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'''Riptide 2023''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' | '''Riptide 2023''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' superregional held in Sandusky, Ohio, from September 8th-10th, 2023. | ||
==Tournament summary== | ==Tournament summary== | ||
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The tournament was originally projected to be a major in terms of top level talent, but was downgraded to a superregional after #2 ranked {{Sm|Cody Schwab}} dropped out of the event weeks in advance<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/16388ig/cody_schwab_to_dq_from_riptide_to_prepare_for/|title=Cody Schwab DQs from Riptide}}</ref>, and #1 ranked {{Sm|Zain}} dropped out right before the tournament<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/SSBM/comments/16cobv7/zain_drops_from_riptide/|title=Zain DQs from Riptide}}</ref>. | |||
At Riptide, both {{Sm|Plup}} and {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} were able to advance through the bracket to meet in grand finals, despite each rarely entering tournaments throughout the year (Wizzrobe was unranked on the [[SSBMRank Summer 2023]] due to inactivity); this was repeat of the grand finals for {{Trn|CEO 2023}} earlier that year, with Plup again emerging victorious in a ten game grand finals. {{Sm|lloD}} also made an impressive losers' run; after falling to {{Sm|Gahtzu}} in winners', he defeated {{Sm|Wens}}, {{Sm|Grab}}, {{Sm|Flash}}, {{Sm|Polish}}, {{Sm|KoDoRiN}}, {{Sm|aMSa}}, {{Sm|Axe}}, and {{Sm|moky}}, before falling to Wizzrobe 2-3 in losers' finals, placing 3rd overall. | At Riptide, both {{Sm|Plup}} and {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} were able to advance through the bracket to meet in grand finals, despite each rarely entering tournaments throughout the year (Wizzrobe was unranked on the [[SSBMRank Summer 2023]] due to inactivity); this was repeat of the grand finals for {{Trn|CEO 2023}} earlier that year, with Plup again emerging victorious in a ten game grand finals. {{Sm|lloD}} also made an impressive losers' run; after falling to {{Sm|Gahtzu}} in winners', he defeated {{Sm|Wens}}, {{Sm|Grab}}, {{Sm|Flash}}, {{Sm|Polish}}, {{Sm|KoDoRiN}}, {{Sm|aMSa}}, {{Sm|Axe}}, and {{Sm|moky}}, before falling to Wizzrobe 2-3 in losers' finals, placing 3rd overall. | ||
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