Editing Tournament:Chicago Summit

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{{Infobox Tournament
|name = Chicago Summit
|image = Chicago_Summit.png
|dates = March 14th-15th, 2025
|venue =
|address = 174 Highpoint Dr
|city = Romeoville, Illinois{{Flag|USA}}
|attendance = 16
|ssbuwinner = {{Sm|Ikan|USA}}
|organizer= {{Team|Unrivaled Tournaments}} {{Team|UGS Gaming}}
}}
'''Chicago Summit''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' regional invitational held in Romeoville, Illinois from March 14th-15th, 2025.

==Players qualified==
The following six players qualified by being ranked #1 in Chicago in past seasons of Ultimate
*{{Sm|Ned|USA}} 
*{{Sm|ATATA|USA}} 
*{{Sm|Samtea|USA}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/smash_pacman/status/1852416280948572555|title=Samtea drops out of summit}}</ref>
*{{Sm|Ikan|USA}} 
*{{Sm|Ravenking|USA}} 
*{{Sm|IceKnight|USA}} 

The following 8 players qualified by being the highest placing non-qualified player at different locals around Chicago
*{{Sm|Toad|USA}} ({{Trn|Ignition #358}})
*{{Sm|JoeCool|USA}} ({{Trn|Replay Runback #49}})
*{{Sm|Sir Dank|USA}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/UltChiSummit/status/1900229128655114325|title=Sir Dank will not be in attendance}}</ref> ({{Trn|Blast Zone #97}})
*{{Sm|Redacious|USA}} ({{Trn|Scrims Showdown #153}})
*{{Sm|Revolver|USA}} ({{Trn|Tripoint 257}})
*{{Sm|Syphir|USA}} ({{Trn|Ignition #362}})
*{{Sm|ANJELLOH|USA}} ({{Trn|Tripoint 262}})
*{{Sm|abezuraa|USA}} ({{Trn|Blast Zone #112}})

==Players voted in==
*{{Sm|Tasabu|USA}} (Round 1, March 3rd)
*{{Sm|Monem|USA}} (Round 2, March 5th)
*{{Sm|LFA|USA}} (Round 3, March 7th)
*{{Sm|isohel|USA}} (Round 4, March 9th)

==Players eliminated==
The following players were eliminated at the end of the voting phase:
{|
|{{Sm|Bepis|USA}}||{{Sm|Brandino|USA}}||{{Sm|Eclipz|USA}}||{{Sm|GammaStar|USA}}||{{Sm|Hammer|USA}}
|-
|{{Sm|KinJade|USA}}||{{Sm|Laloba|USA}}||{{Sm|Pikz|USA}}||{{Sm|S.N.E.S.s|USA}}||{{Sm|Solarose|USA}}||{{Sm|Trip|USA}}
|}

*It was announced on November 1st that along with a number of changes to the event, Samtea had decided to stay retired and would not be attending the event. This led to Ignition #362 becoming another qualifying event where {{Sm|Syphir|USA}} would end up qualifying.

*It was announced on March 13th that Sir Dank would not be attending the event due to recent conduct. This led to Blast Zone #112 becoming an emergency qualifying event where {{Sm|abezuraa|USA}} would end up qualifying.

==Eligible players==
Players who had played in at least 1 season where they attended enough events to qualify for Chicago PR since January 2023 or had made top 8 at Ignition, Tripoint, or Scrims since January 2023 were eligible to opt in for voting.

==Results==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' singles===
(16 entrants)<br>
[https://www.start.gg/tournament/chicago-summit/event/chicago-summit-invitational/brackets/1876797/2763645 Final Bracket]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
|-
|1st||{{Sm|Ikan|USA}}||{{Head|Ryu|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|2nd||{{Sm|ATATA|USA}}||{{Head|Ness|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|3rd||{{Sm|IceKnight|USA}}||{{Head|Greninja|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|4th||{{Sm|Ravenking|USA}}||{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Ike|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|5th||{{Sm|JoeCool|USA}}||{{Head|Villager|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|5th||{{Sm|Revolver|USA}}||{{Head|Roy|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|7th||{{Sm|Ned|USA}}||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Roy|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Sephiroth|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|7th||{{Sm|Syphir|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|9th||{{Sm|abezuraa|USA}}||{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|9th||{{Sm|isohel|USA}}||{{Head|Link|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|9th||{{Sm|ANJELLOH|USA}}||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|9th||{{Sm|Toad|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|13th||{{Sm|Tasabu|USA}}||{{Head|Min Min|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|13th||{{Sm|LFA|USA}}||{{Head|Robin|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|13th||{{Sm|Redacious|USA}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|13th||{{Sm|Monem|USA}}||{{Head|Sephiroth|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|}

==Trivia==
*Before this tournament, ATATA had held a 4-0 record on Ikan in tournament, never having dropped a set. Ikan would go on to defeat ATATA 3-2 and 3-0 in winners finals and grand finals reset respectively to win the bracket.
*As part of the merchandise created for the event, a series of trading cards depicting famous moments, people, and events from Chicago's history were created and sold in packs to help raise votes.
*Despite having been ranked #1 in Chicago the most out of anyone in Ultimate, this was only Ned's 2nd tournament since {{Trn|COMBO BREAKER 2024}}.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.start.gg/tournament/chicago-summit/details Start.gg page]

[[Category:2025 tournaments]]
[[Category:Regional tournaments (SSBU)]]
[[Category:Invitationals (SSBU)]]
[[Category:Illinois tournaments]]
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