ZeRo
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ZeRo at GENESIS 4
Player Information
Name:
Gonzalo Barrios
Nationality:
Born:
April 17, 1995 (age 28)
Years Active:
2012 - 2017,
2019 - 2020
2019 - 2020
Approx. Total Winnings:
$158,589
Super Smash Bros.
Current Mains:

Super Smash Bros. Melee
Current Mains:

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Current Mains:

Former Mains:

Project M
Current Mains:


Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Current Mains:

Former Mains:

Secondaries:




Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Current Mains:


Former Mains:



Secondaries:


Links
Achievements
PM:
Wii U:
History
2014-06-05 — 2014-11-02
2015-08-01 — 2018-11-07
2018-11-07 — 2020-07-04
Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios is a Wii U Diddy Kong main from Los Angeles, California and originally from Chillán, Chile who plays for Tempo Storm. In Melee, he plays Fox, and in Brawl, he plays Meta Knight. While ranked 35th and 3rd in the world on SSBMRank and SSBBRank 2014, respectively, he dropped Melee and Brawl in favour of Wii U when the latter was released. He is known as the best Smash 4 player of all time and is currently ranked as the best Wii U player of all time on the PGR100.
Biography[edit]
Gonzalo Barrios is originally from Chillán, Chile and frequently traveled to the United States to compete in tournaments. Originally competing and becoming one of the best at Melee in his home country of Chile, he switched to mainly competing in Brawl when traveling for US tournaments. He returned to competitive Melee after Brawl's community died down during the summer of Melee and has been frequently attending tournaments since then. He is famous for wearing a short white scarf at tournaments. He wears it as a tribute to his mother, who gave him the scarf when he left Chile.[citation needed]
ZeRo decided to focus on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U upon its release. He experienced immediate success in the game, having a 56 tournament win streak. This streak started from the game's release in November 2014 and lasted until he was defeated by Nairo at MLG World Finals 2015. This achievement was recognized in the Guinness World Records 2017 Gamer's Edition.[1] [2] Because of this, he is considered the undisputed best Smash 4 player in the world. While his dominance is no longer as absolute, ZeRo has continued to win numerous Major and Premier tournaments.
On February 19, 2015, ZeRo announced on Twitter that if he won the Wii U event at EVO 2015, he would focus on Melee exclusively for at least one year, citing Leffen as his inspiration.[3] However, despite winning EVO, ZeRo stated his intention to continue focusing on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, as he felt that his motivation for playing Melee would not be for his fans as opposed to himself.[4]
On January 12, 2018, after being ranked 1st for the fourth time in his career, ZeRo announced that he won't be competing in Smash 4 tournaments for the near future.[5]
ZeRo was one of the players invited to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Invitational, which he won once again, using Mario, Sheik, and Ike.
On November 8, 2018, ZeRo announced that he would be returning to competitive Smash and will compete in future Smash Ultimate tournaments. On the same day; he also announced he would be leaving Team SoloMid and will be joining Tempo Storm.[6]
Shortly after Smash Ultimate Summit he stopped attending Smash Ultimate tournaments, as he now mainly focuses on being a Facebook Gaming streamer and uploading content to his YouTube channel.
Controversy[edit]
On July 2, 2020, Jisu accused ZeRo of showing her pornography and harassing her when she was 15.[7] Later that day, he apologized to Jisu and said that he did not remember ever showing her pornography.[8]
On July 3, 2020, another accusation was issued by an anonymous source under the name of "Katie". In her statement, she covered incidents of ZeRo manipulating her, and described that he had also asked her to send him explicit pictures of herself.[9] The conversations that they had were documented in Skype logs from September 2014 to January 2015, when she was 14 and ZeRo was 19.
ZeRo responded to the accusation made by Katie later that day, acknowledging that he did talk to her on Skype during that time.[10] He said that he did not know that she was underage until she came forward and said she was 14, which he claimed was the last time that he talked to her. ZeRo did not comment on the accusations of him asking for explicit pictures until July 4, 2020, when he admitted that everything Katie had said in her statement was true.[11]
Tempo Storm severed ties with ZeRo shortly after his confession.[12]
Results[edit]
Ultimate[edit]
Wii U[edit]
Recent Notable Wins
Wins over players ranked in PGR v3:
Rank 2 - MKLeo
- 2017-07-23 | 3 : 0 at DreamHack Atlanta 2017
- 2017-08-13 |
| 3 : 1 at Super Smash Con 2017
- 2017-08-20 |
| 3 : 0 at 2GGC: SCR Saga
- 2017-08-20 |
| 3 : 2 at 2GGC: SCR Saga
- 2017-08-27 |
| 3 : 1 at Shine 2017
- 2017-12-03 |
| 3 : 2 at 2GG Championship
- 2017-07-01 |
| 3 : 0 at Midwest Mayhem 9: Old vs New
- 2017-08-27 |
| 3 : 1 at Shine 2017
- 2017-09-04 | 3 : 0 at PAX Arena at PAX West 2017
- 2017-09-04 | 3 : 0 at PAX Arena at PAX West 2017
- 2017-10-08 |
| 3 : 2 at The Big House 7
- 2017-07-09 |
| 3 : 2 at 2GGC: ARMS Saga
- 2017-12-03 |
| 3 : 0 at 2GG Championship
- 2017-12-03 |
| 3 : 0 at 2GG Championship
- 2017-07-23 | 3 : 1 at DreamHack Atlanta 2017
- 2017-09-04 | 2 : 1 at PAX Arena at PAX West 2017
- 2017-07-16 |
| 3 : 2 at EVO 2017
- 2017-08-20 |
| 3 : 0 at 2GGC: SCR Saga
- 2017-09-04 | 2 : 0 at PAX Arena at PAX West 2017
- 2017-10-01 |
| 3 : 0 at GameTyrant Expo 2017
- 2017-10-08 |
| 3 : 1 at The Big House 7
- 2017-10-22 |
| 3 : 0 at DreamHack Denver 2017
- 2017-12-03 |
| 3 : 2 at 2GG Championship
- 2017-10-01 | 3 : 0 at GameTyrant Expo 2017
- 2017-08-20 | 3 : 1 at 2GGC: SCR Saga
- 2017-08-13 |
| 3 : 2 at Super Smash Con 2017
- 2017-11-25 |
| 3 : 1 at Midwest Mayhem 10
- 2017-08-06 |
| 3 : 1 at Low Tier City 5
- 2017-09-04 | 3 : 2 at PAX Arena at PAX West 2017
- 2017-10-01 |
| 3 : 1 at GameTyrant Expo 2017
- 2017-10-08 | 3 : 1 at The Big House 7
- 2017-10-22 |
| 3 : 1 at DreamHack Denver 2017
- 2017-11-25 |
| 3 : 2 at Midwest Mayhem 10
- 2017-12-03 |
| 3 : 1 at 2GG Championship
- 2017-07-01 |
| 3 : 0 at Midwest Mayhem 9: Old vs New
- 2017-07-16 |
| 2 : 0 at EVO 2017
- 2017-08-27 |
| 3 : 1 at Shine 2017
- 2017-09-04 | 2 : 0 at PAX Arena at PAX West 2017
- 2017-09-09 |
| 3 : 1 at 2GGC: West Side Saga
- 2017-09-09 |
| 3 : 0 at 2GGC: West Side Saga
- 2017-10-01 | 3 : 1 at GameTyrant Expo 2017
- 2017-11-25 |
| 3 : 2 at Midwest Mayhem 10
- 2017-12-10 |
| 3 : 0 at Smash 4 Boot Camp
- 2017-07-09 |
| 3 : 0 at 2GGC: ARMS Saga
- 2017-08-13 |
| 3 : 2 at Super Smash Con 2017
- 2017-09-04 | 2 : 0 at PAX Arena at PAX West 2017
- 2017-12-10 |
| 2 : 1 at Smash 4 Boot Camp
Rank 15 - Fatality
Rank 18 - ESAM
Rank 33 - Shuton
- 2017-12-03 |
| 3 : 0 at 2GG Championship
- 2017-07-09 |
| 3 : 2 at 2GGC: ARMS Saga
- 2017-07-16 |
| 2 : 0 at EVO 2017
- 2017-09-09 |
| 3 : 0 at 2GGC: West Side Saga
- 2017-12-03 |
| 3 : 0 at 2GG Championship
Rank 18 - ESAM
- 2017-08-06 |
| 3 : 1 at Low Tier City 5
- 2017-10-22 |
| 3 : 1 at DreamHack Denver 2017
- 2017-09-09 |
| 3 : 0 at 2GGC: West Side Saga
- 2017-07-01 |
| 3 : 1 at Midwest Mayhem 9: Old vs New
- 2017-09-09 | 3 : 1 at 2GGC: West Side Saga
- 2017-10-08 |
| 3 : 0 at The Big House 7
- 2017-10-01 |
| 3 : 1 at GameTyrant Expo 2017
- 2017-08-20 | 3 : 0 at 2GGC: SCR Saga
- 2017-10-29 |
| 3 : 0 at Clutch City Clash 2
- 2017-12-03 |
| 3 : 1 at 2GG Championship
- 2017-12-10 |
| 3 : 0 at Smash 4 Boot Camp
- 2017-09-09 |
| 3 : 2 at 2GGC: West Side Saga
- 2017-11-04 | 2 : 0 at 2GGC: MKLeo Saga
- 2017-08-27 | 3 : 0 at Shine 2017
- 2017-12-10 |
| 2 : 1 at Smash 4 Boot Camp
Rank 33 - Shuton
- 2017-09-09 |
| 3 : 1 at 2GGC: West Side Saga
- 2017-07-09 |
| 3 : 1 at 2GGC: ARMS Saga
- 2017-10-01 |
| 3 : 0 at GameTyrant Expo 2017
- 2017-11-04 | 3 : 1 at 2GGC: MKLeo Saga
- 2017-11-25 |
| 3 : 1 at Midwest Mayhem 10
- 2017-09-09 |
| 3 : 0 at 2GGC: West Side Saga
- 2017-10-08 | 3 : 0 at The Big House 7
- 2017-10-22 |
| 3 : 1 at DreamHack Denver 2017
- 2017-10-29 |
| 2 : 1 at Clutch City Clash 2
- 2017-10-29 |
| 3 : 0 at Clutch City Clash 2
- 2017-10-29 |
| 3 : 2 at Clutch City Clash 2
Melee[edit]
Recent Notable Wins
Wins over players ranked in SSBMRank 2013:
Brawl[edit]
Project M[edit]
Rankings[edit]
Wii U[edit]
SoCal[edit]
Ranking Series | Rank |
---|---|
May to June 2016 | 0 |
January to March 2016 | 0 |
New Jersey[edit]
Ranking Series | Rank |
---|---|
July - December 2016 | 1 |
Melee[edit]
SSBMRank[edit]
Ranking Series | Rank |
---|---|
SSBMRank 2014 | 35 |
Brawl[edit]
Tristate[edit]
Ranking Series | Rank |
---|---|
March 14th, 2013 | 2 |
Interviews[edit]
2019[edit]
- 2019-12-05 | Smash Wisdom - An interview with ZeRo by Hackoru
- 2019-08-03 | Tempo Storm's Zero on competing vs. being a full-time streamer by Jacob Wolf of ESPN Esports
2017[edit]
- 2017-10-30 | TSM ZeRo Interview After Winning CCC2 by Gnes at Clutch City Clash 2|Clutch City Clash/2|Clutch City Clash 2
- 2017-08-27 | SilentDoom Interviews TSM Zero by SilentDoom of VGBootCamp at Shine 2017
- 2017-02-26 | Frostbite 2017 - Interview with TSM ZeRo by Keitaro of Unrivaled Tournaments at Frostbite 2017
2016[edit]
- 2016-08-14 | ZeRo Interview - Super Smash Con 2016 by EE of VGBootCamp at Super Smash Con 2016
- 2016-02-28 | 2GGT: EE Saga - Interview with TSM ZeRo by BAM|BAM (Player)|BAM of 2GGaming at 2GGT: EE Saga|2GGT/EE Saga|2GGT: EE Saga
2015[edit]
- 2015-05-30 | Combo Breaker - Interview with ZeRo by D1 of VGBootCamp at Combo Breaker 2015
2014[edit]
- 2014-10-10 | TBH4 - Interview with CT Zero by TKBreezy of VGBootCamp at The Big House 4
- 2014-06-21 | CT ZeRo on his Smash 4 win, playing multiple games, and more by Hot_Bid of TL.net at 2014 MLG Anaheim
- 2014-02-24 | Shuffle V - ZeRo Interview by Gunblade of VGBootCamp at Shuffle V
- 2014-01-23 | eSports Report Interview: 2nd Place BRAWL - Gonzalo Zero Barrios by Solid Jake of Major League Gaming at Apex 2014
References[edit]
- ↑ Ian Faletti (2016-10-10). "ZeRo featured in Guinness Book of World Records Gamers Edition". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ↑ ZeRo (2016-10-06). "ZeRo on Twitter about his world record". Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ↑ "If ZeRo wins EVO 2015 Smash 4, he will focus on Melee". ZeRoSSB. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
- ↑ ZeRo on his future in Melee and Smash for Wii U
- ↑ ZeRo announces he won't compete in Smash 4 tournaments
- ↑ Jacob Wolf (2018-11-07). "ZeRo returns to Smash, signs with Tempo Storm". ESPN Esports. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ↑ Jisu (2020-07-02). "Jisu's Allegations Towards ZeRo". Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ↑ ZeRo (2020-07-02). "ZeRo's Response to Jisu". Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ↑ Katie (2020-07-03). "Katie's Allegations Towards ZeRo". Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ↑ ZeRo (2020-07-03). "ZeRo's Response to Katie". Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ↑ ZeRo (2020-07-04). "ZeRo's Confession". Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ↑ Tempo Storm (2020-07-04). "Tempo Storm severs ties with ZeRo". Tempo Storm. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
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