Smasher:Oikawa

Oikawa, also known as Oikawa Meijin (, "Master Oikawa"), is a Super Smash Bros. main from Japan, notable for being the first professional player.

In 1999, at the age of 16, he won the first Nintendo-sponsored Smash tournament at, then played at Spring Selection Tournament Championship and the Super Mario Club National Tournament, which were officially broadcast on the Japan-only TV show 64 Mario Stadium in 2000. He later played at. His high placements made him one of the best early Smash 64 players in Japan. He then played in, the first Melee tournament.

Since 2014, he has provided live commentary for official Nintendo events such as Next Generation World Hobby Fair 2015, 2-on-2 WORLD GRAND PRIX JPN vs USA, and Smash Bros. Ultimate Spring Brawl Festival. In 2017, he joined esports organization Team GRAPHT.

Oikawa continues to enjoy the Smash Bros. series casually and has no plans to compete in tournaments again.

Trivia

 * Oikawa is a big Kirby fan; he only bought Super Smash Bros. because Kirby was in it. After winning his Fighting Battle tournament, Masahiro Sakurai interviewed him, surprising Oikawa when he revealed himself as the creator of Kirby.