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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = NJzFinest
| name          = NJzFinest
| image         =  
| alias         = Shaman
| alias2        = FoxandFalco
| mainssbu      = Cloud
| mainssbm      = Donkey Kong
| mainssbm      = Donkey Kong
| 2ndmainssbm  = Fox
| otherssbm    = Roy
| 2ndotherssbm  =
| moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Fox}}, {{SSBM|Falco}}
| mainssbb      = Falco
| mainssbb      = Falco
| 2ndmainssbb  = Sheik
| mainssb       = Fox
| mainssb     = Fox
| mainpm        = Donkey Kong
| mainssb4    = Sheik
| skillssbm    = Professional
| skillssbb    = Professional
| skillssb    = Professional
| skillpm = Professional
| skillssb4        = Pro-Am
| realname      = Carl Pinard
| realname      = Carl Pinard
| birthday      = 1
| birthday      = 1
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| country      = united states
| country      = united states
  }}
  }}
'''NJzFinest''' (aka "Shaman") is a competitive [[smasher]] who is part of the East Coast and Midwest competitive communities. He's known for being very skilled with various low tiers despite starting as a Fox/Falco main (former tag "FoxandFalco") and a 10+ year veteran of Smashboards. He is one of the tournament organizers for the "Jersey Japes" weekly in Princeton New Jersey and has repeatedly topped the Melee rankings on Smashladder.com.
'''NJzFinest''', also known as '''Shaman''' or '''FoxandFalco''', is a competitive [[smasher]] who is part of the East Coast and Midwest competitive communities. He's known for being very skilled with various low tiers despite starting as a Fox and Falco main. NJzfinest is also a veteran of [[Smashboards]] and one of the first Youtube content creaters for ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''. He also is one of creators of the "Jersey Japes" tournament series and was ranked several times on the [[New Jersey Power Rankings]].


==Notable tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|[[SKTAR 4]]||August 22nd-23rd, 2015||9th||3rd||{{sm|ADVANCED}}
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/no-johns-monthlies-1-15-2011-nanuet-ny.295894/ No Johns Monthlies January]||January 15th, 2011||33rd||—||—
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/rutgers-maylay-results-12-30-12.331624/ Rutgers Maylay December]||December 30th, 2012||4th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2014|g=SSBM}}||January 17th-19th, 2014||257th||—||—
|-
|[http://jerseyjapes.challonge.com/JJ6doubles Jersey Japes South 6]||October 11th, 2014||7th||2nd||{{Sm|Magus}}
|-
|[[SKTAR 4]]||August 22nd-23rd, 2015||9th||3rd||{{Sm|ADVANCED}}
|-
|[[Pound 2016]]||April 2nd-3rd, 2016||97th||97th||{{Sm|BunnyBlast}}
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2016]]||June 17th-19th, 2016||17th||—||—
|[[Apex 2016]]||June 17th-19th, 2016||17th||—||—
|-
|[https://jerseyjapes.challonge.com/jjs61meleesingles Jersey Japes South 61]||July 9th, 2016||3rd||1st||Magus
|-
|[http://challonge.com/12aclass Battle Gateway 12]||September 4th, 2016||13th||—||—
|-
|[[The Scarlet Classic III]]||April 23rd, 2017||5th||—||—
|-
|[[Comboed on Flight 5]]||April 30th, 2017||13th||—||—
|-
|{{b|Royal Flush|tournament}}||May 12th-14th, 2017||65th||65th||BunnyBlast
|-
|{{Trn|The Scarlet Classic IV|g=SSBM}}||April 15th-16th, 2018||25th||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/apollo-xiii/event/melee-singles/standings Apollo XIII]||April 28th, 2018||33rd||17th||{{Sm|Green Ranger}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/radiance/event/melee-singles/brackets/301115/629815 Radiance]||July 14th, 2018||9th||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/fireside-open-2018-4/event/melee-singles/brackets/425126/774643 Fireside Open 2018]||December 1st, 2018||17th||17th||{{Sm|Mr. O}}
|-
|{{Trn|The Scarlet Classic V|g=SSBM}}||April 14th, 2019||33rd||—||—
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/spectrum-smash-106/details Spectrum Smash #106]||August 18th, 2019||13th||7th||Keystone Light
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/fireside-open-2019/event/melee-doubles/overview Fireside Open 2019]||December 7th, 2019||—||5th||Env
|}
|}


== Trivia ==
===''[[Project M]]''===
* NJzFinest plays a few other games besides just ''Smash Bros.'' and consistently placed top 6 in the Smogon Competitive ''Pokemon'' OU ladder in Generations IV and V. He has a former world records in the ''Mario Kart'' series, member of the rank 1 and 2 ''Halo'' PC clans (M2K Clan and UGC Clan), 3k rated Druid in ''World of Warcraft'', Diamond Karma main in ''League of Legends''.
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* NJzFinest is also known as "Shaman" in the ''b-boy'' (breakdance) community. He has taken 6 years off competitive SmashBros to travel and compete in various dance events for the past several years. Currently he performs and trains at Rutgers and Princeton University.
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2014|g=PM}}||January 17th-19th, 2014||129th||—||—
|}


==External links==
==External links==
 
*[https://twitter.com/NJzFinest Twitter account]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/njzfinest Twitch channel]
*[http://smashboards.com/threads/dk-crew-three-experts-weigh-in-on-melee-donkey-kong.425381/ DK Crew: Three Experts Weigh In On Melee Donkey Kong]
*[http://smashboards.com/threads/dk-crew-three-experts-weigh-in-on-melee-donkey-kong.425381/ DK Crew: Three Experts Weigh In On Melee Donkey Kong]
*[http://nintendodojo.com/blogpost.aspx?id=2838 "The Smasher Revolution" interview]
*[http://critical-gaming.squarespace.com/blog/2008/5/5/an-interview-carl.html Critical-Gaming Network - Blog - An Interview: Carl (aka NJzFinest)]
*[http://critical-gaming.squarespace.com/blog/2008/5/5/an-interview-carl.html Critical-Gaming Network - Blog - An Interview: Carl (aka NJzFinest)]


*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryAhQus4aTE Bboy Shaman - Princeton Breaks Nov2013]
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