Editing Smasher:Miya (Honshu)

'''Miya''' (ミーヤー) is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} player with a {{SSBU|Steve}} secondary. He is considered to be the greatest {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} player of all time, one of the greatest ''Ultimate'' players of all time, tying {{Sm|MkLeo}} with the most ''Ultimate'' major wins, and one of the greatest Japanese players of all time, becoming the best Japanese player in the second half of 2024 and was the second best player in the world in both the first half and second half of 2024. His breakout tournament was winning {{Trn|Kagaribi 8}}, which made him the first and currently the only Mr. Game & Watch player to win a major. He was also ranked 1st on the 26th SP [[Smashmate]] season and is the first player to achieve a rating of over 2,600 on Smashmate.

===Smashmate warrior===

Miya's competitive career began in ''[[Smash 4]]'' playing {{SSB4|Donkey Kong}}. However, he only had one recorded offline appearance, where he placed 65th at {{Trn|Sumabato 27}}. As such, in the offline metagame, Miya received little to no recognition. This trend carried over into the early metagame of ''[[Ultimate]]'', though Miya's performances at his earliest events were better than his sole performance in ''Smash 4''. Despite his notoriety with {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} later on in his career, Miya actually began his ''Ultimate'' career playing {{SSBU|Joker}}, {{SSBU|Bayonetta}}, and [[Simon (SSBU)|the]] [[Richter (SSBU)|Belmonts]] at these offline events.

Things were different on Japan's online ladder [[Smashmate]]. Though he likely participated in prior seasons, he was first ranked on the ladder in Season 16 of ''Smash 4'', where he was ranked 67th with a score of 1,844. He remained mostly active on the ladder in ''Ultimate'' and was first ranked 5th in Season 5, but for the following seasons he was never ranked higher than that, though he often ranked in the top 20. This changed during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], when online play became the norm for a few years. This allowed Miya to have greater exposure to Japan's competitive scene, and as such he gradually became a stronger player. Eventually, he reached a score above 2,500 on Smashmate in Season 19, becoming the second player to ever surpass that milestone, and as such was ranked 2nd for that season. The player who first scored above 2,500 and who was also the player ranked above Miya was {{Sm|acola}}, sparking a rivalry between the two.

 

===First major win and becoming Japan's second prodigy===

With his prowess on the Smashmate ladder, it wouldn't take long for Miya to establish himself in the offline scene as well, though very few expected how quickly it would take Miya to do so. His first notable event in the post-pandemic metagame was the Shikoku edition of {{Trn|Maesuma Offline|Shikoku}}. Though {{Sm|acola}} was also present at the event, he was upset early in bracket and eventually fell to 4th. This gave Miya an opportunity to make a strong impression at his first notable offline event, which was exactly what he did: aside from a game 5 set against {{Sm|Yn}}, Miya was able to cruise through the event, defeating {{Sm|Asimo}} twice along the way, to win his first offline event.

 

 

 

It wouldn't be until {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 10}}, three months after Miya's first major victory, where he would rebound. After falling to {{Sm|Yoshidora}} in top 16, Miya made an incredible Losers run which included defeating {{Sm|Hero|p=Japan}}, {{Sm|Yaura}}, and Yoshidora in the runback, before bowing out at 2nd after losing to acola in Grand Finals. He then followed it up with several strong superregional performances, which includes winning {{Trn|KOWLOON 3}} defeating both {{Sm|Kome}} and {{Sm|kameme}} twice and winning his first overseas event at {{Trn|Apex 2022}}. These strong performances culminated in his victory at {{Trn|Seibugeki 12}}, where after falling to Losers incredibly early to {{Sm|Tsubaki|p=Shizuoka}}, Miya would once again go on an incredible Losers run, winning a total of 13 sets and defeating kameme, {{Sm|Repo}}, and {{Sm|Umeki}} twice to win his second major. These performances not only made Miya notorious for his long Losers runs, but also challenged the skepticism from the previous months.

 

Though he had qualified for the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022}}, the event was [[Cancellation of Smash World Tour 2022|controversially cancelled]]. As such, Miya was invited to the {{Trn|Scuffed World Tour}}, which was the final event of his season. Although he did not place highly, he was nevertheless able to make a noticeable impact. After 3-0ing {{Sm|Onin}}, Miya faced off against {{Sm|Sparg0}} in a highly-anticipated set, especially as Sparg0 was known for being great against the Mr. Game & Watch matchup thanks to his record over Maister. Miya was able to prove his prowess by going up 2-1, forcing Sparg0 to switch off his {{SSBU|Cloud}} and go {{SSBU|Pyra}} and {{SSBU|Mythra}} instead, where he ultimately defeated Miya 3-2. Miya then lost another game 5 set to {{Sm|Glutonny}} to place 9th; however, this event allowed Miya to showcase his potential to North Americans and was able to convince players that he deserved to be considered one of the best Mr. Game & Watch players.