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===Financial loss=== | ===Financial loss=== | ||
Prior to the event, head organizer {{Sm|Gyromight}} revealed that the event was going to lose $21,000 at worst, forcing him to take money out of his personal funds. He | Prior to the event, head organizer {{Sm|Gyromight}} revealed that the event was going to lose $21,000 at worst, forcing him to take money out of his personal funds. He contributed the loss to the weaker economy in the United States leading to rising costs and the team's focus on making the event affordable, leading to only a $5 increase to the entry fee, a rise that was not enough to cover the losses due to lower attendance from the previous event. As such, a GoFundMe was opened to cover some of the tournament losses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gofundme.com/f/port-priority-faces-massive-financial-loss-needs-support|title=Port Priority faces massive financial loss, needs support}}</ref> The following day, the cost was corrected, after Gyromight revealed that the invoice had a $12,000 error and the venue also removed an additional $2,000 due to the error.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x.com/SSBGyromight/status/1986649285203734603|title=UPDATE TO ALL: Port Priority is in a much healthier financial position than it was 12 hours ago}}</ref> | ||
==Results== | ==Results== | ||