Smasher:Zinoto

Zinoto is an Ultimate main from Michigan who formerly co-mained  and. Zinoto is considered the best Diddy Kong player in the Midwest. He is also considered one of the best players in Michigan, being ranked 1st on the Michigan Ultimate Power Rankings. Additionally, he is ranked 72nd on the UltRank 2022 and 93rd on the OrionRank 2022. He has wins over, , , , , , , and.

In Smash 4, Zinoto was also a Diddy Kong main. He was considered to be the best player in the world following 's retirement. Throughout his career, he has beaten many top players including, , , , , , , and. He is ranked 2nd on the Midwest Smash 4 Power Rankings, 1st on the Michigan Smash 4 Power Rankings and 24th on the Panda Global Rankings 100.

In Brawl, he is widely considered to be one of the best mains in the world (alongside  and ). Zinoto started on the All is Brawl Wi-Fi in 2009, but didn't enter offline competitive Brawl tournaments until the fall of 2011. He has taken sets off of many top players, including Dabuz,, , Ally, , , , and. He is ranked 1st on the Michigan Brawl Power Rankings and was formerly ranked 19th on the 2014 SSBBRank.

Zinoto also plays in Melee, and is twin brothers with.

Trivia

 * Zinoto is known for wearing his signature scarf to all the Smash tournaments he attends: a burgundy, knitted one with his gamer tag and the University of Michigan logo embroidered on it. He also commonly wears a newsboy hat.
 * Zinoto plays secondaries in Brawl for the sole purpose of not having to play the ditto as it is his least favorite matchup.


 * Landlocked - PULSE | Zinoto vs. Dabuz - Losers Finals
 * CEO 2016 - Abadango vs. Pulse | Zinoto - Losers Semis
 * CEO 2016 - dT | ANTi vs. Pulse | Zinoto - Grand Finals
 * Midwest Mayhem 11 LOSERS FINALS - Echo Fox | MVG | MKLeo (Cloud, Marth) vs. EG | Zinoto (Diddy Kong)