Chūgoku

Chūgoku is a Smash region in Japan located on the island of Honshū. The Chūgoku region is comprised of five prefectures. These include Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori, and Yamaguchi.
The largest Smash tournaments tend to occur in Hiroshima. This prefecture hosts the long-running Hirosuma series. While Hiroshima remains the main tournament hub Okayama and Yamaguchi also host regular series. In contrast, Tottori has had very few tournaments in the lifetime of the Smash series as the prefecture is the least populous in Japan. In spite of this, the prefecture is home to , who has been ranked on multiple editions of the Panda Global Rankings in Smash 4 and Ultimate.
While Chūgoku hosts a relatively small Smash scene, the region has been home to notable players spanning several decades. In Melee, the region came to prominence as a result of and . However, the regions most world renowned players competed in Brawl. Specifically the brothers and . Otori famously took a few years to win a tournament despite being a top competitor. That first win came at the largest Brawl tournament in history, . 
==Smashers==
:See also: :Category:Chūgoku smashers
The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.
===Globally ranked players===
Tag	Character(s)	Best placement 	Notes
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 8th 	Originally from Shikoku.
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 16th 	
 	 	PGR 100: 93rd 	Also known as Chanshu.
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 85th 	
 	 	OrionRank 2022: 94th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.1: 100th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.1: 83rd 	
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 4th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.1: HM (Top 150) 	
 	 	PGR 100: 57th LumiRank 2023: 37th	
 	 	SSBMRank 2016: 52nd 	
===Nationally ranked players===
Tag	Character(s)	Best placement 	Notes
 	 	LumiRank 2023 Japan Top 200: 190th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2016: 20th 	
 	 	Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 66th	
 	 	LumiRank 2024 Japan: 193rd 	
 	 	PGR v3: Top 50 	
 	 	JAPAN Power Rankings: 65th 	
 	 	Japan Player Rankings: 65th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2023 Japan: 104th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2018: 5th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2018: 3rd 	
===Other notable players===
Tag	Character(s)	Notes
 	 	Played during the 2000s before moving to Kansai.
 	 	The best Smash 64 Kirby player in the world at his prime, best known for winning and .
==Tournaments==
:See also: :Category:Chūgoku tournaments
===Notable tournament series===
Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region. 
Tournament 	Games	Type 	Status
(Hiroshima) 	 	Unscheduled	Ongoing
Izumo Susanoo Smash (Shimdai)	 	Unscheduled	
(Okayama) 	 	Biannual 	Discontinued
Smash Laboratory (Hiroshima) 	 	Unscheduled	
Yamabura (Yamaguchi) 	 	Unscheduled	
===Notable tournaments===
Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level. 
Tournament 	Date 	Entrants	Supermajor	Major 	Superregional	Other
(Hiroshima)	December 11th, 2016 	79 	— 	—	 	—
(Hiroshima)	March 19th, 2017 	101 	— 	—	 	—
(Hiroshima)	June 3rd, 2017 	68 	— 	—	 	—
(Hiroshima)	June 10th-11th, 2023 	181 	— 	—	 	—
(Hiroshima)	October 21st-22nd, 2023	201 	— 	—	 	—
(Hiroshima)	March 16th-17th, 2024 	202 	— 	—	 	—
(Hiroshima)	July 6th-7th, 2024 	127 	— 	—	 	—
===Largest singles events===
Rank	Tournament 	Date 	Game	Attendance	Winner	Character(s)
1 	(Hiroshima)	March 16th-17th, 2024 	 	202 	 	
2 	(Hiroshima)	October 21st-22nd, 2023	 	201 	 	
3 	(Hiroshima)	June 10th-11th, 2023 	 	181 	 	
4 	(Okayama) 	February 18th, 2023 	 	128 	 	
5 	(Hiroshima)	July 6th-7th, 2024 	 	127 	 	
6 	(Hiroshima)	October 20th, 2019 	 	125 	 	
7 	(Okayama) 	February 23rd, 2024 	 	118 	 	
8 	(Hiroshima)	February 26th, 2023 	 	106 	 	
9 	(Hiroshima)	March 19th, 2017 	 	101 	 	
9 	(Okayama) 	August 12th, 2024 	 	101 	 	
==See also==
*Hiroshima Power Rankings
Category:Japanese regions