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Tournament

Tournament:Riptide 2024

Riptide 2024
Dates September 6th-8th, 2024
Venue Kalahari Resort
Address/City 7000 Kalahari Drive
Sandusky, Ohio USA
Attendance 1,621
Results
Super Smash Bros. Melee winners USA Zain 1v1
USA Jmook & USA Cody Schwab 2v2
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate winners Mexico Sparg0 1v1
Japan Miya & Japan Hurt 2v2

Riptide 2024 was a Super Smash Bros. Melee major and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate supermajor held in Sandusky, Ohio from September 6th-8th, 2024.

Tournament summaryEdit

Super Smash Bros. MeleeEdit

Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit

After repeatedly struggling to host a major in the post-online era, including the previous two Riptide events falling short in terms of talent, the Midwest finally hosted their first Ultimate major since The Big House 10 in 2022 and their first Ultimate supermajor since the first Riptide in 2021. The tournament featured eight of the previous season's top 10, with only acola and TamaPDaifuku not present, and with over 1,000 entrants and a x2 multiplier present, this tournament was able to reach P-tier on the LumiRank 2024.2, making it one of the largest Ultimate events in the Midwest and the largest post-quarantine Midwest Ultimate event.

Unlike most supermajors of its caliber, the number of major upsets on top 64 seeds at Riptide was rather low, with only three upsets above an upset factor of 5 on the first day of singles. One of these upsets was on #2 seed Miya, who was upset by #15 seed Syrup 3-1 (upset factor 6), an upset that surprised many players, as Miya was widely considered to be one of the best players against Steve due to his frequent matches against acola. The other two upsets were also upset factor 6: #4 seed Hurt lost 2-3 to #29 seed Candle, while #16 seed Peabnut lost 1-3 to #113 seed Rob. Despite being upset, all three players entered top 24 on the loser's side.

Top 24 saw Miya lose to #13 seed Light 0-3 for 13th (upset factor 5), continuing his streak of underperformances at North American events. In addition, Snow took out Hurt at 17th, but lost his runback to Sonix to place 9th, while Asimo fell to Sparg0 0-3 and Riddles 2-3 for 9th, leaving Shuton as the only Japanese player in top 8, having upset Sonix (upset factor 5) to enter on the winner's side. Outside of Japan, #20 seed BeastModePaul upset #5 seed SHADIC 1-3 (upset factor 4), and #15 Syrup easily defeated Tweek 0-3. SHADIC was able to enter top 8 after defeating Light; however, Tweek fell to his bracket demon Zomba for 9th. Ultimately, four of the top 8 seeds were able to make it into the top 8, with Sparg0 being the only player to not drop a single game before top 8.

Top 8 also went mostly as expected. The top 4 sans Sparg0 notably were eliminated by the same player who had defeated them on the winner's side: Riddles lost 1-3 to Sonix for 4th, Sonix lost 2-3 to Shuton for 3rd, and Shuton lost 1-3 to Sparg0 for 2nd. This tournament marked Sparg0's second P-tier win in a row, putting him as the frontrunner for the #1 spot for the LumiRank 2024.2 season. In addition, this tournament was Shuton's best supermajor performance since Maesuma TOP 7 two years prior. Finally, this tournament marked the end of Sonix's 2nd-place streak and the first time he did not make Grand Finals at a major/supermajor since Super Smash Con 2023.

ResultsEdit

Super Smash Bros. Melee singlesEdit

(601 entrants)
Top 16 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Zain   $3,606
2nd   Cody Schwab   $1,803
3rd   Aklo    $1,352.25
4th   Hungrybox   $901.50
5th   Spark   $450.75
5th   Plup     $450.75
7th   Wally   $225.38
7th   SDJ   $225.38
9th   Morsecode762  
9th   Trif  
9th   Polish  
9th   ckyulmiqnudaetr  
13th   Joshman  
13th   Wizzrobe  
13th   Medz   
13th   bonfire10  
17th   Holiday  
17th   Fudge  
17th   Jmook  
17th   Soonsay  
17th   Khryke  
17th   n0ne  
17th   Skerzo  
17th   MOF  
25th   Agent  
25th   Ossify  
25th   Louis  
25th   coffee  
25th   OG Kid  
25th   Faust  
25th   JSalt  
25th   Slowking  
33rd   HOBORG  
33rd   Dao  
33rd   Hunybear  
33rd   POG Epic Gamer  
33rd   DarkHero  
33rd   Yamasaki  
33rd   Trail  
33rd   Drephen  
33rd   Paladin  
33rd   Ben  
33rd   Sirmeris  
33rd   Zuppy  
33rd   Michael  
33rd   Free Palestine  
33rd   Preeminent  
33rd   Bbatts  
49th   Maher  
49th   Bekvin  
49th   Artan  
49th   Justus  
49th   Ober  
49th   mgmg  
49th   Goodie  
49th   max  
49th   Boyd  
49th   LuigigoShard  
49th   salami  
49th   Dawson  
49th   Blue  
49th   InfernoJesus  
49th   BushyMushy  
49th   Anchor  

Super Smash Bros. Melee doublesEdit

(117 teams)
Top 24 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Jmook     Cody Schwab   $936
2nd   Free Palestine      Polish   $468
3rd   Hungrybox     Plup   $351
4th   Zuppy     Medz   $234
5th   Wizzrobe     Axe   $117
5th   TheAsianOne     Artan   $117
7th   Drephen     Boyd   $58.50
7th   Ossify     Negat!ve   $58.50
9th   CakeAssault     MOF  
9th   Preeminent     Soonsay  
9th   Sirmeris     Justus  
9th   Maher     Aklo  
13th   Wills     salami  
13th   Blandeezy     Hank  
13th   SpacePigeon[1]     rainy  
13th   Justin Joe     Cantus  

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singlesEdit

(1,024 entrants)
Top 24 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Sparg0    $6,144
2nd   Shuton    $3,072
3rd   Sonix   $2,304
4th   Riddles    $1,536
5th   BeastModePaul   $768
5th   Syrup   $768
7th   Zomba   $384
7th   SHADIC   $384
9th   Light  
9th   Snow  
9th   Asimo  
9th   Tweek  
13th   Miya  
13th   Lui$  
13th   Lima  
13th   GuyGuy  
17th   MuteAce  
17th   Onin  
17th   Candle  
17th   ATATA  
17th   Pharaoh  
17th   Peabnut  
17th   Jahzz0  
17th   Hurt  
25th   Pacha[2]  
25th   Chase  
25th   IcyMist  
25th   Geist  
25th   Atomic  
25th   Kola  
25th   Quidd  
25th   Cosmos  
33rd   Doorstop  
33rd   Ravenking  
33rd   abezuraa  
33rd   Beast  
33rd   Anarchy  
33rd   Aaron  
33rd   omega  
33rd   Skeleton  
33rd   Char  
33rd   Wrath  
33rd   NoTag  
33rd   Deathspade   
33rd   PkChris  
33rd   JeJaJeJa  
33rd   Wildz  
33rd   Rob.  
49th   enhancedpv  
49th   Zie  
49th   Mugen  
49th   Ikan  
49th   Luxa  
49th   Azrael  
49th   IceKnight  
49th   BassMage  
49th   Justice  
49th   loaf  
49th   Ling  
49th   G-XTREME  
49th   Ojwaddler  
49th   AndrewT  
49th   Leviathan   
49th   Apple Reviewer  
65th   Butter  
65th   Juanpi   
65th   ApolloKage  
65th   Sonido  
65th   Zandomo  
65th   Rocke  
65th   pango  
65th    Vidad  
65th   Skitz  
65th   Yoda Cage  
65th   Frostbyte  
65th   Zinoto  
65th   Viri  
65th   HENRY LUMA  
65th   Osh9  
65th   Emdy  
65th   Pneuma  
65th   DM  
65th   Dany2theny  
65th   Spritzy  
65th   Phirb  
65th   Nad79  
65th   Suspect  
65th   Free KayFlock  
65th   Toad  
65th   Towa[3]  
65th   ChunkyKong  
65th   Ned  
65th   Chugs  
65th   Yeast  
65th   Alo!  
65th   Karflo  
97th   Zen  
97th   D-Money  
97th   doug todd  
97th   Symphonies  
97th   Kurshaun  
97th   Zefty  
97th   LOE1  
97th   Jin  
97th   Sogoodpop  
97th   malachite  
97th   Thass  
97th   SVP[4]  
97th   Rob Gucci  
97th   Wheezer  
97th   Baskin  
97th   Grease All Mighty  
97th   Squidplumber  
97th   Amaryllis  
97th   Kople[5]  
97th   Regalo  
97th   Sytonix  
97th   rydra  
97th   Ardeo  
97th   Ranger  
97th   Dovidio  
97th   Xurii  
97th   Justin24  
97th   WinterShorts  
97th   Colorondo8  
97th   Dice  
97th   sammm  
97th   Mistah Ping  
129th   Mistral  
129th   comet  
129th   Quank  
129th   Player 4[6]  
129th   StarZ  
129th   Tenant  
129th   PsyKoD  
129th   Dylster  
129th   Pneumatic  
129th   Gamerdog  
129th   XYK  
129th   Weeblewobs  
129th   Senn  
129th   Blueboo  
129th   Woulphy   
129th   Grompy00  
129th   Solarose  
129th   Gomakenpi[7]  
129th   Tei Tenga  
129th   NationWide  
129th   Mastronarde  
129th   Syphir  
129th   Alternis   
129th   Tractor the Thot Killer  
129th   Meta-Main  
129th   Dawn  
129th   CrowZ  
129th   Juice  
129th   Roger  
129th   Paras  
129th   Eclipz  
129th   Quack  
129th   Avien  
129th   IllusioN  
129th   Izaiah  
129th   SpaceMiner  
129th   Ripcord  
129th   Eclipz  
129th   CamoCat[8]  
129th   Trile & Error  
129th   Memphis  
129th   TimPrater  
129th   Kyle  
129th   skittles  
129th   C-  
129th   Oofgo  
129th   KOM  
129th   TrueDingus[9]  
129th   +  
129th   Beastly  
129th   Echofire  
129th   Cody  
129th   Arctice  
129th   Nanukka   
129th   Arkdee  
129th   Nexus  
129th   BONK!  
129th   boku  
129th   Morly!  
129th   spoop  
129th   BlassTD  
129th   sandbag  
129th   Wizzrobe  
129th   Mirai  
129th   Loafer  

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate doublesEdit

(145 teams)
Top 32 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Hurt     Miya   $1,160 ($580 each)
2nd   Cosmos     Light   $580 ($290 each)
3rd   MuteAce     Chase   $435 ($217.50 each)
4th   Lui$     Zomba   $290 ($145 each)
5th   loaf     Mastronarde   $145 ($72.50 each)
5th   Peabnut     Justice   $145 ($72.50 each)
7th   Rocke     Justin24   $72.50 ($36.25 each)
7th   Shuton     Snow   $72.50 ($36.25 each)
9th   Onin     rydra  
9th   Shigura     Osh9  
9th   Beast     StarZ  
9th   Juanpi     Lima  
13th   ApolloKage     Weeblewobs  
13th   Alo!     Mercury  
13th   Quidd     Cody  
13th   Beastly     Atomic  

Side eventsEdit

Squad StrikeEdit

(262 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st   Miya       
2nd   Shuton        
3rd   Hurt     
4th   Chase       
5th   GuyGuy    
5th   Riddles    
7th   Snow    
7th   Beastly     
9th   enhancedpv     
9th   Asimo      
9th   Blueboo    
9th   Luxa    
13th   loaf    
13th   Beast    
13th   NoTag     
13th   Leviathan     

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Entered as ":3"
  2. ^ Entered as "Border/Hopper"
  3. ^ Entered as "Aqua"
  4. ^ Entered as "Slayer"
  5. ^ Entered as "Feet-Seeking Missile"
  6. ^ Entered as "4番目の王"
  7. ^ Entered as "Sweet JP"
  8. ^ Entered as "Skibidi Blockenheimer"
  9. ^ Entered as "Skillzer360"

External linksEdit