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|attendance = 32
|attendance = 32
|pot = ''Melee'' Singles: $25,000<br>''Ultimate'' Singles: $25,000
|pot = ''Melee'' Singles: $25,000<br>''Ultimate'' Singles: $25,000
|ssbmwinner = {{Sm|aMSa|Canada}}
|ssbmwinner = {{Sm|aMSa|Canada}}<!--Do not change the flag to Japan, as aMSa was residing in Canada when he won this event-->
|ssbuwinner = {{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}
|ssbuwinner = {{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}
|director = {{Sm|Ludwig}}, {{Sm|Calvin}}, {{Sm|Anna Molly}}
|organizer = {{Sm|Ludwig}}, {{Sm|Calvin}}, {{Sm|Anna Molly}}
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'''Scuffed World Tour''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' invitational tournament intended to serve as a replacement for the [[Tournament:Smash World Tour 2022#Behind-the-scenes and cancellation|cancelled]] {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Championships}}. It was hosted by {{Sm|Ludwig}} on December 18th, 2022. The 8 players with the most points on the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022}} standings for both games were invited. Ludwig also added "8 more players that we handpick for each game"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtu.be/NAcebxT9vnA?t=783|title=Big Update with the Smash Drama}}</ref> for a total of 16 players per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LudwigAhgren/status/1599667413397929984|title="16 people per game now"}}</ref> The 1 player with the highest amount of points in a Smash World Tour 2022 region in the overall Top 30 of the leaderboards was invited if not already qualified.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/aidencalvin/status/1599942480874852353|title=Scuffed World Tour invites}}</ref> Any replacements for players who couldn't attend were handpicked.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/aidencalvin/status/1599942659875176448|title=DQ replacements will be handpicked}}</ref> The tournament was a double-elimination bracket, with both games running simultaneously. There was a pot prize of $50,000 ($25,000 for each game). The tournament raised $27,589.39 for {{Team|VGBootCamp}}, who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars due to the cancellation of the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@smashworldtour/smash-world-tour-official-statement-f568a3d135c8|title=Smash World Tour first statement}}</ref> and had to cancel major tournaments Glitch: Duel of Fates and Double Down 2023 in the process.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n6FNvlt8X19jM0qeA7MWqGYkGsqBAbFZ_VmZHt9oXik/preview?pru=AAABhOqEFMg*RR27ruN0YyuDm5X0I9qEZg|title=VGBootCamp's statement on the future}}</ref>
'''Scuffed World Tour''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' invitational tournament intended to serve as a replacement for the [[Tournament:Smash World Tour 2022#Behind-the-scenes and cancellation|cancelled]] {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Championships}}. It was hosted by {{Sm|Ludwig}} on December 18th, 2022. The 8 players with the most points on the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022}} standings for both games were invited. Ludwig also added "8 more players that we handpick for each game"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtu.be/NAcebxT9vnA?t=783|title=Big Update with the Smash Drama}}</ref> for a total of 16 players per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LudwigAhgren/status/1599667413397929984|title="16 people per game now"}}</ref> The 1 player with the highest amount of points in a Smash World Tour 2022 region in the overall Top 30 of the leaderboards was invited if not already qualified.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/aidencalvin/status/1599942480874852353|title=Scuffed World Tour invites}}</ref> Any replacements for players who couldn't attend were handpicked.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/aidencalvin/status/1599942659875176448|title=DQ replacements will be handpicked}}</ref> The tournament was a double-elimination bracket, with both games running simultaneously. There was a pot prize of $50,000 ($25,000 for each game). The tournament raised $27,589.39 for {{Team|VGBootCamp}}, who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars due to the cancellation of the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@smashworldtour/smash-world-tour-official-statement-f568a3d135c8|title=Smash World Tour first statement}}</ref> and had to cancel major tournaments Glitch: Duel of Fates and Double Down 2023 in the process.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n6FNvlt8X19jM0qeA7MWqGYkGsqBAbFZ_VmZHt9oXik/preview?pru=AAABhOqEFMg*RR27ruN0YyuDm5X0I9qEZg|title=VGBootCamp's statement on the future}}</ref>
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|{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||3,300
|{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||3,300
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|{{Sm|aMSa|Canada}}||2,970
|{{Sm|aMSa|Canada}}<!--Do not change the flag to Japan, as aMSa was residing in Canada when he won this event-->||2,970
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|{{Sm|Zain|USA}}*||2,600
|{{Sm|Zain|USA}}*||2,600
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{{Sm|Zain}} was qualified for ''Melee'', but dropped out due to a family emergency.<ref name="Zain"/> {{Sm|SluG}}, a Top 15 player in ''Melee'', could not make it to Scuffed World Tour or {{Trn|Redemption Rumble}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SluG_ICs/status/1600646837329104896|title=SluG declines}}</ref>
{{Sm|Zain}} was qualified for ''Melee'', but dropped out due to a family emergency.<ref name="Zain"/> {{Sm|SluG}}, a Top 15 player in ''Melee'', could not make it to Scuffed World Tour or {{Trn|Redemption Rumble}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SluG_ICs/status/1600646837329104896|title=SluG declines}}</ref>


{{Sm|Tea}}, a Top 10 ''Ultimate'' player from Japan that qualified for the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Championships}} in ''Ultimate'', declined to take some time off.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/aidencalvin/status/1599955658480431104|title=Tea declines}}</ref> {{Sm|Yoshidora}}, another top player in Japan that qualified for the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships in ''Ultimate'', could not make it to any more overseas tournaments in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/naruinvegas/status/1599962640918335491|title=Yoshidora declines (translation)}}</ref> He has not attended an overseas tournament yet due to having work and being married, and used his paid time off days for the planned days for the cancelled Smash World Tour 2022 Championships.
{{Sm|Tea}}, a Top 10 ''Ultimate'' player from Japan that qualified for the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Championships}} in ''Ultimate'', declined to take some time off.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/aidencalvin/status/1599955658480431104|title=Tea declines}}</ref> {{Sm|Yoshidora}}, another top player in Japan that qualified for the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships in ''Ultimate'', could not make it to any more overseas tournaments in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/naruinvegas/status/1599962640918335491|title=Yoshidora declines (translation)}}</ref> He had not attended an overseas tournament at the time due to having work and being married, and used his paid time off days for the planned days for the cancelled Smash World Tour 2022 Championships.


==Results==
==Results==
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!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
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|1st||{{Sm|aMSa|Canada}}||{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|1st||{{Sm|aMSa|Canada}}<!--Do not change the flag to Japan, as aMSa was residing in Canada when he won this event-->||{{Head|Yoshi|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
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|2nd||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
|2nd||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||
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*The tournament was going to overlap with the final day of the {{Trn|Panda Cup Finale}} before it was postponed.
*The tournament was going to overlap with the final day of the {{Trn|Panda Cup Finale}} before it was postponed.
*The Top 2 players of ''Ultimate'', {{Sm|Sparg0}} and {{Sm|Tweek}}, were the only two players who did not originally qualify for the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Championships}}.
*The Top 2 players of ''Ultimate'', {{Sm|Sparg0}} and {{Sm|Tweek}}, were the only two players who did not originally qualify for the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Championships}}.
**They also made Grand Finals at {{Trn|Mainstage 2022}}, two weeks prior.
*This tournament was the first time {{Sm|MkLeo}} and {{Sm|Shuton}} faced in ''Ultimate'' outside of a weekly. Shuton maintained his perfect record against MkLeo by defeating him 3-0 in Losers Quarterfinals, making their overall record 3-0 Shuton's favor in sets and 9-0 in games.
*On November 22, 2023, Alan Bunney would claim on the podcast ''Lights Out'' that the Scuffed World Tour was the "final nail in the coffin" that canceled the {{Trn|Panda Cup}} and forced [[Panda]] to shut down. This tournament happening on the same day Panda Cup was supposed to happen put Panda in a position where they could not compete with it or any future tournament in the state they were in, forcing them to refund the reportedly millions of dollars worth of sponsorship money for not upholding their end of contracts. Bunney would emphasize that he does not blame Ludwig or the organizers for causing this situation, as they could not have known what was happening to Panda behind the scenes.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2DpSz8mpuA&t Dr Alan Reveals EVERYTHING That Happened w/ Panda! | Lights Out Episode 36]</ref>
*The tournament was the first with all of the [[Four Horsemen]] of ''Ultimate'' in attendance ({{Sm|acola}}, {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}}, {{Sm|Sonix}}, and Sparg0). They would be the Top 4 of the [[LumiRank 2023]] season, which started the day after the tournament.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:17, August 9, 2024

Scuffed World Tour
Scuffed World Tour logo.png
Dates December 18th, 2022
Venue Golden Guardians Facility
Address/City unknown
Los Angeles, California USA
Attendance 32
Pot size(s) Melee Singles: $25,000
Ultimate Singles: $25,000
Results
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners Canada aMSa
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate winners Mexico Sparg0
Staff
Organizer(s) Ludwig, Calvin, Anna Molly

Scuffed World Tour was a Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate invitational tournament intended to serve as a replacement for the cancelled Smash World Tour 2022 Championships. It was hosted by Ludwig on December 18th, 2022. The 8 players with the most points on the Smash World Tour 2022 standings for both games were invited. Ludwig also added "8 more players that we handpick for each game"[1] for a total of 16 players per game.[2] The 1 player with the highest amount of points in a Smash World Tour 2022 region in the overall Top 30 of the leaderboards was invited if not already qualified.[3] Any replacements for players who couldn't attend were handpicked.[4] The tournament was a double-elimination bracket, with both games running simultaneously. There was a pot prize of $50,000 ($25,000 for each game). The tournament raised $27,589.39 for VGBootCamp, who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars due to the cancellation of the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships,[5] and had to cancel major tournaments Glitch: Duel of Fates and Double Down 2023 in the process.[6]

Players invited/qualified[edit]

Melee[edit]

The following players qualified by being the 8 highest players on the Smash World Tour 2022 standings for Melee:

Name Points
USA Hungrybox 3,300
Canada aMSa 2,970
USA Zain* 2,600
USA iBDW 2,130
USA Mang0 2,095
USA Fiction 1,690
USA S2J 1,605
UK Professor Pro 1,490

*Zain dropped out due to a family emergency.[7]

The following players were invited for being a regional point leader in the Top 30 on the Smash World Tour 2022 standings for Melee:

Name Points
Chile Raikin 1,211
Australia Joshman 890

The following players were invited by Ludwig for Melee:

Ultimate[edit]

The following players qualified by being the 8 highest players on the Smash World Tour 2022 standings for Ultimate:

Name Points
Mexico MkLeo 3,750
Dominican Republic Sonix 2,835
Japan acola 2,770
USA Onin 2,510
France Glutonny 2,390
USA Light 2,270
Canada Riddles 2,195
USA Dabuz 2,170

The following players were invited for being a regional point leader in the Top 30 on the Smash World Tour 2022 standings for Ultimate:

Name Points
Australia Jdizzle 1,505
Brazil Ferps 1,191

The following players were invited by Ludwig for Ultimate:

Declined players[edit]

Zain was qualified for Melee, but dropped out due to a family emergency.[7] SluG, a Top 15 player in Melee, could not make it to Scuffed World Tour or Redemption Rumble.[18]

Tea, a Top 10 Ultimate player from Japan that qualified for the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships in Ultimate, declined to take some time off.[19] Yoshidora, another top player in Japan that qualified for the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships in Ultimate, could not make it to any more overseas tournaments in 2022.[20] He had not attended an overseas tournament at the time due to having work and being married, and used his paid time off days for the planned days for the cancelled Smash World Tour 2022 Championships.

Results[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles[edit]

(16 entrants)
Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st Canada aMSa Yoshi (SSBM)
2nd USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM)
3rd USA Mango Fox (SSBM)Falco (SSBM)
4th USA Axe Pikachu (SSBM)
5th Sweden Leffen Fox (SSBM)
5th USA Jmook Sheik (SSBM)
7th USA lloD Peach (SSBM)
7th USA iBDW Fox (SSBM)
9th USA S2J Captain Falcon (SSBM)
9th USA Fiction Falco (SSBM)
9th USA Plup Sheik (SSBM)
9th USA KoDoRiN Marth (SSBM)
13th UK Professor Pro Fox (SSBM)
13th Japan Inngenn Marth (SSBM)
13th Australia Joshman Fox (SSBM)
13th Chile Raikin Sheik (SSBM)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singles[edit]

(16 entrants)
Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st Mexico Sparg0 Cloud (SSBU)PyraMythra (SSBU)
2nd USA Tweek Diddy Kong (SSBU)Sephiroth (SSBU)
3rd Japan Shuton Olimar (SSBU)PyraMythra (SSBU)
4th Japan acola Steve (SSBU)
5th Mexico MkLeo Byleth (SSBU)Marth (SSBU)
5th USA Light Fox (SSBU)
7th France Glutonny Wario (SSBU)
7th USA Onin Steve (SSBU)
9th Japan Miya Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU)
9th USA Dabuz Rosalina & Luma (SSBU)
9th Dominican Republic Sonix Sonic (SSBU)
9th Canada Riddles Kazuya (SSBU)
13th Australia Jdizzle Young Link (SSBU)
13th Spain Sisqui Dark Samus (SSBU)
13th Mexico Maister Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU)
13th Brazil Ferps Kazuya (SSBU)

Trivia[edit]

  • The YouTuber Jacksepticeye's Top of the Mornin Coffee sponsored the tournament.[21][22]
  • The tournament was going to overlap with the final day of the Panda Cup Finale before it was postponed.
  • The Top 2 players of Ultimate, Sparg0 and Tweek, were the only two players who did not originally qualify for the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships.
  • This tournament was the first time MkLeo and Shuton faced in Ultimate outside of a weekly. Shuton maintained his perfect record against MkLeo by defeating him 3-0 in Losers Quarterfinals, making their overall record 3-0 Shuton's favor in sets and 9-0 in games.
  • On November 22, 2023, Alan Bunney would claim on the podcast Lights Out that the Scuffed World Tour was the "final nail in the coffin" that canceled the Panda Cup and forced Panda to shut down. This tournament happening on the same day Panda Cup was supposed to happen put Panda in a position where they could not compete with it or any future tournament in the state they were in, forcing them to refund the reportedly millions of dollars worth of sponsorship money for not upholding their end of contracts. Bunney would emphasize that he does not blame Ludwig or the organizers for causing this situation, as they could not have known what was happening to Panda behind the scenes.[23]
  • The tournament was the first with all of the Four Horsemen of Ultimate in attendance (acola, Miya, Sonix, and Sparg0). They would be the Top 4 of the LumiRank 2023 season, which started the day after the tournament.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Big Update with the Smash Drama.
  2. ^ "16 people per game now".
  3. ^ Scuffed World Tour invites.
  4. ^ DQ replacements will be handpicked.
  5. ^ Smash World Tour first statement.
  6. ^ VGBootCamp's statement on the future.
  7. ^ a b Zain drops out of Scuffed World Tour.
  8. ^ Plup invited to Scuffed World Tour.
  9. ^ Jmook invited to Scuffed World Tour.
  10. ^ Leffen invited to Scuffed World Tour.
  11. ^ KoDoRiN invited to Scuffed World Tour.
  12. ^ lloD invited to Scuffed World Tour.
  13. ^ Axe invited to Scuffed World Tour.
  14. ^ Sisqui invited to Scuffed World Tour.
  15. ^ Maister invited to Scuffed World Tour.
  16. ^ Shuton invited to Scuffed World Tour.
  17. ^ Sparg0 invited to Scuffed World Tour.
  18. ^ SluG declines.
  19. ^ Tea declines.
  20. ^ Yoshidora declines (translation).
  21. ^ "If you need a sponsor, let me know! 👀".
  22. ^ Top of the Mornin Coffee sponsor.
  23. ^ Dr Alan Reveals EVERYTHING That Happened w/ Panda! | Lights Out Episode 36

External links[edit]

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