My top 5 tournaments in anime

One of the most popular story lines constantly used in anime is the tournament story. Ever since Dragon Ball introduced the concept of anime tournaments, a lot so many other anime have used this for their own stories and a lot of these can be some of the best parts of the series. And every time an anime does one, they always bring something new to the table which makes every one feel that much more unique. And it always excites me whenever I'm starting on an anime and it introduces a tournament arc. And so, let's begin and I hope you all like this.
5. Battle City (Yu-Gi-Oh!):

Starting us off at number 5 is Kaiba's own tournament that he made to prove he's the greatest duelist ever. This was also around the time Marik was being introduced with the intention of defeating Yugi and taking all of the Egyptian God Cards. And there's a ton of duels with the Rare Hunters, the God Cards all being together, a rematch with Yugi and Kaiba, the fights between Mai, Joey and Yugi all against Marik.
4. The Chunin Exam (Naruto):

At number 4 is the exam battles in Naruto. In the exams to judge the Genin to see if any of them would be promoted to Chunin, we got one awesome fight scene after another. The first bunch of matches happened inside the tower with the first amount of one-on-one battles like Naruto vs. Kiba or Lee vs. Gaara, but then things really got heated up when they went to the arena some time later. Here, we get to witness so many incredible action scenes like Naruto vs. Neji, Shikamaru vs. Temari and Sasuke vs. Gaara. The Naruto vs. Neji fight in particular was done to help Naruto change Neji's way of thinking which paid off in a huge way.
3. Tournament Of Power (Dragon Ball Super):

As I said, Dragon Ball was the series to introduce the idea of tournaments in anime and it's continued to have tons of tournaments in its runtime. And my favourite so far has been its most recent with the Tournament Of Power. After Goku convinces Zeno to have a tournament with all the universes, they get it set up with Universe 7 competitors consisting of Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Master Roshi, Android 17, 18, Tien and Frieza. And while teamwork wasn't exactly consistant throughout the whole thing, they still managed to do really well with so many amazing moments throughout like Goku vs. Kefla, Vegeta vs. Toppo, Gohan and Frieza teaming up against Frost, Master Roshi vs. Ganos, Goku achieving Ultra Instinct and fighting Jiren and the climatic fight between Goku, Frieza and Android 17 vs. Jiren.
2. U.A Sports Festival (My Hero Academia):

Coming in close to number 1 is My Hero Academia's early tournament arc with U.A, the sports festival. The first part of it are events like a race with all the students, then they all had to do a tag team event with getting points with headbands. And the final, and by far the best part, is the one-on-one battles. These consist of Uraraka vs. Kacchan, Ida vs. Hatsume and then Deku vs. Todoroki. By far one of the most gorgeous looking battles I've seen in a long time, the Deku vs. Todoroki fight is everything you could want as an anime fight. Not only is Deku trying to win, but he's also trying to convince Todoroki that his fire ability is his and not his dad's. And then the final clash between the two of them is one of coolest finishes I've seen in an anime fight.
Honourable mentions:
Vaizel Fight Festival (The Seven Deadly Sins),
Heaven's Arena (Hunter X Hunter),
The Grand Magic Games (Fairy Tail),
23rd Tenkaichi Budokai (Dragon Ball)
And my number 1 favourite tournament in anime is... The Dark Tournament (Yu Yu Hakusho):

And finally at number 1 is probably the most popular tournament in anime, Yu Yu Hakusho's Dark Tournament. Probably the most popular tournament in anime history, this is exactly what every tournament arc in anime should be like. Some of the best moments, not just in this series, but some of the best moments I've seen in an anime is all here. With Yusuke fighting and then befriending Team Rokuyukai, especially Chu, Hiei unleashing the Dragon Of The Darkness Flame, Kurama taking his true form, the creation of Puu, Genkai giving Yusuke her power, the reveal of Genkai's past with Toguro and then Toguro killing her and then the final fight between Yusuke and Toguro, which might actually be my favourite anime tournament fight ever. And throughout all that, there's a whole bunch of awesome moments and great character moments too. And all that is why the Dark Tournament is my favourite tournament arc in anime. And so, everyone, thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think.