Tournament:MAJOR UPSET

MAJOR UPSET
Dates	April 1st-2nd, 2023
Venue	Exhibit Hall - DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland
Address/City	1000 NE Multnomah Street Portland, Oregon
Attendance	883
Pot size(s)	Melee singles: $4,500 Melee doubles: $1,000 Ultimate singles: $7,500 Ultimate doubles: $1,500 GANON GAUNTLET: $1000
Results
winners	Cody Schwab 1v1  Hungrybox &  Plup 2v2
winners	Sparg0 1v1  MkLeo &  MKBigBoss 2v2

MAJOR UPSET was a Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate major held in Portland, Oregon, from April 1st-2nd, 2023. It was the sixth and largest tournament in the Back in Blood series and the first to feature Melee. The tournament also features Rivals of Aether brackets.

Results

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles

(384 entrants)
Top 64 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Cody Schwab
2nd	Plup
3rd	aMSa
4th	Hungrybox
5th	Soonsay
5th	lloD
7th	Axe
7th	KoDoRiN
9th	S2J
9th	SFAT
9th	Spark
9th	Magi
13th	Polish
13th	SpacePigeon
13th	Salt
13th	Skerzo
17th	Umarth
17th	null
17th	Silvi
17th	Aura
17th	FatGoku
17th	Stiv
17th	nut
17th	Chango
25th	Omar
25th	Iceman
25th	Typhoon
25th	Connect4Bairs
25th	Kevbot
25th	Khalid
25th	mikey
25th	Alberto
33rd	Rrob
33rd	Nox
33rd	Burlap
33rd	YeehawDaniels
33rd	Fizzwiggle
33rd	decoste
33rd*	Nickemwit
33rd	YokaiNels
33rd	FreeHops
33rd	FireflyHI
33rd	Knox
33rd	Chevy
33rd	techno
33rd	God's Only Son
33rd	GWAWB
33rd	Fishbait

*DQ'd in losers.

Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles

(57 teams)
Top 16 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Hungrybox		Plup
2nd	Axe		aMSa
3rd	Umarth		SFAT
4th	Polish		Spark
5th	S2J		Salt
5th	Magi		FatGoku
7th	nut		Aura
7th	Fizzwiggle		Phazon
9th	Megaman		Iceman
9th	Vinodh		Chango
9th	PapaNoJohns		Khalid
9th	Zvara		wonnor
13th	Burlap		naxman
13th	brown_dogs_are_cool_42		Big Moist
13th	Silvi		weed lesbian
13th	Rrob		Janke

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singles

(512 entrants)
Top 64 Bracket 1
Top 64 Bracket 2
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Sparg0
2nd	MkLeo
3rd	Riddles
4th	Big D
5th	Jakal
5th	Kurama
7th	Chase
7th	BassMage
9th	Ouch!?
9th	MFA
9th	Ludo
9th	Zomba
13th	Aaron
13th	embo_z
13th	Fizzmint
13th	skittles
17th	JoJoDaHoBo
17th	Rocke
17th	MKBigBoss
17th	Kreeg
17th	Lui$
17th	Konga
17th	Quinn
17th	Dark Wizzy
25th	Bombastic
25th	VaLoR
25th	jaredisking1
25th	luisito
25th	Solo
25th	Adam
25th	JDV
25th	loaf
33rd	Sho
33rd	Irod
33rd	SPARKLE
33rd	Viola
33rd	Spair
33rd	Domnique
33rd	Opsine
33rd	Mio!
33rd	Chronos
33rd	Biggymouth
33rd	Vidrocker
33rd	Peace!2
33rd	Capsize
33rd	moxi
33rd	JeJaJeJa
33rd	ESAM
49th	Psionic
49th	Active
49th	Mr. E
49th	Hungrybox
49th	pacstreet
49th	Brooks!
49th	Saint
49th	Slushee
49th	KiSU
49th	LightningQuiz7
49th	Double D
49th	Jaeden
49th	Remi
49th	X'avier
49th	Cattail
49th	Kasane

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate doubles

(87 teams)
Top 32 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	MKBigBoss		MkLeo
2nd	Dark Wizzy		Kurama
3rd	Lui$		Aaron
4th	loaf		Chase
5th	JeJaJeJa		JDV
5th	Justice		Lemmon
7th	FireThePyro		ESAM
7th	MFA		Double D
9th	Active		Fizz Khalifa
9th	JoJoDaHoBo		Ludo
9th	CJFrozen		Dre
9th	Major		SPARKLE
13th	VaLoR		Mint
13th	Remi		Ouch!?
13th	Quinn		Chronos
13th	Riddles		jaredisking1

Side events

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate GANON GAUNTLET

(82 entrants)
Top 6 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Major		$400
2nd	Fizz Khalifa
3rd	Opsine
4th	Sawstep		$120
5th	SuperKernel
5th	JoJoDaHoBo

Trivia

• During the registration period, MAJOR UPSET reached the supermajor tier for Ultimate on the UltRank 2023 methodology, leading to jokes that the tournament should be renamed to "SUPERMAJOR UPSET." Unfortunately, due to several top player dropouts, the tournament's tier was dropped down.
• Major, the tournament's namesake, placed first in the Ganon Gauntlet singles bracket for Ultimate.
  • The tournament was not named after the player in actuality, despite him living in the same region.
• Cody Schwab's first place finish in Melee singles marks Counter Logic Gaming's first major Melee tournament win.
  • The organization was announced to be sold off the day afterwards, and Cody Schwab was dropped three days after the win.
• This tournament marked FatGoku's final event as a competitor, as he had previously stated his plans to retire from competition in Melee singles afterwards.
• This tournament marks:
  • the first time that MkLeo has lost an Ultimate major after starting Grand Finals in winner's side.
  • the first time that MkLeo has lost an Ultimate event after starting Grand Finals in winner's since EGS Cup.
  • the first time that MkLeo lost any Smash major from Grand Finals in winner's side since DreamHack Austin 2017.
• This tournament ties Smash Ultimate Summit 4 as the highest placement for a Jigglypuff player at an Ultimate major, with BassMage placing 7th at both tournaments.

External links

• Start.gg page
• Twitter account
• Trailer