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'''Redemption Rumble''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' invitational tournament held in Brooklyn, New York on December 30th-31st, 2022, hosted by {{Sm|YungWaff}}. Donated money went towards the event, as well as {{Trn|Smash World Tour}} and {{Team|VGBootCamp}} to recoup losses from [[Tournament:Smash World Tour 2022#Behind-the-scenes and cancellation|the cancellation of the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships]]. Pools on December 30th were four round robin pools of four players each. The final bracket ran on December 31st, with the Top 2 of each pool starting Winners' side and the Bottom 2 of each pool starting Losers' side.
'''Redemption Rumble''' was a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' invitational tournament held in Brooklyn, New York on December 30th-31st, 2022, hosted by {{Sm|YungWaff}}. Donated money went towards the event, as well as {{Trn|Smash World Tour}} and {{Team|VGBootCamp}} to recoup losses from [[Tournament:Smash World Tour 2022#Behind-the-scenes and cancellation|the cancellation of the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships]]. Pools on December 30th were four round robin pools of four players each. The final bracket ran on December 31st, with the Top 2 of each pool starting Winners' side and the Bottom 2 of each pool starting Losers' side.
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*A tipsy {{Sm|Zain}} sandbagged in part of his round-robin pool with {{SSBM|Roy}} and {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}.
*A tipsy {{Sm|Zain}} sandbagged in part of his round-robin pool with {{SSBM|Roy}} and {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}.
*This is the first national-level ''Melee'' tournament where {{SSBM|Link}} was utilized to win the event, with {{Sm|Aklo}} notably defeating {{Sm|KoDoRiN}} in the second set of Grand Finals using only Link.
*This is the first national-level ''Melee'' tournament where {{SSBM|Link}} was utilized to win the event, with {{Sm|Aklo}} notably defeating {{Sm|KoDoRiN}} in the second set of Grand Finals using only Link.
**As this tournament was the first event to count for 2023 rankings, Aklo's victory spawned numerous (truthful) jokes about how Link won Grand Finals of a modern ''Melee'' tournament before solo {{SSBM|Sheik}} (or any other top tier character) did.
*Aklo humorously forgot to take his trophy home with him after winning the tournament.<ref>https://twitter.com/NotAklo/status/1609641976281825281</ref>
**This is also the not the first time Aklo defended NYC from KoDoRiN in Grand Finals using Link, as Aklo had previously done so at [[The Nightclub VIP: iBDW|The Nightclub VIP]] as well.


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Latest revision as of 11:23, July 31, 2023

Redemption Rumble
Redemption Rumble logo.png
Dates December 30th-31st, 2022
Venue BrookLAN
Address/City 339 Troutman St
Brooklyn, New York USA
Attendance 16
Pot size(s) TBD
Results
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners Aklo
Staff
Organizer(s) YungWaff

Redemption Rumble was a Super Smash Bros. Melee invitational tournament held in Brooklyn, New York on December 30th-31st, 2022, hosted by YungWaff. Donated money went towards the event, as well as Smash World Tour and VGBootCamp to recoup losses from the cancellation of the Smash World Tour 2022 Championships. Pools on December 30th were four round robin pools of four players each. The final bracket ran on December 31st, with the Top 2 of each pool starting Winners' side and the Bottom 2 of each pool starting Losers' side.

Players invited/qualified[edit]

The following players were invited by YungWaff:

The Top 3 players of Melee NA East singles at Redemption Rumble Online LCQ qualified:

The Top 3 players of Melee NA West singles at Redemption Rumble Online LCQ qualified:

Results[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles[edit]

(16 entrants)
Final Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st USA Aklo Fox (SSBM)Link (SSBM)
2nd USA KoDoRiN Marth (SSBM)
3rd USA iBDW Fox (SSBM)
4th USA Magi Falco (SSBM)
5th USA Zain Marth (SSBM)
5th USA Swift Pikachu (SSBM)
7th USA Fiction Falco (SSBM)
7th USA SFOP Fox (SSBM)
9th USA S2J Captain Falcon (SSBM)
9th Canada Zuppy Fox (SSBM)
9th USA Panda Fox (SSBM)
9th USA Spark Sheik (SSBM)
13th Australia Joshman Fox (SSBM)
13th USA FatGoku Fox (SSBM)
13th USA bobby big ballz Falco (SSBM)
13th USA Zealot Fox (SSBM)

Side events[edit]

New York vs. New Jersey Crew Battle[edit]

New York Character Stocks Taken New Jersey Character Stocks Taken
USA Foxy Grandpa Sheik (SSBM) 5 USA 404Cray Falco (SSBM) 2
USA Willy P Peach (SSBM) 3 USA JJM Ice Climbers (SSBM) 5
USA K8A Fox (SSBM) 3 USA Mot$ Fox (SSBM) 6
USA Aklo Fox (SSBM) 7 USA Bbatts Peach (SSBM) 2
USA iBDW Fox (SSBM) 2 USA Wally Peach (SSBM) 3
Total — 20 Total — 18

Trivia[edit]

  • A tipsy Zain sandbagged in part of his round-robin pool with Roy and Jigglypuff.
  • This is the first national-level Melee tournament where Link was utilized to win the event, with Aklo notably defeating KoDoRiN in the second set of Grand Finals using only Link.
  • Aklo humorously forgot to take his trophy home with him after winning the tournament.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://twitter.com/NotAklo/status/1609641976281825281

External links[edit]

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