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{{Infobox Tournament Series
{{Infobox Tournament Series
|name = Smash World Tour 2022
|name = Smash World Tour 2022
|image = [[File:Smash World Tour 2022.png|250px|class=invert-dark]]
|image = [[File:Smash World Tour 2022.png|250px|class=invert]]
|founded = 2022
|founded = 2022
|region = Global
|region = Global
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|ssbuwinner =   
|ssbuwinner =   
|player(s) with most wins =  
|player(s) with most wins =  
|organizer = {{Team|VGBootCamp}}
|director = {{Team|VGBootCamp}}
|website = [https://smashworldtour.com/ Smash World Tour website]
|website = [https://smashworldtour.com/ Smash World Tour website]
}}
}}
The '''Smash World Tour 2022''' was a cancelled ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' tournament circuit organized by the team behind {{Team|VGBootCamp}}. The circuit began on March 12th, 2022 and concluded on November 20th, 2022. The championships were going to be held on December 9th-11th, 2022, with a Last Chance Qualifier held at the event. There was a pot prize starting at $250,000 ($125,000 for each game).
The '''Smash World Tour 2022''' was a cancelled ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' tournament circuit organized by the team behind {{Team|VGBootCamp}}. The circuit began on March 12th, 2022 and concluded on November 20th, 2022. The championships were going to be held on December 9th-11th, 2022, with a Last Chance Qualifier held at the event. There is a pot prize starting at $250,000 ($125,000 for each game).


According to the event organizers, due to interference from [[Nintendo]] the Smash World Tour 2022 was cancelled on November 29th, 2022, weeks before the finale was set to take place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@smashworldtour/smash-world-tour-official-statement-f568a3d135c8|title=SWT 2022's cancellation}}</ref>
Due to the interference of [[Nintendo]] and the {{Trn|Panda Cup}}, the Smash World Tour 2022 was cancelled on November 29th, 2022, weeks before the finale was set to take place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@smashworldtour/smash-world-tour-official-statement-f568a3d135c8|title=SWT 2022's cancellation}}</ref>


==Format==
==Format==
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==Official Ruleset==
==Official Ruleset==
[https://smashworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SWT-2022-Rulebook.pdf Rulebook] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20221209053629/https://smashworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SWT-2022-Rulebook.pdf Archive])
[https://smashworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SWT-2022-Rulebook.pdf Rulebook]


These rules were for the championships. Tournament organizers could run their own rules or stage lists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/tbrd8h/im_gimr_cofounder_of_the_smash_world_tour/i090c7x/|title=GimR's response on the ruleset}}</ref>
These rules are for the championships. Tournament organizers could run their own rules or stage lists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/tbrd8h/im_gimr_cofounder_of_the_smash_world_tour/i090c7x/|title=GimR's response on the ruleset}}</ref>


===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Battlefield (SSBU)#Ω form and Battlefield form|Ω form Battlefield]] may be substituted for Final Destination at the request of either player - unless one of the players is using {{SSBU|Steve}} in which case the only alternative that can be used for Final Destination (should one player not want to use default Final Destination) is [[Wuhu Island#Ω forms and Battlefield form|Ω form Wuhu Island]].
<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Battlefield (SSBU)#Ω form and Battlefield form|Ω form Battlefield]] may be substituted for Final Destination at the request of either player - unless one of the players is using {{SSBU|Steve}} in which case the only alternative that can be used for Final Destination (should one player not want to use default Final Destination) is [[Wuhu Island#Ω forms and Battlefield form|Ω form Wuhu Island]].
==Behind-the-scenes and cancellation==
{{main|Cancellation of Smash World Tour 2022}}
On November 29th, 2022, Smash World Tour released [https://medium.com/@smashworldtour/smash-world-tour-official-statement-f568a3d135c8 a document] detailing actions behind-the-scenes that eventually led to its cancellation.
Prior to the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}}, members of {{Team|VGBootCamp}}, the SWT organizers, were invited to a meeting with [[Nintendo]] and its legal team. During the meeting, Nintendo discussed how they had no plans on shutting down the championship, but were in fact open to the possibility of having the Smash World Tour licensed by them in the future, noting that their partnership with {{Team|Panda}} was not exclusive. Discussions continued throughout the first few months of 2022, however during this time SWT organizers learned that many other organizers were hesitant on joining the circuit due to statements from Panda's CEO Alan Bunney, who had told the organizers that SWT was not coming back. Despite Nintendo reassuring them otherwise, Bunney continued to sow doubt on the circuit's longevity and went against Nintendo's words by both preventing other organizers from joining the SWT and pressuring tournaments on the SWT to drop out of the circuit, stating that tournaments that do will not be allowed to join the {{Trn|Panda Cup}}. As a result, several tournaments decided not to take part in the SWT circuit as, from what Bunney had told the organizers, they feared legal action from Nintendo. Eventually, due to the lack of events who wanted to participate in the Panda Cup as well as failure to secure broadcasting rights from {{Team|Beyond the Summit}}, the Panda Cup lifted their exclusivity rule.
During this time, communications between Nintendo and SWT started to slow down. After SWT ran out of time to get an official license for the year's circuit, Nintendo recommended the group to apply for a license solely for the championship tournament at the end of the year, in hopes that it could lead to a full license for the 2023 iteration. However SWT saw little communication from Nintendo in the following months, which led SWT to push back the championship's announcement until August, after which Nintendo apologized to them for the slow communication. The following month, Nintendo told them that while nothing has been decided yet in regards to their license, Bunney's conduct and the behind-the-scenes drama with the Panda Cup were coming under evaluation. Despite SWT requesting for one, Nintendo declined to have its decision makers discuss the license with the SWT organizers.
SWT's last few discussions with Nintendo came in November, a month before the championship. Nintendo confirmed that they were still figuring out the license while noting that people they were discussing with have advocated for the SWT, community, and grassroots organizers; despite this, Nintendo still declined to have their decision makers discuss with the SWT organizers. The following and final conversation came with a verdict: Nintendo would not license both the championship and any tournament activity from the SWT in 2023, with Nintendo giving little reason as to why, and according to the SWT organizers Nintendo also refused to allow SWT to run the circuit without a license, effectively changing their view a year prior and forcing the team to cancel the championship.
The shutdown cost VGBootCamp hundreds of thousands of dollars and led VGBootCamp to release a statement on their uncertainty for the organization's future, as well as the cancellations of Glitch: Duel of Fates and Double Down 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n6FNvlt8X19jM0qeA7MWqGYkGsqBAbFZ_VmZHt9oXik/preview|title=VGBootCamp's statement on the future}}</ref>
In response, Nintendo released a response on Kotaku, stating that although a partnership with the Smash World Tour did not come to fruition, they did not request the cancellation of the 2022 circuit nor the cancellation of the championship, as they knew that it would have negatively impacted those who had already qualified.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/nintendo-smash-world-tour-fgc-shut-down-panda-esports-1849833867|title=Nintendo Shuts Down Smash World Tour, Organizers 'Losing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars'|accessdate=2022-11-30|last=Plunkett|first=Luke|date=2022-11-29|publisher=Kotaku}}</ref> Smash World Tour released [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8Km4iIZ-i5nadyjNWexfsfz1LeFjljV7UkGdz8_Cwc/edit a follow-up statement] holding onto their claim that Nintendo sent to them in writing that they would not grant their license to run the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships or any SWT activity in 2023. This was without them applying for a 2023 license at all, and despite applying for the championships' license seven months prior in April, Nintendo wanted them to secure a license well in advance of any public announcement. When asked if they were able to operate without a license like past years, Nintendo stated that those "times are over."
===Reactions===
The announcement led to an outcry from the community, particularly those who had qualified for the tournament. Many players once again accused Nintendo for hurting ''Smash''{{'}}s grassroots scene and criticized the company for continuing their out-of-touch behaviors with the community. Esports organizations such as {{Team|beastcoast}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/beastcoast/status/1597766191388405760|title=beastcoast's statement on the cancellation}}</ref> and Paragon<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ParagonFGC/status/1597782156062838785|title=Paragon's statement on the cancellation}}</ref> released statements urging Nintendo to reverse their decision.
Many others also criticized Panda, more specifically Bunney, for using the Panda Cup's partnership with Nintendo to undermine and shut down the Smash World Tour in order to promote the Panda Cup and intimidate other tournaments to exclusively join the Panda Cup. This has led to calls to boycott Panda and the finale, and many players in the {{Trn|Panda Cup Finale}} or the [[Tournament:Panda Cup Last Chance Qualifier|Last Chance Qualifier]] have since dropped out. However, there is no evidence Panda's CEO had any influence on Nintendo not granting a license for the Smash World Tour.
In response to the championship's cancellation, Beyond the Summit reopened {{Trn|Mainstage 2022}} registration for a day and gave free entry to SWT participants who had yet to register for Mainstage. All entry fees paid during this time were donated directly to SWT.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BTSsmash/status/1597791017033662465|title=BTS reopening Mainstage registration}}</ref>


==List of tournaments==
==List of tournaments==
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!Event!!Date!!Attendance!!Winner
!Event!!Date!!Attendance!!Winner
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|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Last Chance Qualifier}} (cancelled)||December 9th, 2022||113||&mdash;
|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Last Chance Qualifier}}||December 9th, 2022||TBD||&mdash;
|-
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|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Championships}} (cancelled)||December 9th-11th, 2022||32||&mdash;
|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Championships}}||December 9th-11th, 2022||32||TBD
|}
|}


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|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-gaiden-31-the-spike-zone-vol-9/event/singles-top-2pm/overview Ultimate Gaiden 31]||July 17th||Silver 4||65||{{Sm|0mart|Dominican Republic}}
|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-gaiden-31-the-spike-zone-vol-9/event/singles-top-2pm/overview Ultimate Gaiden 31]||July 17th||Silver 4||65||{{Sm|0mart|Dominican Republic}}
|-
|-
|{{Flag|China}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/2-48/event/smash-odyssey-reviewing-soldier-2/overview Dian Bing 2]||July 17th||Silver 4||77||{{Sm|Bethly|China}}
|{{Flag|China}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/2-48/event/smash-odyssey-reviewing-soldier-2/overview Smash Odyssey——Reviewing Soldier 2]||July 17th||Silver 4||77||{{Sm|Bethly|China}}
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Chile}} {{Trn|Espacio Gamers Torneo Nacional}}||July 15th-17th||Silver 4||133||{{Sm|Wise|Chile}}
|{{Flag|Chile}} {{Trn|Espacio Gamers Torneo Nacional}}||July 15th-17th||Silver 4||133||{{Sm|Wise|Chile}}
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!Event!!Date!!Attendance!!Winner
!Event!!Date!!Attendance!!Winner
|-
|-
|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Last Chance Qualifier}} (cancelled)||December 9th, 2022||560||&mdash;
|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Last Chance Qualifier}}||December 9th, 2022||TBD||&mdash;
|-
|-
|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Championships}} (cancelled)||December 9th-11th, 2022||32||&mdash;
|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Championships}}||December 9th-11th, 2022||32||TBD
|}
|}


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*Top 6 Silver results
*Top 6 Silver results


The top 30 players were to move on to the championships, with a Last Chance Qualifier for the last 2 slots. Of the 30, the 1 player from each region with the highest amount of points auto-qualified for the finale: North America, Central America, Europe, Japan, Oceania, South America, and a Wild Card Region comprising of every region not included in any of the other regions. The 23 highest players on the leaderboard who did not auto-qualify made up the rest of the 30 who were to move on to the championships.
The top 30 players will move on to the championships, with a Last Chance Qualifier for the last 2 slots. Of the 30, the 1 player from each region with the highest amount of points auto-qualified for the finale: North America, Central America, Europe, Japan, Oceania, South America, and a Wild Card Region comprising of every region not included in any of the other regions. The 23 highest players on the leaderboard who did not auto-qualify made up the rest of the 30 who will move on to the championships.


The point system remained mostly the same from the 2020 iteration, however an additional Silver category, titled "Super Silver," was added. To qualify for a Silver category, a tournament needs a certain amount of entrants:
The point system remained mostly the same from the 2020 iteration, however an additional Silver category, titled "Super Silver," was added. To qualify for a Silver category, a tournament needs a certain amount of entrants:
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|1st*||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||3,300
|1st*||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||3,300
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|2nd*||{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}||2,970
|2nd*||{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}||2,870
|-
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|3rd||{{Sm|Zain|USA}}||2,600
|3rd||{{Sm|Zain|USA}}||2,600
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|5th||{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||2,095
|5th||{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||2,095
|-
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|6th||{{Sm|Fiction|USA}}|||1,690
|6th*||{{Sm|Fiction|USA}}|||1,690
|-
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|7th||{{Sm|S2J|USA}}||1,605
|7th||{{Sm|S2J|USA}}||1,605
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|28th||{{Sm|null|USA}}||835
|28th||{{Sm|null|USA}}||835
|-
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|—||—||—
|29th||{{Sm|Spark|p=Melee|USA}}||825
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|‎‎‎—||—||—
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|32nd*||{{Sm|Excel Zero|Puerto Rico}}||800
|32nd*||{{Sm|Excel Zero|Puerto Rico}}||800
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Highest amount of points in their respective regions.
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Highest amount of points in their respective regions.


Though he moved to Canada in September 2022, {{Sm|aMSa}} represented Japan in the Smash World Tour 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/186708155873492993/1041917994256842812/SWT_regions_KH.PNG|title=Liquipedia Discord K H message 1}}</ref> However, this was a moot point as the next highest player from Japan, {{Sm|Inngenn}}, was qualified in 11th place.
Though he moved to Canada in September 2022, {{Sm|aMSa}} represents Japan in the Smash World Tour 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/186708155873492993/1041917994256842812/SWT_regions_KH.PNG|title=Liquipedia Discord K H message 1}}</ref> However, this is a moot point as the next highest player from Japan, {{Sm|Inngenn}}, is qualified in 11th place.


{{Sm|lloD}} broke the 22nd place tie with {{Sm|Skerzo}} for having a higher total number of points earned from his best 3 Platinum tournaments (925 vs. 540).
{{Sm|lloD}} breaks the 22nd place tie with {{Sm|Skerzo}} for having a higher total number of points earned from his best 3 Platinum tournaments (925 vs. 540). {{Sm|Sala}} is in a 70th place tie with {{Sm|caioicy}} and {{Sm|Mew2King}}. caioicy has the most total Platinum points, and Sala and Mew2King's tiebreaker comes down to a coin flip, which is unlikely to happen as it is not for a qualification spot.
 
{{Sm|Sala}} was in a 70th place tie with {{Sm|caioicy}} and {{Sm|Mew2King}}; caioicy had the most total Platinum points, and Sala and Mew2King's tiebreaker came down to a coin flip, which never happened.


====''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' standings====
====''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' standings====
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|6th||{{Sm|Light|USA|p=Connecticut}}||2,270
|6th||{{Sm|Light|USA|p=Connecticut}}||2,270
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|7th||{{Sm|Riddles|Canada}}||2,195
|7th||{{Sm|Shuton|Japan}}||2,215
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|8th||{{Sm|Dabuz|USA}}||2,170
|8th||{{Sm|Riddles|Canada}}||2,195
|-
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|9th||{{Sm|Shuton|Japan}}||2,160
|9th||{{Sm|Dabuz|USA}}||2,160
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|10th||{{Sm|Maister|Mexico}}||2,020
|10th||{{Sm|Maister|Mexico}}||2,020
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|11th||{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}}||1,990
|11th||{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}}||1,990
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|12th||{{Sm|ProtoBanham|Japan}}||1,765
|12th||{{Sm|ProtoBanham|Japan}}||1,810
|-
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|13th||{{Sm|Sisqui|Spain}}||1,755
|13th||{{Sm|Chag|Mexico}}||1,755
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|14th||{{Sm|Chag|Mexico}}||1,755
|14th||{{Sm|Sisqui|Spain}}||1,700
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|-
|15th||{{Sm|Tea|Japan}}||1,690
|15th||{{Sm|Tea|Japan}}||1,690
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|17th||{{Sm|Zomba|USA}}||1,485
|17th||{{Sm|Zomba|USA}}||1,485
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|18th||{{Sm|Asimo|Japan}}||1,445
|18th||{{Sm|KEN|Japan}}||1,465
|-
|-
|19th||{{Sm|KEN|Japan}}||1,445
|19th||{{Sm|Asimo|Japan}}||1,445
|-
|-
|20th||{{Sm|Gackt|Japan}}||1,435
|20th||{{Sm|Yoshidora|Japan}}||1,430
|-
|-
|21st||{{Sm|Yoshidora|Japan}}||1,430
|21st||{{Sm|Bloom4Eva|UK}}||1,390
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|22nd||{{Sm|Bloom4Eva|UK}}||1,390
|22nd||{{Sm|Gackt|Japan}}||1,390
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|23rd||{{Sm|Kola|USA}}||1,390
|23rd||{{Sm|Kola|USA}}||1,390
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|25th||{{Sm|Lima|USA}}||1,291
|25th||{{Sm|Lima|USA}}||1,291
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|26th||{{Sm|Nietono|Japan}}||1,280
|26th||{{Sm|Nietono|Japan}}||1,281
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|27th*||{{Sm|Ferps|Brazil}}||1,191
|27th*||{{Sm|Ferps|Brazil}}||1,191
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|29th||{{Sm|Jakal|USA}}||1,180
|29th||{{Sm|Jakal|USA}}||1,180
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|—||—||—
|‎‎‎—||—||—
|-
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|70th*||{{Sm|eMass|Saudi Arabia}}||600
|70th*||{{Sm|eMass|Saudi Arabia}}||600
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Highest amount of points in their respective regions.
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Highest amount of points in their respective regions.


Though he lived in the United Kingdom for part of the year, {{Sm|eMass}} represented Saudi Arabia in the Wild Card Region in the Smash World Tour 2022. This was because he had been living in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the summer and had earned points in the Wild Card region since March 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/186708155873492993/1042268926358331454/eMass_Wildcard.PNG|title=Liquipedia Discord K H message 2}}</ref>
Though he lived in the United Kingdom for part of the year, {{Sm|eMass}} represents Saudi Arabia in the Wild Card Region in the Smash World Tour 2022. This is because he has been living in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the summer and has earned points in the Wild Card region since March 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/186708155873492993/1042268926358331454/eMass_Wildcard.PNG|title=Liquipedia Discord K H message 2}}</ref>
 
{{Sm|Sisqui}} broke the 13th place tie with {{Sm|Chag}} for having a higher total number of points earned from his best 3 Platinum tournaments (920 vs. 335).
 
{{Sm|Asimo}} broke the 18th place tie with {{Sm|KEN}} for having a higher total number of points earned from his best 3 Platinum tournaments (975 vs. 470).


{{Sm|Bloom4Eva}} broke the 22nd place tie with {{Sm|Kola}} for having a higher total number of points earned from his best 3 Platinum tournaments (925 vs. 820).
{{Sm|Bloom4Eva}}, {{Sm|Gackt}}, and {{Sm|Kola}} are 21st, 22nd, and 23rd respectively, as their tie is broken by total number of points earned from their best 3 Platinum tournaments (925 vs. 895 vs. 820).


====="World War kept"=====
====="World War kept"=====
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*[https://smashworldtour.com/ Smash World Tour website]
*[https://smashworldtour.com/ Smash World Tour website]
*[https://start.gg/league/smash-world-tour-2022/details Start.gg page]
*[https://start.gg/league/smash-world-tour-2022/details Start.gg page]
*[https://medium.com/@smashworldtour/smash-world-tour-official-statement-f568a3d135c8 Cancellation statement]


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