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The Big House 4 also marks an important ruleset update for ''Project M''; amid growing concerns over average gameplay time in version 3.02, it was the first major tournament to use three stocks in ''Project M'' games instead of the previous standard of four. | The Big House 4 also marks an important ruleset update for ''Project M''; amid growing concerns over average gameplay time in version 3.02, it was the first major tournament to use three stocks in ''Project M'' games instead of the previous standard of four. | ||
In the ''Melee'' singles bracket, after losing to {{Sm|Mew2King}}'s {{SSBM|Sheik}} 0-3 in winners' semifinals, {{Sm|Mango}} swept through losers' bracket, defeating {{Sm|Lucky}} 3-2 in losers' quarterfinals, {{Sm|Armada}} 3-1 in losers' semifinals, and {{Sm|Leffen}} 3-1 in losers' finals, finally beating {{Sm|Mew2King}} in two consecutive 3-1 sets of grand finals to win the tournament. {{Sm|Leffen}} reached winners' finals for the first time in a major American tournament, defeating top professional players such as {{Sm|Hungrybox}} and {{Sm|Armada}}; his performance has solidified his position among the best players of ''Melee''. Hungrybox lost to Leffen 2-3 in winners' quarters, as well as to Lucky 1-3 in losers' bracket, unexpectedly finishing at 9th place, his worst tournament placing since 2007. A large amount of other upsets occurred in ''Melee'' singles, with {{Sm|Kels}} eliminating {{Sm|Axe}} 3-1 in losers' bracket to make it to top 8, and {{Sm|Kalamazhu}} making a long run through losers' bracket to secure 9th place, defeating {{Sm|KirbyKaze}} and {{Sm|MacD}}, | In the ''Melee'' singles bracket, after losing to {{Sm|Mew2King}}'s {{SSBM|Sheik}} 0-3 in winners' semifinals, {{Sm|Mango}} swept through losers' bracket, defeating {{Sm|Lucky}} 3-2 in losers' quarterfinals, {{Sm|Armada}} 3-1 in losers' semifinals, and {{Sm|Leffen}} 3-1 in losers' finals, finally beating {{Sm|Mew2King}} in two consecutive 3-1 sets of grand finals to win the tournament. {{Sm|Leffen}} reached winners' finals for the first time in a major American tournament, defeating top professional players such as {{Sm|Hungrybox}} and {{Sm|Armada}}; his performance has solidified his position among the best players of ''Melee''. Hungrybox lost to Leffen 2-3 in winners' quarters, as well as to Lucky 1-3 in losers' bracket, unexpectedly finishing at 9th place, his worst tournament placing since 2007. A large amount of other upsets occurred in ''Melee'' singles, with {{Sm|Kels}} eliminating {{Sm|Axe}} 3-1 in losers' bracket to make it to top 8, and {{Sm|Kalamazhu}} making a long run through losers' bracket to secure 9th place, defeating {{Sm|KirbyKaze}} and {{Sm|MacD}}, before losing in an extremely close set 2-3 against {{Sm|Hax}}. | ||
==Schedule== | ==Schedule== | ||