Kansai is a Japanese Smash region, coterminous with the traditional region of Kansai, which includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, Shiga, and sometimes Mie. Kansai is regarded as one of the two strongest and most influential Smash regions in Japan, alongside Kantō. The region is also occasionally referred as West Japan, especially historically in regards to its Melee scene, though it is not one of the westernmost regions in the country.
The region has a long history of hosting notable Smash tournaments. One of the most notable tournaments was the 2005 Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament known as the Jack Garden Tournament tournament, which remains Japan's only major Melee event and is perhaps the largest Smash event to take place in Japan. In addition, the region is known for running many of Japan's most well-known tournament series, including the Smash 64 series Kansai, the Ultimate series Maesuma, and Sumabato, one of the longest-running and most prestigous tournament series in Japan. Alongside its long, active tournament scene, the region is also rich in talent, being the home to many of Japan's best players including 9B, komorikiri, and Tea. Most notably, it is the home region of acola and Miya, two of the greatest Ultimate players in the post-pandemic metagame.
Outside of competition, Kansai is also known for being the home region of Nintendo themselves, who is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.
SmashersEdit
- See also: Category:Kansai smashers
The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.
Globally ranked playersEdit
Nationally ranked playersEdit
Other notable playersEdit
| Tag | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Aniki |
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One of the best-known Link players in the world, known for his performance at Jack Garden Tournament which includes defeating Ken in friendlies despite using a weaker character. |
| Brown Mario |
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One of the best Japanese Melee players in the golden age despite Mario generally being regarded as a weaker character in the metagame. |
| Gomamugitya |
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Known for his doubles prowess with Taiheita and placing top 8 at KTAR XIX. |
| IKKI |
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Prominent Peach in the early years of Melee. Organized several tournament series including Kansai Ranking Battles, Ketubato, and Kessen. |
| Kikoushi |
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Best known for winning Apex 2013 while defeating Isai and SuPeRbOoMfAn. |
| Souther |
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One of the greatest Japanese players in the early Brawl metagame, having won KetubatoX 2 and KetubatoX 4. |
TournamentsEdit
- See also: Category:Kansai tournaments
Notable tournament seriesEdit
Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.
| Tournament | Games | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CrazyHand |  |
Annual | Discontinued |
| Critical Hit (Osaka) |  |
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| DOSUE (Kyoto) | |
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| Hyogokennsumaburataisenkai (Hyōgo) | |
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| INNOSUMA!! (Osaka) | |
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| Kamisuma (Hyōgo) | |
Ongoing | |
| Kessen | |
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| Ketubato |  |
Unscheduled | Discontinued |
| MasterHand | |
Monthly/Annual | |
| Maesuma (Osaka) | |
Unscheduled | Ongoing |
| Miesuma (Mie) | |
Unscheduled | Discontinued |
| PARASUMA (Shiga) | |
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| Smash ACT (Osaka) | |
Weekly | Ongoing |
| Sumabato |  |
Unscheduled |
Notable tournamentsEdit
Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level.
| Tournament | Date | Entrants | Supermajor | Major | Superregional | Other |
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| 1st Kansai | March 14th, 2008 | 46 | — | — |  |
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| 2nd Kansai | August 21st, 2008 | 57 | — | |
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| Kansai 2010 | March 20th, 2010 | ??? | — | |
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| SumabatoX 6 | March 12th, 2011 | 150 | — | |
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| Kansai 2011 | March 19th, 2011 | 110 | — | |
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| SumabatoX 8 | September 4th, 2011 | 115 | — | |
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| SumabatoX 9 | October 9th, 2011 | 88 | — | |
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| SumabatoX 10 | November 19th, 2011 | 88 | — | — | |
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| SumabatoX Light | March 2012 | 155 | — | — | |
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| Kansai 2012 | March 17th, 2012 | ??? | — | |
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| SumabatoX 15 | August 5th, 2012 | 115 | — | — | |
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| Kansai 2013 | March 16th, 2013 | 79 | — | |
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| SumabatoX 19 | March 30th, 2013 | 140+ | — | |
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| SumabatoX 26 | February 22nd, 2014 | 65+ | — | — | |
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| Kansai 2014 | March 1st, 2014 | ??? | — | |
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| SumabatoX 27 | March 29th, 2014 | 115+ | — | — | |
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| KVO 2014 | May 5th, 2014 | 100 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato X Final | August 23rd-24th, 2014 | 220 | |
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| Sumabato 0 | October 25th, 2014 | 180+ | — | — |  |
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| Sumabato 1 | January 11th, 2015 | 114 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 2 | February 21st, 2015 | 134 | — | — | |
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| Kansai 2015 | March 14th, 2015 | 51 | — | |
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| Super Sumabato | April-5th, 2015 | 200+ | — | — | |
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| KSB 2015 | May 2nd-4th, 2015 | 120+ | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 3 | June 6th, 2015 | 130 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 4 | July 18th, 2015 | 141 | — | — | |
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| Hyper Sumabato | August 16th, 2015 | 175 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 5 | September 12th, 2015 | 140 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 6 | October 24th, 2015 | 207 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato Niconico Qualifier | December 26th, 2015 | 273+ | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 7 | February 11th, 2016 | 280+ | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 8 | March 12th, 2016 | 230+ | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 9 | April 9th, 2016 | 144+ | — | — | |
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| Kansai 2016 | April 30th, 2016 | 50 | — | |
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| KSB 2016 | April 28th-May 1st, 2016 | ~116 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 10 | May 29th, 2016 | 210 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 11 | July 17th, 2016 | 180 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato for THE BIG HOUSE | July 30th-31st, 2016 | 216 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 12 | August 27th, 2016 | 184 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 13 | September 25th, 2016 | 221 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 14 | October 22nd, 2016 | 197 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier | December 25th, 2016 | 177 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 15 | January 28th, 2017 | 185 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 16 | February 25th, 2017 | 165 | — | — | |
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| Kansai 2017 | March 9th, 2017 | 57 | — | |
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| Sumabato 17 | April 16th, 2017 | 223 | — | — | |
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| KSB 2017 | May 4th-6th, 2017 | ??? | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 18 | June 18th, 2017 | 215 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 19 | August 12th, 2017 | 280 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 20 | September 24th, 2017 | 222 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 21 | October 21st, 2017 | 177 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 22 | November 12th, 2017 | 162 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier 1 | January 6th, 2018 | 209 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier 2 | January 7th, 2018 | 193 | — | — | |
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| Kansai 2018 | February 11th, 2018 | 51 | — | |
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| Sumabato 23 | February 17th, 2018 | 158 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 24 | March 24th, 2018 | 233 | — | — | |
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| KVOxTSB 2018 | May 4th-6th, 2018 | 112 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 25 | May 27th, 2018 | 199 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 26 | June 30th, 2018 | 196 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 27 | August 12th, 2018 | 251 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato 28 | September 16th, 2018 | 203 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato Smash 4 Final | October 21st, 2018 | 250 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP | January 6th, 2019 | 306 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 2 | February 3rd, 2019 | 303 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 3 | April 13th, 2019 | 318 | — | — | |
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| KVOxTSB 2019 | May 2nd-5th, 2019 | 149 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 4 | May 26th, 2019 | 316 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 5 | June 22nd, 2019 | 320 | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 6 | July 13th, 2019 | 320 | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 7 | August 12th, 2019 | 320 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 8 | September 15th, 2019 | 320 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 9 | November 10th, 2019 | 313 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 10 | December 15th, 2019 | 313 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 11 | December 28th, 2019 | 313 | — | |
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| Maesuma TOP 1 | January 4th, 2020 | 256 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 12 | February 8th, 2020 | 320 | — | — | |
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| Kansai 2020 | February 23rd, 2020 | 57 | — | |
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| Maesuma TOP 2 | March 1st, 2020 | 318 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 14 | October 11th, 2020 | 96 | — | — | |
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| Maesuma TOP 4 | October 31st-November 1st, 2020 | 137 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 15 | November 15th, 2020 | 160 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 17 | March 7th, 2021 | 128 | — | — | |
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| Maesuma TOP 5 | July 3rd-4th, 2021 | 128 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 19 | July 24th, 2021 | 128 | — | — | |
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| Maesuma TOP 6 | October 22nd, 2021 | 320 | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 21 | November 27th, 2021 | 192 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 23 | March 19th, 2022 | 128 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 24 | March 20th, 2022 | 128 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 25 | April 2nd, 2022 | 192 | — | — | |
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| Maesuma TOP 7 | May 1st, 2022 | 512 | |
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| Kansai 2022 | May 4th, 2022 | 30 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 26 | May 29th, 2022 | 248 | — | — | |
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| Kamisuma 13 | June 5th, 2022 | 256 | — | — | |
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| Maesuma TOP 8 | June 11th-12th, 2022 | 590 | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 27 | June 19th, 2022 | 221 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 28 | July 24th, 2022 | 160 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 29 | August 14th, 2022 | 146 | — | — | |
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| Maesuma TOP 9 | August 27th, 2022 | 473 | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 30 | September 30th, 2022 | 216 | — | — | |
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| Maesuma TOP 10 | August 15th-16th, 2022 | 476 | |
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| Sumabato SP 31 | October 23rd, 2022 | 207 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 32 | November 26th, 2022 | 194 | — | — | |
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| JAPAN 24 | December 24th-25th, 2022 | 24 | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 34 | January 4th, 2023 | 157 | — | — | |
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| MaesumaHIT Champion Series 4 | February 25th, 2023 | 8 | — | — | |
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| Maesuma TOP 11 | March 5th, 2023 | 512 | |
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| Sumabato SP 36 | March 25th, 2023 | 254 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 37 | April 22nd, 2023 | 260 | — | — | |
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| Maesuma TOP 12 | April 30th, 2023 | 512 | |
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| Sumabato SP 38 | May 21st, 2023 | 263 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 39 | June 18th, 2023 | 204 | — | — | |
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| Maesuma TOP 13 | June 24th-25th, 2023 | 541 | |
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| Sumabato SP 40 | July 15th, 2023 | 260 | — | — | |
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| Maesuma TOP 13.5 "U-22" | August 5th, 2023 | 314 | — | — | |
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| Maesuma TOP 14 | September 3rd, 2023 | 392 | — | |
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| Sumabato SP Ultimate | September 16th-17th, 2023 | 291 | — | |
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| Maesuma TOP 14.5 "in Hyogo" | October 29th, 2023 | 284 | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 42 | November 18th, 2023 | 222 | — | — | |
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| Maesuma TOP 15 "FINAL" | November 25th-26th, 2023 | 379 | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 43 | December 17th, 2023 | 221 | — | — | |
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| KOWLOON 9 with Sumabato | January 13th-14th, 2024 | 895 | |
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| Sumabato SP 44 | February 11th, 2024 | 287 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 45 | March 3rd, 2024 | 309 | — | |
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| Maesuma'U22 | March 23rd, 2024 | 262 | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 46 | April 14th, 2024 | 307 | — | |
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| Maesuma'GRAND WARS | April 27th, 2024 | 318 | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 47 | May 19th, 2024 | 312 | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 48 | June 15th, 2024 | 340 | — | |
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| Maesuma'LANDMARK 1 | June 23rd, 2024 | 96 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 49 | July 14th, 2024 | 317 | — | |
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| Maesuma'LANDMARK 2 | August 4th, 2024 | 118 | — | — | |
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| Maesuma'U22 2 | August 17th, 2024 | 274 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 50 | August 24th, 2024 | 384 | — | |
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| Maesuma'JAPAN West 24 | August 31st-September 1st, 2024 | 24 | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 51 | September 22nd, 2024 | 375 | |
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| OH-BAI-TOH-RI 0 | September 28th, 2024 | 162 | — | — | |
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| Maesuma'LANDMARK 3 | September 29th, 2024 | 123 | — | — | |
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| Maesuma'LANDMARK 4 | October 19th, 2024 | 105 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 52 | October 20th, 2024 | 337 | |
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| Sumabato SP 53 | November 30th, 2024 | 336 | — | |
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| OH-BAI-TOH-RI 1 | December 15th, 2024 | 174 | — | — | |
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| Sumabato SP 54 | December 28th, 2024 | 278 | — | |
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| Maesuma'TOP 1 | January 4th-5th, 2024 | 579 | |
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| Sumabato SP 55 | January 19th, 2025 | 354 | |
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| Sumabato SP 56 | February 22nd, 2025 | 378 | — | |
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| Maesuma'LANDMARK 5 | March 15th, 2025 | 97 | — | — | |
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| KOWLOON 15 with Sumabato 15th anniversary | March 22nd-23rd | 642 | |
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Largest singles eventsEdit
| Rank | Tournament | Date | Game | Attendance | Winner | Character(s) |
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| 1 | KOWLOON 9 with Sumabato | January 13th-14th, 2024 | |
895 | Miya |
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| 2 | KOWLOON 15 with Sumabato 15th anniversary | March 22nd-23rd, 2025 | |
617 | Asimo |
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| 3 | Maesuma TOP 8 | June 11th-12th, 2022 | |
590 | Yoshidora |
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| 4 | Maesuma'TOP 1 | January 4th-5th, 2025 | |
579 | acola |
 
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| 5 | Maesuma TOP 13 | June 24th-25th, 2023 | |
541 | Miya |
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| 6 | Maesuma TOP 7 | May 1st, 2022 | |
512 | acola |
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| Maesuma TOP 11 | March 5th, 2023 | |
Miya |
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| Maesuma TOP 12 | April 30th, 2023 | |
acola |
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| 9 | Maesuma TOP 10 | October 15th-16th, 2022 | |
476 | acola |
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| 10 | Maesuma TOP 9 | August 27th, 2022 | |
473 | acola |
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