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:''Not to be confused with [[Smasher:CaptainZack]].''
{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name          = Captain Jack
| name          = CaptainJack
| image        = Captain Jack.png
| image        = Captain Jack.png
| mainssb4      = Sheik
| mainssbu      = Palutena
| mainssb4      = Cloud
| mainssbm      = Sheik
| mainssbm      = Sheik
| otherssbm    = Dr. Mario
| otherssbm    = Dr. Mario
| 2ndotherssbm  = Ganondorf
| 2ndotherssbm  = Ganondorf
| moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}
| moreotherssbm = {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}
| mainssb      = Luigi
| sponsor      = {{Team|CJ eSports}}
| crew          =  
| crew          =  
| skillssbm        = Top professional
| rankingssbm  =
| winningsssbm = ~3,589.91
| alias        = CJ
| alias        = CJ
| realname      = Ryota Yoshida
| realname      = Ryota Yoshida (吉田 亮太)
| birthday      = 23
| birthday      = 23
| birthmonth    = 1
| birthmonth    = 1
| birthyear    = 1985
| birthyear    = 1985
| location      = Osaka
| location      = Tokyo {{Flag|Japan}}
| country      = Japan
}}
}}
'''CaptainJack''' is an ''[[SSBM]]'' {{SSBM|Sheik}} player from Japan. He was one of the best players in the world during [[Super Smash Bros. Melee in competitive play|The "Golden Age" (2004-2008)]]. He travelled around the world, competing in Australia, Europe, and the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smashboards.com/threads/melee-legend-ryota-captain-jack-yoshida-on-returning-to-the-game-world-travels-and-more.435066/|title=Melee Legend Ryota "Captain Jack" Yoshida on returning to the game, world travels, and more}}</ref> CaptainJack was formerly considered the best player in Japan, but he became inactive in 2008.
'''Captain Jack''' is a Japanese professional [[smasher]], primarily known for being a top professional ''[[Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Sheik}} player during the 2004-2008 era. He traveled to many national tournaments across the globe, competing with top players from the United States, Europe, and Australia. He was ranked 2nd in the Kansai Ranking Battles. Captain Jack became inactive in the ''Melee'' scene shortly after ''[[Brawl]]''{{'}}s release in early 2008.


Captain Jack initially announced his return to the competitive ''Smash'' scene, and has stated that he would be competing in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' tournaments in the future. However, he had been unable to commit to this since he became married on June 28, 2015. In March 2016 he announced another comeback for both ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'' and stated that he hoped to be a professional by the end of the year.
On August 10th, 2014, CaptainJack initially announced his intention to return to the competitive ''Smash'' scene, in both ''[[SSB4]]'' and ''SSBM''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CaptainJackSSB4/status/498626591623098369|title=CaptainJack announces his return}}</ref> Despite this, he was unable to commit, as his marriage and personal matters took precedence. On February 29th, 2016, he announced another comeback for both ''SSBM'' and ''SSB4''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CaptainJackSSB4/status/704299634571628544|title=CaptainJack announces another return}}</ref> He has maintained active interest in going professional,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CaptainJackSSB4/status/806292825780293632|title=CaptainJack's resume}}</ref> and was previously ranked 32nd on the [[Japan SSBM Rank 2018]].
 
On July 7th, 2019, CaptainJack officially opened {{Team|CJ eSports}}, a new Japanese-based esports team focusing on the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.


==Tournament history==
==Tournament history==
Captain Jack's first tournament in the United States was [[MLG San Francisco 2004]], in which he defeated {{Sm|Isai}} 6-0 in grand finals to win the tournament. In August 2004, he made an appearance at [[Tournament Go 6]], where he defeated {{Sm|ChuDat}} in winners' semis before losing to {{Sm|Azen}} in winners' finals. After defeating ChuDat again in losers' finals, he won the first set of grand finals against Azen, but still lost the second set, placing 2nd at the tournament. He was also able to defeat famed player {{Sm|Ken}} in friendlies using a variety of characters, including {{SSBM|Bowser}}, who was considered the second worst character at the time.
===Early history===
CaptainJack began competing in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' at the age of 14, when he played in an "off-kai" (offline meeting between people who met online) round-robin against six other players; to his surprise, he won every match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102145532/http://smash.captainjack.jp/entry/how-I-met-Super-Smash-Bros-and-started-to-play-competitively|title=How I met Super Smash Bros. and started to play competitively}}</ref> In 2001, he competed in another round-robin tournament, {{Trn|Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1}}, which had several notable players. He tied for first place with {{Sm|Keropi-}}, whom he considered the best ''64'' player at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226052006/http://smash.captainjack.jp/entry/japan-united-smash-festa-round-robin-1|title="Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1", the craziest Japanese Smash 64 tournament ever}}</ref>
 
===Travelling the Globe===
CaptainJack made his first appearance in the United States in August of 2004, at [[Tournament Go 6]], placing 2nd, defeating {{Sm|ChuDat}} and {{Sm|Azen}}, but was double eliminated by the latter. Later that year, he would attend [[MLG San Francisco 2004]], placing 1st, and defeating both {{Sm|Ken}} and {{Sm|Isai}}, then considered two of the best players in the world.
 
In February of 2005, CaptainJack attended [[@M]] in Melbourne, Australia, and defeated {{Sm|Kupo}}, placing 1st. The next month, he attended [[Dutch Tournament 10]] in the Netherlands, where he defeated {{Sm|Remen}}, placing 1st, and attaining another international victory. He returned to Japan, to host and participate in [[Jack Garden Tournament]], one of the largest tournaments in Japan, and placed 7th. CaptainJack then won another European tournament at [[XTC3]], defeating {{Sm|Amsah}}.
 
CaptainJack then attended [[Zero Challenge 2]], where he placed 7th in Singles, defeating {{Sm|The King}}, and falling to Ken and ChuDat. He won Doubles with Isai.


In February 2005, Captain Jack attended [[@M]] in Melbourne, Australia, and defeated {{Sm|Kupo}} in grand finals to win the tournament. One month later, he attended [[Dutch Tournament 10]] in The Netherlands, where he defeated {{Sm|Remen}} to claim another international victory. In August 2005, he hosted and participated at [[Jack Garden Tournament]] in Kyoto, one of the first national tournaments in Japan, and placed 7th. Captain Jack won another European tournament at [[XTC3]] in April 2006, defeating {{Sm|Amsah}} to take 1st place.
In 2008, CaptainJack travelled with {{Sm|Masashi}} to attend [[Epita Smash Arena 2]]. In Singles, he placed 2nd, defeating {{Sm|Nnja}}, {{Sm|Calle W}}, and {{Sm|Armada}}, and was double eliminated by Amsah. He also placed 2nd in Doubles with Masashi, being double eliminated by {{Sm|Strawhat Dahean}} and {{Sm|Overtriforce}}.


Captain Jack made another appearance in the United States in August 2006, and attended [[Zero Challenge 2]], where he placed 7th in singles. He lost to Ken in winners' quarters, then defeated {{Sm|The King}} in losers' bracket to make it into top 8, before losing to ChuDat in losers' top 8. He also won doubles with Isai; despite losing to {{Sm|Mew2King}} and {{Sm|KoreanDJ}} in winners' quarters, they made a run through losers' bracket, defeating The King and {{Sm|The GERM}}, {{Sm|Taj}} and {{Sm|Forward}}, {{Sm|HugS}} and {{Sm|Omar}}, Mew2King and KoreanDJ in a rematch, and {{Sm|Hoshino Kirby}} and {{Sm|Kei}} in losers' finals. They eventually won both sets of grand finals against ChuDat and {{Sm|Manacloud}}.
He would not attend any international tournaments in the years following.


Captain Jack then traveled to Europe in February 2008 with {{Sm|Masashi}} to attend [[Epita Smash Arena 2]]. He defeated {{Sm|Nnja}}, {{Sm|Calle W}}, and {{Sm|Armada}} in winners' bracket to reach winners' finals against {{Sm|Amsah}}, which he eventually lost 0-4. He defeated Armada 4-2 in losers' finals, and had a closer set against Amsah in grand finals, but lost 3-4, placing 2nd in singles at the tournament. He also placed 2nd in doubles with Masashi, losing to {{Sm|Strawhat Dahean}} and {{Sm|Overtriforce}} in winners' semis. Once in losers' bracket, they defeated Armada and {{Sm|Aniolas}}, {{Sm|Infernum}} and {{Sm|Poilon}}, and Calle W and {{Sm|Svampen}} to make it to grand finals, but they lost to Strawhat Dahean and Overtriforce once again.
===Return from Absence===
CaptainJack made his first international appearance in years at [[Apex 2012]], placing 129th in Singles. In Doubles, he placed 33rd with {{Sm|Kou}}. He also notably played an exhibition match against other Isai, but Isai [[sandbagging|sandbagged]] and was easily defeated, much to the crowd's dismay.


Captain Jack made his first international appearance in years at [[Apex 2012]], where he participated in ''Melee'' singles, and was able to sweep his round one pool, but was unable to make it out of his round two pool. In doubles, he placed 33rd with Marth player {{sm|Kou}}. Captain Jack was also the last smasher in the lineup to play for the World crew in the ''Melee'' USA vs. the World crew battle. Despite only losing one stock to take off three stocks from the USA crew's {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} main {{Sm|Hax}}, Captain Jack lost all three of his remaining stocks in less than a minute against {{Sm|Dr. PeePee}}'s {{SSBM|Falco}} from the USA crew. The ensuing rematches did not result in Captain Jack coming much closer to defeating Dr. PeePee. He also played an exhibition match against other ''Melee'' veteran Isai, but Isai ended up [[sandbagging]] and was 4-stocked by Captain Jack, much to the crowd's dismay.
Following his marriage, and a commitment to reemergence in the competitive scene, CaptainJack began attending major tournaments in Europe, placing 17th at [https://www.start.gg/tournament/kickstart-13/event/melee-singles/brackets/87892 Kickstart 13], and 49th at [[B.E.A.S.T 7]].
 
In late 2018, CaptainJack would announce plans to start a new esports organization based in Japan with a focus on the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. The esports organization, {{Team|CJ eSports}}, officially opened on July 7th, 2019 and it was announced that {{Sm|aMSa}}, {{Sm|Sanne}}, and {{Sm|Abu}} were picked up as the team's first players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/cjesportssmash/status/1147807510406918144|title=CJ eSports officially opens}}</ref>


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
===''Melee''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''===
{|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
|-
|-
|[[Tournament Go 6]]||August 21st-22nd, 2004||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1|g=SSB}}||March 26th-28th, 2001||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 2|g=SSBM}}||March 27th-29th, 2002||1st||2nd||{{Sm|Keropi-}}
|-
|{{Trn|Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 3|g=SSBM}}||March 28th-31st, 2003||1st||9th||{{Sm|Masashi}}
|-
|{{Trn|Tournament Go 6|g=SSBM}}||August 21st-22nd, 2004||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|MLG San Francisco 2004|g=SSBM}}||September 11th-12th, 2004||1st||||
|-
|{{Trn|MLG New York 2004|g=SSBM}}||October 24th, 2004||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|@M|g=SSBM}}||February 14th, 2005||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://nintendodojo.com/ttournament.aspx?id=7361 Koopa Klaw Tournament]||February 27th-28th, 2005||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Dutch Tournament 10|g=SSBM}}||March 5th-6th, 2005||1st||1st||{{Sm|Reffie}}
|-
|{{Trn|Jack Garden Tournament|g=SSBM}}||August 20th, 2005||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|RoofSM|g=SSBM}}||January 4th-8th, 2006||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Tokyo Ranking Battle 1-15-06|g=SSBM}}||January 15th, 2006||5th / 48||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|XTC3|g=SSBM}}||April 15th-16th, 2006||1st||1st||{{Sm|Helios}}
|-
|{{Trn|Zero Challenge 2|g=SSBM}}||August 15th-17th, 2006||7th||1st||{{Sm|Isai}}
|-
|{{Trn|JST5|g=SSBM}}||December 2nd-3rd, 2006||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Amsah}}
|-
|{{Trn|KetubatoDX 7|g=SSBM}}||January 28th, 2007||1st / 39||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Karisuma DX3|g=SSBM}}||February 4th, 2007||1st / 35||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|KetubatoDX 9|g=SSBM}}||March 25th, 2007||2nd / 72||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|KetubatoDX 10|g=SSBM}}||April 29th, 2007||1st / 53||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|KetubatoDX 11|g=SSBM}}||May 26th, 2007||1st / 52||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|KetubatoDX 12|g=SSBM}}||July 1st, 2007||5th / 53||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|KetubatoDX 13|g=SSBM}}||August 4th, 2007||3rd / 79||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|KetubatoDX 14|g=SSBM}}||September 23rd, 2007||5th / 71||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Epita Smash Arena 2|g=SSBM}}||February 23rd-24th, 2008||2nd||2nd||Masashi
|-
|{{Trn|Apex 2012|g=SSBM}}||January 6th-8th, 2012||129th||33rd||{{Sm|Kou}}
|-
|[http://battlegateway.wixsite.com/official/5thresult Battle Gate Way 5]||August 30th, 2014||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Eclipse 2|g=SSBM}}||October 21st-23rd, 2016||25th||25th||{{Sm|Ryuker}}
|-
|{{Trn|Kickstart 13|g=SSBM}}||November 19th, 2016||17th||5th||{{Sm|MISTRRLOVE}}
|-
|{{Trn|B.E.A.S.T 7|g=SSBM}}||February 17th-19th, 2017||49th||25th||{{Sm|Vino|p=New York}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/koneistamo-14/event/melee-singles/brackets/115540 Koneistamo 14]||April 8th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/koneistamo-15/event/melee-singles/brackets/129697 Koneistamo 15]||May 13th-14th, 2017||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SALT|g=SSBM}}||June 3rd-4th, 2017||7th||5th||{{Sm|Rach}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/koneistamo-16/event/melee-singles/brackets/143027 Koneistamo 16]||August 4th-6th, 2017||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Shulla-bra Melee -FINAL-|g=SSBM}}||January 14th, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[http://challonge.com/master_31 Master Hand 31]||January 13th, 2018||2nd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/gator-games-monthly-3-1/event/melee-singles/brackets/209285 Gator Games Monthly #3]||March 3rd, 2018||33rd||5th||{{Sm|nintenmarth}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/friday-night-turnip-92/event/melee-singles/brackets/223724 Friday Night Turnip 92]||March 16th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Mango|g=SSBM}}||March 18th, 2018||33rd||7th||{{Sm|MacD}}
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/friday-night-turnip-93/event/melee-singles/brackets/231347 Friday Night Turnip #93]||March 23rd, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Koopa Klaw Tournament]]||February 27 – 28, 2005||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/border-league-2-melee-edition/event/melee-singles/brackets/219102 Border League #2 Melee Edition]||March 31st, 2018||4th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[MLG San Francisco 2004]]||September 11th-12th, 2004||1st|| ||  
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/boss-rush-captain-jack/event/melee-singles/brackets/247508 Boss Rush: Captain Jack]||April 14th, 2018||2nd||3rd||{{Sm|Sherbert}}
|-
|-
|[[MLG New York 2004]]||October 24th, 2004||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/nebs-after-dark-the-finale/event/melee-singles/brackets/250552 Nebs After Dark: the finale]||April 24th, 2018||13th||4th||{{Sm|Wes}}
|-
|-
|[[@M]]||February 14th, 2005||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/apollo-xiii/event/melee-singles/brackets/226956/530580 Apollo XIII]||April 28th, 2018||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Dutch Tournament 10]]||March 5th-6th, 2005||1st||1st||{{Sm|Reffie}}
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/holy-city-brawl-iv/event/melee-singles/brackets/204309/501098 Holy City Brawl IV]||May 5th, 2018||3rd||5th||{{Sm|Yeroc}}
|-
|-
|[[Jack Garden Tournament]]||August 20th, 2005||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|{{Trn|Unrivaled X: Gon' Give It To Ya|g=SSBM}}||May 12th, 2018||13th||5th||{{Sm|ARMY}}
|-
|-
|[[RoofSM]]||January 4th-8th, 2006||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://t.polarity.gg/t/cfl-smackdown-176-melee/bracket/melee-singles CFL Smackdown 176]||May 14th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[XTC3]]||April 15th-16th, 2006||1st||1st||{{Sm|Helios}}
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashPartyDX_001 WeeklySmashParty 001]||June 8th, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[JST5]]||December 2nd-3rd, 2006||2nd||1st||{{Sm|Amsah}}
|{{Trn|Battle Gateway 21|g=SSBM}}||July 22nd, 2018||13th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Zero Challenge 2]]||August 15th-17th, 2006||7th||1st||{{Sm|Isai}}
|{{Trn|EVO 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 3rd-5th, 2018||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Epita Smash Arena 2]]||February 23rd-24th, 2008||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|Masashi}}
|{{Trn|Amaterasu 4|g=SSBM}}||October 14th, 2018||13th||5th||{{Sm|muro}}
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2012]]||January 6th-8th, 2012||65th||33rd||{{Sm|Kou}}
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/battlegateway-sunshine/event/melee-singles-vs/brackets/434570/785691 Battle GateWay ~Sunshine~]||December 2nd, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|-
|[[Battle Gate Way 5]]||August 30th, 2014||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-x-oakland-2019-s2ep05/event/ssbm-doubles/brackets/517386/885082/ Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2019 S2EP05]||January 30th-31st 2019||&mdash;||9th||{{Sm|Abu}}
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBM}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||257th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Kurobra 19|g=SSBM}}||January 10th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
|}


== Trivia ==
==={{for3ds}}===
*He lives in Kyoto, but had been recently living in France.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
*Due to his many travels throughout Europe and Africa, he near-fluently speaks French, Finnish, and Portuguese, along side English and Japanese.
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
*He gave his GameCube controller to American smasher {{Sm|Aisight}}, who had donated $333.33 for him and {{sm|Mach Dash}} to attend Apex 2012.
|-
*His name comes from the German pop band [[wikipedia:Captain Jack (band)|Captain Jack]].
|{{Trn|Umebura 8|g=SSB4}}||September 23rd, 2014||65th {{fact}}||&mdash;||&mdash;
*He is one of the two smashers with a positive record against Armada with a record of (2-0), the other being {{Sm|SilentSpectre}} (1-0).
|}


== External Links ==
==={{forwiiu}}===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Eclipse 2|g=SSB4}}||October 21st-23rd, 2016||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}


===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 2|g=SSBU}}||January 12th, 2019||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Pre-Genesix|g=SSBU}}||January 31st, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBU}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||513th||97th||{{Sm|Abu}}
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura Japan Major 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 1st-2nd, 2019||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|KVOxTSB 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 2nd-5th, 2019||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Taipei Major 2019|g=SSBU}}||June 8th-9th, 2019||3rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/generations-of-tournament-mode/details Generations of Tournament Mode]||June 29th, 2019||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Churabura Ultimate|g=SSBU}}||July 21st, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|PSG Classic 2019|g=SSBU}}||July 31st-August 1st, 2019||33rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2019|g=SSBU}}||August 2nd-4th, 2019||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 5|g=SSBU}}||September 28th, 2019||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Seibugeki 2|g=SSBU}}||October 26th, 2019||49th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Pearl One|g=SSBU}}||November 2nd-3rd, 2019||5th||???||???
|-
|{{Trn|Kurobra 19|g=SSBU}}||January 11th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|EVO Japan 2020|g=SSBU}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Kagaribi|g=SSBU}}||December 13th, 2020||65th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Kurobra 24|g=SSBU}}||December 25th-26th, 2020||17th||&mdash;||&mdash; 
|-
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 4|g=SSBU}}||June 26th-27th, 2021||193rd||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Seibugeki 8|g=SSBU}}||October 10th, 2021||129th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Mjolner 1|g=SSBU}}||November 21st, 2021||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 7|g=SSBU}}||May 4th-5th, 2022||513th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|DELTA 3|g=SSBU}}||March 21st, 2023||97th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Maesuma TOP 13|g=SSBU}}||June 24th-25th, 2023||193rd / 541||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}
==Trivia==
*CaptainJack's tag is derived from the German pop band [[wikipedia:Captain Jack (band)|Captain Jack]].
*CaptainJack is one of the two smashers with a positive record against {{Sm|Armada}}, 2-0, the other being {{Sm|SilentSpectre}}, 1-0.
==Gameplay videos==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AufZcxp69u0 MLG San Francisco 2004 - SSBM Singles Grand Finals - Isai vs Captain Jack]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AufZcxp69u0 MLG San Francisco 2004 - SSBM Singles Grand Finals - Isai vs Captain Jack]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoS7lNPSOrM&feature=related Captain Jack interview]
*[http://captainjack.jp/ Website]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=9035 SmashBoards Profile]
*[https://twitter.com/CaptainJacksan Twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/CaptainJackSSB4 Secondary Twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/CaptainJack_En English Twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/CaptainJack_Fr French Twitter account]
*[http://ask.fm/CaptainJackSSB4 Ask.fm]
*[http://matome.captainjack.jp/ Captain Jack's Blog]
*[http://smashboards.com/threads/melee-legend-ryota-captain-jack-yoshida-on-returning-to-the-game-world-travels-and-more.435066/ Smashboards interview]


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==External links==
[[Category:Japanese smashers]]
*[https://twitter.com/CaptainJackSSB Twitter account]
*[http://smash.captainjack.jp/ CaptainJack's blog about Melee's history]
*[http://ask.fm/CaptainJackSmash Ask.fm account]
*[https://entrenet.jp/magazine/27397/ Interview with Entre Style Magazine] (in Japanese)
 
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Latest revision as of 15:09, July 17, 2024

Not to be confused with Smasher:CaptainZack.
CaptainJack "CJ"
Captain Jack.png
Character info
Smash 64 main Luigi
Melee main Sheik
Other Melee characters Dr. Mario, Ganondorf, Donkey Kong
Smash 4 main Cloud
Ultimate main Palutena
Team info
Sponsor(s) CJ eSports
Rankings and results info
Winnings Super Smash Bros. Melee ~3,589.91
Personal and other info
Real name Ryota Yoshida (吉田 亮太)
Birth date (age 39)
Location Tokyo Japan

CaptainJack is an SSBM Sheik player from Japan. He was one of the best players in the world during The "Golden Age" (2004-2008). He travelled around the world, competing in Australia, Europe, and the United States.[1] CaptainJack was formerly considered the best player in Japan, but he became inactive in 2008.

On August 10th, 2014, CaptainJack initially announced his intention to return to the competitive Smash scene, in both SSB4 and SSBM.[2] Despite this, he was unable to commit, as his marriage and personal matters took precedence. On February 29th, 2016, he announced another comeback for both SSBM and SSB4.[3] He has maintained active interest in going professional,[4] and was previously ranked 32nd on the Japan SSBM Rank 2018.

On July 7th, 2019, CaptainJack officially opened CJ eSports, a new Japanese-based esports team focusing on the Super Smash Bros. series.

Tournament history[edit]

Early history[edit]

CaptainJack began competing in Super Smash Bros. at the age of 14, when he played in an "off-kai" (offline meeting between people who met online) round-robin against six other players; to his surprise, he won every match.[5] In 2001, he competed in another round-robin tournament, Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1, which had several notable players. He tied for first place with Keropi-, whom he considered the best 64 player at the time.[6]

Travelling the Globe[edit]

CaptainJack made his first appearance in the United States in August of 2004, at Tournament Go 6, placing 2nd, defeating ChuDat and Azen, but was double eliminated by the latter. Later that year, he would attend MLG San Francisco 2004, placing 1st, and defeating both Ken and Isai, then considered two of the best players in the world.

In February of 2005, CaptainJack attended @M in Melbourne, Australia, and defeated Kupo, placing 1st. The next month, he attended Dutch Tournament 10 in the Netherlands, where he defeated Remen, placing 1st, and attaining another international victory. He returned to Japan, to host and participate in Jack Garden Tournament, one of the largest tournaments in Japan, and placed 7th. CaptainJack then won another European tournament at XTC3, defeating Amsah.

CaptainJack then attended Zero Challenge 2, where he placed 7th in Singles, defeating The King, and falling to Ken and ChuDat. He won Doubles with Isai.

In 2008, CaptainJack travelled with Masashi to attend Epita Smash Arena 2. In Singles, he placed 2nd, defeating Nnja, Calle W, and Armada, and was double eliminated by Amsah. He also placed 2nd in Doubles with Masashi, being double eliminated by Strawhat Dahean and Overtriforce.

He would not attend any international tournaments in the years following.

Return from Absence[edit]

CaptainJack made his first international appearance in years at Apex 2012, placing 129th in Singles. In Doubles, he placed 33rd with Kou. He also notably played an exhibition match against other Isai, but Isai sandbagged and was easily defeated, much to the crowd's dismay.

Following his marriage, and a commitment to reemergence in the competitive scene, CaptainJack began attending major tournaments in Europe, placing 17th at Kickstart 13, and 49th at B.E.A.S.T 7.

In late 2018, CaptainJack would announce plans to start a new esports organization based in Japan with a focus on the Super Smash Bros. series. The esports organization, CJ eSports, officially opened on July 7th, 2019 and it was announced that aMSa, Sanne, and Abu were picked up as the team's first players.[7]

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros.[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1 March 26th-28th, 2001 1st — —

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 2 March 27th-29th, 2002 1st 2nd Keropi-
Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 3 March 28th-31st, 2003 1st 9th Masashi
Tournament Go 6 August 21st-22nd, 2004 2nd — —
MLG San Francisco 2004 September 11th-12th, 2004 1st
MLG New York 2004 October 24th, 2004 3rd — —
@M February 14th, 2005 1st — —
Koopa Klaw Tournament February 27th-28th, 2005 1st — —
Dutch Tournament 10 March 5th-6th, 2005 1st 1st Reffie
Jack Garden Tournament August 20th, 2005 7th — —
RoofSM January 4th-8th, 2006 1st — —
Tokyo Ranking Battle 1-15-06 January 15th, 2006 5th / 48 — —
XTC3 April 15th-16th, 2006 1st 1st Helios
Zero Challenge 2 August 15th-17th, 2006 7th 1st Isai
JST5 December 2nd-3rd, 2006 2nd 1st Amsah
KetubatoDX 7 January 28th, 2007 1st / 39 — —
Karisuma DX3 February 4th, 2007 1st / 35 — —
KetubatoDX 9 March 25th, 2007 2nd / 72 — —
KetubatoDX 10 April 29th, 2007 1st / 53 — —
KetubatoDX 11 May 26th, 2007 1st / 52 — —
KetubatoDX 12 July 1st, 2007 5th / 53 — —
KetubatoDX 13 August 4th, 2007 3rd / 79 — —
KetubatoDX 14 September 23rd, 2007 5th / 71 — —
Epita Smash Arena 2 February 23rd-24th, 2008 2nd 2nd Masashi
Apex 2012 January 6th-8th, 2012 129th 33rd Kou
Battle Gate Way 5 August 30th, 2014 9th — —
Eclipse 2 October 21st-23rd, 2016 25th 25th Ryuker
Kickstart 13 November 19th, 2016 17th 5th MISTRRLOVE
B.E.A.S.T 7 February 17th-19th, 2017 49th 25th Vino
Koneistamo 14 April 8th, 2017 1st — —
Koneistamo 15 May 13th-14th, 2017 1st — —
SALT June 3rd-4th, 2017 7th 5th Rach
Koneistamo 16 August 4th-6th, 2017 2nd — —
Shulla-bra Melee -FINAL- January 14th, 2018 2nd — —
Master Hand 31 January 13th, 2018 2nd — —
Gator Games Monthly #3 March 3rd, 2018 33rd 5th nintenmarth
Friday Night Turnip 92 March 16th, 2018 9th — —
The Mango March 18th, 2018 33rd 7th MacD
Friday Night Turnip #93 March 23rd, 2018 5th — —
Border League #2 Melee Edition March 31st, 2018 4th — —
Boss Rush: Captain Jack April 14th, 2018 2nd 3rd Sherbert
Nebs After Dark: the finale April 24th, 2018 13th 4th Wes
Apollo XIII April 28th, 2018 25th — —
Holy City Brawl IV May 5th, 2018 3rd 5th Yeroc
Unrivaled X: Gon' Give It To Ya May 12th, 2018 13th 5th ARMY
CFL Smackdown 176 May 14th, 2018 9th — —
WeeklySmashParty 001 June 8th, 2018 9th — —
Battle Gateway 21 July 22nd, 2018 13th — —
EVO 2018 August 3rd-5th, 2018 97th — —
Amaterasu 4 October 14th, 2018 13th 5th muro
Battle GateWay ~Sunshine~ December 2nd, 2018 5th — —
Weds Night Fights x Oakland 2019 S2EP05 January 30th-31st 2019 — 9th Abu
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 257th — —
Kurobra 19 January 10th, 2020 17th — —

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Umebura 8 September 23rd, 2014 65th [citation needed] — —

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Eclipse 2 October 21st-23rd, 2016 65th — —

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Umebura SP 2 January 12th, 2019 193rd — —
Pre-Genesix January 31st, 2019 17th — —
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 513th 97th Abu
Umebura Japan Major 2019 May 1st-2nd, 2019 129th — —
KVOxTSB 2019 May 2nd-5th, 2019 17th — —
Taipei Major 2019 June 8th-9th, 2019 3rd — —
Generations of Tournament Mode June 29th, 2019 7th — —
Churabura Ultimate July 21st, 2019 9th — —
PSG Classic 2019 July 31st-August 1st, 2019 33rd — —
EVO 2019 August 2nd-4th, 2019 193rd — —
Umebura SP 5 September 28th, 2019 129th — —
Seibugeki 2 October 26th, 2019 49th — —
Pearl One November 2nd-3rd, 2019 5th ??? ???
Kurobra 19 January 11th, 2020 17th — —
EVO Japan 2020 January 24th-26th, 2020 193rd — —
Kagaribi December 13th, 2020 65th — —
Kurobra 24 December 25th-26th, 2020 17th — —
Kagaribi 4 June 26th-27th, 2021 193rd — —
Seibugeki 8 October 10th, 2021 129th — —
Mjolner 1 November 21st, 2021 17th — —
Kagaribi 7 May 4th-5th, 2022 513th — —
DELTA 3 March 21st, 2023 97th — —
Maesuma TOP 13 June 24th-25th, 2023 193rd / 541 — —

Trivia[edit]

  • CaptainJack's tag is derived from the German pop band Captain Jack.
  • CaptainJack is one of the two smashers with a positive record against Armada, 2-0, the other being SilentSpectre, 1-0.

Gameplay videos[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Melee Legend Ryota "Captain Jack" Yoshida on returning to the game, world travels, and more.
  2. ^ CaptainJack announces his return.
  3. ^ CaptainJack announces another return.
  4. ^ CaptainJack's resume.
  5. ^ How I met Super Smash Bros. and started to play competitively.
  6. ^ "Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 1", the craziest Japanese Smash 64 tournament ever.
  7. ^ CJ eSports officially opens.

External links[edit]

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