Tournament:TOKYO SMASH BOOT CAMP

TOKYO SMASH BOOT CAMP was a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate invitational tournament held by, as an exchange match between foreign and Japanese teams. It was held on May 3rd, 2023 in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan during Golden Week. The tournament was a double-elimination bracket, with a Japanese vs. overseas set in each Winners' Round 1 set. Sets were Best of 3, until Best of 5 started at Top 3. A crew battle was held before the bracket, with a live draft.

There was miscommunication with the organizers and UltRank on whether the tournament would be ranked, with some players taking the tournament as practice and Best of 5 not starting until Top 3. Notably, lost when playing / against  and  against  to place an underwhelming 9th, and  lost Winners' Round 1 to Dabuz from playing  in the match point game. acola tweeted he was told the tournament was an exhibition event, furthering speculation about the intent of the tournament. The tournament was originally added as an A+ tier major tournament on the UltRank 2023 Tournament Tiering Sheet. After the tournament, contacted UltRank to clear up miscommunication, and the tournament was removed from the UltRank 2023 Tournament Tiering Sheet, becoming unranked.

Players invited
16 players were invited by Gackt, 8 from Japan and 8 from overseas.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singles
(16 entrants) Bracket

Trivia

 * Grand Finals had the same players as 2023 Japan NA Smashfest at 's house the day before, however Miya won instead of losing this time.
 * After won the tournament,  played a "Thug Finals" game against him, which Miya won by one stock.