Lea (れあ) is aSuper Smash Bros. UltimateGreninja player from the prefecture of Saitama who was considered the definitive best Greninja player in the world from 2019 up until mid-2022. Lea is ranked 15th on the discontinuedJapan Player Rankings and 22nd on theExperimental Smash Player Rankings; he was also formerly ranked 21st on theFall 2019 PGRU. Lea has defeated top players likeProtoBanham,Gackt,KEN,Shuton,Dabuz,Tea,Sonix, andHurt.
Lea also playedGreninja inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U and was considered the bestSmash 4 Greninja player in the world. He has wins over top players such asKEN,VoiD,ANTi,kameme,Kirihara,Tsu,Choco, andRaito. Lea was ranked 32nd on the lastJAPAN Smash 4 Power Rankings.
Lea has had some incredibly high peaks, placing 5th atKOWLOON 1, 7th atKagaribi 7, and 9th atFrostbite 2019. He is considered to have the best placements at majors of anyUltimate Greninja player.
On January 5th, 2021, Lea joined the newly founded Japanese organizationTeam Vrilliant (known as Vrilliant Owl X at the time) as their firstSmash player, along withProtoBanham. However, Team Vrilliant disbanded itsSmash division on July 7th 2022.
Playstyle[edit]
Lea excels at playing outside of his opponent's burst range and baiting specific options. He makes good use ofWater Shuriken if his opponent doesn't want to commit to an approach option. Lea's playstyle is based in consistency rather than flashy combos, as he plays patient with reliable strings using nair on platforms and up tilt extensions.
Rankings[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|
| OrionRank 2017 | December 24th, 2016-December 24th, 2017 | 103rd |  | |
| OrionRank 2018 | January 1st-December 2nd, 2018 | 83rd | | |
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|
| LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 | December 19th, 2022-July 23rd, 2023 | 101-110th |  | |
| LumiRank 2024.2 | July 16th - December 16th, 2024 | HM (Top 50) | | Though he technically missed out on the top 50 HM, Lea was grouped as one as he was only 0.04 points behind #50. |
Tournament placings[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|
| Umebura 18 | August 8th, 2015 | 49th | — | — |
| Umebura 23 | May 21st, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| Umebura S.A.T. | August 20th-21st, 2016 | 65th | — | — |
| Umebura 25 | September 10th, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| Umebura BenQ ZOWIE Cup | December 18th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| SGC 2017 | January 7th-8th, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifiers | February 4th, 2017 | 25th | — | — |
| Umebura 26 | March 20th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Rikabura 7 | March 26th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| Umebura Japan Major 2017 | May 6th-7th, 2017 | 25th | — | — |
| 2GGC: Greninja Saga | May 20th, 2017 | 13th | 17th | Shiki |
| Umebura 27 | July 1st, 2017 | 13th | — | — |
| Umebura 28 | August 12th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Umebura 29 | October 28th, 2017 | 49th | — | — |
| Umebura 30 | November 18th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Umebura T.A.T. | December 23rd-24th, 2017 | 65th | — | — |
| EVO Japan 2018 | January 26th-28th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 2 | February 4th, 2018 | 65th | — | — |
| Umebura 31 | March 21st, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| Umeki Project | April 29th, 2018 | 7th | 17th | Repo |
| Umebura 32 | May 12th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| Umebura 33 | July 28th, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| EVO 2018 | August 3rd-5th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| Umebura 34 | August 25th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
| Shulla-bra Final | September 28th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Sumabato Smash 4 Final | October 21st, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| Umebura Smash 4 Final | December 1st-2nd, 2018 | 7th | 33rd | Harasen |
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|
| Umebura SP | December 16th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| Umebura SP 2 | January 12th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| Toryumon Kiwami #8 | February 20th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Frostbite 2019 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 9th | 3rd | Tea |
| TrueGaming Invitational | March 28th-30th, 2019 | 2nd | | — |
| Umebura SP 3 | April 13th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Umebura Japan Major 2019 | May 1st-2nd, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
| Gaming Tent KSA | May 14th, 2019 | 1st / 42 | — | — |
| EVO 2019 | August 2nd-4th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| Umebura SP 4 | August 16th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| Uprising 2019 | August 31st-September 1st, 2019 | 7th | 2nd | Gackt |
| Umebura SP 5 | September 28th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| Thunder Smash 3: Clash of the Pandas | October 12th-13th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| Umebura SP 6 | October 22nd, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Umebura SP 7 | November 16th, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
| 2GG: Kongo Saga | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 7th | 13th | Kuro |
| EVO Japan 2020 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 49th | — | — |
Voyage Qualifier 2 | May 3rd, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| Voyage Qualifier 4 | May 4th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Voyage | May 5th, 2020 | 7th | — | — |
| Tamisuma Championship 1 | February 17th, 2021 | 65th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 3 | March 27th, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
| SWT: Japan Ultimate Online Qualifier | April 17th-18th, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
| SWT: Japan Ultimate Online Qualifier Last Chance Qualifier | April 18th, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 4 | June 26th-27th, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
| MaeTami Summer Festival | August 15th, 2021 | 17th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 5 | October 30th-31st, 2021 | 25th | — | — |
| SWT: East Asia Ultimate Regional Finals | November 27th-28th, 2021 | 4th | — | — |
| Smash World Tour 2021 Championships | December 17th-19th, 2021 | 25th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 6 | January 8th-9th, 2022 | 17th | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 7 | May 1st, 2022 | 17th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 7 | May 4th-5th, 2022 | 7th | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 8 | June 11th-12th, 2022 | 33rd | — | — |
| KOWLOON 1 | June 25th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| Double Down 2022 | July 8th-10th, 2022 | 49th | 17th | Gackt |
| Umebura SP 9 | January 7th-8th, 2023 | 25th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 9 | February 4th-5th, 2023 | 33rd | — | — |
| Chūbu Smash Chronicle 2 | March 25th, 2023 | 17th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 10 | May 6th-7th, 2023 | 49th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 11 | October 7th-8th, 2023 | 129th / 1,472 | — | — |
| Umebura SP 10 | January 6th-8th, 2024 | 33rd / 1,275 | — | — |
| DELTA 8 | May 3rd, 2024 | 33rd / 516 | — | — |
| Kagaribi 12 | May 5th-6th, 2024 | 97th / 2,030 | — | — |
| Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi | July 27th-28th, 2024 | 17th / 1,428 | — | — |
| Umebura SP 11 | September 14th-15th, 2024 | 33rd / 1,023 | — | — |
| DELTA 9 | October 27th, 2024 | 65th / 380 | — | — |
| Smash Awesome! | December 21st-22nd, 2024 | 33rd / 722 | — | — |
| Seibugeki 18 | January 12th, 2025 | 33rd / 477 | — | — |
| DELTA 10 | April 12th, 2025 | 25th / 505 | — | — |
| Kagaribi 13 | May 4th-5th, 2025 | 385th / 2,548 | — | — |
| DELTA 11 | June 28th, 2025 | 17th / 443 | — | — |
| Kagaribi 14 | November 2nd-3rd, 2025 | 129th / 1,520 | — | — |
External links[edit]
OrionRank 2018: 83rd
UltRank 2025 Japan: 120th
