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{{Infobox Smasher | {{Infobox Smasher | ||
|name = Miya | |name = Miya | ||
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|mainssbu = Mr. Game & Watch | |mainssbu = Mr. Game & Watch | ||
|otherssbu = Steve | |otherssbu = Steve | ||
|retiredssbu = Simon | |retiredssbu = Simon | ||
|2ndretiredssbu = Bayonetta | |2ndretiredssbu = Bayonetta | ||
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|former sponsors = {{Team|flat-gaming}} | |former sponsors = {{Team|flat-gaming}} | ||
|mainssb4 = Donkey Kong | |mainssb4 = Donkey Kong | ||
|rankingssbu = [[LumiRank | |rankingssbu = [[LumiRank 2024.2]]: 2nd | ||
|bestrankingssbu = | |bestrankingssbu = LumiRank 2024.2: 2nd | ||
|bestresultssb4 = 65th / 251 at {{Trn|Sumabato 27|g=SSB4}} | |bestresultssb4 = 65th / 251 at {{Trn|Sumabato 27|g=SSB4}} | ||
|bestresultssbu = 1st / | |bestresultssbu = 1st / 2,030 at {{Trn|Kagaribi 12|g=SSBU}} | ||
|location = Hyōgo Prefecture, Kansai | |location = Hyōgo Prefecture, Kansai | ||
|country = Japan | |country = Japan | ||
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|birthyear = 2004 | |birthyear = 2004 | ||
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'''Miya''' (ミーヤー) is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} player with a {{SSBU|Steve}} secondary. He is | '''Miya''' (ミーヤー) is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} player with a {{SSBU|Steve}} secondary. He is considered to be the greatest {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} player of all time, one of the greatest ''Ultimate'' players of all time, tying {{Sm|MkLeo}} with the most ''Ultimate'' major wins, and one of the greatest Japanese players of all time, becoming the best Japanese player in the second half of 2024 and was the second best player in the world in both the first half and second half of 2024. His breakout tournament was winning {{Trn|Kagaribi 8}}, which made him the first and currently the only Mr. Game & Watch player to win a major. He was also ranked 1st on the 26th SP [[Smashmate]] season and is the first player to achieve a rating of over 2,600 on Smashmate. | ||
In {{forwiiu}}, he was a {{SSB4|Donkey Kong}} main. He won a set over {{Sm|bt.yamato}}. | In {{forwiiu}}, he was a {{SSB4|Donkey Kong}} main. He won a set over {{Sm|bt.yamato}}. | ||
==Playstyle== | |||
Miya is a defensive Mr. Game & Watch player mainly known for his precision and consistency in his moves, and is one of the few Mr. Game & Watch players to make use of every single move in his kit. He excels at juggling his opponents with neutral and up aerials to keep them in disadvantage for a long time and quickly rack up their percent. Taking advantage of Mr. Game & Watch's floatiness, Miya fearlessly goes for deep edgeguards using back aerial offstage and is able to make it back thanks to up-b's high vertical distance coupled with the ability to airdodge out of it. In niche situations he uses down aerial and and up-b to intercept exploitable recoveries before using back aerial to finish the job. This gives Miya a threatening presence offstage as he fiercely edgeguards his opponents to the point of where they're unable to recover. Miya is also known for his use of [[Chef]] near the ledge, using it to anticipate a ledge option or rack up extra damage and sometimes take his opponent's stock using forward tilt. Unique to him is that he doesn't hesitate to use [[Judge]], a move that Mr. Game & Watch players seldom use, to take an early stock should he get a 9. This has been successful in sets against players such as {{Sm|Hurt}} or {{Sm|Glutonny}}. | |||
However, Miya tends to struggle when he is in a severe disadvantage, often spamming moves like Judge in desperation to get a 9. He can sometimes be predictable under certain situations due to him using same move patterns such as Chef at the edge of the stage and occasional airdodge after ledge hops. Miya often struggles against {{SSBU|Sonic}} players due to some of Mr. Game & Watch's aerials not being effective enough at reacting to their speedy gameplays. Finally, Miya sometimes overextends in tense situations, leading to him getting counterattacked and losing a stock early due to Mr. Game & Watch's light weight. | |||
==Tournament history== | |||
===Smashmate warrior=== | |||
Miya's competitive career began in ''[[Smash 4]]'' playing {{SSB4|Donkey Kong}}. However, he only had one recorded offline appearance, where he placed 65th at {{Trn|Sumabato 27}}. As such, in the offline metagame, Miya received little to no recognition. This trend carried over into the early metagame of ''[[Ultimate]]'', though Miya's performances at his earliest events were better than his sole performance in ''Smash 4''. Despite his notoriety with {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} later on in his career, Miya actually began his ''Ultimate'' career playing {{SSBU|Joker}}, {{SSBU|Bayonetta}}, and [[Simon (SSBU)|the]] [[Richter (SSBU)|Belmonts]] at these offline events. | |||
Things were different on Japan's online ladder [[Smashmate]]. Though he likely participated in prior seasons, he was first ranked on the ladder in Season 16 of ''Smash 4'', where he was ranked 67th with a score of 1,844. He remained mostly active on the ladder in ''Ultimate'' and was first ranked 5th in Season 5, but for the following seasons he was never ranked higher than that, though he often ranked in the top 20. This changed during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], when online play became the norm for a few years. This allowed Miya to have greater exposure to Japan's competitive scene, and as such he gradually became a stronger player. Eventually, he reached a score above 2,500 on Smashmate in Season 19, becoming the second player to ever surpass that milestone, and as such was ranked 2nd for that season. The player who first scored above 2,500 and who was also the player ranked above Miya was {{Sm|acola}}, sparking a rivalry between the two. | |||
From then on, Miya remained in the top 8 on Smashmate, often ranking in the top 3. He achieved his first-ever 1st place ranking in Season 21, and has since scored above 2,600 on the ladder, becoming the only player to ever do so. | |||
===First major win and becoming Japan's second prodigy=== | |||
With his prowess on the Smashmate ladder, it wouldn't take long for Miya to establish himself in the offline scene as well, though very few expected how quickly it would take Miya to do so. His first notable event in the post-pandemic metagame was the Shikoku edition of {{Trn|Maesuma Offline|Shikoku}}. Though {{Sm|acola}} was also present at the event, he was upset early in bracket and eventually fell to 4th. This gave Miya an opportunity to make a strong impression at his first notable offline event, which was exactly what he did: aside from a game 5 set against {{Sm|Yn}}, Miya was able to cruise through the event, defeating {{Sm|Asimo}} twice along the way, to win his first offline event. | |||
While an impressive victory, Miya's performance at Maesuma Offline was quickly overshadowed a few weeks later. Though a COVID-19 outbreak forced many players to drop out, {{Trn|Kagaribi 8}} remained a major with many strong legacy talent in attendance. As such, many players were shocked to see Miya, the 24th seed at the event, win the entire event without dropping a single set, in a run where Miya defeated {{Sm|ProtoBanham}}, {{Sm|Shuton}}, and {{Sm|Abadango}} twice. Not only did this run make Miya one of the lowest seeds to win an event, but it also became the first major won by a Mr. Game & Watch. The latter was especially surprising, as the best Mr. Game & Watch player at that time, {{Sm|Maister}}, had repeatedly failed to win a major. As such, Miya's victory at Kagaribi 8 made him an immediate contender for Maister's title. | |||
Unfortunately, in what would become a repeating pattern with Miya, he followed up the best performance of his season with the worst performances of his season, as he fell to 49th at {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 9}} after losing to {{Sm|Masha}} and {{Sm|Kome}}, then fell to 17th at {{Trn|Sumabato SP 30}} after losing to {{Sm|Jogibu}} and {{Sm|Shirayuki}}. These performances, taking place over the course of two months, led many North American players to question whether Miya's victory at Kagaribi 8, and thus Mr. Game & Watch's first major victory, was a fluke. | |||
It wouldn't be until {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 10}}, three months after Miya's first major victory, where he would rebound. After falling to {{Sm|Yoshidora}} in top 16, Miya made an incredible Losers run which included defeating {{Sm|Hero|p=Japan}}, {{Sm|Yaura}}, and Yoshidora in the runback, before bowing out at 2nd after losing to acola in Grand Finals. He then followed it up with several strong superregional performances, which includes winning {{Trn|KOWLOON 3}} defeating both {{Sm|Kome}} and {{Sm|kameme}} twice and winning his first overseas event at {{Trn|Apex 2022}}. These strong performances culminated in his victory at {{Trn|Seibugeki 12}}, where after falling to Losers incredibly early to {{Sm|Tsubaki|p=Shizuoka}}, Miya would once again go on an incredible Losers run, winning a total of 13 sets and defeating kameme, {{Sm|Repo}}, and {{Sm|Umeki}} twice to win his second major. These performances not only made Miya notorious for his long Losers runs, but also challenged the skepticism from the previous months. | |||
Though he had qualified for the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022}}, the event was [[Cancellation of Smash World Tour 2022|controversially cancelled]]. As such, Miya was invited to the {{Trn|Scuffed World Tour}}, which was the final event of his season. Although he did not place highly, he was nevertheless able to make a noticeable impact. After 3-0ing {{Sm|Onin}}, Miya faced off against {{Sm|Sparg0}} in a highly-anticipated set, especially as Sparg0 was known for being great against the Mr. Game & Watch matchup thanks to his record over Maister. Miya was able to prove his prowess by going up 2-1, forcing Sparg0 to switch off his {{SSBU|Cloud}} and go {{SSBU|Pyra}} and {{SSBU|Mythra}} instead, where he ultimately defeated Miya 3-2. Miya then lost another game 5 set to {{Sm|Glutonny}} to place 9th; however, this event allowed Miya to showcase his potential to North Americans and was able to convince players that he deserved to be considered one of the best Mr. Game & Watch players. | |||
With these strong performances in spite of his late start to the season and small slump, Miya was ranked 17th on the half-year [[UltRank 2022]] and 20th on the full-year [[OrionRank 2022]], the highest-ranking player who did not appear on the [[OrionRank Mid-Year 2022]]. | |||
===Ascension to the top=== | |||
After cementing himself as a top 20 player in 2022, Miya only continued to improve in 2023. For the start of the season, at {{Trn|JAPAN 24}}, Miya saw the debut of a new secondary Steve to mixed success, as it resulted him losing a set against {{Sm|Futari no Kiwami Ah~!}}, however, it did see a strong performance against KEN, forcing him off his Sonic and instead to switch to Sephiroth. Ultimately, Miya placed 2nd at his first major of the year, losing to acola. The start of 2023 itself was rough, as he placed 13th at the recently rejuvenated Umebura series, loisng to {{Sm|Atelier}} and {{Sm|DIO}}, though for the time these two losses weren't so bad. Miya continued the rest of January with decent performances at Superregionals, however saw him with losses to even more players outside the top 20. The real nail in the coffin for Miya was his performance at {{Trn|Kagaribi 9}}, Losing to {{Sm|Jagaimo}} and Sriks for 49th, while also giving him a loss to someone unranked. | |||
==Rankings== | ==Rankings== | ||
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|[[LumiRank 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023||4th||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Incineroar|g=SSBU|s=20px}}|| | |[[LumiRank 2023]]||December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023||4th||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Incineroar|g=SSBU|s=20px}}|| | ||
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|[[LumiRank 2024.1]]||December 18th, 2023 - July 15th, 2024||2nd||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||Mii Swordfighter was only listed on the full top 50 graphic. | |||
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|[[LumiRank 2024.2]]||July 16th - December 16th, 2024||2nd||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}|| | |||
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|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 3|g=SSBU}}||April 14th, 2019||33rd / 318||—||— | |{{Trn|Sumabato SP 3|g=SSBU}}||April 14th, 2019||33rd / 318||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 9|g=SSBU}}||November 10th, 2019||25th / 320||—||— | |{{Trn|Sumabato SP 9|g=SSBU}}||November 10th, 2019||25th / 320||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|Seibugeki 14|g=SSBU}}||July 1st, 2023||4th / 272||—||— | |{{Trn|Seibugeki 14|g=SSBU}}||July 1st, 2023||4th / 272||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|UltCore|g=SSBU}}||July | |{{Trn|UltCore|g=SSBU}}||July 22nd, 2023||1st / 300||—||— | ||
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|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023|g=SSBU}}||August 10th-13th, 2023||3rd / 2,607||1st / 567||acola | |{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023|g=SSBU}}||August 10th-13th, 2023||3rd / 2,607||1st / 567||acola | ||
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|{{Trn|Cirque Du CFL 3|g=SSBU}}||March 9th-10th, 2024||7th / 225||2nd / 49||{{Sm|Asimo}} | |{{Trn|Cirque Du CFL 3|g=SSBU}}||March 9th-10th, 2024||7th / 225||2nd / 49||{{Sm|Asimo}} | ||
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|{{Trn|Maesuma'U22|g=SSBU}}||March 23rd, 2024||1st / 262||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 46|g=SSBU}}||April 14th, 2024||1st / 307||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Maesuma'GRAND WARS|g=SSBU}}||April 27th, 2024||1st / 318||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|DELTA 8|g=SSBU}}||May 3rd, 2024||2nd / 516||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Kagaribi 12|g=SSBU}}||May 5th-6th, 2024||1st / 2,030||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 47|g=SSBU}}||May 19th, 2024||9th / 312||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|95 Kings of Fields 4|g=SSBU}}||June 1st-2nd, 2024||1st / 347||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Sumabato SP 49|g=SSBU}}||July 14th, 2024||13th / 317||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi|g=SSBU}}||July 27th-28th, 2024||1st / 1,428||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Supernova 2024|g=SSBU}}||August 8th-11th, 2024||13th / 2,281||5th / 497||{{Sm|Hurt}} | |||
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|{{Trn|Maesuma'JAPAN West 24|g=SSBU}}||August 31st-September 1st, 2024||1st / 24||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Riptide 2024|g=SSBU}}||September 6th-8th, 2024||13th / 1,024||1st / 145||Hurt | |||
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|{{Trn|Umebura SP 11|g=SSBU}}||September 14th-15th, 2024||1st / 1,023||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Litvitational 3|g=SSBU}}||October 18th, 2024||5th / 16||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Cirque 4|g=SSBU}}||October 19th-20th, 2024||1st / 145||1st / 29||Hurt | |||
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|{{Trn|THE SHIBUYA "FIST" TOURNAMENTS 1|g=SSBU}}||October 25th, 2024||4th / 16||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|DELTA 9|g=SSBU}}||October 27th, 2024||1st / 380||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2024|g=SSBU}}||November 1st-3rd, 2024||9th / 365||—||— | |||
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|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/sound-check-the-don-t-park-on-the-grass-2024/event/ultimate-singles/brackets Sound Check - The Don't Park on the Grass 2024 Prelocal]||November 15th, 2024||2nd / 123||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2024|g=SSBU}}||November 16th-17th, 2024||2nd / 344||2nd / 71||{{sm|Shuton}} | |||
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|{{Trn|LACS Rivals}}||November 23rd-24th, 2024||1st / 8||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|THE SHIBUYA "FIST" TOURNAMENTS 2}}||December 14th, 2024||1st / 16||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Smash Awesome!|g=SSBU}}||December 21st-22nd, 2024||7th / 722||—||— | |||
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|{{Trn|Maesuma'TOP 1|g=SSBU}}||January 4th-5th, 2025||4th / 579||—||— | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:20, January 8, 2025
| Miya "ミーヤー" | |
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| Character info | |
| Smash 4 main | Donkey Kong |
| Ultimate main | Mr. Game & Watch |
| Other Ultimate character | Steve |
| Retired Ultimate characters | Simon, Bayonetta, Joker, R.O.B. |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | FENNEL |
| Former sponsor(s) | flat-gaming |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  LumiRank 2024.2: 2nd |
| Best historical ranking | LumiRank 2024.2: 2nd |
| Best tournament result |  65th / 251 at Sumabato 27 1st / 2,030 at Kagaribi 12 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Hyōgo Prefecture, Kansai 
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Miya (ミーヤー) is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Mr. Game & Watch player with a Steve secondary. He is considered to be the greatest Mr. Game & Watch player of all time, one of the greatest Ultimate players of all time, tying MkLeo with the most Ultimate major wins, and one of the greatest Japanese players of all time, becoming the best Japanese player in the second half of 2024 and was the second best player in the world in both the first half and second half of 2024. His breakout tournament was winning Kagaribi 8, which made him the first and currently the only Mr. Game & Watch player to win a major. He was also ranked 1st on the 26th SP Smashmate season and is the first player to achieve a rating of over 2,600 on Smashmate.
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, he was a Donkey Kong main. He won a set over bt.yamato.
Playstyle[edit]
Miya is a defensive Mr. Game & Watch player mainly known for his precision and consistency in his moves, and is one of the few Mr. Game & Watch players to make use of every single move in his kit. He excels at juggling his opponents with neutral and up aerials to keep them in disadvantage for a long time and quickly rack up their percent. Taking advantage of Mr. Game & Watch's floatiness, Miya fearlessly goes for deep edgeguards using back aerial offstage and is able to make it back thanks to up-b's high vertical distance coupled with the ability to airdodge out of it. In niche situations he uses down aerial and and up-b to intercept exploitable recoveries before using back aerial to finish the job. This gives Miya a threatening presence offstage as he fiercely edgeguards his opponents to the point of where they're unable to recover. Miya is also known for his use of Chef near the ledge, using it to anticipate a ledge option or rack up extra damage and sometimes take his opponent's stock using forward tilt. Unique to him is that he doesn't hesitate to use Judge, a move that Mr. Game & Watch players seldom use, to take an early stock should he get a 9. This has been successful in sets against players such as Hurt or Glutonny.
However, Miya tends to struggle when he is in a severe disadvantage, often spamming moves like Judge in desperation to get a 9. He can sometimes be predictable under certain situations due to him using same move patterns such as Chef at the edge of the stage and occasional airdodge after ledge hops. Miya often struggles against Sonic players due to some of Mr. Game & Watch's aerials not being effective enough at reacting to their speedy gameplays. Finally, Miya sometimes overextends in tense situations, leading to him getting counterattacked and losing a stock early due to Mr. Game & Watch's light weight.
Tournament history[edit]
Smashmate warrior[edit]
Miya's competitive career began in Smash 4 playing Donkey Kong. However, he only had one recorded offline appearance, where he placed 65th at Sumabato 27. As such, in the offline metagame, Miya received little to no recognition. This trend carried over into the early metagame of Ultimate, though Miya's performances at his earliest events were better than his sole performance in Smash 4. Despite his notoriety with Mr. Game & Watch later on in his career, Miya actually began his Ultimate career playing Joker, Bayonetta, and the Belmonts at these offline events.
Things were different on Japan's online ladder Smashmate. Though he likely participated in prior seasons, he was first ranked on the ladder in Season 16 of Smash 4, where he was ranked 67th with a score of 1,844. He remained mostly active on the ladder in Ultimate and was first ranked 5th in Season 5, but for the following seasons he was never ranked higher than that, though he often ranked in the top 20. This changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, when online play became the norm for a few years. This allowed Miya to have greater exposure to Japan's competitive scene, and as such he gradually became a stronger player. Eventually, he reached a score above 2,500 on Smashmate in Season 19, becoming the second player to ever surpass that milestone, and as such was ranked 2nd for that season. The player who first scored above 2,500 and who was also the player ranked above Miya was acola, sparking a rivalry between the two.
From then on, Miya remained in the top 8 on Smashmate, often ranking in the top 3. He achieved his first-ever 1st place ranking in Season 21, and has since scored above 2,600 on the ladder, becoming the only player to ever do so.
First major win and becoming Japan's second prodigy[edit]
With his prowess on the Smashmate ladder, it wouldn't take long for Miya to establish himself in the offline scene as well, though very few expected how quickly it would take Miya to do so. His first notable event in the post-pandemic metagame was the Shikoku edition of Maesuma Offline. Though acola was also present at the event, he was upset early in bracket and eventually fell to 4th. This gave Miya an opportunity to make a strong impression at his first notable offline event, which was exactly what he did: aside from a game 5 set against Yn, Miya was able to cruise through the event, defeating Asimo twice along the way, to win his first offline event.
While an impressive victory, Miya's performance at Maesuma Offline was quickly overshadowed a few weeks later. Though a COVID-19 outbreak forced many players to drop out, Kagaribi 8 remained a major with many strong legacy talent in attendance. As such, many players were shocked to see Miya, the 24th seed at the event, win the entire event without dropping a single set, in a run where Miya defeated ProtoBanham, Shuton, and Abadango twice. Not only did this run make Miya one of the lowest seeds to win an event, but it also became the first major won by a Mr. Game & Watch. The latter was especially surprising, as the best Mr. Game & Watch player at that time, Maister, had repeatedly failed to win a major. As such, Miya's victory at Kagaribi 8 made him an immediate contender for Maister's title.
Unfortunately, in what would become a repeating pattern with Miya, he followed up the best performance of his season with the worst performances of his season, as he fell to 49th at Maesuma TOP 9 after losing to Masha and Kome, then fell to 17th at Sumabato SP 30 after losing to Jogibu and Shirayuki. These performances, taking place over the course of two months, led many North American players to question whether Miya's victory at Kagaribi 8, and thus Mr. Game & Watch's first major victory, was a fluke.
It wouldn't be until Maesuma TOP 10, three months after Miya's first major victory, where he would rebound. After falling to Yoshidora in top 16, Miya made an incredible Losers run which included defeating Hero, Yaura, and Yoshidora in the runback, before bowing out at 2nd after losing to acola in Grand Finals. He then followed it up with several strong superregional performances, which includes winning KOWLOON 3 defeating both Kome and kameme twice and winning his first overseas event at Apex 2022. These strong performances culminated in his victory at Seibugeki 12, where after falling to Losers incredibly early to Tsubaki, Miya would once again go on an incredible Losers run, winning a total of 13 sets and defeating kameme, Repo, and Umeki twice to win his second major. These performances not only made Miya notorious for his long Losers runs, but also challenged the skepticism from the previous months.
Though he had qualified for the Smash World Tour 2022, the event was controversially cancelled. As such, Miya was invited to the Scuffed World Tour, which was the final event of his season. Although he did not place highly, he was nevertheless able to make a noticeable impact. After 3-0ing Onin, Miya faced off against Sparg0 in a highly-anticipated set, especially as Sparg0 was known for being great against the Mr. Game & Watch matchup thanks to his record over Maister. Miya was able to prove his prowess by going up 2-1, forcing Sparg0 to switch off his Cloud and go Pyra and Mythra instead, where he ultimately defeated Miya 3-2. Miya then lost another game 5 set to Glutonny to place 9th; however, this event allowed Miya to showcase his potential to North Americans and was able to convince players that he deserved to be considered one of the best Mr. Game & Watch players.
With these strong performances in spite of his late start to the season and small slump, Miya was ranked 17th on the half-year UltRank 2022 and 20th on the full-year OrionRank 2022, the highest-ranking player who did not appear on the OrionRank Mid-Year 2022.
Ascension to the top[edit]
After cementing himself as a top 20 player in 2022, Miya only continued to improve in 2023. For the start of the season, at JAPAN 24, Miya saw the debut of a new secondary Steve to mixed success, as it resulted him losing a set against Futari no Kiwami Ah~!, however, it did see a strong performance against KEN, forcing him off his Sonic and instead to switch to Sephiroth. Ultimately, Miya placed 2nd at his first major of the year, losing to acola. The start of 2023 itself was rough, as he placed 13th at the recently rejuvenated Umebura series, loisng to Atelier and DIO, though for the time these two losses weren't so bad. Miya continued the rest of January with decent performances at Superregionals, however saw him with losses to even more players outside the top 20. The real nail in the coffin for Miya was his performance at Kagaribi 9, Losing to Jagaimo and Sriks for 49th, while also giving him a loss to someone unranked.
Rankings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
| Season | Ranking | Rating | Notes |
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| 16 | 67th | 1,844 | |
| 17 | 34th | 1,922 |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
LumiRank[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UltRank 2022 | June 18th - December 18th, 2022 | 17th |  |
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| LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 | December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023 | 3rd |  |
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| LumiRank 2023 | December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 | 4th |  |
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| LumiRank 2024.1 | December 18th, 2023 - July 15th, 2024 | 2nd |  |
Mii Swordfighter was only listed on the full top 50 graphic. |
| LumiRank 2024.2 | July 16th - December 16th, 2024 | 2nd | |
OrionRank Ultimate[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OrionRank 2022 | December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 | 20th |  |
OrionRank Japan[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OrionRank 2022 Japan | December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 | 8th | |
Smashmate[edit]
| Season | Ranking | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | 24th | 1,993 | |
| 5 | 5th | 2,102 | |
| 6 | 29th | 1,951 | |
| 7 | 13th | 2,020 | |
| 8 | 5th | 2,051 | |
| 9 | 7th | 2,121 | |
| 15 | 12th | 2,215 | |
| 16 | 5th | 2,302 | |
| 18 | 20th | 2,191 | |
| 19 | 2nd | 2,502 | |
| 20 | 5th | 2,341 | |
| 21 | 1st | 2,504 | |
| 22 | 1st | 2,505 | |
| 23 | 3rd | 2,403 | |
| 24 | 5th | 2,410 | |
| 25 | 1st | 2,513 | |
| 26 | 8th | 2,374 |
Tournament placings[edit]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumabato 27 | August 12th, 2018 | 65th / 251 | — | — |
for Final Online |
April 8th, 2024 | 4th / 64 | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumabato SP 3 | April 14th, 2019 | 33rd / 318 | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 9 | November 10th, 2019 | 25th / 320 | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 15 | November 15th, 2020 | 33rd / 160 | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 8 | June 11th-12th, 2022 | 65th / 590 | — | — |
| Maesuma Champion Series 17 |
June 29th, 2022 | 2nd / 16 | — | — |
| Maesuma Offline (Shikoku) | July 9th, 2022 | 1st / 155 | — | — |
| Maesuma Champion Series 18 |
July 20th, 2022 | 1st / 16 | — | — |
| Kagaribi 8 | July 30th-31st, 2022 | 1st / 491 | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 29 | August 14th, 2022 | 2nd / 146 | — | — |
| MaeTami Summer Festival 2022 |
August 19th, 2022 | 2nd / 16 | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 9 | August 27th, 2022 | 49th / 473 | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 30 | September 23rd, 2022 | 17th / 216 | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 10 | October 15th-16th, 2022 | 2nd / 476 | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 31 | October 23rd, 2022 | 2nd / 207 | — | — |
| Maesuma Champion Series 20 |
October 29th, 2022 | 9th / 16 | — | — |
| KOWLOON 3 | November 5th, 2022 | 1st / 362 | — | — |
| Apex 2022 | November 18th-20th, 2022 | 1st / 607 | — | — |
| Maesuma Champion Series 21 |
November 29th, 2022 | 1st / 16 | — | — |
| Seibugeki 12 | December 3rd, 2022 | 1st / 373 | — | — |
| Scuffed World Tour | December 18th, 2022 | 9th / 16 | — | — |
| JAPAN 24 | December 24th-25th, 2022 | 2nd / 24 | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 34 | January 4th, 2023 | 1st / 157 | — | — |
| Umebura SP 9 | January 7th-8th, 2023 | 13th / 1,024 | — | — |
| KOWLOON 4 | January 21st, 2023 | 1st / 243 | — | — |
| Toyota Grand Slum 13 | January 28th, 2023 | 3rd / 256 | — | — |
| Kagaribi 9 | February 4th-5th, 2023 | 49th / 1,248 | — | — |
| Okasuma SP 11 | February 18th, 2023 | 2nd / 128 | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 11 | March 5th, 2023 | 1st / 512 | — | — |
| Seibugeki 13 | March 12th, 2023 | 1st / 350 | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 36 | March 25th, 2023 | 1st / 254 | — | — |
| Maesuma Champion Series 25 |
March 28th, 2023 | 1st / 16 | — | — |
| Midobura SP 2 | April 7th, 2023 | 1st / 60 | — | — |
| KOWLOON 5 | April 8th, 2023 | 2nd / 471 | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 37 | April 22nd, 2023 | 1st / 260 | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 12 | April 30th, 2023 | 2nd / 512 | — | — |
| TOKYO SMASH BOOT CAMP | May 3rd, 2023 | 1st / 16 | — | — |
| DELTA 4 | May 4th, 2023 | 1st / 256 | — | — |
| Kagaribi 10 | May 6th-7th, 2023 | 7th / 1,024 | — | — |
| MaesumaHIT Champion Series 5 | May 13th, 2023 | 1st / 8 | — | — |
| Battle of BC 5 | May 19th-21st, 2023 | 5th / 652 | 4th / 124 | acola |
| Toyota Grand Slum 14 | June 17th, 2023 | 1st / 210 | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 39 | June 18th, 2023 | 2nd / 204 | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 13 | June 24th-25th, 2023 | 1st / 541 | — | — |
| Seibugeki 14 | July 1st, 2023 | 4th / 272 | — | — |
| UltCore | July 22nd, 2023 | 1st / 300 | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2023 | August 10th-13th, 2023 | 3rd / 2,607 | 1st / 567 | acola |
| KOWLOON 7 | August 26th, 2023 | 1st / 298 | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 14 | September 3rd, 2023 | 1st / 392 | — | — |
| Sumabato SP Ultimate | September 16th-17th, 2023 | 3rd / 291 | — | — |
| DELTA 5 | September 23rd-24th, 2023 | 3rd / 292 | — | — |
| Kagaribi 11 | October 7th-8th, 2023 | 1st / 1,472 | — | — |
| Rise 'N Grind 2023 | October 13th-15th, 2023 | 1st / 443 | — | — |
| Seibugeki 15 | October 28th, 2023 | 1st / 300 | — | — |
| Port Priority 8 | November 11th-12th, 2023 | 2nd / 710 | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 15 "FINAL" | November 25th-26th, 2023 | 1st / 379 | — | — |
| Watch The Throne | December 8th-10th, 2023 | 3rd / 16 | — | — |
| DELTA 7 [FAT] | December 23rd, 2023 | 1st / 235 | — | — |
| Umebura SP 10 | January 6th-8th, 2024 | 2nd / 1,275 | — | — |
| KOWLOON 9 with Sumabato | January 13th-14th, 2024 | 1st / 895 | — | — |
| Pre-Genesis X at Guildhouse (Thursday) | February 15th, 2024 | 1st / 160 | — | — |
| GENESIS X | February 16th-18th, 2024 | 17th / 1,505 | 5th / 302 | Maister |
| Sumabato SP 45 | March 3rd, 2024 | 1st / 309 | — | — |
| Litvitational 2 | March 8th, 2024 | 2nd / 16 | — | — |
| Cirque Du CFL 3 | March 9th-10th, 2024 | 7th / 225 | 2nd / 49 | Asimo |
| Maesuma'U22 | March 23rd, 2024 | 1st / 262 | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 46 | April 14th, 2024 | 1st / 307 | — | — |
| Maesuma'GRAND WARS | April 27th, 2024 | 1st / 318 | — | — |
| DELTA 8 | May 3rd, 2024 | 2nd / 516 | — | — |
| Kagaribi 12 | May 5th-6th, 2024 | 1st / 2,030 | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 47 | May 19th, 2024 | 9th / 312 | — | — |
| 95 Kings of Fields 4 | June 1st-2nd, 2024 | 1st / 347 | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 49 | July 14th, 2024 | 13th / 317 | — | — |
| Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi | July 27th-28th, 2024 | 1st / 1,428 | — | — |
| Supernova 2024 | August 8th-11th, 2024 | 13th / 2,281 | 5th / 497 | Hurt |
| Maesuma'JAPAN West 24 | August 31st-September 1st, 2024 | 1st / 24 | — | — |
| Riptide 2024 | September 6th-8th, 2024 | 13th / 1,024 | 1st / 145 | Hurt |
| Umebura SP 11 | September 14th-15th, 2024 | 1st / 1,023 | — | — |
| Litvitational 3 | October 18th, 2024 | 5th / 16 | — | — |
| Cirque 4 | October 19th-20th, 2024 | 1st / 145 | 1st / 29 | Hurt |
| THE SHIBUYA "FIST" TOURNAMENTS 1 | October 25th, 2024 | 4th / 16 | — | — |
| DELTA 9 | October 27th, 2024 | 1st / 380 | — | — |
| Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2024 | November 1st-3rd, 2024 | 9th / 365 | — | — |
| Sound Check - The Don't Park on the Grass 2024 Prelocal | November 15th, 2024 | 2nd / 123 | — | — |
| Don't Park on the Grass 2024 | November 16th-17th, 2024 | 2nd / 344 | 2nd / 71 | Shuton |
| LACS Rivals | November 23rd-24th, 2024 | 1st / 8 | — | — |
| THE SHIBUYA "FIST" TOURNAMENTS 2 | December 14th, 2024 | 1st / 16 | — | — |
| Smash Awesome! | December 21st-22nd, 2024 | 7th / 722 | — | — |
| Maesuma'TOP 1 | January 4th-5th, 2025 | 4th / 579 | — | — |
Trivia[edit]
- Miya is one of five players to win an Ultimate major while being seeded outside of the top 16 (Kagaribi 8 as the 24th seed), alongside ProtoBanham (won Kagaribi 4 as the 24th seed), Quidd (won Let's Make Big Moves 2022 as the 32nd seed), Kuro (won Umebura SP 6 as the 37th seed), and acola (won Kagaribi 7 as the 57th seed).
