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This event was the final supermajor of the [[UltRank 2025]] season, and notably the first major event after the rankings reverted back to the "UltRank" branding. Though the top 5 players — {{Sm|Doramigi}}, {{Sm|acola}}, {{Sm|Hurt}}, {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}}, and {{Sm|Sparg0}} — were not present at the event, Port Priority 9 still featured many top players, including 9 of the top 20. Among these players include international players attending their first American events — notably {{Sm|Carmelo}}, {{Sm|Sin|p=Ultimate}}, {{Sm|Jagabata}}, and {{Sm|Furararamen}}. In addition, this marked {{Sm|Tweek}}'s first major event since his retirement and would have been {{Sm|Onin}}'s first notable event back from their own hiatus, though they eventually dropped out | This event was the final supermajor of the [[UltRank 2025]] season, and notably the first major event after the rankings reverted back to the "UltRank" branding. Though the top 5 players — {{Sm|Doramigi}}, {{Sm|acola}}, {{Sm|Hurt}}, {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}}, and {{Sm|Sparg0}} — were not present at the event, Port Priority 9 still featured many top players, including 9 of the top 20. Among these players include international players attending their first American events — notably {{Sm|Carmelo}}, {{Sm|Sin|p=Ultimate}}, {{Sm|Jagabata}}, and {{Sm|Furararamen}}. In addition, this marked {{Sm|Tweek}}'s first major event since his retirement and would have been {{Sm|Onin}}'s first notable event back from their own hiatus, though they eventually dropped out. | ||
This event finally broke {{Sm|Sonix}}'s streak of runner-up finishes and his struggle to win a major within the last 2 years, as he won the tournament without dropping a set, defeating {{Sm|Zomba}} 3-2 in Grand Finals in a sort of "runback" to Sonix's loss at {{Trn|GENESIS X}}, one of the first few events that began his "second-place curse" at major and superregional events. As such, Sonix's victory marked his first major win since {{Trn|The Coinbox IRL}} and his first supermajor victory since [[Tournament:Port Priority 8|the previous Port Priority]]. For the rest of the top 8, #55 seed {{Sm|Lammers44}} placed 7th using solo-{{SSBU|Mii Gunner}}, becoming the first Mii Gunner to place top 8 at a major and achieving the best Mii Gunner performance in the game, while {{Sm|Mild na H.O}} became the first {{SSBU|Donkey Kong}} player to place top 8 at a North American major, after having done so several times in Japan throughout the year. In addition, {{Sm|Toriguri}} finished 5th after being eliminated by Zomba in their runback, the 6th time he has reached {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}'s highest major placement. | This event finally broke {{Sm|Sonix}}'s streak of runner-up finishes and his struggle to win a major within the last 2 years, as he won the tournament without dropping a set, defeating {{Sm|Zomba}} 3-2 in Grand Finals in a sort of "runback" to Sonix's loss at {{Trn|GENESIS X}}, one of the first few events that began his "second-place curse" at major and superregional events. As such, Sonix's victory marked his first major win since {{Trn|The Coinbox IRL}} and his first supermajor victory since [[Tournament:Port Priority 8|the previous Port Priority]]. For the rest of the top 8, #55 seed {{Sm|Lammers44}} placed 7th using solo-{{SSBU|Mii Gunner}}, becoming the first Mii Gunner to place top 8 at a major and achieving the best Mii Gunner performance in the game, while {{Sm|Mild na H.O}} became the first {{SSBU|Donkey Kong}} player to place top 8 at a North American major, after having done so several times in Japan throughout the year. In addition, {{Sm|Toriguri}} finished 5th after being eliminated by Zomba in their runback, the 6th time he has reached {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}'s highest major placement. | ||
