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{{Infobox Tournament Series
{{Infobox Tournament Series
|name = Smash World Tour 2022
|name = Smash World Tour 2022
|image = [[File:Smash World Tour 2022.png|250px|class=invert]]
|image = [[File:Smash World Tour 2022.png|250px|class=invert-dark]]
|founded = 2022
|founded = 2022
|region = Global
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|player(s) with most wins =  
|player(s) with most wins =  
|director = {{Team|VGBootCamp}}
|organizer = {{Team|VGBootCamp}}
|website = [https://smashworldtour.com/ Smash World Tour website]
|website = [https://smashworldtour.com/ Smash World Tour website]
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The '''Smash World Tour 2022''' is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' tournament circuit organized by the team behind {{Team|VGBootCamp}}. The circuit began on March 12th, 2022 and will conclude on November 20th, 2022. The championships will be held on December 9th-11th, 2022, with a Last Chance Qualifier held at the event. There is a pot prize starting at $250,000 ($125,000 for each game).
The '''Smash World Tour 2022''' was a cancelled ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' tournament circuit organized by the team behind {{Team|VGBootCamp}}. The circuit began on March 12th, 2022 and concluded on November 20th, 2022. The championships were going to be held on December 9th-11th, 2022, with a Last Chance Qualifier held at the event. There was a pot prize starting at $250,000 ($125,000 for each game).
 
According to the event organizers, due to interference from [[Nintendo]] the Smash World Tour 2022 was cancelled on November 29th, 2022, weeks before the finale was set to take place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@smashworldtour/smash-world-tour-official-statement-f568a3d135c8|title=SWT 2022's cancellation}}</ref>


==Format==
==Format==
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==Official Ruleset==
==Official Ruleset==
[https://smashworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SWT-2022-Rulebook.pdf Rulebook]
[https://smashworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SWT-2022-Rulebook.pdf Rulebook] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20221209053629/https://smashworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SWT-2022-Rulebook.pdf Archive])


These rules are for the championships. Tournament organizers can run their own rules or stage lists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/tbrd8h/im_gimr_cofounder_of_the_smash_world_tour/i090c7x/|title=GimR's response on the ruleset}}</ref>
These rules were for the championships. Tournament organizers could run their own rules or stage lists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/tbrd8h/im_gimr_cofounder_of_the_smash_world_tour/i090c7x/|title=GimR's response on the ruleset}}</ref>


===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Battlefield (SSBU)#Ω form and Battlefield form|Ω form Battlefield]] may be substituted for Final Destination at the request of either player - unless one of the players is using {{SSBU|Steve}} in which case the only alternative that can be used for Final Destination (should one player not want to use default Final Destination) is [[Wuhu Island#Ω forms and Battlefield form|Ω form Wuhu Island]].
<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Battlefield (SSBU)#Ω form and Battlefield form|Ω form Battlefield]] may be substituted for Final Destination at the request of either player - unless one of the players is using {{SSBU|Steve}} in which case the only alternative that can be used for Final Destination (should one player not want to use default Final Destination) is [[Wuhu Island#Ω forms and Battlefield form|Ω form Wuhu Island]].
==Behind-the-scenes and cancellation==
{{main|Cancellation of Smash World Tour 2022}}
On November 29th, 2022, Smash World Tour released [https://medium.com/@smashworldtour/smash-world-tour-official-statement-f568a3d135c8 a document] detailing actions behind-the-scenes that eventually led to its cancellation.
Prior to the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}}, members of {{Team|VGBootCamp}}, the SWT organizers, were invited to a meeting with [[Nintendo]] and its legal team. During the meeting, Nintendo discussed how they had no plans on shutting down the championship, but were in fact open to the possibility of having the Smash World Tour licensed by them in the future, noting that their partnership with {{Team|Panda}} was not exclusive. Discussions continued throughout the first few months of 2022, however during this time SWT organizers learned that many other organizers were hesitant on joining the circuit due to statements from Panda's CEO Alan Bunney, who had told the organizers that SWT was not coming back. Despite Nintendo reassuring them otherwise, Bunney continued to sow doubt on the circuit's longevity and went against Nintendo's words by both preventing other organizers from joining the SWT and pressuring tournaments on the SWT to drop out of the circuit, stating that tournaments that do will not be allowed to join the {{Trn|Panda Cup}}. As a result, several tournaments decided not to take part in the SWT circuit as, from what Bunney had told the organizers, they feared legal action from Nintendo. Eventually, due to the lack of events who wanted to participate in the Panda Cup as well as failure to secure broadcasting rights from {{Team|Beyond the Summit}}, the Panda Cup lifted their exclusivity rule.
During this time, communications between Nintendo and SWT started to slow down. After SWT ran out of time to get an official license for the year's circuit, Nintendo recommended the group to apply for a license solely for the championship tournament at the end of the year, in hopes that it could lead to a full license for the 2023 iteration. However SWT saw little communication from Nintendo in the following months, which led SWT to push back the championship's announcement until August, after which Nintendo apologized to them for the slow communication. The following month, Nintendo told them that while nothing has been decided yet in regards to their license, Bunney's conduct and the behind-the-scenes drama with the Panda Cup were coming under evaluation. Despite SWT requesting for one, Nintendo declined to have its decision makers discuss the license with the SWT organizers.
SWT's last few discussions with Nintendo came in November, a month before the championship. Nintendo confirmed that they were still figuring out the license while noting that people they were discussing with have advocated for the SWT, community, and grassroots organizers; despite this, Nintendo still declined to have their decision makers discuss with the SWT organizers. The following and final conversation came with a verdict: Nintendo would not license both the championship and any tournament activity from the SWT in 2023, with Nintendo giving little reason as to why, and according to the SWT organizers Nintendo also refused to allow SWT to run the circuit without a license, effectively changing their view a year prior and forcing the team to cancel the championship.
The shutdown cost VGBootCamp hundreds of thousands of dollars and led VGBootCamp to release a statement on their uncertainty for the organization's future, as well as the cancellations of Glitch: Duel of Fates and Double Down 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n6FNvlt8X19jM0qeA7MWqGYkGsqBAbFZ_VmZHt9oXik/preview|title=VGBootCamp's statement on the future}}</ref>
In response, Nintendo released a response on Kotaku, stating that although a partnership with the Smash World Tour did not come to fruition, they did not request the cancellation of the 2022 circuit nor the cancellation of the championship, as they knew that it would have negatively impacted those who had already qualified.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/nintendo-smash-world-tour-fgc-shut-down-panda-esports-1849833867|title=Nintendo Shuts Down Smash World Tour, Organizers 'Losing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars'|accessdate=2022-11-30|last=Plunkett|first=Luke|date=2022-11-29|publisher=Kotaku}}</ref> Smash World Tour released [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8Km4iIZ-i5nadyjNWexfsfz1LeFjljV7UkGdz8_Cwc/edit a follow-up statement] holding onto their claim that Nintendo sent to them in writing that they would not grant their license to run the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships or any SWT activity in 2023. This was without them applying for a 2023 license at all, and despite applying for the championships' license seven months prior in April, Nintendo wanted them to secure a license well in advance of any public announcement. When asked if they were able to operate without a license like past years, Nintendo stated that those "times are over."
===Reactions===
The announcement led to an outcry from the community, particularly those who had qualified for the tournament. Many players once again accused Nintendo for hurting ''Smash''{{'}}s grassroots scene and criticized the company for continuing their out-of-touch behaviors with the community. Esports organizations such as {{Team|beastcoast}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/beastcoast/status/1597766191388405760|title=beastcoast's statement on the cancellation}}</ref> and Paragon<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ParagonFGC/status/1597782156062838785|title=Paragon's statement on the cancellation}}</ref> released statements urging Nintendo to reverse their decision.
Many others also criticized Panda, more specifically Bunney, for using the Panda Cup's partnership with Nintendo to undermine and shut down the Smash World Tour in order to promote the Panda Cup and intimidate other tournaments to exclusively join the Panda Cup. This has led to calls to boycott Panda and the finale, and many players in the {{Trn|Panda Cup Finale}} or the [[Tournament:Panda Cup Last Chance Qualifier|Last Chance Qualifier]] have since dropped out. However, there is no evidence Panda's CEO had any influence on Nintendo not granting a license for the Smash World Tour.
In response to the championship's cancellation, Beyond the Summit reopened {{Trn|Mainstage 2022}} registration for a day and gave free entry to SWT participants who had yet to register for Mainstage. All entry fees paid during this time were donated directly to SWT.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BTSsmash/status/1597791017033662465|title=BTS reopening Mainstage registration}}</ref>


==List of tournaments==
==List of tournaments==
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|{{Flag|France}} {{Trn|HFLAN 2022: Golden Melee Edition}}||November 11th-13th||Gold||167||{{Sm|Trif|Spain}}
|{{Flag|France}} {{Trn|HFLAN 2022: Golden Melee Edition}}||November 11th-13th||Gold||167||{{Sm|Trif|Spain}}
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|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Apex 2022}}||November 18th-20th||Gold||TBD||TBD
|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Apex 2022}}||November 18th-20th||Gold||461||{{Sm|aMSa|Canada}}
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|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Championships}}||December 8th-11th||&mdash;||TBD||TBD
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|{{Flag|USA}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-s5e6-os-nyc/event/melee-singles The Nightclub S5E6 @ OS NYC]||November 9th||Silver 4||70||{{Sm|Just Jason|USA}}
|{{Flag|USA}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-s5e6-os-nyc/event/melee-singles The Nightclub S5E6 @ OS NYC]||November 9th||Silver 4||70||{{Sm|Just Jason|USA}}
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|{{Flag|USA}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-nightclub-s5e7-os-nyc-apex-2022-pre-local/event/melee-singles The Nightclub S5E7 (Apex 2022 Pre-Local)]||November 16th||Silver 4||128||{{Sm|aMSa|Canada}}
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|{{Flag|USA}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/bopme-22/event/melee-singles-2 BOPME 22]||November 19th||Silver 4||91||{{Sm|shabo|USA}}
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====Finale====
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!Event!!Date!!Attendance!!Winner
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|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Last Chance Qualifier}} (cancelled)||December 9th, 2022||113||&mdash;
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|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Championships}} (cancelled)||December 9th-11th, 2022||32||&mdash;
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|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Port Priority 7}}||November 12th-13th||Gold||600||{{Sm|Tweek|USA}}
|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Port Priority 7}}||November 12th-13th||Gold||600||{{Sm|Tweek|USA}}
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|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Apex 2022}}||November 18th-20th||Gold||TBD||TBD
|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Apex 2022}}||November 18th-20th||Gold||607||{{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu|Japan}}
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|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Championships}}||December 8th-11th||&mdash;||TBD||TBD
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|{{Flag|Spain}} {{Trn|Glory 2.0}}||March 12th-13th||Silver 4||297||{{Sm|AndresFn|Spain}}
|{{Flag|Spain}} {{Trn|Glory 2.0}}||March 12th-13th||Silver 4||297||{{Sm|AndresFn|Spain}}
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|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Collision 2022}}||March 12th-13th||Super Silver||749||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}
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|{{Flag|USA}} [https://start.gg/tournament/super-game-lab-smash-3/event/super-gls-singles/overview Super Game Lab Smash #3]||March 13th||Silver 4||131||{{Sm|Stroder Ame|USA}}
|{{Flag|USA}} [https://start.gg/tournament/super-game-lab-smash-3/event/super-gls-singles/overview Super Game Lab Smash #3]||March 13th||Silver 4||131||{{Sm|Stroder Ame|USA}}
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|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-gaiden-31-the-spike-zone-vol-9/event/singles-top-2pm/overview Ultimate Gaiden 31]||July 17th||Silver 4||65||{{Sm|0mart|Dominican Republic}}
|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-gaiden-31-the-spike-zone-vol-9/event/singles-top-2pm/overview Ultimate Gaiden 31]||July 17th||Silver 4||65||{{Sm|0mart|Dominican Republic}}
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|{{Flag|China}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/2-48/event/smash-odyssey-reviewing-soldier-2/overview Smash Odyssey——Reviewing Soldier 2]||July 17th||Silver 4||77||{{Sm|Bethly|China}}
|{{Flag|China}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/2-48/event/smash-odyssey-reviewing-soldier-2/overview Dian Bing 2]||July 17th||Silver 4||77||{{Sm|Bethly|China}}
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|{{Flag|Chile}} {{Trn|Espacio Gamers Torneo Nacional}}||July 15th-17th||Silver 4||133||{{Sm|Wise|Chile}}
|{{Flag|Chile}} {{Trn|Espacio Gamers Torneo Nacional}}||July 15th-17th||Silver 4||133||{{Sm|Wise|Chile}}
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|{{Flag|Brazil}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-fighting-smash-2022/event/ultimate-singles Ultimate Fighting Smash 2022]||November 11th-14th||Silver 4||97||{{Sm|Ferps|Brazil}}
|{{Flag|Brazil}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-fighting-smash-2022/event/ultimate-singles Ultimate Fighting Smash 2022]||November 11th-14th||Silver 4||97||{{Sm|Ferps|Brazil}}
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|{{Flag|Canada}} {{Trn|Path to Glory}}||November 18th-19th||Silver 4||176||{{Sm|Riddles|Canada}}
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|{{Flag|Chile}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/smashfest-ubb/event/ultimate-singles Smashfest UBB]||November 19th||Silver 4||73||{{Sm|Sekai Doggo|Chile}}
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|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|The Pacific Northwest Arcadian 2022}}||November 19th||Silver 4||165||{{Sm|Eddawg|USA}}
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|{{Flag|Uruguay}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/ultimate-smashdown-12/event/ultimate-smashdown-12-singles Ultimate Smashdown 12]||November 19th||Silver 4||71||{{Sm|Mitsu|Uruguay}}
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|{{Flag|Australia}} [https://www.start.gg/tournament/couchwarriors-crossup-2022-dbfz-world-tour-power-event/event/super-smash-bros-ultimate-singles-cwc-2022 CouchWarriors Crossup 2022]||November 19th-20th||Silver 4||72||{{Sm|BrickEnthusiast|Australia}}
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====Finale====
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!Event!!Date!!Attendance!!Winner
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|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Last Chance Qualifier}} (cancelled)||December 9th, 2022||560||&mdash;
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|{{Flag|USA}} {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2022 Championships}} (cancelled)||December 9th-11th, 2022||32||&mdash;
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==Point system==
==Point system==
===Scoring===
===Scoring===
Scores are calculated based off of placements, with higher tiered events offering more points for a wider range of placements. The following factors into the final score:
Scores were calculated based off of placements, with higher tiered events offering more points for a wider range of placements. The following factored into the final score:
*Top 3 Platinum results
*Top 3 Platinum results
*Top 3 Gold results
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*Top 6 Silver results
*Top 6 Silver results


The top 30 players will move on to the championships, with a Last Chance Qualifier for the last 2 slots. Of the 30, the 1 player from each region with the highest amount of points will auto-qualify for the finale: North America, Central America, Europe, Japan, Oceania, South America, and a Wild Card Region comprising of every region not included in any of the other regions. The 23 highest players on the leaderboard who did not auto-qualify will make up the rest of the 30 who will move on to the championships.
The top 30 players were to move on to the championships, with a Last Chance Qualifier for the last 2 slots. Of the 30, the 1 player from each region with the highest amount of points auto-qualified for the finale: North America, Central America, Europe, Japan, Oceania, South America, and a Wild Card Region comprising of every region not included in any of the other regions. The 23 highest players on the leaderboard who did not auto-qualify made up the rest of the 30 who were to move on to the championships.


The point system remained mostly the same from the 2020 iteration, however an additional Silver category, titled "Super Silver," was added. To qualify for a Silver category, a tournament needs a certain amount of entrants:
The point system remained mostly the same from the 2020 iteration, however an additional Silver category, titled "Super Silver," was added. To qualify for a Silver category, a tournament needs a certain amount of entrants:
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If two or more players on the leaderboard have the same number of points, the tie in rank will be resolved by applying the following tiebreakers in order:
If two or more players on the leaderboard had the same number of points, the tie in rank would be resolved by applying the following tiebreakers in order:


#Total number of points earned from their best 3 Platinum tournaments
#Total number of points earned from their best 3 Platinum tournaments
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!Rank!!Player!!Points
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|1st*||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||3080
|1st*||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||3,300
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|2nd*||{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}||2470
|2nd*||{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}||2,970
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|3rd||{{Sm|Zain|USA}}||2300
|3rd||{{Sm|Zain|USA}}||2,600
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|4th||{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||2095
|4th||{{Sm|iBDW|USA}}||2,130
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|5th||{{Sm|iBDW|USA}}||1980
|5th||{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||2,095
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|6th||{{Sm|Fiction|USA}}|||1690
|6th||{{Sm|Fiction|USA}}|||1,690
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|7th||{{Sm|S2J|USA}}||1605
|7th||{{Sm|S2J|USA}}||1,605
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|8th*||{{Sm|Professor Pro|UK}}||1490
|8th*||{{Sm|Professor Pro|UK}}||1,490
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|9th||{{Sm|KoDoRiN|USA}}||1410
|9th||{{Sm|KoDoRiN|USA}}||1,410
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|10th||{{Sm|Inngenn|Japan}}||1295
|10th||{{Sm|Jmook|USA}}||1,310
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|11th||{{Sm|Jmook|USA}}||1240
|11th||{{Sm|Inngenn|Japan}}||1,295
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|12th||{{Sm|Pipsqueak|Sweden}}||1200
|12th*||{{Sm|Raikin|Chile}}||1,211
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|13th*||{{Sm|Raikin|Chile}}||1186
|13th||{{Sm|Pipsqueak|Sweden}}||1,200
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|14th||{{Sm|Frenzy|UK}}||1140
|14th||{{Sm|Frenzy|UK}}||1,140
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|15th||{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}}||1100
|15th||{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}}||1,100
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|16th||{{Sm|Hutukamiman|Japan}}||985
|16th||{{Sm|Hutukamiman|Japan}}||985
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|17th||{{Sm|Lucky|USA}}||965
|17th||{{Sm|Lucky|USA}}||965
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|18th||{{Sm|Mekk|USA}}|||941
|18th||{{Sm|Jflex|USA}}||955
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|19th||{{Sm|Bbatts|USA}}||930
|19th||{{Sm|Mekk|USA}}|||941
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|19th||{{Sm|Jflex|USA}}||930
|20th||{{Sm|Bbatts|USA}}||940
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|21st||{{Sm|lloD|USA}}||925
|21st||{{Sm|moky|Canada}}||935
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|21st||{{Sm|Skerzo|USA}}||925
|22nd||{{Sm|lloD|USA}}||925
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|23rd||{{Sm|Wizzrobe|USA}}||910
|23rd||{{Sm|Skerzo|USA}}||925
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|24th*||{{Sm|Joshman|Australia}}||890
|24th||{{Sm|Chape|Chile}}||911
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|25th||{{Sm|Medz|USA}}||885
|25th||{{Sm|Wizzrobe|USA}}||910
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|26th||{{Sm|null|USA}}||825
|26th*||{{Sm|Joshman|Australia}}||890
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|27th||{{Sm|moky|Canada}}||820
|27th||{{Sm|Medz|USA}}||885
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|28th||{{Sm|Chape|Chile}}||816
|28th||{{Sm|null|USA}}||835
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|31st*||{{Sm|Excel Zero|Puerto Rico}}||800
|32nd*||{{Sm|Excel Zero|Puerto Rico}}||800
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Highest amount of points in their respective regions.
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Highest amount of points in their respective regions.


Though he moved to Canada in September 2022, {{Sm|aMSa}} represents Japan in the Smash World Tour 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/186708155873492993/1041917994256842812/SWT_regions_KH.PNG|title=Liquipedia Discord K H message 1}}</ref> However, this is a moot point as the next highest player from Japan, {{Sm|Inngenn}}, is qualified in 10th place.
Though he moved to Canada in September 2022, {{Sm|aMSa}} represented Japan in the Smash World Tour 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/186708155873492993/1041917994256842812/SWT_regions_KH.PNG|title=Liquipedia Discord K H message 1}}</ref> However, this was a moot point as the next highest player from Japan, {{Sm|Inngenn}}, was qualified in 11th place.
 
{{Sm|lloD}} broke the 22nd place tie with {{Sm|Skerzo}} for having a higher total number of points earned from his best 3 Platinum tournaments (925 vs. 540).
 
{{Sm|Sala}} was in a 70th place tie with {{Sm|caioicy}} and {{Sm|Mew2King}}; caioicy had the most total Platinum points, and Sala and Mew2King's tiebreaker came down to a coin flip, which never happened.


====''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' standings====
====''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' standings====
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!Rank!!Player!!Points
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|1st*||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||3625
|1st*||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||3,750
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|2nd*||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||2835
|2nd*||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||2,835
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|3rd*||{{Sm|acola|Japan}}||2770
|3rd*||{{Sm|acola|Japan}}||2,770
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|4th||{{Sm|Onin|USA}}||2510
|4th||{{Sm|Onin|USA}}||2,510
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|5th*||{{Sm|Glutonny|France}}||2380
|5th*||{{Sm|Glutonny|France}}||2,390
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|6th||{{Sm|Light|USA|p=Connecticut}}||2225
|6th||{{Sm|Light|USA|p=Connecticut}}||2,270
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|7th||{{Sm|Shuton|Japan}}||2215
|7th||{{Sm|Riddles|Canada}}||2,195
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|8th||{{Sm|Riddles|Canada}}||2070
|8th||{{Sm|Dabuz|USA}}||2,170
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|9th||{{Sm|Maister|Mexico}}||2020
|9th||{{Sm|Shuton|Japan}}||2,160
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|10th||{{Sm|Dabuz|USA}}||2010
|10th||{{Sm|Maister|Mexico}}||2,020
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|11th||{{Sm|ProtoBanham|Japan}}||1810
|11th||{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}}||1,990
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|12th||{{Sm|Chag|Mexico}}||1730
|12th||{{Sm|ProtoBanham|Japan}}||1,765
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|13th||{{Sm|Sisqui|Spain}}||1700
|13th||{{Sm|Sisqui|Spain}}||1,755
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|14th||{{Sm|Tea|Japan}}||1690
|14th||{{Sm|Chag|Mexico}}||1,755
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|15th||{{Sm|Miya|Japan|p=Honshu}}||1590
|15th||{{Sm|Tea|Japan}}||1,690
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|16th*||{{Sm|Jdizzle|Australia}}||1505
|16th*||{{Sm|Jdizzle|Australia}}||1,505
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|17th||{{Sm|Zomba|USA}}||1485
|17th||{{Sm|Zomba|USA}}||1,485
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|18th||{{Sm|KEN|Japan}}||1465
|18th||{{Sm|Asimo|Japan}}||1,445
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|19th||{{Sm|Asimo|Japan}}||1445
|19th||{{Sm|KEN|Japan}}||1,445
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|20th||{{Sm|Yoshidora|Japan}}||1430
|20th||{{Sm|Gackt|Japan}}||1,435
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|21st||{{Sm|Bloom4Eva|UK}}||1390
|21st||{{Sm|Yoshidora|Japan}}||1,430
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|21st||{{Sm|Kola|USA}}||1390
|22nd||{{Sm|Bloom4Eva|UK}}||1,390
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|23rd||{{Sm|Kameme|Japan}}||1325
|23rd||{{Sm|Kola|USA}}||1,390
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|24th||{{Sm|Gackt|Japan}}||1320
|24th||{{Sm|Kameme|Japan}}||1,325
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|25th||{{Sm|Nietono|Japan}}||1281
|25th||{{Sm|Lima|USA}}||1,291
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|26th||{{Sm|Lima|USA}}||1267
|26th||{{Sm|Nietono|Japan}}||1,280
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|27th||{{Sm|Sriks|Australia}}||1190
|27th*||{{Sm|Ferps|Brazil}}||1,191
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|28th||{{Sm|kept|Japan}}||1170
|28th||{{Sm|Sriks|Australia}}||1,190
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|‎‎‎—||||
|29th||{{Sm|Jakal|USA}}||1,180
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|31st*||{{Sm|Ferps|Brazil}}||1101
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|‎‎‎—||—||—
|70th*||{{Sm|eMass|Saudi Arabia}}||600
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|69th*||{{Sm|eMass|Saudi Arabia}}||600
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Highest amount of points in their respective regions.
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Highest amount of points in their respective regions.


Though he lived in the United Kingdom for part of the year, {{Sm|eMass}} represents Saudi Arabia in the Wild Card Region in the Smash World Tour 2022. This is because he has been living in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the summer and has earned points in the Wild Card region since March 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/186708155873492993/1042268926358331454/eMass_Wildcard.PNG|title=Liquipedia Discord K H message 2}}</ref>
Though he lived in the United Kingdom for part of the year, {{Sm|eMass}} represented Saudi Arabia in the Wild Card Region in the Smash World Tour 2022. This was because he had been living in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the summer and had earned points in the Wild Card region since March 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/186708155873492993/1042268926358331454/eMass_Wildcard.PNG|title=Liquipedia Discord K H message 2}}</ref>
 
{{Sm|Sisqui}} broke the 13th place tie with {{Sm|Chag}} for having a higher total number of points earned from his best 3 Platinum tournaments (920 vs. 335).
 
{{Sm|Asimo}} broke the 18th place tie with {{Sm|KEN}} for having a higher total number of points earned from his best 3 Platinum tournaments (975 vs. 470).
 
{{Sm|Bloom4Eva}} broke the 22nd place tie with {{Sm|Kola}} for having a higher total number of points earned from his best 3 Platinum tournaments (925 vs. 820).
 
====="World War kept"=====
On November 20th, the last day of the Smash World Tour, {{Sm|Jakal}} replaced {{Sm|kept}} as the last player qualified through points by a margin of just 5 points, due to the former's performance at {{Trn|Apex 2022}}. Following this replacement, a past tournament was discovered ([https://challonge.com/heijitushinosuma133ten5_2 Shinosuma #133.5]), which if opted in, would raise kept's Silver points enough to pass Jakal and qualify. This led others to look for tournaments Jakal attended (such as {{Trn|Collision 2022}}) that could raise his points as a counter-measure against kept's tournaments. Due to the rulebook not stating an exact end time for the league period or any time limit for a tournament to opt into the circuit, it was up in the air for how much time people had to opt in tournaments. The event, which has since been dubbed "World War kept", ended when players pointed out a clause in the rulebook which required tournaments to be run on [[start.gg]] in order to be eligible for the SWT, making Shinosuma #133.5 ineligible to opt in as it was held on [[Challonge]]. In addition, the bracket would have to be meticulously recreated on start.gg if it were to be implemented into the circuit's leaderboards. No major changes or new qualified players ended up happening, with the exception of Collision 2022 opting in, which only raised Jakal's points by 5 and swapped {{Sm|Riddles}} over {{Sm|Dabuz}} on the leaderboards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/funeoritabakka/status/1595065752176164864|title=World War kept}}</ref>
 
=====Leaderboard points controversy=====
In the SWT rulebook, Section 1.2 stated that entrant counts for tournaments must account for disqualifications when tiering. Following the end of the circuit, controversy arose when it was revealed that a few Silver tournaments did not account for disqualifications. This affected the borderline qualifiers, as with disqualifications accounted, {{Sm|kept}} (at 1,165 points) and {{Sm|Sekai Doggo}} (at 1,140 points) would have more points than {{Sm|Sriks}} (at 1,130 points) and {{Sm|Jakal}} (at 1,125 points), the two players who were ultimately invited to the finale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Pupa315/status/1595354890720579584|title=Adjusted points}}</ref>
 
This controversy was further exacerbated when it was revealed that, following {{Trn|Apex 2022}} on November 22nd, 2022, a new line was added to the aforementioned section which stated that whether a Silver tournament's status changes was only decided by the tour producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PracticalTAS/status/1596347274338017280|title=Addition to the rule}}</ref> In addition, both kept and Sekai Doggo have made attempts to contact SWT on the issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FaintKept/status/1596687552647692290|title=kept on the situation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SekaiDoggo/status/1596254555683328001|title=Sekai Doggo on the situation}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[https://smashworldtour.com/ Smash World Tour website]
*[https://smashworldtour.com/ Smash World Tour website]
*[https://start.gg/league/smash-world-tour-2022/details Start.gg page]
*[https://start.gg/league/smash-world-tour-2022/details Start.gg page]
*[https://medium.com/@smashworldtour/smash-world-tour-official-statement-f568a3d135c8 Cancellation statement]


{{SWT 2022}}
{{SWT 2022}}

Latest revision as of 19:56, August 26, 2024

Smash World Tour 2022
Smash World Tour 2022.png
Info
Founded 2022
Region Global
Format Double Elimination
Staff
Organizer(s) VGBootCamp
Website(s) Smash World Tour website

The Smash World Tour 2022 was a cancelled Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament circuit organized by the team behind VGBootCamp. The circuit began on March 12th, 2022 and concluded on November 20th, 2022. The championships were going to be held on December 9th-11th, 2022, with a Last Chance Qualifier held at the event. There was a pot prize starting at $250,000 ($125,000 for each game).

According to the event organizers, due to interference from Nintendo the Smash World Tour 2022 was cancelled on November 29th, 2022, weeks before the finale was set to take place.[1]

FormatEdit

Format and Point System Explained

Official RulesetEdit

Rulebook (Archive)

These rules were for the championships. Tournament organizers could run their own rules or stage lists.[2]

Super Smash Bros. MeleeEdit

Game settingsEdit

StagesEdit

Starter Counterpick
Yoshi's Story Pokémon Stadium
Fountain of Dreams
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dream Land

Additional rulesEdit

Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit

Game settingsEdit

OptionsEdit

StagesEdit

Ultimate's stage list is subject to change.

Starter Counterpick
Battlefield Final Destination*
Kalos Pokémon League Hollow Bastion
Pokémon Stadium 2 Small Battlefield
Smashville
Town and City

*Ω form Battlefield may be substituted for Final Destination at the request of either player - unless one of the players is using Steve in which case the only alternative that can be used for Final Destination (should one player not want to use default Final Destination) is Ω form Wuhu Island.

Behind-the-scenes and cancellationEdit

On November 29th, 2022, Smash World Tour released a document detailing actions behind-the-scenes that eventually led to its cancellation.

Prior to the Smash World Tour 2021 Championships, members of VGBootCamp, the SWT organizers, were invited to a meeting with Nintendo and its legal team. During the meeting, Nintendo discussed how they had no plans on shutting down the championship, but were in fact open to the possibility of having the Smash World Tour licensed by them in the future, noting that their partnership with Panda was not exclusive. Discussions continued throughout the first few months of 2022, however during this time SWT organizers learned that many other organizers were hesitant on joining the circuit due to statements from Panda's CEO Alan Bunney, who had told the organizers that SWT was not coming back. Despite Nintendo reassuring them otherwise, Bunney continued to sow doubt on the circuit's longevity and went against Nintendo's words by both preventing other organizers from joining the SWT and pressuring tournaments on the SWT to drop out of the circuit, stating that tournaments that do will not be allowed to join the Panda Cup. As a result, several tournaments decided not to take part in the SWT circuit as, from what Bunney had told the organizers, they feared legal action from Nintendo. Eventually, due to the lack of events who wanted to participate in the Panda Cup as well as failure to secure broadcasting rights from Beyond the Summit, the Panda Cup lifted their exclusivity rule.

During this time, communications between Nintendo and SWT started to slow down. After SWT ran out of time to get an official license for the year's circuit, Nintendo recommended the group to apply for a license solely for the championship tournament at the end of the year, in hopes that it could lead to a full license for the 2023 iteration. However SWT saw little communication from Nintendo in the following months, which led SWT to push back the championship's announcement until August, after which Nintendo apologized to them for the slow communication. The following month, Nintendo told them that while nothing has been decided yet in regards to their license, Bunney's conduct and the behind-the-scenes drama with the Panda Cup were coming under evaluation. Despite SWT requesting for one, Nintendo declined to have its decision makers discuss the license with the SWT organizers.

SWT's last few discussions with Nintendo came in November, a month before the championship. Nintendo confirmed that they were still figuring out the license while noting that people they were discussing with have advocated for the SWT, community, and grassroots organizers; despite this, Nintendo still declined to have their decision makers discuss with the SWT organizers. The following and final conversation came with a verdict: Nintendo would not license both the championship and any tournament activity from the SWT in 2023, with Nintendo giving little reason as to why, and according to the SWT organizers Nintendo also refused to allow SWT to run the circuit without a license, effectively changing their view a year prior and forcing the team to cancel the championship.

The shutdown cost VGBootCamp hundreds of thousands of dollars and led VGBootCamp to release a statement on their uncertainty for the organization's future, as well as the cancellations of Glitch: Duel of Fates and Double Down 2023.[3]

In response, Nintendo released a response on Kotaku, stating that although a partnership with the Smash World Tour did not come to fruition, they did not request the cancellation of the 2022 circuit nor the cancellation of the championship, as they knew that it would have negatively impacted those who had already qualified.[4] Smash World Tour released a follow-up statement holding onto their claim that Nintendo sent to them in writing that they would not grant their license to run the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships or any SWT activity in 2023. This was without them applying for a 2023 license at all, and despite applying for the championships' license seven months prior in April, Nintendo wanted them to secure a license well in advance of any public announcement. When asked if they were able to operate without a license like past years, Nintendo stated that those "times are over."

ReactionsEdit

The announcement led to an outcry from the community, particularly those who had qualified for the tournament. Many players once again accused Nintendo for hurting Smash's grassroots scene and criticized the company for continuing their out-of-touch behaviors with the community. Esports organizations such as beastcoast[5] and Paragon[6] released statements urging Nintendo to reverse their decision.

Many others also criticized Panda, more specifically Bunney, for using the Panda Cup's partnership with Nintendo to undermine and shut down the Smash World Tour in order to promote the Panda Cup and intimidate other tournaments to exclusively join the Panda Cup. This has led to calls to boycott Panda and the finale, and many players in the Panda Cup Finale or the Last Chance Qualifier have since dropped out. However, there is no evidence Panda's CEO had any influence on Nintendo not granting a license for the Smash World Tour.

In response to the championship's cancellation, Beyond the Summit reopened Mainstage 2022 registration for a day and gave free entry to SWT participants who had yet to register for Mainstage. All entry fees paid during this time were donated directly to SWT.[7]

List of tournamentsEdit

MeleeEdit

Platinum and Gold tournamentsEdit

Event Date Tier Attendance Winner
  Ultra Hard April 1st-3rd Platinum 24   Amida
  Pound 2022 April 22nd-24th Platinum 284   Zain
  Battle Arena Melbourne 12 May 13th-15th Gold 94   Sock
  Battle of BC 4 June 10th-12th Gold 281   Leffen
  Get On My Level 2022 July 1st-3rd Platinum 493   Hungrybox
  Double Down 2022 July 8th-10th Platinum 368   iBDW
  Phantom 2022 July 16th-17th Platinum 188   iBDW
  Fête 2 July 29th-31st Platinum 330   aMSa
  Smash Factor 9 July 29th-31st Platinum 100   Wizzrobe
  Super Smash Con 2022 August 11th-14th Platinum 713   Mango
  Battle GateWay 35 August 28th Gold 34   Inngenn
  Uprising 2022 September 2nd-4th Gold 16   Sala
  TRETA 2022 September 10th-11th Gold 12   McS33
  Zenkoku Taikai September 24th-25th Gold 45   Chape
  Lost Tech City 2022 September 30th-October 2nd Gold 153   Mango
  First Attack 2022 October 7th-9th Platinum 15   Excel Zero
  DreamHack Rotterdam 2022 October 14th-16th Gold 217   Leffen
  Viva la Smash October 22nd-23rd Gold 70   Mew2King
  Battle GateWay 37 November 5th-6th Platinum 48   Inngenn
  Saving Mr. Lombardi 3 November 12th Gold 153   KoDoRiN
  HFLAN 2022: Golden Melee Edition November 11th-13th Gold 167   Trif
  Apex 2022 November 18th-20th Gold 461   aMSa

Super Silver and Silver 4 tournamentsEdit

Super Silver and Silver 4 tournaments
Event Date Tier Attendance Winner
  The Nightclub S2E14 @ OS NYC March 16th Silver 4 76   JoJo
  DSEA Smash Spring 2022 March 19th Silver 4 56   Aaron
  Domino Effect 20 March 19th Silver 4 93   FatGoku
  Minnesota Monthly Melee #2 March 19th Silver 4 77   Ben
  CT Gamercon 5 March 19th-20th Silver 4 94   Skerzo
  RCADIA SMASH 2 March 24th-27th Silver 4 60   Meruem
  Arts'Cade Open Cup 1 March 26th-27th Silver 4 59   Jah Ridin'
  The Nightclub VIP: iBDW April 3rd Silver 4 118   Aklo
  Starstruck April 9th Silver 4 66   Mot$
  Mass Madness 35 April 9th Silver 4 72   Wally
  Guildhouse Pre-Genesis 8 Tournament April 14th Silver 4 80   Hungrybox
  The Nightclub S3E3 @ OS NYC April 20th Silver 4 74   2saint
  Emerald City X April 30th Silver 4 149   Spark
  Arcamini X April 30th Silver 4 49   Jah Ridin'
  The Nightclub S3E5 @ OS NYC May 4th Silver 4 96   2saint
  The Function 2 May 7th Super Silver 201   Ginger
  Welcome to Guam May 14th Silver 4 64   Zasa
  Lawless Melee #8 May 14th Silver 4 64   S2J
  Lan ETS 2022 May 13th-15th Silver 4 66   Lunar Dusk
  The Nightclub S3E6 @ OS NYC May 18th Silver 4 66   2saint
  Creed! May 21st Silver 4 84   Bbatts
  The Nightclub S3E7 @ OS NYC May 25th Silver 4 77   2saint
  Domino Effect 21 May 28th Silver 4 92   Aura
  Lift-Off May 29th Silver 4 65   Mad Tyro
  The Nightclub S3E8 @ OS NYC June 1st Silver 4 77   2saint
  Lawless Melee #10 June 4th Silver 4 75   S2J
  Hold That L #7 June 4th Super Silver 218   Ben
  Athina June 4th Silver 4 64   Professor Pro
  The Nightclub S3E9 @ OS NYC June 8th Silver 4 80   Chem
  EMUSC Summer of Love June 11th Silver 4 77   essy
  Samus' Lair June 18th Silver 4 77   raoul
  The Nightclub S3E10 @ OS NYC June 15th Silver 4 75   Jflex
  The Nightclub S3E11 @ OS NYC June 22nd Silver 4 81   Jflex
  MMOM 2022 June 25th Silver 4 102   2saint
  The Nightclub S3E12 @ OS NYC June 29th Silver 4 80   2saint
  The Nightclub S4E1 @ OS NYC July 6th Silver 4 78   Bbatts
  Summer Crusade July 16th Silver 4 69   Rocket
  Invincible VI July 16th Silver 4 138   100 Grand
  The Trail Invitational 2 July 16th Silver 4 76   2saint
  Warehouse War 2 July 16th Silver 4 133   Colbol
  The Nightclub S4E2 @ OS NYC July 20th Silver 4 77   TheSWOOPER
  Minnesota Monthly Melee #6 July 23rd-24th Silver 4 109   Zuppy
  The Nightclub S4E3 @ OS NYC July 27th Silver 4 70   2saint
  Smash @ Pat's 50: The Patio July 30th-31st Silver 4 87   Slowking
  Wavedash 2022 August 6th-7th Super Silver 350   Hungrybox
  Sunshined 2 August 13th Silver 4 75   Zamu
  Kings of Hali 5: Return of the King August 14th-16th Silver 4 111   Secrets
  The Grand FinALe August 18th Silver 4 76   essy
  Lawless Melee #15 August 20th Silver 4 70   Franz
  We Need Some Space 3 August 20th Silver 4 132   Fiction
  Run, Don't Walk August 27th Silver 4 90   Zamu
  The Nightclub S4E7 @ OS NYC August 31st Silver 4 69   Rishi
  The Nightclub S4E9 @ OS NYC September 14th Silver 4 88   Rishi
  Domino Effect 22 September 17th Silver 4 130   Aura
  Frame 11 September 17th Silver 4 75   Jmook
  South Coast Regionals: Reloaded September 17th Silver 4 49   Frenzy
  Midgard 2022 September 17th-18th Silver 4 48   Pipsqueak
  Minnesota Monthly Melee #8 September 18th Silver 4 65   Ginger
  Mass Madness 37 September 24th Silver 4 68   2saint
  Tidal Waves #2 September 24th Silver 4 88   Zuppy
  The Nightclub S4E11 @ OS NYC September 28th Silver 4 93   2saint
  No Jawns 2 October 1st Silver 4 96   JJM
  The Nightclub S5E1 @ OS NYC October 5th Silver 4 64   Rishi
  Arcamini X-1 October 8th Silver 4 48   Jah Ridin'
  Lawless Melee #17 October 15th Silver 4 67   Fiction
  The Off-Season October 15th-16th Silver 4 113   aMSa
  The Nightclub S5E3 @ OS NYC October 19th Silver 4 74   2saint
  Cold Hard Cache 3 October 22nd-23rd Silver 4 65   OkayP.
  Fall GatorLAN 2022 October 22nd-23rd Silver 4 159   Wevans
  The Nightclub S5E4 @ OS NYC October 26th Silver 4 64   Ryobeat
  Lawless Melee #18 October 29th Silver 4 68   Fiction
  Big Cheese 3 October 28th-30th Silver 4 62   Sock
  The Nightclub S5E5 @ OS NYC November 2nd Silver 4 70   2saint
  MYTH 3 November 5th Super Silver 100   Abbe
  Show Me Your Moves '22 November 5th Silver 4 174   Zamu
  The Nightclub S5E6 @ OS NYC November 9th Silver 4 70   Just Jason
  The Nightclub S5E7 (Apex 2022 Pre-Local) November 16th Silver 4 128   aMSa
  BOPME 22 November 19th Silver 4 91   shabo

FinaleEdit

Event Date Attendance Winner
  Smash World Tour 2022 Last Chance Qualifier (cancelled) December 9th, 2022 113
  Smash World Tour 2022 Championships (cancelled) December 9th-11th, 2022 32

UltimateEdit

Platinum and Gold tournamentsEdit

Event Date Tier Attendance Winner
  Virtuocity Smash Open 2022 March 17th-19th Gold 106   Chag
  Ultra Hard April 1st-3rd Platinum 152   Sekai Doggo
  Pound 2022 April 22nd-24th Platinum 433   Glutonny
  Kagaribi 7 May 4th-5th Platinum 768   acola
  Battle Arena Melbourne 12 May 13th-15th Gold 343   Jdizzle
  Ultimate Tropical Arena May 21st Gold 68   Chag
  MomoCon 2022 May 26th-29th Gold 666   Light
  Battle of BC 4 June 10th-12th Gold 408   KEN
  Maesuma TOP 8 June 11th-12th Gold 590   Yoshidora
  Get On My Level 2022 July 1st-3rd Platinum 753   Onin
  COLOSSEL 2022 July 2nd-3rd Gold 1,024   MkLeo
  Double Down 2022 July 8th-10th Platinum 987   ProtoBanham
  Phantom 2022 July 16th-17th Platinum 287   Nietono
  Smash Factor 9 July 29th-31st Platinum 719   MkLeo
  Super Smash Con 2022 August 11th-14th Platinum 2,388   Onin
  Rise 'N Grind August 19th-21st Gold 466   MkLeo
  Ultimate WANTED 4 August 25th-28th Platinum 629   Zackray
  Uprising 2022 September 2nd-4th Gold 77   kept
  TRETA 2022 September 10th-11th Gold 57   Ferps
  Glitch - Regen September 23rd-25th Gold 422   Light
  Zenkoku Taikai September 24th-25th Gold 171   Frido
  Lost Tech City 2022 September 30th-October 2nd Gold 418   Marss
  VCA 2022 October 1st-2nd Platinum 403   Bloom4Eva
  First Attack 2022 October 7th-9th Platinum 178   Sonix
  DreamHack Rotterdam 2022 October 14th-16th Gold 154   Larry Lurr
  Maesuma TOP 10 October 15th-16th Platinum 476   acola
  Viva la Smash October 22nd-23rd Gold 386   AlanDiss
  Let's Make Moves Miami October 28th-30th Gold 467   acola
  KOWLOON 3 November 5th Gold 362   Miya
  Blink Respawn 2022 November 4th-6th Gold 222   Sonix
  Port Priority 7 November 12th-13th Gold 600   Tweek
  Apex 2022 November 18th-20th Gold 607   Miya

Super Silver and Silver 4 tournamentsEdit

Super Silver and Silver 4 tournaments
Event Date Tier Attendance Winner
  Ultimate Smashdown 4 March 12th Silver 4 68   Fasian[8]
  Glory 2.0 March 12th-13th Silver 4 297   AndresFn
  Collision 2022 March 12th-13th Super Silver 749   Sparg0
  Super Game Lab Smash #3 March 13th Silver 4 131   Stroder Ame
  Ultimate Shockwave 100! March 16th Silver 4 165   MuteAce
  Sumabato SP 23 March 18th Silver 4 128   Atelier
  SmashDay 6 March 19th Silver 4 87   morrocoYo
  Domino Effect 20 March 19th Silver 4 160   Ludo
  MARCH RADNESS March 19th Silver 4 66   Strike
  Winter Clash 2022 March 19th Silver 4 129   EKING
  Sumabato SP 24 March 19th Silver 4 128   acola
  AWC Chiminike March 19th Silver 4 81   Echofire
  LEVELUP Arena 4 March 19th-20th Silver 4 324   SKITTLES!!
  CT Gamercon 5 March 19th-20th Silver 4 167   Light
  Ultimate Gaiden 24 March 20th Silver 4 69   Capitancito
  SmashDashXXXII: Stop Mashing! March 20th Silver 4 64   SBF
  Gourmet Bash March 20th Silver 4 86   Burst
  WANTED S4 C4 - Free Agent Edition March 26th Silver 4 257   Raflow
  SOS 7 March 26th Silver 4 230   Doorstop
  Stick Drift 2 March 26th Silver 4 149   Puppeh
  RCADIA SMASH 2 March 24th-27th Silver 4 223   Tarik
  Arts'Cade Open Cup 1 March 26th-27th Silver 4 158   Leon
  Abierto Atlas Chapalita III March 27th Silver 4 133   Jayce
  bae100 April 2nd Silver 4 145   ZD
  HABBY Belated April 2nd Silver 4 141   Riddles
  Sumabato SP 25 April 2nd Silver 4 192   KEN
  Feel The Heat April 3rd Silver 4 128   Luisfer
  Tijuana At War 2022 April 8th-10th Silver 4 185   Sparg0
  Beak Bong 2022 April 9th Silver 4 139   H4DS
  DCG Season 1: Brinstar Depths 1 April 9th-10th Silver 4 132   Monte
  Clip It II April 10th Silver 4 160   MPg
  Smash Rumble Vol. 1 April 10th Silver 4 69   BigFred
  Honeypot 3: Fight for the Bees April 16th Silver 4 156   Skar
  Smash Ultimate JAB #9 April 21st-22nd Silver 4 67   Soul Turtle
  DOSE2SEL INVASION (2022.03) April 23rd Silver 4 240   Raflow
  Barrel Bash V April 23rd Silver 4 148   Jin
  SoCal Smash Prom April 23rd Silver 4 148   Chase
  Invasion: April 2022 April 23rd Silver 4 192   Bloom4Eva
  CouchWarriors VIC April Ranking Battle April 23rd Silver 4 65   Sriks
  Vancouver Battle Royale: Resurrection April 23rd Silver 4 128   Ouch!?
  Move Forward! April 24th Silver 4 109   Wolfen
  Smash Arena Ultimate 9 April 24th Silver 4 64   Poyo
  HighlanderCon Spring 2022 April 30th Silver 4 129   Monte
  Low Tide City 2022 April 30th Super Silver 561   Sparg0
  Maesuma TOP 7 April 30th Super Silver 512   acola
  Emerald City X April 30th Silver 4 163   Lemmon
  Spotoch Series 4: King Spotoch April 30th Silver 4 81   Echofire
  Stone Ocean: The Controller April 30th Silver 4 113   morrocoYo
  Seibugeki 10 May 3rd Silver 4 192   Shuton
  Offline Warriors 2 May 7th Silver 4 81   Yei
  Pixel SMASH #120 May 9th Silver 4 67   RaZe
  EBS x Zen Gaming #94 May 10th Silver 4 69   Jdizzle
  Super Salty Suite May 11th Silver 4 80   Jdizzle
  SmashLAN'd #150 May 12th Silver 4 147   Geist
  Pre-BAM Pixel Smash May 12th Silver 4 96   Sriks
  Lan ETS 2022 May 13th Silver 4 140   Armadillo
  Back in Blood 4 May 14th Silver 4 256   Scend
  Code Crimson May 14th Silver 4 218   Jake
  Delta Smash Championship 2022 May 14th Silver 4 65   Fairess
  Ultimate Gaiden 28 May 14th Silver 4 64   Sonix
  Super Game Lab Smash #4 May 15th Silver 4 129   Ignaize
  Stunfest 2022 May 20th-22nd Silver 4 204   Leon
  Cusca Cup May 22nd Silver 4 115   Vanitas
  4o4 Smash Night - Momocon Kick-Off May 26th Silver 4 128   Sonix
  Bit Master Mty 10 May 27th-28th Silver 4 259   Rox
  Domino Effect 21 May 28th Silver 4 168   jaredisking1
  Reunion May 28th Silver 4 143   eMass
  WANTED S5 C1 - ALL STAR May 28th-29th Silver 4 357   sisqui
  Combo Breaker 2022 May 27th-29th Silver 4 392   Onin
  Sumabato SP 26 May 29th Silver 4 248   Yoshidora
  Smash Arena Ultimate 10 May 29th Silver 4 64   Poyo
  DOSE2SEL 2022.04 June 3rd-4th Silver 4 174   Leon
  KRBanger 03: The Prequel June 4th Silver 4 128   Glutonny
  AWC TOURNAMENT 1 June 4th Silver 4 69   Echofire
  Frame by Frame 2022 June 4th Silver 4 89   Chokeyuken
  InfinityCON Tally 2022 June 4th-5th Silver 4 182   Goblin
  Smash Contest: DoKomi 2022 June 4th-5th Silver 4 321   quiK
  Coliseo Smash: Ad Gladium June 4th-5th Silver 4 82   Wise
  Kamisuma 13 June 5th Silver 4 248   acola
  The TP Games 2022 June 6th Silver 4 101   CHACHO
  ThunderDome 1 June 11th Silver 4 134   Pepo
  EMUSC Summer of Love June 11th Silver 4 140   IcyMist
  Ascension: Inferno June 11th Silver 4 131   Stroder[9]
  Manchester Conquest 8 June 11th Silver 4 166   MazeBeans
  King's Court: Crown 2 Pre-Local June 17th Silver 4 188   Shuton
  Ultimate Smash Rumble June 18th Silver 4 91   Echofire
  Autopilot Club 7 June 18th Silver 4 72   Terrarian
  Crown 2 June 18th-19th Silver 4 416   Tea
  COST 2022 June 18th-19th Silver 4 304   Onin
  Sumabato SP 27 June 19th Silver 4 221   HIKARU
  CrocoCup 1 June 19th Silver 4 128   Mezcaul
  Ignition #272 June 22nd Silver 4 134   SamteaSilver
  RiyadhSmashers 100 June 23rd-24th Silver 4 111   Vi
  KOWLOON 1 June 25th Silver 4 256   Shissho
  DAT BlastZone 32 June 25th Silver 4 183   CurryGovernor
  Xentric Gaming: Let's Brawl 1 June 25th Silver 4 68   EKING
  Warp Zone June 25th Silver 4 328   Ned
  Orbitar 100: The Final Frontier June 25th Silver 4 247   H4DS
  COCONAUTIC June 24th-25th Silver 4 71   Notochork
  SMASHADELPHIA 2022 June 24th-26th Silver 4 137   Jakal
  95 Kings of Fields 2 June 25th-26th Silver 4 256   MkLeo
  Smash Arena Ultimate 11 June 26th Silver 4 67   Poyo
  To Be Continued June 26th Silver 4 99   Luisfer
  SUPER LAN Hero Tuesday 3 June 28th Silver 4 144   Lui$
  Xentric Gaming: Get Dunked Biweekly #10 July 1st Silver 4 66   EKING
  Seibugeki 11 July 2nd Silver 4 192   ProtoBanham
  Stone Ocean Legends 2 July 2nd Silver 4 71   morrocoYo
  CouchWarriors VIC July Ranbat 2022 July 2nd Silver 4 72   Jdizzle
  Maesuma Offline (Shikoku) July 9th Silver 4 155   Miya
  Pre-Phantom StarForge #122 July 13th Silver 4 69   SebPro101
  Super Barista Bros, Ghostly Grind July 14th Silver 4 64   Sriks
  Battle Kat Bunker: The Phantom Hour July 15th Silver 4 183   Bro1
  Invincible VI July 16th Silver 4 209   SKITTLES!!
  Warehouse War 2 July 16th Silver 4 162   Jin
  Ultimate Gaiden 31 July 17th Silver 4 65   0mart
  Dian Bing 2 July 17th Silver 4 77   Bethly
  Espacio Gamers Torneo Nacional July 15th-17th Silver 4 133   Wise
  STAMPEDE II July 23rd Silver 4 132   Onin
  Central Stadium July 23rd Silver 4 145   Lui$
  Gamers por la Inclusión July 23rd Silver 4 68   Ed^
  Regen 2022 July 23rd-24th Silver 4 360   Luugi
  Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2022 July 23rd-24th Silver 4 132   Ogey
  Sumabato SP 28 July 24th Silver 4 160   acola
  Smash Arena Ultimate 12 July 24th Silver 4 68   Thourning Red
  Save Point 2: Save State July 30th Silver 4 258   Syrup
  QCS: One Night Stand July 30th Silver 4 169   Tilde
  Tri-City Tumble 19: Cascadia Clash Qualifier July 30th Silver 4 128   H4DS
  Kagaribi 8 July 29th-30th Super Silver 491   Miya
  SmashG@Asia Esports Festival 2022 July 30th-31st Silver 4 108   Terrarian
  HST SP ChampionShip Summer Stage August 6th Silver 4 128   Nao
  STAR K.O. ROUND #5 August 6th Silver 4 128   Leon
  CBG: Smash The Bracket August 6th Silver 4 82   Tuitt
  SUN: Torneo Pharaohs Casino August 7th Silver 4 158   BHIO
  Wavedash 2022 August 6th-7th Silver 4 418   Scend
  Sumabato SP 29 August 14th Silver 4 146   acola
  Malta Morena Smash Energy Legends August 13th-14th Silver 4 170   Mr.cacao
  Smash Pro League #17 - PreNational August 14th Silver 4 73   morrocoYo
  Kings of Hali 5: Return of the King August 12th-14th Silver 4 193   Vapor
  JINGI 1 August 15th Silver 4 128   ProtoBanham
  KOWLOON 2 August 20th Silver 4 292   HIKARU
  Phoenix Rise August 20th Silver 4 107   morrocoYo
  The Smash Boss August 20th Silver 4 98   GotM
  Heat Check 2022 August 25th-26th Silver 4 109   Vi
  Maesuma TOP 9 August 27th Super Silver 473   acola
  Code Red 2 August 27th Silver 4 149   Sonido
  Daddy's Den X Ultra August 27th Silver 4 186   Lui$
  The Noob Academy 2: Batalla de Villanos August 27th Silver 4 157   Sonix
  Run, Don't Walk August 27th Silver 4 140   SKITTLES!!
  Lotus Deluxe #1 August 28th Silver 4 68   Lord
  Smash Arena Ultimate 13 August 28th Silver 4 71   Poyo
  La Super Liga August 28th Silver 4 73   ROBOT3050
  Hollywood Castle 1 August 30th Silver 4 145   IcyMist
  Hirosuma 21 September 3rd Silver 4 128   HIKARU
  Vulcan 4 September 3rd Silver 4 141   iStudying
  BOSS BATTLES: Phase 1 September 3rd Silver 4 171   Sisqui
  Bahamut September 3rd Silver 4 133   Onin
  San Japan 2022 September 3rd Silver 4 130   MuteAce
  DreamHack Melbourne 2022 September 3rd-4th Silver 4 69   BrickEnthusiast
  Wave 2 September 4th Silver 4 200   Shuton
  Xentric Gaming: Get Dunked Biweekly #14 September 9th Silver 4 64   EKING
  ThunderDome 2 September 10th Silver 4 152   AndresFn
  Tea Party 2: Mayoral Madness September 10th Silver 4 156   Longo
  Road to Smash Legends 3 September 11th Silver 4 79   Romeo Santos
  Banana Republic I September 11th Silver 4 68   BigFred
  EURO STEP September 11th Silver 4 192   Leon
  DOSE2SEL IS BACK ! September 17th Silver 4 243   Leon
  Rock The Hill September 17th Silver 4 181   NoTag
  Domino Effect 22 September 17th Silver 4 166   H4
  Midgard 2022 September 17th-18th Silver 4 168   Lancelot
  Hylian Zone September 18th Silver 4 156   Flow
  Shinosuma HEROES 2 September 19th Silver 4 171   Tsubotsubo
  Sumabato SP 30 September 23rd Silver 4 216   Asimo
  HENECIS TORNEO PRE NACIONAL September 23rd Silver 4 65   Wise
  Salt of the Earth September 24th Silver 4 151   Active
  Rankings 2 September 24th Silver 4 78   ShinyMark
  Seibugeki Rising 1 September 25th Silver 4 153   Purueight
  Smash Challenger! Budokan Play 2022 October 1st-2nd Silver 4 72   Anality
  Okay this is Epping #9 October 2nd Silver 4 78   Luco
  Bit Master Mty 11 October 8th Silver 4 130   Rox
  Occitania Gaming Convention 2022 October 8th Silver 4 128   Leon
  Unismash 8: Revive! October 8th-9th Silver 4 128   Tarik
  Back in Blood 5 October 15th Silver 4 256   Ned
  Battle of Z: Forma de Leo Saga October 15th-16th Silver 4 240   Chag
  Smash Legends 3 October 16th Super Silver 256   MKBigBoss
  Excalibur III : Rebirth x Cadets de Bretagne October 22nd Silver 4 128   NaetorU
  Honeypot 4: Lost in the Woods October 22nd Silver 4 162   thirty4
  Fall GatorLAN 2022 October 22nd-23rd Silver 4 231   AwDaSea
  Koshisuma x Super Smash Brothers Shintoshin 1 October 23rd Silver 4 128   takera
  Sumabato SP 31 October 23rd Silver 4 207   Kome
  BDE Last Stock October 23rd Silver 4 128   Nitox
  WeeklyVac: Small Cheese Edition 2022 October 26th Silver 4 84   Sriks
  The Medium Cheese 2022 October 27th Silver 4 93   BrickEnthusiast
  DOSE2SEL HALLOWEEN • 2022.06 October 28th-29th Silver 4 256   Sisqui
  Big Cheese 3 October 28th-30th Silver 4 157   BrickEnthusiast
  Zénith #10 October 29th-30th Silver 4 128   Raflow
  Telcom Gametron 2 October 30th Silver 4 91   Ed^
  Edgeguard: Fight II Fright October 29th-30th Silver 4 146   Sonix
  HST SP ChampionShip Autumn Stage November 5th Silver 4 128   syadau
  Shonen WAR 1 November 5th Silver 4 192   Glutonny
  Manchester Conquest 9 November 5th Silver 4 191   MazeBeans
  Show Me Your Moves '22 November 5th Silver 4 181   SamteaSilver[10]
  Xentric Gaming: Let's Brawl 3 November 5th Silver 4 71   Chokeyuken
  DreamHack Hyderabad 2022 November 4th-6th Silver 4 94   aj__siv
  Smash in Tuilière 2 November 5th-6th Silver 4 130   Destany
  Casino Royale: Port Priority Pre-Local November 11th Silver 4 190   Shuton
  Okay this is Epping #10 November 12th Silver 4 79   Sriks
  Ultimate Fighting Smash 2022 November 11th-14th Silver 4 97   Ferps
  Path to Glory November 18th-19th Silver 4 176   Riddles
  Smashfest UBB November 19th Silver 4 73   Sekai Doggo
  The Pacific Northwest Arcadian 2022 November 19th Silver 4 165   Eddawg
  Ultimate Smashdown 12 November 19th Silver 4 71   Mitsu
  CouchWarriors Crossup 2022 November 19th-20th Silver 4 72   BrickEnthusiast

FinaleEdit

Event Date Attendance Winner
  Smash World Tour 2022 Last Chance Qualifier (cancelled) December 9th, 2022 560
  Smash World Tour 2022 Championships (cancelled) December 9th-11th, 2022 32

Point systemEdit

ScoringEdit

Scores were calculated based off of placements, with higher tiered events offering more points for a wider range of placements. The following factored into the final score:

  • Top 3 Platinum results
  • Top 3 Gold results
  • Best Super Silver result
  • Top 6 Silver results

The top 30 players were to move on to the championships, with a Last Chance Qualifier for the last 2 slots. Of the 30, the 1 player from each region with the highest amount of points auto-qualified for the finale: North America, Central America, Europe, Japan, Oceania, South America, and a Wild Card Region comprising of every region not included in any of the other regions. The 23 highest players on the leaderboard who did not auto-qualify made up the rest of the 30 who were to move on to the championships.

The point system remained mostly the same from the 2020 iteration, however an additional Silver category, titled "Super Silver," was added. To qualify for a Silver category, a tournament needs a certain amount of entrants:

Game Regions Silver entrants
Super 4 3 2 1
  NA 200 64 48 32 16
All Other Regions 100 48 32 24 16
  NA, EU, Japan 450 128 96 64 32
All Other Regions 200 64 48 32 16
Placement Platinum score Gold score Silver score
Super 4 3 2 1
1st 800 400 275 100 70 45 25
2nd 675 300 200 70 45 25 10
3rd 525 220 125 45 25 10 5
4th 400 150 70 25 10 5 1
5th 300 100 45 10 5 1
7th 220 70 25 5 1
9th 150 45 10 1
13th 100 25 5
17th 70 10 1
25th 45 5
33rd 25 1
49th 10
65th 5
97th 1

If two or more players on the leaderboard had the same number of points, the tie in rank would be resolved by applying the following tiebreakers in order:

  1. Total number of points earned from their best 3 Platinum tournaments
  2. Total number of points earned from their best 3 Gold tournaments
  3. Average points earned per Platinum tournament attended
  4. Average points earned per Gold tournament attended
  5. Number of Super Silver and Silver tournaments attended
  6. Total number of set wins in matches between tied players across all events in the league
  7. Coin flip

Point standingsEdit

Super Smash Bros. Melee standingsEdit

Standings

Rank Player Points
1st*   Hungrybox 3,300
2nd*   aMSa 2,970
3rd   Zain 2,600
4th   iBDW 2,130
5th   Mango 2,095
6th   Fiction 1,690
7th   S2J 1,605
8th*   Professor Pro 1,490
9th   KoDoRiN 1,410
10th   Jmook 1,310
11th   Inngenn 1,295
12th*   Raikin 1,211
13th   Pipsqueak 1,200
14th   Frenzy 1,140
15th   Leffen 1,100
16th   Hutukamiman 985
17th   Lucky 965
18th   Jflex 955
19th   Mekk 941
20th   Bbatts 940
21st   moky 935
22nd   lloD 925
23rd   Skerzo 925
24th   Chape 911
25th   Wizzrobe 910
26th*   Joshman 890
27th   Medz 885
28th   null 835
32nd*   Excel Zero 800
71st*   Sala 400

*Highest amount of points in their respective regions.

Though he moved to Canada in September 2022, aMSa represented Japan in the Smash World Tour 2022.[11] However, this was a moot point as the next highest player from Japan, Inngenn, was qualified in 11th place.

lloD broke the 22nd place tie with Skerzo for having a higher total number of points earned from his best 3 Platinum tournaments (925 vs. 540).

Sala was in a 70th place tie with caioicy and Mew2King; caioicy had the most total Platinum points, and Sala and Mew2King's tiebreaker came down to a coin flip, which never happened.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate standingsEdit

Standings

Rank Player Points
1st*   MkLeo 3,750
2nd*   Sonix 2,835
3rd*   acola 2,770
4th   Onin 2,510
5th*   Glutonny 2,390
6th   Light 2,270
7th   Riddles 2,195
8th   Dabuz 2,170
9th   Shuton 2,160
10th   Maister 2,020
11th   Miya 1,990
12th   ProtoBanham 1,765
13th   Sisqui 1,755
14th   Chag 1,755
15th   Tea 1,690
16th*   Jdizzle 1,505
17th   Zomba 1,485
18th   Asimo 1,445
19th   KEN 1,445
20th   Gackt 1,435
21st   Yoshidora 1,430
22nd   Bloom4Eva 1,390
23rd   Kola 1,390
24th   Kameme 1,325
25th   Lima 1,291
26th   Nietono 1,280
27th*   Ferps 1,191
28th   Sriks 1,190
29th   Jakal 1,180
70th*   eMass 600

*Highest amount of points in their respective regions.

Though he lived in the United Kingdom for part of the year, eMass represented Saudi Arabia in the Wild Card Region in the Smash World Tour 2022. This was because he had been living in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the summer and had earned points in the Wild Card region since March 2022.[12]

Sisqui broke the 13th place tie with Chag for having a higher total number of points earned from his best 3 Platinum tournaments (920 vs. 335).

Asimo broke the 18th place tie with KEN for having a higher total number of points earned from his best 3 Platinum tournaments (975 vs. 470).

Bloom4Eva broke the 22nd place tie with Kola for having a higher total number of points earned from his best 3 Platinum tournaments (925 vs. 820).

"World War kept"Edit

On November 20th, the last day of the Smash World Tour, Jakal replaced kept as the last player qualified through points by a margin of just 5 points, due to the former's performance at Apex 2022. Following this replacement, a past tournament was discovered (Shinosuma #133.5), which if opted in, would raise kept's Silver points enough to pass Jakal and qualify. This led others to look for tournaments Jakal attended (such as Collision 2022) that could raise his points as a counter-measure against kept's tournaments. Due to the rulebook not stating an exact end time for the league period or any time limit for a tournament to opt into the circuit, it was up in the air for how much time people had to opt in tournaments. The event, which has since been dubbed "World War kept", ended when players pointed out a clause in the rulebook which required tournaments to be run on start.gg in order to be eligible for the SWT, making Shinosuma #133.5 ineligible to opt in as it was held on Challonge. In addition, the bracket would have to be meticulously recreated on start.gg if it were to be implemented into the circuit's leaderboards. No major changes or new qualified players ended up happening, with the exception of Collision 2022 opting in, which only raised Jakal's points by 5 and swapped Riddles over Dabuz on the leaderboards.[13]

Leaderboard points controversyEdit

In the SWT rulebook, Section 1.2 stated that entrant counts for tournaments must account for disqualifications when tiering. Following the end of the circuit, controversy arose when it was revealed that a few Silver tournaments did not account for disqualifications. This affected the borderline qualifiers, as with disqualifications accounted, kept (at 1,165 points) and Sekai Doggo (at 1,140 points) would have more points than Sriks (at 1,130 points) and Jakal (at 1,125 points), the two players who were ultimately invited to the finale.[14]

This controversy was further exacerbated when it was revealed that, following Apex 2022 on November 22nd, 2022, a new line was added to the aforementioned section which stated that whether a Silver tournament's status changes was only decided by the tour producer.[15] In addition, both kept and Sekai Doggo have made attempts to contact SWT on the issue.[16][17]

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