Kazunoko (gamer) explained

Id:Kazunoko
Ryota Inoue
Nationality:Japanese
Team:Burning Core
League:Capcom Pro Tour
Evolution Championship Series
Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour
Years1:2015
Team1:Zeveron
Years2:2016–2019
Team2:Team Godsgarden
Years3:2019–present
Team3:Burning Core
Highlights:
  • SBO champion (2011, 2012)
  • Capcom Cup champion (2015)
  • DBFZ World Tour champion (2019)

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

Street Fighter V

Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-

Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-

Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR 2-

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core

Dragon Ball FighterZ

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kazunoko Is Your Capcom Cup 2015 Champion. Michael. Martin. Red Bull Esports.
  2. Web site: Zeveron signs Kazunoko. Daniel. Rosen. TheScore eSports. December 5, 2015.
  3. Web site: When Deals Go Bad: Kazunoko Faces Uncertain Future. Michael. Martin. Red Bull. August 13, 2015. December 5, 2015.
  4. Web site: Zeveron officially dissolves, Kazunoko now a free agent. Jared. Wynne. The Daily Dot. August 26, 2015. December 7, 2015.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Web site: Kazunoko the favorite at DBFZ World Tour finals. 2019-01-26.
  8. Web site: Standings.
  9. Web site: Dragon Ball Fighterz World Tour Finals: Red Bull Final Summoning.
  10. Web site: かずのこ | 格ゲープレイヤーWiki. fgamers.saikyou.biz. 1 December 2022.