Tournament:Sumabato SP 65
| Sumabato SP 65 | |
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| Dates | January 11th, 2026 |
| Venue | Daito City Civic Hall |
| Address/City | 4-6 Akebonocho Daito City, Osaka Prefecture 
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| Attendance | 242 |
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Raru
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| Organizer(s) | Nojinko |
Sumabato SP 65 was a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate major tournament held in Daito City, Osaka Prefecture, on January 11th, 2026.
Tournament Summary[edit]
As 2026's first major, second seed Raru won the tournament, his third Sumabato in a row. He made top 8 rather easily, only dropping 3 games and beating #18 seed Gorioka with his Min Min and #26 seed Kaninabe. In top 8, he made quick work of #22 seed Tsuna before meeting #5 seed Yaura. Although the Samus main was prone to take the set after a 3-stock in game 4 against his Min-Min, Raru came back to Luigi and won the last game, earning his first win over Yaura, after 4 consecutive losses. In loser's, he met #1 seed Hurt, who was sent to loser's by Yaura in winner's semis (Upset Factor 4). He has a positive record against Raru, having won their 4 previous encounters. Hurt 3-0'd him in the first set of grand finals, but Raru did the same in the reset, breaking the losing streak. With his 1st place and victory over two of his biggest demons, Raru's performance seemed like a return to form after a relatively weak end of 2025, with underperformances at Kagaribi 14 and OH-BAI-TOH-RI 3 in particular.
As with other editions of the Sumabato series, the number of upsets were very high, as Raru, Hurt and Yaura were the only top 8 seeds to enter top 8. #3 seed Asimo made winner's quarters but lost in two game 5 sets to #22 seed Tsuna (UF 6) and #15 seed DieGorou (UF 5), just like #8 seed Rarikkusu, losing to Hurt and #13 seed Yone_pi in two 3-1's. #7 seed Raki lost to Kaninabe in a close game 5 set (UF 4) and DieGorou 1-3 to place 13th. #4 seed KEN lost very early to #61 seed Imokenpi 2-3 (UF 8) and fell at 17th, being eliminated by #9 seed Karaage in an another game 5. Lastly, #6 seed Akakikusu was eliminated at 33rd, losing to #70 seed Hinotsuki (UF 8) and #21 seed Avaru (UF 4) both in 3-0.
Yone_pi made the best loser's run of the tournament. After being upset by #20 seed KORINKU1219 2-3, he eliminated 7 players in a row, including Gorioka, Rarikkusu, KORINKU in the rematch and lastly Tsuna, bowing to Hurt 1-3 for 4th place. Tsuna made his first major top 8 since Sumabato SP 53 in late 2024, with wins on #11 seed Shion 3-1, #27 seed Saboten 3-0 and lastly Asimo to finish at 5th place, alongside #16 seed MarK, eliminating Shion 3-1 at 17th, Karaage 3-2 at 13th and Kaninabe 3-2 at 9th to make top 8. He lastly eliminated DieGorou at 7th before losing his runback against Hurt in a nail biter game 5 set. Lastly, #20 seed KORINKU1219 made his first major top 8 and Ridley's first major top 8 in Japan, with sets won against Yone_pi, Imokenpi and lastly #17 seed Rokki to place 7th.
Results[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singles[edit]
(242 entrants)
Top 96 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket
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| 1st | Raru |
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| 2nd | Hurt |
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| 3rd | Yaura |
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| 4th | Yone_pi |
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| 5th | Tsuna |
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| 5th | MarK |
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| 7th | KORINKU1219 |
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| 7th | DieGorou |
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| 9th | Asimo |
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| 9th | Rarikkusu |
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| 9th | Rokki |
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| 9th | Kaninabe |
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| 13th | Karaage |
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| 13th | Furararamen |
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| 13th | Gorioka |
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| 13th | Raki |
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| 17th | Imokenpi |
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| 17th | KEN |
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| 17th | shion |
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| 17th | Lv.1 |
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| 17th | Avaru |
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| 17th | saboten |
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| 17th | DenKOTA |
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| 17th | Mild na H.O |
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| 25th | Meido |
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| 25th | MTK |
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| 25th | Omisoshiru |
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| 25th | Futari no Kiwami Ah~! |
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| 25th | Aruarusa |
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| 25th | Atakaataka |
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| 25th | Inkuru |
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| 25th | Kome |
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| 33rd | Celestia |
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| 33rd | Levi |
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| 33rd | Matsu |
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| 33rd | Lapi |
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| 33rd | Hanadon |
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| 33rd | Crete |
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| 33rd | Tora |
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| 33rd | Parme |
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| 33rd | Mokumoku |
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| 33rd | Natsume |
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| 33rd | Hinotsuki |
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| 33rd | Akakikusu |
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| 33rd | Moenai Goma |
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| 33rd | Rearlet |
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| 33rd | Tukune |
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| 33rd | Jonny |
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| 49th | Suisei |
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| 49th | Lila |
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| 49th | Lux |
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| 49th | Ishiharamaya |
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| 49th | Ruri |
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| 49th | Ranao |
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| 49th | Tomeito |
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| 49th | Kikuzakari |
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| 49th | Kou |
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| 49th | TenP |
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| 49th | Chee |
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| 49th | Rei Mari |
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| 49th | Tsumusuto |
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| 49th | LiiMac |
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| 49th | Kyon |
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| 49th | Kashiya |
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Side events[edit]
B-class tournament[edit]
(96 entrants)
Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | Leeen |
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| 2nd | Melon Ojisan |
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| 3rd | Hoyon |
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| 4th | FujiHa |
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C-class tournament[edit]
(64 entrants)
Bracket
| Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
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| 1st | Metto |
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| 2nd | Matsuba |
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| 3rd | Kiribi |
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| 4th | Root |
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