Shikoku

Map of Shikoku

Shikoku is a Smash region in Japan, and is the fourth largest of the five main Japanese islands. It borders the Chūgoku region, and as such many players also regularly play in the neighboring Okayama prefecture.

Shikoku is considered the youngest Smash region in Japan, as it only began developing during the Smash 4 era, with their main tournament series being Himebra. As such, only a few notable players during Smash 4 came from that region, including Ginko, who ranked as high as 54th on the JAPAN Power Rankings. However, the scene grew significantly during Ultimate after several noteworthy locals were founded during this time, and has since seen several players achieve recognition at a global scale, the most notable players being Asimo (prior to his move to Chūgoku) and Yaura.

Smashers

See also: Category:Shikoku smashers

The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.

Globally ranked players

Tag	Character(s)	Best placement	Notes
Asimo		OrionRank 2022: 25th	Resided in Shikoku up until late-2022, where he moved to Chūgoku.
Kuhaku		LumiRank 2024.2: 117th
Niyae		LumiRank 2024.2: 135th
Yaura		LumiRank 2024.1: 13th

Nationally ranked players

Tag	Character(s)	Best placement	Notes
Ginko		JAPAN Power Rankings: 56th
Mottsuan		Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 55th

Other notable players

Tag	Character(s)	Notes
Suga nandesu		One of Shikoku's best players in Ultimate, known outside of Japan for his tag.
Tetsuya		Perhaps the earliest notable player from the region, having competed in Melee events throughout the 2000s.
Wimper		One of Shikoku's best players in Smash 4, notably winning the final Smash 4 Himebra event.

Tournaments

See also: Category:Shikoku tournaments

Notable tournament series

Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.

Tournament	Games	Type	Status
Himebra (Ehime)
Kagawa Battle Competition (Kagawa)
Kyakubra (Kōchi)
Tokudai (Tokushima)

Largest singles events

Rank	Tournament	Date	Game	Attendance	Winner	Character(s)
1	Maesuma Offline (Shikoku)	July 9th, 2022		155	Miya
2	Himebra 4th Anniversary Cup	November 13th, 2021		128	Yaura
3	Mamebura 7	June 26th, 2022		64	Yaura
	Awabura 3	July 18th, 2022			Suganandesu
5	Mamebura 8	September 18th, 2022		62	Asimo
6	Himebra SP 11	September 23rd, 2022		56	Mottsuan
7	Awabura 4	October 8th, 2022		53	Yaura
	Mamebura 10	June 4th, 2023			Asimo
9	Kyakubra SP 4	December 22nd, 2019		48	Shinano
	Himebra SP 10	April 17th, 2022			Yaura
	Kyakubra SP 11	May 22nd, 2022			Asimo
	Kyakubra SP 12	October 16th, 2022			Makino

See also

• Shikoku Power Rankings