Smasher:Glutonny: Difference between revisions

Thanks to the buffs Wario gained from his transition, Glutonny dominated the European scene throughout the beginning ''Ultimate''{{'}}s competitive lifespan. He won every European tournament he attended aside from {{Trn|Stunfest 2019}}, the weekly Smash4Glory #6, {{Trn|Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019}}, and {{Trn|VCA 2019}}; in the four tournaments, he fell to players outside of Europe: {{Sm|Shuton}} for the former and {{Sm|MkLeo}} for the latter 3. As a result of this performance, he was ranked 1st on the [[European Smash Rankings]] in 2020.

On an international level, however, Glutonny had a shaky start. Although he came into {{Trn|GENESIS 6}} with high hopes, he was knocked into loser's bracket right before top 64 by {{Sm|ImHip}} in a set that started a brief struggle against {{SSBU|Olimar}}. He made a respectable Loser's run, notably defeating {{Sm|Marss}} along the way, before falling to {{Sm|Tweek}} in Losers Round 4, placing 17th. At his next American appearance, {{Trn|2GG: Prime Saga}}, he fell to {{Sm|Zan}} right before top 128. He once again made another respectable Loser's run, defeating {{Sm|T}} along the way, but fell to {{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}} just outside of top 8. Although these placements were fantastic, they were nevertheless underwhelming for a player who dominated the European scene.

His last 2 major tournaments would finally showcase his true potential. At {{Trn|CEO 2019}}, he defeated top American players such as {{Sm|Cosmos}} and {{Sm|WaDi}} en route to a 5th place finish, his first top 8 placement at an American tournament. Although Glutonny developed a bracket demon in {{Sm|Dabuz}}, who he fell to twice at the tournament, he overcame it at {{Trn|Albion 4}}, the final major tournament of the first season. Glutonny ran through the entire tournament without dropping a set until Grand Finals, where Dabuz reset the bracket. Despite this, Glutonny defeated Dabuz in the second set, successfully defending his home continent to the elation of European players in attendance. For his continued success in Europe as well as a solid performance on a national level that culminated in his victory at Albion 4, Glutonny was ranked 14th on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]], the highest-placing European on the ranking.

The second season would bring even more success to Glutonny. Throughout the season, he placed in the top 8 for every tournament he attended aside from {{Trn|Mainstage}}, including a 3rd place at {{Trn|EVO 2019}} - the largest tournament of the season - and 5th place at {{Trn|2GG: Kongo Saga}}, where his Wario ditto with Tweek was acclaimed for bringing out the true potential of top-level competitive play in ''Ultimate''. Furthermore, he was one of 3 players to take more than one set off of MkLeo, doing so at Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019 and VCA 2019. Although he developed a new bracket demon in Tweek, his consistent performance on a national level as well his continued dominance in Europe allowed him to rise up to 8th on the [[Fall 2019 PGRU]], making him the second European player after {{Sm|Mr.R}} to be ranked in the top 10 on a [[Panda Global Rankings]] power ranking.