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Having established himself as one of the best players in the world, Marss entered the next season with high expectations. Following a few regional victories and a 5th place finish, however, Marss hit his first roadblock of the season at {{Trn|CEO 2016}} where he placed 25th, being upset by {{Sm|Rideae}} and eliminated by {{Sm|falln}}, his lowest placement up to this point. He bounced back at {{Trn|EVO 2016}} placing 9th and matched that placement at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016}}; he made his first major top 8 appearance at {{Trn|The Big House 6}}, placing 7th, before finishing 9th again at {{Trn|UGC Smash Open}}, his final major of the season. Despite lower peaks than his first season and a poor major showing, Marss' consistency at supermajors and dominance regionally led him to be ranked 15th on the [[PGR v2|second iteration of the PGR]], only two rankings lower than his first. | Having established himself as one of the best players in the world, Marss entered the next season with high expectations. Following a few regional victories and a 5th place finish, however, Marss hit his first roadblock of the season at {{Trn|CEO 2016}} where he placed 25th, being upset by {{Sm|Rideae}} and eliminated by {{Sm|falln}}, his lowest placement up to this point. He bounced back at {{Trn|EVO 2016}} placing 9th and matched that placement at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016}}; he made his first major top 8 appearance at {{Trn|The Big House 6}}, placing 7th, before finishing 9th again at {{Trn|UGC Smash Open}}, his final major of the season. Despite lower peaks than his first season and a poor major showing, Marss' consistency at supermajors and dominance regionally led him to be ranked 15th on the [[PGR v2|second iteration of the PGR]], only two rankings lower than his first. | ||
By this time, Marss had established himself as a flashy, sometimes disrespectful youngblood who often went for risky plays (most notably with Zero Suit's down air off-stage) or occasionally sandbagged, such as playing [[ditto|dittos]] or pockets against players worse than him, at times leading to mild backlash. Marss began the third PGR season with somewhat disappointing finishes at back-to-back majors, placing 13th and 17th at {{Trn|2GGC: GENESIS Saga}} and {{Trn|GENESIS 4}}, respectively. Despite this, he continued his regional dominance with first-place finishes at {{Trn|GUMS 12}}, {{Trn|Invasion 12}}, and {{Trn|NES4 | By this time, Marss had established himself as a flashy, sometimes disrespectful youngblood who often went for risky plays (most notably with Zero Suit's down air off-stage) or occasionally sandbagged, such as playing [[ditto|dittos]] or pockets against players worse than him, at times leading to mild backlash. Marss began the third PGR season with somewhat disappointing finishes at back-to-back majors, placing 13th and 17th at {{Trn|2GGC: GENESIS Saga}} and {{Trn|GENESIS 4}}, respectively. Despite this, he continued his regional dominance with first-place finishes at {{Trn|GUMS 12}}, {{Trn|Invasion 12}}, and {{Trn|NES4 Invitational}}, notably defeating {{Sm|Light}} at in Grand Finals at all 3, New England's fastest rising star for who he was becoming a bracket demon of. His next supermajor, {{Trn|2GGC: Civil War}}, however, saw his highest placement at a major since Pound 2016 where, after losing to {{Sm|Ranai}} in winners, he defeated {{Sm|6WX}}, {{Sm|Tweek}}, and {{Sm|Nietono}} in consecutive game-5 sets, tearing through {{Sm|Falln}} 3-0 and {{Sm|Abadango}} 3-1, defeating {{Sm|Locus}} in another game-5 set, before ultimately being stopped 0-3 by {{Sm|CaptainZack}}. Marss rode this momentum into {{Trn|CEO Dreamland}}, placing 7th and losing {{Sm|Dabuz}} and {{Sm|Nairo}}, two of his biggest bracket demons. Although he dropped his first set to {{Sm|Light}} at {{Trn|GUMS 15}}, he responded by swifty 6-0'ing him in Grands, maintaining his iron-fisted grip on New England's scene. | ||
With the end of the season around the corner, however, Marss hit another roadblock at {{Trn|Royal Flush}}, where he placed 25th after being upset by {{Sm|IcyMist}} and {{Sm|Frozen}}, his worst performance to date. He did similarly poorly at {{Trn|2GGC: Nairo Saga}}, placing 25th losing to {{Sm|JK}} and {{Sm|FOW}}. Just when it seemed like his higher performances this season would be overshadowed by these two lackluster placings, however, Marss struck back at the final tournament of the season, {{Trn|CEO 2017}}. En route to a 7th place finish, Marss defeated players such as {{Sm|Fatality}}, {{Sm|Manny}}, and {{Sm|Ranai}}, securing a 14th ranking on the [[PGR v3]] despite some underperformances. | With the end of the season around the corner, however, Marss hit another roadblock at {{Trn|Royal Flush}}, where he placed 25th after being upset by {{Sm|IcyMist}} and {{Sm|Frozen}}, his worst performance to date. He did similarly poorly at {{Trn|2GGC: Nairo Saga}}, placing 25th losing to {{Sm|JK}} and {{Sm|FOW}}. Just when it seemed like his higher performances this season would be overshadowed by these two lackluster placings, however, Marss struck back at the final tournament of the season, {{Trn|CEO 2017}}. En route to a 7th place finish, Marss defeated players such as {{Sm|Fatality}}, {{Sm|Manny}}, and {{Sm|Ranai}}, securing a 14th ranking on the [[PGR v3]] despite some underperformances. | ||