Editing Tournament:Summit of the Dakotas

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{{Infobox Tournament
|name = Summit of the Dakotas
|image =
|dates = June 11th-13th, 2021
|venue = Franchise's Basement
|city = Madison, South Dakota {{Flag|USA}}
|attendance = 16
|entryfees = N/A
|pot= $1000
|ssbuwinner = {{Sm|H8|USA}}
|organizer = {{Sm|Franchise}}
}}
'''Summit of the Dakotas''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' invitational tournament held from June 11th-13th, 2021, in Madison, South Dakota. It was the first invitational ''Ultimate'' tournament in South Dakota, and features players from North and South Dakota. The invitational was a reference to the {{Trn|Smash Summit|series}} series.

A North Dakota vs. South Dakota crew battle was held as part of the event, which South Dakota won by four stocks.

==Players invited/qualified==
The following players were invited from the North Dakota [[North Dakota Power Rankings#Second Half 2019|Second Half 2019 power ranking]]:
*{{Sm|LevelWorld|USA}} - PR #1
*{{Sm|Mastro|USA}} - PR #2
*{{Sm|LC|USA}} - PR #3
*{{Sm|Llomomo|USA}} - PR #4
*{{Sm|Neet|USA}} - PR HM

The following players were invited from the South Dakota [[South Dakota Power Rankings#Winter 2019/2020|Winter 2019/2020 power ranking]]:
*{{Sm|H8|USA}} - PR #1
*{{Sm|CrowZ|USA}} - PR #2
*{{Sm|Jbrav|USA}} - PR #3
*{{Sm|Crius|USA}} - PR #4
*{{Sm|Fool|USA}} - PR #5

One player was invited directly:
*{{Sm|Relix|USA}} (North Dakota)

One North Dakotan player qualified from being the highest-placing non-invited finisher at [https://start.gg/tournament/fargo-s-fierce-friendly-february-2020/details Fargo's Fierce Friendly - February 2020]:
*{{Sm|Erik|USA}} (who finished 5th and beat {{Sm|Malleron}} in a tiebreaker)

One South Dakotan player qualified from being the highest-placing non-invited finisher at [https://start.gg/tournament/sdsu-spring-2020-monthly-3/details SDSU Spring 2020 Monthly #3]:
*{{Sm|Braediac|USA}} (who finished 4th)

One South Dakotan player qualified from winning [https://challonge.com/SUMMITQUAL Summit of the Dakotas - South Dakota Qualifier #2]:
*{{Sm|PinkShirtGuy|USA}}

One qualified player was banned from the event due to making transphobic comments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FranchiseSmash/status/1403021852314783748|title=Franchise's statement}}</ref>

==Players voted in==
The remaining 2 spots were be determined by a fan vote, and both voted players could hail from the same state. Anyone whose primary scene was in North or South Dakota was eligible to receive votes.

*{{Sm|Radiant|USA}} - South Dakota
*{{Sm|Polar|USA}} - South Dakota (Playing for North Dakota in the crew battle)

==Results==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' singles===
(16 entrants)<br>
[https://start.gg/tournament/summit-of-the-dakotas/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/738983/1187891 Final Bracket]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
|-
|1st||{{Sm|H8|USA}}||{{Head|Ken|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Simon|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||$500
|-
|2nd||{{Sm|Erik|USA}}||{{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|R.O.B.|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||$250
|-
|3rd||{{Sm|Neet|USA}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||$120
|-
|4th||{{Sm|PinkShirtGuy|USA}}||{{Head|Min Min|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||$70
|-
|5th||{{Sm|Mastro|USA}}||{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||$30
|-
|5th||{{Sm|CrowZ|USA}}||{{Head|Mega Man|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||$30
|-
|7th||{{Sm|LevelWorld|USA}}||{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Lucina|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|7th||{{Sm|Jbrav|USA}}||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Piranha Plant|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|9th||{{Sm|LC|USA}}||{{Head|Shulk|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|9th||{{Sm|Llomomo|USA}}||{{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Richter|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|9th||{{Sm|Fool|USA}}||{{Head|Young Link|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|9th||{{Sm|Crius|USA}}||{{Head|Bowser Jr.|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|13th||{{Sm|Polar|p=South Dakota|USA}}||{{Head|Lucas|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|13th||{{Sm|Radiant|USA}}||{{Head|Sephiroth|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|13th||{{Sm|Braediac|USA}}||{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|13th||{{Sm|Relix|USA}}||{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Villager|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Hero|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|}

===Side events===
====ND vs SD crew battle====
[https://start.gg/tournament/summit-of-the-dakotas/event/nd-vs-sd-crew-battle/brackets/738986/1187894 Bracket]<br>[https://twitter.com/FranchiseSmash/status/1403907709045444613 Results]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!South Dakota!!Character!!Stocks Taken!!North Dakota!!Character!!Stocks Taken
|-
|{{Sm|Jbrav|USA}}||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||2||{{Sm|Neet|USA}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||4
|-
|{{Sm|H8|USA}}||{{Head|Ken|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||5||{{Sm|Llomomo|USA}}||{{Head|King Dedede|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||1
|-
|{{Sm|Bradiac|USA}}||{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||3||{{Sm|Relix|USA}}||{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||2
|-
|{{Sm|Radiant|USA}}||{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||1||{{Sm|Polar|p=South Dakota|USA}}||{{Head|Chrom|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||5
|-
|{{Sm|Crius|USA}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||6||{{Sm|LevelWorld|USA}}||{{Head|Lucina|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||1
|-
|{{Sm|Fool|USA}}||{{Head|Young Link|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||2||{{Sm|Mastro|USA}}||{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||3
|-
|{{Sm|PinkShirtGuy|USA}}||{{Head|Min Min|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||5||{{Sm|LC|USA}}||{{Head|King K. Rool|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||3
|-
|{{Sm|CrowZ|USA}}||||&mdash;||{{Sm|Erik|USA}}||{{Head|R.O.B.|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||1
|-
|'''Total'''||&mdash;||'''24'''||'''Total'''||&mdash;||'''20'''
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://start.gg/tournament/summit-of-the-dakotas/details Start.gg page]

[[Category:South Dakota tournaments]]
[[Category:2021 tournaments]]
[[Category:Invitationals]]
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