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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name        = おいかわ (Oikawa)
| name        = おいかわ (Oikawa)
| image        =
| mainssb      = Kirby
| mainssb      = Kirby
| otherssb    =
| 2ndotherssb  =
| skillssb    = Professional {{retired}}
| rankingssb  =
| sponsor      = GRAPHT
| sponsor      = GRAPHT
| birthday    = 17
| birthmonth  = 3
| birthyear    = 1983
| country      = Japan
| country      = Japan
| hometown    = Tokyo
| hometown    = Tokyo
| realname    = Koichi Oikawa (及川浩一)
| realname    = Koichi Oikawa (及川浩一)
  }}
  }}
'''Oikawa''' (おいかわ), also known as '''Oikawa Meijin''' (及川 名人, "Master Oikawa"), is a ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' {{SSB|Kirby}} main from Japan, notable for being the first professional player.


'''Oikawa''' ({{ja|おいかわ|Oikawa}}), also known as '''Oikawa Meijin''' ({{ja|及川 名人|Oikawa Meijin}}, "Master Oikawa"), is a ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' {{SSB|Kirby}} main from Japan, notable for being one of the first renown names in competitive ''Smash''.
In 1999, at the age of 16, he won the first [[Nintendo]]-sponsored ''Smash'' tournament at {{Trn|Smash Bros. Meijin}}, then played at Spring Selection Tournament Championship and the Super Mario Club National Tournament, which were officially broadcast on the Japan-only TV show [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/64%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0 ''64 Mario Stadium''] in 2000. He later played at {{Trn|Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1}}. His high placements made him one of the best early ''Smash 64'' players in Japan. He then played in {{Trn|Premium Fight}}, the first ''[[Melee]]'' tournament.
 
In 1999, at the age of 16, he won the first [[Nintendo]]-sponsored ''Smash'' tournament at {{Trn|Smash Bros. Fighting Battle: Smash Bros. Meijin Deciding Game}}, then played at Spring Selection Tournament Championship and the Super Mario Club National Tournament, which were officially broadcast on the Japan-only TV show [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/64%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0 ''64 Mario Stadium''] in 2000. He later played at {{Trn|Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1}}. His high placements made him one of the best early ''Smash 64'' players in Japan. He then played in {{Trn|Premium Fight}}, the first ''[[Melee]]'' tournament.


Since 2014, he has provided live commentary for official Nintendo events such as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FDpSAhX9WM Next Generation World Hobby Fair 2015], [https://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201504270019 2-on-2 WORLD GRAND PRIX JPN vs USA], and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkKmNKqLnnA ''Smash Bros. Ultimate'' Spring Brawl Festival]. In 2017, he joined esports organization Team GRAPHT.
Since 2014, he has provided live commentary for official Nintendo events such as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FDpSAhX9WM Next Generation World Hobby Fair 2015], [https://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201504270019 2-on-2 WORLD GRAND PRIX JPN vs USA], and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkKmNKqLnnA ''Smash Bros. Ultimate'' Spring Brawl Festival]. In 2017, he joined esports organization Team GRAPHT.
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===''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement
|-
|[[Smash Bros. Meijin]]||August 27th, 1999||1st
|-
|-
|[[Smash Bros. Fighting Battle: Smash Bros. Meijin Deciding Game]]||August 27th, 1999||1st||—||—
|Spring Selection Competition||2000||1st
|-
|-
|Spring Selection Competition||2000||1st||—||—
|Super Mario Club National Tournament||2000||2nd
|-
|-
|Super Mario Club National Tournament||2000||2nd||—||—
|[[Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1]]||March 26th-28th, 2001||5th
|-
|-
|[[Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1]]||March 26th-28th, 2001||5th||—||—
|}
|}


===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement
|-
|[[Premium Fight]]||August 25th, 2001||3rd
|-
|-
|[[Premium Fight]]||August 25th, 2001||3rd||—||—
|}
|}
==Trivia==
*Oikawa is a big [[Kirby]] fan; he only bought ''Super Smash Bros.'' because Kirby was in it. After winning his Fighting Battle tournament, [[Masahiro Sakurai]] interviewed him, surprising Oikawa when he revealed himself as the creator of Kirby.


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.tsukaby.net/column/oikawa.htm Summary of his career]
*[http://www.tsukaby.net/column/oikawa.htm Summary of his career]


[[Category:Retired players]]
[[Category:Kirby professionals (SSB)]]
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[[Category:Japanese smashers]]
[[Category:Japanese smashers]]
[[Category:Livestream commentators]]
[[Category:Livestream commentators]]
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