Yamagami Karuta’s Team Takes 10th in Nijisanji Splatoon Qualifier, Short of the Top Six

NIJISANJI — Yamagami Karuta’s team finished 10th in the B League qualifiers on the first day of Nijika Matsuri 2026, the Nijisanji Splatoon tournament, on Nov. 7. Only the top six placed teams advance to the next day’s finals, so the team’s run ended there.

Karuta played alongside Emma August, Todo Kohaku and Maimoto Keisuke under the team name #MaiDoriWIN, short for “Maimoto, go buy drinks,” a jab at Maimoto’s drink role in matches that he explained in the team interview before play. In that interview Maimoto said the team hoped to reach the finals. Emma said afterward that two of the four members had fevers while they played.

“We did well. They were all close games.” — Yamagami Karuta, after the standings came in

Karuta’s stream followed the team from the interview through a run of matches. Karuta called the games close from start to finish, and the team thanked one another after a win in which every player piled up kills. When the standings came in, Karuta said she did not know whether another Splatoon tournament would be held next year, but that playing it made her want to keep playing.

Emma said she would enter again next year if the tournament is held, and thanked viewers for watching a team game that she rarely streams. Karuta stayed on air for hours after her teammates signed off, trying a bow-type weapon, the Tri-Stringer, and saying she wanted to practice it seriously. She said she would not stream the next day and would instead rest and watch the finals.