Zain enjoyed success at major tournaments including first-place finishes at *Pound* Underground, OMEGA II, and Shine 2018. However, despite his success, Zain parted ways with the team on November 8, 2019, along with teammates Cosmos and Kelazhur - no explanation for Zain's departure was given by either the organisation or Zain himself. Zain also played for the Virginia Tech Hokies in the Collegiate Starleague (CSL), an intercollegiate esports league. The CSL hosted its grand final for the 2018 competitive season at Shine 2018, where the Hokies ultimately placed in second after losing to the University of Central Florida. 2020–present: Mogul Moves, Golden Guardians and Slippi Following his departure from Panda Global, Zain only competed in one tournament as a free agent. Two days prior to GENESIS 7, Twitch streamer Ludwig Ahgren announced his sponsorship of Zain for the tournament under his "Mogul Moves" clothing brand on January 22, 2020. Zain won Melee singles without losing a set, defeating Hungrybox - the number-one player in the world - in grand finals. As Zain's Mogul Moves sponsorship only lasted for the tournament, he became a free agent following GENESIS, but was soon signed by the Golden Guardians, the official esports organisation of the Golden State Warriors, on February 6, 2020. Since the signing, Zain has only competed in a few major tournaments - this was due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which prevented many live Melee events from taking place. However, with the release of the Project Slippi mod for Melee, matches and tournament could take place online. During the pandemic, Zain has won Pound Online, the Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2, and Smash Summit 10, all three of which took place online. On April 17, 2022, Zain won GENESIS 8, his second consecutive GENESIS title. With this win, he became the first player since Adam "Armada" Lindgren to repeat as GENESIS champion. Zain would be ranked as the number 1 player in the world on PGstats Summer 2022 MPGR. On October 23, 2022, Zain won the Melee portion of the Ludwig Smash Invitational. In 2022, Zain was ranked as the number one Melee player in the world. Notable tournament placings Only Majors and Supermajors are listed. Super Smash Bros. Melee References External links 1996 births Living people American esports players Super Smash Bros. Melee players Project M players People from Reston, Virginia Golden Guardians players Virginia Tech alumni Virginia Tech Hokies athletes