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|region = Tokyo, Japan {{Flag|Japan}}
|region = Tokyo, Japan {{Flag|Japan}}
|format = Double elimination
|format = Double elimination
|ssbuwinner = {{Sm|KEN|Japan}} (1)<br>{{Sm|Tea|Japan}} (3)<br>{{Sm|ProtoBanham|Japan}} (4)<br>{{Sm|Zackray|Japan}} (5, 6)<br>{{Sm|acola|Japan}} (7, 9)<br>{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}} (8)<br>{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}} (10)
|ssbuwinner = {{Sm|KEN|Japan}} (1)<br>{{Sm|Tea|Japan}} (3)<br>{{Sm|ProtoBanham|Japan}} (4)<br>{{Sm|Zackray|Japan}} (5, 6)<br>{{Sm|acola|Japan}} (7, 9)<br>{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}} (8, 11, 12, Kowloon 12)<br>{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}} (10)
|player(s) with most wins  = {{Sm|Zackray|Japan}} (5, 6)<br>{{Sm|acola|Japan}} (7, 9)
|player(s) with most wins  = {{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}} (4 wins)
|organizer = {{Team|East Geek Smash}}, {{Team|VGBootCamp}}
|organizer = {{Team|East Geek Smash}}, {{Team|VGBootCamp}}
|website = https://kagaribi.tokyo/
|website = https://kagaribi.tokyo/
}}
}}
'''Kagaribi''' is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' tournament series held in Tokyo, Japan. Although the series began during the [[COVID-19|COVID-19 pandemic]], it gradually became one of the most prestigious tournament series in Japan, with several top Japanese players in attendance for each iteration.
'''Kagaribi''' is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' tournament series held in Tokyo, Japan. It began during the [[COVID-19|COVID-19 pandemic]] in December 2020, and as such, some of the series' early events (namely, Kagaribi 1.5 and 2) were cancelled. The series resumed with Kagaribi 3, which became the first major event since the pandemic began, and the series gradually grew in the next few years to become the most prestigious tournament series in Japan in the post-pandemic metagame. The series' events regularly reach their entrants cap within minutes of general registration opening. Talent-wise, the series features not only most of Japan's best players, but also many strong international invaders, especially during its Golden Week events, making it one of the few Japanese tournament series to regularly feature international talent.  


Due to the aforementioned pandemic, two tournaments, Kagaribi 1.5 and Kagaribi 2, were cancelled and skipped over, leading a jump from 1 to 3.
Several events in the series are ranked amongst the [[List of largest Smash tournaments#Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|largest ''Ultimate'' events of all time]]. The current largest event in the series is {{Trn|Kagaribi 12}}, which featured 2,030 entrants.


==Champions==
==Champions==
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|May 6th-7th, 2023||{{Trn|Kagaribi 10}}||1,024||Edgar Valdez||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|acola|Japan}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
|May 6th-7th, 2023||{{Trn|Kagaribi 10}}||1,024||Edgar Valdez||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|acola|Japan}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
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|October 6th-7th, 2023||{{Trn|Kagaribi 11}}||1,472||''unknown''||{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}}||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|acola|Japan}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
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|May 5th-6th, 2024||{{Trn|Kagaribi 12}}||2,030||''unknown''||{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}}||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Hurt|Japan}}||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
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|July 27th-28th, 2024||{{Trn|Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi}}||1,428||''unknown''||{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}}||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|acola|Japan}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*For April Fools' Day 2022, Kagaribi opened registration for Kagaribi #258, which was set to take place on April 1st, 2035.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://start.gg/tournament/258-kagaribi-258/details|title=Kagaribi #258}}</ref>
*For April Fools' Day 2022, Kagaribi opened registration for Kagaribi #258, which was set to take place on April 1st, 2035.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712055143/https://www.start.gg/tournament/258-kagaribi-258/details|title=Kagaribi #258, archived July 12th, 2022}}</ref> The date is currently listed as April 1st, 1935.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408072535/https://www.start.gg/tournament/258-kagaribi-258/details|title=Kagaribi #258, archived April 8th, 2024}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:54, February 21, 2025

Kagaribi
Kagaribi.png
Info
Founded 2020
Region Tokyo, Japan Japan
Format Double elimination
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate winners Japan KEN (1)
Japan Tea (3)
Japan ProtoBanham (4)
Japan Zackray (5, 6)
Japan acola (7, 9)
Japan Miya (8, 11, 12, Kowloon 12)
Mexico Sparg0 (10)
Most successful player(s) Japan Miya (4 wins)
Staff
Organizer(s) East Geek Smash, VGBootCamp
Website(s) https://kagaribi.tokyo/

Kagaribi is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament series held in Tokyo, Japan. It began during the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2020, and as such, some of the series' early events (namely, Kagaribi 1.5 and 2) were cancelled. The series resumed with Kagaribi 3, which became the first major event since the pandemic began, and the series gradually grew in the next few years to become the most prestigious tournament series in Japan in the post-pandemic metagame. The series' events regularly reach their entrants cap within minutes of general registration opening. Talent-wise, the series features not only most of Japan's best players, but also many strong international invaders, especially during its Golden Week events, making it one of the few Japanese tournament series to regularly feature international talent.

Several events in the series are ranked amongst the largest Ultimate events of all time. The current largest event in the series is Kagaribi 12, which featured 2,030 entrants.

Champions[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Winners Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Date Event Entrants Player Tag Character(s) Runner-up Character(s)
December 13th, 2020 Kagaribi 133 Kengo Suzuki Japan KEN Sonic (SSBU) Japan Kome Shulk (SSBU)
March 27th, 2021 Kagaribi 3 132 Takuma Hirooka Japan Tea Pac-Man (SSBU) Japan Atelier Pokémon Trainer (SSBU)
June 26th-27th, 2021 Kagaribi 4 382 Naoto Tsuji Japan ProtoBanham Lucina (SSBU)Min Min (SSBU) Japan Zackray Joker (SSBU)R.O.B. (SSBU)
October 30th-31st, 2021 Kagaribi 5 512 Sota Okada Japan Zackray Sora (SSBU) Japan Shuton Olimar (SSBU)PyraMythra (SSBU)
January 8th-9th, 2022 Kagaribi 6 768 Sota Okada Japan Zackray Joker (SSBU)Sheik (SSBU)R.O.B. (SSBU) Japan Shuton PyraMythra (SSBU)Olimar (SSBU)
May 4th-5th, 2022 Kagaribi 7 768 Mashita Hayato Japan acola Steve (SSBU)Donkey Kong (SSBU) Japan Asimo Ryu (SSBU)
July 30th-31st, 2022 Kagaribi 8 491 unknown Japan Miya Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU)R.O.B. (SSBU) Japan Abadango Meta Knight (SSBU)Samus (SSBU)
February 4th-5th, 2023 Kagaribi 9 1,248 Mashita Hayato Japan acola Steve (SSBU) Japan Asimo Ryu (SSBU)
May 6th-7th, 2023 Kagaribi 10 1,024 Edgar Valdez Mexico Sparg0 Cloud (SSBU)PyraMythra (SSBU) Japan acola Steve (SSBU)
October 6th-7th, 2023 Kagaribi 11 1,472 unknown Japan Miya Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU) Japan acola Steve (SSBU)
May 5th-6th, 2024 Kagaribi 12 2,030 unknown Japan Miya Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU) Japan Hurt Snake (SSBU)
July 27th-28th, 2024 Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi 1,428 unknown Japan Miya Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU) Japan acola Steve (SSBU)PyraMythra (SSBU)

Trivia[edit]

  • For April Fools' Day 2022, Kagaribi opened registration for Kagaribi #258, which was set to take place on April 1st, 2035.[1] The date is currently listed as April 1st, 1935.[2]

References[edit]

External link[edit]