In early 2017, he finally started to travel outside of Japan to compete professionally. At, gachikun shocked the western fighting game community by convincingly beating, and in his path to Grand Finals. Throughout the 2017 and 2018 season of the Capcom Pro Tour, he continued to deliver exceptional results in a variety of ranking and premier tournaments, such as,,,. He gained a sponsorship with in November 2018 and following on from his consistent form in the 2018 CPT Season, gachikun became the 3rd Japanese in Las Vegas, losing only one set to Grand Finals opponent to win $250,000 in the highlight of his career. Achievements [ ].