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'''Smash Ultimate Summit 3''' was a [[List of national tournaments|national]] ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' invitational tournament that was held from August 26th-29th, 2021. This | '''Smash Ultimate Summit 3''' was a [[List of national tournaments|national]] ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' invitational tournament that was held from August 26th-29th, 2021. This was the third tournament in the [[Tournament:Smash Summit (series)|Smash Summit series]] to be focused on ''Ultimate''. The tournament was originally scheduled for June 11th-14th, 2020, but due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on competitive Smash|COVID-19 pandemic]] it was postponed, later canceled, then later reopened for August 26th-29th, 2021. Like previous Smash Summits, it was held at the Summit Gaming House, a private residence house in Los Angeles, California, and was closed to the general public. | ||
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*Dark Wizzy qualified one year and five months prior to the tournament due to it being postponed. After it was postponed, there were jokes congratulating Dark Wizzy on winning Smash Ultimate Summit 3 due to him being the only confirmed player. | *Dark Wizzy qualified one year and five months prior to the tournament due to it being postponed. After it was postponed, there were jokes congratulating Dark Wizzy on winning Smash Ultimate Summit 3 due to him being the only confirmed player. | ||
*At over $157,000, this tournament | *At over $157,000, this tournament has the largest singles pot for an ''Ultimate'' tournament, more than tripling {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit}}'s record of $51,917, and is the first to exceed $100,000. It is also the largest pot for any ''Smash'' game, beating out {{Trn|Smash Summit 11}}'s record. | ||
*Similarly to Smash Summit 11, the vote-in process for Smash Ultimate Summit 3 achieved a number of firsts in comparison to prior Summits: | *Similarly to Smash Summit 11, the vote-in process for Smash Ultimate Summit 3 achieved a number of firsts in comparison to prior Summits: | ||
**During the final day of nomination, an anonymous user botted the nomination phase, causing a surge of votes for {{Sm|Gamer}}, {{Sm|JeJaJeJa}}, {{Sm|Jake}}, and {{Sm|M.M.Leo}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Riddlesmk/status/1423666385859796993|title=Bots voting for Gamer}}</ref> | **During the final day of nomination, an anonymous user botted the nomination phase, causing a surge of votes for {{Sm|Gamer}}, {{Sm|JeJaJeJa}}, {{Sm|Jake}}, and {{Sm|M.M.Leo}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Riddlesmk/status/1423666385859796993|title=Bots voting for Gamer}}</ref> | ||
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**{{Sm|Peanut}} received the most votes for any player that would ultimately be eliminated from the voting phase (around 144,000 votes), surpassing {{Sm|Wizzrobe}}’s record at Smash Summit 11. | **{{Sm|Peanut}} received the most votes for any player that would ultimately be eliminated from the voting phase (around 144,000 votes), surpassing {{Sm|Wizzrobe}}’s record at Smash Summit 11. | ||
**{{Sm|Kola}} received the most votes out of anyone ever voted into a Summit event (around 184,000 votes), surpassing {{Sm|Yingling}}’s record at Smash Summit 11. | **{{Sm|Kola}} received the most votes out of anyone ever voted into a Summit event (around 184,000 votes), surpassing {{Sm|Yingling}}’s record at Smash Summit 11. | ||
*This | *This was the first Smash Ultimate Summit: | ||
**with no top ''Melee'' players competing (discounting {{Sm|Hungrybox}} in the VIP bracket). | **with no top ''Melee'' players competing (discounting {{Sm|Hungrybox}} in the VIP bracket). | ||
**where every player that was voted in won at least one set while competing. | **where every player that was voted in won at least one set while competing. | ||