Kazunoko (gamer)

Kazunoko
Kazunoko at Capcom Cup 2015
Current team
TeamBurning Core
LeagueCapcom Pro Tour
Evolution Championship Series
Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour
Personal information
NameRyota Inoue
NationalityJapanese
Team history
2015Zeveron
2016–2019Team Godsgarden
2019–presentBurning Core
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× SBO champion (2011, 2012)
  • Capcom Cup champion (2015)
  • DBFZ World Tour champion (2019)

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]

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]

  1. ^ Martin, Michael. "Kazunoko Is Your Capcom Cup 2015 Champion". Red Bull Esports.
  2. ^ a b Rosen, Daniel. "Zeveron signs Kazunoko". TheScore eSports. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Martin, Michael (August 13, 2015). "When Deals Go Bad: Kazunoko Faces Uncertain Future". Red Bull. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  4. ^ Wynne, Jared (August 26, 2015). "Zeveron officially dissolves, Kazunoko now a free agent". The Daily Dot. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Kazunoko the favorite at DBFZ World Tour finals". 2019-01-26.
  8. ^ "Standings".
  9. ^ "Dragon Ball Fighterz World Tour Finals: Red Bull Final Summoning".