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'''Ludwig Smash Invitational''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' invitational tournament that was held on October 21st-23rd, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, hosted by [[commentator]] and [[YouTube]] streamer {{Sm|Ludwig}}. There were 24 players directly invited and 8 players qualified through a [[Tournament:Ludwig Smash Invitational Last Chance Qualifier|Last Chance Qualifier]] for each game, for a total of 32 players for each main singles event. The | '''Ludwig Smash Invitational''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' invitational tournament that was held on October 21st-23rd, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, hosted by [[commentator]] and [[YouTube]] streamer {{Sm|Ludwig}}. There were 24 players directly invited and 8 players qualified through a [[Tournament:Ludwig Smash Invitational Last Chance Qualifier|Last Chance Qualifier]] for each game, for a total of 32 players for each main singles event. The prize pool was initially advertised as $30,002 for both ''Melee'' and ''Ultimate'', however due to a promotion from Capital One and additional funding from MrBeast, the pot was raised to $52,502<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/aidencalvin/status/1584801679475474432|title="Some LSI prize pool updates."}}</ref>, making this the fifth largest prize pool for a ''Melee'' tournament and the third largest for an ''Ultimate'' tournament. The tournament's side streams featured a quad-view layout displaying four sets at once, allowing five sets to be streamed at the same time for both games. | ||
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*{{Sm|MkLeo}}, the winner of the ''Ultimate'' singles bracket, lost only one game (to {{Sm|Kurama}}) throughout the entire tournament. | *{{Sm|MkLeo}}, the winner of the ''Ultimate'' singles bracket, lost only one game (to {{Sm|Kurama}}) throughout the entire tournament. | ||
*After losing his Losers Finals set against {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, {{Sm|Leffen}} went up to commentary to argue at length that the rules did not do enough against [[stalling]] and claimed that Hungrybox had largely won by abusing the ruleset.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/yc0eyf/hungrybox_listens_to_leffen_complain_about_the/|title="Leffen's ruleset complaints immediately after Losers Finals"}}</ref> This was largely met with disapproval from both the commentators and social media, as Leffen's complaints were brought forth immediately after losing to Hungrybox for the first time offline since {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}, after a final game where both players played rather defensively. Leffen apologized for his comments afterwards on Twitter. | *After losing his Losers Finals set against {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, {{Sm|Leffen}} went up to commentary to argue at length that the rules did not do enough against [[stalling]] and claimed that Hungrybox had largely won by abusing the ruleset.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/yc0eyf/hungrybox_listens_to_leffen_complain_about_the/|title="Leffen's ruleset complaints immediately after Losers Finals"}}</ref> This was largely met with disapproval from both the commentators and social media, as Leffen's complaints were brought forth immediately after losing to Hungrybox for the first time offline since {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}, after a final game where both players played rather defensively. Leffen apologized for his comments afterwards on Twitter. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||