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{{Infobox Smasher
{{Infobox Smasher
| name               = Kirihara
| name         = Kirihara
| image               = Kirihara.png
| image       = Kirihara.jpg
| mainssb4           = Rosalina & Luma
| mainssb4     = Rosalina & Luma
| skillssb4          = Top professional
| mainssbu    = Sheik
| rankingssb4         = [[Panda Global Rankings|Panda Global Rankings v2]]: 48th (X-Factor: -2)
| retiredssbu        = Rosalina & Luma
| alias               = キリハラ
| rankingssb4 = [[Panda Global Rankings 100]]: 28th
| location           = Tokyo
| bestrankingssb4 = [[PGR v3]]: 19th
| country             = Japan
| rankingssbu  = [[OrionRank Pre-Quarantine]]: 29th
| realname           = Noriyuki Kirihara
| bestrankingssbu = OrionRank Pre-Quarantine: 29th
| bestresultssb4 = 1st / 208 at {{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 2|g=SSB4}}
| bestresultssbu = 4th / 512 at {{Trn|Umebura SP 5|g=SSBU}}
| alias       = キリハラ
| winningsssb4 = $2,399.55
| location     = Tokyo, Kanto
| country     = Japan
| realname     = Noriyuki Kirihara
}}
}}
Kirihara ({{ja|キリハラ|Kirihara}}) is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' player from Tokyo, Japan. Although he currently plays {{SSBU|Sheik}}, he is better known for playing {{SSBU|Rosalina & Luma}} in the early metagame, and was the second-best Rosaline & Luma player in the world after {{Sm|Dabuz}}, with his best known performances being his victory at {{Trn|Maesuma TOP 1}}, the first national-level victory for a Rosalina & Luma player, and his run to 4th at {{Trn|Umebura SP 5}} defeating {{Sm|KEN}}, {{Sm|Nietono}}, and {{Sm|ProtoBanham}}. However since switching to Sheik, he has failed to capture results on-par with his Rosalina & Luma performances.


'''Kirihara''' is an ''[[SSB4]]'' {{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}} player from Japan, and is considered the best Rosalina player in the country. Kirihara is currently ranked 48th on the [[Panda Global Rankings|Panda Global Rankings v2]], and 8th on the [[JAPAN Power Rankings]]. He has taken sets off of players such as {{Sm|ZeRo}}, {{Sm|VoiD}}, {{Sm|Abadango}}, {{Sm|Kameme}}, {{Sm|komorikiri}}, {{Sm|Ranai}}, {{Sm|KEN}}, and {{Sm|Earth}}.
In {{forwiiu}}, Kirihara was considered the second-best {{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}} player of all-time, once again after Dabuz. He is best known for winning {{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 2}} double-eliminating {{Sm|ZeRo}}, making him the first Rosalina & Luma player to win a major and doing so a week before Dabuz's victory at {{Trn|2GGC: Civil War}}. Although he never won another major afterwards, he remained a frequent threat to make top 8 at majors and came close to winning several other large events, such as those in the {{Trn|Umebura|series}} series.
 
He is the 19th player to take a set off of ZeRo, doing so, and double eliminating him at [[Frame Perfect Series 2]]. There, he became the 2nd Japanese player to win an American national, after Abadango's [[Pound 2016]] victory.


==Playstyle==
==Playstyle==
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Another aspect of Kirihara's playstyle is his exceptionally proficient edge-guarding. He has demonstrated a distinctive ability to react to his opponent's recovery options, and cover them appropriately. He will often follow his opponent's offstage, and attempt to pressure and gimp them in the process. Kirihara's utilisation of Luma extends to his edge-guarding, as he often uses Luma's large and disjointed hitboxes to catch recoveries below the ledge, or to snipe players offstage from afar. As well, his ability to react to his opponent's ledge options, and force them back offstage further contributes to his aggressive offstage play.
Another aspect of Kirihara's playstyle is his exceptionally proficient edge-guarding. He has demonstrated a distinctive ability to react to his opponent's recovery options, and cover them appropriately. He will often follow his opponent's offstage, and attempt to pressure and gimp them in the process. Kirihara's utilisation of Luma extends to his edge-guarding, as he often uses Luma's large and disjointed hitboxes to catch recoveries below the ledge, or to snipe players offstage from afar. As well, his ability to react to his opponent's ledge options, and force them back offstage further contributes to his aggressive offstage play.
==Rankings==
==={{forwiiu}}===
====[[Panda Global Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[PGR v2]]||May 13th - December 18th, 2016||48th||{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||X-Factor: -2
|-
|[[PGR v3]]||January 7th - June 18th, 2017||19th||{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||X-Factor: +8
|-
|[[PGR v4]]||June 24th - December 3rd, 2017||29th||{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||X-Factor: +11
|-
|[[PGR v5]]||December 23rd, 2017 - July 1st, 2018||50th||{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||X-Factor: +18
|-
|[[PGR 100]]||January 20th, 2015 - November 18th, 2018||28th||{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|}
====[[OrionRank]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank 2017]]||December 24th, 2016 - December 24th, 2017||21st||{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[OrionRank 2018]]||January 1st - December 2nd, 2018||38th||{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
====[[Panda Global Rankings Ultimate]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[Fall 2019 PGRU]]||July 13th - December 15th, 2019||48th||{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
====[[OrionRank|OrionRank Ultimate]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank Pre-Quarantine]]||December 27th, 2019 - March 15th, 2020||29th||{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}
====OrionRank Japan====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[OrionRank Japan Top 150]]||January 2019 - June 2021||34th||{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
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|-
|[[Umebura 13]]||March 15th, 2015||5th||—||—
|{{Trn|Umebura 13|g=SSB4}}||March 15th, 2015||5th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura 16|g=SSB4}}||June 6th, 2015||9th||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Umebura 18]]||August 8th, 2015||3rd||—||—
|{{Trn|Umebura 18|g=SSB4}}||August 8th, 2015||3rd||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Umebura F.A.T.]]||September 21st-22nd, 2015||4th||||
|{{Trn|Umebura F.A.T.|g=SSB4}}||September 21st-22nd, 2015||4th||—||—
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/SHIGTournamentT SHIG Tournament]||February 7th, 2016||4th||3rd||{{Sm|RAIN}}
|{{Trn|SHI-G Tournament|g=SSB4}}||February 7th, 2016||4th||3rd||{{Sm|RAIN}}
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/takerataku20160710 Takera's House Tournament]||July 10th, 2016||1st||—||—
|[http://challonge.com/takerataku20160710 Takera's House Tournament]||July 10th, 2016||1st||—||—
|-
|-
|[[EVO 2016]]||July 15th-17th, 2016||33rd||—||—
|{{Trn|EVO 2016|g=SSB4}}||July 15th-17th, 2016||33rd||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Umebura 24]]||July 24th, 2016||33rd||—||—
|{{Trn|Umebura 24|g=SSB4}}||July 24th, 2016||33rd||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Umebura 25]]||September 10th, 2016||3rd||—||—
|{{Trn|Umebura 25|g=SSB4}}||September 10th, 2016||3rd||—||—
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/Toryumon1T Toryumon 1]||October 10th, 2016||2nd||—||—
|[http://challonge.com/Toryumon1T Toryumon 1]||October 10th, 2016||2nd||—||—
|-
|-
|[[DNG Kanto Invitational]]||November 19th, 2016||2nd||—||—
|{{Trn|DNG Kanto Invitational|g=SSB4}}||November 19th, 2016||2nd||—||—
|-
|-
|[[SGC 2017]]||January 7th-8th, 2017||4th||—||—
|{{Trn|SGC 2017|g=SSB4}}||January 7th-8th, 2017||4th||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Shulla-bra Tokaigi Qualifiers]]||January 15th, 2017||5th||—||—
|{{Trn|Shulla-bra Tokaigi Qualifier|g=SSB4}}||January 15th, 2017||5th||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Umebura Tokaigi Qualifiers]]||February 4th, 2017||4th||—||—
|{{Trn|Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier|g=SSB4}}||February 4th, 2017||4th||—||—
|-
|-
|Tokaigi Last Chance Qualifiers||February 11th, 2017||Top 2||—||—
|Tokaigi Last Chance Qualifier||February 11th, 2017||Top 2||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Niconico Tokaigi 2017]]||February 11th-12th, 2017||5th||—||—
|{{Trn|Niconico Tokaigi 2017|g=SSB4}}||February 11th-12th, 2017||5th||—||—
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/GGSW21 Gamer's Gauntlet Weekly #21]||February 21st, 2017||1st||—||—
|[http://challonge.com/GGSW21 Gamer's Gauntlet Weekly #21]||February 21st, 2017||1st||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Frostbite 2017]]||February 25th-26th, 2017||13th||—||—
|{{Trn|Frostbite 2017|g=SSB4}}||February 25th-26th, 2017||13th||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Frame Perfect Series 2]]||March 18th-19th, 2017||1st||5th||{{Sm|CaptainZack}}
|{{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 2|g=SSB4}}||March 18th-19th, 2017||1st||5th||{{Sm|CaptainZack}}
|-
|-
|[https://smash.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-2017-winter-season-1-6-1/events/wii-u-singles/brackets/126964/362271 Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Winter Season 1.6]||March 22nd, 2017||7th||—||—
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weds-night-fights-2017-winter-season-1-6-1/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/126964/362271 Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Winter Season 1.6]||March 22nd, 2017||7th||—||—
|-
|-
|[[2GGC: Civil War]]||March 24th-26th, 2017||5th||—||—
|{{Trn|2GGC: Civil War|g=SSB4}}||March 24th-26th, 2017||5th||—||—
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/ToryumonWTxSS1T Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #1]||April 26th, 2017||2nd||—||—
|[http://challonge.com/ToryumonWTxSS1T Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #1]||April 26th, 2017||2nd||—||—
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|[http://challonge.com/TGBT3T Tokyo Game Bar 3]||April 30th, 2017||1st||—||—
|[http://challonge.com/TGBT3T Tokyo Game Bar 3]||April 30th, 2017||1st||—||—
|-
|-
|[[Umebura Japan Major 2017]]||May 6th-7th, 2017||5th||17th||{{Sm|RAIN}}
|{{Trn|Umebura Japan Major 2017|g=SSB4}}||May 6th-7th, 2017||5th||17th||{{Sm|RAIN}}
|-
|-
|[http://challonge.com/touryumon_studiosky2T Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #2]||May 10th, 2017||33rd||—||—
|[http://challonge.com/touryumon_studiosky2T Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #2]||May 10th, 2017||33rd||—||—
|-
|[http://challonge.com/touryumon_studiosky4T Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #4]||May 31st, 2017||9th||—||—
|-
|[http://challonge.com/touryumon_studiosky5T Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #5]||June 14th, 2017||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://challonge.com/touryumon_studiosky6 Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #6]||June 28th, 2017||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura 27|g=SSB4}}||July 1st, 2017||2nd||—||—
|-
|[http://challonge.com/touryumon_studiosky7 Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #7]||July 5th, 2017||1st||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/4th-annual-psg-classic/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/138102 4th Annual PSG Classic]||July 12th, 2017||5th (Forfeit)||—||—
|-
|[http://challonge.com/GetSmashedSSB Summer School]||July 13th, 2017||4th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|EVO 2017|g=SSB4}}||July 14th-16th, 2017||65th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura 28|g=SSB4}}||August 12th, 2017||4th||—||—
|-
|[http://challonge.com/touryumon_studiosky9 Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #9]||August 16th, 2017||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://challonge.com/touryumon_studiosky10 Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #10]||August 30th, 2017||4th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|2GGC: West Side Saga|g=SSB4}}||September 9th, 2017||5th||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/mega-smash-mondays-113-mission-control/event/wii-u-singles/brackets/150726/417216 Mega Smash Mondays 113]||September 11th, 2017||2nd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga|g=SSB4}}||October 14th-15th, 2017||9th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura 29|g=SSB4}}||October 28th, 2017||9th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|2GGC: MkLeo Saga|g=SSB4}}||November 4th, 2017||9th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura 30|g=SSB4}}||November 18th, 2017||13th||—||—
|-
|[http://challonge.com/KatsuburaT Katsubura]||November 19th, 2017||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://challonge.com/toryumon_studiosky16 Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #16]||November 22nd, 2017||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Rikabura 8|g=SSB4}}||November 25th, 2017||2nd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|2GG Championship|g=SSB4}}||December 1st-3rd, 2017||11th||—||—
|-
|[http://challonge.com/toryumon_studiosky17 Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #17]||December 20th, 2017||3rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura T.A.T.|g=SSB4}}||December 23rd-24th, 2017||25th||17th||{{Sm|takera}}
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier 1|g=SSB4}}||January 6th, 2018||17th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier 2|g=SSB4}}||January 7th, 2018||1st||—||—
|-
|[http://challonge.com/toryumon_studiosky19T Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #19]||February 7th, 2018||2nd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Niconico Tokaigi 2018|g=SSB4}}||February 10th-11th, 2018||7th||—||—
|-
|[https://challonge.com/toryumon_studiosky23 Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #23]||April 25th, 2018||5th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umeki Project|g=SSB4}}||April 29th, 2018||1st||1st||{{Sm|KEN}}
|-
|[https://challonge.com/toryumon_studiosky24 Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #24]||May 2nd, 2018||2nd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura 32|g=SSB4}}||May 12th, 2018||5th||—||—
|-
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashPartyWiiU_001 WeeklySmashParty 001]||June 8th, 2018||1st||—||—
|-
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashPartyWiiU_005 WeeklySmashParty 005]||July 18th, 2018||3rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura 33|g=SSB4}}||July 28th, 2018||2nd||—||—
|-
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashPartyWiiU_006 WeeklySmashParty 006]||August 5th, 2018||5th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura 34|g=SSB4}}||August 25th, 2018||5th||—||—
|-
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashPartyWiiU_008 WeeklySmashParty 008]||August 31st, 2018||17th||—||—
|-
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashPartyWiiU_011 WeeklySmashParty 011]||October 5th, 2018||7th||—||—
|-
|[https://challonge.com/WeeklySmashPartyWiiU_012 WeeklySmashParty 012]||October 19th, 2018||2nd||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weekly-smash-party-14/event/wiiu-1on1-smash-4-singles/brackets/448632/802023 WeeklySmashParty 014]||November 9th, 2018||1st||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weekly-smash-party-15/event/wiiu-1on1-smash-4-singles/brackets/455764/810807 WeeklySmashParty 015]||November 16th, 2018||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura Smash 4 Final|g=SSB4}}||December 1st-2nd, 2018||—||9th||{{Sm|racchi~}}
|}
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura 5|g=SSBB}}||July 26th, 2014||17th||—||—
|}
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://challonge.com/toryumon_kiwami_1 Toryumon Kiwami #1]||December 12th, 2018||17th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP|g=SSBU}}||December 16th, 2018||65th||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/1-sp-ueno-smash-ultimate-weekly-1/event/special-1on1-ultimate-singles/brackets/517447/885167 Ueno Smash Ultimate Weekly 1]||January 22nd, 2019||9th||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weekly-smash-party-22/event/special-1on1-ultimate-singles/brackets/528069/898444 WeeklySmashParty 22]||February 1st, 2019||3rd||—||—
|-
|[https://challonge.com/toryumon_kiwami_6 Toryumon Kiwami #6]||February 6th, 2019||2nd||—||—
|-
|[https://challonge.com/toryumon_kiwami_8 Toryumon Kiwami #8]||February 20th, 2019||13th||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/weekly-smash-party-25/event/special-1on1-ultimate-singles/brackets/546227/924012 WeeklySmashParty 25]||March 1st, 2019||4th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura Japan Major 2019|g=SSBU}}||May 1st-2nd, 2019||9th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 4|g=SSBU}}||August 16th, 2019||17th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|EGS Cup 2|g=SSBU}}||August 25th, 2019||9th||—||—
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/24-sp-ueno-smash-ultimate-weekly-24/event/special-1on1-ultimate-singles/brackets/647481/1062965 Ueno Smash Ultimate Weekly 24]||August 29th, 2019||1st||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 5|g=SSBU}}||September 28th, 2019||4th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 6|g=SSBU}}||October 22nd, 2019||33rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 7|g=SSBU}}||November 16th, 2019||25th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Seibugeki 3|g=SSBU}}||November 29-30th, 2019||25th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Maesuma TOP 1|g=SSBU}}||January 4th, 2020||1st||—||—
|-
|[https://challonge.com/toryumon_kiwami_51 Toryumon Kiwami #51]||January 8th, 2020||2nd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|EGS Cup 3|g=SSBU}}||January 13th, 2020||7th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|EVO Japan 2020|g=SSBU}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||13th||—||—
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/winner-1/event/singles-1/brackets/952577/1513423 Winner!]||June 21st, 2021||17th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Seibugeki 8|g=SSBU}}||October 10th, 2021||33rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|DAWN 1|g=SSBU}}||October 17th, 2021||5th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 5|g=SSBU}}||October 30th-31st, 2021||65th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|DAWN 2|g=SSBU}}||November 14th, 2021||5th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|WINNER! -Next Gen-|g=SSBU}}||April 9th, 2022||49th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Maesuma TOP 7|g=SSBU}}||May 1st, 2022||65th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Shin-Ken League|g=SSBU}}||May 16th-June 4th, 2022||11th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 9|g=SSBU}}||January 7th-8th, 2023||33rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|DELTA 2|g=SSBU}}||January 29th, 2023||25th||—||—
|-
|'''[[Tournament:DELTA 7 FAT|DELTA 7 [FAT] ]]'''||December 23rd, 2023||33rd / 235||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Seibugeki 16|g=SSBU}}||December 30th, 2023||33rd / 191||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Umebura SP 10|g=SSBU}}||January 6th-8th, 2024||129th / 1,275 (DQ)||—||—
|-
|[https://x.com/SSBU_NOHOHO/status/1776897543659725295 Reject Office Otaku 1]||April 7th, 2024||7th / 32||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|DELTA 8|g=SSBU}}||May 3rd, 2024||65th / 516||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Kagaribi 12|g=SSBU}}||May 5th-6th, 2024||385th / 2,030||—||—
|}
==Trivia==
*Kirihara is the only smasher to have a positive record over {{Sm|ZeRo}} in ''[[Smash 4]]'' that is better than 1-0, holding a 2-1 record over him.
*Coincidentally, Kirihara is ranked 48th on the second iteration of both the [[Panda Global Rankings]] and the [[Panda Global Rankings Ultimate]].
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/norik171 Twitter account]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/1387/kirihara SSBWorld profile]


==Gameplay videos==
==Gameplay videos==
==={{forwiiu}}===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dItj85QHbRE Kirihara (Rosalina) vs. TSM|ZeRo (Diddy) - Wii U Winners Finals - FPS2]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dItj85QHbRE Kirihara (Rosalina) vs. TSM|ZeRo (Diddy) - Wii U Winners Finals - FPS2]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt0iBIvWaDk&t=1102s Kirihara (Rosalina) vs. TSM|ZeRo (Diddy) - Wii U Grand Finals - FPS2]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt0iBIvWaDk&t=1102s Kirihara (Rosalina) vs. TSM|ZeRo (Diddy) - Wii U Grand Finals - FPS2]
*[https://youtu.be/GcUtjEcztmM Kirihara (Rosalina & Luma) vs CLG VoiD (Sheik, Mewtwo) - Umebura 25]
*[https://youtu.be/GcUtjEcztmM Kirihara (Rosalina & Luma) vs CLG VoiD (Sheik, Mewtwo) - Umebura 25]
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/norik171 Twitter account]
*[https://ssbworld.com/players/1387/kirihara SSBWorld Profile]


[[Category:Rosalina & Luma professionals (SSB4)]]
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Latest revision as of 11:59, July 22, 2024

Kirihara "キリハラ"
Kirihara.jpg
Character info
Smash 4 main Rosalina & Luma
Ultimate main Sheik
Retired Ultimate character Rosalina & Luma
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 Panda Global Rankings 100: 28th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank Pre-Quarantine: 29th
Best historical ranking Super Smash Bros. 4 PGR v3: 19th
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OrionRank Pre-Quarantine: 29th
Best tournament result Super Smash Bros. 4 1st / 208 at Frame Perfect Series 2
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 4th / 512 at Umebura SP 5
Winnings Super Smash Bros. 4 $2,399.55
Personal and other info
Real name Noriyuki Kirihara
Location Tokyo, Kanto Japan

Kirihara (キリハラ) is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player from Tokyo, Japan. Although he currently plays Sheik, he is better known for playing Rosalina & Luma in the early metagame, and was the second-best Rosaline & Luma player in the world after Dabuz, with his best known performances being his victory at Maesuma TOP 1, the first national-level victory for a Rosalina & Luma player, and his run to 4th at Umebura SP 5 defeating KEN, Nietono, and ProtoBanham. However since switching to Sheik, he has failed to capture results on-par with his Rosalina & Luma performances.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Kirihara was considered the second-best Rosalina & Luma player of all-time, once again after Dabuz. He is best known for winning Frame Perfect Series 2 double-eliminating ZeRo, making him the first Rosalina & Luma player to win a major and doing so a week before Dabuz's victory at 2GGC: Civil War. Although he never won another major afterwards, he remained a frequent threat to make top 8 at majors and came close to winning several other large events, such as those in the Umebura series.

Playstyle[edit]

Kirihara's style of Rosalina is differentiated by his calculated, aggressive spacing, foregoing the typical defensive style often demonstrated by other Rosalina players. He relies on well spaced aerials to establish stage control, and utlises Luma to full effect as an aerial deterrent, due to Luma's delayed hitboxes. His utilisation of Luma extends to pressure situations, as Kirihara will often employ Luma's moveset to force opponents into shield, discourage approaches, or as a form of option coverage. Luma aids in Kirihara's ground game as well, not only as a deterrent, but as a confirm option, often utlising Luma's jab as a lead into grabs. Despite his adeptness with Luma, he displays little reliance on it, and has proven capable and aggressive, even without. During these situations, he relies on his ability to react to his opponent's heightened aggression, generally encouraged by Luma's absence.

Another aspect of Kirihara's playstyle is his exceptionally proficient edge-guarding. He has demonstrated a distinctive ability to react to his opponent's recovery options, and cover them appropriately. He will often follow his opponent's offstage, and attempt to pressure and gimp them in the process. Kirihara's utilisation of Luma extends to his edge-guarding, as he often uses Luma's large and disjointed hitboxes to catch recoveries below the ledge, or to snipe players offstage from afar. As well, his ability to react to his opponent's ledge options, and force them back offstage further contributes to his aggressive offstage play.

Rankings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Panda Global Rankings[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
PGR v2 May 13th - December 18th, 2016 48th Rosalina (SSB4) X-Factor: -2
PGR v3 January 7th - June 18th, 2017 19th Rosalina (SSB4) X-Factor: +8
PGR v4 June 24th - December 3rd, 2017 29th Rosalina (SSB4) X-Factor: +11
PGR v5 December 23rd, 2017 - July 1st, 2018 50th Rosalina (SSB4) X-Factor: +18
PGR 100 January 20th, 2015 - November 18th, 2018 28th Rosalina (SSB4)

OrionRank[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank 2017 December 24th, 2016 - December 24th, 2017 21st Rosalina (SSB4)
OrionRank 2018 January 1st - December 2nd, 2018 38th Rosalina (SSB4)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Panda Global Rankings Ultimate[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
Fall 2019 PGRU July 13th - December 15th, 2019 48th Rosalina (SSBU)

OrionRank Ultimate[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank Pre-Quarantine December 27th, 2019 - March 15th, 2020 29th Rosalina (SSBU)

OrionRank Japan[edit]

Ranking Time period Rank Character(s) Notes
OrionRank Japan Top 150 January 2019 - June 2021 34th Rosalina (SSBU)

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
Umebura 13 March 15th, 2015 5th — —
Umebura 16 June 6th, 2015 9th — —
Umebura 18 August 8th, 2015 3rd — —
Umebura F.A.T. September 21st-22nd, 2015 4th — —
SHI-G Tournament February 7th, 2016 4th 3rd RAIN
Takera's House Tournament July 10th, 2016 1st — —
EVO 2016 July 15th-17th, 2016 33rd — —
Umebura 24 July 24th, 2016 33rd — —
Umebura 25 September 10th, 2016 3rd — —
Toryumon 1 October 10th, 2016 2nd — —
DNG Kanto Invitational November 19th, 2016 2nd — —
SGC 2017 January 7th-8th, 2017 4th — —
Shulla-bra Tokaigi Qualifier January 15th, 2017 5th — —
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier February 4th, 2017 4th — —
Tokaigi Last Chance Qualifier February 11th, 2017 Top 2 — —
Niconico Tokaigi 2017 February 11th-12th, 2017 5th — —
Gamer's Gauntlet Weekly #21 February 21st, 2017 1st — —
Frostbite 2017 February 25th-26th, 2017 13th — —
Frame Perfect Series 2 March 18th-19th, 2017 1st 5th CaptainZack
Wednesday Night Fights 2017 Winter Season 1.6 March 22nd, 2017 7th — —
2GGC: Civil War March 24th-26th, 2017 5th — —
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #1 April 26th, 2017 2nd — —
Tokyo Game Bar 3 April 30th, 2017 1st — —
Umebura Japan Major 2017 May 6th-7th, 2017 5th 17th RAIN
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #2 May 10th, 2017 33rd — —
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #4 May 31st, 2017 9th — —
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #5 June 14th, 2017 1st — —
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #6 June 28th, 2017 1st — —
Umebura 27 July 1st, 2017 2nd — —
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #7 July 5th, 2017 1st — —
4th Annual PSG Classic July 12th, 2017 5th (Forfeit) — —
Summer School July 13th, 2017 4th — —
EVO 2017 July 14th-16th, 2017 65th — —
Umebura 28 August 12th, 2017 4th — —
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #9 August 16th, 2017 1st — —
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #10 August 30th, 2017 4th — —
2GGC: West Side Saga September 9th, 2017 5th — —
Mega Smash Mondays 113 September 11th, 2017 2nd — —
2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga October 14th-15th, 2017 9th — —
Umebura 29 October 28th, 2017 9th — —
2GGC: MkLeo Saga November 4th, 2017 9th — —
Umebura 30 November 18th, 2017 13th — —
Katsubura November 19th, 2017 1st — —
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #16 November 22nd, 2017 1st — —
Rikabura 8 November 25th, 2017 2nd — —
2GG Championship December 1st-3rd, 2017 11th — —
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #17 December 20th, 2017 3rd — —
Umebura T.A.T. December 23rd-24th, 2017 25th 17th takera
Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier 1 January 6th, 2018 17th — —
Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier 2 January 7th, 2018 1st — —
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #19 February 7th, 2018 2nd — —
Niconico Tokaigi 2018 February 10th-11th, 2018 7th — —
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #23 April 25th, 2018 5th — —
Umeki Project April 29th, 2018 1st 1st KEN
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #24 May 2nd, 2018 2nd — —
Umebura 32 May 12th, 2018 5th — —
WeeklySmashParty 001 June 8th, 2018 1st — —
WeeklySmashParty 005 July 18th, 2018 3rd — —
Umebura 33 July 28th, 2018 2nd — —
WeeklySmashParty 006 August 5th, 2018 5th — —
Umebura 34 August 25th, 2018 5th — —
WeeklySmashParty 008 August 31st, 2018 17th — —
WeeklySmashParty 011 October 5th, 2018 7th — —
WeeklySmashParty 012 October 19th, 2018 2nd — —
WeeklySmashParty 014 November 9th, 2018 1st — —
WeeklySmashParty 015 November 16th, 2018 1st — —
Umebura Smash 4 Final December 1st-2nd, 2018 — 9th racchi~

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Umebura 5 July 26th, 2014 17th — —

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 placement 2v2 placement Partner
Toryumon Kiwami #1 December 12th, 2018 17th — —
Umebura SP December 16th, 2018 65th — —
Ueno Smash Ultimate Weekly 1 January 22nd, 2019 9th — —
WeeklySmashParty 22 February 1st, 2019 3rd — —
Toryumon Kiwami #6 February 6th, 2019 2nd — —
Toryumon Kiwami #8 February 20th, 2019 13th — —
WeeklySmashParty 25 March 1st, 2019 4th — —
Umebura Japan Major 2019 May 1st-2nd, 2019 9th — —
Umebura SP 4 August 16th, 2019 17th — —
EGS Cup 2 August 25th, 2019 9th — —
Ueno Smash Ultimate Weekly 24 August 29th, 2019 1st — —
Umebura SP 5 September 28th, 2019 4th — —
Umebura SP 6 October 22nd, 2019 33rd — —
Umebura SP 7 November 16th, 2019 25th — —
Seibugeki 3 November 29-30th, 2019 25th — —
Maesuma TOP 1 January 4th, 2020 1st — —
Toryumon Kiwami #51 January 8th, 2020 2nd — —
EGS Cup 3 January 13th, 2020 7th — —
EVO Japan 2020 January 24th-26th, 2020 13th — —
Winner! June 21st, 2021 17th — —
Seibugeki 8 October 10th, 2021 33rd — —
DAWN 1 October 17th, 2021 5th — —
Kagaribi 5 October 30th-31st, 2021 65th — —
DAWN 2 November 14th, 2021 5th — —
WINNER! -Next Gen- April 9th, 2022 49th — —
Maesuma TOP 7 May 1st, 2022 65th — —
Shin-Ken League May 16th-June 4th, 2022 11th — —
Umebura SP 9 January 7th-8th, 2023 33rd — —
DELTA 2 January 29th, 2023 25th — —
DELTA 7 [FAT] December 23rd, 2023 33rd / 235 — —
Seibugeki 16 December 30th, 2023 33rd / 191 — —
Umebura SP 10 January 6th-8th, 2024 129th / 1,275 (DQ) — —
Reject Office Otaku 1 April 7th, 2024 7th / 32 — —
DELTA 8 May 3rd, 2024 65th / 516 — —
Kagaribi 12 May 5th-6th, 2024 385th / 2,030 — —

Trivia[edit]

External links[edit]

Gameplay videos[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

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