Nairoby Quezada, known by his gamertag Nairo, is an American former professionalSuper Smash Bros. player from Passaic, New Jersey. He was regarded as a top professional in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He primarily competed playing as Palutena in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Zero Suit Samus in Wii U, and Meta Knight in Brawl.
Career
Quezada gained national recognition for his skill in Super Smash Bros. Brawl at Apex 2012, defeating top players such as Nietono, before losing to Otori in Winners' Finals and Nietono in Losers' Finals, finishing 3rd out of 400 entrants. He won his first national-level Brawl tournament at SKTAR, defeating ESAM in winners' and grand finals. At Apex 2013, Quezada suffered an early defeat in winners' bracket, before making his way through losers' bracket and finally finishing 4th. Quezada would later win Apex 2014 concluding with a Meta Knight vs. Meta Knight match against Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios. Quezada is also known for frequently teaming up with Wyatt "ADHD" Beekman, often regarded as the strongest Brawl doubles team in the world, having won both Apex 2013 and 2014. Quezada is known to play the opposite of his brother being very offensive and rarely opting to go on the defensive. Quezada signed to play for Team Liquid in August 2015 and later ended ZeRo's 56-tournament winning streak at the 2015 MLG World Finals. Quezada has won many national-level tournaments in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, including Paragon Los Angeles 2015, Umebura FAT, and MLG 2015. Quezada was one of the eight players competing in the Pokkén TournamentEarly Access Competition Invitational by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo. On August 16, 2016 Quezada left Team Liquid. It was announced on August 23, 2016 that Quezada would be joining NRG Esports as their first Super Smash Bros. player. Nairo was also a surprise guest at the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Invitational at E3 2018. Nairo had expressed his disappointment in not being one of the featured players to be invited to compete in the invitational, despite being a top player in Wii U. He made a surprise appearance at the invitational, when he was challenged to play against Olivia Holt, Mike Daniels, and Ember Moon, playing in a 3 vs. 1 team battle. Nairo played as Snake, and beat the 3 celebrities, despite being on a team by himself. In July 2020, former professional Smash player Zack "CaptainZack" Lauth posted an allegation that he and Nairo had a sexual relationship in 2017, while CaptainZack was a minor, and that Nairo had subsequently sent CaptainZack payments to entice the latter not to reveal the allegations. Nairo subsequently deactivated his Twitter and Instagram accounts. The morning after the allegation was posted, NRG Esports cut ties with Nairo. Nairo issued an apology hours later, claiming that he would be seeking help.
Personal life
Quezada has a brother, Kelvin "Ksizzle" Quezada, who also plays Super Smash Bros.
