Tōhoku

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Tōhoku is a Smash region in Japan. Located at the northernmost portion of the island of Honshū, the region is compromised of six prefectures: Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata. While many of the prefectures host locals, the majority of large-scale tournaments, including the long-running Tohoku Sumabura Championship (TSC) series, take place in Miyagi.

Initially a small region, it has grown significantly since the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U days, as the region saw several players achieving significant success in Japan's strongest regions, Kantō and Kansai. These players include, Songn, who placed 4th at Super Sumabato, 7th at Umebura 13, and 13th at Umebura 33; and Somé, who placed 3rd at Sumabato Smash 4 Final and 5th at both Umebura 19 and Umebura 26, as well as placed 9th at the American major Frostbite 2017. The region became even stronger in Ultimate, thanks to the rise of players such as Akio and yoko# to the national scene, with Akio especially achieving global recognition in 2024.

Smashers[edit]

See also: Category:Tōhoku smashers

The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.

Globally ranked players[edit]

Tag Character(s) Best placement Notes
Japan Akio Shulk (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2024.1: 76th
Japan yoko# ROB (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank Mid-Year 2023: 121st-150th

Nationally ranked players[edit]

Tag Character(s) Best placement Notes
Japan Aygoski Olimar (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Japan Player Rankings July 2019-December 2019: 87th
Japan Es Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)Bayonetta (SSB4)Zero Suit Samus (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. 4 JAPAN Power Rankings: 72nd
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Japan Player Rankings July 2019-December 2019: 58th
Japan F1re PyraMythra (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2023 Japan: 94th
Japan Kare~ Joker (SSBU)Wolf (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Japan Player Rankings July 2019-December 2019: 73rd
Japan Logix Ike (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Japan Player Rankings July 2019-December 2019: 81st
Japan Riteshia PyraMythra (SSBU)Ganondorf (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 80th
Japan Sigh Sheik (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. Melee Japan SSBM Rank 2017: 47th
Japan Somé Greninja (SSB4)Greninja (SSBU) Super Smash Bros. 4 Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings dated October 25th, 2015: 19th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Japan Player Rankings July 2019-December 2019: 21st
Japan Songn Mr. Game & Watch (SSBB)Mr. Game & Watch (SSB4) Super Smash Bros. 4 Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings dated May 21st, 2015: 11th

Other notable players[edit]

Tag Character(s) Notes
Japan Joseph Fox (SSBM) One of the earliest-known Smash players from Tōhoku, primarily competing in Melee.
Japan Maguro Meta Knight (SSBB)Sheik (SSB4)Cloud (SSB4) One of the best doubles players in Japan, notably winning doubles at Sun Rise Tournament with Kakera.
Japan Mutama Bowser Jr. (SSB4)Bowser Jr. (SSBU) One of the best Smashmate players, regularly ranking top 5 on the ladder at his peak.
Japan Nau Diddy Kong (SSBU) One of the best players from the region in Ultimate, ranking 1st between November 10th, 2019 and March 12th, 2022.

Tournaments[edit]

See also: Category:Tōhoku tournaments

Notable tournament series[edit]

Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.

Tournament Games Type Status
Autumn (Akita) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Fukusuma (Fukushima) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Obasma OST (Miyagi) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Unscheduled Ongoing
Ninja Super Smash Bros. Melee
Sendai (Miyagi) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Smash Open (Yamagata) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
TSC (Miyagi) Super Smash Bros. for Wii USuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Unscheduled Discontinued

Notable tournaments[edit]

Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level.

Tournament Date Entrants Supermajor Major Superregional Other
LEADD+2 March 10th, 2024 192 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Largest singles events[edit]

Rank Tournament Date Game Attendance Winner Character(s)
1 LEADD+2 March 10th, 2024 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 192 Japan Akakikusu Hero (SSBU)
2 TSC 11 November 9th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 176 Japan Somé Greninja (SSBU)
3 TSC 12 February 9th, 2020 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 172 Japan konbu Roy (SSBU)Chrom (SSBU)Mii Swordfighter (SSBU)
4 ROCKON!! 1 February 18th-19th, 2023 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 147 Japan yoko# R.O.B. (SSBU)
5 TSC 13 December 26th, 2020 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 136 Japan ProtoBanham Min Min (SSBU)
6 TSC 10 August 10th, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 128 Japan Somé Greninja (SSBU)
LEADD+1 May 13th, 2023 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Japan yoko# R.O.B. (SSBU)
8 TSC 9 March 2nd, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 122 Japan Kuroitsu Robin (SSBU)
9 Tohoku University Festival 2019 November 2nd-3rd, 2019 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 96 Japan Somé Greninja (SSBU)Inkling (SSBU)
Obasma OFT 1 December 19th, 2021 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Japan Somé Greninja (SSBU)
Tonsuma 10 December 10th, 2023 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Japan Riteshia PyraMythra (SSBU)
Tonsuma 15 December 15th, 2024 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Japan F1re PyraMythra (SSBU)

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