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The main bracket saw several notable runs from players who were not expected to make it as far as they did. This included #56 seed {{Sm|Leaf|p=Japan}}, who after being upset by Yn saw a strong Loser's run eliminating #41 seed {{Sm|Eim}} 2-1, #53 seed {{Sm|takera}} 3-2, #36 seed {{Sm|BassMage}} 3-0, and #13 seed {{Sm|Maister}} 3-2 to place 17th, the best Robin run at a supermajor; Maipan, who after defeating Tea also defeated #67 seed {{Sm|33Peranbox}} and eliminated seed Zackray for 17th; and #31 {{Sm|Lv.1}}, who saw arguably the best tournament run of his career so far by eliminating Tea 3-1, {{Sm|Sparg0}} 3-1 (upset factor 7), and #3 seed {{Sm|Hurt}} 3-1 (upset factor 6) to make top 8. On the other hand, a few other notable players failed to meet their seed by a notable margin. This included Asimo, who lost to #44 seed {{Sm|Akio}} 2-3 (upset factor 4) for 49th; #19 seed Toriguri, who fell in Zackray's Loser's run for 49th; and Hurt, who placed 9th, his first sub-top 8 placement of the season. On the other hand, this marked #11 seed {{Sm|MkLeo}}'s best run at a Japanese event up to that point, as he was able to place his seed after losing to {{Sm|Shuton}} 3-0 (extending Shuton's game record over MkLeo to 12-0) and #23 seed {{Sm|Akakikusu}}. MkLeo ultimately became the highest-placing international player at the tournament, with Sparg0, {{Sm|Glutonny}}, and {{Sm|Zomba}} placing 13th (Glutonny notably losing the runback against {{Sm|Carmelo}}, and {{Sm|Zomba}} being reverse 3-0'd by both {{Sm|Raru}} and {{Sm|TamaPDaifuku}}); Maister and {{Sm|Kinaji}} placing 25th; BassMage placing 33rd; and U placing 49th. | The main bracket saw several notable runs from players who were not expected to make it as far as they did. This included #56 seed {{Sm|Leaf|p=Japan}}, who after being upset by Yn saw a strong Loser's run eliminating #41 seed {{Sm|Eim}} 2-1, #53 seed {{Sm|takera}} 3-2, #36 seed {{Sm|BassMage}} 3-0, and #13 seed {{Sm|Maister}} 3-2 to place 17th, the best Robin run at a supermajor; Maipan, who after defeating Tea also defeated #67 seed {{Sm|33Peranbox}} and eliminated seed Zackray for 17th; and #31 {{Sm|Lv.1}}, who saw arguably the best tournament run of his career so far by eliminating Tea 3-1, {{Sm|Sparg0}} 3-1 (upset factor 7), and #3 seed {{Sm|Hurt}} 3-1 (upset factor 6) to make top 8. On the other hand, a few other notable players failed to meet their seed by a notable margin. This included Asimo, who lost to #44 seed {{Sm|Akio}} 2-3 (upset factor 4) for 49th; #19 seed Toriguri, who fell in Zackray's Loser's run for 49th; and Hurt, who placed 9th, his first sub-top 8 placement of the season. On the other hand, this marked #11 seed {{Sm|MkLeo}}'s best run at a Japanese event up to that point, as he was able to place his seed after losing to {{Sm|Shuton}} 3-0 (extending Shuton's game record over MkLeo to 12-0) and #23 seed {{Sm|Akakikusu}}. MkLeo ultimately became the highest-placing international player at the tournament, with Sparg0, {{Sm|Glutonny}}, and {{Sm|Zomba}} placing 13th (Glutonny notably losing the runback against {{Sm|Carmelo}}, and {{Sm|Zomba}} being reverse 3-0'd by both {{Sm|Raru}} and {{Sm|TamaPDaifuku}}); Maister and {{Sm|Kinaji}} placing 25th; BassMage placing 33rd; and U placing 49th. | ||
In top 8, {{Sm|acola}} lost his first set of the season, losing 3-1 to {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}} in Winner's Semi-Finals. acola easily ran through the rest of the bracket to meet Miya in Grand Finals, where he won both sets 3-1 and 3-2, winning his second "premier" event of the season. | In top 8, {{Sm|acola}} lost his first set of the season, losing 3-1 to {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}} in Winner's Semi-Finals. acola easily ran through the rest of the bracket to meet Miya in Grand Finals, where he won both sets 3-1 and 3-2, winning his second "premier" event of the season. Both players popped off at the end of the set, with many spectators raising their concern for Miya's popoff as he seemingly hit his head on the table before falling down. It was later revealed he only scratched his arm in the incident. | ||
The sheer amount of upsets gave many Japanese players new player values for [[LumiRank]], and as a result around 500 points were added to the player point system. Not only did this allow DELTA 8 to maintain its "premier" status on LumiRank, but it also had an impact on many previous Japanese tournaments, including retiering {{Trn|UltCore Second}}, {{Trn|Sumabato SP 45}}, and {{Trn|Maesuma'U22}} to A-tier, therefore giving Glutonny an additional major win and Miya two additional major wins. | The sheer amount of upsets gave many Japanese players new player values for [[LumiRank]], and as a result around 500 points were added to the player point system. Not only did this allow DELTA 8 to maintain its "premier" status on LumiRank, but it also had an impact on many previous Japanese tournaments, including retiering {{Trn|UltCore Second}}, {{Trn|Sumabato SP 45}}, and {{Trn|Maesuma'U22}} to A-tier, therefore giving Glutonny an additional major win and Miya two additional major wins. | ||