Smasher:Tea


 * Not to be confused with, an Austrian player

Tea (, Tea) is a Japanese Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and  player from Shiga Prefecture, Kansai, Japan who is currently living in Tokyo, Kantō, Japan. He is considered to be the best Pac-Man player in the world and one of the best players in Japan; he was also considered one of the two best Kazuya players in the world alongside from 2021-2022. He is currently ranked 6th on the Experimental Smash Player Rankings and 14th on the LumiRank Mid-Year 2023; he was also ranked 5th on the discontinued Japan Player Rankings.

In, he is considered to be one of the best players in the world along with. He is mostly known in Japan for his mastery of Pac-Man's trapping abilities, which led him to getting a 9th place at. Tea has taken sets off of players such as, , , , , , , and. He is currently ranked 21st on the JAPAN Smash 4 Power Rankings.

On February 21st, 2020, both Tea and were signed by SUSANOO GAMING8. On July 1st, 2021, SUSANOO GAMING 8 and KURENAI GAMING were merged to form the gaming team GUREN (now known as ). Exactly one year later, Tea has left the team. On September 17th, 2022, Tea,, and were signed by ZETA DIVISION.

Playstyle
Tea is a Pac-Man player who excels at combo games and usage of various Bonus Fruit items. He prefers to use Galaxian in lower percentages and Bell in mid or high percentages, using them as a kill confirm in many situations. He is also well-known to set up a mind-game situation consisting of his usage of Bell, often inducing opponent's mistake and landing a Bell into his forward Smash. Off-stage, Tea utilizes Pac-Man's impressive recovery options to recover from unexpected places. Another hallmark of Tea's playstyle is that he often utilizes Fire Hydrant to block opponent's movements, charge Bonus Fruit and edgeguard opponents.

However, Tea struggles when he deals with players with long-ranged attacks, due to the fact that he can't land his signature kill confirm with his Bell. This is evident in matches between, , and  when the latter switched his character to.

Trivia

 * Tea likes to shout "Kazuya Mishima" whenever he takes stock in game versus certain players. This has since become a running joke amongst Japanese players where they would also say Kazuya Mishima. Tea himself would also tweet the words "KAZUYA MISHIMA" on Twitter from time to time.
 * These jokes as well as Tea's success with the character have led some players to jokingly claim that Tea is the best Kazuya.