Gonzalo Barrios (eSports player)
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| ZeRo | |
|---|---|
| Gonzalo Barrios | |
| Status | Active |
| Date of birth | April 17, 1995 |
| Hometown | Chillán, Chile |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Current team | Team SoloMid |
| Games | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Brawl (retired) Super Smash Bros. Melee (retired) Project M (retired) |
| Career prize money | ~US$ 31,484.22 |
| Championships | Apex 2015 (Wii U) EVO 2015 (Wii U) CEO 2015 (Wii U) Super Smash Con 2015 (Wii U) GENESIS 3 (Wii U) |
| Nickname(s) | ZeRo |
| Professional career | |
| 2011 | vVv Gaming |
| 2014 | CLASH Tournaments |
| 2015 - present | Team SoloMid |
Gonzalo Barrios (born April 17, 1995), known by his gamertag ZeRo, is a Chilean professional Super Smash Bros. player. He is considered the best Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player in the world and a top ranked Super Smash Bros. Brawl player. He mains Diddy Kong and Sheik in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and mained Pit in Project M, Meta Knight in Brawl, and Fox in Melee.
Career
Barrios has had "ZeRo" as his gamertag since 2005. He has been playing Smash since Super Smash Bros. in 1999.[1] He started to travel and play in Melee tournaments in a local Akiba Game Store in early 2007.[2] ZeRo quit Smash completely until December of 2010 and then focused only on Brawl.
ZeRo placed second in Brawl at Apex 2014, losing to Nairo and was the champion of the Smash Wii U at Apex 2015.[3][4] He defeated Dabuz, who was playing Captain Olimar, in the finals. ZeRo qualified for the MLG Anaheim 2014 championship bracket and finished 17th. ZeRo was ranked in 2014 by Melee it on Me as the 35th best Melee player in the world.[5]
On November 25, 2014, he criticized Diddy Kong's repetitive playstyle in Smash Wii U, claiming that Diddy was "killing the game".[6] However, ZeRo later retracted this statement, and now says Diddy Kong is his favorite character to play with.[7] Barrios streams on twitch.tv Mondays through Thursdays at 1PM PST.[8] ZeRo attributes much of his success to training with Mew2King.[4] 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$ 31,484.22 from tournaments.[9] ZeRo was considered the third best Brawl player in the world by CLASH Tournaments in the 2014 SSBBRank, published at the end of the year.[10]
In early 2014, he picked up Melee again, as well as the mod Project M. Since November 2014 when he placed third at Sky's Smash 4 Invitational, ZeRo has won every singles Wii U tournament he has participated in.[11] As of early 2014 ZeRo was making US$40,000 a year from prize money, sponsorships, and twitch.tv streaming money etc.[12] by ZeRo has a "bounty" on his head that will be paid to anybody who can take a set from him at a future tournament.
ZeRo won EVO 2015, the largest Smash for Wii U. tournament at the time beating Mr. R in the finals. On the August 1, 2015, Team SoloMid announced ZeRo as the second player in their Super Smash Bros. division.[13]
At The Big House 5, ZeRo was knocked into Loser's bracket very early, putting his first place tournament run in jeopardy. He qualified for the top 32. He led off by defeating Sonic main StaticManny, Sheik main top Melee Captain Falcon main Wizzrobe, Mario main Ally, Pikachu main ESAM, and Mario main 2Scoops Zenyou to make top 8. In top 8, he beat Rosalina and Luma main Raquayza07 and beat Mario main ANTi in a very close set. In Loser's finals, he handily beat Dabuz, who now plays Rosalina and Luma, to make it to Grand Finals against Team Liquid's Nairo. After easily beating Nairo the first set of Grand Finals, ZeRo clutched out a win in the second set, 3-2, to win TBH5, despite suffering an early upset.[14]
In MLG World Finals 2015, ZeRo defeated Ness main Nakat, StaticManny, Ally, and ESAM to fight Zero Suit Samus main Nairo in Grand Finals, coming from the Winner's side. There, Nairo took two sets off of ZeRo, ending ZeRo's reign at 55 tournaments.
Popular Culture
Kotaku named "ZeRo, The Smash Bros. Champ" as one of the gamers of 2015, honoring his 53-tournament streak. [15]
Personal life
Barrios is from Chillán, Chile, and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He has an older sister.[16] During the month of April 2015, ZeRo lived in Phoenix, Arizona. At tournaments ZeRo wears a scarf, which was given to him by his mother.[17][18] In November 2015, ZeRo became engaged to his girlfriend Vanessa.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex 2012 | January 6-8, 2012 | 17th | 9th | Kadaj |
| Apex 2013 | January 11-13, 2013 | 9th | 13th | quiKsilver |
| SKTAR 2 | August 3-4, 2013 | 5th | 4th | Ally |
| KTAR 8 | December 28, 2013 | 2nd | 3rd | Salem |
| Forest Temple | January 11, 2014 | 1st | 1st | FOW |
| Apex 2014 | January 17-19, 2014 | 2nd | 5th | Chibo |
| Shuffle V | February 22-23, 2014 | 1st | 7th | Chibo |
| Collision 9 | March 15, 2014 | 1st | 2nd | Vex Kasrani |
| KTAR 9 | March 22, 2014 | 1st | 3rd | Seagull Joe |
| WHOBO MLG | May 3-4, 2014 | 1st | 2nd | Denti |
| Hitbox Arena Warm-Up Welcome | May 10, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31-June 1, 2014 | 4th | 4th | Vex Kasrani |
| GUTS 3 | September 19-21, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuffle V | February 22-23, 2014 | 13th | 3rd | Nintendude |
| Revival of Melee 7 | March 8-9, 2014 | 17th | 9th | Vex Kasrani |
| KTAR 9 | March 22, 2014 | 7th | 1st | Mew2King |
| WHOBO MLG | May 3-4, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
| Pat's House 2 | May 24-25, 2014 | 17th | 7th | Westballz |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31-June 1, 2014 | 9th | 5th | s0ft |
| SSS Lock-In | June 14-15, 2014 | 9th | 3rd | S2J |
| MLG Anaheim 2014 | June 20-22, 2014 | 17th | 13th | DEHF |
| CEO 2014 | June 27-29, 2014 | 17th | 4th | ESAM |
| Kings of Cali 4 | July 5-6, 2014 | 13th | 5th | Westballz |
| EVO 2014 | July 11-13, 2014 | 17th | 5th | KoreanDJ |
| Zenith 2014 | August 2-3, 2014 | 7th | 2nd | Axe |
| Mass Madness CE | August 23, 2014 | 5th | 1st | Hax |
Project M
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTAR 8 | December 28, 2013 | 17th | — | — |
| Shuffle V | February 22-23, 2014 | 13th | 1st | Denti |
| KTAR 9 | March 22, 2014 | 9th | 2nd | Seagull Joe |
| WHOBO MLG | May 3-4, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Denti |
| Project M Showdown 3.02 | May 17, 2014 | 1st | 1st | ChuDat |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31-June 1, 2014 | 9th | 1st | Rolex |
| CEO 2014 | June 27-29, 2014 | 1st | 2nd | Mew2King |
| EVO 2014 Day 2 Side Tournament | July 12, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Zenith 2014 | August 2-3, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King |
| GUTS 3 | September 19-21, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Emukiller |
| The Big House 4 | October 4-5, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King |
Super Smash Bros. Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Smash Bros. Invitational | June 10, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Sky's Smash 4 Invitational | November 20-22, 2014 | 3rd | 5th | Mr. R |
| UGC Biweekly #17 | November 29, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Tyrant |
| Triumph or Die 2014 | November 30, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Weekend 12-6-2014 | December 6, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Tyrant |
| Super Smash Saturdays 12-20-2014 | December 20, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Tearbear |
| UGC Biweekly #18 | December 21, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Xzax |
| Double Vegas Down Attack 5 | December 22, 2014 | 1st | 1st | Tyrant |
| SkillCon | December 26-January 2, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| UGC Smash v2.2 Road to Final Battle! | January 3, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Tyrant |
| Warriors Path 1/4 | January 4, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Xzax |
| CLASH Online Invitational Finals | January 11, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Double Vegas Down Attack 6 | January 12, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Xzax |
| Final Battle | January 17, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | Tyrant |
| Smash 4 Worldwide | January 18, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Apex 2015 | January 30-February 1, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King |
| COTU VI | February 7, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Larry Lurr |
| Showdown VI | March 1, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Cyberzone 3/14 | March 14, 2015 | 1st | 1st | SS |
| The Gaming Zone 3/21 | March 21, 2015 | 1st | 1st | SS |
| Shockwave 22 | March 27, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Dabuz |
| Aftershock | March 28-29, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Dabuz |
| Double Vegas Down Attack 8 | March 30, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Come on and Ban #13 | April 2, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| NorCal Regionals 2015 | April 3-5, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Zex |
| MVG Sandstorm | April 18-19, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King |
| Chokaigi 2015 | April 25-26, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King |
| Fire & Dice Thur #9 | April 30, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | K9 |
| Smash 4 Oomba 5/1 | May 1, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Mr. ConCon |
| Fire & Dice Sundays #16 | May 3, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Xzax |
| Oblivion Tournaments Biweekly 5/5 | May 5, 2015 | 1st | 1st | K9 |
| Fire & Dice Thur #10 | May 7, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Fire & Dice Thur #11 | May 14, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash 4 Oomba 5/15 | May 15, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| BESST 2015 | May 17, 2015 | 1st | 1st | K9 |
| Double Vegas Down Attack 9 | May 18, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Combo Breaker 2015 | May 22-24, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Double Vegas Down Attack 10 | May 30-31, 2015 | 1st | 1st | FOW |
| LA PARADISO | June 13-14, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Stingers |
| CEO 2015 | June 26-28, 2015 | 1st | 3rd | Hungrybox |
| FC Smash 15XR: Return | July 4-5, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | Hungrybox |
| EVO 2015 | July 17-19, 2015 | 1st | Top 16 | Anti |
| MSS 1 | July 25, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Top Cut Comics 7/28 | July 28, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Poplar 7/30 | July 30, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Low Tier City 3 | August 1-2, 2015 | 1st | 2nd | Mew2King |
| Super Smash Con | August 6-9, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Nairo |
| PAX Prime 2015 | August 28-30, 2015 | 1st | 1st | MVD |
| Top Cut Comics 9/12 | September 12, 2015 | 1st | 5th | HoRi |
| Sunday Smash 34 | September 13, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Top Cut Comics 9/15 | September 15, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Poplar 9/17 | September 17, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Shevy |
| Rebirth V | September 19, 2015 | 1st | 1st | V115 |
| Smash 4-Ever #26 | September 30, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| The Big House 5 | October 2-4, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Nairo |
| MLG World Finals 2015 | October 16-18, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | Nairo |
| E2C 19 | October 24, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Zinoto |
| Tipped Off 11 | November 7-8, 2015 | 1st | 1st | 6WX |
| iBUYPOWER Cup | November 14, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15-17, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Nairo |
| Get On My Level 2016 | May 20-22, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xanadu Smash 4 Invitational | November 6, 2014 | 7th | — | — |
References
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- ↑ http://www.tsm.gg/index.php/teams/smash/zero
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- ↑ https://smash.gg/tournament/the-big-house-5/brackets/10302/2722/8091
- ↑ http://kotaku.com/the-gamers-of-the-year-2015-1749440335
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIbvRN59Wzk
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External links
- Gonzalo Barrios on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
