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The '''Panda Cup Finale''' | The '''Panda Cup Finale''' would have been the ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' finale for the {{Trn|Panda Cup}}. It was planned to be held in Los Angeles, California on December 16th-18th, 2022, but was postponed on December 4th, and later confirmed to be cancelled on November 23, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PandaGlobal/status/1599631343159480321|title=Panda Cup Finale is postponed}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2DpSz8mpuA&t Dr Alan Reveals EVERYTHING That Happened w/ Panda! | Lights Out Episode 36]</ref> The 28 players of each game who qualified through the circuit will participate in the tournament. A [[Tournament:Panda Cup Last Chance Qualifier|Last Chance Qualifier]] for each game will be held the day before the finale (formerly planned for December 15th) with the Top 4 players qualifying,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KidLiquid/status/1576761760455208960|title=Top 4 qualify confirmation}}</ref> bringing the total to 32 players for each game. All finalists will have complimentary travel and housing for the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.panda.gg/news/panda-cup-announcement|title=Panda Cup Announcement}}</ref> The tournament was planned to have the ninth-largest singles pot for a ''Melee'' tournament and tied for the seventh-largest singles pot for an ''Ultimate'' tournament at the formerly planned dates. | ||
Several players dropped out of both the finale and the Last Chance Qualifier due to a [[Tournament:Panda Cup#Controversy|Panda Cup boycott]]. Some of the players would have been going to {{Trn|Scuffed World Tour}} hosted by {{Sm|Ludwig}} on the same weekend instead. In addition, the tournament was going to not count for [[OrionRank 2022]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LoopBarnard/status/1598781882493042690|title=The Panda Cup will not count for OrionRank 2022}}</ref> and Panda Cup Finale and all future events hosted by {{Team|Panda}} will be blacklisted from [https://omegarank.com/ ΩRank].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OmegaRank/status/1598756202103844864|title=Panda events blacklisted from ΩRank}}</ref> | Several players dropped out of both the finale and the Last Chance Qualifier due to a [[Tournament:Panda Cup#Controversy|Panda Cup boycott]]. Some of the players would have been going to {{Trn|Scuffed World Tour}} hosted by {{Sm|Ludwig}} on the same weekend instead. In addition, the tournament was going to not count for [[OrionRank 2022]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LoopBarnard/status/1598781882493042690|title=The Panda Cup will not count for OrionRank 2022}}</ref> and Panda Cup Finale and all future events hosted by {{Team|Panda}} will be blacklisted from [https://omegarank.com/ ΩRank].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OmegaRank/status/1598756202103844864|title=Panda events blacklisted from ΩRank}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:00, November 24, 2023
| Panda Cup Finale | |
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| Dates | Cancelled |
| Venue | TBD: Los Angeles Convention Center TBD: The Novo |
| Address/City | TBD: 1201 S Figueroa St TBD: 800 W Olympic Blvd a335 Los Angeles, California 
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| Attendance | TBD |
| Entry fees | Registration: Admin Fee: $1 Entry fees: Last Chance Qualifier: $15 Side events: $0 |
| Pot size(s) | $100,000 |
| Results | |
 winners
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TBD 1v1 TBD & TBD 2v2 |
 winners
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TBD 1v1 TBD & TBD 2v2 |
| Staff | |
| Organizer(s) | Panda |
The Panda Cup Finale would have been the Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate finale for the Panda Cup. It was planned to be held in Los Angeles, California on December 16th-18th, 2022, but was postponed on December 4th, and later confirmed to be cancelled on November 23, 2023.[1][2] The 28 players of each game who qualified through the circuit will participate in the tournament. A Last Chance Qualifier for each game will be held the day before the finale (formerly planned for December 15th) with the Top 4 players qualifying,[3] bringing the total to 32 players for each game. All finalists will have complimentary travel and housing for the event.[4] The tournament was planned to have the ninth-largest singles pot for a Melee tournament and tied for the seventh-largest singles pot for an Ultimate tournament at the formerly planned dates.
Several players dropped out of both the finale and the Last Chance Qualifier due to a Panda Cup boycott. Some of the players would have been going to Scuffed World Tour hosted by Ludwig on the same weekend instead. In addition, the tournament was going to not count for OrionRank 2022,[5] and Panda Cup Finale and all future events hosted by Panda will be blacklisted from ΩRank.[6]
Format
Originally, the Last Chance Qualifier would be played on December 15th the Los Angeles Convention Center. Phase 1 of the finale was to take place on December 16th-17th up until the Top 8, also at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The Top 8 would be played to completion on December 18th at The Novo.
Players qualified
Melee
The following players qualified through offline tournaments in the circuit for Melee:
Players denoted with an asterisk (*) were qualified but are not attending the finals.
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Panda Cup Last Chance Qualifier
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The following players were invited by panelists for Melee:
Ultimate
The following players qualified through offline tournaments in the circuit for Ultimate:
Players denoted with an asterisk (*) were qualified but are not attending the finals.
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Panda Cup Last Chance Qualifier
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The following players qualified through online finals in the circuit for Ultimate:
- Heartland:
Ravenking - Mid-Atlantic USA: MPg
- Southeast USA: Jake
- South-Central USA: Deathspade*[36]
- Southwest USA: Scend
- Mexico:
Chag - Northeast NA:
Anarchy - Northwest NA: Justice
The following players were invited by panelists for Ultimate:
Results
Super Smash Bros. Melee singles
(32 entrants)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singles
(32 entrants)
Side events
Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles
(TBD teams)
Super Smash Bros. Melee Mid Tier singles
(TBD entrants)
Super Smash Bros. Melee Random Stage With All Items On
(TBD entrants)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate doubles
(TBD teams)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Squad Strike
(TBD entrants)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Random Stage With All Items On
(TBD entrants)
Trivia
- The tournament was planned to be the first Melee tournament with three of the Five Gods competing since GENESIS 7, almost three years prior. However, this will not happen as Hungrybox and Mango dropped out as part of the Panda Cup boycott.
References
- ^ Panda Cup Finale is postponed.
- ^ Dr Alan Reveals EVERYTHING That Happened w/ Panda! | Lights Out Episode 36
- ^ Top 4 qualify confirmation.
- ^ Panda Cup Announcement.
- ^ The Panda Cup will not count for OrionRank 2022.
- ^ Panda events blacklisted from ΩRank.
- ^ Magi drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Hungrybox drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Wizzrobe drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Medz drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Mango drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ aMSa drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ iBDW drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Zain is taking a break.
- ^ Soonsay drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ KoDoRiN drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Axe drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Eddy Mexico drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Fiction drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Ginger drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Joshman drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ moky drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ n0ne drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Pipsqueak drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ S2J drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ SFAT drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Sonix drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Riddles drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Onin drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ MkLeo drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Dabuz drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Maister drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Lima drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Light drops out of the Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ ApolloKage drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Deathspade drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
- ^ Zomba drops out of Panda Cup Finale.
External links
- Start.gg page (dead link)
- Announcement
- Trailer
| Panda Cup | |
|---|---|
| Melee qualifiers | CEO 2022 · Get On My Level 2022 · Smash Factor 9 · Lost Tech City 2022 · The Big House 10 · Saving Mr. Lombardi 3 · DreamHack Atlanta 2022 · |
| Ultimate offline qualifiers | CEO 2022 · Get On My Level 2022 · Smash Factor 9 · Almost Pro · Lost Tech City 2022 · The Big House 10 · Let's Make Moves Miami · Port Priority 7 · DreamHack Atlanta 2022 · |
| Ultimate online qualifiers | Southeast USA (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · Finals) · Heartland (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · Finals) · Northwest NA (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · Finals) · Mid-Atlantic USA (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · Finals) · Mexico (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · Finals) · Southwest USA (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · Finals) · South-Central USA (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · Finals) · Northeast NA (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · Finals) |
| Finals | |
