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{{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 difficult 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. | {{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 difficult 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. | ||
The closing months of 2022 and beginning months of 2023 saw several harsh setbacks for competitive play, ''Melee'' included. November saw the cancellations of the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022}} and the {{Trn|Panda Cup}}. Due to the controversy that came with the cancellations, {{Team|Panda}} also disbanded, reverting the yearly rankings to the "SSBMRank" moniker. The beginning 2023 saw the end of the {{Trn|Smash Summit|series}} series following {{Team|Beyond the Summit}}'s dissolution, while other teams that had ''Melee'' rosters such as {{ | The closing months of 2022 and beginning months of 2023 saw several harsh setbacks for competitive play, ''Melee'' included. November saw the cancellations of the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022}} and the {{Trn|Panda Cup}}. Due to the controversy that came with the cancellations, {{Team|Panda}} also disbanded, reverting the yearly rankings to the "SSBMRank" moniker. The beginning 2023 saw the end of the {{Trn|Smash Summit|series}} series following {{Team|Beyond the Summit}}'s dissolution, while other teams that had ''Melee'' rosters such as {{Team|Counter Logic Gaming}} followed suit or dropped their rosters. | ||
Despite these setbacks, majors continued to flourish with little setback. Most notably, the first two majors of the year -- the supermajor {{Trn|GENESIS 9}} and the major {{Trn|Collision 2023}} -- were won by {{Sm|Jmook}}, marking the first major win for a solo-Sheik player. In addition, the {{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 5}} gave the community a supermajor invitational for the first half of the year, taking the place of the Smash Summit that would have ran around the same time. | Despite these setbacks, majors continued to flourish with little setback. Most notably, the first two majors of the year -- the supermajor {{Trn|GENESIS 9}} and the major {{Trn|Collision 2023}} -- were won by {{Sm|Jmook}}, marking the first major win for a solo-Sheik player. In addition, the {{Trn|Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 5}} gave the community a supermajor invitational for the first half of the year, taking the place of the Smash Summit that would have ran around the same time. | ||