Ryota Inoue (Japanese: 井上涼太, Hepburn: Ryota Inoue) 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]
| Kazunoko | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Kazunoko at Capcom Cup 2015 | |
| Current team | |
| Team | Burning Core |
| League | Capcom Pro Tour Evolution Championship Series Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Ryota Inoue |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Team history | |
| 2015 | Zeveron |
| 2016–2019 | Team Godsgarden |
| 2019–present | Burning Core |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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
editSuper Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012
edit- Canada Cup 2013 - 3rd
- EVO 2013 - 13th
Ultra Street Fighter IV
edit- 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
edit- EVO 2016 - 9th
- Capcom Cup 2016 - 3rd
- EVO 2017 - 3rd
- EVO 2019 - 33rd
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-
edit- 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-
edit- CEO 2016 - 2nd
- EVO 2016 - 5th
Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR 2-
edit- EVO 2017 - 5th
- Evo Japan 2018 - 3rd
- Stunfest 2018 - 1st
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
edit- CEOTaku - 1st
Dragon Ball FighterZ
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ Martin, Michael. "Kazunoko Is Your Capcom Cup 2015 Champion". Red Bull Esports.
- ^ a b Rosen, Daniel. "Zeveron signs Kazunoko". TheScore eSports. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ Martin, Michael (August 13, 2015). "When Deals Go Bad: Kazunoko Faces Uncertain Future". Red Bull. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ Wynne, Jared (August 26, 2015). "Zeveron officially dissolves, Kazunoko now a free agent". The Daily Dot. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ "Evo 2015 Final Results – The Largest Fighting Game Tournament in the World". Shoryuken. 2015-07-19. Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ Jurek, Steven (December 7, 2015). "Kazunoko takes the Capcom Cup in dominating fashion". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on July 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ "Kazunoko the favorite at DBFZ World Tour finals". 2019-01-26.
- ^ "Standings".
- ^ "Dragon Ball Fighterz World Tour Finals: Red Bull Final Summoning".
- ^ "かずのこ | 格ゲープレイヤーWiki". fgamers.saikyou.biz. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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