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| former sponsors = {{Team| | | former sponsors = {{Team|Mentality Esports}}, {{Team|team ZENMA}}, {{Team|Nevermore International}} | ||
| crew = DMG | | crew = DMG Alliance | ||
| former crews = | | former crews = Ocean County Smash | ||
| skillssb4 = Top professional <small>(semi-retired)</small> | | skillssb4 = Top professional <small>(semi-retired)</small> | ||
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'''Rivers''', formerly known as '''Shoyo James''', is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Diddy Kong}} and {{SSBU|Chrom}} player from Howell, New Jersey. He is considered one of the best Chrom players in the world and one of the best Diddy Kong players in the world. He has wins against top players such as {{Sm|Tweek}}, {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|Cosmos}}, {{Sm|VoiD}}, {{Sm|Myran}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|Mr E}}, and {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}. Rivers was formerly ranked 5th on the [[New Jersey Ultimate Power Rankings]], 49th on the [[Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v6]], and 18th on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]]. He was also one of the main [[tournament director]]s for the New Jersey scene. | '''Rivers''', formerly known as '''Shoyo James''', is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Diddy Kong}} and {{SSBU|Chrom}} player from Howell, New Jersey. He is considered one of the best Chrom players in the world and one of the best Diddy Kong players in the world. He has wins against top players such as {{Sm|Tweek}}, {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|Cosmos}}, {{Sm|VoiD}}, {{Sm|Myran}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|Mr E}}, and {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}. Rivers was formerly ranked 5th on the [[New Jersey Ultimate Power Rankings]], 49th on the [[Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v6]], and 18th on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]]. He was also one of the main [[tournament director]]s for the New Jersey scene. | ||
In {{forwiiu}}, he was a {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} main with a strong {{SSB4|Luigi}} secondary. He has taken sets off of top players such as Tweek, {{Sm|Elegant}}, {{Sm|Ally}}, {{Sm|CaptainZack}}, {{Sm|komorikiri}}, {{Sm|MVD}}, {{Sm|Darkshad}}, Mr E, and {{Sm|Zinoto}}, and is ranked 54th on the [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]]. | In {{forwiiu}}, he was a {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} main with a strong {{SSB4|Luigi}} secondary. He has taken sets off of top players such as Tweek, {{Sm|Elegant}}, {{Sm|Ally}}, {{Sm|CaptainZack}}, {{Sm|komorikiri}}, {{Sm|MVD}}, {{Sm|Darkshad}}, Mr E, and {{Sm|Zinoto}}, and is ranked 54th on the [[PGR 100|Panda Global Rankings 100]]. Near the end of ''Smash 4''{{'}}s lifespan, Rivers entered semi-retirement due to medical conditions. In an interview with {{Sm|ZeRo}} at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 4}}, Rivers revealed that he suffers from tendonitis and thus doesn't enter many tournaments. More recently, Rivers has switched to the Switch Pro Controller for a more ergonomic control scheme and has begun to compete again in ''Ultimate''. | ||
He is currently affiliated with the American crew DMG Alliance, and was formerly part of Ocean County Smash. On November 29th, 2018, Mentality Esports signed Rivers to prepare for ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MnTEsports/status/1067931162801332224|title=Mentality Esports with Shoyo James}}</ref>. However, Mentality Esports shut down on March 17th, 2019, thus ending their sponsorship. Rivers joined {{Team|team ZENMA}} on August 15th, 2019, along with many other smashers. He later left team ZENMA at an unknown date due to controversies with its CEO, {{Sm|false}}. Rivers joined {{Team|Nevermore International}} on July 25th, 2020, later on May 28th, 2021, Nevermore International announced Rivers's departure<ref>{{citeweb|title=NVR departure|url=https://twitter.com/NevermoreINT/status/1398338284456005635}}</ref>. | |||
He is currently affiliated with the DMG | |||
On November 29th, 2018, Mentality Esports signed Rivers to prepare for ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' | |||
Rivers joined {{Team|team ZENMA}} on August 15th, 2019, along with many other smashers. He later left team ZENMA at an unknown date due to controversies with its CEO, {{Sm|false}}. | |||
Rivers joined {{Team|Nevermore International}} on July 25th, 2020, later on May 28th, 2021, Nevermore International announced Rivers's departure | |||
==Tournament placings== | ==Tournament placings== | ||
