Nairoby Quezada
| Nairo | |
|---|---|
| Nairoby Quezada | |
| Status | Active |
| Date of birth | November 7, 1996 |
| Hometown | Passaic, New Jersey |
| Current team | Team Liquid |
| Games | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Brawl |
| Championships | MLG World Finals 2015 (Wii U) Apex 2014 (Brawl) |
| Nickname(s) | Nairo NairoMK |
| Professional career | |
| (2015 - present) | Team Liquid |
Nairoby Quezada (born November 7, 1996), known by his gamertag Nairo, is an American professional Super Smash Bros. player from Passaic, New Jersey. He is regarded as a top Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player and a top Super Smash Bros. Brawl player. He mains Zero Suit Samus in Wii U and Meta Knight in Brawl.[1][2]
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Career
Quezada gained national recognition in Brawl at Apex 2012, defeating top players such as Nietono, before losing to Otori in Winners' Finals and Nietono in Losers' Finals, finishing 3rd out of 400 entrants. He won his first national Brawl tournament at SKTAR, defeating ESAM in winners' and grand finals. At Apex 2013, Quezada suffered an early defeat in winners' bracket, before making his way through losers' bracket finishing 4th. Quezada would later win Apex 2014 concluding with a Meta Knight ditto against ZeRo. Quezada is also known for frequently teaming up with Wyatt "ADHD" Beekman, being the strongest Brawl doubles team in the world, having won both Apex 2013 and Apex 2014.[3][4][5] Quezada is known to play the opposite of his brother being very offensive and almost never camping. Quezada was the Meta Knight with the most approach options. [6]
Quezada signed with Team Liquid in August 2015 and later ended Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios 53 tournament winning streak at the 2015 MLG World Finals.[7][8][9] Quezada has won many nationals in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, including Paragon Los Angeles 2015, Umebura FAT, and MLG 2015. [10] [11]
Quezada was one of the eight players competing in the Pokkén Tournament Early Access Competition Invitational by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo. [12]
Personal life
Quezada has a brother, Kelvin "Ksizzle" Quezada, who also plays Super Smash Bros..[6]
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament [13] | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex 2010 | August 6-8, 2010 | 25th | 4th | Atomsk |
| MLG DC 2010 | October 15-17, 2010 | 17th | 1st | Anti |
| Apex 2012 | January 6-8, 2012 | 3rd | 4th | ADHD |
| SKTAR | July 14-15, 2012 | 1st | 2nd | Ally |
| Apex 2013 | January 11-13, 2013 | 4th | 1st | ADHD |
| SKTAR 2 | August 3-4, 2013 | 9th | 1st | ADHD |
| Apex 2014 | January 17-19, 2014 | 1st | 1st | ADHD |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31-June 1, 2014 | 2nd | 1st | ADHD |
| Apex 2015 | January 30-February 1, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | Ally |
| Super Smash Con | August 6-9, 2015 | 3rd | 1st | V115 |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament [14] | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Battle | January 17, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | NAKAT |
| Apex 2015 | January 30-February 1, 2015 | 9th | 7th | Tyrant |
| MVG Sandstorm | April 18-19, 2015 | 2nd | 3rd | JA3 |
| CEO 2015 | June 26-28, 2015 | 2nd | 7th | NAKAT |
| EVO 2015 | July 17-18, 2015 | 3rd | Top 16 | Shaky |
| Super Smash Con | August 6-9, 2015 | 3rd | 1st | ZeRo |
| SKTAR 4 | August 22-23, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | Angel Cortes |
| Paragon Los Angeles 2015 | September 5-6, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Umebura F.A.T. | September 21-22, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Ally |
| The Big House 5 | October 2-4, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | ZeRo |
| MLG World Finals 2015 | October 16-18, 2015 | 1st | 1st | ZeRo |
| Dismantle 2 | January 2-3, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | MVD |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15-17, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | ZeRo |
| Niconico Tokaigi 2016 | January 30-31, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shots Fired 2 | March 5-6, 2016 | 1st | 3rd | Tweek |
| Pound 2016 | April 2-3, 2016 | 49th | 1st | Koolaid |
| Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo | April 29-May 1, 2016 | 1st | 5th | Blank |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20-22, 2016 | 4th | 2nd | Mew2King |
References
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External links
- Nairoby Quezada on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Nairoby Quezada on Twitch.tv
