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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 Super Smash Bros. players and tournaments hosted; consequently, Kantō is regarded by many as the strongest Ultimate region in the 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. Additionally, it is the home of Smash creator Masahiro Sakurai and original developer HAL Laboratory.

Smashers

See also: Category:Kantō smashers

Globally ranked players

Tag Character(s) Best placement Notes
  9B      SSBBRank 2014: 1st
  PGR v1: 17th
  Abadango            PGR v1: 5th
  Fall 2019 PGRU: 24th
  aMSa      SSBMRank 2022: 2nd
  Akakikusu     OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 30th
  Brood       OrionRank 2017: 98th
  CaptainJack     RetroSSBMRank 2004: 3rd
  chicken       LumiRank 2023: 119th
  Eik     LumiRank 2024.1: 65th
  Eim      OrionRank 2018: 29th
  Fall 2019 PGRU: Area 51
  ElleGo     LumiRank 2023: 132nd
  Etsuji        SSBBRank 2018-2019: 11th
  PGR v3: 47th
  Fall 2019 PGRU: 34th
Known as "Edge" during early Brawl and Smash 4
  Choco       OrionRank 2018: 27th
  Fall 2019 PGRU: 26th
  Fui     LumiRank 2024.1: 51st
  Fukurou     2017 64 League Rankings: 1st
  Futari no Kiwami Ah~!     LumiRank Mid-Year 2023: 121st-150th
  Gachipi     LumiRank 2024.1: 59th
  Gackt      LumiRank 2024.1: 23rd
  Gucci     SSBMRank 2013: 65th
  Harasen   LumiRank Mid-Year 2023: 121st-150th
  Hero     OrionRank 2022: 22nd
  HIKARU         OrionRank 2018: 33rd
  UltRank 2022: 34th
  huto         OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 58th
  Jagaimo     LumiRank 2023: 40th
  Kameme         PGR v2: 11th
  Fall 2019 PGRU: 11th
  KEN       PGR v4: 8th
  LumiRank 2023: 16th
  kept        OrionRank 2019: 72nd
  Kirihara       PGR v3: 19th
  Fall 2019 PGRU: 48th
  Kuro       PGR 100: 97th
  Fall 2019 PGRU: 18th
  Lax       LumiRank 2024.1: 69th
  Lea      OrionRank 2018: 83rd
  Fall 2019 PGRU: 21st
  Leaf     LumiRank 2024.1: 62nd
  Ly      LumiRank 2023: 135th
  Maipan     LumiRank 2024.1: 143rd
  MairudonaH.O     LumiRank 2024.1: 130th
  Manzoku      OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 93rd
  Mao       OrionRank 2018: 80th
  MASA     LumiRank 2023: 38th Moved to Kansai at the end of 2023
  Mikeneko     SSBBRank 2014: 10th
  M0tsunabE     LumiRank 2024.1: 45th
  Naocha     LumiRank 2024.1: 132nd
  Nietono         OrionRank 2016: 23rd
  Fall 2019 PGRU: 27th
  Neo     LumiRank 2023: 30th Moved to Indonesia in mid-2024
  Noi      OrionRank 2022: 74th
  Paseriman       OrionRank 2018: 79th
  OrionRank 2022: 47th
  ProtoBanham      OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 4th
  RAIN            SSBBRank 2014: 14th
  PGR v1: 26th
  Raito      OrionRank 2018: 20th
  Fall 2019 PGRU: 17th
  Reno      LumiRank 2024.1: 97th
  Repo      UltRank 2022: 62nd
  Rimu     LumiRank 2024.1: 141st
  shky      PGR v5: 41st
  OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 46th
  Shogun        SSBBRank 2014: 30th
  OrionRank 2018: 52nd
  OrionRank 2019: 99th
  SaSamisu     OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 149th
  Shuton       OrionRank 2017: 22nd
  OrionRank 2022: 5th
Originally from Kyūshū
  Suinoko      LumiRank 2023: 123rd
  T      PGR v3: 32nd
  Fall 2019 PGRU: 15th
  Taikei     LumiRank 2023: 77th
  takera      OrionRank 2018: 60th
  TamaPDaifuku     LumiRank 2024.1: 8th
  tameigo     LumiRank 2024.1: 126th
  Toriguri     LumiRank 2024.1: 27th
  Tsu-       PGR v3: 26th
  Spring 2019 PGRU: 44th
  Tsubotsubo      OrionRank Mid-Year 2022: 91st
  uame     LumiRank 2024.1: 91st
  Umeki      OrionRank 2018: 54th
  LumiRank 2023: 33rd
  Yamanaction       LumiRank 2024.1: 49th
  YOC       OrionRank Mid-Year 2022: 107th
  yuzu        OrionRank 2018: 55th
  Zackray            OrionRank 2018: 26th
  OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 5th

Nationally ranked players

Tag Character(s) Best placement Notes
  A&B     Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 24th
  ABU      Japan SSBM Rank 2017: 34th
  AIR     OrionRank Japan Top 150: 55th
  akasa         Japan Power Rankings 2018: 53rd
  Japan Player Rankings January 2019 - July 2019: 29th
  Arika       Japan SSBM Rank 2022: 36th
  Japan Player Rankings: 91st
  Ayataka     Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 12th
  bt.yamato     Japan Power Rankings 2018: 61st
  Bokinchan     OrionRank Japan Top 150: 66th
  Da-Yoshi     Japan SSBM Rank 2018: 16th
  Dainosuke     Japan Power Rankings 2018: 93rd
  Daiki             Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings dated October 25th, 2015: 17th
  Japan Player Rankings: 89th
  DoubleA     OrionRank Japan Top 150: 49th
  Falpan     Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 5th
  gaR     Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 16th
  Higusaki      Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 71st
  Hitsu     Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 42nd
  JILL     OrionRank Japan Top 150: 86th
  KaPMk     Japan Power Rankings 2018: 87th
  Ke-ya       Japan Power Rankings 2018: 74th
  Kisha       Japan Power Rankings 2018: 47th
  OrionRank Japan Top 150: 57th
  Kishiru      Japan Power Rankings 2018: 60th
  Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 26th
  Konokururu     OrionRank 2022 Japan: 77th
  Korius      Japan SSBM Rank 2017: 29th
  Kuroitsu     Japan Player Rankings July 2019 - December 2019: 93rd
  Lean     Japan Player Rankings July 2019 - December 2019: 98th
  Lickey      Japan Power Rankings 2018: 38th
  Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 123rd
  Matcha     Japan Power Rankings 2018: 45th
  Mikimatsu     Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 70th
  Motsunabe      Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings dated May 1st, 2016: 8th
  muro     Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 8th
  Nanchan        Japan Power Rankings 2018: 70th
  OrionRank Japan Top 150: 83rd
  Nata      Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 79th
  Natsu      Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 14th
  Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 60th
  Nukoeru     OrionRank Japan Top 150: 91st
  Pastar     Japan Power Rankings 2018: 91st
  Plata      Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 11th
  Racchi~     Japan Power Rankings 2018: 79th
  Rinkururu      OrionRank 2022 Japan: 92nd
  Rotsuku     Japan Player Rankings July 2019 - December 2019: 42nd
  Sanne     Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 2nd
  Shima      Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings dated April 25th, 2015: 12th
  Shippu      Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 1st
  Shu          Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings: 5th
  Somo      OrionRank Japan Top 150: 63rd
  takoman     Japan Power Rankings 2018: 98th
  Tamushika     Japan Power Rankings 2018: 69th
  Tarakotori       Japan Power Rankings 2018: 49th
  OrionRank 2022 Japan: 82nd
  taranito     Japan Power Rankings 2018: 67th
  Tiger     Japan Power Rankings 2018: 80th
  TKM        OrionRank Japan Top 150: 71st
  Tosshi     Japan Power Rankings 2018: 62nd
  TRIGGER     OrionRank Japan Top 150: 130th
  uryu       Japan Power Rankings 2018: 85th
  Watch     Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 13th
  WTS     Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 15th
  Yakara       Japan Power Rankings 2018: 63rd
  Japan Player Rankings January 2019 - July 2019: 26th
  Yamanyonn        Japan SSBM Rank 2018: 44th
  Japan Power Rankings 2018: 74th
  OrionRank Japan Top 150: 47th
  Yocchan     Japan Power Rankings 2018: 83rd
  Yui      Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings dated July 20th, 2015: 12th

Other notable players

Tag Character(s) Notes
  Bombsoldier   Best known for his performance at Jack Garden Tournament, and is regarded as one of the most influential Falco players in Melee.
  Cafe    One of the best Luigi players in 64.
  el   Top Meta Knight player best known for placing 2nd at Numabura 7.
  Fumi    One of the few successful Yoshi players during the MLG era, and the best Yoshi player in Japan before aMSa.
  Kamemushi    One of the best Wario players in the world, especially in 2014.
  Keropi-     Regarded as one of Japan's strongest players in the 2000's.
  Kuroobi   One of the best early Snake players in Japan, best known for placing 3rd at SumabatoX 8 and Numabura 7.
  Mikael   One of Japan's best players in the early years of Melee and perhaps the best Peach player in the world during this time as well.
  Mr.II   A notable Robin player who was best known for upsetting Nairo at Pound 2016.
  Pon   The second-best Ganondorf player in Japan who was known for defeating Ally at Triforce Friday.
  Rom   The best Mii Gunner player in the world, known for being the Mii Gunner player with the best player wins, having defeated Kirihara and Pugwest at ranked events.
  Shino    Famous for the "Shino Stall" technique for Sheik.

Tournaments

See also: Category:Kantō tournaments

Notable tournament series

Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.

Tournament Games Type Status
Amaterasu (Tokyo)   Bimonthly (per two months) Discontinued
Atsugi (Kanagawa)   Unknown
Battle GateWay (Tokyo)   Unscheduled Ongoing
DAWN (Tokyo)   Unknown
Generations of Tournament Mode (Tokyo)   Unscheduled Discontinued
Kagaribi (Tokyo)   Triannual Ongoing
Kanto (Tokyo)   Annual Ongoing
Kurobra (Kanagawa)    Unscheduled Ongoing
Lightning Smash (Tokyo)   Unknown
Liquid Crystal Melee (Tokyo)   Unscheduled Discontinued
Mjolner (Tokyo)   Unknown
Niconico Tokaigi (Chiba)   Annual Discontinued
Numabura (Tokyo)   Unknown Discontinued
Piosuma (Tokyo)   Bimonthly (per two months) Discontinued
Poyosuma (Saitama)   Unknown
Reimeisai (Tokyo)   Unscheduled Discontinued
Rikabura (Tokyo)   Unknown Discontinued
Saibura smash (Saitama)   Unknown
Seibugeki (Tokyo)   Unscheduled Ongoing
Shinjukusuma (Tokyo)   Unknown
Shinosuma (Tokyo)   Unknown
Shintenchi (Kanagawa)   Unknown
Sumabura Ranking Battle Tournament (Tokyo)   Unknown Discontinued
Tochisuma (Tochigi)   Unknown
Tokyo Nights (Tokyo)   Unknown
Tokyo Smash (Tokyo)   Unknown
Toryumon Kiwami (Tokyo)    Weekly Ongoing
Tsukubura (Ibaraki)   Unknown
Umebura (Tokyo)     Unscheduled Ongoing
Waseda (Tokyo)    Unknown Discontinued
Weekly Smash Party ~Sumapa~ (Tokyo)    Weekly Ongoing
WINNER! (Tokyo)   Weekly/Unscheduled Ongoing

Notable tournaments

Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level.

Tournament Date Entrants Supermajor Major Superregional Other
Kanto 2008 May 5th, 2008 57  
Kanto 2009 August 23rd, 2009 ???  
Kanto 2010 August 21st, 2010 92  
Pre-Sun Rise Tournament April 2nd, 2011 96  
Kanto 2011 August 28th, 2011 140  
Numabura 7 September 19th, 2011 110  
Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo 1-3 April 7th, 2012 64  
Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo 1-4 May 27th, 2012 80  
Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo 1-5 June 30th, 2012 >48  
Sun Rise Tournament August 10th-12th, 2012 240  
Kanto 2012 August 25th, 2012 120  
Kanto 2013 August 3rd, 2013 125  
Umebura 5 July 26th, 2014 80  
Kanto 2014 August 23rd, 2014 129  
Waseda Festival 2014 August 23rd, 2014 97  
Umebura 8 September 23rd, 2014 170  
Umebura 9 October 11th, 2014 192  
Umebura 10 November 23rd, 2014 186  
Umebura 11 December 22nd, 2014 163  
Umebura 12 February 8th, 2015 130  
Umebura 13 March 15th, 2015 180  
Umebura 14 April 15th, 2015 150  
Umebura 15 May 16th, 2015 183  
Umebura 16 June 6th, 2015 162  
Umebura 18 August 8th, 2015 190  
Umebura 19 August 29th, 2015 181  
Kanto 2015 September 20th, 2015 103  
Umebura F.A.T. September 21st-22nd, 2015 312  
Umebura Niconico Qualifier November 29th, 2015 320  
Umebura 20 December 27th, 2015 192  
Umebura Genesis Cup January 11th, 2016 80  
Niconico Tokaigi 2016 January 30th-31st, 2016 7  
SHI-G Tournament February 7th, 2016 80  
Umebura 21 February 11th, 2016 192  
Rikabura 4 March 20th, 2016 96  
Umebura 22 April 23rd, 2016 192  
Umebura 23 May 21st, 2016 219  
Umebura 24 July 24th, 2016 224  
Umebura S.A.T. August 20th-21st, 2016 304  
Umebura 25 September 10th, 2016 224  
Kanto 2016 September 24th, 2016 77  
Rikabura 6 October 30th, 2016 128  
Waseda Festival 2016 November 5th, 2016 128  
Umebura BenQ ZOWIE Cup December 18th, 2016 224  
Single Game Championships: Umebura X Single-Chu January 7th-8th, 2017 193  
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier February 4th, 2017 268  
Niconico Tokaigi 2017 February 11th-12th, 2017 142  
Umebura 26 March 20th, 2017 256  
Umebura 27 July 1st, 2017 224  
Kanto 2017 July 8th, 2017 135  
Umebura 28 August 12th, 2017 256  
Umebura 29 October 28th, 2017 252  
Autumn Kanto Tournament November 3rd, 2017 46  
Umebura 30 November 18th, 2017 254  
Rikabura 8 November 25th, 2017 64  
Umebura T.A.T. December 23rd-24th, 2017 280  
EVO Japan 2018 January 26th-28th, 2018 757  
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1 February 3rd, 2018 229  
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 2 February 4th, 2018 183  
Niconico Tokaigi 2018 February 10th-11th, 2018 16  
Rikabura 9 March 18th, 2018 96  
Umebura 31 March 21st, 2018 183  
Kanto 2018 May 5th, 2018 84  
Umebura 32 May 12th, 2018 450  
Umebura 33 July 28th, 2018 418  
Umebura 34 August 25th, 2018 319  
Kanto Fall 2018 October 7th, 2018 77  
Go Owl Cup December 1st, 2018 36  
Umebura Smash 4 Final December 1st-2nd, 2018 515  
Umebura SP December 16th, 2018 745  
Umebura SP 2 January 12th, 2019 500  
Umebura SP 3 April 13th, 2019 509  
Kanto 2019 April 30th, 2019 77  
Umebura Japan Major 2019 May 1st-2nd, 2019 1,015  
EGS Cup May 6th, 2019 95  
Umebura SP 4 August 17th, 2019 517  
EGS Cup 2 August 25th, 2019 128  
Kanto Fall 2019 September 22nd, 2019 59  
Umebura SP 5 September 28th, 2019 512  
Umebura SP 6 October 22nd, 2019 772  
Waseda Festival 2019 November 3rd, 2019 128  
Umebura SP 7 November 16th, 2019 758  
EGS Cup 3 January 13th, 2020 128  
EVO Japan 2020 January 24th-26th, 2020 1,819  
Eastern Powerhouse Invitational FINAL October 24th, 2020 12  
Kanto 2020 November 22nd, 2020 41  
Kagaribi December 13th, 2020 133  
Kagaribi 3 March 27th, 2021 132  
Kagaribi 4 June 26th-27th, 2021 386  
Kagaribi 5 October 30th-31st, 2021 512  
GI Carnival July 3rd, 2021 30  
Seibugeki 8 October 10th, 2021 192  
Seibugeki 9 November 7th, 2021 192  
Eastern Powerhouse Invitational 2 November 20th-December 11th, 2021 32  
SWT: East Asia Ultimate Regional Finals November 27th-28th, 2021 16  
Kagaribi 6 January 8th-9th, 2022 768  
Kanto Winter 2022 February 12th, 2022 33  
WINNER! -Next Gen- April 9th, 2022 96  
Seibugeki 10 May 3rd, 2022 192  
Kagaribi 7 May 4th-5th, 2022 768  
Shinosuma HEROES 1 May 21st, 2022 128  
Wave 1 June 18th, 2022 128  
Seibugeki 11 July 1st, 2022 192  
Kagaribi 8 July 30th-31st, 2022 491  
JINGI 1 August 15th, 2022 128  
Wave 2 September 4th, 2022 200  
Shinosuma HEROES 2 September 19th, 2022 171  
WINNER! -Next 1- November 27th, 2022 89  
Seibugeki 12 December 3rd, 2022 378  
Wave 3 December 11th, 2022 211  
Umebura SP 9 January 7th-8th, 2023 1,073  
Gen 1.0 January 15th, 2023 128  
DELTA 2 January 29th, 2023 64  
Kagaribi 9 February 4th-5th, 2023 1,248  
Shinosuma HEROES 3 February 11th, 2023 169  
WINNER! -Next 2- February 18th, 2023 76  
WAVE CHAMPIONS 1 February 26th, 2023 101  
Seibugeki 13 March 12th, 2023 350  
DELTA 3 March 21st, 2023 192  
Gen 1.1 April 16th, 2023 164  
Wave 4 April 22nd, 2023 298  
Kanto Spring 2023 April 29th, 2023 56  
DELTA 4 May 4th, 2023 256  
Kagaribi 10 May 6th-7th, 2023 1,024  
WAVE Champions 2 June 4th, 2023 96  
Seibugeki 14 July 1st, 2023 272  
WAVE Champions 3 July 8th, 2023 88  
Shinosuma HEROES 4 July 15th, 2023 128  
Wave 5 July 29th, 2023 122  
Gen 2.0 August 12th, 2023 124  
Jingi 2 September 10th, 2023 191  
DELTA 5 September 23rd-24th, 2023 292  
Kagaribi 11 October 7th-8th, 2023 1,472  
WAVE Champions 5 October 22nd, 2023 66  
Seibugeki 15 October 28th, 2023 300  
WAVE Champions 6 November 23rd, 2023 67  
WAVE Champions FINAL 2023 December 9th, 2023 8  
DELTA 7 [FAT] December 23rd, 2023 235  
Seibugeki 16 December 30th, 2023 191  
Umebura SP 10 January 6th-8th, 2024 1,275  
Cafeteria Cup January 10th-11th, 2024 16  
Ikesuma 2 February 11th, 2024 64  
Kurobra 40 March 2nd, 2024 158    
Kurobra 41 April 6th, 2024 214    
DELTA 7.5 April 21st, 2024 159  
JINGI 3 April 28th, 2024 192  
DELTA 8 May 3rd, 2024 516  
Kagaribi 12 May 5th-6th, 2024 2,030  
Yokohama BaySmash BIG 1 June 9th, 2024 192  
Seibugeki 17 July 15th, 2024 295  
Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi July 27th-28th, 2024 1,461  
BAYBEE Cup 1 August 17th, 2024 189  
DELTA 8.5 August 25th, 2024 195  
Umebura SP 11 September 14th-15th, 2024 1,023  
Kurobra 43 September 23rd, 2024 160    
SIRIUS October 14th, 2024 128  
DELTA 9 October 27th, 2024 380  
Gen 3.0 November 10th, 2024 192  
Togenkyo ~Shin Toryumon Gaiden~ November 10th, 2024 28  

Largest singles events

Rank Tournament Date Game Attendance Winner Character(s)
1 Kagaribi 12 May 5th-6th, 2024   2,030   Miya  
2 EVO Japan 2020 January 24th-26th, 2020   1,819   Shuton  
3 Kagaribi 11 October 7th-8th, 2023   1,472   Miya  
4 Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi July 27th-28th, 2024   1,428   Miya  
5 Umebura SP 10 January 6th-8th, 2024   1,275   acola  
6 Kagaribi 9 February 4th-5th, 2023   1,248   acola  
7 Umebura SP 9 January 7th-8th, 2023   1,024   acola   
Kagaribi 10 May 6th-7th, 2023   Sparg0   
9 Umebura SP 11 September 14th-15th, 2024   1,023   Miya   
10 Umebura Japan Major 2019 May 1st-2nd, 2019   1,015   Kameme