- Not to be confused with.tea, an Austrian player
Tea (てぃー,Tea) is a JapaneseSuper Smash Bros. UltimateKazuya andPac-Man player from Shiga Prefecture,Kansai, Japan who is currently living in Tokyo,Kantō. He is considered to be one of the greatest JapaneseUltimate players of all time as well as one of the best players in the world in the first few years of the post-pandemic metagame. He is considered the greatest Pac-Man player of all time and is the character's best-known representative, as well as one of the greatest Kazuya players of all time alongsideRiddles. Tea has won six majors and is the only Japanese player to have won more majors outside their region than inside, with his sole major win in Japan being atKagaribi 3. In addition, he is the first player to have amajor win in each ofUltimate's three superregions, having also wonThunder Smash 3: Clash of the Pandas in North America andTemple: Hermès Edition in Europe, among other major wins.
InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, he is considered to be one of the bestPac-Man players in the world along withSinji, although due to his limited activity until the game's final year, he was mostly considered a hidden boss. He was first known internationally for placing 2nd atSoCal Regionals 2018, defeatingfalln andRaito along the way, and only losing toElegant. However, his best-known performance inSmash 4 took place atUmebura Smash 4 Final, the game's final major during their main competitive lifespan, where he placed 3rd after defeating a slew of top Japanese talent, includingKameme,Abadango,KEN, andKuro, by far the best performance from aSmash 4 Pac-Man player at a major.
On February 21st, 2020, both Tea andKome were signed by SUSANOO GAMING8.[1] On July 1st, 2021, SUSANOO GAMING 8 and KURENAI GAMING were merged to form the gaming team GUREN (now known asRevo).[2] Exactly one year later, Tea has left the team.[3] On September 17th, 2022, Tea,acola, andGackt were signed by ZETA DIVISION.[4]
Playstyle[edit]
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Tea is a Kazuya player who is most known for his unorthodox yet somehow effective playstyle. More often than not he throws out moves likeElectric Wind God Fist andDragon Uppercut in neutral. Despite this, he prefers guaranteed damage and consistency instead of potentialtech-chasing situations in early percentages especially when there are platforms interrupting his combos. Moreover, he has creative usage with some of Kazuya's underused moves in specific matchups, such as usingJump Side Kick as a retreatingout of shield or ledge-trapping option andRoundhouse to Triple Spin Kicks as a counter toNess'sPK Fire.
Tea is also a Pac-Man player who excels at combo games and usage of variousBonus Fruit items. He prefers to use Galaxian in lower percentages and Bell in mid or high percentages, using them as a kill confirm in many situations. He is also well-known to set up a mind-game situation consisting of his usage of Bell, often inducing opponent's mistake and landing a Bell into his forward Smash. Off-stage, Tea utilizes Pac-Man's impressive recovery options to recover from unexpected places. Another hallmark of Tea's playstyle is that he often utilizes Fire Hydrant to block opponent's movements, charge Bonus Fruit and edgeguard opponents.
However, Tea struggles when he deals with players with long-ranged attacks, due to the fact that he can't land his signature kill confirm with his Bell. This is evident in matches betweenMkLeo,Sparg0,ProtoBanham andKEN when the latter switched his character toSephiroth.
Rankings[edit]
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| OrionRank 2018 | January 1st-December 2nd, 2018 | 70th |  | |
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| UltRank 2022 | June 18th-December 18th, 2022 | 5th |   | |
| LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 | December 19th, 2022-July 23rd, 2023 | 14th | | |
| LumiRank 2023 | December 19th, 2022-December 17th, 2023 | 12th | | |
| LumiRank 2024.1 | December 18th, 2023 - July 15th, 2024 | 16th | | |
| LumiRank 2024.2 | July 16th - December 16th, 2024 | 25th | | |
| LumiRank Half Year 2025 | December 17th, 2024 - July 7th, 2025 | 20th | | |
| UltRank Delta 2025 | July 8th - December 15th, 2025 | 33rd | | |
| UltRank 2025 | December 17th, 2024 - December 15th, 2025 | 20th | | |
OrionRank/LumiRank Japan[edit]
Tournament placings[edit]
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
|---|
| Sumabato 6 | October 23rd, 2015 | 25th | — | — |
| Sumabato Niconico Qualifier | December 26th, 2015 | 9th | — | — |
| Sumabato 7 | February 11th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| Sumabato 9 | April 9th, 2016 | 5th | — | — |
| Sumabato for THE BIG HOUSE | July 30th-31st, 2016 | 7th | 33rd | Ginko |
| Sumabato 12 | August 27th, 2016 | 17th | — | — |
| Sumabato 19 | August 12th, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1 | February 3rd, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 2 | February 4th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| Sumabato 23 | February 17th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| Sumabato 24 | March 24th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Sumabato x Cyclops #50 | May 18th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Sumabato 25 | May 27th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Sumabato x Cyclops #57 | July 20th, 2018 | 9th | — | — |
| Umebura 33 | July 28th, 2018 | 49th | — | — |
| Sumabato 27 | August 12th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| SoCal Regionals 2018 | September 14th-16th, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | Sinji |
| Mega Smash Mondays 158 | September 17th-18th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Sumabato Smash 4 Final | October 21st, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
| Umebura Smash 4 Final | December 1st, 2018 | 3rd / 515 | — | — |
| Kyojin Dojo | December 30th, 2022-January 1st, 2023 | 5th | — | — |
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|
| SUMABATO x CYCLOPS #76 | December 7th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Sumabato SP | January 6th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 2 | February 2nd, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Toryumon Kiwami #8 | February 20th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Frostbite 2019 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 13th | 3rd | Lea |
| TrueGaming Invitational | March 28th-30th, 2019 | 3rd | | — |
| 2GG: Prime Saga Kickoff | April 12th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| 2GG: Prime Saga | April 13th-14th, 2019 | 5th | 5th | T |
| Umebura Japan Major 2019 | May 1st-2nd, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 4 | May 26th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shulla-bra SP 4 | June 8th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 5 | June 22nd, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| Karisuma SP 3 | July 6th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 6 | July 13th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Umebura SP 4 | August 16th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| SwitchFest 2019 Kickoff | August 30th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| 2GG: SwitchFest 2019 | August 31st-September 1st, 2019 | 2nd | 5th | Shuton |
| 2GG: Run it Back | September 7th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Mainstage | September 20th-22nd, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Umebura SP 5 | September 28th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Thunder Smash Thursday! #20 | October 10th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Thunder Smash 3: Clash of the Pandas | October 12th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 2 | October 24th-27th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Seoul Smash X | November 2nd, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Umebura SP 7 | November 16th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| 2GG: Kongo Saga | December 7th-8th, 2019 | 9th | 9th | T |
| Mega Smash Mondays 219 | December 9th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 11 | December 28th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Let's Make Big Moves | January 3rd-5th, 2020 | 4th | — | — |
| EVO Japan 2020 | January 24th-26th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 4th | 9th | Manzoku |
Voyage Qualifier 1 | May 3rd, 2020 | 2nd | — | — |
| Voyage | May 5th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| Mido Smash | June 28th, 2020 | 3rd | — | — |
| Kansai Top Round Robin | August 8th, 2020 | 2nd / 10 | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate Online Challenge Finals 3 | September 5th, 2020 | 5th | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 4 | October 31st-November 1st, 2020 | 3rd | 9th | Kome |
| 2nd Kansai Top Round Robin | November 7th, 2020 | 1st / 11 | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 15 | November 15th, 2020 | 9th | — | — |
| Tamisuma Championship 1 | February 17th, 2021 | 33rd | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 17 | March 7th, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 3 | March 27th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| SWT: Japan Ultimate Online Qualifier | April 16th-17th, 2021 | 25th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 4 | June 26th-27th, 2021 | 3rd | — | — |
| GI Carnival | July 3rd, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 19 | July 24th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Tamisuma Championship 5 | July 29th, 2021 | 33rd | — | — |
| Maesuma #249 | August 29th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Temple: Hermès Edition | September 1st-5th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Tamisuma SP #310 | September 18th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Maesuma Champion Series 8 | September 18th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 6 | October 22nd, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 5 | October 30th-31st, 2021 | 7th | — | — |
| Mainstage 2021 | November 12th-14th, 2021 | 4th | 17th | Riddles |
| Eastern Powerhouse Invitational 2 | December 11th, 2021 | 2nd | — | — |
| Heavyweights only Tamisuma 4 | January 2nd, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| Fighting game characters only Tamisuma | January 16th, 2022 | 17th | — | — |
| Smash Ultimate Summit 4 | March 3rd-6th, 2022 | 13th | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 7 | May 1st, 2022 | 4th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 7 | May 4th-5th, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
| Battle of BC 4 | June 10th-12th, 2022 | 2nd | 3rd | KEN |
| King's Court: Crown 2 Pre-Local | June 17th, 2022 | 5th | — | — |
| Crown 2 | June 18th-19th, 2022 | 1st | 5th | KEN |
| Double Down 2022 | July 8th-10th, 2022 | 3rd | 17th | Shuton |
| Ultimate WANTED 4 | August 25th-28th, 2022 | 3rd | 9th | Etoiles |
| L'Odyssée - Chant I | October 15th-16th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| Ludwig Smash Invitational | October 21st-23rd, 2022 | 17th | — | — |
| Ultimate Fighting Arena 2022 | November 11th-13th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| WINNER! -Next 1- | November 27th, 2022 | 1st | — | — |
| Mainstage 2022 | December 2nd-4th, 2022 | 13th | 5th | Shuton |
| Kyojin Dojo | December 30th, 2022-January 1st, 2023 | 1st | 7th | Marche |
| Umebura SP 9 | January 7th-8th, 2023 | 2nd | — | — |
| GENESIS 9 | January 20th-22nd, 2023 | 9th | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 11 | March 5th, 2023 | 17th | — | — |
| tamasuma kyokkan 2 | April 15th, 2023 | 2nd | — | — |
| Maesuma TOP 12 | April 30th, 2023 | 5th | — | — |
| TOKYO SMASH BOOT CAMP | May 3rd, 2023 | 7th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 10 | May 6th-7th, 2023 | 17th | — | — |
| Crown the Third | June 3rd-4th, 2023 | 13th / 418 | 13th / 99 | Shuton |
| Maesuma TOP 13 | June 24th-25th, 2023 | 13th / 541 | — | — |
| Smash Factor X | July 28th-30th, 2023 | 9th / 702 | 9th / 108 | Shuton |
| Ultimate Wanted 5 | August 10th-13th, 2023 | 3rd / 325 | 3rd / 54 | Asimo |
| Kagaribi 11 | October 7th-8th, 2023 | 4th / 1,472 | — | — |
| Port Priority 8 | November 11th-12th, 2023 | 13th / 710 | 13th / 165 | Shuton |
| Ultimate Fighting Arena 2023 | November 24th-26th, 2023 | 5th / 1,013 | 7th / 96 | BassMage |
| Umebura SP 10 | January 6th-8th, 2024 | 9th / 1,275 | — | — |
| Pre-Genesis X at Guildhouse (Thursday) | February 15th, 2024 | 13th / 160 | — | — |
| GENESIS X | February 16th-18th, 2024 | 7th / 1,506 | 17th / 302 | BassMage |
| Kyokkan 5 | April 20th, 2024 | 2nd / 231 | — | — |
| DELTA 8 | May 3rd, 2024 | 17th / 516 | — | — |
| Kagaribi 12 | May 5th-6th, 2024 | 5th / 2,030 | — | — |
| Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi | July 27th-28th, 2024 | 33rd / 1,428 | — | — |
| SMFN Invitational | August 8th, 2024 | 13th / 20 | — | — |
| Supernova 2024 | August 8th-11th, 2024 | 33rd / 2,281 | 9th / 497 | BassMage |
| Umebura SP 11 | September 14th-15th, 2024 | 13th / 1,023 | — | — |
| Litvitational 3 LCQ | October 17th, 2024 | 2nd / 53 | — | — |
| Litvitational 3 | October 18th, 2024 | 3rd / 16 | — | — |
| Cirque 4 | October 19th-20th, 2024 | 5th / 145 | — | — |
| Togenkyo ~Shin Toryumon Gaiden~ | November 10th, 2024 | 1st / 28 | — | — |
| THE SHIBUYA "FIST" TOURNAMENTS 2 | December 14th, 2024 | 7th / 16 | — | — |
| Smash Awesome! | December 21st-22nd, 2024 | 9th / 722 | — | — |
| GENESIS X2 | February 14th-16th, 2025 | 5th / 924 | 5th / 178 | BassMage |
| Kawaii Kon 2025 | March 14th-16th, 2025 | 2nd / 111 | 1st / 28 | Akakikusu |
| Kagaribi 13 | May 4th-5th, 2025 | 17th / 2,548 | — | — |
| Uzes Symphonic Gaming Festival 2025 | May 31st-June 1st, 2025 | 2nd / 292 | 1st / 73 | Miya |
| DELTA 11 | June 28th, 2025 | 9th / 443 | — | — |
| Smash that Trash: The Last Dive | July 12th-13th, 2025 | 3rd / 148 | 1st / 42 | Gackt |
| Supernova 2025 | August 7th-10th, 2025 | 17th / 2,432 | 9th / 434 | BassMage |
| Umebura SP 12 | August 23rd-24th, 2025 | 33th / 987 | — | — |
| Sumabato SP 63 | October 26th, 2025 | 9th / 346 | — | — |
| Kagaribi 14 | November 2nd-3rd, 2025 | 5th / 1,520 | — | — |
| Hall of Frames | November 22nd, 2025 | 3rd / 128 | — | — |
| GENESIS X3 | February 13th-15th, 2026 | 9th / 790 | 17th / 139 | Akakikusu |
References[edit]
External links[edit]
UltRank 2025: 20th
OrionRank 2018: 70th
