The Umebura Niconico Qualifiers were the largest Smash 4 event to ever take place in Japan. The Sumabato Niconico Qualifiers were incredibly stacked. Now, Niconico Tokaigi will be taking the best players from these qualifiers and pitting them against international guests in an ultimate extravaganza this Saturday!
Here is a look at the Japanese players set to compete at the event:
Ranai Didn't drop a game at the Umebura Qualifiers. Took 3rd place at Genesis 3.
Choco Lost in R2 (first set played due to seeding) against Abadango at the Umebura Qualifiers and came up all the way through Losers, finishing 2nd and beating the likes of Sigma, Brood, 9B, Komorikiri, and Shu in the process.
Shu Qualified by making Winner's Finals (finished 3rd) at the Umebura Qualifiers, beating Komorikiri and 9B.
SH Winner of the Sumabato Qualifiers, beating Nietono in Winner's Semifinals and Abadango in Winner's Finals and Grand Finals.
Abadango Placed 7th at the Umebura Qualifiers, losing to 9B and Komorikiri. Qualified by making Winner's Finals and getting 2nd at the Sumabato Qualifiers, beating Rain and Komorikiri.
Komorikiri / Placed 4th at the Umebura Qualifiers, losing to Shu and Choco. At the Sumabato Qualifiers, he lost in Winner's Semifinals to Abadango and was losing the match as Sonic against Edge in Loser's Quarterfinals but then brought out his Cloud and won. He repeated the same process against Rain in Loser's Semifinals, qualifying him at 3rd place.
Alongside these players, there will be international guests! Nairo has been confirmed for the event, and originally Dabuz was set to go alongside him but was unable to attend. Nairo suggested ZeRo was potentially attending, but his being at PAX Arena makes this unlikely, and there is no confirmation if another international guest or Japanese player will be taking this open slot.
The stream is set to take place on Saturday at 5:30 PM Pacific Time. The stream will be on Niconico, so for those not familiar with the platform or lacking an account, it is recommended to visit the site early and learn its layout. The official stream link can be found here. A special thank you to Djent , @juddy96, and @Jucchan for their help with this article. Excited to see some of Japan's finest compete? Sound off in the comments below and stay tuned to Smashboards for future event previews!