ProtoBanham
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ProtoBanhamプロトバナム
ProtoBanham at Smash Ultimate Summit 5
Player Information
Romanized Name:
Naoto Tsuji
Nationality:
Location:
Tokyo
Years Active:
2017 - 2023
Approx. Total Winnings:
$7,962
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Current Mains:
CloudSecondaries:
LucinaSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate
Current Mains:
Lucina Min MinFormer Mains:
InklingLinks
Achievements
Ultimate:
History
| 2021-01-05 — 2022-01-16 | VrilliantOwlX |
| 2022-01-16 — 2022-07-07 | Team Vrilliant |
| 2022-07-10 — 2024-10-31 | Crazy Raccoon |
Naoto "ProtoBanham" Tsuji is an Ultimate Lucina and Min Min main from Tokyo, Japan. He was ranked 10th in UltRank 2022. He was largely regarded as the best Lucina and Min Min player in the world and one of the best players in the world from 2021 to becoming inactive in 2023, and was regarded as the number 1 player in Japan for 2021, prior to the rise of acola.
Biography
[edit]Originally a Wii U Cloud main with a strong Lucina secondary, he came to prominence as a Lucina main in Ultimate, frequently reaching Top 8 at Japanese majors (including a 2nd place at Umebura Japan Major 2019), while placing 5th at EVO 2019; he was ranked in the top 25 players worldwide in the first two editions of the PGRU.
Although barely active while the COVID-19 pandemic forced a full switch to online competition, ProtoBanham met a significant boost in results when offline competition resumed, having adopted the recently-released Min Min as a second main, and achieved his first three major wins back-to-back (Kagaribi#4, Seibugeki #8 and MaesumaTOP #5) between June and October 2021 in Japan, before taking 7th place at the Smash World Tour 2021 Championship. The following year, he ended MkLeo's nearly three-year long Grand Finals streak by eliminating him at Smash Ultimate Summit 4 (ultimately placing 3rd), and won his first North American major in July at Double Down 2022, where he double-eliminated MkLeo.
ProtoBanham joined VrilliantOwlX on January 5, 2021.[1] On January 16, 2022, VrilliantOwlX rebranded to Team Vrilliant.[2] Team Vrilliant's Smash division disbanded on July 7, 2022.[3] He joined Crazy Raccoon on July 10, 2022.[4] He parted ways with Crazy Raccoon on October 31, 2024.[5]
Results
[edit]Ultimate
[edit]| Date | Place | Event | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-10-08 | 25 - 32nd | Kagaribi#11 | 2 : 3 |  Yaura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-06-25 | 7 - 8th | MaesumaTOP#13 | | 0 : 3 |  Kameme | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-03-26 | 5 - 6th | Smash Ultimate Summit 6 | | 2 : 3 |  acola | $6,254 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-11-27 | 4th | WINNER! -Next#1- | | 1 : 3 |  Akakikusu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-11-05 | 4th | KOWLOON #3 | | 0 : 3 |  Kome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-10-16 | 5 - 6th | MaesumaTOP#10 | | 1 : 3 |  Yaura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-09-18 | 1st | Smash Ultimate Summit 5 | | 0 : 3 3 : 1 |   Light | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-09-04 | 7 - 8th | WAVE #2 | | 0 : 2 |  chicken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-08-27 | 5 - 6th | MaesumaTOP#9 | | 0 : 3 |  Hero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-08-15 | 1st | Jingi #1 | | 3 : 2 3 : 1 |  Eim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-07-31 | 5 - 6th | Kagaribi#8 | | 0 : 3 |  Abadango | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-07-25 | 5 - 6th | WINNER! #14 | 0 : 2 | Ly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-07-10 | 1st | Double Down 2022 | | 2 : 3 3 : 1 |   MkLeo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-07-02 | 1st | Seibugeki #11 | | 2 : 3 3 : 1 |  Sigma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-06-18 | 9 - 12th | WAVE #1 | 1 : 2 | Abadango | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-06-12 | 7 - 8th | MaesumaTOP#8 | | 1 : 3 | Etsuji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-06-04 | 1st | Shin-Ken League | | 5 : 3 | Paseriman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-05-30 | 5 - 6th | WINNER! #11 | | 0 : 2 | Abadango | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-05-21 | 2nd | shinosumaHEROES#01 | | 2 : 3 0 : 3 |   Shuton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-05-05 | 13 - 16th | Kagaribi#7 | | 2 : 3 | Kome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-12-08 | 13 - 16th | 2GG: Kongo Saga | ProtoBanham Raito | 1 : 2 | CyroMr. E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recent Notable Wins
Wins over players ranked in UltRank 2022:
Rank 8 - Tweek
- 2023-03-26 |
| 3 : 1 at Smash Ultimate Summit 6
- 2023-03-26 | | 3 : 1 at Smash Ultimate Summit 6
- 2023-03-26 | | 3 : 0 at Smash Ultimate Summit 6
Rank 22 - Kameme
- 2023-10-08 | 3 : 2 at Kagaribi#11
- 2023-03-26 | | 3 : 1 at Smash Ultimate Summit 6
- 2023-06-25 | 3 : 2 at MaesumaTOP#13
Wii U
[edit]| Date | Place | Event | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-05-12 | 65 - 96th | Umebura 32 | 0 : 2 | Kuro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-11-18 | 9 - 12th | Umebura 30 | 1 : 2 | KEN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Place | Event | Partner | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-12-24 | 5 - 6th | Umebura T.A.T. | ProtoBanham Laki | 0 : 2 | KENTsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recent Notable Wins
Wins over players ranked in PGR v3:
Rank 32 - T- 2017-11-18 | 2 : 0 at Umebura 30
- 2017-11-18 | | 2 : 1 at Umebura 30
Rankings
[edit]Ultimate
[edit]Global
[edit]| Ranking Series | Rank |
|---|---|
| UltRank 2022 | 10 |
| PGRUv3 JP | Top 10 |
| PGRU Fall 2019 | 19 |
| PGRU Spring 2019 | 23 |
OrionRank
[edit]| Ranking Series | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 |
| Mid-Year 2022 | 15 |
| Eclipse (Japan) | 1 |
| Eclipse | 4 |
| Japan January 2019 - June 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 31 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| Six Months In | 30 |
| 2022 (Japan) | 4 |
Japan
[edit]| Ranking Series | Rank |
|---|---|
| July - December 2023 (v.3) | 58 |
| July - December 2022 (v.1) | 2 |
| 2019 Second Half | 10 |
| 2019 First Half | 5 |
Gallery
[edit]
ProtoBanham (with Light) at Smash Ultimate Summit 4 in March 2022
References
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