Kantō
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Kantō is a Japanese Smash region, coterminous with the traditional region of Kantō, which includes the prefectures of Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. The region is mostly coextensive with the Tokyo metropolitan area, which is considered the most populated urban region in the world, naturally translating to a very large pool of competitive Super Smash Bros. players and tournaments hosted; consequently, Kantō is regarded by many as the strongest Ultimate region in the world, rivaled within Japan only by Kansai, and is the region where most of the largest supermajors outside of North America (such as Umebura, Kagaribi and EVO Japan) are held. The region is also occasionally referred as East Japan, especially historically in regards to its Melee scene. Additionally, it is the home of Smash creator Masahiro Sakurai and original developer HAL Laboratory.
Smashers[edit]
- See also: Category:Kantō smashers
Globally ranked players[edit]
Nationally ranked players[edit]
Other notable players[edit]
| Tag | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Bombsoldier |
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Best known for his performance at Jack Garden Tournament, and is regarded as one of the most influential Falco players in Melee. |
| Cafe |
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One of the best Luigi players in 64. |
| el |
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Top Meta Knight player best known for placing 2nd at Numabura 7. |
| Fumi |
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One of the few successful Yoshi players during the MLG era, and the best Yoshi player in Japan before aMSa. |
| Kamemushi |
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One of the best Wario players in the world, especially in 2014. |
| Keropi- |
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Regarded as one of Japan's strongest players in the 2000's. |
| Kuroobi |
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One of the best early Snake players in Japan, best known for placing 3rd at SumabatoX 8 and Numabura 7. |
| Mikael |
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One of Japan's best players in the early years of Melee and perhaps the best Peach player in the world during this time as well. |
| Mr.II |
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A notable Robin player who was best known for upsetting Nairo at Pound 2016. |
| Pon |
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The second-best Ganondorf player in Japan who was known for defeating Ally at Triforce Friday. |
| Rom |
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The best Mii Gunner player in the world, known for being the Mii Gunner player with the best player wins, having defeated Kirihara and Pugwest at ranked events. |
| Shino |
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Famous for the "Shino Stall" technique for Sheik. |
Tournaments[edit]
- See also: Category:Kantō tournaments
Notable tournament series[edit]
Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.
| Tournament | Games | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaterasu (Tokyo) |  |
Bimonthly (per two months) | Discontinued |
| Atsugi (Kanagawa) |  |
Unknown | |
| Battle GateWay (Tokyo) | |
Unscheduled | Ongoing |
| DAWN (Tokyo) | |
Unknown | |
| Generations of Tournament Mode (Tokyo) | |
Unscheduled | Discontinued |
| Kagaribi (Tokyo) | |
Triannual | Ongoing |
| Kanto (Tokyo) |  |
Annual | Ongoing |
| Kurobra (Kanagawa) | |
Unscheduled | Ongoing |
| Lightning Smash (Tokyo) | |
Unknown | |
| Liquid Crystal Melee (Tokyo) | |
Unscheduled | Discontinued |
| Mjolner (Tokyo) | |
Unknown | |
| Niconico Tokaigi (Chiba) |  |
Annual | Discontinued |
| Numabura (Tokyo) |  |
Unknown | Discontinued |
| Piosuma (Tokyo) | |
Bimonthly (per two months) | Discontinued |
| Poyosuma (Saitama) | |
Unknown | |
| Reimeisai (Tokyo) | |
Unscheduled | Discontinued |
| Rikabura (Tokyo) | |
Unknown | Discontinued |
| Saibura smash (Saitama) | |
Unknown | |
| Seibugeki (Tokyo) | |
Unscheduled | Ongoing |
| Shinjukusuma (Tokyo) | |
Unknown | |
| Shinosuma (Tokyo) | |
Unknown | |
| Shintenchi (Kanagawa) | |
Unknown | |
| Sumabura Ranking Battle Tournament (Tokyo) | |
Unknown | Discontinued |
| Tochisuma (Tochigi) | |
Unknown | |
| Tokyo Nights (Tokyo) | |
Unknown | |
| Tokyo Smash (Tokyo) | |
Unknown | |
| Toryumon Kiwami (Tokyo) | |
Weekly | Ongoing |
| Tsukubura (Ibaraki) | |
Unknown | |
| Umebura (Tokyo) | |
Unscheduled | Ongoing |
| Waseda (Tokyo) | |
Unknown | Discontinued |
| Weekly Smash Party ~Sumapa~ (Tokyo) | |
Weekly | Ongoing |
| WINNER! (Tokyo) | |
Weekly/Unscheduled | Ongoing |
Notable tournaments[edit]
Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level.
| Tournament | Date | Entrants | Supermajor | Major | Superregional | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanto 2008 | May 5th, 2008 | 57 | — | |
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| Kanto 2009 | August 23rd, 2009 | ??? | — | |
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| Kanto 2010 | August 21st, 2010 | 92 | — | |
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| Pre-Sun Rise Tournament | April 2nd, 2011 | 96 | — | |
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| Kanto 2011 | August 28th, 2011 | 140 | — | |
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| Numabura 7 | September 19th, 2011 | 110 | — | |
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| Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo 1-3 | April 7th, 2012 | 64 | — | |
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| Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo 1-4 | May 27th, 2012 | 80 | — | |
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| Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo 1-5 | June 30th, 2012 | >48 | — | |
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| Sun Rise Tournament | August 10th-12th, 2012 | 240 | |
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| Kanto 2012 | August 25th, 2012 | 120 | — | |
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| Kanto 2013 | August 3rd, 2013 | 125 | — | |
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| Umebura 5 | July 26th, 2014 | 80 | — | — | |
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| Kanto 2014 | August 23rd, 2014 | 129 | — | |
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| Waseda Festival 2014 | August 23rd, 2014 | 97 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 8 | September 23rd, 2014 | 170 | — | — |  |
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| Umebura 9 | October 11th, 2014 | 192 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 10 | November 23rd, 2014 | 186 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 11 | December 22nd, 2014 | 163 | — | — |  |
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| Umebura 12 | February 8th, 2015 | 130 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 13 | March 15th, 2015 | 180 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 14 | April 15th, 2015 | 150 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 15 | May 16th, 2015 | 183 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 16 | June 6th, 2015 | 162 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 18 | August 8th, 2015 | 190 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 19 | August 29th, 2015 | 181 | — | — | |
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| Kanto 2015 | September 20th, 2015 | 103 | — | |
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| Umebura F.A.T. | September 21st-22nd, 2015 | 312 | — | |
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| Umebura Niconico Qualifier | November 29th, 2015 | 320 | — | |
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| Umebura 20 | December 27th, 2015 | 192 | — | — | |
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| Umebura Genesis Cup | January 11th, 2016 | 80 | — | — | |
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| Niconico Tokaigi 2016 | January 30th-31st, 2016 | 7 | — | |
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| SHI-G Tournament | February 7th, 2016 | 80 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 21 | February 11th, 2016 | 192 | — | — | |
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| Rikabura 4 | March 20th, 2016 | 96 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 22 | April 23rd, 2016 | 192 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 23 | May 21st, 2016 | 219 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 24 | July 24th, 2016 | 224 | — | — | |
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| Umebura S.A.T. | August 20th-21st, 2016 | 304 | — | |
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| Umebura 25 | September 10th, 2016 | 224 | — | — | |
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| Kanto 2016 | September 24th, 2016 | 77 | — | |
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| Rikabura 6 | October 30th, 2016 | 128 | — | — | |
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| Waseda Festival 2016 | November 5th, 2016 | 128 | — | — | |
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| Umebura BenQ ZOWIE Cup | December 18th, 2016 | 224 | — | — | |
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| Single Game Championships: Umebura X Single-Chu | January 7th-8th, 2017 | 193 | — | — | |
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| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier | February 4th, 2017 | 268 | — | — | |
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| Niconico Tokaigi 2017 | February 11th-12th, 2017 | 142 | — | |
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| Umebura 26 | March 20th, 2017 | 256 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 27 | July 1st, 2017 | 224 | — | — | |
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| Kanto 2017 | July 8th, 2017 | 135 | — | |
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| Umebura 28 | August 12th, 2017 | 256 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 29 | October 28th, 2017 | 252 | — | — | |
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| Autumn Kanto Tournament | November 3rd, 2017 | 46 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 30 | November 18th, 2017 | 254 | — | — | |
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| Rikabura 8 | November 25th, 2017 | 64 | — | — | |
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| Umebura T.A.T. | December 23rd-24th, 2017 | 280 | — | — | |
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| EVO Japan 2018 | January 26th-28th, 2018 | 757 | — | |
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| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1 | February 3rd, 2018 | 229 | — | — | |
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| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 2 | February 4th, 2018 | 183 | — | — | |
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| Niconico Tokaigi 2018 | February 10th-11th, 2018 | 16 | — | — | |
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| Rikabura 9 | March 18th, 2018 | 96 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 31 | March 21st, 2018 | 183 | — | — | |
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| Kanto 2018 | May 5th, 2018 | 84 | — | |
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| Umebura 32 | May 12th, 2018 | 450 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 33 | July 28th, 2018 | 418 | — | — | |
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| Umebura 34 | August 25th, 2018 | 319 | — | — | |
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| Kanto Fall 2018 | October 7th, 2018 | 77 | — | — | |
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| Go Owl Cup | December 1st, 2018 | 36 | — | — | |
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| Umebura Smash 4 Final | December 1st-2nd, 2018 | 515 | — | |
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| Umebura SP | December 16th, 2018 | 745 | — | |
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| Umebura SP 2 | January 12th, 2019 | 500 | — | |
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| Umebura SP 3 | April 13th, 2019 | 509 | — | |
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| Kanto 2019 | April 30th, 2019 | 77 | — | |
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| Umebura Japan Major 2019 | May 1st-2nd, 2019 | 1,015 | |
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| EGS Cup | May 6th, 2019 | 95 | — | — | |
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| Umebura SP 4 | August 17th, 2019 | 517 | — | |
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| EGS Cup 2 | August 25th, 2019 | 128 | — | — | |
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| Kanto Fall 2019 | September 22nd, 2019 | 59 | — | — | |
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| Umebura SP 5 | September 28th, 2019 | 512 | |
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| Umebura SP 6 | October 22nd, 2019 | 772 | — | |
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| Waseda Festival 2019 | November 3rd, 2019 | 128 | — | — | |
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| Umebura SP 7 | November 16th, 2019 | 758 | |
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| EGS Cup 3 | January 13th, 2020 | 128 | — | |
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| EVO Japan 2020 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 1,819 | |
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| Eastern Powerhouse Invitational FINAL | October 24th, 2020 | 12 | — | — | |
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| Kanto 2020 | November 22nd, 2020 | 41 | — | — | |
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| Kagaribi | December 13th, 2020 | 133 | — | — | |
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| Kagaribi 3 | March 27th, 2021 | 132 | — | |
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| Kagaribi 4 | June 26th-27th, 2021 | 386 | |
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| Kagaribi 5 | October 30th-31st, 2021 | 512 | |
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| GI Carnival | July 3rd, 2021 | 30 | — | — | |
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| Seibugeki 8 | October 10th, 2021 | 192 | — | |
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| Seibugeki 9 | November 7th, 2021 | 192 | — | — | |
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| Eastern Powerhouse Invitational 2 | November 20th-December 11th, 2021 | 32 | — | |
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| SWT: East Asia Ultimate Regional Finals | November 27th-28th, 2021 | 16 | — | — | |
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| Kagaribi 6 | January 8th-9th, 2022 | 768 | — | |
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| Kanto Winter 2022 | February 12th, 2022 | 33 | — | — | |
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| WINNER! -Next Gen- | April 9th, 2022 | 96 | — | — | |
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| Seibugeki 10 | May 3rd, 2022 | 192 | — | — | |
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| Kagaribi 7 | May 4th-5th, 2022 | 768 | |
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| Shinosuma HEROES 1 | May 21st, 2022 | 128 | — | — | |
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| Wave 1 | June 18th, 2022 | 128 | — | — | |
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| Seibugeki 11 | July 1st, 2022 | 192 | — | — | |
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| Kagaribi 8 | July 30th-31st, 2022 | 491 | — | |
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| JINGI 1 | August 15th, 2022 | 128 | — | — | |
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| Wave 2 | September 4th, 2022 | 200 | — | |
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| Shinosuma HEROES 2 | September 19th, 2022 | 171 | — | — | |
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| WINNER! -Next 1- | November 27th, 2022 | 89 | — | — | |
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| Seibugeki 12 | December 3rd, 2022 | 378 | — | |
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| Wave 3 | December 11th, 2022 | 211 | — | — | |
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| Umebura SP 9 | January 7th-8th, 2023 | 1,073 | |
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| Gen 1.0 | January 15th, 2023 | 128 | — | — | |
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| DELTA 2 | January 29th, 2023 | 64 | — | — | |
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| Kagaribi 9 | February 4th-5th, 2023 | 1,248 | |
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| Shinosuma HEROES 3 | February 11th, 2023 | 169 | — | — | |
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| WINNER! -Next 2- | February 18th, 2023 | 76 | — | — | |
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| WAVE CHAMPIONS 1 | February 26th, 2023 | 101 | — | — | |
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| Seibugeki 13 | March 12th, 2023 | 350 | — | |
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| DELTA 3 | March 21st, 2023 | 192 | — | — | |
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| Gen 1.1 | April 16th, 2023 | 164 | — | — | |
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| Wave 4 | April 22nd, 2023 | 298 | — | |
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| Kanto Spring 2023 | April 29th, 2023 | 56 | — | |
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| DELTA 4 | May 4th, 2023 | 256 | |
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| Kagaribi 10 | May 6th-7th, 2023 | 1,024 | |
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| WAVE Champions 2 | June 4th, 2023 | 96 | — | — | |
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| Seibugeki 14 | July 1st, 2023 | 272 | — | |
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| WAVE Champions 3 | July 8th, 2023 | 88 | — | — | |
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| Shinosuma HEROES 4 | July 15th, 2023 | 128 | — | — | |
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| Wave 5 | July 29th, 2023 | 122 | — | — | |
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| Gen 2.0 | August 12th, 2023 | 124 | — | — | |
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| Jingi 2 | September 10th, 2023 | 191 | — | — | |
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| DELTA 5 | September 23rd-24th, 2023 | 292 | |
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| Kagaribi 11 | October 7th-8th, 2023 | 1,472 | |
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| WAVE Champions 5 | October 22nd, 2023 | 66 | — | — | |
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| Seibugeki 15 | October 28th, 2023 | 300 | — | — | |
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| WAVE Champions 6 | November 23rd, 2023 | 67 | — | — | |
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| WAVE Champions FINAL 2023 | December 9th, 2023 | 8 | — | — | |
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| DELTA 7 [FAT] | December 23rd, 2023 | 235 | — | |
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| Seibugeki 16 | December 30th, 2023 | 191 | — | — | |
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| Umebura SP 10 | January 6th-8th, 2024 | 1,275 | |
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| Cafeteria Cup | January 10th-11th, 2024 | 16 | — | — | |
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| Ikesuma 2 | February 11th, 2024 | 64 | — | — | |
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| Kurobra 40 | March 2nd, 2024 | 158 | — | — | |
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| Kurobra 41 | April 6th, 2024 | 214 | — | — | |
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| DELTA 7.5 | April 21st, 2024 | 159 | — | — | |
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| JINGI 3 | April 28th, 2024 | 192 | — | — | |
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| DELTA 8 | May 3rd, 2024 | 516 | |
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| Kagaribi 12 | May 5th-6th, 2024 | 2,030 | |
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| Yokohama BaySmash BIG 1 | June 9th, 2024 | 192 | — | — | |
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| Seibugeki 17 | July 15th, 2024 | 295 | — | |
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| Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi | July 27th-28th, 2024 | 1,461 | |
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| BAYBEE Cup 1 | August 17th, 2024 | 189 | — | — | |
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| DELTA 8.5 | August 25th, 2024 | 195 | — | — | |
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| Umebura SP 11 | September 14th-15th, 2024 | 1,023 | |
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| Kurobra 43 | September 23rd, 2024 | 160 | — | — | |
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| SIRIUS | October 14th, 2024 | 128 | — | — | |
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| DELTA 9 | October 27th, 2024 | 380 | |
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| Gen 3.0 | November 10th, 2024 | 192 | — | — | |
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| Togenkyo ~Shin Toryumon Gaiden~ | November 10th, 2024 | 28 | — | — | |
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Largest singles events[edit]
| Rank | Tournament | Date | Game | Attendance | Winner | Character(s) |
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| 1 | Kagaribi 12 | May 5th-6th, 2024 | |
2,030 | Miya |
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| 2 | EVO Japan 2020 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | |
1,819 | Shuton |
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| 3 | Kagaribi 11 | October 7th-8th, 2023 | |
1,472 | Miya |
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| 4 | Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi | July 27th-28th, 2024 | |
1,428 | Miya |
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| 5 | Umebura SP 10 | January 6th-8th, 2024 | |
1,275 | acola |
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| 6 | Kagaribi 9 | February 4th-5th, 2023 | |
1,248 | acola |
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| 7 | Umebura SP 9 | January 7th-8th, 2023 | |
1,024 | acola |
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| Kagaribi 10 | May 6th-7th, 2023 |  Sparg0 |
 
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| 9 | Umebura SP 11 | September 14th-15th, 2024 | |
1,023 | Miya |
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| 10 | Umebura Japan Major 2019 | May 1st-2nd, 2019 | |
1,015 | Kameme |
 
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