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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
|name            = acola
|name            = acola
| image          = Acola.png
| image          = Acola.png
| alias           = あcola
| alias         = あcola
| mainssbu        = Steve
| mainssbu        = Steve
| otherssbu       = Pyra
| otherssbu     = Pyra
| 2ndotherssbu   = Mythra
| 2ndotherssbu   = Mythra
| retiredssbu    = Luigi
| retiredssbu    = Luigi
| 2ndretiredssbu = Kazuya
| 2ndretiredssbu = Kazuya
| sponsor        = {{Team|ZETA DIVISION}}
| sponsor        = {{Team|ZETA DIVISION}}
| former sponsors = {{Team|flat-gaming}}
| former sponsors = {{Team|flat-gaming}}
| crew            = SumaChuDoku, Arpeggio  
| crew            = SumaChuDoku, Arpeggio  
| rankingssbu    = [[LumiRank 2024.1]]: 1st
| rankingssbu    = [[LumiRank 2023]]: 1st
| bestrankingssbu = [[LumiRank 2024.1]]: 1st
| bestrankingssbu = [[LumiRank 2023]]: 1st
| bestresultssbu  = 1st / 2,607 at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023|g=SSBU}}
| bestresultssbu  = 1st / 2,607 at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023|g=SSBU}}
| former tags    = Dear, ディア
| former tags    = Dear, ディア
| realname        = Mashita Hayato
| realname        = Mashita Hayato
| birthday        = 20
| birthday        = 19
| birthmonth      = 7
| birthmonth      = 7
| birthyear      = 2006
| birthyear      = 2006
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| country        = Japan
| country        = Japan
}}
}}
'''acola''' ('''あcola''') is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Steve}} player with an {{SSBU|Aegis}} secondary from Japan who is considered to be the best Steve player of all time and the second-best ''Ultimate'' player of all-time, having been the best player in the game since 2023. acola gained a worldwide spotlight due to his impressive consistency as a player, arguably on par with the likes of {{Sm|MkLeo}}; up until {{Trn|Maesuma Offline (Shikoku)}}, he made grand finals at every offline tournament he attended, including winning his first major at {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 7}}, his first supermajor at {{Trn|Kagaribi 7}}, and his first invitational major and overseas tournament at {{Trn|The Gimvitational}}. His victory at Maesuma TOP 7 made him one of the youngest ''Ultimate'' players to win a major alongside {{Sm|Doramigi}}, at the age of 15 years old. He is also the only ''Ultimate'' player to win the first major and supermajor that they attended, and is one of two players to be #1 in the world throughout ''Ultimate'' alongside MkLeo.
'''acola''' ('''あcola''') is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Steve}} player with an {{SSBU|Aegis}} secondary from Japan who is considered to be the best Steve player of all time and currently the best ''Ultimate'' player in the world, ranking 1st on the [[LumiRank 2023]]. acola gained a worldwide spotlight due to his impressive consistency as a player, arguably on par with the likes of {{Sm|MkLeo}}; up until {{Trn|Maesuma Offline (Shikoku)}}, he made grand finals at every offline tournament he attended, including winning his first major at {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 7}}, his first supermajor at {{Trn|Kagaribi 7}}, and his first invitational major and overseas tournament at {{Trn|The Gimvitational}}. His victory at Maesuma TOP 7 made him the youngest ''Ultimate'' player to win a major, at the age of 15 years old. He is also the only ''Ultimate'' player to win the first major and supermajor that they attended.  


He frequently enters single-elimination live tournaments on [[Smashmate]]. He was ranked 1st on the Smashmate SP ranking from the 15th season to the 20th season, and is the first player to achieve a 2,500 rating.
He frequently enters single-elimination live tournaments on [[Smashmate]]. He was ranked 1st on the Smashmate SP ranking from the 15th season to the 20th season, and is the first player to achieve a 2,500 rating


==Tournament history==
==Tournament history==
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On the other hand, this period was not completely spotless, as acola began to develop a few new problematic opponents. The first was fellow Smashmate rival {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}}, who at that point was also a contender for the best player in the world. Although acola had a strong record against Miya, this record began to shrink in the fall, notably after Miya blocked acola from winning another premier event by double-eliminating him at {{Trn|Kagaribi 11}}. The second was {{Sm|Sonix}}, who finally fought acola at {{Trn|Port Priority 8}} in a highly yet ironically anticipated matchup. The set ended in a devastating 3-0 from Sonix, and acola ultimately fell to Miya for 3rd, failing to win yet another premier event. Although these performances did little to hurt acola's overall standing, they also showcased how he was not as invincible as many players had assumed. This was the most apparent at acola's final event of the season, {{Trn|Watch The Throne}}, where he lost to Sparg0 and Sonix for 4th, albeit with better performances against both players. As such, although acola's record against almost everyone remained close to spotless, his record against the rest of the top 4, especially against Sparg0 and Sonix, was less than exemplary. Nonetheless, his dominant performances and impressive consistency was enough to help him maintain his #1 spot, being ranked 1st on the [[LumiRank 2023]].
On the other hand, this period was not completely spotless, as acola began to develop a few new problematic opponents. The first was fellow Smashmate rival {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}}, who at that point was also a contender for the best player in the world. Although acola had a strong record against Miya, this record began to shrink in the fall, notably after Miya blocked acola from winning another premier event by double-eliminating him at {{Trn|Kagaribi 11}}. The second was {{Sm|Sonix}}, who finally fought acola at {{Trn|Port Priority 8}} in a highly yet ironically anticipated matchup. The set ended in a devastating 3-0 from Sonix, and acola ultimately fell to Miya for 3rd, failing to win yet another premier event. Although these performances did little to hurt acola's overall standing, they also showcased how he was not as invincible as many players had assumed. This was the most apparent at acola's final event of the season, {{Trn|Watch The Throne}}, where he lost to Sparg0 and Sonix for 4th, albeit with better performances against both players. As such, although acola's record against almost everyone remained close to spotless, his record against the rest of the top 4, especially against Sparg0 and Sonix, was less than exemplary. Nonetheless, his dominant performances and impressive consistency was enough to help him maintain his #1 spot, being ranked 1st on the [[LumiRank 2023]].


Going into 2024, acola had a lot to prove after receiving somewhat disappointing results towards the end of 2023, with Miya being regarded by some players as the best player for the second half of 2023. He almost immediately fired back after an impressive run at {{Trn|Umebura SP 10}}, a Premier tier event, repeating victories against fellow top 5 player Glutonny and notably claiming victory over Miya in grand finals, the first time he had beat one of the other horsemen since {{Trn|DELTA 5}}. However, the next couple of months would see Acola not attending many events of note, but during this time acola saw a spotless record on every player he fought, and remained the only top player without a loss going into April. In addition, acola began to work more on his Aegis, using it to defeat Doramigi in two games in grands of {{Trn|Kamisuma 22}}, as well as defeating Asimo using Aegis in the final game of grand finals at {{Trn|KOWLOON 10}}. He notably reached a Smashmate rating of 2,500 with just Aegis, one of the few players to reach that rating with more than one character.
Going into 2024, acola had a lot to prove after receiving somewhat disappointing results towards the end of 2023, with Miya being regarded by some players as the best player for the second half of 2023. He almost immediately fired back after an impressive run at {{Trn|Umebura SP 9}}, a Premier tier event, repeating victories against fellow top 5 player Glutonny and notably claiming victory over Miya in grand finals, the first time he had beat one of the other horsemen since {{Trn|DELTA 5}}. However, the next couple of months would see Acola not attending many events of note, but during this time acola saw a spotless record on every player he fought, and remained the only top player without a loss going into April. In addition, acola began to work more on his Aegis, using it to defeat Doramigi in two games in grands of {{Trn|Kamisuma 22}}, as well as defeating Asimo using Aegis in the final game of grand finals at {{Trn|KOWLOON 10}}. He notably reached a Smashmate rating of 2,500 with just Aegis, one of the few players to reach that rating with more than one character.
 
The rest of Acola's season was marked as strong for him. Despite still not attending many events, Acola managed to perform well at both Golden week events, Placing 1st at the premiere DELTA #8 tournament, giving him two premiere wins, while also placing 3rd at Kagaribi, the only event he attended and did not win. Additionally, he ended up losing sets to only three players that season; Miya, Doramigi, and Hurt, while also having positive records against the former two. Acola's season was helped even further by some horrible performances in the final week of the season for two of his biggest contenders in Japan, Hurt and Miya, who both fell short of making top 8 at their final majors of the season, as well as Sparg0 having bad performances at both golden week events. With this, the only player who matched his consistency was Sonix, but because he had no major win under his belt, acola consistency and high wins easily made him the frontrunner for the best player in the world for the first half of 2024, and that would ultimately be reflected on the [[LumiRank 2024.1]] where he placed 1st, retaining his #1 spot once again.
 
Moving on to the second half of 2024, and after coming out of the first half of 2024 with great success, acola would continue his success in his next supermajor {{Trn|Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi}}, where acola would sweep through his bracket near flawlessly before losing to Miya 1-3 in Winners Finals. He would be sent down to losers to face his next opponent. Unfortunately, after an insane losers run, Sparg0 would make it to losers finals, this meant that acola would once again face off against his biggest bracket demon. However, in a shocking upset that surprised many, acola finally overcame his bracket demon and defeated Sparg0 3-1 with his Aegis, a victory that left him popping off like he never did before and caused the Japenese commentators and some of the audience in the venue to cry. He would then win the runback against Miya 3-0 in grands but would not win the tournament as Miya would clutch it in a close game 5 set. Despite finishing 2nd, this was still a remarkable run for acola because of his victory over Sparg0, as this was a player that had constantly stood in his way and denied him massive supermajor wins in the past two years that would've made him the definitive best player in the world. This further convinced players that acola showed no signs of giving up and would take this ranking under his belt as well. However, this is where things started to take a turn for the worse with his next supermajor presence, {{Trn|Supernova 2024}}; His first North American tournament since {{Trn|Watch The Throne}}. Despite high expectations for acola given his decisive victory last year, he would be upsetted by {{Sm|Yoshidora}} 2-3 right outside of Top 24 winners, acola would then be sent to losers and would just barely make it to top 8 after surviving close game 5 sets against {{Sm|Marss}}, {{Sm|Dabuz}} and {{Sm|MkLeo}}, with acola notably taking his mask off in the latter set after being down 2-0. Once in top 8, acola would lose to Sonix 0-3 to finish 7th, his worst placement of the year and an underwhelming loss at an important event that could spell disastrous for acola's number 1 spot.
 
However, there was still hope left with acola's next tournament, {{Trn|Umebura SP 11}}, where despite falling into losers early yet again after losing to {{Sm|Snow}} 2-3, he would make it to grands after a clean losers run including winning the runback to Snow in losers finals. Unfortunately, acola would once again fall short to Miya after winning the bracket reset, giving Miya yet another supermajor win. Later at {{Trn|Sumabato SP 51}}, acola would suffer a devastating blow right outside of top 8 after losing to {{Sm|Akakikusu}} 1-3, giving acola his first sub-top 30 loss in over a year, and despite another clean losers run and winning the runback to both Yoshidora and Akakikusu, acola would be upsetted once again in grands after losing to Asimo 2-3 to finish 2nd, yet another major slipping away from acola. To make matters worse, acola's number 1 position was once again threatened by his former bracket demon, Sparg0, as his results began to improve dramatically as he started to win big supermajors with minimum games dropped, and with [[LumiRank 2024.2]] no longer factoring in the first half year rankings. Acola didn't even manage to get a single major win until {{Trn|Sumabato SP 52}}, and with Miya and Sparg0 having won multiple supermajors and P-tiers, players wrote off Acola as a contender, instead perceiving the race to be between Sparg0 and Miya.


==Rankings==
==Rankings==
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|[[LumiRank 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023||1st||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|[[LumiRank 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023||1st||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
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|[[LumiRank 2024.1]]||December 18th, 2023 - July 15th, 2024||1st||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
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|{{Trn|Umebura SP 9|g=SSBU}}||January 7th-8th, 2023||1st||—||—
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 9|g=SSBU}}||January 7th-8th, 2023||1st||—||—
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|{{Trn|GENESIS 9|g=SSBU}}||January 20th-22nd, 2023||7th||65th||{{Sm|fuku|p=Kansai}}
|{{Trn|GENESIS 9|g=SSBU}}||January 20th-22nd, 2023||7th||65th||{{Sm|fuku}}
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|{{Trn|Kagaribi 9|g=SSBU}}||February 4th-5th, 2023||1st||—||—
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 9|g=SSBU}}||February 4th-5th, 2023||1st||—||—
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|{{Trn|Kagaribi 12|g=SSBU}}||May 5th-6th, 2024||3rd / 2,030||—||—
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 12|g=SSBU}}||May 5th-6th, 2024||3rd / 2,030||—||—
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|{{Trn|Kamisuma 24|g=SSBU}}||June 9th, 2024||1st / 64||—||—
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|{{Trn|Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi|g=SSBU}}||July 27th-28th, 2024||2nd / 1,428||—||—
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|{{Trn|SMFN Invitational|g=SSBU}}||August 8th, 2024||1st / 20||—||—
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|{{Trn|Supernova 2024|g=SSBU}}||August 8th-11th, 2024||7th / 2,281||5th / 497||{{Sm|Raru}}
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|{{Trn|Umebura SP 11|g=SSBU}}||September 14th-15th, 2024||2nd / 1,023||—||—
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|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 51|g=SSBU}}||September 22nd, 2024||2nd / 375||—||—
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|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 52|g=SSBU}}||October 20th, 2024||1st / 337||—||—
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