Editing Tournament:Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018

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{{Infobox Tournament
|name        = Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018
|image       = [[File:SmashInvitational2018.svg|250px|class=invert-light]]
|dates       = June 12th, 2018
|venue       = The Belasco Theater
|address     = 1050 S Hill St
|city        = Los Angeles, California {{Flag|USA}}
|attendance  = 8
|entryfees   = &mdash;
|ssbuwinner = {{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}
|organizer    = [[Nintendo]]
}}
The '''Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018''' was an invitational tournament held by [[Nintendo]] at [[E3 2018]], that took place on the night of June 12th, 2018. The tournament was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpFgh36jb88 announced] on March 22nd, 2018 via Nintendo's [[YouTube]] channel. Much like [[Tournament:Premium Fight|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'']] and [[Tournament:Super Smash Bros. Invitational|''Super Smash Bros. 4'']], the upcoming ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' was showcased prior to its release at this tournament. The tournament was held following the conclusion of the ''{{iw|inkipedia|Splatoon 2}}'' World Championship.

==Players==
According to Nintendo's E3 website and a [https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/super-smash-bros-invitational-2018-splatoon-2-world-championship-tournaments post] from their What's New blog, top players from across the globe will be participating. A few people who are "dressed as their favorite Nintendo character" and other invited guests<ref>https://twitter.com/NintendoVS/status/1004453038512275456</ref> will be able to play on-stage in exhibitions.

===Challengers===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
!Smasher
!Characters chosen
|-
|{{Flag|Mexico}} Leonardo "{{Sm|MkLeo}}" Perez {{Head|Marth|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSB4|s=20px}} ||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
|-
|{{Flag|Chile}} Gonzalo "{{Sm|ZeRo}}" Barrios {{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=20px}} ||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Ike|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
|-
|{{Flag|Sweden}} Adam "{{Sm|Armada}}" Lindgren  {{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}} ||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
|-
|{{Flag|Japan}} Yuta "{{Sm|Abadango}}" Kawamura {{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSB4|s=20px}}{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSB4|s=20px}} ||{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Corrin|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
|-
|{{Flag|USA}} Justin "{{Sm|Plup}}" McGrath {{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}} ||{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Pit|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Villager|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
|-
|{{Flag|Netherlands}} Ramin "{{Sm|Mr.R}}" Delshad {{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=20px}} ||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Ryu|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Little Mac|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
|-
|{{Flag|USA}} Jose "{{Sm|Lucky}}" Aldama {{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}} ||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
|-
|{{Flag|USA}} Joseph "{{Sm|Mango}}" Marquez {{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=20px}} ||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Link|g=SSBU|s=20px}}
|}
*Both {{Sm|Nairo}} and {{Sm|Leffen}} were back-up contestants. Nairo would ultimately play as Snake in a 1v3 exhibition match against three guest stars, which he won, and Leffen played ZeRo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe4Nb9nGLJE in a set] for Nintendo Treehouse Live.
*Mr.R and Lucky only played two matches, so they were unable to use Little Mac and Fox respectively.
*No player included {{SSBU|Donkey Kong}}, {{SSBU|Pikachu}}, {{SSBU|Ness}}, {{SSBU|Ice Climbers}}, {{SSBU|Zelda}}, or {{SSBU|Mega Man}} in their character bank.

===Guests===
*Zelda Williams
*Alanah "Charalanahzard" Pearce
*Devin "devinsupertramp" Graham
*Andre "Black Nerd" Meadows

===VIP Attendees===
*ALLISTER
*{{Sm|ANTi}}
*{{Sm|Alpharad}}
*{{Sm|Aposl}}
*{{Sm|Axe}}
*{{Sm|Bear}}
*{{Sm|Champ}}
*{{Sm|Chillindude}}
*{{Sm|ChuDat}}
*{{Sm|Coney}}
*{{Sm|D1}}
*{{Sm|EE}}
*{{Sm|ESAM}}
*{{Sm|False}}
*{{Trn|GENESIS|series}} Head [[TO]] Team
*{{Sm|GimR}}
*{{Sm|HugS}}
*{{Sm|Hungrybox}}
*{{Sm|Husband}}
*INFILTRATION
*{{Sm|Isai}}
*{{Sm|Larry Lurr}}
*Mashumaro
*{{Sm|Mew2King}}
*{{Sm|Mike Haze}}
*{{Sm|Milktea}}
*{{Sm|MVD}}
*{{Sm|NAKAT}}
*Ndukauba
*{{Sm|PKLuv}}
*{{Sm|Prog}}
*RogersBase
*{{Sm|Salem}}
*SamuraiPanda
*Smash Studios
*{{Trn|Super Smash Con|series}} Team Members
*{{Sm|Tafokints}}
*{{Sm|Toph}}
*{{Sm|Toronto Joe}}
*{{Sm|Vayseth}}
*{{Sm|VoiD}}
*{{Sm|Wizzrobe}}
*Yoshiller

==Announcers==
*Jordan Kent
*Victoria "{{Sm|VikkiKitty}}" Perez
*Vish "{{Sm|Vish}}" Rajkumar
*Terrence "{{Sm|TKbreezy}}" Kershaw

==Rulesets==
*Winners Round 1 was a doubles match with 3 stocks, 7 minutes, and the [[Smash Ball]] on.
*Elimination Round 1 was a doubles match with 4 stocks, 6 minutes, and all items on.
*Winners Rounds 2 and 3 were singles matches with 3 stocks, 6 minutes, and the Smash Ball on. In Round 3{{fact}}, stage hazards were disabled{{fact}}.
*Elimination Round 2 was a free-for-all four-player match on{{fact}} {{SSBU|Battlefield}} with 4 stocks, 6 minutes, and all items on. Only the 1st place finisher advanced.
*Elimination Round 3 was a singles match with 4 stocks, 6 minutes, and all items on.
*Grand Finals was a best-of-three set of singles matches on{{fact}} Battlefield Ω with 3 stocks, 6 minutes, and all items off.

==Results==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' singles===
(8 entrants)<br>
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ3c3JCNzIQ Grand Finals]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
|-
|1st||{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Ike|g=SSBU|s=20px}}|||
|-
|2nd||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|3rd||{{Sm|Plup|USA}}||{{Head|Pit|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Villager|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|4th||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|4th||{{Sm|Abadango|Japan}}||{{Head|Pac-Man|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Corrin|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|4th||{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||{{Head|Ganondorf|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Inkling|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Link|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|7th||{{Sm|Lucky|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|-
|7th||{{Sm|Mr.R|Netherlands}}||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Ryu|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||
|}

==Trivia==
*{{Sm|ZeRo}} was the only invited player to return from the first Invitational, which he won.
*[https://youtu.be/BECSA1CHyi0 The match] pitting {{Sm|MkLeo}} (Bayonetta) against {{Sm|Plup}} (Ridley) was controversial, as the match was hugely in MkLeo's favor. This is mostly due to him using Bayonetta, who is a highly controversial character in general, as people considered her to be [[broken]] in ''Smash 4''. However, another crucial element was the fact that Plup was using Ridley, who is a new character that he wasn't very familiar with, and possessed a massive hurtbox that made him easy to juggle with a character like Bayonetta.
**Reportedly, even [[Masahiro Sakurai]] was shaking his head in disappointment due to how Bayonetta dominated the match.<ref>https://twitter.com/BearUNLV/status/1006667538900512769</ref>
*In a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uZOpkf4hKw doubles match] with {{Sm|Mr.R}} and {{Sm|Lucky}} against Plup and {{Sm|Abadango}}, Lucky repeatedly mistakenly attacked Mr.R, due to believing the match was a free-for-all instead of a 2v2.<ref>https://twitter.com/Mr_RSmash/status/1006653603036033024</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Legend0fLucky/status/1006654048555053057</ref> It's likely that, as a ''Melee'' player, Lucky simply forgot about the ability to choose costumes in teams (which was added in ''Smash 4'').

==External links==
*[https://start.gg/tournament/e3-2018-super-smash-bros-invitational-2018/details start.gg page]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpFgh36jb88 Trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouWuzQb9vNg Introducing: The Players! trailer]
*[https://e3.nintendo.com/ Nintendo at E3 2018]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Nintendo-sponsored tournaments]]
[[Category:Southern California tournaments]]
[[Category:2018 tournaments]]
[[Category:Invitationals]]
[[Category:Events]]
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