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Shinda Lion (しんだ らいおん) is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ganondorf player from Japan. He is considered the best Ganondorf player in the post-pandemic metagame, especially following his breakout performance at Shibuya BeeSmash BIG 4, where he became the first Ganondorf to place top 8 at a B tier. He repeated this feat at TO WIN 7, where he defeated Mild na H.O and tameigo along the way. He became the first Ganondorf player to place single-digits at a major after finishing 9th at IMPACT MAJOR 3, and also has some of the best wins for a Ganondorf player at ranked events, such as defeating KEN at Silver Cup 2; Akakikusu and omega at Cafeteria Cup Kings; TamaPDaifuku and Mild na H.O at IMPACT MAJOR 3; and Leaf at Seibugeki 19.5 He was recognized as UltRank's Player of the Month for March 2026 and became the first Ganondorf player to be ranked on any global rankings, debuting at 114th on UltRank Half Year 2026.
Ranking[edit]
| Ranking |
Time period |
Rank |
Character(s) |
Notes
|
| UltRank Half Year 2026 |
December 16th, 2025 - July 12th, 2026 |
114th |
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Tournament placings[edit]
| Tournament |
Date |
1v1 placement |
2v2 placement |
Partner
|
| Kagaribi 8 |
July 30th-31st, 2022 |
257th / 491 |
— |
—
|
| Umebura SP 10 |
January 6th-8th, 2024 |
385th / 1,275 |
— |
—
|
| Seibugeki Rising 2 |
February 12th, 2024 |
65th / 288 |
— |
—
|
| Unibura BIG 1 |
February 17th, 2024 |
25th / 74 |
— |
—
|
| DELTA 8 |
May 3rd, 2024 |
385th / 516 |
— |
—
|
| Kagaribi 12 |
May 5th-6th, 2024 |
385th / 2,030 |
— |
—
|
| Ikesuma 3 |
May 26th, 2024 |
33rd / 136 |
— |
—
|
| Seibugeki 17 |
July 15th, 2024 |
65th / 295 |
— |
—
|
| Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi |
July 27th-28th, 2024 |
65th / 1,461 |
— |
—
|
| Koshisuma x Fly High!!! x Danbe-e |
August 10th, 2024 |
9th / 91 |
— |
—
|
| DELTA 8.5 |
August 25th, 2024 |
65th / 195 |
— |
—
|
| Umebura SP 11 |
September 14th-15th, 2024 |
97th / 1,023 |
— |
—
|
| SIRIUS |
October 14th, 2024 |
17th / 128 |
— |
—
|
| DELTA 9 |
October 27th, 2024 |
97th / 380 |
— |
—
|
| Gen 3.0 |
November 10th, 2024 |
25th / 192 |
— |
—
|
| Kurobra 44 |
December 14th, 2024 |
97th / 177 |
— |
—
|
| Smash Awesome! |
December 21st-22nd, 2024 |
129th / 722 |
— |
—
|
| Seibugeki 18 |
January 12th, 2025 |
49th / 477 |
— |
—
|
| Kurobra 45 |
February 24th, 2025 |
97th / 207 |
— |
—
|
| Shibuya BeeSmash BIG 4 |
March 1st, 2025 |
7th / 161 |
— |
—
|
| Kurobra 47 |
April 5th, 2025 |
33rd / 145 |
— |
—
|
| DELTA 10 |
April 12th, 2025 |
97th / 505 |
— |
—
|
| Shibuya BeeSmash BIG 5 |
April 26th, 2025 |
45th / 200 |
— |
—
|
| Kagaribi 13 |
May 4th-5th, 2025 |
513th / 2548 |
— |
—
|
| Shibuya BeeSmash BIG 6 |
May 6th, 2025 |
9th / 128 |
— |
—
|
| DELTA 11 |
June 28th, 2025 |
97th / 443 |
— |
—
|
| Kurobra 48 |
August 16th, 2025 |
33rd / 139 |
— |
—
|
| Umebura SP 12 |
August 23rd-24th, 2025 |
65th / 987 |
— |
—
|
| Silver Cup |
September 28th, 2025 |
49th / 158 |
— |
—
|
| Kagaribi 14 |
November 2nd-3rd, 2025 |
257th / 1,520 |
— |
—
|
| IMPACT MAJOR 2 |
November 29th, 2025 |
65th / 192 |
— |
—
|
| Unibura 6 |
November 30th, 2025 |
17th / 127 |
— |
—
|
| Vertex Style |
December 20th, 2025 |
33rd / 128 |
— |
—
|
| FlyHigh!! 21 |
December 27th, 2025 |
7th / 191 |
— |
—
|
| Kurobra 50 |
December 28th, 2025 |
33rd / 142 |
— |
—
|
| TO WIN 4 |
January 17th, 2026 |
7th / 64 |
— |
—
|
| Maesuma'TOP 2 |
January 31st-February 1st, 2026 |
97th / 572 |
— |
—
|
| Weekly Smash Party 220 |
February 15th, 2026 |
17th / 128 |
— |
—
|
| TO WIN 6 |
March 8th, 2026, 2026 |
33rd / 64 |
— |
—
|
| Silver Cup 2 |
March 21st, 2026 |
9th / 196 |
— |
—
|
| TO WIN 7 |
March 29th, 2026 |
5th / 64 |
— |
—
|
| Vertex Style 2 |
April 5th, 2026 |
33rd / 128 |
— |
—
|
| DELTA x Seibugeki Open |
April 18th-19th, 2026 |
65th / 545 |
— |
—
|
| Gen 4.0 |
April 25th, 2026 |
33rd / 192 |
— |
—
|
| Ikesuma 4 |
April 29th, 2026 |
25th / 256 |
— |
—
|
| Kagaribi 15 |
May 3rd-5th, 2026 |
97th / 2,814 |
— |
—
|
| Cafeteria Cup Kings |
May 8th-9th, 2026 |
13th / 24 |
— |
—
|
| Kurobra 51 |
May 16th, 2026 |
33rd / 256 |
— |
—
|
| IMPACT MAJOR 3 |
June 14th, 2026 |
9th / 192 |
— |
—
|
| Seibugeki 19.5 |
July 12th, 2026 |
17th / 315 |
— |
—
|
| IMPACT MAJOR 4 |
August 2nd, 2026 |
49th / 202 |
— |
—
|
| SHIBUYA DAIRAN -First Strike- |
August 22nd, 2026 |
33rd / 256 |
— |
—
|
| Vic-Seekers 1 |
August 29th, 2026 |
33rd / 199 |
— |
—
|
| Umebura SP 13 |
September 20th-21st, 2026 |
129th / 952 |
— |
—
|
| Jingi 4 |
October 10th, 2026 |
25th / 223 |
— |
—
|
External links[edit]
UltRank Half Year 2026: 114th 
