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During this time, he was ranked by Melee it on Me as the 35th best Melee player in the world. ZeRo then qualified for the MLG Anaheim 2014 championship bracket and finished in 17th place.

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In 2012, he began competing in professional esports events including Apex, By early 2014, it was estimated that ZeRo was earning approximately US$40,000 a year from a combination of prize money, sponsorships, and Twitch streams. 2011–2018: vVv Gaming and rise to professional Smash tournaments īetween 20, after competing in various local and regional Melee tournaments, ZeRo was sponsored by Los Angeles-based vVv Gaming. In 2011, Barrios' sister died at age 27 due to complications from a brain aneurysm. In the following years, ZeRo regularly traveled between Chile, Argentina, and the United States to compete in regional and international Smash tournaments and events. In 2006, Barrios began competing in Melee tournaments in his Chilean hometown at a local game store. During this time, Barrios received a Nintendo GameCube and would play speedruns on Super Mario Sunshine, as well as Super Smash Bros. Due to his family's financial issues and his own anxiety, he dropped out of school for three years. As a child, Barrios was bullied and placed into a special needs program in school. tournaments īarrios was born in Chillán, Chile in 1995. Life and career 2005–2011: Early life and Super Smash Bros. 1.3 2018–present: Partnerships, sexual misconduct allegations and cut ties.1.2 2011–2018: vVv Gaming and rise to professional Smash tournaments.1.1 2005–2011: Early life and Super Smash Bros.for Wii U competitively.īarrios retired from professional competition in July 2020 following allegations of sexting two minors in 2014, which also led to Barrios' sponsors cutting ties with him. He is the only player to have earned more than US$100,000 playing Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Pit in Project M, Meta Knight in Brawl, and Fox in Melee. His best known characters are Diddy Kong in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, he was a top ranked Super Smash Bros. Prior to the release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player in the world throughout his career, with a record-breaking 56 consecutive tournament wins in the game from November 2014 to October 2015, including high-profile tournaments such as EVO 2015 and The Big House 5. He was considered the best Super Smash Bros. Gonzalo Raúl Barrios Castro (born April 17, 1995), known by his gamertag ZeRo, is a Chilean professional Super Smash Bros. Follower and view counts updated as of February 2020.

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