A 15-year-old Tremendous Smash Bros Final participant shocked the world after coming in first at LVL UP EXPO 2025, one of many 12 months’s most stacked tournaments.
‘Doramigi’ will not be a family title with regards to Smash Final, however that modified on April 27 when the Min Min predominant made historical past on the P-Tier occasion.
Las Vegas’s LVL UP EXPO introduced among the world’s high gamers to compete for a $10,000 prize pool, together with Sparg0, Acola, MkLeo, Zomba, Gentle, Glutonny and extra.
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Whereas Doramigi is one in all Japan’s high rising skills, there have been many others seeded greater than him on the occasion, which made his shock win all of the extra thrilling – particularly contemplating that he did it in model.
This 15-year-old Smash participant dominated a P-tier
Doramigi’s run was stellar, by no means dropping into the losers’ bracket and taking out most of the recreation’s high gamers within the course of.
To qualify for Prime 8, the Min Min downed Faze Sparg0 in a decisive 3-game sweep earlier than besting Luigi upstart Kiyarash in an in depth 5-game set.
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Within the winners’ semis, Doramigi pulled off an enormous reverse 3-0 after trailing two video games towards ROB predominant Zomba.
Lastly, in Grand Finals, Doramigi battled Onin, a Steve participant with a formidable resume. Up 2-1 within the remaining set, Doramigi pulled off one of many greatest highlights of his profession.
After taking Onin’s first inventory in recreation 4, he acquired a couple of hits in, getting the Steve’s injury share to 25.4%. At this level, Onin tried to drop an anvil, however Doramigi shortly mirrored the transfer with Min Min’s up smash.
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The reflector really multiplies the injury by 1.8x and consequently, it was in a position to kill Steve very early on in a transfer that left commentator EEVisu completely speechless.
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“What within the hell?!” he cried out moments later after processing what he witnessed.
This isn’t the primary time a 15-year-old Japanese participant has made waves internationally. Notably, Acola, who completed thirty third at this match, emerged as a high star in 2022 after successful the Gimvitational.
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Acola would go on to develop into the highest ranked participant on the earth on a number of events – and if it is a signal of issues to come back, the Smash scene would possibly wish to regulate Doramigi, particularly with the largest Final match of all time occurring in the beginning of Might.
