Kansai (region)

Kansai is a Japanese Smash region, coterminous with the traditional region of Kansai, which includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, Shiga, and sometimes Mie. Kansai is regarded as one of the two strongest and most influential Smash regions in Japan, alongside Kantō. The region is also occasionally referred as West Japan, especially historically in regards to its Melee scene, though it is not one of the westernmost regions in the country.

The region has a long history of hosting notable Smash tournaments. One of the most notable tournaments was a 2005 Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament known as the Jack Garden Tournament tournament. This tournament may still be the largest Melee tournament ever held in Japan.

Regarding Melee the region would host several notable series including, Crazy Hand, Ketabato, Kansai, and most notably Sumabato. While Sumabato would eventually discontinue hosting Melee tournaments, the series continues to host events for Super Smash Brothers Ultimate. Sumabato is one of Japan's most famous series and continues to attract top talent from across Japan. In addition, KSB and Maesuma TOP continue to host large tournaments in Ultimate. Maesuma also hosts one of Japan's largest online tournament series, alongside Tamisuma. Finally, the region is famous for the Kansai tournament series for Super Smash Brothers 64.

The Kansai region is rich in talent, being home to players such as komorikiri and Tea.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Notable players

Globally ranked players

These Kyūshū players were ranked on the Fall 2019 PGRU.

PGRU Rank	Name	Notes
12	Tea	The strongest Pac-Man player in the world.
25	Kome	The strongest Shulk player in the world.

Other players

• Nishiya : Ranked 27th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Atelier : One of the strongest Pokemon Trainer players in the world. Ranked 28th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Yoshidora : The strongest Yoshi player in the world. Ranked 34th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Tsuna : Ranked 38th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• ZAKI : One of the strongest King Dedede players in the world. Ranked 39th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Tsumusuto : The strongest Dr. Mario player in the world. Ranked 41st on the Japan Player Rankings.
• OCEAN : Ranked 44th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Navy : Ranked 46th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Rizeasu : Famous for his usage of a large variety of characters. Ranked 47th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• tk3 : Ranked 49th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Lunamado : Ranked 50th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Kie : Ranked 52nd on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Masashi : Ranked 53rd on the Japan Player Rankings.
• komorikiri : Ranked 54th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Tatsutsuyo : Ranked 55th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Komugiko : Ranked 56th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Ri-ma : Ranked 63rd on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Seven : Ranked 76th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• showers : Ranked 94th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• Renya : Ranked 100th on the Japan Player Rankings.
• alice 
• Chart-yatsu 
• Compact 
• Egapon 
• Floyd 
• GaiA 
• hasuiro 
• Injelly 
• Jogibu :One of the strongest Captain Falcon players in the world.
• Levi 
• Luminous 
• Saboten 
• Shachi 
• Shirayuki :One of the strongest Inkling players in the world
• Shori 
• Sssr 
• Sylph 
• Yn 

Tournaments

Notable tournament series

• ACT hosted in the Osaka Prefecture.
• DOSUE hosted in the Kyoto Prefecture.
• Kamisuma hosted in the Osaka Prefecture.
• Hyogokennsumaburataisenkai, hosted in the Hyōgo Prefecture
• Maesuma TOP, hosted in the Osaka Prefecture.
• MasterHand, hosted in the Osaka Prefecture.
• Miesuma, hosted in the Mie Prefecture.
• Sumabato, hosted in the Osaka Prefecture.
• PARASUMA, hosted in the Shiga Prefecture.

Major tournaments hosted

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

Name	Entrants	Date	Notes
Sumabato SP	306	January 6th, 2019
Sumabato SP 2	303	February 3rd, 2019
Sumabato SP 3	320	April 13th, 2019
KVOxTSB 2019	149	May 2nd-5th, 2019
Sumabato SP 4	320	May 26th, 2019
Sumabato SP 5	320	June 22nd, 2019
Sumabato SP 6	320	July 13th, 2019
Sumabato SP 7	320	August 12th, 2019
Sumabato SP 8	320	September 15th, 2019
Sumabato SP 9	313	November 10th, 2019
Sumabato SP 10	313	December 15th, 2019
Sumabato SP 11	313	December 28th, 2019
Maesuma TOP 1	256	January 4th, 2020
Furasato Center Smash Meetup 1	96	February 1st, 2020
Sumabato SP 12	320	February 8th, 2020
Mie Bato	128	February 16th, 2020
Maesuma TOP 2	318	March 1st, 2020
Maesuma TOP 3	96	July 4th, 2020
Sumabato SP 14	96	October 11th, 2020
Maesuma TOP 4	137	October 31st-November 1st, 2020
Sumabato SP 15	160	November 15th, 2020
Sumabato SP 16	128	December 26th, 2020
Sumabato SP 17	128	March 7th, 2021
Maesuma TOP 5	128	July 3rd-4th, 2021
Sumabato SP 18	128	July 23rd, 2021
Sumabato SP 19	128	July 24th, 2021
Maesuma TOP 6	320	October 22nd, 2021
Sumabato SP 20	128	October 30th, 2021
Sumabato SP 21	192	November 27th, 2021
Miesuma SP 8	96	December 18th, 2021
Sumabato SP 22	199	December 25th-26th, 2021

Super Smash Bros. 4

Notable players

Globally ranked players

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

PG ranking	Name	Notes
12	komorikiri
21	Ranai	Strongest Villager player in the world. Moved to Kantō during Smash 4
44	9B	Top Kansai player before moving to Kantō in 2017. His role as Sumabato tournament organizer was taken over by Nojinko, after moving.
68	Rizeasu
84	Kome
90	Masashi