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- Not to be confused with Tsu~, a Japanese SSB4 Captain Falcon player.
Tsu is a Smasher from Hokkaidō, known for his Lucario in two different Smash titles and being one of the best Smash players from Hokkaidō.
Tsu began competing in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a Lucario player, where he broke out onto the Japanese scene after placing 3rd at Umebura 24 defeating KEN before placing top 8 at Umebura S.A.T. the following month, defeating Ranai along the way. His breakout tournament internationally took place at Frostbite 2017, where he surprised audiences by defeating ZeRo and placing 2nd at the tournament, by far the greatest Lucario performance in Smash 4. With additional success at large events and wins over other top players, Tsu is widely considered the greatest Smash 4 Lucario player of all time, and was ultimately ranked 32nd on the PGR 100 as the only Lucario player on the ranking's top 50.
In early-Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Tsu was also a Lucario player, and found great success with the character despite the character's nerfs during the transition, most notably placing 5th at the supermajor Umebura Japan Major 2019 and 2nd at the superregional 2GG: Grand Tour - South Carolina. The former performance remained untied as the best Ultimate Lucario performance at a major for many years, until Gachipi matched the placement at Seibugeki 17, and still remains one of the greatest Lucario performances in Ultimate. Due to these early results, Tsu was ranked 44th on the Spring 2019 PGRU. His results eventually declined as he changed his focus towards other characters, notably Terry and Cloud, and as such received less attention as the metagame progressed. Nevertheless, Tsu remains one of the greatest Ultimate Lucario players of all time, as well as the only Lucario player to rank in the top 50.
Rankings[edit]
| Ranking |
Time period |
Rank |
Character(s) |
Notes
|
| PGR v3 |
January 7th - June 18th, 2017 |
26th |
  |
X-Factor: +1
|
| PGR v4 |
June 24th - December 3rd, 2017 |
34th |
|
X-Factor: +5
|
| PGR v5 |
December 23rd, 2017 - July 1st, 2018 |
46th |
|
X-Factor: -4
|
| PGR 100 |
January 20th, 2015 - November 18th, 2018 |
32nd |
|
|
| Ranking |
Time period |
Rank |
Character(s) |
Notes
|
| OrionRank 2016 |
March 15th - December 18th, 2016 |
68th |
|
|
| OrionRank 2017 |
December 24th, 2016 - December 24th, 2017 |
34th |
|
|
| OrionRank 2018 |
January 1st - December 2nd, 2018 |
59th |
 |
|
| Ranking |
Time period |
Rank |
Character(s) |
Notes
|
| Spring 2019 PGRU |
February 1st-July 7th, 2019 |
44th |
   |
X-Factor: +5
|
OrionRank/LumiRank Japan[edit]
| Time period |
Rank |
Character(s) |
Notes
|
| January-July 2019 |
12th |
|
|
| July-December 2019 |
32nd |
  |
|
| Time period |
Rank |
Character(s) |
Notes
|
| October 31st, 2020-March 31st, 2022 |
35th |
|
|
Tournament placings[edit]
| Tournament |
Date |
1v1 placement |
2v2 placement |
Partner
|
| Umebura 14 |
April 15th, 2015 |
13th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura 18 |
August 8th, 2015 |
25th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura 19 |
August 29th, 2015 |
17th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura F.A.T. |
September 21st-22nd, 2015 |
25th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura Niconico Qualifier |
November 29th, 2015 |
65th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura Genesis Cup |
January 11th, 2016 |
17th |
5th |
Eim
|
| SHI-G Tournament |
February 7th, 2016 |
9th |
9th |
Motsunabe
|
| Umebura 21 |
February 11th, 2016 |
17th |
— |
—
|
| Rikabura 4 |
March 20th, 2016 |
7th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura 22 |
April 24th, 2016 |
25th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura 23 |
May 21st, 2016 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| Rikabura 5 |
June 26th, 2016 |
5th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura 24 |
July 24th, 2016 |
3rd |
— |
—
|
| Sumabato for THE BIG HOUSE |
July 30th-31st, 2016 |
17th |
17th |
Hayato.
|
| Umebura S.A.T. |
August 20th-21st, 2016 |
7th |
17th |
Hyutta-
|
| Umebura 25 |
September 10th, 2016 |
33rd |
— |
—
|
| Toryumon 1 |
October 10th, 2016 |
33rd |
— |
—
|
| Rikabura 6 |
October 30th, 2016 |
7th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura 25.5 |
November 6th, 2016 |
— |
17th |
T
|
| DNG Kanto Invitational |
November 19th, 2016 |
7th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura BenQ ZOWIE Cup |
December 18th, 2016 |
13th |
— |
—
|
| SGC 2017 |
January 7th-8th, 2017 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| Sumabato 15 |
January 28th, 2017 |
7th |
5th |
Mangalitza♀
|
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier |
February 4th, 2017 |
33rd |
— |
—
|
| Tokaigi Last Chance Qualifier |
February 11th, 2017 |
Top 2 |
— |
—
|
| Niconico Tokaigi 2017 |
February 11th-12th, 2017 |
4th |
— |
—
|
| Gamer's Gauntlet Weekly #21 |
February 21st, 2017 |
5th |
— |
—
|
| Smashfield Weeklies #78 |
February 23rd, 2017 |
1st |
— |
—
|
| Frostbite 2017 |
February 25th-26th, 2017 |
2nd |
7th |
KEN
|
| Frame Perfect Series 2 |
March 18th-19th, 2017 |
25th |
1st |
ZeRo
|
| Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Winter Season 1.6 |
March 22nd, 2017 |
25th |
— |
—
|
| 2GGC: Civil War |
March 24th-26th, 2017 |
13th |
7th |
Kome
|
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #1 |
April 26th, 2017 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura Japan Major 2017 |
May 6th-7th, 2017 |
33rd |
7th |
KEN
|
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #3 |
May 17th, 2017 |
1st |
— |
—
|
| Umebura 27 |
July 1st, 2017 |
4th |
— |
—
|
| 2GGC: ARMS Saga |
July 8th-9th, 2017 |
7th |
2nd |
ZeRo
|
| Mega Smash Mondays 104 |
July 10th, 2017 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| 4th Annual PSG Classic |
July 12th, 2017 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| Summer School |
July 13th, 2017 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| EVO 2017 |
July 14th-16th, 2017 |
25th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura 28 |
August 12th, 2017 |
17th |
— |
—
|
| 2GGC: West Side Saga |
September 9th, 2017 |
7th |
3rd |
KEN
|
| Mega Smash Mondays 113 |
September 11th, 2017 |
7th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura 29 |
October 28th, 2017 |
33rd |
— |
—
|
| 2GGC: MkLeo Saga |
November 4th, 2017 |
13th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura 30 |
November 18th, 2017 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| Katsubura |
November 19th, 2017 |
3rd |
— |
—
|
| Rikabura 8 |
November 25th, 2017 |
4th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura T.A.T. |
December 23rd-24th, 2017 |
25th |
4th |
KEN
|
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #18 |
January 24th, 2018 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| EVO Japan 2018 |
January 26th-28th, 2018 |
13th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1 |
February 3rd, 2018 |
49th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 2 |
February 4th, 2018 |
3rd |
— |
—
|
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #19 |
February 7th, 2018 |
33rd |
— |
—
|
| Niconico Tokaigi 2018 |
February 10th-11th, 2018 |
4th |
— |
—
|
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #20 |
February 21st, 2018 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| Spring Fist |
March 17th, 2018 |
— |
3rd |
KEN
|
| Umebura 31 |
March 21st, 2018 |
33rd |
— |
—
|
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #23 |
April 25th, 2018 |
2nd |
— |
—
|
| Umeki Project |
April 29th, 2018 |
3rd |
7th |
takera
|
| Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #24 |
May 2nd, 2018 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura 32 |
May 12th, 2018 |
7th |
— |
—
|
| WeeklySmashParty 005 |
July 18th, 2018 |
13th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura 33 |
July 28th, 2018 |
33rd |
— |
—
|
| Sumabato 27 |
August 12th, 2018 |
7th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura 34 |
August 25th, 2018 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura Smash 4 Final |
December 1st-2nd, 2018 |
17th |
3rd |
KEN
|
| Tournament |
Date |
1v1 placement |
2v2 placement |
Partner
|
| Toryumon Kiwami #1 |
December 12th, 2018 |
13th |
— |
—
|
| Toryumon Kiwami #2 |
December 19th, 2018 |
7th |
— |
—
|
| Toryumon Kiwami #4 |
January 9th, 2019 |
2nd |
— |
—
|
| Umebura SP 2 |
January 12th, 2019 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| Toryumon Kiwami #6 |
February 6th, 2019 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| Toryumon Kiwami #7 |
February 13th, 2019 |
3rd |
— |
—
|
| Toryumon Kiwami #8 |
February 20th, 2019 |
2nd |
— |
—
|
| Frostbite 2019 |
February 22nd-24th, 2019 |
65th |
9th |
Zackray
|
| Toryumon Kiwami #9 |
February 27th, 2019 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura SP 3 |
April 13th, 2019 |
13th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura Japan Major 2019 |
May 1st-2nd, 2019 |
5th |
— |
—
|
| Toryumon Kiwami #18 |
May 8th, 2019 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| The Mang0 Kickoff |
June 7th, 2019 |
3rd |
— |
—
|
| The Kid, the Goat, and the Mang0 |
June 8th-9th, 2019 |
4th |
1st |
kameme
|
| Weds Night Fights x Orange County Spring 2019 2.6 |
June 12th, 2019 |
9th / 256 |
— |
—
|
| Just Roll With It! 11 |
June 15th, 2019 |
5th |
1st |
kameme
|
| 2GG: Grand Tour - South Carolina |
June 15th-16th, 2019 |
2nd |
— |
—
|
| Umebura SP 4 |
August 16th, 2019 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| EGS Cup 2 |
August 25th, 2019 |
13th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura SP 5 |
September 28th, 2019 |
13th |
— |
—
|
| Thunder Smash Thursday! #20 |
October 10th, 2019 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| Thunder Smash 3: Clash of the Pandas |
October 12th-13th, 2019 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura SP 6 |
October 22nd, 2019 |
17th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura SP 7 |
November 16th, 2019 |
13th |
— |
—
|
| 2GG: Kongo Saga |
December 7th-8th, 2019 |
33rd |
5th |
KEN
|
| Mega Smash Mondays 219 |
December 9th, 2019 |
25th |
— |
—
|
| Toryumon Kiwami #51 |
January 8th, 2020 |
1st |
— |
—
|
| EGS Cup 3 |
January 13th, 2020 |
17th |
— |
—
|
| EVO Japan 2020 |
January 24th-26th, 2020 |
49th |
— |
—
|
| Eastern Powerhouse Invitational FINAL |
October 24th, 2020 |
7th |
— |
—
|
| Kagaribi 3 |
March 27th, 2021 |
5th |
— |
—
|
| Kagaribi 4 |
June 26th-27th, 2021 |
13th |
— |
—
|
| Ryusou Tiger Fight 2 |
October 24th, 2021 |
3rd |
— |
—
|
| Kagaribi 5 |
October 30th-31st, 2021 |
33rd |
— |
—
|
| Kagaribi 6 |
January 8th-9th, 2022 |
17th |
— |
—
|
| Kagaribi 7 |
May 4th-5th, 2022 |
257th |
— |
—
|
| Kagaribi 8 |
July 30th-31st, 2022 |
33rd |
— |
—
|
| HST SP ChampionShip Autumn Stage |
November 5th, 2022 |
3rd |
— |
—
|
| tamasuma 13 |
November 19th, 2022 |
3rd |
— |
—
|
| tamasuma kyokkan 1 |
December 10th, 2022 |
4th |
— |
—
|
| Umebura SP 9 |
January 7th-8th, 2023 |
257th |
— |
—
|
| Kagaribi 9 |
February 4th-5th, 2023 |
25th |
— |
—
|
| kamui 2 |
March 4th, 2023 |
7th |
— |
—
|
| HST SP ChampionShip Winter Stage |
March 18th, 2023 |
1st |
— |
—
|
| tamasuma kyokkan 2 |
April 15th, 2023 |
9th |
— |
—
|
| Kagaribi 10 |
May 6th-7th, 2023 |
193rd / 1,024 |
— |
—
|
| HSTSP ChampionShip Final Stage |
May 27th-28th, 2023 |
25th |
1st |
Neo
|
| kamui 3 |
June 10th, 2023 |
1st / 96 |
— |
—
|
| tamasuma kyokkan 3 |
July 15th, 2023 |
13th / 157 |
— |
—
|
| kamui 4 |
August 12th, 2023 |
2nd / 106 |
— |
—
|
| tamasuma 17 |
September 9th, 2023 |
4th / 64 |
— |
—
|
| Kagaribi 11 |
October 7th-8th, 2023 |
97th / 1,472 |
— |
—
|
| Kyokkan 4 |
November 4th, 2023 |
1st / 199 |
— |
—
|
| kamui 6 |
February 24th, 2024 |
2nd / 117 |
— |
—
|
| Kyokkan 5 |
April 20th, 2024 |
7th / 231 |
— |
—
|
| Kagaribi 12 |
May 5th-6th, 2024 |
129th / 2,030 |
— |
—
|
| Kamui 7 |
May 18th, 2024 |
7th / 119 |
— |
—
|
| Kyokkan 6 |
July 20th, 2024 |
25th / 172 |
— |
—
|
| Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi |
July 27th-28th, 2024 |
129th / 1,428 |
— |
—
|
| Kyokkan 8 |
December 7th, 2024 |
49th / 219 |
— |
—
|
| Kagaribi 13 |
May 4th-5th, 2025 |
97th / 2,548 |
— |
—
|
| Kyokkan 10 |
May 31st, 2025 |
9th / 116 |
— |
—
|
| Kyokkan 11 |
November 15th, 2025 |
13th / 101 |
— |
—
|
| Kyokkan 12 |
December 13th, 2025 |
13th / 110 |
— |
—
|
Gameplay video[edit]
- Tsu is infamous for liking pictures of anime girls on Twitter, even creating a list called "hentai friends", which has since become a meme.
- During a podcast with kept, Paseriman and taranito, he discussed being at "his peak" in Smash, with taranito joking that he "might be Sparg0." Tsu then jokingly used the phrase multiple times on Twitter, and said he was a "reincarnation of Sparg0" after winning a Sumapa weekly, resulting in it becoming a meme. The meme increased in popularity when Sparg0 won multiple tournaments in Japan.
External links[edit]
Panda Global Rankings 100: 32nd 
UltRank 2025 Japan: 171st 
