As wabicha (literally, "poverty tea style"; known as the tea ceremony) was established by Juko MURATA, Joo TAKENO, and SEN no Rikyu, tocha, which was regarded as a luxurious entertainment or gambling at the time, came to be excluded from Japanese tea ceremony.
更に村田珠光・武野紹鴎・千利休によって侘び茶が形成されていくと、闘茶は享楽的な娯楽・賭博として茶道から排除されるようになっていった。