Nao "なお"
Character info
Smash 4 main Mario
Other Smash 4 characters Cloud, Ganondorf
Ultimate main Mario
Other Ultimate characters Cloud, Dr. Mario
Retired Ultimate characters Joker, Snake
Team info
Sponsor(s) NORTHEPTION
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 JAPAN Power Rankings: 64th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate LumiRank 2023: 85th
Personal and other info
Location Sapporo, Hokkaidō Japan

Nao (なお) is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Mario player with Cloud and Dr. Mario secondaries from Japan. He was considered the best Mario player in Japan in early-2023 before Snow's rise, having defeated Goblin and Sigma to place 13th at GENESIS 9; Kaninabe, Hero, and Lv.1 to place 5th at Kagaribi 9; and Jogibu to place 13th at KOWLOON 5. He is currently ranked 85th on the LumiRank 2023 and is the second player from Hokkaidō to be ranked globally after Tsu. He is also known for being a strong Wi-Fi player as his highest rating on Smashmate was 2,325 and was ranked 5th for the 6th season.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Nao was also a Mario main. Nao is currently 64th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. He had wins over RYO, Lickey, Tea, taranito, and Ri-ma.

Rankings

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

LumiRank

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023 52nd-60th  
LumiRank 2023 December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 85th  

OrionRank Ultimate

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank Mid-Year 2022 December 22nd, 2021 - June 26th, 2022 130th  
OrionRank 2022 December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 114th  

OrionRank Japan

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank Japan Top 150 January 2019 - June 2021 128th  
OrionRank 2022 Japan December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 39th  

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
TSC 6 November 25th, 2017 9th
EVO Japan 2018 January 26th-28th 2018 65th
Shulla-bra XIV March 11th, 2018 4th
Sumabato 24 March 24th, 2018 17th
Umebura 33 July 28th, 2018 25th
HST Final November 11th, 2018 13th
Umebura Smash 4 Final December 1st-2nd, 2018 17th 17th Gackt

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
HST SP 1 January 13th, 2019 7th
HST SP 2 March 3rd, 2019 1st
Umebura Japan Major 2019 May 1st-2nd, 2019 129th
HST SP 3 June 2nd, 2019 4th
HST SP 4 August 22nd, 2019 1st
HST SP 5 December 22nd, 2019 7th
Maesuma TOP 2 February 20th, 2020 25th
HST SP 6 February 22nd, 2020 1st
Voyage Qualifier 1  May 3rd, 2020 9th
Voyage Qualifier 3  May 4th, 2020 1st
Voyage  May 5th, 2020 17th
Tamisuma Championship 1  February 17th, 2021 3rd
Tamisuma Championship 2  March 18th, 2021 33rd
Tamisuma Championship 4  June 10th, 2021 5th
HST Invitational July 11th, 2021 1st
MaeTami Summer Festival  August 15th, 2021 13th
HST SP Extend 2021 December 26th, 2021 3rd
Kagaribi 6 January 8th-9th, 2022 33rd
Maesuma Champion Series 12  January 22nd, 2022 1st
Maesuma Champion Series 15  April 6th, 2022 13th
GENESIS 8 April 15th-17th, 2022 49th 65th Tsubotsubo
S@X 453 April 19th, 2022 2nd
Wonderfly Weekly #85 April 20th, 2022 2nd
Pound 2022 April 22nd-24th, 2022 49th
Kagaribi 7 May 4th-5th, 2022 49th
Maesuma Champion Series 16  May 25th, 2022 13th
Maesuma TOP 8 June 11th-12th, 2022 65th
Seibugeki 11 July 2nd, 2022 33rd
HST SP ChampionShip Summer Stage August 6th, 2022 1st
MaeTami Summer Festival 2022  August 19th, 2022 7th
Maesuma TOP 9 August 27th, 2022 13th
KAMUI 1 September 23rd, 2022 13th
Maesuma Champion Series 19  September 28th, 2022 9th
Maesuma TOP 10 October 15th-16th, 2022 9th
HST SP ChampionShip Autumn Stage November 5th, 2022 2nd
tamasuma 13 November 19th, 2022 9th
Seibugeki 12 December 3rd, 2022 97th
tamasuma kyokkan 1 December 10th, 2022 9th
Umebura SP 9 January 7th-8th, 2023 33rd
GENESIS 9 January 20th-22nd, 2023 13th 17th FILIP
Kagaribi 9 February 4th-5th, 2023 5th
kamui 2 March 4th, 2023 17th
tamasuma 15 March 11th, 2023 4th
HST SP ChampionShip Winter Stage March 18th, 2023 2nd
KOWLOON 5 April 8th, 2023 13th
tamasuma kyokkan 2 April 15th, 2023 3rd
Maesuma TOP 12 April 30th, 2023 17th
TOKYO SMASH BOOT CAMP May 3rd, 2023 13th
Kagaribi 10 May 6th-7th, 2023 65th
HSTSP ChampionShip Final Stage May 27th-28th, 2023 3rd 2nd tama
kamui 3 June 10th, 2023 17th / 96
Maesuma TOP 13 June 24th-25th, 2023 25th / 541
tamasuma kyokkan 3 July 15th, 2023 5th / 157
kamui 4 August 12th, 2023 4th / 106
KOWLOON 7 August 26th, 2023 9th / 298
Maesuma TOP 14 September 3rd, 2023 7th / 392
tamasuma 17 September 9th, 2023 5th / 64
DELTA 5 September 23rd-24th, 2023 13th / 292
Kagaribi 11 October 7th-8th, 2023 97th / 1,472
Kyokkan 4 November 4th, 2023 9th / 199
kamui 5 November 25th, 2023 4th / 96
Kyokkan 5 April 20th, 2024 9th / 231
Kagaribi 12 May 5th-6th, 2024 65th / 2,030
Kamui 7 May 18th, 2024 2nd / 119
Kyokkan 6 July 20th, 2024 7th / 172
Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi July 27th-28th, 2024 13th / 1,428
Kyokkan 7 September 8th, 2024 4th / 156

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