Tournament:S Factor 11: Difference between revisions

(→‎Super Smash Bros. Melee: Added Hax controversy. Rest of the melee tournament needs to still be added. Really tried to find the facebook poll to get numbers but either it's deleted or it's in Spanish. I know it exists as many comments on twitter mentioned it and criticized it. Also for the record here just in case someone adds to the Hax controversy, this tournament still counts for rankings as the new rule for tournaments with banned players not counting for rankings isn't retroactive.)
 
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S Factor TOs, to some controversy, decided to make a Facebook poll for the Mexican community to decide if the banned player {{sm|Hax}} could attend, with unknown numbers the poll was in favor of Hax attendance, in which this was the only tournament Hax would attend that year.
S Factor TOs, to some controversy, decided to make a Facebook poll for the Mexican community to decide if the banned player {{sm|Hax}} could attend, with unknown numbers the poll was in favor of Hax’s attendance, being one of two tournaments he attended that year.


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At 816 entrants, this is currently the largest singles ''Smash'' event in Mexico.
At 816 entrants, this is currently the largest singles ''Smash'' event in Mexico.


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 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}}.
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 was able to make top 8 through Winner's side: #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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