Event EVO Japan 2020 - Discussion Thread

[KirbySquad101]

EVO Japan Seedings have been revealed:

Top 100 Seedings:

1. zackray ()
2. Shuton ()
3. Kameme
4. Tea
5. KEN
6. Kuro
7. Raito
8. Kome
9. T
10. ProtoBanham ()
11. Abadango ()
12. Lea
13. Choco
14. Umeki
15. Mr. E
16. Neitono
17. HIKARU
18. kept ()
19. Gackt
20. shky
21. Somé
22. Etsuji ()
23. Shogun
24. Sigma
25. DIO
26. Brood
27. Tsu
28. Kirihara
29. ANTi ()
30. Jagaimo
31. Atelier
32. DoubleA
33. Masha
34. Munekin
35. Tsumusuto ()
36. Eim
37. Mossan
38. huto
39. Ri-ima
40. Kie
41. Lunamado
42. ZAKI
43. Rotsuko
44. tk3
45. AIR
46. Tamifuru
47. Tarakatori
48. Rain
49. Kare~
50. OCEAN
51. Masashi
52. takera
53. Yamanyon
54. Kisha
55. Meteo
56. ikep
57. YOC
58. Rattsu
59. Paseriman
60. Kuroitsu
61. Logix
62. Arika
63. Manzoku
64. Kishiru
65. Mao
66. Akasa
67. Higasuki
68. Starlwolf
69. Ark
70. Renya
71. Nanchan
72. Lean
73. TRIGGER
74. Kizukari
75. FerretKuma
76. Mojako
77. Aiba
78. Daiki
79. kenkenpa
80. Taranto
81. Compact
82. Zuzaba
83. Sylph
84. Rinkururu
85. Uto ()
86. Suinoko
87. Hikari
88. Lickey
89. TKM
90. Pichi
91. Notty
92. Fsann
93. kisa
94. Yuzu
95. Shiki
96. Harasen
97. FILIP
98. JJROCKETS
99. Karupis
100. Shu

This was probably the hardest Top 100 seeding to type, but I got it mostly done lol.

 

[MarioManTAW]

#82 is Zuzuba
#84 is Rinkururu

Sometimes it helps to know a little Japanese.

 

[KirbySquad101]

No kidding lol Thanks for the help, though.

The 70 through 80 seeds were really hard to find because of that.

 

[Oz o:]

...wait, this already happened?

 

[boysilver400]

...wait, this already happened?

Not yet. This tournament is next weekend along with Genesis 7. Both S tiers.

Also, aren’t some Americans like VoiD, Nicko and Anti(edit; nvm I saw him) supposed to be here? If so, why are they seeded outside of top 100?

 

[KirbySquad101]

EVO Japan starts January 24th, I think.

As for VoiD and Nicko, Nicko left Japan about a week and a half ago, while VoiD left a couple of days ago.

 

[K=RB2]

As with atelier, he now plays trainer

 

[BitBitio]

Let’s go FerretKuma

 

[KirbySquad101]

First wave of EVO Pools are running right now; not much to report though, everything's going fairly smooth outside of only one notable upset so far:

Tarakatori (47th seed) 1-2s Ortho (559th seed)

FerretKuma made it out of the first wave of pools without dropping a single game X3

There's also a few international players I missed outside of Mr. E and ANTi:

- VinS, a really strong from France
- SHiNe, a / co-main from the US
- Extra, a main from Victorian, and ranked #1 on the Victorian Power Rankings currently.

 

[K=RB2]

First wave of EVO Pools are running right now; not much to report though, everything's going fairly smoothly outside of only one notable upset so far:

Tarakatori (47th seed) 1-2s Ortho (559th seed)

FerretKuma made it out of the first wave of pools without dropping a single game X3

There's also a few international players I missed outside of Mr. E and ANTi:

- VinS, a really strong from France
- SHiNe, a / co-main from the US
- Extra, a main from Victorian, and ranked #1 on the Victorian Power Rankings currently.

Not even the best Mac player in Japan can navigate through fruits, setups, offstage, and a trampoline.

 

[Hydreigonfan01]

juddy's as close to accurate EVO Japan 2020 Smash Ultimate numbers as possible:
2988 entrants
1169 DQ's
1819 players showed up

— Justin (juddy96) (@juddy_96) January 24, 2020

Now not an S tier max, but an S tier high. Still bigger than Genesis though if we don't get anymore.

 

[KirbySquad101]

There was a few big players among the mass DQs that also disqualified themselves from the tournament, particularly DIO , Kuro , and Sylph .

 

[K=RB2]

Nastu 2-1 Tsu
Here’s another upset from stream
https://smash.gg/tournament/evo-jap...020-super-smash-bros-ultimate/entrant/3974400

 

[Impax]

Kerosuchi (wft) upset huto. So huto and tsu are on an early crash course

 

[KirbySquad101]

Yup, meanwhile Notty will be fighting Nastu instead in the Winner's Side.

A few other upsets:

Lycopis 2-1s Brood
Nayanko 2-0s takera
AyaLin 2-0s Ri-ma
Gumifu 2-0s Logix

 

[BitBitio]

Darn it. Ferretkuma just got sent to losers by Kisha and it was soooooo close.

 

[Impax]

Apparently T got upset as well

 

[K=RB2]

Ferretkuma () is out at 129th, lost to Tsu () 0-2. Also his legendary clip:

https://clips.twitch.tv/SweetCredulousGoosePRChase

Jesuischoq has performed something similar months ago in his twitter.
huto () is also out at 129th, losing to Tiger () 0-2
RAIN () is down at 97th, with Mao defeating him 2-?

 

[The_Bookworm]

Apparently T got upset as well

So many upsets today.
I noticed that when top Japan players are in their home turf, they tend to be more susceptible to upsets.

 

[KirbySquad101]

T is indeed out at 33rd place against Kie .
Tsu is also out at 49th place against Suinoko .
Somé is out at 65th place against Kirihara .

EDIT: Lea is out at 49th place against Bokin-chan .

 

[KirbySquad101]

Jagaimo 2-1s Gackt
Compact 2-0s Nietono

We have two Palutena's guaranteed for Top 24, and one guaranteed 9th place at worst.

 

[Hydreigonfan01]

Top 8

Winners side
Kome vs Tea
Shuton vs Paseriman

Losers side
Zackray vs KEN
Shky vs Raito

I'm impressed Zackray hasn't used any other characters yet aside from his two mains, but the real big thing is Paseriman and Shky's overperformance. Paseriman is looking to be the 2nd best Fox player of all time due to how well he's recently being doing.

 

[KirbySquad101]

Almost forgot EVO was going on lol

Tea 2-1s Kome
Shuton 2-0s Paseriman

 

[KirbySquad101]

Zackray 2-0s KEN to eliminate him at 7th place.
Paseriman 2-0s zackray , eliminating him at 5th place.
Raito 2-1s Shky to eliminate him at 7th place.
Kome 2-1s Raito to eliminate him at 5th place.

EDIT: This is getting more and more tense...

Kome 2-0s Paseriman to eliminate him at 4th place.
shuton 3-2s Tea to advance to Grand Finals.

 

[KirbySquad101]

Well, look at that... an managed to win an S Tier event; thinking about it, I'm glad Shuton stuck with the Olimar, even after all the nerfs given to him. Because it definitely paid off. Major props to Tea and Kome as well, I don't think anyone else has ever gotten that far with or .

Shuton 3-0s Kome to become the EVO 2020 Champion. Also Sakurai is so wholesome, uggggghhhhhh

 

[The_Bookworm]

EVO Japan 2020 (S Tier)
1st: Shuton
2nd: Kome
3rd: Tea
4th: Paseriman
5th: Raito
5th: Zackray
7th: shky
7th: KEN
9th: Gackt
9th: ProtoBanham
9th: Jagaimo
9th: Abadango
13th: Kameme
13th: tk3
13th: Kirihara
13th: Etsuiji
17th: Compact
17th: Kie
17th: ANTi
17th: Atelier
17th: Shogun
17th: Sigma
17th: Mr.E
17th: HIKARU
25th: Nietono
25th: Munekin
25th: Masashi
25th: takera
25th: Bokinchan
25th: Natsu
25th: Ri-ma
25th: Take
33rd: Hinatoto
33rd: DoubleA
33rd: kept
33rd: Zuzuba
33rd: yuzu
33rd: Umeki
33rd: Choco
33rd: AIR
33rd: Yamanyon
33rd: Fsann
33rd: Suinoko
33rd: Keroguchi
33rd: Rattsu
33rd: AyaLin
33rd: TRIGGER
33rd: T
49th: Harasen
49th: Kishiru
49th: Manzoku
49th: Kiosk
49th: Higusaki
49th: supa
49th: Eim
49th: Nyanko
49th: Nuroitsu
49th: Lea
49th: Tsu
49th: sk
49th: Niki
49th: Tamanyaso
49th: JILL
49th: Hinawo