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Tournament:Kagaribi 8

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Kagaribi 8
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Dates July 30th-31st, 2022
Venue Bellesalle Iidabashi First
Address/City 2-6-1 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo, Japan Japan
Attendance 491
Results
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate winners Japan Miya

Kagaribi 8 was a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate major held in Tokyo, Japan, from July 30th-31st, 2022.

Tournament summary[edit]

Kagaribi 8 was initially ranked as a supermajor, however due to rising cases of COVID-19 in Japan, several top Japanese players, including acola, Tea, and Kome, dropped out of the tournament, demoting the tournament to just a major. It is currently the last tournament in the Kagaribi series that was not ranked as a supermajor.

The tournament is most known for being Miya's breakout offline event. Prior to this event, Miya was mostly known for being one of the best Smashmate players who was just beginning to make his mark offline. Entering the tournament as the #24 seed, Miya ran through the entire bracket, upsetting ProtoBanham 3-1, Shuton 3-2, and Abadango twice 3-1 and 3-2 to win the tournament without dropping a set. Miya's run was not only unexpected to players outside of Japan, but also marked Mr. Game & Watch's first-ever major win in Ultimate, a feat that not even Maister, the best Mr. Game & Watch player at that time, had done. In addition, this marked the second Kagaribi that was won by a first-time entrant, with acola having previously won Kagaribi 7.

Although overshadowed by Miya's run, Abadango saw arguably his best tournament run since the early metagame. Due to declining performances at tournaments and missing out on top 8 at every major since EGS Cup 3, Abadango was seeded 21st, a low seed for a player who was once one of Japan's best players. Despite this, Abadango made several notable upsets, defeating Kameme 3-0, Yoshidora 3-1, ProtoBanham 3-0, KEN 3-2, and Shuton 3-2 to ultimately place 2nd, the highest Abadango has placed at a major since his victory at Umebura SP 4. Most impressive about this run was that, aside from Yoshidora, all those upsets were performed with Meta Knight, a character that was mostly regarded as barely viable. As a result, Abadango's run marked the best tournament run for a Meta Knight player at an Ultimate major, while this run and Abadango's later run at VCA 2022 led to a reassessment on Meta Knight's viability.

Results[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singles[edit]

(491 entrants)
Top 128 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st Japan Miya MrGame&WatchHeadSSBU.pngROBHeadSSBU.png
2nd Japan Abadango MetaKnightHeadSSBU.pngPalutenaHeadSSBU.pngSamusHeadSSBU.png
3rd Japan Shuton PyraMythraHeadSSBU.pngOlimarHeadSSBU.png
4th Japan KEN Sephiroth's stock icon.SonicHeadSSBU.png
5th Japan Futari no Kiwami Ah~! IceClimbersHeadSSBU.png
5th Japan ProtoBanham LucinaHeadSSBU.pngMinMinHeadSSBU.png
7th Japan Umeki DaisyHeadSSBU.png
7th Japan Yoshidora YoshiHeadSSBU.png
9th Japan Yez IkeHeadSSBU.png
9th Japan Gackt NessHeadSSBU.png
9th Japan Paseriman FoxHeadSSBU.pngDiddyKongHeadSSBU.png
9th Japan Eim SheikHeadSSBU.png
13th Japan Taikei SonicHeadSSBU.png
13th Japan Repo MegaManHeadSSBU.png
13th Japan Noi PokémonTrainerHeadSSBU.pngOlimarHeadSSBU.pngBylethHeadSSBU.png
13th Japan Shirayuki InklingHeadSSBU.png
17th Japan Sigma ToonLinkHeadSSBU.png
17th Japan sssr ROBHeadSSBU.png
17th Japan Hero BowserHeadSSBU.png
17th Japan TKM BylethHeadSSBU.pngDiddyKongHeadSSBU.png
17th Japan Akakikusu HeroHeadSSBU.png
17th Japan YOC CloudHeadSSBU.png
17th Japan Shogun SnakeHeadSSBU.pngFoxHeadSSBU.png
17th Japan Kameme SoraHeadSSBU.png
25th Japan Nemu Steve's stock icon.
25th Japan Manzoku ToonLinkHeadSSBU.png
25th Japan Sunea Steve's stock icon.MinMinHeadSSBU.png
25th Japan takera KenHeadSSBU.pngRyuHeadSSBU.png
25th Japan Harasen IceClimbersHeadSSBU.pngFalcoHeadSSBU.png
25th Japan kept VillagerHeadSSBU.pngIsabelleHeadSSBU.png
25th Japan YamaD RosalinaHeadSSBU.png
25th Japan Ly CorrinHeadSSBU.pngBylethHeadSSBU.png
33rd Japan Mao RoyHeadSSBU.pngMinMinHeadSSBU.png
33rd Japan chicken DiddyKongHeadSSBU.pngWolfHeadSSBU.png
33rd Japan Brood PiranhaPlantHeadSSBU.png
33rd Japan Motsunabe FalcoHeadSSBU.png
33rd Japan Yone ROBHeadSSBU.pngLucinaHeadSSBU.png
33rd Japan Oi, George MinMinHeadSSBU.png
33rd Japan Raito DuckHuntHeadSSBU.png
33rd Japan FILIP FalcoHeadSSBU.png
33rd Japan Choco ZeroSuitSamusHeadSSBU.png
33rd Japan Tsu HeroHeadSSBU.pngCloudHeadSSBU.pngTerryHeadSSBU.pngLucarioHeadSSBU.png
33rd Japan Tsubotsubo OlimarHeadSSBU.pngJokerHeadSSBU.pngCorrinHeadSSBU.png
33rd Japan Gorioka JokerHeadSSBU.pngMewtwoHeadSSBU.png
33rd Japan Rattsu GreninjaHeadSSBU.pngKazuyaHeadSSBU.png
33rd Japan Sobugami MiiGunnerHeadSSBU.pngMiiSwordfighterHeadSSBU.pngMiiBrawlerHeadSSBU.png
33rd Japan TamaPDaifuku BayonettaHeadSSBU.png
33rd Japan JinJin Sephiroth's stock icon.
49th Japan T LinkHeadSSBU.png
49th Japan ElleGo YoungLinkHeadSSBU.png
49th Japan Nanchan ZeroSuitSamusHeadSSBU.png
49th Japan Guarana MegaManHeadSSBU.png
49th Japan Kisha SnakeHeadSSBU.png
49th Japan shion ZeroSuitSamusHeadSSBU.png
49th Japan Yahhonn CloudHeadSSBU.png
49th Japan Q ZeroSuitSamusHeadSSBU.png
49th Japan Latte Pac-ManHeadSSBU.png
49th Japan Songn MrGame&WatchHeadSSBU.pngDiddyKongHeadSSBU.pngSheikHeadSSBU.png
49th Japan Twinkle DiddyKongHeadSSBU.png
49th Japan Lax ChromHeadSSBU.png
49th Japan Taa PiranhaPlantHeadSSBU.pngMinMinHeadSSBU.png
49th Japan Tarakotori LittleMacHeadSSBU.png
49th Japan Lii LittleMacHeadSSBU.png
49th Japan bt.yamato LittleMacHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Fui YoshiHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Rimori MegaManHeadSSBU.pngDiddyKongHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan norio PiranhaPlantHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan LISUTO TerryHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan yuta IsabelleHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan hinaks MarioHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Ball KingKRoolHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Wada BowserHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan taranito NessHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Kamisuke HeroHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Kurumis IceClimbersHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Kei MinMinHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan CAPURICO PalutenaHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Hidaka Drapion Pac-ManHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Halo LinkHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Tsumo Steve's stock icon.
65th Japan TRIGGER SimonHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Juso InklingHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Yaminabe LittleMacHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Tamanyaso FalcoHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Doragon BowserJrHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Bonko IncineroarHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Gachipi LucarioHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Yoshiaki VillagerHeadSSBU.pngPiranhaPlantHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Hurt SnakeHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan KOROMO KingDededeHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Peipei IceClimbersHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan akasa CloudHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan nyanpon MegaManHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Paru MiiBrawlerHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan himo_pechio LucasHeadSSBU.png
65th Japan Te-sHi SamusHeadSSBU.png

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