With less than a month until Balcy’s Palace, the Team Balcony Vegas Regional/Project M Extravaganza, we are beginning to churn out even more content. Over the next few weeks, we are gonna be giving you all a glimpse into the minds of the top talent that is coming in hot for this event.

This time we are talking with Daniel “Dr.” Piescer, an up n’ coming Zelda of the CenCal/SoCal region. With wins such as Filthy Casual, Jose V, and Venom, Dr. has been pioneering a new age of Zelda with some of the flashiest combos. Below we take a look at why he mains this beloved character, thoughts on his come up, and whether he is the best Zelda.

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Why do you main Zelda?

I have always been a fan of precision. Being a musician precision was everything. You can’t brute force your way through music by playing a lot of notes at once. Every note held weight and that also applies to every wrong note. It detracts from you performance as a whole. Similarly, Zelda can’t make too many mistakes at the high level and hope to succeed. She just doesn’t have the mobility or speed to recover after a missed punish or whiffed approach. Every move holds weight….. Sparkles are nice too i guess.

Do you think you are the best Zelda?

It’s really tough to say right now. I’m at the point where what I do in the coming months really make or break whether it’s me or Zhime. His overall achievements far outweigh my own, I mean he was the one I watched when I first started playing and was already a top player when I decided to attend my first tournament. However, I believe my recent placings and wins put me ahead of him if we are talking strictly in the present. Time will tell if I’ll be able to keep that up.

What region would you say you are from?

What do you like about that scene?

Another tough question. While I reside in CenCal, the majority of tournaments I attend occur in SoCal. I’ll always love my CenCal homies but events here are scarce and while it’s growing I feel I’m more qualified to talk about my SoCal experience. I love the diversity that SoCal brings. The nerd pickings are far more plenty. People enter regardless of skill level and I really admire that. It’s tough to fork out that money every week if the only thing you gain is experience, but that’s what keeps this game going. The drive to improve with no promise of reward. The scene really wouldn’t exist without that dedication.

What was your favorite event you’ve travelled out to?

It’s a bit of a recent one. LTC5. It was my first out of state tournament and boy was it a good one. Every bit of the experience was amazing whether it was going to Lunchables big ass house for a dope party or hanging with the homies from both in and out of state. It really opened my eyes about how much this game has done for people. The tournament itself was a blast. So many upsets and rising talent showing what they got. It really inspires me to go above and beyond myself in the future… Beating the guy that won Evo didn’t hurt either.

What player are you proudest of beating?

While not my best win, I would have to say my first major pr win. Beating Ivayne at Boss 3 really showed me that my practice was paying off. It was really my “oh shit” moment. I realized I wasn’t just some no name anymore. I was a regional threat and with more practice I could turn that national. The confidence boost from that tourney allowed me to beat both Sneez and Aion that same day. Sneez was also just hot off of beating Zhime so that felt pretty damn good.

Shout Out to any one PM homie?

Hands down have to give this to Big Al. He has helped me become who I am as a player in a way I really can’t overstate. He has done so much for me it’s actually ridiculous. The amount of times he’s helped me get to events is insane. He’s the sole reason i’m ranked in SoCal. I mean he even payed for my flight to LTC out of his own pocket, dude is nuts. On top of being one of the best TO’s in the business, he’s a chill dude who I’m proud to say is in my region.

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Balcy’s Palace is the Team Balcony hosted Project M regional going down September 9th and 10th in Vegas! Venue prices rise August 27th, so head over to the event page and make it happen.

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Stay tuned for more hype ass articles featuring the top talent their stories in the days to come.