Tournament:MLG Las Vegas 2006: Difference between revisions
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==Tournament Summary== | ==Tournament Summary== | ||
The first round saw a | The first round saw a match between {{Sm|ChuDat}} and {{Sm|Isai}}, a match that Isai won 3-0. Though the two players had met many times since [[Tournament Go 6]], Isai rarely won their matchup making the decisive victory notable. ChuDat then lost a match to {{Sm|Azen}} resulting in a 7th place finish. This was a noticeably disappointing placement for ChuDat considering he managed to finish top 3 at every previous event on the 2006 MLG circuit . | ||
Losers bracket featured a rematch between {{Sm|Ken}} and {{Sm|Azen}}. The pair hadn't met in tournament since [[MLG New York Playoffs 2006]] where Azen defeated Ken for the second time in their rivalry. Azen took the first game, but Ken rallied with 3 consecutive wins to take the match. Ken went on to beat {{Sm|Mew2King}} in losers semi-final, before losing to {{Sm|KoreanDJ}} in losers finals. Ken's 3rd place finish marked MLG Las Vegas 2006 as the first MLG finals he failed to win the singles bracket. | Losers bracket featured a rematch between {{Sm|Ken}} and {{Sm|Azen}}. The pair hadn't met in tournament since [[MLG New York Playoffs 2006]] where Azen defeated Ken for the second time in their rivalry. Azen took the first game, but Ken rallied with 3 consecutive wins to take the match. Ken went on to beat {{Sm|Mew2King}} in losers semi-final, before losing to {{Sm|KoreanDJ}} in losers finals. Ken's 3rd place finish marked MLG Las Vegas 2006 as the first MLG finals he failed to win the singles bracket. | ||
{{Sm|PC Chris}} rolled through the bracket defeating Azen, Isai, and KoreanDJ in both winners finals and grand finals to take the tournament. | {{Sm|PC Chris}} rolled through the bracket defeating Azen, Isai, and KoreanDJ in both winners finals and grand finals to take the tournament. MLG Las Vegas 2006 was noteworthy for being one of the first grand finals to only feature {{SSBM|Fox}} and {{SSBM|Falco}} as used characters, with many players seeing it as an indicator of where the melee meta game would be heading. | ||
==Results== | ==Results== | ||
