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*The most notorious incident of splitting in competitive Smash was between {{Sm|Mew2King}} and {{Sm|ADHD}} at [[MLG DC 2010]]. This resulted in both players being disqualified and banned from participating in the rest of the 2010 MLG ''[[Brawl]]'' circuit. This event is said to have damaged the reputation of the competitive Smash community, as two of the best players should be model representatives of the community, and not be caught partaking in underhanded activities. This incident is cited as a major reason for MLG dropping ''Brawl'' after the 2010 circuit. | *The most notorious incident of splitting in competitive Smash was between {{Sm|Mew2King}} and {{Sm|ADHD}} at [[MLG DC 2010]]. This resulted in both players being disqualified and banned from participating in the rest of the 2010 MLG ''[[Brawl]]'' circuit. This event is said to have damaged the reputation of the competitive Smash community, as two of the best players should be model representatives of the community, and not be caught partaking in underhanded activities. This incident is cited as a major reason for MLG dropping ''Brawl'' after the 2010 circuit. | ||
*At [[Pound V]], there were reported cases of high level players in pools dropping a set to a friend in the same pool as them to help them make the bracket. The most notorious of these was {{Sm|ADHD}} intentionally dropping a set to {{Sm|Doom}} in his pool, which allowed Doom to make the bracket | *At [[Pound V]], there were reported cases of high level players in pools dropping a set to a friend in the same pool as them to help them make the bracket. The most notorious of these was {{Sm|ADHD}} intentionally dropping a set to {{Sm|Doom}} in his pool, which allowed Doom to make the bracket. This in turn prevented {{Sm|D1AOS}}, the player who would have advanced had ADHD defeated Doom as expected, from advancing. The indicent caused a large debate on whether one should "be a friend" and willingly bracket manipulate to help their friend place higher, or if one should maintain competitive integrity and sportsmanship, thus treating their friend as any other opponent. This was the primary focus of the Pound V results thread until {{Sm|Plank}} revealed that he wouldn't be paying out the winners. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||