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Although it is the smallest ''Ultimate'' singles event in the series, Supernova 2024 is currently the largest ''Ultimate'' tournament of the year by entrants and and one of the largest ''Ultimate'' tournaments ever by top player attendance, alongside {{Trn|EVO 2019}}, {{Trn|Kagaribi 12}}, {{Trn|Port Priority 8}} and the {{Trn|Ludwig Smash Invitational}}, notably being a "Premier" by LumiRank with over 13, | Although it is the smallest ''Ultimate'' singles event in the series, Supernova 2024 is currently the largest ''Ultimate'' tournament of the year by entrants and and one of the largest ''Ultimate'' tournaments ever by top player attendance, alongside {{Trn|EVO 2019}}, {{Trn|Kagaribi 12}}, {{Trn|Port Priority 8}} and the {{Trn|Ludwig Smash Invitational}}, notably being a "Premier" by LumiRank with over 13,690 points on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1va7cwOc-fAH2fj6dmnE-4i_m2uYhGIkQvha44fExG-k LumiRank 2024.2 TTS], with all of the top 10 from the [[LumiRank 2024.1]] season attending, as well as the vast majority of the top 20, besides only {{Sm|Doramigi}}, {{Sm|Yaura}} (who was on hiatus) and {{Sm|Zackray}}, with most of the top Japanese players attending, including several who were outside the top 20, such as {{Sm|Gackt}}, {{Sm|Yoshidora}} and {{Sm|KEN}}, as well as Europe's new ranked #1 player on the [[European Ultimate Power Rankings]], {{Sm|crêpe salée}}. {{Sm|ShinyMark}} was also planning on attending, but had to DQ a few days before the event due to having exams. | ||
During Phase 1 of Pools, many upsets took place, most notable of which being #62 seed {{Sm|Candle}} losing to #574 seed {{Sm|LemonShark}} 1-2 , #46 seed {{Sm|MFA}} losing to #467 seed {{Sm|Swag Master}} 1-2, and #92 seed {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}} losing to #421 seed {{Sm|Naytro}} 1-2. In Phase 2 however, there were far more notable upsets, including #242 seed {{Sm|Izaiah}} defeating #15 seed {{Sm|MuteAce}} 2-0 (upset factor 8), and #89 seed {{Sm|GuyGuy}} defeating #40 seed {{Sm|Kurama}} 2-1; Kurama was then eliminated by #104 seed {{Sm|Paras}} 1-2 to place 129th, surpassing {{Trn|GENESIS X}} as his single worst offline placement ever. Additionally, MuteAce was the lowest placing top 20 seed after being eliminated by #39 seed {{Sm|Monte}} 2-3 to place 65th, his worst offline placement of the entire year, and {{Sm|Tea}} had one of his worst offline placements of the entire year tied with his {{Trn|Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi}} performance, losing to #17 seed {{Sm|Onin}} in a 3-0, to then get eliminated by #41 seed {{Sm|BeastModePaul}} in another 3-0, getting a 33rd place finish. | During Phase 1 of Pools, many upsets took place, most notable of which being #62 seed {{Sm|Candle}} losing to #574 seed {{Sm|LemonShark}} 1-2 , #46 seed {{Sm|MFA}} losing to #467 seed {{Sm|Swag Master}} 1-2, and #92 seed {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}} losing to #421 seed {{Sm|Naytro}} 1-2. In Phase 2 however, there were far more notable upsets, including #242 seed {{Sm|Izaiah}} defeating #15 seed {{Sm|MuteAce}} 2-0 (upset factor 8), and #89 seed {{Sm|GuyGuy}} defeating #40 seed {{Sm|Kurama}} 2-1; Kurama was then eliminated by #104 seed {{Sm|Paras}} 1-2 to place 129th, surpassing {{Trn|GENESIS X}} as his single worst offline placement ever. Additionally, MuteAce was the lowest placing top 20 seed after being eliminated by #39 seed {{Sm|Monte}} 2-3 to place 65th, his worst offline placement of the entire year, and {{Sm|Tea}} had one of his worst offline placements of the entire year tied with his {{Trn|Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi}} performance, losing to #17 seed {{Sm|Onin}} in a 3-0, to then get eliminated by #41 seed {{Sm|BeastModePaul}} in another 3-0, getting a 33rd place finish. | ||