Smasher:Kaninabe

Kaninabe (かになべ) is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player from Japan. Kaninabe was initially a Wi-Fi Warrior on Smashmate, with his highest rating being 2,216. He began competing offline in mid-2021 and eventually scored his first major top 8 in 2023 at, were he ultimately placed 7th. Following a string of mixed results, Kaninabe became a regular top 8 contender by the fall of the same year, notably placing 5th at defeating  and  as well as 4th at, establishing himself as the best Fox player in Japan. The same year, he made his international debut at, where he defeated , , and to place 7th, establishing himself as one of the best Fox players in the post-online metagame. Outside of these wins, he has also defeated players such as, , and.