Acting as Japan’s most stacked Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament, SHI-G and MVG League have released a special hype trailer for Umebura Japan Major. Along with all Japanese PGR players, many local legends are attending this landmark event, as well as top players from overseas. If you are a fan of Smash 4, this tournament is a must watch.
Western players like Echo Fox|MVG|Mew2King and MKLeo are scheduled to attend, as well as CLG|VoiD and Nakat. As for the new heroes of Japan who made a name for themselves at recent events like Frostbite and Civil War, Hikaru, Shuton, T, tsu and some are all scheduled to attend. Umebura Japan Major has actually broken the record for the most well-attended Smash event in Japan, gathering talent from all around the country to compete and acting as the first non-US A-Tier tournament, according to Panda Global’s TTS. You can check out a list of all attendees, thanks to this spreadsheet from PG Stats team member, PG|Juddy.
An English stream will be provided by MVG, with veteran commentator D1 on the mic for the weekend. Umebura Japan Major runs from May 6th-7th.