Taiheita (たいへいた) is anSSB4Lucas player from Japan, and was widely considered to be the best Lucas player in the world before his retirement on March 24th, 2018. Taiheita finished as the best Lucas main in the world of all time inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, being the only Lucas player in thePGR 100. He has taken sets off of top players such asAbadango,Marss,Ranai,9B,Kameme,T,Earth, andManny. He was also one of the best Lucas mains in the world inSSBB, being the only Lucas main to place in the Top 16 atSumabato X Final. In addition to his Lucas mastery, he is widely known for his calculated and resourceful teamwork in doubles withGomamugitya inSSBB andSSB4. The pair was most known for their two wins overZeRo andNairo (who both would finish as the Top 2 players in the world of all time from the PGR 100) atSuper Smash Con 2016, placing 1st out of 284 teams as well.
Taiheita announced his return on October 31st, 2019, where he released a tweet that he is ready to compete again inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate after focusing on school.[1] However, he has only attended a few events inUltimate, and as such remained retired.
Tournament placings[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|
| Karisuma 1 | November 1st, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|
| Umebura F.A.T. | September 21st-22nd, 2015 | — | 2nd | Gomamugitya |
| Sumabato 8 | March 12th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Karisuma 6 | April 3rd, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
| Sumabato 9 | April 9th, 2016 | 25th | — | — |
| Umebura 23 | May 21st, 2016 | 13th | — | — |
| Sumabato 10 | May 29th, 2016 | 7th | – | – |
| Nagobura | June 4th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| Sumabato 11 | June 18th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| Sumabato for THE BIG HOUSE | July 30th-31st, 2016 | 3rd | 9th | Hatsuyuki |
| Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 17th | 1st | Gomamugitya |
| Umebura S.A.T. | August 20th-21st, 2016 | 5th | 2nd | Gomamugitya |
| Karisuma 10 | October 8th, 2016 | 2nd | 5th | Hatsuyuki |
| Waseda Festival 2016 | November 5th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| Umebura 25.5 | November 6th, 2016 | — | 5th | Gomamugitya |
| Karisuma 11 | November 26th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifiers | December 25th, 2016 | 33rd | — | — |
| Karisuma Tokaigi Qualifiers | January 14th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| Sumabato 15 | January 28th, 2017 | 17th | 5th | Gomamugitya |
| Sumabato 16 | February 25th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Karisuma 12 | March 11th, 2017 | 7th | 5th | Hatsuyuki |
| Umebura 26 | March 20th, 2017 | 65th | — | — |
| Karisuma 13 | April 23rd, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
| Umebura Japan Major 2017 | May 6th-7th, 2017 | 49th | 33rd | Agehasama |
| Meikobura 2017 | June 11th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Karisuma 14 | June 24th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Sumabato 19 | August 12th, 2017 | 49th | — | — |
| Karisuma 15 | September 16th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Sumabato 21 | October 21st, 2017 | 25th | — | — |
| Sumabato 24 | March 24th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
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Panda Global Rankings 100: 58th
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