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The '''Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018''' was an invitational tournament held by [[Nintendo]] at [[E3 2018]], that took place on the night of June 12th, 2018. The tournament was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpFgh36jb88 announced] on March 22nd, 2018 via Nintendo's [[YouTube]] channel. Much like [[Tournament:Premium Fight|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'']] and [[Tournament:Super Smash Bros. Invitational|''Super Smash Bros. 4'']], the upcoming ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' was showcased prior to its release at this tournament. The tournament was held following the conclusion of the ''{{s|inkipedia|Splatoon 2}}'' World Championship.

| {{Flag|Mexico}} Leonardo "{{Sm|MkLeo}}" Perez {{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSB4|s=20px}} ||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

| {{Flag|Chile}} Gonzalo "{{Sm|ZeRo}}" Barrios {{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=20px}} ||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Ike|g=SSBU|s=20px}}  

| {{Flag|Sweden}} Adam "{{Sm|Armada}}" Lindgren  {{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}} ||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Pokemon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

| {{Flag|Japan}} Yuta "{{Sm|Abadango}}" Kawamura {{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSB4|s=20px}} ||{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Corrin|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

| {{Flag|USA}} Justin "{{Sm|Plup}}" McGrath {{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}} ||{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Pit|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Villager|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

| {{Flag|Netherlands}} Ramin "{{Sm|Mr.R}}" Delshad {{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=20px}} ||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Ryu|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Little Mac|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

| {{Flag|USA}} Jose "{{Sm|Lucky}}" Aldama {{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}} ||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

| {{Flag|USA}} Joseph "{{Sm|Mango}}" Marquez {{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}} ||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Link|g=SSBU|s=20px}}

* Both {{Sm|Nairo}} and {{Sm|Leffen}} were back-up contestants. Nairo would ultimately play as Snake in a 1v3 exhibition match against three guest stars, which he won, and Leffen played ZeRo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe4Nb9nGLJE in a set] for Nintendo Treehouse Live.

* Mr.R and Lucky only played two matches, so were unable to use Little Mac and Fox respectively.

* No player included {{SSBU|Donkey Kong}}, {{SSBU|Pikachu}}, {{SSBU|Ness}}, {{SSBU|Ice Climbers}}, {{SSBU|Zelda}}, or {{SSBU|Mega Man}} in their character bank.

* Zelda Williams

* Alanah “Charalanahzard” Pearce

* Devin “devinsupertramp” Graham

* Andre “Black Nerd” Meadows

*[[Tournament:GENESIS (series)|GENESIS]] Head [[TO]] Team

*[[Super Smash Con (series)|Super Smash Con]] Team Members

* Jordan Kent

* Victoria “{{Sm|VikkiKitty}}” Perez

* Vish “{{Sm|Vish}}” Rajkumar

* Terrence “{{Sm|TKbreezy}}” Kershaw

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===

(8 entrants)<br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ3c3JCNzIQ&t=3s Grand Finals]

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|4th||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Pokemon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||

|5th||{{Sm|Abadango|Japan}}||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Corrin|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||

|5th||{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Link|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||

*The match pitting {{Sm|MkLeo}} (Bayonetta) against {{Sm|Plup}} (Ridley) was controversial, as the match was hugely in MkLeo's favor. This is mostly due to him using Bayonetta, who is a highly controversial character in general, as people considered her to be [[broken]] in ''Smash 4''. However, another crucial element was the fact that Plup was using Ridley, who is a new character that he wasn't very familiar with, and possessed a massive hurtbox that made him easy to juggle with a character like Bayonetta.

**Reportedly, even [[Masahiro Sakurai]] was shaking his head in disappointment due to how Bayonetta dominated the match.

*In a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uZOpkf4hKw doubles match] with {{Sm|Mr.R}} and {{Sm|Lucky}} against Plup and {{Sm|Abadango}}, Lucky repeatedly mistakenly attacked Mr.R, due to believing the match was a free-for-all instead of a 2v2.<ref>https://twitter.com/Mr_RSmash/status/1006653603036033024</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Legend0fLucky/status/1006654048555053057</ref> It's likely that, as a ''Melee'' player, Lucky simply forgot the ability to choose costumes in teams (which was added in ''Smash 4'').

*[https://smash.gg/tournament/e3-2018-super-smash-bros-invitational-2018/details smash.gg page]