Over the weekend, Zain Naghmi won the Super Smash Bros. Melee Major at Collision 2025, becoming a back-to-back champion.
Currently considered the second-best Melee player in the world, Zain dominated the competition, including a stacked Top 8, ultimately taking down long-time rival Juan ‘Hungrybox’ DeBiedma in a partially one-sided Grand Final to take the victory.
Winning Collision was a straightforward affair for Zain, who simply stated, ‘back-to-back Collision champ’ after winning the Major.
To get the Grand Final, Zain plowed through formidable opponents Arjun ‘lloD’ Malhotra and Hungrybox, remaining on the Winners side with ease. Meanwhile, Hungrybox was sent down to the Losers bracket after beating Joshua ‘Joshman’ Lyras and then losing to Zain.
The two met again in the Grand Finals, but with totally different storylines. For Hungrybox, this was a tough challenge as his set record against Zain’s Marth was 32-5 leading up to this face-off. While Hungrybox is considered one of the GOATs of Melee, his matchup against Marth in the hands of Zain has not faired well over the years.
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