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Tournament:Ludwig Smash Invitational

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Ludwig Smash Invitational
Ludwig Smash Invitational logo.png
Dates October 21st-23rd, 2022
Venue HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas
Address/City Luxor Hotel & Casino, Luxor Dr
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Attendance 168
Entry fees Last Chance Qualifier: $40
Pot size(s) $30,002 (Melee)
$30,002 (Ultimate)
Results
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners TBD
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate winners TBD

Ludwig Smash Invitational is an ongoing Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate invitational tournament that will be held on October 21st-23rd, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, hosted by commentator and YouTube streamer Ludwig. There are 24 players directly invited and 8 players qualified through a Last Chance Qualifier for each game, for a total of 32 players for each main singles event. The tournament has a $30,002 prize pool for each game, the ninth largest for a Melee tournament and the seventh largest for an Ultimate tournament.

Format

There are Swiss system pools and a final double-elimination bracket for each game. 24 directly invited players and 8 players qualifying through the Last Chance Qualifier make up 32 players for each game. The 32 players were divided into two pools of 16 players each, with the Top 8 placing players of each pool advancing to the final bracket. In the Swiss pools, each player played until they had won 3 sets, where they qualified for the final bracket, or until they lost 3 sets, where they were eliminated from the tournament. The 4 players that went 3-0 in sets in Swiss pools were able to draft pick their Winners' Round 1 opponent out of the 6 players that went 3-2 in sets (except for any players they already played in pools). The Top 16 are playing in the final bracket in a double-elimination format, with everyone starting Winners' side. All sets at the event are best of 5, in both Last Chance Qualifier and main singles.

The Last Chance Qualifiers on October 21st were double-elimination brackets capped at 64 players for each game, with the Top 8 players of each qualifying for the main singles event. The Last Chance Qualifiers were played up until Top 8, and did not play out the Top 8 bracket.[1] The players that qualified through the Last Chance Qualifier received full reimbursement for their flight and accommodations, and were provided food on Saturday and Sunday. Group A and B Swiss pools and Top 16 Winners' Round 1 were played on October 22nd. The rest of the final bracket is being played to completion on October 23rd, starting with Winners' Quarters and Losers' Top 16, with separated Ultimate Top 8 then Melee Top 8 being played.

Players invited/qualified

Melee

The following players were invited for Melee singles:

USA Aklo Canada aMSa USA Axe USA Fiction USA Ginger USA Hungrybox USA iBDW USA Jmook
USA KoDoRiN USA Krudo Sweden Leffen USA lloD USA Lucky USA Magi USA Mango Canada moky
Canada n0ne Sweden Pipsqueak USA S2J USA SFAT USA SluG USA Spark USA Wizzrobe USA Zain

The Top 8 players at the Last Chance Qualifier qualified:

USA Shroomed Australia Spud USA Franz Canada Lunar Dusk Canada Soonsay USA null Australia Joshman USA Salt

Ultimate

The following players were invited for Ultimate singles:

Japan acola Japan Asimo Mexico Chag USA Cosmos USA Dabuz France Glutonny Japan KEN USA Kola
USA Light Mexico Maister USA Marss Mexico MkLeo USA MuteAce USA Myran USA Onin Canada Riddles
Japan Shuton Spain Sisqui Dominican Republic Sonix Mexico Sparg0 Japan Tea USA Tweek Japan Zackray USA Zomba

The Top 8 players at the Last Chance Qualifier qualified:

USA Kurama USA MFA USA Jakal USA Goblin[2] USA Scend Canada Big D USA Quandale Dinglelingleton USA Lima

Declined players

Yoshidora was initially invited for Ultimate but declined.[3] Plup was initially invited for Melee but was unable to make the event, so Spark was changed from being in the Last Chance Qualifier to being invited to the main singles event.[4] Joshman for Melee and ProtoBanham for Ultimate were initially invited to the main singles event but dropped out, so Lucky and Myran respectively were changed from being in the Last Chance Qualifier to being invited to the main singles event.[5] Joshman then registered for the Melee Last Chance Qualifier since his injured arm was recovering well,[6] then qualified for the main singles event from Losers' side.

Results

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles

(32 entrants)
Final Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
5th
7th
7th
9th USA Axe PikachuHeadSSBM.png
9th Australia Joshman FoxHeadSSBM.png
9th USA Aklo FoxHeadSSBM.png
9th USA iBDW FoxHeadSSBM.png
13th USA KoDoRiN MarthHeadSSBM.png
13th Sweden Pipsqueak FoxHeadSSBM.png
13th USA Magi FalcoHeadSSBM.png
13th USA S2J CaptainFalconHeadSSBM.png
17th Canada moky FoxHeadSSBM.png
17th USA lloD PeachHeadSSBM.png
17th USA SFAT FoxHeadSSBM.png
17th Canada Soonsay FoxHeadSSBM.png
17th USA Fiction FalcoHeadSSBM.png
17th USA Lucky FoxHeadSSBM.png
23rd USA Spark SheikHeadSSBM.png
23rd USA null FoxHeadSSBM.png
23rd Canada n0ne CaptainFalconHeadSSBM.png
23rd USA Krudo SheikHeadSSBM.png
23rd USA Salt CaptainFalconHeadSSBM.png
23rd USA Ginger FalcoHeadSSBM.png
29th USA Franz DrMarioHeadSSBM.png
29th Australia Spud MarthHeadSSBM.png
29th Canada Lunar Dusk IceClimbersHeadSSBM.png
29th USA Shroomed SheikHeadSSBM.png

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singles

(32 entrants)
Final Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st
2nd
3rd
4th Mexico Sparg0 CloudHeadSSBU.pngPyraMythraHeadSSBU.png
5th Japan Shuton PyraMythraHeadSSBU.pngOlimarHeadSSBU.png
5th USA Onin Steve's stock icon.
7th Dominican Republic Sonix SonicHeadSSBU.png
7th USA Kola RoyHeadSSBU.png
9th France Glutonny WarioHeadSSBU.png
9th Canada Riddles KazuyaHeadSSBU.pngTerryHeadSSBU.png
9th USA Zomba ROBHeadSSBU.png
9th Canada Big D IceClimbersHeadSSBU.png
13th USA Tweek DiddyKongHeadSSBU.pngSephiroth's stock icon.
13th USA Dabuz RosalinaHeadSSBU.pngMinMinHeadSSBU.pngOlimarHeadSSBU.png
13th USA Light FoxHeadSSBU.png
13th Japan Asimo RyuHeadSSBU.png
17th USA Cosmos PyraMythraHeadSSBU.png
17th Japan Tea Pac-ManHeadSSBU.png
17th USA Quandale Dinglelingleton Steve's stock icon.
17th USA Jakal WolfHeadSSBU.png
17th Spain Sisqui DarkSamusHeadSSBU.png
17th Mexico Maister MrGame&WatchHeadSSBU.png
23rd USA Scend NessHeadSSBU.png
23rd Mexico Chag PalutenaHeadSSBU.png
23rd Japan Zackray JokerHeadSSBU.png
23rd Japan KEN SonicHeadSSBU.png
23rd USA Myran OlimarHeadSSBU.png
23rd USA MFA OlimarHeadSSBU.png
29th USA Marss JokerHeadSSBU.pngZeroSuitSamusHeadSSBU.png
29th USA Goblin[2] RoyHeadSSBU.png
29th USA MuteAce PeachHeadSSBU.png
29th USA Lima BayonettaHeadSSBU.png

Trivia

  • Hungrybox is the only player in the tournament entering both Melee and Ultimate. He was invited to Melee main singles and also entered the Ultimate Last Chance Qualifier.
    • VoiD originally entered both Melee and Ultimate's Last Chance Qualifier, but later unregistered for Melee.
  • On the day before the tournament, water started leaking from the ceiling of the venue,[7] then the main sponsor for the tournament backed out at the last minute.[8] MrBeast, one of the most subscribed YouTubers, then sponsored the tournament.[9]
  • During Melee singles, Pipsqueak became the first Swedish player outside Armada and Leffen to defeat Mango in bracket.
  • Both Melee and Ultimate singles featured an Ice Climbers player in Top 16 (SluG and Big D, respectively).
  • After Franz and Shroomed (the current and former best Dr. Mario players) qualified through the Last Chance Qualifier, both players planned to money match in the ditto for the title of best Dr. Mario. However, they were stopped right before they could begin due to the start of Melee singles bracket.[10]
  • Before the end of the final game between Hungrybox and SluG in Winner's Quarters on the main stream, Ludwig humorously had production switch over to Joshman and Magi's Loser's Round 1 set (which was already on the sidestream) instead.
  • This tournament marks the first time MkLeo and acola have met in bracket, after a long period of anticipation where acola was considered a contender for Leo's status as best player in the world. MkLeo would ultimately win their set with a 3-0.
    • This tournament also marks the first time acola and Onin have played each other in bracket, notable as both players are considered the top 2 Steve players in the world. acola would win their set with a 3-0.
  • Out of all players who qualified for the main event (whether for Melee and Ultimate singles) through the Last Chance Qualifier, Kurama was the only player to make Top 8 (let alone Top 3) in either bracket (doing so in Ultimate singles).

References

  1. ^ "the tournament doesn't play out".
  2. ^ a b Entered as "goblin deez"
  3. ^ Calvin's comment on Yoshidora.
  4. ^ Calvin's comment on Plup.
  5. ^ Joshman and ProtoBanham dropping out.
  6. ^ Joshman health update.
  7. ^ Water leak.
  8. ^ Sponsor backed out.
  9. ^ "I got the boyz".
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/LasFranz/status/1583676446366580737

External links

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