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On July 15th, 2021, the first major offline tournament post-quarantine was held, {{Trn|Smash Summit 11}}. This marked the return of offline ''Melee'' and the continuation of in-person tournaments. The pandemic gave rise to a new generation of players nicknamed "Slippi kids" who have started coming to these tournaments with varying results. Past Mango's win at Smash Summit 11, Zain's dominance continued into offline tournaments, with him taking 1st place at {{Trn|GENESIS 8}} and {{Trn|Pound 2022}}. This period in time also saw the rise of Sheik player {{Sm|Jmook}}, who placed just behind Zain to take 2nd place at his first offline major post-quarantine. Many players would take 1st place spots at major tournaments during the late spring and summer of 2022, such as Leffen at {{Trn|Battle of BC 4}}, Hungrybox at {{Trn|Get On My Level 2022}}, and iBDW at Smash Summit 13 and {{Trn|Double Down}}. | On July 15th, 2021, the first major offline tournament post-quarantine was held, {{Trn|Smash Summit 11}}. This marked the return of offline ''Melee'' and the continuation of in-person tournaments. The pandemic gave rise to a new generation of players nicknamed "Slippi kids" who have started coming to these tournaments with varying results. Past Mango's win at Smash Summit 11, Zain's dominance continued into offline tournaments, with him taking 1st place at {{Trn|GENESIS 8}} and {{Trn|Pound 2022}}. This period in time also saw the rise of Sheik player {{Sm|Jmook}}, who placed just behind Zain to take 2nd place at his first offline major post-quarantine. Many players would take 1st place spots at major tournaments during the late spring and summer of 2022, such as Leffen at {{Trn|Battle of BC 4}}, Hungrybox at {{Trn|Get On My Level 2022}}, and iBDW at Smash Summit 13 and {{Trn|Double Down}}. | ||
{{Trn|The Big House 10}}, held on October 7th, 2022, saw Japanese player {{Sm|Amsa}} finally win a ''Melee'' "supermajor". This win was noteworthy not only because The Big House 10 was considered to be the most stacked tournament of all time, with 23 of the top 25-ranked players at the time having attended, but because it was achieved solely with Yoshi, a character long-considered to be mid-tier at best. As with Axe's Summit win in 2019, Amsa's 1st place finish at The Big House 10 with Yoshi would defend "Melee" against arguments of the game's limited number of tournament-viable characters. | {{Trn|The Big House 10}}, held on October 7th, 2022, saw Japanese player {{Sm|Amsa}} finally win a ''Melee'' "supermajor". This win was noteworthy not only because The Big House 10 was considered to be the most stacked tournament of all time, with 23 of the top 25-ranked players at the time having attended, but because it was achieved solely with {{SSBM|Yoshi}}, a character long-considered to be mid-tier at best. As with Axe's Summit win in 2019, Amsa's 1st place finish at The Big House 10 with Yoshi would defend "Melee" against arguments of the game's limited number of tournament-viable characters. | ||
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