Kantō

Not to be confused with Kanto (disambiguation)

Kantō is a Japanese Smash region, coterminous with the traditional region of Kantō, which includes the prefectures of Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. The region is mostly coextensive with the Tokyo metropolitan area, which is considered the most populated urban region in the world, naturally translating to a very large pool of competitive Smash Bros. players and tournaments hosted; consequently, Kantō is regarded by many as the strongest region in the whole world, rivaled within Japan only by Kansai, and is the region where most of the largest supermajors outside of North America (such as Umebura, Kagaribi and EVO Japan) are held. The region is also occasionally referred as East Japan, especially historically in regards to its Melee scene.

Map of Kantō

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Notable players

Globally ranked players

These Kantō players were ranked on the Fall 2019 PGRU.

PGRU Rank	Name	Notes
7	Zackray	One of the strongest players in Japan and the strongest R.O.B. player in the world.
11	kameme	One of the strongest Mega Man players in the world.
13	Shuton	Originally from Kyushu, Shuton moved to Kanto. One of the strongest Olimar players in the world.
15	T	Strongest Link player in the world.
16	KEN	One of the strongest Sonic players in the world.
17	Raito	Strongest Duck Hunt player in the world.
18	Kuro
19	ProtoBanham	One of the strongest players in Japan, and the strongest Lucina and Min Min player in the world.
21	Lea
24	Abadango
26	Choco
27	Nietono
29	Gackt	One of the strongest Ness players in the world.
34	Etsuji
35	Umeki
41	HIKARU
48	Kirihara
51	Eim

Other players

• kept : Strongest Villager player in the world. Ranked 16th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• shky : Ranked 18th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Brood : Strongest Piranha Plant in the world. Ranked 20th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Shogun : One of the strongest Snake players in Japan. Ranked 22nd on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Tsu : Strongest Lucario player in the world. Ranked 32th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• huto : Ranked 35th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Jagaimo : One of the strongest Palutena players in Japan. Ranked 36th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• DoubleA : Ranked 37th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Rotsuku : Ranked 42nd on the Japan Player Rankings.
• RAIN : Ranked 45th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Tarakotori : Strongest Little Mac player in the world. Ranked 51st on the Japan Player Rankings.
• tatsutsuyo : Strongest Mario player in Japan. Ranked 55th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• YOC : Ranked 57th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• AIR : One of the strongest Captain Falcon players in Japan. Ranked 59th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• takera : Ranked 60th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Yamanyonn : Ranked 62nd on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Mao : Ranked 66th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Kisha : Ranked 69th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Paseriman : Ranked 72nd on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Twinkle : Ranked 74th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Hayato. : Ranked 77th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Manzoku : Ranked 79th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Suinoko :Strongest Young Link player in Japan. Ranked 83rd on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Nanchan :Ranked 84th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Daiki :Ranked 89th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Akasa :Ranked 89th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Reumina :Ranked 91st on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Arika :Strongest Jigglypuff player in Japan. Ranked 91st on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Kuroitsu :Ranked 93rd on the Japan Player Rankings.
• chicken :Ranked 95th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Kishiru :One of the strongest Pikachu players in Japan. Ranked 96th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Higusaki :Ranked 97th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Lean :Ranked 98th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Harasen :One of the strongest Ice Climbers players in Japan. Ranked 99th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Banku- :Ranked 100th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Aiba 
• Akakikusu :Strongest Hero player in Japan.
• Bokinchan :One of the strongest Ike players in Japan.
• Ark :One of the strongest Ike players in Japan.
• Hero :Considered to be one of the two strongest Bowser players in the world, alongside LeoN.
• Ferretkuma :One of the strongest Kirby players in the United States.
• JILL :
• KaPMk :One of the strongest Meta Knight players in Japan.
• Ke-ya :
• Keroguchi :
• Konokururu :One of the strongest Kirby players in Japan.
• Lickey :One of the strongest Meta Knight players in Japan.
• Ly :Strongest Corrin player in the world.
• MASA :Strongest Falco player in Japan.
• Natsu :
• Noi :One of the strongest Olimar players in Japan.
• Nukoeru :One of the strongest Young Link players in Japan.
• Paru :One of the strongest Steve players in Japan.
• Pichi :
• Repo :One of the strongest Mega Man players in the world.
• Rinkururu :
• Somo :
• Taikei :One of the strongest Sonic players in Japan.
• Take&Watch :
• TKM :
• TRIGGER :Strongest Simon player in Japan.
• Tsubotsubo :
• Yakara :
• Yamanaction :
• yuzu :
• Zuzuba :

Tournaments

Notable tournament series

• Atsugi, held in Kanagawa.
• DAWN, held in Tokyo.
• Kagaribi, held in Tokyo.
• Kurobra, held in Kanagawa.
• Lightning Smash, held in Tokyo.
• Mjolner, held in Tokyo.
• Poyosuma, held in Saitama.
• Saibura smash, held in Saitama.
• Seibugeki, held in Tokyo.
• Shinosuma, held in Tokyo.
• Shintenchi, held in Kanagawa.
• Tochisuma, held in Tochigi.
• Tokyo Nights, held in Tokyo.
• Tokyo Smash, held in Tokyo.
• Toryumon Kiwami, held in Tokyo.
• Tsukubura, held in Ibaraki.
• Umebura, held in Tokyo.
• Waseda, held in Tokyo.
• Winner, held in Tokyo.
• Weekly Smash party, held in Tokyo.

Major tournaments hosted

A list of significant regional Ultimate events hosted in Kantō. Nationals are bolded.

Name	Entrants	Date	Notes
Umebura SP	746	December 16th, 2018
Umebura SP 2	500	January 12th, 2019
Umebura SP 3	509	April 13th, 2019
Umebura Japan Major 2019	1,015	May 1st-2nd, 2019
EGS Cup	95	May 6th, 2019
Kurobra 17	127	July 3rd-5th, 2019
Umebura SP 4	517	August 17th, 2019
EGS Cup 2	128	August 25th, 2019
Umebura SP 5	512	September 28th, 2019
Umebura SP 6	772	October 22nd, 2019
Seibugeki 2	126	October 26th, 2019
Waseda Festival 2019	128	November 3rd, 2019
Umebura SP 7	758	November 16th, 2019
POP-OFF	153	November 23rd, 2019
Seibugeki 3	128	November 29th-30th, 2019
Shintoshin Big 7	112	December 28th, 2019
Kurobra 19	192	January 11th, 2020
EGS Cup 3	128	January 13th, 2020
EVO Japan 2020	1,819	January 24th-26th, 2020
Seibugeki 4	154	February 1st, 2020
Eastern Powerhouse Invitational FINAL	12	October 24th, 2020
Kagaribi	133	December 13th, 2020
Kagaribi 3	132	March 27th, 2021
Kagaribi 4	386	June 26th-27th, 2021
Kagaribi 5	512	October 30th-31st, 2021
GI Carnival	30	July 3rd, 2021
Seibugeki 8	192	October 10th, 2021
Seibugeki 9	192	November 7th, 2021
Kurobra 26	96	November 20th, 2021
Eastern Powerhouse Invitational FINAL	32	November 20th-December 11th, 2021
SWT: East Asia Ultimate Regional Finals	16	November 27th-28th, 2021
Kagaribi 6	768	January 8th-9th, 2022

Super Smash Bros. 4

Notable players

Globally ranked players

These Kantō players were ranked on the Panda Global Rankings 100.

PG ranking	Name	Notes
9	KEN	One of the strongest Sonic players in the world.
13	Abadango	One of the strongest Bayonetta and Mewtwo players in the world.
18	Kameme	The strongest Mega Man player in the world.
28	Kirihara	The strongest Rosalina & Luma player in Japan.
32	Tsu-	The strongest Lucario player in Japan.
33	Nietono
35	Choco
38	Raito	The strongest Duck Hunt player in the world.
46	T	The strongest Link player in the world.
48	HIKARU	The strongest Donkey Kong player in the world.
63	Etsuji
66	RAIN
82	Shogun
88	Zackray
94	Umeki
97	Kuro
99	Eim

Other players

• yuzu : Ranked 17th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• shky : Ranked 19th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• takera : Ranked 23rd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• huto : Ranked 29th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Paseriman : Ranked 29th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Shu : Ranked 31st on the JAPAN Power Rankings and was formerly ranked 5th on the Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings.
• Lea : The strongest Greninja player in the world. Ranked 34th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Lickey : Ranked 38th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• kept : Ranked 39th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Mao : Ranked 40th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Repo : Ranked 44th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Matcha : Ranked 45th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Kisha : Ranked 47th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Gackt : Ranked 48th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Tarakotori : Ranked 49th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Etsuji : Ranked 50th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• akasa : Ranked 53rd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Suinoko : Ranked 56th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Kishiru : Ranked 60th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• bt.yamato : Ranked 61st on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Tosshi : One of the strongest Charizard mains in the world. Ranked 62nd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Yakara : Ranked 63rd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• taranito : Ranked 67th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Tamushika : Ranked 69th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Nanchan : Ranked 70th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• JILL : Ranked 73rd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Ke-ya : Ranked 74th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Yamanyonn : Ranked 74th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Racchi~ : Ranked 79th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Tiger : Ranked 80th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Yocchan : Ranked 83rd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• uryu : Ranked 85th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• KaPMk : Ranked 87th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Pastar : Ranked 91st on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Dainosuke : Ranked 93rd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• chicken : Ranked 94th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• takoman : Ranked 98th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Aiba : Ranked 102nd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• RYO : Ranked 103rd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Arika : Ranked 104th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Bokinchan : Ranked 105th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Fuwa :Moved from Chūbu. Ranked 106th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Shiki : Ranked 108th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Lean : Ranked 113th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Kirbis : Ranked 114th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Nyanko : Ranked 114th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Yaminabe : Ranked 116th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Daiki : Ranked 119th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• DoubleA : Ranked 120th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• kenkenpa : Ranked 123rd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Kuroitsu : Ranked 124th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Onpu : Strongest Zelda main in Japan. Ranked 124th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Mona : Ranked 126th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Brood : One of the strongest Duck Hunt players in the world. Ranked 130th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• supa : Ranked 133rd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Akabuchi : Ranked 136th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• YOC : Ranked 138th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• NeiN : Ranked 141st on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• kiosk : Ranked 142nd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Pichi : Ranked 147th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Namata : Ranked 149th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• TKM : Ranked 150th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Ark : Ranked 152nd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Ryoga : Ranked 155th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Hikari : Ranked 155th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Sesosodji : Ranked 158th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Hero : Ranked 160th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Reo : Ranked 160th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• gain : Ranked 163rd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Rotsuku : Ranked 183rd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Lc : Ranked 188th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• magiko : Ranked 188th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Nicorin : Ranked 191st on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
• Arc 
• Chige 
• El 
• Fsann 
• Hayato. 
• Ice 
• Kentarosu 
• Manzoku 
• Motsunabe :One of the strongest Lucario players in the world
• Mr.II :Was one of the strongest Robin players.
• Pon 
• Rom 
• Ryogi 
• Ryuji 
• Sakasaka 
• Salena 
• Shima :Previously ranked 12th on the Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings
• Shimitake 
• Supe 

Tournaments

Notable tournament series

• Kurobra, held in Kanagawa.
• Rikabura, held in Tokyo.
• Niconico Tokaigi.
• Toryumon Kiwami, held in Tokyo.
• Umebura, held in Tokyo.
• Waseda, held in Tokyo.
• Weekly Smash party, held in Tokyo.

Major tournaments hosted

A list of significant regional Smash 4 events hosted in Kantō. Nationals are bolded.

Name	Entrants	Date	Notes
Umebura 8	170+	September 23rd, 2014
Umebura 9	200+	October 11th, 2014
Umebura 10	180+	November 23rd, 2014
Umebura 11	163	December 22nd, 2014
Umebura 12	150+	February 8th, 2015
Umebura 13	180+	March 15th, 2015
Umebura 14	150+	April 15th, 2015
Umebura 15	200+	May 16th, 2015
Umebura 16	200+	June 6th, 2015
Umebura 18	190	August 8th, 2015
Chokaigi 2015	???	August 25th-26th, 2015	A small scald event promoted by Nintendo with notable international attendance
Umebura 19	181	August 29th, 2015
Umebura F.A.T.	312+	September 21st-22nd, 2015
Umebura Niconico Qualifier	320	November 29th, 2015
Umebura 20	192	December 27th, 2015
Niconico Tokaigi 2016	7	January 30th-31st, 2016
SHI-G Tournament	80	February 7th, 2016
Umebura 21	~180	February 11th, 2016
Rikabura 4	96	March 20th, 2016
Umebura 22	192	April 23rd, 2016
Umebura 23	219	May 21st, 2016
Rikabura 5	128	June 26th, 2016
Umebura 24	224	July 24th, 2016
Umebura S.A.T.	304	August 20th-21st, 2016
Umebura 25	224	September 10th, 2016
Rikabura 6	128	October 30th, 2016
Waseda Festival 2016	128	November 5th, 2016
Umebura BenQ ZOWIE Cup	224	December 18th, 2016
Single Game Championships: Umebura X Single-Chu	193	January 7th-8th, 2017
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier	268	February 4th, 2017
Niconico Tokaigi 2017	142	February 11th-12th, 2017
Umebura 26	256	March 20th, 2017
Rikabura 7	96	March 26th, 2017
Umebura 27	224	July 1st, 2017
Umebura 28	256	August 12th, 2017
Umebura 29	252	October 28th, 2017
Umebura 30	254	November 18th, 2017
Umebura T.A.T.	280	December 23rd-24th, 2017
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1	229	February 3rd, 2018
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 2	183	February 4th, 2018
Niconico Tokaigi 2018	16	February 10th-11th, 2018
Rikabura 9	96	March 18th, 2018
Umebura 31	183	March 21st, 2018
Umebura 32	450	May 12th, 2018
Umebura 33	418	July 28th, 2018
Umebura 34	319	August 25th, 2018
Umebura Smash 4 Final	515	December 1st-2nd, 2018

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Notable players

Globally ranked players

These Chūgoku players were ranked on CLASH Tournaments' 2014 SSBBRank.

SSBBRank	Name	Notes
1	9B	The strongest Ice Climber player in the world.
10	Mikeneko	The strongest Marth player in the world.
14	RAIN
30	Shogun	One of the strongest Snake players in the world.

Top players

• Abadango :Strongest Wario player in Japan.
• Brood :One of the strongest Olimar players in Japan.
• Choco :One of the strongest Zero Suit Samus players in the world.
• Daiki :Known for using a wide variety of characters at a high level
• el 
• Etsuji 
• harvest 
• Kamemushi 
• Kuroobi 
• Luminous 
• Nietono :Strongest Olimar player in the world.
• Sakasaka 
• Shu 
• Suinoko 
• Tamanyaso 
• Yui :One of the strongest Fox mains in the world.

Tournaments

Notable tournament series

• Numabura, held in Tokyo.
• Piosuma, held in Tokyo.
• Sumabura Ranking Battle Tournament, held in Tokyo.
• Umebura, held in Tokyo.

Major tournaments hosted

A list of significant regional Brawl events hosted in Kantō. Nationals are bolded.

Name	Entrants	Date	Notes
Numabura Season 2-3	90	December 24th, 2010
Numabura 7	110	September 19th, 2011
Sun Rise Tournament	240	November 10th-12th, 2012	Japan's first international tournament, the largest Brawl tournament at the time and a qualifier for Apex 2013

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Notable players

Globally ranked players

These Kantō players were ranked on the 2019 MPGR.

MPGR	Name	Notes
7	aMSa	Japans strongest player and the most successful Yoshi main in the history of competitive Melee. Currently ranked as an S tier on the MPGRContenders North America

Other players

• Shippu : Ranked 1st on the Japan SSBM Rank 2019.
• Sanne : Ranked 2nd on the Japan SSBM Rank 2019.
• Gucci : Ranked 3rd on the Japan SSBM Rank 2019.
• Falpan : Ranked 5th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2019.
• muro : Ranked 8th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2019.
• Plata : Ranked 11th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2019.
• Ayataka : Ranked 12th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2019.
• Watch : Ranked 13th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2019.
• Natsu : Ranked 14th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2019.
• WTS : Ranked 15th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2019.
• gaR : Ranked 16th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2019.
• A&B : Ranked 24th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2019.
• Bombsoldier : Regarded as one of the most influential Falco players in Melee.
• Da-Yoshi : Previously ranked 16th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2018.
• deft :
• DISK :
• Fumi :Best Yoshi in Japan during the 2000s.
• Keropi- :Regarded as one of Japan's strongest players in the 2000's.
• Shu :
• RAIN :One of Japan's strongest Melee players during the 2000's. Previously ranked 6th on the Kansai Battle Rankings.
• Nago :Prominent in the 2000s before moving to Okinawa.
• Shino :Prominent in the 2000s and famous for the technique known as the Shino Stall.
• ABU :Prominent in the 2000s. Retired for 13 years before returning to competition. Was previously ranked 34th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2017.
• Korius :Prominent in the 2000s.
• Mikael :One of the strongest Peach players in the world before retirement.

Tournaments

Notable tournament series

• Amaterasu, held in Tokyo.
• Battle GateWay, held in Tokyo.
• Generations of Tournament Mode, held in Tokyo.
• Kurobra, held in Kanagawa.
• Liquid Crystal Melee, held in Tokyo.
• Reimeisai, held in Tokyo.

Major tournaments hosted

A list of significant regional Melee events hosted in Kantō. Nationals are bolded.

Name	Entrants	Date	Notes
Premium Fight	???	August 25th, 2001	The first Melee smash tournament in the world. Event sponsored by Nintendo.
Jump Festa 2002	???	December 22nd-23rd, 2001	Doubles tournament sponsored by Nintendo.
Battle GateWay 21	100	July 22nd, 2018

Super Smash Bros.

Notable players

Top players

• Cafe : One of the strongest Luigi mains in the world.
• Fukurou : Was considered the strongest player in the world in 2017.
• Keropi- :

Tournaments

Major tournaments hosted

• A list of significant regional 64 events hosted in Kantō. Nationals are bolded.

Name	Entrants	Date	Notes
Kanto 2006	2006
Kanto 2007	2007
Kanto 2008	14	May 5th, 2008
Kanto 2009	???	August 23rd, 2009
Kanto 2010	92	August 21st, 2010
Chuo University 2010	???	November 3rd, 2010
Kanto 2011	140	August 28th, 2011
Kanto 2012	120	August 25th, 2012
Chuo University 2012	???	November 3rd, 2012
Kanto 2013	125	August 3rd, 2013
Chuo University 2013	???	November 2nd, 2013
Kanto 2014	129	August 23rd, 2014
Waseda Festival 2014	97	November 2nd, 2014
Kanto 2015	103	September 20th, 2015
Kanto 2016	77	September 24th, 2016
Kanto 2017	135	July 8th, 2017
Autumn Kanto Tournament	46	November 3rd, 2017
Kanto 2018	84	May 5th, 2018
Kanto Fall 2018	77	October 7th, 2018
Go Owl Cup	36	December 1st, 2018
Kanto 2019	77	April 30th, 2019
Kanto Fall 2019	59	September 22nd, 2019
Kanto 2020	41	November 22nd, 2020

See also

Smashers:

• Kantō smashers

Tournaments:

• Kantō tournaments