Kantō

Kantō is a Japanese Smash region, coterminous with the traditional region of , which includes the prefectures of Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. The region is mostly coextensive with the Tokyo metropolitan area, which is considered the most populated urban region in the world, naturally translating to a very large pool of competitive Super Smash Bros. players and tournaments hosted; consequently, Kantō is regarded by many as the strongest Ultimate region in the world, rivaled within Japan only by , and is the region where most of the largest supermajors outside of North America (such as Umebura, Kagaribi and EVO Japan) are held. The region is also occasionally referred as East Japan, especially historically in regards to its Melee scene. Additionally, it is the home of Smash creator Masahiro Sakurai and original developer HAL Laboratory.
==Smashers==
:See also: :Category:Kantō smashers
===Globally ranked players===
Tag	Character(s)	Best placement 	Notes
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 1st PGR v1: 17th 	
 	 	PGR v1: 5th Fall 2019 PGRU: 24th 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2022: 2nd 	
 	 	OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 30th 	
 	 	OrionRank 2017: 98th 	
 	 	RetroSSBMRank 2004: 3rd 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 51st 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.1: 65th 	
 	 	OrionRank 2018: 29th Fall 2019 PGRU: Area 51 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 84th 	
 	 	SSBBRank 2018-2019: 11th PGR v3: 47th Fall 2019 PGRU: 34th 	Known as "Edge" during early Brawl and Smash 4
 	 	OrionRank 2018: 27th Fall 2019 PGRU: 26th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 47th 	
 	 	2017 64 League Rankings: 1st 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 136th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.1: 59th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.1: 23rd 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2013: 65th 	
 	 	LumiRank Mid-Year 2023: 121st-150th 	
 	 	OrionRank 2022: 22nd 	
 	 	OrionRank 2018: 33rd UltRank 2022: 34th 	
 	 	OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 58th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2023: 40th 	
 	 	PGR v2: 11th Fall 2019 PGRU: 11th 	
 	 	PGR v4: 8th LumiRank 2023: 16th 	
 	 	OrionRank 2019: 72nd 	
 	 	PGR v3: 19th Fall 2019 PGRU: 48th 	
 	 	PGR 100: 97th Fall 2019 PGRU: 18th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 103rd 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.1: 69th 	
 	 	OrionRank 2018: 83rd Fall 2019 PGRU: 21st 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.1: 62nd 	
 	 	LumiRank 2023: 135th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.1: 143rd 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 67th 	
 	 	OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 93rd 	
 	 	OrionRank 2018: 80th LumiRank 2024.2: 95th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 113th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2023: 38th 	Moved to Kansai at the end of 2023
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 10th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 43rd 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.1: 132nd 	
 	 	OrionRank 2016: 23rd Fall 2019 PGRU: 27th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2023: 30th 	Moved to Indonesia in mid-2024
 	 	OrionRank 2022: 74th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 94th 	
 	 	OrionRank 2018: 79th OrionRank 2022: 47th 	
 	 	OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 4th 	
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 14th PGR v1: 26th 	
 	 	OrionRank 2018: 20th Fall 2019 PGRU: 17th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.1: 97th 	
 	 	UltRank 2022: 62nd 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 141st 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 143rd 	
 	 	OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 149th 	
 	 	SSBMRank 2022: 39th 	Also resides in Illinois.
 	 	PGR v5: 41st OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 46th 	
 	 	SSBBRank 2014: 30th OrionRank 2018: 52nd OrionRank 2019: 99th	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 121st 	
 	 	OrionRank 2022: 5th 	Originally from Kyūshū and moved to Kantō in 2021.
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 41st 	
 	 	LumiRank 2023: 123rd 	
 	 	PGR v3: 32nd Fall 2019 PGRU: 15th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 38th 	
 	 	OrionRank 2018: 60th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.1: 8th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 100th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 109th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.1: 27th 	
 	 	PGR v3: 26th Spring 2019 PGRU: 44th 	
 	 	OrionRank Mid-Year 2022: 91st 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 72nd 	
 	 	OrionRank 2018: 54th LumiRank 2023: 33rd 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.1: 49th 	
 	 	OrionRank Mid-Year 2022: 107th 	
 	 	OrionRank 2018: 55th LumiRank 2024.2: 108th 	
 	 	OrionRank 2018: 26th OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 5th 	
===Nationally ranked players===
Tag	Character(s)	Best placement 	Notes
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 24th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2017: 34th 	
 	 	JAPAN Power Rankings: 99th Japan Player Rankings January 2019 - July 2019: 70th 	
 	 	OrionRank Japan Top 150: 55th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 53rd Japan Player Rankings January 2019 - July 2019: 29th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2022: 36th Japan Player Rankings: 86th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 12th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 61st 	
 	 	OrionRank Japan Top 150: 66th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2018: 16th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 93rd 	
 	 	Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings dated October 25th, 2015: 17th Japan Player Rankings: 89th	
 	 	OrionRank Japan Top 150: 49th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 5th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 16th 	
 	 	Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 71st 	
 	 	Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 42nd 	
 	 	OrionRank Japan Top 150: 86th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 87th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 74th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 47th OrionRank Japan Top 150: 57th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 60th Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 26th 	
 	 	OrionRank 2022 Japan: 77th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2017: 29th 	
 	 	Japan Player Rankings July 2019 - December 2019: 93rd 	
 	 	Japan Player Rankings July 2019 - December 2019: 98th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 38th Japan Player Rankings: 96th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 45th 	
 	 	Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 70th 	
 	 	Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings dated May 1st, 2016: 8th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 8th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 70th OrionRank Japan Top 150: 83rd 	
 	 	Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 79th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 14th Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 60th 	
 	 	OrionRank Japan Top 150: 91st 	
 	 	Japan Player Rankings January 2019 - July 2019: 66th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 91st 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 11th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 79th 	
 	 	OrionRank 2022 Japan: 92nd 	
 	 	Japan Player Rankings July 2019 - December 2019: 42nd 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 2nd 	
 	 	Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings dated April 25th, 2015: 12th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 1st 	
 	 	Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings: 5th 	
 	 	OrionRank Japan Top 150: 63rd 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 98th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 69th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 49th OrionRank 2022 Japan: 82nd 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 67th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 80th 	
 	 	OrionRank Japan Top 150: 71st 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 62nd 	
 	 	OrionRank Japan Top 150: 130th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 85th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 13th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2019: 15th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 63rd Japan Player Rankings January 2019 - July 2019: 26th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2018: 44th Japan Power Rankings 2018: 74th OrionRank Japan Top 150: 47th 	
 	 	Japan Power Rankings 2018: 83rd 	
 	 	Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings dated July 20th, 2015: 12th 	
===Other notable players===
Tag	Character(s)	Notes
 	 	Best known for his performance at , and is regarded as one of the most influential Falco players in Melee.
 	 	One of the best Luigi players in 64.
 	 	Top Meta Knight player best known for placing 2nd at .
 	 	One of the few successful Yoshi players during the MLG era, and the best Yoshi player in Japan before aMSa.
 	 	One of the best Wario players in the world, especially in 2014.
 	 	Regarded as one of Japan's strongest players in the 2000's.
 	 	One of the best early Snake players in Japan, best known for placing 3rd at and .
 	 	One of Japan's best players in the early years of Melee and perhaps the best Peach player in the world during this time as well.
 	 	A notable Robin player who was best known for upsetting at .
 	 	The second-best Ganondorf player in Japan who was known for defeating at .
 	 	The best Mii Gunner player in the world, known for being the Mii Gunner player with the best player wins, having defeated and at ranked events.
 	 	Famous for the "Shino Stall" technique for .
==Tournaments==
:See also: :Category:Kantō tournaments
===Notable tournament series===
Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region. 
Tournament 	Games	Type 	Status
(Tokyo) 	 	Bimonthly (per two months)	Discontinued
Atsugi (Kanagawa) 	 	Unknown 	
(Tokyo) 	 	Unscheduled 	Ongoing
DAWN (Tokyo) 	 	Unknown 	
Generations of Tournament Mode (Tokyo)	 	Unscheduled 	Discontinued
(Tokyo) 	 	Triannual 	Ongoing
(Tokyo) 	 	Annual 	Ongoing
(Kanagawa) 	 	Unscheduled 	Ongoing
Lightning Smash (Tokyo) 	 	Unknown 	
(Tokyo) 	 	Unscheduled 	Discontinued
Mjolner (Tokyo) 	 	Unknown 	
(Chiba) 	 	Annual 	Discontinued
(Tokyo) 	 	Unknown 	Discontinued
(Tokyo) 	 	Bimonthly (per two months)	Discontinued
Poyosuma (Saitama) 	 	Unknown 	
(Tokyo) 	 	Unscheduled 	Discontinued
(Tokyo) 	 	Unknown 	Discontinued
Saibura smash (Saitama) 	 	Unknown 	
(Tokyo) 	 	Unscheduled 	Ongoing
Shinjukusuma (Tokyo) 	 	Unknown 	
Shinosuma (Tokyo) 	 	Unknown 	
Shintenchi (Kanagawa) 	 	Unknown 	
(Tokyo) 	 	Unknown 	Discontinued
Tochisuma (Tochigi) 	 	Unknown 	
Tokyo Nights (Tokyo) 	 	Unknown 	
Tokyo Smash (Tokyo) 	 	Unknown 	
(Tokyo) 	 	Weekly 	Ongoing
Tsukubura (Ibaraki) 	 	Unknown 	
(Tokyo) 	 	Unscheduled 	Ongoing
(Tokyo) 	 	Unknown 	Discontinued
(Tokyo) 	 	Weekly 	Ongoing
(Tokyo) 	 	Weekly/Unscheduled 	Ongoing
===Notable tournaments===
Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level. 
Tournament 	Date 	Entrants	Supermajor	Major 	Superregional	Other
 	May 5th, 2008 	57 	— 	 	— 	—
 	August 23rd, 2009 	??? 	— 	 	— 	—
 	August 21st, 2010 	92 	— 	 	— 	—
 	April 2nd, 2011 	96 	— 	 	— 	—
 	August 28th, 2011 	140 	— 	 	— 	—
 	September 19th, 2011 	110 	— 	 	— 	—
 	April 7th, 2012 	64 	— 	 	— 	—
 	May 27th, 2012 	80 	— 	 	— 	—
 	June 30th, 2012 	>48 	— 	 	— 	—
 	August 10th-12th, 2012 	240 	 	—	— 	—
 	August 25th, 2012 	120 	— 	 	— 	—
 	August 3rd, 2013 	125 	— 	 	— 	—
 	July 26th, 2014 	80 	— 	—	 	—
 	August 23rd, 2014 	129 	— 	 	— 	—
 	August 23rd, 2014 	97 	— 	—	 	—
 	September 23rd, 2014 	170 	— 	—	 	—
 	October 11th, 2014 	192 	— 	—	 	—
 	November 23rd, 2014 	186 	— 	—	 	—
 	December 22nd, 2014 	163 	— 	—	 	—
 	February 8th, 2015 	130 	— 	—	 	—
 	March 15th, 2015 	180 	— 	—	 	—
 	April 15th, 2015 	150 	— 	—	 	—
 	May 16th, 2015 	183 	— 	—	 	—
 	June 6th, 2015 	162 	— 	—	 	—
 	August 8th, 2015 	190 	— 	—	 	—
 	August 29th, 2015 	181 	— 	—	 	—
 	September 20th, 2015 	103 	— 	 	— 	—
 	September 21st-22nd, 2015 	312 	— 	 	— 	—
 	November 29th, 2015 	320 	— 	 	— 	—
 	December 27th, 2015 	192 	— 	—	 	—
 	January 11th, 2016 	80 	— 	—	 	—
 	January 30th-31st, 2016 	7 	— 	 	— 	—
 	February 7th, 2016 	80 	— 	—	 	—
 	February 11th, 2016 	192 	— 	—	 	—
 	March 20th, 2016 	96 	— 	—	 	—
 	April 23rd, 2016 	192 	— 	—	 	—
 	May 21st, 2016 	219 	— 	—	 	—
 	July 24th, 2016 	224 	— 	—	 	—
 	August 20th-21st, 2016 	304 	— 	 	— 	—
 	September 10th, 2016 	224 	— 	—	 	—
 	September 24th, 2016 	77 	— 	 	— 	—
 	October 30th, 2016 	128 	— 	—	 	—
 	November 5th, 2016 	128 	— 	—	 	—
 	December 18th, 2016 	224 	— 	—	 	—
 	January 7th-8th, 2017 	193 	— 	—	 	—
 	February 4th, 2017 	268 	— 	—	 	—
 	February 11th-12th, 2017 	142 	— 	 	— 	—
 	March 20th, 2017 	256 	— 	—	 	—
 	July 1st, 2017 	224 	— 	—	 	—
 	July 8th, 2017 	135 	— 	 	— 	—
 	August 12th, 2017 	256 	— 	—	 	—
 	October 28th, 2017 	252 	— 	—	 	—
 	November 3rd, 2017 	46 	— 	—	 	—
 	November 18th, 2017 	254 	— 	—	 	—
 	November 25th, 2017 	64 	— 	—	 	—
 	December 23rd-24th, 2017 	280 	— 	—	 	—
 	January 26th-28th, 2018 	757 	— 	 	— 	—
 	February 3rd, 2018 	229 	— 	—	 	—
 	February 4th, 2018 	183 	— 	—	 	—
 	February 10th-11th, 2018 	16 	— 	—	 	—
 	March 18th, 2018 	96 	— 	—	 	—
 	March 21st, 2018 	183 	— 	—	 	—
 	May 5th, 2018 	84 	— 	 	— 	—
 	May 12th, 2018 	450 	— 	—	 	—
 	July 28th, 2018 	418 	— 	—	 	—
 	August 25th, 2018 	319 	— 	—	 	—
 	October 7th, 2018 	77 	— 	—	 	—
 	December 1st, 2018 	36 	— 	—	 	—
 	December 1st-2nd, 2018 	515 	— 	 	— 	—
 	December 16th, 2018 	745 	— 	 	— 	—
 	January 12th, 2019 	500 	— 	 	— 	—
 	April 13th, 2019 	509 	— 	 	— 	—
 	April 30th, 2019 	77 	— 	 	— 	—
 	May 1st-2nd, 2019 	1,015 	 	—	— 	—
 	May 6th, 2019 	95 	— 	—	 	—
 	August 17th, 2019 	517 	— 	 	— 	—
 	August 25th, 2019 	128 	— 	—	 	—
 	September 22nd, 2019 	59 	— 	—	 	—
 	September 28th, 2019 	512 	 	—	— 	—
 	October 22nd, 2019 	772 	— 	 	— 	—
 	November 3rd, 2019 	128 	— 	—	 	—
 	November 16th, 2019 	758 	 	—	— 	—
 	January 13th, 2020 	128 	— 	 	— 	—
 	January 24th-26th, 2020 	1,819 	 	—	— 	—
 	October 24th, 2020 	12 	— 	—	 	—
 	November 22nd, 2020 	41 	— 	—	 	—
 	December 13th, 2020 	133 	— 	—	 	—
 	March 27th, 2021 	132 	— 	 	— 	—
 	June 26th-27th, 2021 	386 	 	—	— 	—
 	October 30th-31st, 2021 	512 	 	—	— 	—
 	July 3rd, 2021 	30 	— 	—	 	—
 	October 10th, 2021 	192 	— 	 	— 	—
 	November 7th, 2021 	192 	— 	—	 	—
 	November 20th-December 11th, 2021	32 	— 	 	— 	—
 	November 27th-28th, 2021 	16 	— 	—	 	—
 	January 8th-9th, 2022 	768 	— 	 	— 	—
 	February 12th, 2022 	33 	— 	—	 	—
 	April 9th, 2022 	96 	— 	—	 	—
 	May 3rd, 2022 	192 	— 	—	 	—
 	May 4th-5th, 2022 	768 	 	—	— 	—
 	May 21st, 2022 	128 	— 	—	 	—
 	June 18th, 2022 	128 	— 	—	 	—
 	July 1st, 2022 	192 	— 	—	 	—
 	July 30th-31st, 2022 	491 	— 	 	— 	—
 	August 15th, 2022 	128 	— 	—	 	—
 	September 4th, 2022 	200 	— 	 	— 	—
 	September 19th, 2022 	171 	— 	—	 	—
 	November 27th, 2022 	89 	— 	—	 	—
 	December 3rd, 2022 	378 	— 	 	— 	—
 	December 11th, 2022 	211 	— 	—	 	—
 	January 7th-8th, 2023 	1,073 	 	—	— 	—
 	January 15th, 2023 	128 	— 	—	 	—
 	January 29th, 2023 	64 	— 	—	 	—
 	February 4th-5th, 2023 	1,248 	 	—	— 	—
 	February 11th, 2023 	169 	— 	—	 	—
 	February 18th, 2023 	76 	— 	—	 	—
 	February 26th, 2023 	101 	— 	—	 	—
 	March 12th, 2023 	350 	— 	 	— 	—
 	March 21st, 2023 	192 	— 	—	 	—
 	April 16th, 2023 	164 	— 	—	 	—
 	April 22nd, 2023 	298 	— 	 	— 	—
 	April 29th, 2023 	56 	— 	 	— 	—
 	May 4th, 2023 	256 	 	—	— 	—
 	May 6th-7th, 2023 	1,024 	 	—	— 	—
 	June 4th, 2023 	96 	— 	—	 	—
 	July 1st, 2023 	272 	— 	 	— 	—
 	July 8th, 2023 	88 	— 	—	 	—
 	July 15th, 2023 	128 	— 	—	 	—
 	July 29th, 2023 	122 	— 	—	 	—
 	August 12th, 2023 	124 	— 	—	 	—
 	September 10th, 2023 	191 	— 	—	 	—
 	September 23rd-24th, 2023 	292 	 	—	— 	—
 	October 7th-8th, 2023 	1,472 	 	—	— 	—
 	October 22nd, 2023 	66 	— 	—	 	—
 	October 28th, 2023 	300 	— 	—	 	—
 	November 23rd, 2023 	67 	— 	—	 	—
 	December 9th, 2023 	8 	— 	—	 	—
DELTA 7 [FAT]	December 23rd, 2023 	235 	— 	 	— 	—
 	December 30th, 2023 	191 	— 	—	 	—
 	January 6th-8th, 2024 	1,275 	 	—	— 	—
 	January 10th-11th, 2024 	16 	— 	—	 	—
 	February 11th, 2024 	64 	— 	—	 	—
 	March 2nd, 2024 	158 	— 	—	 	
 	April 6th, 2024 	214 	— 	—	 	
 	April 21st, 2024 	159 	— 	—	 	—
 	April 28th, 2024 	192 	— 	—	 	—
 	May 3rd, 2024 	516 	 	—	— 	—
 	May 5th-6th, 2024 	2,030 	 	—	— 	—
 	June 9th, 2024 	192 	— 	—	 	—
 	July 15th, 2024 	295 	— 	 	— 	—
 	July 27th-28th, 2024 	1,461 	 	—	— 	—
 	August 17th, 2024 	189 	— 	—	 	—
 	August 25th, 2024 	195 	— 	—	 	—
 	September 14th-15th, 2024 	1,023 	 	—	— 	—
 	September 23rd, 2024 	160 	— 	—	 	
 	October 14th, 2024 	128 	— 	—	 	—
 	October 27th, 2024 	380 	 	—	— 	—
 	November 10th, 2024 	192 	— 	—	 	—
 	November 10th, 2024 	28 	— 	—	 	—
 	December 14th, 2024 	177 	— 	—	 	
 	December 21st-22nd, 2024 	722 	 	—	— 	—
 	January 12th, 2025 	477 	 	—	— 	—
 	February 1st, 2025 	136 	— 	—	 	—
===Largest singles events===
Rank	Tournament	Date 	Game 	Attendance	Winner	Character(s)
1 	 	May 5th-6th, 2024 	 	2,030 	 	
2 	 	January 24th-26th, 2020 	 	1,819 	 	
3 	 	October 7th-8th, 2023 	 	1,472 	 	
4 	 	July 27th-28th, 2024 	 	1,428 	 	
5 	 	January 6th-8th, 2024 	 	1,275 	 	
6 	 	February 4th-5th, 2023 	 	1,248 	 	
7 	 	January 7th-8th, 2023 	rowspan="2"	 	 	
7 	 	May 6th-7th, 2023 	 	 	 	
9 	 	September 14th-15th, 2024	 	1,023 	 	
10 	 	May 1st-2nd, 2019 	 	1,015 	 	
Category:Japanese regions