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{{disambig2|the Japanese smasher|the French smasher|Smasher:Kuro (France)}}
{{disambig2|the Japanese smasher|the French smasher|Smasher:Kuro (France)}}
{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name       = Kuro
| name           = Kuro
| image       = Kuro.jpg
| image           = Kuro.jpg
| mainssbb   = Meta Knight
| mainssbb       = Meta Knight
| mainssb4   = Fox
| mainssb4       = Fox
| retiredssb4 = Pit
| retiredssb4     = Pit
| mainssbu   = Zero Suit Samus
| mainssbu       = Mr. Game & Watch
| otherssbu = Mr. Game & Watch
| otherssbu      = Zero Suit Samus
| retiredssbu = Pit
| retiredssbu     = Pit
| skillssb4  = Upper high level
| rankingssb4    = [[Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 97th
| skillssbu  = Top level
| rankingssbu    = [[LumiRank 2023/Japan Top 200|LumiRank Japan Top 200]]: 181st
| rankingssb4 = [[Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 97th
| bestrankingssb4 = [[Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 97th
| rankingssbu =  
| bestrankingssbu = [[Fall 2019 PGRU]]: 18th
| realname   = Shintaro Kakihara
| bestresultssb4  = 7th / 305 at {{Trn|Umebura S.A.T.|g=SSB4}}
| bestresultssbu  = 1st / 772 at {{Trn|Umebura SP 6|g=SSBU}}
| realname       = Shintaro Kakihara
| birthday        = 11
| birthday        = 11
| birthmonth      = 12
| birthmonth      = 12
| birthyear      = 1996
| birthyear      = 1996
| location   = Kanto, Japan
| location       = Kanto, Japan
| country     = Japan
| country         = Japan
}}
}}


'''Kuro''' (クロ) is an ''[[SSB4]]'' {{SSB4|Fox}} player from Japan with a strong {{SSB4|Pit}} secondary, and is considered one of the best Fox and Pit players in Japan. He is currently ranked 29th on the [[JAPAN Power Rankings|JAPAN Smash 4 Power Rankings]] and 97th on the [[Panda Global Rankings 100]]. He has taken sets off of top players in ''Smash 4'' such as {{Sm|Shuton}}, {{Sm|kameme}}, {{Sm|9B}}, {{Sm|Tsu}}, {{Sm|Earth}}, {{Sm|Choco}}, {{Sm|T}}, and {{Sm|HIKARU}}.
'''Kuro''' (クロ) is an ''[[SSB4]]'' {{SSB4|Fox}} player from Japan with a strong {{SSB4|Pit}} secondary, and is considered one of the best Fox and Pit players in Japan. He is currently ranked 29th on the [[JAPAN Power Rankings|JAPAN Smash 4 Power Rankings]] and 97th on the [[Panda Global Rankings 100]]. He has taken sets off of top players in ''Smash 4'' such as {{Sm|Shuton}}, {{Sm|kameme}}, {{Sm|9B}}, {{Sm|Tsu}}, {{Sm|Earth}}, {{Sm|Choco}}, {{Sm|T}}, and {{Sm|HIKARU}}.


In ''[[Ultimate]]'', Kuro is a {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}} player who was considered the best Zero Suit Samus player in Japan prior to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic. He is ranked 33rd on the [[Experimental Smash Player Rankings]] and was formerly ranked 18th on the [[Fall 2019 PGRU]]. He was previously the best {{SSBU|Pit}} player in Japan before he decided to stop using him in bracket. He has taken sets off of players such as {{Sm|Zackray}}, {{Sm|Tea}}, {{Sm|KEN}}, {{Sm|Raito}}, {{Sm|Lea}}, {{Sm|Umeki}}, {{Sm|Goblin}}, and {{Sm|Atelier}}.
In ''[[Ultimate]]'', Kuro is a {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} player who was considered the best {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}} player in Japan prior to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic. He is ranked 33rd on the [[Experimental Smash Player Rankings]] and was formerly ranked 18th on the [[Fall 2019 PGRU]]. He was previously the best {{SSBU|Pit}} player in Japan before he decided to stop using him in bracket. He has taken sets off of players such as {{Sm|Zackray}}, {{Sm|Tea}}, {{Sm|KEN}}, {{Sm|Raito}}, {{Sm|Lea}}, {{Sm|Umeki}}, {{Sm|Goblin}}, and {{Sm|Atelier}}.
 
==Rankings==
==={{forwiiu}}===
====[[Panda Global Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[PGR 100]]||January 30th, 2015-November 18th, 2018||97th||{{head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====[[OrionRank]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank 2016]]||March 15th-December 18th, 2016||157th||||
|}
 
====[[JAPAN Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|v1||November 2015-October 2016||40th||{{head|Pit|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|v2||February 2016-February 2017||30th||{{head|Pit|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|v3||May 2016-May 2017||23rd||{{head|Pit|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|v4||January 2017-January 2018||18th||{{head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|v5||January-December 2018||29th||{{head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||Tied with {{Sm|Shu}}
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
====[[Panda Global Rankings Ultimate]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[Fall 2019 PGRU]]||July 13th-December 15th, 2019||18th||{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====[[OrionRank|OrionRank Ultimate]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank 2019]]||January 5th-December 15th, 2019||44th||{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||X-Factor: -2
|-
|[[OrionRank Pre-Quarantine]]||December 27th, 2019-March 15th, 2020||54th||{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====[[Japan Player Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|January-July 2019||40th||{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|July-December 2019||6th||{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====OrionRank Japan====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank Japan Top 150]]||January 2019-March 2020||10th||{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====[[Experimental Smash Player Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|October 31st, 2020-March 31st, 2022||33rd||{{head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{head|Sora|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====[[LumiRank]] Japan====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[LumiRank 2023/Japan Top 200|LumiRank 2023 Japan]]||December 19th, 2022-December 17th, 2023||181st||{{head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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|[[Umebura 21]]||February 11th, 2016||25th||—||—
|[[Umebura 21]]||February 11th, 2016||25th||—||—
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|{{Trn|Rikabura 4}}||March 20th, 2016||33rd||—||—
|{{Trn|Rikabura 4|g=SSB4}}||March 20th, 2016||33rd||—||—
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|[[Karisuma 6]]||April 3rd, 2016||17th||—||—
|[[Karisuma 6]]||April 3rd, 2016||17th||—||—
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|[[Sumabato 14]]||October 22nd, 2016||17th||3rd||{{Sm|Ako}}
|[[Sumabato 14]]||October 22nd, 2016||17th||3rd||{{Sm|Ako}}
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|{{Trn|Rikabura 6}}||October 30th, 2016||33rd||—||—
|{{Trn|Rikabura 6|g=SSB4}}||October 30th, 2016||33rd||—||—
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|[[Waseda Festival 2016]]||November 5th, 2016||25th||—||—
|[[Waseda Festival 2016]]||November 5th, 2016||25th||—||—
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|{{Trn|DNG Kanto Invitational}}||November 19th, 2016||12th||—||—
|{{Trn|DNG Kanto Invitational|g=SSB4}}||November 19th, 2016||12th||—||—
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|[[Karisuma 11]]||November 26th, 2016||7th||—||—
|[[Karisuma 11]]||November 26th, 2016||7th||—||—
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|[[Umebura 31]]||March 21st, 2018||65th||—||—
|[[Umebura 31]]||March 21st, 2018||65th||—||—
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|{{Trn|Umebura 32}}||May 12th, 2018||49th||—||—
|{{Trn|Umebura 32|g=SSB4}}||May 12th, 2018||49th||—||—
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|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashPartyWiiU_001 WeeklySmashParty 001]||June 8th, 2018||13th||—||—
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashPartyWiiU_001 WeeklySmashParty 001]||June 8th, 2018||13th||—||—
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|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashPartyWiiU_006 WeeklySmashParty 006]||August 5th, 2018||9th||—||—
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashPartyWiiU_006 WeeklySmashParty 006]||August 5th, 2018||9th||—||—
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|{{Trn|Sumabato 27}}||August 12th, 2018||9th||—||—
|{{Trn|Sumabato 27|g=SSB4}}||August 12th, 2018||9th||—||—
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|'''{{Trn|Umebura Smash 4 Final}}'''||December 1st-2nd, 2018||9th||9th||{{Sm|Shuton}}
|{{Trn|Umebura Smash 4 Final|g=SSB4}}||December 1st-2nd, 2018||9th||9th||{{Sm|Shuton}}
|-
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|{{Trn|CEO Dreamland 2020}}||March 13th-15th, 2020||13th||—||—  
|{{Trn|CEO Dreamland 2020|g=SSB4}}||March 13th-15th, 2020||13th||—||—  
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|{{Trn|Wave 2}}||September 4th, 2022||1st||—||—
|{{Trn|Wave 2|g=SSB4}}||September 4th, 2022||1st||—||—
|}
|}


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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
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|'''{{Trn|Umebura SP}}'''||December 16th, 2018||3rd||—||—
|{{Trn|Umebura SP|g=SSBU}}||December 16th, 2018||3rd||—||—
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|[https://challonge.com/toryumon_kiwami_2 Toryumon Kiwami #2]||December 19th, 2018||7th||—||—
|[https://challonge.com/toryumon_kiwami_2 Toryumon Kiwami #2]||December 19th, 2018||7th||—||—
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|[https://challonge.com/toryumon_kiwami_4 Toryumon Kiwami #4]||January 9th, 2019||17th||—||—
|[https://challonge.com/toryumon_kiwami_4 Toryumon Kiwami #4]||January 9th, 2019||17th||—||—
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|'''{{Trn|Umebura SP 2}}'''||January 12th, 2019||13th||—||—
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 2|g=SSBU}}||January 12th, 2019||13th||—||—
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|[https://challonge.com/toryumon_kiwami_5 Toryumon Kiwami #5]||January 23rd, 2019||13th||—||—
|[https://challonge.com/toryumon_kiwami_5 Toryumon Kiwami #5]||January 23rd, 2019||13th||—||—
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|[https://challonge.com/toryumon_kiwami_9 Toryumon Kiwami #9]||February 27th, 2019||3rd||—||—
|[https://challonge.com/toryumon_kiwami_9 Toryumon Kiwami #9]||February 27th, 2019||3rd||—||—
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|'''{{Trn|Umebura SP 3}}'''||April 13th, 2019||17th||—||—
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 3|g=SSBU}}||April 13th, 2019||17th||—||—
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|'''''{{Trn|Umebura Japan Major 2019}}'''''||May 1st-2nd, 2019||65th||—||—
|{{Trn|Umebura Japan Major 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 1st-2nd, 2019||65th||—||—
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|{{Trn|EGS Cup}}||May 6th, 2019||9th||—||—
|{{Trn|EGS Cup|g=SSBU}}||May 6th, 2019||9th||—||—
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|{{Trn|Karisuma SP 3}}||July 6th, 2019||7th||—||—
|{{Trn|Karisuma SP 3|g=SSBU}}||July 6th, 2019||7th||—||—
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|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 7}}||August 11th, 2019||25th||—||—
|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 7|g=SSBU}}||August 11th, 2019||25th||—||—
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|'''{{Trn|Umebura SP 4}}'''||August 16th, 2019||17th||—||—
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 4|g=SSBU}}||August 16th, 2019||17th||—||—
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|{{Trn|EGS Cup 2}}||August 25th, 2019||7th||—||—
|{{Trn|EGS Cup 2|g=SSBU}}||August 25th, 2019||7th||—||—
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|'''{{Trn|Umebura SP 6}}'''||October 22nd, 2019||1st||—||—
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 6|g=SSBU}}||October 22nd, 2019||1st||—||—
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|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 9}}||November 10th, 2019||13th||—||—
|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 9|g=SSBU}}||November 10th, 2019||13th||—||—
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|'''{{Trn|Umebura SP 7}}'''||November 16th, 2019||7th||—||—
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 7|g=SSBU}}||November 16th, 2019||7th||—||—
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|-
|'''''{{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga}}'''''||December 7th-8th, 2019||17th||13th||{{Sm|Lea}}
|{{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga|g=SSBU}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||17th||13th||{{Sm|Lea}}
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|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/mega-smash-mondays-219/event/ultimate-singles/standings Mega Smash Mondays 219]||December 9th, 2019||9th||—||—
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/mega-smash-mondays-219/event/ultimate-singles/standings Mega Smash Mondays 219]||December 9th, 2019||9th||—||—
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|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 10}}||December 15th, 2019||2nd||—||—
|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 10|g=SSBU}}||December 15th, 2019||2nd||—||—
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|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 11|g=SSBU}}||December 28th, 2019||5th||—||—
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|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 11}}||December 28th, 2019||5th||—||—
|{{Trn|EGS Cup 3|g=SSBU}}||January 13th, 2020||25th||—||—
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|'''{{Trn|EGS Cup 3}}'''||January 13th, 2020||25th||—||—
|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 12|g=SSBU}}||February 8th, 2020||4th||—||—
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|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 12}}||February 8th, 2020||4th||—||—
|{{Trn|Maesuma TOP 2|g=SSBU}}||March 1st, 2020||5th||—||—
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|-
|{{Trn|Maesuma TOP 2}}||March 1st, 2020||5th||—||—
|{{Trn|CEO Dreamland 2020|g=SSBU}}||March 13th-15th, 2020||17th||1st||{{Sm|Marss}}
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|{{Trn|CEO Dreamland 2020}}||March 13th-15th, 2020||17th||1st||{{Sm|Marss}}
|{{Trn|Miesuma SP 3|g=SSBU}}||July 11th, 2020||1st||—||—
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|{{Trn|Miesuma SP 3}}||July 11th, 2020||1st||—||—
|{{Trn|Maesuma TOP 4|g=SSBU}}||October 31st-November 1st, 2020||5th||9th||{{Sm|Ako}}
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|{{Trn|Maesuma TOP 4}}||October 31st-November 1st, 2020||5th||9th||{{Sm|Ako}}
|{{Trn|Karisuma SP 10|g=SSBU}}||November 14th, 2020||3rd||—||—
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|{{Trn|Karisuma SP 10}}||November 14th, 2020||3rd||—||—
|{{Trn|Mēsuma|g=SSBU}}||November 29th, 2020||9th||—||—
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|{{Trn|Mēsuma}}||November 29th, 2020||9th||—||—
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 4|g=SSBU}}||June 26th-27th, 2021||49th||—||—
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|'''''{{Trn|Kagaribi 4}}'''''||June 26th-27th, 2021||49th||—||—
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 6|g=SSBU}}||January 8th-9th, 2022||65th||—||—
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|'''{{Trn|Kagaribi 6}}'''||January 8th-9th, 2022||65th||—||—
|{{Trn|Ignite 1|g=SSBU}}||March 27th, 2022||—||17th||{{Sm|Kisha}}
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|-
|{{Trn|Ignite 1}}||March 27th, 2022||—||17th||{{Sm|Kisha}}
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 7|g=SSBU}}||May 4th-5th, 2022||97th||—||—
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|'''''{{Trn|Kagaribi 7}}'''''||May 4th-5th, 2022||97th||—||—
|{{Trn|Maesuma TOP 8|g=SSBU}}||June 11th-12th, 2022||65th||—||—
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|'''{{Trn|Maesuma TOP 8}}'''||June 11th-12th, 2022||65th||—||—
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 8|g=SSBU}}||July 30th-31st, 2022||97th||—||—
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|'''{{Trn|Kagaribi 8}}'''||July 30th-31st, 2022||97th||—||—
|{{Trn|Wave 2|g=SSBU}}||September 4th, 2022||65th||—||—
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|{{Trn|Wave 2}}||September 4th, 2022||65th||—||—
|{{Trn|Ignite 2|g=SSBU}}||November 19th, 2022||—||9th||{{Sm|T}}
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|{{Trn|Ignite 2}}||November 19th, 2022||—||9th||{{Sm|T}}
|{{Trn|Wave 3|g=SSBU}}||December 11th, 2022||49th||—||—
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|{{Trn|Wave 3}}||December 11th, 2022||49th||—||—
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 9|g=SSBU}}||January 7th-8th, 2023||97th||—||—
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|'''''{{Trn|Umebura SP 9}}'''''||January 7th-8th, 2023||97th||—||—
|{{Trn|DELTA 2|g=SSBU}}||January 29th, 2023||17th||—||—  
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|-
|{{Trn|DELTA 2}}||January 29th, 2023||17th||—||—  
|{{Trn|Shinosuma HEROES 3|g=SSBU}}||February 11th, 2023||25th||—||—
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|-
|{{Trn|Shinosuma HEROES 3}}||February 11th, 2023||25th||—||—
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 11|g=SSBU}}||October 7th-8th, 2023||49th / 1,472||—||—
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|'''''{{Trn|Kagaribi 11}}'''''||October 7th-8th, 2023||49th / 1,472||—||—
|{{Trn|Seibugeki 15|g=SSBU}}||October 28th, 2023||49th / 300||—||—
|}
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Kuro won {{Trn|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship 2019 3v3}} on Team Japan (along with {{Sm|Konbu}}, {{Sm|Zackray}}, and {{Sm|akasa}}) and got congratulations from Nintendo of America president [[Doug Bowser]] and director of the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series, [[Masahiro Sakurai]].
*Kuro won {{Trn|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship 2019 3v3}} on Team Japan (along with {{Sm|Konbu}}, {{Sm|Zackray}}, and {{Sm|akasa}}) and got congratulations from Nintendo of America president [[Doug Bowser]] and director of the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series, [[Masahiro Sakurai]].
*Kuro is one of five players to win an ''Ultimate'' major while being seeded outside of the top 16 ({{Trn|Umebura SP 6}} as the 37th seed), alongside {{Sm|ProtoBanham}} (won {{Trn|Kagaribi 4}} as the 25th seed), {{Sm|Quidd}} (won {{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2022}} as the 32nd seed), {{Sm|acola}} (won {{Trn|Kagaribi 7}} as the 57th seed), and {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}} (won {{Trn|Kagaribi 8}} as the 17th seed)..
*Kuro is one of five players to win an ''Ultimate'' major while being seeded outside of the top 16 ({{Trn|Umebura SP 6}} as the 37th seed), alongside {{Sm|ProtoBanham}} (won {{Trn|Kagaribi 4}} as the 25th seed), {{Sm|Quidd}} (won {{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2022}} as the 32nd seed), {{Sm|acola}} (won {{Trn|Kagaribi 7}} as the 57th seed), and {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}} (won {{Trn|Kagaribi 8}} as the 17th seed).


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Mr. Game & Watch players (SSBU)]]
[[Category:Pit players (SSBU)]]
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[[Category:VIP players]]
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