Editing Tournament:Nounsvitational 2024

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{{Infobox Tournament
|name = Nounsvitational 2024
|image = 
|dates = December 7th-8th, 2024
|venue = BrookLAN
|address = 339 Troutman St.
|city = Brooklyn, New York {{Flag|USA}}
|attendance = 16
|pot = $12,258
|ssbmwinner = {{Sm|Jmook|USA}} <small>1v1</small>
|organizer = {{Sm|Ohan}}
}}
The '''Nounsvitational 2024''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' [[Major (SSBM)|major]] invitational held in Brooklyn, [[New York]] from December 7th-8th, 2024.

==Players invited/qualified==
The following eight players were invited by Nouns Esports:
*{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}
*{{Sm|Cody Schwab|USA}}
*{{Sm|Jmook|USA}}
*{{Sm|Mang0|USA}}
*{{Sm|moky|Canada}}
*{{Sm|Plup|USA}}
*{{Sm|Soonsay|Canada}}
*{{Sm|Zain|USA}}

The highest placing player at the {{Trn|Matcha Cup: Last Chance Qualifier}} qualified:
*{{Sm|MOF|USA}}

==Players voted in==
The following players were invited through the voting phase:
*{{Sm|Bekvin|USA}} (October 25th)
*{{Sm|Aklo|USA}} & {{Sm|Junebug|USA}} (November 1st)

Two players were invited on November 22nd through Nouns' voting Round:
*{{Sm|Agent|USA}} & {{Sm|Joshman|USA}}

==Players eliminated==
The following players were eliminated in the voting phase:
*{{Sm|Equilateral|USA}}
*{{Sm|Faust|Canada}}
*{{Sm|Joshman|USA}}
*{{Sm|Krudo|USA}}
*{{Sm|Zamu|USA}}

==Tournament summary==
In the first round robin bracket, {{Sm|Agent}} went on a notable run defeating both {{Sm|Aklo}} and {{Sm|aMSa}} 3-2, though he failed to win any other set and placed in the bottom half of his round robin. aMSa himself greatly underperformed in his round robin, defeating only {{Sm|Soonsay}} and {{Sm|MOF}} and finishing last in his round robin. This unfortunate performance included a loss to {{Sm|BING}}, giving BING his second top 10 win of the [[SSBMRank 2024]] season, and a loss to Zain, the first time Zain beat aMSa since {{Trn|Shine 2023}}. Finally, Zain was able to win his runback against Aklo's {{SSBM|Link}} 3-0, including pulling out {{SSBM|Roy}} in the final game.

In the second round robin bracket, {{Sm|Mang0}} chose not to take the event seriously as he had previously wanted to back out of the event in order to watch an Eagles game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x.com/C9Mang0/status/1865120977140519418|title=Mang0 not trying at Nounsvitational}}</ref> As such, he finished last in his round robin by losing every single set, including losing to {{Sm|Junebug}}, whom he had previously defeated at {{Trn|Supernova 2024}} and {{Trn|Eggdog Invitational}}, and the 15th seed {{Sm|Bekvin}}; his sole game win was against Junebug. Mang0 ultimately disqualified out of the final bracket in Losers, becoming the only player at the event without a single set win. Junebug himself also notably defeated {{Sm|moky}} 3-2, giving moky his only loss in round robins, but disqualified from the final bracket in Losers as well due to illness.

After hitting a slump in the middle of the year, {{Sm|Jmook}} was finally able to rebound at this event. Starting the championship bracket on the winner's side, he defeated {{Sm|Cody Schwab}} 3-0, only the third time he had defeated Cody in their last ten sets, before defeating Aklo 3-0, doing better in this set than their set in round robins, where Jmook had to reverse 3-0 Aklo to win. He then was able to defeat Zain twice 3-2 and 3-1 to win the event, marking his first major win since {{Trn|Collision 2023}}. This also marked the first time since the aforementioned event where Jmook was able to defeat Zain in grand finals, as after Jmook knocked him into losers, Zain was able to double-eliminate Jmook in grand finals of {{Trn|Fête 3: By the Sea}}, {{Trn|Full Bloom 2024}}, and {{Trn|Get On My Level X}}.

==Results==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' singles===
(16 entrants)<br>
[https://www.start.gg/tournament/nounsvitational-2024/event/melee-top-16/brackets/1838634/2712970 Final Bracket]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
|-
|1st||{{Sm|Jmook|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$1,961.28
|-
|2nd||{{Sm|Zain|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Roy|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$1,593.54
|-
|3rd||{{Sm|moky|Canada}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$1,225.80
|-
|4th||{{Sm|Aklo|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Link|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$980.64
|-
|5th||{{Sm|Joshman|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$760
|-
|5th||{{Sm|Plup|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}<!--Plup played Random dittos against Bevkin; since neither player was taking the set seriously, please do not list Random here.-->||$760
|-
|7th||{{Sm|Cody Schwab|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$661.93
|-
|7th||{{Sm|Salt|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$661.93
|-
|9th||{{Sm|BING|USA}}||{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$524.64
|-
|9th||{{Sm|Agent|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$524.64
|-
|9th||{{Sm|MOF|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$524.64
|-
|9th||{{Sm|Soonsay|Canada}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$524.64
|-
|13th||{{Sm|Bekvin|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$389.80
|-
|13th||{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}||{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$389.80
|-
|13th*||{{Sm|Junebug|USA}}||{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$389.80
|-
|13th*||{{Sm|Mang0|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$389.80
|}
{{*}}DQ'd in Losers in the final bracket

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.start.gg/tournament/nounsvitational-2024/details Start.gg page]
*[https://x.com/nounsesports/status/1844161103166591461 Announcement]

[[Category:2024 tournaments]]
[[Category:Invitationals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Major tournaments (SSBM)]]
[[Category:New York tournaments]]
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