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This event saw a cinderella run from #51 {{Sm|Many}}, who not only outplaced his seed significantly, but was also able to upset several notable players, including #14 seed {{Sm|MuteAce}} 3-2 (upset factor 4), #17 seed {{Sm|Skyjay}} 3-1, and #11 seed {{Sm|MkLeo}} (upset factor 5) to make top 8, his first-ever top 8 at a major-level tournament. | This event saw a cinderella run from #51 {{Sm|Many}}, who not only outplaced his seed significantly, but was also able to upset several notable players, including #14 seed {{Sm|MuteAce}} 3-2 (upset factor 4), #17 seed {{Sm|Skyjay}} 3-1, and #11 seed {{Sm|MkLeo}} (upset factor 5) to make top 8, his first-ever top 8 at a major-level tournament. | ||
On the other hand, the event saw a slew of upsets, leading many international players to underperform. MuteAce was eventually eliminated at 49th after losing 2-3 to #59 seed {{Sm|Duplex}} (upset factor 4), his worst placement of the season. Other international players who underperformed include #6 seed {{Sm|Zomba}}, who lost to #11 seed MkLeo 0-3 and #21 seed {{Sm|Big D}} 2-3 (upset factor 4) to place 17th; #7 seed {{Sm|Asimo}}, who lost to #26 seed {{Sm|Guilheww}} 1-3 (upset factor 4) in Winner's to ultimately place 13th; #8 seed {{Sm|Glutonny}}, who lost to #25 seed {{Sm|Capitancito}} 0-3 and #30 seed {{Sm|AndresFn}} 0-3 (both upset factor 4) to place 25th; #12 seed {{Sm|Lima}}, who lost to #32 seed {{Sm|SuperDog}} 0-3 (upset factor 3) in Loser's to place 17th; and #13 seed {{Sm|Sisqui}}, who lost to #52 seed {{Sm|Nair^}} 2-3 (upset factor 4) in Winner's to ultimately place | On the other hand, the event saw a slew of upsets, leading many international players to underperform. MuteAce was eventually eliminated at 49th after losing 2-3 to #59 seed {{Sm|Duplex}} (upset factor 4), his worst placement of the season. Other international players who underperformed include #6 seed {{Sm|Zomba}}, who lost to #11 seed MkLeo 0-3 and #21 seed {{Sm|Big D}} 2-3 (upset factor 4) to place 17th; #7 seed {{Sm|Asimo}}, who lost to #26 seed {{Sm|Guilheww}} 1-3 (upset factor 4) in Winner's to ultimately place 13th; #8 seed {{Sm|Glutonny}}, who lost to #25 seed {{Sm|Capitancito}} 0-3 and #30 seed {{Sm|AndresFn}} 0-3 (both upset factor 4) to place 25th; #12 seed {{Sm|Lima}}, who lost to #32 seed {{Sm|SuperDog}} 0-3 (upset factor 3) in Loser's to place 17th; and #13 seed {{Sm|Sisqui}}, who lost to #52 seed {{Sm|Nair^}} 2-3 (upset factor 4) in Winner's to ultimately place 33rd. In addition, #1 seed {{Sm|Sparg0}} was upset by #17 seed {{Sm|Cosmos}} 2-3 (upset factor 8) and #2 seed {{Sm|Sonix}} lost to #15 seed {{Sm|ShinyMark}} (upset factor 6); however, both were able to make it into top 8 on the Loser's side, with Sparg0 defeating MkLeo, tying up their record for the season. All-in-all, only one top 8 seed entered top 8 in Winner's Finals: #5 seed {{Sm|SHADIC}}. Finally, this tournament marked the first time a {{SSBU|Kirby}} player placed top 16 at a major/supermajor, with Guilheww ultimately placing 13th, as well as the first time Cosmos made top 8 at a major since {{Trn|KOWLOON 5}}. | ||
In top 8, #9 seed {{Sm|Gackt}} defeated SHADIC to make Winner's Finals, the third time he had made it into such a position at a major, while ShinyMark easily cleaned up Many 3-0 to meet Gackt in Winner's Finals, where he defeated him 3-0 to move on to Grand Finals. On the Loser's side, SHADIC defeated Sparg0 for the first time 3-2 in a runback from {{Trn|Collision 2024}}, which included a high-percent three-stock comeback in game 4, leaving the top 4 without a Mexican representative. However, SHADIC then lost to Sonix 2-3 in their runback from {{Trn|The Luminosity Invitational}}, who then ran though Gackt to meet ShinyMark in Grand Finals and was able to reset the bracket 3-1; however, ShinyMark was able to prevail and defeat Sonix in a close game 5 set that went to time, parrying a forward smash in the final seconds of the last game that would have likely given Sonix the win instead, cursing Sonix with yet another 2nd-place finish at a major. ShinyMark became the first Pikachu player since {{Sm|ESAM}} to win a major and supermajor and the first Central American player to win a major, breaking the "pre-local" curse along the way as he also won the S Factor pre-local. In addition, he was the second of three new major winners in the final weekend of the [[LumiRank 2024.1]] season. | In top 8, #9 seed {{Sm|Gackt}} defeated SHADIC to make Winner's Finals, the third time he had made it into such a position at a major, while ShinyMark easily cleaned up Many 3-0 to meet Gackt in Winner's Finals, where he defeated him 3-0 to move on to Grand Finals. On the Loser's side, SHADIC defeated Sparg0 for the first time 3-2 in a runback from {{Trn|Collision 2024}}, which included a high-percent three-stock comeback in game 4, leaving the top 4 without a Mexican representative. However, SHADIC then lost to Sonix 2-3 in their runback from {{Trn|The Luminosity Invitational}}, who then ran though Gackt to meet ShinyMark in Grand Finals and was able to reset the bracket 3-1; however, ShinyMark was able to prevail and defeat Sonix in a close game 5 set that went to time, parrying a forward smash in the final seconds of the last game that would have likely given Sonix the win instead, cursing Sonix with yet another 2nd-place finish at a major. ShinyMark became the first Pikachu player since {{Sm|ESAM}} to win a major and supermajor and the first Central American player to win a major, breaking the "pre-local" curse along the way as he also won the S Factor pre-local. In addition, he was the second of three new major winners in the final weekend of the [[LumiRank 2024.1]] season. |
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