Smasher:Tea
- Not to be confused with .tea, an Austrian player
| Tea "てぃー" "TeaPacMan" | |
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| Character info | |
| Smash 4 main | Pac-Man |
| Other Smash 4 character | Bayonetta |
| Ultimate mains | Pac-Man, Kazuya |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | ZETA DIVISION |
| Former sponsor(s) | Revo |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  UltRank 2022: 5thOrionRank 2022: 6th |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Takuma Hirooka |
| Location | Shiga Prefecture, Kansai 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Top professional Top professional |
Tea (てぃー, Tea) is a Japanese Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Pac-Man and Kazuya player who is considered to be the best Pac-Man player in the world, one of the two best Kazuya players in the world alongside with Riddles, and one of the best players in Japan. He is currently ranked 6th on the Experimental Smash Player Rankings, 6th on the OrionRank 2022, and 5th on the UltRank 2022; he was also ranked 5th on the discontinued Japan Player Rankings.
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, he is considered to be one of the best Pac-Man players in the world along with Sinji. He is mostly known in Japan for his mastery of Pac-Man's trapping abilities, which led him to getting a 9th place at Sumabato Niconico Qualifier. Tea has taken sets off of players such as KEN, Abadango, Kameme, Elegant, falln, Raito, Earth, and Rizeasu. He is currently ranked 21st on the JAPAN Smash 4 Power Rankings.
On February 21st, 2020, both Tea and Kome were signed by SUSANOO GAMING8.[1] On July 1st, 2021, SUSANOO GAMING 8 and KURENAI GAMING were merged to form the gaming team GUREN (now known as Revo). [2] Exactly one year later, Tea has left the team. [3] On September 17th, 2022, Tea, Acola, and Gackt were signed by ZETA DIVISION. [4]
Playstyle
Tea is a Pac-Man player who excels at combo games and usage of various Bonus Fruit items. He prefers to use Galaxian in lower percentages and Bell in mid or high percentages, using them as a kill confirm in many situations. He is also well-known to set up a mind-game situation consisting of his usage of Bell, often inducing opponent's mistake and landing a Bell into his forward Smash. Off-stage, Tea utilizes Pac-Man's impressive recovery options to recover from unexpected places. Another hallmark of Tea's playstyle is that he often utilizes Fire Hydrant to block opponent's movements, charge Bonus Fruit and edgeguard opponents.
However, Tea struggles when he deals with players with long-ranged attacks, due to the fact that he can't land his signature kill confirm with his Bell. This is evident in matches between MkLeo, Sparg0, ProtoBanham and KEN when the latter switched his character to Sephiroth.
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumabato 6 | October 23rd, 2015 | 25th | — | — |
| Sumabato Niconico Qualifiers | December 26th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| Sumabato 7 | February 11th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| Sumabato 9 | April 9th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Sumabato for THE BIG HOUSE | July 30th-31st, 2016 | 7th | 33rd | Ginko |
| Sumabato 12 | August 27th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| Sumabato 19 | August 12th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1 | February 3rd, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 2 | February 4th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| Sumabato 23 | February 17th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| Sumabato 24 | March 24th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Sumabato x Cyclops #50 | May 18th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Sumabato 25 | May 27th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Sumabato x Cyclops #57 | July 20th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Umebura 33 | July 28th, 2018 | 49th | — | — |
| Sumabato 27 | August 12th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| SoCal Regionals 2018 | September 14th-16th, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | Sinji |
| Mega Smash Mondays 158 | September 17th-18th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Sumabato Smash 4 Final | October 21st, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| Umebura Smash 4 Final | December 1st, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Kyojin Dojo | December 30th, 2022-January 1st, 2023 | 5th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUMABATO x CYCLOPS #76 | December 7th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Sumabato SP | January 6th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 2 | February 2nd, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Toryumon Kiwami #8 | February 20th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Frostbite 2019 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 13th | 3rd | Lea |
| TrueGaming Invitational | March 28th-30th, 2019 | 3rd | — | |
| 2GG: Prime Saga Kickoff | April 12th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| 2GG: Prime Saga | April 13th-14th, 2019 | 5th | 5th | T |
| Umebura Japan Major 2019 | May 1st-2nd, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 4 | May 26th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shulla-bra SP 4 | June 8th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 5 | June 22nd, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| Karisuma SP 3 | July 6th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 6 | July 13th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Umebura SP 4 | August 16th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| SwitchFest 2019 Kickoff | August 30th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| 2GG: SwitchFest 2019 | August 31st-September 1st, 2019 | 2nd | 5th | Shuton |
| 2GG: Run it Back | September 7th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Mainstage | September 20th-22nd, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Umebura SP 5 | September 28th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Thunder Smash Thursday! #20 | October 10th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Thunder Smash 3 | October 12th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 2 | October 24th-27th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Seoul Smash X | November 2nd, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Umebura SP 7 | November 16th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| 2GG: Kongo Saga | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 9th | 9th | T |
| Mega Smash Mondays 219 | December 9th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 11 | December 28th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Let's Make Big Moves | January 3rd-5th, 2020 | 4th | — | — |
| EVO Japan 2020 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 4th | 9th | Manzoku |
Voyage Qualifier 1 |
May 3rd, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Voyage |
May 5th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| Mido Smash | June 28th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate Online Challenge Finals 3 |
September 5th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 4 | October 31st-November 1st, 2020 | 3rd | 9th | Kome |
| 2nd Kansai Top Round Robin | November 7th, 2020 | 1st | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 15 | November 15th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| Tamisuma Championship 1 |
February 17th, 2021 | 33rd | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 17 | March 7th, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 3 | March 27th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| SWT: Japan Ultimate Online Qualifier |
April 16th-17th, 2021 | 25th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 4 | June 26th-27th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| GI Carnival | July 3rd, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 19 | July 24th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Tamisuma Championship 5 |
July 29th, 2021 | 33rd | — | — |
| Maesuma #249 |
August 29th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Temple: Hermès Edition | September 1st-5th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Tamisuma SP #310 |
September 18th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Maesuma Champion Series 8 |
September 18th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 6 | October 22nd, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 5 | October 30th-31st, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
| Mainstage 2021 | November 12th-14th, 2021 | 4th | 17th | Riddles |
| Eastern Powerhouse Invitational 2 | December 11th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
| Heavyweights only Tamisuma 4 |
January 2nd, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| Fighting game characters only Tamisuma |
January 16th, 2022 | 17th | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 4 | March 3rd-6th, 2022 | 13th | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 7 | May 1st, 2022 | 4th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 7 | May 4th-5th, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
| Battle of BC 4 | June 10th-12th, 2022 | 2nd | 3rd | KEN |
| King's Court: Crown 2 Pre-Local | June 17th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| Crown 2 | June 18th-19th, 2022 | 1st | 5th | KEN |
| Double Down 2022 | July 8th-10th, 2022 | 3rd | 17th | Shuton |
| Ultimate WANTED 4 | August 25th-28th, 2022 | 3rd | 9th | Etoiles |
| L'Odyssée - Chant I | October 15th-16th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| Ludwig Smash Invitational | October 21st-23rd, 2022 | 17th | — | — |
| Ultimate Fighting Arena 2022 | November 11th-13th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| WINNER! -Next 1- | November 27th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| Mainstage 2022 | December 2nd-4th, 2022 | 13th | 5th | Shuton |
| Kyojin Dojo | December 30th, 2022-January 1st, 2023 | 1st | 7th | Marche |
| Umebura SP 9 | January 7th-8th, 2023 | 2nd | — | — |
| GENESIS 9 | January 20th-22nd, 2023 | 9th | — | — |
Trivia
- Tea likes to shout "Kazuya Mishima" whenever he takes stock in game versus certain players. This has since become a running joke amongst Japanese players where they would also say Kazuya Mishima. Tea himself would also tweet the words "KAZUYA MISHIMA" on Twitter from time to time.
- These jokes as well as Tea's success with the character have led some players to jokingly claim that Tea is the best Kazuya.
