Tournament:Double Down 2022: Difference between revisions

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===Technicals===
===Technicals===
Two years after the [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations]], YouTuber Technicals_ would join Double Down 2022 as a spectator, with a sign and the phrase "Ban [[Nairo]]" written on it throughout the tournament. After the conclusion to the grand finals of ''Ultimate'', and during ProtoBanham's celebration, an attendee later identified as Technicals held up a sign that read "Ban Nairo" on stream, in reference to a previous controversy regarding the aforementioned player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/abeflorida/status/1546391381387755520|title=Abe w Kingdom Hearts 1 on Twitter}}</ref> Technicals was subsequently escorted out of the venue by tournament staff<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Technicals_/status/1546397155216175105|title=Technicals_ on Twitter}}</ref>, and has led to both backlash and confusion by many in the Smash community as to how he had been able to enter the venue despite being banned from entering tournaments, in addition to his actions. This action was later censored in a VOD rediffusion of Double Down 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/jayred_fgc/status/1546618833032515587|title=Jared Emerson on Twitter}}</ref>
Two years after the [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations]], YouTuber Technicals_ would join Double Down 2022 as a spectator, with a sign and the phrase "Ban [[Nairo]]" written on it throughout the tournament. After the conclusion to the grand finals of ''Ultimate'' and during ProtoBanham's celebration, Technicals_ would go on to pull up the sign in front of cameras and the audience in reference to the aforementioned controversy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/abeflorida/status/1546391381387755520|title=Abe w Kingdom Hearts 1 on Twitter}}</ref> Technicals_ was subsequently escorted out of the venue by tournament staff <ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Technicals_/status/1546397155216175105|title=Technicals_ on Twitter}}</ref>, and his actions and attendance in the tournament has led to both backlash and confusion by many on the Smash community, especially in regards to how he had been able to enter the venue despite being banned from all tournaments due to previous actions. This action was later censored in a VOD rediffusion of Double Down 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/jayred_fgc/status/1546618833032515587|title=Jared Emerson on Twitter}}</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==