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, Ketubato, Kansai, and most notably Sumabato. While Sumabato would eventually discontinue hosting Melee tournaments, the series continues to host events for Super Smash Bros. 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 Bros. 64.
Kansai is the home region of Nintendo, the publisher of the Super Smash Bros. series, and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. Nintendo has sponsored some of their own tournaments and events.
The Kansai region is rich in talent, being home to players such as 9B, komorikiri and Tea. Most notably, it is the home of acola and Miya, two of Ultimate's Four Horsemen
Super Smash Bros.Edit
Notable playersEdit
Top playersEdit
- bonobono
: Formerly ranked 20th on the 2016 64 League Rankings. - Kikoushi
: - meipon
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TournamentsEdit
Major tournaments hostedEdit
- A list of significant regional 64 events hosted in Kansai. Nationals are bolded.
| Name | Entrants | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Kansai | 46 | March 14th, 2008 | |
| 2nd Kansai | 57 | August 21st, 2008 | |
| Kansai 2010 | ??? | March 20th, 2010 | |
| Kansai 2011 | 110 | March 19, 2011 | |
| Kansai 2012 | ??? | March 17th, 2012 | |
| Kansai 2013 | 79 | March 16, 2013 | |
| Kansai 2014 | ??? | March 1st, 2014 | |
| Kansai 2015 | 51 | March 14th, 2015 | |
| Kansai 2016 | 50 | April 30th, 2016 | |
| Kansai 2017 | 57 | March 9th, 2017 | |
| Kansai 2018 | 51 | February 11th, 2018 | |
| Kansai 2020 | 57 | February 23rd, 2020 |
Super Smash Bros. MeleeEdit
Notable playersEdit
Globally ranked playersEdit
These Kansai players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:
- CaptainJack
: 3rd on the RetroSSBMRank 2004 and was one of the best Melee players in the early 2000s. - Kei
: 8th on the RetroSSBMRank 2005 - Masashi
: Honorable Mention on the RetroSSBMRank 2004
Nationally ranked playersEdit
These Kansai players were ranked on the Japan SSBM Rank 2019.
| National ranking | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kounotori  |
Prominent player through the competitive history of Melee in Japan. |
| 37 | Kalne  |
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| 40 | Donkos |
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| 42 | Zer0  |
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| 47 | mamuu  |
Other notable playersEdit
- Aniki
:Was one of the top Link players in the world during his playing career. - IKKI :Prominent Peach in the early years of Melee. Organized several tournament series including Kansai Ranking Battles, Ketubato, and Kessen.
- So-ten :
- S-Royal :Previously ranked 15th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2018.
- Brown Mario
:One of the top Japanese players during the early years of Melee despite Mario generally being regarded as a weaker character in the metagame. - Mach Dash
- K.F.
: Previously ranked 5th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2017. - Nanashi :Previously ranked 8th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2018.
- Kiri
- TANI
- Pao :Previously ranked 19th on the Japan SSBM Rank 2017.
- Farce :Prominent during the 2000s.
- hiko :Prominent during the 2000s.
- Hoshino Kirby
:Prominent during the 2000s before moving to Kantō. - Syogo :Prominent during the 2000s.
- Taizo :Prominent during the 2000s.
- Thunders
:Prominent during the 2000s.
TournamentsEdit
Notable tournament seriesEdit
- CrazyHand
- Kansai Ranking Battles
- Kessen
- Ketubato
- MasterHand
- Sumabato, hosted in the Osaka Prefecture.
Major tournaments hostedEdit
A list of significant regional Melee events hosted in Kansai. Nationals are bolded.
| Name | Entrants | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Garden Tournament | 116 | August 20th, 2005 or August 13-16th, 2005 | |
| Sumabato DX Melee 5 | 92 | August 4th, 2012 |
Super Smash Bros. BrawlEdit
Notable playersEdit
Globally ranked playersEdit
This Kansai player was ranked on CLASH Tournaments' 2014 SSBBRank.
| SSBBRank | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9B  |
The best Ice Climbers player in the world |
Other notable playersEdit
- Miyacchi : One of the best Ice Climber players in the world during the early metagame.
- Ganbaranai
- Selcia
- Aki
- Akira
- Kie
- Cross
- Souther
- Busa
- Kuroan
- Masashi
- Komorikiri
- Smasher
- Satan
- Gomamugitya
- Jihanki
- OCEAN
- IKKI
- Phisakura
- Kashihara
- J!
TournamentsEdit
Notable tournament seriesEdit
Major tournaments hostedEdit
A list of significant regional Brawl events hosted in Kansai. Nationals are bolded.
| Name | Entrants | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SumabatoX 6 | 150 | March 12th, 2011 | |
| SumabatoX 8 | 115 | September 4th, 2011 | |
| SumabatoX Light | 155 | March, 2012 | |
| SumabatoX 15 | 115 | August 5th, 2012 | |
| SumabatoX 19 | 140+ | March 30th, 2013 | |
| SumabatoX 27 | 115+ | March 29th, 2014 | |
| KVO 2014 | 100 | May 5th, 2014 | |
| Sumabato X Final | 220 | August 23rd-24th, 2014 |
Super Smash Bros. 4Edit
Notable playersEdit
Globally ranked playersEdit
These Kansai players were ranked on the Panda Global Rankings 100.
| PG ranking | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | komorikiri   |
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| 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    |
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| 78 | Atelier  |
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| 84 | Kome |
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| 90 | Masashi |
Other notable playersEdit
- Tea
: Ranked 22nd on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - Fuji
: Ranked 35th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - Compact
: Ranked 43rd on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - ZAKI
: Ranked 45th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - Nishiya
: Ranked 52nd on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - tatsutsuyo
: Ranked 57th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - Kie
: Ranked 58th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - Jan : Ranked 66th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
- Oisiitofu
: Ranked 77th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - Hauberk : Ranked 86th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
- Saboten : Ranked 89th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
- Aki : Ranked 90th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
- Shachi : Ranked 95th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
- OCEAN
: Ranked 96th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - Dok
: Ranked 96th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - Chart-yatsu : Ranked 101st on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
- Nasubi
: One of the strongest Wario players in the would during the early metagame. Ranked 107th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - Komugiko
: Ranked 109th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - Sekawa
: Ranked 110th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - Ruri : Ranked 122nd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
- crow
: Ranked 128th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - Desumo : Ranked 129th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
- Yoshidora
: Ranked 134th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - Kiri : Ranked 135th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
- Nojinko : Ranked 151st on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
- Hinawo
: Ranked 154th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - Egapon
: Ranked 164th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - tk3 : Ranked 170th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
- Perica
: Ranked 181st on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - KUMA- : Ranked 182nd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
- Lunamado
: Ranked 191st on the JAPAN Power Rankings. - Makua : Ranked 193rd on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
- J! : Ranked as high as 13th on the Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings.
- Kei : Previosuly Ranked 91st on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
- Eda :
- Lucia
: - Nau :
- RIN
:One of the strongest Wii Fit Trainer players in the world. - Satan
: - Sopmo :
- Souther :
TournamentsEdit
Notable tournament seriesEdit
- Hyougosumabura, hosted in the Hyōgo Prefecture.
- Sumabato, hosted in the Osaka Prefecture.
Major tournaments hostedEdit
A list of significant regional Smash 4 events hosted in Kansai. Nationals are bolded.
| Name | Entrants | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumabato 0 | 180+ | October 25th, 2014 | 3DS tournament |
| Sumabato 1 | 114 | January 11th, 2015 | |
| Sumabato 2 | 134 | February 21st, 2015 | |
| Super Sumabato | 200+ | April-5th, 2015 | |
| KSB 2015 | 120+ | May 2nd-4th, 2015 | |
| Sumabato 3 | 130 | June 6th, 2015 | |
| Sumabato 4 | 141 | July 18th, 2015 | |
| Hyper Sumabato | 175 | August 16th, 2015 | |
| Sumabato 5 | 140 | September 12th, 2015 | |
| Sumabato 6 | 207 | October 24th, 2015 | |
| Sumabato Niconico Qualifier | 273+ | December 26th, 2015 | |
| Sumabato 7 | 280+ | February 11th, 2016 | |
| Sumabato 8 | 230+ | March 12th, 2016 | |
| Sumabato 9 | 144+ | April 9th, 2016 | |
| KSB 2016 | 116? | April 28th-May 1st, 2016 | |
| Sumabato 10 | 210 | May 29th, 2016 | |
| Sumabato 11 | 180 | July 17th, 2016 | |
| Sumabato for THE BIG HOUSE | 216 | July 30th-31st, 2016 | |
| Sumabato 12 | 184 | August 27th, 2016 | |
| Sumabato 13 | 221 | September 25th, 2016 | |
| Sumabato 14 | 197 | October 22nd, 2016 | |
| Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier | 177 | December 25th, 2016 | |
| Sumabato 15 | 185 | January 28th, 2017 | |
| Sumabato 16 | 165 | February 25th, 2017 | |
| Sumabato 17 | 223 | April 16th, 2017 | |
| KSB 2017 | ??? | May 4th-6th, 2017 | |
| Sumabato 18 | 215 | June 18th, 2017 | |
| Sumabato 19 | 280 | August 12th, 2017 | |
| Sumabato 20 | 222 | September 24th, 2017 | |
| Sumabato 21 | 177 | October 21st, 2017 | |
| Sumabato 22 | 162 | November 12th, 2017 | |
| Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier 1 | 209 | January 6th, 2018 | |
| Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier 2 | 193 | January 7th, 2018 | |
| Sumabato 23 | 158 | February 17th, 2018 | |
| Sumabato 24 | 233 | March 24th, 2018 | |
| KVOxTSB 2018 | 112 | May 4th-6th, 2018 | |
| Sumabato 25 | 199 | May 27th, 2018 | |
| Sumabato 26 | 196 | June 30th, 2018 | |
| Sumabato 27 | 251 | August 12th, 2018 | |
| Sumabato 28 | 203 | September 16th, 2018 | |
| Sumabato Smash 4 Final | 250 | October 21st, 2018 |
Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit
Notable playersEdit
Globally ranked playersEdit
These Kansai players were ranked on the LumiRank 2024.1.
| LumiRank | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | acola   |
The best player in the world. |
| 2 | Miya  |
The best Mr. Game & Watch player in the world. |
| 11 | Raru  |
The best Luigi player in the world |
| 12 | Doramigi  |
The best Min Min player in the world |
| 15 | Snow   |
The best Mario player in the world |
| 16 | Tea  |
The best Pac-Man player in the world. |
| 26 | Yoshidora  |
The best Yoshi player in the world. |
| 32 | Akakikusu  |
One of the best Hero players in the world |
| 41 | alice  |
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| 43 | Shirayuki  |
The best Inkling player in the world. |
| 44 | karaage  |
One of the strongest Captain Falcon players in the world. |
| 48 | Kuroponzu  |
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| 52 | MASA  |
One of the best Falco players in the world. Moved from Kanto to Kansai |
| 54 | Rarikkusu  |
One of the best Donkey Kong players in the world. |
| 57 | Yone_pi  |
One of the best Pichu players in the world. |
| 58 | Raki |
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| 61 | Tsuna  |
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| 64 | Kome  |
The best Shulk player in the world. |
| 72 | Ryuoh  |
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| 73 | Lapi |
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| 82 | Kaninabe  |
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| 84 | Rizeasu      |
The best Marth player in the world, and one of the best Mii Brawler players in the world. |
| 94 | Navy |
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| 102 | Shupi |
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| 105 | sssr |
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| 106 | 33Peranbox |
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| 114 | Yn  |
The best Zelda player in the world. |
| 118 | Vanilla |
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| 124 | Crete  |
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| 125 | Jogibu |
One of the strongest Captain Falcon players in the world. |
| 139 | DieGorou  |
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| 142 | Rearlet  |
These Kansai players have been ranked globally in the past; their highest placement is listed:
- Atelier
: One of the best Pokemon Trainer players in the world before his hiatus, ranked 52nd on LumiRank 2023. - Senra
: 91st on the LumiRank 2023, received an Honorable Mention on LumiRank 2024.1. - tk3
: 68th on the OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse. - Tsumusuto
: One of the best Dr. Mario player in the world. 115th on the OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse. - ZAKI
: The best King Dedede player in the world before his hiatus, ranked 130th on the OrionRank 2022.
Nationally ranked playersEdit
These Kansai players were ranked on the Experimental Smash Player Rankings.
| National rank | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | haya   |
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| 31 | Sylph  |
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| 41 | komorikiri  |
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| 48 | Shori |
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| 50 | Piro  |
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| 51 | Injelly   |
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| 53 | Lunamado  |
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| 57 | momon  |
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| 63 | Masashi  |
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| 64 | Luminous  |
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| 65 | Shachi |
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| 74 | Floyd |
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| 75 | Komugiko  |
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| 77 | Saboten |
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| 87 | Kie   |
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| 88 | Chart-yatsu |
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| 94 | Syumai  |
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| 98 | Gurudan  |
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| 99 | Compact |
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| 125 | Shiro  |
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| 128 | Levi |
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| 129 | Nishiya |
Other notable playersEdit
- GaiA
- KORINKU1219 : Honorable Mention on the LumiRank 2024.1
- OCEAN : Previously ranked 44th on the discontinued Japan Player Rankings.
- Oisiitofu : Previously ranked 86th on the discontinued Japan Player Rankings.
- Ri-ma
: Previously ranked 63rd on the discontinued Japan Player Rankings. - Tas
: Currently the best Piranha Plant in the world. - Tatsutsuyo : Previously ranked 55th on the discontinued Japan Player Rankings.
TournamentsEdit
Notable tournament seriesEdit
- Critical Hit, hosted in the Osaka Prefecture.
- DOSUE, hosted in the Kyoto Prefecture.
- Hyogokennsumaburataisenkai, hosted in the Hyōgo Prefecture.
- INNOSUMA!!, hosted in the Osaka Prefecture.
- Kamisuma, hosted in the Hyōgo Prefecture.
- Maesuma TOP, hosted in the Osaka Prefecture.
- MasterHand, hosted in the Osaka Prefecture.
- Miesuma, hosted in the Mie Prefecture.
- PARASUMA, hosted in the Shiga Prefecture.
- Smash ACT, hosted in the Osaka Prefecture.
- Sumabato, hosted in the Osaka Prefecture.
Major tournaments hostedEdit
A list of significant regional Ultimate events hosted in Kansai. Super regionals, majors and supermajors are bolded.
| Name | Entrants | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumabato SP | 306 | January 6th, 2019 | |
| Sumabato SP 2 | 303 | February 3rd, 2019 | |
| Sumabato SP 3 | 318 | April 13th, 2019 | |
| KVOxTSB 2019 | 149 | May 2nd-5th, 2019 | |
| Sumabato SP 4 | 316 | 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 | |
| Sumabato SP 23 | 128 | March 19th, 2022 | |
| Sumabato SP 24 | 128 | March 20th, 2022 | |
| Sumabato SP 25 | 192 | April 2nd, 2022 | |
| Maesuma TOP 7 | 512 | May 1st, 2022 | |
| Sumabato SP 26 | 248 | May 29th, 2022 | |
| Kamisuma 13 | 256 | June 5th, 2022 | |
| Maesuma TOP 8 | 590 | June 11th-12th, 2022 | |
| Sumabato SP 27 | 221 | June 19th, 2022 | |
| Sumabato SP 28 | 160 | July 24th, 2022 | |
| Sumabato SP 29 | 146 | August 14th, 2022 | |
| Maesuma TOP 9 | 473 | August 27th, 2022 | |
| Sumabato SP 30 | 216 | September 30th, 2022 | |
| Maesuma TOP 10 | 476 | August 15th-16th, 2022 | |
| Sumabato SP 31 | 207 | October 23rd, 2022 | |
| Sumabato SP 32 | 194 | November 26th, 2022 | |
| Sumabato SP 33 | 192 | December 24th, 2022 | |
| JAPAN 24 | 24 | December 24th-25th, 2022 | |
| Sumabato SP 34 | 157 | January 4th, 2023 |
See alsoEdit
Smashers:
Tournaments: