JaNinJuice

Japan

**JaNinJuice** (also known as **Janni**) is an English-born, Japanese based competitor and founding member of Square 2 Charge, who made his debut in The 1999 Speedrunning Championship (2023).

## **Tournament History:**

### **Prior to joining Square 2 Charge:**

JaNinJuice had previously appeared in the races in the previous organization before founding Square 2 Charge with Bobbledink, ConorDavid, Danta Fanta, Lucas B, and MTB.

### **Debuting in The 1999 Speedrunning Championship (2023):**

JaNinJuice was drawn for Group Cork, along with Bobbledink, CharmedSky, Danta Fanta and MidnightHeart. His Square 2 Charge tournament debut resulted in a win against Bobbledink in Croc 2. He then went on to face off against and lose to Danta Fanta in Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time, which was later voided as the match fell short of the 10 minute minimum match time. This would lead to a second match against Danta Fanta in Kingsley's Adventure which also resulted in a loss. JaNinJuice then defeated MidnightHeart in Crash Team Racing.

Following CharmedSky's departure, The Kiwi Dragon was brought in as a late replacement for Group Cork. JaNinJuice and Kiwi raced in Toy Story 2, where the duo endured an odd series of events. Initially due to technical issues, JaNinJuice was unable to compete against Kiwi in their originally scheduled goal of a Toy Story 2 Boss Rush, leading to Kiwi instead having to face JaNinJuice in a race to see who could gather the most Pizza Planet tokens in 30 minutes. Kiwi would end up suffering controller drift during the race, but due to the initial technical issues, and the time it had taken for the race to begin, Kiwi did not opt to restart the race at that late stage of the day, leading to JaNinJuice defeating Kiwi with a score of 9-8.

Kiwi would later request a rerun, due to the late starting time and controller issues, which led to the organizers ConorDavid and Lucas B agreeing that the original race would be voided and would need to be rerun. As a result, this time he defeated JaNinJuice with a score of 14-10.

With The Kiwi Dragon securing a Semi-Final spot after going undefeated in Round 1, and MidnightHeart eliminated without a single victory in Round 1, that left Bobbledink to face Danta Fanta and JaNinJuice again in the Group Cork Triple Charge as the trio all finished Round 1 with two wins and two losses. It was agreed that the trio would face off in Pokemon Snap, but on the day, Danta and JaNinJuice had technical issues with the Project 64 emulator, leaving Rhodri to claim victory uncontested. Danta Fanta and JaNinJuice agreed to solve their issue by doing 'Circle, Square, Triangle' (the Square 2 Charge version of Paper, Scissors, Rock) to determine which of them would advance. JaNinJuice won the 'Circle, Square, Triangle' game, and advanced to the Quarter Finals.

JaNinJuice met CrystalFissure in the Quarter Final, with the duo playing Rugrats: Studio Tour. JaNinJuice would get the upset victory, eliminating CrystalFissure, and advancing to the Semi-Finals. There at the Semi-Finals he would meet Dr Crusher in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, and JaNinJuice would lose this match which secured him a spot in the Grand Final Second Chance Triple Threat. It was there at the Second Chance Triple Threat match that he would be reunited with fellow Group Cork member The Kiwi Dragon, facing off against him and Skater6453. Kiwi would go on to defeat JaNinJuice and Skater with a score of 32 to 22 to 18 respectively, and claimed the last spot in the Grand Final, thus eliminating both JaNinJuice and Skater.

### **Competing in VERSUS #2: Crash Bash Any%:**

JaNinJuice would compete in the second edition of VERSUS, playing Crash Bash against Bobbledink, MTB, Lucas B, Kolapro and the debuting DarkLizzard. Kolapro would go on to win this VERSUS, while JaNinJuice placed sixth.

### **Co-Hosting and Competing in QUICKELODEON (2023):**

JaNinJuice would co-host QUICKELODEON with Bobbledink, in addition to competing in the tournament. JaNinJuice's first match was playing the Ice Cream Mountain Minigolf minigame in Rugrats: Search for Reptar, finishing in first place in Group Hovis. Upon the placements being combined, this would translate to a third place finish overall in the Bubble Blowout Round.

From here, JaNinJuice would get back-to-back wins in Round 1 against See Jay See and MidnightHeart in SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge and Nicktoons: Racing (PS1) respectively, before finishing Round 1 with a loss to MTB in Nicktoons Racing (GBA).

With two wins and one loss, JaNinJuice qualified for the Semi-Finals, and it was here he met Rexy. The duo would race in Garfield: Lasagna Party, with Rexy taking the win and advancing to the Grand Final. Meanwhile JaNinJuice would advance to the Bronze Final, where once again he would encounter MTB, playing Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (PS1). It was here that JaNinJuice would get his redemption by defeating MTB, earning him the third place finish.

## **Results and Statistics:**

### **Singles Tournaments:**

**The 1999 Speedrunning Championship (2023):**

\*JaNinJuice and Danta Fanta's initial match in Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time was voided for not meeting the 10 minute minimum match length requirement. As a result, the match does NOT count as a victory for JaNinJuice. The game was switched to Kingsley's Adventure and Danta Fanta's victory in that match does count.

\*\*JaNinJuice and Danta Fanta had technical issues with Pokemon Snap, and therefore weren't able to progress. As a result, they settled their tie with 'Circle, Square, Triangle' (the Square 2 Charge version of Paper, Scissors, Rock) which JaNinJuice won, and meant that he advanced to the Quarter Finals.

**QUICKELODEON (2023):**

 QUICKELODEON (2023) | 6
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## **Channel Record:**

 VERSUS #1 - Spyro 2 Full House Bingo
 Super Charge - Season 2
 VERSUS #2 - Crash Bash Any%

## **Championship Wins and Accomplishments:**

* The 1999 Speedrunning Championship (2023) - Semi-Finalist
* QUICKELODEON (2023) - Third Place