Smasher:Abadango
| Abadango "Aba" | |
|---|---|
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| Character info | |
| Melee main | Jigglypuff |
| Brawl main | Wario |
| Other Brawl characters | Olimar, Falco |
| Smash 4 main | Mewtwo |
| Other Smash 4 characters | Meta Knight, Rosalina & Luma, Pac-Man, Wario, Diddy Kong, Mega Man |
| Project M main | Diddy Kong |
| Team info | |
| Crew(s) | Luminosity Gaming |
| Former crews | #THE, SHI-Gaming, Radical Stormerz |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Panda Global SSB4 Rankings: 5thPanda Global SSB4 X-Factor: -1 |
| Winnings | ~$13,733.68 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Yuta Kawamura |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Tokyo 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill |  Semi-professional  Top professional Top professional  Semi-professional
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Abadango (あばだんご, 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 Smash 4, where he mains Mewtwo, with Meta Knight and Rosalina & Luma as secondaries. He is considered to be the best Mewtwo player in the world for Smash 4, as shown by his high placings at Pound 2016, CEO 2016, EVO 2016, Clutch City Clash and Super Smash Con 2016, the former being his most formidable performance to date by winning the tournament without dropping a set. He also mained Pac-Man and Wario in the past (though he has since then dropped the latter character), and 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 Pac-Man along with others.
He is also considered to be one of the best Rosalina players in Japan (along with Atelier and Kirihara) and the best Meta Knight player in Japan as well as one of the best in the world (alongside Leo, Tyrant, and Ito). 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 12th on the JAPAN Power Rankings.
On October 8th 2016, Abadango signed with Luminosity Gaming as their first Smash player.
Tournament history
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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. In July, he attended EVO 2016 where he placed 5th losing to Ally in winners' side and ZeRo in losers. He then attended two smaller regional tournaments, PPT Summer and Clutch City Clash, which he both won convincingly, defeating Ixis and Samsora respectively in grand finals.
Abadango's next major tournament was Super Smash Con 2016, where he placed 7th. Coming back from an early loss in the Mewtwo ditto against Rich Brown in round 2 pools, he defeated SuperGirlKels 2-0, Trela 2-0, Master Raven 3-0, Saj 3-1, and Ryo 3-2 before finally falling to his rival Ally 3-2 in loser's eighths. Abadango underperformed at Umebura S.A.T., however, placing 13th with losses to Taiheita and Nietono. He then placed 2nd at Umebura 25, losing 3-1 to Kameme in grand finals.
Increasing competition
It appeared that many players had become accustomed to the Mewtwo matchup, as fall 2016 began a string of sub-par placings for Abadango. At his namesake tournament, 2GGT: Abadango Saga, he placed 13th, losing in pools to a relatively unknown Dr. Mario main in B7games. He then lost in bracket to Elegant. At The Big House 6, Abadango tried his new Mega Man pocket pick against ZeRo in winner's quarters, but lost 3-0. He then immediately lost to VoiD 3-1 in losers, finishing at 9th. At Waseda Festival 2016, Abadango also finished in 9th place, losing once again to Taiheita and being eliminated by Todoman.
His placings began to improve once again starting at DNG Kanto Invitational, where Abadango placed 3rd in a round-robin with some of the best smashers in Kanto. He followed this up with a stellar performance at UGC Smash Open, where he defeated ANTi 3-1 in the round of 16, Nairo 3-1 in winners' quarters, and reverse swept ESAM 3-2 in winners' semis. After once again being defeated by ZeRo 3-0 in winner's finals, Abadango crushed ESAM 3-0 in the losers' finals runback, and using his Meta Knight, took ZeRo to a last game, last stock, last hit situation in grand finals before finally being defeated 3-2. He finished the tournament at 2nd place.
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 Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 17th | 4th | Vinnie |
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 | — | — |
| Cannes Winter Clash | February 27th-March 1st, 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 Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 7th | 5th | Vinnie |
| Umebura S.A.T. | August 20th-21st, 2016 | 13th | 13th | Dabuz |
| TSC 4 | September 3rd, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Umebura 25 | September 10th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| 2GGT: Abadango Saga | September 24th, 2016 | 13th | 3rd | Larry Lurr |
| Mega Smash Mondays 67 | September 26th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Little Big House 2 | October 6th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 9th | 17th | Sodrek |
| TUS Tournament 6 | October 30th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
| Waseda Festival 2016 | November 5th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Umebura 25.5 | November 6th, 2016 | — | 2nd | Kameme |
| DNG Kanto Invitational | November 19th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| UGC Smash Open | December 2nd-4th, 2016 | 2nd | 9th | Kameme |
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 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.
- Prior to UGC Smash Open, Abadango did not take a single game off ZeRo. This ended when he took two games off of ZeRo in grand finals, though ZeRo went on to win the set and take the tournament.
