Editing Tournament:Bad Things Happening to Good People

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{{Infobox Tournament 
|name = Bad Things Happening to Good People
|image = 
|dates = September 4th, 2021 
|attendance = 1,992
|ssbuwinner = {{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}
|pot = $500
|organizer = {{Sm|WhyDo}}, {{Sm|Grayola}}, {{Sm|L4st}}, {{Sm|Menace13}}
}} 
'''Bad Things Happening to Good People''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' online tournament held on September 4th, 2021 by {{Sm|WhyDo}}. The tournament was single-elimination and all best of one sets. True to its name, it featured an unconventional joke ruleset that took full advantage of ''Ultimate''{{'}}s notorious online netcode, with no region locks, disqualifications for anyone who requested a lag test, and the option to gentleman to any game. The tournament prided itself as the first online ''Smash'' tournament with a vaccine mandate, maintained by the honor system. The ''Ultimate'' prize pool was $500 ($300 contributed by {{Team|Panda}}), which entirely went to 1st place. A ''{{s|wikipedia|Rivals of Aether}}'' bracket with the same rules was held on September 5th, with a $300 prize pool contributed by the game's creator, Dan Fornace.

==Results==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' singles===
(1,992 entrants)<br>
[https://start.gg/tournament/bad-things-happening-to-good-people/event/bloodbath-singles/brackets/980300/1550656 Top 64 Bracket]<br>
[https://start.gg/tournament/bad-things-happening-to-good-people/event/bloodbath-singles/brackets/980301/1550657 Top 16 Bracket]
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!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
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|1st||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||$500
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|2nd||{{Sm|naitosharp|USA}}||{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|3rd||{{Sm|WaDi|USA}}||{{Head|ROB|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Banjo & Kazooie|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|3rd||{{Flag|Canada}} TrtrXIV||{{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|5th||{{Sm|Pokelam|USA}}||{{Head|Villager|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|5th||{{Sm|Br1 AV|Ecuador}}||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|5th||{{Sm|MazeBeans|UK}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Banjo & Kazooie|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|5th||{{Sm|Justice|USA|p=Washington}}||{{Head|Min Min|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|9th||{{Sm|Lucretio|UK}}||{{Head|ROB|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|9th||{{Sm|Freetox_|France}}||{{Head|Min Min|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|9th||{{Sm|nalexander95|USA}}||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|9th||{{Sm|Amai7|USA}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|9th||{{Flag|USA}} Viridian||{{Head|Young Link|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|9th||{{Flag|USA}} Amari||{{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Random|s=16px}}||
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|9th||{{Flag|USA}} JX||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|9th||{{Sm|LMan|USA}}||{{Head|Pyra|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|17th||{{Sm|Angel|USA}}||{{Head|Robin|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|17th||{{Sm|PkChris|USA}}||{{Head|Ness|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Random|s=16px}}||
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|17th||{{Sm|ATATA|USA}}||{{Head|Ness|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|17th||{{Flag|Australia}} Brog||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|17th||{{Sm|Wolfen|El Salvador}}||{{Head|Banjo & Kazooie|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|17th||{{Flag|USA}} Gucki||{{Head|King K. Rool|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|17th||{{Flag|USA}} Mivics||{{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|17th||{{Sm|Lyto|UK}}||{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Random|s=16px}}||
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|17th||{{Flag|USA}} Bomus47||{{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|17th||{{Sm|Gatsby|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|17th||{{Flag|USA}} AT46||{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Pichu|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|17th||{{Flag|USA}} Avenue||{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|17th||{{Flag|USA}} spcedst||{{Head|Bowser|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|17th||{{Sm|SPARKLE|USA}}||{{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|17th||{{Flag|USA}} Minimaxify||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Mii Brawler|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|17th||{{Flag|USA}} triscuit||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Banjo & Kazooie|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Sm|Ataraxia|USA}}||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Sm|jjcat00|Colombia}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Sm|SdN|Germany}}||{{Head|Ike|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|USA}} The Golden Sorte||{{Head|Zelda|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|USA}} Anthonreee||{{Head|Byleth|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|USA}} Plum||{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|Mexico}} TJDJ||{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|USA}} piko||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Corrin|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|USA}} Romeal||{{Head|Min Min|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Mii Brawler|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|USA}} kagexice||{{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Sm|JeJaJeJa|USA}}||{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Sm|WonderBread|USA}}||{{Head|Little Mac|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||Berimbau||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Banjo & Kazooie|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|USA}} Agera||{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Sm|Taoudi|Sweden}}<ref>Entered as "B.G."</ref>||{{Head|Mii Gunner|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{flag|Canada}} Rebecce||{{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|UK}} MayhemsMagic||{{Head|Random|s=16px}}{{Head|Duck Hunt|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|USA}} Dark Arm||{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|France}} Boya||{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|Mexico}} Magnolia||{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|UK}} TooN||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|USA}} KingNoctis||{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|USA}} Only||{{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|Australia}} MilkMeme||{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|USA}} The Fan||{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Mii Gunner|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|USA}} bytefive||{{Head|Meta Knight|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|Canada}} MaTA||{{Head|Lucario|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Random|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|USA}} PK||{{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Mii Brawler|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||WaterIsWet||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Lucina|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|USA}} Jam||{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Daisy|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Olimar|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|USA}} Miike3o1||{{Head|Random|s=16px}}{{Head|Villager|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Flag|USA}} Malus||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|Aluf|New Zealand}}||{{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|Echofire|Honduras}}||{{Head|Ness|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|AoS|USA}}||{{Head|Zero Suit Samus|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|Middy|USA}}||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|BassMage|USA}}||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|Canada}} iamTrigger||{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} Ramen God||{{Head|Random|s=16px}}{{Head|Little Mac|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|King K. Rool|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} Big Mike||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} ConanK||{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|Norway}} Crow||{{Head|Byleth|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Mii Brawler|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|UK}} MarcusThePerson||{{Head|Banjo & Kazooie|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} Dalax||{{Head|Min Min|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Terry|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} LumiNavi||{{Head|Lucas|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|Germany}} NicoOHC||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|Horse!|USA}}||{{Head|Ness|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|Canada}} tedz_ticklez||{{Head|Banjo & Kazooie|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|Italy}} Final Mix||{{Head|Isabelle|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|Willy|USA}}||{{Head|Terry|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|Mexico}} Chief Beef||{{Head|Min Min|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|MN|Germany}}||{{Head|Mii Gunner|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Mii Brawler|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|Perezoso|Bolivia}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|Ykseew|France}}||{{Head|Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} xylenes||{{Head|Ness|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} GammaStar||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} sab_by||{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|King K. Rool|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Wario|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|Requiem|USA}}||{{Head|Dark Samus|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|UK}} ThStampStories||{{Head|Terry|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||Metamayto||{{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} Hybrid?||{{Head|Mii Gunner|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} Archmage||{{Head|Random|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} Kirb Master||{{Head|Bowser Jr.|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|UK}} cereal||{{Head|Random|s=16px}}{{Head|Ken|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|Peanut|USA}}||{{Head|Little Mac|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|UK}} MegsssGaming||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Byleth|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|UK}} Woddo||{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|France}} Bac||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|Réhann|France}}||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} DoritoBandito||{{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|Coolkingz|UK}}||{{Head|Link|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|Canada}} Hyushi sama||{{Head|Zelda|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|Australia}} Goon||{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|UK}} Chiken2020||{{Head|Greninja|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|King K. Rool|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|UK}} vecc||{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Mii Brawler|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Incineroar|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} TacTac||{{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} John Barrett||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} awert||{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|France}} Nocta||{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|Butterkix|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} Zer0.exe||{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} stone||{{Head|Chrom|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|France}} Keulaiment||{{Head|Lucas|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} TheTurtleKing||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|ROB|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|Finland}} Geeni||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||SamuR4y||{{Head|Byleth|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|King K. Rool|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} Tonik||{{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} Phobingos||{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|Jonathan G|USA}}||{{Head|ROB|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Villager|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|Norway}} ClassyDragon||{{Head|Random|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} IAN4 Life||{{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} ducc||{{Head|Duck Hunt|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} BigToad32||{{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} Doolos||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} AverageGh0st||{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Flag|USA}} Greenix||{{Head|Ness|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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==Notable tournament events==
*Among the non-''Smash'' games and alternative methods that competitors used via the gentlemen clause to decide the winner of games were:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NickDistrict14/status/1434236336114913281|title=Archive of many alternate methods}}</ref>
**''Clash Royale''
**''Guilty Gear Strive''
**Rock-Paper-Scissors via start.gg chat
**Letting the moderators vote on the winner
**Guessing the number the opponent is thinking of
**Flipping a coin
**Numerous instances of negotiations, bribing and bartering
*The winner of the tournament, {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, bribed his way through most of the bracket and only played 3 games. He ultimately won the tournament after accepting:
**Protou's request to advertise {{Sm|Lancelot}}'s Twitter handle for the duration of his tournament stream.
**{{Sm|Middy}}'s request to gentleman to one stock, {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} [[Judge]] dittos, taking turns until a player died to a 9.
**Magnolia's request to gentleman to four stocks with the [[Beastball]] item enabled.
**{{Sm|ATATA}}'s request to have Hungrybox's mother shout him out on Twitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LiquidHbox/status/1434286532588756993|title=Hbox's mom shouts out ATATA}}</ref>
**{{Sm|nalexander95}}'s request for $50.
**{{Sm|Br1 AV}}'s request for $125 and a Twitter follow.
**{{Sm|naitosharp}}'s request for $300 and an appearance on {{Team|Team Liquid}}'s [[wikipedia:Hot Ones|Hot Ones]] parody "Hot Juans."
*On his way to third place, {{Sm|WaDi}} played all his matches with six of his fans occupying the spectator stands in his Battle Arena in an attempt to maximize lag.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PracticalTAS/status/1434280362851581956|title=Fans in Spectator}}</ref> He additionally played without a LAN adapter in<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JusticeCappaGO/status/1434295186792726528|title=Reaction to no LAN}}</ref> and opened so many tabs on his computer to strain his internet connection that he accidentally crashed his PC and stream for a short period of time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/WaDiRob/status/1434292081346891778|title=WaDi's Computer crash}}</ref>

==Trivia==
*This event was the largest best of one ''Smash'' tournament of all time, as well as the first tournament with over 1,000 entrants to have every entrant seeded entirely algorithmically without any human discretion (based on [[Start.gg]] winrate).

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://start.gg/tournament/bad-things-happening-to-good-people/details Start.gg page]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E23sgUKDMRg Trailer]

[[Category:2021 tournaments]]
[[Category:Online tournaments (SSBU)]]
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