| Abadango "Aba" | |
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Jigglypuff |
| Brawl mains | Wario, Olimar, Falco |
| Smash 4 mains | Mewtwo, Meta Knight |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Diddy Kong, Pac-Man, Rosalina & Luma, Wario |
| Project M main | Diddy Kong |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Radical Stormerz |
| Former crews | #THE |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Panda Global SSB4 Rankings: 5thPanda Global SSB4 X-Factor: -1 |
| Winnings | ~$7,576.38 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Yuta Kawamura |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Japan 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Semi-professional  Top professional Top professional  Semi-professional
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Abadango is a top professional smasher from Japan.
In Brawl, he mains Wario, Olimar, and Falco, and is considered to be the best Wario player in Japan, with notable tournament placings such as 33rd in Apex 2013. He is mostly known, however, for his play in SSB4: he was widely considered to be the best Pac-Man player in the world when he mained him, managing to reach the finals of Umebura 8, the first national Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS tournament, where he defeated gain and RAIN before losing to Nietono, and placing 7th at Apex 2015. He also placed 4th at EVO 2015 and 5th at The Big House 5 using the character along with others. However, he now only uses the character along with Meta Knight occasionally for certain matchups (Diddy Kong and Rosalina respectively), and now mains Mewtwo. He is considered the best Meta Knight player in Japan and one of the best in the world (alongside Leo, Tyrant, and Ito), as well as the best Mewtwo in the world as shown by his 1st place performance at Pound 2016.
Although he no longer mains Wario or Rosalina & Luma in SSB4, he is still considered to be one of the best Wario players in the world (along with Glutonny, Nasubi and TheReflexWonder), as well as one of the best Rosalina players in Japan (along with Atelier and Kirihara). He also mains Jigglypuff in Melee and Diddy Kong in Project M, though he doesn't place as well with them as in Brawl or SSB4. He is currently ranked 8th and 9th on the eSports Runner Japanese Smash 4 Power Rankings and Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings, respectively.
Tournament history
Rise to fame
Abadango made his first international appearance at Apex 2015. Using the relatively unexplored character of Pac-Man, he quicky became a fan favorite, being dubbed the "Pac-Main" by the community. After losing in winners' finals of his round 2 pool to Mr. R, he ran through losers' bracket, defeating NinjaLink and AeroLink to make it to losers' top 8. In losers' eighths, he faced Dabuz in an infamously campy set that resulted in multiple timeouts and the 2-1 in favor of Dabuz. Abadango finished the tournament at 7th place.
After not attending any other major tournaments for six months, Abadango next appeared at EVO 2015. Having picked up his old Brawl main of Wario to complement his Pac-Man, Abadango swept through his round 1 and round 2 pools to reach top 8, defeating ESAM's Heavy Skull Bash-empowered Pikachu in the process. After losing to ZeRo in winners' semis, he had a rematch with Dabuz in loser's quarters. Abadango won the set 2-0, including a comeback in the second game with a Wario Waft stage spike. In losers' semis, he then had a close set with Mr. R, but ultimately lost 1-2, ending his run at 4th.
Character changes
After EVO, Abadango made the decision to drop Wario and pick up Meta Knight and Rosalina, which he used to win Umebura 19. With this improved character spread, he entered The Big House 5, and made a deep losers' bracket run after losing to Wizzrobe. He defeated San 2-0, Megafox 3-1, and 6WX 3-0, but was defeated by ANTi 3-2 in loser's eighths, placing 7th at the tournament.
In between The Big House 5 and GENESIS 3, Abadango decided to drop Pac-Man entirely along with Rosalina, opting to solo main Meta Knight for GENESIS 3. This did not work out for him, however, as he lost sets to Zan and Zinoto, placing at an all-time low of 49th.
In February of 2016, Abadango attended Niconico Tokaigi 2016, competing with other top Japanese players and Nairo. He bounced back from his poor placing at GENESIS by winning the tournament, defeating Nairo in grand finals.
Mewtwo and Pound 2016
In light of the major buffs Mewtwo received in patches 1.1.3 and 1.1.5, Abadango opted to switch mains to Mewtwo, relegating Meta Knight to his secondary. With this new character in his arsenal, Abadango took Pound 2016 in dominant fashion, defeating Dabuz 3-2 in winners' quarters, VoiD 3-0 in winners' semis, Marss 3-1 in winners' finals, and Ally 3-0 in grand finals. This cemented his status as one of the best players in the world.
After Pound, Abadango attended Battle Arena Melbourne 8 where he placed 2nd, losing to Mr. R in grand finals.
Summer of Smash
In June of 2016, Abadango attended Smash 'N' Splash 2 and CEO 2016, placing 5th and 4th respectively while using primarily Mewtwo. Zinoto notably eliminated him from both tournaments.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Rise Tournament | August 10th-12th, 2012 | 25th | 4th | Yukhoe |
| Apex 2013 | January 11th-13th, 2013 | 33rd | 5th | Otori |
| PPT Summer | July 22nd-24th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umebura 8 | September 23rd, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Umebura 10 | November 23rd, 2014 | 49th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umebura 11 | December 23rd, 2014 | 9th | — | — |
| Smash 4-Ever #10 | January 28th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 7th | 13th | aMSa |
| Umebura 12 | February 8th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Umebura 13 | March 15th, 2015 | 5th | — | — |
| KSB 2015 | May 2nd-4th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 4th | 33rd | RAIN |
| Umebura 19 | August 29th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
| Umebura F.A.T. | September 21st-22nd, 2015 | 17th | — | — |
| Smashfield Weekly #9 | October 1st, 2015 | 3rd | — | — |
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 7th | 2nd | Anti |
| Sumabato 6 | October 24th, 2015 | 4th | — | — |
| Umebura Niconico Qualifiers | November 29th, 2015 | 7th | — | — |
| Sumabato Niconico Qualifiers | December 26th, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
| Umebura Genesis Cup | January 11th, 2016 | 3rd | 4th | Nyanko |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 49th | 3rd | Mr. R |
| Niconico Tokaigi 2016 | January 30th-31st, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Umebura 21 | February 11th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| TUSTournament2 | March 26th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 1st | 9th | Mr. R |
| Umebura 22 | April 24th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Ignition #28 | April 27th, 2016 | 1st | ? | NiTe |
| Midwest Mayhem 2 | April 30th, 2016 | 3rd | 2nd | iStudying |
| Battle Arena Melbourne 8 | May 13th-15th, 2016 | 2nd | 1st | MM |
| Umebura 23 | May 21st, 2016 | 33rd | – | – |
| Smash 'N' Splash 2 | June 11th-12th, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | ZeRo |
| CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 4th | 17th | RAIN |
| EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| PPT Summer | July 22nd-24th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Sodrek |
| Clutch City Clash | August 6th-7th, 2016 | 1st | 4th | Samsora |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle GateWay 5 | — | — | ||
| Battle GateWay 6 | December 14th, 2014 | 9th | — | — |
| Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 273rd | — | — |
| Battle GateWay 8 b-bracket | August 8th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | |||
| The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 769th | — | — |
| GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 769th | — | — |
Trivia
- Abadango revealed in his Reddit AMA that his name stems from the Japanese food dango.
- Abadango is a top player in Pokkén Tournament, notably placing 5th out of 249 entrants at CEO 2016 and 33rd out of 1,180 entrants at EVO 2016.