Tōhoku

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Tōhoku is a Smash region in Japan. Located at the northernmost portion of the island of Honshū, the region is compromised of six prefectures: Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata. While many of the prefectures host locals, the majority of large-scale tournaments, including the long-running Tohoku Sumabura Championship (TSC) series, take place in Miyagi.

Initially a small region, it has grown significantly since the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U days, as the region saw several players achieving significant success in Japan's strongest regions, Kantō and Kansai. These players include, Songn, who placed 4th at Super Sumabato, 7th at Umebura 13, and 13th at Umebura 33; and Somé, who placed 3rd at Sumabato Smash 4 Final and 5th at both Umebura 19 and Umebura 26, as well as placed 9th at the American major Frostbite 2017. The region became even stronger in Ultimate, thanks to the rise of players such as Akio and yoko# to the national scene, with Akio especially achieving global recognition in 2024.

Smashers

See also: Category:Tōhoku smashers

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

Globally ranked players

Tag	Character(s)	Best placement	Notes
Akari Mizunashi		LumiRank 2024.2: 140th
Akio		LumiRank 2024.2: 59th
yoko#		LumiRank Mid-Year 2023: 121st-150th

Nationally ranked players

Tag	Character(s)	Best placement	Notes
Aygoski		Japan Player Rankings July 2019-December 2019: 87th
Es		JAPAN Power Rankings: 72nd Japan Player Rankings July 2019-December 2019: 58th
F1re		LumiRank 2023 Japan: 94th
Kare~		Japan Player Rankings July 2019-December 2019: 73rd
Logix		Japan Player Rankings July 2019-December 2019: 81st
Riteshia		Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 80th
Sigh		Japan SSBM Rank 2017: 47th
Somé		Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings dated October 25th, 2015: 19th Japan Player Rankings July 2019-December 2019: 21st
Songn		Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings dated May 21st, 2015: 11th

Other notable players

Tag	Character(s)	Notes
Joseph		One of the earliest-known Smash players from Tōhoku, primarily competing in Melee.
Maguro		One of the best doubles players in Japan, notably winning doubles at Sun Rise Tournament with Kakera.
Mutama		One of the best Smashmate players, regularly ranking top 5 on the ladder at his peak.
Nau		One of the best players from the region in Ultimate, ranking 1st between November 10th, 2019 and March 12th, 2022.

Tournaments

See also: Category:Tōhoku tournaments

Notable tournament series

Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.

Tournament	Games	Type	Status
Autumn (Akita)
Fukusuma (Fukushima)
Obasma OST (Miyagi)		Unscheduled	Ongoing
Ninja
Sendai (Miyagi)
Smash Open (Yamagata)
TSC (Miyagi)		Unscheduled	Discontinued

Notable tournaments

Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level.

Tournament	Date	Entrants	Supermajor	Major	Superregional	Other
LEADD+2	March 10th, 2024	192	—	—		—

Largest singles events

Rank	Tournament	Date	Game	Attendance	Winner	Character(s)
1	LEADD+2	March 10th, 2024		192	Akakikusu
2	TSC 11	November 9th, 2019		176	Somé
3	TSC 12	February 9th, 2020		172	konbu
4	ROCKON!! 1	February 18th-19th, 2023		147	yoko#
5	TSC 13	December 26th, 2020		136	ProtoBanham
6	TSC 10	August 10th, 2019		128	Somé
	LEADD+1	May 13th, 2023			yoko#
8	TSC 9	March 2nd, 2019		122	Kuroitsu
9	Tohoku University Festival 2019	November 2nd-3rd, 2019		96	Somé
	Obasma OFT 1	December 19th, 2021			Somé
	Tonsuma 10	December 10th, 2023			Riteshia
	Tonsuma 15	December 15th, 2024			F1re

See also

• Tohoku Power Rankings
  • Akita Power Rankings
  • Iwate Power Rankings