Gonzalo Barrios (electronic sports player)

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Gonzalo Barrios
ZeRo
Date of birth April 17, 1995
Games Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Project M
Career prize money ~US$13,706.22
Professional career
2011 vVv Gaming
2014 CLASH Tournaments

Gonzalo Barrios (born April 17, 1995), known by his gamertag ZeRo, is a Chilean professional Super Smash Bros. player. He is considered one the best Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Brawl players. He mains Diddy Kong in Wii U, Pit in Project M, Meta Knight in Brawl, and Fox in Melee. He was second in Brawl at Apex 2014, losing to ZeRo was the champion of the Smash Wii U at Apex 2015.[1][2] ZeRo was ranked in 2014 by Melee it on Me as the 35th best Melee player in the world.[3] He defeated Dabuz, who was playing Captain Olimar, in the finals. On November 25, 2014, he criticized Diddy Kong's repetitive playstyle in Smash Wii U, claiming that Diddy was "killing the game".[4] However, ZeRo later retracted this statement. Barrios streams on twitch.tv Mondays through Thursdays at 1PM PST.[5] ZeRo attributes much of his success to training with Mew2King.[2] He was sponsored by CLASH Tournaments for part of 2014 until resigning in November. e-Sports Earnings estimates that ZeRo has earned a career total of US$13,706.22 from tournaments.[6]

Barrios has had "ZeRo" as his gamertag since 2005. He has been playing Smash since Super Smash Bros. in 1999.[7] He started to travel and play in Melee tournaments in a local Akiba Game Store in early 2007.[8] ZeRo quit Smash completely until December of 2010 and then focused only on Brawl. In early 2014, he picked up Melee again, as well as the Project M.

Personal life

ZeRo currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona. He is originally from Chillán, Chile. At tournaments ZeRo wears a scarf, which was given to him by his mother.[9][10]

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

TournamentDate1v1 Placement2v2 PlacementPartner
Apex 2012January 6th-8th, 201217th9thKadaj
Apex 2013January 11th-13th, 20139th13thquiKsilver
SKTAR 2August 3rd-4th, 20135th4thAlly
KTAR 8December 28th, 20132nd3rdSalem
Forest TempleJanuary 11th, 20141st1stFOW
Apex 2014January 17th-19th, 20142nd5thChibo
Shuffle VFebruary 22nd-23rd, 20141st7thChibo
Collision 9March 15th, 20141st2ndVex Kasrani
KTAR 9March 22nd, 20141st3rdSeagull Joe
WHOBO MLGMay 3rd-4th, 20141st2ndDenti
Hitbox Arena Warm-Up WelcomeMay 10th, 20141st——
SKTAR 3May 31st-June 1st, 20144th4thVex Kasrani
GUTS 3September 19th-21st, 20141st——

Super Smash Bros. Melee

TournamentDate1v1 Placement2v2 PlacementPartner
Shuffle VFebruary 22nd-23rd, 201413th3rdNintendude
Revival of Melee 7March 8th-9th, 201417th9thVex Kasrani
KTAR 9March 22nd, 20147th1stMew2King
WHOBO MLGMay 3rd-4th, 20144th——
Pat's House 2May 24th-25th, 201417th7thWestballz
SKTAR 3May 31st-June 1st, 20149th5ths0ft
SSS Lock-InJune 14th-15th, 20149th3rdS2J
MLG Anaheim 2014June 20th-22nd, 201417th13thDEHF
CEO 2014June 27th-29th, 201417th4thESAM
Kings of Cali 4July 5th-6th, 201413th5thWestballz
EVO 2014July 11th-13th, 201417th5thKoreanDJ
Zenith 2014August 2nd-3rd, 20147th2ndAxe
Mass Madness CEAugust 23rd, 20145th1stHax

Project M

TournamentDate1v1 Placement2v2 PlacementPartner
KTAR 8December 28th, 201317th——
Shuffle VFebruary 22nd-23rd, 201413th1stDenti
KTAR 9March 22nd, 20149th2ndSeagull Joe
WHOBO MLGMay 3rd-4th, 20141st1stDenti
Project M Showdown 3.02May 17th, 20141st1stChuDat
SKTAR 3May 31st-June 1st, 20149th1stRolex
CEO 2014June 27th-29th, 20141st2ndMew2King
EVO 2014 Day 2 Side TournamentJuly 12th, 20141st——
Zenith 2014August 2nd-3rd, 20141st1stMew2King
GUTS 3September 19th-21st, 20141st1stEmukiller
The Big House 4October 4th-5th, 20141st1stMew2King

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

TournamentDate1v1 Placement2v2 PlacementPartner
Super Smash Bros. InvitationalJune 10th, 20141st——
Sky's Smash 4 InvitationalNovember 20th-22nd, 20143rd5thMr. R
Double Vegas Down Attack #5December 22nd, 20141st1stTyrant
CLASH Online Invitational FinalsJanuary 11th, 20151st——
Double Vegas Down Attack #6January 12th, 20151st1stXzax
Final BattleJanuary 17th, 20151st2ndTyrant
Apex 2015January 30th-February 1st, 20151st1stMew2King
AftershockMarch 28th-29th, 20151st1stDabuz
Double Vegas Down Attack #8March 30th, 20151st——

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS

TournamentDate1v1 Placement2v2 PlacementPartner
Xanadu Smash 4 InvitationalNovember 6th, 20147th——

References

  1. ↑ Walker, Ian "iantothemax" (February 6, 2015). "ZeRo Demonstrates the Strength of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U’s Diddy Kong at Apex 2015". Shoryuken. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chibo. "#SSBBRank 1 – 3 : The Grand Finale". CLASH Tournaments. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ Lee, Daniel. "SSBM Rank 2014 (40-31)". Melee it on Me. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ LeJacq, Yannick (December 30, 2014). "Why Hardcore Smash Bros. Players Can't Stand Diddy Kong Right Now". Kotaku. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "ZeRo". twitch.tv. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios". e-Sports Earnings. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ Zárate, Daniela (June 11, 2014). "Chileno es campeón del primer torneo oficial del "Super Smash Bros."". Emol. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ Torres, Juan Angel (June 18, 2014). "Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios: “Comencé a estudiar Smash en un ciber”". El Nortero. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  9. ↑ Higgins, Chris (February 12, 2015). "World champ ZeRo on the fractured Smash Bros scene". Redbull. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ CT ZeRo on his Smash 4 win, playing multiple games, and more: Interview MLG Anaheim. (Interview). Jun 21, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2015.

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