Smasher:Glutonny: Difference between revisions

During the online period, Wario lost some of his notorious waft conversions in Patch 11.0.0, leading many players to dismiss Wario as a shell of his former self. With the offline period returning, players were wondering whether Glutonny would be as dominant in Europe as he was before due to the nerfs and Glutonny treating the online metagame less seriously. Glutonny erased all of these doubts by continuing his dominance as if nothing had happened; throughout 2021, Glutonny won 12 tournaments with over 100 entrants. He placed first at {{Trn|Ultimate WANTED 3}}, his first national victory in over a year, as well as 2nd at {{Trn|Temple: Hermès Edition}}, where despite being sent to Loser's early by {{Sm|AndresFn}}, he made a grueling Loser's run and defeated European invaders such as {{Sm|LeoN}} and {{Sm|KEN}} before falling to {{Sm|Tea}}. Internationally, Glutonny placed 9th at {{Trn|Mainstage}}, 3-0ing {{Sm|ESAM}} despite high hopes for the player, and nearly won {{Trn|CEO 2021}} but was ultimately double-eliminated by {{Sm|Kola}}.

This period, however, wasn't without its downsides, as Glutonny's hold on the European scene began to crack. The first crack was at {{Trn|Helios Session 3}} in July, where he was double-eliminated by {{Sm|Nitox}}, placing 3rd; this loss, however, was overlooked by many players due to the nature of the tournament and Glutonny's choice to sandbag as {{SSBU|Marth}} for its entirety. The second crack was at the weekly [https://start.gg/tournament/d-jo-7/details Dōjo #7] in October, where he was double-eliminated by {{Sm|Raflow}}, marking the first time Glutonny failed to win a European tournament while playing Wario. The final crack in that year was at {{Trn|VCA 2021}} in November, where Glutonny was upset by {{Sm|Tropped}} before Top 64 and was defeated by {{Sm|Peli}} in Grand Finals, marking the first European national that a European other than Glutonny won, and starting Glutonny's struggle against {{SSBU|Sonic}} players. Glutonny's final notable tournament of 2021 was also an underperformance. At the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships}}, he barely made it out of his round robin pools after being upset by {{Sm|BassMage}} and {{Sm|Tilde}}, and lost to his bracket demon {{Sm|Shuton}} in the Championship Bracket, ultimately placing 13th. Despite these shortcomings, players still believed Glutonny was a top 10 player worldwide, and he was ranked 1st (in the S+ tier) on the [[PGRUContenders Europe]] and 9th on the [[OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse]].