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 Never one to be shaken by a weak outing for too long, Sparg0 followed the {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}} result with a string of strong performances at the next few events. The very next week after Smash Con, Sparg0 displayed top-notch resilience, winning the major {{Trn|Delfino Maza 2023}} from the winners' side of grand finals despite close calls with {{Sm|Sisqui}} and {{Sm|Glutonny}}. Sparg0 then put up a respectable 3rd place finish at the supermajor {{Trn|Tera}} after losing to {{Sm|Tweek}} and the Delfino Maza runner-up {{Sm|Glutonny}}, whom he had beaten earlier in Top 8. The superregional {{Trn|ReWired Fest 2023}} saw a slight underperformance following an upset by {{Sm|MuteAce}} -- solidifying MuteAce as one of Sparg0's bracket demons -- and a loss to {{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}} for 4th. Despite this string of top-4 finishes, these events notably worsened some of Sparg0's records against top players, including going negative against MuteAce and Light (both 1-2) and further going negative against Tweek (1-3). As a result, some players began considering whether it was possible for {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}} to rank higher than Sparg0 by the end of the year, especially following a string of strong performances from Miya, including a 3rd place finish at Super Smash Con 2023 and a win at {{Trn|Kagaribi 11}}, Miya's first supermajor win over {{Sm|acola}}.
-Given the results from his top rivals, the question of whether Sparg0 could defend his top 3 status hovered in the air at his next event, {{Trn|Luminosity Makes Moves Miami}}. After cruising to the top 8 qualifier round, Sparg0 was nearly sent to losers by {{Sm|Kurama}} but managed to find the reverse 3-0 to enter top 8 on the winners' side. Sparg0's first set of top 8 was against the newly-returned {{Sm|Kola}}, whom he beat in an exciting five-game set of Aegis vs. Roy. Sparg0 then stuck with the Aegis for winners' finals, which he dropped to Coinbox rival {{Sm|Sonix}} after taking a single game. After soundly defeating {{Sm|Dabuz}} in losers' finals, Sparg0 then managed to take the supermajor after defeating Sonix in a grueling 10-game, hour-long pair of grand finals sets. With the trio of {{Sm|acola}}, Sparg0, and {{Sm|Miya}} each winning an event in their own right that weekend, the tables were set for {{Trn|Port Priority 8}} to potentially decide the order of the top 3 for the year. Port Priority 8 came, and Sparg0 came into the tournament as the third seed of the bracket with high expectations for the final premier tier event of the season after his resounding victory at {{Trn|Luminosity Makes Moves Miami}} and other supermajors, with the only two players seeded above him being his two main rivals for the number one spot, {{Sm|acola}} and {{Sm|Miya}}. However, after arriving at Top 32, to the surprise of many, Sparg0 ended up at an atrocious 17th-place finish, his second worst placement ever after {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}}, losing 2-3 to {{Sm|Ken}} in a close game 5 set and soon after, losing 1-3 to {{Sm|Riddles}} in the second round of Losers. And to make matters worse,  his two main rivals {{Sm|acola}} and {{Sm|Miya}} both finished successfully inside of the top 3 along with {{Sm|Sonix}} who ultimately ended up winning the tournament. This poor placement once again questioned Sparg0’s top 3 status. Regardless, he understood his struggle and would later release a tweet acknowledging his struggle to adapt to the game's fast-changing meta and promises to his fans to come out stronger at the final invitational of the year {{Trn|Watch The Throne}}.
+Given the results from his top rivals, the question of whether Sparg0 could defend his top 3 status hovered in the air at his next event, {{Trn|Luminosity Makes Moves Miami}}. After cruising to the top 8 qualifier round, Sparg0 was nearly sent to losers by {{Sm|Kurama}} but managed to find the reverse 3-0 to enter top 8 on the winners' side. Sparg0's first set of top 8 was against the newly-returned {{Sm|Kola}}, whom he beat in an exciting five-game set of Aegis vs. Roy. Sparg0 then stuck with the Aegis for winners' finals, which he dropped to Coinbox rival {{Sm|Sonix}} after taking a single game. After soundly defeating {{Sm|Dabuz}} in losers' finals, Sparg0 then managed to take the supermajor after defeating Sonix in a grueling 10-game, hour-long pair of grand finals sets. With the trio of {{Sm|acola}}, Sparg0, and {{Sm|Miya}} each winning an event in their own right that weekend, the tables were set for {{Trn|Port Priority 8}} to potentially decide the order of the top 3 for the year. Port Priority 8 came, and Sparg0 came into the tournament as the third seed of the bracket with high expectations for the final premier tier event of the season after his resounding victory at {{Trn|Luminosity Makes Moves Miami}} and other supermajors, with the only two players seeded above him being his two main rivals for the number one spot, {{Sm|acola}} and {{Sm|Miya}}. However, after arriving at Top 32, to the surprise of many, Sparg0 ended up at an atrocious 17th-place finish, his second worst placement since the online era after {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}}, losing 2-3 to {{Sm|Ken}} in a close game 5 set and soon after, losing 1-3 to {{Sm|Riddles}} in the second round of Losers. And to make matters worse,  his two main rivals {{Sm|acola}} and {{Sm|Miya}} both finished successfully inside of the top 3 along with {{Sm|Sonix}} who ultimately ended up winning the tournament. This poor placement once again questioned Sparg0’s top 3 status. Regardless, he understood his struggle and would later release a tweet acknowledging his struggle to adapt to the game's fast-changing meta and promises to his fans to come out stronger at the final invitational of the year {{Trn|Watch The Throne}}.
 ==Tournament placings==