Smasher:Zanguzen
| Zanguzen "Zang" | |
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Falco |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Alex Shnayder |
| Location | New Jersey 
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Alex Zanguzen Shnayder or Zang is an old school smasher from New Jersey who mains Falco. He is also well-known for being one of the first players to win a set against Mew2King back in 2005. Since his reemergence in 2014, he has taken sets off players such as KJH, Cactuar, G$, Android, Zhu, and Hax. He was previously ranked 3rd on the New Jersey Melee Power Rankings.
Zanguzen is one of the very few professionals that have successfully maintained the position of a major tournament threat from the early years of the Golden age to the 2014 age and onward. It is interesting to note that at Apex 2015, one of if not the largest Melee tournaments of all time, Zanguzen placed higher than Ken, tied with PC Chris, and placed just one spot lower than KoreanDJ, three players who had dominated the Golden Age when Zanguzen was first active.
Playstyle[edit]
Zang is well noted for his style of play, generally considered to be "old-school," relying on heavy reads, pillaring, zoning with up-tilts, and patient laser camping instead of fast technical play seen in more current smashers such as Westballz.
Tournament placings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gettin' Schooled 2 | June 25th-26th, 2005 | 65th | 12th | UnknownForce |
| BOMB 4 | November 12th, 2005 | 13th | — | — |
| MLG New York Opener 2006 | April 21st-23rd, 2006 | 17th | — | — |
| MLG Chicago 2006 | July 21st-22nd, 2006 | 13th | 13th | IK_GHOST |
| Smashtality III | June 2nd-3rd, 2007 | 4th | 3rd | Dave |
| Clash of the Titans III | May 31st-June 1st, 2008 | 7th | 2nd | Sensei |
| Justice 2 | September 21st, 2013 | 7th | — | — |
| Pound V.5 | November 9th, 2013 | 9th | 7th | Sensei |
| Revival of Melee 6 | November 16th-17th, 2013 | 17th | 17th | Dave |
| KTAR 8 | December 28th, 2013 | 3rd | 4th | Jsex |
| Collision 8 | January 11th, 2014 | 5th | 2nd | Marc |
| Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 49th | 97th | Dave |
| Shuffle V | February 22nd-23rd, 2014 | 5th | 9th | Codi |
| Revival of Melee 7 | March 8th-9th, 2014 | 33rd | 9th | Jsex |
| KTAR 9 | March 22nd, 2014 | 5th | 4th | Ryobeat |
| Smash Brothers University 2.5 | April 12th-13th, 2014 | 5th | 5th | dizzkidboogie |
| Get On My Level 2014 | May 10th-11th, 2014 | — | 7th | Dudutsai |
| Justice 3 | May 24th, 2014 | 7th | — | — |
| SKTAR 3 | May 31st-June 1st, 2014 | 65th | 13th | Jsex |
| MLG Anaheim 2014 | June 20th-22nd, 2014 | 29th | 25th | Tian |
| CEO 2014 | June 27th-29th, 2014 | 13th | 17th | Rocky |
| EVO 2014 | July 11th-13th, 2014 | 33rd | 33rd | Dudutsai |
| Zenith 2014 | August 2nd-3rd, 2014 | 13th | 4th | Jsex |
| The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 25th | 13th | Kalamazhu |
| Justice 4 | October 11th, 2014 | 9th | — | — |
| Collision XI | January 3rd, 2015 | 7th | 3rd | Jsex |
| Super Nebulous 2 | January 24th, 2015 | 5th | 13th | Green Ranger |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 49th | — | — |
| NeoNebulous 7 | March 28th, 2015 | 7th | 9th | Codi |
| Spring Fighter 2015 | April 11th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Nebulous 3 | April 25th-26th, 2015 | 9th | 7th | Jsex |
| Collision XII | June 6th, 2015 | 4th | 2nd | Jsex |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 25th | — | — |
| Nebulous Prime 1 | August 14th-16th, 2015 | 5th | 3rd | Jsex |
| KTAR XVI | January 9th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 49th | 33rd | Jsex |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 33rd | 13th | Jsex |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 65th | 25th | Jsex |
| Nebulous Prime Melee #64 | November 5th, 2016 | 5th | 4th | Jsex |
| The Bird's Nest | November 20th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Apollo 2 | February 11th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Apollo IV | April 8th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 49th | 33rd | SpoodBeest |
