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{{Infobox Tournament | {{Infobox Tournament | ||
|name = Panda Cup Finale | |name = Panda Cup Finale | ||
|image = Panda Cup Finale logo.png | |image = Panda Cup Finale logo.png | ||
|dates = | |dates = Cancelled | ||
|venue = | |venue = TBD: Los Angeles Convention Center<br>TBD: The Novo | ||
|address = | |address = TBD: 1201 S Figueroa St<br>TBD: 800 W Olympic Blvd a335 | ||
|city = Los Angeles, California {{Flag|USA}} | |city = Los Angeles, California {{Flag|USA}} | ||
|attendance = TBD | |attendance = TBD | ||
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|ssbmwinner = TBD <small>1v1</small> <br> TBD & TBD <small>2v2</small> | |ssbmwinner = TBD <small>1v1</small> <br> TBD & TBD <small>2v2</small> | ||
|ssbuwinner = TBD <small>1v1</small> <br> TBD & TBD <small>2v2</small> | |ssbuwinner = TBD <small>1v1</small> <br> TBD & TBD <small>2v2</small> | ||
| | |organizer = {{Team|Panda}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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 23rd, 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 would have participated in the tournament. A [[Tournament:Panda Cup Last Chance Qualifier|Last Chance Qualifier]] for each game was meant to 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 | 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> | ||
==Format== | ==Format== | ||
Originally, the [[Tournament:Panda Cup Last Chance Qualifier|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== | ==Players qualified== | ||
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*{{Sm|Medz|USA}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MedzSSBM/status/1597732312133029888|title=Medz drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | *{{Sm|Medz|USA}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MedzSSBM/status/1597732312133029888|title=Medz drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | ||
{{Trn|Lost Tech City 2022}} | {{Trn|Lost Tech City 2022}} | ||
*{{Sm|Mango|USA}} | *{{Sm|Mango|USA}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ivEZHSMHQyg|title=Mango drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | ||
*{{Sm|aMSa|Canada}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/aMSaRedyoshi/status/1598815716614209543|title=aMSa drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | *{{Sm|aMSa|Canada}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/aMSaRedyoshi/status/1598815716614209543|title=aMSa drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | ||
*{{Sm|SFOP|USA}} | *{{Sm|SFOP|USA}} | ||
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*{{Sm|iBDW|USA}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://clips.twitch.tv/BreakableFaithfulCheesecakeEleGiggle-8ta1sDFYe35XRD4g|title=iBDW drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | *{{Sm|iBDW|USA}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://clips.twitch.tv/BreakableFaithfulCheesecakeEleGiggle-8ta1sDFYe35XRD4g|title=iBDW drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | ||
*{{Sm|Zain|USA}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ZainNaghmi/status/1598411120422916096|title=Zain is taking a break}}</ref> | *{{Sm|Zain|USA}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ZainNaghmi/status/1598411120422916096|title=Zain is taking a break}}</ref> | ||
*{{Sm|Soonsay|Canada}} | *{{Sm|Soonsay|Canada}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/s00nsay/status/1599517418912501760|title=Soonsay drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | ||
{{Trn|Saving Mr. Lombardi 3}} | {{Trn|Saving Mr. Lombardi 3}} | ||
*{{Sm|KoDoRiN|USA}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KoDoRiNSSB/status/1598773116662329344|title=KoDoRiN drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | *{{Sm|KoDoRiN|USA}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KoDoRiNSSB/status/1598773116662329344|title=KoDoRiN drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | ||
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*{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}} | *{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}} | ||
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*{{Sm|moky|Canada}} | *{{Sm|moky|Canada}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/moky_dokie/status/1599617645959348224|title=moky drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | ||
*{{Sm|n0ne|Canada}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/n0ned/status/1597779931832160261|title=n0ne drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | *{{Sm|n0ne|Canada}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/n0ned/status/1597779931832160261|title=n0ne drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | ||
*{{Sm|Panda|USA|p=Florida}} | *{{Sm|Panda|USA|p=Florida}} | ||
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*{{Sm|Pipsqueak|Sweden}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Pipsqueak_TV/status/1598275937388597248|title=Pipsqueak drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | *{{Sm|Pipsqueak|Sweden}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Pipsqueak_TV/status/1598275937388597248|title=Pipsqueak drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | ||
*{{Sm|S2J|USA}} | *{{Sm|S2J|USA}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/johnny_S2J/status/1599187160523239425|title=S2J drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | ||
*{{Sm|SFAT|USA}} | *{{Sm|SFAT|USA}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SFAT/status/1599125003051864064|title=SFAT drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | ||
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{{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2022}} | {{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2022}} | ||
*{{Sm|ApolloKage|USA}} | *{{Sm|ApolloKage|USA}}*<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/witnessgamingtf/status/1599618362166095873?s=21|title=ApolloKage drops out of Panda Cup Finale}}</ref> | ||
*{{Sm|Anathema|USA}} | *{{Sm|Anathema|USA}} | ||
{{Trn|Panda Cup Last Chance Qualifier}} | {{Trn|Panda Cup Last Chance Qualifier}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The tournament was planned to be the first ''Melee'' tournament with three of the Five Gods competing since {{Trn|GENESIS 7}}, almost three years prior. However, this will not happen as Hungrybox dropped out as part of the [[Tournament:Panda Cup#Controversy|Panda Cup boycott]]. | *The tournament was planned to be the first ''Melee'' tournament with three of the Five Gods competing since {{Trn|GENESIS 7}}, almost three years prior. However, this will not happen as Hungrybox and Mango dropped out as part of the [[Tournament:Panda Cup#Controversy|Panda Cup boycott]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://www.start.gg/tournament/panda-cup-finale/details Start.gg page] | *[https://www.start.gg/tournament/panda-cup-finale/details Start.gg page] {{dead link}} | ||
*[https://twitter.com/PandaCup/status/1575531066722758659 Announcement] | *[https://twitter.com/PandaCup/status/1575531066722758659 Announcement] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5oKspp5NnE Trailer] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5oKspp5NnE Trailer] | ||