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This Saturday, September 10, Kanto's premier tournament series returns for another installment. Umebura 25 marks the first big tournament in East Japan since Umebura S.A.T. last month. This time, brand new international guests are coming! This time, Counter Logic Gaming's finest Super Smash Bros. Wii U players, James "CLG VoiD" Makekau-Tyson and Tyrell "CLG NAKAT" Coleman, will try their luck against Kanto's best. In addition, Richard "CLG Keitaro" King and D'Ron "D1" Maingrette will also be there, so expect some top-notch English commentary. Be sure to tune in to SHI Gaming if you want to catch the action live.

Top Smash players from all over the country came to Boston last August 26 - 28 for the region's first premiere event: Shine 2016. With a number of Super Smash Bros., Melee and for Wii U's titans present, the level of competition was set to be high and it showed. The stakes were high, the crowds intense and in the end, only one king could wear the crown for each game.

On September 24th, 2GGaming is hosting 2GGT: Abadango Saga at the Esports Arena in Santa Ana, CA. As its name suggests, Kanto’s legendary Pokémon wielder Yuto “Abadango” Kawamura will be flown in to compete against SoCal’s best players. However, it turns out that he’s not the only guest of note. That’s because komorikiri will bring his potent Sonic/Cloud duo stateside once again! You can register for 2GGT: Abadango Saga here.

2GGaming recently premiered a trailer for the newest installment in the 2GGT series. Hosted on September 24th, 2GGT: Abadango Saga will feature the renowned Japanese Smash titan Yuto “Abadango” Kawamura. Read on to learn more!

Saturday, August 20 marks the start of an incredible 2-day event for Japan’s Super Smash Bros. Wii U scene. Umebura: The Second Anniversary Tournament (Umebura S.A.T.) is celebrating the legacy of the premier Kanto tournament series. As usual, it will be held at the Ota City Industrial Plaza in Pio, Tokyo and streamed by SHI Gaming. However, this entry has proven to be the most stacked one to date. Read on to learn more about the past, present, and future of Kanto Smash.

Top 8 for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at Super Smash Con has concluded. Once again, this event proved to be one of the highlights of Summer Smash. Over 1,250 entrants competed in the Wii U tournament, netting it the finale slot on Sunday’s VGBootCamp stream. Of those, only eight players remained. Read on to learn who won!

The online qualifier Road to Shine (RtS) has officially concluded. Over 1,400 players from all over the US and Canada competed to win a paid trip to Shine 2016 on August 26–28 in Boston, MA. After losing to Elliot "Ally" Carroza-Oyarce in winners' semifinals, Aaron "Dyr" Wilhite fought his way through losers, eventually defeating Ally in the runback and Chukwuemeka "Mekos" Anazia in 2 sets of grand finals. Though still fairly new to the tournament scene, Dyr is already a rising star.

After a stellar first installment last summer, Super Smash Con (SSC) returns for its second year this weekend, August 11–14. Here's everything you need to know about Smash Wii U at Super Smash Con 2016.

This weekend (July 30-31) marks a very special two-day Sumabato tournament. Held in Daito City, Osaka, Sumabato is the main gathering point for Kansai's Super Smash Bros. Wii U scene. It's always an interesting tournament to watch, but this time the stakes are higher and the competition is tougher.

After a two-month break, Umebura once again returns to the Ota City Industrial Plaza in Tokyo this Sunday, July 24th. This is the final installment before the highly-anticipated Second Anniversary Tournament hosted next month. It is set to be streamed by SHI Gaming. Perhaps because Kanto residents are eager to get their practice in, this event reached its 224-entrant capacity weeks in advance and features most of the region’s premier talent. Here are some of the players vying for 1st place:

Kamemushi is Japan’s best overall player and the world’s finest Mega-main. After failing to make top 16 at two consecutive events and then finishing 7th at a Vegas local, many people were...