Kazunoko (gamer) explained
better known by this nickname Kazunoko (かずのこ), is a Japanese fighting games player known for playing Holy Order Sol in Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, Yun in Street Fighter IV, Cammy in Street Fighter V, Yamcha in Dragon Ball FighterZ and Raven in Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator. He was the winner of Ultra Street Fighter IV at Capcom Cup 2015 where he beat Daigo Umehara in the grand finals.[1] He joined Zeveron in July 2015.[2] However Zeveron went out of business the following months and they failed to pay him, resulting in him being a free agent.[3] [4]
In 2015 Kazunoko also won CEO and placed second at Canada Cup.[2] He got 9th at EVO 2015.[5] At Capcom Cup 2015 he went through the bracket undefeated, with wins over Gustavo "801 Strider" Romero, Benjamin "Problem X" Simon, Du "NuckleDu" Dang, Lee "Infiltration" Seon-woo, Daigo Umehara, and finally a 3–2 victory over Daigo again in the grand finals.[6]
In 2018–19, Kazunoko participated in and dominated[7] the inaugural Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour by winning four of the seven official DBFZ events. He became the Dragon Ball FighterZ world champion in 2019 by winning the first Red Bull Final Summoning[8] [9]
Tournament results
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Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012
Ultra Street Fighter IV
- EVO 2014 - 13th
- Tokyo Game Show 2014 - 5th
- Community Effort Orlando (CEO) 2015 - 1st
- Tokaigi - Game Party Japan 2015 - 1st
- SXSW Gaming Expo 2015 - 2nd
- Shadowloo Showdown 6 - 2nd
- Canada Cup Master Series 2015 - 2nd
- South East Asia Major 2015 - 4th
- KVO x TSB 2015 - 4th
- Arcade Stream 2015 - 4th
- Final Round 18 - 4th
- NorCal Regionals 2015 - 7th
- EVO 2015 - 9th
- Tokyo Game Show 2015 - 13th
- Stunfest 2015 - 13th
- Capcom Cup 2015 - 1st
Street Fighter V
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-
- Canada Cup Master Series 2015 - 1st
- Vancouver Street Battle - 1st
- Shadowloo Showdown 6 - 1st
- Final Round 18 - 1st
- NorCal Regionals 2015 - 1st
- Double Elimination 2015 - 1st
- Stunfest 2015 - 1st
- South East Asia Major 2015 - 2nd
- Community Effort Orlando (CEO) 2015 - 1st
- SoCal Regionals 2015 - 1st
- CEOtaku - 2nd
- Canada Cup 2015 - 1st
Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-
Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR 2-
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
Dragon Ball FighterZ
- CEO 2018 - 1st
- SEA Major 2018 - 1st
- Japan Saga 2018 - 1st
- CouchWarriors Crossup Major 2018 - 1st
- Red Bull Final Summoning DBFZ World Tour Finals - 1st
- EVO 2019 - 7th
- National Championship Japan Playoffs 2020 - 1st
Notes and References
- Web site: Kazunoko Is Your Capcom Cup 2015 Champion. Michael. Martin. Red Bull Esports.
- Web site: Zeveron signs Kazunoko. Daniel. Rosen. TheScore eSports. December 5, 2015.
- Web site: When Deals Go Bad: Kazunoko Faces Uncertain Future. Michael. Martin. Red Bull. August 13, 2015. December 5, 2015.
- Web site: Zeveron officially dissolves, Kazunoko now a free agent. Jared. Wynne. The Daily Dot. August 26, 2015. December 7, 2015.
- Web site: Evo 2015 Final Results – The Largest Fighting Game Tournament in the World. Shoryuken. December 7, 2015. 2015-07-19. 2018-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20180904230104/http://shoryuken.com/2015/07/19/evo-2015-day-1-results-the-largest-fighting-game-tournament-in-the-world/. dead.
- Web site: Kazunoko takes the Capcom Cup in dominating fashion. Steven. Jurek. The Daily Dot. December 7, 2015. December 8, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160708193718/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/kazunoko-capcom-cup/. July 8, 2016. dead.
- Web site: Kazunoko the favorite at DBFZ World Tour finals. 2019-01-26.
- Web site: Standings.
- Web site: Dragon Ball Fighterz World Tour Finals: Red Bull Final Summoning.
- Web site: かずのこ | 格ゲープレイヤーWiki. fgamers.saikyou.biz. 1 December 2022.