[PGR v2]].

Nairo became a much stronger player in 2017, as after his 17th placement at {{Trn|GENESIS 4}}, he won both [[Umebura Tokaigi Qualifiers]] and {{Trn|Niconico Tokaigi 2017}}, defeating Ally and many top Japanese players such as {{Sm|KEN}}, {{Sm|Abadango}}, and {{Sm|Kirihara}}. 

Not long after, he placed 3rd at {{Trn|Frostbite 2017}} fighting through many top players such as Dabuz, {{Sm|WaDi}}, and {{Sm|Shuton}}. He only lost to ZeRo who double-eliminated him, but was a much cleaner major run in comparison to GENESIS for Nairo.

After Frostbite 2017, the next major tournament Nairo attended was {{Trn|2GGC: Civil War}}. This tournament was and remains one of the most stacked tournaments in ''Smash 4'' history. Unfortunately for Nairo, he missed out on top 8, losing to Fatality in the mist of his "Cinderella run" and lost to Locus in losers, finishing at 9th.

From April to May, he attended about four of the next majors, placing 3rd at {{Trn|CEO Dreamland}} defeating Dabuz and Marss, 7th at {{Trn|Royal Flush}}, and an unusual 17th at {{Trn|2GGC: Greninja Saga}}, getting upset by {{Sm|Mekos}} before top 64 and had his losers run put to an end by {{Sm|CaptainZack}}.

Despite underperforming at Greninja Saga, in typical Nairo fashion, he would come back blazing seen with {{Trn|MomoCon 2017}}. He was able maintain his champion title from last year's event, most notably winning his runbacks against ZeRo and Fatality to take the tournament.

The next two supermajors, {{Trn|2GGC: Nairo Saga}} and {{Trn|CEO 2017}}, he would make back-to-back 4th place finishes. At the titularly named tournament, he lost to ZeRo and Salem. At {{Trn|CEO 2017}}, he managed to win his runbacks against {{Sm|CaptainZack}} and {{Sm|Salem}} before losing to Larry Lurr and MkLeo.

Unlike the past two years, the PGR ranking was split between the two halves of 2017. He maintained his spot at number 3 on the [[PGR v3]], possibly missed out on recapturing his 2nd best in the world status from 2015 due to the couple of underperformances of the year such as GENESIS 3 and Greninja Saga as well as the prominent rise MkLeo saw around the same time. Regardless, it was a very strong six months for Nairo's competitive play altogether.

===Remainder of 2017===

The next season for him started with a 2nd at regional {{Trn|Midwest Mayhem 9}}, getting upset by {{Sm|Tyroy}} in top 8 qualifiers and made a lengthy losers run beating players such as Tweek before being eliminated by ZeRo in grand finals. This tournament would follow into the next supermajor of the year, {{Trn|EVO 2017}}, where Nairo would place 5th after grabbing wins over {{Sm|Abadango}} and VoiD with losses to Larry Lurr and Tweek in their runback.

Nairo later attended {{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2017}} and took out multiple top players such as CaptainZack, Ally, Dabuz, ZeRo and a runback against Larry Lurr. However, both of two losses came from {{Sm|Salem}}, a player who was notably on a bit of a hot streak after winning EVO 2017, giving him a placement of 4th.

With the two losses to him and his EVO win, Salem started to rival Nairo as the second-best ''Smash 4'' player of 2017 and the two would be neck and neck with each other. Nairo would find his own tournament win that combated Salem's EVO win with {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017}}. After an upset by {{Sm|Rideae}}, Nairo went on a lengthy losers run defeating a immense caliber of players such as komorikiri, Tweek, VoiD, Mr.R, and MkLeo before double-eliminating ZeRo in grand finals.

In terms of consistency between the two players, Nairo would outperform him at tournaments such as the next supermajor of the year, {{Trn|2GGC: MkLeo Saga}} and another major in {{Trn|Shine 2017}} where Nairo placed 4th and 3rd respectively whereas Salem would place 9th and 4th. On occasion, they would sometimes even tie seen with {{Trn|GameTyrant Expo 2017}} where they both placed 9th. Conversely, Salem would outplace him at events such as {{Trn|The Big House 7}} and invitational {{Trn|2GG Championship}}, placing 5th and 3rd whereas Nairo would finish at 9th and 10th place. The two also met at grand finals at both {{Trn|2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga}} and {{Trn|Smash 4 Boot Camp}}, the latter being another invitational done by [[VGBootCamp]]. Ultimately, Nairo would lose to Salem at both of these tournaments.

With Smash 4 Boot Camp finished, the rest of the 2017 season was wrapped up as well. Nairo would end up as the 3rd best player of 2017 on the [[PGR v4]], as Salem was placed as new 2nd best with both of them similarly being outclassed by ZeRo.

===2018: The Last Year of Smash 4 and Slight Decline===
Following ZeRo's retirement, Nairo was one of the contenders for the number one spot alongside MkLeo. At {{Trn|GENESIS 5}}, despite falling to {{Sm|Legit}} before Top 8, Nairo was able to make an impressive losers run, defeating {{Sm|Zenyou}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, and {{Sm|MVD}} before falling to {{Sm|Mistake}}, placing 4th. After that, Nairo continued to be a tough competitior for the throne, as he consistently placed in the top 4 at every major he attended, even claiming victory at tournaments such as {{Trn|Niconico Tokaigi 2018}} and {{Trn|Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas}}, defeating MkLeo at both. MkLeo, in turn, defeated Nairo at both {{Trn|SwitchFest}} and {{Trn|Get On My Level 2018}}. For the first few months of the season, it wasn't clear whether MkLeo or Nairo would come out on top.

However, Nairo eventually fell behind, placing 17th at the two biggest tournaments of the season: {{Trn|2GG: Hyrule Saga}} and {{Trn|CEO 2018}}, losing to Light and Mr.R in the former and Abadango and Elegant in the latter. Due to those placements, Nairo was ultimately ranked 4th - the first time he was not top 3 - behind {{Sm|MkLeo}}, {{Sm|Tweek}}, and {{Sm|Dabuz}}, players who had a more consistent season.

Nairo's overall performance continued to decline as he fell to MVD and Zenyou at {{Trn|EVO 2018}}, placing 33rd, his second worst placement at a ''Smash 4'' major. Furthermore, Nairo failed to defend his title at both {{Trn|MomoCon 2018}} and {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}, breaking his two-year win streak at both events. At MomoCon 2018, he was defeated by {{Sm|Salem}} and {{Sm|komorikiri}}, placing 4th, and at Super Smash Con 2018, he was defeated by {{Sm|MkLeo}} and {{Sm|Cosmos}}, placing 5th.

With ''Ultimate'' on the horizon, Nairo stopped attending major tournaments after Super Smash Con 2018.

These shortcomings, however, did not overshadow Nairo's previous achievements. When the [[PGR 100]] was released, Nairo was ranked the 2nd best ''Smash 4'' player of all time, right behind {{Sm|ZeRo}}.

===2018-2019: Transition into ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
In the early metagame of ''Ultimate'', Nairo continued his status as a top player. He switched his main to {{SSBU|Palutena}} while occasionally using {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}} as his secondary. He quickly became known as the best Palutena player, placing 2nd at both {{Trn|NYXL Pop-Up!}} and {{Trn|Glitch 6}}, as well as 5th at {{Trn|Let's Make Moves}}, defeating players such as {{Sm|MkLeo}}, {{Sm|Samsora}}, and {{Sm|Dabuz}} along the way.

His best performance of the first season was at {{Trn|Collision 2019}}. Despite being sent to losers by {{Sm|Marss}} right before top 8, Nairo teared through the losers bracket, defeating {{Sm|Mr.R}}, {{Sm|Sinji}}, {{Sm|Tweek}}, {{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}} (in a famous reverse 3-0 with {{SSBU|Ganondorf}}), and {{Sm|Frozen}}, before resetting the bracket against Marss. He lost the reset, placing 2nd.

However, his overall initial results, while impressive, weren't as good as his ''Smash 4'' days. Similarly to the first season of 2018, Nairo placed 17th at the 2 biggest majors of the season, {{Trn|GENESIS 6}} and {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}, falling to {{Sm|Cosmos}} and {{Sm|CaptainZack}} in the former and {{Sm|VoiD}} and {{Sm|NAKAT}} in the latter. Although he continued to consistenly make top 8 at big tournaments, he failed to take 1st place at any of them besides a victory at the C-tier {{Trn|Suplex City Smash}}, with his strongest performances at majors being a 4th place finish at {{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga}} and a couple of 5th place finishes at both {{Trn|Get On My Level 2019}} and {{Trn|MomoCon 2019}}. Nairo continuously fell to familiar foes, most notably Marss. By the end of the season, Nairo was ranked 8th, the first time he was not ranked in the top 5 in any global ranking.

Fortunately, things turned around for Nairo in the second season. Despite starting off the season with a 17th at {{Trn|EVO 2019}}, losing to Mr.R and Marss, Nairo made top 6 at every tournament he attended up until the final major of the season {{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga}}. In addition, he started winning sets against several of his bracket demons, such as Marss at {{Trn|Shine 2019}} and {{Trn|Mainstage}}. His best achievement was finally claiming victory at a major, doing so at Mainstage, where he defeated MkLeo after he reset the bracket, becoming one of 6 players to defeat MkLeo that season. When the season was over, Nairo returned to the top 5, being ranked 4th.

===2020: The Last Year of Competition===
Nairo started the third season strong, having claimed his second victory at a super major at {{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves}}, defeating top players such as {{Sm|Maister}}, {{Sm|Tea}}, {{Sm|Kameme}} and double eliminating Dabuz after he sent Nairo to losers.

Following this, he would place 9th at {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} and {{Trn|Frostbite 2020}}. In the former, he was defeated by {{Sm|ESAM}} in the winners quarterfinals and infamously lost to {{Sm|Glutonny}} in the losers side top 8 qualifier. In the latter, he was defeated by {{Sm|Tweek}} in the winners quarterfinals and subsequently eliminated by {{Sm|MkLeo}} in the losers side top 8 qualifier.

During the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, Nairo only made appearances at the {{Trn|Soaked Series Invitational}} and tournaments in {{Trn|The Quarantine Series|series}}, citing a dislike for ''Ultimate'' online.

==Sexual misconduct allegations, ban, and repudiation of allegations==
On July 1st, 2020, amidst a [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations|wave of sexual harassment and assault allegations in the community]], a rumor began spreading that Nairo and {{Sm|CaptainZack}} had a sexual encounter. Initially, both brushed it off, with CaptainZack stating that he made it up to impress his friends. However, the next morning, CaptainZack released a Twitlonger where he confirmed the rumors, saying that it happened when he was fifteen and Nairo was twenty, and that he was paid by Nairo to stay silent about the situation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CaptainZack_/status/1278574207207686144|title=CaptainZack on his relationship with Nairo}}</ref> Following this, Nairo deactivated his [[Twitter]] account and his brother {{Sm|Ksizzle}} confirmed that "Nairo is done."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/A1SinceDay1SSB/status/1278596027017236480|title=Ksizzle's statement}}</ref> Nairo eventually reactivated his Twitter and posted a statement apologizing for his actions, saying that he would no longer be active on social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-03-nintendo-condemns-abuse-as-allegations-spread-across-smash-bros-community|title=Article with Nairo's apology}}</ref> He deleted his social media accounts but created a protected dummy account that had his original Twitter username of NairoMK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssbwiki.com/File:KSizzle_Clarification.png|title=Ksizzle on Nairo's situation}}</ref>

The allegations sparked an overwhelming amount of backlash against Nairo, as many people who looked up to him before were disappointed in his actions. In the early morning of July 2nd, Nairo was dropped by his long-standing team NRG.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NRGgg/status/1278696228100771840?s=20|title=NRG's statement regarding dropping Nairo}}</ref> Following this, the 2GGaming panel banned Nairo from all of their future events, alongside several others accused of sexual misconduct during this time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/2GGaming/status/1278797509612105729|title=2GGaming statement}}</ref> Twitch also banned and unpartnered Nairo on September 10th.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/StreamerBans/status/1304175955603324930|title=StreamerBans Bot announcing Nairo's Twitch ban}}</ref>

The allegations, however, became questionable after several statements from CaptainZack's TwitLonger, including the hush money, were revealed to be manipulated information following Tamim (aka {{Sm|Mistake}})'s TwitLonger on September 14th.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srda66|title=tamim's statement}}</ref> Furthermore, on October 28th, Nairo released a more detailed statement refuting CaptainZack's side of the story, claiming that he had woken up to Zack forcefully performing oral sex on him (which was corroborated by Tamim's statement), that he had briefly froze before pushing Zack off, and that Zack had blackmailed him into one other sexual encounter as well. He ended his statement saying that he had an attorney in case Zack continued to push his case, and that he was also seeking therapy for the trauma caused by Zack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nairoby.medium.com/my-statement-9a091682fff3|title=Nairo's second statement}}</ref> Nairo also stated that he had a 30-page document with evidence for the entire situation which several other players, including {{Sm|Cosmos}} and {{Sm|VoiD}}, have confirmed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CosmosZR/status/1321487207388110850|title=Cosmos on Nairo's documents}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/gsmVoiD/status/1321487390280613888|title=VoiD on Nairo's documents}}</ref> As a result, a number of players started to recant their disapproval and advocate to lift the ban.

On February 19th, 2021, Nairo uploaded an update video, stating that everything was resolved and that he was considering returning to streaming, understanding that there would be people who'd be apprehensive towards his return.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRFmj-IaEsA|title=Nairo's February update}}</ref> Following Nairo's statement and multiple social media movements by the community to unban Nairo, tournament organizations {{Team|2GGaming}} and {{Team|Collision}} lifted Nairo's ban from their events after processing his appeal,<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/2GGaming/status/1370448295055687685?s=20|title=2GG lifting Nairo's ban}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/CollisionSmash/status/1371491544855875588|title=Collision lifting Nairo's ban}}</ref> while the Super Smash Bros. Global Ban Database also took his name off of their list.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/18v9ClFeQbDV0LL993f4zBLdgy0TWVmSyI4ty5yFskI8/edit|title=Super Smash Bros. Global Ban Database lifting Nairo's ban}}</ref> In spite of this, Twitch has yet to overturn their ban on Nairo, which also put a hold on any possible tournament activity since other Twitch channels could get in trouble for featuring someone banned from the platform on stream. As such, Nairo has resumed streaming on [[YouTube]] since April 8th, 2021.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg-ybA527tg|title=Announcing going back to streaming}}</ref>

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=287581 Genesis 2010]||October 2nd, 2010||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://yestercades.challonge.com/zh_CN/TT5Singles Tunes Tuesdays #5]||July 22nd, 2014||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://yestercades.challonge.com/zh_CN/TT6Singles Tunes Tuesdays #6]||July 29th, 2014||7th||3rd||{{Sm|Gunblade}}
|-
|[https://hitboxarena.challonge.com/zh_CN/MOMMS11 Melee on Mondays Weekly #11]||August 18th, 2014||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2010|g=SSBB}}||August 6th-8th, 2010||25th||4th||{{Sm|Atomsk}}
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR 3|g=SSBB}}||September 5th, 2010||17th||2nd||Atomsk
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=287581 Genesis 2010]||October 2nd, 2010||1st||1st||{{Sm|ADHD}}
|-
|{{Trn|MLG DC 2010|g=SSBB}}||October 15th-17th, 2010||17th||1st||{{Sm|Anti}}
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=10571 Viridian City #8]||October 23rd, 2010||2nd||3rd||Atomsk
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR 4|g=SSBB}}||January 16th, 2011||4th||4th||Atomsk
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/viridian-city-9-results-1-29-2011.296668/ Viridian City #9]||January 29th, 2011||4th||2nd||Anti
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/uprise-of-long-island-2-4-16-11.301637/ Uprise of Long Island #2]||April 16th, 2011||4th||1st||ADHD
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR 5|g=SSBB}}||May 25th, 2011||5th||3rd||Atomsk
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=11125 Clash of the Titans 5]||June 25th-26th, 2011||7th||1st||{{Sm|Ally}}
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=11903 Pray and Trade]||July 9th, 2011||2nd||1st||ADHD
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR 6|g=SSBB}}||August 14th, 2011||3rd||2nd||Ally
|-
|{{Trn|Concentrate II|g=SSBB}}||October 30th, 2011||9th||5th||{{Sm|Zucco}}
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2012|g=SSBB}}||January 6th-8th, 2012||3rd||4th||ADHD
|-
|{{Trn|Collision|g=SSBB}}||January 28th, 2012||7th / 26||3rd / 10||{{Sm|Vinnie}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=320511 Concentrate IV]||March 31st, 2012||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=321432 Uprise of Long Island #8]||April 21st, 2012||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Keitaro}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=321771 Cheap Ash NJ Tourney]||April 28th, 2012||1st||1st||{{Sm|Mekos}}
|-
|{{Trn|Collision III|g=SSBB}}||May 12th, 2012||3rd / 25||1st / 10||Atomsk
|-
|{{Trn|Clash of the Titans 6|g=SSBB}}||June 2nd, 2012||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Cable}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/uprise-10-results.323580/ Uprise #10]||June 9th, 2012||3rd||1st||ANTi
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=324572 Dissention]||June 23rd, 2012||2nd||1st||Ally
|-
|{{Trn|Collision IV|g=SSBB}}||July 7th, 2012||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|NAKAT}}
|-
|{{Trn|SKTAR|g=SSBB}}||July 14th-15th, 2012||1st||2nd||Ally
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/road-to-apex-l-i-r-r-2-results-thread-videos-are-up.325876/ L.I.R.R. 2]||July 28th, 2012||3rd||2nd||NAKAT
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=327109 Impact IV]||August 25th, 2012||7th||7th||Keitaro
|-
|{{Trn|Collision V|g=SSBB}}||September 1st, 2012||3rd||1st||ADHD
|-
|{{Trn|XSmash|g=SSBB}}||December 22nd, 2012||3rd||1st||{{Sm|Zinoto}}
|-
|{{Trn|Uprise 11|g=SSBB}}||December 29th, 2012||1st||1st||ADHD
|-
|{{Trn|Collision VI|g=SSBB}}||January 5th, 2013||2nd / 32||1st / 11||ADHD
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=332235 United 1]||January 6th, 2013||4th||1st||ADHD
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2013|g=SSBB}}||January 11th-13th, 2013||4th||1st||ADHD
|-
|{{Trn|Rescue 2|g=SSBB}}||March 2nd, 2013||2nd||1st||ADHD
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=335000 Crossfire]||March 16th, 2013||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Shaky}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=336032 Petopia]||April 27th, 2013||2nd||1st||Ally
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=336544 Crossfire II]||May 18th, 2013||1st||2nd||Keitaro
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR 7|g=SSBB}}||July 6th, 2013||1st||1st||ADHD
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=339223 Rescue 3]||July 27th, 2013||2nd||1st||ADHD
|-
|{{Trn|SKTAR 2|g=SSBB}}||August 3rd-4th, 2013||9th||1st||ADHD
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=339897 Smashacre Gluttony]||August 10th, 2013||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|False}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=341050 Crossfire 3]||October 5th, 2013||3rd||1st||Anti
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=342335 Knight Slash 7]||November 10th, 2013||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Collision VII|g=SSBB}}||November 30th, 2013||3rd||1st||ADHD
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=343794 Smashacre Frostbite]||December 7th, 2013||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR 8|g=SSBB}}||December 28th, 2013||7th||2nd||ADHD
|-
|{{Trn|Collision 8|g=SSBB}}||January 11th, 2014||1st||1st||ADHD
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2014|g=SSBB}}||January 17th-19th, 2014||1st||1st||ADHD
|-
|Juice Break Weekly #01||February 8th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Shuffle V|g=SSBB}}||February 22nd-23rd, 2014||4th||1st||ADHD
|-
|{{Trn|Collision 9|g=SSBB}}||March 15th, 2014||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR 9|g=SSBB}}||March 22nd, 2014||3rd||1st||ADHD
|-
|SMASH GRAND OPENING @ Hitbox Arena||May 24th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SKTAR 3|g=SSBB}}||May 31st-June 1st, 2014||2nd||1st||ADHD
|-
|{{Trn|Final Battle|g=SSBB}}||January 17th, 2015||1st (Split)||1st (Split)||NAKAT
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2015|g=SSBB}}||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||2nd||1st||Ally
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2015|g=SSBB}}||August 6th-9th, 2015||3rd||1st||{{Sm|V115}}
|-
|{{Trn|Dismantle 2|g=SSBB}}||January 2nd-3rd, 2016||2nd||1st||{{Sm|MVD}}
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016|g=SSBB}}||August 11th-14th, 2016||5th||1st||ADHD
|-
|{{Trn|CEO Dreamland|g=SSBB}}||April 14th-16th, 2017||1st||2nd||{{Sm|CaptainZack}}
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017|g=SSBB}}||August 10th-13th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Xanadu - End of an Era|g=SSBB}}||February 24th-25th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSBB}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018|g=SSBB}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||1st||1st||ANTi
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019|g=SSBB}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSBB}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==={{for3ds}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[http://challonge.com/njinvt4 CLASH Tournaments Invitational]||September 14th, 2014||1st||3rd||{{Sm|Sama}}
|-
|[http://hitboxarena.challonge.com/3dsinvBRACKET Hitbox Arena Invitational]||September 20th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[KTAR X]]||October 4th, 2014||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Nakat}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/tslw1t The Smash Lounge Weekly #1]||October 8th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/S4e2 Smash 4Ever #2]||October 15th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://hitboxarena.challonge.com/HBAHTLS4S HTL #1]||October 18th, 2014||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/s4er3 Smash 4Ever #3]||October 22nd, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=375004 SmashLeague: New York]||October 25th, 2014||4th||1st||Nakat
|-
|[http://challonge.com/s4e4 Smash 4Ever #4]||October 29th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/s4e5 Smash 4Ever #5]||November 5th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[[Xanadu Smash 4 Invitational]]||November 6th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/s4e6 Smash 4Ever #6]||November 12th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Sky's Smash 4 Invitational|g=SSB4}}||November 20th-22nd, 2014||7th||1st||{{Sm|ESAM}}
|-
|[http://tod2014.challonge.com Triumph or Die 2014]{{OnlineIcon}}||November 30th, 2014||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Collision X|g=SSB4}}||November 29th, 2014||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Dabuz}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=382426 Smash 4-Ever #8]||December 10th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=383417 Smash 4-Ever #9]||December 17th, 2014||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/ko/REU1WS Roll Em Up]||December 20th, 2014||5th||2nd||{{Sm|Zucco}}
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX12232014SSB4 S@X 76]||December 23rd, 2014||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=384495 XSmash 2]||December 27th, 2014||4th||1st||Zucco
|-
|{{Trn|Collision XI|g=SSB4}}||January 3rd, 2015||5th||5th||{{Sm|Nakat}}
|-
|{{Trn|CLASH Online Invitational Finals}}{{OnlineIcon}}||January 11th, 2015||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Final Battle|g=SSB4}}||January 17th, 2015||2nd||1st||Nakat
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=388174 XSmash 3]||January 24th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|False}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=388793 Smash 4-Ever #10]||January 28th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2015|g=SSB4}}||January 30th-February 1st, 2015||9th||7th||{{Sm|Tyrant}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=393561 Smash 4-Ever #11]||February 11th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/NeoNebs2WiiUSingles NeoNebulous 2]||February 22nd, 2015||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Gunblade}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=393561 Smash 4-Ever #12]||February 25th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Shots Fired|g=SSB4}}||February 28th-March 1st, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|6WX}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=394695 Smash 4-Ever #13]||March 11th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://hitboxarena.challonge.com/shequinoxsmash4s Shequinox]||March 14th-15th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Max Ketchum}}
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR XII|g=SSB4}}||March 21st, 2015||7th||1st||False
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=402059 Smash 4-Ever #14]||March 25th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=402059 Smash 4-Ever #15]||April 8th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Spring Fighter 2015|g=SSB4}}||April 11th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sandstorm|g=SSB4}}||April 18th-19th, 2015||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|JA3}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=402059 Smash 4-Ever #16]||April 22nd, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|UGC Niagara 2015|g=SSB4}}||April 24th-26th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Vinnie}}
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=402059 Smash 4-Ever #17]||May 6th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/s4e18 Smash 4-Ever #18]||May 20th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX06022015SSB41v1 S@X 100]||June 2nd, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/s4e19 Smash 4-Ever #19]||June 3rd, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Collision XII|g=SSB4}}||June 6th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2015|g=SSB4}}||June 26th-28th, 2015||2nd||7th||Nakat
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR XIII|g=SSB4}}||July 11th, 2015||1st||1st||False
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2015|g=SSB4}}||July 17th-18th, 2015||3rd||Top 16||{{Sm|Shaky}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/s4e22 Smash 4-Ever #22]||July 22nd, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://hitboxarena.challonge.com/smash4war35s Smash 4 Wars #35]||July 28th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://hitboxarena.challonge.com/Eclipsamussmash4singles Eclipsamus]||August 1st-2nd, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/s4e23 Smash 4-Ever #23]||August 5th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2015|g=SSB4}}||August 6th-9th, 2015||3rd||1st||{{Sm|ZeRo}}
|-
|{{Trn|Nebulous Prime 1|g=SSB4}}||August 14th-16th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/s4e24 Smash 4-Ever #24]||August 19th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SKTAR 4|g=SSB4}}||August 22nd-23rd, 2015||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Angel Cortes}}
|-
|{{Trn|Alberta Beat Down V|g=SSB4}}||August 28th-30th, 2015||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Frio}}
|-
|{{Trn|Paragon Los Angeles 2015|g=SSB4}}||September 5th-6th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura F.A.T.|g=SSB4}}||September 21st-22nd, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Ally}}
|-
|[http://pulse-gaming.challonge.com/SFW9 Smashfield Weekly #9]||October 1st, 2015||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 5|g=SSB4}}||October 2nd-4th, 2015||2nd||1st||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|MLG World Finals 2015|g=SSB4}}||October 16th-18th, 2015||1st||1st||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|Smash the Record 2015|g=SSB4}}||October 23rd-25th, 2015||1st||1st||Nakat
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR XIV|g=SSB4}}||November 7th, 2015||1st||1st||False
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR XV|g=SSB4}}||December 5th, 2015||1st||1st||{{Sm|Koolaid}}
|-
|[http://challonge.com/s4e30 Smash 4-Ever #30]||December 9th, 2015||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/s4e31 Smash 4-Ever #31]||December 23rd, 2015||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Dismantle 2|g=SSB4}}||January 2nd-3rd, 2016||1st||2nd||{{Sm|MVD}}
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR XVI|g=SSB4}}||Janaury 9th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Tweek}}
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 3|g=SSB4}}||January 15th-17th, 2016||5th||2nd||ZeRo
|-
|[http://challonge.com/s4e33 Smash 4-Ever #33]||January 27th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Niconico Tokaigi 2016|g=SSB4}}||January 30th-31st, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR XVII|g=SSB4}}||February 13th, 2016||17th||1st||Tweek
|-
|{{Trn|Shots Fired 2|g=SSB4}}||March 5th-6th, 2016||1st||3rd||Tweek
|-
|{{Trn|Do or DI|g=SSB4}}||March 11th-13th, 2016||3rd||2nd||Dabuz
|-
|{{Trn|2GGT: FOW Saga|g=SSB4}}||March 26, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|FOW}}
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2016|g=SSB4}}||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||49th||1st||Koolaid
|-
|{{Trn|Collision XIII|g=SSB4}}||April 16th, 2016||1st||1st||Gunblade
|-
|[http://smashleague.challonge.com/s4e34 Smash 4-Ever #34]||April 20th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/CSBV27 Codename: Salty Bets - Vanilly Weekly #27]||April 29th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|Blacktwins}}
|-
|{{Trn|Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo|g=SSB4}}||April 29th-May 1st, 2016||1st||5th||{{Sm|Blank|p=Canada}}
|-
|[http://smashleague.challonge.com/s4e35 Smash 4-Ever #35]||May 4th, 2016||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|LVL UP EXPO 2016|g=SSB4}}||May 14th-15th, 2016||1st||1st||{{Sm|VoiD}}
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2016|g=SSB4}}||May 20th-22nd, 2016||4th||2nd||{{Sm|Mew2King}}
|-
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2016|g=SSB4}}||May 26th-29th, 2016||1st||1st||Ally
|-
|[http://smashleague.challonge.com/s4e38 Smash 4-Ever #37]||June 1st, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR XVIII|g=SSB4}}||June 11th, 2016||1st||1st||VoiD
|-
|{{Trn|Low Tier City 4|g=SSB4}}||June 18th-19th, 2016||2nd||1st||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2016|g=SSB4}}||June 24th-26th, 2016||17th||3rd||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2016|g=SSB4}}||July 15th-17th, 2016||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://smashleague.challonge.com/fr/s4e43 Smash 4-Ever #43]||July 29th, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016|g=SSB4}}||August 11th-14th, 2016||1st||2nd||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura S.A.T.|g=SSB4}}||August 20th-21st, 2016||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Mr. R}}
|-
|{{Trn|Collision XIV|g=SSB4}}||September 3rd, 2016||3rd||1st||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|2GGT: Abadango Saga|g=SSB4}}||September 24th, 2016||3rd||4th||Ally
|-
|{{Trn|Little Big House 2|g=SSB4}}||October 6th, 2016||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 6|g=SSB4}}||October 7th-9th, 2016||7th||1st||ZeRo
|-
|[http://ougaming.challonge.com/SSB4S22016 OUG Tournament Season 2]||October 15th, 2016||1st||2nd||Marche
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SAX11012016SSB4 S@X 174]||November 1st, 2016||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash the Record 2016|g=SSB4}}||November 11th-13th, 2016||2nd||1st||{{Sm|ANTi}}
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR XIX|g=SSB4}}||November 19th, 2016||4th||1st||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|UGC Smash Open|g=SSB4}}||December 2nd-4th, 2016||4th||1st||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|2GGT: ZeRo Saga|g=SSB4}}||December 16th-18th, 2016||5th||1st||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 4|g=SSB4}}||January 20th-22nd, 2017||17th||4th||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier|g=SSB4}}||February 4th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Niconico Tokaigi 2017|g=SSB4}}||February 11th-12th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2017|g=SSB4}}||February 25th-26th, 2017||3rd||4th||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 4 at KI Con|g=SSB4}}||March 10th-12th, 2017||1st||1st||{{Sm|MkLeo}}
|-
|[http://vgbootcamp.challonge.com/SatX0321017SSBWiiU S@X 194]||March 21st, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GGC: Civil War|g=SSB4}}||March 24th-26th, 2017||9th||2nd||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|KTAR XX|g=SSB4}}||April 1st-2nd, 2017||5th||2nd||Tweek
|-
||{{Trn|CEO Dreamland|g=SSB4}}||April 14th-16th, 2017||3rd||1st||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|Royal Flush|g=SSB4}}||May 12th-14th, 2017||7th||1st||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|2GGC: Greninja Saga|g=SSB4}}||May 20th, 2017||17th||17th||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2017|g=SSB4}}||May 25th-28th, 2017||1st||4th||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|2GGC: Nairo Saga|g=SSB4}}||June 10th-11th, 2017||4th||2nd||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2017|g=SSB4}}||June 16th-18th, 2017||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Midwest Mayhem 9: Old vs New|g=SSB4}}||July 1st, 2017||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Cosmos}}
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2017|g=SSB4}}||July 14th-16th, 2017||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2017|g=SSB4}}||July 21st-23rd, 2017||4th||3rd||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017|g=SSB4}}||August 10th-13th, 2017||1st||3rd||ZeRo
|-
|[http://smashleague.challonge.com/tfw4 The Forge Weekly #4]||August 17th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GGC: SCR Saga|g=SSB4}}||August 19th-20th, 2017||7th||3rd||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2017|g=SSB4}}||August 25th-27th, 2017||3rd||3rd||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|PAX Arena at PAX West 2017|g=SSB4}}||September 1st-4th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GGC: West Side Saga|g=SSB4}}||September 9th, 2017||5th||1st||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|GameTyrant Expo 2017|g=SSB4}}||September 29th-October 1st, 2017||9th||2nd||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 7|g=SSB4}}||October 6th-8th, 2017||9th||1st||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga|g=SSB4}}||October 14th-15th, 2017||2nd||13th||{{Sm|Captain Levi}}
|-
|{{Trn|2GGC: MkLeo Saga|g=SSB4}}||November 4th, 2017||4th||1st||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|2GG Championship|g=SSB4}}||December 1st-3rd, 2017||10th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 4 Boot Camp|g=SSB4}}||December 7th-10th, 2017||2nd||2nd||ZeRo
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 5|g=SSB4}}||January 19th-21st, 2018||4th||3rd||Mistake
|-
|{{Trn|Niconico Tokaigi 2018|g=SSB4}}||February 10th-11th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Xanadu - End of an Era|g=SSB4}}||February 24th-25th, 2018||&mdash;||2nd||{{Sm|Pink Fresh}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Masters League: Battle for Vegas|g=SSB4}}||March 24th-25th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Collision XV|g=SSB4}}||March 31st, 2018||1st||3rd||ANTi
|-
|{{Trn|SwitchFest|g=SSB4}}||April 21st-22nd, 2018||2nd||3rd||Tweek
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2018|g=SSB4}}||May 18th-20th, 2018||2nd||9th||Tweek
|-
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2018|g=SSB4}}||May 24th-27th, 2018||4th||4th||Cosmos
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Hyrule Saga|g=SSB4}}||June 23rd-24th, 2018||17th||17th||VoiD
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2018|g=SSB4}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||17th||7th||Cosmos
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Sounds|g=SSB4}}||July 7th-8th, 2018||5th||2nd||{{Sm|komorikiri}}
|-
|{{Trn|Final Smash Attack: Player's Ball|g=SSB4}}||July 29th, 2018||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2018|g=SSB4}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018|g=SSB4}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||5th||9th||Mekos
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSB4}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||49th<!--Nairo lost to Mage in Winners; "DQ" should only be listed if they were DQed from both Winners and Losers.-->||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|NYXL Pop-Up!|g=SSBU}}||December 22nd, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Moves|g=SSBU}}||December 29th, 2018||4th||3rd||{{Sm|ANTi}}
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 6|g=SSBU}}||January 20th, 2019||2nd||4th||{{Sm|Jtails}}
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBU}}||Februrary 1st-3rd, 2019||17th||9th||{{Sm|Umeki}}
|-
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2019|g=SSBU}}||February 22nd-24th, 2019||7th||5th||{{Sm|MkLeo}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit|g=SSBU}}||March 8th-10th, 2019|||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Collision 2019|g=SSBU}}||March 16th-17th, 2019||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Cosmos}}
|-
|{{Trn|Suplex City Smash|g=SSBU}}||April 6th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga|g=SSBU}}||April 13th-14th, 2019||4th||5th||{{Sm|Glutonny}}
|-
|{{Trn|Pound 2019|g=SSBU}}||April 19th-21st, 2019||9th||2nd||{{Sm|Samsora}}
|-
|{{Trn|Get On My Level 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 17th-19th, 2019||5th||2nd||Cosmos
|-
|{{Trn|MomoCon 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 23rd-26th, 2019||5th||13th||{{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}}
|-
|{{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5|g=SSBU}}||May 31st-June 2nd, 2019||17th||1st||Dark Wizzy
|-
|{{Trn|CEO 2019|g=SSBU}}||June 28th-30th, 2019||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 2nd-4th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 8th-11th, 2019||5th||9th||Cosmos
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 23rd-25th, 2019||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|Samsora}}
|-
|{{Trn|Glitch 7 - Minus World|g=SSBU}}||September 14-15th, 2019||4th||1st||{{Sm|Tweek}}
|-
|{{Trn|Mainstage|g=SSBU}}||September 20th-22nd, 2019||1st||2nd||Samsora
|-
|{{Trn|The Big House 9|g=SSBU}}||October 4th-6th, 2019||4th||5th||Cosmos
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 2|g=SSBU}}||October 24th-27th, 2019||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Tri-state Showdown: Fall 2019|g=SSBU}}||November 9th, 2019||1st||1st||Tweek 
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga|g=SSBU}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||9th||7th||Cosmos
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves|g=SSBU}}||January 3rd-5th, 2020||1st||4th||Cosmos
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBU}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||9th||3rd||Dark Wizzy
|-
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2020|g=SSBU}}||February 21st-23rd, 2020||9th||4th||{{Sm|Blacktwins}}
|-
|{{Trn|Soaked Series Invitational|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||February 29th-March 1st, 2020||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series Opening Invitational|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 29th, 2020||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Pound Online|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 24th-26th, 2020||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 2nd, 2020||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|King of WiFi Random Characters|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 30th, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Nairo's Birthday Bash Invitational|g=SSBU}}||November 28th, 2021||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=287581 Genesis 2010]||October 2nd, 2010||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==Trivia==
*Nairo, along with {{Sm|Ally}}, are the only competitive players to have won a major in three different ''Smash'' games before their retirements, with wins in ''[[List of major tournaments (SSBB)#Players who won a major|Brawl]]'', ''[[List of major tournaments (SSB4)#Players who won a major|Smash 4]]'', and ''[[List of major tournaments (SSBU)#Players who won a major|Ultimate]]''.
*Between 2011 and 2015, Nairo failed to take a set from Ally in ''[[Brawl]]'' singles for four years, However, at [[Apex 2015]], Nairo managed to take a set off Ally for the first time in winners semifinals, although he ultimately lost both sets to him in Grand Finals.
*Starting with [[SKTAR (tournament)|SKTAR]] in 2012, Nairo held a perfect record against {{Sm|ESAM}} in ''Brawl'' for three years. However, at [[Super Smash Con 2015]], ESAM finally defeated Nairo for the first time and went on to Grand Finals only to lose to {{Sm|Mew2King}}.
**Ironically, in ''[[Smash 4]]'', ESAM had a perfect record against Nairo. However, at [[MLG World Finals 2015]], Nairo beat ESAM for the first time in ''Smash 4'' in Losers Finals.
*[[Pound 2016]] was Nairo's worst placing in a ''Smash'' tournament, getting 49th place in {{forwiiu}} singles after getting sent to losers bracket by {{Sm|Saj}}'s {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, and being eliminated by {{Sm|Mr.II}}, a Japanese {{SSB4|Robin}} player, in a huge upset.
**Similarly, Nairo's worst doubles placing in any ''Smash'' tournament was [[2GGC: Greninja Saga]], placing 17th with {{Sm|ZeRo}}.
*Nairo was featured on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA9wCX-K_CA Road to EVO: Nintendo Minute] along with {{Sm|VoiD}} and {{Sm|D1}}. The video has since been made private.
*Nintendo released a short [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq6hKY7duZY Player Perspective video] covering Nairo's run at {{Trn|EVO 2019}}; this video was also made private.
*Nairo competed in the Super Smash Bros Ultimate World Challenge Cup that took place during the Nintendo Live 2019 event in Kyoto as part of the Dream Team. His participation has since caused official coverage of the event in general to be either made private or edited.
<!--** The event's website was changed to a message thanking viewers for watching the live streams. Pages leftover from Nintendo Live 2018, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200719080523/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:L43Z_CVq9ZAJ:https://www.nintendo.co.jp/live/mariotennis/ which were live as late as the first week of July], now lead to an error page.-->
** The Dream Team was interviewed during Nintendo Minute's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zuas9o_nH4 coverage of the event]. This interview, as well as other footage from the World Challenge Cup, has since been cut out. The closed captioning was updated to reflect these edits a few weeks later.
<!--** For unknown reasons, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzYTUxB4Ouo the qualifiers for the Strongest Fighter Decisive] were also made private.-->
** The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysk3S838gcI original live stream of the World Challenge Cup] has been made private on YouTube and [https://live2.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv322335537 removed from niconico].
** A [https://youtu.be/AHDsBAM_3Bc Japanese video summarizing the events of the second day of Nintendo Live 2019] was made private. The video of the first day's events, in which Nairo did not appear, is still public. The [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPh3p_yYrx0AoEkLdy3hivfmDzQNinnxG event playlist] was also modified to remove these videos.
** A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO6VmW7Zngo highlights reel uploaded by Nintendo of Europe] has been made private.
*Nairo is known for his frequent trash-talking in his YouTube content, especially against his stream snipers or "bots".

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/NairoMK Twitter account]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTSCjjnCuAPHcfQWNNvULTw YouTube channel]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/79/nairo SSBWorld profile]
*[https://smashdata.gg/smash/4/player/Nairo Smashdata profile]
*[http://youtu.be/iI7NcEoWIj0 Daily Dot AMA]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s_7Qhs8-9w Interview with CyberSportsNetwork]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J-HKuEN6Yg Interview at SKTAR]

==Gameplay videos==
==={{forwiiu}}===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w00ctdUZt14 TSM Zero vs Liquid Nairo - Smash 4 Grand Finals - MLG Finals]
*[http://youtu.be/NaTLrETmoZU LVL Up Expo - Liquid' Nairo (ZSS) Vs. 2GG | VoiD (Sheik) SSB4 Grand Finals]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooJhqb0J8vI KTAR XVIII: Nairo (ZSS) vs VoiD (Sheik) Losers Semis]
*[https://youtu.be/sbAzLG9jCXs Midwest Mayhem 9 LOSERS FINALS - NRG | Nairo (Bowser, ZSS) vs P1 | Tweek (Donkey Kong, Cloud)]

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
*[https://youtu.be/Be7nXOpQGG4 Collision 2019 Losers Semis | Nairo (Ganondorf) vs Light (Fox) - Smash Ultimate]

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