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*{{Sm|aMSa}}'s tournament victory marks the first ''Melee'' major (as well as first ''Melee'' supermajor) won by a {{SSBM|Yoshi}} player. | *{{Sm|aMSa}}'s tournament victory marks the first ''Melee'' major (as well as first ''Melee'' supermajor) won by a {{SSBM|Yoshi}} player. | ||
**This is the first major ''Melee'' tournament won with a new character since {{Trn|Smash Summit 8}} (over three years prior), where {{Sm|Axe}} won with {{SSBM|Pikachu}}. | **This is the first major ''Melee'' tournament won with a new character since {{Trn|Smash Summit 8}} (over three years prior), where {{Sm|Axe}} won with {{SSBM|Pikachu}}. | ||
**This is also the first major ''Melee'' tournament won by a | **This is also the first major ''Melee'' tournament won by a player from Japan since {{Trn|MLG San Francisco 2004}}, which was won by {{Sm|Captain Jack}} nearly 18 years prior. However, aMSa was living in Canada at the time of the tournament. | ||
*Similar to aMSa, {{Sm|Riddles}}' victory marked the first ''Ultimate'' major won by a {{SSBU|Kazuya}} player. | *Similar to aMSa, {{Sm|Riddles}}' victory marked the first ''Ultimate'' major won by a {{SSBU|Kazuya}} player. | ||
**In addition to The Big House 10 being the first major win for both players, aMSa and Riddles both faced off against a [[Fox]] player ({{Sm|Mango}} and {{Sm|Light}}, respectively) in Grand Finals before winning the tournament. | **In addition to The Big House 10 being the first major win for both players, aMSa and Riddles both faced off against a [[Fox]] player ({{Sm|Mango}} and {{Sm|Light}}, respectively) in Grand Finals before winning the tournament. |
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