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With offline slowly returning in 2021, Dark Wizzy marked his return to the scene at {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 3}} in August 2021, having qualified by winning {{Trn|Phantom 2020}}. Unfortunately, Dark Wizzy prove himself rusty, as he ended the tournament at 13th, being the only competitor who did not win a single set. Thus, Dark Wizzy spent most of 2021 attempting to catch up and adapt to a new metagame. Dark Wizzy saw disappointing results at {{Trn|Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code}} and {{Trn|Low Tide City 2021}}, where despite making top 32 he failed to garner any notable wins. Although there were hopes for a return to form following his 7th place run at {{Trn|Port Priority 6}} defeating {{Sm|Tweek}}, Dark Wizzy stopped attending tournaments for the rest of the year. Due to his mediocre performances and lack of results, Dark Wizzy did not appear on the [[PGRUContenders]] list and fell out of the top 50 on the [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]], placing 62nd. In addition, his title of best Mario was once again challenged by Prodigy, now going by {{Sm|Kurama}}, who placed 3rd at the super regional {{Trn|Mega Smash Mondays 240}}, saw consistent top 24 placement at majors, and was ranked 38th on the same rankings. | With offline slowly returning in 2021, Dark Wizzy marked his return to the scene at {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 3}} in August 2021, having qualified by winning {{Trn|Phantom 2020}}. Unfortunately, Dark Wizzy prove himself rusty, as he ended the tournament at 13th, being the only competitor who did not win a single set. Thus, Dark Wizzy spent most of 2021 attempting to catch up and adapt to a new metagame. Dark Wizzy saw disappointing results at {{Trn|Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code}} and {{Trn|Low Tide City 2021}}, where despite making top 32 he failed to garner any notable wins. Although there were hopes for a return to form following his 7th place run at {{Trn|Port Priority 6}} defeating {{Sm|Tweek}}, Dark Wizzy stopped attending tournaments for the rest of the year. Due to his mediocre performances and lack of results, Dark Wizzy did not appear on the [[PGRUContenders]] list and fell out of the top 50 on the [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]], placing 62nd. In addition, his title of best Mario was once again challenged by Prodigy, now going by {{Sm|Kurama}}, who placed 3rd at the super regional {{Trn|Mega Smash Mondays 240}}, saw consistent top 24 placement at majors, and was ranked 38th on the same rankings. | ||
Dark Wizzy | When Dark Wizzy made his return in March 2022, his rust continued to show as he finished 49th at {{Trn|GENESIS 8}} and 33rd at {{Trn|Pound 2022}}. Although he saw a solid run to 9th at {{Trn|Low Tide City 2022}}, defeating {{Sm|BassMage}} and {{Sm|BigBoss}} along the way, this prove to be Dark Wizzy's best performance that season, as he ended the season with an empty run to 17th at {{Trn|MomoCon 2022}} and forfeiting {{Trn|Battle of BC 4}} at 25th due to chest pains and body tremors. With such a small sample size of tournaments and inconsistent placings all around, Dark Wizzy was ranked 47th on the [[PGRU v3#North America|PGRU v3 North America]], a controversial placement due to the ranking's time span and methodology, and slid further down to 94th on the [[OrionRank Mid-Year 2022]]. | ||
The second season initially seemed like it was going to be the same. Dark Wizzy started the season with a decent 13th at {{Trn|Smash Factor 9}}, where he saw a win over {{Sm|Chag}} but lost to hidden Mexico talent. He then placed 33rd at the "Mickey Mouse" major {{Trn|Rise 'N Grind}} and then 25th and 17th at the super regionals {{Trn|Shine 2022}} and {{Trn|Riptide 2022}}, placements where he saw no notable wins. | The second season initially seemed like it was going to be the same. Dark Wizzy started the season with a decent 13th at {{Trn|Smash Factor 9}}, where he saw a win over {{Sm|Chag}} but lost to hidden Mexico talent. He then placed 33rd at the "Mickey Mouse" major {{Trn|Rise 'N Grind}} and then 25th and 17th at the super regionals {{Trn|Shine 2022}} and {{Trn|Riptide 2022}}, placements where he saw no notable wins. | ||
There was a spark of hope, however, at the next super regional Dark Wizzy attended, {{Trn|Lost Tech City 2022}}, where he defeated {{Sm|SHADIC}} and {{Sm|MuteAce}} en route to a 9th place finish. This spark ignited the following week at {{Trn|The Big House 10}}, where Dark Wizzy finally made his first top 8 at a major since {{Trn|Port Priority 6}} after defeating {{Sm|Marss}}, ending the tournament at 5th with a win over {{Sm|kameme}}. | There was a spark of hope, however, at the next super regional Dark Wizzy attended, {{Trn|Lost Tech City 2022}}, where he defeated {{Sm|SHADIC}} and {{Sm|MuteAce}} en route to a 9th place finish. This spark ignited the following week at {{Trn|The Big House 10}}, where Dark Wizzy finally made his first top 8 at a major since {{Trn|Port Priority 6}} after defeating {{Sm|Marss}}, ending the tournament at 5th with a win over {{Sm|kameme}} and losing to the winner and runner-up of the tournament, {{Sm|Riddles}} and Light, . | ||
==Tournament placings== | ==Tournament placings== | ||