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-'''Tea''' ({{ja|てぃー|Tii}}, ''Tea'') is a Japanese ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Kazuya}} and {{SSBU|Pac-Man}} player from Shiga Prefecture, Kansai, Japan who is currently living in Tokyo, Kantō, Japan. He is considered to be the best Pac-Man player in the world and one of the best players in Japan; he is also considered one of the two best Kazuya players in the world of all-time alongside {{Sm|Riddles}} and the current best Kazuya player in the world. He is currently ranked 16th on the [[LumiRank 2024.1]]; he was also ranked 6th on the old [[Experimental Smash Player Rankings]].
+'''Tea''' ({{ja|てぃー|Tii}}, ''Tea'') is a Japanese ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Kazuya}} and {{SSBU|Pac-Man}} player from Shiga Prefecture, {{b|Kansai|region}}, Japan who is currently living in Tokyo, [[Kantō]]. He is considered to be one of the greatest Japanese ''Ultimate'' players of all-time as well as one of the best players in the world in the first few years of the post-pandemic metagame. He is considered the greatest Pac-Man player of all-time and is the character's best-known representative, as well as one of the greatest Kazuya players of all-time alongside {{Sm|Riddles}} and the definitive best in the second half of 2024. Tea has won six majors and is the only Japanese player to have won more majors outside their region than inside, with his sole major win in Japan being at {{Trn|Kagaribi 3}}. Conversely, he is one of three players (alongside {{Sm|Zackray}} and {{Sm|Glutonny}}) to have a major win in each of ''Ultimate''{{'}}s three superregions, having also won {{Trn|Thunder Smash 3: Clash of the Pandas}} in North America and {{Trn|Temple: Hermès Edition}} in Europe, among other major wins.
-In {{forwiiu}}, he is considered to be one of the best {{SSB4|Pac-Man}} players in the world along with {{Sm|Sinji}}. He is mostly known in Japan for his mastery of Pac-Man's trapping abilities, which led him to getting a 9th place at {{Trn|Sumabato Niconico Qualifier}}. Tea has taken sets off of players such as {{Sm|KEN}}, {{Sm|Abadango}}, {{Sm|Kameme}}, {{Sm|Elegant}}, {{Sm|falln}}, {{Sm|Raito}}, {{Sm|Earth}}, and {{Sm|Rizeasu}}. He is currently ranked 21st on the [[JAPAN Power Rankings|JAPAN Smash 4 Power Rankings]].
+In {{forwiiu}}, he is considered to be one of the best {{SSB4|Pac-Man}} players in the world along with {{Sm|Sinji}}, although due to his limited activity until the game's final year, he was mostly considered a hidden boss. He was first known internationally for placing 2nd at {{Trn|SoCal Regionals 2018}}, defeating {{Sm|falln}} and {{Sm|Raito}} along the way, and only losing to {{Sm|Elegant}}. However, his best-known performance in ''Smash 4'' took place at {{Trn|Umebura Smash 4 Final}}, the game's final major during their main competitive lifespan, where he placed 3rd after defeating a slew of top Japanese talent, including {{Sm|Kameme}}, {{Sm|Abadango}}, {{Sm|KEN}}, and {{Sm|Kuro}}, by far the best performance from a ''Smash 4'' Pac-Man player at a major.
 On February 21st, 2020, both Tea and {{Sm|Kome}} were signed by SUSANOO GAMING8.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/f772eu/tea_and_kome_signed_by_susanoo_gaming8_a_brand|title=Tea and Kome being signed}}</ref> On July 1st, 2021, SUSANOO GAMING 8 and KURENAI GAMING were merged to form the gaming team GUREN (now known as {{Team|Revo}}). <ref>[https://twitter.com/WinRevo/status/1410455536424783874 Merge]</ref> Exactly one year later, Tea has left the team. <ref>[https://twitter.com/WinRevo/status/1542719841383002112?t=rDcQDa_GnuhIkPLPfdJcCQ]</ref> On September 17th, 2022, Tea, {{Sm|Acola}}, and {{Sm|Gackt}} were signed by ZETA DIVISION. <ref>[https://twitter.com/zetadivision/status/1570942927005945859]</ref>
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 ==Playstyle==
 {{incomplete|Tea's Kazuya playstyle}}
-Tea is a Pac-Man player who excels at combo games and usage of various [[Bonus Fruit]] items. He prefers to use Galaxian in lower percentages and Bell in mid or high percentages, using them as a kill confirm in many situations. He is also well-known to set up a mind-game situation consisting of his usage of Bell, often inducing opponent's mistake and landing a Bell into his forward Smash. Off-stage, Tea utilizes Pac-Man's impressive recovery options to recover from unexpected places. Another hallmark of Tea's playstyle is that he often utilizes Fire Hydrant to block opponent's movements, charge Bonus Fruit and edgeguard opponents.
+Tea is a Kazuya player who is most known for his unorthodox yet somehow effective playstyle. More often than not he throws out moves like [[Electric Wind God Fist]] and [[Dragon Uppercut]] in neutral. Despite this, he prefers guaranteed damage and consistency instead of potential [[tech-chasing]] situations in early percentages especially when there are platforms interrupting his combos.
+Tea is also a Pac-Man player who excels at combo games and usage of various [[Bonus Fruit]] items. He prefers to use Galaxian in lower percentages and Bell in mid or high percentages, using them as a kill confirm in many situations. He is also well-known to set up a mind-game situation consisting of his usage of Bell, often inducing opponent's mistake and landing a Bell into his forward Smash. Off-stage, Tea utilizes Pac-Man's impressive recovery options to recover from unexpected places. Another hallmark of Tea's playstyle is that he often utilizes Fire Hydrant to block opponent's movements, charge Bonus Fruit and edgeguard opponents.
 However, Tea struggles when he deals with players with long-ranged attacks, due to the fact that he can't land his signature kill confirm with his Bell. This is evident in matches between {{Sm|MkLeo}}, {{Sm|Sparg0}}, {{Sm|ProtoBanham}} and {{Sm|KEN}} when the latter switched his character to {{SSBU|Sephiroth}}.
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 |[[OrionRank 2019]]||January 5th-December 15th, 2019||11th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||X-Factor: -2
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-|[[OrionRank Pre-Quarantine]]||December 27th, 2019-March 15th, 2020||5th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
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 |[[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]||April 2020-December 19th, 2021||6th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
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-|{{Trn|Thunder Smash 3|g=SSBU}}||October 12th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
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 |{{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 2|g=SSBU}}||October 24th-27th, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
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 |{{Trn|Togenkyo ~Shin Toryumon Gaiden~|g=SSBU}}||November 10th, 2024||1st / 28||&mdash;||&mdash;
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+|{{Trn|THE SHIBUYA "FIST" TOURNAMENTS 2}}||December 14th, 2024||7th / 16||&mdash;||&mdash;
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