Zain (gamer)

Zain
Naghmi in 2023
Current team
TeamMoist Esports
GameSuper Smash Bros. Melee
Personal information
NameZain Naghmi
Born (1996-06-11) June 11, 1996 (age 28)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Team history
2018–2019Panda Global
2020–2023Golden Guardians
2023–presentMoist Esports
Career highlights and awards
  • Ranked #1 (2022)
  • 2x Shine champion (2018, 2022)
  • 2x GENESIS champion (2020, 2022)
  • 2x LACS Champion (2020, 2022)
  • Smash Summit 10 champion (2020)
  • Pound champion (2022)
  • Ludwig Smash Invitational champion (2022)
  • Tipped Off 14 Champion (2023)
  • Fête 3 Champion (2023)
  • 2x Get On My Level champion (2023, 2024)
  • Super Smash Con champion (2023)
  • Collision champion (2024)
  • Pat's House 4 champion (2024)
  • Riptide champion (2024)
  • Wavelength champion (2024)
Twitch information
Channel
Followers73,700
Last updated: April 12, 2024

Zain Naghmi (/zæn/ or /zeɪn/,[2] born June 11, 1996), more commonly known by his tag Zain, is an American Super Smash Bros. Melee player from Reston, Virginia. Beginning his career in 2014, he rapidly climbed the ranks, becoming a ranked top 100 player in the world within only two years, a top 10 player since 2018 and was ranked the number one player in the world in 2022. Naghmi plays Marth and is currently considered the best Marth player in the world.[3][4] He was sponsored by Golden Guardians from February 2020 to March 2023. In April 2023, he was signed by Moist Esports.

His most notable tournament placings include first at GENESIS 7 and GENESIS 8, second at The Big House 9 and Smash Summit 11 and third at Smash Summit 12 and Super Smash Con 2019. A 2021 list compiled by PGstats ranked Naghmi as the ninth-greatest Melee player of all time.[5]

  1. ^ @zainnaghmi (June 12, 2018). "This shirt is an amazing birthday gift @MilkMan_SSBM!!! I'm the happiest 22 year old around" (Tweet). Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ @zainnaghmi (September 13, 2020). "Zain (Like the beginning of Xanax)" (Tweet). Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "MPGR Melee Power Rankings". smash.gg. smash.gg.
  4. ^ Michael, Cale (16 February 2020). "iBDW comments on the evolution of the Fox matchup in Super Smash Bros. Melee". DotEsports.com. Dot Esports. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. ^ "The Melee Stats Top 100: The Top 10". PGstats. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.