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:''Not to be confused with {{Sm|.tea}}, an Austrian player''
{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name       = Tea
| name           = Tea
| image       =  
| image           = Tea 2020.jpg
| mainssb4   = Pac-Man
| mainssbu        = Kazuya
| otherssb4   = Bayonetta
| 2ndmainssbu    = Pac-Man
| skillssb4  = Top professional
| mainssb4       = Pac-Man
| realname   =  
| otherssb4       = Bayonetta
| alias       = てぃー
| sponsor        = {{Team|ZETA DIVISION}}
| birthdate   =  
| former sponsors = {{Team|Revo}}
| location   = Japan
| rankingssbu    = [[LumiRank 2024.1]]: 16th
| country     = Japan
| bestrankingssb4 = [[OrionRank 2018]]: 70th
| bestrankingssbu = [[UltRank 2022]]: 5th
| bestresultssb4  = 3rd / 515 at {{Trn|Umebura Smash 4 Final|g=SSB4}}
| bestresultssbu  = 1st / 863 at {{Trn|Temple: Hermès Edition|g=SSBU}}
| realname       = Takuma Hirooka
| birthday        = 5
| birthmonth      = 7
| birthyear      = 1998
| alias           = てぃー
| alias2          = TeaPacMan
| birthdate       =  
| location       = Tokyo, Kantō
| country         = Japan
}}
}}
'''Tea''' ({{ja|てぃー|Tee}}, ''Tea'') is a Japanese {{SSB4|Pac-Man}} main, who is considered to be one of the best Pac-Man player in the world next to {{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 [[Sumabato Niconico Qualifiers]]. Tea has taken sets off of players such as {{Sm|Earth}}, {{Sm|Umeki}}, {{Sm|Kie}}, {{Sm|Ri-ma}}, {{Sm|ikep}}, {{Sm|Rizeasu}}, {{Sm|Songn}} and {{Sm|Pichi}}. He is currently ranked 36th on the [[JAPAN Power 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, 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]].
 
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]].
 
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>
 
==Playstyle==
{{incomplete|Tea's Kazuya playstyle}}
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}}.
 
==Rankings==
==={{forwiiu}}===
====[[OrionRank]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank 2018]]||January 1st-December 2nd, 2018||70th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
====[[Panda Global Rankings Ultimate]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[Spring 2019 PGRU]]||February 1st-July 7th, 2019||15th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||X-Factor: +2
|-
|[[Fall 2019 PGRU]]||July 13th-December 15th, 2019||12th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[PGRU v3#Japan Top 50 Players to Watch|PGRU v3: Japan Top 50 Players to Watch]]||March 1st-June 13th, 2022||Top 10||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====[[LumiRank]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[UltRank 2022]]||June 18th-December 18th, 2022||5th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[LumiRank Mid-Year 2023]]||December 19th, 2022-July 23rd, 2023||14th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[LumiRank 2023]]||December 19th, 2022-December 17th, 2023||12th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[LumiRank 2024.1]]||December 18th, 2023 - July 15th, 2024||16th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====[[OrionRank|OrionRank Ultimate]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In]]||January 5th-June 30th, 2019||19th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank 2019]]||January 5th-December 15th, 2019||11th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||X-Factor: -2
|-
|[[OrionRank Pre-Quarantine]]||December 27th, 2019-March 15th, 2020||5th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]]||April 2020-December 19th, 2021||6th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank Mid-Year 2022]]||December 22nd, 2021-June 26th, 2022||12th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank 2022]]||December 22nd, 2021-December 18th, 2022||6th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
 
====OrionRank Japan====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank Japan Top 150]]||January 2019-June 2021||3rd||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse/Japan|OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse Japan]]||June 2020-December 19th, 2021||3rd||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank 2022/Japan|OrionRank 2022 Japan]]||December 22nd, 2021-December 18th, 2022||3rd||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kazuya|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||5th||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
==={{forwiiu}}===
==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|[[Sumabato 6]]||October 23rd, 2015||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Sumabato 6|g=SSB4}}||October 23rd, 2015||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato Niconico Qualifier|g=SSB4}}||December 26th, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato 7|g=SSB4}}||February 11th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato 9|g=SSB4}}||April 9th, 2016||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato for THE BIG HOUSE|g=SSB4}}||July 30th-31st, 2016||7th||33rd||{{Sm|Ginko}}
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato 12|g=SSB4}}||August 27th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato 19|g=SSB4}}||August 12th, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1|g=SSB4}}||February 3rd, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 2|g=SSB4}}||February 4th, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato 23|g=SSB4}}||February 17th, 2018||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato 24|g=SSB4}}||March 24th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/sumabato-cyclops-50-1/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/252488 Sumabato x Cyclops #50]||May 18th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato 25|g=SSB4}}||May 27th, 2018||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/sumabato-cyclops-57/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/281602 Sumabato x Cyclops #57]||July 20th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura 33|g=SSB4}}||July 28th, 2018||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato 27|g=SSB4}}||August 12th, 2018||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SoCal Regionals 2018|g=SSB4}}||September 14th-16th, 2018||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Sinji}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/mega-smash-mondays-158/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/391539/735677 Mega Smash Mondays 158]||September 17th-18th, 2018||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato Smash 4 Final|g=SSB4}}||October 21st, 2018||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura Smash 4 Final|g=SSB4}}||December 1st, 2018||3rd / 515||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Kyojin Dojo|g=SSB4}}||December 30th, 2022-January 1st, 2023||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/sumabato-x-cyclops-76/event/evening-division/brackets/473051/832267 SUMABATO x CYCLOPS #76]||December 7th, 2018||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato SP|g=SSBU}}||January 6th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 2|g=SSBU}}||February 2nd, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://challonge.com/toryumon_kiwami_8 Toryumon Kiwami #8]||February 20th, 2019||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2019|g=SSBU}}||February 22nd-24th, 2019||13th||3rd||{{Sm|Lea}}
|-
|{{Trn|TrueGaming Invitational|g=SSBU}}||March 28th-30th, 2019||3rd||||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga Kickoff|g=SSBU}}||April 12th, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga|g=SSBU}}||April 13th-14th, 2019||5th||5th||{{Sm|T}}
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura Japan Major 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 1st-2nd, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 4|g=SSBU}}||May 26th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Shulla-bra SP 4|g=SSBU}}||June 8th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 5|g=SSBU}}||June 22nd, 2019||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Karisuma SP 3|g=SSBU}}||July 6th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 6|g=SSBU}}||July 13th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 4|g=SSBU}}||August 16th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SwitchFest 2019 Kickoff|g=SSBU}}||August 30th, 2019||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: SwitchFest 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 31st-September 1st, 2019||2nd||5th||{{Sm|Shuton}}
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Run it Back|g=SSBU}}||September 7th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Mainstage|g=SSBU}}||September 20th-22nd, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 5|g=SSBU}}||September 28th, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/thunder-smash-thursday-20/event/ultimate-singles/overview Thunder Smash Thursday! #20]||October 10th, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Thunder Smash 3|g=SSBU}}||October 12th, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 2|g=SSBU}}||October 24th-27th, 2019||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Seoul Smash X|g=SSBU}}||November 2nd, 2019||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 7|g=SSBU}}||November 16th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga|g=SSBU}}||December 7th-8th, 2019||9th||9th||T
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/mega-smash-mondays-219/event/ultimate-singles/standings Mega Smash Mondays 219]||December 9th, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 11|g=SSBU}}||December 28th, 2019||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves|g=SSBU}}||January 3rd-5th, 2020||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|EVO Japan 2020|g=SSBU}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2020|g=SSBU}}||February 21st-23rd, 2020||4th|||9th||{{Sm|Manzoku}}
|-
|{{Trn|Voyage Qualifier 1|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 3rd, 2020||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Voyage|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 5th, 2020||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Sumabato Niconico Qualifiers]]||December 26th, 2015||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Mido Smash|g=SSBU}}||June 28th, 2020||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Sumabato 7]]||February 11th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Smash Ultimate Online Challenge Finals 3|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||September 5th, 2020||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Sumabato 9]]||April 9th, 2016||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Maesuma TOP 4|g=SSBU}}||October 31st-November 1st, 2020||3rd||9th||{{Sm|Kome}}
|-
|-
|[[Sumabato for THE BIG HOUSE]]||July 30th-31st, 2016||7th||33rd||{{Sm|Ginko}}
|[https://start.gg/tournament/2-18/event/round-robin/overview 2nd Kansai Top Round Robin]||November 7th, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Sumabato 12]]||August 27th, 2016||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 15|g=SSBU}}||November 15th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Sumabato 19]]||August 12th, 2017||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Tamisuma Championship 1|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||February 17th, 2021||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 17|g=SSBU}}||March 7th, 2021||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 3|g=SSBU}}||March 27th, 2021||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SWT: Japan Ultimate Online Qualifier|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||April 16th-17th, 2021||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 4|g=SSBU}}||June 26th-27th, 2021||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GI Carnival|g=SSBU}}||July 3rd, 2021||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 19|g=SSBU}}||July 24th, 2021||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Tamisuma Championship 5|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||July 29th, 2021||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashmate.net/tournament/6677/ Maesuma #249]{{OnlineIcon}}||August 29th, 2021||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Temple: Hermès Edition|g=SSBU}}||September 1st-5th, 2021||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://smashmate.net/tournament/7190/ Tamisuma SP #310]{{OnlineIcon}}||September 18th, 2021||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Maesuma Champion Series 8|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||September 18th, 2021||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Maesuma TOP 6|g=SSBU}}||October 22nd, 2021||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 5|g=SSBU}}||October 30th-31st, 2021||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Mainstage 2021|g=SSBU}}||November 12th-14th, 2021||4th||17th||{{Sm|Riddles}}
|-
|{{Trn|Eastern Powerhouse Invitational 2|g=SSBU}}||December 11th, 2021||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Heavyweights only Tamisuma 4|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||January 2nd, 2022||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Fighting game characters only Tamisuma|g=SSBU}}{{OnlineIcon}}||January 16th, 2022||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 4|g=SSBU}}||March 3rd-6th, 2022||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Maesuma TOP 7|g=SSBU}}||May 1st, 2022||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 7|g=SSBU}}||May 4th-5th, 2022||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Battle of BC 4|g=SSBU}}||June 10th-12th, 2022||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|KEN}}
|-
|{{Trn|King's Court: Crown 2 Pre-Local|g=SSBU}}||June 17th, 2022||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Crown 2|g=SSBU}}||June 18th-19th, 2022||1st||5th||KEN
|-
|{{Trn|Double Down 2022|g=SSBU}}||July 8th-10th, 2022||3rd||17th||Shuton
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate WANTED 4|g=SSBU}}||August 25th-28th, 2022||3rd||9th||{{Sm|Etoiles}}
|-
|{{Trn|L'Odyssée - Chant I|g=SSBU}}||October 15th-16th, 2022||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ludwig Smash Invitational|g=SSBU}}||October 21st-23rd, 2022||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Fighting Arena 2022|g=SSBU}}||November 11th-13th, 2022||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|WINNER! -Next 1-|g=SSBU}}||November 27th, 2022||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Mainstage 2022|g=SSBU}}||December 2nd-4th, 2022||13th||5th||Shuton
|-
|{{Trn|Kyojin Dojo|g=SSBU}}||December 30th, 2022-January 1st, 2023||1st||7th||{{Sm|Marche}}
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 9|g=SSBU}}||January 7th-8th, 2023||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 9|g=SSBU}}||January 20th-22nd, 2023||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Maesuma TOP 11|g=SSBU}}||March 5th, 2023||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|tamasuma kyokkan 2|g=SSBU}}||April 15th, 2023||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Maesuma TOP 12|g=SSBU}}||April 30th, 2023||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|TOKYO SMASH BOOT CAMP|g=SSBU}}||May 3rd, 2023||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 10|g=SSBU}}||May 6th-7th, 2023||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Crown the Third|g=SSBU}}||June 3rd-4th, 2023||13th / 418||13th / 99||Shuton
|-
|{{Trn|Maesuma TOP 13|g=SSBU}}||June 24th-25th, 2023||13th / 541||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Factor X|g=SSBU}}||July 28th-30th, 2023||9th / 702||9th / 108||Shuton
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Wanted 5|g=SSBU}}||August 10th-13th, 2023||3rd / 325||3rd / 54||{{Sm|Asimo}}
|-
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 11|g=SSBU}}||October 7th-8th, 2023||4th / 1,472||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Port Priority 8|g=SSBU}}||November 11th-12th, 2023||13th / 710||13th / 165||Shuton
|-
|{{Trn|Ultimate Fighting Arena 2023|g=SSBU}}||November 24th-26th, 2023||5th / 1,013||7th / 96||{{Sm|BassMage}}
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 10|g=SSBU}}||January 6th-8th, 2024||9th / 1,275||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|Pre-Genesis X at Guildhouse (Thursday)|g=SSBU}}||February 15th, 2024||13th / 160||&mdash;||&mdash;
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|{{Trn|GENESIS X|g=SSBU}}||February 16th-18th, 2024||7th / 1,506||17th / 302||BassMage
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|{{Trn|Kyokkan 5|g=SSBU}}||April 20th, 2024||2nd / 231||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DELTA 8|g=SSBU}}||May 3rd, 2024||17th / 516||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 12|g=SSBU}}||May 5th-6th, 2024||5th / 2,030||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi|g=SSBU}}||July 27th-28th, 2024||33rd / 1,428||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SMFN Invitational|g=SSBU}}||August 8th, 2024||13th / 20||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Supernova 2024|g=SSBU}}||August 8th-11th, 2024||33rd / 2,281||9th / 497||BassMage
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 11|g=SSBU}}||September 14th-15th, 2024||13th / 1,023||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Litvitational 3 LCQ|g=SSBU}}||October 17th, 2024||2nd / 53||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Litvitational 3|g=SSBU}}||October 18th, 2024||3rd / 16||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Cirque 4|g=SSBU}}||October 19th-20th, 2024||5th / 145||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Togenkyo ~Shin Toryumon Gaiden~|g=SSBU}}||November 10th, 2024||1st / 28||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
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==Trivia==
*Tea likes to shout "Kazuya Mishima" whenever he takes stock in game [https://twitter.com/AaronFGC/status/1499185232385171458 versus certain players.] This has since become a running joke amongst Japanese players where they would also say [https://twitter.com/BTSsmash/status/1500722317109780485 Kazuya Mishima]. Tea himself would also tweet the words "[https://twitter.com/chibiT2169/status/1545643141386014720 KAZUYA MISHIMA]" on [[Twitter]] from time to time.
**These jokes as well as Tea's success with the character have led some players to jokingly claim that [https://twitter.com/RiddlesMK/status/1536198574345596928 Tea is the best Kazuya].
==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/chibiT2169 Twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/chibiT2169 Twitter account]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM69W19x0V4uD_-NRw5BM_Q YouTube channel]
*[https://twitch.tv/tea_pacman Twitch channel]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/2706/tea SSBWorld profile]
*[https://smashdata.gg/smash/4/player/Tea Smashdata profile]
*[https://smashmate.net/user/1451/ Smashmate profile]


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Latest revision as of 22:56, November 23, 2024

Not to be confused with .tea, an Austrian player
Tea "てぃー" "TeaPacMan"
Tea 2020.jpg
Character info
Smash 4 main Pac-Man
Other Smash 4 character Bayonetta
Ultimate mains Kazuya, Pac-Man
Team info
Sponsor(s) ZETA DIVISION
Former sponsor(s) Revo
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2024.1: 16th
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 OrionRank 2018: 70th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate UltRank 2022: 5th
Best tournament result Super Smash Bros. 4 3rd / 515 at Umebura Smash 4 Final
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1st / 863 at Temple: Hermès Edition
Personal and other info
Real name Takuma Hirooka
Birth date (age 26)
Location Tokyo, Kantō Japan

Tea (てぃー, Tea) is a Japanese Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Kazuya and 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 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.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, he is considered to be one of the best Pac-Man players in the world along with 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 Sumabato Niconico Qualifier. Tea has taken sets off of players such as KEN, Abadango, Kameme, Elegant, falln, Raito, Earth, and Rizeasu. He is currently ranked 21st on the JAPAN Smash 4 Power Rankings.

On February 21st, 2020, both Tea and Kome were signed by SUSANOO GAMING8.[1] On July 1st, 2021, SUSANOO GAMING 8 and KURENAI GAMING were merged to form the gaming team GUREN (now known as Revo). [2] Exactly one year later, Tea has left the team. [3] On September 17th, 2022, Tea, Acola, and Gackt were signed by ZETA DIVISION. [4]

Playstyle[edit]

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The editor who added this tag elaborates: Tea's Kazuya playstyle

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 MkLeo, Sparg0, ProtoBanham and KEN when the latter switched his character to Sephiroth.

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

OrionRank[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank 2018 January 1st-December 2nd, 2018 70th Pac-Man (SSB4)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Panda Global Rankings Ultimate[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
Spring 2019 PGRU February 1st-July 7th, 2019 15th Pac-Man (SSBU) X-Factor: +2
Fall 2019 PGRU July 13th-December 15th, 2019 12th Pac-Man (SSBU)Donkey Kong (SSBU)
PGRU v3: Japan Top 50 Players to Watch March 1st-June 13th, 2022 Top 10 Pac-Man (SSBU)Kazuya (SSBU)

LumiRank[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
UltRank 2022 June 18th-December 18th, 2022 5th Pac-Man (SSBU)Kazuya (SSBU)
LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 December 19th, 2022-July 23rd, 2023 14th Pac-Man (SSBU)Kazuya (SSBU)
LumiRank 2023 December 19th, 2022-December 17th, 2023 12th Pac-Man (SSBU)Kazuya (SSBU)
LumiRank 2024.1 December 18th, 2023 - July 15th, 2024 16th Pac-Man (SSBU)Kazuya (SSBU)

OrionRank Ultimate[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank Ultimate: Six Months In January 5th-June 30th, 2019 19th Pac-Man (SSBU)
OrionRank 2019 January 5th-December 15th, 2019 11th Pac-Man (SSBU) X-Factor: -2
OrionRank Pre-Quarantine December 27th, 2019-March 15th, 2020 5th Pac-Man (SSBU)
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse April 2020-December 19th, 2021 6th Pac-Man (SSBU)Kazuya (SSBU)
OrionRank Mid-Year 2022 December 22nd, 2021-June 26th, 2022 12th Pac-Man (SSBU)Kazuya (SSBU)
OrionRank 2022 December 22nd, 2021-December 18th, 2022 6th Pac-Man (SSBU)Kazuya (SSBU)

OrionRank Japan[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank Japan Top 150 January 2019-June 2021 3rd Pac-Man (SSBU)
OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse Japan June 2020-December 19th, 2021 3rd Pac-Man (SSBU)Kazuya (SSBU)
OrionRank 2022 Japan December 22nd, 2021-December 18th, 2022 3rd Pac-Man (SSBU)Kazuya (SSBU)

LumiRank Japan[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
LumiRank 2023 Japan December 19th, 2022-December 17th, 2023 5th Pac-Man (SSBU)Kazuya (SSBU)

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Sumabato 6 October 23rd, 2015 25th — —
Sumabato Niconico Qualifier December 26th, 2015 9th — —
Sumabato 7 February 11th, 2016 17th — —
Sumabato 9 April 9th, 2016 5th — —
Sumabato for THE BIG HOUSE July 30th-31st, 2016 7th 33rd Ginko
Sumabato 12 August 27th, 2016 17th — —
Sumabato 19 August 12th, 2017 7th — —
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1 February 3rd, 2018 9th — —
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 2 February 4th, 2018 33rd — —
Sumabato 23 February 17th, 2018 13th — —
Sumabato 24 March 24th, 2018 9th — —
Sumabato x Cyclops #50 May 18th, 2018 1st — —
Sumabato 25 May 27th, 2018 7th — —
Sumabato x Cyclops #57 July 20th, 2018 9th — —
Umebura 33 July 28th, 2018 49th — —
Sumabato 27 August 12th, 2018 13th — —
SoCal Regionals 2018 September 14th-16th, 2018 2nd 2nd Sinji
Mega Smash Mondays 158 September 17th-18th, 2018 1st — —
Sumabato Smash 4 Final October 21st, 2018 33rd — —
Umebura Smash 4 Final December 1st, 2018 3rd / 515 — —
Kyojin Dojo December 30th, 2022-January 1st, 2023 5th — —

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
SUMABATO x CYCLOPS #76 December 7th, 2018 3rd — —
Sumabato SP January 6th, 2019 2nd — —
Sumabato SP 2 February 2nd, 2019 1st — —
Toryumon Kiwami #8 February 20th, 2019 4th — —
Frostbite 2019 February 22nd-24th, 2019 13th 3rd Lea
TrueGaming Invitational March 28th-30th, 2019 3rd —
2GG: Prime Saga Kickoff April 12th, 2019 9th — —
2GG: Prime Saga April 13th-14th, 2019 5th 5th T
Umebura Japan Major 2019 May 1st-2nd, 2019 5th — —
Sumabato SP 4 May 26th, 2019 2nd — —
Shulla-bra SP 4 June 8th, 2019 1st — —
Sumabato SP 5 June 22nd, 2019 7th — —
Karisuma SP 3 July 6th, 2019 2nd — —
Sumabato SP 6 July 13th, 2019 2nd — —
Umebura SP 4 August 16th, 2019 17th — —
SwitchFest 2019 Kickoff August 30th, 2019 7th — —
2GG: SwitchFest 2019 August 31st-September 1st, 2019 2nd 5th Shuton
2GG: Run it Back September 7th, 2019 2nd — —
Mainstage September 20th-22nd, 2019 5th — —
Umebura SP 5 September 28th, 2019 9th — —
Thunder Smash Thursday! #20 October 10th, 2019 2nd — —
Thunder Smash 3 October 12th, 2019 1st — —
Smash Ultimate Summit 2 October 24th-27th, 2019 5th — —
Seoul Smash X November 2nd, 2019 2nd — —
Umebura SP 7 November 16th, 2019 17th — —
2GG: Kongo Saga December 7th-8th, 2019 9th 9th T
Mega Smash Mondays 219 December 9th, 2019 9th — —
Sumabato SP 11 December 28th, 2019 3rd — —
Let's Make Big Moves January 3rd-5th, 2020 4th — —
EVO Japan 2020 January 24th-26th, 2020 3rd — —
Frostbite 2020 February 21st-23rd, 2020 4th 9th Manzoku
Voyage Qualifier 1Online May 3rd, 2020 2nd — —
VoyageOnline May 5th, 2020 5th — —
Mido Smash June 28th, 2020 3rd — —
Smash Ultimate Online Challenge Finals 3Online September 5th, 2020 5th — —
Maesuma TOP 4 October 31st-November 1st, 2020 3rd 9th Kome
2nd Kansai Top Round Robin November 7th, 2020 1st — —
Sumabato SP 15 November 15th, 2020 9th — —
Tamisuma Championship 1Online February 17th, 2021 33rd — —
Sumabato SP 17 March 7th, 2021 9th — —
Kagaribi 3 March 27th, 2021 1st — —
SWT: Japan Ultimate Online QualifierOnline April 16th-17th, 2021 25th — —
Kagaribi 4 June 26th-27th, 2021 3rd — —
GI Carnival July 3rd, 2021 2nd — —
Sumabato SP 19 July 24th, 2021 1st — —
Tamisuma Championship 5Online July 29th, 2021 33rd — —
Maesuma #249Online August 29th, 2021 1st — —
Temple: Hermès Edition September 1st-5th, 2021 1st — —
Tamisuma SP #310Online September 18th, 2021 1st — —
Maesuma Champion Series 8Online September 18th, 2021 1st — —
Maesuma TOP 6 October 22nd, 2021 7th — —
Kagaribi 5 October 30th-31st, 2021 7th — —
Mainstage 2021 November 12th-14th, 2021 4th 17th Riddles
Eastern Powerhouse Invitational 2 December 11th, 2021 2nd — —
Heavyweights only Tamisuma 4Online January 2nd, 2022 5th — —
Fighting game characters only TamisumaOnline January 16th, 2022 17th — —
Smash Ultimate Summit 4 March 3rd-6th, 2022 13th — —
Maesuma TOP 7 May 1st, 2022 4th — —
Kagaribi 7 May 4th-5th, 2022 9th — —
Battle of BC 4 June 10th-12th, 2022 2nd 3rd KEN
King's Court: Crown 2 Pre-Local June 17th, 2022 5th — —
Crown 2 June 18th-19th, 2022 1st 5th KEN
Double Down 2022 July 8th-10th, 2022 3rd 17th Shuton
Ultimate WANTED 4 August 25th-28th, 2022 3rd 9th Etoiles
L'Odyssée - Chant I October 15th-16th, 2022 1st — —
Ludwig Smash Invitational October 21st-23rd, 2022 17th — —
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2022 November 11th-13th, 2022 1st — —
WINNER! -Next 1- November 27th, 2022 1st — —
Mainstage 2022 December 2nd-4th, 2022 13th 5th Shuton
Kyojin Dojo December 30th, 2022-January 1st, 2023 1st 7th Marche
Umebura SP 9 January 7th-8th, 2023 2nd — —
GENESIS 9 January 20th-22nd, 2023 9th — —
Maesuma TOP 11 March 5th, 2023 17th — —
tamasuma kyokkan 2 April 15th, 2023 2nd — —
Maesuma TOP 12 April 30th, 2023 5th — —
TOKYO SMASH BOOT CAMP May 3rd, 2023 7th — —
Kagaribi 10 May 6th-7th, 2023 17th — —
Crown the Third June 3rd-4th, 2023 13th / 418 13th / 99 Shuton
Maesuma TOP 13 June 24th-25th, 2023 13th / 541 — —
Smash Factor X July 28th-30th, 2023 9th / 702 9th / 108 Shuton
Ultimate Wanted 5 August 10th-13th, 2023 3rd / 325 3rd / 54 Asimo
Kagaribi 11 October 7th-8th, 2023 4th / 1,472 — —
Port Priority 8 November 11th-12th, 2023 13th / 710 13th / 165 Shuton
Ultimate Fighting Arena 2023 November 24th-26th, 2023 5th / 1,013 7th / 96 BassMage
Umebura SP 10 January 6th-8th, 2024 9th / 1,275 — —
Pre-Genesis X at Guildhouse (Thursday) February 15th, 2024 13th / 160 — —
GENESIS X February 16th-18th, 2024 7th / 1,506 17th / 302 BassMage
Kyokkan 5 April 20th, 2024 2nd / 231 — —
DELTA 8 May 3rd, 2024 17th / 516 — —
Kagaribi 12 May 5th-6th, 2024 5th / 2,030 — —
Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi July 27th-28th, 2024 33rd / 1,428 — —
SMFN Invitational August 8th, 2024 13th / 20 — —
Supernova 2024 August 8th-11th, 2024 33rd / 2,281 9th / 497 BassMage
Umebura SP 11 September 14th-15th, 2024 13th / 1,023 — —
Litvitational 3 LCQ October 17th, 2024 2nd / 53 — —
Litvitational 3 October 18th, 2024 3rd / 16 — —
Cirque 4 October 19th-20th, 2024 5th / 145 — —
Togenkyo ~Shin Toryumon Gaiden~ November 10th, 2024 1st / 28 — —

Trivia[edit]

  • Tea likes to shout "Kazuya Mishima" whenever he takes stock in game versus certain players. This has since become a running joke amongst Japanese players where they would also say Kazuya Mishima. Tea himself would also tweet the words "KAZUYA MISHIMA" on Twitter from time to time.
    • These jokes as well as Tea's success with the character have led some players to jokingly claim that Tea is the best Kazuya.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tea and Kome being signed.
  2. ^ Merge
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ [2]

External links[edit]

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