Tournament:DELTA 5

DELTA 5 was a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate supermajor held in Ota, Tokyo, Japan, from September 23rd-24th, 2023.

Tournament summary
The tournament saw several notable upsets on top Japanese players. The most notable upsets include #59 seed over #6 seed  (upset factor 7), #22 seed  over #3 seed  (upset factor 6), and #54 seed  over #11 seed  3-2 (upset factor 5). In the end, only three players seeded in the top 8 made it into the top 8: Shuton was eliminated by in his Loser's runfor 9th; #5 seed  was eliminated by #9 seed  3-0 for 9th; zackray was eliminated by #39 seed  3-2 (upset factor 6) for 33rd; #7 seed  was eliminated by Nietono in his Loser's run for 9th; and #8 seed  was defeated by #25 seed  3-1 (upset factor 4) and #37 seed  3-1 (upset factor 5) for 33rd.

The tournament's most impressive run was from #10 seed Hurt: after losing to Kameme in Winner's Quarter Finals, Hurt won 8 games in Losers, defeating several of Japan's best players including, , , , , and , to place 2nd, marking the best tournament run in the post-pandemic metagame. Hurt's win over acola marks the first time since where acola lost to a player that wasn't. In addition, Hurt was given an invitation for due to being the highest-placing player who was not previously registered to attend.

Outside of Hurt, #39 seed Nietono also made a notable run, defeating players such as and Kameme to place 7th, Nietono's first-ever top 8 finish at a supermajor. In addition, Leaf finished 13th, marking the highest-placement for a player at a major or supermajor.

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