ProtoBanham

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[e][h]Lucina Min Min ProtoBanham
プロトバナム
Player Information
Romanized Name:
Naoto Tsuji
Nationality:
Location:
Tokyo
Years Active:
2017 - Present
Approx. Total Winnings:
$7,962
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Current Mains:
Cloud
Secondaries:
Lucina
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Current Mains:
Lucina
Min Min
Links
Achievements
Ultimate:
Kagaribi#4Kagaribi#4 Seibugeki #8Seibugeki #8 MaesumaTOP#6MaesumaTOP#6 Double Down 2022Double Down 2022 Smash Ultimate Summit 5Smash Ultimate Summit 5
History
2021-01-05 — 2022-01-16
2022-01-16 — 2022-07-07
2022-07-10 — Present

Naoto "ProtoBanham" Tsuji is an Ultimate Lucina and Min Min main from Tokyo, Japan. He was ranked 10th in UltRank 2022, and is largely regarded as the best Lucina and Min Min player in the world, as well as one of the best players from Japan.

Biography[edit]

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 10th, 2022.[4]

Results[edit]

Ultimate[edit]

  • Singles
  • Doubles
  • Recent VODs
DatePlaceEventResultPrize
2023
2023-06-25G17 - 8thMaesumaTOP#13Min Min0 : 3JapanSoraKameme
2023-03-26E15 - 6thSmash Ultimate Summit 6Min MinLucina2 : 3JapanSteveacola$6,254
2022
2022-11-27D14thWINNER! -Next#1-Min Min1 : 3JapanHeroAkakikusu
2022-11-05D14thKOWLOON #3LucinaMin Min0 : 3JapanShulkKome
2022-10-16E15 - 6thMaesumaTOP#10Min Min1 : 3JapanSamusYaura
2022-09-18A11stSmash Ultimate Summit 5LucinaMin Min0 : 3
3 : 1		United StatesFoxLight
2022-09-04G17 - 8thWAVE #2LucinaMin Min0 : 2JapanDiddy Kongchicken
2022-08-27E15 - 6thMaesumaTOP#9LucinaMin Min0 : 3JapanBowserHero
2022-08-15A11stJingi #1LucinaMin Min3 : 2
3 : 1		JapanSheikEim
2022-07-31E15 - 6thKagaribi#8LucinaMin Min0 : 3JapanMeta KnightAbadango
2022-07-25E15 - 6thWINNER! #140 : 2JapanLy
2022-07-10A11stDouble Down 2022Min MinLucina2 : 3
3 : 1		MexicoR.O.B.MkLeo
2022-07-02A11stSeibugeki #11LucinaMin Min2 : 3
3 : 1		JapanToon LinkSigma
2022-06-18I39 - 12thWAVE #11 : 2JapanAbadango
2022-06-12G17 - 8thMaesumaTOP#8Min MinLucina1 : 3JapanDiddy KongEtsuji
2022-06-04A11stShin-Ken LeagueLucinaMin Min5 : 3JapanFoxPaseriman
2022-05-30E15 - 6thWINNER! #11Lucina0 : 2JapanMeta KnightAbadango
2022-05-21B12ndshinosumaHEROES#01LucinaMin Min2 : 3
0 : 3		JapanPyra and MythraOlimarShuton
2022-05-05M313 - 16thKagaribi#7Lucina2 : 3JapanShulkKome
2022-05-01Q717 - 24thMaesumaTOP#7Lucina1 : 2JapanBowserHero
All Results
DatePlaceEventPartnerResultPrize
2019
2019-12-08M313 - 16th2GG: Kongo SagaProtoBanhamJapan
RaitoJapan		1 : 2United StatesCyro
United StatesMr. E
All Results
vs. Japan Kameme  /
vs. Japan Doramigi  /
vs. Japan Karaage  /
vs. Japan Ron  /
vs. Japan acola  /
vs. United States Tweek  /
vs. Canada Riddles  /
vs. United States Tweek  /
vs. United States Aaron  /
vs. Canada Big D  /
vs. Japan Kome  /
vs. Japan Sigma  /
vs. Japan Kameme  /
vs. Japan Beji  /
vs. Japan Yaura  /
vs. Japan Yoshidora  /
vs. Japan Nietono  /
vs. Japan Levi  /
vs. Japan Yaura  /
vs. United States Light  /

Recent Notable Wins

Wins over players ranked in UltRank 2022:

Rank 8 - Tweek
Rank 9 - Riddles
Rank 19 - Big D
Rank 30 - Aaron
Rank 99 - Paseriman

Wii U[edit]

  • Singles
  • Doubles
  • Recent VODs
DatePlaceEventResultPrize
2018
2018-05-12S3165 - 96thUmebura 320 : 2JapanKuro
2017
2017-11-18I39 - 12thUmebura 301 : 2JapanKEN
DatePlaceEventPartnerResultPrize
2017
2017-12-24E15 - 6thUmebura T.A.T.ProtoBanhamJapan
LakiJapan		0 : 2JapanKEN
JapanTsu
vs. Japan Nietono  /

Recent Notable Wins

Wins over players ranked in PGR v3:

Rank 32 - T
Rank 43 - Nietono

Rankings[edit]

Ultimate[edit]

Gallery[edit]


References[edit]

  1. ↑ ProtoBanham joins VrilliantOwlX
  2. ↑ VrilliantOwlX rebrands to Team Vrilliant
  3. ↑ Team Vrilliant disbands Smash roster
  4. ↑ ProtoBanham joins Crazy Raccoon
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