Tournament:Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 5: Difference between revisions

'''Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 5''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' invitational tournament held from July 7th-9th, 2023 by [[YouTube]] streamer {{Sm|Ludwig}}. It was the first tournament in the series to be held in-person, being held in Covina, California. 12 players were directly invited to the tournament, and 4 more players qualified from the [[Tournament:Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 5 Open Qualifier|Open Qualifier]] on July 7th. The prize pool was $50,001, which is the ninth [[Largest prize pools|largest prize pool]] for a ''Melee'' tournament.

The main singles event has a total of 16 players, with 12 directly invited players and 4 players qualifying through the [[Tournament:Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 5 Open Qualifier|Open Qualifier]]. There are [[Tournament#Swiss system|Swiss system]] pools and a final double-elimination bracket. Swiss pools worked the same way as {{Trn|Ludwig Smash Invitational}}, but with one pool of all 16 players instead of two pools with 16 players each. In the Swiss pools, each player played until they won 3 sets, where they qualified for the Top 8 final bracket, or until they lost 3 sets, where they were eliminated from the tournament. The 2 players that went 3-0 in sets in Swiss pools were able to draft pick their Winners' Quarters opponent out of the 3 players that went 3-2 in sets. The Top 8 are playing in the final bracket in a double-elimination format, with everyone starting Winners' side. All sets at the event will best of 5, in both Open Qualifier and main singles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705215505/https://twitter.com/aidencalvin/status/1676703146461249536|title=everything is BO5}}</ref> Swiss pools Rounds 1-3 were played on July 8th, and Rounds 4-5 were played on July 9th. The Top 8 final bracket was played to completion on July 9th.

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Jmook dropped out due to a health issue. KoDoRiN was moved from the Open Qualifier to the main singles event as the replacement player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706211322/https://twitter.com/aidencalvin/status/1677060301370568704|title=Jmook has dropped due to a health issue, replacing him in the main event will be KoDoRiN.}}</ref>

===Singles===

[https://www.start.gg/tournament/ludwig-ahgren-championship-series-5-by-toyota-prius/event/melee-singles-main-event/brackets/1410513/2138087 Final Bracket]

|9th||{{Sm|Papi Chulo|USA}}||||

*In Swiss pools, {{Sm|KoDoRiN}} became the first {{SSBM|Marth}} player to 3-0 {{Sm|Axe}}'s {{SSBM|Pikachu}}, in a matchup the Axe has historically been dominant in.

*{{Sm|Swift}} became the second {{SSBM|Pikachu}} player to make Top 8 at a ''Melee'' major, after Axe first did so at {{Trn|Apex 2010}} 13 years prior. Swift was also the only qualified player to make Top 8 at Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 5.