Hurt, a member of ENTER FORCE.36, won the Smash Bros. SP division of GENESIS X2! Became the first Japanese champion!

GENESIS X2 " was held in San Jose, California, U.S.A. from February 15 (Sat.) to 17 (Mon.), 2025 (Japan time), and is known as a fighting game tournament with a particularly exciting "Super Smash Bros. Hurt won the tournament and became the first Japanese champion.

Over 900 people participated in the Smash Bros.

A total of 924 people participated in the "Super Smash Bros. SPECIAL" division of the prestigious fighting game tournament "GENESIS X2. The winner of the three-day tournament was Hurt (@Hurt_ssb ), a member of the professional e-sports team "ENTER FORCE.36"!

Hurt became the first Japanese champion with his overwhelming strength!

Many players from the U.S. participate in this tournament due to its location, but in recent years, the number of players from Japan has been increasing as well. Many players from e-sports teams such as ZETA DIVISION, FENNEL, and REJECT participated in this year's "GENESIS X2", and many of them made it to the top.

The finalists who beat last year's "GENESIS X" champion, Zomba, were Hurt from ENTER FORCE.36 andacola(@acola_Lui ) from ZETA DIVISION. In the semifinals, Hurt's Snake overwhelmed Acola's Steve to win, and that trend did not change in the finals. Hurt's character strategy was perfect, as he won 3-0 to become the undefeated "GENESIS X2" Champion!

Super Smash Bros. Special Final Results

• 1st Place: Hurt (@Hurt_ssb )
• 2nd Place: Acola (@acola_Lui )
• 3rd: Zomba (@ZombaSalvatore )
• 4th: Shuton (@syu_tolimar )
• 5th: Tea (@chibiT2169 )
• 5th: Luugi (@Mario_LuigiBIS )
• 7th: Miya/Miya (@manmamiya13 )
• 7th: Tweek (@TweekSsb )

The Japanese team did very well, with five players in the top eight, including the first place winner. Many fans on social networking sites congratulated them on this great accomplishment.